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Blue’s Big City Adventure ~ DVD Giveaway

Posted: April 6, 2023 in giveaways, movies
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Welcome to The Blues Clues & You! Blue’s Big City Adventure on DVD Giveaway!

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This giveaway is part of our SMGN Mother’s Day Gift Guide – Stop by to see all the giveaways and great products.

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2 Lucky Winners Will Win A Copy Of Blues Clues & You! Blues Big City Adventure on DVD! Available on Amazon!

Synopsis:

Blue’s Big City Adventure follows Josh (Josh Dela Cruz), who gets the opportunity of a lifetime to audition for Rainbow Puppy’s (Brianna Bryan) Broadway musical, and Blue (Traci Paige Johnson) as they skidoo to New York City where they meet new friends and discover the magic of music, dance and following one’s dreams. The entire Blue’s Clues crew is reunited for this special movie, with the beloved animated friends and all three hosts–Josh, Steve (Steve Burns) and Joe (Donovan Patton)–together for the first time in the Big Apple.

Take a look at all Blue’s Big City Adventure Special Features:

*Sing-Along Songs

*Brand New Day

*We’re On Our Way

*How to Play Blue’s Clues!

*That’s My Song

*Happiness is Magic

*The Happy Puppy Dance

*Blue Finds a Clue in New York City Vlog #1

*Blue Finds a Clue in New York City Vlog #2

*Hide and Seek Toy Play #1

*Hide and Seek Toy Play #2

2 Lucky Winners Will Win A Copy Of Blues Clues & You! Blues Big City Adventure on DVD! Available on Amazon!

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About Nickelodeon

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Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing, and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount’s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.

About Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. The PHE division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing, and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television Studios, Paramount Players, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.

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Peek Inside And Giveaway ~ Moody Moody Car by Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Posted: April 5, 2023 in Children's books, giveaways
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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Moody Moody Cars organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Eileen Kennedy-Moore will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter. Don’t forget to enter!

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Moody Moody Cars

by Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Genre: Children’s Book

Synopsis

Freewheeling! Full of feelings! Traveling near and far. HONK if you see me. I’m a moody moody car!

Hop in and ride along as our auto-friends personify the twists and turns of feelings. This rhyming picture book shares various expressive classic cars and invites readers to figure out the emotions, from excited to angry and more, behind the facial expressions. This is a playful, approachable way to teach kids about feelings and emotions and to develop an essential skill as kids travel along in their social world.

An answer key in the back to help readers identify all of these moody, moody cars; included are a 1956 Jaguar XK-0, a 1948 Delahaye, a 1959 Buick Electra, a 1965 A.C. Cobra, a 1938 Delage Coupe, a 1956 Buick Centurion, a 1955 Indianapolis, a 1938 Bugatti 57SC, a 1939 Buick Model 40, and a 1929 DuPont LeMans.

Why Kids Need Moody Moody Cars

Young children deal with many of the same emotions that adults do. Children get angry, sad, frustrated, nervous, happy, or embarrassed, but they often don’t have the words to talk about how they’re feeling. Instead, they sometimes act out these emotions in very physical and inappropriate ways.

Parents and teachers can use Moody Moody Cars to help their children understand and express their emotions in healthy ways.

Being able to read emotions in ourselves and others is like having a GPS for life.

Research tells us that children who are better at understanding facial expressions of emotions are also:

Better liked by their peers
Less likely to act out aggressively, and they
Do better in school.

One study found that children’s ability to interpret facial emotions at five years of age predicts how well they do socially and academically–even four years later (Izard et al. 2001).

Research also shows that talking about feelings, practicing labeling them, and discussing their causes can help children increase their understanding of emotions in themselves and others (Yuill & Little, 2018).

In this quirky, joyful picture book, classic automobiles come alive to express a range of feelings, from excited to angry. Young readers, their parents, and teachers can simply admire some really cool cars, or they can also dive deeper into the engine of emotional understanding that helps drive us all toward personal well-being, healthy relationships, and educational progress.

 

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About Author Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, is an author and clinical psychologist, based in Princeton, NJ. Her most recent books for children are Moody Moody Cars and Growing Friendships: A Kids’ Guide to Making and Keeping Friends (co-authored with Christine McLaughlin). She has also written or co-authored four books for parents: Kid Confidence, Smart Parenting for Smart Kids, The Unwritten Rules of Friendship, and What’s My Child Thinking? She is the professor for an audio-video series from The Great Courses, called Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids.

A trusted expert on parenting and child development, Dr. Kennedy-Moore serves on the advisory board for Parents magazine, and her blog, Growing Friendships on Psychology Today, has over 4 million views.

Dr. Kennedy-Moore has been a featured guest on Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Today Show, Good Day Philadelphia, and dozens of major radio shows and podcasts. She has been interviewed and quoted in numerous newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Parents, Real Simple, Working Mother, and Woman’s Day.

She and her husband have four children.

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Sweet Whispers Of The Devil by Sierra Kay ~ Excerpt And Giveaway

Posted: April 5, 2023 in giveaways, Mytery/Thriller
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Sweet Whispers of the Devil

by Sierra Kay

Genre: Mystery, Psychological Thriller

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Victoria Hill’s son is missing—her worst nightmare realized. A nightmare made even more terrifying because, he’s in the hands of her father, a bounty hunter intent on connecting with his relations regardless of their attempts to escape his grasp. While Victoria’s mother, Honey, had changed their identities and moved from place to place to stay safe, she couldn’t prevent Victoria’s own kidnapping. Instead, she was forced to sacrifice everything she had to keep Richard at bay.

Now Honey’s dead. And daddy’s come calling. Again. With the help of an ex-lover and his mother, it’s Victoria’s turn to make the decisions that could mend her family, save her son, or send Richard over the edge. One problem. The decisions could also force Victoria to change the game in a way that sends them all on a slide straight down into her father’s particular brand of hell.

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Her son was gone.

Victoria Hill raced past the four-bedroom gray- and black-trimmed house, located in Naperville, Illinois, as fast as her well-worn, three-inch heels would allow.

She wished she had worn trainers today. She’d already split her pencil skirt rushing to get out of the car. Navigating the brick path leading to the two-bedroom guest house she rented, the familiar face of her best friend—whose light brown skin appeared even paler than usual–– stared back at her. The pain resonated in Antoine’s cinnamon eyes and punched her in the gut.

His stiff six-foot-tall stance was the opposite of his normal loose-limbed slouch. Maybe she’d misread his expression. Maybe any second he’d break out into laughter, and Luke would run from behind the maple tree. Maybe this was some cruel practical joke. Maybe. When ten-year-old Christian arrived home without his brother, who was a year older, Antoine sent her a text, “Luke made Chris drag home his backpack. Guess he decided to walk again.”

But after the time he should have arrived came and went, Antoine called. “Luke didn’t come home.”

“I’m on my way,” Tori responded. She sprang from her desk and shouted, “Family emergency,” as she ran out of the door.

The fifteen-minute drive home condensed into ten. Stop signs, to a worried parent, became merely places to pump the brakes and pray that no one dashed in front of a moving car. She arrived home, and her eyes zeroed in on the black picture frame Antoine clutched. As she came closer, the words “Daddy” appeared down the side, and the connection became clear. Her father, Richard, had given her a similar frame when she laid eyes on him for the first and last time. She froze. Her mind raced back nineteen years, when her father slithered into her life and shattered all sense of peace, like a bowling ball through a plate-glass window.

At the end of the next block, a tall shadow emerged, pausing her in her tracks. “You know who I am?”

The March sun obscured her view a bit, but squinting she could make out light brown eyes, light brown complexion, and sandy brown hair that matched her own. She saw that face in a frame on her bedside table every night before she closed her eyes to sleep.

“You’re my dad Richard. Mom said you died.”

He leaned back into a hearty laugh. “Wishful thinking on her part.”

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Award-winning author Sierra Kay has an M.A. in Writing from DePaul University, won a Nuyorican Poets Cafe Short Story Slam, and participated in comedy fests as a member of the writing teams for Spankx, N20 Comedy and Suspicious Package. She loves writing poetry and suspense novels.

Obviously, she’ll try anything at least once. It’s a reaction to growing up with brothers that liberally challenged her at every turn. She’s seeking help, but would appreciate all friends and fans to abstain from using the words, “Double dog dare you.”

Her most recent novels, From Behind the Curtain, In the Midst of Fire, which was a 2017 Book Excellence Award Finalist for suspense, and At the Touch of Love are available online. Learn more at sierrakay.com

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Hallucination or Ghost? ~A Case Of Madness by Yvonne Knop

Posted: April 5, 2023 in comedy, Romance
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Welcome to my stop during the book blitz for A Case of Madness by Yvonne Knop. In A case of Madness, a world-weary Sherlock Holmes scholar loses his job and his sanity when the great detective materializes in his flat to help solve a mystery that involves a handsome male stranger.

This book blitz is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 3 till 16 April. See the tour schedule here.

A Case of Madness
By Yvonne Knop

 

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Genre: Romantic Comedy
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 20 March 2023

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Andrew Thomas just got sacked. He’s permanently drunk. He’s got cancer. Is inescapably gay. Was hit by a bus. And he’s fallen in love with a stranger whose life he saved.

As a newly-unemployed Sherlock Holmes scholar, Andrew knows only Holmes can help him untangle the madness his life has become, but Holmes isn’t real. Except he absolutely appeared in Andrew’s house, told him he’s in love with a man he just met…and then in a fit of pique Andrew sent him away.

Sure Holmes is probably a hallucination or a specter or a ghost, but now Andrew desperately needs his help. So to find the answer to his case and the man of his dreams, Andrew takes to chasing a fictional character through London with his very own Watson.

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– B&N
– Kobo
– Bookdepository
– Improbable Press

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About Author Yvonne Knop:
Yvonne is a bi and nonbinary writer who dedicates their free time to extending the secret Gay Agenda.

Although born and raised in the north of Germany, Yvonne’s passion for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who, their sassy humor, and aversion to talking on public transport made them suspiciously British from early on.

As a natural matter of cause and effect, Yvonne moved to London in 2014 and started to write (a novel for the drawer). No word was written until 2017 when the sudden question of ‘What if I could talk to Sherlock Holmes?’ came up to them.

Conducting PhD research in the world’s most extensive Sherlock Holmes collection, located in Minneapolis, USA, was a great help for answering that question. The result was not a PhD, but their debut Novel A Case of Madness, originally written in German and in a bold move translated by the author themselves when nobody in Germany understood a word they were saying.

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– 2023 Debuts
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Wizard War by Paul Smith ~ Peek Inside And Giveaway

Posted: April 4, 2023 in Fantasy, giveaways
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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Wizard War organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Paul Smith will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B&N Gift Card to a randomly drawn host. Don’t forget to enter!

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Wizard War

An Introduction To Magic

by Paul Smith

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Genre: Fantasy

Synopsis

Wizard War is the story of Maxwell, who discovers he has magical powers. He is trained by the council of wizards who provide Maxwell with his introduction to magic and the wizarding world while teaching him about the perils of dark magic.

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It was Remembrance Day. Maxwell and the council were attending the ceremony in Avalon at the epitaph in front of the Circle. It was dedicated to all magical beings who had died or been experimented on during the war. This year, compared to his other twelve, Maxwell had a deeper appreciation for why Canadians paused to remember the dead every year and honoured the service of those who had survived. Maxwell was standing between war veterans. Wizards who played their own part in helping to defeat Hitler. They were not only there to remember the lives lost, but also why the war was waged in the first place. To safeguard in memory and commit to never again seeing such bloodshed. Never again would one madman plunge the world into war.

Maxwell was haunted by something Oscar had said. “It’s all happening again.”

About Author Paul Smith:

Paul Smith is an author who was born and raised in British Columbia and now lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. He is an avid dog lover and former nurse who now lives with PTSD.

Author Links: Twitter / Instagram

Purchase Link: Amazon

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Falling For You by Libby Kay ~ Excerpt And Giveaway

Posted: April 4, 2023 in Contemporary Romance, giveaways
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Falling For You

A Buckeye Falls Novel #2

by Libby Kay

Genre: Sweet Contemporary Romance

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Welcome to Buckeye Falls, Ohio!
Sparks fly in this small town as everyone’s favorite gruff pastry chef finally gives the sweetest guy in town a chance.

CeCe LaRue knows what she wants in life, and in the kitchen, and that’s control. She doesn’t have time for distractions—from her past or present. But that doesn’t mean a certain bright-eyed coworker hasn’t captured her heart.

Evan Lawson is a chronic optimist, and he brings his sunny disposition to everything he does, especially his job at the diner. It’s obvious why he loves his job so much, and it has everything to do with CeCe. He’s been crushing on her for a while, but he’s biding his time. Much like the perfect recipe, love cannot be rushed.

When a major food competition comes to town, Evan is thrilled at the prospect of competing. Despite her stellar culinary skills, CeCe is hesitant to participate. The celebrity chef host is more than a pretty face; he’s the painful past she’s been outrunning for years.

Can CeCe open herself up to the prospect of love and give Evan a chance? Can Evan’s optimism keep them both afloat?

Falling For You is part of the Buckeye Falls series and can be enjoyed as a stand-alone read. Author Libby Kay’s books are perfect for fans of Penny Reid and Sharon Sala’s smalltown romances. These sweet romances will have readers falling in love with Buckeye Falls, Ohio. Slip in to this enchanting smalltown and stay awhile! You might just fall in love…

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Falling Home

A Buckeye Falls Novel #1

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Welcome to Buckeye Falls, Ohio!
‘Tis the Season for Second Chances…And this couple is going to need a Christmas Miracle!

When New York transplant Ginny Meyer returns to her small hometown to help her father recover from surgery, she isn’t looking for any complications. No Christmas caroling, no cookie decorating, and certainly no time spent with her ex-husband, Max. The trouble is, she’s looped into helping with the Christmas Jubilee—and a certain ex is her planning partner. Now all her plans to avoid Max disappear in a puff of tinsel. But she can resist his charms, right?

Max Sanchez has three great loves in his life—his diner, Christmas, and his ex-wife. He’s spent two years missing the woman who broke his heart and left town, and he’ll use any excuse to spend time with her. Max hopes some holiday cheer, and his famous cheese enchiladas, can help them find their way back together. Buckeye Falls hasn’t felt the same since Ginny left, and Max can tell she’s warming to the idea of staying in town. Now if only he could get her to stay with him…

With a little help from the residents of Buckeye Falls, this Christmas is bringing more than presents under the tree.

Author Libby Kay’s books are perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins’ second chance romances or Sharon Sala’s smalltown romances. Readers will fall in love with Buckeye Falls, Ohio and the townspeople as they embrace the holiday season. Slip in to this enchanting smalltown and stay awhile! You might just fall in love…

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Libby Kay lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband. When she’s not writing, Libby loves reading romance novels of any kind. Stories of people falling in love nourish her soul. Contemporary or Regency, sweet or hot, as long as there is a happily ever after—she’s in love!

When not surrounded by books, Libby can be found baking in her kitchen, binging true crime shows, or on the road with her husband—traveling as far as their bank account will allow.

Writing is a solitary job, and Libby loves to hear from readers. Reach out, ask questions, and review her stories anytime. She’d love to hear from you.

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Hearing the word girlfriend on his lips made her heart flutter. How did she feel about this? Was she ready to be a girlfriend again? Evan was not Eric, and it was time to stop punishing him for the mistakes of her ex.

 

Sensing CeCe’s mood shift, Evan walked to the stove and lifted the lid on a stock pot. “I made some of Max’s Thai chicken soup. Hope you’re hungry.”

 

Her stomach growled at the news. “I’m starving.” And so, she followed Evan to the table, where he served them dinner and they talked menus and ideas for the competition. It was a relaxing evening that made her realize she could really get used to this.

 

“Let’s do this,” she finally said when dinner was finished. “Let’s give it a shot.”

 

“Which recipe?” he asked, clearly not picking up on the monumental decision at hand.

 

CeCe took his hand and squeezed. “No, us. Let’s do this.”

 

Evan nearly choked on his drink. “You want to be my girlfriend?”

 

“Yeah,” she said with a smile. “I think I do.”

 

And with that, CeCe dove head first into her first relationship in three years. She wasn’t going to second guess herself, or Evan. If this was meant to be, then they might as well make it official. Because CeCe knew in her soul this was special, that Evan was special. And judging from the glint in his eyes, the feeling was mutual.

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Peek Inside And Giveaway ~ Cold Sleep By Luke Hindmarsh

Posted: April 3, 2023 in giveaways, Science Fiction
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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Cold Sleep organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Luke Hindmarsh will award a $20 Amazon or B&N Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner. Don’t forget to enter!

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Cold Sleep

by Luke Hindmarsh

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Genre: Science Fiction

Synopsis

It’s the perfect score—stealing valuable data from a VIP in cryo-freeze midway through a decades-long interstellar crossing. If it works, Kara will have enough money to buy what she’s always wanted—a Captaincy.

But with the rest of the crew and the cargo of one hundred thousand colonists still frozen, Kara and her accomplice, Zed, realize they’re not the only ones awake. The murdered woman they find is only the first victim of whoever or whatever has woken from Cold Sleep.

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Stretching out the stiffness, my joints pop and crackle. One of the problems with lying in cold-sleep: you wake up feeling like arthritis has set in. With the synthetic dopamine and endorphins fading, I’d probably just want to curl up somewhere but good old synthphenethylamine’s still getting me going. A few seconds more for the upload of the quasi-intelligent virus to the ship’s system to finish.

Speaking of risks, getting caught with QI tech would see me court-martialed and spaced before any appeal notice could reach Earth. But this gig is worth it; it’s not for the thrill, it’s for what the payoff will get me.

Upload complete. And the ship’s systems stop registering our unscheduled revival.

A quick check back through the records shows all evidence of disruption to the normal cold-sleep routine has been erased. My little QI viral hitchhiker is back safe in the link-key, its work done for now.

Of course, a full virtual forensic check, stripping away every level of the programming and examining the source code, will make my tampering as obvious as a cometary impact. But the QI virus has laid the same evidence trail to each of the eighteen crew, four officers, and one hundred thousand passengers on board.

If you can’t hide your crime, make sure the evidence points to someone else. Better yet, everyone else.

For now, we’re ghosts aboard a sleeping ship.

About Author Luke Hindmarsh:

A Brit now living in the Scandinavian wilds of Denmark with his wife and half-Viking kids, Luke worked as a Criminal Barrister in and around London for over a decade dealing with everything from minor theft cases to a real life axe murder and everything in between. Thanks to parents in the military he grew up being dragged around the world–while living in the Far East he picked up a love for the martial arts which continues to this day, as he passes on what he’s learned to a select dojo of students. Cold Sleep is his third novel. His first was Amazon cyberpunk bestseller Mercury’s Son, his second a UK set supernatural suspense novel 3:33 AM.

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Four Parties And A Funeral ~ A Catering Hall Mystery by Maria DiRico

Posted: April 3, 2023 in Cozy Mystery, giveaways
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Four Parties And A Funeral

A Catering Hall Mystery

by Maria DiRico

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Four Parties and a Funeral (A Catering Hall Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – New York
Kensington Cozies (March 28, 2023)
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496739701
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496739704
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6DBV3WV

In this fresh and witty cozy mystery series set amid an extended Italian-American family in Astoria, Queens, catering hall owner and amateur sleuth Mia Carina must solve a murder on the set of a reality show.

 

The June events schedule at Belle View is busting out all over—proms, graduations, and of course, weddings. There are unexpected bookings too, including a casting call for the pilot of Dons of Ditmars Boulevard. But soon, Mia’s fears about the cheesy reality show are confirmed . . .

 

Belle View quickly becomes the site of a sea of wanna-be goombahs and phony girlfriends, and some of Mia’s friends insist on getting in on the action. The production company owner and his executive producer ex-wife—who’s also very minor British royalty—have assembled a motley crew that does as much infighting and backstabbing as the on-screen “talent.” Even so, it’s a shock when a dead body is found in the pool house of a local mansion rented by the show . . .

 

Murder might boost the ratings. But Mia intends to make sure the killer gets jail time, not airtime . . .

Italian recipes included!

About Maria DiRico

Maria DiRico is the pseudonym for Ellen Byron, author of the award-winning, USA Today bestselling Cajun Country Mysteries. Born in Queens, New York, she is first-generation Italian-American on her mother’s side and the granddaughter of a low-level Jewish mobster on her father’s side. She grew up visiting the Astoria Manor and Grand Bay Marina catering halls, which were run by her Italian mother’s family in Queens and have become the inspiration for her Catering Hall Mystery Series. DiRico has been a writer-producer for hit television series like Wings and Just Shoot Me, and her first play, Graceland, appears in the Best Short Plays collection. She’s a freelance journalist, with over 200 articles published in national magazines, and previously worked as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart, a credit she never tires of sharing. A native New Yorker who attended Tulane University, Ellen lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter, and two rescue dogs.

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Kingdom Of Blood & Salt by Alexis Calder ~ Excerpt And Giveaway

Posted: April 2, 2023 in Fantasy, giveaways, Romance
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I am so excited that KINGDOM OF BLOOD & SALT by Alexis Calder is available now and
that I get to share the news!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book, be sure to check out all the
details below.

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KINGDOM OF BLOOD & SALT (Blood & Salt #1)

 by Alexis Calder

 

 

Pub. Date: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Illaria Publishing

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 328

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Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/KINGDOM-OF-BLOOD-SALT 

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An epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Raven Kennedy, and Sarah J Maas.

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After spending years training to defend my people from our enemies, I never expected that my enemy would be the one keeping me alive.

 Athos is the last human city. A treaty with the Fae keeps the fae, the vampires, and the wolf shifters at bay, while we fight against the dragons at our border. Being a human in this world is dangerous and we all make sacrifices to survive. 

When the delegation sent by the Fae King arrives to claim the human tributes required by our treaty, I never expected to forge a connection with their leader.

Ryvin is as dangerous as he is handsome. I know he’s my enemy, and I know I’m supposed to hate him, but with each passing day, he’s more difficult to resist.

But things are changing in Athos. Humans no longer want to bend to the Fae King.

Alliances blur and centuries of lies begin to unravel. 

And I’m faced with a choice.

No matter how much I hate him, Ryvin might be the key to preventing war. 

But it may mean sacrificing everything…. 

Kingdom of Blood and Salt is the
first book in a fantasy romance trilogy with fae, vampires, and shifters. This
enemies to lovers series contains violence, mature language, and spice. This is
a NA/adult fantasy romance and steam level will increase as the series
progresses. Mind the cliff.

 

 

Excerpt from Kingdom of Blood and Salt by Alexis Calder 

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The delegates settled around the table, and my sisters took
their places between them. Morta was seated at the far end, near my father. The
queen was at the other end, facing him. As soon as everyone was seated, I took
a seat next to a delegate, as far away as I could from the strange woman. There
were a few empty chairs next to me, giving me a buffer between me and the
queen.

At least I’d only have to make small talk with one of the
delegates, and I could avoid being too close to Ophelia. Istvan took a seat
near the queen, leaving one empty chair between us. I was grateful he’d chosen
to be closer to her than me.

Servants brought out drinks, then followed with platters of
fish and lamb, bowls of rice and vegetables, and gorgeous towers of figs
dripping with honey. My stomach growled at the sight, and I breathed in the
mingling scents.

“Your kingdom is lovely,” the man sitting next to me said.

I looked over at him, doing my best to force a smile. “Thank
you.”

The man smiled widely, and I caught sight of two gleaming
white fangs. “Not so different from my home.”

Swallowing down the initial burst of fear, I forced my gaze
to his eyes. They were watery blue. A faded, unimpressive color. After
everything I’d been told about these creatures, I expected something more. They
were said to be beautiful, experts at seduction. But this man wasn’t any prize.
There were plenty of guards in our armies who were more handsome.

“You don’t seem to be afraid of me,” he said.

“Should I be?” I asked.

“Most humans are,” he said.

“And you enjoy being feared?” I asked.

He smirked. “Fear is power, princess.”

“Respect is power,” I countered.

“You are young, but you’ll learn,” he said.

“Orion, are you trying to scare our new friend?” A familiar
deep voice cut in.

I tensed, knowing my good luck was up. I looked to my right
just as the ambassador pulled out the chair and sat next to me.

“I thought perhaps you’d fallen into the sea,” I said.

“Alas, I’m an excellent swimmer. I was… occupied,” he said,
his eyes darting toward one of the servants in the corner. She caught his eye,
then giggled, her face flushing deep crimson.

My stomach tightened in what felt an awful lot like jealousy.
Gritting my teeth, I sent the thought away. First Lady Marlette at the party
and now servants? With any luck, he’d be too busy finding women to seduce to
have any need for me.

A grim thought struck me. Perhaps this was how he chose
tributes. Or maybe he promised his lovers a reprieve. “Already making notes for
your selection?”

“That wasn’t my intention,” he said. “I was simply getting to
know your household.”

“With a servant, Ryvin?” Orion wrinkled his nose.

“None of the princesses were available,” Ryvin said with a
shrug.

“Nor will they be,” I bit out. “You will not touch me or any
of my sisters. That applies to all of you.” I glanced at each man next to me,
before turning back to Ryvin. I knew he was the highest ranking out of their
delegation. “You understand me?”

A hand gripped my thigh and squeezed. “I like your fire,”
Orion whispered in my ear.

Before I could push him away, Ryvin was out of his seat, his
chair clattering to the ground. He yanked Orion from his seat. In a blur of
black fabric, Orion was on the ground and Ryvin’s knee was on the man’s chest.
The ambassador held a dagger to the other man’s throat. “She gave you an order.”

Gasps and the screeching of chairs over the stone floor
surrounded us, but I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the men on the ground.

“You take the side of a woman over me?” Orion hissed.

“We are their guests,” Ryvin said. “If you touch her again, I
will remove your head myself.”

My heart thundered in my chest, and I had to clamp my thighs
together to tamp down the rising need. I’d grown up around the fiercest
warriors in our kingdom, but never once had any of them defended me.
Apparently, it was a major turn on.

Blowing out a breath, I gave myself a moment to enjoy the
thrill of seeing a man stand up for me before reminding myself of who he was.
He was still a monster. Just because he stood up to another monster didn’t
change anything.

“Is everything alright, ambassador?” My father asked.

Ryvin removed his knee, then tucked his dagger into his boot.
He stood, then smoothed out his tunic. “I apologize, your highness. We aren’t
used to human protocols. Sometimes, I forget myself and a little bit of the
beast within breaks free.” He glanced at me before he turned back to my father.
“Please, forgive me.”

A lump rose in my throat. His words were a reminder of what
simmered below that handsome exterior. I’d wondered if he was human, and it
seemed he was giving me a hint. Or a warning.

“I apologize for my forwardness, your highness,” Orion said
softly. He was standing next to me, eyes downcast.

Everyone in the room was staring at me, waiting for me to
react. I licked my lips reflexively.

“If you’d like me to further punish him, I’m happy to
oblige,” Ryvin said so quietly I was certain I was the only one who heard him.

“That’s not necessary.” I had a feeling if I said the words,
Orion’s head would be torn from his body. I glanced at the man standing to my
left. “A misunderstanding”

Orion bowed. “It won’t happen again; I can assure you.”

“Well, if that’s settled,” the queen said. “Shall we get back
to our meal?”

Orion settled into his seat, and after a few tense moments of
silence, the table erupted into general chatter.

Sophia caught my eye, then silently mouthed the words, are you okay? I nodded, then made myself
eat, keeping my attention on my food.

“I will keep my men in line,” Ryvin said.

“Can you send your men home?” I countered.

“As soon as our job here is done,” he said.

“You mean after you kidnap humans so you can take them to
their deaths?” I hadn’t meant to say it, but the words tumbled out.

“I can assure you; all the tributes are well cared for and
live a far more luxurious life than they’d have here,” he said.

“If you say so,” I mumbled.

“I can offer my personal…”

I stood, not waiting for him to finish. The table quieted and
Ophelia glared at me. I ignored her, turning my attention to my father. “I’m
afraid the excitement has made me tired. If you’ll excuse me, I’ll take my
leave.”

“Of course, darling,” my father said.

Ryvin stood. “Please, allow me to escort you safely to your
room.”

“Oh, that is not necessary,” I said.

“I insist,” he smiled, flashing straight white teeth. No sign
of fangs.

My brow furrowed slightly. What exactly was he if not a
vampire? He couldn’t possibly be human, could he?

It didn’t matter what he was. He was a threat.

“That’s very kind, ambassador,” my father said. “Of course,
Ara is happy to accept.”

“Shouldn’t I have a chaperone?” I asked, flashing my most
demure smile.

Ophelia laughed. No, not laughed. Cackled. “I think that ship
has sailed, Ara.”

I narrowed my eyes at her and threw her my nastiest glare.

“I promise, I won’t bite,” Ryvin said.

Ophelia stopped laughing. The whole room went so silent I
swore I could hear the waves crashing against the cliffs in the distance. If I
wasn’t so tense, I might have appreciated the way the color drained from
Ophelia’s face.

“Shall we, princess?” Ryvin offered his elbow, and as if
driven by something outside myself, I complied, sliding my arm into his. I
could feel the eyes of everyone at dinner on us as we exited the dining room.



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Alexis Calder writes sassy heroines
and sexy heroes with a sprinkle of sarcasm. She lives in the Rockies and drinks
far too much coffee and just the right amount of wine.

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The Stained Sea by Paul Carver Williams ~ Excerpt And Giveaway

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THE STAINED SEA (Omen Book 1)

 by Paul Carver Williams

 

 

Pub. Date: March 31, 2023

Publisher: Paul Carver Williams

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 279

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Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-STAINED-SEA 

 

In the wake
of a lost messiah, an oppressed religious sect known as ‘the singers of Oros’
are targeted by those in power. A lone singer calling himself Runo works
tirelessly to revive the faith of his people by any means necessary. Even if it
leads to bloody experiments, and cold-hearted manipulation. A young slave named
Cai is called on by a philosopher to aid in a catalogue of the wealthiest
families in Grecuria, starting with the owner of the library where he works. On
his journey he must confront a past that isn’t his own. Lastly, Sailing on a
sky ship surrounded by merchants, Mele Amahki was given passage to begin a new
life. However, everything changes when their pink sky turns blue, and they find
themselves in a new, unexpected world where things are much the same as back
home, except her people do not exist. She finds herself thrust into positions
of power, entirely unsure of what is best for her crew. Knowledge, religion,
power, and blood run through the veins of the Grecurian islands. But through
three headstrong individuals, the veins will be cut, and darkness will stain
the sea.

Enjoy this peek inside:

“Something has already happened to Akamai. And what—
we’re to trust this, this Lili Mele in
his place?”

Mele bristled, but tempered herself with a glance to
Akamai, finding his eyes staring dead into hers. To her surprise, he tapped his
lips. A gesture on a list he wrote. It meant she was allowed to speak freely.
Mele burst from her seat and pressed her hands into the table. “Lili Mele? I am not the one who sold
myself to the council of nobles in exchange for a good word with the emperor.
Don’t fool yourself, Lili Takaahae,
this is not the world we used to live in, and I am the most valuable asset you
sniveling council of cowards has. What choice is there but to wait for now? Min
needs the energy when he returns. I’d imagine tracing the edge of the land has
drained his stores far lower than any of ours. Now I’m begging to return to our
plans for when the search parties return. My brain has been decaying with every
syllable that exits your mouth.”

 

 

About Paul Carver Williams:

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An LGBTQ, Black-Latino young adult with an eclectic taste in
music, Paul Williams has struggled with his identity, eventually leading to
mental illness. However, with support from his siblings, he gained new
confidence to express his inner emotions through art and writing. At age
seventeen, he published his first book. In 2018, along with his friend, Icesis
Street, Paul won the technology Student Association (TSA) 1st place State award
for Children’s storybooks. He is now working endlessly to carve a place for himself
among the creative professionals and pave the way for other talented ‘students’
of art and literature.

In his newest book, Shadow of Hades, Williams reveals themes
of grief, often what we commonly associate with death. He hopes readers are
moved to examine their lives on a smaller scale, feel invited to empathize with
all aspects of the world and see the magical playground that is our shared
universe. The world seemed uniquely grim at the time Williams wrote Shadow of
Hades, and that darkness is nuanced in the characters, however, he still
provides a glimmer of hope to the readers for a world that desperately needs it
and that we should all keep close to our hearts.

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