Wednesday, June 11, 2025

{Release Blitz & Book Review} : Look At Her And Die by Lani Lynn vale




Title: Look at Her and Die
Series: Content Advisory #2
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Mafia Romance
Tropes: Anti Hero, Cinnamon Roll Hero
Bad Boy/Good Girl
Release Date: June 10, 2025


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Posy “Doc” Hicks has high blood pressure. All thanks to a certain hazel-eyed blonde who drives him absolutely insane in her short shorts and cowboy boots.

At first, Searcy Hodges is just a passing fancy.

A look but don’t touch kind of girl.

She has a bad attitude, an even worse bedside manner, and a chip on her shoulder the size of Texas.

It would be wise to stay away, even if that attitude of hers really does great things for him.

But how is a man supposed to stay away when her temper is just that spectacular to experience?

He’s literally watched Searcy make one of her customers cry and not care.

She’s the poster child for ‘don’t do this if you want to stay in business.’

Yet, everyone keeps coming back.

And she keeps shelling out the attitude.

He’s a grown man. He shouldn’t get as much enjoyment out of watching the woman struggle.

He should be figuring out his own life, not wanting to dig into hers.

But the moment she breaks down in his arms and asks him for help, setting aside the attitude and exposing her vulnerability, he finds it impossible to say no.

He’s a Truth Teller. A biker with a hero complex. A paramedic and a former SEAL.

It’s literally ingrained in his psyche to help, and it’s painfully obvious that Searcy could use everything he has to give.

And while he’s solving her problems, he’ll make her his along the way.

She’ll never see it coming.






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AUTHOR BIO

Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.


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I'm in LUUURRRRVVE with this series.. *sigh* the hunky alpha men who protect their women...where can you find them? In LLV books of course!!
Grumpy frustrated girl's life is suddenly upended by a tattooed neighbor and his band of brothers ; a slow-burn romance blossoming from dwindling luck and second chances at life, totally worth waiting for 
The title itself explains the hero. He's Uber protective of his love interest and his band of brothers gather around like protective shield too.

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"Posy "Doc" Hicks is a Truth Teller. A biker with a hero complex. A paramedic and a former SEAL. "

And a local diner owner Searcy Maddelyn Hodges is struggling to keep afloat and take care of her siblings, since their irresponsible mom keeps flitting in and out of their lives. Sassy fighter battles the world, but nothing for herself. Funnily enough mom's name is revealed at 82%😂, she's that inconsequential 

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"To be honest, life would be a hell of a lot easier if I got abducted. Maybe they’d put me in a quiet room where there was no sound, where I could sleep on a bare mattress for months. That sounded like heaven… "

Till one dumb luck move lands a big bag of riches right on her doorstep.
The story is simple but full of nuanced sentiments, but lusty encounters between Posy and Princess.
LLV takes us on a giddy ride where I was the one riding pillion on Swoon-worthy Doc in his faded jeans and cutt
Of all the sexy characters, I was most intrigued by Calliope and a unique one - jail breaker, red car chaser, Sweet Baby Rae😂😂

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" That was Sweet Baby Ray. He was vindictive and spiteful and could hold one hell of a grudge. "

The story reflects LLV's style of storytelling with lots of heart, witty banter to keep it interesting and excellent writing skills. Cannot wait for the next one.
5 stars for ‘I’ll put up with you forever.’

Friday, November 22, 2024

{Release Blitz & Book Review}: Indigo Sky by Kelsey Kingsley


INDIGO SKY

Kelsey Kingsley

Release Date: November 22


From the praised author of Saving Rain and Warrior Blue comes a thrilling love story between a pink-haired dancer and her half-blind protector …


I never knew how to stick up for myself.

I never had to.

That’s what Nate Manning, my best friend, was for.

After an accident left me disfigured and half-blind, I took the torment and bullying while Nate fought my battles for me, as unhinged and questionable as his methods were—and I let him.

But that was before I bumped into the confident and strong Indigo Sky.

Suddenly, I had something to fight for, something to defend—something more important than me … especially after taking a job as a bouncer at the club where she danced.

I made a vow to protect her at all costs.

And I will do anything to keep that promise … even if it means burning bridges with my best friend—or risking my own life to save hers …








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Kelsey Kingsley is an author of twenty novels. She lives in New York with her family and a cat named Ethel. She loves music, makeup, tattoos, and watching Frasier reruns. Kelsey is a Slytherin. She also curses a lot but won't apologize for it.





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The most exciting about reading arcs is when a book lands on your kindle from your fave author. The delulu sense of smug specialness is justified tho. I dived into it and trust me, I hated ending it. It kept me so invested and engaged, I sprinted through it and I wanted it to be more. 
This is THE BEST book written by KK, and I've read most of them. It sucks you in with heartwarming sentiments, kind-hearted characters strengthening your belief in humanity. Selfless Hero is the shining star, but I was immediately in love with Revan, more so his supportive cast of family and Friend -Nate

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Kelsey is sweet and sensitive human, and so are her stories. Tiptoeing into my soul, they leave me with a fragrant after feeling. All rosy and sparkly.
Like this story of Childhood friends Nathan Manning and Revan Waters. Totally opposite in demeanour, character, personality and childhood. Revan is from stable, secure home and Nathan is abused and neglected. 

"They say, sometimes, it can take a while to open your eyes when you’re in a toxic relationship, right? Because you’re blinded by your own dependence on that person or you’re ... I don’t know ... too stuck in the habit of knowing them, of having them in your life, to fully grasp how bad they are for you. Well, for me, it had taken nearly two decades to finally realize that I needed some separation from Nathan Manning."

Friendship leads to kinship and then enabling co-dependency. There's a weird bond between them. It bolsters bad traits in the name of brotherhood. The fact that Revan is disabled makes him feel weaker and Nathan provides the shield to hide behind 

"He was cruel and mean, and I’d had the nice things he'd lacked, like food and a safe place to land."

It's leech and host symbiosis at best, enemy within, at worst.
Thankfully Revan moves on when his life is altered by the presence of his saviour queen - Kate Mclaughlin "Indigo Sky" dancer at a strip bar
I need to mention here how wonderfully Kelsey showcases and positively treats this tabboo or questionable profession. There's good people everywhere, and a girl trying to keep afloat is the best human Revan gets to be with. 

"My life has felt very dark and dull for a long time, but you ... you make me think of sunshine too."

Nathan is like a pointed, sharp third talon of the trident and story is Complicated.
I felt my heart ripped out of my chest in places, raw and achy tears streamed down my face at others. But I couldn't stop reading it. I had to see them through the dark storm that threatens to blow their world apart. And it does. To smithereens. 
It's unforgettable, Unputdownable book that you must must must read. 
5 stars for Lost Boys Who got tired of being kicked around

Monday, November 18, 2024

{Release Blitz } Coerced Wife by Charmaine Pauls



Title: Coerced Wife
Series: New York Underworld #2
Author: Charmaine Pauls
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Touch Her and Die
Fake Relationship/Forced Proximity
Release Date: November 18, 2024


BLURB

He offers me protection, but the bed of a killer isn’t a safe place to be.

I got myself in a predicament. Powerful people on both sides of the law want me dead. A killer needs me alive for his own selfish reasons, reasons I never could’ve imagined in my wildest dreams.
I’m not safe in the bed of a cold–blooded murderer, but I don’t have a choice. On the one hand, he offers me protection, and on the other, he tightens the noose.
I’m caught in his web of lies and deceit. Every truth that’s uncovered destroys me a little more. But he’s already injected me with his venomous seduction.

Before I know it, he’ll swallow me whole.
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As for the rest, desolation rips through me when I push the door open and walk through it. Every step I take is like walking on a bed of glowing red coals.
Saverio stands on the gallery, talking to Dante. His smile slips when he sees me.
“What’s wrong?” he asks, wrapping an arm around my waist.
I plaster a smile on my face. “Nothing.”
The way his eyes tighten in the corners says he doesn’t believe me, but he doesn’t push the issue.
I stand like a statue at his side while people file past in a steady row to prematurely congratulate us and to make mindless conversation.
A short while later, Luigi asks the DJ to kill the music. He makes an announcement, but everything is like white noise in my ears.
Saverio takes my hand and pushes a ring with a huge oval diamond over my finger. I can’t stop staring at the monstrosity that shines under the lights, the huge stone weighing down my hand. Saverio holds my gaze as he lifts my fingers to his lips and kisses the ring, something dark and deviant sparking in those eyes that resemble the color of an iced-over lake. Clapping follows and then cheers.
Lowering his head, he claims my lips in a kiss that lasts too long to be appropriate for the occasion. This time, wolf whistling sounds.
It all happens in a blur. The one moment I’m Anya Brennan, and in the next, I’m to become Ms. De Luca.
“Soon,” Saverio whispers in my ear, sealing that frightening promise with a tender kiss on my neck.






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Charmaine loves to write dark and edgy romance that will melt both your e-reader and your heart. She's a mom of two teenagers, an adorable dog, and a dominant cat. Her country of birth is South Africa where many of her stories play off. Her French husband kidnapped her to the south of France where she currently lives with her family. When she's not writing, you'll find her in the kitchen baking cakes or in the gym lifting weights (because ... all those cakes!).


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{Release Blitz & Book Review} : Look At Her And Die by Lani Lynn vale

Title: Look at Her and Die Series: Content Advisory #2 Author: Lani Lynn Vale Genre: Mafia Romance Tropes: Anti Hero, Cinnamon Roll Hero...

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