Book Blitz with Excerpt + Giveaway: Find Me At The Disco by Diahanna Aurora Hampton @XpressoTours

Find Me At The Disco by Diahanna Aurora Hampton

Publication date: January 8th, 2026

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New York, 1977. Liza Collins is struggling to reconcile her relationship with her father, Will, after a lifetime of secrets and betrayal. Upon graduating from boarding school in London, Liza returns to her hometown of New York City seeking answers about her childhood that Will has largely left unanswered. Instead of answers, Liza unearths a series of illicit affairs, sham marriages, and financial troubles her father has tried to keep buried.

As Liza struggles with these findings and navigates adulthood, she meets Jennifer Blake--a woman who introduces her to a world of drugs, alcohol, and disco. In the midst of it all, Liza then discovers something about her family that she never could have imagined, clouding her judgment and sense of self. Consequently, Will is forced to either confess his mistakes or give up on his relationship with his daughter entirely.

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Jennifer grabbed Liza's arm. "Let's go boogie!"

"I don't know. It's kind of crowded."

Liza stood awkwardly, watching people bump into each other. "That's the best though, people moving their bodies against you. No one cares if you can't dance, you just move to the beat and have fun."

Before Liza could respond, a different song came on, Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," making people cheer and dance faster than before.

"Oh my God! I love this song, come on!" Jennifer squealed.

Liza let Jennifer pull her onto the dance floor. At first, she wasn't really dancing. She kept getting shoved and pushed as she stood in front of Jennifer, who automatically moved to the beat. She tried to mimic her friend's movements, but she felt unsure of herself as she struggled to get the right rhythm. Jennifer must have noticed Liza's efforts, as she turned Liza around and placed her hands on her hips to help guide her. The song's beat got easier for Liza to follow as she heard Donna Summer's voice hum from the speakers.

Liza relaxed as the alcohol coursed through her veins. She let her body move under Jennifer's direction and stopped overthinking. Jennifer turned Liza back around to face her, moving their bodies closer. Jennifer reached into her pocket to show Liza a few pills in a small plastic bag. She still moved to the beat when she popped one in her mouth and then promptly kissed Liza, transferring a piece of the pill from her tongue to Liza's. When Jennifer pulled away, she smirked.

After a few moments, Liza threw her head back as she felt the drug take hold. She saw the disco ball spinning above her, and the multicolored lights flashing around the club. Her vision blurred, coming in and out of focus like a kaleidoscope. Jennifer was behind her again bumping and grinding, leaving no room between them. Liza's heart rate sped up, and she felt sweat drip down her neck. It was hot on the dance floor. Although she was breathing heavily, she continued to dance, letting the beat take over her movements.

They danced for several more songs, each one faster than the last. Liza's skin was slick from sweat.

DIAHANNA AURORA HAMPTON is a Boston based writer with a B.A. in Art Studies. Find Me At The Disco is her first novel.

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Book Blitz with Excerpt + Giveaway: Forrest House by E.M. Hamill @songmagick @XpressoTours

Forrest House by E.M. Hamill

Publication date: January 11th, 2026

Synopsis:

Ander Forrest renounced blood magic to become a nurse-healer in his rural hometown, far from the drama of wizardry and espionage his sister Kate craved. When Kate goes missing in action, Ander finds himself the legal guardian of her gifted twins and receives a cryptic warning from Kate's husband to protect them before he, too, disappears.

Six months later, his former lover crash lands in the kids' bedroom via a spell only Ander's sister could have cast. Druid Cai Piper doesn't remember how he got there, but he knows he never stopped loving Ander, and that he was sent to protect him and the twins. Cai is strangely drawn to Forrest House and the land it stands upon.

With the secrets of a clandestine wizards' order hanging between them, Cai and Ander must remember how to trust each other as sinister forces move against the Forrest family--magical terrorists who want to exploit their rare sorcery and bring the world to its knees.

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Cai cleared his throat. "You said I'm in America?"

"Yeah."

"And if I was sent by a bloodspell, does that mean Remy and Raven are here?"

"Well, of course." Ander blinked as Cai closed his eyes and sighed. He wasn't sure if it was relief or defeat. "You didn't know," he said.

"No. Edwyn kept it a secret, even from me." His fingers touched the blood-matted knot at the back of his head in tentative exploration. "I must have been out. I would never have let him send me otherwise. He was bleeding badly." His hand tapped an area high to the outside on his left leg. "Shot in the thigh."

Ander thought of all the major blood vessels there and breathed a plea to the Goddess that none were severed. "I didn't think the Fellowship used bullets."

"We don't. We were on a join mission with intelligence agents. Someone started lobbing spells at us and our allies turned and shot each other. He was hit in the crossfire."

"A Judas spell?" Ander frowned.

"I think so."

"Were you working with British intelligence?"

Cai opened his mouth to answer, then flinched and rubbed both sides of his head. "Some of my memories are missing. It's painful to think about."

"I think you might have a concussion."

"Maybe. But this feels more like it was blocked by a spell."

"By Edwyn?"

"I don't think he would have had time. Not surrounded by guns and magic." His breath became uneven again, and he sat unsteadily on the bed. "The harder I try to think about it, the more it hurts."

"Don't try right now." Ander came closer and put his fingers under Cai's jaw, forcing him to look up so he could peer into his eyes. Still no signs of a more serious head injury, but he wasn't satisfied until he ran his fingers under Cai's clotted hair to cradle the bruised lump beneath his palm, his senses open for new bleeding. He didn't discover any.

Cai stared at him as he pulled away, his face inches from Ander's. They both became aware at the same time of how close he was standing, his hands gentle on the back of Cai's head as if he were going to draw him into a kiss. Ander slowly stepped back.

"I have to find a way to get back to..." Cai frowned. "To... damn it! They took that, too. I don't know where we were." He looked to Ander with a desolate gaze. "I don't even know if Edwyn's alive."

"You can't ask the Fellowship?"

He stiffened. "No, I can't."

"I'd feel better if I could get you to a hospital."

"I'll be fine. I think it's clear I'm meant to protect you and the twins."

"Protect us from what?" He sat on the bed next to him. "What's going on Cai? Why wouldn't Ed tell you where the kids were?"

He didn't answer, his gaze slipping sideways.

Ander had not missed this infuriating silence. Kate had pushed Ander away with it, Edwyn maintained it, and Cai had used it to shut down questions when they were together. 

He'd left Wales and come home because the people he loved most in the world could barely talk to him unless he was inducted into the Fellowship.

Fury rose in scarlet floods with Cai's refusal to speak. Ander let it crest. "That's fantastic. Of course you can't say anything. Then tell me how to protect them and get the fuck out."

"You don't--"

"They're all I have left of Kate! I need to know how to protect them!"

"If you're going to shout at me, then I will take that paracetamol now." His voice was soft, defeated. A crease furrowed the skin between his brows, and the tight lines of his body spoke of more pain than a headache. Ander didn't have to imagine the grief of not knowing if his brother was dead or alive. He knew only too well.

"I'm sorry." Ander exhaled, forcing himself to calm. "We aren't done," he said in a less strident tone. "You will tell me what's going on. Fuck the Fellowship and your code of secrecy! Those kids are my priority now. They've already lost their mother, and now maybe their father. No more."

To his surprise, Cai nodded. "I promise I will tell you what I know."

Disconcerted by his unexpected victory, Ander reluctantly let his anger drain away.

"Are you hungry? I'm making dinner."

"Starving. I can't recall when I last ate anything."

"It'll be ready in half an hour. Make sure you drink the rest of that water." He turned to go.

"Ander." Cai's expression was gentle as Ander looked back over his shoulder. "It's good to see you."

E.M. (ELISABETH) HAMILL writes adult science fiction and fantasy somewhere in the wilds of eastern suburban Kansas. A nurse by day, wordsmith by night, she is happy to give her geeky imagination free rein and has sworn never to grow up and get boring.

She lives with her family, where they fend off flying monkey attacks and prep for the zombie apocalypse.

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Review: Run on Red by Noelle W. Ihli

Run on Red by Noelle W. Ihli

Series: Run on Red #1

Publication date: November 18th, 2022

Pages: 292

Spice: N/A

Synopsis:

A rural country road. No cell signal for miles. A terrifying game of cat-and-mouse.

By the time Laura and Olivia notice the headlights tailing them through the hills, it's too late. What seems, at first, like a case of road rage quickly unfolds into a heart-pounding chase--and a battle for survival.

Who are the men in the truck? What do they want? And can Laura and Olivia outrun--and outsmart-- them long enough to call for help, even if it means taking their chances in the hills on foot?

As their situation grows more perilous, the girls realize that the real terror has only just begun. But flight won't save them from their pursuers. If they're going to make it home alive, they'll have to fight.

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Plot: There has only been a handful of thriller books that kept me on the edge of my seat as much as this one did. From the moment the book started the suspense kicked in. The author took their reader on a rollercoaster of suspenseful events that would make anyone's heartrate pick up. There were times when the pace of the text was too slow for my thirst to know what was happening and who was behind it all. I found myself struggling to not flip ahead just to find some peace within my own mind as far as whether the girls were going to make it out of their situation or not. The story kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I had to take frequent breaks from the book to try to calm down worrying about the two girls locked in a fight for their lives. The breaks never lasted more than five minutes as my desperation to keep reading got the better of me. The author did an excellent job of making the writing thrilling enough that the reader will have a hard time stepping away for long before needing to check on the characters they were growing fond of.

Characters: I found Olivia to be so relatable it was insane. What girl who reads doesn't also have a fascination with true crime just like Olivia did. She read all the stories, listened to all the podcasts, prepared herself for the worst but never expected it to ever actually happen to her. When she finally confronted with something that was synonymous with a lot of her research all the level-headedness went straight out the window. She followed none of the guidelines and acted purely on instinct. It was a good representation of the fact that even if a person is completely prepared for the evils of the world, we are still baser creatures who will go with our gut and instincts over any amount of levelheadedness. Laura was a great character too but Olivia stole the show by far. I also liked how the author played the two antagonists having one be the alpha to the other's beta and then having that dynamic threatened and twisted throughout the story. All the characters were important in one way or another and were depicted really well for their roles in the story.

Writing: I had zero issue with any of the writing of the story. The layout of the story was really well done with a clear and concise progression. There were no grammatical or spelling errors that I could find. The writing was not hard to follow or overly descriptive as some stories can seem to be. The only reason I almost skipped/skimmed some of the book was because of the level of suspense not any sort of long-winded explanations or depictions. All in all, there was nothing to really critique.

Overall: I think this book was my favorite read of 2026 so far. It was suspenseful, riveting, and dramatic without overdoing it. The characters, even the antagonists, had some likeable qualities to them (except Kyle; Kyle was a butthead). If I could read the book all over again from start to finish I think I would have taken more time to read through every single line of text to get a better mental image of what happened. I was carried away by the eagerness to know who was behind it all and why they were doing what they were doing that I may have missed some details that I would have loved to otherwise know. I think this is a great book for those who are interested in thriller books that touch on some hard subject matter without having any of it on page as must thrillers of this type may do. 

 

Book Blitz with Giveaway: The Improbable Road of Return by Nath Jones @msnathjones @XpressoTours

The Improbable Road of Return by Nath Jones

Publication date: December 17th, 2025

Synopsis:

What is coming home now? THE IMPROBABLE ROAD OR RETURN is a reentry story about six weeks in the life of a woman named Jenks. In 2012 she accidentally kills a man on a run and does two years in prison for it. After she gets out in 2015 everything is different and her relationships with the two men in her life must change. Does one ever know the full truth? How can Jenks be honest? Her mother has to accept her as a murderer, but how can they both acclimate? What will ever be the same? She shoved the man off the bike with the same force she shoves a grocery cart into a parking lot corral. And that makes her among the worst on earth? Well it did kill the man and she did do time. So she must make a way back to who she is. Isandro is her twenty-eight year old lover and Sauveterre is her seventy-four year old neighbor. She isn't in love with either of them, is she? Or are the relationships of the twenty-first century just that impossible to understand?

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Best New American Voices nominee NATH JONES received an MFA in creative writing from Northwestern University. A title in the On Impulse series went to number one on Kindle. Her publishing credits include PANK Magazine, There Are No Rules, and Sailing World, and she has won multiple awards. She lives and writes in Chicago.

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