Saturday, June 28, 2025

Release Blitz with Teaser: Hot as Hell by Roux Cantrell @CantrellRoux @EJBookPromos

Hot as Hell by Roux Cantrell
Series: Royal Bastards MC: Montreal Chapter
Publication date: June 24th, 2025

Synopsis:
HEMLOCK
Hemlock's life had finally evened out, steady--until Charlie Rose Cote sauntered into it. He should have known from the first kiss that she'd bring chaos, a roller coaster ride with no brakes and no one in control. One look at her, and he was in too deep. His brothers never failed to remind him of his terrible luck with women, urging him to cut his losses. Maybe they were right, or maybe, just maybe, his luck was finally turning.

CHARLIE
Charlie was craving a fresh start when she crossed paths with Hemlock. Everything about him screamed danger--his name, his smoldering dark eyes, that easy, reckless smile. Yet, she couldn't help but fall, drawn into the storm that swirled around him. What started as a spark of curiosity quickly ignited into something she couldn't resist, no matter how many warning signs flashed in her mind.


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ROUX CANTRELL resides in Hammond LA, a cozy college town with her husband. Juggling a full-time job as a stylist, a growing family, Roux manages to throw some pretty outlandish Halloween parties where the attendees must adorn a costume to gain entrance and she even manages one motorcycle trip on her Harley once a year.

Her love of books started when she was very young and has never wavered. Years past she didn't have the time to write with a growing family, now with the kids grown and out of the house she writes her own adventures.



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Book Blitz with Excerpt + Teasers + Giveaway: Keeping the Countess by Lille Moore @XpressoTours

Keeping the Countess by Lille Moore
Publication date: June 24th, 2025

Synopsis:
In the first installation of the DAMSELS IN DISGUISE series, a passionate clergyman on the mission to steal an earl's secrets finds himself captivated by a cunning and courageous countess.

Charismatic curate Jonah Sinclair survived the deadly streets of south London with two well-trained fists and divine intervention. He will let nothing--not his vocation, nor his yearning to find love--stop him from pursuing the criminals who killed his father. When he learns the notorious Earl of Rochford could hold the key to retribution for his family, he seizes on the chance to become tutor to the earl's young ward. But the only trace of Rochford he discovers at the mysterious Ravenglass Hall is his abandoned countess, a woman whose fierce strength stirs a forbidden temptation.

Faith Trenton, Countess of Rochford, is on the brink of ruin. Betrayed and abandoned by her husband, she disguises herself as a man to defend her estate from an embezzling steward. Jonah's arrival threatens her carefully constructed masquerade, and despite the irresistible spark between them, she must send him packing, or risk having him expose the dangerous secrets she keeps hidden. But when a succession of attacks threatens everything that Faith has fought to protect, she's forced to place her trust in Jonah, and pray he won't unravel the truth, or her heart.

Helping Faith could sabotage Jonah's mission. Loving her might cost him everything.



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Excerpt
Faith stared at the sun rising outside her bedroom window, contemplating what to do with her restless feet.

Outside, the rosy light of dawn crept over the horizon, chasing away the mists that gathered at the wild edges of the lawn, where the grass met the scraggly forest. Now that the rain had ceased, she couldn't afford to pass up the chance to inspect the river.

As she dressed quickly in her breeches and shirt, she avoided looking at the wretched engagement portrait. One day, she'd work up the nerve to sell it. God knew she needed the funds.

Instead, she stared at Sinclair's cape draped over the chair.

When she returned to her room after their ordeal, she hadn't been able to surrender his cloak. Beneath the damp and the smoke, other scents lingered: soap and leather and some other unspoken ingredient that belonged solely to Jonah Sinclair.

The way he'd drawn her into his arms was as natural as rain falling. She'd surrendered her defenses, and Sinclair had played the advantage by demanding an explanation for her husband's abandonment.

She wished for a scenario where she could confess everything to him and still protect them both.

Shaking off her troubled thoughts, she left a hurried note for Lawless in the kitchen and set off toward the barn to saddle her horse. While the chill in the air was enough to catch her breath, the rising sun warmed her cheeks, and she turned toward it, closing her eyes for an indulgent moment, before entering the barn.

A soft tap, tap, thud echoed from the far stall.

Faith froze.

When they'd extinguished the fire last night, she and Sinclair had combed the grounds and house and found no signs of the intruders who lit the flames, but she hadn't shaken off the fear that the arsonists might have concealed themselves somewhere else.

The rhythm continued. Tap, tap, thud. Then, shuffle, tap, tap, thud.

Her drumming heartbeat clashed against the tempo. Seizing a horseshoe hammer she crept toward the end of the barn.

Tap, tap, shuffle, shuffle, tap, thud.

She detected panting, punctuated by heaving gasps that reverberated in the cavernous stable. 

Marshaling her own breath, she peered around the corner of the stall.

Sinclair stood with his back to her. He wore a faded linen shirt untucked over a trim pair of trousers that clung to his powerful legs. Above him, a twenty-pound bag of oats hung from a wooden beam.

With a tap, tap, his powerful arms jabbed at the bag.

As it swung back toward him, his feet expertly dodged its impact.

Shuffle, shuffle.

It was an elegant dance, a demonstration of strength. What power he'd contained in the confines of his simple black suit.

Abruptly, Sinclair went on the attack.

Tap, tap, tap, tap, THUD.

He punctuated the final thrust of his rippling shoulders with a low growl, primal and proud, like the snarl of a predatory cat.

The hammer tumbled from Faith's grip.

Sinclair spun around, chest pumping, eyes ablaze. His shirt was undone; rivulets of sweat ran from his neck down to abdomen.

"Forgive me--"

"I am sorry, I didn't think--"

The competing apologies were stunted by the fact that their gazes had collided and seemed unwilling to surrender to each other.





LILLE MOORE writes romance with a twist on time-honored tropes and tales. Her first career in public diplomacy and strategic communications took her across five continents and six of the Seven Seas and spurred a lifelong live affair with uncovering new worlds through storytelling. She lives with her spouse in Texas.










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Friday, June 27, 2025

Release Blitz with Teasers: Cinder & Secrets by Melissa Toppen @mtoppenauthor @GiveMeBooksPR

Cinder & Secrets by Melissa Toppen
Series: Ink & Ashes #2
Publication date: June 27th, 2025

Synopsis:
I had a lot of plans for my freshman year of college.

Falling for my roommate's older brother was definitely not one of them.

Not like I had a choice in the matter.

The second he walked in with that crooked smile and dark green eyes, I was a goner.

But River Parker doesn't exactly make it easy on me.

One minute he's acting like he's just as interested in me as I am in him, the next he's detached and indifferent.

And to make matters worse, the only person who could give me insight into the man who has completely consumed my every waking through for months, is the one person he doesn't want me to tell... His sister--who happens to be one of my closest friends.

I'm stuck in this constant push and pull--unsure of where he truly stands--which only serves to complicate things further. Given that he lives in completely different state and that we've only ever actually been in the same room together once in the entire time we've been talking, I'd say things are already complicated enough.

But then his sister invites me to visit over summer break and even though I know it's a bad idea the instant she suggests it, I also know there isn't a chance in hell I could turn down the opportunity to see River again.

I thought I knew what I was getting myself into when I showed up at his parents' house without telling him, but nothing could have prepared me for his reaction when he walks in and sees me sitting at the table with his family--or for anything that happens after.

When you stand too close to the fire, you're bound to get burned. The only question that remains is, will it have been worth it? I guess sometimes, you simply have to endure the pain to find out.



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MELISSA TOPPEN is a USA Today Bestselling Author who specializes in Fantasy, New Adult, and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for romance and all things fantasy, and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read. You can find more information about Melissa and her books on her website.


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