Books A-Brewin': September 2021

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Review: Twisted Little Truths by Elle Thorpe @ellethorpebooks

Twisted Little Truths by Elle Thorpe

Series: Saint View High #3

Publication date: October 26th, 2020

Pages: 313

Synopsis:

They dragged the boy I love from my arms and accused him of a murder I know he didn't commit. Now all I want is revenge.

But with secrets from my past dredged up at every turn, I have no idea who to trust.

We've lived through the lies. It's time for the truth to be revealed. No matter the cost.

They say the truth will set you free. But in Saint View, it might just kill you first.

The explosive conclusion to the Saint View High trilogy. Twisted Little Truths is the story of three bad boys and a girl who knows how to stand her ground. It is a mature high school/new adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains enemies-to-lovers and bullying themes and there may be triggers for some readers. It is the third and final book in an ongoing trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone.

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The secrets are starting to come out and Lacey doesn't know how to handle them. The maliciousness of Owen is starting to weigh on Lacey and she devises a plan to finally catch him in the act of date raping girls so that her sheriff daddy can't do anything to refute the claims. But Owen is nothing if not prepared for the unknown. Lacey has to free Colt's ex-girlfriend from Owen's abusive clutches, protect the women of her town, find her uncle's killer, deal with the sudden appearance of her birth mother, and wrangle the three men who she has given her heart to. She's got a lot of work ahead of her.

Owen was the perfect antichrist, er, I mean antagonist. He was evil with zero redeemable characteristics. He was an abuser, a womanizer, and completely at odds with the soft-spoken Owen we met in the first book. I was so desperate to see him get what he deserved. He definitely deserved nothing less. When Lacey and him had this next face-to-face meeting alone, I thought that was the end for our female protagonist. The situation was gearing up to get her seriously hurt and when her surprise revelation, the whole thing became even more dicey.

As the plot unfolds and the enemies we knew became allies and vice versa, I didn't know who's side I was suppose to be on in any given moment. Lacey's birth mom left her but for good reason. Lacey's uncle who treated her like a princess was anything but the debonair king she would expected. Her beloved and accepting Banjo may have bitten off more than he can chew. And her aunt may have had ulterior movies we never would have even guessed. Thorpe had a wonderful way of twisting her characters and making their morality questionable and uncertain from one page to the next.

The happy ending was everything I would have hoped for. Except I would have wished Owen had more to do with Lacey's uncle's death so that he would have even more punishment for being an asshat. Twisted Little Truths was the contented sigh cherry on top of a magnificently delicious series.

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Book Blitz with Excerpt + Teasers + Giveaway: Claimed by the Moon by L.P. Dover @LPDover @XpressoTours @GiveMeBooksBlog

Claimed by the Moon by L.P. Dover

Series: A Royal Shifters #6

Publication date: September 28th, 2021

Synopsis:

Sexy wolves and heart-stopping action await in Claimed by the Moon, the highly-anticipated continuation of the Royal Shifters series by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author L.P. Dover!

In his 200 years of life, Zayne Lyall has made his share of enemies. The most ruthless of all being Knox Channon, who seeks vengeance for a pack war that took place over a hundred years ago.

To gain information he can use to bring Zayne down, Knox reconnects with Amelie Graye, a past love who joined the Royal pack Zayne belongs to. Unfortunately, Amelie doesn't know much about the royal arctic... despite a longing within her to be near him.

Amelie and Knox have a tumultuous past that ended after she and her family went rogue following an attack by the Sierra pack. While she has no details to offer about Zayne, Knox sniffing around her leaves his inner wolf snarling.

More than anything Zayne wants to charge in and protect the woman his heart aches for. But he has a secret... and it could cost him everything. Amelie is his fated mate. If Knox were to discover this, he would know hurting her would be the key to destroying Zayne. Torn between his desire to claim Amelie as his own and his ferocious passion to protect her, can Zayne find a way to bring down his malicious enemy? Or will an age old vendetta rob him of a blissful future with his bonded mate?

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Excerpt

I watch Colin and Zayne on the back porch, and it's hard not to notice how handsome Zayne is. He's over a hundred and fifty years older than me, but he doesn't look a day over thirty. His beard is short and well-kept, maybe even slightly rugged. He's not your typical wolf. But, I'm not going to lie, he fascinates me.

Colin walks in through the back door, and I turn away to make it look like I wasn't staring. I figured Zayne would follow him, but when the door doesn't open again, I peer over my shoulder to see him still on the deck, his attention turned to the mountains.

"Is he coming in?" Kami asks Colin.

"Oh, yeah," Colin answers. "He said he just needs a minute."

Colin busies himself with helping Kami, but I can't take my eyes away from Zayne. An idea pops into my head, and I smile. Moving over to the wine, I fill up my glass and turn for the door.

"Where are you going?" Kami asks.

I wink at her over my shoulder. "You say people love talking to me, so I'm going to see if it's true."

Her eyes widen. "You're going out there?"

Both her and Colin stare at me as if I'm about to walk into the lion's den. But, then again, that doesn't scare me. Nothing does anymore. Zayne's just a wolf who doesn't like to socialize with people. Unfortunately for him, I'm not going to give him a choice.

"Hopefully, he doesn't leave me hanging," I say, backing up out of the room.

Their mouths gape, but they don't try to stop me. When I get to the door, I take a deep breath and walk outside. Zayne tenses when I step onto the deck, but he doesn't acknowledge me. I move closer, but there's about three feet of distance between us. Bringing the wine to my lips, I slowly sip some down, wondering if he'll speak to me first. Of course, he doesn't, but that doesn't shock me.

Turning my body toward him, I smile and wait for him to look at me. "I'm Amelie. I don't think we've been formally introduced. I'm a good friend of Laila's."

Being around royals is always interesting. Zayne slowly turns his head my way, and it's the first time I've noticed how blue his eyes are. I can feel his power more so than any other wolf I've been around. He's strong.

"I know who you are," he says, his voice low in that sexy sort of way. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L. P. Dover is a southern belle living in North Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls. Everything's sweeter in the South has always been her mantra and she lives by it, whether it's with her writing or in her everyday life. Maybe that's why she's seriously addicted to chocolate.

Dover has written countless novels in several different genres, including a children's book with her daughter. Her favorite to write is romantic suspense, but she's also found a passion in romantic comedy. She loves to make people laugh which is why you'll never see her without a smile on her face.

L. P. Dover is represented by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency.

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Release Blitz with Teaser: Cruel Surrender by Terri Anne Browning @AuthorTERRIANNE @GiveMeBooksBlog

Cruel Surrender by Terri Anne Browning

Series: Angels Halo MC Next Gen #8

Publication date: September 28th, 2021

Synopsis:

Bain

Destroy the Vitucci family from the inside out. Break them as they had broken our great-grandmother.

That was the plan.

Then I set eyes on Ciana Donati.

The moment she appeared before me, everything changed.

Sheena might think that I was her loyal soldier, but I was the one she should fear.

Ciana

All I wanted was a little time away from the craziness that was my life as a Vitucci princess. I promised to be on my best behavior if they would just let me go on vacation--and I meant to keep that promise.

Then I saw the sexy stranger on his balcony next door, and my entire world shifted.

I didn't plan to fall for him, but as we shared bottles of wine and our darkest secrets under the stars each night, I gave him my heart.

Never once imagining it was all part of his plan to use me to hurt the person I loved most.

Heartbroken, I returned home, determined to forget the biggest mistake of my life.

But I brought a lot more with me than just a shattered heart.

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