Waiting on Wednesday #258

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine where you can spotlight an upcoming release that you're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm waiting on.....  

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett 

Releases on: September 10th 2019

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The Last Magician meets A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue in this thrilling tale filled with magic and set in the mysterious Carpathian Mountains where a girl must hunt down Vlad the Impaler’s cursed ring in order to save her father.

Some legends never die…

Traveling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honor goes to her father’s nineteen-year-old protégé—and once-upon-a-time love of Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul.

Until Huck arrives from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodora’s help in rescuing him. Armed with her father’s travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler—more widely known as Dracula—and that it just might be the key to finding him.

Journeying into Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to recover the notorious ring. But they aren’t the only ones who are searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And they will go to any lengths—including murder—to possess it.

Thoughts:

I have to say.......This. Sounds. Awesome! Not only to I love anything Dracula/Vlad the Impaler but this looks like it has magic, mystery and romance--right up my alley! Definitely going to be keeping my eye out for this one!

What do you think of The Lady Rogue? Do you want to read it?

And what are YOU waiting on this week?

Release Blitz: Sing It, Sam by Jennifer Ryder

Happy Release Day to Sing It, Sam by Jennifer Ryder! Emotional and heart wrenching, Sing It, Sam is a powerful standalone tale that will definitely make you feel all range of emotions!

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Jane Rhynehart has a cosy shack in the pumpkin-obsessed town of Willow Creek, and a new job—if only she was able to write like the other women in the local writers’ group. But how can Jane write the perfect romance when she’s never experienced love?
After a lengthy stay in hospital, budding singer and songwriter Sam Marshall ends up as a resident in Willow Creek Nursing Home. Jane soon becomes his guiding light. But how can he be a man for her when he relies on so many others day-to-day?

Will Sam turn out to be the perfect muse to help Jane write her epic romance? Will Jane be the one to teach Sam how to truly live? Does love truly know no barriers? 

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Jennifer Ryder is a bestselling author of the Spark Series and Surfers Way Series. She loves to write about boys on dirt bikes, detectives and strong females who aren’t afraid to fight for what they want.

Living on a rural property in New South Wales, Australia, she enjoys the best of city and country. Her loving husband is ever willing to provide inspiration, and her two young cherubs, and sheep that don't see fences as barriers, keep life more than interesting.  

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Book Shelf: Sing It, Sam by Jennifer Ryder

Jane Rhynehart has a cosy shack in the pumpkin-obsessed town of Willow Creek, and a new job—if only she was able to write like the other women in the local writers’ group. But how can Jane write the perfect romance when she’s never experienced love? 

After a lengthy stay in hospital, budding singer and songwriter Sam Marshall ends up as a resident in Willow Creek Nursing Home. Jane soon becomes his guiding light. But how can he be a man for her when he relies on so many others day-to-day?

Will Sam turn out to be the perfect muse to help Jane write her epic romance? Will Jane be the one to teach Sam how to truly live? Does love truly know no barriers? 

More info on Goodreads.....


Review: 

Sing It, Sam is the latest release by Jennifer Ryder and is a romantic and emotional story of love and loss and the power of being ready to take chances and move forward.

Wannabe author Jane Rhynehart lives in the pumpkin-obsessed town of Willow Creek. Beginning a new job at a nursing home, Jane is hoping her new position as well as a writers support group will help her pen the perfect romance. Too bad she doesn't have any experience with romance herself. Enter Sam Marshall. After a lengthy hospital stay, budding singer and songwriter Sam has become a resident at the Willow Creek Nursing Home. Suffering debilitating pain and lost to the effects of his illness, Sam has shut himself away from people and spends all his time alone in his room. Until he meets Jane. Determined to draw Sam out of his shell, Jane soon becomes Sam's guiding light, but when he's reliant on people everyday, can he be the man Jane needs? Will Jane be able to teach Sam to live? And will love be the saving grace both young people desperately need?

Now while I’m going to do my very best to avoid giving away spoilers as much as possible, I do have to say that Sing It, Sam absolutely broke my heart. Beginning and developing with all the elements of contemporary romance that I enjoy, Sing It, Sam eventually built to a heartbreaking and unexpected ending. Emotional and harrowing, the final few chapters in Sing It, Sam gripped my heart and squeezed it for all the emotions it held, making me feel every painful and agonising emotion.

Set in a small Australian town, I really enjoyed that Jennifer Ryder explored and highlighted real issues in Sing It, Sam. She created likable characters in both main characters Jane and Sam as well as the nursing home residents who are unique and vivacious personalities. I appreciated her inclusion of a neurological disorder that isn't as well known as some--this made me go away and think about it's implications and ramifications.

Well written with moments of hilarity, friendship and beautiful romance, Sing It, Sam is an emotional ride that will leave you heartbroken but hopeful that the characters will one day find happiness they deserve within their lives.

Rating:
Source: Sent for review by Give Me Books Promotions and the author (Thank you guys!)
Publisher: Published by author
Format: Kindle ebook
Release Date: February 11th 2019
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Final Thoughts: Heartwarming and heartbreaking--Sing It, Sam defintely brings the feels.

Blog Tour: Car Crash by T. Gephart

I'm thrilled to be helping T. Gephart celebrate the release of her latest novel Car Crash today, the companion novel to Train Wreck. Yesterday I shared my four star review and and today I have some teasers from this fantastic novel to share!

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Kitty was not only beautiful but also incredibly intelligent—except when it came to relationships. It seemed if a guy was a loser, corrupt, deadbeat or unavailable, she was completely and utterly attracted to him. She definitely had a “type,” and all of them had been one bad decision after another.

Dallas had trouble of his own. Finding women wasn’t a problem—he could charm the pants off almost anyone—but most of those “pantless” women ended up being a few bananas short of a fruit basket. Not always the best candidates for his sex-without-strings philosophy. He was one date away from ending up a 60 Minutes special.

While both of them were at the top of their game professionally—she a high-powered executive assistant, and he one of the best tattooists in the city—their personal lives had become a dumpster fire.

No one in their right mind would have suggested they join forces to help each other wade through the crazy. Surely that was a recipe for disaster? But without reason, logic or even sanity on their side, they decided to do it anyway.

It was a hot mess primed for a head-on collision.

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 The first book is currently FREE! Go back to the beginning!

 

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T Gephart is an indie author from Melbourne, Australia. 

T’s approach to life has been somewhat unconventional. Rather than going to University, she jumped on a plane to Los Angeles, USA in search of adventure. While this first trip left her somewhat underwhelmed and largely depleted of funds it fueled her appetite for travel and life experience.

With a rather eclectic resume, which reads more like the fiction she writes than an actual employment history, T struggled to find her niche in the world. 

While on a subsequent trip the United States in 1999, T met and married her husband. Their whirlwind courtship and interesting impromptu convenience store wedding set the tone for their life together, which is anything but ordinary. They have lived in Louisiana, Guam and Australia and have travelled extensively throughout the US. T has two beautiful young children and one four legged child, Woodley the wonder dog. 

An avid reader, T became increasingly frustrated by the lack of strong female characters in the books she was reading. She wanted to read about a woman she could identify with, someone strong, independent and confident who didn’t lack femininity. Out of this need, she decided to pen her first book, A Twist of Fate. She enjoyed the process so much that when it was over she couldn’t let it go.

T loves to travel, laugh and surround herself with colourful characters. This inevitably spills into her writing and makes for an interesting journey – she is well and truly enjoying the ride! 

Based on her life experiences, T has plenty of material for her books and has a wealth of ideas to keep you all enthralled.

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Be sure to check out this fabulous series--you won't be sorry!

Book Shelf: Car Crash (Collision #2) by T. Gephart

Kitty was not only beautiful but also incredibly intelligent—except when it came to relationships. It seemed if a guy was a loser, corrupt, deadbeat or unavailable, she was completely and utterly attracted to him. She definitely had a “type,” and all of them had been one bad decision after another.

Dallas had trouble of his own. Finding women wasn’t a problem—he could charm the pants off almost anyone—but most of those “pantless” women ended up being a few bananas short of a fruit basket. Not always the best candidates for his sex-without-strings philosophy. He was one date away from ending up a 60 Minutes special.

While both of them were at the top of their game professionally—she a high-powered executive assistant, and he one of the best tattooists in the city—their personal lives had become a dumpster fire.

No one in their right mind would have suggested they join forces to help each other wade through the crazy. Surely that was a recipe for disaster? But without reason, logic or even sanity on their side, they decided to do it anyway.

It was a hot mess primed for a head-on collision.

More info on Goodreads.......


Review:

T. Gephart is back with the second novel in her Collision series, Car Crash, another wildly entertaining and enjoyable romance full of humour, passion and tension.

Kitty Donovan is used to people underestimating her. Even though she has built herself a successful position as an assistant to a leading CEO, she’s still not seen for her intelligence and ambition, just her glorious body. A body that has led Kitty into a lot of questionable situations with men. Tattoo artist Dallas is happily living the single life. He has a string of gorgeous women he gets to take to his bed and as long as everyone knows the score, everyone should leave happy, right? Wrong! All his no-strings-attached hook-ups always end the same way; a mess, and after talking to a new work colleague, Dallas has a plan to turn things around. He and Kitty are going to conduct an experiment to see if spending time with someone outside of the bedroom can help heighten what happens within. Yet as Kitty and Dallas find themselves becoming closer than ever will the experiment become something more or are they on a collision for a complete disaster?

Having enjoyed Train Wreck, I was super excited to read it’s companion novel Car Crash, which is as good, if not better than its predecessor! In fact, I think I loved Car Crash even more than the first book! Easily read as a standalone novel or alongside Train Wreck if you want to appreciate the other characters a little bit more, Car Crash follows Kitty and Dallas and unfolds through their dual, back and forth perspective.

Both Kitty and Dallas are highly likable characters and have fantastic chemistry. Theirs is a slow burn romance with plenty of sexual tension and eventual sizzling sex scenes that heat up the pages. I loved that they built their relationship on a friendship even though they had been intimate in the past. Seeing them interact and hang out was sweet and I enjoyed seeing them fall for one another so effortlessly.

T. Gephart brings love to life with this rom-com and I definitely believe Car Crash is worth a read. I was thrilled to see Josh and Eve again from time to time throughout the book and am already intrigued by the new Ink Addiction employee Mason. Here’s hoping there will be a third book featuring him as there’s just so much I want to know more!


Rating:
Source: Sent for review by InkSlinger PR and the author (Thank you guys!)
Publisher: T Gephart
Format: Kindle ebook
Release Date: February 7th 2019
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Final Thoughts: So much fun; I'd love to see another novel featuring Mason if possible.

Waiting on Wednesday #257

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine where you can spotlight an upcoming release that you're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm waiting on.....  

The Last Hope by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie 

Releases on: August 13th 2019

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A stunning conclusion to the sci-fi romance duology by writing duo Krista & Becca Ritchie, The Last Hope is filled with twists and turns you'll never see coming.

Sacrifice all you have to survive. 

 
Imprisoned for weeks on an enemy starcraft, Franny, Court, and Mykal have sat with an unfathomable revelation. They are human. But as they fight to stay alive, they’re unsure of why or how they’re different. Escaping prison means trusting a young mysterious stranger. He knows everything about their lost histories, but when answers aren’t given freely, the bonded trio are forced to join a mission. One that will determine the fate of humanity. 

 
Legend says, a baby—the first of her species—has the power to cloak and teleport planets. Tasked with retrieving the infant, Court is afraid the baby is just a myth, and if they fail, they’ll never know the truth about their human origins. 

 
As Court and Mykal grow closer, their linked bond becomes harder to hide, and dynamics change when Franny begins to fall for someone new. Vulnerable and with no choice, the hunt for the baby sends the trio on a dangerous path to Saltare-1: a water world where their enemies can’t die and survival comes at a high cost.

Thoughts:

The Raging Ones was one of my favourite books of 2018 and I'm beyond excited to get my hands on The Last Hope. Franny, Mykal and Court have won my heart and soul and I MUST HAVE THIS as soon as possible! 

What are you waiting on this week?

 

Swag Giveaway!

In recent time I've come to the conclusion that I'm a book hoarder, but I've also recently realized that I hoard swag too. Badly. I've boxes of it. Which is why I'm going to give it away!

20--yes 20--followers with will an envelope full of swag made up of post cards, pictures, book marks, bracelets, magnets, lip balms and other bookish goodies. And most of it is signed :)

There will be:

15x AU/NZ winners

5x INT winners

Boxes of swag!

 

Signed pictures!

Swag--a lot of it signed--from authors including:  

Carmen Jenner, Amity Cross, Abbi Glines, Jennifer L Armentrout, Tamara Stone, Cora Carmack, Kylie Scott, Jay Crownover, Lara Adrian, Kiki Hamilton, Natalie Gayle, Jay McLean, C.J. Duggan, Stacey Nash, Holly Black, Eden Summers, Kia Carrington, Jana Oliver, Lisa Edward, Penny Reid, Leisa Rayven, Pepper Winters, Belle Aurora, Samantha Young, Lili St Germain, Denise Grover Swank, Selena Fenech, Maria V Snyder, Amie Kaufman, Jacinta Maree, Maya Banks, Cassia Leo, Bella Jewel, Jessie L. Starr, Rachel Johns, Harper Sloan, T. Gephart, Margaret McHeyzer, Chantal Fernando, Nina Levine, J. L Perry/Jodi Perry, Janeal Falor, Alison Goodman, Jaymin Eve, Kat T Mason and MORE!

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