Blog Tour: The Devil Wears Black by LJ Shen

 

“An expert at the dark and sexy anti-hero, Shen brings her seductive prose to an
irresistible ‘second chance romance’.”-- Oprah Magazine

The Devil Wears Black, all new enemies-to-lovers, fake fiancé standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is available now!

Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect—from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend.
When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.
What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie’s life—and when Chase’s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality.
They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?

Reviewer: Kim 

Rating: 5 Stars

Another cracking book by the Queen of romance books.

This story grabbed me in and hooked me from start to finish. It truly was something special and I've now become obsessed with author, her books and This incredible story. This story consumed me and I loved that about this story.

There was amazing banter, steamy hot scenes, amazing chemistry between the charachers, great entertainment and brilliant enemies to lovers story that I won't forget in a long time.

Chase black was the ultimate hero. He is absolutely everything rolled up in one. He is sarcastic, arrogant, a big jerk but same time he's a caring and living side towards his family.

The story was very unique and powerful. I laughed out loud very often throughout the story as the banter was full on and amazing .

Great story. 

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Excerpt

I fished for my keys in my little clutch, stomping my way up the stairs. He was still on the first step, his eyes burning a hole through my back. The one time he looked at me with anything but frost, and I was completely immune to it.  pushed the building entrance door open, ignoring his plea. 

Funny, I’d always thought it’d feel divine to dismiss him the way he’d dismissed me. But right now, my feelings swirled among hurt, anger, and confusion. Triumph was nowhere in sight, and glee was miles away. I was almost past the threshold when his next words gave me pause. 

“Too scared to give me ten minutes of your time?” he challenged, the smirk in his voice like a stab in my back. I froze. Now I recognized him. Cold, calculated. Playfully ruthless. “If you’re so over me and not at all tempted to be under me once we get upstairs, you can go back to your blissful, Chase-free existence after I say my piece, no?” 

Scared? He thought I was scared? If I were any more immune to his charms at this point, I’d actively throw up at his sight. 

I swiveled, jutting my hip out, a polite smile on my lips. “Cocky much?” 

“Just enough to get your attention,” he deadpanned, looking awfully like a man who didn’t want to be here. 

What is he doing here, anyway? 

“Five minutes will do, and you better behave.” I pointed at him with my clutch. 

“Cross my heart and hope to die.” He put a hand on his chest mockingly. 

“At least our hopes are aligned.” 

About LJ Shen
L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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RELEASE BLITZ: OUR CHANCE by Margaret McHeyzer

 

Title: Our Chance

Series: Hope River #2

Author: Margaret McHeyzer

Genre: Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance

Release Date: March 15, 2021

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We started out as friends.

But as time goes by I find myself developing a crush on Jake.

I’m fairly certain our attraction is mutual. When we’re together we’re dynamic, our chemistry is undeniable. But something is stopping us from acting on our feelings.

Resisting him is nearly impossible.

The problem is, I’m running from my past.

Jake’s the Sheriff of Hope River, and it wouldn’t be hard for him to uncover my secrets.

Do I risk telling him the truth, or do I run again?

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Reviewer: Ebbie

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Our Chance is the second book in the Hope River series. This is Elle’s story. When she was introduced in the first book I could wait to get her story. This one was a little more emotional than the first book but it is so worth it. Elle and Jake both have issues to get through and are hesitant to start a relationship for fear of breaking their heart. Jake is a great guy. He’s protective and wants the best for Elle. This is how they end up moving in together. The more time they spend together the more they realize they can’t fight their feelings. This was a great addition to the series. I can’t wait to read the next one.

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STRONG, BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS CHARACTERS. 

**Write something worth reading**

I'm Margaret and I'm a self-published author.

Recently I was fortunate in obtaining New York Times best-selling status on my YA/NA book - Ugly, and my YA book - Mistrust.

My last six books have been YA and I'm completely in love with the genre. I love being able to communicate with people through my words and stories.

My writing genres all differ, but the one thing I keep consistent is my heroines. All my female lead characters are strong, gutsy and not the 'perfect' woman. While my books all have romantic elements in them, they aren't just about the romance. They're about finding strength, acceptance and making life long connections.

I hope you enjoy my stories as much as I have while writing them.

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RELEASE BLITZ: CHECK SWING by Carrie Aarons

                            

                          🧡 NEW SMALL TOWN ROMANCE 🧡

Check Swing is now live! The next Callahan Family book is here, and it's a sports romance with a surprise baby twist!

This steamy love story brings us back to the world of a small Pennsylvania town that houses a professional baseball team, which has been run by the same family for generations. After being struck by scandal, they’re closing ranks. Drama, romance, familial bonds, sports - this series has it ALL.

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Sinclair Callahan is a trust fund baby.

Born into one of the richest, most notorious families in the country, the black sheep title was stamped on him from an early age. While the rest of his relatives earn their keep at the top tier baseball team they’ve owned for generations, Sin prefers spending his time and money on booze, babes and bad decisions.

Until all three land him in a coma, fighting for his life.

One year later, with a sober chip in his hand, he arrives at spring training ready to turn it all around. But when he meets the only woman who doesn’t recognize just who he is, he can’t help omitting a few important details … like his last name. No stranger to charming women, Sin uses one of his old skillsets to kick off what is sure to be an epic hookup.

But when she shows up five months after their brief Florida fling with a secret that will topple his privileged world, he might just lose everything he’s worked so hard to rebuild. Including a real shot at love with the sassy redhead that he’s been too much of a coward to pursue.

Can he shoulder the responsibility he’s always shrugged off? Or will he balk at the real-life complications and strike out completely?

Francesca Kade is an independent goal-getter.

As one of the only female strength coaches in the league, she’s used to invading the boys’ club. After putting up with being passed over and not promoted for a number of seasons, she’s finally got her shot.

A consummate professional with blinders on, there is no way anything will screw up all she hopes to achieve. Well, except for maybe the new employee with eyes the color of ocean waves and a smirk that’s the definition of sin. When they catch fire in the southern heat, it’s almost impossible to put it out.

Until she finds out that he’s her boss’s boss’s boss.

Burned from the betrayal and panicking with a fresh secret of her own, Frankie is shocked when she lands her ultimate dream job. There is no way she’s turning it down. But when she bumps into Sinclair on day one, all of the old feelings and new problems come hurtling at her like a baseball to the face.

Will she ever be able to trust that he’ll put both her and his responsibilities before his vices? Or will their differences cost them the game?

 

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Reviewer: Christi 

Rating: 5 Stars

Check Swing by Carrie Aarons is another great installment in the Callahan Family series. This book focuses on Sinclair aka Sin Callahan, the black sheep of the Callahan family, and Frankie, a strength coach working within the family's baseball empire. 

When Frankie meets Sin, they decide friends with benefits is the way to go. And Sin? Well, he keeps some pertinent information a secret. When Frankie gets promoted and she finds out Sin's secret, she's not entirely sure she can look past it.    

Check Swing was a quick, engaging read and a sweet story of redemption. I didn't care for Sin in Walker's book.  He really across as a spoiled jerk. After a year of sobriety, we get see a whole new side of Sin and I really ended up liking him.  

Check swing is a heartwarming sports romance that you won't want to put down. (This is book 3 in the series...for the FULL background make sure to read book 1 &2 first!!!) Carrie Aarons has really mastered the art of sports romance in this series.  

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Author of romance novels such as The Tenth Girl and Privileged, Carrie Aarons writes books that are just as swoon-worthy as they are sarcastic. A former journalist, she prefers the love stories of her imagination, and the athleisure dress code, much better.

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When she isn't writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She’s a Jersey girl living in Texas with her husband, daughter, son and Great Dane/Lab rescue.

 

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RELEASE BLITZ: HOME TO YOU byKaylee Ryan & Lacey Black

 

Title: Home to You

Authors: Kaylee Ryan & Lacey Black

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 9, 2021

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Sebastian

You always remember your first love. You also never forget the day she left.

Moving on from losing Haven was hard, but I was young, with my whole life ahead of me. A life that saw a marriage, the birth of my daughter, and then a divorce. Co-parenting isn’t easy, but not much in life is, right? I have a job I love as a high school math teacher and football coach, and raising Chloe keeps me plenty busy. Life is good. I’m content. Settled. Predictable.

Until one day, I look up and come face to face with the one that got away. Haven Decker.

Haven

You always remember the day you break your own heart. You also never forget the man you left behind.

I was young and thought I needed more than life in the small town I grew up in. I walked away from the love of my life for a chance at a career most only ever dream of. I focused on putting one foot in front of the other, creating a life I thought I wanted. It turns out the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. When an injury and a cheating boyfriend bring my world to a halt, one phone call has me packing up and heading back to the one place I never thought I would return to.

I knew I would run into him, but I don’t know if I’m ready to face him. Sebastian Hall.

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Reviewer: Chelsea 

Rating: 4.5 stars!

I have those this author combo since they released their first collab so I was excited to get another one! This is the story of Sebastian and Haven and it was an amazing, sweet and romantic read!

I love a good second chance romance and that’s what I got with this book! Haven comes home to help her old dance teacher, she knows she will run into her high school sweetheart but she was not expecting his daughter to be one of her students! These two had sparks from the start!! 

Sebastian was a total swoon worthy hero and Haven was such a good heroine for him! I loved this story because we didn’t have to deal with a hero who couldn’t profess his love, Sebastian was not shy about wanting to try their relationship again! 

I loved this sweet little read, I only with it was longer!!

KAYLEE RYAN

Kaylee Ryan is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author. When she’s not spinning tales of happily ever after, she’s reading or spending time with family. Born and raised an Ohio girl, Kaylee resides in Cincinnati with her husband and their son.

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Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading and writing. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and a chocolate lab. Lacey loves shooting guns and should only consume one mixed drink because she’s a lightweight.

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BLOG TOUR: FRAGILE by Samantha Lovelock

 

FRAGILE THINGS

by Samantha Lovelock

NOW LIVE!!!

 

NOW LIVE + GIVEAWAY!!! Fragile Things by Samantha Lovelock is available now + FREE in Kindle Unlimited!!!

 

“This bully romance was EVERYTHING! …Everyone needs to read this amazing story” – Goodreads reviewer

 

“Trust me, you want to read this book. It’s outstanding.” – Amazon reviewer

 

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Reviewer: Chelsea 

Rating: 4 stars

This is my first book by this author but I will definitely be reading her more!! This is the first book in the Folkestone Sins series. This was Samantha’s debut book but it didn’t seem that way at all!

I loved Stella as a heroine! I also loved Poe  as the hero of this story!! I thought this couple was great and the secondary characters were amazing and not only can I not wait for the next part of Poe and Stellas story I also can’t wait to get more from the secondary characters! 

This was a great romance book but it was also a little bit of a mystery. The secrets this town holds will come out but will everyone survive the fallout? 

Bring in book 2!

Poe Halliday was an accident. A chance meeting that changed my life forever.

My mother didn't have secrets; her secrets had her. After she disappeared, I had nothing.

Or so I thought

When the invitation arrived, the opportunity to learn about my mother's past was too great to pass up. Heading west to meet an aunt I had never heard of, I knew I was taking a risk, but I craved answers. Instead, I ended up with more questions, and now the dark history of this town threatens to tear me apart.

It's all about him.

I knew this was a mistake.

Stella Bradleigh was a distraction. Something to play with when my shadows got too dark.

I spent my entire existence forced to live a life I didn't want. There was only one way out.

Or so I thought.

When she arrived, none of us had any idea what it meant. Meeting the beautiful stranger with the mysterious past, I thought she would be a good time, and then I could just throw her away like all the others. Instead, she consumed me, and now she's made me question everything I know to be real in my life.

It's all about her.

I knew I was a mistake.

 

Sometimes what seems most fragile can't be broken.

★ Folkestone Sins is a series of interconnected duets.  Fragile Things is the first book in Stella and Poe's duet, and the first book in the series. This is a dark, mature high school/new adult romance. It contains situations and flashbacks that may trigger some readers, language that may be offensive, and scenes of a sexual nature (all consensual).  Recommended for 18+ only

 

 

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Samantha Lovelock is a sarcastic individual with a decent sense of humour, darknesses hidden in mind-closets that occasionally Jack-in-The-Box her unsuspecting ass, and a love and loyalty for her friends and family that runs deeper than any ocean. Her guy means the world to her, and so does her cat; sometimes even in that order. Her Mum is her hero, hands down. She proudly wears the crown of a Queen of Innuendo, and of Name That Tune, and has never met a cliffhanger she didn't like. She lives in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies with her British cowboy and their Norwegian Forest Cat, Winston Churchill.

RELEASE BLITZ: THE LAST PIECE OF HIS HEART by Emma Scott

 

From USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author, Emma Scott, comes the third and final novel in the Lost Boys series--a gritty, angsty love story about two lost souls searching for their place in the world, and what it means to be truly found.

The Last Piece of His Heart by Emma Scott is now live!

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...

Ronan Wentz has been to hell and back, and he carries the scars to prove it. Worse, the blood of a monster runs through his veins. After ten years in foster care, eighteen-year-old Ronan is finally reunited with family. His uncle gives him a roof over his head and puts him to work, managing a shabby apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California.

But a second chance is still a second chance. Ronan becomes a solitary hunter, a vigilante, walking the streets at night to keep the nightmares at bay. If he can use the anger burning in his tainted blood to protect instead of hurt, maybe then he'll find the absolution he seeks.

Then he meets Shiloh.

Shiloh Barrera looks like she has it all together. Smart, ambitious and full of artistic creativity she channels into making beautiful one-of-kind jewelry. But Shiloh's cool, capable demeanor is all a front. Her demons drive her to succeed as much as her ambition. To prove her worth to the mother who can't stand to look at her, and who's harboring secrets of her own.

When Shiloh and Ronan meet, the physical attraction is instant and scorching. Neither believe it will last. Falling in love is an impossible pipe dream saved for those less shattered and damaged than they are.

But as hard as they try to resist, the growing feelings between them seem inevitable... until one terrible night destroys Shiloh's dreams and Ronan's future. When the smoke clears, and the rubble settles, they'll have to choose - do their pasts determine their future, or can they build a new one from the broken pieces of their hearts?

Lost Boys is a new series of interconnected, coming-of-age standalones from USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott.

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Reviewer: Kim

Rating: 5 Stars

I love Emma Scott's books and I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book and Ronan and Shilohs story. I can definitely say it didn't let me down and I really enjoyed this story in this last book of the List boys series.

This story is epic and nothing can prepare you for how great a love story this book was. There is drama and angst throughout.

Ronan was such a troubled character. He's very intense character who you'd either love of hate. I loved it because it made his character have so much dimension to it. He has a very dark heart and that will break your heart. The author did such a good job peeling back his layers nicely throughout the book. 

Shiloh was also as troubled as Ronan. I liked how both was flawed but there story was all about there healing.

Great last book in the series.

Meet Emma

Emma Scott is a USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author whose books have been translated in five languages and featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, New York Daily News and USA Today's Happy Ever After. She writes emotional, character-driven romances in which art and love intertwine to heal, and in which love always wins. If you enjoy emotionally-charged stories that rip your heart out and put it back together again, with diverse characters and kind-hearted heroes, you will enjoy her novels. Visit www.emmascottwrites.com

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