REVIEW: The Evolution of Fae and Gods by Sawyer Bennett

 

Title: The Evolution of Fae and Gods
Series: Chronicles of the Stone Veil, Book 3
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Release Date: 23rd March 2021

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Evil is coming.

A dark malevolence the likes of which this world has never seen, and it comes straight from the depths of Hell. Darkness meant to destroy. A prophecy I am fated to fulfill but will most likely not survive.

Through it all, Carrick Byrne has stood strong by my side. Something has deeply changed between me and the man I once despised, and all it took was a kiss of provocation for both of us to feel it. I know deep in my soul we’re being guided by destiny, but I don’t know if I can trust it. Carrick is holding something back, and I fear the consequences could be deadly once his truth is revealed.

We’re not ready, but calamity waits for no woman. I have discovered a power within myself I must learn to master. A new connection in the Underworld has been revealed to me, one that I hope is friend but is just as likely foe. We are in a race against time as we try to figure out how to stop the end of the world from occurring. The battle is coming, and I can only hope we’re prepared for what happens next.

The Evolution of Fae and Gods is book three of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

Caroline's Review
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Oh. My. God!!!! This series is so freakin' good!!! I'm so in love with the whole premise, the characters, and the ever-unfolding storyline.

"One thing that I felt with certainty was that every time we came together, I'd feel something different snapping into place...or settling might be the better way to describe it."

Seriously, people, if you love fantasy, this author is so talented in bringing such a vividly engrossing story to life. I feel massively invested in Finley, Carrick and the rest of the gang. In this instalment, we find out so much more about Carrick's past, Finley's past, and the special connection they share. My heart bled for them and their fate, yet it also rejoiced in their passion. The plot of the story is intricate and growing more so with each book in this series. I'm in awe of all the little details the author has incorporated into the story, which gives it so much depth and credibility.

"You're the only thing in this world and the next that makes me feel powerless."

The author has built such a brilliant, absorbing and evocative world where humans, demi-gods, daemons and fae co-exist, as well as other realms that they inhabit. I've always thought that this author was a fantastic writer, but this fantasy series is on another level. I cannot wait for the next book!

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REVIEW BLITZ: Betrayed by Dr. Rebecca Sharp

 

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From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a brand-new, sexy and thrilling standalone romantic suspense... 

Six years ago, in order to save her own life, Addison Williams had to die. 

Returning home, she started over and never looked back. Until now. After a local interview about her business goes viral, bad things start happening. So, she turns to the only man she trusts—the man who helped fake her death. 

Ace Covington knows the situation is serious when independent Addy returns to the doorstep of Covington Security with a plea for help. But it doesn’t take long for her stubborn streak to shine through. 

Addy insists on being part of the investigation. Ace knows it’s too dangerous for her to get involved. A testy compromise results in a roommate situation where the only thing they can’t argue over is the attraction burning between them. 

When the demons from Addy’s past come looking for the woman who cheated death, Ace will risk everything to protect her and prove her betrayed heart is always safe with him. 

Caroline's Review

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Flip! I swear this author goes from strength to strength! Loved this first book in a new series so much!

I was really excited to get a series featuring the Covington brothers, who appear in the Carmel Cove series, and kicking off with the gorgeous Viking-esque, ex-military, protective alpha, Ace.

"I'd always been drawn to men who carried a powerful presence with them, and this man didn't just have it in spades, he wielded it like a weapon."

Addison Williams is technically dead but, in reality, she's in hiding. She's a pretty tough cookie - so independent and stubborn, but with a heart of gold. When a danger from the past comes knocking on her door, things start to heat up for her, as well as between these two friends, who've been tiptoeing around each other for six years. Holy hotness, Batman! Ace and Addy had some seriously scorching chemistry! However, Addy had been holding herself away from any form of trust and hurt that she was blind to how Ace had been constantly showing her that he was exactly she needed.

"Wanting someone...wanting to be with someone...doesn't make you weak."

This book was a thrilling read and I was completely sucked in from the prologue. I loved Ace! He was domineering but gentle, too. He had his desire for Addy on such a tight leash that I had to wonder how he'd held on to it for six long years! Addy was hella obstinate but I loved how she was all in once she'd made up her mind that she needed Ace in her life; that giving in to him didn't make her weak, but made her so much stronger. This was a pacy, well-plotted and well-executed story that had me hooked to the very end. It was suspenseful, super darn sexy and pretty emotional. A definite must-read from this fabulous author.

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Dr. Rebecca Sharp, while using a pen name, is actually a doctor living in Pennsylvania with her husband - the love of her life. She enjoys working in her practice with her father as well as letting her creativity run free as an author. Growing up she's always loved a good love story and finally decided to give writing one of her own a go. After graduating with her doctoral degree, she now enjoys spending that thing called free time traveling with her husband, cooking, and knitting. 

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COVER REVEAL: As We Are by Claudia Burgoa

 

 

Sometimes love finds you in the most unexpected places.

 

Claudia Burgoa has revealed the cover for As We Are!

 

Releasing: June 1, 2021

Cover Design: Hang Le

 

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa comes a single-dad sports romance where the only thing more heartfelt than the small town is the love story.

I never wanted to go back to Baker's Creek.

But when it rains, it pours. I lost my job, lost the guy, and lost the house. The perfect trifecta of ruin.

Ten years after I said I can make it on my own, I have no choice but to ask for help. But it's my mother who needs me now...

So it's back to where I don't belong.

There's no opportunity in my hometown. The only job that I can get is nannying. For a player from the Vancouver Orcas. "Mean" Mills Aldridge is going to be my new boss... and I'm supposed to pretend he isn't sex on skates.

Between avoiding the town mean girls, helping my parents, and trying not to behave like a puck bunny, my job with that sweet boy is fast becoming just like the rest of my life--one big complication.

My only escape is my late-night chats with Mills.

The confessions we share make me feel like I belong. The stolen kisses make it hard to remember why I ever left.

Until the opportunity I've been waiting for arrives, and it's time for me to say goodbye.

But can I leave that little boy and his father behind?

The Baker's Creek Billionaire Brothers series is a romantic comedy saga that's swoonful and sexy, with the right mix of ugly-cry moments and sweet seductions.

 

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Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breath away. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and her youngest two children.

She has a sweet Bichon, Macey, who thinks she's the ruler of the house. She's only partially right.

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COVER REVEAL: Don't Mind If "I Do" by Everly Ashton

 

Release Date: April 2

It’s not every day the woman who broke your heart asks to be your wife.

 

Life is good. I’m single. I’m an emergency room doctor. And according to my hookups, I’m hot AF.

 

Then she walks back into my life.

 

I haven’t seen Mazzy Pembrooke since the night she betrayed me. So when she comes into my work asking me to make good on a childhood pact and marry her, I’m speechless.

 

She’s the last woman I’d want to marry—even if it’s pretend and with a definitive end date.

 

But after I find myself in a sticky situation at work, marrying Mazzy might just benefit me too.

 

Once we’re living as husband and wife under the same roof though, I struggle to remember that I hate this woman and the fake marriage doesn’t feel so fake anymore.

 

Don’t Mind if “I Do” is a fake marriage, friends to enemies to lovers rom-com loaded with laughs. No cheating. HEA.

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Everly Ashton is a USA Today Bestselling Author who wanted to try something a little different under a new name. She loves brooding heroes, spunky heroines, and happily ever afters. You can usually find her with a Kindle in one hand and a cup of caffeine in the other. And because she’s using a pseudonym she can’t tell you much more than that. ;)

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COVER REVEAL: Devil's Deal by Aleatha Romig

 

Release Date: May 18

What is your desire? 

Lust, money, or power? 

I am the man who can make every dream come true, for a price. 

Years ago, a fight for supremacy took place between the two most powerful families in New Orleans. The battle was set in the metaphoric octagon, with the spotlight blazing. The city sat in paralyzed fear, awaiting word of a victor. 

Abraham Ramses versus Isaiah Boudreau. 

One man would emerge victorious and rule the city of sin. 

Neither understood that the devil was in the details. 

Neither lived to see the rising sun. 

I’m Everett Ramses, son of Abraham, and I am the devil. 

I took my rightful place as king of New Orleans. 

Now, my realm is threatened by a man with false claims to the Boudreau family. 

I know what I must have to secure my empire—who I must have. 

The rightful daughter of Isaiah Boudreau, Emma North, must be my wife. Together we will reign stronger than ever before. But first, she must take the devil’s deal. 

*DEVIL’S DEAL is a full-length novel that begins with the prequel FATE’S DEMAND previously titled The Deal. 

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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!

Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat.

In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.

In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.

Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

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RELEASE BLITZ: Betrayed by Dr. Rebecca Sharp

 

🛡️🛡️ 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 🛡️🛡️

𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞!

#𝟏-𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!

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From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a brand-new, sexy and thrilling standalone romantic suspense... 

Six years ago, in order to save her own life, Addison Williams had to die. 

Returning home, she started over and never looked back. Until now. After a local interview about her business goes viral, bad things start happening. So, she turns to the only man she trusts—the man who helped fake her death. 

Ace Covington knows the situation is serious when independent Addy returns to the doorstep of Covington Security with a plea for help. But it doesn’t take long for her stubborn streak to shine through. 

Addy insists on being part of the investigation. Ace knows it’s too dangerous for her to get involved. A testy compromise results in a roommate situation where the only thing they can’t argue over is the attraction burning between them. 

When the demons from Addy’s past come looking for the woman who cheated death, Ace will risk everything to protect her and prove her betrayed heart is always safe with him. 

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Dr. Rebecca Sharp, while using a pen name, is actually a doctor living in Pennsylvania with her husband - the love of her life. She enjoys working in her practice with her father as well as letting her creativity run free as an author. Growing up she's always loved a good love story and finally decided to give writing one of her own a go. After graduating with her doctoral degree, she now enjoys spending that thing called free time traveling with her husband, cooking, and knitting. 

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RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW: Sweet Little Nothing by LK Farlow

 

Title: Sweet Little Nothing

Author: LK Farlow

Genre: New Adult Bully/

Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

Release Date: March 18, 2021

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EMMY

My fall from grace was one for the books. All it took was his word against mine for everything to topple.

Liar. Slut. Snitch.

Now, I wear my shame like a scarlet letter pinned to my chest.

People say I ruined his life. Except, he’s the one who irrevocably broke me—my heart, my body, my soul…my will to live.

STERLING

Like a little coward, she thinks the span of five states is enough to keep her safe. But I know where she is and I’m going to make her pay.

She ruined my best friend’s life. Now…I’m going to ruin her.

One by one, I’ll spill her secrets, until she has nowhere left to turn—except to me, her very own big, bad wolf.

Caroline's Review
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“Sterling is a bully, and everything I despise in a man, and yet my lips still burn with the flames of his kiss.”

Emmalyn Price has suffered unspeakable trauma and when she finally speaks up, she finds herself ostracized and vilified. When she escapes to college far from home, she’s hoping for a fresh start where nobody knows her, but is horrified to discover a very familiar face – someone who is determined to ruin her life. Even though she knows he’s using everything in his arsenal to weaken her, she can’t help feeling both aroused and disgusted by him.

“Something about seeing her in my shirt, in my space, it feels right. Natural, even. Which is downright terrifying.”

Sterling Abbot has a plan to avenge his lifelong best friend. However, all the while he’s trying to make Emmy miserable, seeds of doubt are planted in his mind. Add in the fact that his attraction to her is fierce, as his feelings for her start changing from hate into something else entirely, especially when he begins to understand that Emmy is not the villain of the story at all.

”He left her demise in my hands, but instead of hurting her, I’m going to heal her.”

So, this story dealt with a couple of hard-hitting subjects. Emmy’s feeling of isolation at home is hugely tempered by the friendships she makes when she arrives at college. I loved the close bonds she makes with her three closest friends (I adored Stella, Gabe and Zach!). She’s strong in so many ways, yet she has a hell of a lot of healing still to do. Initially, Sterling is pretty vicious in his victimisation of her. However, when he starts to put things together and realises Emmy’s real pain and the truth of things, his behaviour and attitude flipped completely. I must say that I found that a bit jarring. We have glimpses of Sterling in the past where we suspect that he’d always had a fondness for Emmalyn. It wasn’t necessarily an attraction, but it showed that he was actually a good, caring person. We also get glimpses where he realises that his best friend is a little bit extreme and his behaviour is somewhat off, but then he’ll still do his friend’s bidding out of loyalty. He just doesn’t seem to be the kind of guy who would do that without question. He must have known Emmy pretty well as she was growing up, so I found his clinical hatred of her a little bit hard to believe. What I did find believable was his growing love for her, and his need to look after her and do whatever he could to make her happy. I loved that Emmy felt safe with him. Overall, this was a great read, dealing with difficult subject matters sensitively, and showing us how love, support and trust from others can help the healing process immensely.

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“Waiting for your next victim?” a cool, dark voice asks from my left.

“What do you want?” I ask without turning around. His voice alone sends shivers down my spine. God only knows what seeing his smug smile and sharp jaw would do to me right now.

Stupidly, I let my guard down tonight. Every single fiber of my being is telling me to run, but I refuse—partly because the thought of making a scene in front of all of these people has my skin feeling tight and itchy, and also because I refuse to give him the satisfaction of seeing me run away... again.

Sterling leans in, his breath tickling my neck and his body warming mine. “I’m just saying. Dressed the way you are, you must be looking for a good time. And I can’t help but wonder...” He trails off, skimming his nose down the column of my throat before scraping his teeth against the sensitive flesh where my neck and shoulder meet.

“Stop it!” I pray for my voice to come out firm and commanding, but seeing as God abandoned me long ago, I sound raw and needy. Which is a lie. I am a lot of things in regard to Sterling Abbot—angry, frustrated, hurt—but definitely not needy.

I try to shoulder-check him, but he bands an arm around my waist and pulls me in closer, bringing my back flush with his front. The feel of our bodies pressed together has my heart slamming against my ribs as arousal and disgust battle for dominance inside of me.

Judging from my roiling gut and damp panties, it’s a tie.

“I don’t really think you mean that, little mouse.”

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LK Farlow (A.K.A Kate) is a small town girl with a love for words. She's been writing stories for as long as she can remember. A Southern girl through and through, Kate resides in beautiful, sunny LA--that's Lower Alabama, y'all--with her amazing husband and four rambunctious children. When she's not writing, you can find her snuggled up on the couch watching car shows while she crochets or with her nose in a book.

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