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    Title: Heat Author: TL Travis Genre: MM Romance Cover Designer: Indie Sage Model: Simon Photog: Paul Henry Serres Publication Date: May 25 th , 2022 Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR Blurb: What do you get when you throw a burly blacksmith and the town’s poster child for clumsiness together?   A whole lot of swearing and a threatening use of duct tape.   And the need to construct a sign that reads, “DO NOT LET CAMPBELL NEAR THE FORGE!”   Alabaster Falls’ local blacksmith, Daughtry Blackburn, was satisfied with his reclusive status. He had iron to bend and orders to fill but he knew he needed something to take the business to the next level. His father had fought taking their business into the twenty-first century, but since he’d passed, it was up to Daughtry to keep things forward moving and he knew there was no way to do so without being on the World Wide Web. Metalworking, he got. Computers, not so much.   Campbell Jenkins was desperate to be accepted by h

    Title: As Close to Perfect Author: Maria Jane Genre: Contemporary Romance Editor: Jo Michaels, Indie Books Gone Wild Cover Design: Daryl McCool, dam Cool Graphics Publication Date: May 24 th , 2022 Hosted by:  Lady Amber's Reviews & PR Blurb: She’s definitely attracted to his type and he seems as close to perfect as a guy could get. Only problem, she’d sworn off dating hot, muscled, athletic types for good.   Wronged by a string of jocks, Bree creates a hard rule: no dating athletes. Further, she enacts a list of other guidelines to protect a fragile heart. As per the rules, coffee meetups don’t count as dates, lunch doesn’t count as a date, there will be no physical displays of affection until after a real date, and no sex until he commits to an exclusive relationship.   Enter Nate. Tall and muscular with deep blue eyes and dark hair, he’s the perfect clone for the guys that hurt her before. If it walks like a duck, it’s a duck, right?   Enter Steven. She could not have or

      Title: City of Ruin Series Name: Ruined Lands, book one (A Forgotten Lands World Novel) Author: Lindsey Pogue Genre: New Adult / Gothic Romance / Fairytale Retelling / Historical Fantasy / Alternative History / Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 14 th , 2022 Hosted by:  Lady Amber's PR Blurb: The Collector is coming.   Centuries ago, the skies turned black. For 300 years, Londoners survived in the dank, underground tunnels of the city, until a stranger from a faraway land offered to save them. Though it wasn't without cost . . . and he has come to collect.   Travel beyond the  City of Ruin , through the secret passageways and haunted woods, to a land shrouded in secrets in this atmospheric retelling of  Jane Eyre  and  Beauty and the Beast.   This is the first book in the richly imagined Ruined Lands, a Forgotten Lands sister series and collection of dystopian fairytale retelling.   *All Forgotten Lands World novels can be read as standalones and in any order.* NOW

  p>  Title: Goddess Author: S.R. Watson & Ryan Stacks Genre: New Adult Romance Cover Designer: Indie Sage Editor: Jenny Sims of Editing4Indies Publication Date: May 19 th , 2022 Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR Blurb: From USA Today bestselling authors, S.R. Watson and Ryan Stacks, comes a forced proximity romance filled with suspense.     Our paths crossed along a deserted, small-town road. I was on the run and the handsome stranger was there to ensure I got to the next town safely - his town. Huxley made it easy to let down my guard… made it easy to forget the trauma I left behind. Courageously, I let myself live in the moment, knowing it was all temporary, just for a taste of happiness.   I never expected things to spiral the way they did…   I never expected to be taken…   I never expected Huxley to be the one to betray me.   Our chance meeting wasn’t a coincidence. I’m the job. Nothing is as it seems and feelings aren’t easily contained. Wh

  Someone Else’s Shadows Monica James  My name is Peyton Lane, and I have no idea who I am. Six months ago, I woke from a coma with no recollection of anybody, anything. My family tells me that I’m a good woman, that I’m loved. It seems I’ve lived a full, rewarding life, but I would give all of it up in a heartbeat to remember who I was. My mind is a blank slate. Every moment in time wiped clean. But there is one thing I  can  remember, something I haven’t dared to tell anyone about—a mysterious oak tree, a red ribbon, and a vision of drowning. I know the answers I seek lie buried at the bottom of a lake. And that’s why I’m here in South Carolina. The memory I have is something I witnessed… So  I wonder what it would feel like to remember…remember who I was, but more importantly, remember what I did.   Someone Else’s Shadow  Monica James @authormonicajames Series:  Standalone Genre:  Romantic Suspense/Thriller  Cover Designer: Sommer Stein—Perfect Pear Creative Covers    Release date :

  Title: Bane of Angels Author: L.L. Hunter Genre: YA Urban Fantasy/PNR Cover Designer: KILA Designs Publication Date: Sept. 30 th , 2022 Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR Blurb: Ebony is now the fully fledged Goddess of the entire universe. Something she’d never thought would happen. She was told she was worthy of such a title, but Ebony is still suffering from imposter syndrome.   Travis is changing. Again. Ever since the demon attack in the Realm of Ice, he has been different, Distant, and his powers are morphing into something more dark and deadly. Will the darkness completely overcome him? Will Ebony’s love be able to bring him back into the light?   A war with the rebels is brewing, and this time they’re out for blood. Will they be able to find the Nephilim’s weakness and exploit it?   Betrayal. Love. Rebellion. War.   In the final chapter of the bestselling Ebony Angel series, Friendships will be tested. Lines will be drawn, and he

     Title: Weaver Authors: Tish Thawer Genre: YA Fantasy Cover Designer: Regina Wamba Publication Date: June 21 st , 2022 Hosted by:  Lady Amber’s PR Blurb: He walked out of my dream, identifying himself only as the Weaver. In a black cloak, with eyes like stars, there was a shimmer to the way he moved. He was beautiful. Ethereal… and I was going to make him mine. *** Alone for most of her life, Milly is determined to make the man of her dreams a reality. Using her hereditary magic, she sets out on a lifelong quest, entering a world of shadows and secrets. But little does she know, to possess his heart, she’ll have to give away her own… for the only way to love a Dream Weaver is to become his Queen of Nightmares. *** The choice between love and magic is a dangerous thing.   “Lush and atmospheric, Weaver is a beautiful, carefully-crafted YA fantasy.” ~ Casey L. Bond, author of House of Eclipses NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! #1 Bestseller in Historical Fiction 2017/2020 #1 Bestseller in