Dare to Breath by S.B. Alexander-Indie Sage Book Release Blitz

Intended for audiences 18+ Strong language and sexual content.

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About the book 

Publication Date: February 6, 2018
Genres: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Eternal love is worth waiting for.

Since Lacey Robinson trekked off to college four years ago, Kade Maxwell has worried non-stop that her blackouts and panic attacks would destroy her independence. But with her graduation on the horizon, he begins to relax, knowing she’ll soon be back in his arms. He’s excited to do the one thing he’s been longing to do—propose. But when he surprises her the day before graduation, he may be walking away instead.

Lacey was practically born with a baseball in one hand and a mitt on the other. The only time she hasn’t played was after the death of her mom and sister. The uphill climb to get back to pitching was painful, and if it weren’t for Kade, she might not have made it. Now, a major league team is interested in her, but she knows that her sexy bad boy wants to get married.

Fate is throwing curveballs at Kade and Lacey. Will they be brave enough to swing for love’s homerun?

This is the final installment of Kade and Lacey’s story. It’s highly recommended that Dare to Kiss and Dare to Dream be read before reading Dare to Breathe.

Intended for audiences 18+ Strong language and sexual content.

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Icing on the Cake by Ann Marie Walker -Book Review- An Indie Sage Tour

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Publication Date: January 30, 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Notting Hill meets The Prince & Me in Icing on the Cake, the second standalone laugh-out-loud romance in Ann Marie Walker’s Wild Wedding series

Cassandra Miller doesn’t have time for men. She’s far too busy trying to open a cupcake shop with her silent partner and best friend, not to mention catering her brother’s wedding. And let’s face it, it’s not like Prince Charming is going to stroll into the bakery and sweep her off her feet.

Henry has been a prince his entire life but for one wild wedding he wants to be nothing more than an “Average Joe”, or in this instance, “Average Hank”. However, when a case of mistaken identity and a batch of burned cupcakes ends in a night of passion, Cassie and Hank must decide if theirs is a recipe for disaster or the makings of true romance.

And I thought

Ann Marie Walker had me at the cover.  Cake.  Ahhh.

I loved this fun contemporary sweet romance.  There is  alot of sweet here what with all the baking going on.  

It isn't a 'sweet romance' in the sense of sweet and clean.  

There is some language.  And well grandma would blush a bright red!

But Icing on the Cake is a great read that will keep you turning the pages to the end. 

I loved the characters.  Hank aka Prince Henry is charming.  

Cassie is just fun.  The two meet and are immediately attracted to each other.  The bedroom scenes are tasteful but as I said 

granny would blush.  

The story takes place in a weekend since Henry is only in town for the wedding of Cassie's brother.  So it was a quick romance with only one actual date.  The most romantic date! Which began with horse back riding and then a very romantic barn bedroom scene. This is what romance is about!  

I loved getting another glimpse at Cole and Olivia (Cassies bestie) their fast and sweet and hot romance is book 1 in the series. 
I had the pleasure of reviewing Black Tie Optional.  My review is here. 

Although I really did love this book I was very disappointed that the author didn't include an epilogue.  I felt that the book ended abruptly and I wanted much more.  

The story was pulled together.  All the drama worked out.  

But it ended flat for me.  

So did Cassie end up becoming Henry's princess?  

And what about her thriving business.  Does she leave it behind.  

I guess with this one the reader is left to decide.

I received a complimentary copy from Indie Sage Promo.

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Book Review-Biscuits And Slashed Browns by Maddie Day-Great Escapes Tour

Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – Indiana
Kensington (January 30, 2018)
Mass Market Paperback: 292 Pages
ISBN-13: 978-1496711212
E-Book ASIN: B071DZ1K5W

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For country-store owner Robbie Jordan, the National Maple Syrup Festival is a sweet escape from late-winter in South Lick, Indiana—until murder saps the life out of the celebration . . .

As Robbie arranges a breakfast-themed cook-off at Pans ‘N Pancakes, visitors pour into Brown County for the annual maple extravaganza. Unfortunately, that includes Professor Connolly, a know-it-all academic from Boston who makes enemies everywhere he goes—and this time, bad manners prove deadly. Soon after clashing with several scientists at a maple tree panel, the professor is found dead outside a sugar shack, stabbed to death by a local restaurateur’s knife. When an innocent woman gets dragged into the investigation and a biologist mysteriously disappears, Robbie drops her winning maple biscuits to search for answers. But can she help police crack the case before another victim is caught in a sticky situation with a killer?

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I found this book to be an engaging read, with all the cozy elements in good balance. . . The writing is strong, and the story engaging . . .
~The Ninja Librarian

Biscuits and Slashed Browns is an entertaining cozy mystery that has the traditional feel that I enjoy.
~The Power of Words

The mystery is solid and there are unexpected turns – the killer isn’t obvious until the end.
~Christa Reads and Writes

The interwoven storylines keep the story fresh, exciting, and engaging. If you are looking for a cozy mystery that is fast-paced (never a dull moment) and will keep you on the edge of your seat, I suggest you give Biscuits and Slashed Browns a try!
~Sapphyria’s Books

Incredible new addition to this series.
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I love the people of South Lick and getting to know more about them in each book.
~Book Babble

A quick pace drivs,es this cozy mystery where Robbie’s nose for trouble, overactive sense of curiosity and loyalty to friends won’t allow her to rest until all seems peaceful again.
~Laura’s Interests

The author is very talented in her descriptive writing and through much of the book I felt like I was right there, visiting Pans ‘N Pancakes, and it made me hungry.
~mjbreviewers

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I literally may have gained a few pounds.  I think I could smell those maple biscuits and well hash browns are one of my favorite things to eat so seeing that cover just had me drooling! 

The first few pages were just a tad slow but once I managed to get over that hump it was a fun visit at South Lick and then 

Pans N Pancakes Cafe.  

Biscuits And Slashed Browns is the 4th title in the Country 
Story Mystery Series.  Although it is a stand alone I did have a disconnected feeling with the sub characters.  I think having read the previous installments would have pulled things together more for me. 

This was a good cozy mystery.  I enjoyed getting to know the characters and I do want to read the earlier installments so I can make the connections that I missed.  

I am looking forward to more in the series and look forward to stories around the bed and breakfast.

The author included a variety of recipes at the end.  I am looking forward to trying the Eggplant Bake!  

I received a complimentary copy from Great Escapes Tours.
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Greetings from Roberto Fracasso

My heart, it is full with the visit of my daughter. My American daughter, Robbie Jordan! I am Roberto Fracasso, her Italian father, but her mother never told us about each other. Grazie a Robbie's persistence, she discovered me, and now I never let her go.

She came to visit us after Christmas here in Pisa. What a reunion we had, if you can call it that when we never knew each other before. She met my lovely wife, Maria, my adult children, and even my little grandson.

And what a feast we had for Capodanno! Here we celebrate abundance on New Year’s day.

We eat the rich meal of risotto, lentils, and pork sausage. We make a practice to throw old pans out the window, and everybody wears red underwear (under their clothes). And of course there are fireworks!

I'm so happy she came to visit. Now Maria and I, we plan a visit to Robbie later in the spring. We will eat pancakes at her restaurant, stay in her new B&B rooms, and explore that beautiful part of the United States, Brown County, Indiana, where I met her mama Jeanine so many years ago. 

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The Pretender by Ta/Mara Hanscom-Book Review

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The Pretender: A Blackguard in Disguise (Reata Publishing, September 2017)

Set in South Dakota in 1975, where eighteen-year-olds could order 3.2 beer in a bar, and loaded guns were kept under the counter.

Frankie Valli sang “My Eyes Adored You,” and American soldiers returning from Vietnam struggled with their new reality.

It’s within this tumultuous season of American history that Tillie Caselli meets Noah Hansen, and they are never the same again. Their lives were mysteriously intertwined—and had been for many years—yet they had no idea.
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From the moment they met, Tillie and Noah wanted to spend the rest of their lives together, but a deliberate omission will keep them apart—and that same omission will be responsible for the escape of a murderer, and a bride’s deception.

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I knew this was a christian romance.  But my first thought as I opened it to the preface I was impressed.  It was refreshing to see the book starting with I Corinthians 1:4-5.  Love is patient . . . 

a beautiful way to begin a beautiful story.  

The Pretender is book 1 of the series.  This installment gives the reader a heartwarming beginning to the and promises a great series.

Gear up and expect a long read.  The Pretender had a saga type 

quality.  Not a bad thing.  But this is not a story than you can sit down and read in a setting or a few hours.  

I enjoyed book 1 and look forward to reading the remainder of the series.  

I received a complimentary copy.

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Sharing today a romantic suspense on the Great Escapes Tour.

The book begins with a Hemingway quote . . 

"I drink to make other people more interesting."

And chapter one . . . 

Sunday Dinner at the O'Briens rivaled any WWF event, Siobhan 

thought as she surveyed her bickering family...

...tonight she had a point to make, and Siobhan would be damned 

if she let it slide.  The subject of the argument was her one true 

love: The Lion O'Brien

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I was lured in.  And then only a couple pages later Siobhan

pronounced "Von" meets a handsome new neighbor that turns out to be a business rival.  I'm looking forward to some romance and some suspense!

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Things I never planned on happening in my life: Getting married, being a mother to a house full of kids, and returning to my small hometown of Billingsley, Texas.

I especially never planned on seeing Tucker Monroe again.

Sexy smile. Country charm.

A man and a life I left behind for a reason.

The only plan I had for myself was my career.

A buyer for one of the largest high end department stores was the only commitment I had time for. The only one I was willing to make.

Now, being left with no choice but to return to Billingsley, I’m finding it hard to remember why I left in the first place. Because all that’s on my mind is Tucker.

He is just as sexy. Just as charming.

Just as dangerous as he used to be…

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Searching for Gertrude-Book Spotlight

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While growing up in Germany in the 1930s, Rudolf falls in love with the girl next door, Gertrude. He doesn’t care what religion Gertrude practices, but the Nazis do. When the first antisemitic laws are enacted by the Nazi government, Gertrude’s father loses his job at the local university. Unable to find employment in Germany, he accepts a position at Istanbul University and moves the family to Turkey. Rudolf, desperate to follow Gertrude, takes a position as a consulate worker in Istanbul with the very government which caused her exile. With Rudolf finally living in the same city as Gertrude, their reunion should be inevitable, but he can’t find her. During his search for Gertrude, he stumbles upon Rosalyn, an American Jew working as a nanny in the city. Upon hearing his heartbreaking story, she immediately agrees to help him search for his lost love. Willing to do anything in their search for Gertrude, they agree to work for a British intelligence officer who promises his assistance, but his demands endanger Rudolf and Rosalyn. As the danger increases and the search for Gertrude stretches on, Rudolf and Rosalyn grow close, but Rudolf gave his heart away long ago.

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This WWII era story, set in Istanbul, is emotional, captivating and amazing. The author has obviously done her research, and she makes actual historical events an integral part of the story.
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This story is just full of historical details that really give the reader a sense of the life that the people in Europe were leading during this dark time in history. It provides an excellent backdrop for this information that keeps the reader wondering what the two characters will discover next.
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