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Romance Book Review! ~ Falling First Hell by Marika Ray

Title: Falling First Hell
Series: Hellman Brother Series
Author: Marika Ray
Release: March 30, 2023
Genre: Small Town Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Reverse Grumpy/Sunshine; Cinnamon Roll Hero; Small Town
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78295320-falling-first-hell

Cover Design: Jennifer Olson

Cover Model: Kevin J, BathDaddy.com

Blurb:

I’m unemployed and down to my last dollar—thank you stranger who bought my coffee when my card was declined this morning. If that wasn’t bad enough, I just T-boned the truck belonging to the guy I was meeting on a first date.

Ethan Hellman, small town sweetheart with a secret, and an instant—unbelievable—love for me despite me denting his truck.

It’s not that I don’t believe in love per se. It’s just that I’ve done the calculations—it won’t happen to me. And especially not now when I’m bouncing off rock bottom with the bruises to prove it.

But Ethan doesn’t seem to care about all that. He offers me a job, a place to live…and a rock on my finger. I just have to turn my back on my career, pretend to be giddy in love, and be the face of his new company. His constant sunshine makes me grumpy. It’s also kind of addicting. So I agree to his terms and find myself living a life I don’t even recognize.

Things are going surprisingly well when someone from my past reappears offering a similar lifeline. I’ll have to make some tough decisions that just don’t compute in my logical brain.

Ethan may have fallen first, but I’m afraid I’ve fallen harder.

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A Party Planner, A Preacher & A Politician…

You are cordially invited…

After a mishap involving a stripper and a coffin, event planner Lucky Gould-Bang is fired for the third time in three months. When a position for Post Conviction Coordinator pops up at the Bureau of Prisons, Lucky jumps at the chance with no clue what it involves. Finding out she will be planning recently re-instated executions, Lucky finds herself dealing with an ambitious Governor, smarmy death industry executives, protesters and a spree murderer cum pastor on a regular basis, all while trying to do the Governor’s bidding by putting on ‘family friendly’ executions.

At the Governor’s request, to attend the execution of…

Madison Madigan is tired of everyone seeing her as Lil’ Maddie, First Granddaughter of the state of Illinois. She’s Governor now and she will do anything to win the office on her own merit, even if she has to rely on voters from the other party get there. She reinstated the death penalty over her Party’s wishes and now she’s determined to make it something everyone is talking about…and not because a run of the mill death by electrocution turned into a barbecue. Her key to winning is Pastor Bishop Parsons–will she commute his sentence or won’t she–now all she has to do is make a decision.

On this day at the following time…

Pastor Bishop Parsons doesn’t deny his sordid past. A former drug addict on Death Row for the spree murders of ten people. But twenty years into his sentence he is a reformed man; Pastor of the largest e-church in the country, fundraiser for the upper crust and media darling. He’s not ready to die and he’ll do anything he can to stop it…even invoking religion.

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COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY!!! ~ The Undomestication of Frejya by Kristina Canady

Title: The Undomestication of Freyja
Author: Kristina Canady
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: March 20, 2019
Cover Design: Jay Aheer

 

It was all so simple. The American dream built from apple pies, white picket fences, and plastic smiles was all this dreamer from suburbia wanted. I followed the societal recipe to the letter, just like my mother taught me:
 
1 cup perfect husband
2 cups children
1 Tbs. man’s best friend
2 Tsp. house in the most sought after neighborhood
 
Dash of pressed clothes and home cooked meals
 
Season to taste with neighborhood gatherings, bake sales, and PTA fundraisers
 
Until one day, I woke up. As if slowly coming out of a foggy state, I wiped the sleep from my eyes and began to question every stupid-ass, status quo, indoctrinated standard… and challenge it. One glass of vodka and inappropriate comment at a time. What can I say? I like a personal challenge.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Buried in the Cushions by Kristann Monaghan

Title: Buried in the Cushions
Series: The Running Experiment Book Two
Author: Kristann Monaghan
Genre: Humor, self-help
Release Date: August 16, 2018
From the hit blog The Fat Girl Running…
Buried in the Cushions is the continuation of my journey as The Fat Girl Running, taking on such subjects as Elvis, Comic-Con, Disneyland, family reunions and even the Big C…
Cancer.
My take-no-prisoners storytelling is brutally honest, dangerously funny, and absolutely authentic. In this collection of blogs, I don’t hesitate in putting my life out there. I continue to struggle with putting down the Skittles, body issues and getting buried in the cushions of my couch.
 
I am Kristann Monaghan.
I am The Fat Girl Running
And I didn’t die today.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Climbing Off the Couch by Kristann Monaghan

Title: Climbing Off the Couch
Series: The Running Experiment Book One
Author: Kristann Monaghan
Genre: Humor
Release Date: July 12, 2018
From the hit blog The Fat Girl Running…
Climbing Off the Couch is my journey of taking back the “F” word. You know the one. That dreaded word everyone is afraid to say out loud.
FAT.
I put down the Skittles, got off the couch, and embarked on the running experiment of a lifetime. In this collection of blogs, nothing is off the table. From underwear woes to body issues, food and recipes to common tips and tricks, to loss and relationship advice…it’s all there, part of the journey.
I am Kristann Monaghan. I am The Fat Girl Running. And I didn’t die today.

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