Check out my giveaway for the Just Couldn't Put it Down July Giveaway Hop (Giveaway)

Welcome to my giveaway for "Just Couldn't Put It Down July," hosted by StuckInBooks!

There are so many books that I've gotten lost in and not wanted to put down. Here are few of them:

Adult Romance

Can Ava figure out who killed her sister before it's too late... Frayed by Kara Terzis (Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway)

Frayed

by Kara Terzis

YA Thriller

Paperback & ebook, 304 Pages

June 7th 2016 by Sourcebooks Fire

Summary

Ava Hale will do anything to find her sister's killer...although she'll wish she hadn't. Because the harder Ava looks, the more secrets she uncovers about Kesley, and the more she begins to think that the girl she called sister was a liar. A sneak. A stranger.

And Kesley's murderer could be much closer than she thought...

A debut novel from Wattpad award-winner Kara Terzis, Frayed is a psychological whodunit that will keep you guessing!

   

   

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Check out this bestselling collection... Strangers in Paradise By Heather Graham & Sheltered in His Arms By Tara Taylor Quinn (Blog Tour & Giveaway)

On Tour with Prism Book Tours.

Prism Tour Grand Finale for

Strangers in Paradise

By Heather Graham
&

Sheltered in His Arms

By Tara Taylor Quinn

Two bestselling stories about characters who lives don't quite work out the way they thought they would. If you missed any of the stops, go back and check them out now...

June 27th: Launch - Tour Welcome

Heather and Tara are very glad to have you join them as they celebrate their second Bestselling Author Collaboration! For one low price and under one cover, you get two full length novels by two bestselling authors.

June 28th: Lady Amber's Reviews - Sheltered in His Arms

What I hope will really make you feel at home is the fact that all is not perfect in Shelter Valley. Just like anywhere in the world. We all have faults. And sometimes finding them in others is comforting, makes them more like us, allowing us to relate to them more easily. Sam Montford made a substantial mistake. But he’s ready to atone for that mistake and to share with Shelter Valley the good things he’s created in his life. He asks only to be forgiven.

June 29th: Books & Spoons - Strangers in Paradise

Strangers in Paradise takes place in the area that’s been my home my entire life—with all the good and the bad that come with living in such a paradise! I do love Miami, for all of her beauty, though I admit, of course, we have our problems. We’ve grown too big for our britches in my lifetime; we have crime, and we have craziness. But, still, there’s nothing like a sunset in the western sky, a sunrise, the Deco insanity of Miami Beach, and the beauty to be found in the coral shelves off our coastline. I am a diver—maybe that’s half the reason I love my area so much!

A surprisingly humorous suspense... A Date with Danger by Kari Iroz (Blog Tour Review & Giveaway) All clichés

It's always nice to find new authors whose sarcasm and humor gels with mine, which this one definitely did. Check out the book, my review, and enter the giveaway below...

A Date with Danger

by Kari Iroz

LDS Adult Romantic Suspense

Paperback & ebook, 256 Pages

June 1st 2016 by Covenant Communications

Summary

She just wanted to shake up her love life. Jacklyn (Jack) Wyatt is the typical twenty-five-year-old living the typical Provo single life with the typical bad luck—at least until the FBI recruits her for a completely different type of dating.

A young woman has gone missing, and all signs point to her online dating profile as the kidnapper’s operating ground. But when suspects who crossed paths with the missing girl begin contacting Jack, the FBI sees its opportunity for an inside man—er, woman.

Now Jack will have to play the field, dating each of the men in an attempt to weed out the kidnapper. But with such an unusual array of characters vying for her attention, pinpointing the culprit may prove even harder than finding Mr. Right. And as more young women disappear, will Jack stay professional and objective, even with the handsome Special Agent Damon Wade just a whisper in her hidden microphone away?

  

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I'm waiting on... As Old as Time by Liz Braswell (Waiting on Wednesday)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I love fairy tales, Disney and otherwise. I've loved the whole idea behind this newer series and this third installment sounds really, really good. Plus the cover is just awesome. It's my WOW pick this week:

A fun and tasty cookbook... The Make Ahead Kitchen by Annalise Thomas (Blog Tour Review & Giveaway)

Welcome to my stop for...

The Make-Ahead Kitchen

75 Slow-Cooker, Freezer, and Prepared Meals for the Busy Lifestyle

by Annalise Thomas

Cookbook

Paperback & ebook, 176 Pages

June 14th 2016 by Front Table Books

Summary

Skip the hassle of last-minute meals and leftovers and replace them with simple, healthy, delicious, and easy-to-prepare make-ahead dishes! Your family will love these comfortable meals, new favorites, cozy drinks, and tantalizing desserts—all of them prepared ahead of time so you don’t have to worry! Enjoy simple, soul-filling foods without the chaos of preparing them at the last minute.

   

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An unusual tale... The Time Key by Melanie Bateman (Blog Tour Review & Giveaway)

Welcome to my tour stop for this debut novel from Melanie Bateman.
Check out my review and enter the giveaway below...

The Time Key

by Melanie Bateman

Adult Urban Fantasy, Time Travel

Paperback & ebook, 320 Pages

June 14th 2016 by Sweetwater Books

Summary

As Stanely got closer, he saw two figures beating on a lone man, while four others stood back to watch. "Hey!" Stanley's voice sounded hoarse in his ears. "Leave him be!"

Shadows that move on their own, a mysterious device that looks like a pocket watch, a man on the run from monsters that exist in dreams—all are connected to Stanley because he interrupted a mugging. Now Stanley holds the Time Key, an object that allows him to travel through time. With the extraordinary gift of being able to see both the past and the future, he may be the only one who can save his family.

   

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A fantastic cover... Venom and Steel by Melissa Wright (Cover Reveal & Giveaway)

On tour with Prism Book Tours.

Welcome to the Cover Reveal for

Venom and Steel by Melissa Wright

Coming September 2016...

An interview with Nicolette from How to Disappear by Ann Redisch Stampler (Blog Tour Character Interview & Giveaway)

Nicolette Holland is stopping by today to talk about her life before and after
what happened. Check that and the book out, and enter the giveaway below...

How to Disappear

by Ann Redisch Stampler

YA Thriller

Hardcover & ebook, 416 Pages

June 14th 2016 by Simon Pulse

Summary

This electric cross-country thriller follows the game of cat and mouse between a girl on the run from a murder she witnessed—or committed?—and the boy who’s sent to kill her.

Nicolette Holland is the girl everyone likes. Up for adventure. Loyal to a fault. And she’s pretty sure she can get away with anything…until a young woman is brutally murdered in the woods near Nicolette’s house. Which is why she has to disappear.

Jack Manx has always been the stand-up guy with the killer last name. But straight A’s and athletic trophies can’t make people forget that his father was a hit man and his brother is doing time for armed assault. Just when Jack is about to graduate from his Las Vegas high school and head east for college, his brother pulls him into the family business with inescapable instructions: find this ruthless Nicolette Holland and get rid of her. Or else Jack and everyone he loves will pay the price.

As Nicolette and Jack race to outsmart each other, tensions—and attractions—run high. Told in alternating voices, this tightly plotted mystery and tense love story challenges our assumptions about right and wrong, guilt and innocence, truth and lies.

  

  

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A new Bestselling Author Collection from Harlequin... Stranger in Paradise by Heather Graham & Sheltered in His Arms by Tara Taylor Quinn (Blog Tour Launch & Giveaway)

On Tour with Prism Book Tours.

Welcome to the Prism Tour for

Strangers in Paradise

By Heather Graham
&

Sheltered in His Arms

By Tara Taylor Quinn

Two bestselling stories about characters who lives don't quite work
out the way they thought they would. We hope you enjoy the tour!

Tour Schedule
June 28th: Lady Amber's Reviews
June 29th: Books & Spoons
June 30th: Grand Finale

Tour Welcome

Welcome to the Stranger’s In Paradise/Sheltered in His Arms segment of Six Months of Heart Stopping TTQ! Heather and Tara are very glad to have you join them as they celebrate their second Bestselling Author Collaboration! For one low price and under one cover, you get two full length novels by two bestselling authors. Heather has been sitting in the top ten on the New York Times Bestseller list this month with her new single release, Haunted Destiny, and if you’ve read that, here’s a chance to check out more of her work! And Tara is releasing her 75th book July 2nd, part of nine new releases this year!

Come along with these two busy authors this week as they take time out of their crazy schedules to each give you some of their own thoughts, and together offer you many chances at great prizes!

Weekly Update #172, vacation is coming...

Welcome to my Weekly Update where I post my blog's schedule for the week! I'm linking up to The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, as well as to Tynga's Reviews for Stacking the Shelves and Talk Supe for Bought, Borrowed, and Bagged showcasing the books I added to my shelves or Kindle this week.

It's been so hot here, so we've been enjoying playing in the water and swimming to help combat that, or just staying inside. My youngest learned how to swim a few weeks back and it's the cutest thing to see how excited she is about being able to do it on her own and without a floaty. :) The kids have been keeping me really busy so I ended up not having as much time as I would have liked for reading and blogging, but at the same time, I love my kids and this time while they're still younger is precious. We'll be heading on vacation in a week to visit some family and see some sites and we're all looking forward to it!

Here's what to expect on the blog this week...

Check out this audiobook release & giveaway... Sheltered in His Arms by Tara Taylor Quinn (Book Blitz & Giveaway)

On Tour with Prism Book Tours.

Welcome to the Audiobook Release Blitz for

Sheltered in His Arms

By Tara Taylor Quinn

About the Audiobook Release

I’m an avid reader. And with my 75th book publishing in a few days, I’m an avid writer, too. And yet there was one aspect of storytelling to which I was completely ignorant. Absent. I didn’t get it. The world of audiobooks.

And then, a few years ago, I was given a free audiobook from one of my favorite authors. I put it on iPod more to be polite than anything else. The book was a gift, I’d listen out of respect. Then, I figured, I’d go buy the book and read it so that I could get my full enjoyment out of the story.

That didn’t happen. Instead, as happens so many times in my life, my ignorance turned to understanding. And an entire new world opened up to me. I’d planned to listen to a few words on my daily commute and then switch to the music that always saw me safely down the road. Imagine my conundrum when, for that whole week, all I wanted to do was commute! I couldn’t wait to get in the car and get back to my friends.

And now, this week, I have the honor of bringing you one of my own books in audio format! Sheltered In His Arms is a unique story. It’s about a man who made a huge mistake. It’s about the people he loves. The people who once loved him. And it’s about healing. I hope you’ll give it a listen! I personally chose the narrator based on audition recordings and she does a great job. I promise friends to sit in the car with you as you get to where you need to be!

—TTQ

Another fantastic romance collection... Spring in Hyde Park by Jennifer Moore, G.G. Vandagriff, & Nichole Van (Review)

Spring in Hyde Park

(Timeless Regency Collection)
by Jennifer Moore, G.G. Vandagriff, & Nichole Van

Adult Historical Romance

ebook, 261 Pages

March 8th 2016

Summary

From the publisher of the #1 Amazon bestselling A Timeless Romance Anthology series in Clean Romance. 

Join three bestselling Regency Romance authors, Jennifer Moore, G.G. Vandagriff, and Nichole Van, for three new novellas in SPRING IN HYDE PARK: 

A HAPPY ACCIDENT by Jennifer Moore. Jonathan Burles father has just died, making him the new Marquess of Spencer and the most sought after bachelor in London. An unfortunate accident leads to a forced marriage to Maryann Croft, a young woman who possesses no title, and an unexpected secret. With the unstable beginning to their marriage, finding love together seems impossible. 

THE DISDAINFUL DUKE by G. G. Vandagriff. Lady Saphronia Huffington has always thought of herself as plain next to the beauty of her sister, Lady Lavinia. So when her sister becomes engaged to Lord Gilbert Caldwell and Saphronia is paired for wedding events with his brother, the granite-faced Duke of Mayfield, who is known to prefer beauties, she sharpens her wit. Thus begins a lengthy sparring contest during which the Duke realizes Saphronia is anything but plain.

AN INVISIBLE HEIRESS by Nichole Van. Miss Belle Heartstone has everything money can buy—houses, servants, carriages, clothing, jewels. A husband, however, is proving much harder to, ehr . . . purchase. Colin Radcliffe, the newly minted Marquess of Blake, is in desperate need of funds—preferably of the wife-free variety. When circumstances draw the two together, Blake might be the only man able to see beyond the Belle’s outer façade, and fall in love with the woman inside.

  

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New Releases, FREE & Bargain Books for June 20th - June 26th #freebook #booksale

Here are the New Releases / Free & Bargain Books, hosted by Sharon over at Beck Valley Books for this week! Check it all out below...

Authors please feel free to add your own books

Readers please free to add your own finds

(any genre except erotica welcome)

An emotional read... Jilted by Varina Denman (Blog Tour Review & Giveaway)

Jilted

(Mended Hearts #3)
by Varina Denman

Christian Contemporary Romance

Paperback & ebook, 384 Pages

June 1st 2016 by David C. Cook

Summary

Lynda Turner has struggled with depression since her husband abandoned her and their young daughter fifteen years ago.

Yet unexpected hope awakens when a local ex-convict shows interest. As long-hidden secrets resurface, Lynda must fight for her emotional stability and for a life where the shadow of shame is replaced by the light of love.

Jilted tells of a woman who has lost the joy of living, a man determined to draw her back toward happiness, and a town that must—once and for all—leave the past where it belongs. It is a gentle reminder that all things can work together for good.

   

   

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