Bourbon on the Rocks by Shari J. Ryan ~ New Release and Review

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RELEASE BLITZ
BOURBON ON THE ROCKS by Shari J. Ryan

Release Date: April 6, 2020

Cover Design: MadHat Studios
Photographer: Reggie Deanching - R+M Photography
Model: Clint Wright

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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SYNOPSIS

Life isn’t a game.
Life isn’t an empty bottle of bourbon spinning on a warehouse floor as I hold my breath.

I feel weak when others perceive me as strong.
I’m passionate though I appear to hate the world around me.
I see beauty in all ugly things.
I feel pain when I laugh.

No one knows the truth.
Well, no one knew the truth until now.

Somehow, Brody Pearson understands more about me than anyone else in my life. The severed connection should mean something significant, but I don’t know if I can forget all my self-proclaimed promises.

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Releases: July 20, 2020

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shari J. Ryan is USA Today bestselling author. She lives in Massachusetts with her wicked awesome husband, and two wild sons who fill her life with non-stop comedy.

With a life full of love, writing, drawing, TV binging, reading, and Starbucks, Shari is living her best life.

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Elizabeth's Review

My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend

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We met the Quinn sisters in Bourbon Love Notes. Bourbon on the Rocks picks up their story in roughly where the first book left off, but this time focusing on older sister Journey.

Where Love Notes dealt with painful issues happening in the present (and a budding relationship), On the Rocks lets us see Journey decide and then begin a relationship with Brody while also dealing with nearly 15 years of baggage and self sabotage.

I liked both Journey and Brody and enjoyed seeing them reconnect. I appreciated the fact that there was a bit of bristling and a true progression from people who barely knew each other to friends to more. This was a good mix of pursuit, friendship, and room to grow.

Told entirely from Journey's point of view, her character does the heavy lifting in term of emotional growth and blossoming to be ready for a relationship. Ms Ryan had a very compassionate hand in addressing the grief and guilt that Journey carries and has to address before she can make changes in her everyday life.

Similar to Bourbon Love Notes, this is a well written book that includes a building relationship as a parallel plot to the emotional growth and healing of the female lead. I am curious about the upcoming books in this series as they appear to be the male side of the stories as told by Brett and Brody.

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Torn Between Two - The Complete Duet ~ Mia Kayla

Release Date: April 2

Torn Between Two (Book 1)

A rockstar versus a lawyer.

Fast and furious versus deliberate and calculated.

Intense and passionate versus strong and devoted.

Chaos versus stability.

I fell in love with one in the craziness of a concert.

I fell in love with the other in the silence of his compassion.

And now I am Torn Between Two.

Torn Between Two (Book 2)

Life is made up of choices.

Single choices like bricks laid out in a path. A path that leads to your future.

At twenty four years old, I would have never guessed I would be stuck between two men—two men from opposite spectrums of the universe.

Their lives, their worlds, their demeanor is as different as the darkest of nights and the lightest of days.

I love them both, but I have to choose.

There is only one choice I can make.

And I choose forever.

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Meet Mia Kayla

Mia Kayla is a USA Today Bestselling Romance writer who lives in Illinois. She is the wife to the husband of the year, and mommy to three unbelievably cute little girls who have multiplied her grey hairs.

In her free time she loves reading romance novels, jamming to boy bands, catching up on celebrity gossip and designing flowers for weddings.

Most of the time, she can be caught on the train with her nose in a book sporting a cheeky grin because the main characters finally get their happily-ever-after at the end.

She loves reading about happy endings but has more fun writing them.

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Review Round Up ~ April 4

New Releases:

Cowboy for Hire by Victoria James

3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time

Review provided by publisher via Net Galley

This is a sweet story about two people coming into their own and discovering who they really are meant to be.

I liked both Sarah and Cade and enjoyed getting to know them. Both are interesting characters on their own, but together they seemed to bring out the best in each other. I think my favorite thing about Sarah was her willingness to put herself out there and stretch the muscles of independence. Both had some emotional growing to do and part of me wishes that Sarah had a few more opportunities to do so away from the ranch. There were times that she came across as much younger than her years, which while understandable made it slightly harder to relate to her.

Cowboy for Hire is the second book in a series and while it is very much a stand alone read, it also has a bit of what I think of as an “Oreo” feel to it. Cade and Sarah’s story is the cream filling, but his friends Tyler and Dean are the cookies on the outside. Both are key secondary characters here, but they are also the past and future leading men of books in the series. Ms James does a solid job of bringing enough of the other two guys to be interested in their stories, but not over powering the main story here. I definitely want to see what happens with Dean and Hope!

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TBR Reads:

Gypsy King by Devney Perry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend

Review copy purchased while book was Free

I went into Gypsy King not really knowing what to think. Devney Perry is a newish author time me and I’ve enjoyed the books of her’s that I’ve read, but I’m not a huge fan of MC books.

Because of the MC element, I had this book on my wish list, but hadn’t picked up yet. Then it showed up as free, so I had to grab it and I’m glad I did.

What I discovered is that Ms Perry’s trademark style of crafting dynamic characters shines through no matter what genre she is focusing on. Bryce and Dash were both interesting with chemistry off the charts. The story in Gypsy King is a great mix of budding relationship, family drama, and intrigue.

Not only did Ms Perry make me look at MC books in a new way, I will be one clicking on the 2nd book of this series because i need to know what happens next!

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Fight for Me ~ Corinne Michaels ~ Cover Reveal

From New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes a new emotional and riveting standalone second chance love story on May 19, 2020!

I fell in love with Sydney Hastings when I was ten years old.

At sixteen, we whispered promises of forever.

When I was twenty-two I broke them all. I left her and promised never to return.

After my father's death, I’m forced to go home to Sugarloaf for six months. She'll be everywhere, no longer just in my memories and regrets.

When we’re together, it’s as though time never stopped. She’s still the one I want, but I don’t deserve her. Instead of apologizing, I take that beautiful, broken woman in my arms. But after that, it’s her turn to leave me.

Now I have to fight. For her. For us. For the life we both want …

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Photographer: Brian Kaminski

About Corinne:

Corinne Michaels is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller author. She’s an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.

After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love.

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Steals and Deals ~ April 1 - 5

Steals:

Breaking Away by Toni Aleo

Boarded by Love by Toni Aleo

Whiskey Prince by Toni Aleo

Gypsy King (Tin Gypsy Book 1) by Devney Perry

Free Books from Melissa Foster - Check her Site!

Rebel Heir: Book One (The Rush Series) by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

The Sawyer Brothers Series: Books 1 - 4 by C A Harms

Say You'll Stay (Return to Me Book 1) by Corinne Michaels

Holding Onto Forever (The Beaumont Series: Next Generation Book 1 by Heidi McLaughlin

List of Freebies from HJ Bellus

Lord of Chance: Regency Romance Novel (Rogues to Riches Book 1) by Erica Ridley

A Heart of Time by Shari J Ryan

The Start of Us (No Regrets Book 1) by Lauren Blakely

Jag (Diablo's Throne MMA Book 2) by HJ Bellus

Touch You Now (Hot Heroes Series Book 1) by Carly Phillips

Woo Me (The Outback Bachelor Ball Book 2) by Karina Bliss

Protecting the Heiress (The Heiress Duet Book 1) by Nana Malone

Lessons from a One-Night Stand (The Baileys Book 1) by Piper Rayne

Talk British to Me (Wherever You Go Book 1) by Robin Bielman

Heartthrob (American Royalty Book 1) by Robin Bielman

A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean

You Were Meant For Me: A Small Town Southern Romance (Wishful Romance Book 10) by Kait Nolan

Lost to You (The Regret Series Book 1) by A L Jackson

Deals:

Three Sisters (Blackberry Island Book 2) by Susan Mallery $1.99

The Bet (The Bet Series Book 1) by Rachel Van Dyken $1.99

Crushing on Love: Shannon Braden (Love in Bloom: The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor Book 4) by Melissa Foster $.99

Bayside Romance (Bayside Summers Book 5) by Melissa Foster $.99

Wild, Crazy Hearts (The Bradens & Montgomerys: Pleasant Hill - Oak Falls Book 4) by Melissa Foster $1.99

HOOK SHOT (HOOPS Book 3) by Kennedy Ryan $2.99

Super Deals from Naima Simone

Healthy Scratch: Tampa Suns Hockey by Robyn M Ryan $.99

Tall, Dark, and Texan - 3 books $.99 each from Kate Meader

The Fall Up by Aly Martinez $.99

The Spiral Down Aly Martinez $.99

Love After All (Hope Book 4) by Jaci Burton $1.99

The Almost Wives Club Box Set: The Complete Series of romantic comedies, Books 1 to 5 by Nancy Warren $.99

How to Lose a Fiancé by Stefanie London $.99

Scoring with the Wrong Twin (WAGS Book 1) by Naima Simone $.99

Virgin River (A Virgin River Novel Book 1) by Robyn Carr $1.99

Save The Date (Dating Series Book 1) by Monica Murphy $.99

Three Blind Dates (Dating by Numbers Series Book 1) by Meghan Quinn $.99

Beginnings: Six Series Starters by Kathryn Shay $.99

When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton $1.99

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LIFT 2020

LIFT 4 Autism Auction!

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Now more than ever, we as a global community are uniting, even as we stay apart to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers of LIFT 4 Autism, authors Ginger Scott and Kennedy Ryan, along with Kulture City, this year’s charitable partner, wanted to respond to the real needs of autism families during this incredibly challenging time. 

Kulture City will direct proceeds from the 2020 auction to autism families struggling during COVID-19.

The online auction features signed paperbacks, hardcovers, full series sets, out-of-print covers, foreign editions, personal one-on-one Skype calls with some of your favorites . . . and MORE, all donated by authors, publishers, bloggers, readers. Just people who wanted to be a part of something to help autism families. You can browse items up for bid NOW here. The docket is open for bidding Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1.

Since 2016, LIFT 4 Autism has raised approximately $140,000 to benefit ASD families. All proceeds go to non-profit organizations serving the autism community. This year’s charitable partner is Kulture City, whose programs serve the autism community with compassion and generosity.

★ Here’s some FAQ about the auction and the bidding process that may prove helpful★

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Winning bidders will be emailed with payment instructions.

★And if you don’t win your bid, you can STILL be involved!

1. Make a tax-deductible “no amount is too big or too small” donation to our Kulture City Fund: http://bit.ly/LIFT202Give

2. Buy LIFT Gear like t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, mugs, etc… (Proceeds to Kulture City)

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3. Authors, publishers, agents, etc...we are still accepting items to put up for bid! If you have items you’d like to donate, you can do so here: http://bit.ly/2020LiftDonations

Kulture City, with its emphasis on acceptance, accessibility and inclusion, is innovating service to the autism community. In addition to partnering with the NBA and other organizations to make stadiums sensory-friendly, they provide much-needed safety resources through their lifeBOKS program and equip autists with tablets to bridge communication gaps and open new opportunities for learning through their tablet: KULTURE program. We are so very honored to stand with Kulture City in their compassion and ingenuity.

2020 Favorites - Part One

Here is my running list of 5 star (or close to it) reads for 2020. Most of them will be 2020 publications, but there may be a few older books that I have just discovered. Everything is listed in the order that I have read it - with newer releases at the top. 

Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros
Goodreads ~ Amazon

Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James
Goodreads ~ Amazon

Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Goodreads ~ Amazon

Come Back for Me by Corinne Michaels

Goodreads ~ Amazon

Tell Us Your Favorite Reads of the Year (so Far..... ) 2020 Reader Favorites

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