Tuesday, December 28, 2021

TMST #14: Favorite Books/Audiobooks 2021




Hello Again All !

This week's topic is just as the post title: Favorite Books/Audiobooks 2021

Out of the 23 books I have read this year, there was one that I would call a "favorite". That is Seeking Persephone . If you are interested in any of my other favorite, here is my Goodreads Favorites Shelf .

Untill next time.....

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

TMST #13: 14th and 21st Topics


Hello All ! 


I missed the topic for last week. So I thought I would just and it to this week's Tell Me Something Tuesday. The topic was 'Blogging: Hardest Part'. At first I was going to say that it is only a matter of not procrastinating. After having issues my last two blog posts, I had to change my answer to posting using a smart phone.


This week's topic is reading challenges in 2022. If I participate in any, it will only be the Goodreads Challenge.

Untill next time.....

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Blurb Blitz: The Widow Wore Plaid


The Widow Wore Plaid

by Jenna Jaxon 

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GENRE: Historical Romance

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 BLURB:

The Battle of Waterloo made them widows, but each has found new happiness. And Jane, Lady 

John Tarkington, intends to keep her freedom, even if love—and one particular gentleman—are 

determined to claim her heart . . .

It is a truth rarely acknowledged—at least in public—that a wealthy widow is free to pursue a 

great many adventures. For two years, Jane has privately enjoyed her independence. Why 

should she remarry, even when the gentleman proposing is as wonderful as Gareth, Lord 

Kinellan? She entreats him never to ask her again. But as her Widows’ Club friends—now all 

joyfully remarried—gather at Castle Kinellan, Jane begins to wonder if stubbornness has led her 

to make a terrible mistake . . .

Kinellan needs a wife to give him an heir, and he wants that wife to be Jane. They are perfect 

together in every way, yet she continually refuses him. Just as he is on the point of convincing 

her, a series of accidents befall Gareth and point to an enemy in their midst. He has promised 

Jane a passionate future filled with devotion, but can he keep them both alive long enough to 

secure it? 

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Excerpt:

Parched, Gareth headed for the refreshment table that had been set up sufficiently far from the 
dancing to be out of danger. Footmen were stationed at each end to help keep those who might 
have imbibed too much from crashing into the table. He grabbed a cup of ale and drank thirstily 
until the tankard was empty. Setting it back on the table, he then took a glass of rich, red wine 
and sipped more moderately before heading back to the dancing.
He skirted the dancing couples, where Lathbury was heying with Jane, who was now flagging a 
bit. Two sets of fast-paced Scottish dancing was hardly comparable to the more staid English 
country dances. One actually had time—and breath—to converse during those. The faster 
paced Scottish tempos demanded stamina and good wind.
A young couple ran laughing in front of him. Smiling at the gaiety of the pair, Gareth backed out 
of their way, toward the blazing bonfire, his gaze still on Jane’s entrancing form. She did cut a 
delightful figure when dancing.
A passerby jostled his elbow, but he managed to save most of his wine. He spun toward the 
ungraceful lout when someone else shoved him harder.
The jolt propelled Gareth, already off balance, backward, directly into the flames of the roaring 
bonfire.
Desperately windmilling his arms to regain his balance, Gareth fought the sickening, helpless 
feeling of falling backward. Searing heat on the back of his head and jacket grew greater with 
each passing second, telling him his efforts to right himself would be in vain. God help him, but 
this would be a fiery end.



Author Bio:

Jenna Jaxon is a best-selling author of historical romance, writing in a variety of time periods
because she believes that passion is timeless. She has been reading and writing historical
romance since she was a teenager. A romantic herself, Jenna has always loved a dark side to
the genre, a twist, suspense, a surprise. She tries to incorporate all of these elements into her
own stories.
She lives in Virginia with her family and a small menagerie of pets--including two vocal cats, one
almost silent cat, two curious bunnies, and a Shar-pei beagle mix named Frenchie.


Jenna Jaxon will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter
during the tour.




Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Release Promotion: Heart of a Witch

 


 

𝑨 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔.

I’d never particularly liked humans, but I’d never wanted to kill one. Until now.

Hidden in a kingdom that hates witches, I’m forced to hide what I am. With my sister working in a secret dark magic club, and our family’s shop gaining unwanted attention, things couldn’t be worse when the notorious witch hunter, Damian Shaw, comes to town.

When my sister shows up dead, and my family’s name is called into question, we’re forced to adopt new aliases and leave the home we cherished. As I watch my life fall apart, I vow to destroy the hunter responsible, but his punishment would not be swift. Death was too easy.

Redforest is a quaint town, with a church, pretty shops, and like any good town, a dark past. When my family and I move in, I set my sights on the Shaw family, quickly learning everything I can about them. Damian’s son, Elijah, is the hunter’s greatest pride. His heir. His confidante. The only family he trusts.

I come up with a plan. I am going to shatter every good thing in Damian’s life, ending with his son. My goal: make Elijah Shaw fall in love with me, twist him into the very thing his father hates, then kill him.

With my heart challenged, the attraction growing, I find myself trapped in a deadly game. In a twist of fate, Elijah might just end up being the death of me

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“Town square. I was going there next.”

I pushed him out of the way and grabbed my boots, sharing a glance with my brother before running out the door. I prayed to deities I didn’t believe in that Ember was far away from all this. Anyone who’d heard of Damian Shaw knew that no witches passed a trial with him. If he caught us, we were already dead.

My stomach knotted as I ran toward the town square. Stars twinkled against the matte-black night, but the first hues of blue had already faded the speckled silver in the distance. It had to be four, maybe five o’clock, based on the sky. I’d heard he held trials at night because it was when he believed a witch’s powers were weakest. His logic was stupid, but then he was human and a priest to boot.

Please, Ember, don’t be there. Please.

If she was, then I’d have to expose us, because there was no way I was letting her die. I’d fight them. I should have brought weapons. I mentally kicked myself for not thinking of it back at the house. I heard footsteps behind me in the distance, but I didn’t turn to see who it was.

The town square was alight with torches and oil lamps, illuminating the freshly erected gallows and jeering crowd. My gaze climbed the wooden platform, and I found my worst nightmare come true.



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Rebecca lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband and son. Originally from England, you can find her drinking tea, writing new worlds, and designing covers. She writes fantasy romance. She devoured every book she was given and fell in love with magical worlds, and when she got older, her imagination grew with her.

When she's not writing or spending time with her family, you can find her traveling, and hosting book signings with Spellbinding Events.

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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Sunday Post #79: Yet Another Subscription


I stumbled upon the Mindful Souls website. I bought three items individually. Than I realized it would be cheaper to sign up for the subscription box. 



These were in my first box in October.


 These items were in my second box that arrived on Friday. 

I would say that this is probably my favorite subscription box, along with my monthly tea.


Post Rewind

📌 Dec 2nd = VBT: F*ck Luck, Bitches

📌 8th = Release Promotion: Save Me

📌 9th = Excerpt Tour:  Underestimate Me, That'll Be Fun



Currently Reading

📖 Pure as Snow (by: Laura Burton and Jessie Cal) = page 89



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