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New Release: “Rebellious” by Author Kristy Marie, Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance is #AvailableNow ~ @AuthorKristyM @Wordsmithpublic

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โญโญโญ ๐”ธ๐•ง๐•’๐•š๐•๐•’๐•“๐•๐•– โ„•๐• ๐•จ โญโญโญ

๐‡๐ข๐ฌย ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌย ๐ค๐ž๐ฉ๐ญย ๐ฎ๐ฌย ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ.ย 

๐Œ๐ฒย ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐žย ๐ค๐ž๐ฉ๐ญย ๐ข๐ญย ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .

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Rebellious, the highly anticipated love story of star-crossed lovers, Aspen and Bennett, from international best-selling author, Kristy Marie, is LIVE! Get it for the special price of 2.99 for a limited time, or read it for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!ย ๐Ÿ’›

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๐”ธ๐•ž๐•’๐•ซ๐• ๐•Ÿย ๐•Œ๐•Ÿ๐•š๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ๐•ค๐•’๐•:

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๐”ธ๐•ฆ๐••๐•š๐•“๐•๐•–:

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โ€œ๐‡๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐ˆ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌโ€”๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ž.โ€ย 

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โœ”๏ธŽ Forbidden Love

โœ”๏ธŽ Childhood Best Friendsย 

โœ”๏ธŽ Tortured Soulmatesย 

โœ”๏ธŽ Steamy Deliciousnessย 

โœ”๏ธŽ All. The. Feels.ย 

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๐”น๐•๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•“

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๐’ฉโ„ด ๐“€๐’พ๐“ˆ๐“ˆ๐’พ๐“ƒโ„Š.

๐’ฉโ„ด ๐’ธ๐“Š๐’น๐’น๐“๐’พ๐“ƒโ„Š.

๐’ฉโ„ด ๐’ท๐“๐’ถ๐’ฝ, ๐’ท๐“๐’ถ๐’ฝ, ๐’ท๐“๐’ถ๐’ฝ.

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He wrote the rules onto our skinโ€”every ink stroke tragically smeared by the lines weโ€™d crossed.

He claimed it was the only way we could be togetherโ€”the only way we wouldnโ€™t destroy our families.

But there was an exception to his rulesโ€”one he never saw coming.

All I needed was opportunity and a sunburn.

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The girl who played by his rules is gone.

๐’ฏ๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ˆ โ„Š๐’พ๐“‡๐“๐’พ๐“ˆ ๐“ƒโ„ด๐“‰ ๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ˆ โ€œ๐’ป๐“‡๐’พโ„ฏ๐“ƒ๐’น.โ€

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๐”ธ๐••๐•• ๐•š๐•ฅ ๐•ฅ๐•  ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฃ ๐•‹๐”นโ„โ†’

https://geni.us/408BAQ

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๐•Š๐•ฆ๐•“๐•ค๐•”๐•ฃ๐•š๐•“๐•– ๐•ฅ๐•  ๐•‚๐•ฃ๐•š๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•ช๐•ค โ„•๐•–๐•จ๐•ค๐•๐•–๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃโ†’

https://geni.us/GZ3uPKV

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๐•๐• ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•Œ๐•ค ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•‚๐•ฃ๐•š๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•ช๐•ค โ„‚๐• ๐•ž๐•ž๐•’๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•ฃ๐•คโ†’

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Blog Tour: “The Secrets We Keep” by Author Selina Marie, #DarkRomance is #AvailableNow #NewRelease ~ #SelinaMarieAuthor @bedandbookspr

TITLE- The Secrets We Keep

AUTHOR- Selina Marie
GENRE- Dark Romance
RELEASE DATE- April 29th, 2021
Blurb

How many secrets and lies can a person take before they crack? Well, it looked like I was about to find outโ€ฆ

I endured the life I lived for the girl with the blonde hair and blue eyes, the girl I idolised growing up. My sister went missing two years ago and I would not stop my search to find her.

In one night, my life changed forever when the hero of my story saved me from the evil who slept down the hall.

When Lukas Elin came crashing into my life, my world and everything I thought to be true came unravelling at the seams. He was everything I should have tried to avoid but throw electric chemistry and logic in a boxing ring together, and logic loses every time.

Penderal bay is crawling with liars, and even the heroes hide truths too dark to penetrate the surface.

Some men live in glass houses, their secrets hiding deep beyond the reflection.

How can you really tell though, if the man you have foolishly given your heart to is the hero in your story, or the villain?

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AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Author Bio
Selina Marie is a British Author of New Adult & Dark Romance. She lives with her two daughters, fiancรฉ, and kitten in the South of England. Selina drinks way too much tea and loves to gently torture her readers with plot twists that will make you want to throw things at her face.
Selina brings you angsty, sexy, dangerous, bad boys with a twist, and badass heroines youโ€™ll fall in love with.
Thank you for joining me on this wild ride! I hope you enjoy!

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KB Worlds Release Day! ~ Now Live, three new standalone Everyday Hero Novels: “Dispatched” “Reburn” & “Released” ~ Authors: C.J. Allison, Kimberly Night, & Nicole Rodrigues

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The latest set of books in the Everyday Heroes World are live!
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Inspired by K. Brombergโ€™s Everyday Heroes standalones, each author wrote their own story to fit in the world. We hope youโ€™ll fall in love with their new stories and characters while revisiting the Malone brothers from mine.
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All the books releasing today are FREE in Kindle Unlimited:
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Dispatched by CJ Allison https://geni.us/Dispatched
Reburn by Kimberly Knight https://geni.us/Reburn
Released by Nicole Rodrigues https://geni.us/Released
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Check out the books that inspired the authors! K. Brombergโ€™s Everyday Heroes series are FREE in Kindle Unlimited right now:
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New Release: “Off To The Races” by Author Elsie Silver, Genre: Slow Burn, Contemporary, Enemies to Lovers Romance is #AvailableNow ~ @AuthorElsie #TheIndiePenPR

Iโ€™m the new racehorse trainer at Gold Rush Ranch and Iโ€™ve got three months to turn a problem stallion into a winner. Working with horses is easy, but contending with Vaughn Harding, my moody new boss, is a whole other story. He canโ€™t decide if he hates me or wants meโ€”not that it matters, I swore off men like him years ago. Readers who enjoy Melanie Harlow and Kelly Elliott will love this slow burn, enemies to lovers, contemporary romance.

Blurb

He canโ€™t decide if he hates me or wants me.

Vaughn Harding is my new boss. Getting close to him would be career suicide for a female racehorse trainer, and plain old gossip fuel in this small town. I get a kick out of our verbal sparring, but I swore off his type years ago.

And Iโ€™ve got plans.

Iโ€™m the new trainer at Gold Rush Ranch and Iโ€™ve just been handed a problem horse that I promised to make a winner. I want to put down roots, and Iโ€™m not about to let a man distract me. No matter how electric it feels when we lock eyes, or how my body ignites when we touch.

Vaughnโ€™s a vivid reminder of every guy I grew up around. Handsome, rich, entitled–a total media darling. But thereโ€™s a sadness in him that I canโ€™t seem to turn my back on. A sensitive side hidden beneath brooding good looks.

The last thing I need is a broken man to put back together, and the last thing he needs is more scandal.

Teasing him for kicks is one thing, but handing over my heart?

I should have known better.

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Excerpt 

Copyright 2021 @ Elise Silver

Walking in to see and hear Billie sobbing into the horseโ€™s shoulder had been an absolute gut-punch. Hank had told me she wasnโ€™t in good shape. But he failed to mention the part where she was absolutely falling apart. Seeing someone as strong as Billie break down and cry her apology to a horse, for something I am ultimately responsible for, almost brought me to my fucking knees.

The guilt. The ache in my chest at the raw pain in her voice. Iโ€™d known she was more sensitive than she let on. But this. This scene could crack my chest right open and leave my heart beating right at her feet. 

Yeah, this hurts.

She hiccups in my arms, head nestled towards my shoulder, arms resting low around my ribs. And Iโ€™m holding her as firmly as I can without hurting her, trying to absorb all her anguish. Letting it seep into me. Iโ€™m the one who deserves the blame. Her sobs slow as I run one palm over her messy chestnut hair. I glance behind her at DD. He looks tired, closing his eyes and dozing now. Like he was just waiting for someone else to get here and take care of her. 

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About the Elsie Silver 

Canadian author who loves book boyfriends and the sassy heroines who bring them to their knees. Connoisseur of charged looks and lingering touches. Fan of witty banter. Horse girl through and through. Fully convinced that itโ€™s always wine oโ€™clock somewhere.

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New Release: “She Awakens” by Author Caitlin Denman, #YAFantasy is #AvailableNow ~ #CaitlinDenmanAuthor @EJBookPromos

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Title: She Awakens

Author: Caitlin Denman
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: April 27, 2021
Cover Design: Dark Wish Designs
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In this Young Adult page turner, Attina finds herself in an unlikely predicament when it’s uncovered the normal, human existence she thought she lived is turned upside down. Finding out sheโ€™s half Fae not only confounds her, but in a time where the brutal Fae run the world she is suddenly tasked with bringing the Fae and humans together.
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With the help of her trusty, and somewhat snarky steed Raven, Attina sets out on a mission to save the human race from extinction. As she continues on her mission, she discovers powers beyond her wildest dreams.
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In a world where itโ€™s tricky to discern whoโ€™s good and where the evil really lies, Attina finds herself in one predicament after another, not knowing who to trust except for Raven. As her journey unfolds, her strength and will are tested.
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Will she ever be strong enough to bridge the gap between these two worlds?

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Caitlin lives and grew up in Southern California with her family and her three horses, three dogs, and a cat. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a bachelorโ€™s in agribusiness.
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Besides writing, she loves training and competing on horses. She has competed in barrel racing, breakaway roping, team roping, and mounted shooting. She has owned and ridden horses since she was twelve-years-old.
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Caitlin would love to connect with each and every person who loves her books.

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New Release: “Her Name Was Annie” by Author: Beth Rinyu, Genre: Womenโ€™s Fiction/Second Chance Romance, Release Date: April 28, 2021 ~ @bethrinyu @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Her Name Was Annie
Author: Beth Rinyu
Genre: Women’s Fiction/
Second Chance Romance
Release Date: April 28, 2021
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When Stephanie McGuire witnesses a mysterious stranger plunge into the unforgiving ocean on a stormy afternoon, never to emerge again, her life will change forever. That stranger in the water may have been more acquainted with her than she couldโ€™ve ever imagined. As she tries to put together the pieces of the mystery that surrounds him, she also begins to put back together the pieces of her broken heart. While learning of a past she never knew existed, she manages to face the one she was fully aware of and had been avoiding for far too long.

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One man she never knew will lead her down an unknown road to her past and onto a path of new beginnings.

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Free in Kindle Unlimited
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โ€œJack,โ€ I whispered once he reached the front door. He paused with his hand on the doorknob as I took a few steps toward him until we were only inches apart. โ€œPlease donโ€™t shut me out. I really enjoyed getting to know you again over this past month. Now that the circumstances have changed, I feel like maybe weโ€™re headed back to being strangers again. I forgot how much I enjoyed your company, and I was hoping maybe we could have that againโ€”a friendship, like when we first met.โ€

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He removed his hand from the doorknob and placed it on my cheek. โ€œThat was a long time ago. Before life changed us into who we are now. I wish I could go back and be that goofy boy you first met. The one who made you happy. The one who made you laugh all the time, but I canโ€™t. Iโ€™ll always be here for you, no matter what you need.โ€ He closed his eyes and inhaled sharply. โ€œBut I donโ€™t think I could honestly ever be just your friend again because I know Iโ€™ll always want so much more from us, something that we once had and still couldโ€™ve had.โ€ He dropped his gaze to the ground and shook his head. โ€œIf things didnโ€™t happen the way they did.โ€
I was speechless, not knowing how to reply or if I even should. The whole situation was so complicated and all the memories that had been conjured up from years ago were just adding to the mix. I always knew, even through the worst of times, that I still loved Jack. It wasnโ€™t until recently that I was finally able to admit that I had never stopped being in love with him. That was my ten secondsโ€”Do I tell him the truth and go down that rabbit hole with him once again, or do I let him walk away, parting civilly as two people who were mere acquaintances, sharing a mutual love in our daughter?

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AUTHOR BIO
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Ever since I can remember, I have always enjoyed Creative Writing. There was always something about being able to travel to a different place or become a different person with just the stroke of a pen – or in today’s world a touch of the keyboard. I love creating deep characters who you will love or love to hate. Writing is a form of therapy for me, and Iโ€™m happiest when a new story starts to take on a life of its own.

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My life is not nearly as interesting as my books or the characters in them. I love spending time with my dogs: Bogie, a sweet old Border Collie and Georgie, a scrappy Chihuahua/German Shepherd (yes, you read that right). My happy place is a seat by the ocean with my feet in the sand or on the busy streets of New York City. You will more than likely find one of these places as the setting for most of my books.

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New Release: “His One True Mate” The Night Shift #1, by Author Miranda Lynn, #ShifterParanormalRomance is #AvailableNow ~ @MirandaLynnBks @Bemybboyfriend

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Title: His One True Mate
Series: The Night Shift #1
Author: Miranda Lynn
Genre: Shifter/Paranormal Romance
Release Date: April 27thย 
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Heโ€™s a billionaire tech genius. Sheโ€™s a trauma therapist. Together theyโ€™ll fight the demons of the past for survival.

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After centuries of hiding from humanity, Leo Lancaster canโ€™t deny his shifter side any longer. His lionโ€™s drive to find a mate sends him on a journey across the globe. He has only just begun his travels when she walks by in her heels and signature pencil skirt. Convincing her is another matter.

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Katrina Denmark has run from a past that is determined to destroy her. Overcoming her fears she uses that experience to help others. When she meets Leo again her lioness rolls over and offers herself up on a platter. Feelings Katrina Kept bottled up roar to life as the deranged monster from her past finally catches up to her.

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Will Leo arrive in time to save his mate from certain death. Will Katrina be able to face all the demons of her past to finally live the life destined for her.

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Escaping reality one book at a time has beenย Miranda‘s motto since she learned to read. As an only child raised on a dairy farm her creative imagination brought words to life. She devoured more books growing up than her little town bookmobile could handle. It was inevitable that she would turn from reading them to writing them. This is her way to help not only herself but others escape the day to day drudge. Her books may take you on a journey through time, give you a look inside a fantasy realm, or delve into the magic of almost anything paranormal. Threading in heart stopping romance and dropping an occasional super sexy scene just to keep you on your toes.
Miranda‘s stories are focused around strong female leads and sexy males who appreciate them. She strives to encourage her readers that they can have it all in real life too.
You can find her most days either subbing at the local high school or tucked away in her office working on the next story with a cup of java in her hand. She loves connecting with her readers online as well as in real life so make sure to find her on Facebook and check out where she will be signing throughout the year on her website.
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New Release: “The Shadow” The Fated Series by Author H.L. Packer is #AvailableNow #ContemporaryRomance ~ #HLPAckerAuthor @EJBookPromos

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Title: The Shadow
Series: The Fated Series
Author: HL Packer
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 27, 2021
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Gahhh, I love Sophie and Carlos’s story so much .
This seriously is a brilliant read. – Goodreads Review

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Carlos
When I saw her ethereal beauty float through the room, I knew I had to have her. Once I found out her connections and her place in my life, I knew it was meant to be. But would she? And would she stand by me when she knew the truth of who I amโ€ฆ and of the darkness that I carry?
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Sophie
Life is finally coming together. Friends, family, all falling into place. What I wasnโ€™t counting on was an old face making a reappearance and blowing through my world.
Will his world destroy me? Or will the ghosts of our pasts destroy us both?
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HL Packer is quite frankly a busy bee.
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An avid readers as a child her love for all things written waned into adulthood, the excitement of real life things taking over. But when her life slowed down as she finished her office job for maternity leave her husband purchased her an ereader and that obsession was rekindled.
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Quickly she went from reader to reviewer, and then from reviewer to blogger; street teams and promo tours galore. When she began collating her own book boxes over at Romance Readers Book Box UK and the opportunity to include her own words and world, the characters began talking.
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Those cheeky characters quickly found themselves down on the page and her first series was in progress.
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When she is not coordinating her worlds, you can find her running around after her free-spirited three children, and husband, or tending to the dogs, bearded dragons, and snakes that also reside with them.
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A break can be found soaking in a bubbly bath or enjoying a glass of wine, often still with a book in her hand.
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Book Blitz: “The Right One” by Author: Felice Stevens, Genre: MM Romance Release, Date: April 14, 2021 #AvailableNow ~ @felicestevens @GiveMeBooksPR

NEW RELEASE
Title: The Right One
Author: Felice Stevens
Genre: MM Romance

Release Date: April 14, 2021
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“Wrong never felt so right.”
Morgan Cantrell is a survivor. After running away from an abusive husband, heโ€™s finally divorced and starting over, but itโ€™s hard. Of course he doesnโ€™t mean to set off the smoke detectors in the building or short out the electricity in his apartment. Mistakes happen. The last thing he wants is to draw the attention of his growly, moody-ass super. Every time they meet, itโ€™s like oil and waterโ€”they just donโ€™t mix.
Leo DeLuca learned at an early age that the people who are supposed to love you only hurt you. Heโ€™s happy to keep to himself, but the walking disaster of a new tenant in 5C wonโ€™t stop getting in his way and into his business. They canโ€™t even speak to each other without arguing, but Leo has to admitโ€”itโ€™s kind of a turn on. That must be the reason why he canโ€™t stop thinking about the guy in 5C. Or wanting to touch him. But hell, no. That would be a mistake.
One kiss leads to an explosive night both men fight to forgetโ€”after all, Leo has nothing in common with the sweet kindergarten teacher while Morgan is looking for a happily ever after he knows Leo canโ€™t give. Yet itโ€™s Morgan who Leo leans on to help deal with his painful past, and Leo is the key to unlocking Morganโ€™s inner strength.
Trusting someone with your heart is never easy, but it might be the only way they discover that everything they think is wrong about each other, could be everything that’s right.
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Leo had recognized the shadows in Cantrellโ€™s eyes. He saw that pain and loss in the mirror every day, and every day he ignored it. If Leo were to hazard a guess, it must have something to do with his failed marriage. No one went from luxury to low-cost without a damn good reason.
โ€œWell, Mr. Nosy Ass, you still have to eat.โ€ He gathered up the items, put them in a bag, and left his apartment.
Trudging up to the fifth floor, he figured Cantrell wouldโ€™ve had enough time to cool off and they could calmly discuss the reasons why he should leave the management of the building to the people who knew what they were doing.
He knocked on the door, and he waited impatiently as Cantrell unbolted the three separate locks heโ€™d had installed. After all that, Cantrell still only opened the door as far as the security chain would allow, but even in those few inches, Leo could see the consternation filling Cantrellโ€™s wide green eyes.
โ€œWhat do you want? Did you come here to keep yelling at me? I already said I was sorry.โ€
โ€œActually, you didnโ€™t.โ€
โ€œIโ€™m pretty sure I did. And even if I didnโ€™t, you had no right to call me names.โ€
Cantrellโ€™s stubbornness began to grate on Leoโ€™s nerves. That was why he didnโ€™t waste time with people. Inevitably, they pissed him off, like this guy.
โ€œI call them as I see them. And are you going to stand there and say to my face you were right in fumbling around with the electrical system of this entire building that Iโ€™m responsible for?โ€
โ€œIf you came to berate me, Iโ€™m going to close the door. I have better things to do than listen to you.โ€ True to his snooty words, he started to close the door, but Leo quickly stuck his foot in the narrow opening.
โ€œI thought we could have an intelligent discussion, but obviously, thatโ€™s not happening. So here.โ€ He held up the grocery bag. โ€œI got the stuff you left behind when you ran away from me in the supermarket. I knocked on your door yesterday, but when no one answered, I didnโ€™t want to leave it and have the meat spoil. Youโ€™re welcome.โ€
Without waiting for Cantrellโ€™s reply, he set the grocery bag on the floor and turned on his heel. At the top of the stairs he heard a door slam shut, then open, and Cantrell call out.
โ€œWait. Please?โ€
Leo closed his eyes. He really should walk away and leave that mouthy little fucker alone. โ€œWhat is it?โ€
โ€œTh-that was nice of you. You didnโ€™t have to do it.โ€
โ€œI know.โ€ Leo crossed his arms and waited.
โ€œThank you. Andโ€ฆโ€ Cantrell bit his lip. โ€œIโ€™m sorry. I-I guess I shouldnโ€™t have tried to fix the problem myself. Youโ€™re right.โ€
The guy was pretty damn cute.
Oh hell no. Donโ€™t even go there.
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Felice Stevens has always been a romantic at heart. She believes that while life is tough, there is always a happy ending around the corner, Her characters have to work for it, however. Like life in NYC, nothing comes easy and that includes love.ย 
She lives in New York City and has way too much black in her wardrobe yet can’t stop buying “just one more pair” of black pants. Felice is a happily addicted Bravo and Say Yes to the Dress addict and proud of it. And let’s not get started on House Hunters. Her dream day starts out with iced coffee and ends with Prosecco, because…why shouldn’t it? You can find her procrastinating on FB in her reader group, Felice’s Breakfast Club.
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