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Monday, June 22, 2026

Book Tour: Seeds of Purpose by Marlyse Tchamko @RABTBookTours



Seven Keys to Unlock Your Gifts and Fulfill God’s Desired Will for Your Life

 

Religion / Christian / Spiritual / Inspirational

Date Published: April 7, 2025

Publisher: Lucid Books Publishing


 


Life can feel like a giant question mark—Who am I? Why am I here? What’s God’s plan for me? This book is here to help you answer those questions with confidence. Seeds of Purpose gives you seven powerful keys that will show you how to grow in your faith, build healthy relationships, make wise choices, and discover your God-given calling.

Through real-life lessons, practical steps, and Scripture, you’ll learn how to:
*Walk closer with Jesus every day.
*Stand strong with integrity.
*Love people God’s way.
*Manage what God has given you.
*Embrace your true identity in Christ.
*And step boldly into your unique purpose.
God created you for reasons—and Seeds of Purpose will help you.



Interview with Marlyse Tchamko

Author of Seeds of Purpose 


Do you have a routine or something you do to get you in the mood to write?

Yes, I do. Before I start writing, I like to take a moment to pray and center myself. Writing this book is not just a creative process for me, it’s something spiritual. I want to make sure I’m aligned with God and that what I’m writing is truly helpful and guided.

Once I’m focused, I remove distractions and get into a quiet environment where I can think clearly and write with intention.

Do you have a special song, drink, or food you enjoy while you are writing?

I usually prefer a calm atmosphere, sometimes with soft instrumental or worship music in the background. It helps me stay focused without being distracted by lyrics.

As for drinks, I tend to keep it simple, just water or tea. Nothing too heavy. I like to keep my mind clear and my environment peaceful while I write.

How do you know what to write?

I don’t just rely on inspiration, I rely on direction. I spend time reflecting, praying, and thinking about the real needs of the audience I’m writing for.

For “Seeds of Purpose”, I focused on the questions teenagers are asking: “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?”, and “What should I do with my life?” From there, I write in a way that answers those questions clearly and practically.

What does a typical writing day look like for you?

A typical writing day is very focused and intentional. I don’t always write for long hours, but when I do write, I make sure it’s meaningful.

I usually start by reviewing what I wrote previously, then continue building on it. Some days are more productive than others, but I’ve learned that consistency matters more than perfection.

Do you do anything special to celebrate after writing “the end”?

Honestly, finishing a book is a special moment, but for me, it’s not the end, it’s the beginning of the next phase.

I take a moment to be grateful, reflect on the journey, and then start thinking about how the message will reach people. That’s what matters most to me.

How long does it take you to write a book?

It varies, because writing is not just about putting words on paper, it’s about developing the message.

For this book, the process took time because I wanted to be intentional. There were moments of writing, pausing, refining, and making sure everything was clear and impactful. It’s not rushed, instead it’s built carefully.

What is the most difficult part of writing a book?

The most difficult part is making something deep and meaningful, also simple and easy to understand.

Especially when writing for teenagers, you have to communicate powerful truths in a way that is clear, engaging, and relatable. That takes thought, effort, and a lot of revision.

But it’s also one of the most rewarding parts of the process.


About the Author


"Marlyse Tchamko is passionate about helping teens walk daily with Jesus, embrace their God-given gifts, and step boldly into their unique purpose. As a teenager, she wrestled with questions of identity, emptiness, and meaning—until she discovered that true fulfillment is found only in a real relationship with Christ. Out of that journey, she founded Seeds of Purpose, a ministry devoted to equipping teens with seven biblical keys to live out God’s calling. Marlyse is a devoted wife and mother of four, whose love and curiosity inspire her writing every day."

 

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Review: Rise One Curse After Another: Magic and Mayhem Universe (The Cursed Heartbreakers Series #1) by Cherie Marks @CherieMarks

Rise: One Curse After Another

Magic and Mayhem Universe

The Cursed Heartbreakers Series #1

by Cherie Marks

Published: June 22, 2026

Publisher: Cherie Marks

Genre: Paranormal, Witches, Wizards, Magic, Romance

 

Blurb:


He wants revenge. She wants survival. To get both, they must fight fire with desire.

Liverity Strongwill will stop at nothing to take down her evil tyrant of a father, King Grawl. He is currently hunting her and her siblings to solidify his immortal reign. Only one thing scares his dark heart. If Liv can find the mythic curse breaker and reunite with her twin sister and younger brother, their father won't stand a chance. Just one problem: a gorgeous, alpha warrior named Riserion just kidnapped her and pulled her into a pocket dimension from which there is no escape. He has a lethal ax to grind with the king, but he doesn't trust Liv at all. If she can convince him they are on the same team, they might just survive.

Riserion Ward finally has the means to his revenge in sight. He wants Grawl's head for the tortuous enslavement Rise endured as a child, and now that he has Liverity in his grasp, he has the perfect pawn to lure the king to his demise. Yet, as much as he tries to hate her, she's not the spoiled royal he imagined. His rage begins to blur into an addictive, dangerous hunger that can't be denied. Trust isn't something he gives easily, but to kill a monster, he might have to trust the monster's daughter.

As they travel through a barren hellscape, the greatest threat to their mission isn't the king, it's the lethal attraction pulling them together. In a world of dark magic and betrayal, a single mistake might cost them everything as they face one curse after another.

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My Review:

Rise: One Curse After Another marks the thrilling beginning of The Cursed Heartbreakers Series by Cherie Marks, and what an exhilarating start it is! The story kicks off with a bang and only gets better with every page turned.

From the very first line, I found myself cheering for Liverity Strongwill, affectionately known as Liv, as she is abducted shortly after she and her twin sister, Valentina, or Val, step through the portal into Umbraland, the realm where their father, King Grawl, resides. Liv and Val venture into Umbraland with the hope of locating their father to break the sinister curse he has cast upon them.

Liv’s captor, Riserion Ward, or Rise as he prefers, needs Liv’s assistance to exact revenge on her father. Unbeknownst to Rise, her father will eliminate her the instant he lays eyes on her. Rise is driven by a desire for vengeance against the cruel acts Grawl inflicted upon him during his childhood.

However, Rise did not foresee Liv’s incredible strength and her fierce will to survive. Liv is resolute in her quest to find her father, break the malevolent curse, and will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. I’m placing my bets on Liv; she has the most compelling reason to triumph.

Rise: One Curse After Another is a truly captivating tale. I can honestly say I’ve never encountered anything quite like it before. Cherie has crafted an enchanting new world for The Cursed Heartbreakers, and I eagerly anticipate diving into more of it.

Once I started reading, I was completely engrossed. I found myself racing to the conclusion, fervently hoping Liv would manage to persuade Rise to aid her and her sister in escaping their wicked father.

I wholeheartedly recommend Rise: One Curse After Another to all enthusiasts of witches and magical tales. Don’t miss out, grab your copy today, and accompany Liv on her thrilling journey through Umbraland alongside Rise.



About the Author:

It all started with an old fashioned typewriter. When my family brought it home, I knew what I wanted to do. All those stories rolling around in my head could finally get out. The press and click of the keys were satisfying in their own right, but when I pulled out a finished page, I knew this was for me. Since then, I’ve graduated to a laptop, but the stories still find a way out.

I’m a breast cancer survivor, a teacher, a wife, a mother, and from the very beginning—a storyteller. Always a hint humorous and honest to a fault, I love to make people laugh, smile, and have “a-ha” moments. My goal in life is to achieve tact and stop procrastinating. The battle wages on.

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Teaser: The Beauty of Individual Things by K. Thomas Yoo @RABTBookTours



Historical Fiction / Jazz Age Romance

Date Published: 07-14-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press



The Beauty of Individual Things follows Margot Andrews, a young American woman swept from New York high society into the dazzling yet fractured world of 1920s London. When the transactional demands of privilege collide with betrayal and violence, leaving her disillusioned and adrift, she escapes to the freshwater shoreline of lost childhood summers.

With her past unrecoverable and her future uncertain, Margot searches for a different life amid Detroit’s dynamic and monied Prohibition era—with its yacht races, rumrunners, and industrial might. Set against a city on the rise, she must navigate her family’s ruthless pursuit of social standing, the magnetic pull of charismatic boat racer Ellis James, and the relentless echoes of her past. The story explores the weight of loneliness and the personal cost of love and reinvention as Margot decides whether to remain a fragile ornament of her family’s design or forge an identity that is beautiful, imperfect, and entirely her own.


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No one tells a young woman that things usually happen because of money, sex, or power. We learn it on our own. Polite girls go on to elegantly suppress the notion, but most know it, and I was nothing if not polite. It was different for Grace. She was a Maxwell. It wasn’t in their nature to suppress things. They blew them up.

An early lesson remains etched in my mind. It was a summer day in 1913. The Maxwells had secured a white clapboard weekly rental on the shores of Elk Lake, tucked among the rolling farmland and evergreen forests of northern Michigan.

The screen door slammed. I shaded my eyes as Uncle Fred crossed a narrow strip of beach, wearing a faded black-and-white-striped bathing costume.

“You’ll burn, Fred,” Aunt Lou clucked from her canvas sling chair under the shade of a lurid yellow umbrella.

Cousin Grace doubled over, shrieking with laughter. “You look like a ghost,” she sputtered. I suppressed my giggles by intently staring at a beached canoe.

Uncle Fred hadn’t brought any alcohol on that vacation.

“It’s called drying out,” Grace had whispered one night after we were tucked away in our shared bed. “The booze turns dusty and blows away … or something.”

I never saw the dust, but for two or three rocky days Uncle Fred kept to his room, scolding us through the door to lower our voices. Then one bright morning, the dust cleared. All breakfast table chatter quieted as he stood at the head of the table, bright-eyed and eager to lead us on bracing outdoor excursions involving tree identification—white pine versus red—campfires, and fish brought home on stringers. I felt sorry for the fish, but they were delicious.

Now, after nodding in acceptance of his daughter’s ribbing, Uncle Fred called to me, “Margot, I’ll see you at the end of the dock.”

I immediately stopped giggling. I had been forbidden from docks and floating canoes because I didn’t know how to swim. At ten years old, I was mortified by this humiliating precaution yet too frightened to do anything constructive about it.

Aunt Lou had dismissed all petulant objections. “The water doesn’t care, child. It’ll drown you all the same.”

 

About the Author

 

 Karen Thomas Yoo was born and raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received an MBA from Duke University. When she isn't writing, she can usually be found in her garden or on a paddleboard in Lake Michigan. A mother of three grown children, she lives in Grosse Pointe with her husband. This is her first novel.


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Sunday, June 21, 2026

Review: Deadly Deeds (A Books and Brews Cozy Mystery) by Tara Benton

Deadly Deeds

A Books and Brews Cozy Mystery

by Tara Benton

Published: June 7, 2026

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Amateur Sleuth, Cozy Mystery, Suspense, Short Read

 

Blurb:


A dead property manager, a poisoned espresso, and a mysterious charm.


Julie was stressed out before she heard the sirens - a big decision about an inheritance, a dead-end accounting job, and a boss with something to prove.
When property manager Ed Raskin turns up dead in the apartment lobby, the logo from her newly inherited bookstore is found on a charm nearby and makes her a suspect. At the scene, Julie notices the details just don't add up.


Her attorney brother becomes her reluctant partner in uncovering a property fraud scheme stretching from her apartment building straight to her inheritance.
She starts her own list of suspects. Tessa Wynn, an angry, evicted tenant. The building's owner, Arthur Jordan, seemed satisfied with Ed’s handling of the tenants. But a recent loud argument was overheard by more than one person.
They've already killed once. When a threat arrives at her door, she realizes she's being watched and the only thing between her and Ed's fate is how fast she can unravel the truth.

This novella length book will introduce you to Julie Miller and the Books and Brews Cozy Mystery series.


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My Review:

Julie's grandmother passes away, and Julie inherits her house and bookstore. Julie hasn’t seen her grandmother in a long time. She used to visit her when she was small, but for reasons unknown to Julie, her parents stopped taking her to see her grandmother.

A man in Julie’s apartment building is found dead in the lobby. Julie spots a charm beside the man that bears her grandmother’s bookstore logo. What is this man doing with a charm bearing her grandmother’s design?

Deadly Deeds kept me glued to its pages from beginning to end. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop until I reached the last page, and that has nothing to do with it being a very short read. I can’t wait to read more about Julie and her life to see what it's like to own a bookstore.

I strongly suggest that all fans of cozy mysteries read Deadly Deeds, in the Books and Brews Cozy Mystery Series by Tara Benton! Make sure to obtain a copy of Deadly Deeds today!


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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Book Blitz: The China AI Disruption Thesis by CrossVol Research @RABTBookTours



Why The Sell-Side Is Six Months Late On AI Infrastructure


Investing, Analysis & Trading Strategies, Artificial Intelligence

Date Published: May 23, 2026



Wall Street's consensus on US AI infrastructure has converged on a single story: hyperscaler capex grows at 25–30% CAGR through 2028, US power demand doubles by 2027, memory equities enter a supercycle that extends through 2028. The data tables across the major sell-side desks are nearly identical. The price targets cluster within tight ranges.

This book argues, on quantifiable grounds, that the consensus is six months late.


Five convergent shocks are reshaping the AI infrastructure trade through Q2 2026 → Q1 2027 :

1. **Token Commoditization.** DeepSeek V4 Pro inference is priced at $0.87 per million output tokens. The US frontier sells the same intelligence at $25–30. On May 22, 2026, DeepSeek announced the 75% discount becomes *permanent*. A subsidy is, by definition, time-limited. A permanent price is a margin.

2. **Chinese Hardware Reaches Cost Parity.** Huawei's Atlas 800 delivers 60–70% of NVIDIA H100 inference performance at 30% of system cost. The production target is 600,000 Ascend 910C units in 2026.

3. **The US Grid Bottleneck.** The PJM 2026/2027 capacity auction cleared at $329.17/MW-day — an 11.4× increase in two years. Approximately 50% of planned US data center projects are delayed or cancelled. Interconnection queues in the densest markets run 4–7 years.

4. **China's Parallel Energy Buildout.** Chinese nuclear capacity scales from 62 GW to a 110 GW target by 2030. Solar generation has 5× since 2018. The asymmetry is not aggregate capacity — it is execution speed.

5. **The Hyperscaler Bond Wall.** $121 billion of long-dated IG debt was issued in 2025 by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle — a 4.3× step-up from the prior decade's average. YTD 2026 tracks at $230–240 billion. The duration of the debt does not match the duration of the revenue stream financing it.

 

Beneath the five operating vectors sits the geopolitical chessboard: **Iran, Greenland, Venezuela, and Cuba** — the four pressure points through which the US administration is restricting Chinese supply and improving US-aligned strategic position simultaneously. To our knowledge, this is the first treatment of the AI infrastructure question that integrates the four-front geopolitical layer into the framework.

 

Two hard-dated catalysts anchor the window:

- **November 10, 2026** — expiration of the US-China tariff truce

- **November 27, 2026** — expiration of China's gallium, germanium, antimony export-control suspension

We expect a **25–40% drawdown in pure-play AI infrastructure equities** between November 2026 and Q1 2027, with corresponding outperformance from open-source AI architectures, edge inference platforms, critical mineral miners outside China, and Chinese AI platforms with monetization paths.

This is a non-consensus framework, structured to be falsifiable. Every catalyst is dated. Every risk is enumerated with subjective probability estimates. The book closes with a real-time catalyst calendar the reader can use as a checklist over the Q3 2026 to Q2 2027 window.

The framework attaches a 60-70% cumulative probability that at least one documented risk materially invalidates the central thesis. We disclose this explicitly because intellectual honesty requires it.

This is the inaugural volume of the CrossVol Thesis Series. The companion title — *Beyond Gamma Exposure: The Five-Vector Framework for Volatility Traders* — is available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo.

— *CrossVol Research, with Djellal Djouad, contributor — May 2026*


this book is available also in spanish, japanese, german, portuguese, like the other one

 

 

About the Author

CrossVol Research is a team of derivatives market veterans, on institutional trading desks, from exotic options structuring to cross-asset volatility arbitrage. We've sat on the other side of your trade. We've built the pricing models. We've watched the flows that move markets before they move.

What we publish isn't theory repackaged for retail. It's the operating system that institutional desks use daily : dealer gamma mechanics, the five-step short-vol unwind that precedes every crash, the B-book architecture that turns 80% of retail FX traders into the product, the infrastructure repricing that Wall Street research is six months lateon.

Every claim is sourced. Every framework is falsifiable. Every trade call referenced in our books was publicly posted and time-stamped on X before the move happened, with URLs you can verify yourself.

We don't sell signals. We don't run a chatroom. We write the books we wish someone had handed us on day one, the ones that would have saved us years of learning what the industry deliberately doesn't teach.

If you're done reading what everyone else is reading, start here.


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Cover Reveal: The Hollow Crown by Martina Boone @MartinaABoone @XpressoTours

The Hollow Crown
Martina Boone
(The Five Crowns, #2)
Publication date: March 9th 2027
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Every night, magic makes him forget her. Every day, she makes him fall for her again.

Flora Domhnall survived the Hunt, claimed the Crown of Moonlight, and woke a magic unseen in Alba Scoria for over four hundred years. But her coronation didn’t end the war. The Highlands are still burning, and the immortal warrior Flora needs at her side is still bound by oaths that see her as a threat. Chyr loves her as fiercely as she loves him—but if he remembers who she is, the oaths carved into his flesh will force him to kill her.

Each morning, he wakes wary, lost to her, and dangerous. Each day, he is drawn back by echoes of a love he cannot name. By evening, tenderness returns, desire returns, and with them come glimpses of the man who chose Flora over a crown, a kingdom, and the oaths that keep him chained.

Then she has to let him go again.

The Raven Queen is still waging her war across Alba Scoria. She turns hunger, grief, and fear into weapons, leaving poisoned wells, starving villages, and broken clans in her wake. To save her people, Flora must become more than a symbol, more than a queen. She must become the healer of a wounded land—even if that means trusting the man whose love may be the most dangerous thing about him.

The war needs them both. But if Flora cannot break the oaths carved into Chyr’s flesh, the love that saves him each day may become the wound neither of them survives.

The Hollow Crown is the second book in The Five Crowns, a sweeping Celtic romantic fantasy series of forbidden magic, impossible oaths, ancient queens, Highland war, and a love story fierce enough to defy the gods. For the full emotional impact, begin with The Crown of Moonlight.

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Martina Boone is the award-winning author of romantic fiction set in magical places. Her books blend lush writing, strong heroines, wounded heroes, atmospheric landscapes, history, folklore, family secrets, and magic woven through the ordinary world. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found traveling, reading, studying history and folklore, wrangling wildflower meadows, or playing with Shetland Sheepdogs and tuxedo cats.

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Friday, June 19, 2026

Book Tour: No Matter What by Stephen Suffron @RABTBookTours




Young Adult / Coming of Age / Christian

Date Published: April 14, 2026

Publisher: Clay Bridges Press



Most people don’t know quite what to make of Jay McGee. His teammates call him “Mac Daddy” ('90s slang for a smooth-talking ladies' man). But Jay is nothing like that. In fact, he just doesn’t fit neatly into any box—honors student, basketball player, church kid—and he’s okay with that, as long as two people notice: Coach Mays, the fiery perfectionist standing between Jay and his basketball dreams, and Nicole Ellis, the cheerleader he’s secretly liked since sixth grade.

When Jay finally seizes a moment of boldness with Nicole, he steps into new territory—only to discover her life is far more complicated than he ever imagined. Maybe he should just focus on basketball. Except Coach Mays seems blind to Jay’s potential, harping only on his flaws.

Caught between pressure, failure, and secrets no one talks about at Sunday school, Jay is forced to wrestle with deeper questions—about who he is, what he believes, and what it really means to be seen, to love, and to become someone worth noticing . . . no matter what.

 

What makes it unique:

This book provides a practical way for teens to engage with difficult questions and feel seen in the struggles they’re facing, while also being educational and presenting hard truths everyone will have to wrestle with. It helps the reader ask tough questions about who they are, who they want to be, where they want to go in life, and who they want to bring along on the journey.

The engaging characters and witty conversation pull in the reader and command attention and focus. This is not a story that will be read and quickly forgotten. Unlike generic "coming of age" books, No Matter What tackles the struggles of adolescence with taste and decency, allowing the reader to think and feel throughout the story without becoming unnecessarily uncomfortable or awkward.

 


Interview with Stephen Suffron

Author of No Matter What 


Could you tell us about any research trips you took for this story? Which places did you visit, and what made them essential to your writing?

This book draws from my own high school memories, so I didn't travel anywhere except into my own past. The work was recalling my feelings and beliefs from those years and expressing them through Jay — drawing from real events in my life while adapting the facts to the story I wanted to tell. My dad still lives in that same town, though, and it was fun to go see some of the sites from the book, like the old Dairy Queen, and how some have remained unchanged while the town has changed drastically around them.

What's the strangest thing you've ever had to research online for your book?

One that stands out: I originally had a character use a Cold Stone Creamery coupon, until a proofreader pointed out that Cold Stone didn't reach Texas until the 2000s. It was actually Marble Slab Creamery in that area at that time — frustrating to have missed, since I had already been pretty careful about that kind of detail. I looked up what movies were playing in November 1993, verified the actual box score from that specific Astros game, and researched music, stores, and other period details to make sure everything matched not just the decade but the exact year and month.

What research (history, mythology, science) goes into your world-building?

My world-building was really about making 1993-94 feel authentic. I didn't rely on memory alone — I researched stores at the mall, songs that were popular at the time for the dance and player introduction scenes, and anything else that wasn't central to my own teenage world but that I still wanted to get right. Some details I was confident enough to leave to memory — the 59-cent Taco Bell menu, for example — but I wanted readers who lived through that era to smile at those “memory unlocked” moments and to immerse present-day teens in their parents’ world.

Have any of the people you've known, past or present, left a lasting impression on your writing journey? If so, we'd love to hear about a memorable experience that stands out to you.

My writing style is really my own, though I've been shaped and encouraged by many teachers and professors over the years. The push to share this story with a broader audience came from reading it aloud as I went along to the ladies in my office, Trudy and Debi. They wanted to know what happened next, so I had to keep writing! And once it was finished, they pushed me to explore getting it published. I probably never would have finished without them, and I certainly wouldn't have published without them.

Do you write in the same genre all the time?

No Matter What is actually a departure for me. I haven't written a lot of fiction, and when I have, it's mostly been short stories or monologues that get inside the heads of biblical figures. For this book, I decided to revisit a short story I wrote back in college — when the 1990s was contemporary — and build it into something that speaks to both teens and their parents.

If so, have you ever consider writing in another one?

I've actually started work on two other books. One tells the story of Paul's shipwreck from the end of Acts through the eyes of Julius, the centurion in charge of him. The other follows Jay McGee into his junior year of college, where he faces new questions about identity and purpose. So I'm keeping a foot in each genre.

Which character, supernatural or human, do you enjoy writing the most and why?

I love writing human characters wrestling with the bigger questions in ordinary circumstances. Jay was a joy to write for exactly that reason — he's not a kid who has it all figured out, but he's trying to do the right thing. His story isn't a prodigal or conversion story where he comes to faith and everything falls into place. Instead, he learns who he is and what love is, even through failure and disappointment.


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Stephen Suffron is a dad and longtime pastor, currently serving at First Baptist Church in Denison, Texas. He loves telling stories that connect people across generations through humor and biblical truth. No Matter What began as a short story for a college class and was later expanded into a novel to help guide his own teenagers through high school. Steve and his wife have been married for more than twenty years and are raising four children together.


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Book Blitz: Undercover Lover by Jacqueline Francis @RABTBookTours



A Fake-Dating Romance

Date Published: June 11, 2026



I didn’t join the force to play dress-up in designer heels and pretend to be someone’s girlfriend, but apparently life has a twisted sense of humor. And mine comes with a six-foot-something ego, a movie-star smile, and a peculiar knack for getting under my skin.

Marco Dal Santo is everything I don’t trust: cocky, charming, reckless, and way too comfortable in a world built on smoke and mirrors. I’m supposed to use him to get close to people who hide crimes behind champagne and expensive suits. He’s supposed to be a means to an end. Convenient. Temporary. And fake.

But there’s one small problem. It doesn’t really feel fake because every time he touches me, every time he pushes past my defenses and makes me feel something real, I forget that we’re supposed to be pretending. Somewhere between the staged kisses and very real arguments, the lines get blurred, and I can’t tell what’s part of the job…and what isn’t.

We’re caught up in a world where one wrong move can get us killed, yet I’m starting to realize the most dangerous part of this case isn’t the criminals we’re chasing.

It’s him.

Because if anyone finds out I’m developing genuine feeling for my fake boyfriend, I’ll lose my badge, my mentor’s trust, and possibly my heart in the process.

So yeah…I’m in way over my head.

And the worst part?

I’m not sure I want to be rescued.

 

Trigger warning: Gun violence, trauma victim and grief.


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Number cruncher by day, raging romance novelist by night; Jacqueline’s creative inspiration stems from romance and all its literary and rom-com depictions. Matters of the heart are what fascinates her, because ultimately, what makes a life out of - what would ordinarily be a typical existence - is Love


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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: Camp Shifter series by DJ Jennings @XpressoTours

Camp Shifter series
DJ Jennings
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance

Welcome to Camp Shifter, where one mysterious letter changes everything. Hidden from the human world, Camp Shifter helps newly awakened shifters navigate their new lives—and discover the fated mates destiny has chosen for them. Filled with irresistible attraction, laugh-out-loud moments, emotional journeys, and steamy romance, these stories feature bears, wolves, owls, and other shifters finding love when they least expect it. From enemies-to-lovers and rejected mates to second chances and insta-love, the Camp Shifter Series delivers heart, humor, passion, and happily-ever-afters in a world where fate always has a plan—and love changes everything.

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The author of the Camp Shifter series, Darla Josephine “DJ” Jennings, is originally from Ohio but now lives in Massachusetts in a household full of people who drive her nuts, but she loves them anyhow. She fills her days with writing, business management, and the never-ending task of herding cats.

Learn more about her in the New York Times bestselling novel, Random Acts of Crazy by Julia Kent, where she stars as one of the main characters. That’s right! DJ Jennings isn’t real, but Julia Kent sure is. :)

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Blurb Blitz + Review + #Giveaway: The Engine in the Sky (The Dyson Bridge Series #3) by V.G. Harrison @AuthorVGH @GoddessFish



This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. V.G. Harrison will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Blurb: 

When Professor Meridia Vail’s space station is hurled across time and dimensions, she and the rest of the Bridgeway crew wake on an alternate Earth that's only five years into the future but looks like it's a century behind her technology. Their goal is to reclaim their crippled station, return to their dimension, and hope that a mysterious interdimensional illness doesn't kill her and her people first.

Stuck on a backwards version of her own planet, Meridia must deal with governments who want her technology and intelligence agencies who want control. Nobody trusts anyone, and the longer they delay, the closer the Bridgeway gets to a catastrophic reentry.

However, the greatest shock comes when Meridia meets her doppelganger, a brilliant mechanic with a loving family that leaves her heart aching for the life she could have had.

As time is running out for her crew and New Earth, Meridia faces an impossible mission: return to the station, save her crew, and prevent a global disaster. Duty first. Family second. When Meridia is thrust into a situation where the two become synonymous, she must decide how much she's willing to risk for a world she's sworn to save and a life she can never have. 
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I followed her down the semi-busy hall until we arrived at a first grader’s room. Meridia peeked her head inside, smiled at the teacher, and motioned for a little girl to come into the hall. She beamed when she saw her mother and ran into her arms. When she saw me, she stopped, her dazzling light-brown eyes enlarged.

My heart swelled to the point that my gaze blurred with unshed tears. She was beautiful. She had olive skin and frizzy hair that barely stayed in place with two green barrettes to hold back the curly onslaught. Her smile was perfect, even with the one missing tooth in the front. I didn’t believe in instant love, but this little girl made me feel nothing less than that. Meridia—the other me—had a child. I mean, I knew she had a kid, but nothing prepared me for actually meeting her.

"Who’s that, Mommy?" she asked.

Meridia knelt. "Remember when I told you I had a twin sister who came from space and that’s why the reporters were at our house? Well, this is her. This is Astronaut Meridia. Meridia, this is my daughter Felicity."

The little girl let go of her mother before rushing to wrap her arms around my waist.

"I have two mommies now," she declared. "Best day ever!"

Oh. My. God. It took everything inside me not to cry happy tears. Her little arms spewing with love for someone she had just met was incredible. Who would ever deny this beautiful little girl?



My Review:


The Engine in the Sky is the third installment in V.G. Harrison’s The Dyson Bridge Series, and it is a magnificent continuation of the saga. I was captivated by this series from the very first page of the first book, Abandon Station. Discovering that more tales awaited me in this incredible universe was a delightful surprise.


In The Engine in the Sky, we follow Professor Meridia Vail as she encounters her twin sister and a newfound family on Earth. Vail quickly feels a strong sense of love for her new family, wondering how her life might have unfolded differently had she taken another route. The parallels between Prof. Vail and her Earth family are simply astounding!


Currently, Professor Vail and her crew are stranded on this New Earth after their ship was propelled through space, landing them in a dimension that closely resembles their own. The notable difference is that they possess a level of intelligence that is centuries ahead of the inhabitants of this New Earth.


All Prof. Vail and her team desire is the resources necessary to repair their ship and return to their own planet or universe. However, the inhabitants of this New Earth appear to have other intentions, aiming to assert control over everything. Trust becomes a significant issue, as no one can discern who is trustworthy and who is not.


I eagerly anticipate exploring more of this extraordinary universe in future installments of The Dyson Bridge Series, and I sincerely hope that additional books will be forthcoming. I am certainly not ready for this journey to conclude.


I wholeheartedly recommend The Engine in the Sky, along with every book in the series, to all science fiction enthusiasts! Be sure to acquire a copy of The Engine in the Sky and the entire series today! I suggest beginning with the first book, Abandon Station, followed by the second book, Among Us, before delving into the third book, The Engine in the Sky.


About the Author:


Amazon best-selling author, V.G. Harrison enjoys creating smart heroines who are more comfortable dealing with things like Fine-structure constant and quantum entanglement than the fallout from their conflict. She loves to write stories that leave her audience so engaged they can't sleep at night, thinking about the possibilities.

V.G. holds a Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering and a Masters in Information Technology. When she's not writing, she's an IT manager for a healthcare information systems company.

Her ever-growing list of hobbies include astronomy, attending comic cons, keeping an eye on the cryptocurrency and stock markets, hydroponics gardening, hiking, and connecting with her daughter, Collie, on a cool level.

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