Book Blitz: The Emerald Regal Guard & The Fern of Revival by Jason Lontz @RABTBookTours

Children's Middle Grade Chapter Book, Action/Adventure

Date Published: March 6, 2025

In the white oak woods as the leaves begin to fall into a river on the rise. Will the strong-willed emerald guardian Leum and the lizard regal guard be able to protect the lizard legions from Blaine's bullfrog brigade and the rest of their amphibian adversaries? When the king requires a special fern that only grows in the remote swamplands will his reign continue unchallenged if old alliances are disturbed? Discover if the proven warrior and the rest of the emerald regal guard can find a way to defend home tree, complete the quest, and weather the storm.

-Enter the embattled woodland of the Lizard King Anole

-Behold a tail of enchanting alliances beyond sword and shield, claw and cutlass

About the Author

Jason Lontz grew up in New Jersey, where his love for story telling took root among books, backyard adventures, and bold imagination. His debut action-adventure novel, The Emerald Regal Guard & the Fern of Revival, channels the wild charm of coastal Carolina, and a flair for creating immersive worlds. Jason is currently working on the third book in the series, continuing the saga with even greater stakes and deeper magic.

 

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Review: Act Like You're Murdered: A Sammy Brook’s Cozy Mystery by Daisy Belle

Act Like You're Murdered: A Sammy Brook’s Cozy Mystery

by Daisy Belle

Published: September 10, 2025

Publisher: Emery County Publishing Company

Genre: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

 

Blurb:

When a movie crew rolled into Bar Harbor with my high school bully as the star, I never imagined her to be found dead in her final scene. But now the Sheriff is pinning my bestie as lead suspect just for styling her hair.
The victim, still as heartless as in homeroom, leaves a full script of suspects.
Just off-camera the director, arguing again about how to treat the diva, was lining up her replacement, an obsessed stalker was lurking behind the scenes, and a security guard, manipulated one too many times, was a little too eager to hide evidence.
All had motives honed for a final cut.
While Cinnamon, my golden retriever, nose-tests perfume and props for clues, I chase the faces crowding this murderous frame.
As I sift through movie magic the killer keeps calling “Action.” I dig for any hidden secrets but the more I act like I am piecing clues together the further I get from this case being closed.
I have to solve this mystery before my best friend is listed in the credits as a murderer.

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My Review:

Another gripping mystery in Daisy Belle's A Sammy Brook's Cozy Mystery series is Act Like You're Murdered. Act Like You're Murdered, like every previous book in the series, captivated me right away with its many twists and turns that kept me wondering who committed the crime from the beginning.

Secrets started to come to light as the plot developed, exposing latent relationships between the characters. The adventure was made even more exciting by Sammy's keen intuition and unwavering will to find the truth as she negotiated deceit and treachery in her pursuit of justice.

Emily, Sammy's closest friend, is under suspicion for the crime. She tells Sammy she did not do anything as the police carry her away. Since Sammy is her best friend and knows her well, it goes without saying that she believes her.

The investigation takes a new turn with every clue Sammy finds that leads to the identification of another suspect. With every new clue that emerged, I was unable to flip the pages quickly enough. I was curious about what had occurred, how it had occurred, and who was to blame. The suspense alone was enough to keep the pages turning.

The Cozy Mystery series by Sammy Brook has me eager to read more and find out what crimes Sammy will encounter next. Act Like You are Murdered is another thrilling Sammy Brook mystery, and I strongly suggest picking one up now!

Check out other books in A Sammy Brook’s Cozy Mystery Series I’ve read.

A Taste for Murder

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BookBub

An Unforeseen Murder

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Amazon

Act Like You're Murdered

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Connect with Daisy Belle

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Review: Hunting the Bringer of Death: A Dark Crime Thriller (Detective Harper Bennett #2) by Kira Black

Hunting the Bringer of Death: A Dark Crime Thriller

Detective Harper Bennett #2

by Kira Black

Published: September 12, 2025

Genre: Dark Crime Thriller

 

Blurb:

I didn’t survive the Bringer of Death to spend the rest of my life hiding. I became a police officer to learn the skills to arrest him myself.

After years of freedom, I’m done being prey. I have a badge on my hip and a target on my back.

Detective Callahan, the gruff, razor-eyed cop who pulled me out of the dark, keeps telling me to slow down. He says to follow orders and let the justice system work. But I’m here for justice and vengeance.

I earn my place on the task force. We share coffee, leads, and questions that keep us awake.

The Bringer of Death is still out there, changing masks, changing methods, and he’s getting bolder.

James says obsession could kill me. Maybe he’s right.

I can live with scars. I can’t live with more names added to the list.

A lead turns up that only someone inside the nightmare would recognize. James draws a hard line, and I cross it.

This hunt is personal, and unfinished business.

Trigger Warning: This book contains topics including but not limited to murder, torture, kidnapping, rape, claustrophobia, manipulation, and others.

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My Review:

Kira Black's latest installment in the Detective Harper Bennett series, Hunting the Bringer of Death, delves deeper into the chilling world of the notorious serial killer, who broadcasts his horrific crimes online.

Years after narrowly escaping his clutches, Harper, now a police detective, is determined to track down the Bringer of Death and ensure no more lives are lost to his twisted agenda.

This captivating thriller presents the story from multiple perspectives, offering a comprehensive and unsettling look into the mind of the Bringer of Death and the impact of his heinous acts.

Readers will find themselves on the edge of their seats, rooting for Harper's relentless pursuit of justice and the ultimate downfall of this elusive and dangerous criminal.

Despite the dark and disturbing nature of the events depicted, Hunting the Bringer of Death remains an engaging and gripping read that grips readers from start to finish. The protagonist's relentless pursuit of the elusive and terrifying antagonist keeps the pages turning, as they anticipate the moment when the villain will finally face justice.

While the story contains intense themes, including violence and other disturbing content, fans of this genre will find it a thrilling and engaging read. If you're drawn to tales of high-stakes cat-and-mouse chases, I highly recommend checking out Hunting the Bringer of Death.

Check out all the books in the Detective Harper Bennett series I’ve read.

Surviving the Bringer of Death #1

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Hunting the Bringer of Death #2

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Connect with Kira Black

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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: Goalie and the Girl Next Door by Elsie Woods @XpressoTours

Goalie and the Girl Next Door
Elsie Woods
(Love in Maple Falls)
Publication date: September 10th 2025
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

My life was perfect except for the occasional goat emergency. Then a charming French goalie with dimples turned my life upside down. Rude.

Marcy
I came to Maple Falls to rebuild my life with nothing but four pencil skirts and a broken heart, courtesy of my hockey-playing ex. I like numbers because they don’t lie, and I like my quiet ranch life because it’s predictable.

Enter Clément Rivière—the devastatingly charming French goalie who shows up shirtless to help with barn work, whispers sweet French nothings to our goat, and looks at me like I’m the only woman in the world. But I’m not the only one falling for his act—half the town’s women are already under his spell, and I refuse to be just another conquest.

Clément
I traded Paris for small-town Washington to chase my big league dreams and restore a historic house that’s trying to kill me daily. What I didn’t expect was the town’s brilliant, beautiful accountant who treats me like I’m a tax audit waiting to happen.

Marcy Fontaine sees right through my act and makes me want things I never knew were missing. But she’s been burned by a hockey player before, and I’m running out of time to prove I’m different. There’s a ticking time bomb inside me, and my career is on the line.

If I can’t stay, we’ll both have to decide if love is worth the risk—or if some dreams are too good to be true.

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Goalie and the Girl Next Door is a grumpy-sunshine, wounded hero, fish-out-of-water hockey romcom in the Love in Maple Falls series. Add some goat whispering, sunrise kisses, and a guaranteed happily ever after sweeter than maple cupcakes and you have this sweet romance with all the heart and no spice.

Welcome back to Maple Falls—the small town where hockey players fall in love! This is a multi-author series of seven full-length books that could be read as standalones, but we think you’ll enjoy them best in order.

Fake-Off with Fate by Whitney Dineen
Offside and Off-Limits by Kate O’Keeffe
Checking Mr. Wrong by Anne Kemp
Skating and Fake Dating by Ellie Hall
Goalie and the Girl Next Door by Elsie Woods
Soulmates and Slapshots by Melissa Baldwin
The Icing on the Cake by Grace Worthington

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EXCERPT:

I’m about to lay into my workplace nemesis who has insulted my attention to detail when a voice fills the meeting room. The voice is loud, joyful, and deeply French.

“Bonjour, bureaucratic friends!”

Phillip nearly jumps out of his loafers and my hand jerks reflexively, and the documents I’m holding scatter like leaves in a windstorm.

A tall man with sun-kissed skin, messy curls, and a hockey duffel slung over one shoulder strides in. He’s grinning like the world’s been personally generous to him this morning, and I’m too stunned to do anything but stare.

“I’m looking for Mayor Thompkins,” he says. “It’s about a building permit.”

He moves smooth, confident, annoyingly magnetic. His jeans cling in a way that is definitely not accidental, and the forest green Henley shirt he’s wearing looks like it was made for slow, appreciative glances. Not that I’m giving him one.

There’s an ease to him, that particular breed of European polish that turns heads even when it shouldn’t.

My better judgment crosses its arms, but my pulse, traitorous thing, doesn’t listen.

When I get over my momentary freeze-up, I drop to my knees, scrambling to recover the paperwork. The Frenchman crouches to help me, entirely unbothered.

“Wow,” he says, flashing a smile as he picks up a page. “Do all town meetings start with this much paper throwing? Because I’m in.”

I don’t know who this guy thinks he is, but he’s holding the town’s most sensitive finances in one very large, very tanned hand.

I snatch the paper from him and say the first thing that comes to mind.

“You’re not supposed to be here.”

He winks, and I’d like to smack that smug grin right off his perfectly chiseled face. “I get that a lot.”

Author Bio:

Elsie Woods is an author of giggly romantic comedy with a big dose of furry friends. While born in Canada, she abandoned cold winters for southern France with her golden retriever and unicycling French hubby. When not writing, she can be found sipping tiny coffees by the Mediterranean, hiking with her hubby and dog, or munching on the most delicious cheese in the world.

Don’t forget to try her free novella available on Amazon: Faking Christmas Love at the Doggy Spa!

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