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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Book Tour: You’re Not the Problem by Lori Montry @RABTBookTours




Personal Development / Self-Help

Somatic Healing / Mind-Body Wellness

Trauma-Informed Personal Growth

Date Published: April 25, 2026



If you’ve tried to plan, push, or hustle your way out of stress and anxiety and found yourself back in the same exhausting cycles, this book is your invitation to stop blaming yourself and start understanding yourself.

In You’re Not the Problem: You’re the Possibility, you’ll learn:

  1. Why feeling stuck is not a failure, but an intelligent adaptation
  2. How your nervous system has been running the show, and how to begin creating safety and more room inside to respond
  3. How to relate to yourself in real time: see yourself, meet yourself, talk to yourself, understand yourself, and support yourself so your inner world becomes steady and trustworthy
  4. Simple, practical steps to restore your energy and reconnect with your true self


This book is your companion for the first phase of the Freedom Formula. It is the roadmap to guide you out of survival mode and into the clarity and resilience you need to create lasting change.

 



About the Author

 


My work centers around a simple but powerful idea: many of the patterns people struggle with are not evidence that something is wrong with them. They are adaptations created by a nervous system that has been trying to help them survive stress, pressure, and difficult experiences.

I am a somatic healing practitioner and the creator of the Freedom Formula, a framework that helps people move out of survival mode and into a life that reflects who they are. My work blends nervous system science, somatic practices, emotional processing, and mindset work to help people understand why they feel stuck and what it truly takes to create lasting change.

Before stepping into this work, I earned my law degree from Harvard Law School and spent years in high-performing environments where discipline and achievement were highly valued. From the outside, my life looked successful. Inside, I was quietly struggling with many of the same patterns my clients now describe: chronic stress, emotional eating, anxiety, and the exhausting habit of showing up for everyone else while ignoring my own needs.

Understanding the role of the nervous system changed the way I approached those patterns. Instead of seeing them as failures, I began to see them as intelligent adaptations. That realization not only transformed my own life, it became the foundation of the work I now share with others.

For more than sixteen years I have helped people understand their patterns with compassion, reconnect with their inner guidance, and build lives that feel meaningful, aligned, and sustainable. My book, You’re Not the Problem, grew out of that work and out of a deep desire to help more people experience the relief that comes from realizing they are not broken.


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Review: Mystic Brews & Malice (Magical Teashop Mysteries #2) by Karen McSpade

Mystic Brews & Malice

Magical Teashop Mysteries #2

by Karen McSpade

Published: May 26, 2026

Publisher: Newcastle Media

Genre: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Witch, Wizard, Magic, Paranormal

Blurb:

Starting over at midlife is hard. Doing it with magic—and a deadly local legend—is harder.

Midlife witch Samara Snow moves to Winter Haven, Maine, chasing a fresh start wrapped in small-town charm. In this quaint coastal town, with her magical teashop, new friends, and a quiet life, she hopes her newly awakened magical powers won’t scare anyone away. Like the charming fisherman, Jack Andrews, who makes her want to risk her heart.

Romance after forty wasn’t part of the plan, though. Neither is a first sailing date that goes awry when Jack hears a haunting song right before the sea delivers a luxury yacht…and a dead man.

As rumors swirl about a seafaring urban legend that lures locals to a watery grave, Samara can’t ignore the eerie pull toward the islands offshore. Especially when her sassy familiar, Pumpkin, insists the town’s “totally harmless folklore” about a mythical creature on Eastdare Island is how people end up as ghost stories.

With a storm and supernatural mystery brewing, and her slow-burn romance with Jack growing complicated, Samara teams up with a nosy knitting circle and her talking cat to uncover the truth. Together, they must untangle gossip from evidence, magic from motive, and legend from lethal truth. Because someone is using a myth to cover murder…

and the next name on the ocean’s list is someone Samara loves.

Witchy, warm, and delightfully twisty, Mystic Brews & Malice is a spellbinding paranormal cozy mystery—perfect for readers who love witchy heroines, talking cats, cozy vibes, quirky, witty characters, found family, closed-door romance, no cursing or violence, and a mystery that keeps you guessing.

Grab your copy now, get cozy, and read Mystic Brews & Malice today to discover the magic and secrets brewing in Winter Haven.

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My Review:

On their first sailing date, Jack takes Samara to an island for a romantic picnic. Unfortunately, the weather takes a turn for the worse, forcing them to head back. As they make their way, Jack hears a song that calls to him, while Samara remains unaware of it.

As they head back, they stumble upon a yacht with a deceased man aboard. Naturally, Samara can't resist the urge to board the yacht, where she discovers the body. She also feels compelled to delve into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.

Her investigation uncovers numerous secrets that certain individuals are desperate to keep concealed. What truths are they hiding, and what motives do they have against the man found on the yacht?

Samara’s cat, Pumpkin, hears the same eerie song that Jack heard while on the water and dashes off, with Samara in pursuit. It is fortunate that she chases after him, as he was about to follow the song right off a cliff. Samara manages to catch up and scoop him into her arms just moments before he would have plunged off the edge.

As she follows the trail of clues and interviews various suspects, Samara must sift through a web of rumors and myths to uncover the truth regarding what transpired with the unfortunate man discovered on the yacht.

Mystic Brews & Malice captivated me with its blend of myths, rumors, and mystery, along with its delightful characters. I particularly enjoyed Pumpkin, Samara's talking cat, and the enchanting magic woven throughout the story. I loved how Samara casually employed her magic for small tasks, like when she followed Pumpkin up the mountain.

Mystic Brews & Malice serves as an excellent continuation of the Magical Teashop Mysteries by Karen McSpade. It kicks off with a bang and maintains a steady stream of suspense from start to finish. I eagerly anticipate the next adventure that awaits Samara and Pumpkin in the upcoming installment of the Magical Teashop Mysteries.

I wholeheartedly recommend obtaining a copy of Mystic Brews & Malice today for another intriguing mystery to unravel!

Check out all the books in the Magical Teashop Mysteries I’ve read.

Mystic Brews & Murder #1

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Mystic Brews & Malice #2

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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: Love at the Fiesta: A Kwentitas Romance Anthology @XpressoTours

Love at the Fiesta: A Kwentitas Romance Anthology
(Kwentitas Romance Anthologies, #3)
Publication date: May 26th 2026
Genres: Adult, Romance

Return to Hacienda Luz—the world of Pasko NaMy Love and Forevermore—as the beloved Moore family opens the gates once more for a dazzling Santacruzan Fiesta in the heart of Napa Valley.

For two vibrant days, the vineyard comes alive with music, food, pageantry, cultural traditions, and unforgettable moments beneath the spring sky. But amid the beauty and celebration, hearts are on the line.

Some will fall in love.
Some will fall back in love.
And some will risk it all for the love they’ve been waiting for.

From acclaimed and bestselling Filipino American authors comes Love at the Fiesta, a joyful romance anthology filled with family, longing, second chances, and love.

Featuring stories by the Kwentitas:
Cat Santos
Celeste Dador
Elle Cruz
June Gray
Kaye Rockwell
Liz Durano
Maan Gabriel
Maida Malby
Mia Hopkins
Preslaysa Williams
Tif Marcelo

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SNEAK PEEKS:
Rice – Mia Hopkins

“Look at us,” she whispered. They were wet up to their thighs. Their clothes and shoes were a mess of sand and seawater. Ace’s wet T-shirt clung to his torso. Pinky longed to strip it off him, to run her hands all over his skin.

“Guess we didn’t see that coming,” he said, breathless.

Overthinking was her specialty, but right now she didn’t allow herself to think at all. Pinky reached forward and placed her hands on his chest. She looked up at his lips. The wind almost carried away her whisper.

“Can I?”

Ace nodded slowly.

Blood rushing, she kissed him. A gust of cold wind whipped at them, but Ace’s lips were as warm and soft as she’d hoped. She tasted salt and smelled his skin—woodsy and clean, with something delicious in the background. Tea with honey. A gingersnap? No—hot salabat. Spicy and sweet.

When Ace finally closed his eyes, Pinky embraced him, and her brain lit up like a chandelier. She felt everything—his hands on her waist, the soft moan in his throat as she lightly pressed the tip of her tongue against his. He held her tightly, quieting her nerves but setting a fire deep inside her. The wind cut through her wet skirt and bit at her bare skin. The waves crashed. In the distance, seagulls called to each other, back and forth.

After a long, long time, Pinky broke their kiss. She snuggled against him and closed her eyes, overwhelmed with pleasure. His arms were cold, but his chest through the T-shirt was hot, and his heart was beating fast. They both could feel that he was hard as a rock, but he didn’t push himself against her. Horny, but polite—a refreshing combination.

“Do you…” she trailed off.

“Do I what?”

She winced. “Please don’t judge me.”

He stroked her hair. “I won’t.”

“Do you…live nearby?”

 

Bring Back The Love – Tif Marcelo

Two days of pretending.

That was all Emmy Briones had to endure. That shouldn’t be hard, right? After all, she’d done harder things in life while on stage as a wedding singer, as a mother to actual grownups, and as a wife in a twenty-two-year marriage that was in a weird stage of limbo.

Granted, it was two days under the watchful eye of the legendary Lola Naty, her husband’s grandmother and matriarch of the famous Hacienda Luz.

No big deal.

Emmy employed the box breathing she’d learned in couples therapy—because yes, she and Aaron were at that stage—and crossed over the threshold of Hacienda Luz while dragging their carry-ons, where the glimmer of the marble floors and the sparkle of the chandelier above took her breath away.

Already decorated for the fiesta, a traditional Santacruzan, the lobby was filled with multicolored flowers. People milled about, talking in hushed voices, many of whom wore shirts that bore the familiar logo of Hacienda Luz.

A step behind Aaron, she swallowed against the enormity of it all. Living in the DC area hadn’t exposed them to this grandeur on the daily, unlike the rest of the Briones and Moore families living in and around the Bay Area. Though she and Aaron had been engaged here, Emmy only kept up with the property’s happenings through social media posts from Aaron’s family.

At the remembrance of their engagement, of Aaron getting down on one knee and pledging his life to her, her chest welled with sorrow.

“Em.” In front of her, Aaron offered his hand. His brown eyes had a message in them, though she couldn’t quite discern his intent.

They’d been in sync, in their thoughts, in their hearts, and in their voices, until they weren’t.

Emmy was just hoping they could pull off this ruse, collect their fee, go back home to their life, and somehow move on from it. It was Aaron who was worried. That his family—specifically Lola Naty—would notice that she and he were not the happy couple everyone made them out to be.


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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: Voices Carry Here by Gail Galotta @RABTBookTours




Mystery and Suspense

Date Published: 05-04-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press



Do you hear the voices? Listen if you dare . . . You’ll get both the heebies and the jeebies in this unsettling new title.

A henpecked husband learns that “till death do us part” isn’t the end of the story when his dead wife returns.

A newly retired couple uncovers a pestilent secret buried beneath their dream home.

A young woman retreats to the countryside to discover herself, only to stumble upon an unsolved tragedy calling out for justice.

Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories steeped in mystery, suspense, and the supernatural. Set against the beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, these tales will reveal secrets just beneath the surface of tranquil lakes, cries for help echoing from shadowed campgrounds, and small-town characters experiencing extraordinary circumstances.

Blending chills with warmth, author Gail Galotta’s flair for supernatural suspense is tempered with touches of humor, romance, and nostalgia.

 

About the Author


Gail Galotta was raised in Chicago with childhood summers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

She’s always been drawn to the mystical pull of water, which often shapes the settings of her stories. An award-winning writer and former English teacher, she lives in Vulcan, Michigan, overlooking the same lake that inspired her earliest work. When asked what inspires her latest fiction, she offers only a cryptic smile.


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