Tuesday Teaser: Touch of a Vanished Hand (free-this week only!)

Does it count as a teaser when you're giving away the whole entire book? Not to mention when that book is SO LONG that your nickname for it while writing it was "the beast"? Well, I feel like Sinead would sign off on that idea, and since it's HER book, I guess I have no choice but to go along with it. FREE until Sunday the eighth.  You snooze, you lose. 

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Touch Of A Vanished Hand

Oberon Book 5.0

Sinead Quinn has always been something of a drifter.   But now, with her ex-husband trying to blackmail her, and her ex-boyfriend's widow trying to put her in jail, she has no choice but to go to ground.  What better place to hide than with your family?   After all, what are sisters for?  Especially when you're a twin.

But the first rule of hiding out, is to keep a low profile.  And that does not mean kissing your sister's boyfriend (even if he can't tell the two of you apart); rescuing a troubled teen; or taking a highly visible job as hostess of Oberon's most celebrated new inn.

Adam Sasso has always dreamed big.  But big dreams beget big complications.  First, his goal to turn the vineyard he inherited from his grandfather into a world-class winery is threatened by a mysterious saboteur.  Next, his plan to run the finest bed & breakfast Oberon has ever seen, is broadsided by a hostess who wants to run him.  Finally, it seems his fondest wish, of finding love-everlasting with the soul mate of his dreams, is about to go up in smoke when he can't convince her that they're destined to be together.

This summer, it's going to take all the wizardry in Oberon to craft a happy ending for the drifter and the dreamer.

Mug Shot: Hummingbird Mug

Did I need another mug when I saw this little guy in a grocery store in Florida? Hell to the absolute no. But it was so pretty and so cheery that I couldn't resist. It's sitting on my desk right now, brightening up this muggy and overcast day, reminding me to "Be Happy and Smile."

Which...now that I think of it, maybe I did need, after all. 

And can you REALLY ever have too many pretty flower-and-hummingbird covered mugs? I'm thinking not.  

Christmas in July Free Read #4

https://books2read.com/Winter-World-of-Love

Winter World of Love

A Winter Hearts Steampunk Novella

December 24, 1871

Just one short year ago, Ophelia Leonides returned to New Texacali hoping to reconcile with her husband. And, for a while, it seemed that most, if not all, her dreams were coming true. But as the holiday season approaches, Ophelia can’t help but notice that Dario has begun to brood. He says it has nothing to do with her, but trust, once lost, is hard to regain.
 
Dario is frustrated by his inability to give Ophelia the life he knows she deserves. Now, as old ghosts from his past draw close, and the bright future he’s promised his wife grows increasingly dim, he’s on the brink of making a last, desperate gamble--one that might destroy everything they've been hoping to achieve.

https://books.bookfunnel.com/PGForte-Christmas-in-July

Mug Shot: Sunliner Diner Mug

We were in Orange Beach, Alabama recently, and we stopped in at the Sunliner Diner for breakfast. I've been to a few retro diners in recent years--and even more actual diners back in my Jersey days--but this place really stands out. The food is amazing. The atmosphere--a little loud but not painfully so--is fun. Everything shines like a scene from the movie Pleasantville. The cast...uh, I mean waitstaff, obvs, are all dressed in vintage clothes. You can even eat in a booth that's made out of a classic convertible car. It was adorbs. 

Pictured above is our table with the same Boomerang pattern Formica that I remember from my childhood. The mug is a classic. I had to buy one just because. 

What I'm Reading: Hot, Hotter, Hottest ( Serena Bell)

So. Here's yet another "last in a series" book. And, in this case, it's the last in the second series set in Rush Creek. So...there's a whole cast of characters showing up all over the place.

Kate Davies wrote about this book recently. In her post, she said that this is her favorite book in the series. Maybe, if I'd read it before hearing that, my contrarian self would have liked it more. I didn't dislike it, I just have other favorites. Check out the Wilder and Hott books and see what you think. 

Hott, Hotter, Hottest

Serena Bell

https://books.serenabell.com/

Real bodyguard. Fake boyfriend. Unexpected benefits. Trouble guaranteed.

Tucker: Autumn Sato is a happiness influencer. And I’m…well, let’s just say my brand is more big, gray storm cloud. If life were going according to plan, the closest I’d get to her would be scrolling past her posts as fast as my thumbs could fly.

But my sister needs help, so I agree to bodyguard Autumn at her sister’s wedding. One thing leads to another, and suddenly I’m pretending to be her new boyfriend in front of all her friends and family.

It’s a hot mess, made worse because I swore I’d never do this again. Never get close to someone I was guarding. Never fall for someone whose safety was in my hands. Never let distraction get in the way of my job.

Unfortunately, this entire week is nothing but distractions: trapped in a car with my smoking hot client, only one bed in our hotel room, only one tent on the wedding camping trip… all before the bachelorette prom. Meanwhile, someone seems to have it out for Autumn… or my family… or both.

As things heat up between us, I’m left with one question: Can I keep my heart—and the people I care about—safe?

A spicy, small-town, bodyguard, fake relationship, grumpy-sunshine romantic comedy with a hint of danger and a lot of heart.

Another "Christmas in July" FREE READ!

https://dl.bookfunnel.com/r62kdd0dsy

Christmas Angel

An Angels in the Afterlife Christmas Story

Like Scrooge, only sexier.

Being fully transparent is good for a relationship, right? Well, maybe not when it’s literal.

Christmas Angel is a second-chance, holiday romance with a celestial twist. Probationary angel Jake Hennessy's been sent back to earth to mend fences with his ex. Or has he? Certainly Tony doesn’t seem to think that's the case. 

Tony DiCecco might have ninety-nine problems—and then some—between dealing with his meddlesome family AND running the family business (a Christmas tree farm in rural Texas) but he's pretty sure that playing catch-up with his ex-husband isn’t supposed to be one of them.

And what would even be the point? It’s hard to imagine what kind of future the two of them could have when one of them is alive and the other...isn't.

https://books.bookfunnel.com/PGForte-Christmas-in-July

Mug Shot: Not the Pigs!

What were you thinking, Slovacek's? How could you make a logo using two of the sweetest piggies I've ever seen and then imagine that you could use it to sell sausages to me?

It's a really nice mug overall. It's big, has a nice "hammered" surface and a bit of a matte texture. I do love the pigs. But it actually kind of reminds me of this "It's a Southern Thing" skit: