Book Blast: My Friends and I Spot by T.X. Troan

 

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Perfect for curious minds and sharp eyes, these interactive puzzle picture books encourage creativity and exploration while fostering a love of reading. Can you and your friends find everything that lurks in these places? Get ready for unforgettable adventures filled with magic, mystery, and a whole lot of fun!

Fantasyland (Book 1) Blurb:

Join Evan and Page on an enchanting adventure in My Friends and I Spot Fantasyland: A Puzzle Picture Book! From creepy spiders lurking in shadowy corners to shimmering butterflies fluttering through sunlit glades, this captivating search-and-find journey invites readers of all ages to step into a vibrant world brimming with delightful surprises and mysterious wonders.

Perfect for curious minds and sharp eyes, this interactive puzzle picture book encourages creativity and exploration while fostering a love of reading. Can you and your friends find everything that lurks in this place? Get ready for an unforgettable adventure filled with magic, mystery, and a whole lot of fun!



Time Travel (Book 2) Blurb:

Embark on an exhilarating journey with Jason and Mary as they navigate through unexpected challenges and captivating experiences.

This children's book combines fun dialogues with engaging search-and-find illustrations to offer young readers an exciting exploration of imagination and adventure throughout various periods and places in time. Each page will not only encourage reading but also develop observation skills and spark curiosity about history, science fiction, and the ocean's mysteries.



About the Author:

Thuan Doan is an award-winning author of the Sophia Freeman series. He conceived his first middle-grade fantasy novel, Sophia Freeman and the Mysterious Fountain, during a trip to Gabriola Island, British Columbia in the summer of 2013. Then he took his work and settled in a small town of Enderby, where it’s peaceful and quiet.

Thuan is writing under a pen name of T.X. Troan. “X” stands for Xu, his grandmother’s name who passed away. And “Troan” is a combination of his parents' names.

“No matter how this turns out, I want my family to be a part of this wonderful journey.”

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Cover Reveal: Bound by Lies by Lylah James

 

        BOUND BY Lies by Lylah James Release Date: May 13th    

  Genre/Tropes: Dark Romance / Mafia Romance / Arranged-Marriage / enemies to lovers / forced-proximity / age-gap   

  SERIES: Fatal Alliances   

  Cover Design: TRC Designs by Cat / @trcdesignsbycat     

  Check out this STUNNING cover!! BOUND BY LIES by Lylah James is coming May 13th!!   Make sure to preorder this all-new dark mafia arranged marriage romance TODAY!!   

  PREORDER TODAY FOR ONLY 99¢! Amazon: https://mybook.to/boundbylieslylahjames      

  BLURB   From Amazon bestselling author Lylah James comes a new dark, arranged-marriage romance about a mafia princess and the cruel man who did everything to ruin her in an effort to make her…his. For the longest time, I had been a pawn between two empires built on blood. I had been promised to Matteo, who was supposed to be my future. But it was his brother who ruined me. Adrian Salvatore—reckless, merciless, carved from sin and evil. The brother no one dared to control. The one who looked at me like I was always meant to be…his. He stole my first kiss beneath the moonlight, right there at my engagement party. And he never stopped. Not when I begged. Not when I threatened. Until one night… One mistake. One unforgivable moment that shattered everything I was raised to protect. My modesty, my virtue, my family’s honor. Somehow I found myself bound to Adrian in ways I never wanted. But he didn’t believe in love. Everything he had ever done was driven by vengeance. Adrian wasn’t going to protect me. Instead, he had promised to break me. Somewhere between the hate and fear became a reckless obsession. And with that obsession came more destruction. We were both damned, but only one of us would survive the monster we’d become.   BOUND BY LIES is book one in the dark and twisted FATAL ALLIANCES series.           

  About the Author: Lylah James is an Amazon Best-Selling author, who writes emotionally intense romance featuring powerful, irresistible alpha heroes and strong yet tender heroines. Her stories are known for taking readers on a rollercoaster of emotion: heartbreak, longing, rage, and ultimately, love. Often referred to by readers as the “queen of cliffhangers,” she loves breaking your hearts and putting them back together again.   She is the author of The Mafia and His Angel series and A Vow of Hate. When she isn’t writing, Lylah can be found with her nose buried in a good romance book, enjoying nature and baking.   Connect w/Lylah: Website: http://authorlylahjames.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLy.James/ 

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Book Blitz: Imagine: Toward a Brotherhood of Man by William Mile

 

Philosophy, Philosophy of Good and Evil, Social Sciences, Social Theory, Religion and Spirituality, New Thought

What if everything you believe about what life should be like is a carefully orchestrated lie?

For millennia, humanity has stumbled through darkness, divided by wars, hatred, and inexplicable suffering. We’ve blamed politics, religion, economics—but what if the real reason has been hiding in plain sight and this knowledge could change everything? Imagine the possibility of exposing hidden forces that have manipulated civilizations, sparked genocides, and turned brother against brother. Imagine how much better your life could be if you had knowledge powerful enough to fuel culture, unite humanity, and create meaning in people’s lives for generations to come. Author William Mile unveils a forbidden truth that explains why good people constantly find themselves at war with each other while evil seems to flourish unchecked. This isn’t just another self-help book or philosophical treatise—this is the missing piece, a revolutionary theory. In this book, you’ll discover:

• why 80% of humanity shares an invisible bond that transcends race, religion, and nationality
• the shocking truth about the 20% operating by entirely different rules
• how to identify the hidden manipulators who profit from human division
• the secret to transforming conflict into unprecedented global cooperation
• why this knowledge has been suppressed—and what happens when it spreads

 

Mile’s 8:2 theory doesn’t just explain the world’s chaos—it gives you the formula for ending it. Are you brave enough to see past the illusions that have trapped humanity for generations?

The awakening begins now. Will you join the brotherhood or remain blind to the battle raging around you? Are you one of the 8s…or the 2s?

 

 

As a graduate of William Paterson University in NJ, William earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. With over twenty years of meditation experience, as well as having had opportunities to sit with well-known masters, William felt the need to forge his own way, abandoning his commitments to traditional religious circles, so as to pursue his curiosities no matter where they led. As he puts it, “There’s a freedom achieved only when an individual is true to himself, one seldom found in groups."

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Book Tour and Giveaway: In Her Own Backyard by Ashley Hanna-Morgan

 

 

Thriller

Date Published: March 26, 2026

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Every street holds a secret . . .

 

New to the neighborhood and reeling from the traumatic birth of her second child, Marlowe Moore is barely holding it together. Battling postpartum depression and anxiety, she’s desperate for stability.

But when she learns that a woman who once lived in her family’s new home vanished without a trace, Marlowe becomes obsessed. As strange things happen and neighborly smiles feel like veiled threats, Marlowe can’t shake the feeling that someone is hiding something.

She spirals further into paranoia, fixated on the abandoned case and determined to seek justice. But how can a woman who feels lost find a missing person?

Juggling the demands of her beloved family and her harrowing mental illness, Marlowe doesn’t realize she is caught in a cat-and-mouse game that could cost her everything … including her life.

 

My Book Review

This book is an example that you don't know what happens in your own neighborhood.  What would you do if you found out the woman who was living in your office had disappeared? Keep me intrigued throughout the entire book.

Love the book recommendations and resources.

About the Author

 

 Ashley Hanna-Morgan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) certified in perinatal mental health (PMH-C). In addition to her work as a psychotherapist, she writes about mental health to advocate for change and inspire hope. In 2016, she wrote The Afterglow, a mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy curriculum that supports parents with postpartum depression and anxiety. In 2017, she published I Gave Birth to My Heart, a collection of poems about the secret anguishes and innumerable joys of reinventing oneself after postpartum depression.

When she isn’t counseling clients or volunteering with Postpartum Support International, Ashley loves to experiment in the kitchen and spend as much time outside as possible in San Diego, where she resides with her family. In Her Own Backyard is her first novel.

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New Releases: Week 4 April

 

                                                      

 

Here are this week's New Releases for April 26- May 2:

Releases April 27:
1. Midnight Prince by Julie Saman

 Releases April 28:

1. Edge of Steel by Elizabeth Dear

2. Rhythm is a Heartbeat by L.H. Cosway

3. Mirrored by N. Theiss

Releases April 29:

1. Trust by Kathy Lockheart

 Releases April 30:

1. The Backup Plan by K. Bromberg

2. Stay with Me by Nikki Sloane

3. Crown of Storms and Starlight by Susan Person

3. The Devil and His Fawn by Charity Ferrell

Releases May 1:

1. Contractually Mine by Jennifer Chipman

2. Wicked Sanctuary by Jane Henry

Happy Reading!!
Melissa

Book Spotlight with Review: Rock Me by Jessica Buss

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Rock Me 

Jessica Buss

Publication date: April 20th 2026

Genres:  Romance

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Here is a brief description from Goodreads:

Catching eyes across a crowded bar, they both feel the spark of something monumental. And then life throws a curveball, pulling them in separate directions, and their chance encounter never happens.

They’ve been pining for each other ever since that fateful night. Fast forward a year, and an awkward first meeting where assumptions are made. Stuck on a fishing charter in the middle of Kachemak Bay, they’re forced to work together and confront the truth. They’re an unlikely pair with intense, unquestioning chemistry.

Small Town - Sexy Geologist/Injured Medically Retired MLB Pitcher - Protector - Opposites Attract - Virgin -Introvert True Crime Podcaster - Secret Online Pinup Model - Crochet Queen

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My Review

I received an ARC copy of the e-book for an honest review through Enticing Journey .

I love that geology was a topic in this book.  I'm fascinated with different rocks. I don't think I have read a book with a geologist in it. Love that! 

Very scenic scenes of Alaska.  From the first page to the last page, this book pulls you  in and doesn't let you go! This book has everything I look for in a book. Great Plot. Characters that have undeniable chemistry together. Small town!!

CAWFILE: 10.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

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FTC Disclosure: The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company has provided me with a copy of this book for review or I have purchased the book with my own funds.  The opinion I share about the story are mine and have not been influenced by The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company if received for review.

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Audiobook Tour and Giveaway: Early Snow by Kevin Wolf

 

Mystery

Date Published: February 18, 2026

Narrator: Greg O'Donahue

Run time: 5 hours 20 minutes.

EARLY SNOW

Odyssey Pruit paints pictures of the ghosts and spirits she saw in the halls of an old hotel where she worked ten years before. GUY HOGAN doesn’t believe in ghosts. Hogan is hired to guard Odyssey’s pictures for her first art show in the same old hotel. When an early blizzard closes the roads, knocks out the power and telephone, Hogan is trapped in the hotel with Odyssey’s quirky fans. When imps and ghouls make their presence known, Hogan questions his doubts, and the answer could be murder.

 Author Interview

Tell me about yourself. Where are you from?  
KW: My wife and I left Denver’s suburbs in 2018 and moved to Estes Park, CO. We live in a small but cozy townhome. The third bedroom is my office. What’s outside my window fuels my imagination. In late September, great bull elk strut, bugle, and gather their harems of females right outside. In January, I’ve watched a lone coyote pad across the fresh snow. In the spring, a mama duck and her ducklings cruise the creek, and Broadtail hummingbirds hover around our back porch. On any day, perhaps a deer, bobcat, bald eagle, or redtail hawk may distract me from my writing or inspire the next scene.

If summer tourists don’t clog the roads, in thirty minutes I can pretend I’m Guy Hogan (my novel’s protagonist) on the curves of Trail Ridge Road. It is the highest continuous paved road in the United States. It crosses the Continental Divide, where streams and rivers flowing east ultimately mingle with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The west side is the headwaters of the Colorado River. Its waters spill into the Pacific. Perhaps this picture is worth a thousand words.

Favorite sports.  
KW: I am a basketball junkie. I watch the pros, college, and for the past five seasons, I have been on the coaching staff for the local high school’s men’s basketball team. (I’m team grandpa), As I write this, I’m watching the clock. The final four games are this afternoon. I’ll watch the games today. The women’s championship game is tomorrow. The men play on Monday night.  And in a couple of weeks, the NBA playoffs will begin.

What is your writing process like? Are you more of a plotter or a pantser?
KW: Neither. But a little of both. On everything I’ve written, I knew where the story would start. I had the opening scene in my mind before my fingers touched the keyboard. And I knew how the story would end. Like a pantser, I begin to discover the scenes and secondary characters. The story plays out in my imagination from beginning to end. I write chronologically and rarely skip ahead. When I have a first draft, I read for story arc and sometimes move scenes to where I think they fit better, which moves the story. 

How do you celebrate finishing a book?
KW: There is a great satisfaction in typing “The End”.  But my mind is already planning out what I'm going to write next.  

How do you name your characters?
KW: If I’m stumped for a character's name, I watch the names on the back of college football jerseys. If I need A woman’s name, I watch women’s college basket ball.

 

 Kevin Wolf is an award-winning Mystery and Western author. His books include Trailridge (2024), The Homeplace, winner of the 2015 Tony Hillerman Prize and the 2016 Strand Critics Award finalist for Best Debut Mystery. His short story Belthanger received the 2021 Spur Award for Best Short Fiction and his novel, The Bootheel was a 2024 Peacemaker Award finalist.

The legends and landscape of the West are evident in everything he writes. His newest novel, Trailridge, is set against the grandeur of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and the 1982 Lawn Lake Flood. Those who visit Rocky often or have chosen the national park for their once-in-a-lifetime destination will recognize the mountains, valleys, rivers, and the twists and turns of Trailridge as this story races to its climax.

In The Homeplace, a schoolboy hero returns after sixteen years to solve a murder in a windswept, dying town on the eastern plains of Colorado. In his short story Belthanger, readers are given a glimpse of a 1950s small town, soon to be bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System, and the drama that unfolds on the town’s darkened streets one night. The BootHeel is a coming-of-age tale of a teenage orphan and an aging gunman as they follow a treasure map into Mexico as the nineteenth century draws to its end.

Kevin Wolf is a member of Western Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and serves as Vice President of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. He facilitates a weekly critique group for other writers. The great-grandson of Colorado homesteaders, he enjoys fly fishing, old Winchesters, and almost every 1950’s Western movie. He lives in Estes Park, CO with his loving and patient wife.

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