Release Blitz: Hade's Revenge by Ella Jade

 

Title: Hades' Revenge

Series: Morally Gray Gods #1

Author: Ella Jade

Genre: Dark Romance

Tropes: Age Gap/Father's Enemy/Daddy Vibes

Release Date: September 23, 2026

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When a vicious assassin is banished from the only life he’s ever known, he starts over only to be tempted by the goddaughter he hasn’t seen in almost twenty years.

Hades

Vindictive, malicious, some would even say sadistic…

I couldn’t argue with any of those assessments. We are who we are. I’m a vengeful assassin who will stop at nothing to make those who wronged me pay. And I’m thirsty for revenge.

Eighteen years ago, I took the fall for a man who was like a brother to me. I even vowed to protect his daughter by becoming her godfather— and then he betrayed me.

Two decades later, his daughter, now a stunning woman, strolls into my life, having no idea who I am or what I’m capable of. Capri takes an unhealthy interest in me, the older and dangerous man, and I don’t do anything to discourage her. I welcome her obsession because it suits me.

When her infatuation with me grows stronger, I prove just how vindictive, malicious, and sadistic I really am. Is she the opportunity I need to enact my revenge against her father or is she the reason I finally let this vendetta go?

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USA Today Bestselling author Ella Jade writes dark mafia romances with dominating mob bosses, the strong women who challenge them, and suspenseful twists that keep her readers turning the pages.

When she isn’t reading or writing sexy, angsty, and intense words, she indulges in a well-crafted martini and binge watches episodes of Dallas, Falcon Crest, and Dynasty, where she learned at an early age how to spin an old-school cliffhanger. She also enjoys spoiling her two chihuahua writing companions.

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Release Blitz: At First Catch by Renee Harless

 

AT FIRST CATCH

Renee Harless

Release Date: September 23 

   

Meet Renee Harless:

Renee Harless is a USA TODAY bestselling author with an affinity for wine and a passion for telling a good story. 
 

Renee Harless, her husband, and children live in Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She studied Communication, specifically Public Relations, at Radford University.

Growing up, Renee always found a way to pursue her creativity. It began by watching endless runs of White Christmas - yes even in the summer – and learning every word and dance from the movie. She could still sing "Sister Sister" if requested. In high school she joined the show choir and a community theatre group, The Troubadours. After marrying the man of her dreams and moving from her hometown, she sought out a different artistic outlet – writing.

To say that Renee is a romance addict would be an understatement. When she isn’t chasing her kids around the house, working her day job, or writing, she jumps head first into a romance novel.

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Blurb:

Some mistakes are worth making twice.

Hadley Wright never expected one unforgettable night with a stranger to become the beginning of something she couldn't forget. After slipping away before sunrise, she's convinced she'll never see the quiet, guarded man who made her feel safe on one of the hardest nights of her life again.

Until he walks right back into Coral Bell Cove.

Nolan Pierce has spent his entire life believing it's easier not to need anyone. Buying the town's struggling marina is supposed to be his fresh start—not falling for the woman who comes from the loud, loving family he's never had.

But while Hadley believes love means showing up, Nolan is convinced it means protecting the people he cares about... even if that means shutting them out.

Now they're both about to discover that falling in love is the easy part.

Trusting someone enough to stay might change everything.

At First Catch is a heartfelt, steamy small-town romance featuring a one-night stand, found family, slow-burn chemistry, meddling siblings, marina life, and a hero who falls first, falls hard, and learns that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is let someone stand beside you.

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Release Blitz: Will to Run by Kelly O'Reilly

 

WILL TO RUN 

Kelly O’Reilly

Release Date: September 23 

Meet Kelly O’Reilly:

Kelly has been obsessed with words since she learned to read---pouring over poems, lyrics, magnetic poetry, cutting out words for collages, writing down favorite phrases, you get the idea. As for obsessed with love? Probably longer.

These days, you can find her hoarding all the good pens while writing contemporary romance novels full of heartfelt emotion, epic banter, spicy spice, and laugh-out-loud moments with characters you fall for and plots you get lost in.

And happily ever afters. Always happily ever afters.

When she's not writing, she's collecting moments with her four kids and husband, taking photos, dreaming of seeing the world, loving her 80 pound pitty bull, seeking new, fun experiences, or dancing to late 90s/early 2000s songs. Spoiler Alert: She can no longer Get Low.

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Getting involved with a runaway bride is dumb, even for me.

I tell myself that offering a stranger a place to ride out a storm is simple Wyoming hospitality, and I want her to leave my ranch knowing there’s still good in this world.

It has nothing to do with the fact that the world blurs at the edges when I look at her.

But after a few short interactions, I know it’s no longer a question of if I’ll hold out, it’s how long, because whatever is happening between us doesn’t happen twice in this life.

When I accept that Amberheart Valley is more than just a stopover for her, it’s where she’s meant to stay, I quit fighting my feelings, and start fighting for hers.

To secure my family’s stability, I’m supposed to marry the man my father chose for me.

Instead, I run before I make it to church.

When I get stranded for three days in a tiny Western town, the last thing I expect is to be drawn to the gorgeous rancher with warm eyes who offers me a soft place to land.

Turns out, cowboys do it differently.

When he makes me feel desired instead of disdained, and cherished rather than conquered, Jaxon Wills becomes a temptation I simply can’t resist.

Soon my freedom no longer looks like running, and with every sunrise, I discover that losing everything is the key to finding myself.

My future was never mine to begin with, but when the lie it’s built on unravels, will I be brave enough to choose the life I want?

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Book Tour: Evan's Stormy Voyage by Karen Charles

 

 

Eight-year-old Evan leaves New York aboard a freighter bound for West Africa, beginning an adventure of a lifetime across the Atlantic...

Eight-year-old Evan has never crossed an ocean before. Leaving behind the familiar streets of New York, he boards a massive freighter ship with his parents, bound for West Africa, where his family will live for the next four years. Excited yet uncertain, Evan watches the Statue of Liberty fade into the mist and wonders what waits for him on the other side of the Atlantic.

Life aboard the freighter feels like a floating world of its own. The ship carries only a handful of passengers, and Evan quickly befriends Mateo, another boy his age who is traveling to Ghana to live with his grandparents for a year. Together, the boys explore the ship’s narrow passageways, climb to the bridge where Captain Morales lets Evan help steer the vessel, and spend long afternoons in the ship’s library building model kits and solving puzzles while storms churn across the ocean outside.

As the days pass, their friendship deepens. Evan learns that Mateo misses his family as much as he does, and the two boys discover what it means to trust someone far from home. But when Evan’s prized airplane model kit suddenly disappears, suspicion and hurt threaten to destroy their friendship. Angry and confused, Evan must decide whether to hold onto resentment or search for understanding.

Meanwhile, the voyage itself grows more dangerous. A hurricane drifts far off its usual course, slamming the freighter with towering waves that leave passengers frightened and seasick. In the middle of the storm, Evan witnesses courage from the crew, compassion among strangers, and the quiet strength of his own parents as they face uncertainty together. Through the chaos of the sea and the heartbreak of betrayal, Evan begins to mature in ways he never expected.

When the ship finally reaches the bustling ports of Liberia, Ghana, and ultimately Lagos, Nigeria, Evan is overwhelmed by sights and sounds unlike anything he has ever known—towering cranes unloading containers, humid air thick with salt and diesel, crowded harbors alive with movement, and vibrant new cultures waiting beyond the docks. Yet the hardest moment comes when Mateo must leave the ship in Ghana. Their emotional goodbye forces Evan to confront how deeply friendship can change a person, even in a short time.

Filled with adventure, heart, humor, and emotional depth, Evan’s Stormy Voyage is a middle-grade coming-of-age novel about courage, kindness, forgiveness, and finding home in unfamiliar places. Inspired by the author’s experiences growing up in Africa, the story offers young readers a vivid journey across the Atlantic as it explores universal themes of friendship, empathy, resilience, and cultural discovery. Fans of heartfelt adventure stories will be swept into Evan’s unforgettable voyage as he learns that the greatest discoveries are often the ones made within ourselves.

Evan’s Stormy Voyage is available at Amazon.

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➺Author: Karen Charles
➺Genre: Children’s Series
➺Language:English
➺Pages: 72
➺Publisher: BookBaby
➺Publication Date: ‎ August 24, 2026
➺Formats: Paperback
➺Paperback ISBN: ‎979-8317844738

Excerpt:

Evan stood at the railing of the enormous freighter ship, his sneakers planted wide as the deck trembled beneath him. The engines rumbled low and deep, like a giant clearing its throat before speaking. New York Harbor sparkled in the morning sun. Restless seagulls wheeled overhead, crying out sharp and wild. Tugboats puffed along like busy little beetles, guiding the massive ship toward open water. And there she was. The Statue of Liberty stood tall against the sky, her torch glowing gold in the light. She appeared brave and steady, her torch raised high as if she were waving goodbye just to him. Evan raised his arm and waved. “Goodbye,” he whispered. The wind pressed against him harder now, flattening his shirt against his chest. It felt different out here, stronger, wilder. The water slapped against the ship’s sides with a hollow boom… boom… boom… like a drumbeat echoing from somewhere far below. Behind him was everything he had always known. He would miss this place. Ahead of him was Nigeria, West Africa, a place of bright sun, red earth, and tall palms that rustled like whispers of secrets. His parents had new jobs there, and he would be going to an American boarding school. He imagined classrooms filled with maps, new accents, new games, and nights under stars bigger than he had ever seen. Excitement fizzed inside him like fireworks. But underneath it, something else moved. A twisty feeling. Like clouds gathering where the sky had just been blue. He watched as the Statue of Liberty grew smaller and smaller, her torch shrinking to a tiny spark against the horizon. 1 The sky above the harbor shifted. A bank of gray clouds stretched low over the Atlantic, dark and quiet and waiting. The freighter pushed forward anyway. Evan gripped the railing tighter. The ocean ahead looked wide and endless, like a giant blue blanket that could shake itself awake. He took a deep breath. Adventure was calling. But far out on the horizon, where the ocean met the sky, something darker was rising. And it was coming their way.

– Excerpted from Evan’s Stormy Voyage by Karen Charles, BookBaby, 2026. Reprinted with permission.

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The Story Behind Karen Charles, the Author of the Evan’s Adventures in Africa Series

My writing journey began at age eight during a family relocation to Nigeria in West Africa. Seeing the magnificent crowned crane for the first time left such a lasting impression that I wrote a poem about the experience. To my delight, it was published in the children's magazine Jack and Jill, giving me my first taste of sharing my writing with others.

Although teaching became my lifelong career, writing remained an important part of who I was. As I taught students the art of storytelling, I wrote stories alongside them, often casting my students as characters in our adventures. Those years nurtured my creativity and reinforced my belief in the power of stories to inspire, entertain, and connect people.

After retiring from teaching, I finally pursued my dream of writing thrillers inspired by true stories. My novels weave real events into gripping fiction, creating stories that resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. I have been honored to appear as a guest on podcasts and to speak as an author at schools, libraries, and book festivals, where I enjoy sharing my passion for writing and encouraging others to tell their own stories.

One of the greatest challenges of being a self-published author has been learning the world of book marketing. It has required persistence, adaptability, and a willingness to continually learn new skills. Despite these challenges, the overwhelming encouragement from readers keeps me motivated. Hearing how deeply readers connect with my characters and the true events woven into my stories is the greatest reward and continues to inspire me as I write the next chapter of my journey. 

About the Author

Karen Charles grew up in West Africa and traveled across Africa, the Middle East, Central America, and Europe. Her rich background and lifetime experiences are reflected in the depth of her writing. In her stories, she transforms real-life narratives into gripping thriller fiction. Her novels intricately weave threads of truth into a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and riveting storytelling. She is the author of three children’s books in the “Evan’s Adventures in Africa” series, including Freeman Earns a Bike, Evan’s Gift, and Evan’s Stormy Voyage. Her three thrillers include Fateful Connections, set in the aftermath of 9/11, and Blazing Upheaval, set during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles and the Northridge earthquake. A Glimpse Too Far offers the mystery and heart-pounding suspense of a psychological thriller and is based on a true story. Karen Charles has two businesses—a global company that trains international teachers to teach American English and an Airbnb on a beautiful bay in Washington State, where she and her husband currently live.

Karen’s latest book is Evan’s Stormy Voyage.

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Book Tour & Giveaway: Turtle Lake by Robert Milne

 

 

Crime Thriller / Suspense

Date Published: 09-07-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press

Turtle Lake is a gripping tale of revenge, survival, and the intricate interplay between human nature and the natural world. The story follows Jim Peters, the comptroller at Ramsey Motors, who uncovers a corrupt scheme by the company and its insurer, U.S. Underwriters, to defraud employees of their retirement and insurance benefits before moving operations overseas. Infuriated, he devises an elaborate extortion plan to expose their corruption and protect the employees through a spectacular plot that ends up achieving national headlines. To accomplish his plan, Peters uses simple, everyday methods and lessons learned from alpha predators in the natural world.

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Tell me about yourself. Where are you from?  

RM: I was born in Ferndale, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit. I was attracted to classical music at an early age, playing violin in grade school orchestras and moving to the French horn in high school. I went to the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.) where I became 1st horn in their orchestras. 

I was a virtuoso horn player in two major east coast symphonies before age 22. Because piano was easy for me, I was always playing piano gigs during the orchestra nights off. Finally, so many piano gigs were offered to me that I quit the horn and became the busiest piano player in Detroit in 1964. (My mother was horrified, saying "You went from concert hall horn player to barroom piano player in only two months!") Eventually this led to a 30-year solo piano concert career that took me around the world. Now retired, I stay in my woodland home near Lapeer, MI, and look for fun things to do. Like writing books. 

What genre do you read? Who's an author you read? Name your top 5 authors.

RM: I've composed all kinds of music, everything from country songs and piano concertos to a full scale grand opera. I never studied the composing styles of the most famous composers because I already knew how to write music simply by listening to it. Similarly, I have never studied the writing style of any author. As in both music and literature, the final judge is the audience. In music, as both a performer and composer, the goal is to "avoid boring the audience: know when to start and when to quit." The same principle applies to writing books. 

 

Favorite sports.  

RM: I was a semi-professional pool player my entire life. Since I couldn't sacrifice my concert appearances to go play in pool tournaments, I was never classified as "professional." Furthermore, in pool when you make a great shot and win the game everyone hates you because they lost. In piano, when you play either a simple, beautiful melody or a thundering boogie-woogie, everyone stands up cheering and loves you. I chose wisely. 

Favorite thing about your state you live in.

RM: Michigan has four equal seasons. Three of them are for everyone. One is only for those with true grit. 

How long have you been writing?

RM: I've been writing all my life. Started off writing articles for music publications, then dissertations on music, then a book about my "saloon playing days" around Detroit (The Journeyman Piano Player: Adventures in Gracious Dining), a historical account of America's first mass murderer, and finally a few novels that interested me.

What is your writing process like? Are you more of a plotter or a pantser?

RM: I know the entire plot of the book before ever starting to write it. 

How did you come up with the ideas for your series?

RM: My ideas come from true life experiences.

How do you celebrate finishing a book?

RM: I celebrate with a bowl of popcorn, a treat I don't allow very often.

What would you tell a writer who is just starting out? What program do you use for writing? What advice would you give to a writer working on their first book? What’s your writing software of choice? 

RM: My software is Microsoft Word. I would suggest trying to think the entire book through before ever starting. 

How do you organize everything and finding the time to sit down and write?

RM: You don't "find time" to write. You simply stop doing everything else, including turning off your phone, and begin. 

As an author, what would you choose as your spirit animal? 

RM: Cats. Cats are decisive. They also biff things they don't like. Everyone should be like cats.

Who has been the biggest supporter of your writing? 

RM: My wife Linda, our two daughters, and my fans. 

How do you name your characters?

RM: Most of the names I've used are actual names of people I know. 

Can you describe a typical day in your writing life?

RM: There's no such thing as a "typical" day. I write things. Then I ask myself, "Is this the best you can do?" Then I rewrite. This continues until someone takes it away from me. 

About the Author

Bob Milne has been hailed throughout his 60-year career as one of the best ragtime/boogie-woogie piano players of all time. A solo concert performer, he traveled all over the world playing for dignitaries and celebrities as well as small town audiences. He was given the title of National Treasure by the Library of Congress and deemed an Ambassador of Music by the U.S. Department of State.

Bob’s extraordinary musical abilities were the subject of numerous brain studies, which have inspired a popular RadioLab podcast.

Little did they know that Bob was also a talented writer.

For years he wrote articles about his saloon-playing days for music publications. Many of these stories were compiled into a book called The Journeyman Piano Player: Adventures in Gracious Dining. Bob has written reams of poetry, some of which became lyrics to songs that he composed. The longest piece of poetry he ever wrote was the lyric book for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a grand opera he composed and orchestrated.

Mr. Milne has been fascinated by nature his entire life. At a young age he realized that instincts are present in all species of birds, mammals (including humans), and literally every living thing in nature. He has used this information countless times over his lifetime to predict what the human species will do in future situations.

Bob is now retired from the long piano tours and is enjoying his woodland home. Today he spends his time studying nature in the woods. Signed copies of his book may be purchased through his website.

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Book Blitz and Giveaway: Reclaim: How to Stop Scrolling Through Your Life and Start Living It by Heather Henderson

 

How to Stop Scrolling Through Your Life and Start Living It

Personal Development / Digital Well-Being (Narrative Nonfiction)

Date Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Publisher: Fernlight Books

 You’re not broken. You’re overstimulated.

They sat on the beach with their backs to the ocean, faces in their phones, watching clips of someone else’s vacation. As Heather Henderson stood a few feet away, ready to capture the perfect Cabo moment, she realized we were promised more: more connection, more freedom, more possibility — not a life spent refreshing feeds.

Handed devices before we were taught how to live with them, most of us inherited this algorithmic world. We learned to let notifications and endless recommendations choose for us in small, quiet ways, until the choices no longer felt like choices at all, and we found ourselves scrolling through life instead of living it.

The problem goes beyond casual screen time. It is unconscious time — the moments we surrender without realizing the cost.

Drawing from her years inside major tech companies, including Google and Uber, Heather Henderson invites readers to ask:

Did I choose this, or was it chosen for me?

If you feel wired but tired, connected but lonely, or busy but empty, this book is an honest look at how we lost presence — and a guide to reclaim it.

 

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Release Blitz: Axe Backwards by May Archer

 

Title: Axe Backwards

Series: Axford Brothers #3

Author: May Archer

Genres: Contemporary Gay Romance

Tropes: Fake Relationship, Hidden Identity, Small Town

Opposites Attract, Only One Bed, Forced Proximity

Release Date: September 15, 2026

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A fake engagement to the hot sheriff who escorted me to family camp? Weirdly delightful.

Failing to tell him that my family is a bunch of professional thieves? Small oversight.

I left the Callahan family business years ago. These days I’m a law-abiding citizen. A photographer who takes nothing but pictures. A man who’s learned not to get greedy for anything… or anyone.

But my family hasn’t gotten that memo, so I expect my week at family camp to be filled with guilt-trippy attempts to lure me back into the fold.

Until Holden Axford comes along… and everything goes axe backwards.

Winsome’s gorgeous sheriff was supposed to be nothing more than a one-night-stand.

He doesn’t have a clue why I’m dreading this week, but he takes his protection game seriously.

So when he thinks I need a rescue, he steps in and declares himself my fiancé… and I’m too busy swooning to argue.

Now Holden’s sharing my bed, stealing kisses like Callahans steal Rembrandts, planning a camp heist (for fun, obvs!), and charming my family of criminals.

Our motto is ‘Callahans don’t get caught’ but nobody warned me about catching feelings.

Unfortunately, secrets don’t stay buried forever. And when someone forces the Callahans toward one last impossible job, protecting the family I love means becoming the man I swore I’d never be again.

But if Holden learns the truth about my past, it’ll be goodbye fake engagement, goodbye sheriff… goodbye heart.

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May is an M/M author who lives in Boston. She spends her days raising three incredibly sarcastic children, alternating eating Jax and Tostitos, planning beach vacations, avoiding the gym, reading M/M romance, and occasionally writing it.

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