Blitz: The Building by Kevin G. Chapman with a giveaway

 

The Building

by Kevin G. Chapman

Mystery / Thriller

Date Published: 10-10-2026

Publisher: First Legacy Publishing

 

The community comes first – no matter what.

 

For ten years, the Utopia Tower experiment has been a resounding success. Conceived by a tech billionaire, the state-of-the-art apartment complex offers a life-changing opportunity: rent-free living for residents who adhere to the "Five Pillars of Harmony" and maintain the building's pristine reputation. It is a tight-knit community where neighbors look out for one another, ensuring that nothing endangers their sanctuary and their right to continue living there.

Antonio, a young lawyer, moves into the tower to care for his grandmother, eager to join this idyllic social experiment. But the veneer of perfection cracks when two young men—both considered bad apples and threats to the community's serenity—die in unusual circumstances within a single month. Despite warnings to leave well enough alone, Antonio suspects a connection and digs deeper. He discovers that, in a building designed for total harmony, asking the wrong questions can make you the next problem to be handled. Is there a killer hiding among the residents? Is the billionaire founder protecting his investment? Or is the truth far more terrifying?

In an environment where preservation of the collective is the prime directive, how far will the community go to protect itself?

 

Perfect for fans of Black Mirror, Blake Crouch, and high-concept tech mysteries.

 

About the Author

 

 Kevin G. Chapman is an attorney specializing in labor and employment law and an independent author. His seven -book (so far) Mike Stoneman Thriller series, includes Lethal Voyage, Winner of the 2012 Kindle Book Award, and Fatal Infraction, the #1 Police Procedural of the year (CLUE Blue Ribbon Award). Kevin's stand-alone mystery/suspense/romance, Dead Winner was the winner of the CLUE Blue Ribbon for best suspense/thriller, and Kevin's most recent stand-alone mystery, The Other Murder, was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 CLUE Award (best over-all mystery/suspense/thriller). Kevin has also written a serious political drama, A Legacy of One (2016). Kevin is a resident of Central New Jersey and is a graduate of Columbia College and Boston University School of Law. Readers can contact Kevin via his website at www.KevinGChapman.com.

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Blitz: Jingle Bells, Wedding Vows (Hollow Reign #3) by Paula Dombrowiak with an excerpt and a giveaway

Jingle Bells, Wedding Vows

Series: Hollow Reign, #3

by Paula Dombrowiak

Release date: October 6th 2026

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252866686-jingle-bells-wedding-vows

Blurb:

He’s the uptight rockstar directing the music for my burlesque Christmas show, and driving the grumpy maestro to throw his sheet music is my favorite hobby.

Then we wake up married, and he can’t remember a single thing about our night together.

Theo Mercer is an arrogant control freak in rolled-up sleeves and glasses who thinks he can tame my headlining act. But on my stage, I call the shots. Beneath the falling stage snow, the friction between us is hot enough to burn the theater down.

When our accidental Vegas wedding explodes across the tabloids, Theo swallows his pride and drops to one knee to propose a holiday charade: play blissfully wedded—which means moving my insufferable new husband into my cramped studio apartment.

Forced proximity beneath the mistletoe turns our backstage feud into breathless passion, and behind closed doors, our fake marriage starts to feel dangerously real.

Except our vows have an expiration date. When the tinsel comes down on New Year’s, Theo has to leave.

He swears he’s coming back.

But I stopped believing in Christmas miracles a long time ago, after a string of men who never kept their word. If I let down my walls only to get burned by my fake husband… I won’t survive the fall.

Jingle Bells, Wedding Vows is Book 3 in the Hollow Reign Christmas Novellas, a series of interconnected, steamy holiday romances. Each book can be read as a standalone and features a guaranteed happily ever after.

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Excerpt

I turn on my stool and cross my legs. “It's going to take a lot more than coffee to explain the reporters parked outside my building, Maestro.”

I take a sip and realize he got my order right: oat milk with a little cinnamon. 

“I'm sorry about the reporters,” he says. “And what they called you in the article.”

“It's not the first time I've been called a stripper.” I shrug.

He pulls the glasses out of his hair and folds them, like he needs something to do with his hands. “We need to delay the annulment.”

“Excuse me?”

“Donovan, our PR guy, wants us to stay married through the holidays and make it look”— he pauses, searching for the right word—“you know, real.”

“You want me to be your fake—”

Heads turn at the far mirrors. Theo sets his cup down next to mine, grabs my wrist, hauls me off my stool and into the quick-change booth, and yanks the curtain shut behind us.

The booth is built for one dancer changing fast, which means the two of us are pressed together with zero breathing room.

“What is wrong with you? I already have one stalker,” I protest.

“This isn't for an audience.”

I cross my arms over my chest with a smile.

“Don't look so pleased,” he says, and I can't help but laugh.

“Look—this circus isn't good for the band. One more bad headline and we could lose our New Year's Eve spot. So we keep the marriage going, we let the story die on its own, and we pretend to like each other.”

“The band.” That’s all he’s worried about.

“I mean for you too. The stories will die down, I can get them to stop…”

“Here's my problem. I'm a burlesque dancer, not an Oscar-winning actress. Pretending to like you might be beyond my range,” I tell him. 

“Think of it as the performance of a lifetime. For both of us,” he says hopefully.

“What's in it for me? Because from where I'm standing, all I'm doing is saving your ass.”

“If the media thinks we're a couple, it's good for the show. Sold-out good. And they stop calling you a stripper, because rockstar's wife sells better.” He looks cocky about that last part.

I roll my eyes and inspect my nails. “Oh yes, exactly what I've hoped to achieve my whole life.”

“There's one more thing,” he says.

“Of course there is.” I roll my eyes.

“I need to move into your apartment.” He grimaces.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Paula Dombrowiak grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois but currently lives in Arizona. She is the author of Blood and Bone, her first adult romance novel which combines her love of music and imperfect relationships. Paula is a lifelong music junkie, whose wardrobe consists of band T-shirts and leggings which are perpetually covered in pet hair. She is a sucker for a redeemable villain, bad boys, and the tragically flawed. Music inspires her storytelling.

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Blitz: Death Hits the High Notes (The Sweet TOOTH Murder Mystery Series) by GG Calpo with an excerpt and a giveaway

Death Hits the High Notes

Series: The Sweet TOOTH Murder Mystery Series

by GG Calpo

Release date: October 7th 2026

Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery, Mystery

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/256083741-death-hits-the-high-notes

Blurb:

Trouble is brewing at Whitman’s Port Choral Society as choir members drop dead and Detective Jonathan Storm raises more questions than answers in his investigation. When Stefan, the choir’s soloist, gets weaker by the day, Meg and her friends take matters into their own hands. And if a murder investigation was not enough to elevate anyone’s blood pressure, Meg finds herself in danger tied to her past that she’s struggling to understand.

Will Meg and her friends stop the killer before Stefan becomes the next victim—and before Meg’s past catches up with her?

Join these golden-age sleuths as they follow the clues, protect their own, and prove that friendship is the strongest weapon against a killer.

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Excerpt:

We were at the school to meet our friends. Stefan sang in the Whitman’s Port Choral Society, and they were rehearsing for their annual fall concert this Sunday. He had asked everyone to meet him at the school auditorium. Said we might as well listen to the rehearsals. Except we were late, as the voices sounding from the auditorium made clear to me when I pushed the doors open. The rehearsal had started. Barbara took a seat beside Liz, sitting in the last row of chairs by the center aisle. The chair hinges squeaked as Barbara pushed the seat down.

“They still haven’t fixed these chairs,” Barbara grumbled.

“Fix? The school board should replace them,” I whispered back, eyeing the faded velvet-covered chairs and the dark stain marking the middle of the seat next to Barbara. Facing Barbara’s wrath was better than risking my brand-new jeans, so I scooted past her and Liz, who, of course, was on time.

“You’re late,” Liz whispered.

“Shush.” Barbara waved her hand at the stage. “Stop talking; we’re here to listen, in case you’d forgotten.”

Catching Liz’s eye and her grin, I knew she didn’t mind being told to shut up. She was used to Barbara. She had taught fifth grade at Post Elementary School until retiring a year after Barbara. Settling my back firmly against the school auditorium’s chair, I let the music take me away. Listening to music was my second favorite way to relax, next to drinking my morning latte. All that beautiful melody filling my heart and flying away with it up to the heavens. What could be better than that? Choral music soothed my worries away, even with the auditorium’s dismal acoustics.

“Why hold rehearsals here and not at Saint Anthony’s Cathedral? The acoustics in this auditorium are awful. It’s killing my listening pleasure,” Liz said.

“Your whining is killing mine.” Barbara didn’t even bother to turn her head toward Liz.

Liz winked at me and continued complaining. “I heard the choir members were giving the conductor grief about the acoustics, but he told them they’re lazy and they just need to project their voices more. That singing from their diaphragms will strengthen and bring energy to their voices.”

I raised my eyebrows to urge Liz on. We ignored Barbara’s huffing, knowing she’d make us pay but wanting to rile her up anyway. I know, I know. We were acting juvenile, but at our ages, we took our amusements where we found them.

“One of the choir members whispered to me that any energy coming from this cost-cutting is energizing the conductor’s pockets.” Liz chuckled. “They’re betting on whether—”

But then Barbara transferred her gaze from the choir to us, her eyes fierce and brooking no mutiny. It was time for us to behave. Liz and I sank back into our chairs, like our students did when we sent them to the principal’s office for Barbara to deal with.

Karma’s a bitch, as if I didn’t know that by now.

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AUTHOR BIO:

GG Calpo is a retired lawyer and accountant who traded contracts and numbers for the far more enjoyable chaos of fictional crime. Now she writes cozy whodunits featuring warm-hearted golden-aged sleuths who’ve seen it all, heard it all and will investigate a murder with zero hesitation. She loves stories where the stakes are personal, family and friendships are paramount, with characters who refuse to follow the outline and endings that pull the rug out. When not plotting twisty crimes—on paper only, of course—she spends her time reading, crocheting blankets and sweaters for her five grandchildren, watching mystery TV shows and taking long walks in her neighborhood. She lives in Central New Jersey with her husband and two corgis, Whiskey and Nugget. 

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Audiobook Review: Ransom (Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team #1) by Laramie Briscoe, narrators Ariel Royce and Christopher Rourke

 

Blurb: 

A new series from the author of the Moonshine Task Force Series! Laurel Springs, AL is about to be hotter than a mid-August thunderstorm.

When the Moonshine Task Force is absorbed into a new entity, Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team (LSERT) new faces come to town, new love is born, old love is found again, and there’s a plethora of drama and romance happening all over the tri-county area. LSERT puts police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, K-9 handlers, and EMT’s all in harm’s way as they work to keep the area safe from any threat. Emotions run high, passions ignite.

Come with me, back to Laurel Springs, in what's sure to be a wild ride!

Ransom Thompson

For years I’ve wanted two things - to be a member of the Moonshine Task Force and to be the man Stella Kepler can’t live without.

One out of two isn’t bad, or so I tell myself. Being the only K-9 handler for The MTF presents its own share of obstacles, but me and Rambo? We make it work. Life is status quo, until I’m called in to help with what appears to be a hostage situation and Stella is right in the middle of it.

This is my one chance, and I’m not going to blow it.

Stella Kepler

When I’m stuck in an examination room holding a hurt woman and a man with a gun, I do the only thing I can. I sneak out, call 911 and hope help comes quickly. It does.

In the form of Ransom Thompson.

He and I have known each other since we were babies. Our mother’s are friends, our dad’s work together, and we’ve always been friends.

Only, the last few months I’ve started to notice things. How mature he is, how alpha he can be, the chiseled six-pack, and the abundance of ink spreading across his body.

When I offer to cook him dinner for saving me, neither one of us know how that one moment will change the course of the rest of our lives.

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My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars - 

4 1/2 stars. This was a fun story with a secret relationship and plenty of steam. Stella and Ransom had known each other but decided to see if there was anything between them. Sparks flew but they still wanted to keep it quiet. I definitely enjoyed the animals as well as the emergency cases that came up. The families and response team members worked well together. The relationship between his K-9 and Ransom was very special. There was some danger and violence which had me holding my breath. This was a wonderful story.
The narrators, Ariel Royce and Christopher Rourke, did a great job bringing this story to life. They brought the emotion, tension, and love to these characters.

This is my unsolicited review.

Ebook Review: A Very Grumpy Navy SEAL (Wolf Valley: Grumps #10) by Shaw Hart

 

Blurb: 

I’ve fallen in love for the first time…with my brother’s best friend.

Lula
Moving to Wolf Valley has been quite the adventure so far.
Nothing is going according to plan.
First, my housing fell through, and I had to scramble to find a new place.
Then, I got laid off from my job.
I’m trying to stay positive, but it’s hard.
I have no one to turn to for help.
My brother is halfway around the world, and I have no other living family to rely on.
When I run into Koa, things suddenly seem to be looking up for me.

Koa
I’m only in Wolf Valley to help out a SEAL friend.
His sister just moved here, and he hasn’t been able to get in touch with her in weeks.
So, I used some of my leave and traveled to this small town to find her.
I thought tracking Lula down would be hard, but it wasn’t.
I find her right away, and that’s when my problems start.
Cause Lula is my best friend’s little sister.
And she’s also meant to be mine.

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My Review - 4 of 5 stars - 

A quick, insta-love story. I loved how protective Koa was upon bumping into Lula. His respect for her brother and their friendship showed what type of man he was. Lula had one bad day that led to meeting Koa, and things went up from there for her. There were some steamy scenes as well as touching ones. I found a few editing errors which did bother me somewhat, but overall, it was an entertaining read.

This is my unsolicited review.

Cover Reveal and Preorder: Joker's Wild (Sons of Sinister #30 by Tabatha Vargo

JOKER’S WILD

Series: Sons of Sinister Book 3

by Tabatha Vargo

Releases January 5, 2027

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Blurb: 

They call me the animal whisperer. I can read wounded creatures.
Then Zayne Wilder walks into the shelter with a half-dead stray cradled in his arms, and I can't read him at all.
They call him Joker, and everyone in Atlanta knows to clear the road when they hear his bike coming. The man is ice. I've looked into the eyes of feral animals and found more warmth.
But the tattooed hands that close around a rival's throat go slow and careful around something small and broken. The longer I watch him, the more certain I am that two men live behind that smile.
He says he has no soul. I think he's just never let anyone close enough to prove him wrong.
The trouble is, whatever came for my family two years ago wasn't finished. And the only thing standing between me and death is the most dangerous man I've ever met.

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Sale!!! Risking It All (The Naked Men Series #1) by Christi Barth, 99 cents for a limited time

Forced Proximity. Opposites Attract. Protective Hero Romance.

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Opposites Attract

Risk-Taker × Rule-Follower

Protective Hero

Found Family

He Falls First

He lives for the rush of danger. She's built her life around avoiding risk. Falling for each other will be the most dangerous thing either of them has ever done.

 

Griffin Montgomery found his calling when he helped keep his friends alive after a high school bus crash in the Alps. Now a Coast Guard search and rescue pilot, he thrives on high-stakes missions, wild weather, and being the guy everyone counts on when things go wrong.

 

Until one reckless decision gets him suspended.

 

With nowhere to channel his restless energy, he turns his focus to the one thing he's never tried to rescue before: a woman who doesn't want saving.

 

Chloe Widmore thrives in her quiet, ordered, risk-free existence as a professional letter writer for, well, reasons. Griffin makes her deliciously uncomfortable in so many ways. He's reckless, charming, and entirely wrong for the safe life she's worked so hard to create...so why can't she stop thinking about him?

 

Getting Chloe out of her comfort zone gives Griff something to focus on while his career hangs in the balance. Between working on the Naked Men blog with his best friends and finding increasingly creative ways to coax Chloe into taking a few risks, he almost forgets how badly he wants to get back in the air.

 

Almost. 

And when Griffin's future suddenly looks a lot less certain, he'll have to decide whether the biggest risk of his life is getting back in the cockpit…or falling for the one woman he never expected to need.

 

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Lady Eleanor Petersham knows exactly what she wants from her marriage - a man who will worship at her feet. Instead, her father arranges her marriage to her brother's best friend, the devastatingly handsome, authoritative, and devilishly dominant Lord Edwin Hyde.

It doesn't matter that he makes her entire body tingle when he kisses her, or brings her to heights of pleasure she's never known, or how he disciplines her when she plays nasty tricks on him - like throwing a dinner party which only includes dishes with ingredients he despises - she's not willing to give up on her version of marriage without a fight.

Pain and pleasure struggle for dominance the same way husband and wife do. 

Release Boost: Mechanic's Christmas Match (Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Village Christmas #2) by Clara Pines

Mechanic's Christmas Match 

by Clara Pines 

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What happens when a lonely mechanic falls for the matchmaker trying to brighten his Christmas?

Rory Dunn moved to Trinity Falls last year for a fresh start, close to the only family he has. After years of fixing up motorcycles while trying to dodge a gang in the city, he’s relieved to have a good job at a repair shop in a tight-knit small town where everyone knows his name.

The only problem he can’t seem to solve is the way he feels about Ana Gutierrez, the owner of the local dress shop. Rory’s heart aches every time he catches sight of Ana. But she has a busy life she shares with her mother and the three-year-old nephew she adopted last winter.

Besides, with his unhappy past, Rory isn’t sure he’s worthy of being her man.

So, when Ana tries to set him up with a friend, Rory decides to go along with it. After all, it’s an excuse to spend more time with Ana and her family. And besides, the woman Ana has in mind won’t actually fall for him—he’ll make sure of that.

But as the holiday season kicks into gear, Rory, Ana, and adorable Theo start to spend more time together, and Rory starts to wonder if he can keep his feelings to himself. Especially when just about everyone in town seems to have big opinions about who this mechanic’s Christmas match should really be.

Trinity Falls Sweet Romance is all about finding family – one clean & wholesome romance at a time. The Trinity Falls Sweet Romance: Village Christmas inspirational series celebrates the people who live and work in a small Pennsylvania town at Christmastime, and find love and meaning in the season. If you love no spice books with cowboys, single dads, found family, caring community, and slow burn romance that makes you smile and sigh, this is the series for you! 

Preorder: Trying It All (The Naked Men Series #4) by Christi Barth

Trying It All 

by Christi Barth 

Releases on October 12th!

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He lives by the rules. She thrives on breaking them.

Attention to detail. Order. Never leaving anything to chance. Those are the qualities that make Riley Ness a terrific NTSB agent—and an absolute nightmare for anyone who believes life should come with a little spontaneity.

After a tragic accident bound him to his best friends and turned them into brothers by choice, Riley learned the hard way that risk comes with consequences. These days, he keeps his life controlled and predictable.

Summer Sheridan is everything he avoids.

Free-spirited, impulsive, and impossible to ignore, she is chaos personified. She lives in the moment, and takes particular pleasure in pushing every one of Riley’s buttons. Worse, she’s made a target of the wildly popular podcast Riley created with his friends, putting the two of them on opposite sides of a very public feud.

He thinks she needs a lesson in reality.

She thinks he desperately needs to loosen up.

But somewhere between the arguing, the teasing, and all that inconvenient chemistry, enemies start looking a lot more like something else. Especially once the fighting turns into kissing.

Now Riley must decide what matters more: protecting the life he’s carefully built… or risking it for the one woman who refuses to play by his rules.

Falling for each other might be the biggest disaster of all…