Iron Canuck Reviews & More: September 2024

Friday, September 13, 2024

Blitz: The Cats' Museum by Viviana Falleti

Children's Books / Cats

The Cats' Museum - Mom’s Choice Awards® Recipient!

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF CATS WORKING AT A MUSEUM ???

Catherine the Great, in 1766, recruited stray cats to protect her beloved Hermitage Museum from rodents. Generations later, to this day, cats are still working there, protecting the artwork and doing their zany mischief…tune in for a splash of fun!

Award-winning author Viviana Falleti has a new book out The Cats’ Museum. This spunky, historically-based book contains illustrations from the world-famous artist, Victoria Fomina. Victoria has just recently won an international award for the illustrations in this book. Publishers Weekly / Booklife and Kirkus have given The Cats’ Museum great reviews, and it has received the Mom’s Choice Award.

Just for your info, this is a high-quality, hardcover, oversized book (11” x 10.5”). This larger size makes the exquisitely-detailed illustrations even more beautiful.

Little Feather Press is becoming the go-to place for the parent who is “hungry for wholesome.” Happy reading!

About the Author

Viviana Maria Falleti is a woman of faith, an insightful children’s storyteller, a lover of all things cats, and an aficionado of splendidly-illustrated books. She aims to produce only the highest quality books, containing wholesome and engaging stories every child is sure to love. The talented world-famous artists she employs bring her wondrous books to life even more.

Viviana created Little Feather Press for the parent who is ‘hungry for wholesome’. Every book ordered from Little Feather Press can be presented to a child with the assurance that the child’s innocence and the beauty of childhood are respected. The stories entertain in the magical world of a child’s mind, without any corrupting influences.

In her childhood in Germany, Viviana would never tire of listening to storybooks that her mother lovingly read to her. She draws inspiration from those memories.

Viviana was born in Germany but has lived most of her adult life in America. She has a lovely daughter Ashley and son-in-law Brent, two wonderful nieces Maria and Maria Luisa, and a suave Italian husband Gino. Her current residence is in Southwest Florida.

Contact Links

Website

Facebook

Purchase Link

Amazon

Preorder: Bound (Breakers Hockey #9) by Elise Faber

Bound

by Elise Faber

Releases on September 17th!

https://geni.us/BOUND

Available on all platforms!

She’s innocent…
And I’m the one who’s going to corrupt her.

I’m a hockey player with a secret—one so big that it can get me kicked out of the league.
I’ve spent years trying to bury it and there’s only one person who’s found me out.
Claire.
Former intern. Current jack-of-all-trades for the Baltimore Breakers.
And the woman I want more than anything else.
More than hockey. More than breathing.
Even more than keeping that secret.
But she’s seen behind the veil…
And, rightfully, wants absolutely nothing to do with me.
Unfortunately for her, I’m going to keep her anyway.

About the Author:

USA Today bestselling author, Elise Faber, loves chocolate, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and hockey (the order depending on the day and how well her team—the Sharks!—are playing). She and her husband also play as much hockey as they can squeeze into their schedules, so much so that their typical date night is spent on the ice. Elise changes her hair color more often than some people change their socks, loves sparkly things, and is the mom to two exuberant boys.

She lives in Northern California. Connect with her in her Facebook group, the Fabinators or email her at elisefaberauthor@gmail.com.
Connect with Elise!

Website: https://www.elisefaber.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisefaberauthor/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabinators
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elisefaber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/faberelise
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bdnmEj

Bookbub: http://bit.ly/2Ilspyd

Release Boost: Smoky Lake (Firelight Ridge #3) by Jennifer Bernard

Smoky Lake

by Jennifer Bernard

Available now!

https://geni.us/SmokyLake

Available on All Platforms

Will they be able to escape with their lives...and their hearts?

Firelight Ridge has always felt like another world to Doctor Ani Devi—but now things are getting even stranger. Military members have suddenly appeared in town and she was just questioned about a man she treated at the airport. Sure, she’d rather nurse the emotional wounds that sent her fleeing to the remote Alaska outpost, but she can’t abandon her job, and the strange events are a worthy distraction. Though she never imagined her search for answers would land her on the doorstep of a wildly attractive stranger.

Gil McGowan is a born protector, so when his friend Victor begs him for help right before he disappears, Gil is determined to find out what’s going on. Maybe it would be easier without a beautiful woman along, but he promised Victor he’d protect Ani—from what, he wouldn’t say. Gil is sure Victor’s being paranoid, until he and Ani barely escape an explosion on the shores of Smoky Lake. Things just got real, and more dangerous than they know.

Now Gil and Ani are racing against time and from enemies unknown to unravel a mystery that started deep in the Alaskan permafrost and now threatens the town of Firelight Ridge—while fighting chemistry hot enough to light up Smoky Lake.

About the Author:

Jennifer Bernard is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. Her books have been called “an irresistible reading experience” full of “quick wit and sizzling love scenes.” A graduate of Harvard and former news promo producer, she left big city life in Los Angeles for true love in Alaska, where she now lives with her husband and stepdaughters. She still hasn’t adjusted to the cold, so most often she can be found cuddling with her laptop and a cup of tea.

If you'd like to know when Jennifer's next book comes out, visit her website at www.JenniferBernard.net to sign up for her mailing list.

Blitz: The Friend Face Off (Love on Thin Ice #3) by Grace Worthington with an excerpt and a giveaway

The Friend Face Off

Series: Love on Thin Ice, #3

by Grace Worthington

Release date: September 12th 2024

Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215597228-the-friend-face-off

Blurb:

Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he’s a hockey player? It’s a whole new level of bad idea.

As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a secret: I’m obsessed with hockey romances.

But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends.

So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong. Can a real hockey player be as romantic as the ones in my favorite stories?

Enter Dawson Hayes, a goalie with a point to prove and my brother’s best friend. He’s confident he can win me over and take me on the most romantic date of my life.

But there’s a catch: for me to accept, I have to pretend that he’s my fake boyfriend. Now everyone in my small town thinks that Dawson and I are having a fall fling. Even if it’s a fling that can’t last.

Worst of all, I’m starting to believe this fling is real. I’m falling for my brother’s best friend.

DAWSON

The first time I met Emmy, her brother warned me to stay away. As hockey teammates, that made her totally off-limits.

But now I’m back in Emmy’s small town to play in a charity hockey match, and I can’t resist her dating challenge: to find out if any man can be more romantic than the book boyfriends she adores.

Emmy and I are both fiercely competitive, and I’m determined to win her over.

When the moment of truth comes, the chemistry between us turns into something neither of us expected:
A romantic face-off between friends who are insanely attracted to each other.

Now, I’m out to prove to her that you should never judge a book by its cover—or a hockey player when it comes to love.

The Friend Face Off is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet small town hockey romcom series. It’s a brother’s best friend, closed door hockey romcom with fake dating, friends to lovers and You’ve Got Mail vibes. It’s a small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

Purchase:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AQA3hq

Excerpt:

“What news?” I ask, trying to sound casual about the drop-dead gorgeous goalie who also just happens to be my brother’s best friend.

“There’s a reason I brought up Dawson’s name.”

My stomach bottoms out. “Wait, what are you saying?” A warm flush creeps up my neck. I keep my back to my brother, hiding my burning face.

When Dan brought Dawson home from college years ago, my attraction to him was instant and disarming. But that doesn’t mean I’m willing to fall for a hockey player again, even though Dawson Hayes had a smile that made my heart stumble. Cute and boyish with a slightly crooked smile, he was funny and warm and different from the others. But I couldn’t expect a guy like Dawson to take me seriously. Not after Dan had warned me: Hockey guys don’t settle down. Not with one team. Or with one girl.

“He’s joining the Ice Breakers as a last-minute addition. He’s in the process of changing teams, and decided to play in this charity tournament before he switches.”

I swallow hard as my heart rate picks up speed.

Dawson had a smile that could light a power grid. If he’s playing for the Ice Breakers, that means he’s going to be staying in Maple Falls.

“Why would he want to come to Maple Falls?” I ask.

“I don’t know,” Dan replies. “Why don’t you ask him yourself?”

I wheel around and am shocked to see Dawson Hayes leaning against a bookshelf. Well over six feet, a shock of thick dark hair loosely pushed back from his forehead, Dawson looks like he’s packed on even more muscles since I last saw him. His shoulders are broader, his arms more sculpted, and he’s added one tattoo that scrolls down his corded forearm. Dawson’s lips curve into that boyish smile that’s haunted my dreams. His dark eyes hold an amused glint, probably from seeing me lose my train of thought.

“Hi, Emmy,” he says, holding my gaze for what feels like an eternity.

The stack of books I’m holding falls to the floor with a crash.

Dawson Hayes is trouble for my heart.

And he’s my brother’s best friend.

GIVEAWAY

Blitz-wide giveaway (INT) - ends September 19

Signed copy of The Friend Face Off & $20 Amazon gift card

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AUTHOR BIO:

Grace Worthington eats, breathes, and geeks out over sweet romcoms. So it’s no surprise that she believes that laughter and love are a cure-all for pretty much everything in life. After a short stint working in musical theatre (where she was often cast in comedic roles), she instills her books with witty banter, lovable characters, and a story that moves your heart and soul. Her inspiration includes quaint towns by the beach, romantic comedy movies from the '80s & '90s, and the crazy shenanigans of her family. Snag a free sweet romcom at graceworthington.com

Author links:

https://graceworthington.com/

https://www.instagram.com/graceworthingtonauthor/

https://www.facebook.com/GraceWorthingtonAuthor/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20964782.Grace_Worthington

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Paperbacks Cover Reveal: Scorned & Desired Anthologies (#TNTNC25)

Check out the stunning covers of the #TNTNC25 exclusive paperback anthologies, Scorned & Desired!!

Photographs: Golden Czermak / Furiousfotog
Cover Design: Golden Czermak / Furiousfotog

The Tempted and Tantalizing Authors are back with a vengeance and they're bringing heartache and heat with two new anthologies that prove sometimes letting go is all it takes to find the love of your life...

SCORNED:

What if your soulmate was waiting on the other side of heartbreak?

If you believe in happily ever after, don't miss your chance to join the TNTNC Authors for a brand new collection of rebound romances that will have you cheering for new beginnings as each of their courageous heroines heals from her own dating disaster.

This steamy signed paperback omnibus is a #TNTNC25 exclusive and is guaranteed to make you a believer in blessings in disguise as you swoon and sigh for the ultimate comeback: falling in love after moving to splitsville.

Each spicy story in this angsty anthology is the companion to a sexy tale featured in DESIRED, so to experience how life-altering true closure can be, grab both volumes and a box of tissues for a truly tempting treat.

Featuring stories from:

Rae B. Lake

Sunny Mawson

Darlene Tallman

Jordan Marie

Ciara St. James

Amy Stephens

J.C. Layne

Miranda Lynn

ER Whyte

DESIRED:
It's better to be set free than to settle for less than true love.

If you love all the feels, take the ultimate journey to healing in this emotional romance collection full of tenacious heroes reeling from rocky relationships, battling their inner demons, and summoning the strength to start over.

There's nothing sexier than a leading man who can see the past clearly and only has eyes for his future, and this delicious compilation is sure to have you cheering for fresh starts and falling head over heels for the kind of love you didn't even know you needed.

This #TNTNC25 exclusive anthology is the other half to SCORNED, so don't break them up. Order both volumes and settle in for a very tantalizing ride.

Featuring stories from:

Janine Infante Bosco

C.D. Gorri

E.C. Land

M. Merin

Nikki Landis

Michelle Iannarelli

C.J. Pinard

Natalie Arthur

C. Hallman

Preorder your copies here today: https://forms.gle/bMbNAVGJsmi8p2qt7

Sale!!! Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island (Carolina Tales #1) by Susan M. Boyer, 99 cents for a limited time

For a very limited time, grab a copy of Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island by Susan M. Boyer or just 99¢ at the retailer of your choice!

Universal: https://geni.us/CarolinaTales1

From the author of the bestselling Liz Talbot Mystery Series comes a novel about family and secrets, and the lengths we'll go to in order to protect both.

Can this charming do-gooder carry the day?

Charleston, SC. Hadley Cooper has a big heart. So when the easygoing private investigator gets a request from a new friend to stake out her husband's extramarital activities, she immediately begins surveillance. And when her client is discovered dead on her kitchen floor, the Southern spitfire is certain the cheater is the culprit … even though he has the perfect alibi: Hadley herself.

Flustered since she observed the cad four hours away in Greenville at the time of the murder, the determined PI desperately searches for clues to tie him to the crime. But when her ex-boyfriend, who happens to be the lead detective on the case, arrests a handy suspect, Hadley fears a guilty man is about to walk free.

Can this Palmetto State sleuth make an impossible connection to prevent a miscarriage of justice?

With dry wit and delightful dialogue, Susan M. Boyer delivers an eccentric, vegan gumshoe sure to appeal to any fan of Southern women's fiction. With her merry band of sassy friends, Hadley Cooper is a Lowcountry detective you won't soon forget.

Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island is the engaging first book in the Carolina Tales series. If you like strong heroines, quirky sisterhoods, and plenty of Southern charm, then you'll love Susan M. Boyer's wonderful whodunit.

Read Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island and take a trip to the lush Lowcountry today!

Cover Reveal and Preorder: Soldier's Christmas Foundling (Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Icicle Christmas #7) by Clara Pines

Soldier's Christmas Foundling

by Clara Pines

Releases on October 8th!

https://geni.us/SoldiersFoundling

FREE with Kindle Unlimited

He’s a lonely soldier with a powerful crush. Is the adorable baby on his doorstep the Christmas miracle he needs to finally find the love he’s been longing for?

Levi Williams came home from the military a muscle-laden hunk with a law degree. But he’s never stopped secretly feeling like the lanky nerd he was in his teens. And he’s definitely never forgotten about Lily Hathaway, the fun-loving, pretty-in-pink cheerleader with a heart of gold he had an unrequited thing for. When Levi comes home one night to find a baby girl on his doorstep, he’s forced to ask Lily for a simple favor.

Lily Hathaway remembers the secret Levi kept for her back in high school. So, when he appears at her toy store in the middle of the night with a baby in his arms, she’s happy to do anything she can to help. She knows a brilliant, serious man like Levi would never fall for someone like her, but she’s grateful for the chance to be friends with someone she has always admired.

As their shared love for the baby that doesn’t belong to them grows, so does the chemistry they’ve both been fighting so hard. Will their budding friendship survive doing what’s right for baby Flora?

And what will happen when the small-town community of Trinity Falls comes together at Christmastime to try and ensure that these opposites can’t ignore their attraction any longer?

Trinity Falls Sweet Romance is all about finding family – one clean & wholesome romance at a time.

From an ex-football star finding out about a secret baby, to a reserved tech genius who opens his heart to a small-town barista and her adopted daughter, you’ll lose yourself in these feel-good books celebrating love, family, and the very special small town community of Trinity Falls.

Cover Reveal and Preorder: Icebreaker (Gamebreakers #1) by Kat Mizera and Elise Faber

Icebreaker by Kat Mizera & Elise Faber releases on October 22nd!

https://geni.us/IcebreakerEFKM

Available on All Platforms

She hates me…

I’m going to make her fall in love with me anyway.

As captain of the SoCal Vipers, the last couple of seasons haven’t been going well. My stats are slipping, and I’m at risk of being traded.

So, I’m not in the mood for a case of mistaken identity with the woman playing bouncer at the arena door.

But when I find out she’s come to town to escape her controlling family and make a fresh start, I know I can’t just let her walk away.

I’ll do anything to make sure she’s safe.

And if that means claiming her forever…then all the better.

Because she’s mine.

Even if she doesn’t know it yet.

When the Game Breakers meet more than hearts will be broken…
They’ll claim, protect, and...maybe just rock their women's worlds.

Series tropes include:

• enemies to lovers

• mistaken identity

• starting over

• rags to riches

• protective MMCs

• found family

Release: Hooked on You (Love & Whiskey #2) by Nikki Ash

Hooked on You

Series: Love & Whiskey Series

by Nikki Ash

Release: September 12, 2024

Genre/Tropes: Age-Gap, Struggling Single Mom, Single Dad, Nanny Romance

Image by: Wander Aguiar Photography

Cover Designer: Jersey Girl Design

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209043667-hooked-on-you

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/hooked-on-you-a-single-dad-meets-a-struggling-single-mom-age-gap-nanny-romance-love-whiskey-book-2-by-nikki-ash

Blurb:

Kira

Raising my daughter as a single mom wasn’t the life I dreamed of, and neither was being homeless. But thanks to my abusive ex and a broken system, that’s our reality.

Until Ryder Du Ponte finds us sleeping in our SUV in the company parking garage and brings us home with him.

The handsome single dad convinces me to work for him as a live-in nanny. And against my better judgment, I accept.

With each passing day, Ryder becomes more than my boss. My heart is invested, but falling for him means risking everything.

The problem is, I can’t ignore how safe I feel in his arms, and that’s what scares me the most.

Ryder

Money can buy a lot of things, but it can’t buy love. A valuable lesson I learned the hard way—first with my parents and then when my ex chose to take a payoff and walk away.

One day, I’m a single dad, doing my thing, and the next, I have a beautiful nanny and her adorable daughter living under my roof.

Kira Adams is everything I never thought I’d find. She’s not only sweet and selfless, but she’s also a damn good mom to her daughter … and mine.

The longer she’s in our lives, the harder it’ll be to let her go. What started out as friendship has grown into something neither of us expected.

I know I should cut her loose before this thing goes any further, but I can’t. I’m already hooked on her.