Review Tour: Grandpa's Cabin by Ross Victory with an excerpt, a giveaway, and my review

GRANDPA'S CABIN

by Ross Victory

GENRE:  Horror/Mystery

BLURB:

At eighty-four years old, widower and award-winning geneticist Bernie Crenshaw has reached the end of his life. Bernie gifts his only grandson, eighteen-year-old Inglewood high school senior Nova, his multimillion-dollar property located in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills.

Years after Bernie's death, Nova hosts a wild twenty-first birthday party weekend filled with alcohol, music, and OnlyFans web cameras. After a handful of eerie encounters in the surrounding Los Angeles forest, Nova's friends allege that his grandpa's cabin is the burial ground for people who disappeared during their childhood.

The birthday weekend shifts from celebration to terror as the friends piece together that the man Nova knew as "Popsi" matches the profile of one of the most notorious wanted criminals in Los Angeles-"L.A. Love Hunter."

Will Nova preserve the Crenshaw family's sadistic legacy, or will he choose the rare and valuable gift of friendship?

EXCERPT:

Fourteen years ago, Los Angeles

Nova did not understand why first grade had ended early. Dozens of armed security guards descended on the elementary school with their guns drawn. The events of the day, which started with learning to tell time on a silly- framed clock and identifying vowels in sentences, had become disjointed puzzles in Nova’s six-year-old mind, a mind easily distracted by dogs’ tails and why his father shaves his face, but his mother shaves her underarms. Today, his bite-sized body would experience panic, and his mind would be introduced to a modern emotion: terror. 

Mr. Woodrow, a frumpy man, only thirty-five but looked sixty, paced the classroom, which was decorated in circus-themed letters and talking numbers. His face was pale and fear-stricken as he explained today’s events to the officers, who observed him with deep suspicion. 

“Sir, six-year-old kids don’t just run away from chocolate chip cookies and story time. We need you to breathe and tell us the last time you saw the twins.” 

Two chairs, which had been occupied before the recess bell, were now empty. A class of twenty bright-eyed first graders was now eighteen. No one knew where the twins had gone. 

After hours of waiting, the class was escorted to the pickup lot, where Nova found his mother, Stella, standing next to their black Range Rover and anxiously biting her left thumbnail down its nail plate. 

“Oh, my God!” Stella burst out as she hugged Nova’s frail body tightly. She kissed Nova’s head repeatedly. “Are you okay? You must be so scared.” Nova stood motionless and confused by his mother’s panic. 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Ross Victory is an award-winning author and singer/songwriter from Southern California. After the loss of his father and brother, Ross dove into self-discovery, reigniting his childhood passion for creative writing and music production, launching an independent writing career. Victory has dedicated his life to empowering his community while entertaining listeners and readers. Victory provides a multi-format creative experience in Urban Adult Contemporary music and literature, with a focus on creative non-fiction and thematic novellas. Topics include: adventure, family, religion and philosophy, and identity.

Victory is best known for his father-son memoir, "Views from the Cockpit," and multimedia production brand, "Books & Bangers."

Website: https://www.rossvictory.com

Website: https://www.grandpascabinbook.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rossvictorious

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rossvictorious

Grandpa’s Cabin Kindle & Paperback Amazon: https://a.co/d/1IPLVho

Grandpa’s Cabin Paperback BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grandpas-cabin-j-ross-victory/1141823602

Grandpa's Cabin Coloring & Lookbook: Paperback BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grandpas-cabin-coloring-lookbook-j-ross-victory/1143265759

Grandpa’s Cabin Paperback Wal-Mart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Grandpa-s-Cabin-Book-1-Paperback-9798218017897/3054867599

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GIVEAWAY

Ross Victory will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f4663/

My Review - 4 of 5 stars - 

This was an interesting read, and it did not end here. There is a book 2. Nova Crenshaw was the beneficiary of his grandfather's home and more. His past held secrets that his mind had pushed to the back, protecting him. His three friends joined him at the mansion, and things got out of control. Hallucinations, memories, and surprises changed their lives completely. This story was not quite what I thought it would be, the actual events were definitely not something I would have considered. More explanation and adventures will continue in Grandpa's Cabin 2.

Check out these other blogs on this tour:

August 15: Kit 'n Kabookle
August 22: Westveil Publishing
August 29: The Avid Reader
September 5: Read Your Writes Book Reviews
September 12: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
September 19: Literary Gold
September 26: Fabulous and Brunette
October 3: Andi's Book Reviews
October 10: Gina Rae Mitchell - review
October 17: Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
October 24: A Wonderful World of Words
October 31: Iron Canuck Reviews & More - review only
October 31: Guatemala Paula Loves to Read - review only
November 7: Our Town Book Reviews - review only
November 7: It's Raining Books
November 14: Long and Short Reviews
November 21: The Faerie Review - review only
November 28: Read Book. Repeat - review

Re-Release: Christmas in Kentbury (Kentbury Tales #1) by Claudia Burgoa, limited time 99 cents

CHRISTMAS IN KENTBURY 

by Claudia Burgoa 

AVAILABLE NOW!

ONLY .99 ¢ FOR A LIMITED TIME

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Blurb:

From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes holiday single dad, best friends romance.

I spent all my life being in love with Landon Miller.

I’m tired of pretending to be immune to that wide jaw, taut body, and woodsy scent. 

Am I in love with him?

Sure, but he’s happy being a single dad and treating me like one of the guys. 

Me on the other hand… 

I’m getting ready to leave Kentbury for a new life.

A fresh start: it’s my Christmas present to myself.

That is until my best friend and his adorable daughter decide that they can’t let me go...

Now I have to choose between a new promising life and the two people I’ve been yearning for my entire

life. 

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Release Boost: Westward Bound (The Jackson Brothers #4) by Maddie Taylor

HOT NEW HISTORICAL WESTERN ROMANCE!

Westward Bound 

by Romantic Fiction by Maddie Taylor 

Available now!!

Universal: https://geni.us/WestwardBound

Read it #free with a #KindleUnlimited subscription.

Blurb: 

True love conquers all, but can it survive in the Wild West?

With the threat of war growing more real by the day, Henry Jackson faces an impossible choice. Virginia is divided, with half the state poised to secede, leaving the Jackson family farm teetering on the very border that will divide the north and south. To protect his wife and their three teenage boys, Henry accepts the government’s promise of land and a fresh start in the untamed western territories. 

Despite the distance from the unrest, the Jacksons exchange one danger for another. The challenges of their new life are many, especially for Leticia, Henry’s wife. Leaving behind her family home, her friends and neighbors, and many of her cherished family keepsakes are beyond difficult. And Letty finds the demands of frontier life, the loneliness, and the new rules put in place to protect her almost too much to bear. 

As a greenhorn pioneer, she finds herself in one scrape after another, and the decisions she’s often pushed to make aren’t wise. Repeatedly risking injury or death is something Henry will not abide, and although his devotion is unquestionable, his patience eventually wears thin. Determined to keep the woman he loves safe, he lays down the law to ensure her survival. Will his firm hand dampen her spirit? Or will Letty finally accept that her home and heart have always been with Henry and her boys? 

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About Maddie:

A USA Today and #1 international bestselling author, Maddie is a lifelong reader who became a romance junkie as a teen with her first romance novel, The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss. From then on, she was hooked, and gobbled up everything she could get her hands on, whether contemporary, historical, paranormal or sci-fi. If there was romance to be found between a strong alpha male, and a sassy, adventurous and ofttimes defiant yet loving woman, Maddie was all over it. As an author, she stays true to those themes writing steamy erotic romance, with a side of kink, and adding elements of intrigue, danger and suspense to her plots.

Maddie started writing as a hobby. Her stories stayed private while she raised a family and worked full time as a registered nurse. It wasn't until 2012 that she decided to take the plunge and submit her first book for publication: Captain My Captain. She went on to publish eleven novels the first year.

Follow Maddie Online!

https://linktr.ee/maddietaylorauthor 

Release: The Hotshot vs the Reporter (On the Track #2) by Nicole Dykes with my review

The Hotshot vs The Reporter

Series: On the Track, book two

by Nicole Dykes

Release Date: October 30, 2023

Cover Designer: Ariadna Basulto with Chaotic Creatives

Purchase Link: https://geni.us/thsvtrevents

Blurb:

Royal

I’m the hotshot—both on and off the track. I know how to work the crowd and show off. And I’m good at it.

I’ve had to become very effective at putting on a show.

But my agent is not a fan of my over-the-top antics. So she did something I still can’t believe . . .

She called in the press—the media. Specifically, the reporter who hates everything I stand for. And now, he’s tasked with showing the world a different side of me.

Yeah . . . Good luck with that.

Soren

I’m a sports reporter, but I’m so much more than that.

My social media following has allowed me to be more. To do more. To try and help my corner of the world do better and be better.

I believe in accountability. I believe in integrity. And that sports professionals are obligated to be a moral compass to their fans.

I’m loud and outspoken about that point. Maybe more so with Royal Dutton—the loudmouth, crude racer with absolutely no morals.

And now, I’m supposed to find the redeeming side of him. I took this job to find something deeper within him. The good guy inside.

Yeah . . . This is going to be impossible.

Author Bio:

Nicole Dykes is a wife and a professional assistant/mom to two gorgeous girls. Currently residing in Kansas, she's a lover of coffee, Kansas City Chiefs, and all things romance. She currently has over 20 published books with her Monroe and Adamson series being the most popular. She enjoys cranking up the angst level, making her readers cry, and turning those tears into the coffee that fuels her writing.

Author Links:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoledauthor/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Dykes/e/B01D1SIF04

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Website: www.authornicoledykes.com 

My Review - 4 of 5 stars -

Could a grumpy, conceited man find love with a reporter that hates him? Royal was definitely playing up his part as the Hotshot of the car racing world. It was hard to like him at the beginning. As his story came out, I softened, just like Soren. Soren tried his best to be honest in his reporting and social postings, in reporting what he saw. Time spent with Royal showed him that he also needed to be honest with himself and his motives. The two had an instant connection and held back for a bit before giving into the feelings. They helped each other heal from their pasts and move forward to a future together. I enjoyed the feeling of family from all the secondary characters.

Release: Fighting a Riot (Riot MC #8) by Karen Renee with an excerpt

Fighting a Riot

Series: Riot MC

by Karen Renee

Release Date: October 30, 2023

Genre: MC Romance (can be standalone)

Photographer: Emma Jane Photography

Cover Model: Jay Savage

Cover Designer: 100 Covers

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197182504-fighting-a-riot

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/fighting-a-riot-riot-mc-8-by-karen-renee

Blurb: 

The Riot MC is facing a storm of problems. The worst being a traitor amongst them.

Nora Ellis never met a biker, until the night Noah “Yak” Spencer came to her rescue after her disastrous bachelorette party. It doesn’t take long for her to see the heart of gold beneath his tough-guy exterior. When Nora finds out her ex-fiancé was cheating, Yak is there. When a dire health crisis threatens to tear her life apart, Yak helps her keep it together. Even though the timing is truly lousy, Nora quickly finds herself longing for more than friendship with the sexy biker…

For Nora’s sake, Yak needs to keep his distance. Sure, she’s everything he has ever wanted—gorgeous, smart, and tough as nails. But with the problems she’s facing, Yak decides she's untouchable. Until Nora hints she wants more.

Nora doesn’t belong in his world. Her involvement could get her killed. Still, Yak can’t stay away. As matters with the club become deadly, how far will he go to protect the woman he has grown to love?

Buy Links: Kindle Unlimited

Universal: https://mybook.to/FightingARiot

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBQSJQX8

Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CBQSJQX8

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBQSJQX8

Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CBQSJQX8

Excerpt: 

“Right. I appreciate you insisting someone go with me today.”

“No need to thank me for that, Nora.”

I tilted my head as I quirked my lips. “Maybe not, but it was supposed to be Mia going with me –obviously that flew out the window– and I thought I could handle it alone. Making Trixie go with me was a Godsend, so thank you.”

He put the sliced bananas in a Ziploc bag, sealed it, and shoved it into the freezer. His expression appeared wary as he stalked toward me.

At the edge of the counter, he stopped and crossed his arms on his t-shirt clad chest. “You’re welcome. You could have called instead of traipsing over here.”

My insides froze. This had become awkward. Awkwardness between me and Yak was a first - and that was saying something given how we met and everything thereafter.

I nodded. “You’re right. I’m sorry to bother you.”

His lips pressed into a thin line while his eyes closed and he shook his head. On an exhale he looked me in the eyes. “It’s not that you’re a bother, Nora.”

My eyes widened. “Doesn’t sound that way.”

A ghost of a grin flitted across his face. “You’re a temptation, princess. One I have to resist.”

A swooping sensation filled my belly. Maybe Trixie was right.

“Why?”

His brow arched. “Why what?”

“Why do you have to resist?”

He shook his head. “Nora, you’re… you want things I can’t give you. Hell, you deserve better than me.”

I moved forward so we were a foot apart. Being this close, I had to tilt my head up to keep eye contact. “Better than you? What does that mean?”

“You deserve the man who can give you stability, marriage, kids, and all that shit.”

I scoffed. “After the past week, I’m not looking for marriage, and given my lousy judgment, I’m pretty sure stability is overrated.”

His hand dragged down his cheek stubble. “Don’t let that asshole do that to you, Nora. He’s a moron, and out there is a man who will absolutely do right by you.”

Part of me wanted to ask if he was that man, but I knew he’d say no. Which of course made me think he could absolutely be that man.

I glanced to the side and back to him. “Sometimes, it’s good to give in to temptation.”

He chuckled. “Woman, I manage a place that is all about temptation. It’s better to resist it.”

I nodded. “You’re right. We shouldn’t.”

He licked his bottom lip before he bit it while he nodded. 

“But I really want to,” I muttered.

“Nora,” he admonished, chuckling.

I stepped into his personal space and put a hand on his shoulder. “Thanks, Noah. For everything.” I leaned up to kiss the side of his lips. Except Yak turned and our lips locked together fully.

I pulled back, my mouth opening to apologize, but Yak’s arms wrapped around me and he kissed me outright.

Praise for the novel: 

“If you are a sucker for an intense, growly, over-protective, gruff biker with a heart of gold, even though he doesn't realize it, then this is the book for you!”

In The Series: 

Riot MC Series Books 1-7 → https://mybook.to/RiotMC_KarenRenee

Author Bio:

Karen Renee is the author of the Riot Motorcycle Club, Beta, and O-Town series of books. She once crunched Nielsen ratings data but these days she brings her imagination to life by writing books. She has wanted to be a writer since she was very young, but it's taken the last twenty plus years for her to amass enough courage and overall life experience to bring that dream to life. Some of those life experiences came from the wonderful world of advertising, banking, and local television media research. She is a proud wife and mother, and a Jacksonville native. When she's not at the soccer field or cooking, you can find her at her local library, the grocery store, in her car jamming out to some tunes, or hibernating while she writes and/or reads books.

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