Release Blitz & Giveaway: The Solicitor’s Son by Rachael Anderson

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  The Solicitor’s Son by Rachael Anderson

 At the end of her third season, Miss Sophia Gifford is firmly on the shelf, and she’s determined to accept her current suitor—a man she likes but cannot love. When her sister decides to throw an impromptu summer house party, Sophia reluctantly agrees to help. What she doesn’t realize is that her sister has plans of her own—plans that would bring a certain childhood friend back into Sophia’s life. It’s been nearly a decade since Sophia has seen Hugh Quinton. He’s grown into a handsome, charming, and successful—yet completely unacceptable—tradesman. Her mother looks down on him, her father detests him, and society would snub him in an instant. Sophia shouldn’t even consider him. But her heart doesn’t listen to reason, and before long, she finds herself wondering how much she is willing to sacrifice for love.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway:Burning Hot Rumors by Debra Kayn

BURNING HOT RUMORS

by Debra Kayn 

Choices: Tarkio MC, #2 

Publication Date: January 21, 2020 

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Biker, Standalone in a Series

Amazon: https://amzn.to/368IAqZ

iTunes: https://apple.co/2TIyZ7I

B&N: http://bit.ly/2sDozeq

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2TFQeqh

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2sImAWp

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2sM1kPA

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/38qT7j0

SYNOPSIS

For Callie Moore, it’s a day-to-day struggle to live in a town where everyone thinks she’s the worst person on earth— thanks to rumors. Divorced, living with her ailing dad, and the scars of finding her ex-husband in bed with not one, but two, of her friends, have her on a downward spiral.

Her immediate problems outweigh her concern over the rough and gruff biker her dad hires to help out at the gas station. No matter how attractive she finds Kent, he’s only another person she needs to defend herself against.

A drifter his whole life, Kent Calder can live anywhere as long as he has his motorcycle and a road in front of him.

Stopping at Moore’s Gas Station was only a pit stop on a road trip with no destination. A way to put a few dollars in his pocket. He has no plans to stay in Missoula, where drama and rudeness from the locals is a way of life.

Until the talk centers around Callie, and he sees what the lies are doing to her.

If she can’t stand up for herself, he’ll fight for her. But as soon as he stomps out one fire, another one pops up.

Through attraction, heartache, devastation, and time, the flames between Kent and Callie only grow hotter.

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT

He turned and looked out on the floor. It took him longer to find her because she was hidden behind the biker talking to her. He craned his neck, caught her smiling at the other man, and tensed.

Stalking across the floor, he shoved people out of his way and stepped between her and the Tarkio member.

"Man, you better step away," said the biker.

"Get lost." He grabbed Callie's upper arm and pulled her away.

"Wh…?" Callie stumbled beside him. "Who?"

He ignored her mumblings and pushed out the front door. Turning her to face him, he gazed up and down her body to make sure she was okay.

Callie's mouth opened and shut numerous times, and she blinked rapidly. "Kent?"

"Nice of you to recognize me," he said.

"I thought I'd never see you again." She planted her hands on his chest, but her body weaved side to side, trying to gain her balance.

He caught her other arm and held her steady in front of him. That's when he noticed the way her eyes remained unfocused on him.

"What the hell have you been doing?" He stroked her hair out of her eyes.

Gut punched, he remembered the excitement, the passion, the energy swirling around her the night she'd finally let loose and egged her ex-husband's truck. He'd walked away from her that night as if he'd gotten his first taste of the real Callie, and his addiction to her had started.

How many other men inside the clubhouse were standing in the same position he was, half in love, fantasizing about being with a woman who had no understanding that fire ran through her veins? How many other men wanted to be the one who helped her set herself on fire?

Callie crumbling, diving for his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, keeping her on her feet. A fire brought him back to her.

"I lost everything," she mumbled against the front of his jacket.

"I know." He rubbed her back, happy to hold her. "Fuck, I missed you, honey."

She raised her head and frowned. "You left."

"I needed to go." He kissed her forehead. "But I'm back."

She pushed against him. "Why?"

"I want to help—"

"No." She stepped away from him, almost stumbling. "You can't just invade my life and then leave again. You're just listening to the rumors. Everyone listens to Josh."

"I'm not—"

"You listened." She tapped her head, slurring her words. "That's why you left. Now you're listening to him again. Just go. Leave me alone."

She grabbed for the handle. He planted his hand on the door, stopping her.

"I'm not listening to anyone but you, Callie."

ABOUT DEBRA KAYN

Debra Kayn is published by Grand Central Publishing, Simon & Schuster Publishing, Carina Press – Harlequin Enterprises Limited, and repped by agent, Stephany Evans of FinePrint Literary Management.

Believing everyone deserves to love and be loved, she takes the most unlikely characters and turns them into heroes and heroines.

She lives with her family in the Bitterroot Mountains of beautiful North Idaho where she enjoys the outdoors, the four seasons, and the wild animals that gather in her yard.

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When Are You Reading? Challenge 2020

 hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words 

The challenge is to read 12 books: one from each time period (either set in or published in that time).

• Pre 1300  
• 1300-1499 The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
• 1500-1699 The Miniaturist by  Jessie Burton
• 1700-1799
• 1800-1899 The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
• 1900-1919 The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott
• 1920-1939 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
• 1940-1959 Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
• 1960-1979 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• 1980-1999 Perfume by Patrick Suskind
• 2000-Present
• The Future

2020 Retellings Reading Challenge

Hosted by Cornerfolds, here are the details:

THE GUIDELINES

• This challenge will run from January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020.
• Books must be read and reviewed in 2020. (You don't have to review books to count towards your goal, but you do have to review them if you want them to count as giveaway entries.)
• Audiobooks, e-books, re-reads, short stories, novellas, and graphic novels all count, and you can read adult, YA, and middle grade books for this challenge.
• It's also totally fine to use books from this challenge to fulfill other reading challenges and vice versa.
• ALL retellings count!
• You don't have to be a book blogger to participate! You can link up and track your progress on Goodreads, Instagram, Youtube, or wherever you share books!
• Sign up here with your post, shelf, etc. and leave a comment letting me know what your personal goal is.
• Link up your reviews each quarter on the post provided!

CHALLENGE LEVELS

• Silent Assassin: 1-5 Retellings
• Warrior Princess: 6-10 Retellings
• Elemental Witch: 11-15 Retellings
• High Fae: 16-20 Retellings
• Fairest of them All: 21-25+ Retellings

RETELLINGS BINGO

• Each block describes a book or type of retelling. For example, "POC author" means that you can read any retelling written by an author of color to complete that category. "Edgar Allen Poe" means that you can read a retelling of any Poe work. 
• Getting BINGO (making a line vertically, horizontally, or diagonally on the card) will get you an additional 5 entries in the end of year giveaway!
• If you get a Bingo blackout (filling the entire card), you get an additional 10 entries in the giveaway! 

2020 LITERARY ESCAPES CHALLENGE

Sign up here

Try to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia. (51 Points). If you complete the challenge you earn 50 Bonus Points. You also can earn Bonus Points for books set in Counties around the world. 1 Bonus Point for each country. (No repeats – only 1 point can be earned for each country.)

Your books can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in any format, print, digital, audio. 

So how do you decide what state a book is categorized under?

1.  In a fiction read it would be the State or Country that the book spends the most time in.  (Ie. If your main character is from Wisconsin but the book is all about his/her time in college in California – the books should categorize under California….)

2.  Non fiction reads categorize  in whatever State or Country it is about (Ie…. a book about fly fishing in Colorado is a Colorado point, and a book about women in Afghanistan is an Afghanistan point.

3.  If the book goes from one state to another… go with the state that most of the time is spent.

The way you keep track is up to you. I like making the map to visualize where I have been and where I need to go but I also keep a list on Reading Challenges Page. Here is directions on how to create a map. – http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Google-Map. You do not have to just use Google Maps, you can use an map program you choose.

or just use this list

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut 

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

2020 Series Enders Reading Challenge

Hosted by Somewhere Only We Know & Words Fueled by Love

Challenge Guidelines:

1. This challenge will run from January 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020
2. Anyone can enter. You don’t have to have a blog just as long as you review your books somewhere: on your blog if you have one, Amazon, Goodreads, Shelfari, etc.
3. Any genre, length, or format is acceptable as long as it is the last book in a series where all books in the series have been published and no more books are currently intended to be published in the series. If an author makes a decision somewhere during the year to add on to the series, we will count both the original last book in the series and the “new last” book in the series assuming the author isn’t going to write more than one additional book. Last book published in a series doesn’t count if more books are expected to be published.
4. You can list your series enders ahead of time or do a singular wrap up post. If you decide to list them up front, feel free to change them throughout the year as necessary.
5. When you sign up in the linky, please use the direct link to your post about joining the 2020 Series Enders Reading Challenge. If you don’t have a blog, please post about it on Facebook or Twitter and include that direct link as your sign up.
6. You can sign up until December 15, 2020. This allows you to join the challenge at any time during the year.
7. On the 25th of every month, we will post a wrap up on both Somewhere Only We Know and Words Fueled by Love with a giveaway and a place for you to link up your reviews for the month. The monthly giveaway will be open until the next wrap up post goes up (ex. From January 25th 2020, to February 25th 2020). For each link to a review, you will get an (1) entry into a drawing for that giveaway. This will be open internationally.
8. Monthly giveaway prizes will be an e-gift card of your choice up to $5 (USD) from Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
9. If you miss a wrap-up post and giveaway, you can link your review the next month. Please do not try to link to one review twice. We will be verifying these.
10. December will be the wrap up for the entire year. All reviews linked from January through December will be entered into a Grand Prize giveaway. Also due to Christmas, the December wrap up will post on December 23rd and will be open until January 23rd.
11. You don’t have to follow Somewhere Only We Know or Words Fueled by Love to participate in the challenge, but you do have to follow both of us in order to be entered in the giveaways.

Levels: (how many series enders you are planning to read)

Level 1: 1 – 5
Level 2: 5 – 10
Level 3: 10 – 15
Level 4: 15+

The level I am choosing is 5-10 books

2020 Georgian Reading Challenge

Host: Becky's Book Reviews (sign up here) 
Duration: December 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
# of books: minimum four

Georgian Era can be defined as either 1714-1830 OR 1744-1837. You may choose how you want to define it in terms of the reading challenge. It covers the reigns of George I, George II, George III, and George IV of England. (If you go with the later definition, it also includes the oh-so-brief reign of William IV.) This includes the REGENCY PERIOD but is more inclusive.

Reading Classics Books Challenge 2020

Hosted here

The challenge runs from January 1 thru December 31, 2020

On the 1st of the month, a link up will post where you will leave the link to your Review and there will be a link to the giveaway (hosted by Rafflecopter)

The Rules:

1) ALL books must have been first published 50 years ago or earlier
2) Books must be read between January 1st and December 31st
3) Books may be used for up to two prompts

Giveaway:

There will be three book Giveaways valued up to $20 (USD) . **Giveaway is open to anyone The Book Depository ships to. How to enter will be posted with each giveaway.

Giveaway Entry Period	Winner Announced
January 1 – April 30	May 8
May 1 – August 31	August 7
September 1 – December 31	January 8, 2021

The Challenge Prompts:

1) Read a classic over 500 pages
2) Read a classic by a POC and/or with a POC as the main character
3) Read a classic that takes place in a country other than where you live
4) Read a classic in translation
5) Read a classic by a new to you author
6) Read a book of poetry
7) Read a classic written between 1800-1860
8) Read a classic written by an LGBT author and/or with an LGBT main character
9) Read a classic written by a woman
10) Read a classic novella
11) Read a classic nonfiction
12) Read a classic that has been banned or censored

2020 Paranormal Reading Challenge

This reading challenge includes all kinds of supernatural. This means you can read about vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, ghosts, and even witches!

As always this is a challenge where you choose your own reading goals. It's low pressure so read as much or as little as you would like!

The Rules: 

• This challenge begins January 1, 2020 and ends Dec 31, 2020.

• You may sign up anytime during the year.

• I won't be creating different levels. Read as little or as many books as you want.\

• Books must be paranormal. This means the book has supernatural beings or elements but is set in our world. This includes vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, ghosts, witches, wizards, psychic powers, magic, fairies, mermaids, angels, gods, etc. 

• You may include books of any format including traditional books, ebooks, or audiobooks.

• Books may be YA, adult, horror, romance, graphic novels, etc.

• You may reread books.

• Books may count towards other reading challenges.

Sign up here

2020 Reading Challenge

Hosted by Linz the Bookworm

Rules

This challenge is actually several challenges in one. The way it is designed is that you work through one level and then move on to the next. It's comprised of five different challenges of 12 books each, or 60 books total. We tried to arrange it in a way that shows what we thought would be the easiest in the first few levels, and then gradually gets harder. We also wanted to spread it out a bit, so the same types of challenges aren't in each level. 

Learn more and sign up here.

1.) Read a book with a title that starts with a "W"
2.) A book you got for under $3
3.) A book with a blue cover
4.) Read a book by your favorite author
5.) A book with the word "Light" in the title
6.) A book that is set in the future
7.) A book from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/)
8.) Read a book of short stories or a novella
9.) Read a book you've had on your "to be read" shelf for more than a year
10.) Read a book that takes place in winter
11.) Reread a book you have recommended to a friend
12.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 1 thoughts:  We always try to make level 1 pretty easy. It's a good motivator for moving on to the rest of the challenge. For those of you who are audio reads, I think Gutenberg has audiobooks as well as e-books. I'm already formulating what to read in this one. The favorite author might be difficult for me because I don't know that I've formally declared one.

13.) A book under 400 pages

14.) Read a book by Julie Garwood

15.) Read a classic fairy tale

16.) Read a retelling of the classic fairy tale

17.) Read a suspense or horror book

18.) A book you got for free (gift, found or book exchange)

19.) Read a book with a building on the cover

20.) Read a historical fiction from the World War II-era

21.) Read a book that was turned into a movie or tv show

22.) A book by an author named James/Jim or a variant

23.) Read a book recommended on your local library's website

24.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 2 thoughts: I feel like level 2 is going to be one of my favorites. I'm really excited about the linking of #16 and #17. There are some formats that we always try to use, but change ever so slightly. We also try to move them around on tiers if possible. I feel like the movie/tv show one is always a good one because there's a lot of crossovers.

25.) A book with the word "book" in the title

26.) Read an urban fantasy novel

27.) A book published in 2000

28.) A book recommended to you by a friend

29.) Read an author's debut novel

30.) Read a book from the BBC's list of Top 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die (here)

31.) Read a book that is over 600 pages

32.) Read a book by Isaac Asimov

33.) Read a book with the word 'Star' in the title

34.) Read a book about a historical figure (fiction or non-fiction)

35.) Read a book about an assassin

36.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 3 thoughts: This is about where I'm realizing that I didn't proofread the list before turning it into a PDF. Sorry. I'd fix it but I'm lazy. Tress has a different PDF version on her blog that's been checked. #26 is totally a spot so that Tress and I don't have to burn a Free Space, I think. Let's be honest, #31 will probably be my yearly read a book in the Outlander series.

37.) Book 1 of a Trilogy

38.) Book 2 of a Trilogy

39.) Book 3 of a Trilogy

40.) Read a book fro NPR's favorite books of 2019 (here)

41.) Read a novel by an author using a pseudonym

42.) Read a graphic novel

43.) A book with a season in the title

44.) Read a book with exactly four words in the title

45.) Read a book about a writer (real or fictional)

46.) Read a book with a title that rhymes

47.) A book by an author named Elizabeth/Beth or a variant

48.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 4 thoughts: I'm pretty excited about this level as well. There's a lot of books on the list for #40 that I've been wanting to read all year. 41 should be interesting.

49.) Read a motivational/inspirational book

50.) Read a book with two or more authors

51.) Read a book by John Creasey

52.) Read a book published in 1980

53.) Read a "rags to riches" story

54.) Read a book with an occupation in the title

55.) Read a book about travel or that involves travel

56.) A book that takes place in outer space/another planet

57.) Read a book that starts with the letter J

58.) Read a book that takes place in the Middle East or is inspired by Middle Eastern Culture

59.) Read a book about a video game or virtual reality

60.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 5/final thoughts- I've got a handful of things in mind for level 5. I still haven't decided if I'm going to go at this randomly or by level. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the challenge and I think it has some good staples as well as a variety. I hope everyone enjoys it!