Boss Women: Seven African American Women Tour and Giveaway (Write Now Literary Book Tours)

 

Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-month book tour and $25.00 Amazon gift card for Boss Women: Seven African American Women Who Built Their Business From The Ground Up by Gwen Richardson. The book tour will run Jan- Feb 25, 2022. 

 

Genre: Youth

ISBN- 978-1737449607

Gwen Richardson has been an author, entrepreneur, and "boss woman" for decades. She is the author of 13 books, including Boss Women, and is a graduate of Georgetown University. She has been twice nominated for NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work, wants to inspire children to seek entrepreneurship as a career path. Richardson resides in Houston with her husband, Willie, and adult daughter, Sylvia.

 

Boss Women features seven African American women who started their businesses by themselves or as co-founders with family members. Some of the enterprises are relatively new, while others have been established for decades.

 

The businesswomen profiled in this book are Janice M. Adams (JMA Solutions), Valerie Daniels-Carter (V&J Holding Companies), Bea Dixon (Honey Pot), Janice Bryant Howroyd (The ACT One Group), Garnetta Sanders (Neta Scientific), Janell Stephens (Camille Rose Naturals), and J.C. Sykes (90 Degree Construction).

 

Boss Women uses poetic phrasing to make it easier for children to read and understand. While reading each poetic profile, children will be able to see themselves in these women’s successes and dream big dreams for the future. The book is also a motivational tool for adults who are seeking encouragement on their entrepreneurial journeys.

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Twofer Murder Review (iRead Book Tours)

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I read TwoFer Murder, in exchange for honest review from iRead Blog Tours. I received the audible version of the book. The book was written by Lauren Carr.

Audiobook Details:



Book Title: Twofer Murder by Lauren Carr

Narrated by: Anita Alger / Mike Alger

Length: 13 hours 20 mins

Genre: Mystery

Publisher: Acorn Book Services

Release date: Jan 2018

Available for review in: audiobook (Audible code)

Tour dates: Feb 12 to 23, 2018

Content Rating: PG + M (Please be aware that TWOFER MURDER is a murder mystery. There are depictions of murder and some violence--though easy on the gore contents. No f-words but there may be some mild profanity, and mild religious expletives such as "damn", "hell" and "Oh God!". Some depictions of brief sexual content (kissing).



Book Description:

Twofer murder? What’s a twofer murder?

Twofer Murder is a treat for fans of best-selling author Lauren Carr’s fast-paced mysteries! Lauren’s latest novel contains the main characters from her three successful series: Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose mysteries. The guys go away for a fishing weekend only to get caught up in the murder of a journalist investigating fraud at a timber company. Meanwhile, the ladies are spending the weekend in the presidential suite at a posh resort where Jessica Faraday is to accept a lifetime achievement award for her late grandmother at a murder mystery writers conference. But before they have time to get their facials, they get wrapped up in their own real mystery when an up and coming author ends up dead!

Lauren Carr’s Twofer Murder is a 2-for-1—making it a must-read for any mystery fan!
To read more reviews, please visit Lauren Carr's page on iRead Book Tours.

About the Author:

Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!

Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, romance, and humor.

Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.




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My Review:

I was lost when I first started listening to the book. Lots of characters, drama, and a murder, but it drew me in eventually. A bunch of women gathered at a murder mysteries writers conference to celebrate an award for one of their grandmothers. While the men are on a fishing trip and someone ends up dead. There is a change in narrators when it switches over from the mens' point of view to the womens.' I love the narrator's Southern voice of one of the characters. 

I would listen to the book when you have a moment of peace. The book has a lot of characters. I got lost because I was cleaning my house when I was listening to the book. I may have to buy the book and follow along with the audio. What drew me in was the writer's conference. I also liked the scene where someone was on the plane to check in on a friend in another country, when the friend died before she arrived. I liked the concierge, Garth, I believe and how nothing surprises him. I also like how there is a storm arriving on weekend of the conference.

The book is available in Kindle,  Kindle Unlimited, Paperback, and Audible format.

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Twofer Murder Spotlight (iRead Book Tours)

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Book Details:

Book Title: Twofer Murder by Lauren Carr

Category: Adult fiction, 400 pages

Genre: Mystery

Publisher: Acorn Book Services

Release date: November 17, 2017

Tour dates: Nov 1 to 30, 2017

Content Rating: PG + M (Please be aware that TWOFER MURDER is a murder mystery. There are depictions of murder and some violence--though easy on the gore contents. No f-words but there may be some mild profanity, and mild religious expletives such as "damn", "hell" and "Oh God!". Some depictions of brief sexual content (kissing). No drug use or underage drinking among the protagonists.)



Book Description:

Twofer murder? What’s a twofer murder?

Twofer Murder is a treat for fans of best-selling author Lauren Carr’s fast-paced mysteries! Lauren’s latest novel contains the main characters from her three successful series: Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose mysteries. The guys go away for a fishing weekend only to get caught up in the murder of a journalist investigating fraud at a timber company. Meanwhile, the ladies are spending the weekend in the presidential suite at a posh resort where Jessica Faraday is to accept a lifetime achievement award for her late grandmother at a murder mystery writers conference. But before they have time to get their facials, they get wrapped up in their own real mystery when an up and coming author ends up dead!

Lauren Carr’s Twofer Murder is a 2-for-1—making it a must-read for any mystery fan!

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Meet the Author:

Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!

Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, romance, and humor.

Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.















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What are readers saying about Lauren Carr's mysteries?

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Lessons From A Difficult Person Book Spotlight (iRead Book Tours)

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Book Description: 

Elliston is a highly successful workshop leader and trainer, who offers wisdom learned the hard way—by experience – as well as through rigorous study and certification in many areas of professional training that aid her in her work -- Values Realization, Parent Effectiveness Training and Reality Therapy. She is a faculty member of the William Glasser Institute. Glasser is an internationally recognized psychiatrist and developer of Reality Therapy, a method of psychotherapy that teaches people they have a choice in how they choose to behave.


The methods Elliston offers in her book end the trauma and the drama, and minimize the possibility of confrontation. She gives YOU, the reader, the ability to take a strong, positive, confident—yet compassionate--stance with the “difficult person”—whether that is a relative, coworker, friend, one of your children or anyone else for that matter.


Elliston demonstrates how to:


• Identify the ways to talk to a “difficult” person

• Incorporate true incentives to help people change

• Make real the consequences of the “difficult” person’s action

• Increase success through acceptance and belonging

• Avoid being triggered by the “difficult” person allowing you to neutralize those hot buttons and communicate without judgment


Elliston lays out a proven script for peacefully transforming the difficult person’s behavior and the environment. She gives you the tools for successfully initiating and engaging in a conversation with a difficult person that would lead to change.

You can purchase the book here or enter to win using the link in the giveaway section.

Author Bio: 

Sarah (Sam) Elliston is an expert in the art of Dealing with Difficult People. She is a top workshop leader and a member of the faculty of the William Glasser Institute, which espouses “Reality Therapy” to foster behavioral change.

But her instructional career began long before she even became aware that she was herself a “difficult person,” traits that began in Lincoln MA, where she grew up. For more than 30 years she has been teaching and training, first as a high school teacher in Ohio and Cincinnati—and then as an administrator in the not-for-profit sector.

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Giveaway

Prize: One winner will receive a copy of Lessons from a Difficult Person and a $10 Amazon gift card (open to USA & Canada)

Ends Feb 25

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Dawning of the Scarlett Book Blast and Giveaway (Goddess Fish Promotions)

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As a pale revenant—the vampire faction believing all life is sacred—sixteen-year- old Scarlett Ellis has learned to hide in the human world. She goes to night-school, works at a coffee shop, and her uncle Chasem trains her in martial arts.

No matter what, she has to be prepared,because when she turns seventeen, she’ll be of Dawning age—and her biological father Apollo vows to see her dead first.

Expecting her Dawning to be impossible, she accepts the fact that she will become a rogue, forever hunted by revenant renegades and outcast by her own people. Scarlett thinks she’s prepared for this—until the curly-haired Nicholas Lightener walks into her life and asks her out on a date.

Torn between her feelings for Nick and the danger of the revenant world, Scarlett’s strange life is turned inside-out when she’s kidnapped and forced to do the one thing she swore she’d never do. Plus, she has no idea whose memories keep appearing in her dreams, or if they can even help her. Determined to free herself from a death sentence, Scarlett must fight to become who she was born to be.

Excerpt

Suddenly, I’m standing in a field, illuminated by sunlight, but I'm not burning. It's warm andrelaxing. I look down to the translucent skin of my hands and can see the blood coursing

through my veins. I turn my hand over, staring at it.

A movement catches my eye and I look up. Before me is a beautiful woman with dark hair and

clear eyes. At first, her gaze is loving, adoring almost, and then it fades into a bone-chilling

shriek as she turns to run away in horror. I try to reassure her that it’s okay, but the words get

stuck in my throat. Her skin burns and flakes away, and before I know it, her scream fades to a

muffled shriek, abruptly cut off as she becomes a pile of ash. A maniacal laugh sounds beside

me, and I turn to see a dark-headed man with a deviant grin.

Wasn't that lovely? he asks me, laughing right as I feel my skin start to burn.

About the Author

After working in the legal and technical fields for many years, Jennifer Osborn took the plunge

into full time writing in 2015. She is the award-winning author of The Shilund Saga and The

Sentinel’s Insurgency. When not writing, she listens to a different muse and creates paintings

and collages of all sorts.

She lives in the Cincinnati area with her husband, three dogs and two cats.

You can find out more about her at

Website: Website

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AuthorJenniferOsborn

Twitter: hondagirljen

Instragram: hondagirljen

Amazon Author Page and  Buy Links: http://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Osborn/e/B00EMWYFX0/

Giveaway

Jennifer will be awarding a digital copy of The Dawning of Scarlett via iBooks to 3 randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter during the tour.
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Alterre Holiday Launch and Giveaway (BrandBacker)

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Alterre has created a line of 2 in 1 shoes. To help celebrate the launch, Alterre is hosting a giveaway. Bloggers participating will also be entered to a separate giveaway to win a starter kit as well.

With Alterre's patent pending technology, you can mix and match different looks to fit your style. The company has created over 65 combinations to alter your look from day to night.

All the shoes are designed in a New York Studio and made according to fair labor laws in Brazil. Alterre also donates 5% of the profits to the women's abuse shelter, Restore NYC.

You can enter to win a black heel starter kit (value $180). The starter kit includes a pair of black suede mules; mist grey Jacies; and evening sky Marilyns, and a travel bag. For more information, click here



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$25 GC Giveaway (Sponsored Post)

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Disclosure: This post is part of a giveaway event. The participating bloggers received nothing in exchange for this post.

Who doesn't need extra cash? Maybe for an upcoming birthday, a holiday, or just because. Enter to win a $25 dollar gift card to anywhere you like or choose to receive Paypal cash.

Welcome to the $25 Gift Card of Choice, Giveaway Event!

Hosted by: Lil' Blog and More and Co-Hosted by: My Silly Little Gang, and Best MMORPG 2015.
Ready for a fun giveaway? Well here is your chance to win a $25.00 Gift Card, to anywhere that you'd like! You can also just choose to receive Paypal cash, if you'd like.

The holidays are right around the corner, and what better way, then to win your gifts, right?!

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One lucky winner will receive a $25.00 gift card (or Paypal) to anywhere they'd like! Enter below, using the Giveaway Tools form:

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The bloggers involved in this giveaway were not compensated, and are not responsible for prize fulfillment. Lil' Blog and More will be sending the prize out. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter this giveaway. This giveaway starts October 18th, 2015, and will end on November 6th, 2015 at
11:59 pm. The winner will be emailed, and have 48 hours to respond, or a new winner will be chosen. Once a winner is drawn and confirmed, the name will be announced on the GiveawayTools form.

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Studio Movie Grill Fight Against Hunger Campaign (Sponsored Post)

This post is sponsored by Studio Movie Grill. No compensation was provided.

Studio Movie Grill has changed the traditional movie-going experience by combining first-run movies with full-service, in-theatre dining. Started in 2000, SMG has expanded to 23 locations in 10 states.

In Anticipation of Hunger Games: MockingJay Part 2, all proceeds over a 4 day period will be donated to local food banks from Monday, October 19th to Thursday, October 22, 2015, at all Studio Movie Grill locations in 10 states nationwide. SMG will host $5 dollar movies and donate the proceeds to feed the hungry.

Also, 10% of proceeds raised from online sales of Hunger Games-themed digital gift cards will be donated to participating food banks. Gift cards will be sold online from October 23rd to November 25th, 2015..

Locations and Supporting Food Banks

1. Studio Movie Grill The Colony will support Metro Relief (Texas)
2. Studio Movie Grill Colleyville will benefit Tarrant Area Food Bank (Texas)
3. Studio Movie Grill Lewisville will benefit North Texas Food Bank (Texas)
4. Studio Movie Grill Dallas Royal Lane will benefit North Texas Food Bank (Texas)
5. Studio Movie Grill Arlington will benefit Tarrant Area Food Bank (Texas)
6. Studio Movie Grill Northwest Hwy will benefit North Texas Food Bank (Texas)
7. Studio Movie Grill Spring Valley will benefit North Texas Food Bank (Texas)
8. SMG Epicenter will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (North Carolina)
9. SMG Tyler will benefit East Texas Food Bank (Texas)
10. SMG Rocklin will benefit Placer Food Bank (California)
11. SMG Duluth will benefit Georgia Mountain Food Bank (Georgia)
12. SMG Holcomb Bridge will benefit Georgia Mountain Food Bank (Georgia)
13. SMG Tampa will benefit Feeding America Tampa Bay (Florida)
14. SMG City Center will benefit Houston Food Bank (Texas)
15. SMG Copperfield will benefit Houston Food Bank (Texas)
16. SMG College Park will benefit Gleaners Rotary Club of Indianapolis (Indiana)
17. SMG Scottsdale will benefit St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance (Arizona)
18. SMG Upper Darby will benefit Philabundance (Pennsylvania)
19. SMG Wheaton will benefit People's Resource Center (Illinois)

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Enter to win 4, 2 admittance passes to Studio Movie Grill. Locations vary. Check locations before entering. The passes are not valid on NO PASS films located on the Help page of our website. This is a studio restriction, Studio Movie Grill must adhere to. Other than that no specific restrictions. They are valid at all locations.

Giveaway ends in one week. October 22, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. A winner will be randomly generated. Perfect Chaos is not responsible for prize fulfillment. Winners will have 24 hours to respond with address to receive passes or another winner will be chosen.

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Captured Book Blast (Write Now Virtual Blog Tours)

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Author is giving away One (1) autograph copies of Captured, a magnet and

a bookmark.

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Book Title: Captured

ASIN: B015DTKUX4

Publication Date: September 22, 2015

Genre: Christian Fiction/Romantic Suspense

Author: Terri Haynes

FBI agent Will Anderson is working his last human trafficking case before he leaves his painful past.

Social activist Savannah Elliott thinks she has escaped hers by helping human trafficking victims regain

their freedom. When a case unites them, can they overcome their scars and find love.





Terri J. Haynes, a native Baltimorean, is a homeschool mom, writer, prolific knitter, freelance graphic

artist and former Army wife (left the Army, not the husband). She loves to read, so much that when she

was in elementary school, she masterminded a plan to be locked in a public library armed with only a

flashlight to read all the books and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. As she grew, her love for writing

grew as she tried her hand at poetry, articles, speeches and fiction. She is storyteller at heart. Her

passion is to draw readers in the story world she has created and to bring laughter and joy to their lives.

Terri is a 2010 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis contest finalist, and a 2012 semi-finalist. She is

also a 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist. Her publishing credits include Cup of

Comfort for Military Families, Crosswalk.com, the Secret Place Devotional, Urbanfaith.com, Vista

Devotional, and Publisher’s Weekly.

Terri holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology, a Master's degree in Theological Studies and a certificate in

creative writing and graphic design, meeting the minimal requirements of being a geek. She and her

husband pastor a church where she serves as executive pastor and worship leader. Terri lives in

Maryland with her three wonderful children and her husband, who often beg her not to kill of their

favorite characters.

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Contest ends: October 9, 2015 11:59 pm

Open: Internationally

Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID

WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will

be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to

respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner.

Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way

sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by

the author Terri J. Haynes and is hosted and managed by Paulette from Write Now Literary Book Tours.

If you have any additional questions – feel free to send an email to Paulette @

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Measurable Difference Eye Shadow Campaign (BrandBacker)

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Brandbacker.I will receive samples of the eye shadow for participation in the campaign.

Chrislie has designed a line of eye shadows called Measurable Difference. Measurable Difference was designed to help women keep their youthful glow. The brand focuses on a natural and healthy lifestyle to help all women, whether a work at home mom or a working woman. The Lashem Natural Beauty Line consists of mascara, anti-aging creams, and an eye lash booster. The brand uses natural ingredients to produce anti-aging products in the United States.

Measurable differences is sold worldwide in Nordstrom, Walgreens, Beauty.com, Pharmasave (Canada), Lashem, in addition to beauty supply stores.

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Enter to win Measurable Differences Desert Night Eye Shadows. The giveaway ends on October 1, 2015. Perfect Chaos is not responsible for prize fulfillment. 

The Authors Platform Book Review and Tour (Sage Blog Tours)

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About the Book:

The Author’s Platform' will help you create, understand and use a powerful author platform to sell books!Social Media and Wordpress Consultant Barb Drozdowich will steer you through the technology behind book marketing without all the techno-speak.

She has helped many authors just like you build an author platform that engages readers and builds sales. 

This book will help you decode the mystery behind building a powerful author brand and navigating the social media platforms essential to publishing success. The Author’s Platform' teaches you why you need the various facets of the author platform to build visibility.

Barb uses a simple analogy, Operation Book, to help you understand the steps to successful book marketing in the media age. She covers:

• The Difference between a Website and a Blog 
• The Important Items Your Blog Should Contain 
• The Nine Essential Social Media Platforms 
• Newsletters 
• Amazon’s Author Central and many more

With simple-to-follow steps, Barb will help you create, understand and use an Author Platform to support your career.

About the Author:

Social Media and Wordpress Consultant Barb Drozdowich has taught in colleges,universities and in the banking industry.

More recently, she brings her 15+ years of teaching experience and a deep love of books to help authors develop the socialmedia platform needed to succeed in today’s fast evolving publishing world.

She owns Bakerview Consulting and manages the popular blog, Sugarbeat’s Books,

where she talks about Romance – mostly Regency. She is the author of 6 books and over 20 YouTube videos all focused on helping authors and bloggers. Barb lives in the mountains of British Columbia with her family.

Book Review:

I am an author of poetry and short stories. Many of the things I learned throughout the process, I learned from trial and error. I still struggle with issues such as promotion and marketing (because I am cheap) and I probably need new book covers to increase sales (but I am cheap). My sister, on the other hand, has wrote a few books as well, and has developed a mastery in sales and promotions. She sells her books anywhere and everywhere. 

In the book, the author, Barb D. discusses the basic tenets for writing a book, besides writing the book. Amazon Author Central is a good topic because that's where you create your author profile and add books to your page. Everytime, I write a book, I have to add it to the author profile, so if someone searches for me, all my books are on one page.

You can purchase The Author's Platform: The Beginner's Guide (Building Blocks) (Volume 2)on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and Kindle Unlimited format. 

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Giveaway

The author is giving away a digital copy of The Author’s Platform!

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One Delicate Night Book Blast (Write Now Literary Virtual Book Tours)

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Book Title: One Delicate Night
Publication Date: 7-11-2015
Genre: Contemporary romance
Author: Joy Avery

Can one night lead to forever?

Kassidy Monroe has spent far too many nights alone. But could she actually go through with a one-night stand?

No! At least, that’s her answer until her eyes settle on him—tall, dark, and ultra-mysterious behind a black and platinum mask that makes him even more appealing. It’s lust at first sight, but how far is she willing to go with a man she’s just met?

Jaxon Prescott has always gone after what he wants. And he wants her—the sexy vixen in the feather mask. Something about her calls to him, and he’s all too willing to answer. An invitation to his hotel suite was supposed to be for a night she wouldn’t soon forget, but somehow the tables turn. He never imagines he’d be the one constantly reliving their time together.

One need. One night. One unforeseen outcome.





Joy Avery is a contemporary romance author who loves watching her imaginary friends fall in love. When not crafting her next love story, she enjoys reading, spending time with the family, playing with her two dogs, and cake decorating.

She’s the author of the novels Smoke in the Citi, His Until Sunrise (book 1 in the Indigo Falls series), Cupid’s Error-a Valentine’s novella, and His Ultimate Desire (book 2 in the Indigo Falls series).

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