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I’m excited to welcome the Compulsive Reader Book Tour for Jack Jordan’s new novel, Conviction this morning. This looks like a solid legal thriller with a great twist, but why read my speculation–let’s get some details about the book.

Book Details:

Book Title: Conviction by Jack Jordan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Release date: June 22, 2023
Format: Hardcover
Length: 432 pages

About the Book:

To steal a man’s freedom all it takes is…
CONVICTION

Wade Darling stands accused of killing his wife and teenage children as they slept and burning their house to the ground.

When the case lands on barrister Neve Harper’s desk, she knows it could make her career.

A matter of days before the case, as Neve is travelling home for the night, she is approached by a man. He tells her she must throw the case or the secret about her husband’s disappearance will be revealed. Failing that, he will kill everyone she cares about, until she does as she is told.

Neve must make a choice – go against every principle she has ever had, or the people she loves will die.

‘No one crafts a dilemma quite like Jack Jordan. Conviction is a tour de force of a legal thriller that will have you guessing at every turn and then gasping when the plot inevitably catches you unawares. His characters are beautifully and shockingly flawed yet so vividly drawn you just can’t help investing in them – and if you’re anything like I was, you’ll be swept away on a thrilling ride that starts from the very first page’ Janice Hallett

‘A masterclass in misdirection. Smart, stylish, taut and twisting. Conviction is Jack Jordan’s best yet’ Chris Whitaker

‘Jack Jordan goes from strength to strength with this expertly written tale of retribution and blackmail. Woven with Jack’s trademark moral dilemma, this is a book where the line between good and bad is never as obvious as it seems. Loved it!’ Sam Holland

‘Verdict is in – Jack Jordan is officially the king of the moral dilemma. Conviction is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that doesn’t relent until the very last sentence‘ Laure Van Rensburg

‘Raced through Conviction by the talented Jack Jordan. Tense and fast paced, this is a definite pre-order!’ Karen Hamilton

‘I loved every minute of this thrilling read. It combines the best of Sarah Vaughan and John Grisham: immersive, visual writing with twist after twist turning the screw tighter with ever page. Take a bow Jack “jeopardy” Jordan‘ Jo Callaghan

About the Author:

Jack Jordan is the global bestselling author of Do No Harm, Anything for Her, My Girl, A Woman Scorned, Before Her Eyes, and Night by Night an Amazon No.1 bestseller in the UK, Canada, and Australia. Jack’s novel Do No Harm was a Saturday Times Bestseller and was longlisted for a Dead Good Reader Award in 2022.

My thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Reaper’s Quota by Sarah McKnight

By HCNewton

On April 26, 2023

In Book Tour, Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for Sarah McKnight’s The Reaper’s Quota. Go check out https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours over the next few days to see a lot of bloggers write interesting things about this book. The Reaper’s Quota was a finalist for the 2022 Book Blogger’s Novel of the Year Award, so you know there’s a lot of good to be said about it–but before getting to the spotlight for it, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists and one overall winner. If you are an author and wish to learn more about the BBNYA competition, you can visit the official website http://www.bbnya.com or Twitter @bbnya_official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

Book Details:

Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Dark Humour, Satire
Age Category: Young Adult
Release date: November 10, 2021
Format: Paperback/Ebook
Length: 190 pages

About the Book:

Meet Grim Reaper #2497. Behind on his work, he must complete his quota of thirty Random Deaths or face termination in the worst way. Faced with an insurmountable task and very little time to complete it, Reaper #2497 struggles to hang on to the one thing he’s not supposed to have – his humanity.

Book Links:

Amazon.ca ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads

About the Author:

Sarah McKnight has been writing stories since she could pick up a pencil, and it often got her in trouble during math class. After a brief stint teaching English to unruly middle schoolers in Japan, she decided she wasn’t going to put off her dream of becoming a writer any longer and set to work. With several novels in the making, she hopes to tackle issues such as anxiety, depression, and letting go of the past – with a little humor sprinkled in, too. A St. Louis native, she currently lives in Pennsylvania with her wonderful husband and three cats. You can find her on Twitter @mcknight_writes and www.sarahmcknightwrites.com.

My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

COVER REVEAL: Man on a Murder Cycle by Mark Pepper

By HCNewton

On April 25, 2023

In Book Tour, Fiction, Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller

Welcome to The Irresponsible Reader’s part in the Cover Reveal for Mark Pepper’s Man on a Murder Cycle!

Maybe it’s just me, but the Blurb—or maybe just the tagline—is enough to pique my interest, I don’t need the cover. Then again, with a cover like this one…

Book Blurb

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE AN AUTHOR BETRAYED.

Tom Roker’s debut thriller was an instant bestseller. Since then, he has written four more books, none of which have been published. His reputation has faded from overnight success to one-hit wonder.

Now, finally, he’s making a comeback. His latest novel, Man on a Murder Cycle, is a blockbuster. The dark tale of Milton, a vengeful biker with a penchant for brutal acts of violence, perfectly recaptures the mood of Roker’s first novel. And everyone loves it!

It’s just a shame he didn’t write it.

The real author is recently deceased. Roker stole the manuscript, passing it off as his own. He’s covered his tracks well, so the trivial matter of who wrote what can be overlooked.

That is, until a mad man on a big bike starts killing people, exactly as described in the stolen novel – even those scenes that didn’t make the final cut.

Only one person can know what was written in those scenes, and he’s dead.

Isn’t he?

Publication date: March 30, 2023

Purchase Link

Get it from Red Dog Press

(I’m sure it’ll also be available at other online booksellers and whatnot, but why not support an independent publisher? It helps a lot if early pre-orders go through them.)

And now…

The Cover

Man On a Murder Cycle

Once again, Red Dog Press nails the cover. I see that on a shelf, I’m stopping to take a second look and read the back. This would lead to me buying it. Pretty much what a cover is supposed to do, come to think of it..

As good as the cover is, I’m betting the interior of the book is better—you can (and should) pre-order this now at: Red Dog Press. I know I will be.

My thanks to Red Dog Press for the invitation to participate in this reveal and the materials they provided.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies

By HCNewton

On April 5, 2023

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction, Steampunk

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for Book One of The Cruel Gods series by Trudie Skies, The Thirteenth Hour. I’ve been hearing almost universally great things about this book since it was released (if not before), and it drives me crazy that I didn’t have time to read it for this Tour. Do yourself a favor and check out https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours over the next few days to see a lot of bloggers write interesting things about it. The Thirteenth Hour was a finalist for the 2022 Book Blogger’s Novel of the Year Award, so you know there’s a lot of good to be said about it–but before getting to the spotlight for it, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

Book Details:

Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy, Steampunk
Age Category: Adult
Release date: October 13, 2021
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 535 pages

About the Book:

When the saints fail, the sinners step up.

Cruel gods rule the steam-powered city of Chime, demanding worship and tribute from their mortal subjects. Kayl lost her faith in them long ago, and now seeks to protect vulnerable and downtrodden mortals from their gods’ whims. But when Kayl discovers powers that she didn’t know she had—and destroys a mortal’s soul by accident—she becomes Chime’s most wanted.

Quen’s job was to pursue sinners, until the visions started. Haunted by foreboding images of his beloved city’s destruction, Quen hunts soul-sucking creatures made of aether who prey on its citizens—and Kayl is his number one target.

To ensure Chime’s future, Kayl and Quen must discover the truth of Kayl’s divine abilities before the gods take matters into their own hands.

For a city that bows to cruel gods, it’ll take godless heathens to save it.

Book Links:

Amazon.ca ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads

About the Authors:

Trudie Skies is a British indie author who has been living inside fantasy worlds ever since they discovered that reality doesn’t quite live up to the hype. Through the magic of books, they wish to share these worlds of hope and heroes with other weary souls. You can chat with Trudie on Twitter @TrudieSkies, or to find out more about Trudie and her fantasy worlds, visit www.TrudieSkies.com.

My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

COVER REVEAL: Down Below Beyond by T.A. Bruno

By HCNewton

On April 4, 2023

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m very pleased to welcome the Escapist Book Tour’s Cover Reveal for T.A. Bruno’s Down Below Beyond to The Irresponsible Reader this morning! Before we get to revealing the cover, let’s learn a little bit about the book and author, shall we? It’ll just take a moment, and then we can all feast on the cover.

Book Details:

Book Title: Down Below Beyond by T.A. Bruno
Series: N/A, Standalone
Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy
Intended Age Group: General Audience (PG-13)
Length: 260 (unofficial)
Release date: Forthcoming, tentative June/July 2023
Publisher: Feathersong, LLC. (Self Published)

About the Book

Levort Aatra is a prospector on a planet named Tayoxe. While scavenging the wastes of the abandoned world, he discovers a mysterious starship and stakes his claim on it. Little does he know; he just put a big target on his back.

DOWN BELOW BEYOND is a sprawling sci-fi fantasy adventure filled with aliens, planets, and portals set in a universe crafted by T. A. Bruno, author of the award-winning Song of Kamaria trilogy.

Book Links

The Song of Kamaria trilogy

About the Author

T. A. Bruno grew up in a suburb south of Chicago and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. Since then, he has brought stories to life for over a decade as a previz artist. At home, he is the proud father of two boys and a husband to a wonderful wife. He wrote his first trilogy of novels in the early 2020’s, the Song of Kamaria (In the Orbit of Sirens, On the Winds of Quasars, and At the Threshold of the Universe).

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Facebook ~ Youtube ~ Goodreads

and now…

The Cover

Down Below Beyond Cover

That’s an eyecatching cover right there…I know I’d take a double or triple-look at it on the shelf.

Be sure to check out the website of the cover artist, Lance Buckley.

My thanks to Escapist Book Tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided. The opinions expressed by me are honest and my own.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Time Trials by Jon McConnell and Dayna McConnell

By HCNewton

On March 28, 2023

In Book Tour, Fiction, Science Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for Jon McConnell and Dayna McConnell’s The Time Trials. Be sure to watch https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours over the next few days to see a lot of bloggers write interesting things about it (I wish I’d had the time to be one of them). The Time Trials was a finalist for the 2022 Book Blogger’s Novel of the Year Award, so you know there’s a lot of good to be said about it–but before getting to the spotlight for it, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

Book Details:

Publisher: Tiny Fox Press
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Category: Young Adult
Release date: September 21, 2021
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook
Length: 358 pages

About the Book:

“Four players. It’s in the rules.”

“Is this like, some sort of academic decathlon or something?”

“Something like that.”

Walkman-toting, guitar-playing Finn Mallory blames himself for his parents’ deaths and would do anything to turn back time and set things right. So, when he’s recruited into a secret club at his new school that specializes in competitive time travel games, Finn sees a world of opportunity open before him.

The games, however, are far from benign.

Competition is cutthroat.

Scenarios are rigged.

And the mysterious timekeepers who organize it all have no qualms about using-or disposing of-players to suit their own sinister plans.

Now Finn must decide who he can trust while making peace with his past if he’s to have any hope of leading his team to victory and surviving his junior year.

Book Links:

Amazon.ca ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads

About the Authors:

Dayna is a fourth grade teacher and California history nerd. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading historical fiction, obsessing over music or stewarding her family’s Little Free Library. Her favorite parts of writing are developing character arcs and relationships and playing with permeating themes and symbols.

Jon is the “pantser” of the duo. He is a fan of science-fiction, horror, and post-apocalyptic epics. He is also an avid Tampa Bay Buccaneer fan, a Magic the Gathering enthusiast, and lover of anything zombie.

IG: @mcconnellsquared

My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

EXCERPT from The Haunted Lost Rose by C.L. Bauer: Interrogation

By HCNewton

On March 23, 2023

In Book Tour, Fiction, Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller, Quotations

from The Haunted Lost Rose by C.L.Bauer

I survived the lengthy interrogation, supposedly a statement about the murder, but it was certainly a questioning of the “gotcha” format. They even made me go downtown to walk through the building almost like a “perp walk”, meet with a Detective Marino, and flee out of the building feeling frazzled and befuddled, and every other word that describes sheer hell.

Along the way, my legal representation was greeted by many who missed him in court. We ran into many of his old friends. Dad was definitely in his element. Then we ran into Paddy. My own brother pretended to not even notice me. Dad and he talked briefly in the hallway, and I slumped against a wall as I perfected my talent of invisibility. Over the years, I’d become very good at blending in and going unnoticed. During the lunch after Conor’s death, no one saw me sitting in the corner for over an hour. I liked being the wallflower; attention only made me aware of my flaws and insecurities.

My voice was weak and wavering after thirty minutes of time-sensitive questions. Finally, my father tapped his hand on the table in front of us.

“Detective, let’s make this easy for you. Tom and Charlotte O’Donohue were the man’s realtors. Charlotte clearly had a meeting set up with Mr. Martin that morning. There is proof she called her brother on her way there. It was beginning to snow. Mr. Martin’s car was parked in the lot before her arrival. The door was locked. She went in and discovered the man’s body. What more do you want?”

The detective coolly searched through the file folder in front of him. “What about the rose he gave you?”

“No, the rose was on the mantle when I arrived. He didn’t give me a rose.”

“Did he ever give you flowers?”

Interested in the rest? Go grab your copy of The Haunted Lost Rose by C.L. Bauer now at https://mybook.to/HauntedLostRose or https://books2read.com/u/3Joj5E/!

My thanks to Psst…Promotions for the invitation to participate in this Book Tour and the materials they provided.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT (and GIVEAWAY): The Haunted Lost Rose by C.L. Bauer

By HCNewton

On March 23, 2023

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction

Today I’m very pleased to welcome the Book Tour for C.L. Bauer’s new Paranormal Cozy Mystery/Romance novel, The Haunted Lost Rose. Along with this spotlight post, I have an excerpt from the novel to share in a little bit. If you scroll down to the bottom of this post (or, you know, read it), you’ll find a nifty giveaway for fans.

First, let’s take a look at The Haunted Lost Rose.

Book Details:

Book Title: The Haunted Lost Rose by C.L. Bauer
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery/Romance
Release date: March 17, 2023
Format: Ebook/Paperback
Length: 352 pages

About the Book:

Some secrets should stay hidden. If they come to light, darkness could weaken even the strongest of families.

Real estate agent Charlotte O’Donohue never looks forward to Mondays. Usually, a couple cups of coffee will fix her mood, but today an unexpected voice directs her to a dead body. She’s going to need a bigger cup, and it better be caffeinated!

When the dead body happens to be your client, the scandal could jeopardize her brother’s business, but Charlotte is more worried about a mysterious stranger who decides she’s the number one suspect. He seems familiar and dangerous. He knows she has a secret, and Charlotte will do anything to keep the truth from him. How could he possibly understand that she can hear the dead?

Ghostly whispers from a spirit who haunts the large Kansas City mansion warns of more danger to come for Charlotte, her family, and for the stranger. But as Charlotte discovers a key to one mystery, another one appears…one that could reveal more than a murderer but a long-forbidden love.

The haunted and the living seem to be conspiring against the spunky real estate agent, throwing her into a love of her own that shakes her to the core.

When long hidden secrets expose lost loves, two intertwined families are placed in jeopardy in Charlotte’s Voices of Mystery.

Purchase Links

https://mybook.to/HauntedLostRose ~ https://books2read.com/u/3Joj5E/

About the Author:

Kansas City, Missouri native C.L. Bauer is the author of three series in mystery genres. Originally a reporter, Bauer worked through jobs in marketing and advertising, to eventually take over the reins of her family’s century old business, Clara’s Flowers. Many of the stories used in her books are based on true events from years in the wedding and event flower world.
You can reach C.L. Bauer on all social mediums, Goodreads, and through her website, www.clbauer.com. You can check out her flower designs at www.clarasflowers.com.

GIVEAWAY:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

If the Widget isn’t showing up, just click here: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/9751c04278/

My thanks to Psst…Promotions for the invitation to participate in this Book Tour and the materials they provided.

COVER REVEAL: Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn

By HCNewton

On March 16, 2023

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m very pleased to welcome the Escapist Book Tour’s Cover Reveal for Darby Harn’s Stargun Messenger to The Irresponsible Reader this morning!

Book Details:

Book Title: Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn
Series: Stargun Messenger
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Intended Age Group: Adult
Length: 368 pages
Release date: May 5, 2023
Publisher: Self-published

About the Book

To save the stars, Astra Idari must outrun her own shadow.

Astra Idari is a mess.

She drinks too much, remembers too little, and barely pays for it all as a Stargun Messenger. She hunts down thieves who steal filamentium, the fuel that allows for faster-than-light travel. When Idari meets Gen Emera, she meets the girl of her dreams and the last living star. There’s just one problem.

Filamentium is only found in the blood of living stars.

Everyone wields knives and justifications for butchering the living stars to get around, but once Idari knows the truth, she faces a stark choice. Either she turns Emera over to her employers who control the filamentium monopoly, or risks everything to help Emera fulfill her quest to save her people.

The choice should be simple, but it’s not losing her life that terrifies Idari. It’s finally living. Idari knows she’s human despite outwardly appearing to be an android with a failing memory stitched together by her ship’s irascible AI, CR-UX. She’s been just getting by for longer than she remembers, assured in her humanity, but not enough to risk it.

Idari has lived her entire life in darkness. The dark comforts and shields. The dark preserves in its cold, and Idari may not be able to keep her star out of her shadow.

“If James Joyce had grown up reading X-Men comics and obsessively playing Destiny, he would have written this. A breathtakingly imaginative, star-spanning romp that is equal parts swashbuckling galactic adventure and lyrical introspection about love and identity.” – Wayne Santos, author of The Chimera Code

Book Links

Amazon ~ Goodreads

About the Author

Darby Harn is the author of the SPSFC quarterfinalist Ever The Hero, which Publisher’s Weekly called “an entertaining debut that uses superpowers as a metaphor to delve into class politics in an alternate America.” His short fiction appears in Strange Horizons, Interzone, and other venues. Visit www.darbyharn.com for more.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Newsletter

and now…

The Cover

Stargun Messenger Cover

That’s a stunner, isn’t it? Great colors…

Be sure to check out the website, Twitter and/or Instagram page of the artist, Al Hess.

My thanks to Escapist Book Tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided. The opinions expressed by me are honest and my own.

COVER REVEAL: Mrs. Covington’s by K.R.R. Lockhaven

By HCNewton

On March 13, 2023

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m very pleased to welcome the Escapist Book Tour’s Cover Reveal for K.R.R. Lockhaven’s Mrs. Covington’s to The Irresponsible Reader this morning!

You’re going to be hearing a good deal about this book over the next few weeks around here, and what better way to start than with this very spiffy cover? But first, let’s talk about things. Do not, I repeat, do not cheat and jump down to the cover below. Let the suspense build.

Book Details:

Book Title: Mrs. Covington’s by K.R.R. Lockhaven
Series: N/A, Standalone (but the world might feel familiar)
Genre: Cozy Fantasy
Intended Age Group: Adult
Length: 276 pages
Release date: Forthcoming, Kickstarter launches 3/14
Publisher: Self-published

About the Book

When Jacob Bright strikes out on his own and moves to a new island, he quite unexpectedly finds himself the owner of a failing, capybara-themed pub named Mrs. Covington’s. He quickly learns that he’s going to have to make new friends and innovate if it’s going to succeed. But when he learns that a neighboring Faun food restaurant, run by his kindhearted new friend, might have to close its doors, his priorities change.

Years ago, a reclusive wealthy woman lived on the island, and she wrote a clue in poem form which leads to a mysterious buried treasure. The treasure may be just the thing they need to save the restaurant, but they aren’t the only people seeking it.

Mrs. Covington’s is a cozy fantasy book brimming with kindness, empathy, found family, and nachos.

Book Links

Kickstarter (Launches 3/14–hey, that’s tomorrow!)

About the Author

KRR (Kyle Robert Redundant) Lockhaven started out writing humorous fantasy (hence the stupid pen name) but now finds himself being pulled in the direction of cozy fantasy.

[N.B.: “Stupid” is the verbiage supplied to me by Escapist Book Tours, and (it seems) the author. I happen to like the pen name.]

Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook

and now…

The Cover

Mrs. Covington's Cover

That’s a cover that’d make me stop and take a second and third look. Everything about that just pops off the screen. It’s the kind of image that begs for a full wrap-around cover, right? Like this:

I’d buy a (reasonably priced) print of that one! (to see it in its full glory, click the image or here.)

Be sure to check out the website and/or Instagram page of the artist, Daniel Wekellis.

My thanks to Escapist Book Tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided. The opinions expressed by me are honest and my own.

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from The Haunted Lost Rose by C.L.Bauer

Interested in the rest? Go grab your copy of The Haunted Lost Rose by C.L. Bauer now at https://mybook.to/HauntedLostRose or https://books2read.com/u/3Joj5E/!

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