Ryan’s Temptation by Amber Daulton / #Interview #PreorderPromo @amberdaulton1

Arresting Onyx book 2.5

Wrong place, wrong time. Now she’s running for her life.

Beautician Chanel Leroc can wield a pair of scissors like nobody’s business. After she witnesses a murder and lands on a serial killer’s hit list, she has to figure out how to protect herself—and fast. The killer tracks her down, but her sexy new neighbor, Dr. Ryan Naylor, drives the brute off.

The police dump the pair in a witness protection program, which doesn’t last long. Either the killer has a connection to the police, or he’s far more intelligent than they realize. All Chanel wants to do is get back to her safe life and get to know her neighbor better. Instead, she and Ryan hit the road and try to survive on their own.

How will they stay alive and keep their blooming romance intact with the killer hot on their trail?

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Q&A

Whom did you inherit your love for books/reading from?

My mom loved to read ’80s and ’90s bodice rippers when I was little, and all those scantily-clad men and women on the covers drew my attention. I read my first Harlequin when I was 12, and I’ve been hooked on romance books ever since.

Where can I find you when you are reading?

I have this comfy bench in my office that’s perfect for reading. It’s right in front of a window and squeezed in between two bookshelves. If I’m not there, I’m either in bed or on the deck reading.

Where can I find you when you are not writing/reading?

My hubby, Greg, and I love to binge watch TV shows (our favorites are Supernatural and Star Trek: TNG), so you’ll find us as couch potatoes in the living room. We also love to hike, ride our bikes, play with our cats, and challenge each other to a card or board game.

What goes through your mind when you hold your new book in your hands for the first time?

Awe, surprise, humility, pride, vindication—all these emotions and more rush through me. I marvel at the weight of the book and how the colors pop on the cover. I love the new-book smell too.

What is your favourite and least favourite genre?

I read in most sub-genres of romance, except for Inspirational, but my favorite is a tie between romantic suspense and paranormal. I suppose, in that respect, Inspirational is my least fav.

Do you read non-fiction?

I do. I love history books. I’ve dedicated an entire bookshelf to world civilization texts, Ancient and Medieval periods, Greek, Roman, and Egyptian culture and mythology, Native American legends, Scottish history, American history, and more.

Say someone asks if they can use your name in a book. Would you rather be the ‘good one’ or the ‘bad one’?

It wouldn’t matter to me. Just being asked is honor enough. Besides, I wouldn’t want to stomp on an author’s creativity by throwing a fuss about said character who has my name.

Have you already started writing a new book?

Yes. There’s never a point when there isn’t at least one book already in the works. I’m hard at work getting Arresting Benjamin, book three in the Arresting Onyx series, ready for publication.

What is the title of the next book on your to read pile?

I have no idea. Since I have over 1000 ebooks on my Kindle and around 600 paperback romances in my office, I don’t usually know what I plan to read until I start searching for something.

Thank you

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About the Author

Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through Daulton Publishing, The Wild Rose Press, and Books to Go Now, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.

She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.

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Author Links

https://linktr.ee/AmberDaulton

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Book Links

https://books2read.com/RyansTemptation

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Giveaway

To celebrate the release of Ryan’s Temptation, I’m giving away two prizes.

First place prize: $50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card

Second place prize: $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card

Contest runs from July 15 to August 16

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Trailer

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The Waitress by Nina Manning / #Review @BoldwoodBooks @ninamanninguk

Waitress Kit Lowman knows that people look down on her and the job she does. But being anonymous offers Kit safety and security and allows her own terrible secrets to remain hidden.

And then Kit’s luck changes, and she suddenly faces a terrible dilemma: reveal her true identity and accept that life will never be the same. Or stay in the shadows…where she hopes she’ll be safe?

But secrets can’t stay hidden forever. And the more Kit tries to hide away, the more someone makes it clear that they are going to make her pay for what she did.

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Review

There are some jobs people consider being lowly. Being a waitress seems to fit in this category perfectly, according to some anyway. What is a lowly job? A job you can do without having a diploma? A job that does not pay much? A job you do not need a lot of brain cells for?

Wrong, wrong, wrong. In my opinion there is no such thing. I admit some jobs are open to more people and don’t demand a lot of education, but every job is important. It’s high time people start changing their point of view.

Having a job you love is the most crucial factor. It does not matter whether you are a doctor or a post man. You spend a lot of time working and having amazing colleagues is a great bonus.

This is how Kit feels about her job. She does not care she does not earn fortunes, but she is happy being a waitress. At least until that day…

A day she will never forget. A day that has put a black veil over about almost everything she does and feels.

When her luck suddenly changes, this should be the first step to climbing out of the dark pit she finds herself in. It seems though someone is not going to allow this…

I was confused in the beginning. I did not quite understand what was going on. It felt a bit all over the place. I guess the author did this on purpose, using this to show us the mindset the main character was in.

It took be a bit to get into the story, but suddenly I saw the light. The author alternated the present with the past in order to give us the backstory.

I picked up two of the hints giving me ‘AHA’ moments, but no way I had figured everything out. So room enough for a few ‘WHAT?’ moments too.

I enjoyed the story and will be looking forward to reading more of this author’s books. 4 stars

Thank you

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About the author

I write psychological thrillers with complex female protagonists at the centre. My novels explore many themes including toxic friendships, motherhood, obsession and paranoia. I also like to explore child and parent relationships and how our childhoods impact who we are today – for better or for worse.

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Author Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ninamanning78

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

website: https://www.ninamanningauthor.com/

Profile on Boldwood website: https://www.boldwoodbooks.com/contributor/nina-manning/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ninamanningauthor1/

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Book Link

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waitress-edge-your-seat-psychological-bestselling-ebook/dp/B09RHW5PFQ/

Unforgivable by Natalie Barelli / #Review #BooksOnTour @bookouture

Your ex-wife didn’t leave you because of me. She didn’t abandon her little girl because of a couple of love notes in your jeans pocket. She left because she’s twisted, and she wanted to punish you. And she’s not finished yet. You have to believe me. If you don’t, there’s no knowing what she’ll do next…

Becoming a stepmother is the best thing that ever happened to me. My favorite part of every day is picking Charlie up from school, watching her little rucksack bounce behind her as she skips over for a hug. I love the feel of those thin freckled arms around my waist. After a few rocky months of panic attacks when her mother deserted her, Charlie is flourishing. But the day Charlie’s mother Bronwyn returns without warning—showering Charlie with gifts and making promises she can’t keep—fear ripples through me.

When I raise my concerns, no one wants to listen. I know I sound like the jealous new wife, but nothing is more important to me than Charlie’s safety. Me and Bronwyn have history. We both have dark secrets in our past, and I know the dangerous lengths she will go to get what she wants.

But Bronwyn doesn’t know me as well as I know her.

She doesn’t know just how far I will go to protect that little girl…

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https://www.tiktok.com/@bforbookreview/video/7125842692839329030

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Review

What is the goal of psychological thrillers? The answer is an easy one: messing with your head and make it spin so much because of the twists and turns that, at the end, you don’t even know which direction you are facing.

If you are a fan of this genre, you should try this one. I was on the cusp of calling the mad house, because I really thought I was losing it…

The author had me running in circles and there were only two persons I was convinced they were trustworthy. All the rest though… Hmm hmm.

How would you feel when your boyfriend’s soon-to-be ex-wife Bronwyn shows up for a visit? Of course, it’s her right, because she is still your stepdaughter’s mother, but Laura’s hackles rise straight away and she is on high alert. She knows Bronwyn. They have a history together and would you believe that’s just where the problem lays?

Laura is being thrown back and forward, not knowing the right end of the stick anymore. When she digs deeper and thinks she has finally found out the truth, she is in for a few more shocking revelations. How can it be there is so much hate and evil in a person? She can hardly believe it, but here she is: facing a demon. There is only one thing left for her to do: fight with all she has in her.

OMG, my head has not stopped spinning yet. This is an amazing story that I thoroughly enjoyed from the first letter until the last full stop. 5 stars

Thank you

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About the Author

Natalie lives with her family in Australia, where she is forever thinking about new ways of killing people and getting away with it. Before writing full time, Natalie was an IT consultant. Favorite past time? Reading fabulous thrillers, otherwise known as research. And when she’s not absorbed in the latest gripping page-turner, Natalie loves to cook, knits very badly and spends far too much time at her computer.

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Author Links

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

Website:   http://nataliebarelli.com/

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Book Links

Amazon: https://geni.us/B0B46SQPSDsocial

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Google: http://ow.ly/wHrN50JyTQJ

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The Tin Nose Shop by Don J Snyder / #Extract #BlogTour @Legend_Times_ @DonJSnyder1

1916. Young artist Sam Burke is spared death by firing squad on the battlefields of France and brought to a remote castle by the Irish Sea. At the ‘Tin Nose Shop’ he is tasked with creating intricate masks to hide the mutilated faces of his fellow soldiers from the Front. While he tries to come to terms with the death of his best friend and the promise he failed to keep, Sam and the disfigured soldiers struggle to return to their former lives and their loved ones.

A stirring and emotional tale based on the real-life story of the Tin Nose Shop.

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Extract

prologue
For most of us, it takes a while to realise that we cross lines in our lives. Silent, unmarked borders of time that we pass, as if in our dreams, without ever realising what we are leaving behind. We do not see that the matchless nights of being cherished and held close are vanishing even as we live them, and that we are all refugees from one war-torn country or another, or from one war-torn love story or another. Time moves so deceptively that we never say, “This is the last walk I will take with you along the shore.” Or, “This afternoon I carried a child in my arms for the final time.” Perhaps early this morning while we dressed and put the kettle on, our destiny advanced, unwatched.

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About the Author

Don J. Snyder was born and raised in America. He is the author of ten novels and non-fiction books and wrote the movie Fallen Angel that starred Gary Sinise and Joely Richardson. He now lives in Scotland where he established the world’s only caddie training school for soldiers, to try to help restore servicemen from around the world who are suffering from PTSD.

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Author Link

http://www.donjsnyder.com

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Book Link

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tin-Nose-Shop-extraordinary-real-life-ebook/dp/B09KZK6GC9/

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Cut Action Murder by Rebecca Kalyani / #SpotlightPost #BlogTour @RRBookTours1 @rebeccakalyani

Find out who is committing the perfect murders in this debut mystery novel…

In a city where people are dying to be famous, Hollywood detectives Emma Blade and Matt Parker are searching for a killer. Somebody’s written a deadly screenplay—and life’s beginning to imitate art. Can Emma and her partner find the murderer before it’s too late? Cut Action Murder is a gripping Christian suspense novel. Adults and teens alike will enjoy this wholesome page-turner. Faith is tested and love blossoms in the midst of this cat-and-mouse tale that you won’t be able to put down.

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About the Author

Rebecca Kalyani is an author, singer, actress and voice-over artist living in Los Angeles.

I love a good mystery novel. There is something about reading a great book that takes me away from all the craziness life can bring.

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Author Links

Website: http://rebeccakalyani.com/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071067330593&view_public_for=103452534801014

Twitter: @rebeccakalyani

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Book Link

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FXQWRN1/

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The Orphan’s Mother by Marion Kummerow / #SpotlightPost #PublicationDay @bookouture @MarionKummerow

1945, the German-Polish border: With Nazis on one side and Soviet forces approaching on the other, a mother and her little boy are torn apart, and so begins an unforgettable tale of courage, heartbreak and motherhood in wartime.

“If you ever get lost, Jacob, you need to stay where you are and wait, because I’ll come looking for you. And I’ll always find you.”

In the icy grip of winter, Emma is trying to escape Poland, with her two young children and little more than the clothes on their backs. With the Russian Red Army advancing, she knows their safety relies on them crossing the border. She swears to herself that she’ll do whatever it takes to keep their family together.

But before they can reach the border, her little boy Jacob falls ill, his once-sparkling blue eyes getting dimmer with each moment that passes. And Emma knows she has to get him to a hospital, where she hands him to a kind nurse.

She feels sure they will be reunited the next day. But then the bombing starts. And when she reaches the hospital again, she finds it deserted, her darling son gone.

Though her heart tells her she has to stay and find him, she faces an impossible choice. She would risk her own life for Jacob in a heartbeat, but as her daughter Sophie’s cold, little hand slips into her own, Emma is forced to make a heartbreaking decision. Unable to find any trace of her beloved son, she knows she must at least get her daughter to safety.

But she can never forget the promise she made to her little boy. That if they were ever separated, she’d come looking for him. That she’d always find him.

Whatever the danger, whatever the risk. She knows what she has to do. Because there is nothing stronger than a mother’s love…

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About the author

USA Today Bestselling author of historical fiction.

Her books are filled with raw emotions, fierce loyalty and perpetual resilience.

She loves to put her characters through the mangle, making them reach deep within to find the strength to face moral dilemma, make difficult decisions or fight for what is right. And she never forgets to include humor and undying love in her books, because ultimately love is what makes the world go round.

Marion Kummerow was born and raised in Germany, before she set out to “discover the world” and lived in various countries. In 1999 she returned to Germany and settled down in Munich where she’s now living with her family.

After dipping her toes with non-fiction books, she finally tackled the project dear to her heart. UNRELENTING is the story about her grandparents, who belonged to the German resistance and fought against the Nazi regime. It’s a book about resilience, love and the courage to stand up and do the right thing.

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Author Links

Website: http://kummerow.info

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Book Link

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orphans-Mother-heartbreaking-unputdownable-historical-ebook/dp/B09X72W68V/

I Am Not Ok by K. Lucas / #SpotlightPost #BlogTour @RRBookTours1 @AuthorKLucas

All he ever wanted was a normal life, but now he’s been indicted for murder.

Ed is a social pariah, a target of bullies at work, and bears the brunt of his father’s brutality. When his co-workers start to go missing—people he has a reason to hate—Ed finds he’s a prime suspect. 

Now, barbed wire, armed guards, and a forthcoming prison sentence separate him from the only person who matters: his twin sister, Emmie. 

Emmie witnesses his abuse and vows to do everything she can to help him start a new life. But as the court date looms, everything she thought she knew is brought into question. Ed seems resigned to his fate and time is running out. She must convince her brother to fight for his defense before it’s too late.

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About the Author

K. Lucas is an author who lives for the unexpected twist. Originally from California, she now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, son, three dogs, cat, chickens, and ducks. After earning a bachelor’s degree in information technology, she became a homeschool mom and then a full-time author. She loves all things thrilling & chilling, and her favorite pastimes include reading, watching scary movies, and exploring nature.

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Author Links

https://www.klucasauthor.com/

https://www.facebook.com/author.klucas/

https://www.instagram.com/author_klucas/

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Book Link

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VD6V1S5/

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Great Sexpectations by Kristen Bailey / #Review #BooksOnTour @bookouture @mrsbaileywrites

What’s wrong with a little bit of faking it?

After Josie got dumped by her ex through a note on the fridge, she hasn’t let herself get close to anyone. But when she meets Cameron at a Halloween party, who turns up in the same Ghostbusters costume as her, it’s virtually impossible to stay away.

Cameron, a curly haired video-games designer with dazzling blue eyes, the sexiest dimples and the same encyclopaedic knowledge of movies as Josie, seems too good to be true.

And maybe he is… Because there’s one teeny tiny problem as Josie falls madly in love. Cameron has no idea that Josie lives at home with her ex-porn star parents and their dog Dave, or about the minor detail that she works for their sex toy empire. After her ex broke up with her because of the family business, Josie decides to tell a little white lie.

But it’s just a matter of time until the truth comes out. When it does, will Cameron end things, leaving Josie with only Dave the dog for company? And what if she’s not the only one who’s keeping secrets?

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Review

When you look out of the window and you see a cloudy day, it often makes you a bit sad. Especially when it’s during the summer and on a day in the weekend. Now you finally have the time to go outside and enjoy the sun, it seems she is on a day off too.

What you need on a day like this is a book to make you smile and that’s when I pick up a story by this author. She is the master of sunny faces and smiles galore. Her books are so lovely and funny. Even a snowstorm in June could not bring me down.

You might remember I was a bit sad after finishing her previous book. Her series about 5 sisters came to an end and I had a hard time saying goodbye. Not being able to catch up with them had left an emptiness in my heart, but she created another great family to fill this up again.

We meet the Jewell family. Josie’s parents did not have the most common job in the past and it’s not something you talk about on your first date. Even her own job is a subject she prefers to keep quiet about. It’s not as if being an MD is something to be ashamed about. It’s the kind of company she works for that often makes people feel awkward.

Of course keeping secrets, leads to funny situations, but in the end you are so entangled in the lies you feel like a fly in a spider’s web. And when then everything is revealed before you had a chance to come clean, it all blows up in your face.

Is everything broken beyond repair or maybe Josie is not the only one looking for an explanation and forgiveness?

This is another fantastic book by this author. I think I will crown her my queen of smiles. I smiled, I laughed, I sniggered and wiped away a tear too. 5 stars. No question about that.

Thank you

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About the author

Mother-of-four, gin-drinker, binge-watcher, receipt hoarder, enthusiastic but terrible cook. Kristen also writes. She has had short fiction published in several publications including Mslexia & Riptide. Her first two novels, Souper Mum and Second Helpings were published in 2016. In 2019, she was long listed in the Comedy Women in Print Prize and has since joined the Bookouture family. She writes women’s fiction and she hopes her novels have fresh and funny things to say about modern life, love and family.

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Author Links

website: www.kristenbaileywrites.com.

 @mrsbaileywrites

https://www.facebook.com/kristenbaileywrites/ 

 https://www.instagram.com/kristenbaileywrites/

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Book Links

Amazon: https://geni.us/B0B2QDXJXTsocial

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A Summer of Castles by Rachel Walkley / #SpotlightPost #PublicationDayPush @rararesources @racheljwalkley

A Summer of Castles. A secret in ruins.

At the beginning of the sultry 2003 English summer, Robyn Yates quits her job to photograph fifteen castles for a man she’s never met. A man who won’t tell her his real name.

What motivates her is an unusual ability she can’t explain nor understand. Somebody does though and is keen to exploit her secret.

But Robyn isn’t alone on her journey. An artist is painting pictures of the same castles. Wherever she goes, so does he, like a stalker. But is he dangerous? And could this man be the same person who wants her photographs?

She decides to challenge him, never anticipating that the confrontation will change the path of both of their lives.

The stifling summer will eventually end, but will Robyn find out the truth in time?

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About the author

Aspiring writer who pens Women’s Fiction and magical tales about family secrets.

What else?

An East Anglian turned Northerner – almost.

Information professional, always.

Biologist, in my memories.

Archivist, when required.

Amateur pianist and flautist.

Reluctant gardener.

Scribbler of pictures.

And forever…. a mother and wife.

Oh, not forgetting, cat lover!

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Author Links

Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17766384.Rachel_Walkley

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/RachelJWalkley

Instagram / Twitter handle – @racheljwalkley

Newsletter – https://forms.aweber.com/form/09/569468809.htm

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Book Links

UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rachel-Walkley/e/B07B5G7VZP

US – https://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Walkley/e/B07B5G7VZP

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The Secret Keeper by Siobhan Curham / #SpotlightPost #PublicationDay @bookouture @SiobhanCurham

Paris, 1942. As she twirls in the arms of handsome dancer Santiago Lozano, surrounded by aristocrats and high-ranking German officials, Elena Garcia looks like every other beautiful young woman at the glamorous party. But she is hiding a dangerous secret: she is a spy.

Undercover in occupied Europe, risking her life daily, Elena never planned to fall in love. But everything changes when she meets Santiago in a crowded bar. His warm dark eyes and kind smile draw her in… but he can never know her real identity and opening her heart to him could put both of them in jeopardy. Elena cannot help but fall for Santiago, but can she truly trust him?

Then Elena is tasked with a dangerous assignment, delivering coded maps for the Resistance. As she leaves the meeting, she hears heavy footsteps closing in behind her and her heart begins to pound. Fighting off her attacker, she races back to the station, barely making it onto the train. She is forced to confront the worst: her cover is blown and now nowhere will be safe.

To stay alive Elena must flee the city, leaving the man she’s grown to love behind. But she desperately wants to finish her mission, and she will not leave Santiago to face the wrath of the Gestapo alone.

Torn between her heart and her head, Elena must ask herself: should she risk everything to save her love… or was he the one who betrayed her to the enemy?

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About the Author

It still blows my mind to be able to say that I’m an award-winning, best-selling author of over 40 books for adults, young adults and children, because I’m also a former council estate kid and university drop-out who gave up on my writing dream because I didn’t think I was from the right (aka posh enough) background. So I really am proof that miracles can happen!

It’s safe to say that my books cover very wide ranging subjects, from spirituality, love and friendship to World War 2, the refugee crisis and talking animals! One theme remains constant however, my desire to leave my readers feeling uplifted and inspired.

My first historical novel, An American in Paris, was published in 2021 and became an Amazon best-seller in the US and UK, which I was over the moon about, as it turns out I have a real passion for writing historical fiction. I love unearthing the lesser known facts and details from World War 2 and presenting them to readers in stories that will resonate today. My other World War 2 novels are Beyond This Broken Sky, The Paris Network, and the yet to be titled ‘Book 4’ – which will be published by Bookouture in August 2022.

I’m also currently writing two more books for my Moonlight Dreamers series for young adults.

Because my path to writing success has been such a bumpy one, I love nothing more than helping other people achieve their writing dreams via my online community, THE WRITING ADVENTURE (you can find us on Facebook).

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Author Links

http://www.siobhancurham.com

Facebook: Siobhan Curham Author

Instagram: @SiobhanCurham

Twitter: @SiobhanCurham

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Book Link

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Keeper-gripping-emotional-inspired-ebook/dp/B0B12NDDTD/