INTRODUCTION

Hi everyone My name is Victoria Zumbrum, 40 years old, married 14 years with 1 son. This is my very first blog. So bear with me. I have always wanted to have my own blog. I have always loved to read. I enjoy getting lost in a good book.
I love becoming part of the story and characters. I am hoping to bring my love of books to my readers.

I love reading different genres such as paranormal, young adult, romance, romantic suspense, mystery, Christian fiction, some horror, etc. The list goes on. I started reviewing books a couple of years ago and have done reviews for different blogs and even some authors. I really have enjoyed reviewing books and I will continue to do so. If anyone is interested in me reviewing a book for them, please contact me. I still have a lot to learn regarding my own blog so bear with me. I welcome and appreciate all followers.

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Surrender Series

💥 Featured Romance Read 💥

Broken & Unrequited - The Surrender Series by Tia Sirrah 

Amazon - https://amzn.to/3fXFUnh 



From Broken Surrender Book One: Love is dysfunctional. Love is messy. Love is complicated. Love is desperate. 

My two rules were simple enough: 

Protect your heart and your sanity at all costs. 

Never be the one to say “I love you” first. 

 

Privileged. Ruthless. Apathetic. Billionaire heir. Business mogul. Womanizer. Sex on a stick. Conner Brathwaite turned my rules to ashes. 

 

The lessons I learned in my twenty-four years were practical. Peace is far more valuable than passion. Seduction is from the devil. And seduction and deception usually go hand in hand. 

 

Conner’s haunting green eyes hide so many secrets. Secrets that will probably ruin me…ruin us. The easy thing to do would be to walk away. And if everyone is right about the formidable Conner Brathwaite, this won’t end well. But I’m in too deep. We’re in too deep. 

 

Freefall. Heart first. Consequences be damned. 

 

This is a BWWM contemporary romance novel with steamy love scenes and a HEA. ***Warning: Contains mature subject matter. This book contains the following TRIGGER WARNINGS: incest, child abuse 

 

From Unrequited Book Two: Nine years post-Quentin has been a breeze. At least—that's my story, and I'm sticking do it. I've learned to breathe again without an ache in my chest. I've learned to laugh again without shadows in my eyes. I've trained myself to dwell on the good times, by letting the lies, broken promises, and unanswered questions drift away in the wind. How mature of me, right? 

 

Quentin Ashton James V. He was everyone's golden boy, the most popular guy in school, the apple of his parents' eye, and American Royalty. All the girls wanted to do him. All the boys wanted to be him. He was groomed to take over the world one day. Little did I know, he was also destined to break my heart. 

 

Quentin and I have history—a history that precedes us and a history that dooms us. And just when I think I'm living my best life without him, Quentin, yet again, turns my world upside down. 

 

This is a BWWM interracial contemporary romance novel with steamy love scenes and a HEA. This book is intended for the 18+ reader.

 

*** Although Unrequited is Book 2 in the Surrender series, it can be read as a standalone novel. However, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you first read Broken—Book 1 in the Surrender Series—in order to avoid spoilers and gain more in-depth insight into Quentin and Fatima's story.***

 

TRIGGER WARNING: self-harm



Where to find Tia —> 

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/TiaSirrah

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/authortiasirrah/

Website- http://tiasirrah.com

Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19476506.Tia_Sirrah

Amazon- https://amzn.to/3ollF6o

 

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Raised in a Bottle Freebie Blitz

 



Raised in a Bottle:
FREE yourself from a childhood with alcoholism
by Kristina Hermann
Genre: Nonfiction, Self-Help


FREE yourself from a childhood with alcoholism
Growing up in a family with alcohol abuse can leave you significantly scarred as an adult.
The addiction robbed you of a caring, nurturing, secure and playful childhood, forcing you to become an adult too early.
A lack of attention and compassion stifled your ability to grow into a whole person.
As an adult, you might experience personal and professional problems related to feelings of abandonment or loneliness, relationship problems, low self-esteem, unhealthy coping strategies, and lack of clear boundaries.
If you have felt traumatized, anxious, and depressed throughout your life, this is the book for you.

Through in-depth chapters and exercises, you will:
· Understand how families are shaped by alcohol addiction
· Gain insight into how trauma affects your body and your mind
· Learn how to build your self-esteem and become aware of your own feelings
· How to identify unhealthy patterns and relationships and break free of them
· Reshape your thoughts and beliefs about yourself and your future

This book offers extensive insight into the dynamics and consequences of growing up with addiction.
It provides the help and compassion that addiction stole from you when you were a child. In short, Raised in a Bottle offers new hope for reclaiming your own life.


**Get it FREE May 25th – 29th!!!**


Kristina Hermann is a psychotherapist and author with a clinic in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She has worked with families afflicted by alcohol abuse since 2000 and has written extensively about adult children of alcoholics.
In 2015 she published a self-help book in Danish: Du er ikke alene: en opvækst med alkoholproblemer ("You are not alone: An upbringing shaped by alcohol problems"), now in its third printing. Raised in a Bottle: A Workbook for Adult Children of Alcoholics (in progress) is her first book in English.
She received her Master in Psychology from the University of Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. In addition to her work as a psychotherapist, she also teaches seminars, conducts workshops, and is a supervisor of the work of other therapists.





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Her Very Strict Captain Book Tour and Giveaway

 


Her Very Strict Captain
by Maggie Carpenter
Genre: Steamy Military Romance


If she wants him to be her white knight, she must learn to follow his rules.

Highly decorated Navy SEAL Scott Specter has faced all manner of life-threatening situations. Cool under pressure with a tough, take-no-prisoners demeanor, he has been recruited by the CIA to head up an undercover team tasked with capturing a ruthless international drug trafficker.

Posing as a sailing school captain in the U.S. Virgin Islands, he meets his fair share of young women, but his desires run dark and deep, and there is no room for romantic entanglements.

When sassy, sexy, auburn-haired spitfire Beth Cameron charters his yacht, he keeps her at arm's length--until her rebellious streak puts her life in danger. Jerking her over his lap, he delivers a stinging spanking, then suddenly surrendering to temptation, he throws her on his bed and mercilessly ravages her until she is screaming his name and begging for more.

Though he wants to oblige, engine trouble forces his return to shore, but just moments after they dock she vanishes. No note, no call, no text.

It's now six months later, and he cannot believe his eyes.
She is running frantically down the wharf towards him, terror in her face and wearing a long, blonde wig...





Romance, Writing and Riding.
USA Today & International Bestselling Author Maggie Carpenter cites these as her three great passions.
Her heroes hail from all walks of life. Kinky cowboys, brawny barbarians, amorous aliens, tempting tycoons, and Harley-riding bikers fill the pages of her romantic novels. But regardless of their status, strong-willed, tenacious heroines bring challenge, intrigue and humor into their lives.
Maggie is known for page turning, nail biting suspense, steamy scenes and dreamy HEA's. And being a keen horsewoman, her western love stories offer true authenticity.
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Men's Watch – 1 winner (US only),
Paperback of A Very Bad Girl + 3 ebooks of choice – 1 winner (US only),
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Witch's Choice Book Tour and Giveaway

 


Witch's Choice
Crimson Moon Hideaway Book 1
by Natalie-Nicole Bates
Genre: LGBTQ F/F Paranormal Romance


When Neyla Bennett receives an invitation to participate in what she thinks is a quiz show, she is immediately suspicious. But the offer includes an all-expense-paid vacation to the Crimson Moon Hideaway resort and that’s just too good to pass up.
When she arrives, she receives a rude surprise. Witch’s Choice is not a quiz show – it’s a dating show! To make matters even worse, one of the contestants is her former love, Tullie LaCroix, who left Neyla years earlier without an explanation.
Tullie is still as beautiful and sexy as Neyla remembers, and she wants to resume their relationship. But when the truth of Tullie’s desertion is finally known, will it bring the couple back together or tear them apart for good?






Natalie-Nicole Bates has worn all the hats in the publishing world - reader, reviewer, author, and now small publisher with Perfectly Poisoned Press. She has the ability to see the point of view of everyone involved with the love of books.
With a taste for the darker side, Natalie-Nicole's favorite genres are Dark Victorian, Steampunk, and Dark Paranormal. Her interests include collecting Victorian-era photographs, Frozen Charlotte Dolls (her latest batch was just delivered from a German excavation site after being buried underground since about 1860), and antique poison bottles. She loves exploring and photographing cemeteries - the older, the better!






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Deeply in Love





GENRE: Self-help, Non-fiction, Self-improvement

 

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BLURB:

 

The Creator is unique, unfathomable, formless, and without any attributes. After searching everywhere, I first found it in myself, and then I found it, all prevalent and timeless, in every Creation of the Creator.

 

DIL Deeply in Love is author Neena Paul's attempt to reach out to all people in the entire world, irrespective of age, to help them connect with their own self.

 

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EXCERPTS (Exclusive Excerpt):

 

 

In our lives, we work on both active and passive growth. All our lives, we are the only ones who can use the active vision of what we see to help us grow in our self-consciousness.

 

If passively we are advanced, then we have completed our journey to our super-subconsciousness and our awareness of it. Through discipline and meditation, you become aware of your being. You can use this passive strength to first help yourself in the active form. Then, you can help other people in their active form.

 

You need to understand here that your consciousness or your awareness of this internal movement will only start from the outside by observing things around you and by following patterns. Always remember that the universe or true nature and your surroundings is always giving you insight and direction. You need to understand and observe this. It’s like reading between the lines.

 

It is as simple as saying that when you exercise, you plan and work towards your goal. You expect results the very first day you hit the gym. However, that does not happen. It is a process that you have to go through which not only involves an exercise plan but also healthy eating habits and some lifestyle-changing choices. The exercise is the active part of the change, whereas the eating, the sleeping, and the lifestyle changes are the passive part of the change.

 

The results are not instant. The first few observations become visible often after about two weeks of regular exercise and eating healthy. So basically, what you’re trying to do is release the active and the passive for your own physicality to improve your lifestyle.

 

Let us put the same example in the journey that we are discussing here. Actively, it is your consciousness, your present moment in life and your belongingness in this world which connect you to your surroundings in terms of what you see and observe in people around you. This can be referred to here as the exercise routine. Passively, it is your consciousness. You are your internal self which is making you understand the phenomenon of the things and patterns around you. You need to understand this, just like you need to eat healthy.

 

When you look at both the active and passive in collectivity, they form a process wherein the results are obvious and visible to the world. After three weeks of exercise and healthy eating, you will not only feel good physically (that is actively), but it is possible that you will feel happier internally. You will feel more at peace with yourself.

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

The author, a successful entrepreneur and business woman for over three decades, is now using her experience, as a consultant and a coach to help people globally. Her endeavor is to help everyone live and love their lives, and to bring meaning to their existence.

 

CONNECT WITH NEENA PAUL

 

GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20009436.Neena_Paul

 

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/neena.paul.3532

 

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/neenapaul9/

 

 

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APPLE BOOKS: https://books.apple.com/us/book/d-i-l-deeply-in-love/id1497220653

 

 

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Neena Paul will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Devil Intern PreOrder Now Available

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Devil’s Intern by Jayme Phelps 

#PreOrder → https://amzn.to/2Rp1mcq

 

Blurb

Anna Westfall is in her own personal Hell on Earth. After making a deal with the Devil she was sentenced to a place where she is loathed by Witches and Warlocks for being a soulless. So, when she then ends up on house arrest for beating up magical law enforcement, she's had enough.

Now, all she wants to do is go back to her old life, and when her boyfriend tells her that there's a way out she goes in search of answers. However, without any guidance she ends up messing the whole thing up. To make matters worse the Devil himself shows up with a new deal for freedom.

It all seems like smooth sailing until her new roommate decides to trade her own soul. Now Anna has to decide whether to save her friend or save herself. With new power comes new opportunity.

 

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Dating the Intern Book Tour and Giveaway

 


Dating the Intern
by Natalina Reis
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Chick-Lit



Who would have thought that pretending to be in love could feel so real?

Ivory Tower is the successful owner and CEO of an online dating service who prides herself in matching her clients with their true love. Everyone except herself. When a TV studio wants to spotlight her company live on air, Ivory runs into a problem; she can’t produce the boyfriend she needs so she doesn’t look like a fraud.

When Li Qiang, her ten-years younger and toe-curling handsome intern, offers to pose as her boyfriend, Ivory thinks her problem has been solved, but it’s going to take more than the perfect algorithm to get out of this situation. Li Qiang is too easy to love and too hard to forget, and the question remains; does he really love her or is he only playing his role?

Dating the Intern is an age-gap romantic comedy that will make you smile, break your heart, and then make you believe in love all over again.


**On Sale for only $2.99 for a limited time!**


Natalina wrote her first romance at the age of thirteen. Since then she has published eleven romances that defy the boundaries of her genre. She enjoys writing all kinds of rebels and outcasts into her stories and she always roots for the underdog.
Natalina doesn’t believe you can have too many books or too much coffee. Art and dance make her happy and she is pretty sure she could survive on lobster and bananas alone. When she is not writing or stressing over lesson plans, she shares her life with her husband and two adult sons.





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