Book Blast: Winter's Embrace by Pamela Ackerson, Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe, Cindy Lewis Smith, Jae El Foster

Congratulations to tour winner Crystal S. and to host winner Gina Rae Mitchell. 

Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Book Blast Tour for WINTER'S EMBRACE by Pamela Ackerson, Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe, Cindy Lewis Smith, and Jae El Foster, a Christmas Romance Anthology available now from DCL Publication. The Book Blast Tour will take place on Wednesday, December 17. This tour will not include interviews or guest blogs; however, a blurb, excerpt and author bio will be provided to every host for inclusion their blog. A PDF or epub copy of the book is available for review.

The authors will be awarding print copy of 'Winter's Embrace,' autographed by author Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and print copy of 'Winter's Embrace,' autographed by author Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe to a randomly drawn host.

Embrace the joy of Christmas and some yuletide cheer in this collection of five sweet holiday romances from four of today’s most entertaining authors! Featuring brand new stories from Pamela Ackerson, Jennifer Patricia O’Keeffe, Cindy Lewis Smith, and Jae El Foster, this anthology will help you hold the spirit of Christmas and the magic of true love in your heart the whole year round.

Meant to Be by Pamela Ackerson: Single and starting over in tiny Lorman, Mississippi, teacher Faith Anjos dives into home renovations with tools in hand and a boat from her late dad's fishing Sundays. Realtor Gabriel White becomes her unexpected ally, sharing lunches, family barbecues, and stolen kisses under patriotic park lights. But when a sassy ex-roommate stirs trouble and life's curveballs hit hard, Faith learns that true love thrives not just in perfect houses, but in the messy magic of Christmas cheer and forever promises.

Window Shopping by Jennifer Patricia O’Keeffe: Single and sentimental, Whitney dives into downtown's dazzling displays—animatronic toys, frosted windows, violin carols—chasing Christmas cheer alone after helping coworker Chad remotely. Fate intervenes with a literal bump into charming Chad, leading to diner laughs, Santa's lap shenanigans, and hand-holding revelations. As they embrace kid-at-heart traditions amid bustling streets and Santa's sly matchmaking, a parade invite blossoms into dinner-and-movie dreams. Proving the season's sparkle uncovers love when least expected.

Mr. Hollister’s Christmas by Cindy Lewis Smith: Thirty-three and resigned to spinsterhood in Goldfield, Josie channels her Georgia Christmas memories into a perfect Eve nuptial for Rose and Hank, footed by taciturn rancher Clint Hollister. Their prickly partnership blooms amid pine boughs, fiddle waltzes, and whispered regrets from a saloon-fueled mail-order mishap. When a wheel-wrecked ride home unveils Clint's hidden role in her arrival—and his lingering loneliness—snowy revelations ignite a romance as timeless as the stars above the Llano River.

What the Snow Blew In by Jae El Foster: Snowbound in Deerborne, Connecticut, during a record-breaking blizzard, editor Carina Whitaker hunkers down with wine, her cat Tom Boy, and cherished Christmas ornaments—until a shivering mailman named Jerry delivers a package and seeks refuge from the storm. As power flickers out and drifts bury her home, candlelit evenings spark unlikely conversations, shared meals, and cozy traditions that warm more than the gas fireplace. Amid reading aloud by firelight and piano carols, holiday magic proves that what the snow blows in might just be the love she's been waiting for.

The Magic of Mistletoe by Jennifer Patricia O’Keeffe: Sarah's winter break turns into survival mode: dodging doll-throwing dollops, sweeping glass shards, and sacrificing her office sanctuary for peace between battling children. Amid cold coffee confessions and contract close-calls with hubby Thomas, festive fumbles—from runaway pillows to reluctant photos—test their bond. Yet as grilled cheeses soothe tears and starry-eyed surprises arrive post-midnight, mistletoe weaves its spell, transforming holiday havoc into heartfelt harmony and impossible dreams come true.

1. A Wonderful World of Words

2. Aubrey Wynne: Timeless Love
3: Country Mamas With Kids
4: Dawn's Reading Nook
5: Gina Rae Mitchell
6: It's Raining Books
7: Karen J. Mossman - World of Stories
8: Long and Short Reviews
9: Romance Novel Giveaways
10: Sandra's Book Club
11: Sea's Nod
12: SSLY - Smile Somebody Loves You
13: Straight From the Library
14: The Key of Love
15: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
16: The Story Review
17: This Writer's Life
18: Tina Donahue Books - Heat with Heart
19: Welcome to My World of Dreams
20: Wendi Zwaduk - Romance to Make Your Heart Race
21: Author Deborah A. Bailey Blog
22: Books all things paranormal and romance
23: Books1987
24: Christine Young
25: Ellwyn's Blog
26: Fabulous and Brunette
27: Girl with Pen
28: Joanne Guidoccio
29: Moonlight Compass Books
30: Nanasbookreviews
31: Our Town Book Reviews
32: Sapphyria's Books
33: So Many Books
34: Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'
35: The Avid Reader

36: The Faerie Review

Book Blast: Toil and Trouble by Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe, Lynn Hubbard, Cindy Lewis Smith, James Ryan, Julian Christian, and Jae El Foster

Congratulations to tour winner S*********@*****.com and to host winner Key of Love.

Thank you for your interest in hosting this tour, but all the stops have now been filled.

Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Book Blast Tour for TOIL AND TROUBLE by Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe, Lynn Hubbard, Cindy Lewis Smith, James Ryan, Julian Christian, and Jae El Foster, a Romantic Horror Halloween Anthology available now from DCL Publications. The Book Blast Tour will take place on October 27 - October 31. This tour will not include interviews or guest blogs; however, a blurb, excerpt and author bio will be provided to every host for inclusion on their blog. A PDF or epub copy of the book is available for review.

The authors will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn host.

The brew is hot and bubbling over with romance and terror in this twistedly beautiful anthology that welcomes the darkness of horror and the temptation of love's veiled promises. Six remarkable tales from six incredible authors fill this book of dark shadows and ancient whispers.

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - by Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe: Enchanted pastries and spell-brewed coffee make Esmerelda's sugar-dusted counter the city's most coveted haunt—until a dangerously charming newcomer slips into her shop, immune to her magic and unraveling her carefully guarded world. As his witch-hunter heritage threatens to burn her legacy to ash, Esmerelda finds herself torn between the threat of revenge from the witch hunter's ancestors and the intoxicating truth of the connection that they share.

Silverwood - by Lynn Hubbard: A lonely rancher's daughter finds her isolated Wyoming homestead upended when an amber-eyed stranger ignites a mud-splattered passion that defies reason—until his supernatural secret and the vengeful ranch hands hunting her force her to choose between the man who saves her and the monster who might destroy her. Torn between fierce protectors and forbidden desire, she must trust the very darkness that could shatter her world to survive the wild frontier's deadliest threats.

Ivy, Lichens and Wallflowers - by James Ryan: Marketing executive Hilda finds solace from her stifling corporate life and overbearing past in the quiet companionship of Miriam, a mysterious 19th-century marble statue in a city micro-park, only to discover their connection transcends stone when Miriam begins answering her handwritten notes through cryptic poetry left in return. As their forbidden connection deepens into an intoxicating dream-bound romance, Hilda uncovers Miriam's supernatural secret: she's a cursed thaumaturge sustained by stolen life force, forcing Hilda to confront whether love can survive the devastating cost of keeping her alive.

A Mirror to Die For - by Cindy Lewis Smith: A desperate woman finds solace in an antique mirror that whisks her nightly to 1880s Arizona, where a charming outlaw named Johnny Ringo fulfills every fantasy—until her jealous fiancé shatters the glass and vanishes, leaving her trapped in an asylum screaming that he is the real monster, a man who shouldn't exist: Dr. John Henry Holliday, the gambler who killed Ringo a century ago. Now, with "MPR" carved into her cell walls and time itself unraveling, she'll stop at nothing to prove her sanity by proving time travel is real—even if it means unleashing the very darkness that destroyed her.

Flight 1031: Cosmic Turbulence - by Julian Christian: Diplomatic courier Sarah Martinez boards Flight 1031 expecting routine turbulence, not a Halloween dimensional rift that strands her at Germania International Airport—where the Greater German Reich has ruled since 1943 and perfected technology to harvest souls from parallel realities through consciousness-scanning machinery that pulses with seventeen-beat rhythms. Now trapped in a terminal that breathes like a living organism, Sarah must navigate a world where every passenger hides a secret and her resistance could either save her timeline or doom infinite versions of humanity to eternal enslavement in a Reich that spans all dimensions.

Dream a Little Dream - by Jae El Foster: After a near-death car crash rewires her brain, Sarah's nightmares bleed into reality: sugar on the counter forms glyphs, bats appear out of nowhere in broad daylight, and her own hands betray her—while the velvet-eyed stranger from her dreams appears in her waking hours, his urgency growing as Halloween's veil thins. Now, with her reality twisting into something surreal and an ancient language hijacking her voice, she must confront a dark truth: her soul isn't hers to keep, and the man who saved her in death is the very entity hunting her in life.

October 27

1: Aubrey Wynne: Timeless Love
2: tory richards
3: The Avid Reader
4: Locks, Hooks and Books
5: Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess
6: Beyond Romance
7: It's Raining Books


October 28

1: Author Sahara Foley
2: Welcome to My World of Dreams
3: Tina Donahue Books - Heat with Heart
4: Sarandipity's
5: Deal Sharing Aunt
6: Wendi Zwaduk - Romance to Make Your Heart Race
7: Our Town Book Reviews


October 29

1: Dawn's Reading Nook
2: Straight From the Library
3: Karen J. Mossman - Workd of Stories
4: My Chaotic Ramblings
5: Romance Novel Giveaways
6: A Wonderful World of Words
7: Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'


October 30

1: The Key of Love
2: Guatemala Paula Loves to Read
3: Sandra's Book Club
4: The Faerie Review
5: FUONLYKNEW
6: Long and Short Reviews
7: The Story Review


October 31

1: I Smell Sheep
2: This Writer's Life
3: Country Mamas With Kids review
4: Always Reading
5: Fabulous and Brunette
6: Sapphyria's Books
7: Author C.A.Milson