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Friday Feature & Giveaway: The Druid Next Door by E. J. Russell

Title: The Druid Next Door by E. J. Russell
Fae Out of Water Series Book Two
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Action/Adventure, Gay, Romance
Length: 328 pages/Word Count: 87,000

Summary:

Professor Bryce MacLeod has devoted his entire life to environmentalism. But how effective can he be in saving the planet when he can’t even get his surly neighbor to separate his recycling?

Former Queen’s Enforcer Mal Kendrick doesn’t think his life could get any worse: he’s been exiled from Faerie with a cursed and useless right hand. When he’s not dodging random fae assassins in the Outer World, he’s going toe-to-toe with his tree-hugging neighbor. And when he discovers that the tree hugger is really a druid, he’s certain the gods have it in for him—after all, there’s always a catch with druids. Then he’s magically shackled to the man and expected to instruct him in Supernatural 101.

All right, now things couldn’t possibly get worse.

Until a mysterious stranger offers a drunken Mal the chance to gain back all he’s lost—for a price. After Mal accepts, he discovers the real catch: an ancient secret that will change his and Bryce’s life forever.

Ah, what the hells. Odds are they won’t survive the week anyway.

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Purchase Link: Riptide Publishing


About the Fae Out of Water Series

Once upon a time, there were three brothers, nobles of the Seelie Court of Faerie, who set out to seek their fortunes. The eldest—

Scratch that. Rrrrrewind.

Nowadays, when tales are told in 140 character bursts on tiny LED screens, rather than spun out by the glow of a midnight campfire, even Faerie’s elite have to get with the program.

The Kendrick brothers have traded longbow for briefcase, battle steed for Harley, and enchanted harp for electric guitar. But while they’re finding their feet in the modern world, instead of finding their fortunes, they stumble straight into love.

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Check out the Fae Out of Water series! http://www.riptidepublishing.com/titles/series/fae-out-water


Author Bio

E.J. Russell holds a BA and an MFA in theater, so naturally she’s spent the last three decades as a financial manager, database designer, and business-intelligence consultant. After her twin sons left for college and she no longer spent half her waking hours ferrying them to dance class, she returned to her childhood love of writing fiction. Now she wonders why she ever thought an empty nest meant leisure.

E.J. lives in rural Oregon with her curmudgeonly husband, the only man on the planet who cares less about sports than she does. She enjoys visits from her wonderful adult children, and indulges in good books, red wine, and the occasional hyperbole.

Author Links: Website * Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest * Goodreads


Giveaway

To celebrate the release of all three books in the Fae Out of Water series, one lucky winner across all three tours will receive a GRAND PRIZE of a $50 Riptide credit! Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on September 23, 2017. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!

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Review: French Coast by Anita Hughes

french coastTitle: French Coast by Anita Hughes
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Length: 301 pages
Book Rating: B

Complimentary Review Copy Provided by Publisher Through NetGalley

Summary:

Serena has the job she’s always dreamed of and Chase, the man her heart never dared to. As a new editor at Vogue, she bags the biggest interview of the year with Yvette Renault, the infamous former editor of French Vogue, in The Carlton-InterContinental Hotel during the Cannes Film Festival. She eagerly jets off to France while Chase stays home, working with her father, a former senator, on his upcoming mayoral campaign.

Everything feels unbelievably perfect…until it doesn’t. The hotel loses her reservation hours before her big interview. Serena fears that she’ll have to go home without her story, but then she meets Zoe, a quirky young woman staying in the suite below Yvette’s who invites Serena to stay with her. Serena is grateful for her mysterious roommate’s generosity, but it seems that there’s more to her story than meets the eye. To make matters worse, soon after arriving in Cannes, Serena learns a shocking secret about her parents’ marriage, and it isn’t long before she begins to question her own relationship.With her deadline looming and pressure mounting, Serena will have to use her investigative journalism skills, new friendships, and a little luck to get her life and love back on track. Fast paced and impeccably written, French Coast will draw readers in to the intoxicating world of the Cote D’Azur. Hughes’ beautiful prose and sense imagery bring the food, fashion, and feel of the ocean to life in this audacious new novel.

Review:

Set in Cannes, French Coast is another glitzy and glamour filled novel by Anita Hughes. Centered around the fashion industry, this charming story is a delightful escape from everyday life.

When the story opens, Serena Woods is on top of the world. She has a highly satisfying career as a features editor at Vogue and she has just been offered a dream assignment. Her politically ambitious boyfriend just proposed. Her parents are still crazy about one another and they are enjoying a quiet life now that her father has retired from politics. But Serena’s perfect life is about to take a unexpected detour after a shocking secret about her parents is revealed.

Although the timing is less than ideal, Serena is not about to turn down the opportunity to interview Yvette Renault, the former editor of French Vogue.  Things are off to a bit of a rocky start when she arrives at the luxurious hotel only to learn that there is a big problem with her reservation. A fortuitous meeting with another guest solves her predicament but she soon learns all is not as it seems with her mysterious roommate, Zoe.

But Serena’s luck seems to be changing after she begins interviewing Yvette. She is soon enthralled with the details of Yvette’s illicit but intriguing relationship with novelist Bertrand Roland. However, her elation is quickly tempered when her family is at the center of a very public scandal. Heartbroken by her fiancé’s reaction to the exposé, Serena throws herself into her assignment while at the same time helping Zoe resolve a family issue.

French Coast is a fast-paced and engaging novel with a lovely cast of likable characters. The setting is quite lavish and Anita Hughes brings the opulent surroundings vibrantly to life.  The storyline is interesting and full of unexpected twists and turns. It is an overall enjoyable and entertaining read that offers a fascinating look into the lives of the rich and famous.

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