BLAST, BLITZ, PROMOS, REVEALS, & TOURS . . . : Bluebell Band of Brothers series

Thursday, January 11, 2024

RELEASE BLITZ w/EXCERPT - CONTEMPORARY - HOME IS WHERE YOU PARK IT (Bluebell Band of Brothers, #3) by Marika Ray

Home Is Where You Park It

Bluebell Band of Brothers, #3

by Marika Ray

Release Date: January 11th 2024

Photographer: J. Ashley Converse Photography

Cover Model: Victor

Cover Design: Jennifer Olson

Genre: Steamy Romantic Comedy

Tropes: Big boy bossy hero, one bed, fake relationship with benefits, best friend’s older brother, enemies to lovers

He’s a giant of a man who grunts for words and barks out orders, yet circumstances require I be his fake girlfriend and spend the weekend with him in an isolated cabin.

And of course there’s only one bed. Just my luck…

But I need this commission check that only Boston can guarantee me. So I hike up the mountain ’til I can’t feel my legs, eat questionable canned beans for sustenance, and vow to simply ignore him for two days. What I didn’t count on was a freak blizzard to lock us in the cabin for a bit longer. I also didn’t expect to discover that beneath all those muscles and long hair and smoldery looks, Boston has a soft heart and a sad past that makes me itch to fix it.

And of course we have to snuggle to preserve body heat. My luck is turning…

We find more—ahem—creative ways to pass the time, and holy snowstorm is Boston creative! We both know this charade ends when we get off the mountain, so we use our time together wisely.

Turns out there’s one final twist: he’s my best friend’s estranged brother. Yep, my luck has officially run out…

"I love this book so much! Ahhhh! Boston and Audrey are so much fun to fall in love with!"

"Full of humor, heat, and heart, Home Is Where You Park It was a fun, lighthearted story that will touch your heart. Boston and Audrey were perfection together and I couldn’t put their story down."

"I loved, loved, loved Boston and Audrey! They were the perfect complement to each other. Her sunny and his grumpy were hilarious together."

I woke up at the crack of dawn the next morning in a delightful dream about being hugged by a space heater. That heater turned out to be Boston, once my eyes blinked open and I saw the huge forearm that lay atop my waist. His tan skin was lined with a smattering of medium-brown hair and his hands were nicely shaped. Because of course they were. The man was built like a Greek god from head to toe. Couldn’t a girl hope for a misshapen toe or two to make herself feel better?

Far as I’d seen, there was nothing misshapen about Boston. Especially not the steel pipe that was currently digging into my backside. If I didn’t already have firsthand knowledge of the size of that thing, I would have sworn he snuck a log of firewood down his pants while we slept. And sadly, I wasn’t irritated at all that his wood was currently cozy with my back side. In fact, I quite liked it based on the ache that came from between my legs and the instant restlessness that had me itching to reach back and grab ahold of that appendage and screw the consequences.
Which was the exact thought that had me rolling out from under his arm and off the bed like there were fire ants attacking. Boston was all wrong for me. Even beyond him being my best friend’s brother, he was not the kind of guy I was looking for. I was ready to meet Mr. Right. The one I’d settle down with and fill a three-bedroom, two-bath house with kids. Not Mr. Tall, Dark, and Bossy.

Marika Ray is a USA Today bestselling author of steamy and sweet RomComs, spending her time behind a computer crafting stories, walking any beach she can find, and making healthy food for her kids and husband whether they like it or not. Prior to writing novels, Marika held various jobs in the finance industry, with private start-up companies, and then in health & fitness. Cats may have nine lives, but Marika believes everyone should have nine careers to keep things spicy. All her books come with a money-back guarantee that you’ll smile at least once with every book.

More information can be found at www.marikaray.com

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

RELEASE BLITZ w/EXCERPT - ROM-COM - S'MORE THAN A FEELING (Bluebell Band of Brothers, #2) by Marika Ray

S'more Than a Feeling

Bluebell Band of Brothers, #2

by Marika Ray

Release Date: August 24th 2023

Genre: Small Town Romantic Comedy

I think I just slept with Mr. Perfect. Too bad he turned out to be my brother’s best friend.

The tattooed stranger rode a motorcycle while helping me collect stray cats. My boots gave me blisters and he carried me on his back. I needed help and he didn’t ask questions before assisting me. Could there be a more perfect man? It just made sense to lick him and claim him as mine right then and there.

I probably should have asked him more questions before we slept together.

Like, what’s your last name? Where’ve you been living before moving here to my hometown? Is my older brother your best friend?

You know. Those kinds of questions.

But sadly, I didn’t. And now I’m staring at two pink lines and Mr. Perfect is nowhere to be found, leaving me brokenhearted and on my own. Even though I love my son with every fiber of my being, he’s also a daily reminder that I’ve made the worst mistake of my life.

It’s only years later when Mr. Perfect shows up in town again that I begin to see that I was never in love with him back then.

But I might be now.

I’d successfully avoided him all day. Probably because he’d been building a pergola with Gannon on the far side of Glamper’s Paradise. Not that I’d been watching him hard enough to notice the sweat pattern on the back of his shirt or how his muscles flexed while holding up planks of wood. Nope. I was too busy moving in for that.

“I want in, Keva.”

Damn him and that smooth-as-whiskey deep voice. It gave me shivers and made me think of hot, dirty kisses out in the woods.

“What?”

“I read the letter you sent me, and I swear I never saw it.” Linc stood and walked toward me, looking older, but also just as handsome as I’d remembered him all those years ago. “If I’d seen the letter, I would have opened it. I can promise you that. I would never have left you and Lucas on your own. I can’t roll back the clock, but I can be here now. Let me in. Please.”

I had to squeeze my eyes shut to keep him out. I’d wanted to hear those words so badly when I was pregnant with Lucas. It was years too late, but the girls were right. I needed to let him back into our lives. For Lucas’s sake. To be a father for Lucas, not a partner for me. With my walls firmly in place, I opened my eyes again.

“I think Lucas would like that.”

Linc crowded closer. I could see the scruff on his chin that hadn’t been there before. “And what about his mama?”

I swallowed hard. He did not mean what my stupid heart wanted him to mean. I knew this and yet my heart kept pounding out a rhythm of hope.

“I want what’s best for Lucas.”

Linc nodded. “You’re a good mom, Keva. Lucas is lucky to have you.”

I didn’t want it to, but that simple statement soothed some emotional wounds I didn’t know I had. I didn’t want his praise to mean anything, but it did. “Thank you.”

Linc reached up, his big hand tucking a lock of my hair behind my ear. His barely there touch sent my limbs trembling. “I’m asking you to give me a chance to be a good dad. It’s only fair.”

I had to lock my knees and clench my hands into fists to keep from leaning into that hand of his.