Romance Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway: Promises Under the Peach Tree by Joanne Rock

The trouble with Heartache

Nina Spencer swore she was done with Heartache, Tennessee, when she left the town—and her sexy ex, Mack—in her rearview mirror. But when her bakery business is rocked by scandal, she needs a place to regroup. What she doesn't need is Mack Finley reminding her of peach-flavored kisses and the hold he still has on her.

Mack never forgot Nina—not that he didn't try. Yet between caring for his family and organizing the annual Harvest Fest, he's overwhelmed and he needs Nina's help. They can work together without getting swept up in memories and the rush of brand-new passion…right?

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Three-time RITA nominee Joanne Rock turned a passion for writing into a career when imaginary characters kept her awake at night, demanding she tell their stories. The author of over sixty romances in a variety of

subgenres, she enjoys writing contemporary romance as well as medieval historicals in addition to her Young Adult stories as J.K. Rock co-authored with her sister-in-law, Karen. A former Golden Heart recipient, Joanne has won numerous awards for her stories. Her work has been reprinted in twenty-six countries and translated into twenty languages. She is a popular speaker at writing conferences and recently released her first non-fiction book called SELF PROMOTION SIMPLIFIED to help self-published and traditionally published authors with their marketing efforts. Joanne has a Bachelors degree in Communications, and an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Louisville. She has taught at the college level and enjoys mentoring aspiring writers and speaking to high school writing / reading groups.

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What a beautiful and sweet romance by Ms. Joanne Rock!  I have read a few of her books, and one of the things that I love about her writing, is her ability to make the characters touch you deeply.  It's so easy to become emotionally invested in her characters, and once you do, every feeling they have, you feel it too.  It's incredible!  In Promises Under the Peach Tree, it's Nina and Mack that will have you hooked. 

Life for Nina is complicated.  She's been hurt... bad.  And when she returns to her hometown, one of the last things she expects is to run in to her old flame, Mack.  The very charming (and handsome) Mack stirs up old feelings in Nina, and the two of them begin to reconnect.  But Nina and Mack have a rough road ahead of them as they try and work through issues to find out if what they have is enough to take them to their very own happily ever after. 

The chemistry between Nina and Mack is astounding.  Even with all of their issues, from the moment they reconnect with one another, you just KNOW they were made for each other.  Their romance is extremely charming, and it has a perfect backdrop in Heartache, TN. 

If you've never read a book by Ms. Rock, you must.  She's a very talented author that I truly enjoy reading.  Promises Under the Peach Tree is a great addition to any library, and a perfect, warm your heart read for the end of summer! 

Rating:  5 stars

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.  All conclusions reached are my own. 

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Cover Reveal: Willows of Fate (Lands of the Sun and Stone #1) by Suzanna J. Linton

Willows of Fate (Lands of the Sun and Stone series #1)
by Suzanna J Linton
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Age category: Adult
Release Date: October 3, 2014

Blurb:
Know thyself...

All her life, Desdemona has seen things others haven't. Dragons, knights, dwarves, kids with three eyes. Heeding her mother's advice, she keeps silent about this and struggles through life, pretending everything is normal.

At her mother's death, Desdemona returns to a home haunted with memories but she is determined to not be shaken from what little normalcy she has. However, when her brother is murdered and she uncovers a family secret, Desdemona realizes that there is more to what she sees. Perhaps a whole other world, one that's willing to kill to have her as its own.

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Mall maintenance halls are creepy. Plain and white, with fluorescent lighting, they evoke images of serial killers, hockey masks, and bloody butcher knives. The figure standing at the end does not help matters.
He's wearing a brown hood, pulled low over his face, casting the upper half in shadow and exposing only his beardless chin. A long knife hangs from his side, and a quiver with arrows on his back. Dressed in a green long shirt, black pants, and brown hood, he appears ready to attend a Ren Faire. I can't tell if he's looking at me or past me. I assure myself that he's gazing beyond me because that is the more bearable thought.
A gaggle of girls bursts from the bathroom in a cloud of body spray. They pay no attention to the man, and they wouldn’t. I step to the side to let them by and slip into the restroom.
After doing my business, I stand at the mirror and concentrate on what I came to the mall for: yarn for a coworker’s baby blanket, a new sketchbook, and a pair of shoes. I remind myself that I need to get home in time to prepare for this night’s class at the technical school. The steel sink feels cool and wet under my hands, anchoring me more firmly in the moment, in what is real.
I know the hooded man is one of the phantoms only I can see and not some costumed crazy. It’s like knowing the sun is out when my eyes are closed because of warmth on my face or knowing there is a fire because of the heat against my skin. And, as always, that feeling spikes a need in me to forget somehow, to reach for a beer or bottle of liquor to distract myself. My gut clenches against the need but I shove against it.
Desdemona, I remind myself, you have a good job at the law firm and you’re going to school to be a paralegal and you have a pretty decent life. Don’t screw it up. You can do this.
I pull my curly red hair into a pony tail. Leaving the restroom, I don’t look toward the end of the hall and re-enter the stream of people on their Saturday shopping excursions. My cell phone rings the sound of chimes in a breeze and I stop to dig it out of my purse. "Hello?"
"Is this Desdemona?"
I don't recognize the thin, quavery voice. "This is she."
"This is Mae Winslow. I’m one of your mother's neighbors."
"Hello. Is everything all right?"
"I'm afraid not. Can you come down? There's something very important that's happened."
Someone bumps into me and I step a little more out of traffic. "What's wrong?" I reply.
"Desdemona, I really think you should come—"
"What's wrong!" My voices spikes and a couple of people glance my way.
"I'm so sorry. I wanted her to call you sooner, but, she wouldn't listen. Said you needed to focus on work and school."
"Is she all right?"
"No, darling." The old woman pauses and I nearly scream at her to go on. "Your mother is in the hospital. She has lung cancer and there isn’t anything more the doctors can do.” Another terrible pause. “You should come down right away.”
Tears prick my eyes. "I'll come. Which hospital? What room?” Pressing phone between ear and shoulder, I fumble for the pen and notepad I keep in my purse. Ms. Winslow gives me the information and I jot it all down before saying goodbye and ending the call.
The man in the hood walks by, slipping away unseen by everyone else, and I have to fight the urge to throw my phone at him, to demand if he was some sort of death omen. I close my eyes. Breathe deep. Count to ten. And I tell myself that he can't be real, that he isn't, but the cell phone in my hand is.

Suzanna Linton became a writer the first day she picked up a pencil, scribbling happily in magazines and books. Growing up in (very) rural South Carolina, she was steeped in legends and ghost stories and was surrounded by her mother's ever-growing book collection. She graduated from Francis Marion University with a degree in Professional Writing and bounced from job to job until she landed in a library, where she met her now-husband. She lives with him in South Carolina with their two dogs and cat.

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