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Release Day Blitz & Review…Love Harder by Monica James

Title: Love Harder

A Memoir

Author: Monica James

Genre: Creative Non-Fiction

Release Date: October 23, 2024

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LOVE.

Once upon a time, I looked at love through rose-tinted glasses because love is meant to conquer all, right?

However, was I just a hopeless romantic at heart, chasing the proverbial happily ever after?

Being a romance author, one may think I know what I’m doing when it comes to love. But I hate to spoil the ending for you, dear reader; love and me, we aren’t friends. And we haven’t been for quite some time.

That’s not because I don’t believe in love.

On the contrary.

And that’s the reason we are here…again.

We all have that one person.

For me, he caught me unaware, and that’s when life usually screams KEEP UP!

And most times, we can’t.

If you’ve read Love Hard, then you know how love and I were no longer on speaking terms. But I wrote something which was a sign from the heavens. Or perhaps, hell…

I’ve learned that good men are like unicorns. Everyone talks about them, but no one actually sees them.

How I’m eating my words because I’ve found my unicorn. But does that mean I’ve finally learned my lessons in love? Is your beloved narrator about to get her HEA after all?

Buckle up, bestie, things are about to get wild.

Love hits you when you least expect it…and we are never ready for the fall.

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First off, read Love Hard first before even thinking about reading this one.

If you love Love Hard, you will absolutely devour Love Harder.

These books are nothing like Monica’s other works because they are both non-fiction memoirs. And what I mean by that is these stories are based on her journey through the world of dating and falling in love.

Love Harder is a diary of what happens to the FMC when Love Hard ended. It’s her chaotic walk through online dating, the interesting men she meets and all their mannerisms. Some you will like, some you will want to knee in the nuts for causing harm to our FMC.

I was completely immersed in this story and had to know how each interaction went and all the in-betweens. This story occurs over many months. Does our FMC get her HEA? You’ll have to read to find out.

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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica runs her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing twisted AF stories, hoping to terrify her readers…just a little.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her Unicorn, and her three crazy cats. She is slightly obsessed with red lipstick, heels, and crime documentaries, and is that person who always runs late.

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Cover Reveal…Love Harder by Monica James

Title: Love Harder

A Memoir

Author: Monica James

Genre: Creative Non-Fiction

Cover Design: Sommer Stein

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Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

Models: Monica James & The Unicorn

Release Date: October 23, 2024

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LOVE.

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Once upon a time, I looked at love through rose-tinted glasses because love is meant to conquer all, right?

However, was I just a hopeless romantic at heart, chasing the proverbial happily ever after?

That’s not because I don’t believe in love.

On the contrary.

And that’s the reason we are here…again.

We all have that one person.

For me, he caught me unaware, and that’s when life usually screams KEEP UP!

And most times, we can’t.

If you’ve read Love Hard, then you know how love and I were no longer on speaking terms. But I wrote something which was a sign from the heavens. Or perhaps, hell…

I’ve learned that good men are like unicorns. Everyone talks about them, but no one actually sees them.

How I’m eating my words because I’ve found my unicorn. But does that mean I’ve finally learned my lessons in love? Is your beloved narrator about to get her HEA after all?

Buckle up, bestie, things are about to get wild.

Love hits you when you least expect it…and we are never ready for the fall.

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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Love Hard: A Memoir by Monica James

Title: Love Hard

A Memoir

Author: Monica James

Genre: Creative Non-Fiction

Release Date: May 15, 2024

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If love is an addiction, your first love is the first hit.

How many of you remember your first love?

Because falling in love for the first time…I remember that. And that’s the thing about your first love—we all have a love story.

But this isn’t a love story.

This is a life story.

The good.

The bad.

The heartache.

It’s all here.

Love is truly a battlefield…

Love is scary, and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. When you love someone wholeheartedly, you leave yourself open to being destroyed…and that’s what I did, what I still do even though I know better.

But it doesn’t make a difference.

The best kind of love doesn’t make sense. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

This one-in-a-million story is mine, and if you take anything away from this book, it would be to never be afraid to love.

So, let me introduce myself. You may call me Z.

Buckle up, besties, because this will be a bumpy ride.

Love hits you when you least expect it.

Are you ready for the fall?

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“Never rely on a man to make you happy because they come and go, but you have to live with yourself until the day you die. Never forget who you are.”

Love Hard is most beautifully chaotic and messy stories I have read and couldn’t love it more, if I tired.

“Love messy. Love Long. Love spontaneously. Love without regret. But most of all, love hard. Because most things come and go, but love, love stays.”

Monica delivers a very insightful creative work of nonfiction, yet fictionalized memoir. I could honestly feel the emotions of Z through each chapter. I love her for everything she has been through and yet continues to believe in love.

Love Hard is like nothing I have read before and I love this story even more because of that. It is raw, real and authentic. It’s love; it’s life.

“Love hits when you leave expect it…are you ready for the fall?”

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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

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Author Anonymous by E.K. Blair…Release Day Blitz

SYNOPSIS

A TRUE STORY told through the voice of New York Times Bestselling author E.K. Blair.

She’s an author.
She’s a mother.
She’s a wife.
She’s a fraud.

A woman marked and bound by her own deceit, this is the astounding tale of how one choice knocked her world from its axis forcing her to battle through a year of scandal and betrayal, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.

This is an intoxicatingly risqué stand-alone true story tangled in lust, heartbreak, and contrition.

“A scandalous tell-all and cautionary tale penned by E.K. Blair but based on the true-life story of another romance author. Author Anonymous is based entirely on real events that transpired in the life of another New York Times best-selling romance author. Blair was approached by Anonymous to pen the work, as it was perceived as too illicit, and possibly too damning, for Anonymous to write herself.” -New York Daily Post

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New York Times, USA Today, and International Bestselling Author

E.K. Blair, takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her dynamic and intense writing style. Noted for her ability to create fleshed-out characters that will evoke a realm of reactions, you can be assured that her stories will linger with you far beyond the last word.

A former first grade teacher with an imagination that runs wild. Daydreaming and zoning out is how she was often found in high school. Blair tends to drift towards everything dark and moody. Give her a character and she will take pleasure in breaking them down, digging into their core to find what lies underneath.

Aside from writing, E.K. Blair finds pleasure in music, drinking her Starbucks in peace, and spending time with her friends. She’s a thinker, an artist, a wife, a mom, and everything in between.

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Author Anonymous by E.K. Blair….Review

AUTHOR ANONYMOUS: A True Story told through the voice of E.K. Blair

(a non-series STAND-ALONE book)

Genre: Romance/Drama/Non-Fiction

Release Date: August 29, 2016

SYNOPSIS:

A TRUE STORY told through the voice of New York Times Bestselling Author, E.K. Blair.

She’s an author.
She’s a mother.
She’s a wife.
She’s a fraud.

This is an intoxicatingly risqué stand-alone true story tangled in lust, heartbreak, and contrition.

Everyone is going to be curious about Author Anonymous. I mean, who wouldn’t be; a tell-all about an author’s demise and not knowing who this author is. Anyone who says they aren’t the slightest interested, is full of it. Yes, I am one of the very few who stay away from gossip and drama, but this had my curiosity piqued. But let me tell you, this is one review that will most difficult to write.

Author Anonymous is more or less a partial memoir for this author. It’s really hard to write this review without wanting to get personal and point out parts where there are obvious signs that she ignored due to being caught up in the fantasy. It’s extremely hard for me to see how this author was able to find herself in this situation and that’s where my curiosity came in. But I find her very brave for wanting to talk about this – this is her personal life and how it all fell apart because of her actions. It takes alot of strength and courage to put herself out there like that, especially when I am sure some will figure out who it really is.

E.K. writes this book beautifully. You can depict and see what “Tori” and her husband go through. All the turmoil, emotions and confusion. My heart broke for Landon, Tori’s husband. But I applaud him for not once giving up. There are a few things that he did that I don’t agree with and I think hurt these two working things out quicker but at the same time,Tori didn’t help the situation at all. Tori is confused and caught up in the excitement of the fantasy. Alec is Tori’s drug – an addiction she can’t kick, no matter the consequences.

I am hoping that this book will help this author find her way. It’s not our job as readers to judge her for her actions. It’s our job to let her know that she has us to support her. We may not agree with her actions but she’s human. We all make shit decisions in life but that doesn’t make us a bad person. This is one book that gave me mixed emotions. I am just hoping that one day she finds what she wants out of her life.

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