An amusement park, 24-hours, two teens and lots of great fun. What About Today was a sweet and cute short read that makes you realize that a day in an amusement park, hanging out with the son of the owner is actually something I want.

Today on the blog we have lovely Stacey Agdern, author of Crossing the Lines, this fun sports romance that is inside an anthology called Icing the Puck *wink wink* If you love some fake dates, hockey and to be in love with your captain's sister kinda hero, you can def check this one out!



Kayleigh Emerson knows that she shouldn’t get involved with a teammate of her brother’s. But the chemistry between her and rookie sensation Max St. Laurent is unmistakable.

Max St. Laurent is captivated by the talented violinist who happens to be his captain’s sister. Unfortunately, he doesn’t need his unique combination of empathy and telepathy to realize there’ll be problems if he pursues her.

But when mandatory English conversational sessions lead to a fake date that feels all too real, Max and Kayleigh must decide whether to cross the line between friendship and love.


1. Hi Stacey, we're so happy to have you here in the blog! Tell us a bit about yourself and what do you write. 
I'm so happy to be here :D Thank you for having me. I'm from New York, and I live in a little town near the Hudson river. I write paranormal, contemporary and historical romance. I love music and hockey *g* and read waaay too much.

2. What do you enjoy about writing about sports? Especially hockey. And if you were to write about another sport, which one would it be? 
Hockey is my favorite sport to watch and follow. I spend *a lot* of time following my favorite team, and a few of the bloggers that write about it and soak in as much as I can. The stories come naturally from all of that research . And I love being able to involve myself in my favorite sport that way :) 

Other sports? hmm. A few years ago I thought about a book with a soccer player hero and a race car driver heroine ;) I may still at some point. But we'll see :)

3. We love romance here in The Book Voyagers. Some of our favorite tropes are friends to lovers, rivals, fake dating, and much more. Which ones are your favorite? 
I'm a sucker for the tortured hero (the less emotions the hero in question has at the start, the better). It is my catnip as a reader and something that carries all through the subgenres of romance I read. I also like friends to lovers and fake dating *g*

4. We're now going to play a game of This or That, okay? 

• So.... bad boy or good boy? 

Good boy :D (especially irl). Bad boys are fun to read about but not to date ;)

• Watching sports or reading about sports? 

Can't decide on this one. I love both reading about my favorite sports and watching them. I've even brought some of my favorite sports romances to games (yep..) Books by Deirdre Martin and Rachel Gibson have made me feel better about playoff losses. Also reading sports romance by authors like Kat Latham, Kate Willoughby, Sawyer Bennett, Sophia Henry, Elle Kennedy, Kat Latham, Sarina Bowen, Farrah Rochon, Alison Parr and so many others, has gotten me through a very long offseason. so both :)

• Coffee or tea? 

Though I like both (and have mixed them in interesting ways), I'll say coffee because I'm more apt to reach for it first :)

• Cold weather or hot weather? 

Cold.

• Physical books or ebooks? 

Both. absolutely both :) It's like pokemon - you gotta catch them all :D

5. Icing the Puck, the anthology your story - Crossing the Lines - is on, just came out. Do you still have the same reaction when you see your book go live as the first time? What do you like more about release week? 
YES. Disbelief, excitement, tears, nerves. I'm excited to see that people want to buy the book, and thrilled at the excitement about something I've written, nerves because I want them to enjoy it the way I've enjoyed so many books over the years. Tears, because something I've written has been published :D Also, and more importantly, how lucky I am that awesome people like Isabo Kelly and the Kenzie MacLir team agreed to come on this journey with me :)

6. And last, can you tell us what are you writing next.... or a bit about your future projects? 
So there are three Emerson siblings. Chris was the hero of my story in Going All In(Playing Her Game), Kayleigh, who's the heroine of this one, and Bryce. Bryce has started 'lobbying' for his story, so I'm starting to research that one. I've also just sent in a short to an anthology celebrating a historic house in Manhattan about a guy who has an encounter of sorts with one of his ancestors. It's a postscript to a story called 'Home' that appeared in an anthology called 'For Love and Liberty.' And a few other things :)

7. That sounds amazingggg *Ahh* Thank you so much! It was a joy to have you here with us. Hope you had a good time :')
Thank you so much for having me :D I love chatting with you guys on twitter and your instagram reviews are amazing. As was this :D

Stacey Agdern has written for : ‘HEA’ USA today’s online romance blog, Heroes and Heartbreakers, Criminal Element, Romance at Random, Romantic Times Magazine and Barbara Vey’s Beyond Her Book’ Column at Publishers Weekly Online Site. She has been interviewed by the New York Times. She has also given presentations on the effective use of booksellers at regional and national conferences (and is a two time award winner for her bookselling).

Hey guys! Today I bring you something cool. And new for me because helloooo? I haven't published any post recently except maybe blog tour posts and reviews and yup I've been missing some awesome blog posts.

I have always wanted to do a post about POCs on book covers. But when I saw the newest cover of Maurene Goo's I Believe in a Thing Called Love, I was like I AM IN LOVE. And I am. That cover is gorgeous and perfect and IT FEATURES A POC ON THE COVER. We totally need more book covers with beautiful models that fit the heritage/ethnicity of the main character inside the pages.

Thank you to Aila from One Way or An Author, she helped me by gathering up more covers. I love ya Aila!


I've read some of this list and I haven't read a lot of them. But I'm definitely changing that soon! Look at all the gorgeous faces and covers (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Hello, guys! Today we bring you the cover of the second book in the Royally series by Emma Chase. The first book, Royally Screwed, is releasing on October 18th of this year. I'm (Sil) pretty excited for this new series because we totally need more Modern Royalty in contemporary romance!

Chelsea Grant is a woman I wish I will be when I grow up. She's fierce and she goes for the things she wants. But she is also scared and tries her best to achieve that partnership she has always wanted. But then here he comes, Adam Bennett. The tech CEO of one of the most successful tech companies right now. And he needs help with his image for his next launching.

Chelsea is this perfect PR woman that accepts the job, with a little bit of a downfall because she needs to lie to Adam of who she is. Since the very first moment, under the rain, and the blackouts, I totally rooted for them. They are such a nice couple and they understand each other better than anyone.

Adam is such a romantic like come on, how am I going to find a guy like that now? My expectations are high and I hope one day I find an Adam Bennett please. Also he's rich so thanks Tracey Livesay for creating Adam Bennett.

I'm pretty pumped for the next books (I hope there are next books?) BECAUSE MIKE AND JONATHAN NEED THEIR HEAS. I'm more excited about Jonathan tbh because of course, he has his own restaurants and he is A CHEF, YES PEOPLE. I am excited and I am ready for my Jonathan fix.



A former criminal defense attorney, Tracey finds crafting believable happily ever afters slightly more challenging than protecting our constitutional rights, but she’s never regretted following her heart instead of her law degree. She writes sexy and emotional contemporary interracial romances where strong, successful heroines find love with powerful, passionate heroes. She lives in Virginia with her husband—who she met on the very first day of law school–and their three children. She runs marathons and loves purses and TV (the shows on them, not the actual appliance). If you want to chat with her about them you can find her on social media or contact her through her website.

We are here to show you the newest Julia Ember book! But more than that, we are here to give you the COVER of the first book. It's so pretty and it fits so well with her other book, Unicorn Tracks. I think this story is going to be AH-MAZING (like anything Julia writes, obviously).



Sixteen-year-old Tashi has spent their life training as an inhabiter, a soldier who spies and kills using a bonded animal. When the capital falls after a brutal siege, Tashi flees to a remote monastery to hide. But when the invading army turns the monastery into a hospital, Tashi catches the eye of Xian, the regiment’s fearless young commander.

Tashi spies on Xian’s every move. In front of his men, Xian seems dangerous, even sadistic, but Tashi sees a more vulnerable side of the enemy commander – a side that draws them to Xian.

When their spying reveals that everything the inhabiter's academy taught was a lie, Tashi faces a choice: save their country or the boy they've started to love? But while Tashi grapples with the decision, their volatile bonded tiger doesn't question her allegiances. Katala slaughters Xian’s soldiers, leading the enemy to hunt her. But an inhabiter’s bond to their animal is for life – when Katala dies, so will Tashi.



Name: Tashi Pema

Born: A mountain village in the valleys near Tongsang

Status: Inhabiter student. Although they seemingly posess average abilities, Tashi is considered very special to the academy because a golden tiger chose them as a bond mate. Currently hiding in the Tongsang monastery.

Sign: Aquarius

Age: 16
Originally from the Windy City, Julia Ember now resides in Sunny Scotland where she learned to enjoy both haggis and black pudding. She spends her days working as a professional Book Nerd for a large book distribution firm, and her nights writing YA Romantic Fantasy novels.

A world traveler since childhood, Julia has now visited over 60 countries. Her travels inspire the fictional worlds she writes about and she populates those worlds with magic and monsters.