Today I bring you my tour stop in the MATURE CONTENT blog tour. This book is amazing and you'll see all my thoughts about it in my review down below, but definitely get it, and if you haven't start this series, what are youuuu doooooing. The second book, Fast Connection, is currently on sale on Kindle. (They're all standalones)

Title: Mature Content

Series: Cyberlove #4

Author(s): Megan Erickson, Santino Hassell

Release date: June 2, 2017

Synopsis:

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Megan Erickson is a USA Today bestselling author of romance that sizzles. Her books have a touch of nerd, a dash of humor, and always have a happily ever after. A former journalist, she switched to fiction when she decided she likes writing her own endings better.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her very own nerdy husband and two kids. Although rather fun-sized, she's been told she has a full-sized personality. When Megan isn't writing, she's either lounging with her two cats named after John Hughes characters or... thinking about writing.

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Santino Hassell was raised by a conservative family, but he was anything but traditional. He grew up to be a smart-mouthed, school cutting grunge kid, then a transient twenty-something, and eventually transformed into an unlikely romance author. 

 Santino writes queer romance that is heavily influenced by the gritty, urban landscape of New York City, his belief that human relationships are complex and flawed, and his own life experiences.

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*taps mic* Hello, voyagers! Today I bring you something that for me sounded so much fun. I have no idea how it came up to me but suddenly I really wanted to do a magazine sort-of blog post ~ BUT WITH BOOK CHARACTERS. Like if they were actual living people, among us, having their relationships and successes happen in our world. I think it appeared in my head because I remembered that regency mock-up magazine someone did a long time ago. And I thought "huh what if I did one but with contemporary romance book characters?" I thought it would be really hard, I had nothing going on tbh. It was really hard // I'm a big romance reader, but I haven't read a lot of them (but I will soon). But reading romance is like the best thing for me. (if this actually works, I'm probably going to do one but with YA characters and that'd be fun too!) 

PS: Remember I'm putting characters that are not from the same world or from the same authors. But for me, I'm imagining them that somehow they all know each other in some way, because they are in the same universe. 

PS #2: As always, I'm using Photoshop to do these mock-ups. If you want to see the image more clearly, just click it and it will enlarge the picture. Either way, I'm adding the info below the image for all of them who just don't want to click but want to read what I put and what the authors so kindly wrote. 

PS #3: Thank you to all the authors who participated on this and helped me! Thanks to Rebekah Weatherspoon and her gorgeous interview  of Michael. Thanks to Megan Erickson and her funny yet creepy post about zombies. Thanks to Jay E. Tria and her magical song playlists. Thank you to Sabrina Sol and her delicious recipes. 

10 women who are changing the world 

- Rose Calloway | Kiss the Sky by KB Ritchie

Fashion designer and owner of Calloway Couture. 

- Martha Aguas | If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman

Accountant and event planner.

- Chelsea Grant | Love On My Mind by Tracey Livesay

PR executive.

Music section

{Playlists provided by Jay E. Tria} *click, redirects to spotify link
*Book: Songs of Our Breakup

JILL'S SUNDAY PLAYLIST

1. David Bowie ~ Heroes

2. Oasis ~ She's Electric

3. Eraserheads ~ Magasin

4. Gwen Stefani ~ Cool

5. Sugarfree ~ Kung Ayaw Mo Na Sa Akin

6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs ~ Cheated Hearts

7. The Smiths ~ Hand in Glove

MIKI'S BEACH PLAYLIST

1. Ransom Collective ~ Settled

2. Apartel ~ Designated Driver

3. BP Valenzuela ~ Pretty Car

4. MOONWLK ~ 20Twelve

5. Tom's Story ~ Anchors

6. Jensen and the Flips ~ Slow

7. Sandwich ~ Sunburn

SHINTA'S RAINY DAY PLAYLIST

1. Artic Monkeys ~ Baby I'm Yours

2. Apartel ~ Guijo St. (Makes You Wonder)

3. Eraserheads ~ Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka

4. Itchyworms ~ Rainy Day

5. L'Arc~en~Ciel ~ Stay Away

6. Markus Highway ~ Drivethru

7. Imago ~ Rainsong

3 SHOWS YOU JUST HAVE TO WATCH! | Entertainment section
1) 1553 {Pretty Face}
Don't miss Luc Savage's new West End play. His new play is about Elizabeth the First. It's getting great reviews from critics and it is highly recommended from us. Tickets are on sale!
2) Infini {Infini}
Aerial Ethereal is putting up a new circus in town. Las Vegas  is welcome back New York's Infini finally. With a new cast and a magical score, prepare to travel into this magnificent new world of tricks and dangerous acrobats acts.
3) Road Trip Race {More Than Distance}
New TV show alert! All of our fabulous bingers ~ we have for you a brand new reality show! A race around the country. A car. Two people. Lots of teams competing for the grand prize! Tune in on Tuesdays 9/10 EST.
A Delicious Temptation Dessert | Food section {Recipe provided by Sabrina Sol}
*Book: Delicious Temptation

CAPIROTADA 
When I’m feeling cold and miserable I tend to crave comfort food. This is good and bad given that I make a living baking nothing but comfort food. I mean, I own an entire bakery filled with sweets and carbs. And there’s nothing more comforting than butter, sugar, bread and cheese. Even better when it’s all rolled into one delicious dessert: Capirotada.

For those unfamiliar with Capirotada, think Mexican bread pudding. The sweet and savory dish is usually served during the Lenten season when most Catholics abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and every Friday until Easter. But the beauty and comfort of Capirotada is that you can make it whenever the mood strikes you and it can be altered every time you make it, depending on what you're craving and what you have handy. For example, the sweet syrup that coats the dessert is typically made with piloncillo -- an unrefined Mexican sugar usually sold in the form of little "pilons" or cones. But if you don't have piloncillo on hand, regular brown sugar will do.

Capirotada is both nutty and sweet. Pecans, pralines, walnuts or almonds can be mixed with dried fruit such as raisins, pineapple, apples or even bananas. My husband Eric (side note: I still love calling him my husband!) likes gold raisins so that’s usually what I make mine with. The heartiness of the dish comes from the bread -- bolillos, French bread or any sliced bread can be used (I suggest it be at least two days old). It’s topped with some type of cheese -- cheddar, colby, jack, cotija or mozzarella – it doesn't really matter what kind you choose. All that's important is that it melts and you like it. Side note: I know it may sound strange to add cheese to something that will also be sweet, but the flavors really go together. I promise!

My recipe is more traditional and is pretty close to the version that my abuela used to bake. I know that no matter how many times I try, it will never be exactly like hers. But that’s okay because I still feel close to her whenever I make it and that’s another type of comfort right there. Besides, the end result is still an ooey, gooey, buttery, sweet, delicious mess that warms me from the inside out.

So, are you ready to bake?

Here’s what you will need. Remember if you don’t have the exact items, it’s okay to substitute.
2 cups water
2 piloncillos (about 4 oz each)
2 canela (cinammon) sticks
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
3 stale or toasted bolillos
4 oz shredded colby jack cheese
1.5 oz chopped pecans (not crushed)
2 oz raisins

After gathering all of your ingredients, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Now, bring the water, piloncillos and canela sticks to a boil in a medium saucepan, then simmer for 20 minutes or until piloncillos dissolve and mixture becomes more of a syrup. (Side note: I love the way this smells when it’s cooking). When it’s ready, remove the whole canela sticks.

Next, butter a glass casserole dish (8x8). Tear up pieces of the bolillos (or whatever bread you’re using) and assemble one layer of bread across the dish. Sprinkle pecans, raisins and cheese over the bread. Repeat for a second layer of bread, pecans, raisins and cheese. Then pour the piloncillo and cinnamon syrup over all of the layers.

Cut up the butter and spread across top layer. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 7-10 minutes until cheese is melted and top layer of bread pieces are browned. I know I said I liked this recipe for cold days, but for an extra treat I’ve been known to serve it with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!

And that’s how you make Capirotada. If you’ve never had this dish before, I hope I’ve inspired you to try it at least once.

Happy eating!

I hope you enjoyed this huge post lmao. I'm hoping I can make other issues, maybe more for romance books ~ or maybe I'll try my hand for some YA wink ~ 

Title: Daring Fate

Series: Silver Tip Pack #1

Author: Megan Erickson

Release date: November 14th, 2016

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Title: Fast Connection

Series: Cyberlove #2

Author: Megan Erickson, Santino Hassell

Release date: July 11th, 2016

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I live in southern Pennsylvania, with my husband, two kids and two cats. I like a good pint of beer, a greasy bacon cheeseburger, homemade mac and cheese, and a great book with a happily ever after. When I’m not tapping away on my laptop, I’m probably listening to the characters in my head who just. Won’t. Shut. Up.

I am represented by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency.