BOOK BLITZ: The Rebound Play by Kate O'Keefe

 

Today, we have a Book Blitz to kick off for USA Today Bestselling Author Kate O'Keefe's The Rebound Play, the second book in the Love on Thin Ice series. To celebrate this new release, we have a sneak peek with an exclusive excerpt AND a blitz-wide giveaway to share! So... Be sure to check it out and grab your copy NOW! Binge the series TODAY!

Genre:

Adult

Contemporary/Sport Romance

Romantic Comedy

Series:

Love on Thin Ice, #2

Publish Date:

August 29, 2024

Publisher:

Wild Lime Books

Synopsis:

If you get a second chance at love with your hockey star ex, should you take it?

Keira

What do you do when your NHL superstar ex skates back into your small town? Drop to the ground and hide behind the bleachers, hoping he doesn’t see you. But Lady Luck must be in a bad mood today because Dan spots me, my hood over my eyes, pretending I’m not there.

Mature? No.

Necessary? Oh, yes.

Humiliation washes over me, and the wall around my heart stands firm. Dan might be back, but I can’t afford to let him in again. Not after the heartbreak of losing him once before.

When he offers to coach my nephew, I reluctantly agree. Every smile he flashes at me, every kind word, threatens to crack my resolve. But I can’t go through that again. I have to protect my heart.

Dan

I want Keira back. End of story.

The Rebound Play is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet hockey romcom series. It’s a second chance at love story about a jock and a nerd who get a second chance in this small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

      

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*Excerpt*

“The step. It was broken this morning when you left, and now …”

I narrow my eyes at her. “What has the broken step got to do with Dan?”

“It seems I’m going to have to spell this out to you. Dan came over this afternoon when you were out.”

My heart rate jumps at the thought of Dan coming to my house again. “He did?”

Clara nods. “He brought a hammer and nails.”

“Why would he bring—” My mind finally catches up on what Clara is telling me. “Dan fixed the broken step?” I ask, my voice coming out all breathy.

Her knowing smile morphs into a broad grin. “He fixed the step.”

Clara looks out the kitchen window, and I hear the rumble of an engine. “Oh, and one other thing, sis. He’s coming back to take you out, right about now.”

“Wait, what?!” I squeal, my pulse banging against my ribs like a caged animal trying to escape. Dan fixed the step? And now he’s here to take me out? 

“Did I not tell you?” Clara asks, her face bright. 

“I might have remembered that if you had!” I reply, clutching a tea towel and plate in my hands. “Is it a date? As in a proper date? It’s a date, isn’t it? Clara?”

My sister is now beaming like the Cheshire cat. “It’s a date.” She places a hand on my shoulder. “Be careful. Okay, Keeks?”

“Be careful? Why?” I ask, confused, as I peer out the window at Dan, closing the door of his SUV and making his way toward the entrance to the house.

Dan. Here. Taking me on a date.

I might pass out.

“Because, Kiki, you might just get everything you ever wanted.”

 

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Love on Thin Ice series:

   

  
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**About the Author**

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kate O'Keeffe writes exactly what she loves to read: laugh-out-loud romantic comedies with swoon-worthy heroes and gorgeous feel-good happily ever afters. She lives and loves in beautiful Hawke's Bay, New Zealand with her family. When she's not penning her latest story, Kate can be found hiking up hills (slowly), traveling to different countries, and eating chocolate. A lot of it.

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***The Giveaway***

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- ends September 5, 2024

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JASMINE's THOUGHTS on Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

Genre:

Young Adult

Paranormal/Fantasy Romance

Action/Adventure

Series:

The Dark Artifices, #1

Publish Date:

March 8, 2016

Audiobook Release:

March 8, 2026

Publisher:

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Narrated by:

Morena Baccarin

Synopsis:

The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel.

It’s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses.

Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn’t lead her in treacherous directions…

Making things even more complicated, Julian’s brother Mark—who was captured by the faeries five years ago—has been returned as a bargaining chip. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind—and they need the Shadowhunters’ help to do it. But time works differently in faerie, so Mark has barely aged and doesn’t recognize his family. Can he ever truly return to them? Will the faeries really allow it?

Glitz, glamours, and Shadowhunters abound in this heartrending opening to Cassandra Clare’s Dark Artifices series.

       

     

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The Dark Artifices series:

   

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**About the Author**

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Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old.

Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she used to write stories to amuse her classmates, including an epic novel called “The Beautiful Cassandra” based on a Jane Austen short story of the same name (and  which later inspired her current pen name).

After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad and Angelina’s world travels and Britney Spears’ wardrobe malfunctions. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favourite city. She turned to writing fantasy fiction full time in 2006 and hopes never to have to write about Paris Hilton again.

Cassie’s first professional writing sale was a short story called “The Girl’s Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord” in a Baen anthology of humor fantasy. Cassie hates working at home alone because she always gets distracted by reality TV shows and the antics of her cats, so she usually sets out to write in local coffee shops and restaurants. She likes to work in the company of her friends, who see that she sticks to her deadlines.

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***My Thoughts***

Note: This Review contains NO spoilers

 

So, I am working on my TBR list, and I finally got Lady Midnight crossed off my list...Haha!

Cassandra Clare still does not disappoint in bringing a gripping and dramatic story to life within the pages. Lady Midnight is just another emotionally charged story in the world of the Shadowhunters. Although this the first book in the The Dark Artifices series, many characters from other series within the Shadowhunter universe plays a part in bringing the story together.

This was absolutely a fantastic read! Moreover, I listened to the audiobook. The book was narrated by the amazing Morena Baccarin! Oh my wow! I thought she did a wonderful job in voicing characters. She brought these characters to life!

Lady Midnight was filled with secrecy, mystery, action, and adventure. Cassandra Clare's characters and story were well developed, complex, and diverse giving that powerful and riveting drama of these young characters. This was such an engrossing read! Can't wait to get into book 2, Lord of Shadows and continue the ongoing saga of these characters!

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