Release Blitz & Review - SHE WAS MINE FIRST by M. Robinson

SHE WAS MINE FIRST

M. Robinson

Release Date: October 30

 

He’s a determined billionaire used to getting what he wants, and she’s prepared to marry the wrong man to prove to them she’s moved on. But neither of them is ready to let go of the past…

A small-town, friends to lovers, second chance romance from Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson

Being the man of honor in my best friend Livvy’s wedding wouldn’t be such a big deal…

If I wasn’t in love with her.

But I won’t turn her down. No matter how much it’ll tear my heart out to watch her walk down the aisle toward another man.

It should have been us—from friends to lovers and back again. But after college, I was so busy building my empire that I let her slip through my fingers. She was my first. And once she realizes he’s the wrong one for her…

I’ll be her last.

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4 Stars

An engaging friends to lovers story that spans over two decades. The author slowly pulls you in as we watch a young friends ship turn to a love they aren't quite ready for. The crazy stigma of wealth and not being enough putting miles between them but it was never really enough to keep them apart. Their friendship always seemed to come to the forefront when they needed each other most. 

Ethan's love and devotion to Livvy is something we hope our daughters find one day. But did finding their own way put too much distance between them? Is there a real chance that Ethan will loose his girl for good? Or, will this finally bring them together like they were all those years ago, holding each other up and being a stronger as pair?

Be ready for an adventure full of emotions, angst, love and so much in between. A hard book to review without giving it all away. You really need to experience first hand.

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***

 Meet M. Robinson: M. Robinson is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of more than thirty novels in Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense. Crowned the “Queen of Angst” by her loyal readers, you’ll feel the cut of her pen slicing through your heart as your soul bleeds upon the words of her stories with each turn of the page. 

Most notably known for the Good Ol’ Boys, M’s newest venture has graced her with the #1 Bestseller on Apple Books with Second Chance Contract. The Second Chance Men are powerful, intelligent and will sweep you off your feet and leave you weak in the knees–every woman’s wildest dreams. 

M. lives the boat life along the Gulf Coast of Florida with her two puppies and real life book boyfriend, the inspiration for all her filthy talking alphas, Bossman. 

When she isn’t in the cave writing her next epic love story, you can usually spot her mad-dashing through Target or in the drive-thru of Starbucks, refueling. Yes, she’s a self-proclaimed shopaholic, but only if she’s spending Bossman’s money. You can follow M, Ted, Marley, and Bossman on Facebook, Instagram, and her absolute favorite social platform-TikTok. Subscribe to her newsletter now to receive exclusive access to upcoming releases, sales, and freebies. 

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Release Blitz & Review - WATCH YOUR MOUTH by Kandi Steiner

Watch Your Mouth by Kandi Steiner is now live!

My brother’s teammates know not to touch me—but that doesn’t stop me from daring Jaxson Brittain to be the first to break the rule.

After one steamy night in Austin, I’m all too aware of the hot, broody defenseman with icy blue eyes and ink sprawling his muscular arms. He was the one my brother assigned to keep me safe—and I had far too much fun tempting him to be the one to put me in danger.

It was just one night of tip-toeing the line, of teasing and flirting and messing around knowing nothing would ever come of it.

But when the universe throws me back into his lap two weeks later and we end up on a secret road trip together, all bets are off.

I can’t help but touch him. I can’t help but pray for him to touch me. And I can’t resist the temptation to test him at every turn.

Jaxson is smart and doesn’t have a death wish. So, like a gentleman, he keeps his hands to himself… the jerk.

But the closer we get on the road and the farther we get from reality, the less those warning signs from my brother seem to deter him.

When we started this road trip, we set a boundary. We promised to keep all arms and legs safely in the friend zone.

Now, miles and miles away from all the reasons we shouldn’t, all I can hear is my heart thumping out the resounding reason we should.

And the way those heated blue eyes watch me, I know I’m not the only one.

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TROPES:

Pro Hockey Romance

Teammate’s Little Sister/Brother’s Best Friend

Road Trip

Forced Proximity

One Bed

Age Gap

Opposites Attract

Forbidden

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Watch Your Mouth is book two in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.

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4 Stars

This is the second installment of this series of standalone interconnected books. You don't need to read them all but why wouldn't you. I will be going back to catch up when I have a chance. Are you ready for an age gap, teammates sister, forbidden romance with a whole lot of steam and pletny of emotion. Cozy up and enjoy this read.

From their very first introduction Jaxson and Grace seemed to be drawn to each other. It didn't matter they were 8 years apart in age. Jaxon did his best to stay away, but when Grace is hurting, he can't leave her to deal with it alone. During their secret adventure they become friends and he really tries to keep the line drawn in the sand. The more they get to know one another the more they draw out the feelings and want to support each other  dispite the growning tension of the sexual want and desires.

How will her brother react and what will it mean for the team if they cross the line? How could they be anything permenant she needs to travel and be free, he is tied to one place as part of a hockey league? I had to keep turning the pages to see what would happen. This was an enjoyable story and I am excited for more to come.

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. *** 

Kandi Steiner is an Amazon Top 5 bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.

An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.”

She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.

When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, planning her next adventure, or pole dancing (yes, you read that right). She enjoys live music, traveling, playing with her fur babies and soaking up the sweetness of life.

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Release Blitz - TAME THE HEART by Ava Hunter

Wild hearts can't be tamed.

Tame the Heart by Ava Hunter is now live!

Keeping my heart guarded all my life has never been an issue. Until he saves me in a bar fight.

Charlie Montgomery is one grumpy rancher. Calloused hands, stubborn heart, the definition of a true cowboy.

He dislikes me from the second we meet. Warns me away from his tiny town of Resurrection, Montana. Well, what he doesn’t know is I’m armed with a bucket list and a secret. There’s no way I’m leaving. I’ll just keep my distance.

Only in a small town that distance doesn’t last for long. Because I owe him a favor: Work for him for three months and help him save his home. Runaway Ranch.

But our close confines mean I see what’s under all that strong. I see the real Charlie Montgomery. The man behind the rugged rancher who yells. Beneath his dark beard hides a rare smile. Beneath his mile-wide chest beats a tender heart. One that slowly starts to beat for me.

And instead of running back onto that open road, I run towards Charlie instead.

But a hidden danger is lurking. Someone who doesn't want Charlie to save his ranch. Someone who is out to get us both. And I could lose more than my heart this summer—I could lose my life…

Release Blitz - THE WRONG GIRL by Sasha Pierce

The Wrong Girl by Sasha Pierce is now live!

He's a single dad, fresh out of the military and planning to stay focused on his career and kids. She's a fun-loving heiress planning to take over her family business and run things her way. But when they have to work together, fate may have its own plans...

When Jake Wright's family imploded, he had no choice but to leave the only career he'd ever known and move his kids to the gorgeous mountain town of Aspen Ridge. With his experience training new military leaders, helping a billionaire ski mogul turn his daughter into a CEO is too good an opportunity to pass up. If it works out, he can secure a comfortable position and then get to work picking up the pieces of his life. Jake is used to hard work and sacrifice, so he's certainly up for the challenge. The one thing he wasn't counting on was Isabelle Tremont.

Ellie enjoys her freedom almost as much as she enjoys her family business. Fortunately, since she was practically raised to run it. She has her own ideas about how to improve the booming ski resort of Aspen Ridge, and she's counting the days until her dad retires and hands over the keys to the kingdom. She didn't think twice about hooking up with a hot stranger at a party--life's short! That is, until her father introduces Jake as her new 'coach', and reality comes crashing down in the form of one extremely hot but annoying new shadow.

Ellie is determined to show Jake that she's more than capable of managing her business, and Jake is determined to keep his focus where it belongs: completing his mission and securing a new home for himself and his kids. Unfortunately for Jake, he finds himself falling for Ellie's sunny charm more and more every day, and his growing attraction to Ellie wars with his own aversion to dating the boss's daughter.

Release Blitz & Review - SHATTERED ILLUSIONS by Christina Sol

Shattered Illusions by Christina Sol is now live!

They’re best friends turned bitter enemies. Forced to live together, they call a truce and sparks ignite. But someone is watching. Someone who’ll do anything to destroy her…

Roxie Jameson is often called a workaholic. She prefers to call herself driven. As the owner of Comfort Food, a café and catering company on Hudson Island, she embraces the constant hustle of entrepreneurial life. Especially since her jam-packed to-do list gives her zero time to dwell on how tired and lonely she is. But when her archnemesis—and former best friend—returns to the island, Roxie’s structured schedule gets thrown off course.

Joe Buchanan has resigned from the FBI and returns home to Hudson Island without a plan. He’s at a crossroads both professionally and personally. However, before he can determine his next move, he must fix the friendship with Roxie that he so callously destroyed three years ago—and acknowledge his long-denied feelings for her.

While Roxie and Joe learn to forgive their past mistakes, they find themselves increasingly and irresistibly drawn together. But when a mysterious threat emerges, will their fragile relationship endure? And will they find a way to trust each other before it's too late?

Release Blitz - BY THE BAY Box Set by J.L. Berg

Release Date: October 24

Welcome to Ocracoke, an enchanting island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where sun-drenched days merge with sultry nights.

This box set brings you four captivating, full-length novels packed with heartfelt, small-town romance. While the characters in this series are interconnected, each book can be enjoyed as a standalone.

The Choices I've Made: Dr. Jake Jameson vowed never to return home, but after inheriting his late father's family practice, he had no other option. Now, twelve years later, he not only must face his past, but the woman he left behind. He once thought they’d be together forever. But now... she was marrying his best friend.

The Scars I Bare: Dean Sutherland nearly lost his life in a harrowing accident at sea. Now, three years later, as an amputee, he struggles to overcome the emotional scars that haunt him. When the nurse who cared for him in the hospital relocates to his town, Dean can't help but wonder if Cora is the one he's been searching for all along.

The Lies I Told: As a rising star in the art world, Aiden Fisher was living the dream. But when a devastating diagnosis turns his world upside down, he seeks solace on a remote island in North Carolina. That's where he meets Millie. Loving her comes easily, but revealing the truth may just shatter everything they've built.

The Mistakes I've Made: Taylor Sutherland was supposed to despise hotel heiress Leilani Hart – after all she was here to upend his town. Yet every moment they share causes chaos within him. His plan seemed simple - sabotage her efforts and send her packing. But his heart had other intentions – and soon enough, Taylor found himself falling for the enemy.

**Also look for an exclusive sneak peek of the fifth book in the series, The Secrets We Keep, included in the box set!

Release Blitz - PINE RIVER by Tijan

Pine River by Tijan is now live!

​​Pine River was supposed to be a new start for me.

And it was, especially attending school with my three overprotective cousins, who were the triplets at the top of the social hierarchy.

Except they weren't alone there, and the first day when I came to school, I saw him.

Scout Raiden.

Tall. Lean. Tattooed. Mesmerizing.

He was a golden god with dark and piercing eyes—looking like he wanted to eat me up.

The feeling was mutual, and that was a problem.

It was lust-want-must have-loathing-hate all at once. I was affected.

And I couldn't have that. No way.

Not after what I'd just left in Cedra Valley.

I didn't care how much money his uncle had.

I didn't care that it seemed every girl wanted him.

I didn't care about his reputation as an up-and-coming fighter.

Or the promise of how those hands would make me feel.

What I did care about was staying as far away from Scout as possible.

Because the promise of his presence, the heat that was going to turn the light back on in my world wasn't a promise at all.

It was a threat.

I wasn't going to survive Scout Raiden.

Pre-Order Blitz - DARING ENOUGH by Kelly Elliott

 

Title: Daring Enough

Series: Love in Montana #4

Author: Kelly Elliott

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers/Small Town/Sports Romance

Release Date: November 21, 2023

Rose Shaw has no idea what she wants. She put aside passion for practicality, earning her degree in a subject she likes, but doesn’t love. Same for her job as a junior architect. And don’t even get started on her personal life…been there, done that, got betrayed for her effort. So when sparks fly after meeting a renowned MLB player while on vacation, she takes him for what he is—a homerun in the sack, but nothing more. The next day, she sneaks back to Montana, leaving Bryson behind…but the memories of their night together refuse to disappear so easily.

Bryson Robinson knows exactly what he wants. His parents are a love-at-first-sight success story, so he recognizes what he felt with Rose Shaw during their night together could be the real deal. She has no interest in long-distance dating…so when the league’s best pitcher gets devastating news that could be the third strike for his career, he turns it into a win, going all in to get the girl. Starting with a home in Montana—and hiring Rose to design it.

Now he just has to convince her that not all men, including MLB superstars, are players…if she’s daring enough to take the risk.

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Release Blitz & Review - RELENTLESS by C.B. Noy

HOT NEW RELEASE

RELENTLESS by C.B. Noy is NOW LIVE!

Tropes:

Fake-dating

Friends-to-lovers

Small Town

Romantic Suspense

He Falls First

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Strap yourself in for a roller coaster of emotions with this epic, fake-dating, friends to lovers, small town romantic suspense.

Emory doesn’t think what we have is real…that I’m merely pretending to be her boyfriend to help her out of a delicate situation. What she doesn’t know is she’s been in my crosshairs since the day I staked my claim in the frozen food aisle of our small-town grocery store.

However, I’ve got secrets. Huge ones, the national security kind that threaten to destroy us before we can begin. There’s one option: make her fall in love with me before the walls of deception crumble around us.

Hold on to your hats.

Our ride could get bumpy.

Release Blitz & Review - FRACTURED HEARTS by D.M. Earl

 

Title: Fractured Hearts (Grimm Wolves.#7) 

Author: DM Earl 

Genre: MC Romance 

Release Date: October 20, 2023

DINGO

Laughter is the best medicine. I make sure to always deliver the fun and crazy while hiding my pain behind it. It's who I am and what I do. I also work my butt off for the Grimm Wolves MC brothers, trying to prove myself as more than just a prospect. But even the toughest of the tough need to let loose every now and then. I know that more than anyone after the world of hurt I've experienced.

CELEE

A chance encounter in a chat room just may be the saving grace I've needed all along. My father's enemies are closing in, and my time just might be running out. Thank God Dingo and his brothers will do anything to keep me safe--even if it means going up against the most vile of criminals around. But the more Dingo tries to protect me, the more I know he's hurting too.

Can two fractured hearts find a way to heal together?

Excerpt Reveal - BEFORE I'M GONE by Heidi McLaughlin

 

Title: Before I'm Gone Author: Heidi McLaughlin 

Genre: Contemporary/ Women's Fiction 

Release Date: November 7, 2023

New York Times bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin tells a poignant story about living life to the fullest—and savoring the small moments along the way. 

Palmer Sinclair has never needed anyone’s help. A successful loan officer, she’s all work and no play. But when splitting headaches and blurred vision begin to affect her job, she begrudgingly sees a doctor and receives a diagnosis that leaves her shaken to her core and with little time left. Facing an uncertain future, Palmer makes a bucket list, determined to do the things she’d only dreamed of before she goes.

Kent Wagner has dedicated his life to helping others. An army medic turned paramedic, he’s a regular at Palmer’s bank who makes his monthly car loan payments in person just to see her radiant smile. After responding to not one but two 911 calls involving Palmer, he learns about her bucket list. Touched by her circumstances—and needing a distraction from his own—Kent offers to take Palmer to the places on her list. 

Neither is prepared for the emotional journey ahead…or how little time they have left together, but the friendship they find in that brief time might be the most lasting legacy of all.

Release Blitz - HOT MESS SUMMER by Melissa Foster

Hot Mess Summer by Melissa Foster is now live!

From the New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes a funny, sexy romantic comedy featuring a twice-divorced, stressed-out romance writer who finds out that sometimes true love can be a hot mess.

Who buys a cottage in a New England fishing village on a whim? A stressed-out, twice-divorced romance writer and single mother looking for a fresh start, that's who. Despite what my besties say about my three-year dry spell, I'm not looking for a man. Or drama. Or sex. I've got enough on my plate with writer's block and a daughter who refuses to grow up. Community. That's what I need. Unfortunately, it seems the universe has other ideas. Either Chatemup, Massachusetts, has a serious shortage of single women, or I've become a hot mess magnet for the male species.

At least I've found one funny, good-hearted friend: fish peddler Declan Miller, my brainstorming adventure buddy who stirs my creative juices. I'm his Writer Girl. He's my Dimple Dude. Just scruffy, granite-chested, deep-voiced, ex-military brawn who happens to be—oh, Nicole, what are you doing to yourself?—stoking a long-neglected fire without even trying.

A self-confessed hot mess, divorced single dad Declan is too old for relationship games. Not interested. Same here. So why do I keep thinking about him? Preferably naked. Because I'm a hot mess, too? At least he's inspiring me to write. If only real life were like one of my novels. At least then I'd have a better idea of how this was going to end.