Friday, July 25, 2025

Cover Reveal - THIS MEMORY by Kelly Elliott


Kelly Elliott has revealed the covers for This Memory!


Releasing August 19, 2025


I've been in love with Gavin since high school. He broke my heart back then, something I'm not keen to forget, which makes our current situation challenging. Our best friends are married, and we're constantly thrown together because of that connection. When those same friends ask me for a favor, one that is life-changing for all of us, I don't even question how close it will bring me to Gavin. I simply say yes.

I'm not sure what I did to turn Brystol against me, but whatever it was, I'm ready to make amends. I might even tell her that she was all I could see back in high school. When our best friends ask Brystol to be their surrogate, I have mixed feelings, to say the least. Nothing will keep me from supporting her in every way possible because among those feelings are admiration and love for the kind girl, I used to know...and even more for the woman she's become.

Neither of us were prepared for the trials and tribulations that come with not just pregnancy but the surrogacy process--including the strain it can put on everyone involved. Nor could we predict the powerful emotions or the sheer joy of growing a life. There is no way we could have predicted the heartache that would follow.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Excerpt Reveal - DENIM & DIAMONDS by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

 



Title: Denim & Diamonds
Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 27, 2025


Excited about Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward’s 
upcoming release, Denim & Diamonds?
 
READ CHAPTER ONE NOW!

Ugh. My aching head.
I lifted it from the pillow and looked around the room. Where the hell am I? This was definitely not my room at Sierra Wellness Center, and why the heck are my eyes burning so much? I must’ve left my contacts in last night. I blinked a few times, attempting to get rid of the dryness. It helped, but when my vision came into focus, I found myself staring into the eyes of…a giant moose.
“Holy shit!” I jumped from the bed and landed on my ass on the hard floor.
Clunk-clunk. Click.
Clunk-clunk. Click.
My grandfather had loved old westerns, so I knew the unmistakable sound of a shotgun being pumped and cocked. I squeezed my eyes shut and raised my hands into the air. I might’ve also peed my pants a little. “Don’t shoot! Please don’t shoot!”
“What the hell, Red?” a deep, throaty voice growled. “I’m not going to fucking shoot you.”
I peeked one eye open and found a bearded man standing on the other side of the bed wearing a pair of boxer shorts and holding a gun. He looked vaguely familiar.
“Well, then stop pointing that thing at me!”
“Sorry.” He lowered it. “What the hell did you scream like that for?”
I blinked a few times. “Who the hell are you?”
“Jesus Christ,” the guy mumbled. “You don’t remember last night?”
My eyes bulged. Last night? Oh my God. Did I sleep with this lumberjack? I looked down and was relieved to find I still had all my clothes on, boots and all.
The guy shook his head. “You’d remember it, sweetheart. Trust me.”
“What?”
“You just checked to see what you were wearing, so I’m guessing you were questioning whether we had sex. We didn’t. And if we had, you’d remember it.”
“Why is that?”
The corner of his lip twitched. “How’s your noggin?”
The pain I’d felt when I first opened my eyes came roaring back with a vengeance. I reached for my head. “Who are you, and what the heck did I drink last night?”
Lumberjack bent and lifted the mattress, casually tucking the rifle between it and the boxspring.
“Is that where that gets filed?” I asked.
His lip twitched again. “It is. And an extra dry martini, shaken not stirred, with a lemon twist, dash of orange bitters, and two bleu cheese olives.”
I felt my nose wrinkle. “What?”
“You asked what you drank last night. That’s what your prissy order was. Though that’s not actually what you drank.”
“A dry martini is not prissy.”
“In this town it is, especially the way you order it.”
“What did I drink if my order was too prissy for you?”
“Vodka.”
“With?”
“Ice.”

Release Blitz - EDGE OF HEAVEN by Kat Mizera

EDGE OF HEAVEN
Kat Mizera

Release Date: July 24

Available in Kindle Unlimited



I have everything I’ve ever wanted—except the thing that matters most. Her.

Rock and roll is my life.
Playing bass for Crimson Edge is the best job in the world. Even when we’re on tour with our musical arch enemies.
Until the woman I’ve secretly been in love with for years starts dating one of them. I can’t stand the way he treats her, and I don’t know why she stays.
I can’t get involved—the band has too much to lose.
But I’m going to anyway.
One way or another, I’m going to make her mine.

Author's note: There are some difficult themes in this story. For CW information, please check this book's page on my website.

Cover Reveal - PRETTY DEPERATE by Lacey Black

 



Title: Pretty Desperate
Series: Pine Village #6
Author: Lacey Black
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Small Town/Friends to Lovers
Fake Relationship/Surprise Pregnancy
Cover Design: Y'All. That Graphic.
Photographer: Regina Wamba Photography
Release Date: September 2, 2025


Jillian

They say when one door closes another one opens, right? When the door closed on my marriage, I was fortunate to follow a new dream. One that led me to opening my own bakery in downtown Pine Village. It hasn’t been easy, especially in the offseason, but I make it work. I’m content. Happy.
Then Kameron Markley showed up on my doorstep, begging me to be his fake girlfriend.
It seems like such a simple plan, especially when we’re both getting something out of it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long before lines are blurred and crossed, and suddenly, the relationship doesn’t feel so fake after all.

Kameron

For the last decade, I’ve poured my heart and soul into my restaurant, turning a small-town space into a top steak house. The building beside mine has been sitting for as long as I can remember, and the owner is finally ready to sell. The only problem is, she thinks it needs to go to a family man. Suddenly, I’m desperate.
That’s when I come up with the wild idea to find a fake girlfriend.
Jillian Kirby fits the bill to a T, and with a little negotiation, we’re able to work out a deal where we both come out ahead. What I wasn’t expecting was it being so easy to be around her. Suddenly, the lie we’re telling does feel like it’s so right. I want it to be real.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Release Blitz & Review - AGAINST ALL ODDS by Corinne Micheals

AGAINST ALL ODDS
by Corinne Michaels



When my ex-husband leaves me for the co-star in his movie, moving back to Ember Falls feels like my only option.
Everett Finnegan, my first love and the man I’ve never forgotten, is ready to welcome me with open arms…and an open bed.

But when I find out I’m pregnant with my ex’s baby, my entire world is upended.

My ex doesn’t want the baby, but I plan to rebuild my life as a single mother and figure out how to handle all of this alone.

Except that I don’t seem to be alone―Everett always shows up for me.

I don’t expect him to get mixed up in all my drama―not when he has his own. And I wish he would listen to me when I say we have to stop whatever it is we’re doing.

But he wants me, the baby, and my heart.

So when I’m forced to return to California sooner than planned, I’m devastated.

Everett can’t leave Ember Falls, and I can’t stay.

Saying goodbye to him the first time was hard enough. This time, it just might break me.

Monday, July 21, 2025

Release Blitz - MARRIED TO NUMBER TWENTY-TWO by Elise Faber

MARRIED TO NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
Elise Faber

Release Date: July 21

 


I signed the contract.
I just didn't expect her to show up ten years later, ready to cash it in.

Recently traded to the Grizzlies, I’m struggling to find my place on the team. I’ve changed coasts, moved away from my best friend, from the Breakers who became family, and…I’m alone.

And it’s my birthday.

A fact that everyone around me seems to have forgotten.

Until a knock at the door proves differently.

I was in love with Luna when I was a teenager, and now she's on my doorstep, vivacious and beautiful and…holding a piece of paper I barely remember.

One that says we’ll get married…

And I think I’m just insane enough to say yes.


Married to Twenty-Two is the first book in the brand new Grizzlies Hockey series. If you love big, bearded hockey players who fall hard and fast for the women they love, this series is for you!

Friday, July 18, 2025

Release Blitz & Review - FORGOTTEN DREAMS by Natasha Madison

FORGOTTEN DREAMS
Natasha Madison

Release Date: July 18




Sierra
Who do you think you are?

I thought I knew until I accidentally discovered my adoring parents' biggest secret on my twenty-fifth birthday.

I am adopted.

Part of me is missing, and I set out to find it.

Trying to figure out the past piece by piece, I bought a little fixer-upper in the small town I was given up in.

Old lies will come out. Secrets that everyone is trying to keep buried.

Who am I really?

Caleb
When I needed a clean slate, I moved to Montgavin to start my own construction firm.

Slowly, I built my crew after my success with the bakery renovation.

When the newcomer in town wants to restore her house to its former glory, I trust no one but myself.

Sierra looks lost, slowly putting her life together, with her dedicated room complete with a whiteboard.

Something calls to me to protect her and her secrets.

Someone wants her out of the town.

But now they have to get through me.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Release Blitz - THE WAY WE WIN by Tia Louise


The Way We Win by Tia Louise is now live!



Coach Bradford has a dirty little secret… and it’s not (just) me.

Jack Bradford is the oldest of the Bradford siblings, my best friend’s brother, and my son’s
football coach.
He’s six-two, dark hair, ocean-blue eyes, broad shoulders, and a square jaw that’s perpetually
flexed.
He’s a hero in our small town, and the gentle way he cares for his young daughter will melt
your… everything.

I’ve done my best to show my interest, even walking down the aisle on his arm four times (in
his younger siblings’ weddings).
Everyone in Newhope ships us, but he always keeps me at arm’s length.
I’d pretty much given up on landing this DILF, when an overbearing dad says my son is only QB-1
because I give the coach “special favors.” (I wish!)
Then my ex-con ex-husband starts threatening us, and the walls break.

Coach Jack shows up at my door, sleeps on my couch, and his fight disappears.
Being with him is beyond my wildest dreams. His secrets don’t scare me.
He’s everything I’ve ever wanted… and more.
Together, we’re a win, and at last I go from dirty little secret to dirty little wife.

(The Way We Win is a small-town, single dad, single mom, football romance with a HOT high
school football coach, a sexy librarian, Friday night lights, ALL the Bradford fun, SPICE, and a
touch of suspense. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and no third-act breakup.)

Release Blitz & Review - HAWAII FOR TWO by Christina Braver


Hawaii For Two: A Novel by Christina Braver is now live!



He's the mysterious catch of the hospital. She's the traveling nurse he never noticed.
A tropical trip with him as her fake date is beyond ridiculous.

When her best friend bails on their trip to Hawaii, Kate Wells must face her little sister's destination wedding alone. She'll survive it and her family's helpful comments like she does everything else. On her own.

Levi Abrams' ex-girlfriend wouldn't recognize loyalty if it jumped out of a plane for her. And while he loves risky adventures, he won't risk his stitched-together heart. However, a week in paradise with the intriguing, curvy woman he just met sounds like his favorite kind of adventure.

An epic house, her epic body? Sign him up.

But when Levi learns the truth about Kate's reluctance to go alone, he vows to show her everything the island can offer, in and out of bed.

It won't be easy. She keeps calling it fake, yet each exciting outdoor adventure drives their very real attraction higher.

It's a vacation fling. He can't fall in a matter of days, and she can't take another relationship destined to fail. But after a week of thrills and challenges, Levi must now admit he was wrong and convince Kate to take one more risk ... on him.

A fake dating, he falls first, passion is good novel featuring a hero who likes to help, a heroine who's never had help, and plenty of steam to help them both. With 5+ spicy scenes, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After, it's about love, loyalty, and realizing you're worth the effort after all.

Release Blitz & Review - WHERE WE BLOOM by Kristen Proby

Where We Bloom by Kristen Proby is now live!



From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes Where We Bloom, an Age Gap, Billionaire, Best Friend’s Brother romance set in Bitterroot Valley!

Connor

After an explosive night together, I thought I’d never see the gorgeous bookstore owner again.
We didn’t exchange names and numbers, and when I left her asleep the following morning, I didn’t intend to pursue her. I don’t have time for relationships nor entanglements.

I’m the CEO of Gallagher Hotels, and my life is spent traveling around the world, focusing on my business, not a small town in Montana. Even if my thoughts keep returning to the most incredible woman I’ve ever met.

It turns out, my mystery woman, Billie, is my sister’s best friend, and she’s suddenly everywhere I turn. She’s become my obsession and all I think about. She’s become the only thing that means more to me than running my empire. And I’m determined to have her.

Billie

Owning a bookstore in my hometown of Bitterroot Valley has been my lifelong dream since I was a little girl. The only thing that brings me more joy is my love of thrift stores and coffee.

And, maybe, the sexy Irishman with intense emerald-colored eyes that take my breath away. His charming accent, how he looks at me, and the way he spoils me with lavish gifts are just the icing on the cake. I’ve tried to stay away from him, but my resolve is slipping. Nothing is better than being in Connor’s arms and feeling like I’m the most important woman in his world. But being with a high-profile billionaire comes with a price. Can we withstand the storm headed our way, or are we destined to fall apart like delicate blooms in the wind?


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Narrated by: Emma Wilder & Connor Crais

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5 Stars

Another visit to Bitterroot Valley for some fun with the Blackwell's. This series and this family have drawn me in completely. A book full of chemistry that sizzles off the pages as two strong working individuals struggle with a relationship and how it changes your sights and goals.

Connor and Billie are both business owners who have spent too long putting the businesses before life & love. So when the chemistry draws them in, it is an adjustment. Connor has struggled with people wanting him for him and not what his family connection or money can do for them, so he is guarded. Billie's successes is her top priority or it always has been, letting someone else look after her and give her some reprieve is hard for her.

Watching this relationship grow was fun, Connor who has always had the world at his fingertips has to work hard in a different way to open up to Billie and let her see the guy behind the desk. Watching him change and do what he can to show her his care and love is beautiful. Watching his insecurities as well as Billie's that she might not be enough for the Billionaire.

These characters drew me in from their first connection books ago, I was so excited for their story. Grab your copy and enjoy.

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





Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Release Blitz - GRAVITY: THE COMPLETE SERIES by Kindle Alexander

 

Title: Gravity: The Complete Series
Author: Kindle Alexander
Genre: MM Romance
Release Date: July 15, 2025


The Gravity Series is an unforgettable whirlwind romance chronicling the love of two men over three decades. Friction, Fusion, & Force heat up the scene with passionate alpha males who navigate the often-rocky road to love. Love’s rarely easy, but when it’s true, it’s a battle worth fighting for.

Friction: Can the friction of life destroy what they shared or is your first true love like gravity—an unending universal law?

Fusion: Our strong relationship could unravel when the differences become too hard to ignore. Can the bonds we forged in our past hold us together or will our carefully laid foundation crumble, leading us to separate lives?

Force: When our cherished lives suddenly go sideways, are either of us really the men we believed ourselves to be? Can we navigate the maze of these powerful truths, or will the force of change shatter what we hold dear?

Release Blitz - THE COTTAGE by Terrijo


The Cottage by Terrijo is now live!



Starting over in her forties was not what Sadie had in mind.

But when her Hollywood husband traded her in for a younger model, she had no choice.

After a cross-country move to a small town in Wisconsin, Sadie discovered her grandparents' beloved waterfront cottage on The Great Lakes was in a state of complete neglect.

A childhood friend who was the ultimate DIY-er, a hot Irish builder who made her feel things she thought were long gone, and a cutthroat lawyer with a vendetta against her ex, made her hopeful that a change was coming.

Starting over might be the best thing that had ever happened to her.

Monday, July 14, 2025

Cover Reveal - BOSS OF THE YEAR by Nicole French

BOSS OF THE YEAR
Nicole French

Release Date: August 15

WILL BE AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED



He’s her brooding, off-limits boss. She’s his brother’s newest flame…and the weakness he’s craved for years.

She never expected to come face-to-face with Lucas Lyons—the grumpy, gorgeous CEO of the entire Lyons empire and the older brother of her long-forgotten crush.

Once upon a time, Marie had been just the invisible girl in the back of the estate kitchen. Now? She’s confident, capable, and no longer easy to ignore.

Especially not by Lucas.

He sees her now. And it’s a problem.

***
Lucas Lyons—head of the Lyons family empire, perfectionist, older brother to the man who used to make Marie’s teenage heart flutter—sees his beautiful personal chef as a complication. A distraction he doesn’t need. A girl he has no business wanting.

Especially now that his younger brother is suddenly very interested in Marie himself.

Lucas knows she’s too young. Too bold. Too tempting.

But the closer they get, the more dangerous the line between forbidden and inevitable becomes.

For a man like Lucas, giving in means losing control. And falling for Marie Zola?

Might just ruin them both.

*Boss of the Year is a Sabrina-inspired boss-employee romance that does NOT include cheating, but does include a lot of angst. If you’re not up for drama, this isn’t your cup of tea.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Blog Tour & Review - LEMONADE LOVE by Rees Aurin



All Astrid wanted was to plan weddings and stay out of trouble—not to fall for the sourest a six-foot-two complication named Aeron Ashbourne.

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Astrid was dragged to Orange Falls by her best friend to plan a wedding. It turned out to be exactly what she needed. A fresh start to heal after losing her dad.

The first time she met Aeron on a deserted road with a broken-down car, she called him an asshole. He gave her a ride anyway. The second time, she upgraded him to ‘pain in the ass.’ He saved her from falling off a moving train. Encounters three and four? Disasters she'd rather forget.

She wants to avoid him, but now she's stuck working with him on the town's biggest summer festival. His silence was easy to ignore. His touch was impossible to resist.

Aeron rarely smiles. Barely talks. But when Astrid cries, he's there with a shoulder to lean on. When she breaks, he's there putting her back together. Turns out the grumpy, brooding man has a softer side.

But Aeron carries a secret. When it comes out, it could pull them apart.

…….

Sunshine, chaotic, messy.

Grumpy, broody, allergic to sunshine.

They weren’t the perfect ingredients of lemonade. But somehow, they still tasted like lemonade

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Packed with laugh-out-loud moments, sizzling banter, dreamy weddings in rolling vineyards, lively summer festivals, and a twist you'll never see coming.

Cover Reveal - THE HUNTER by T.K. Leigh

 



Title: The Hunter
Series: Hunter Trilogy #1
Author: T.K. Leigh
Genre: Dark Romance
Tropes: Morally Gray Hero/Captive Romance
Opposites Attract/Hades X Persephone Retelling
Cover Design: Tracy Kellam
Release Date: August 7, 2025


To take down a monster, you have to become one.

Victor Kane thought he was untouchable… Until he took something that didn't belong to him.

Now I’ll burn his empire to the ground, starting with the one thing he holds dearest.

His wife.

But Ariana Kane is no fragile flower.

She’s colder than winter, sharper than any thorn, and hiding secrets darker than my own.

I took her as a pawn in this ruthless game of revenge.

I didn’t expect to keep her.

And I sure as hell didn’t expect to crave her with every beat of my dead, cold heart.

She was supposed to be a means to an end.

But the deeper I drag her into my world, the more I realize some queens aren’t made for the light.

And some gods fall hardest for the goddess they were never meant to touch.

The Hunter is the first book in a brand new dark romance trilogy coming soon from USA Today Bestselling Author T.K. Leigh. Reserve your copy today.

Friday, June 27, 2025

Cover Reveal - DENIM & DIAMONDS by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

 



Title: Denim & Diamonds
Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative
Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography
Model: Lucas Loyola
Release Date: July 27, 2025


When the board of directors of my company mandated that I go to a wellness facility in small-town Maine to recharge, that shouldn’t have included:
1.) Using a ladder to sneak out of the bedroom window at night and going to the local bar.
2.) Getting so drunk that the bar owner brought me upstairs to sleep it off in his bed.
3.) Waking up staring at the taxidermy moose head on said bar owner’s wall.
4.) Falling for said bar owner who was the most drop-dead gorgeous man I’ve ever seen.
But Brock Hawkins was so much more than just the hot bar owner. He owned half the town, built log cabins with his bare hands, and was apparently the most eligible man in all of Meadowbrook.
He was also a cinnamon roll despite his seemingly rock-hard exterior.
And the last man I should’ve been falling for—because my time in this small town was limited.
I had to head back to my life in New York City, one that was the complete opposite from the kind Brock lived.
He was denim. I was diamonds.
The problem was, the sexy lumberjack wasn’t the type of man who was easy to walk away from. Hell, I couldn’t even part with his plaid shirt that had become a constant fixture wrapped around my shoulders most days, let alone think about erasing him from my life.
A life with Brock, though, would have to be all or nothing.
Go big or go home.
I just didn’t realize that choosing to go big might also mean getting my heart broken when Brock’s life took a turn neither of us saw coming.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Release Blitz - EXTRACTION by J.L. Drake

 



Title: Extraction
Trilogy: Stonewall #1
Author: J.L. Drake
Genre: Military Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Secret Child/Found Family/Cartel World
Alpha Male/Enemies to Lovers/Forced Proximity
Release Date: June 26, 2025


From the author of the bestselling Broken Trilogy and Dark Water Series comes Extraction—the first book in Stonewall, a dangerous suspense series in the World of Mayhem, where brotherhood runs deep, and the fight for what matters most only gets harder when the heart is on the line.

Agent Paul is a soldier of many faces—
a ghost, an undercover operative, a team leader.

But those are just titles.

When a letter lands in his hands, everything changes. The past he buried resurfaces with a single revelation—his son.

Returning to the cartel world he barely escaped is a mission he can’t face alone. His brothers rally behind him, shifting their current operation to follow a trail that leads into the darkest corners of Mexico. What they encounter is far more than intel.

A pawn.
An heir.
A child.

Nicole Winter is a war correspondent with a reputation for chasing the truth. Smart. Relentless. And already three steps ahead. When their paths collide, she’s holding the one document Paul needs—and carrying secrets of her own.

As trust is tested and loyalties blur, the mission spirals. When Paul vanishes mid-operation, Nicole is left with one impossible task—to get the boy out alive.

Even if it costs her everything.