Release Blitz & Review - FOREVER WITH THE CEO by Layla Hagen

FOREVER WITH THE CEO

Layla Hagen

Release Date: January 31

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It began as a fake marriage. It became so much more.

I’m Nick Whitley, CEO of Whitley Sports Industries. I’m a bonafide bachelor, and never intended to settle down. But I’m also a dependable kind of guy and do what’s right when I can.

So when my best friend and his wife pass away, leaving behind their twins, I do everything possible to help out their aunt—Allison . She’s gorgeous and funny and someone I enjoy being around .

I even propose marriage when the kids’ grandparents unexpectedly contest the custody. It’s the only way Allison can win.

To make things legitimate, we need to live in one home, and sleep in one bed. Things escalate, but I’m all in. Not that it’s any hardship—Allison is damn perfect, and the twins are worming their way into my heart. I enjoy reading them bedtime stories, eating pizza, while watching the same cartoons for the millionth time. I’m ready to adopt them tomorrow if they’d have me.

Now I’ve got to convince Allison that I’m the man for her, because I know without a shadow of a doubt that she’s the woman for me.

Release Blitz & Review - STERLING FIGHT by L.B. Dunbar

STERLING FIGHT

L.B. Dunbar

Release Date: January 30

These former friends might be faking their engagement, but revealed crushes prove there might not be anything fictional about their arrangement.

In college, I often saw Judd Sylver in the library. He was a cool, broody type of guy who reminded me of a deeply tortured soul who might write poetry.

He was very different from the boy I met in third grade on National Make a New Friend Day when I passed him a note, asking if he wanted to be my new friend: Check yes or no.

(I’m a bit obsessed with calendar days.)

He was also vastly different from the young man who stood me up after I asked him to his prom.

Twenty years later, I can let bygones be bygones, especially when he rescues me from a bad date.

Then I witness him breaking up with his girlfriend which resulted in a sticky coffee drink on his chiseled cheeks and ice cubes on his fine-fitting jeans.

I offered him a napkin.

Hey, once a friend, always a friend, right? *insert sarcasm*

However, Judd takes us to the next level at my mother’s garden party, where a misunderstanding occurs with a teeny tiny slip of the tongue and a precious ring on my finger.

And suddenly, I’m Judd’s fiancée.

Fake or not, things are about to get a little too real with my old friend.

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4 Stars

Another wonderful adventure in Sterling Falls with the Sylver family. This is Judd story and I have been patiently waiting for to learn more about him. Ms Dunbar did not disappoint at all. A second chance most would never thing possible. The history between Judd and Genie started when they were in early public school.

Both Judd and Genie are harboring long untold stories that have shaped their past. Parents who lost their partners and changed. Parents who took their pain out on their children, unfortunately. Thus causing them both to have skewed ideas on love and relationships. But something clicks easily between them. Could they find a their own kind of forever together? 

I love how the author brings these characters to life. The witty fun between them, the depth of the serious and they way they are their for each other. The family involvement, even though Judd has always seemed to keep his distance.

The narrators did a wonderful job of bring Judd and Genie to life. Bring the emotions out in the story and making you feel like part of the journey.

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L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.

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Release Blitz - FINAL VENDETTA by T.K. Leigh

 

Title: Final Vendetta

Series: Saint Trilogy #3

Author: T.K. Leigh

Genre: Dark Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Morally Grey Hero/Stalker/Protector

Hidden Identity/Forced Proximity/Billionaire/Age Gap

Release Date: January 30, 2025

For five years, vengeance fueled me, keeping me alive through the darkness. Every move I made was calculated, every step bringing me closer to the justice stolen from me.

But I didn’t see the cost — not until it was too late.

My actions have put Imogene’s life in danger. The man I used to be can’t save her. The monster I became might destroy us both.

Now, the line between right and wrong is blurred beyond recognition, and the clock is ticking. One wrong move will cost me everything. Imogene, my redemption, and the future I never thought I could have.

They say love demands sacrifice. But how much more am I willing to lose?

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Cover Reveal - OUT OF THE SHADOWS by Christina Sol

Christina Sol has revealed the covers for 

Out of the Shadows!

Releasing March 12, 2025

He's the founder of Hudson Security.

Intense, smoking hot, and former special forces.

He's also her boss and long-time friend, but when danger explodes around them, they're drawn together by a passion neither can deny.

Sabrina "Bean" Ventura is one of the most skilled hackers in the world. She's the unseen force behind Hudson Security, unraveling secrets from the safety of the shadows. With a lifetime of solitude and a hardened heart, she's learned to keep her distance--no relationships, no attachments. She has one job and one job only: find the intel and take down the bad guys. However, when one of their own is threatened, everything changes.

Gavin Frazier is a man with one primary focus: protecting those under his care. As the head of Hudson Security, he's ruthless in his pursuit of safety for his clients and employees. There's no time for distractions. But when Bean is injured, his protective instincts flame to life in ways he never expected. She's more than his employee and trusted friend, she's everything he can't seem to resist.

As the danger around them escalates, Gavin's desire to protect Bean grows--as does the undeniable chemistry between them. While they race against time to stop an unknown enemy, they must trust each other like never before or risk losing everything--including their chance at love.

Release Blitz & Review - QUEENS & MONSTERS by Aleatha Romig

QUEENS & MONSTERS

Aleatha Romig

Release Date: January 27

Reinaldo Roríguez

Emiliano Ruiz

Both are dangerous, deadly, and powerful. Both are second-generation soldiers proving themselves in the Roríguez cartel.

Both want me.

Of course, I wasn’t told until it was too late. That’s the way things work in the famiglia. My fate is up to Dario Luciano, my guardian.

He doesn’t care the way the men make me feel. How when I’m near them, the air crackles and my skin warms with stinging electricity, stirring something deep inside me that never before existed.

One fills me with desire, twisting my insides.

The other recognizes my need to be loved, filling me with a comfortable warmth.

By the time I learn that both have requested my hand, a deal has been brokered.

Neither man from the Roríguez cartel will have me.

I’ve been promised to another, the son of Dario’s sworn enemy.

Will I have any say in my future?

What will happen to the alliance between the Luciano famiglia and the Roríguez cartel when tragedy strikes?

Have you been Aleatha’d?

QUEENS AND MONSTERS is a stand-alone dangerous Mafia/cartel romance in the “Brutal Vows” series. Each arranged-marriage story is filled with the suspense, intrigue, and heat you’ve come to expect from New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.

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4.5 Stars

This is book 4 in the Brutal Vows Series and they need to be read in order to help build the world get to know the people as the story continues. The webs keep tangling in every direction as the mafia and cartel continue the fight against Herrera. Is there room in this alliance for the bratva too? Be ready to be drawn into the world, flipping pages and needing to know more. 

Rei is determined to fight for Jasmine but will he get his wishes. Jasmine is at the hands of the Capo her guardian in a world of arranged marriages and powers of the crime world. Will her keep her from Rei after their evening out with Em? 

Is is possible that the plan of the Capo is all wrong and maybe the hearts will win out this time? Is Jasmine safer with the Cartel or the Bratva?

Give the synopsis a good read and dive in to see what happens next in this crazy wonderful world Ms Aleatha has crafted for us?

I am dying for more. Need to know what happens next.

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

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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years, they've raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns or her new lighter side, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!

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Cover Reveal - LUCKY SHOT by K. Bromberg

K. Bromberg has revealed the gorgeous cover for Lucky Shot!

𝐀 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲/𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫, 𝐊. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠

Our first meeting? He stood me up.

Our second chance encounter? I told him exactly what I thought of him.

Our third? It came with a bet (he lost) and an understanding that we’re stuck with one another.

It doesn’t matter that he’s Alexander Hardy—British soccer star extraordinaire, world-famous in every way, and a certified sex symbol. We come from two different worlds and live in two different realities. But all we need is one month.

The bet: Help him rehab his reputation to the media and the masses, and in exchange, he’ll help my soccer academy and the underprivileged kids who idolize him.

That doesn’t mean I have to like him. Not his delicious accent, his sexy smirk or those storm cloud gray eyes. Not his incredibly fit body or his sinfully dirty mouth. Not even the way he shows up day after day for the kids or the way he looks at me like he wants to devour me.

He looks at time spent in my world as a penance, while I look at it as a way to leverage his star power to help my academy survive.

But as the days turn to weeks, it seems we’re not as different as I once thought. The man who cares about no one, has fixed his sights on me. With his time at my academy up and his obligations back home calling, do we have a lucky shot of working out?

Release Blitz - SHOOTING STAR by Michelle Mankin

Shooting Star by Michelle Mankin is now live!

EVERYONE OVERLOOKS HER BUT HIM.

Peace Jinkins prefers books and music to people. Unlike her famous parents and her twin sister, Peace is painfully shy. She has no friendships outside her family.

Until she meets Bo.

EVERYONE SEES HIM AS TROUBLE BUT HER.

Robert ‘Bo’ Jackson is good at one thing. He is an amazing guitarist like his father. Not that his father will ever admit it. They don’t get along. In fact, like most people, Bo’s father thinks he is a lost cause. Bo hides his hurt behind a wall of bad attitude. He doesn’t let anyone close.

Until he meets Peace.

Bo confronts his critics head on, sometimes violently. Peace quietly retreats from them. But with their fathers being in the same rock band, they understand each other and form an unlikely friendship.

What happens when external pressures almost immediately conspire against them? Will they become enemies? Can they remain friends? What about the forbidden attraction between them? Will confessing their secret desires to each other make them closer or will it ultimately destroy them in the end?

Shooting Star is a Tempest next generation friends to lovers romance with sizzling tension and heart-twisting emotion.

Release Blitz - STOLEN CHANCES by Clio Evans

Stolen Chances: A Small Town Romance Suspense by Clio Evans is now live!

A single mom, MMF small-town romance with suspense.

Twelve years ago, I married the man of my dreams.

Or so I thought.

Now a single mom of twin boys, I'm doing my best to rebuild after everything fell apart. I juggle work and therapy and try not to burden those around me. My life is too complicated for love, right?

Colton Hayes and Sammy Harlow don't seem to think so.

Colton was supposed to be the one. Even after all this time, the way he looks at me gives me butterflies. He's always there for me, hotter than hell, and has been waiting for the day he'd get another chance with me.

Sammy has always been our friend. He's quiet, mysterious, and full of all sorts of surprises. Did I mention he's also my brother-in-law's brother and should be off-limits?

The sparks between us ignite an all-consuming fire. For the first time in my life, I know what real love feels like. But when danger steps foot in our small town, I worry that nothing can keep us from getting burned.

Will the past steal our chance at the future we deserve?

Release Blitz & Review - THE WAY WE SCORE by Tia Louise

The Way We Score by Tia Louise is now live!

We promised our love was forever. A decade later, two little blue lines might settle the score.

You've heard of those kids who peak in high school?

Meet my love life.

Garrett Bradford was mine from the moment we saw each other in ninth grade.

Even then, he was a six-foot-four mountain of muscles with bright blue eyes, a wide grin, and a way with his hands.

He was the high school football star, and I was the dance team captain.

We were the storybook cliché... until we weren't.

Now he's the most famous offensive lineman in the league, and I'm a buttoned-up, ultra-professional lawyer.

My dancing days are over, and my carefully controlled life is a mess.

Infertility killed my marriage, or that's what I told myself. Infertility and a cheating ex.

And my inability to get over Garrett Bradford.

One reckless night at his little sister's wedding is only supposed to be a reunion, a trip down memory lane to a time when life was happier.

Six weeks later, I'm staring at a positive pregnancy test wondering, How did this happen?

I figure I'm on my own until Garrett overhauls his life, moves back to our small town, and shows up every day to massage my feet, hold my hair when I barf, and go with me to all my doctor's appointments.

Our situation has an end date, just like it did so many years ago.

Unless this little score changes the game and gives us the second chance I thought we'd lost.

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4 Stars

This was a fun book to read that had me hooked from the first chapter right to the end.  Garrett and Liv had history, a boat load of history and this is the second chance done a little backwards. But the chemistry, witty banter and of course the Bradford family dynamics just adds to the story.

I love that Garrett was all in from the minute they started interacting again after all these years. But he was determined to let her know that he was a better person than before. It wasn't all about him and his dreams. Swoony!!!

Was it easy every step of the way, absolutely not. Was it worth fighting for, absolutely.

Grab your copy and enjoy the ride as they navigate from the old couple the were, through the hard stuff of when they were apart, to the learn each other and finding they new life.

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Cover Reveal - MR. SWOONY by Piper Rayne

Piper Rayne has revealed the gorgeous cover for Mr. Swoony!

Releasing: February 25, 2025

Illustration & Cover Design: Buerosued

Book three in the brand new Hockey sports romance series, The Nest, by USA Today Bestselling Author, Piper Rayne.

Full Blurb Coming Soon!

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Cover Reveal - SINGLE MOM'S GUIDE TO LOVE by Chelle Sloan

Chelle Sloan has revealed the cover for Single Mom's Guide to Love!

Releasing: February 6, 2025

Cover Designer: Chelsea Kemp

GUIDE TO LOVE RULE #50: Love isn't always convenient. Sometimes marriage is.

My name is Maeve Banks—Type A single mom; oldest daughter; and renowned interior designer for millionaire bachelors.

And the new Mrs. Logan Matthews.

The latter title is not something I wanted, but something I was forced to do. And for good reason: My adorable six-year old son.

The guide for my perfectly controlled life was simple: No dating or distractions. Focus on my son and my business.

Everything was going to plan until the night Logan Matthews—one of the world's youngest, and most eligible billionaires—sits down next to me at an airport bar.

He distracted me with his perfect smile and chiseled jaw line. His British accent didn’t hurt either.

When he asked me to dance? I was a goner.

But it was one night. No harm in a little fun, right?

Wrong.

Turns out my one-night of fun is now my newest client.

Which is fine. I'm an adult. I can resist his charm. And that he's great with my son. Or when he calls me "love.”

But as much as both of us make it look like we have our lives in order, they're anything but.

So Logan offers me a proposal—the one where we get married as a temporary fix to both our problems.

My ex-husband is fighting for custody of my son. And Logan needs a wife to give the media something to talk about.

It's a marriage of convenience. Nothing more, nothing less.

There's just one problem: I think I'm falling in love with my husband.

And there's no guide to love for that.