Cover Reveal - SUNSHINE AND SINS by R.C. Stephens

R.C. Stephens has revealed the covers for Sunshine and Sins!

Releasing February 11, 2026

Some people are made of light.

Others are made of shadows.

I have always been both sunshine and sin, and I was never meant to outrun the darkness I was born into.

I didn't return to Val-Du-Lys because it was safe. I came back because it was the only place my heart still recognized, a quiet town holding memories I never learned how to leave behind.

Small towns don't forget. Not the past. Not secrets. And not the boy I loved before I understood how dangerous love could be.

Eric Thorne.

We were never supposed to exist in the same world. The police director's son and the daughter of a man everyone feared. What began in secret turned into scandal, and I learned quickly that loving him meant putting him in danger.

So I left the moment high school ended, believing distance was the only way to protect him from the life my father was pulling me into.

Years later, I'm back.

As encrypted messages begin appearing again, ones only someone from my past should know, and I realize someone is watching my every move, Eric is the one who steps closer, steady and unshaken, even when I try to push him away.

The history between us still aches.

The love never faded.

In a town where shadows return without warning, he reaches for me anyway.

This time, choosing him might expose everything I ran from, but loving him has never felt more worth the risk.

Release Blitz - THE HARBORER by G.K. Brady

 

Title: The Harborer

Series: Fall River #4

Author: G.K. Brady

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Forbidden/Off-limits, Small Town Romance

Friends to Lovers, Unrequited Love/Pining Hero

Release Date: October 29, 2025

He’s the deputy who never breaks the rules. She’s the woman he’s never stopped wanting. When trouble strikes close to home, lines will blur between duty and desire.

Deputy Shane O’Brien has been in love with Amy Caufield since the day she opened her coffee shop. She doesn’t know she’s been the center of his mornings—and the quiet ache he harbors inside. But Amy belongs to someone else, and Shane’s code of honor has always kept him on the sidelines.

Amy’s business is thriving, but her personal life is another story. The man she’s with isn’t the partner she needs, and guilt has kept her from walking away. Until now. Shane is the steady friend who brightens her mornings, the one man she can count on. When trouble strikes her café, he’s the protector she turns to as her sense of safety begins unraveling.

But when the signs don’t add up, Shane can’t ignore the possibility that Amy herself is hiding something. Torn between protecting her and suspecting her, he’s forced to weigh doubt against the pull of his heart. Staying close makes it harder to hide his yearning—and harder still to resist what he’s always wanted.

But in a town where danger lurks behind familiar faces, trusting their hearts may be the biggest risk of all.

For fans of small-town romance with a dangerous twist, friends-to-lovers sparks, and protectors who’ll do anything for the women they love, The Harborer is a steamy romance with passion, peril, no cheating … and, of course, a guaranteed HEA.

Audiobook Release - FINDING SILENCE by Freya Barker

 

Title: Finding Silence (Silence Series, #1) 
Author: Freya Barker 
Performed by: Wyeth Watts & Neva Nevarre 
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: January 13, 2026 
Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. 

Phyllis (Phil) Dubois has long left her performing days behind, opting for a more anonymous role in the music industry instead. Something not everyone is happy about.

When the pressure for her to return to the stage mounts, she packs her things in an old RV and hits the road in search of some peace and quiet.

She thinks she's found it when she rolls into the small town of Silence.

Former sheriff Brant Colter is still trying to get used to his abrupt retirement after a health scare last year. He's not good with change and likes things just the way they are.

That's why, when a purple-haired hippie moves into the empty house down the road, he's convinced trouble won't be too far behind.

He's not wrong. However, it's not his annoyingly cheerful neighbor he should be worried about, but the danger that follows her to town.

Release Blitz - THE EXCEPTION by Vi Keeland

 

Title: The Exception

Author: Vi Keeland

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Boss/Intern, Dominant Hero, Billionaire

Release Date: January 11, 2026

He lives by a set of rules. She might be his one exception.

I just wanted a distraction, something to take the edge off before facing a wedding I was dreading. So on the flight back to New York, I signed up for a dating app. Harmless enough, right?

Wrong.

Turns out, it wasn’t just any app—it catered to people with very specific tastes. By the time I realized it, I was already on my date.

Tall, confident, and sinfully handsome, Jagger Langston seemed like the full package. The chemistry between us was instant—electric enough to burn the whole city down. Though things took a turn when we figured out I’d misunderstood who should join the app. We laughed it off, said goodbye, and went our separate ways.

Or so I thought.

Until I walked into my new internship Monday morning, ready to put the weekend behind me, and there he was—my boss.

Now I’m caught between the rules he lives by—and the temptation to make him break every single one of them.

Release Blitz & Review - ONLY FOR LOVE by Natasha Madison

ONLY FOR LOVE

Natasha Madison

Release Date: January 9

When a chance encounter changes everything.

Lexi

Falling for a famous hockey player? I would have laughed at you.

I was trapped in a marriage-caged with cruelty.

I wasn’t ever going to be free.

Until I found a way to escape.

Before him, I thought love was a nightmare.

Now I dared to dream.

Kirby

First time I met her I was drawn to her light.

Then I saw the fear in her eyes.

Fear I’ve seen before.

Our chance encounter turned into two.

If she ever needed me, I’d be there.

I never dared to want her.

But I lost my heart to her anyways.

Release Blitz - MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY by Kendall Ryan

Main Character Energy

By New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan

Kindle Unlimited

Paperback

Audiobook

A sizzling, grumpy-sunshine small-town romance with heart, heat, and a hero you will melt for!

Andi Callahan prefers the quiet company of the dead.

As a morgue tech in a sleepy coastal town outside Boston, she lives for silence, predictability, and zero small talk.

Living people? Too loud. Too messy. Too nosy.

The dead don’t interrupt her, meddle in her life, or flirt with her.

Cole Hartley does.

He’s everything Andi avoids—charming, persistent, and entirely too good-looking.

The town’s beloved firefighter-paramedic has a hero complex the size of Massachusetts and a dangerous talent for cracking Andi’s ice-cold composure.

What starts as a harmless bet to make her smile turns into something neither of them saw coming. Now Cole’s determined to prove that life is worth the mess—and that love might be the riskiest, most rewarding thing of all.

Funny, heartfelt, and impossible to put down, this opposites-attract romance asks what happens when a woman who’s made peace with solitude finally lets herself feel everything.

Perfect for fans of quirky slow-burns, grumpy-sunshine, spicy banter, enemies to lovers, and one very determined golden retriever in human form.

Release Blitz & Review - LOVE HARD by Louise Bay

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟑) by USA Today Bestselling Author Louise Bay is now LIVE! He's an uptight New Yorker. She's a real-as-it-gets farm girl from Colorado. They're from different worlds, but their worlds are about to collide.

➡️𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱!

https://geni.us/LoveHard

Amazon US: https://geni.us/LoveHardAmzUS

Amazon UK: https://geni.us/loveharduk

Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0F8RCGCQ4

Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0F8RCGCQ4

Audible US: https://geni.us/lovehardaudio

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Add to 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔: https://geni.us/LoveHardGR

What to expect:

💚Small Town

💚Billionaire Romance

💚Colorado & New York

💚Long Distance

💚Different Worlds

​​💚Love at first sight

💚Destined to be together

💚Opposites Attract

💚Standalone

In my world, love comes with a rulebook.

Marry the right girl. From the right family. With the right last name.

I’m Jack Alden—the only son of the Alden dynasty. The kind of New York family that’s been around since ships were made of wood and fortunes were built on steel.

My mother’s been trying to find me a “suitable” wife for years.

So naturally, I fall for a woman who couldn’t care less about any of it.

Iris Williams.

I first saw her at the New York City Ballet—crying in the stalls like the music had cracked her open. She didn’t know who I was. She wasn’t performing for anyone. She was just… real.

One night with her, and I remembered what it felt like to actually breathe.

Then she disappeared.

Months later, I find her again—on a fruit farm in the middle of Colorado, hurling raspberries at me like she’s auditioning for a food fight. Turns out, Iris is smart, stubborn, and not remotely impressed by a billionaire with a trust fund and an overbearing mother.

She makes me laugh.

She makes me think.

And for the first time in my life, I want something that isn’t written in my family’s history books.

But old money comes with old rules.

And loving Iris means breaking every single one.

They say you can’t choose where you come from.

Maybe not.

But you can choose who you fight for.

And this time, I’m choosing her.

Because when it comes to Iris Williams—I don’t just love.

I love hard.

Audiobook Release Blitz - HIGH VELOCITY by Freya Barker

Title: High Velocity (High Mountain Trackers HMT 2G, #4) 

Author: Freya Barker 

Performed by: Cindy Harden & Vincent Skye 

Genre: Romantic Suspense 

Release Date: December 30, 2025 

Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. 

When the FBI sidelines Special Agent Stephanie Kramer over health concerns, she sees her hard-won dream career go down the drain. Suddenly adrift and without purpose, she jumps at the chance when a friend offers for her to stay in their trailer by a quiet, secluded creek near Libby, Montana. As much as she tries to enjoy the tranquil settings, it’s not long before local wildlife—and the man chasing it—invade her sanctuary. When it appears the job she’s trying to leave behind is following her to Libby, the illusion of her solitary retreat is shattered.

After that last special ops assignment cost Jackson Hart his leg, he’s had a hell of a time getting back on his proverbial feet. Being hired as a member of the High Mountain Trackers team went a long way to reclaiming his sense of identity. He’s back in the saddle and adapting to a pared-down, mostly solitary existence. So the sudden jolt to his gut, when he encounters the blond federal agent he remembers well, is a harsh reminder of what is missing from his life.

Still, as much as they try to avoid the other, they seem destined to cross paths. Whether it is the intimidation of a local predator, or the threat of a former nemesis, it becomes clear they stand stronger together.

Release Blitz & Review - THE MYSTERIOUS ONE by Marni Mann

The Mysterious One by Marni Mann is now live!

A spicy grumpy-sunshine, age-gap, close-proximity romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …

I’m the mysterious one. The angriest alphahole who never bends. And she’s the woman who will bring me to my knees.

As the executive chef and face of my family’s billion-dollar empire, time is the one luxury I don't have. With endless responsibilities and nonstop demands, I lost my passion and love for the art of cooking. What used to be my dream job is now my worst nightmare. I was ready to walk away and give up everything we’d built …

Until Alivia happened.

She was supposed to be a temporary diversion so we could satisfy each other’s desires and then never see each other again …

Yet I knew she was different right away. A woman who was my complete opposite, the calm to my storm. The sunshine to my darkness. With a body that left me speechless.

What I didn’t see was how much we both craved a break.

Me from a career that would eventually kill me, her from an abusive home life.

When two people in pain connect, an explosion erupts. That was us. All fire and longing, mixed with a genuine need to seek shelter in one another’s arms.

While I’m still savoring the taste of her on my lips, I see her again unexpectedly and wonder … is our connection enough to surpass the secrets between us, or were we only meant to have those two nights together?

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited

https://geni.us/TheMysteriousOne

Audiobook: ​​https://geni.us/TheMysteriousOneAudio

Narrated by: Jason Clarke & CJ Bloom

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/3JG4DPt

4 Stars

This is my first read of the Weston Group and I will need to go back and find time to read the others. This is Walker's story and it is certainly one full of emotions and real chemistry that jumps off the pages. Not all of those emotions are good ones as Walker tried to figure out what to do with himself, he has lost his spark in the kitchen and found a grumpy growl instead.

What was meant to be a one night thing with no attachments and no plans for more, a way to destress and let things go, turned out to be so much more from the very beginning. From the time she walked in his hotel room, he felt a shift in the energy. He could breathe a little better and she somehow managed to quiet the noise in his head. This is just what he needed. But once she left it was too much, he needed that calm she brought.

When life sends them in a tailspin as Alivia finds herself working for them at Charred, neither of them know how to handle it at first. What ramifications will they find? Can they keep their contact to a business only? Could it be that they were meant to find one another and help each other find life and happiness?

Grab your copy and find out.

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

Release Blitz - ATTACHING THE ZONE by Elise Faber

ATTACKING THE ZONE

Elise Faber

Release Date: December 26

AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED 

I can protect her from everything—

Except from wanting me.

Kylie Connors survived the worst kind of betrayal, but now everyone treats her like she’s untouchable.

And the truth is…she is.

As the younger sister of the Sierra’s general manager, any man who's interested in her would have to risk his career for a chance with her.

But then she asks me for help feeling something good again. Something real.

I’ve wanted her in silence for years, burying the truth that she’s the only woman I’ve ever truly craved. She’s forbidden, off-limits, and choosing her could cost me all I’ve built…and rattle the foundation of the life Kylie’s fought so hard to rebuild.

But when she trusts me enough to take that first step, every instinct in me screams to take the next ten for her.

And if she asks for more…I know I won’t hold back.

Even if it costs me everything.

Release Blitz & Review - HARD ROCK BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART by Giulia Lagomarsino

 

Title: Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart

Series: The Last Place for Love Book #1

Author: Giulia Lagomarsino

Genre/Tropes: Romantic Suspense; Small Town Romance; Western Romance  

Release Date: December 15, 2025

Cover Design: Artscandar

Cover Model: Tony Brettman

If I had known that night that being in my life would put her in danger, I never would have asked her to dance.

For years, I’d danced around this flirtation with Bailey. We both knew it would eventually lead to that big, white chapel, overwhelming love, and a lifetime together that would rival any tragic love story.

If it weren’t for that dance.

That was the night everything changed.

I’d been planning this night with Bailey since I was in third grade when I rescued her from the monkey bars.

Ever since then, she was mine.

She knew it. My family knew it. Hell, the entire town had been waiting for the moment I would finally make my move.

Apparently, so was someone else.

But there was no joy where he was concerned, only a need for revenge that would destroy any happiness the two of us shared, along with anyone in my family.

No matter how hard I tried, there was no way out.

Her life was in danger, and it was all because of me. And that was something I just couldn’t tolerate.

She was the love of my life, but keeping her alive was more important than winning her in the end.

3.5 Stars

A great start to a new series with lots to learn about this small town while Liam and Bailey find their way together. There is plenty of banter, rollercoaster of emotions, secrets, lies and lots of suspense.

Liam and Bailey have danced around each other for so long the town folk were beginning to wonder if they would ever find their way to each other. When it finally happened everyone was ready for wonderful things. Nobody was prepared for the rollercoaster that became their relationship. 

All the things happening, Liam's paranoia and pushing Bailey away to protect her, Bailey fighting for what she believed to be worth it.

Will they be able to find their place to happiness with all this distractions.

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

“So, Liam, what took you so long to ask me to dance?”

“Can’t a man have any secrets?”

“Not in this town,” she chuckled.

My eyes left hers for only a moment, but it was long enough to see the entire bar staring at us. “Alright, fair enough.”

“You know, I’ve had a crush on you since you helped me off the monkey bars in second grade.”

“Third,” I corrected. “You climbed up there in that pink dress, determined to be just like the boys.”

“You remembered.”

If she only knew how much I watched her. “There’s not much I don’t remember about you, Bailey Bennett. I’ve had my eye on you since I saw those cute little hearts on your underwear.”

“Liam!” she laughed, attempting to smack my chest with the hand I was holding. “You weren’t supposed to look! You promised!”

I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.

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