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Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Sarah Adler, Holly Michelle, and Bailey Hannah 

May 22, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!A New York Public Library Best Book of 2023!A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of) an elderly woman take the road trip of a lifetime that just might upend everything they believe about true love.Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her elderly best friend that she’d reunite her with the woman she fell in love with nearly eighty years ago, she never imagined that would mean traveling from D.C. to Key West with three tablespoons of Continue Reading

Retro Review: Turn Me Loose by Anne Calhoun

May 22, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted May 29, 2017 by Tori. Turn Me Loose by Anne CalhounSeries: Alpha Ops, #6Romance SuspenseSt. Martin’s PressMay 30, 2017 Favorite Quote: “One of these days you’re going to say my name, and you’re going to say please, and then you’re not going to be able to say anything at all.” Awkward can’t even begin to describe this couple’s relationship. Anne Calhoun brings the heat when she reconnects Riva Henneman with the man she fell in love with seven Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Mary E. Pearson, Chloe Neill, Stacey McEwan, and more!

May 21, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER!From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes the thrilling conclusion of the Courting of Bristol Keats romantic fantasy duology--limited edition printing with stenciled edges! "Impossible to put down...A perfect read for fans of Heather Fawcett’s Emily Wilde series and Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing." —Library Journal (starred review)Be wary of the legends you hear. Who knows, one day you may be a legend yourself.After Bristol Continue Reading

Cover Reveal- A Simple Mistake by Lacey Black

May 21, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: A Simple MistakeSeries: Cooper Town Boys #3 Author: Lacey Black Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Surprise Pregnancy, Best Friend's Older SisterSmall Town, He Falls First, She Fights Her FeelingsCover Design: Kristie Leigh, Vanilla Lily DesignsPhotographer: Eric McKinney, 6:12 PhotographyModel: Chandler R.Release Date: June 23, 2026 BLURB QuinnI have a thing for my best friend’s sister. Charli Miller has always been the woman to own my heart, despite the fact she doesn’t feel the Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of May 18-22, 2026

May 19, 2026 by Angela 1 Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Score (Hollywood Renaissance Book 2) by Kennedy RyanAMZ * BN * K * GP Pot Shot by Laura Piper LeeAMZ * BN * K * GP A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity by Rachel LindenAMZ * BN * K * GP The Plus One Pact by Crystal KaswellAMZ * BN * K * GP Double Happiness: A Novel by Heather Eng AMZ * BN * K * GP The Night Bus: A Novel by Tessa BickersAMZ * BN * K * GP Forever Yours by Joslyn WestbrookAMZ * BN * K * GP Summer Husband: A Novel by Amy LorowitzAMZ * BN * K Continue Reading

Cover Reveal- Bad Girls Make Good Liars by Sarina Bowen

May 18, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

Blurb Ivy Quinlan knows how to find people. But this time, she might be the one who’s truly lost. Ten years ago, private investigator Ivy Quinlan slammed the door on her Boston life and started a new, untraceable one in Maine. Or so she thought. For years, she’s made a living slipping into other people’s lives—catching liars, exposing secrets, and getting out clean. (Or mostly clean. She tries.) Until Frazier Morello—the guy she never got over or forgave—shatters her peace with a Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

May 18, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

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New Release Spotlight- A Star-Cursed Heart by Annie Mare

May 18, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

A Star Cursed Heart by Annie MareLGBTQ Fantasy RomanceMay 19, 2026- Ace About the book: Two women are cursed to be mortal enemies, despite their love for each other, in this queer, fantastical novel by Annie Mare. In the lead-up to the Salem witch trials, a desperate man made a deal with the devil—a deal that would drag two families down with him. Now, over 400 years later, the Steadfasts and the Prynnes remain caught in a curse that sentences both families to an existence Continue Reading

Sunday Smexy Deals!

May 17, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

An exhilarating, primal summer fling in the woods leads to an intensely sexy, edgy romance, where anything goes—just remember your safe word.Divorced and buried in student loan debt, Claire Collins eagerly enters a spicy business agreement with an acquaintance who wants to explore his primal desires. The deal is simple: thirty days as his sexual prey, $30,000 in her bank account. All she has to do is give Shane Underwood the hunt of his life.Claire’s a physical education teacher and perfectly Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Christina Lauren, Evie Alexander, Vajra Chandrasekera, and more!

May 14, 2026 by Angela

By the New York Times bestselling authors of the “resoundingly life-affirming tale” (Entertainment Weekly) Love and Other Words and The Unhoneymooners, a laugh-out-loud romp through online dating and its many, many fails.Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she’s a female-serial-killer expert who’s quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, just like her four best guy friends and fellow professors, is perma-single.So when a Continue Reading

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