An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season—set in the same universe as We Could Be So Good. The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to be the worst year of Eddie O’Leary’s life. He can’t manage to hit the ball, his new teammates hate him, he’s living out of a suitcase, and Continue Reading
Retro Guest Post: Writing Cute Smut by Rachel Reid
Bringing this back since Heated Rivalry has taken over romance social media. It originally posted January 9, 2020. Enjoy! (see original post with comments here) We already had a post planned for Rachel to talk about “cute smut” and I saw this tweet from Rachel and I practically begged Stephanie at Carina to ask Rachel to expand on this tweet in her post. Thank you Stephanie and Rachel for this post. (Side note, I will have a mini-review for Tough Guy tomorrow) *Rachel's Twitter account has Continue Reading
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family’s long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart.“Deliciously impossible to put down.”—Jodi Picoult“Addictive.”—Ali Hazelwood“A gripping inheritance drama, wrapped around a swoony summer romance.”—The New York Times Book ReviewA TIME AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAlice Storm hasn’t been welcome at her family’s magnificent private island Continue Reading
Review: Arrow of Fortune by Jacquelyn Benson
Arrow of Fortune by Jacquelyn BensonRaiders of the Arcana #3Gaslamp Fantasy/Historical FantasyNovember 18, 2025- Self-PublishedARC Review by Angela I discovered this series while browsing through Amazon looking for book deals and new releases. It was the blurb for the first book in the series, Empire of Shadows, that caught my eye and led me to smash that one-click button. It begins with "Nice Victorian ladies don’t run off to find legendary lost cities." I mean come on; tell me Continue Reading
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Two workplace enemies find themselves in close proximity on a tropical company retreat that challenges their assumptions—and just might make them to fall for each other—in this romcom by a beloved TikTok author.Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of color to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher—the boss’s son. Teetering on Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of December 1-5, 2025
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Duke (Lucky River Ranch Book 4) by Jessica PetersonAMZ * BN * K * GP All I Want for Christmas is a Hitman (Holiday With a Hitman Book 3) by Katie ReusAMZ * BN * K * GP Holiday Friend Zones by Carrie Ann Ryan , Emily Silver, et al.AMZ * BN * K * GP Holiday Rescue (Reid Brothers Christmas) by JA LowAMZ * BN * K * GP On Dancer (An Annabeth Albert Christmas) by Annabeth AlbertAMZ * BN * K * GP Sparks Fly by Zakiya N. JamalAMZ * BN * K * GP The Bodyguard Continue Reading
New Release Spotlight- The Mating Game by Lana Ferguson
The Mating Game by Lana Ferguson PNRDecember 2, 2025 by Berkley About the mating game: Contractor Tess Covington has spent her entire life as a regular non-shifter human, so after she lands in the Denver ER with flu-like symptoms, it comes as a complete shock to be told that, no, she’s not sick—she’s actually a late-presenting omega wolf shifter. With her family in dire financial straits and a contract for her own television show on the line, she can’t afford not to complete the Continue Reading
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Perfect for fans of Rachel Gillig and Alix E. Harrow, a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy about the undying bond between a knight and their mage."Intricately imagined and deftly told, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect pairing of romance, pining, and sprawling epic fantasy." ―Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove KingLove. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw Continue Reading
Monday Morning Book News!
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and relaxing weekend! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jo | Writer (@jkmaclaren) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brittany Kelley | Rom Com Author (@brittanykelleywrites) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chloe (@_quinnasaurus) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erin Branscom (@erinbranscomauthor) View this post Continue Reading
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Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must face her greatest fears in this chilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking me, some may see it as no great loss. But, warned that his disappearance might bring down the carefully constructed alliances that keep our pack safe, my mate and I must find Wulfe—and hope he’s still alive. As alive as a vampire can be, anyway. Continue Reading