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New Releases- Week of May 26-30, 2025

May 27, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:It's a Love Story by Annabel MonaghanAMZ * BN * K * GP Along Came Amor by Alexis DariaAMZ * BN * K * GP Problematic Summer Romance by Ali HazelwoodAMZ * BN * K * GP Built to Last: A Park Avenue Promise Novel by Lexi BlakeAMZ * BN * K * GP The Faking Game by Olivia HayleAMZ * BN * K * GP Much Ado About Hating You: A Shakespearean Fanfic Spicy Enemies to Lovers Rom Com by Sarah Echavarre SmithAMZ * BN * K * GP Flirty Dancing: A Novel by Jennifer Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

May 26, 2025 by Angela 2 Comments

Are you ready to follow Nancy Whitman back through her pomegranate-gate, into the Halls of the Dead? Hope so.[image or embed]— Seanan McGuire (@seananmcguire.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM View this post on Instagram A post shared by Devney Perry (@devneyperry) View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Whiskey Ginger (@whiskeygingergoods) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sam | Romance Author Continue Reading

Cover Reveal- American Beauty by Georgia Cates

May 23, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: American BeautyA Beauty Series NovelTrilogy: Alex and Magnolia #2 Author: Georgia Cates Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Billionaire Romance/Arranged RelationshipDamaged Alpha & Heroine/Long Distance RelationshipCover Design: Swoony Cover DesignsRelease Date: May 27, 2025 BLURBTrue love stories never end. But they can be interrupted.Magnolia Steel returns home from Australia, but her heart is still tangled up in Alex Sebring—the former rugby star who made her believe in something Continue Reading

Retro Review: Showmance by L.H. Cosway

May 23, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

Review originally posted May 23, 2016 by Tori. Showmance by L.H. CoswayRomance ContemporaryMay 16, 2016Self Published Favorite Quote: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to just love and be loved in return.” Fans are sure to notice the deviation in plot and characterization that Cosway takes in her latest endeavor. Showmance is a sweet, sexy, mildly angst driven romance that perfectly showcases the allure of opposite attraction by slowing building a Continue Reading

Cover Reveal- Extraction by J.L. Drake

May 22, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: Extraction Trilogy: Stonewall #1 Author: J.L. Drake Genre: Military Romantic SuspenseTropes: Secret Child/Found Family/Cartel WorldAlpha Male/Enemies to Lovers/Forced ProximityCover Design: Laura Hildago Spellbinding DesignRelease Date: June 26, 2025 BLURB 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 Continue Reading

Review: Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt

May 21, 2025 by Melanie Leave a Comment

Left of Forever by Tarah DeWittContemporary Romance May 20, 2025, by St. Martin's Griffin Review by Melanie At some point, when I was reading this beautiful second chance romance, I started thinking about the reasons why I’m drawn to the romance genre so much. I’m almost exclusively a romance reader and the reason started to slowly dawn on me the deeper I got into the book. Romance is that rare genre built on the premise of hope. Think about it. You have two or more characters, human or Continue Reading

Release Boost- The Misfits of Copper County by May Archer

May 20, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: The Misfits of Copper CountySeries: The Copper County Series #3Author: May ArcherGenre: Gay Contemporary RomanceTropes: Opposites Attract/Enemies to LoversForced ProximityRelease Date: May 13, 2025BLURBWhen you burn down your contractor’s home… and kind of, accidentally invite him to move into yours.First things first, that fire was a fluke. A tragic, completely unintentional byproduct of high emotions, an ill-timed backyard grilling… and one very shirtless man.I only meant to confront Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of May 19-23, 2025

May 20, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Left of Forever: A Spunes Novel by Tarah DeWittAMZ * BN * K * GP Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. TuliAMZ * BN * K * GP Songs of Summer (The Fire Island Trilogy) by Jane L. Rosen AMZ * BN * K * GP Courtroom Drama: A Novel by Neely Tubati AlexanderAMZ * BN * K * GP Slipstream by Madge MarilAMZ * BN * K * GP Melting For You: A steamy, second chance hockey romance by Tegan PhillipsAMZ * BN * K * GP Bad Publicity: A Novel by Bianca GillamAMZ * BN * K * GP Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

May 19, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bramble Romance (@brambleromance) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlotte Stein (@charlotte.stein) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Holly Renee (@authorhollyrenee) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dilan Dyer (@authordilandyer) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carrie Ann Ryan Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of May 12-16, 2025

May 13, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Dream On, Ramona Riley (A Clover Lake Novel Book 1) by Ashley Herring BlakeAMZ * BN * K * GP Maine Characters: A Novel by Hannah OrensteinAMZ * BN * K * GP Crossing Paths (Beneath the Wild Sky Book 2) by Katie RuggleAMZ * BN * K * GP Gone With the Wine: A Pour Decisions Romance by Kelly Jamieson and Pour DecisionsAMZ * BN * K * GP The Game: the Surgeon and the MMA Fighter (Body Count) by Jolie VinesAMZ * BN * K * GP Dream a Little Dream by Melissa Continue Reading

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