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Cover Reveal – Kissing My Brother’s Bride by Molly McLain

May 8, 2023 by Angela

Title: Kissing My Brother's BrideA Kissing Games Series Standalone Author: Molly McLain Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Wrong Brother/Jilted Bride/Enemies to LoversCover Design: Sarah Paige, Opium HouseThe Book Cover BoutiqueRelease Date: June 1, 2023 BLURB My brother’s fiancée should have been mine.Now, I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not quite as bad as it sounds. Linc was running late for their first date and he begged me to stand in until he could get there. I only Continue Reading

Sunday Smexy Deals!

May 7, 2023 by Angela

“A breathtaking story of an extraordinary friendship. Molly Fader has penned an unforgettable novel that is sure to be one of the year’s best.” —Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding VeilTwo friends. A lifetime of secrets. One sparkling story.1967 Iowa. Nursing school roommates BettyKay and Kitty don’t have much in common. BettyKay has risked her family’s disapproval to pursue her dreams away from her small town. Cosmopolitan Kitty has always relied on her Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

May 6, 2023 by Angela

Don't forget to get your comment in for the Take My Books Giveaway, contest ends tomorrow. Check out all of our Smexy Deals for the week here. Have a great weekend! Continue Reading

This Week on TikTok

May 5, 2023 by Jen

This Week on TikTok

It’s almost summertime and I’m stoked for beach read season! We’re heading to Hawaii at at the end of July and I plan to carefully and strategically plan my books way ahead of time. I’m currently reading Happy Place by Emily Henry and LOVING IT! And, I’m listening to Lost Boy by Christina Henry. It’s an excellent dark retelling of Peter Pan. No romance that I no of, but very much giving me Lord of Flies vibes.  And onto Tiktok…. #5 In all seriousness this guy is a hero. Continue Reading

Cover Reveal – Silenced by Serena Akeroyd

May 5, 2023 by Angela

Title: SilencedSeries: The Forgotten Boys #1Author: Serena Akeroyd Genre: Dark Mafia RomanceTrope: Hades & Persephone Modern RetellingCover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA DesignsPhotographer: Daniel JaemsModel: Aaron O'ConnellRelease Date: June 1, 2023 BLURB A Hades and Persephone modern-day retelling. I sit on a throne of sins.Silent in the shadows, untouchable like the King of the Underworld himself.Few even know the sound of my voice, but those who fear me call me Monster. My men just Continue Reading

Kate H’s Mini-Reviews: Diversion Plan by Tag Gregory and Endless, Forever by E.M. Lindsey

May 5, 2023 by Kate H.

Diversion Plan by Tag Gregory The book Diversion Plan is set in Portland, Oregon, and uses a court-ordered diversion program for drug and alcohol issues much in the way other romances might use getting lost in a blizzard or stranded on an island: as a chance for its main characters to really get to know one another.  Brent, a workaholic who hews to the safety of routines after having survived an abusive, manipulative ex-boyfriend, is the manager at a hotel. Guthrie is the Continue Reading

Review: Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller

May 4, 2023 by Angela

Hotel of Secrets by Diana BillerHistorical RomanceMarch 28, 2023- St. Martin'sARC Review by Angela I really like this author's words, and how she weaves history, romance, and mystery together seamlessly. Hotel of Secrets is set in Vienna in 1877 and primarily takes place in Hotel Wallner. The Wallner family consists of strong women, who have run the hotel for decades, always only having one daughter, never marrying, and living life on their terms. But, it's also interwoven with the Continue Reading

Review: Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

May 3, 2023 by Jen

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley FortuneContemporary RomanceMay 2, 2023Berkley Review by Jen I was so excited to get an ARC of the latest book by Carley Fortune. I absolutely adored Every Summer After. And this book had the same second chance romance swoony summer vibes.  Meet Me at the Lake features Fern Brookbanks and Will Baxter. Fern grew up the child of a single mother living at a good old fashioned Dirty Dancing style lake resort in Canada, owned by her family. Will grew up Continue Reading

Release Blitz – Cherry Picked by May Archer

May 2, 2023 by Angela

Title: Cherry PickedSeries: The Sunday Brothers #3Author: May ArcherGenre: MM RomanceTropes: Brother's Best Friend/Age GapRelease Date: May 2, 2023BLURBNever ask your brother’s best friend to… pick your cherry.When I asked Jack Wyatt to help me lose my pesky v-card, I didn’t expect him to keel over in shocked disapproval and nearly tumble us down a mountain.You might think a guy who's been reading romance novels his whole life would've figured out a smoother way to broach the subject, but in my Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of May 1-5, 2023

May 2, 2023 by Angela

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