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Excerpt Reveal- I Could Never by Penelope Ward

August 17, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: I Could Never Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary RomanceTropes: Forbidden Romance/Enemies to LoversRelease Date: August 21, 2023 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new forbidden, enemies-to-lovers story…It all started with an unexpected phone call.Two years after my fiancé passed away in an accident, his father died suddenly, leaving Brad’s adult, special-needs brother with no one to care for him.The next thing I knew, I was on a Continue Reading

Review: The Witch is Back by Sophie H. Morgan

August 17, 2023 by Angela 1 Comment

The Witch is Back by Sophie H. MorganParanormal RomanceAugust 15, 2023- HarlequinARC Review by Angela Last year I read quite a few quirky paranormal romances, by new to me authors and enjoyed myself so much. So when I saw The Witch is Back and read the blurb, I thought I'd try my luck once again. This was a sweet, second-chance, marriage of convenience, forced proximity romance that had me flipping pages well into the night. Emmaline Bluewater was born into witch society, but her Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Julie Soto, Dominic Lim, and Amiee Gibbs 

August 16, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

A wedding planner and her grumpy ex must work together to plan a celebrity event in this deliciously spicy and funny novel from Ali Hazelwood's "favorite writer." Ama Torres is an optimistic wedding planner who doesn’t believe in marriage. But weddings? They’re amazing. Elliot Bloom is a brooding florist who hates owning a flower shop…until a certain bright-eyed, donut-loving workaholic shows up at his door.Once upon a time, they collaborated on events by day, and by night, Ama traced the Continue Reading

Review: Codename Charming by Lucy Parker

August 16, 2023 by Angela 1 Comment

Codename Charming by Lucy ParkerPalace Insiders #2Contemporary RomanceAugust 15, 2023- AvonARC Review by Angela This was one of my most anticipated reads for 2023. I LOVED the first book in the Palace Insiders series and was all in for this beauty and the beast-inspired, fake dating, workplace romance. Codename Charming is Pet and Matthias's story, you'll remember them from Battle Royal as Dominic's sister, and the royal bodyguard who held her hand after the assassination attempt. Continue Reading

Release Blitz- Red Flags by Skye Warren

August 15, 2023 by Angela 2 Comments

Title: Red FlagsTrilogy: Cirque de Miroirs #1 Author: Skye Warren Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Age Gap/Forced Proximity/One Bed Release Date: August 15, 2023 BLURB "You’re part of the circus now, which means you belong to me. You’re mine." Logan Whitmere, the handsome owner of Cirque des Miroirs, is full of red flags. Secretive. Commanding. Dangerous. I know better than to trust him, but I'm desperate for a way out of my small town. He offers me a job as the fortune teller. What does Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of August 14-18, 2023

August 15, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

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Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Elizabeth O’Roark, Alexis Daria, Diana Biller, and more!

August 14, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

“The best book I read all year.” Jana Aston, New York Times Bestselling AuthorAn Amazon Top 100 Bestseller!He might not be the devil, but working under him for six weeks is my idea of hell.Hayes Flynn is an arrogant jerk known best for his scotch habit and the way he spreads his British “charm” all over Hollywood, never with the same woman twice.He’s the last person I want to work for, except he has a face I can’t look away from, and the longer we’re together, the harder he is to hate. Because Continue Reading

Release Blitz- Stay Here With Me by Carrie Ann Ryan

August 14, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: Stay Here With Me Series: The Wilder Brothers #5 Author: Carrie Ann Ryan Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Enemies to Lovers/Rock Star/Tortured HeroRelease Date: August 14, 2023 BLURB The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a secret romance that East and Lark never saw coming.The world thinks I only write songs about my ex-boyfriends.They study each lyric to point a finger at which man broke my heart—even if I’ve never met him.Only the man I Continue Reading

Blog Tour: Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose

August 14, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Beneath Dark Waters by Karen RoseNew Orleans #2Romantic SuspenseAugust 15, 2023- Berkley About the Book: Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There’s no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction.Public prosecutor J.P. “Kaj” Cardozo has only lived in New Orleans for six months, and he’s Continue Reading

Sunday Smexy Deals!

August 13, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Fans of Christina Lauren and Tessa Bailey will adore this witty and unforgettable rom-com about skyways, highways, and all the perfectly wrong ways to fall in love.As the black sheep of the family, choreographer Cassidy Bliss vowed she’d do anything to get home in time to help with her sister’s wedding and avoid family disappointment…again. She just never expected “anything” would involve sharing the last rental car with the jerk who cut her off in line at the airport this morning. But horrible Continue Reading

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