Olive Becket Plays the Rake by Kat SterlingHistorical RomanceOctober 9, 2025Self-published Review by Melanie There’s a particular scene in this delightfully charming historical romance that made me fall hard, not just for the characters or the romance but for the way this author writes character development. I’m pretty certain I’m now a will read anything she writes kind of fan. Although, real talk, I’ve read everything this author has written thus far and I was already Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of October 6-10, 2025
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Willing Prey by Allie OleanderAMZ * BN * K * GP Cowboy Casual by Holly ReneeAMZ * BN * K * GP The Dance by Kimberly R. VargasAMZ * BN * K * GP First Serves and Second Chances (East Coast Matches Book 1) by Emmery FoxAMZ * BN * K * GP Overdue: A Novel by Stephanie PerkinsAMZ * BN * K * GP The Second Chance Cinema: A Novel by Thea WeissAMZ * BN * K * GP Oh, Gemini! (Oh, Saltmere Series) by Riley AnguloAMZ * BN * K * GP Love Pucked (Toronto Rosebuds Continue Reading
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In this steamy cowboy romance, a grumpy ranch owner and a sunny horse trainer must learn to work together—the second novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series.Wade Ashby doesn’t let anyone in. With the death of his father and his failed marriage, plus the weight of the family business on his shoulders, Wade has plenty to deal with. He thrives on being the one constant and steady thing in his family’s life and on their ranch, Silver Pines.Ivy Spencer knows two things for certain: Animals make better Continue Reading
Release Spotlight- Hollow by Karina Halle
Hollow by Karina HalleA Gothic Shade of Romance #1Gothic Fantasy RomanceRe-release by BerkleyOctober 7, 2025 About the Book: A sexy, dark fantasy reimagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, where Katrina Van Tassel doesn’t have to choose between Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane, and there are worse things haunting them than the Headless Horseman.Kat Van Tassel’s life was predestined from childhood; she was to marry her best friend, Brom Bones. But Brom vanished from Sleepy Hollow years Continue Reading
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A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy romantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars.“A true delight of a book! Spicy and heartfelt—this one is a winner all around.”—Katee Robert, author of Neon GodsAs the daughter of an ambitious merchant, Guinevere’s path has been predetermined: marry into a noble house of the Dwendalian Empire, raise her family’s station, and Continue Reading
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He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell…he was, quite simply, mine. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that's as sinful as it is sweet.* Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Retro Review: Haunted Blade by J.C. Daniels
Review originally posted 10/3/2017 by Tori. Haunted Blade by J.C. DanielsSeries: Colbana Files, #6Urban FantasySeptember 30, 2017Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: ‘I am yours. You are mine. We are one…’ Haunted Blade picks up a few weeks after Shadowed Blade. Kit Colbana battled for her life and is now recovering both physically and mentally, along with her friends. Kit has regained possession of her gift after Jude had it magically blocked and has Continue Reading
Review: The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel CleetonHistorical FictionSeptember 30, 2025 by Berkley Review by Melanie Let me preface this review by stating that this is very much a historical fiction and not a historical romance. There is a very faint romantic storyline in this book but it is hardly the driving force or the main focus of the story. It is merely a slight sideplot and if that’s not your cuppa, then this book may not be for you. That being said, I was thoroughly engrossed Continue Reading









