Review originally posted in August of 2016 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. A Promise of Fire by Amanda BouchetThe Kingmaker Chronicles #1Fantasy RomanceAugust 2, 2016 by Sourcebooks For the last several months I’ve picked up every fantasy and science fiction book that looked even remotely interesting. Always searching for something to capture my attention and leave me edgy and excited for what was to come next. A Promise of Fire did just that. A mix of mythology and magic set in a Continue Reading
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From the author of Mister Hockey comes a sizzling marriage of convenience romance between a pro hockey player who accidentally travels back in time to Regency Era England and the brazen contemporary of Jane Austen he just can’t help but fall for… It is a truth universally acknowledged that a modern single man in possession of a hockey jersey may be exactly what a Regency woman needs to avoid the shackles of marriage... Goalie for the Austin Regals, Tucker Taylor is Continue Reading
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A recently dumped TV heartthrob enlists a jaded romance novelist to ruin romance for him—one rom-com trope at a time—so he never gets swept off his feet again . . .Sawyer Greene knows romance. She’s a bestselling author of the genre—or she was, until her ex left her with nothing but writer’s block and a broken heart. But when she gets stuck in the elevator with a handsome stranger, she sees their meet cute for what it is: just a one-night stand. It might have worked, too, if they could stop Continue Reading
Review: The Love Simulation by Etta Easton
The Love Simulation by Etta EastonContemporary RomanceMarch 4, 2025, by Berkley Review by Melanie One of my favorite tropes in contemporary romance is forced proximity and The Love Simulation employs that trope with such an unique premise that really charmed me. Brianna, the FMC, is a middle school vice-principal. Dedicated to her students and to her job, her main goal is to upgrade the library at her school so that her students have access to more current books. Unfortunately Continue Reading
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INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods.As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own—and her allies have bigger things to worry about.When they rescue a Continue Reading
Release Blitz- One Night Hand Stand by Julia Kent
Title: One Night Hand StandSeries: Get What You Need #1Author: Julia KentGenre: Contemporary Romantic ComedyTropes: One Night Stand/Enemies to LoversMistaken Identity/Opposites Attract/Love atFirst Sight/Workplace RomanceRelease Date: March 4, 2025 BLURBWho accidentally has a one-night stand with her yoga instructor?Yep. Me.How did I accidentally sleep with someone, right? I know what you’re thinking. Whoops! I slipped and inadvertently inserted Tab A into Slot B.That’s not Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of March 3-7, 2025
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Promise Me Sunshine: A Novel (Dial Delights) by Cara BastoneAMZ * BN * K * GP Scot and Bothered by Alexandra KileyAMZ * BN * K * GP The Love Simulation by Etta EastonAMZ * BN * K * GP The Fall Risk: A Short Story by Abby JimenezAMZ * BN * K * GP One Night Hand Stand by Julia KentAMZ * BN * K * GP Quitting the Quarterback (The Nash Brothers Book 4) by Lisa SuzanneAMZ * BN * K * GP Nash: A Bangor Badgers Novel by Samantha WhiskeyAMZ * BN * K * GP The Continue Reading
Monday Morning Book News!
Happy March! I'm so excited to reveal the cover and blurb for Hunger in His Blood, the third book in my Brides of the Kylorr series! It's honestly my favorite so far. I absolutely love this story and I can't wait for you to read it on April 1![image or embed]— Zoey Draven (@zoeydraven.bsky.social) February 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tessonja Odette (@tessonja) View this post on Instagram Continue Reading
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"A radiant debut."—Emily Henry,#1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful LifeTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!As featured in Today ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ USA Today ∙ SheReads ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ BookBub ∙ Bustle ∙and more!Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering summers on Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
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