Tusk Love by Thea GuanzonRomantic FantasyJuly 1, 2025- Random House WorldsARC Review by Angela Honestly, one look at this cover while scrolling through social media and I was instantly intrigued. I probably would have read it for the cover alone even if the blurb didn't shout at me that I needed to put it on my TBR. So, bravo to the art department at Random House Worlds. Quick note- I am not a Critical Role fan and really had no idea how this story fit into that world until I Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of June 30- July 4, 2025
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Overruled by Lana FergusonAMZ * BN * K * GP Let's Make a Scene: A Novel by Laura WoodAMZ * BN * K * GP Crash Test: A High-Speed Formula 1 Romance of Secret Love, Heartbreaking Crashes, and a Journey of Self-Discovery on the Global Racing Circuit—Perfect for Summer Reading by Amy JamesAMZ * BN * K * GP The Summer You Were Mine: A Novel by Jill FrancisAMZ * BN * K * GP An Irish Summer: A Heartfelt Travel Rom-Com of Self-Discovery, Summer Love, and the Continue Reading
Release Blitz- Keeping it Real by Tracy Solheim
Title: Keeping it RealSeries: Milwaukee Mayhem #1 Author: Tracy Solheim Genre: Contemporary Hockey RomanceTropes: Brother's Best Friend/Best Friend's Little Sister/Found FamilyForced Proximity/Second Chance Release Date: June 30, 2025 BLURB His best friend stole his girl—and married her.Now, Milwaukee Mayhem goalie Alek Bergeron is riding payback straight to the top of his game. He’s got one goal left: hoist the Cup and rub it in his former best friend’s face. But just as the season is Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Susanna Kearsley, Jillian Meadows, Jenn McKinlay, and more!
"A tempest of treachery and romance." —Entertainment Weekly "I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley explores romance, court alliances, and the limits of one's duty in this rich Continue Reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up
Retro Review: My Roommate’s Girl by Julianna Keyes
Review originally posted by Kini on 6/13/2017. My Roommate’s GirlPublication Date: June 12, 2017Contemporary/New Adult RomanceSelf Published The day a judge gave me the choice between going to prison or going to college was the day I vowed to stop stealing. Never again would I see something beautiful and beyond my means and take it, just because I wanted it. Just because I could. When I moved in with Jerry, it was with good intentions. I needed a place to live while I got my Continue Reading
July TBR- Upcoming Fantasy/Romantasy Releases
There are soooo many books coming out in July that I thought I would give everyone a sneak peek just in case you needed to add them to your TBR. This will be a long post, I'll most likely do a contemporary/historical post later in the week. Get your pre-order finger ready. Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon- 7/1 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 Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
A thrilling, heart-stealing historic romp and achingly romantic.’ M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood ‘A heartwarming tale of forbidden love that captured my heart from its opening page… Unputdownable.’ Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York Oxford 1360 When his sister’s betrothed vanishes the night before her politically arranged marriage, Raff Barden must track and return the elusive groom to restore his family’s Continue Reading
Review: When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa
When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia SosaContemporary RomanceJune 24, 2025, by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Review by Melanie A slow burn friends to lovers told through dual POVs and dual timelines, the story of Javi and Mari vaguely echoes the same beats as When Harry Met Sally, a movie I don’t particularly like but I did enjoy this book. Javi and Mari meet in college and though they seem polar opposites in a lot of ways, a friendship blossoms. Sure, there's an underlying layer of simmering sexual Continue Reading