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Desired Hearts by Cissy Mecca

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💖💖💖💖💖/5   Desired Hearts by Cissy Mecca, book two in The Bachelor Pact series, is the emotional, heartwarming, Parker and Delaney’s friends to lovers, small town romance set in Cedar Falls. Parker Scott is the nice guy, the dependable one of his Bachelor Pact crew; the one who always does the right thing, helps a friend, and treats people well. After witnessing too much heartbreak between his mother and father, he swore off relationships. Parker moved to Cedar Falls where he works construction, dreaming of owning his company, and currently working on renovating his friend’s Inn   Delaney Thornton returned to Cedar Falls to shortly after being hurt and heartbroken by an ex who made her doubt herself in every way. She’s working in the local pharmacy as the lead pharmacist in the small town she moved to as a teenager, dreaming of another job. She’s just trying to get over her ex and to start living again. A hilariously awkward pharmacy pickup puts her directly in Parke...

Living the Good Life by Celia Anderson

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 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Living the Good Life by Celia Anderson is the story of Nell, Barney and her father-in-law Frank move to the countryside; while Barney is enthusiastic about the move, Nell and Frank have reservations. They soon settle in to their new life and begin to forge friendships and make new connections. All three have a number of issues that need dealing with and as we move through the story the three of them grow and find themselves. Nell is the main care giver and expected to ensure both men are looked after without a thought as to what she wants. I liked how she chose to put herself first and made an effort to make friends and join the community. I loved how Nell’s relationship with Frank strengthened as he dealt with his grief and how his life had now changed. Nell and Barney are having issues within their marriage and it was interesting how it was portrayed and resolved. They both seemed to enjoy the friendship of another new friend, yet ultimately they really only h...

Breaking the Ice by Stephanie Kay

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💖💖💖💖💖 /5   Breaking the Ice by Stephanie Kay, book six in the Denver Stampede series, is a wonderful, heartwarming, fake dating, opposites attract, golden retriever romance that I struggled to put down.   Child and family therapist Dani Albans has had enough of her ex not seeming to understand they are over as he keeps bothering her and showing up wherever she is. This time when he walks into the bar she is at, she asks a stranger to kiss her. This stranger was supposed to give her a fake kiss but it was anything but not real. Then she learns Tuck is an NHL goalie just like her ex; especially after she swore off hockey players. Gabe Tucker is the goalie for the Denver Stampede. He's an all around nice guy and when she asks for a kiss he just couldn't deny her. Her ex is on the rival team and talking trash about Gabe and his team, so Gabe and Dani come up with a plan, fake dating. They will fake date for a month and then break up; easy peasy. Only their chemistry sizzle...

Two Ruins Make a Right by Janna MacGregor

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 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Two Ruins Make a Right by Janna MacGregor is an enjoyable, emotional, second chance story that originally started as a novella. However, a prologue and additional scenes have been added in order to make it a full-length novel.   James Richardson was going to marry Nell, the woman he loved, until she broke everything off the day he proposed. Now the nephew and heir presumptive to a dukedom, is ready to remarry and give his young daughter, Valentina, the mother she desperately needs; a woman who will not only love him, but love his daughter too. James told Valentina, his six year old daughter, that she could pick out her new Mama. The Duke and Duchess of Darnley are having a house party of women for James to choose that bride. The last person he expected to find at his house party is the very woman who jilted him eight years ago.   Nellwyn, Nell, Whitton, the widowed Marchioness of Whitten, has always regretted having to jilt James, the man she loved because...
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                 The Live-In Temptation by Brighton Walsh Release date: 9/4/25 BUY LINK: geni.us/TLIT Available in ebook (Kindle Unlimited), duet narrated audio, and standard and discreet special edition paperbacks. BLURB: Hiring the chaotic woman I pulled out of a shed fire to be my daughter’s nanny was a bad idea. Letting her live with me? Even worse.   Chloe Bradshaw is too vibrant, too bold, and way too young for me. She’s pure sunshine-in-a-hurricane energy and the exact opposite of the calm, steady influence my daughter needs.   But Emma adores her from the second they meet, and I’d do anything for my little girl. Including sharing a roof with the one woman I shouldn’t want.   Chloe’s the walking definition of off-limits. And one hell of a temptation I can’t stop thinking about.   Between midnight snack run-ins, hair-braiding lessons, and the way she looks in my stolen hoodie, forbidden stopped being a warning...

Endlessly Yours by Carrie Ann Ryan

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💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Endlessly Yours by Carrie Ann Ryan, book ten in the Wilder Brothers series, is an amazing heartwarming, deeply emotional story about love, loss, and the bravery it takes to embrace a second chance. This perfect farewell to the Wilder brothers is an unforgettable reminder that sometimes, love really is worth the risk. Four years ago, Brooks lost his wife to cancer. He was the first of the Wilder brothers to marry, and then the first to lose. Before she passed, she asked one thing of him: to move forward, to find love again, to let himself live, even without her. It’s a promise he made out loud but never truly believed he could keep. For years, he didn’t even try. Then, on the first anniversary of her death, he met Rory. It was a night that was supposed to be only a quick escape. A moment to forget, just for a few hours, for two people, with bruised hearts, finding comfort in each other. But neither of them ever forgot. Rory’s a self-employed illustrator of bot...

Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter

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💖💖💖💖 /5   Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter is a sweet, charming, fake dating and romantic story where  a working class girl meets a rich guy; think Pretty Woman.   Abi Mariano, student, part time cashier, and part time maid, doesn’t know where to stay when she is temporarily evacuated due to an infestation in her apartment building. While cleaning one of the ritzy apartments assigned to her and knowing the owner is out of town, she decides to stay; after all is wouldn’t hurt anyone. Except she wasn’t counting on the owner’s parents showing up. They assume she’s their son’s girlfriend and find her utterly charming. Multi-millionaire executive Declan Powell, owner of the place does NOT, but comes up with a plan that could help both of them. He’ll pay Abi and let her use his penthouse for the week if she’ll pretend to be his girlfriend at his company’s shareholder weekend to appease his parents and move up in his family-minded company. Thus starts the fake dating, e...

Sweet Thing by Kate Meader

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 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Sweet Thing by Kate Meader, book one in The Chicago Players series, is an emotional, heartwarming, grumpy sunshine, opposites, age gap, single dad/nanny romance. This is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and dysfunctional family dynamics; family and relationships, acceptance and love.  I love this first book of the second generation Rookie Rebels, especially the fact we are starting with Theo Kershaw’s daughter Adeline/Addy and one of his teammates, Lars Nyquist.   Lars discovers that he has a child when the mother of the child dumps her, Mabel, into his lap in the Empty Net bar; a married woman who lied about being single. Lars is in utter panic mode. He has no clue how to be a father, especially after the way his treated him. Team captain Theo steps in and forces Lars to come to his home and his wife, Elle, will help out. Knowing nothing about children, Lars is out of his comfort zone. Addy steps up and offers to help by being Mabel’s nanny whil...

Cover Reveal - ALWAYS MEANT FOR YOU by Krista Sandor

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ALWAYS MEANT FOR YOU by  Krista Sandor Release Date: August 21  He’s spent a lifetime loving her in silence. Now he’s got eight weeks to prove it. Mabel Muldowney is my best friend’s little sister. Sky-blue eyes. The girl who chased us through fields in pink shoes and dreamed about leaving our small town for the city. I’m the boy from the farm next door who wasn’t supposed to fall for her. I loved her anyway. Even when I shouldn’t. Even when I swore I wouldn’t. I buried it—every glance, every urge. But I slipped–one time–when we were teenagers. It was raining. We were under a willow tree. She was ready to give me her heart, but I couldn’t be the guy who reached for his best friend’s sister. So I pulled away and built a life rooted in discipline and distance. Then my best friend died. And Mabel left for the city. Now she’s back with nothing but secrets and a suitcase. It’s the second chance I’ve been praying for. But she doesn’t want to stay, and I can’t leave. I’m held to the ...

Karma’s A Beach by Samantha Chase

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 💖💖💖💖💖/5 Karma’s A Beach by Samantha Chase, is a wonderful, chance meeting, instant love, accidental meeting, unexpectedly finding love story. When one thinks of Karma, it is usually as a result of some bad, awful, or negative. Only Karma is not always bad, sometimes it can be good; truly good.   From a chance meeting, seatmates on a plane, to a mutual funeral and a beach house vacation, Olivia and Ash found themselves together. Sitting next to each other on a plane, Ash being helpful as Olivia attempted to write an eulogy for her ex's funeral, these connected in a way that neither expected. Discovering they shared friends and being together on a vacation only brought them closer; igniting the chemistry and spark arcing between them. Olivia might always over-think things and freak out,  but Ash is there to help. The beach scene towards the end, where Olivia finally lets go of everything and just accepts things; shows so much growth with her character. Ash is so ca...

I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting

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💖💖💖💖💖 /5   I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting, book five in the Toronto Terror series, a wonderful, heartwarming, grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract romance.   Essie Lovelock and Nate Stiles have known each other since high school, sharing a kiss before leaving for university, after which Nate ghosted Essie. Now, six years later, they are organizing the wedding for Nate’s brother, Tristan, and Essie’s best friend, Rix, while managing to deal with one another without killing each other.  Nate is the all-black wearing storm cloud of grumpiness who trains in the gym with Flip and Tristan, and works as an engineer. Essie is a girl's girl, a make-up artist, pink-obsessed, princess loving, sunshine and roses, eternally optimistic romantic. These opposites argue, building tension between the as if it’s foreplay, as the chemistry sparks and sizzle. This is about figuring how to move forward, beyond past trauma, and avoid allowing it to define your future; taking char...

Now Available: I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting

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  Available in ebook, audio and paperback The best man ghosted me six years ago after kissing me, and now I have to do every wedding event under the sun with him. Nate Stiles is the definition of serious. Furrowed brow?  Check . Rain cloud personality?  Double check . I shouldn’t be thinking about the fact that our kiss was the best one of my life right now. I should be planning the bachelorette party of the millennium. I shouldn’t be wondering when Nate became such a good dancer after we got roped into salsa lessons with the happy couple. I should be mentally ticking off boxes on my bridal checklists. I shouldn’t be wondering what it would be like if I didn’t hate Nate Stiles. I should be holding strong against a man who doesn’t believe in love. My name is Essie Lovelock. I am a reformed love obsessed fairytale fanatic and I’m determined to be the best maid of honor my best friend could ever have. And I am absolutely  not  going to fall for the best man. Get I ...

COVER REVEAL - SPECIAL EDITION

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                                    ✨It’s cover reveal day for the special edition of THE MARRIAGE DIARIES by @erikawilde1! This will be available through a Kickstarter event that will go live September 8 - mark your calendars! Why you will love this book… 🔥Happily married couple 🔥BDSM and kink exploration 🔥So much dirty talk 🔥5 alarm spice 🔥Praise kink 🔥Forbidden desires fulfilled Reasons you will NEED this amazing special edition… 💖Hardcover line art in raised silver foil 💖Premium custom sprayed edges 💖End pages with Exclusive Character Artwork 💖400+ Spicy, Swoony Pages 💖Luxurious formatted interior 💖Gorgeous two page chapter spreads with graphics ✨INFLUENCERS: Sign up to help promote this event:   https://bit.ly/marriagediarieskickstartersignup #coverreveal #erikawilde #kickstarter #bookstagram #booktok #spicyromance @theauthor.agency

Relationship Goals by Brittany Kelley

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 💖💖💖💖 /5 Relationship Goals by Brittany Kelley is a laugh out loud, adorable sports romance take of Ted Lasso meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Abigail is an actress preparing for an upcoming role by shadowing a professional soccer player. The team owners have decided that Luke will be the one giving her a tour, but also forces Luke’s hand. In order to be placed on waivers, so he can get traded, needing to return to Seattle so he can take care of his sick mom, he needs to pretend to date Abigail. Only, instead of being fake, the relationship starts to feel real as feelings and attraction grows. Abigail has no idea that Luke was originally forced into faking the relationship, but once she finds out about it chaos and hijinks ensue. This story was the perfect balance of humor, sarcasm, banter, mild angst, swoon and steam; as the characters complemented each other. The chemistry between these two was off the chart and sizzling. This was a quick paced and fun read...

A Cornish Winter's Kiss by Jo Bartlett

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 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 A Cornish Winter's Kiss by Jo Bartlett is an emotional, heartwarming story about healing, second chances, and the courage to believe in love again. It’s also about the transformative power of connection, both professional and personal, and how joy can bloom in the most unexpected places. Emily Anderson; a romance audio book narrator, is a romantic, living and breathing love stories. She has a wonderful family and her parents have the perfect love story. Despite only dating jerks, she still wants the fairy tale ending: find her soulmate,; believing he is out there somewhere, maybe just beyond the next chapter. Jude Cavendish is her opposite in every way: a bestselling crime author with a cynical streak. He doesn't believe in love: his mom died when he was young, his first stepmother was awful, and even his live-in girlfriend rejected him. When his editor told him he needed to add something to his latest novel, he balked at adding some romance.   Jude is introdu...

Kane: Ghost Ops by Lynn Raye Harris

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  💖💖💖💖💖/5 Kane by Lynn Raye Harris , book four in the Ghost Ops series, is a small town, friends to lovers, hidden identity, military protector romance, a roller coaster of emotions and secrets, making it the perfect mixture of romance, action, and suspense; keeping me on the edge of my seat.   Daphne Bryant is on the run, from something she refuses to share when the Ghost Ops guys found her hiding in an apartment, homeless and jobless. The guys offer her a job as One Shot Tactical’s receptionist. Daphne is strong, snarky and had sarcasm down to an art, keeping all the men in their places and calling them on their crap. She was also smart and talented, taking on more jobs to free up the guys. Daphne was attracted to Kane Fox, having feelings for him that she tried to hide. Kane gave off the appearance that he only saw her as a little sister: too young for him and keeping her at arm’s length. Both Daphne and Kane are hiding secrets. When a customer at One Shot Ta...

Narrator Reveal - I Could Be Yours

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  RELEASING ON JULY 10TH Narrated by Savannah Peachwood & Teddy Hamilton The best man ghosted me six years ago after kissing me, and now I have to do every wedding event under the sun with him. Nate Stiles is the definition of serious. Furrowed brow?  Check . Rain cloud personality?  Double check . I shouldn’t be thinking about the fact that our kiss was the best one of my life right now. I should be planning the bachelorette party of the millennium. I shouldn’t be wondering when Nate became such a good dancer after we got roped into salsa lessons with the happy couple. I should be mentally ticking off boxes on my bridal checklists. I shouldn’t be wondering what it would be like if I didn’t hate Nate Stiles. I should be holding strong against a man who doesn’t believe in love. My name is Essie Lovelock. I am a reformed love obsessed fairytale fanatic and I’m determined to be the best maid of honor my best friend could ever have. And I am absolutely  not  goi...