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RELEASE BLITZ – Things Left Unsaid (7C’s: Pigeon Creek Series #1) by Serena Akeroyd writing as G.A. Mazurke

Jun 15

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Title: Things Left Unsaid

7C’s: A Pigeon Creek Series #1

Author: Serena Akeroyd writing as G.A. Mazurke

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Arranged Marriage

Friends to Enemies to Lovers/Billionaire Rancher

Release Date: June 14, 2024

BLURB

Colt’s the town’s golden boy…

…I’m a no-good McAllister

My grandmother summoned me to the family ranch and dropped a contract in my lap. I either marry Pigeon Creek’s resident billionaire and give him a child or we lose the Bar 9.

Pretty soon, I’m leaving NYC behind and moving onto the 7Cs.

A long time ago, my last name didn’t matter and his status meant nothing. Now, he hates me and I can’t forgive him.

Forced proximity reminds us of what we once had, but with so many things left unsaid, can we ever be anything more?

GOODREADS LINK:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206286398-things-left-unsaid-a-small-town-romance

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Coming soon in the series

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BLP REVIEW – Tracy

I LOVED this book…. I was intrigued when we were introduced to the Korhonen family in Cole’s book and couldn’t wait to find out what they were all about when the spin-off series was announced.

Zee & Colt were just, yeah, they were everything!!
I kinda wanted to dislike Colton but when we discovered what had happened ten years prior and why he reacted the way he did it was nigh on impossible to dislike him at all.

Colt was a protector and that was obvious in both present day and flashbacks. His connection to Zee started more than a decade prior and even though they hadn’t had any contact in the ten years since they last saw each other the flame was still burning for both of them even if they each had their own reasons and secrets that gave them reasons to keep the gulf between them from closing.

Zee (Suzanne) had had a torrid time and had left Pigeon Creek and her family’s ranch with literally no intention of ever returning, this was a place she no longer considered home for multiple reasons.
I felt for her when she realised the depths of the arrangement her grandmother had schemed with the head of the Korhonen family. I understood her demands and her reasoning behind her thoughts but I was delighted when things between her and Colt started to improve and the hints of the people they were before started to appear.

There were more than a few things going on in this book and the plot was well done. There were secrets, lies and some skullduggery that kept me guessing and certain side characters that I just could not stand.
I had concerns that there was gonna be a communication issue (one of my pet peeves in a book) between our MCs but Colt & Zee built a level of trust that had them keeping (most) lines of communication open. I spent a lot of the read waiting for the other shoe to drop and when it did, it was not quite what I was expecting, but it was delicious!!!! 😈😈😈

I adored Callan and his relationship with Zee was fab. I loved how Colt looked out for his baby brother but still treated him as an important part of the ranch and family.

I’m so looking forward to Cody’s book. The guy has me tied up in knots wondering what’s happened with him.

The epilogues…. They just finished the book so well in my opinion.

This book was 5 solid stars for me and a book I can definitely see myself reading again in the future!

AUTHOR BIO

International Best Selling Author G.A. Mazurke is the crazy lady behind Serena Akeroyd, crafter of smexy heroes you just wanna lick. While Serena has us expecting dark romance with lots of twists and turns … G.A. is her more mainstream/contemporary personality.

She explores her sweeter side while keeping the sexy we love, where the women fall hard but the men fall harder.

Some of G.A.’s books will cross over into Serena’s universes… so expect a cameo or two from beloved characters, while discovering new bands of brothers, with the banter, the laughs and the tears you are used to.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: http://www.gamazurke.com

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/G.-A.-Mazurke/author/B0CCG1VN4J

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GAMazurke

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SerenaAkeroydsDivas

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/gamazurke

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gamazurke

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NEW RELEASE – The Small-Town Seduction Plan (Hollywood Bachelors #5) by Lila Monroe

Jun 15

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Title: The Small-Town Seduction Plan
Series: Hollywood Bachelors #5
Author: Lila Monroe

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Enemies to Lovers
Fake Dating/Small Town Romance
Release Date: June 10, 2024

BLURB

Fall for the hot and hilarious grumpy-sunshine romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Emily Henry.

Duke Hendricks is grumpy, infuriating… and my new fake boyfriend?!

I never figured running out on my Hollywood wedding in search of true love would put me on the tabloid hit list, but with my reputation up in smoke, I need to lay low for the summer in Blackberry Cove. The quirky small town would be the perfect spot for a relaxing summer… if it wasn’t for the hunky local craftsman cursing my name at every turn.

Duke’s shaping up to be the bane of my existence — and the object of some unwelcome late-night desires. I’m determined to keep my distance… until the paparazzi catch him sucking snake venom from my thigh at the worst possible time.

My inner thigh.

Now I’ve got an(other) epic scandal brewing, and the only chance to turn my career around is pulling off the Oscar-worthy performance of a lifetime:

Faking a relationship with the man who can’t stand me.

Who says I don’t suffer for my art? The rules should be simple, but it turns out, Duke’s hiding a heart of gold under all that flannel. You can’t fake chemistry like this, and soon, those staged PDAs are turning into sizzling secret hook-ups. But between small-town gossip, rapid paparazzi, and Hollywood drama, Duke and I might be heading straight for a very real heartbreak.

Can we change the script and find our happily-ever-after? Find out in the sizzling grumpy-sunshine romance with all the small-town fake dating fun! New from USA Today bestselling author, and the ‘reigning queen of romcom’ Lila Monroe!

HOLLYWOOD BACHELORS:
1 The Hollywood Marriage Bargain
2 The Great British Bachelor Chase
3 The Treasure Hunt Hookup
4 The Tropical Romance Test
5 The Small-Town Seduction Plan

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200546589-the-small-town-seduction-plan

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BLP REVIEW – Tracy

I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of Avery when I read The Tropical Romance Test and having not read the Hollywood Marriage Bargain I hadn’t encountered her character previously. I must say though that I really did like her.

There was so much more to her than she let people see which, given her profession and abrupt departure from her wedding and the furore that caused, was understandable.

Avery was just a girl who had a big dream that she had escaped her past and worked so hard for and she’d never considered there might be more out there for her. Hitting BlackBerry Cove to hideout until her latest personal storm blew over gave her more than a little breathing space and started a potential new chapter for her. I loved seeing the real Avery flourish and realise what she wanted from life.

Duke….. the gods, the guy was a grump but a sweet cinnamon roll covered in icing grump once you got past his walls. His past lent to how he was now when it came to letting people in, which was understandable when we learned what his ex was like. He didn’t give the best impression when Avery arrived in the Cove but as the story progressed we got a front seat to just how caring, considerate and supportive he was – and OMG, he was even better than I expected him to be!!!
The thing was, even when he was trying to dislike Avery you just knew he was interested in her. Their attraction and spark grew with each interaction and felt like a neon sign that neither of them initially wanted to acknowledge!!!

Loved the supporting characters and just how fun this book was. Lila has given us another great read in the Hollywood Bachelors series!!!

I’m gonna be going back to read the couple of books I’ve missed so far in the series.

5* read

AUTHOR BIO

Combining her love of writing, sex and well-fitted suits, Lila Monroe wrote The Billionaire Bargain. Lila enjoys writing, as it gives her a flexible schedule to spend time with her kids and a wonderful excuse to avoid them. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, who strips out of his well-fitted suits nightly.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: http://www.lilamonroebooks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lilamonroebooks
Newsletter: http://www.lilamonroebooks.com/newsletter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilawrites

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RELEASE BLITZ – One Fine Night (A Special OPs Scots Prequel) by Kait Nolan

Jun 14

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ONE FINE NIGHT

A SPECIAL OPS SCOTS PREQUEL

KAIT NOLAN

Release Date: June 14

As a Royal Marine, I’ve taken on countless missions, but navigating life as a civilian might be the biggest challenge of all. I need to stay focused and figure out what the hell I’m doing with this early retirement.

Then she crosses my path. A stranger on a train, she instantly captures my imagination. A beautiful, vibrant distraction I didn’t know I needed. And maybe something more…

When my charming companion faces unwanted advances, I step in, pretending to be her boyfriend. But the connection between us is too real to be an act.
What might have been only a brief encounter turns into an unforgettable night as we both find far more than we were looking for, if only we both have the courage to hold on.

Grab Your Copy!

https://kaitnolan.com/one-fine-night/

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

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Meet Kait Nolan:

Kait Nolan is a USA Today best selling, RITA® Award-winning Mississippi author who calls everyone sugar, honey, or darlin’, and can wield a ‘Bless your heart’ like a Snuggie or a saber, depending on requirements. She believes in love, laughter, and that tacos are the world’s most perfect food. When she’s not writing, reading, or wrangling family (both the two-legged and the four-), you can find her obsessively watching The Great British Bake Off.

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RELEASE BLITZ – I Can’t Even (Carter Brothers #2) by Lani Lynn Vale

Jun 6

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Title: I Can’t Even
Series: Carter Brothers #2
Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Release Date: June 4, 2024

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Trope: Bad Girl/Good Guy

BLURB

Ellodie Cassandra Solaire made a single, solitary New Year’s resolution.

That resolution was set in stone, and she wouldn’t be breaking it, no matter what.

It was simple: Say yes to every person who asks her out on a date until she finds a boyfriend.

Easy, right?

Wrong.

She breaks that New Year’s resolution three months into the year after a guy gives her serial killer vibes.

Fast forward three months, and she’s unhappily saying yes to any man who asks.

Until one day, there she is, eating a chicken burrito waiting for traffic to clear, and he appears like a knight in shining armor.

One second, she’s counting down the seconds until the parade dissipates so she can go home, and the next, a car is flying through the air directly beside her, courtesy of a hot cop performing a PIT maneuver.

It’s during the middle of the arrest when Quaid Carter’s eyes find hers.

From that moment on, she’s lost to anyone else but him.

The only problem is that serial killer vibe she got off of her potential date a few months ago isn’t just a vibe. It’s a full-blown obsession. And the serial killer decides that she won’t be the one to get away.

Quaid Carter has different ideas, though.

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204789324-i-can-t-even

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#3 Thirst Trap – Releasing July 9

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BLP REVIEW – Tracy

Ellodie and Quaid were just meant to be….. but their road to getting to a happy future was not an easy one!!!!

Quaid is a policeman who is trying to catch a suspect when he first encounters Ellodie. He runs into her again at the end of a disastrous date she’s had and the third time he’s at the hospital where she’s a nurse to investigate some thefts.
Each time there’s a spark, an interest and a definite connection.
These Carter men know what and who they want and I’m enjoying watching them try to catch the women they fall for.

Ellodie made a New Year’s resolution to go on dates to see if she could find Mr Right, she signed up to a dating app but it appeared that along with catching a few Mr Definitely-Not-Rights she might have also caught the interest of Mr Stalker-possibly Serial Killer and now she’s on Quaid’s radar for more than his attraction to her,

Although there’s a lot of heat and humour in the series this book, especially towards the end, was a hard read at times. There was a lot of bad stuff that happened and while I thought I knew who the monster was, LLV did well to make me second guess myself a time or two.

I’m enjoying this series. The Carter siblings/family are entertaining, are all up in each others business but they’re a tight group who have each others backs (and that of their significant others) when things get tough.

Looking forward to the next book in the series.

AUTHOR BIO

Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.

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RELEASE BLITZ – Secret Pucking Unicorn (Paranormal Hockey League #2) by Jenny Fenshaw

Jun 6

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Secret Pucking Unicorn

Best Friend’s Brother Fated Mates Shifter Hockey Romance

Paranormal Hockey League Book 2

By Jenny Fenshaw

What to expect:

🏒Paranormal Hockey Romcom

🏒 Best friend’s brother

🏒 fated mates

🏒 v!rgin hero

🏒 rejected by parents

🏒 mutual pining

🏒 discovering secret powers

Blurb

What do you get when a sweet-as-puck hockey-playing wolf shifter with a secret is reunited with his sister’s best friend whom he’s loved since childhood who has a secret of her own? The swoons.

Declan

All my life, I’ve done what is expected of me and been the perfect son and brother. But I’m tired of living by the rules others have for me and am ready to go after my own dreams. The first step is being the best left winger I can be on the Atlantic City Devil Birds hockey team and earning enough money to buy my dream farm. The second step is declaring my feelings and convincing my younger sister’s best friend to give me a chance to prove I’m someone she can love. She’s off working in New Zealand, so I have time to work on the first step before having to be brave enough to take the second. Until…

Miranda

I’m tired of being alone and feeling like I don’t belong anywhere. My parents are dedicated to their careers, and I rarely stay anywhere long enough to form genuine connections. I want to put down roots, be near the few friends I’ve made over the years and be part of a community. I’ve had a hopeless crush on my childhood best friend’s older brother, Declan, for years, but he’s only ever seen me as a friend. It’s time to consider looking for someone who will love me in return. When a sudden chance to work for a professional hockey team in New Jersey comes up, I jump at it without a second thought. Little did I know Declan was one of the stars until I walked into the rink. How will I be able to find someone when the only man I’ve ever wanted is front and center and focused solely on me?

Fate has a way of bringing people together. Secrets have a way of tearing them apart. Which will prevail?

Secret Pucking Unicorn is a shifter hockey romance full of humor, heart, and heat. If you want to laugh, sigh, and swoon, not necessarily in that order, with funny, sexy shifters, this is the book for you!

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203447507/

Start the Series Here:

Sexy Pucking Polar Bear #1

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BLP REVIEW – Tracy

I’m first and foremost a PNR lover, though with the amount small town sports romances I’ve been devouring lately you’d maybe be hard pressed to realize that!!!!
With Secret Pucking Unicorn, Jenny Fenshaw reminded me why I love the paranormal genre and shifters in particular!
🦄 🐺 🪄

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in The Paranormal Hockey League series and I adored Mac/Declan when he was supporting and trying to help Burke with his love life woes.
Little did I realize that our MMC would have so much more on his own plate to deal with!!!!

I loved the fact that there was more to Declan’s shifter traits than normal and the gods, how sweet was he that he knew for so long that Miranda was his mate and he gave her time and distance to get to where she needed time before he declared his feelings! He was definitely all hot cinnamon roll hero!

My heart hurt for Miranda. She just got settled into a new life that she was enjoying when it all just imploded!
Her parents, especially her mother, OMFG…. how could one woman be so cold towards her only child?!?! I hated the truths that came out but I loved the support Miranda realized she had and how that made her feel.
I have to admit that at one point I was yelling at her to think, pay attention and work out what was happening….. even when I was pretty sure I knew what was going on and that she couldn’t get it all straight in her head. I know that doesn’t make a lot of sense right now, but once you read the book it will be crystal and make all the sense!!!!! 😉😁

Mac’s sister….. oh how I wanted to smack her upside the head… she’s like a tornado and while she annoyed me a tad in SPU, when it comes to her book I think she’ll possibly be frustratingly entertaining and I’m pretty certain her bravado and bluster is pretty much a front! 🤔

This team of shifters are so much fun and they’re truly beginning to feel like a family, not just teammates. I cannot wait for more in the series (and just more in general from Jenny!!)…

For me, this is a definite 5 star read and one I’d recommend you give a go!!!!

About the Author

Jenny Fenshaw is a funny, goofy, and creative author of contemporary paranormal romantic comedies who loves daydreaming about ordinary events, making them ridiculous, and including them in her stories. A native of southern New Jersey, Jenny loves to set her stories in the area she knows so well. From the Atlantic City Boardwalk to the Pine Barrens, her stories are a love letter to her hometown just as much as they are the love story of her characters.

When she’s not writing, Jenny enjoys watching ice hockey (for research!) and reruns of Murder, She Wrote. She has been married to her cinnamon roll of a husband for thirty years and has a grown son who has the best adventures.

For more information about Jenny Fenshaw and her books visit her Website here: https://jennyfenshaw.com/

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RELEASE BLITZ – Sterling Streak (Sterling Falls #3) by L.B. Dunbar

Jun 6

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STERLING STREAK by L.B. Dunbar is LIVE!

This is an all-new small-town romance with a big family, and the silver fox swoon one expects from her love over-40 romances.

What to expect:

✔️Country Music Star

✔️Baseball Player

✔️Single Dad

✔️Forced Proximity

✔️all the spice

✔️small-town romance

BLURB:

Love was a losing battle for this country music darling and a single dad, baseball star until one night brings them together and one small town sets the field for a possible winning streak.

They call me Lady Boss. Maneater. Queen. But beneath the makeup, blond wig, and glitzy costumes, I’m just a country girl who likes to sing. I don’t hate men, I’m just struggling to find a good one. I’ve learned my lesson. Fool me once, and it will never, ever happen again.

So I’m baffled when I meet Ford Sylver.

A superstar in his own right as centerfielder for the Chicago Anchors baseball team, plus a single dad to three adorable little girls, we share a moment when I save his firm backside and pretend he’s mine. Something that he can never be.

Only, when he suffers a season-changing injury and I need a place to disappear, we both end up back in Sterling Falls, where I’m suddenly and unwittingly his nanny.

There’s danger in having a wild side. I’ll try anything once. However, forced into close quarters with Ford, acting as his personal nurse, and caring for his three little ones might backfire. Because I’m staring at all I ever wanted and never thought would happen for me.

After losing at love in the past, could I finally be on a winning streak?

Buy Link – available in Kindle Unlimited

Universal: https://geni.us/sterlingstreak

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202124975

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

I’m loving this series!!!

We know from previous books that the Sylver kids didn’t have an easy life for the most part growing up. They’ve all dealt with this different and it’s moulded them into who they are today.

Ford reacted by doing his damndest to get out of Sterling Falls and be the best baseball player he could be. For the most part he succeeded but he kinda forgot about the people who shared that upbringing with him and who looked out for him, to the point that his personal life has now imploded and his family know nothing about it.

Cadence (Cait) also didn’t have the best family life growing up, which we kinda know from her sister Enya’s book. Her parents (her father in particular) think the worst of her while having nothing to do with her and people she trusted have let her down to the point she trusts very few people and holds her cards incredibly close to the vest. She’s got Enya but her big sisters’ life just reinforces Cait’s realization that she’s missing out on something she so desperately wants, even if she won’t admit that fully to herself.

This pair met when they both needed to escape who they were and what was going on around them. Both back in town for a family event they forged a connection that first night that only grew as the book progressed.

I adored Ford’s girls, they were such a great part of the story.
Cait, the gods I felt for her. She was harder on herself than others at times, understandably hesitant to trust due to her past, so when she put her trust in him it was heartbreaking to see that trust mishandled a few times by Ford!
While his actions and comments could be attributed to what was going on at the time I honestly wanted to shake him as I was so frustrated by his lack of thought and his reactions on occasion.

I loved watching they progress from friends to something more, the slow burn was necessary and for me added to their story. The epilogue, catching up with our last two couples and seeing the Sylver siblings continue to rebuild their relationships were all so good.
I’m really looking forward to Clay’s book.

This is a really good series that I most definitely would recommend.

About the Author

L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.

To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.

Find more books by LB Dunbar here: https://www.lbdunbar.com

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BOOK TOUR – Inside the Penalty Box (Vancouver Dominators #1) by S.L. Sterling

May 31

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Title: Inside the Penalty Box

Series: Vancouver Dominators #1

Author: S.L. Sterling

Release: May 24, 2024

Genre/Tropes: Sports Romance; Hockey Romance; One night stand; He falls first; Forbidden love

Cover Design Credit: Thunderstruck Cover Design

Goodreads Link: https://geni.us/InsidethePenaltyBoxGR

Bookbub Link: https://www.bookbub.com/books/inside-the-penalty-box-vancouver-dominators-book-1-by-s-l-sterling

Blurb:

I kept my nose clean. Bad publicity was the last thing you wanted, and I’d had my share since my last breakup went public. We’d also just lost our last five games.

The boys and I decided to head to the islands for a little R&R. I’d never been so happy for a break. That was where I saw her. She didn’t seem to recognize me, which made it better, so I made my move. We didn’t exchange names or numbers. We shared one carefree night, that was all I wanted and that was all it was supposed to be.

A few months later, regret from that night had almost eaten away at me. I hadn’t been able to get her out of my mind. I wouldn’t say I fell in love with her, or maybe I did. All I knew was that night was the closest I’d ever come to insta-love and I wanted more but we’d had our fun. Yet, I was still mentally kicking myself for at least not getting her name.

We’re about to head into the playoffs when I return home and that is when the universe decides to bring us back together in one of the worst places ever. Only this time won’t be like the last, I decide I won’t let her slip through my fingers. This time, I’ve promised myself nothing, and all bets are off.

Buy Links:

Universal: https://geni.us/InsidethePenaltyBox

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFS66ZPJ

Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/3UI1t0r

Apple iTunes: https://bit.ly/3UIO8Fl

Kobo: https://bit.ly/4boJbah

Smashwords: https://bit.ly/3UGUk0r

Praise:

5 Stars from KDWebzbookie – “I absolutely adored this book! Dylan and Aurora were pure chemistry.”

5 Stars from Cajun Heat Book Blog – “Great start to the series and this reader can’t wait to see what happens next with Dominator’s Hockey team.”

5 Star Bookbub Review – “This book is a must read, page turner, and has all the feels.”

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

I’m going through a real hockey romance phase at the minute so ‘Inside The Penalty Box’ really caught my interest. I’ve read and really enjoyed some of S.L.’s books before and genuinely thought I’d love this one.

I liked Dylan. I really liked that he wasn’t your stereotypical ‘romance read sports player’ and wasn’t jumping anything with a pulse. I loved that once he knew who his ONS was, after kicking himself for months having not gotten her name or number, that he was ALL IN with Aurora and no one was gonna stop him from seeing if their connection could be more.
His ex though…. The gods, cray-cray to the extreme!! 😳
On that note, one thing that did annoy me about our MMC was his holding back on info…. the man was not quick in the communication department and I understood Aurora’s frustration at times. TBH, she had more patience than he deserved at least once if not more during the story!!!

Aurora. I liked that she wanted to break out of her mould but also understood her feelings after she took the plunge and did something so out of character.
I liked Aurora’s attitude and how she stood up for herself when it came to Dylan especially where she felt she wasn’t being given all the info she needed to make a decision about whether or not to see where things with him could go.
Her relationship with her mother, that was something else. It was good that our FMC still held true to herself and that her mother’s thoughts and lifestyle choices hadn’t coloured her thoughts on relationships and love.

While I did enjoy ITPB for the most part, there’s were a couple of things that left me scratching my head come the end of the book and I was left pondering ‘why’ about someone’s actions and any further consequences that there might be…….

I’m hoping to see more of this pair in the Vancouver Dominators series going forward and I’m really looking forward to finding out more about Knox and Lorelai and exactly what happened in the past that has her reacting so badly him now!! 🤔

4⭐️

Author Bio:

S.L. Sterling was born and raised in southern Ontario. She now lives in Northern Ontario Canada and is married to her best friend and soul mate and their two dogs.

An avid reader all her life, S.L. Sterling dreamt of becoming an author. She decided to give writing a try after one of her favorite authors launched a course on how to write your novel. This course gave her the push she needed to put pen to paper and her debut novel “It Was Always You” was born.

When S.L. Sterling isn’t writing or plotting her next novel she can be found curled up with a cup of coffee, blanket and the newest romance novel from one of her favorite authors on her e-reader. Her favorite authors include Kendall Ryan, Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward, Lauren Blakely, Alessandra Torre and Willow Winters.

In her spare time, she enjoys camping, hiking, sunny destinations, spending quality time with family and friends and of course reading.

Social Media Links

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/SLSterlingGoodreads

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hearomance/

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Sterlings Silver Sapphires: http://bit.ly/SterlingsSapphires

Amazon: http://bit.ly/SLSterling

Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/64d6991578891ef5c9a2f474

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RELEASE BLITZ – The Copper Valley Fireballs ~ The Complete Series by Pippa Grant

May 30

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Title: The Copper Valley Fireballs
The Complete Series

Author: Pippa Grant

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: May 30, 2024

BLURB

Meet the Copper Valley Fireballs, baseball’s lovable losers whose hot heroes are determined to turn this team around and resisting finding love along the way!

This box set includes four full-length romantic comedies and a bonus novella.

About the books:

Jock Blocked is a home run of a feel-good romantic comedy featuring the world’s most superstitious sports fan, baseball’s oldest virgin hero, a rogue meatball, an adorable puppy with a cussing problem, and a happily ever after more satisfying than a game-winning grand slam.

Real Fake Love is a line drive straight to the heart featuring a grumpy athlete, a jilted bride, a fake relationship, and the world’s laziest cat. It stands alone and comes complete with sibling rivalry, the world’s most awkward shower scene, and a sweetly satisfying happily ever after.

The Grumpy Player Next Door is a fun-filled enemies-to-lovers romcom featuring a ray of sunshine on a mission, an athlete who’s only grouchy around her, and an epic prank gone wrong. It stands alone and comes complete with small-town shenanigans, a goat who’s not nearly as wise as his name suggests, and proof that sometimes, love is the best kind of vengeance.

Irresistible Trouble is a hilarious grand slam of a romcom about a baseball player whose ego is catching up to him, a pop star who’s a bit of a hot mess when the cameras aren’t looking (and sometimes when they are), and the kind of family and teammates that everyone deserves… in small doses.

Have Yourself a Grumpy Little Christmas is a hit of holiday sweetness featuring a grumpy retired baseball pitcher who hates the holidays, his best friend’s little sister, and a Christmas tree mishap.

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213480104-the-copper-valley-fireballs-complete-series

BOOKBUB LINK: https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-copper-valley-fireballs-complete-series-a-baseball-romcom-box-set-by-pippa-grant

PURCHASE LINKS

US: https://amzn.to/4axfYZB
UK: https://amzn.to/3UMbGHW
CA: https://amzn.to/3KgM29q
AU: https://amzn.to/3KzaD9X
Universal: https://readerlinks.com/l/4128085

Free in Kindle Unlimited

Also available in audio:

Amazon Audio: https://readerlinks.com/l/4128088
Audible: https://readerlinks.com/l/4128096

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

Jock Blocked

OH MY BASEBALL GODS…… I love Pippa Grant and I adored MacKenzie & Brooks, they were both a little dorky in their own way, had big hearts, loved their families and had baseball in common – though Mac was just a tad more obsessional about the sport than Brooks…. Their initial meeting had me laughing hard and to be honest, I didn’t stop laughing for most of the book.

It was fab that they were each what the other needed but didn’t realise even though their ‘relationship’ didn’t start off on the best footing…. though that added to the fun!

With crazy antics on the leads parts, madcap families, lot of great friends (who we all know and love from previous books), full-of-fun baseball team mates and a guest appearance by a favourite hockey team, JOCK BLOCKED was a fabulous read and another hit from Ms Grant!!!

Can I just say, those epilogues……. there were tears reading one… I admit it!!

A home run 5* laugh-a-lot read………

Irresistible Trouble

OH EM GEEE…
Adored Cooper & Waverly!!!

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

AUTHOR BIO

Pippa Grant wanted to write books, so she did. Before she became a USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling romantic comedy author, she was a young military spouse who got into writing as self-therapy. That happened around the time she discovered reading romance novels, and the two eventually merged into a career. Today, she has more than 30 knee-slapping Pippa Grant titles and nine written as Jamie Farrell. When she’s not writing romantic comedies, she’s fumbling through being a mom, wife, and mountain woman, and sometimes trying to find hobbies. Her crowning achievement? Having impeccable timing for telling stories that will make people snort beverages out of their noses. Consider yourself warned.

AUTHOR LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pippagrantromance
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThePipsquad
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/pippagrant
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/pippa-grant
Website: http://www.pippagrant.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/pippa.grant
Verve Romance: https://ververomance.com/app/PippaGrant
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pippagrant

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RELEASE BLITZ – Fall With Me (Sugarland Creek #3) by Brooke Montgomery

May 29

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A dislike to lovers stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a barrel racer who loses her memory and the rowdy cowboy she once hated but no longer remembers…

I’ve hated Landen Hollis for the past eleven years.

It’s no secret to anyone around us that I don’t like him, but no one knows why. I can’t tell them or I’d risk my pro barrel racing career that I love. Being at the top of my game and on the way to winning it all, he’s the last person I need interfering.

It’s bad enough that he’s one of my trainers and unavoidable, but he relentlessly seeks me out and pushes my buttons.

Even when I nearly choke to death, he’s there, saving my life.

We’re the opposite in every way. I thrive on routine and sticking to it.

He’s a playboy who never has serious relationships or commits to anything besides annoying me.

But then everything takes a turn for the worse when I get a concussion and forget who he is.

My world flips upside down when I wake up not recognizing the sexiest man I’ve ever seen—a six-foot-something, blue-eyed cowboy who’s looking at me like I’m his dream girl.

He tells me we shouldn’t get close because it’s only a matter of time before I get my memory back. And although I can’t remember why I hated him, I want to roll the dice and see where it takes me.

When flashes of the past resurface, and I start to remember everything, my life unravels from the secret I’ve been keeping—and what I never wanted him to know.

But a murder scandal always stirs up gossip in a Southern small town.

What to expect:

✨ Six year age gap

✨ Cowboy x Barrel Racer

✨ She can’t stand him

✨ He falls first (and hard)

✨ She loses her memory

✨ Grumpy x Sunshine (she’s the grump)

✨ Small-town ranch romance

✨ Suspense subplot

✨ Calls her Little Devil

Buy Links: Kindle Unlimited

Amazon UK

Amazon US

Amazon CA

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More in the Series

https://brookewritesromance.com/sugarland-creek-series/

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

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About the Author

Brooke has been writing romance since 2013 under the USA Today Bestselling author pen names: Brooke Cumberland and Kennedy Fox, and now, Brooke Montgomery.

She loves writing small town romance with big families and happily ever afters! She lives in the frozen tundra of Packer Nation with her husband, wild teenager, and four dogs.

When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, watching ASMR and reading vlogs on YouTube, or binge-watching a TV show she’s most likely behind on. Brooke’s addicted to iced coffee, leggings, and naps.

She found her passion for telling stories during winter break one year in grad school—and she hasn’t stopped since.

You can contact her at
brookewritesromance@gmail.com or
hello@authorbrookemontgomery.com

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RELEASE BLITZ – Jasper (Broken Falls #3) by Laramie Briscoe

May 24

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Title: Jasper

Series: Broken Falls, #3

Author: Laramie Briscoe

Genre: Small Town Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 24, 2024

⬇️ GRAB JASPER ⬇️

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Google Play ➜ https://bit.ly/47NexVM

⬇️ Start the Series with Boone! ⬇️

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Book Blurb:

I never thought my fake marriage, would become real…

Jasper Hamilton

I’ve always been a pawn in the game of chess my grandfather prefers to play with me. It started when I was a child who didn’t have anywhere else to go after my parents were killed.

Gone was my home full of love and warmth, and in its place was a mansion with a man as cold as a winter night.

The only thing that kept me sane were my friends. Those blue-collar buddies who didn’t care about my grandpa’s bank account.

I never cared about the money either. Until he threatens to take away the one thing I love in this world. The foundation created in their memory. The only way for me to get it back? Play by his rules, take a wife, and secure an heir.

Something I never planned to do after growing up the way I did. But the way I respond to Daisy Williams, and the satisfaction I get from calling her my wife makes me feel like I’ve been promoted from Pawn to King.

Tropes Included

small town
blue collar
marriage of convenience
brooding for everyone but her

Jasper is book three in The Broken Falls Series: a series of interconnected standalones following a group of friends who have become family in small-town West Virginia, and the women who bring them to their knees. You do not have to read them in order, but each book builds upon the relationships of the last.

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

I’ve got to admit that after liking Jasper in earlier books in the series, I wasn’t sure I was gonna be a fan when his book started….
Ok, I kinda got where he was coming from but the gods, communicate son!! Don’t make decisions for her based on your own skewed views.

Daisy, I kinda wanted to shake her for a while. I get that the heart wants what it wants but I’d have made Jasper sweat a bit more and have to put more effort in to getting the help he needed.

There was the whole thing around the reason why he needed to be married and some little of hints and innuendo about what his grandfather had been like to live with and how he had treated Jas but it felt like some things were never really explained or clarified. I’d have liked a bit more background or explanation especially as our MMC was worried he’d end up the same way.

All in all I enjoyed the story. I thought that Daisy & Jasper worked together and, as ever, I loved catching up with the rest of the ‘found family’ and finding out what they were up to.

I’m really looking forward to Barrett’s book. Think that’s gonna be interesting!

About Laramie:

Laramie Briscoe is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of over 30 books, with sales of over half a million copies.

Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on Apple Books, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Her books have been known to make readers laugh and cry. They are guaranteed to be emotional, steamy reads.

When she’s not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on Netflix. Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband.

Author Links

Website: https://laramiebriscoe.net/

Store: https://www.laramiebriscoe.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLaramieBriscoe

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3iZ6RvN

Spotify: https://bit.ly/3BCeQFx