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New Release Review! THE WRITER AND THE ROGUE by Lydia Drake (Debutantes of London #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/21/2025

Desperate times call for drastic measures…and Miss Caroline Devereux is most certainly desperate. Her spendthrift father’s been gambling away every spare shilling, racking up debts, selling off their family’s coveted objets d’art, and bringing them to the edge of ruin. Up until now, she’s been able to stave off the creditors—and afford luxuries like tea—by penning sensational Gothic tales. But they’re out of time, and Caroline must play the one card she has left. The Earl of Rockford cannot believe that any young lady would dare to blackmail him. Not only has she threatened to expose the darkest secrets of…

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Release Day Review! THE GRAVESEND MURDER by Lana Williams (The Field & Graystone Series #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 03/25/2025

The past proves deadly when a witness to a case gone cold is murdered—a chilling message meant to silence those involved… Summoned to Gravesend, Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Field is shocked to discover the body of a man he interviewed only days earlier. The brutal timing suggests his inquiries into the cold case that has haunted him for well over a year struck a nerve. But with more questions than clues, the investigation threatens to once again grind to a halt. Widow Amelia Greystone’s quiet life is upended by murder for a third time, this one striking dangerously close to…

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Release Day Review! NO MORE SPIES by Lexi Blake (Masters & Mercenaries: New Recruits #4)

Published by beckymmoe on 03/18/2025

Kala Taggart has known she was in love with Cooper McKay since she was a young girl. But her wild-child ways sometimes clashed with Coop’s apple pie, all-American persona. After the worst night of Kala’s life, she decided to give up on having any kind of normalcy. She focused on her future and let the idea of Cooper go. Cooper knows he screwed up with Kala when they were young, but the adult Cooper is unwilling to let their past rob them of a future. He joins her CIA team not for the thrill of the job but to be…

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New Release Review! A WHISPER AND A CURSE by Darcy Burke (Raven & Wren #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 03/14/2025

Hadrian Becket, the Earl of Ravenhurst, has always scorned the supernatural—until a head injury left him with the unnerving ability to see visions through touch. Though he loathes the curse, it’s proven invaluable in solving murder investigations alongside Miss Matilda Wren. When Hadrian’s mother hires Tilda to investigate a medium who claims she can contact her late son, Tilda and Hadrian are drawn into a deadly game. Mediums across London are falling victim to the “Levitation Killer,” and the murderer’s chilling focus soon shifts to them both. Forced to rely on his visions as never before, Hadrian must fully embrace…

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Release Day Review! IF YOU LOVE ME by Helena Hunting (Toronto Terror #4)

Published by beckymmoe on 03/13/2025

If You Love Meby Helena HuntingToronto Terror #4Release date: March 13thCover Designer: Hang Le: https://www.instagram.com/byhangle/Illustrations by Rosie’s Fables: https://www.instagram.com/rosiesfables/Narrators: Stephen Dexter & Stella Bloom Two nights with her ruined me for all other women, but I never got the chance to make her mine. I’m the pinnacle of control. I protect the net, my team, and my daughter.It’s my final season and I can’t afford any distractions.Except our new assistant coach just walked in.And I would know her face anywhere.She’s the one I dream about. That weekend, I was just a man—not the legend, the dad, the mentor.I didn’t care…

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Release Day Review! BLOOD MOON by Sandra Brown

Published by beckymmoe on 03/04/2025

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a sexy thriller where an unruly detective and an ­­­­ambitious tv show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon—while trying to resist the attraction between them. Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the actions taken (or not taken) during the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than…

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Release Day Review! TWO FRIENDS IN MARRIAGE by Jackie Lau (Weddings with the Moks #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 02/25/2025

Evan Mok is getting married, much to his family’s surprise. Early in the pandemic, my longtime friend Jane Yin and I made a if we were both single on her thirty-third birthday, we’d get engaged and plan a simple wedding. We were lonely, envious of people who weren’t isolated in apartments by themselves. More than three years have passed, and I’m ready. Even if I’m outgoing and optimistic on the outside, I’ve given up on romantic love, and it’ll be nice to build a life with my friend. With both of our savings, we can actually afford a house. Jane…

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New Release Review! SEARCHING FOR VALOR by Tonya Burrows (Redwood Coast Rescue #9)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/27/2025

He’s a broken hero trying to hold it all together. Rylan Cross has spent his life saving others, but lately, he’s the one falling apart. Haunted by his past and the betrayal of the one woman he thought he could trust, he’s drowning in alcohol and self-doubt. The pressure of counseling his teammates through their traumas is crushing him, and he knows it’s only a matter of time before he shatters. She’s the woman who betrayed him—and she needs his help. Isabella “Izzy” Delgado never imagined she’d be back in Rylan’s life, not after a devastating mistake that nearly cost…

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Release Day Review! A SECRET SEDUCTION by Lana Williams (The Mayfair Literary League #8)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/23/2025

The final installment in The Mayfair Literary League… A game of seduction… Millicent Davies, marching toward spinsterhood at an alarming clip, is terrified by her father’s plan to arrange a marriage sooner than later. She’s determined to decide her own fate, but the charming man with the devil-may-care smile who has captured her heart is hell-bent on remaining single. Winston Chadwick, Marquess of Linford, intends to evade the marriage noose, but not because he’s the carefree rogue the ton assumes him to be. His parents’ tumultuous union taught Winston a harsh lesson that letting anyone in only leads to pain.…

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Release Day Review! BETTER THAN FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis (Sunrise Cove #7)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/21/2025

Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all. As a special investigative agent for the National Park Service, Noah’s used to living under intense pressure. Or he was until he got injured on the job. Now unhappily recuperating at home while being smothered by his loving but nosy family, he’d love nothing more than…

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