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New Release Review! THE PAST by Sawyer Bennett (Bluegrass Empires #4)

THE PASTSawyer BennettRelease Date: June 3 Before ascending the throne of the Blackburn Empire in Kentucky horse country, they were just Tommy and Fiona, two teenagers from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Young love bloomed during an Irish summer set amidst the rolling green hills and lush pastures of Tipperary County. Fiona Conlan grew up sheltered by her overbearing parents and vibrating with the need for something more. In the summer of 1978, she found exactly what she needed. Ready to test the boundaries set for her, Fiona trained in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of steeplechase, and in…

Release Day Review! HER MOUNTAIN RESCUER by Alyson Archer (Honey Ridge #1)

I went on a hike to clear my head. But then a storm blows in, and now I’m taking shelter with my rescuer—my dad’s best friend. My goal was to clear my head. To figure out what I want in life—besides mountain ranger Beau Cameron, that is. He’s my dad’s best friend, more than twenty years older than me, and it’s not like he returns my feelings. Beau and I are never going to happen. I need to let it go. Move on. But I get caught in a life-threatening deluge of wind, rain, and hail. Soon, I’m lost, freezing,…

New Release Review! BUILT TO LAST by Lexi Blake (Park Avenue Promise #3)

From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series… Three young women make a pact in high school—to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan Built to LastHarper Ross has always dreamed of working on one of the magnificent brownstones of Park Avenue. Now one of her closest friends has bought the house of her dreams and hired Harper to do the construction work. She wants to showcase the renovation on a television show for her brand-new production company. It’s the same grand home she and her friends promised themselves…

Memorial Day Throwback Review–THE LAST LETTER by Rebecca Yarros

Yes, I’ve already posted this review here (just over 6 years ago). But it’s Memorial Day, and IMHO the perfect time to revisit my favorite Rebecca Yarros book (no, I haven’t read The Fourth Wing books…yet. I do have a hardcover copy and the audiobook of the first one so I probably will eventually. But they’re not really my kind of book like this one is). I’ve included a short promo video here for a fabulous organization that really and truly helped my children and me during a difficult time of our lives and is always there when we need…

Release Day Review! UNTIL THE RAKE SURRENDERS by Darcy Burke (The Rogue Rules #5)

When a young lady is ruined, her friends vow none of them will ever be ensnared by a scoundrel again. They will resist every gentleman’s charms even—and especially—if it means gaining a reputation for being impossible to woo. It will take extraordinary rogues to break their rules… It will take nothing less than the promise of a heart-stopping, breath-catching, happily ever after to woo Lady Minerva Halifax into marriage, but that dream seems doomed. She only attracts money- and position-hungry rogues because she’s the daughter of a wealthy duke. Then her friend’s dashingly irrepressible brother, Evan Price, is injured showing…

Release Day Review! TIME LOOPS AND MEET CUTES by Jackie Lau

The “masterful, inspiring, and full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) Jackie Lau returns with a thoroughly unique love story about a woman reliving the same Friday over and over again—and the intriguing man who can’t quite remember her. Noelle Tom really shouldn’t have eaten those dumplings at the night market. But the old woman at the stall said they’d give her what she needed most, and what Noelle desperately needed after another long workweek was food. Except now she’s reliving the same Friday. Every morning her alarm goes off at 6:45, and the Wordle answer is…

Release Day Review! THE UPGRADE by Tawna Fenske (The Jilted Brides Honeymoon Club #1)

Just one thing tastes sweeter than revenge on my ex;Forbidden fruit in the form of my best friend’s older brother. It started innocently enough.Kit needed a fake date for his ex’s glamorous party.I needed a practice swing fling to launch my trip to an exclusive sex resort.I know what you’re thinking.Eve’s not that kind of girl.But my ex’s betrayal has me speeding down scandalous paths I’ve never explored.A luxury, fantasy retreat where women’s pleasure comes first.And so will I.The Jilted Brides Honeymoon Club boasts a fantasy menu to fulfill my wildest desires.Sensuous massage, group play, same-sex pleasures…it’s all here for…

Release Day Review! HARDLY A GENTLEMAN by Eloisa James (Accidental Brides #2)

New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Accidental Brides series with a romance about a forced marriage between a feisty heroine and a Scottish laird… neither of whom have plans to marry, let alone fall in love. Desperate after her Season comes to a spectacularly disastrous end, the Honorable Miss Clara Vetry jumps into a carriage hired to take a housekeeper to Scotland. The laird of Castle CaerLaven has no interest in a wife, especially a love match—but when Caelan sees his new housekeeper, he changes his mind. Marriage to a delectable bookworm strikes him as a perfect…

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

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…

Release Day Review! FAKING IT WITH THE ENFORCER by Alyson Archer (Toronto Terror #3)

Moving across the country to train with a prestigious ballet for six weeks? Major life goal unlocked. Living with my brother’s grumpy and very hot best friend? Major life complication introduced. Especially when he needs a fake girlfriend… When I show up at his door, I don’t know much about Wolf Hartley beyond the fact that he played university hockey with my older brother and that he’s currently the star enforcer for the Toronto Thunder. But within minutes of meeting him, I’ve developed a raging crush so intense that it consumes my every waking—and sleeping—thought. I know that Wolf and…