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Release Day Review! A WHISPER OF SECRECY by Darcy Burke (Raven and Wren #5)

When private investigator Matilda Wren is hired to investigate a household theft, she expects a routine inquiry, until the murder of a retired police inspector draws her into a far more personal mystery. The victim was found clutching a slip of paper bearing the name of Tilda’s late father. As Tilda begins to unravel the connection, she finds herself confronting the very crime that first set her on the path to her father’s murder. Hadrian Becket, Earl of Ravenhurst, possesses the ability to glimpse memories through touch, which has proven most helpful as he’s worked alongside Tilda on several cases.…

Backlist Review! OVER THE EDGE by Tonya Burrows (Edge Ops #1)

LYRIC I didn’t come to Monte Carlo for the glamour. I came for the drones. My first mission with Edge Ops is sink-or-swim–go undercover at a black-market auction and get close to the man selling the most dangerous drone system ever built. Sentinel Mk-IV could change the face of warfare, and I’m the bait meant to lure him into a deal. No second chances. And no backup I can trust–just Flynn Shepherd, the cocky pain-in-the-ass who’s more chaos than cover. FLYNN They call me when plans go to hell. And let’s be honest, hell’s where the fun starts. I didn’t…

New Release Review! EDGE OF CONTROL by Tonya Burrows (Edge Ops #2)

EVELYN I thought I’d finally found peace. A small town. A new name. A quiet life for my daughter and me. But lately, the town feels… off. Neighbors I barely know greet me like an old friend, then say the exact same words the next day. Conversations loop, rehearsed and hollow. And sometimes… I swear I hear thoughts that aren’t my own. The past I ran from is coming. And there’s only one person I can call—The man who saved us once.The man who took my heart with him when he walked away.The man I swore I’d never need again.…

New Release Review! THE DUKE WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS by Emma Hart

Sylvie Harding once swore that the only reason she’d ever return to Castleton was to plan her sister’s wedding… And here she is. After eleven months of planning, the Christmas Eve wedding of her little sister’s dreams is only three weeks away, and professional wedding planner Sylvie is all hands-on deck from the moment she arrives home. Swept up in the magic that is Christmas in her hometown, the only thing that can possibly dampen her spirit is coming face to face with her childhood frenemy. Thomas, the Duke of Castleton. The man she spent her childhood feuding with thanks…

New Release Review! THE EX-MAS BREAKUP by Zoe York (Pine Harbour Tree Farm #1)

When the spicy “exes with benefits” summer fling escalates to a “fake dating for the holidays” rom com full of kick-your-feet feelings! A booty call with your ex? Bad decision, Rory. I really thought it would be a one-time thing. A hormonal moment of weakness where I text him a funny ha-ha realization that I’m ovulating and he knows what that means–I can’t turn my brain off. He used to be so good at helping with that… Then Garrett shows up very quickly. Bickering leads to banging, and it’s better than ever, raw and real and super satisfying. So maybe…

Release Day Review! MILK by Alyson Archer (Unhinged Holidays #2)

I’ve always believed in Christmas magic. Turns out, I was right. Because Santa is real–and he needs my help to save Christmas. He walks in off the street and I instantly know. This isn’t a mall-Santa. Not a flirty-dad-volunteer-Santa. No, no. This man is the real deal, a tall silver fox with jolly eyes and a sinful mouth. And apparently, he’s not just here for cookies. He says I’m his fated mate and if I don’t let him feed from me, his magic will die and Christmas might implode. Which would be tragic, so of course I let him put…

New Release Review! THE CURSED DIVINATION by Lana Williams (Field & Greystone #5)

When a self-proclaimed medium contacts Amelia Greystone with chilling knowledge of a corpse’s location, she turns to the one man she can trust—Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Field… Henry has no patience for mystics or séances. He believes in evidence, not whispers involving a dark prophecy. But when the medium’s cryptic letter leads to the discovery of a young woman murdered in an abandoned tunnel, even he must question whether there’s more to divination than he thought. Amelia, haunted by tragedies of her own, is wary of the woman who claims to commune with spirits. Yet the medium’s dire prediction fills…

New Release Review! EARNING HER TRUST by Tonya Burrows (Valor Ridge #2)

He doesn’t let people get close. Owen “Ghost” Booker doesn’t believe he deserves a second chance. Not after what he’s done, not after the lives lost because of him. At Valor Ridge, he stays in the shadows, watching, calculating, protecting from a distance. Only Cinder, his fiercely loyal and equally guarded K9, sees the man beneath the silence. Neither of them trusts easily. They don’t connect. And they definitely don’t let anyone in. Until her. She doesn’t trust anyone to tell her the truth. After burning out at the FBI, Naomi Lefthand returns to Solace, Montana, to breathe. But when…

New Release Review! INNOCENCE ROAD by Laura Griffin

Detective Leanne Everhart swore she’d never go back to her hometown near Marfa, Texas—but she returns when her brother needs her, only to find a town in need too, still torn apart by a decades-old crime. Leanne Everhart knows women have something to fear in her artsy hometown, especially so if they’re not rich, white locals. Returning to town after her father’s death, she sees the ugliest sides of an area that draws people for its severe, untamed natural landscape. While her department faces mounting backlash over a recent wrongful conviction in the long-ago murder case of a popular local…

Release Day Review! FORMULA DREAMS by Sawyer Bennett (Race Fever #4)

FORMULA DREAMSSawyer BennettRelease Date: November 18 Things heat up on and off the track when the first female driver in Formula International history goes head-to-head with one of the sport’s biggest names. Formula Dreams is a high-speed enemies-to-lovers standalone romance. Francesca Accardi is rewriting the record books at Titans Racing. With the first female team owner in her corner and the weight of history on her shoulders, she knows the only way to silence doubters is to win. Every lap. Every race. Ronan Barnes dominates on Sunday and dares the world to judge him on Monday. Arrogant, electric, relentless, he…