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

Published by beckymmoe on 05/02/2025

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…

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

Published by beckymmoe on 04/29/2025

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…

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New Release Review! SO RIGHT by Darcy Burke (Ribbon Ridge #9)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/23/2025

Kelsey McDade realizes that her love life is one and done. Her last—and only—relationship left her broken and afraid and more than ready to be alone for the long haul. But sexy-charming vineyard manager Luke Westcott pushes all of her buttons in the right way and makes her wonder if she ought to try again. In nearly twenty-eight years, Luke’s most successful romance has been with the outdoors. Currently single, he’s happy to pour all of his energy into his new winery until Kelsey provokes feelings he didn’t know he was capable of. He can envision their future together—if she’ll…

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Release Day Review! NORTH by Sawyer Bennett (Pittsburgh Titans #16)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/22/2025

North (Pittsburgh Titans, Book #16)Sawyer Bennett New to the Pittsburgh Titans but no stranger to relentless ambition, North Paquette knows exactly how to put in the work to ensure the win. But this time, the stakes are personal because the game isn’t just on the ice. Life as a member of the Pittsburgh Titans is pretty freaking fantastic. I live in one of the best cities around, get paid to play the game I love and enjoy all the perks of being a professional hockey player. While many of those perks are because of who I am, one in particular…

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

Published by beckymmoe on 04/11/2025

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…

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New Release Review! STILL BURNING by Abbi Glines (Judgement #4)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/04/2025

“Not looking for closure. I don’t close a good book until the story ends.” And ours started when I was sixteen. Eighteen years later, we had become different people, living another life than the one we had imagined then. One without each other. Having Rome Bower back in my life had been more than a blast from the past. My soul had felt at home again. Turns out he wasn’t just my first love but he’d been the only one to truly own my heart. Loving him was easy, surviving him was hard. And I had a secret that was…

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Release Day Review! TURN ON by Darcy Burke (Ribbon Ridge #8)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/01/2025

Cameron Westcott has spent eight years recovering from heartbreak by keeping romantic entanglements casual and simple. He’s never minded being called a manwhore, but after two years immersing himself in his new winery, he might be ready for the next chapter. Especially when he meets a sexy wine distributor—only she says she isn’t interested. Following a bitter divorce, Brooke Ellis relocated to Ribbon Ridge to rebuild her life. Things will never be the same for her, and she’s coming to terms with that reality when she meets charming, persistent Cam. She can’t imagine a happy ever after given his reputation,…

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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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New Release Review! MS. FORTUNE by Jay Crownover

Published by beckymmoe on 03/21/2025

Sometimes the universe has jokes. Like a woman named Lucky Fortune who has lived her whole life plagued by one mishap and misfortune after another. The catastrophes that regularly derail her life would crush a normal person, but Lucky is stubbornly resilient. The single constant in her life is the rustic and rundown ski lodge her grandparents built in a small, picturesque Colorado town. And now it belongs to her. Lucky refuses to let her unending run of bad luck ruin the opportunity to build on her grandparents’ dream and carve out one of her own. But forces greater than…

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