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New Release Review! EARNING HER TRUST by Tonya Burrows (Valor Ridge #2)cover of earning her trust by tonya burrows.

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

Published by beckymmoe on 11/24/2025

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…

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New Release Review! INNOCENCE ROAD by Laura Griffincover of laura griffin's innocence road.

New Release Review! INNOCENCE ROAD by Laura Griffin

Published by beckymmoe on 11/21/2025

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…

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

Published by beckymmoe on 11/18/2025

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…

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Audiobook Review! PERFECTLY PAIRED by Lexi Blake (Masters & Mercenaries:Topped #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/17/2025

A table for two Waitress Tiffany Hayes knows what she wants and she wants Sebastian. Top’s grumpy sommelier calls to her in a way no man has before. She simply needs to show him that they belong together. Finding an opportunity to spend some quality time with him turns out to be the easy part. Convincing Sebastian to look beyond his damaged heart and soul is far more difficult. A thirst he can’t deny After losing everything he held dear, Sebastian Lowe has finally rebuilt his life and the walls around his heart. Tiffany is a sweet temptation he struggles…

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Release Day Review! HER MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS by Alyson Archer (Honey Ridge #4)cover of alyson archer's her mountain christmas.

Release Day Review! HER MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS by Alyson Archer (Honey Ridge #4)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/14/2025

A car accident in the middle of nowhere is the last thing I need right before Christmas. But after yet another fight with my controlling, overbearing family, I throw some clothes in a bag, jump in my car, and just…drive. Straight into a snowstorm. Oops. But then my mistake starts to feel like serendipity when Jack Carter—the rugged, broad-shouldered fire chief of Honey Ridge rescues me. He’s gorgeous. The best Christmas gift I could’ve ever asked for. Twice my age, he’s confident, steady, and the kind of man who makes me feel safe for the first time in my life.…

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Release Day Review! BROOKE’S BLISS by Lexi Blake/Sophie Oak (Nights in Bliss #15)cover of brooke's bliss by lexi blake writing as sophe oak.

Release Day Review! BROOKE’S BLISS by Lexi Blake/Sophie Oak (Nights in Bliss #15)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/11/2025

Brooke Harper thought she would make it big in New York City, but she knew her heart would always be back in her hometown of Bliss, Colorado. She’d intended to come home as the big-shot fashion designer she’d always wanted to be, but her dream job turned into a nightmare, and now she’s crawling home to lick her wounds. When she meets up with two hot cowboys one night at Hell on Wheels, she decides they’re just what she needs to get her groove back. Bailey Kent hasn’t stopped thinking about Brooke since he met her years before when he…

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Audiobook Review! JUST ONE TASTE by Lexi Blake (Masters and Mercenaries: Topped #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/07/2025

One Hot Chef…. Eric Vail has always loved a challenge. After leaving the Navy, he mastered his passion for cooking. As the sous chef at Top, one of Dallas’s hottest restaurants, his skills are pushed to the limit every night. Unfortunately, his ultimate prize still eludes him. Server Deena Holmes is the sweetest thing he’s seen in forever, but she’s as distant as she is beautiful. When they’re put together in the same training class at the infamous club Sanctum, he knows this is his shot. And this former SEAL never misses. A Woman Who Lost Her Taste for Love……

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Release Day Review! IF YOU CLAIM ME by Helena Hunting (Toronto Terror)audiobook cover of helena hunting's if you claim me made a deal with hockey's devil sealed it with a kiss duet narration by jason clarke and kat auden.

Release Day Review! IF YOU CLAIM ME by Helena Hunting (Toronto Terror)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/06/2025

IF YOU CLAIM MEby Helena HuntingToronto Terror #5Release Date: November 6th Hockey’s most hated player just asked me to marry him. Connor Grace is the league’s bad boy–and my best friend’s worst enemy. He’s the fallen prince of a famous hotel chain dynasty. Me? I’m the foster kid who grew up to be a librarian. I never thought I’d end up in a marriage of convenience to make someone’s grandma happy, but here we are. I have no plans to kiss my husband for any reason other than show. I have no plans to fall in love with the arrogant…

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New Collection Review! MOUNTAIN HEAT by Alyson Archer is out now!cover of alyson archer's mountain heat: a spicy mountain man collection.

New Collection Review! MOUNTAIN HEAT by Alyson Archer is out now!

Published by beckymmoe on 10/30/2025

Three rugged mountain men.Three forbidden, spicy romances.One box set that’ll have you begging to be snowed in. Welcome to Honey Ridge—where the mountain men are gruff, and once they claim you, you’re theirs for good. Pour a warm drink, grab a blanket, and curl up with these dirty talking mountain men. Review: Accidentally Kidnapping the Mountain Man Another hot, short, and (somehow kind of) sweet age gap instalove story from Alyson Archer! (To be fair, the MCs knew each other for a little bit of time before the story began, so it’s not *totally* insta…they do both claim to have…

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Release Day Review! REBEL BRIDE by Kate Meader (Chicago Players #2)kate meader's rebel bride now live graphic with tropes: - under one roof - runaway bride - hockey romance - it's always been her - forced proximity - enemies to lovers - teammate's ex - heroine with past - banter and spice - secret relationship.

Release Day Review! REBEL BRIDE by Kate Meader (Chicago Players #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 10/21/2025

REBEL BRIDEKate MeaderRelease Date: October 21 She’s just jilted my teammate at the altar and I’m the one who helped her escape. We never hit it off, but I’ll still keep her safe … and pray she never learns how I really feel about her. Summer I can’t marry him. I have no good reason to jilt my hockey player fiancé, except that the closer we get to the big day, the more I feel myself shrinking to a hollow shell. Two minutes after I slip into the church bathroom to calm my pre-wedding jitters, I jump out the window…

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