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New Release Review! HOLD ME by Darcy Burke (Ribbon Ridge #7)

Published by beckymmoe on 02/20/2025

Everyone thought college sweethearts Bex Holmgren and Hayden Archer were headed for the altar… until a tragic accident sent young Bex running from a future she wasn’t ready to claim. But when she’s offered her dream job at Archer Brewing, Bex can’t pass up the chance to reconnect with the big, crazy family that once welcomed her with open arms—and the one man she’s never stopped loving. When he returns home after a year in France, Hayden is less than thrilled to find his ex-girlfriend working for his family’s company. He’s finally moved on, and being around her rekindles long-buried…

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Release Day Review! ACCIDENTALLY KIDNAPPING THE MOUNTAIN MAN by Alyson Archer (Accidentally Kidnapping series)

Published by beckymmoe on 02/05/2025

I have to sell this grumpy silver fox mountain man a house today, or I’ll lose my job. I’m willing to do anything. Logan Armstrong is the most difficult client I’ve ever worked with. He might be the most gorgeous man I’ve ever met, but he’s also the pickiest. He’s determined to find the perfect house/college graduation present for his daughter, and yes, that’s very sweet, but I’ve lost count of how many beautiful mountain homes he’s rejected as not good enough. I’m ready to pull my hair out in frustration. Professional frustration, and frustration of…another kind. Because throughout all…

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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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New Release Review! BREAK FREE by Darcy Burke) Ribbon Ridge #6

Published by beckymmoe on 01/22/2025

Denver real estate mogul, Liam Archer, has always been a thrill-seeker, and the loss of his identical twin brother has only intensified his reckless behavior. Sky diving, heli-skiing, motorcycle riding…he’s tried everything once. Except falling in love. Liam doesn’t do relationships, but a no-strings fling with Aubrey Tallinger—the smart, gorgeous lawyer handling his brother’s estate—is totally his speed. At first, hooking up with Liam whenever he’s in Ribbon Ridge is perfect; but Aubrey fears she could fall hard for the sexy daredevil, if he’d only stop refusing to acknowledge the demons he’s trying to outrun. To protect herself from heartbreak,…

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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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Release Day Review! CHASE LOVETT WANTS ME by Helena Hunting

Published by beckymmoe on 01/10/2025

Chase Lovett Wants Meby Helena HuntingRelease date: January 10th A brand new standalone, opposites attract, college hockey romance. Chase Lovett.Star of my (unrequited) fantasies.Hottest guy on campus.Hockey god. Too bad he has no idea who I am. Literally, I’m so invisible to him that he once sat on me in class. No thanks to a fire in the dorms, he just became my accidental roommate.Did I mention the hotel room our university moved us to has only one bed?Not ideal. Worse, I accidentally left “My Precious” Lord of the Rings underwear hanging to dry in our shower. 
My actual nightmare.…

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New Release Review! OH, HELL NO by Abbi Glines (Mississippi Smoke #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/02/2025

Taking her was a means to an end. The task was to weed out the man who had stolen millions from us. He may have succeeded, but he’d pay with his life. Hiding from us was a grave error he’d regret soon enough because once he found out that we had taken the one thing he cared for as repayment- he’d show up. When a man had a weakness, it was foolish to make a mistake like this. He would come for her, and when he did, he wouldn’t walk away unscathed, nor would the sister he adored. This was…

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Hockey Anthology New Release Review! REBEL HOLIDAYS by Kate Meader (99 cents for a limited time!)

Published by beckymmoe on 12/22/2024

A trio of seasonal goodies featuring hot hockey players getting their happily-ever-afters during the holidays. Includes a brand-new Chicago Rebels story! InstacrushHockey player Theo thinks his prickly neighbor despises him. One chilly Christmas Eve, he’ll learn that maybe the girl next door isn’t such a hater after all . . . Rebel YuleChicago Rebels tender Erik can’t understand why Casey in the front office won’t give him the time of day. At the team’s holiday party, he’s determined to uncover the root of their mysterious conflict and show this woman that goalkeepers do their best work . . . on…

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Release Day Review! FALSE EVIDENCE by Rachel Grant (Evidence #12)

Published by beckymmoe on 12/19/2024

Title: False EvidenceSeries: Evidence #12Author: Rachel GrantGenres: Romantic Suspense/Romantic ThrillerRelease Date: December 19, 2024Holidays can be deadly. Alexandra Vargas hasn’t spoken to JT Talon in seven years. She’s moved on from the heartbreak, and now has the baby—and life—she always wanted. But everything changes on a cold December evening when a traffic stop goes horribly wrong, and Alexandra finds herself on the run with only one possible place to hide: JT’s remote mountain cabin, the same place where, eleven years ago, she broke their engagement a week before the wedding. JT must face his worst nightmare when he learns that…

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