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4 More Days! DIRTY FLIRT by Mira Lyn Kelly (Slayers Hockey #10)

What to expect:✔️Friends to Lovers✔️Second Chance✔️Off Limits✔️OTT Golden Retriever Hero✔️Roommates✔️Secret Crush✔️Friends with benefits✔️Reformed Puck Boy✔️Secret Relationship✔️Good Girl Bad Boy✔️Smexxy times in inappropriate places Bad ideas are kind of my Super power. I’m Ben Boerboom, the NHL’s favorite puck boy, and Lara’s my slamming hot,former bestie. She’s also the friend who got away and my dirty, dirtyaccomplice from those two insane weeks that weren’t supposed to changeanything… but did. I wanted it all. Would have wrapped my forever around her finger if she’dlet me. But if making bad decisions is my special skill, Lara’s is making goodones… Like prioritizing her career…

New Release and Giveaway! THE BELLE OF LONDON by Nicola Italia

The Belle of Londonby Nicola ItaliaPublication date: January 30th 2024Genres: Adult, Historical, Romance On the English stage, the Belle of London is born… During the late Victorian era, Amelia Westcott is without family and few friends and is forced to make her way in the world. Talented and beautiful, she takes to the London stage and attracts the attention of numerous powerful and wealthy men including the Prince of Wales. But a close friend of the Prince’s is little impressed with the lovely actress. Christopher “Kit” Beaumont is not taken in by Amelia’s charms and believes she is a gold digger set to sink her claws…

New Release and Giveaway! CATCH AND RELEASE by Tracy Solheim (Milwaukee Growlers Football Romance #3)

Catch and Releaseby Tracy Solheim(Milwaukee Growlers Football Romance #3)Publication date: February 26th 2024Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Sports A second chance, enemies-to-lovers football romance. He’s the pro athlete everyone wants to be.Quarterback Trey Van Horn didn’t become the league’s MVP by accident. Years of self-discipline and iron-clad control have made him the envy of everyone in and around the game of football. But when he comes face-to-face with the one who got away, his tightly managed life is turned upside down. Now he’ll do whatever it takes to score the greatest comeback of his life. She’s tired of being every guy’s doormat.London Headley is on…

Excerpt Reveal! DIRTY FLIRT by Mira Lyn Kelly (Slayers Hockey #10)

Excerpt: “I don’t know how to be around you anymore.” Her head hangs low, that smile I’ve done crazy things to earn nowhere to be seen. And I hate myself for being the reason it’s gone. I need to knock it off and fix this. “Hey, I don’t want you to leave.” “Really?” She won’t even look at me. Maybe I wasn’t sure before, but I am now. “Yeah.” Lara worries her lip between her teeth. “Okay. I’m taking you at your word about the apartment. Thank you. But if you change your mind, you’ll let me know. And even…

Release Day Review! THE DIAMOND AND THE DUKE by Christi Caldwell (All the Duke’s Sins #3)

When a wounded soldier and self-proclaimed “beast” finds unlikely friendship with a headstrong and unconventional beauty, they quickly find themselves weaving a tale as old as time… Despite a hero’s return to England from the Napoleonic Wars, Wesley Audley isolates from the ton. Deep wounds from the horrors of combat—and the despair of a broken heart—left him scarred. As he struggles to cope and resume his place in Polite Society, Wesley is quick to cut himself off from everyone…except for Ellie Balfour.  Independent and strong-willed, Ellie has dreams of captaining her own husband-free life and a penchant for meddling in other’s business.…

Teaser Reveal! DIRTY FLIRT by Mira Lyn Kelly is coming March 1!

Bad ideas are kind of my superpower… I’m Ben Boerboom, the NHL’s favorite puck boy, and Lara’s my slamming hot, former bestie. She’s also the friend who got away and my dirty, dirty accomplice from those two insane weeks that weren’t supposed to change anything… but did. I wanted it all. Would have wrapped my forever around her finger if she’d let me. But if making bad decisions is my special skill, Lara’s is making good ones… Like prioritizing her career goals and the kind of security she didn’t have growing up. Hard pass on that kind of heartbreak again.…

New Release and Giveaway! SLASHED POTATOES AND GRAVE-Y by Joann Keder (Honeypie Mysteries #1)

Slashed Potatoes and Grave-yby Joann Keder(Honeypie Mysteries #1)Publication date: February 14th 2024Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery Honeypie Sweetwater’s life is a recipe for disaster—her culinary career in San Francisco is burnt to a crisp, her sterling reputation tossed out like last week’s leftovers, and now her home is slipping through her fingers like fine sand. Just as she’s about to surrender to fate, a ghost from the past delivers a bombshell—her beloved grandmother didn’t die; she was murdered. Clutching the deed to a quaint diner on the rugged coast, Honeypie whisks back to the salty sea air of her youth to unravel a mystery that’s been marinating…

New Release Review! FISH OUT OF WATER by Katie Ruggle

Why date a mountain man? Because he knows how to pitch a tent. When Dahlia Weathersby’s sister disappears on what should have been a simple day hike, Dahlia immediately heads deep into the Colorado Rockies to find her. Knowing she’ll never survive the mountains alone, she convinces the local hermit—adorably grouchy survival expert Winston Dane—to be her guide. All it takes is a good helping of Dahlia’s charm…and just the teeniest bit of blackmail…before she’s got all six-foot-something of him wrapped around her finger. But even with her very own mountain man in tow, things aren’t going to be easy.…

Trying something new for 2024: Crocheting a Reading Blanket!

Do you keep track of your reading? I have, ever since a traumatic book club incident (no, no longer in that book club, thankyouverymuch) first with notebooks, then Goodreads (see sidebar!) and finally paper planners (I’ve used this one, this one, and am currently enjoying this one–I print my own, but the ones Bess prints for you are also fabulous) This year I’m adding a new reading tracking method to my madness: a reading blanket! The idea came from my daughter, who showed me a few TikTok videos about the concept when I mentioned that I liked the idea of…

New Release! A NOT SO BOLLYWOOD MEET CUTE by Miya Malai

A Not So Bollywood Meet Cuteby Miya MalaiPublication date: January 6th 2024Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Katrina Shah just wants out of the fame game, away from her high-profile family’s drama. But dodging the spotlight? Tough luck. Especially when she collides with Hollywood’s golden boy, Evan Kristof. Her heart doesn’t seem to have received the memo to steer clear of him. Evan’s used to the spotlight, the parties, the glitz. Yet, he’s craving a break, some peace. Then he meets Katrina, and suddenly, tranquility’s the last thing on his mind. As they both try to escape their pasts, sparks fly between the girl who wants anonymity and…