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Release Day Review! BLOOD MOON by Sandra Brown

Published by beckymmoe on 03/04/2025

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a sexy thriller where an unruly detective and an ­­­­ambitious tv show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon—while trying to resist the attraction between them. Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the actions taken (or not taken) during the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than…

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New Release Review! OLD FLAME by Abbi Glines (Judgement #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 02/27/2025

Once, he had been my entire world. If he’d asked, I’d have given up every dream and plan I had for him. But he hadn’t asked. The day we lost Vanna, his mother, and the closest thing I’d ever had to one, I’d lost him too. Eighteen years later, I’m back in Florida, trying to create a new life for myself after a year of going through the motions since my husband’s death. It’s probably best we don’t know the future because I wouldn’t have walked into that bar if I’d known my eyes would collide with the boy who…

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Release Day Review! TWO FRIENDS IN MARRIAGE by Jackie Lau (Weddings with the Moks #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 02/25/2025

Evan Mok is getting married, much to his family’s surprise. Early in the pandemic, my longtime friend Jane Yin and I made a if we were both single on her thirty-third birthday, we’d get engaged and plan a simple wedding. We were lonely, envious of people who weren’t isolated in apartments by themselves. More than three years have passed, and I’m ready. Even if I’m outgoing and optimistic on the outside, I’ve given up on romantic love, and it’ll be nice to build a life with my friend. With both of our savings, we can actually afford a house. Jane…

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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 and Giveaway! SOME LIKE IT HOTT by Serena Bell (Hott Springs Eternal #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/14/2025

Some Like It Hottby Serena Bell(Hott Springs Eternal #3)Publication date: January 14th 2025Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance She’s nothing he wants. And everything he needs. Preston: I’m Mr. Serious, the guy they call “all work and no play.” So of course my grandfather’s sadistic will has put me in charge of fun at the family’s wedding resort. I have just a few weeks to come up with an all-ages activities program for the resort’s guests—or lose my family’s land forever. Meanwhile, the clock’s ticking at my finance firm, where I’m up for a huge promotion—if I can prove I’m a…

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