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Release Day Blitz & Review…Almost Ravaged by Abby Millsaps

Almost Ravaged by Abby Millsaps is now live!

Prepare to be swept away by Almost Ravaged, the first book in an all new dark, why choose, college hockey trilogy from bestselling author Abby Millsaps.

They say you never forget your first love.

What they don’t say is how hard it is to move on when he happens to be the trifecta: a brooding hockey player, your brother’s best friend, AND the keeper of your darkest secret.

I spent three years trying to get over Tytus Tremblay, only to slingshot right back into his orbit when we’re reunited at Holt University.

But Tytus isn’t the only man on my radar anymore.

I have a new enemy in the form of Mercer Eden, an arrogant, condescending professor almost twice my age who happens to be my boss. Then there’s his sweet, bashful best friend, Noah Henry, the owner of Evercrisp Orchard.

The pleasure Mercer and Noah offer me—individually, and together—is the primal distraction I live for. It just might be what I need to finally forget my first love and move on with my life.

But then Tytus makes a life-altering choice that affects us all, and one thing becomes abundantly clear: he never plans to let me go.

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Man, oh man, Abby – you definitely know how to deliver the perfect punch at the start of a series.

I was very intrigued with where Abby was going to take this story after the start of this book.

I love that she gives us a nice background on some of the main characters and then proceeds to show us where they are a few years later and introduces us to the other main characters.

I am saying zero else about the plot because I knew absolutely zilch about this book except the blurb and that made this book all the more delicious to read. And that ending – in true Abby fashion, that came out of nowhere and now I need the next book.

I will leave you with this….this book will have your appreciating those spicy scenes soooooo much. Phew.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Handsome Devil by L.J. Shen

I made a deal with the devil to save my mother…

But is it really hell if I love the way it burns?

Handsome Devil, an all-new enemies to lovers, marriage contract, dark romance from New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen is now available!

Gia

The monster from my nightmares crawled into my reality, masquerading as my boss.

Tatum Blackthorn is Lucifer, personified.

When he discovers my weakness, he makes me an offer I cannot refuse, and I become his wife.

I always knew he was depraved, but as his twisted vendetta unfurls, so does my darkest secret.

Now we’re both the target of very nefarious people…

They’re about to find out no one matches my husband’s wrath.

Tate

I am a man of a few pleasures, one of which is destroying Gia Bennett.

Slowly. Patiently. Systematically.

My fixation with my secretary has an origin, but no limits.

When my revenge spree sparks into an all-consuming Mafia war, I expect nothing but a good time.

After all, death cannot come too soon.

Alas, it isn’t just my life that’s on the line now.

In this chess name, the king protects the queen.

Even at the price of burning down his entire empire.

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Keep reading for a look inside Handsome Devil!

He caught me by the arms, his touch cold and impersonal, and righted me against a glass wall.

“Why are you doing this?” I whispered.

He stared me down serenely. He oozed power, this unabashed male roughness that made me swallow a whimper.

“You cannot be all good, and I cannot be all bad. We have to meet somewhere in the middle for people to buy this marriage,” he said, ignoring my question.

“But you are all bad!” I protested, balling my fists to pound his chest. It was as solid as stone beneath the rich fabric.

The notebook slipped from between my arms between us.

“That’s not true. I am very good with giving women earth-shattering orgasms. References are available upon request.

He smirked, his face still dangerously close to mine. What lay behind his eyes made my pulse quicken. Possessiveness mixed with something else. Desperation maybe.

His marble cheekbones were flushed, his nostrils narrow. For a brief moment, I thought he’d lean down and kiss me. I’d let him too.

Because even though I hated him, even though I loathed the idea of his very existence, I was curious to know what it felt like.

To be kissed by a man who owned the entire world, who had infinite power, no limits, no restraints, no conscience.

My lips parted. I could feel his breath against my own. I would find a way to get him back tomorrow. To punish him for what he was doing to me. But right now, in this minute, I wanted him like air. Like oxygen.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…The Hunter by T.K. Leigh

Title: The Hunter
Series: Hunter Trilogy #1
Author: T.K. Leigh
Genre: Dark Romance
Tropes: Morally Gray Hero/Captive Romance
Opposites Attract/Hades X Persephone Retelling
Release Date: August 7, 2025
BLURB

To take down a monster, you have to become one.

Victor Kane thought he was untouchable… Until he took something that didn’t belong to him.
Now I’ll burn his empire to the ground, starting with the one thing he holds dearest.
His wife.
But Ariana Kane is no fragile flower.
She’s colder than winter, sharper than any thorn, and hiding secrets darker than my own.
I took her as a pawn in this ruthless game of revenge.
I didn’t expect to keep her.
And I sure as hell didn’t expect to crave her with every beat of my dead, cold heart.
She was supposed to be a means to an end.
But the deeper I drag her into my world, the more I realize some queens aren’t made for the light.
And some gods fall hardest for the goddess they were never meant to touch.
The Hunter is the first book in a brand new dark romance trilogy from USA Today Bestselling Author T.K. Leigh.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

COMING SOON

Releasing January 15
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AUTHOR BIO
T.K. Leigh is the USA Today Bestselling author of romance ranging from fun and flirty to sexy and suspenseful. Originally from New England, she now resides outside of Raleigh with her husband, beautiful daughter, special needs rescue dog, and three cats. When she’s not writing, she can be found training for her next marathon (of which she has run over twenty fulls and far too many halfs to recall) or chasing her daughter around the house.
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Cover Reveal…Betrayed in the Darkness by Ashley Elizabeth

Ashley Elizabeth has revealed the cover for Betrayed in the Dark!

Releasing October 21, 2025

Betrayed.
With one letter, that’s what he did to me,
irrevocably splitting my heart down the middle, causing everything we once shared in secret to become nothing more than a distant memory.
One I try desperately to forget.
So, imagine my shock when my brothers stood before me to tell me who my new bodyguard would be while I fought back tears, pretending my heart had never belonged to him.
And only him.
Especially since another man’s ring now rests on my finger.
Yet, every moment spent in his presence makes it harder to stay away.
Every secret embrace makes it nearly impossible to remember why I should hate him.
Even though I never could.
But as lines get crossed and feelings threaten to unravel everything,
there’s one thing I must remind myself:
This wedding is happening, whether I want it to or not.
There’s just one problem.
The same man who is doing everything in his power to stop me from walking down the aisle is the one I’m ultimately doing it all for:
Eli Lyon.

Cover Designer: Y’all. That Graphic.  

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Meet Ashley Elizabeth


Ashley Elizabeth is an author of steamy contemporary romance. Her books will always tell a love story with just the right amount of spice and, most importantly, end with a happily ever after. When she’s not reading a romance novel or overthinking everything, you can find her at Starbucks, keeping them in business, or watching Jurassic Park for the thousandth time with her fur baby, Bailey.

Connect with Ashley

Website | https://ashleyelizabethauthor.com/  

Amazon | http://bit.ly/44QcosR 

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Instagram |  http://bit.ly/3IsS898      

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Release Day Blitz…Dirty Little Secrets by Carmen Rosales

When he finds out who I am, will he save me—or destroy me?

Dirty Little Secrets, an all-new workplace, dark mafia, billionaire romance from bestselling author Carmen Rosales is now available!

NORI

Moving to New York was a chance to jump-start my career after graduating from college. I didn’t want to accept the job offered by the man I was dating, but I had no other choice. I needed a job. It didn’t matter that he couldn’t satisfy me sexually—he wasn’t the only man I’d met who couldn’t.

Then, a friend from work gave me a discreet club membership as a birthday gift. Nothing could have prepared me for what I’d find there—or, more importantly, who.

Xaiden. The owner of the company I worked for. A man who didn’t even know I existed.

Night after night in the dark room, I embarked on a passionate affair that was both daring and dangerous. As secrets began to unravel, I realized Xaiden was not only powerful but also deeply controlling. When he finds out who I am, will he save me—or destroy me?

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Bend The Pucking Rules by Rachel Leigh

Bend The Pucking Rules by Rachel Leigh is now live!

Bend The Pucking Rules is the second book in the sexy and suspenseful Ice Lords Series. An Enemies to Lovers, Why-Choose, College Hockey Romance.

I know too much and now, I’m paying the price.

One secret shattered my world.

Three boys wrecked my life.

And one of them just might own my heart—if only he could remember.

As Callan fights to piece together the memories we shared and the time we lost, I’m caught in the crossfire of rival teams, bitter betrayals, and players who would love nothing more than to watch me fall.

Someone is out there.

Whispering. Watching. Waiting.

And if I want to survive, I’ll have to trust the very people who broke me.

Aidric. Sebastian.

Maybe even Callan

Sebastian says he hates me.

But hate doesn’t burn this hot.

I see it in his eyes. I feel it every time he looks at me.

I’m just not sure if his fire is meant to save me, or burn me.

When Callan finally remembers, will it be enough to put us back together?

Or will the bond I’m building with his best friend tear us all apart?

They say you can’t have the best of both worlds.

But I’m beginning to realize, the three of us were never meant to live by the rules.

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Rachel, Rachel, Rachel – you are torturing us readers in the best possible way. LOL

Bend the Pucking Rules starts exactly where book 1 left off (gut wrenching cliffy) but we are thrown a loop with Callan. Aidric is his typical alpha-self and tries to remind everyone of their place, all the while making sure nothing happens to them.

This book focuses more on Avery and Sebastian as she leans on him more while Callan is healing. We see a different side to Sebastian but he’s still who he is at his core and that’s what makes him even more intriguing as the story moves along.

Rachel does a phenomenal job with the twists and turns and keep readers on their toes the entire time. Just when you think you know something, she proves us wrong and throws another puzzle piece into the air. And I love how the romance plays right into the suspense of everything, just giving the book a whole new level of intrigue.

A fantastic book two and after that epilogue – I am dying for book three!

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Ruining Hattie by P. Rayne

Ruining Hattie by P. Rayne is now live!

A man with no limits is the most dangerous kind of threat.



When Trent Clarke caught me picking pockets at eleven, he didn’t turn me in. Instead, he took me under his wing and taught me that in this world, you take what you want and never look back.

He might have shaped me, but I built my empire of the most successful string of strip clubs on the West Coast.

Now that I have everything, it’s time to track down my deadbeat mother and remind her who she left behind. That is if the drugs didn’t kill her already.

But I don’t find the worn-down shell of the woman I remember. Instead, she has all the things she never managed to give me—the white picket fence, a family dog, even church on Sunday mornings.

The real kicker? She replaced me and raised the perfect daughter with all the care and love she never gave me.

A twisted need for revenge roars to life inside me, and I aim it at my mother’s precious stepdaughter—sweet, sheltered Hattie Sinclair.

At first, it’s purely about vengeance, pulling Hattie into the darkness to watch her innocence unravel piece by piece. But she becomes something more. Something dangerous. Something I can’t resist.

Until she becomes my obsession.


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I love this darker side of Piper Rayne.

How can two completely opposite people create an amazing story (and I’m not talking about the authors) – Ruining Hattie is how.

Bastian has nothing to lose. Hattie is a church-going girl who has never stepped on the wrong side.

These two authors know how to create characters with many layers, allow them to grow and yet not lose who they are at the core.

The journey for Bastian and Hattie was perfection – the plot flowed beautifully and the romance blossomed at the right time. Phenomenal writing.

This duo once again blew me away.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Unbroken by Jane Henry

Unbroken by Jane Henry is now live!

A dark single dad, forbidden, mafia romance from USA Today Bestselling author Jane Henry

Vadka Dragunov—Bratva executioner, cold-blooded strategist… and my dead sister’s husband.

The man who built his empire in blood and protected it with silence. The man with a stare that holds me hostage—and a voice that cuts straight through me. I’ve avoided him, and the way he makes me feel, as I’ve wallowed in my own grief following my sister’s death.

But now there’s no escape. I’m living in his world. I’ve been targeted. The Irish want war. And the only safe place left is under his watch… or under him.

He’s a single father now—haunted, vengeful, and dangerous. A man who reads bedtime stories with the same blood thirsty eyes that promise death and retribution. The man who would raze the world to keep his son safe.

He thinks I’m reckless, chaotic, unpredictable. I was only a child when we first met. But he doesn’t see me as one anymore.

I see what he hides beneath all that control—the obsession simmering just below the surface. The way he watches me like he wants to equally destroy and devour me.

And now the same loss that tore us apart is now pulling us together.

I wasn’t supposed to end up in his bed.

But the Bratva is splintering. The Irish want blood.
And I’m spiraling – holding a secret that could end it all while falling for the man I can’t have.

Is there a future for Vadka and me, or will the secrets between us cause another tragedy?

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Unbroken is definitely the most emotional book in this series so far.

If you read the previous book, we were left on a cliffy with Vadka losing Mariah, Ruthie’s sister.

Vadka, now a single dad, and Ruthie are now trying to navigate a world without Mariah. On top of dealing with grief, working through very emotional feelings these two share alot with one another and grow closer. And then the Irish attack.

I like that readers can empathize with Vadka and Ruthie as they navigate their loss and you see things start to come to reality for them in how they feel towards one another. I will say that Ruthie’s was easier to accept than Vadka’s but you could see he was not replacing Mariah with her sister.

Jane does a great job of blending the suspense of the Bratva and the relationship growth in this. I love how the plot of this book just helps move the romance part of this story along and yet doesn’t get lost either. This family is not one to mess with and you can visualize that with every book.

And that ending – oh I have quite a few thoughts on what we get next but I will not spoil anything.

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Cover Reveal…Almost Ravaged by Abby Millsaps

Abby Millsaps has revealed the cover for Almost Ravaged!

Releasing: August 13, 2025

Cover Designer: Silver, Bitter Sage Designs

Almost Ravaged is book one in an all-new dark hockey romance series by bestselling author Abby Millsaps. Full blurb to come!

❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🍁 Fall Semester in Northeast Ohio
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
🌅 Fresh Starts for Everyone
❤️‍🔥 Friends to Not-Quite-Lovers
🙌 Double Age Gap
🍎 Grumpy Apple Orchard Owner
👨‍🏫 Broody Professor
🌽 Primal Play
😤 Secretly Possessive
🥅 Jersey Moment with the Wrong MMC

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Cover Reveal…Bend the Pucking Rules by Rachel Leigh

Rachel Leigh has revealed the covers for Bend The Pucking Rules!

Releasing: July 18, 2025

Bend The Pucking Rules is the second book in the sexy and suspenseful Ice Lords Series. A why-choose, dark college hockey romance. 

I know too much and now, I’m paying the price.

One secret shattered my world.

Three boys wrecked my life.

And one of them just might own my heart—if only he could remember.

As Callan fights to piece together the memories we shared and the time we lost, I’m caught in the crossfire of rival teams, bitter betrayals, and players who would love nothing more than to watch me fall.

Someone is out there.

Whispering. Watching. Waiting.

And if I want to survive, I’ll have to trust the very people who broke me.

Aidric. Sebastian. 

Maybe even Callan.

Sebastian says he hates me.

But hate doesn’t burn this hot.

I see it in his eyes. I feel it every time he looks at me.

I’m just not sure if his fire is meant to save me, or burn me. 

When Callan finally remembers, will it be enough to put us back together?

Or will the bond I’m building with his best friend tear us all apart?

They say you can’t have the best of both worlds.

But I’m beginning to realize, the three of us were never meant to live by the rules.

Pre-order your copy today!

Amazon: http://mybook.to/btpr       

Add to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/btpr_gr 

Meet Rachel


Rachel Leigh is a USA Today and International bestselling author of new adult and contemporary romances.

She loves to write—and read—flawed bad-boys and strong heroines. You can expect dark elements, a dash of suspense, and a lot of steam.

Her goal is to take readers on an adventure with her words, while showing them that even on the darkest days, love conquers all.

Rachel lives in Michigan with her husband, three little monsters (who aren’t so little anymore) and a couple of fur babies. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s likely lounging in leggings, with coffee in her hand, while binge watching her favorite reality tv shows. 

Connect with Rachel

Website: http://rachelleighauthor.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/rachelleigh

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EBaUWz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelleighauthor

Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/rl_ramblers

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Cover Reveal…Unbroken by Jane Henry

Jane Henry has revealed the cover for Unbroken!

Releasing: July 11, 2025

Cover Designer: The Book Brander Boutique

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Model: Lucas Loyola

A dark single dad, forbidden, Bratva romance from USA Today Bestselling author Jane Henry

Vadka Dragunov—Bratva executioner, cold-blooded strategist… and my dead sister’s husband.

The man who built his empire in blood and protected it with silence. The man with a stare that holds me hostage—and a voice that cuts straight through me. I’ve avoided him, and the way he makes me feel, as I’ve wallowed in my own grief following my sister’s death. 

But now there’s no escape. I’m living in his world. I’ve been targeted. The Irish want war. And the only safe place left is under his watch… or under him.

He’s a single father now—haunted, vengeful, and dangerous. A man who reads bedtime stories with the same blood thirsty eyes that promise death and retribution. The man who would raze the world to keep his son safe.

He thinks I’m reckless, chaotic, unpredictable. I was only a child when we first met. But he doesn’t see me as one anymore.

I see what he hides beneath all that control—the obsession simmering just below the surface. The way he watches me like he wants to equally destroy and devour me.

And now the same loss that tore us apart is now pulling us together. 

I wasn’t supposed to end up in his bed.

But the Bratva is splintering. The Irish want blood.

And I’m spiraling – holding a secret that could end it all while falling for the man I can’t have.

Is there a future for Vadka and me, or will the secrets between us cause another tragedy?

Pre-order your copy today!

Amazon: https://bit.ly/4jaCcox

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3YKxTsX

Meet Jane


Fueled by dark chocolate and even darker coffee, USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry writes what she loves to read— character-driven, unputdownable romance featuring dominant alpha males and the powerful heroines who bring them to their knees. She’s believed in the power of love and romance since Belle won over the beast, and finally decided to write love stories of her own. 

Connect with Jane

Website: https://janehenryromance.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/237501.Jane_Henry

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jane-Henry/author/B01BYAQYYK/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janehenryromance/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/275445129563714

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