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Release Day and Review – The Forbidden One by Marni Mann

by Courtney

The Forbidden One by Marni Mann is now live!
An emotionally gripping, angsty, he-falls-first, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …
I don’t believe in love. He’s willing to burn down the world to win my heart. I never expected him to succeed.

They used to call me the sassy one.
Unafraid. Uninhibited. Unstoppable.

Until the night everything changed.
The evening that scarred me and altered my life’s path.
I was left shattered and haunted by who I’d never be and what I’d never have.

Now, they call me the forbidden one.
Closed off. Guarded. Surrounded by affection, but unwilling to love anyone besides my family.

And then, out of nowhere, comes a man I least expect. Impressive on paper, even more so in person, and after each encounter, he leaves me craving …

More than I’ve wanted with any other man.
Moments that will overshadow the darkest ones.

Troy Wolf is everything I’m not looking for.
Everything I don’t want.
And yet he’s everything I need.

There’s just one problem …

My heart is locked.

Can I open it enough to let Troy in? Or will the ghosts from my past stand between us and our forever?
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Marni, you really do save the best for last.

The Forbidden One is the final book in Marni’s The Weston Group series, and wow, she brings it all with this one.

I know going into any book by Marni that her writing is going to captivate me. What I had not expected were the emotional tears to fall.

Eden – I adore and admire this woman. She is so strong, and watching her grow through this story was unbelievably awesome.

Let’s not forget about Troy. This man is every green flag you want in a partner. Marni is known for her sexy, alpha men but with Troy, she brought all of it!!

If you read previous books in this series, you know we have some bits and pieces of Troy. However, what I didn’t expect was to see how intertwined Eden and Troy’s lives were. The patience Troy had, and how he waited (this man WAITED!!) for when Eden was finally ready – yea, I was a goner.

That’s all I am saying because saying anything more gives way too much away.

A superb series and great ending for this series.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Promises in the Dark by Ashley Elizabeth

by Courtney

Promises.
They’re easy to make.
Even easier to break.
Which is why it’s nearly impossible for me to believe
a man I don’t know when he promises me the one thing I’ve always desired:
Freedom.
But when I risk everything by faking my death and showing up at his home,
he remains a man of his word,
vowing to help me escape the life I was forced into.
As I wait for my chance at a new beginning,
I offer to be the nanny for his little girl, never expecting her to steal half my heart,
while her father, a dangerous man who somehow becomes my safe haven, claims the other.
And for the first time in my life,
I’m forced to question what I want more:
The freedom I’ve always dreamed of…
Or the family I’ve never had.
There’s only one problem.
Even in death, my husband will find me.
And he’ll stop at nothing to destroy me.
But to get to me, he’ll have to go through the one man
willing to burn the world down to keep me safe.
The only man my heart beats for:
Alessandro Alarie.

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Alex – you put yourself right up there with Mauro on that high pedestal of perfect partners.

“I may not be able to change the past, but I will be the reason you no longer fear the darkness.”

That right there says it all for me!! GOD DAMN this man!

After meeting Charlotte in that bathroom years ago, he has never once stopped trying to free her from the life she’s never wanted. And then he gets his chance, and he will stop at nothing to grant her that freedom.

But it’s not so easy to give the one woman he has ever made his heartbeat differently a freedom without him in it. Oh, and did I mention he’s a single dad who will burn down the world for his daughter!? GAHHHHHH!!

Ashley – you wrote a magnificent story that kept me glued to the pages from start to finish. I dreamed of these two when I wasn’t reading. They consumed me.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Twined Fates by K. Bromberg

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Twined Fates by K. Bromberg is now live!

The explosive conclusion to the Tangled Hearts trilogy from New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg!

Holden
She’s my rival. My obsession. My ruin.
I told myself Rowan Rothschild was nothing more than the enemy across the boardroom table.
But the longer our worlds collide, the harder it is to remember which battles are worth winning.
Now she’s the woman I can’t stay away from, even when the cost might be everything I’ve worked years for.

Rowan
The company. The inheritance. The family name.
I’ve fought to protect it all from Holden Knight, but nothing prepared me to face him again.
Every look, every touch, every ruthless move he makes drags me deeper back into him.
The line between love and hate has never been thinner.
And this time, falling for him could destroy us both.

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Twined Fates is the final book in the Tangled Hearts – these must be read in order.

Twined Fates starts off on the cliffy that we were left dangling from in Threaded Lies and the tension is ripe from the start.

The undeniable chemistry and tension between Rowan and Holden is still strong as ever, and no matter what, these two cannot resist the pull of one another. However, there are secrets and lies that prevent them from wholly acting on those feelings.

Kristy keeps these pages turning with all the twists, turns and edge-of-your-seat uncertainty. I love that we get to see more of the family dynamics and how different they all really are.

But we finally get the HEA and it was well worth it!!

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Release Day Blitz…A Very Good Bad Idea by Emma Chase

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A Very Good Bad Idea by Emma Chase is now live!

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New York Times bestselling author Emma Chase is back with this red-hot romantic comedy about two rival real estate developers who inherit the same lucrative property in a small beach town. There’s just one catch: they have to live in it…together.

No loopholes. No backing out. No leaving for four months.

Damon Burke is intense, handsome and vengefully calculating—he’s also certain he’ll outlast his competitor.

Jade Buchanan is brilliant, ruthless, and absolutely not losing to him.

But the house seems to have a mind of its own. With faulty wiring, a leaking roof, drafty windows and the occasional wild-life infestation, it just might be trying to kill them. And the more Damon and Jade try to oust each other from the property, the more it brings them together.

Sparks fly, tempers clash—but eventually, all their walls come crumbling down.

It’s a bad idea to get too close to your enemy. To care about them, need them, want them more than you’ve ever wanted anything.

But when rivalry becomes something more than they ever expected, Damon and Jade discover love can be a very good bad idea.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Fallen Rook by LJ Shen

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From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a sizzling age-gap, forbidden MM romance about an FBI agent and the Camorra enforcer who thaws his frozen heart.

Tom

I know a secret that can destroy the most powerful crime organization in America.

For years, I’ve watched Enzo Ferrante get away with murder. Literally.

He’s slipped between the FBI’s fingers time after time, spreading terror and mayhem on the streets of New York, masked beneath a gorgeous face and elegant pedigree.

A sloppy error on his part results in an incident that unexpectedly binds us together.

Suddenly, I’m no longer the special agent who is thirsty for his blood.

I’m his savior. His god. The light in his pitch-black existence.

Now that I caught the social butterfly in my spider web, I’m never letting go.

He is about to taste the venomous kiss of betrayal as I put him and his entire family behind bars for the rest of their lives.

Because when the night falls, the Camorra’s enforcer crawls between my sheets and whispers all his sordid secrets in my ear.

Enzo Ferrante is completely and utterly mine, and nobody knows.

Not even his lovely fiancée.

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Leigh – you crushed it with this one! FREAKING LOVE THIS!!

Fallen Rook is Leigh’s first MM romance and left no crumbs! I am a huge MM and sapphic romance reader, so I was incredibly excited to read this one.

Enzo – oh my golden retrieve mafia enforcer – to see what you were hiding all this time. I absolutely adore this man. But his awakening moment – yea, that was when I loved him even more.

Tom – the cold, calculated man that just wants to get justice – you sir, are so much more than what you show people. These two, beautifully broken men are just what the other needed, but didn’t know it.

The chemistry and tension between Enzo and Tom is impossible to ignore. But what I loved most was how these two were able to give the other what no one else ever could – to be seen and loved for more than who they are. GAH! They were perfect for one another in so many ways.

Oh, and those spicy scenes are off-the-charts HOT!! Watching these two together – YES!!

LJ absolutely delivered perfection on Fallen Rook. It’s a phenomenal dark mafia MM Romance and one you absolutely MUST READ!!

Meet L.J. Shen:

L.J. Shen is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary, new adult, and young adult romance. Her books have been sold in twenty different countries, and she hopes to visit all of them.

She lives in Florida with her husband, three rowdy sons, and rowdier pets and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows, and reading to her heart’s content. Connect with her on her website at www.authorljshen.com or on Instagram (@authorljshen), or join her Facebook group at http://goo.gl/QZJ0NC. Sign up for her newsletter at https://bit.ly/3LhsIrb, and text SHEN to 313131 to get new release alerts (United States only).

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Tennessee Trouble by Claire Hastings

by Courtney

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TENNESSEE TROUBLE

by Claire Hastings

Series: Tennessee Trouble #1

Release Date: September 17, 2026

Genre: Small Town Romance

Tropes: Age gap, one night stand, fling to forever, rivals (competing brands), workplace, secret relationship

Cover Design: Y’all That Graphic

Synopsis

Two fake names and a simple agreement—one night only, wherever the moonshine takes us.

I don’t have time for the cool, older guy with wavy hair, a smile that makes me tingle, and who leaves my sheets smelling of Irish Spring. Even more so after I discover he’s the man on the other side of my family’s corporate battle. He’s my rival.

My focus is on the distillery that’s been in my family for four generations and our newest product. That’s where it needs to stay.

Problem is, the longer he’s around, the longer I want him to stay…to explore this chemistry between us. To make this fling last forever.

Brandt owns a competing brand and might be after something other than a picket-fence forever. I need to keep my guard up.

Finding that balance between rivals and lovers won’t be easy.

Especially once our secrets are revealed.

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USA Today Best-Selling Claire Hastings is a walking, talking awkward moment. She loves Diet Coke, gummi bears, the beach, and books (obvs). When not reading she can usually be found hanging with friends at a soccer match or grabbing food (although she probably still has a book in her purse). She and her husband live in Atlanta.

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Tennessee Trouble is a really good start to Claire’s newest series.

This is a rivals-to-lovers romance that brings all the chemistry to the forefront and makes that rival tension even more delicious to watch.

The blurb is really all you need to know going into this one. Brandt and Lindee are after the same thing in business. But neither can deny the chemistry they feel after that one night – what happens if they choose to go for more?!?!

Claire writes this high chemistry story very well. I love that readers can see how both characters react to one another and their inner musings while they are working out where to go after that wild night and then seeing each other unexpectedly the next day.

The story flows really well and I enjoyed this one alot.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Hiding In The Outfield by Lizzie C. Koz

by Courtney

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HIDING IN THE OUTFIELD

by Lizzie C Koz

Series: Bridgeport Jetties: The Call-Up Years – Book 2

Release Date: September 17, 2026

Genre: MM Baseball Romance

Tropes: Teammate’s brother, found family, sex lessons / inexperienced hero / first times, soft redemption arc, touch starved / lonely boy hurt x comfort sad boy x sassy boy, yearning/longing/pining, boyfriend experience, nicknames, cooking as a love language

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Photography: Michelle Lancaster

Model: Andrew Murray

Synopsis

“No pressure either way,” I murmur. “Just opportunity. If you want it.”

I thought I was the one helping him. Giving him something.

How wrong I was.

FRANKIE

My brother’s teammate watches me when he thinks no one’s looking. But I’ve caught him, and I know exactly what’s hiding in those stormy blue eyes.

It’s not the first time a closeted guy has looked at me like I’m a problem he desperately wants to solve. And I’ll gladly let him. This Frankie fun-ride is at your service.

Temporarily.

Because like all rides, this one comes to an end. But everybody needs somewhere to land, and I don’t mind being that place for a while.

Make it a ride they won’t forget and on to the next.

Life has taught me I’m made for moments, not forever. And I know better than to fall for men who can’t choose me in the daylight.

I won’t ever make that mistake again.

JACKSON

My plan is simple: stay locked up tight until my baseball career is over.

I’m just another straight ballplayer in a straight world, keeping my head down. Because in my family, inside every locker room I’ve ever known—being gay isn’t an option.

Baseball is supposed to be enough. It has been.

Then Frankie Nebiolo walked in and offered me something I couldn’t resist.

A secret place to be myself in a way I’ve never risked before.

With him, I can finally breathe. I can finally want.

Except…the longer we’re together, the more painful hiding becomes.

Now I’m starting to wonder if I’d trade everything for the chance to stop pretending.

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When she’s not writing, she’s likely trying to convince her husband to tackle yet another DIY project around the house.

Lizzie loves nothing more than falling into a romance book as an outlet, especially when she was struggling through postpartum with her son. Now, she hopes to provide that same escape and small slice of joy to others.

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YESSSSS!! This book was EVERYTHING!!

Frankie just became my favorite EVER!!

He and Jackson – perfection. GAH!!

I want to read this story all over again and just soak up all the deliciousness – both in and out of the bedroom.

Jackson, oh sweet Jackson. You are the redemption ARC I didn’t know I needed til this book.

Frankie!! He won me over with his outgoing personality but his compassion and deep understanding of Jackson won me over. I need Frankie as my best friend.

Lizzie, thank you for writing a story that is so relevant in today’s society. It’s raw, real and authentic in so many ways.

This story had me cracking up so much, made me deeply emotional and had me celebrating all the wins with them.

HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend this one!!

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Release Day Blitz…When The Smoke Clears by Jewel E. Ann

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When The Smoke Clears by Jewel E. Ann is now live!

From USA Today bestselling author Jewel E. Ann comes a bittersweet second-chance romance about deferred love, impossible timing, and the courage of choosing happiness after devastating loss.

Everleigh Reichart and William Landry fell hard—and far too fast. Their weeklong romance ended the moment Will, a twenty-nine-year-old firefighter, learned the truth: Everleigh was seventeen. He walked away to protect them both. Destiny had other plans.

Eleven years later, Will is still running into burning buildings, while Everleigh has become a brilliant psychiatrist. When a house fire strands her on his land, their old feelings ignite like patient embers. But she’s desperate to keep concealing the childhood trauma that has shaped her life, and he’s struggling under the weight of his father’s terminal illness. Too soon, the strain snaps their fragile reunion, flinging them farther apart than ever before.

Now Everleigh must face her past to salvage a future with Will…if he can accept that loving her includes the broken parts too. But first, he needs to come and find her—this time by faith, not fate.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Hard Pass by K. Bromberg

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Hard Pass by K. Bromberg is now live!

Falling for the one woman who has the power to end my football career was never part of the plan . . .

This was supposed to be Cole Valor’s record-breaking season.

Instead, the star quarterback can’t seem to find his game. Missed throws. Bad reads. And someone is making a fortune betting against him.

When suspicious betting patterns surrounding his performance raise red flags, the NFL assigns its top integrity investigator to determine if its golden boy is the victim . . . or the mastermind.

Dublin Locke has built her career on facts, not feelings. She’s determined to follow the evidence wherever it leads, even if it points back to the man whose kiss she’s never forgotten.

The deeper Dublin digs, the more the evidence points to Cole. Yet he insists on helping her uncover the truth. Is he proving his innocence . . . or trying to throw her off his trail?

Working side by side as the investigation tightens its grip, the line between professional and personal begins to blur—and every stolen kiss pushes them further over a line neither of them can afford to cross.

Because every instinct tells Dublin to keep her distance.
But the more she falls for him, the harder it becomes to know which to believe—the facts . . . or her heart.

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Hard Pass is a sports romance that has a nice little trope added in with the long ago one-night stand.

Cole is the quarterback of the team of that Dublin is now in charged of investigating for integrity. But these two ran into another one night years ago. Honestly – that one night didn’t quite make me believe these ever really forgot the other – but more like, oh dang, it’s you in this odd situation.

I did like how this story played out and enjoyed the uniqueness of the sports romance with the investigation. I enjoyed the mystery of the unknown bets and that probably kept me more drawn in than the romance. But the reveal came, and I honestly saw it coming, so for me, this was a letdown because it was a big build up.

Cole and Dublin are both very strong characters, but it was great to see Cole grow and deal with some things from his past.

Overall, a good sports romance with some suspense added in to keep things interesting.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Lovely Venom by A. Zavarelli

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Release Day Blitz…The Fall Affair by Vi Keeland

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Title: The Fall Affair

Author: Vi Keeland

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Opposites Attract/Found Family

Release Date: August 18, 2026

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She’s counting down the days until she leaves Tuscany. He’s counting on making her stay.

Some people go to Tuscany to find themselves.

I went to escape—New York, my ex’s new relationship, and a career that derailed the moment I was passed over for partner.

My plan was simple: settle my eccentric Italian grandmother’s estate, sell whatever wasn’t nailed down, and return to the life I’d worked too hard to lose.

Instead, I walked into a mess—a crumbling antique shop, two hundred acres of leased vineyard land, and one infuriating clause in the will: Live and work in the shop for three months, or inherit nothing.

Then there’s the neighbor I clash with instantly. Matteo Lucchese is the infuriatingly handsome winemaker who leases my family’s land and refuses to be impressed by my credentials—or my attitude. He’s rugged and stubborn, stuck living in a time that has long passed us by, and the word rush isn’t part of his vocabulary. Basically, we’re exact opposites.

But as the days stretch into weeks, Tuscany chips away at the armor I didn’t realize I was wearing, and Matteo shows me the appeal of slowing down, of staying rooted, of wanting something other than climbing the corporate ladder.

I came to Tuscany to escape.

But now that the countdown to going home was on, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to leave. And the life I was falling for came with a looming expiration date.

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Opposites Attract

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NYC Heroine x Italian Hero

Late-summer Magic

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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