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Release Day Blitz & Review…Tennessee Trouble by Claire Hastings






TENNESSEE TROUBLE by Claire Hastings — Age Gap One Night Stand Rival Brands Small Town Romance | Blog Tour

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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






HIDING IN THE OUTFIELD by Lizzie C Koz — MM Teammate’s Brother Coming Out Pining Baseball Romance | Blog Tour

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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
Cover Design: Lizzie C Koz
Photography: Michelle Lancaster
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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Lizzie C Koz is a writer of fast-paced stories full of heat that will have you fanning yourself, and humor that will have you spitting out your wine. She lives in New England in a fixer-upper with her husband, toddler, and Golden Retriever.

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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