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Release Day Blitz & Review…Never Stopped Loving You by Siobhan Davis

by Courtney

NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU

Siobhan Davis

Release Date: February 17

When Callan Hunt arrived at Ryemont High senior year, I couldn’t have predicted the hot Irish football player would become my everything … and end up breaking my heart.

College and dreams of a career in interior design were my sole focus until my new neighbor bulldozed his way into my life. Callan had ambitions too. He planned to leave Vermont after graduation to pursue his dream of playing for an English Premier League club.

We weren’t looking for love, but fate had other plans.

When Callan was scouted during our freshman year of college, I couldn’t have been prouder.

Until everything came crashing down in one crippling blow.

I was devastated, and it took years to recover.

After finally moving on from the heartache of my past, I now have a successful career and a billionaire CEO fiancé.

Then my first love reappears.

Callan says it’s time I learned the truth about that night.

He claims he’s never stopped loving me and vows to fight for me in a way he couldn’t before. He seems determined to keep every promise he ever made me, but how is it possible after everything that’s happened?

Now, I’m torn … torn between my fiancé—the man who resurrected my faith in love—and the man who still owns a significant part of my heart.

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WOW!! This was an addicting read.

I have no idea where to start, or what to say and not spoil anything.

This story definitely went in ways I was not expecting. But in true Siobhan fashion, she knows how to deliver the angst and emotions, and keeping the reader fully engaged the entire time.

I really enjoyed how Siobhan told this story in two parts. Astrid and Callahan’s story starts off when they are both seniors in high school and he just moved to the area from Ireland. We get to see their relationship go from friends to more and how explosive their chemistry is – not just physically, but emotionally.

The second part if them as adults and they come face to face once again after being torn apart all those years ago. And that is all that I am saying on that part.

Astrid and Callahan’s story is an emotional journey that will keep you at the edge of your seat the entire time. There will be tears, curses and smiles throughout it all and it will be worth every emotional whiplash.

Bravo Siobhan!

Meet Siobhan Davis:

Siobhan Davis™ is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Top 5 bestselling romance author. Siobhan writes emotionally intense stories with swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and tons of unexpected plot twists and turns that will have you flipping the pages beyond bedtime! She has sold over 2 million books, and her titles are translated into several languages.

Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Siobhan forged a successful corporate career in human resource management.

She lives in the Garden County of Ireland with her husband and two sons.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Sweet Surrender by Bella Matthews

by Courtney

Sweet Surrender by Bella Matthews is now live!

From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes an enemies to lovers, surprise pregnancy, sports romance.

Hating Jameson Murphy is easy.
Wanting him is where everything gets complicated.

He’s my best friend’s older brother.
My father’s star player.
A charmingly infuriating football god I’ve spent a lifetime avoiding and failing to ignore.

He should be the last man tempting me into bad decisions. But when a snowstorm grounds our flight, and champagne blurs our judgment, one reckless night shatters every rule I’ve put in place . . . leaving me with two little pink lines and one very big problem.

Now, thanks to an unreliable mother, a surprise baby sister, and a new living arrangement I never saw coming, my carefully crafted life is unraveling faster than the worn satin ribbon on my favorite old pointe shoes.

And Jameson?

He’s everywhere.

In my space.

In my secrets.

Looking at me like he already knows how this ends and how it doesn’t.

Forcing me to face a truth I’m not ready to accept . . .

What if surrender doesn’t mean losing yourself?

What if it’s about trusting someone else?

And maybe . . . just maybe, what if it means finally finding home?

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The title for this book is perfect – what a Sweet Surrender this story was.

Ashton and Jamie have always been in one another’s life in some way. Ashton never had the easiest life and she finds herself having to return to Kroydon Hills unexpectedly. But she doesn’t expect to run into Jamie, let alone live with him, while she figures out how to navigate an unexpected surprise. And the surprises just keep coming for Ashton.

Jamie – wow. He is such a caring and doting man when it comes to Ashton. I love how he supports her but also lets her do her own thing and grow.

Bella delivers another emotional story with some twists I hadn’t seen coming, even with all the hints in your patreon posts.

Sweet Surrender is a MUST READ!

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Review…The Grump Next Door by Kendall Ryan

by Courtney

THE GRUMP NEXT DOOR

Kendall Ryan

One guest house. One week. One slow-burn disaster waiting to happen.

Dean Whitaker has zero interest in weddings, fairy lights, or the perky woman currently turning his guest house into a scented-candle crime scene.

He’s a divorce attorney. He thrives on prenups, logic, and not getting glitter on his suits.

Poppy Monroe is a wedding planner with a checklist for everything—except how to survive living next door to a hot, brooding, tightly wound lawyer—aka the groom’s brother.

They’re opposites in every way—except for the undeniable chemistry neither of them wants to talk about.

Their mission: survive one week of wedding chaos.

Her vibe: sunshine and glitter pens.
His vibe: whiskey and restraint.

Opposites attract. Then they combust.

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I enjoyed this one more than I expected. It’s a slow-burn in the best possible ways.

Poppy and Dean could not be any more opposite if they tried. Poppy is sunshine and all about love, while Dean is more of a grump and loves ending those happily ever afters through paperwork.

These two know from the get-go that there are going to bumps and bruises along the way of planning this wedding for Dean’s brother. However, neither are willing to let the wedding be a failure and try to find a way to work together.

There is alot of sparks flying, close encounters and a slow-burn romance that’s impossible to ignore. I loved the banter, the flirting and the growth between the two of them.

This is definitely one of Kendall’s best books to date.

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Release Day Blitz…Falling For Trouble by Carly Phillips

by Courtney

FALLING FOR TROUBLE

Carly Phillips

Release Date: February 5

AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED

Brother’s Best Friend • Forbidden Romance • Billionaire Protector • Miami Heat

He’s the bad boy my family warned me about—and the one man I can’t have.

I just landed the job of my dreams—planning the Miami Thunder football team’s 50th-anniversary celebration—and I can’t afford distractions. Especially not tattooed billionaire and reformed troublemaker Lucas Carras. He exudes alpha-hero intensity, but he’s been off limits for as long as I’ve known him.

But the kickoff party is happening at the nightclub he co-owns with my brother… and with my sibling out of town, I’m stuck working with Lucas.

Forced proximity ignites the desire we’ve both been pretending doesn’t exist. From bedrooms to storage rooms, the scorching tension causes us to cross every line we swore we wouldn’t. On paper, we’re complete opposites. In reality, the chemistry is undeniable.

This party is everything I’ve worked for—my moment to prove myself. Until the sabotage starts.

Orders vanish. Vendors back out. Someone is determined to ruin the anniversary… and my reputation along with it.

Suddenly Lucas isn’t just a distraction. He’s my protector, my anchor, and the only man I trust to stand by my side.

But when my brother finds out about us, family drama explodes. And I’m torn between being the good girl who plays by the rules… and falling for trouble.

Perfect for fans of Carly Phillips and high-heat sports romance, Falling for Trouble features a possessive hero, high-stakes suspense, and a guaranteed HEA.

Are you ready to fall for trouble?

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Meet Carly Phillips:

Carly Phillips is the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over eighty sexy contemporary romances featuring hot men, strong women, and emotionally compelling stories her readers have come to expect and love. She is happily married to her college sweetheart and lives in Westchester County, NY. She is the mother of two adult daughters and three crazy dogs who star on her Facebook and Instagram pages. She loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers. Way back in 2002, Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa and was the first romance on a nationally televised book club. Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. For more information on upcoming releases, sign up for her newsletter (below) and receive two free books!

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Release Day Blitz…Worth The Wait by K. Bromberg

by Courtney

Worth the Wait by K. Bromberg is now live!

From New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg comes a sizzling novella in the Malone Brothers series.

A stubborn heroine. A broody SWAT commander.
One lesson in control that changes everything.

Control is something Desi Whitman detests. Life is too short to color inside the lines—especially when chaos feels safer than order. But when a stalker shatters her sense of security, she reluctantly signs up for self-defense classes. And in that class, she comes face-to-face with the one man determined to break through her walls.

Reznor Mayne lives and breathes control. As a former SWAT commander, he knows the cost of one wrong move. Taking a temporary teaching role in Sunnyville was supposed to be a break from the past—but Desi is the kind of messy temptation he can’t walk away from.

What starts as a battle of wills soon becomes something neither of them can fight—a pull too strong, a heat too consuming, and a connection that proves sometimes the best way to take control . . . is to let go.

(previously released as Control)

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Worth the Fall: https://geni.us/FallAmz

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Intercepted by Aleatha Romig

by Courtney

INTERCEPTED

Aleatha Romig

Release Date: February 2

AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED

In The Coopers, family power meets forbidden passion, and one wrong move can cost you the team… or your heart. Perfect for fans of the ruthless tension of Succession and the dark, aching obsession of Wuthering Heights.
At thirty-six, Fin Graham is a legend, a veteran quarterback, dangerously handsome, and built to win. The field. The season. Me.
I never thought I’d see him again, not after he disappeared and shattered me without a word. But now he’s been traded onto my family’s team, the Lexington Coopers—my turf, my legacy, and the one place I swore he’d never touch.
No one knows our past.
No one knows how hard I loved him… or how deep the betrayal cut.
And if I have any sway with the team’s owner—my father—Fin’s contract will be the shortest in franchise history.
But the problem with old heartbreaks?
They remember how to start beating again.
Fin wants a second chance.
I want revenge… or maybe I just want him.
And the time clock is almost out.
With the future of the Lexington Coopers on the line, we have to decide if we’re working together or against one another.

From the bestselling author of Infidelity and Sin comes a scorching, high-stakes romantic suspense series set in the seductive, cutthroat world of the NFL. The Coopers is a four-book saga following one explosive couple. INTERCEPTED ends on a cliffhanger—an unforgettable Aleatha blindside.

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Intercepted is a great start to this newest series from Aleatha.

This is a second-chance, sports romance and I am here for this.

First off, I can tell that Aleatha took time to learn not only about the game of football, but owning a team and running it. I absolutely loved all the nuisances added in about the actual sport and the ins and outs of how everything is done from top to bottom.

Second, this story has alot of depth to it with these characters and their story. This particular book is about Maeve (Vee) and Fin but we get to meet all of Maeve’s family (not just immediate either) and how everyone is connected.

Third, the pacing of this story is perfection. I love that it’s not only told from both Vee and Fin’s POVs but it also jumps back to the past, so we can how well these two connected in the past, where things went off-rails, to the present and where they go from here.

Aleatha delivers a very emotionally-charged story with strong characters that you will love. The secondary characters play a pivotal role in the overall plot and but they do not overwhelm things.

I love how everything just blends so well – from the sports aspect, the family dynamics, to the romance – it all just flows perfectly and keeps you engaged in the story the entire time.

As for the ending – I was not expecting that at all. In true Aleatha fashion, she leaves me speechless and wanting the next book NOW!

A definite MUST READ!!

Meet Aleatha Romig:

Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years, they’ve raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns or her new lighter side, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!

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Cover Reveal…Isle of Wrath by Claire Contreras

by Courtney

Claire Contreras has revealed the gorgeous cover for ISLE OF WRATH!

Releasing: April 8, 2026

Cover Designer: Hang Le

A forgotten prophecy.

A 300-year-old curse.

And two people bound by a goddess to break it… if the bond doesn’t break them first.

In Lunaris, everyone trades their memories for asylum. No one remembers their past, their homeland, or the curse that trapped them behind a wall of darkness called the Shroud. But they don’t dare break the rules set upon them.

Ada Acevedo has spent years hiding her healing gift and keeping her head down.
But when her twin brother is struck by a poisoned arrow, she breaks the most dangerous rule of all. She bargains with the goddess of death to save his life.
She didn’t expect the goddess to send Malachi Bain–an infuriating warrior–to collect. Much less to be soul-bound to him until she repays what she owes. Now Ada has no choice but to help him do the impossible: lift the Shroud and break the curse that’s kept Lunaris hidden from the rest of the realm for three hundred years.
As she’s pulled deeper into a world of forbidden prophecies and buried secrets, Ada discovers a devastating truth. Lunaris isn’t the paradise she always thought it was. It’s a cage. And on the other side, a monster is lurking–waiting for the Shroud to fall.
Waiting for her.

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Wicked Altar by Jane Henry

by Courtney

Wicked Altar: A Dark Irish Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance by Jane Henry is now live!

I’ve hated Cavin McCarthy since the day he made me cry in a school cupboard.

He was my tormentor—the cruel bastard who turned my name into a joke and my life into hell.

Now? He’s my fiancé.

An arranged marriage neither of us wanted, brokered by families who deal in blood and power. I’d refuse if I could. But my sister is dying, and the McCarthy’s hold the key to saving her life.

So I’ll walk down the aisle. I’ll say the vows. I’ll become Mrs. Cavin McCarthy.

But I’ll never forgive the arrogant jerk.

Except… the monster I remember isn’t the man before me now. The boy who destroyed me has become someone who’d burn the world down to keep me safe. Who touches me like I’m something precious instead of ruined. Whose rough hands and rougher words unravel every defense I’ve built.

When his fingers wrap around my throat and his voice goes low in my ear, I’m not thinking about revenge anymore…

I’m thinking about surrender.

And in the McCarthy family, surrender might be the most dangerous thing of all.

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Narrated by: Wen Ross and Kai Kennicott

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Cover Reveal…Silver Sweet by Krista & Becca Ritchie

by Courtney

Krista & Becca Ritchie have revealed the cover for Silver Sweet!

Releasing: August 4, 2026

The second book in the Cobalt Empire, a new adult romance series about legacy, loyalty, and love.

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Cover Reveal…The Irresistible One by Marni Mann

by Courtney

Marni Mann has revealed the cover for The Irresistible One!

Releasing: July 23, 2026

Photographer: Daniel Jaems

An extra spicy, single dad, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …

Get ready for Colson Weston’s story. Full blurb to come.

Pre-order your copy today!

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Release Day Blitz & Review…Pretty Prey by A. Zavarelli

by Courtney

PRETTY PREY BY A. ZAVARELLI

Release Date: January 26th

Series: Book 2 of the Empire of Kings series

Complete standalone, interconnecting, no cliffhanger

Genre/Tropes: Dark Romance / Stalker / Masks / Obsessive/Possessive / Touch Her and Die / Mafia / Secret Society / Protective Hero / Morally Gray / Only Soft for Her / Neurodivergent FMC / Storm X Sunshine /Tortured Artsy Hero / Second Chance / Untouched Hero / Woman in Peril

PRETTY PREY by A. Zavarelli is NOW LIVE!

Make sure to grab this all-new, secret society, dark mafia romance TODAY!

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BLURB

It started with a message from a stranger.

Or so I thought.

Beneath a veil of anonymity, he lured out my secrets, fears, and desires.

Behind the mask, he could be anyone.

And somehow, it felt safer not knowing.

He comes to me under the cover of darkness, pulling me deeper into this forbidden game.

I give myself to him, knowing the consequences could destroy my life.

I just didn’t expect him to be the one to ruin me.

When the mask comes off, the truth cuts deep.

He isn’t just a man obsessed.

He’s the same man who’s hated me for the last nine years.

In the Cosa Nostra, they call him Il Lupo.

The wolf.

And all this time…

I’ve been his prey.

This book was everything!! It was so good, I never marked that I was reading it, and over a week after finishing it, I can still vividly picture this story in my head.

Romeo – wow this man impressed me with his unhinged ways. He is why women love fictional chaotic, and psychotic stalkers.

Gabi – Zavarelli wrote this character perfectly and beautifully. She is neurodivergent, and Zavarelli captures this so well – she is one of my favorite characters ever written. I was able to so easily understand and relate to her so well.

I will not go into story details, just know that the blurb only scratches the surface, and Zavarelli delivers a compelling story with multifaceted characters and a very well-developed plot. And while this is lower on the mafia-level side, it was still high-octane in other ways, and that definitely made for a very intriguing read.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!