Dec 14, 2025 | 2025, Blog, December 2025
In 2026 Lizzie C. Koz is bringing us a new series…Bridgeport Jetties: The Call-Up Years.
Are you ready for M/M sports romance in and out of the ballpark?
I had a chance to read this a few months ago and I am very excited for everyone to meet Easton and Maddox.
⚾️ Best Friends to Lovers
⚾️ Unrequited Love
⚾️ Childhood Dreams Coming True
⚾️ Co-Dependency & a Painful Friendship Break-Up
⚾️ A Kiss That Changes Everything
⚾️ Selfies as a Love Language
⚾️ An emotional read
What would you do if you loved someone who didn’t love you back? For Maddox Barnes the torture, angst, and anxiety surrounding a secret that could destroy the one friendship he can’t lose consumes him.
Easton Winters is awkward, unsure, and at times feels broken when it comes to relationships but through it all the one constant in his life is his best friend Maddox.
Best friends since childhood both Easton and Maddox share the same dream, to play baseball in the MLB. Now that both are draft eligible will their dream come true, or will they find themselves on separate teams and potential rivals?
If you love to read M/M sports romance and are in the mood for a spicy baseball read you’re in luck. This novella has the perfect balance of character arc including backstory and plot. Let’s not forget about the secondary characters who weave in and out of the plot. I am confident that they too will find their moment in a future book…or two.
I love that while Lizzie’s writing is familiar there is a difference in the tone and vibe allowing readers to easily enjoy both of her worlds. If you want to read Finding Home by Lizzie C. Koz sign-up for her newsletter and get this F.R.E.E.B.I.E now.
Always honest, always my own, and thankful to Lizzie C. Koz for an advance e-arc.
Q: Have you ever been to Spring Training in Florida? If so east coast or west coast and what team?
Dec 13, 2025 | 2025, Blog, December 2025, Hanukkah
One more sleep until the first night of Hanukkah. Looking for a few Hanukkah Romance Reads?
Here are a few to get you in the holiday spirit. Some I’ve read, others are in my stash, and a few I’ve just discovered.
Q: Have you read any of these?
Dec 12, 2025 | 2025, Blog, December 2025
The only book I could focus on after watching Episode 4 of Heated Rivalry at 12:01am was Heartsong by S.E. Wendel. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts soon.
Q: What are you reading or re-reading tonight.
Dec 11, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Cover Reveal, December 2025, Gwyn McNamee
🪓𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 🪓
𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐤𝐲, 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐰𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐜𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐞
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐚𝐫
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥: 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐁.
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫: 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐰 | 𝐘’𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜
❤️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞
🪓Small Town
🪓Mountain Man/Lumberjack
🪓Grumpy/Sunshine
🪓Damaged & Reclusive Hero
🪓Obsessive & Possessive Hero
🪓Touch Her and ☠️
🪓Protector/Damsel in Distress
🪓Virgin Hero
🪓Forced Proximity
🪓City Girl/Country Boy
🪓New Girl in Town
🪓Fish Out of water
🪓Opposites Attract
🪓Family Saga
🪓Found Family
🪓Mystery & Suspense
🪓Angsty
𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒌𝒚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐲 𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐤𝐲.
Review for this posted earlier
Q: What is your favorite lumberjack book?
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Dec 10, 2025 | 2025, Blog, December 2025, Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
– Single Dad Professor
– Feisty Law School Grad turned Nanny
– Forbidden Romance
– Nanny x Boss
– Age Gap
– Good girl “lessons”
Maddie Kowalczk never imagined her new boss would be the hot one-night stand from the other night. Talk about worlds colliding…things are about to get a little sticky.
If Maddie is to be free from the past she needs to stand up and fight for what she wants. If she can find the courage to demand what she needs and be a good girl…everything hers for the taking.
Mistakes, obligations, expectations, assumptions, and a cast of characters in a story that has lots of heat, a little kink, and a plant daddy.
Professor Loe is available for office hours and ready to see you. Enter if you dare.
Readers of this duo’s A Merry Little Meet Cute might enjoy this standalone interconnected Inferno read. There are graphic and detailed scenes that include any or all of the following: Erotica, BDSM, more than one partner in an intimate scene, or something mentioned in the authors Trigger Content Warning. These books are intended for 18+ and content may be considered taboo for some readers.
Always honest, always my own, and thankful to Avon for an advance reader copy.
Q: Would you ever date a co-worker or boss?
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