Aug 20, 2025 | 2025, August 2025, Blog, Sawyer Bennett
“Finding out he was cheating almost felt like relief. Like I finally had an excuse strong enough to leave without the guilt.”
A wave of shame burns through me, but Reid squeezes my hand, warm and steady. “You have nothing to be ashamed of. You were surviving.”
“You’re free now, Lara.”
I nod, breathing through the tightness in my chest.
A small smile plays on his lips. “Remember when survival was just trying not to get dunked off a surfboard?”
I snort. “Or trying not to get caught when we snuck in after curfew.”
“Pretty sure our parents knew,” he says, mock serious.
“Yeah, we weren’t that sneaky,” I reply, grinning.
We lapse into easy laughter, the tension finally breaking, and for a moment, it’s like we’re fifteen again, sprawled on the beach after hours in the waves, the world no bigger than the stretch of coastline between our houses.
The moment fades into a warm, quiet hush. I glance over and find him watching me—his expression relaxed but his eyes carrying something deeper.
Not just fondness. Memory.
Maybe even regret.
My heart stutters, just once, because I know this feeling. The way the air stills between two people who know there’s more under the surface. We’ve been circling it all day. All night. And now, it’s right there. Unspoken and waiting.
“Earlier… you said Lance accused you of being pissed that he got me and you didn’t.”
Reid’s expression tightens, just for a moment.
“Was he right?” I ask softly. “Were you pissed?”
He gives a small huff of amusement and looks away for a beat, rubbing the back of his neck. “I mean… maybe after that first kiss when we were fifteen, yeah—I was a little pissed.”
I blink. “Pissed… that Lance interrupted?”
“Pissed that I listened to him,” Reid says, voice lower now. “That I let him make me think wanting you was wrong. Like we were just supposed to be some kind of trio forever and I wasn’t allowed to see you differently.” He glances over at me, his gaze steady. “That kiss wasn’t nothing to me, Lara. It never was.”
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Aug 13, 2025 | 2025, August 2025, Blog, Brenda Rothert
𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 by Brenda Rothert
From the moment we meet Briar Hollis I was right there with her on that boat sailing to an unknown destination and all in! Determined to survive Briar must figure out which group of savages is least likely to kill her as she swims to shore.
An island filled with secrets, strangers that are ready to fight to the death, deception, angst, and so much more in a place where who you trust could be the difference between life and death. It’s a tsunami as each wave impacts the characters in a game of chess where even those who are two moves ahead of an opponent still risk defeat and possible death.
It’s time to put your survival skills to the test and hope your choices keep you alive. I was on the edge of my seat with all the twist and turns.
If you read your books and can visualize it as a movie playing in your head like me…this is chef’s kiss. I would love to see this adapted to screen. Please note that book will answer some plot arcs while leaving others to be discovered in the next book!
This Spicy read is a captivating dystopian romantasy that has The Handmaid’s Tale, Lost, and The Hunger Games vibes…all in ONE place!
Thank you Brenda Rothert for sending me an advance reader copy for an honest and fair review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: please scroll down to see triggers. This format makes sharing important information for readers while avoiding any potential plot spoilers.
𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸?
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Aug 4, 2025 | 2025, August 2025, Blog, Samantha Chase
𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮’𝘀 𝗔 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 by Samantha Chase is a sinfully sweet that’s more sin.
Same fun beach read. Sexy new ebook cover!
A funeral, beach trip, secrets, surprises, friendships, and a little bit of drama. If you are looking for an opposites attract, forced proximity, vacation romance between a cinnamon roll hero & author heroine go grab this book!
𝗤: 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀?
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Jul 29, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Gwyn McNamee, July 2025
🪓𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐊𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝟏 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇🪓
𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
Book one in the all new McBride Brother Lumberjacks Series, Beneath the Mountain Sky @gwynmcnamee , is coming in only one month!!!
What you’ll find inside:
🪓 Mountain Man/Lumberjack
🏡 Small town
• Second chance
😎 Grumpy/Sunshine
🔥 Protective Hero
☠️ Touch Her and Die Vibes
🖤 Hurt/comfort
• Traumatized Heroine
🖤 Amnesia
• Forced Proximity
🖤 Found family
• Mystery & Suspense
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spicy
😭 Angsty
I can’t wait to read this new series.
💬 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹?
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Jul 28, 2025 | 2025, Blog, July 2025, Sara Ney
𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 @saraneyauthor
July 29, 2025
What you will find inside…
🔥 Single Mom
🏈Pro Football Player
🔥 Dating App Meet Cute
🏈Opposites Attract
🔥 Spice
Looking forward to grabbing a copy of this and find out what happens in this football romance read.
💬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴?
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Jul 26, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Kimberly Knight
✨⚾ It’s 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐱 The Comeback Duet Book 2 ⚾ ✨
by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams
Available: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝘁𝗵!
This is a second chance, baseball, MM romance! Add in a single dad, fling to love + a secret relationship – you will not want to miss the finale to the Comeback Duet!
⚾ 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄 ⚾
What you can find in this book…
🔥 MM Romance
⚾️ Baseball/Sports Romance
🔥 Fling to Love
⚾️ Second Chance Romance
🔥 Secret Relationship
Heat: 🔥🔥🔥 Definitely Spicy
A closeted catcher, a first baseman, secrets, baseball, found family, love, spice, and choices that impact more than one future.
An off and on the field baseball romance with spice, heat, chemistry, and was the perfect read in-between watching a few baseball games.
Not everyone has family and friends who accept them regardless of who they love. In a world where you’d never expect to find your forever person, two men will realize what matters most. Are they strong enough to do whatever it takes to be together?
I was not prepared for the way this book ended and now must patiently wait for the next installment Knox in September so I can find out…what happened.
Thank you to The Author Agency for an advance reader copy for an honest and fair review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
💬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Start the duet now with Crew, available now on Amazon in KU!
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