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* Review * HEIR FOR HIS TAKING by Annie West

September 30, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * HEIR FOR HIS TAKING by Annie West

Heir for His Taking by Annie West
Published by Harlequin Presents on September 29, 2026
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A revelation to reunite…

or ruin them?

Dido hopes planning an elite wedding will launch her career—until she realizes the groom is Panos, her estranged Greek tycoon husband. When the truth explodes, the wedding is off, yet there’s more to lose when Panos unearths her shocking secret…

Believing Dido was a gold-digger, and discovering their marriage wasn’t actually valid, Panos blocked all contact never imagining she’d had his child! Now his outrage wars with the attraction that roars back to life. But his trust has been eviscerated. Will he claim Dido and his heir now that they’re his for the taking?

Fast paced and highly addictive! Star-crossed lovers are reunited in the latest from Annie West and I loved their chemistry right from the start. We are thrust quickly into a reunion of past loves and the tumultuous drama that surrounds their split. The characters are both likable characters with each having done something that makes them flawed, but in the end easily forgivable. He didn’t give her a chance to speak up for herself against gossip and she kept their child a secret because of the distance between them. His instant love for their child makes it really easy to see through the facade he puts into place to protect his heart. I really enjoyed the depth of their feelings even if they were hesitant to admit them. Very enjoyable!

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* Review * COVERT SECURITY by Lisa Childs

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* Review * COVERT SECURITY by Lisa Childs

Covert Security by Lisa Childs
Series: Bachelor Bodyguards #17
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on September 29, 2026
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His past came with a reputation

Saving her would redefine his future

Hell has frozen over! Because Viktor Lagransky, the son of a former mafia assassin, is the only person who believes officer Sheila Carlson’s ambush was orchestrated by one of her police colleagues. Viktor is trying to be the best bodyguard the Payne Protection Agency has ever seen—even if the stubborn cop doubts his true motives. But when her questions about her dad’s unsolved murder lead to a new string of attacks against her, she has no choice but to trust the former bad boy she’s always been attracted to. If only her attacker—and Viktor’s own family secrets—didn’t threaten their unexpected partnership…

Highly addictive intrigue and great character chemistry! Intense danger is circling as attraction sizzles when Officer Sheila Carlson finally has to admit that she actually likes the misfit toys of Payne Protection Agency. Sheila has been adamant that the guys who keep catching the bad guys during this insurance company theft ring are not to be trusted, but when she herself is the target of no good, she finally has to admit that they are sincere and qualified to help and aren’t the bad guys. I really enjoyed the connection she and Viktor forge as they each face their past as danger chases at their heals. The mystery is well developed, the characters are attention grabbing and the way it all comes together is shockingly satisfying. I am loving this series!

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* Review * RECKLESS by K E Osborn

September 30, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Reckless by K E Osborn
Series: The Las Vegas Defiance MC #4
on September 28, 2026
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I disappear for a living. She’s the only person who’s ever actually seen me.

As the man who keeps Las Vegas Defiance MC’s secrets, I’ve made staying invisible an art form. I watch from the shadows so my brothers never have to look over theirs. I’ve worked too damn hard to let anyone close enough to find the cracks I’ve spent a lifetime hiding.

Then a woman fighting to protect Vegas’ most vulnerable kids starts receiving messages meant to break her, and she refuses to tell a single soul. Sage Matthews is all defiance with a stubborn need to protect everyone but herself.

I should keep my distance.
Watch. Wait. Let her fight the battle she thinks is hers alone.

But she’s fire wrapped around an iron will, and the closer the threat gets, the harder it becomes to stay the man who only watches. When those threats stop hiding behind a screen and come for her in the open, I stop watching from the shadows. I step out of them and become the threat.

One wrong move and I show her exactly what I’m capable of.
One right move and I might lose myself to her instead.
Some secrets are worth killing to protect.
Some women are worth setting fire to your darkness for.
But with Sage, I might burn every piece of mine to the ground.

Mysteriously addictive! Next up for Osborn’s Las Vegas Defiance MC series is Ghost and Sage. Ghost has been a mystery for the majority of the series, but he’s always there to support his brothers and their old ladies when he’s needed. I felt like there was a good bit missing from giving a history of what happened so far in this series to catch a reader up on the characters as a whole. I liked Ethan and how kind he was, especially the effort he puts in to getting to know her sister. Sage was too secretive for my liking. The drama felt like it would have moved along more smoothly if only she had confided her secret sooner. I like the characters and this MC a lot as a whole, but this wasn’t my favorite because of how slow the pace was and little catch up from prior books. Looking forward to the more to come though.

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* Review * MEANT FOR MAYHEM by Aimee Vance

September 30, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MEANT FOR MAYHEM by Aimee Vance

Meant for Mayhem by Aimee Vance
Series: Mayhem Hockey Club #3
Published by Revel Books on September 25, 2026
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One desperate lie. One unexpected family.

Mikko Laaksonen is the NHL’s best defenseman and a brand new dad, trying to balance hockey and fatherhood. When a panic attack threatens his season, he makes a desperate decision to save his career.

Shannon Wilder has spent years working towards becoming a speech pathologist and leaving her hometown behind. With a job waiting in Denver, she's finally getting the fresh start she's always wanted.

Until Mikko admits he told the team they’re married.

Shannon should walk away. Instead, she’s drawn to his daughter who needs stability and the single dad trying his hardest to get it right.

What starts as a favor quickly becomes something far more complicated. Helping his daughter was one thing, but falling for her husband?

That was never supposed to happen.

Heartfelt, addictive and filled with humor. If you haven’t fallen for Linwood and all of the endearing characters living there, you are missing out! Vance’s Mayhem Hockey Club is packed with a great locale, easy to love supporting characters and hunky athletes who fall hard when they cross paths with their “one”. I love every minute of my visit there with each additional book in the series. This time we are getting to the heart of the attraction between Shannon and Mikko. There was a great lead up to this storyline at the end of the second book in the series, so we dive right into the fact that Mikko suddenly has a baby and desperately needs help. In walks Shannon and her snark to steal the show. The chemistry between them is phenomenal and they each make it so easy to fall for them. The book is well developed, other than a little bit too much mystery left in the what led up to the instant baby situation. I loved their friendship and how it grows easily with the connection between them and loving this precious baby. His friends both back in Linwood and on his team add a nice addition to the storyline and bring laughs often to the forefront. I hope we will get more from this series because I wholeheartedly love the town and club and youth team!

Shannon is my favorite character by far because she has such a sass to her that makes her impossible not to want to hug once you know her back story. She’s sincere and caring and you just know the barbs she lets fly are to protect herself from being walked on again. I adore her!

I highly recommend this book as well as the rest of the series to anyone who enjoys a hockey romance filled with a great team connection as well as friends back home that love and support them as they find their forever love.

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* Release Blitz/Review * CODE NAME: HARBOR by Sawyer Bennett

September 22, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * CODE NAME: HARBOR by Sawyer Bennett

Code Name: Harbor by Sawyer Bennett
Series: Jameson Force Seattle #2
Published by Big Dog Books on September 22, 2026
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Where the water runs deep and the danger runs deeper, two enemies will risk everything to survive.

Josie McAdams has built her life on rules. As an intelligence specialist for Jameson Force Seattle, she’s made a career out of turning chaos into order and catching the bad guys before they strike. But when a mission on the docks goes wrong and a handsome smuggler saves her life, Josie is forced to face the one rule she’s never dared to break—trusting a criminal.

Having spent years running contraband through Puget Sound’s fog-shrouded channels, Finn Marlowe is no stranger to walking the razor’s edge between outlaw and survivor. When the beautiful woman he pulled from the water approaches him for help dismantling a human-trafficking ring, he’s hard-pressed to turn her away. When he discovers the same network he’s been working for is behind the trafficking, Finn knows he could lose everything by getting involved, but turning a blind eye could cost him even more.

Top notch intrigue with a moral dilemma to contend with along the way! The second book in Sawyer Bennett’s Jameson Force Seattle series is really interesting and held my attention throughout. The characters are easy to like, the plot is intriguing and fast paced and keeps the reader hooked from start to finish. I’m looking forward to more to come in the series.

Finn probably shouldn’t be my favorite character since he’s a criminal, but he just simply is. He’s sincere, he’s loyal and he’s gentle hearted. I loved him and the fact that he falls hard for Josie and isn’t afraid to walk away from the parts of his life that he needs to in order to build a life with her. Really great couple.

I recommend this book as well as the first in the series and the entire previous Jameson Force Security series to anyone who loves intrigue and danger mixed in with your romance. Bennett builds a great character and world with these series’ and always leaves a happily ever after just where we want it.

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* Review * HARD TO GET by Kelly Jamieson

September 16, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * HARD TO GET by Kelly Jamieson

Hard to Get by Kelly Jamieson
Series: Vancouver Series #1
Published by Boldwood Books on September 25, 2026
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She thinks love is just a system error. He is here to prove that hot hockey players are the anomaly to her hypothesis.

I’ve built a life I’m proud of - my own successful business, a beautiful condo, amazing friends, and a spoiled dog named Betty who takes up an entire king-sized bed! My life is exactly the way I want it. I know from experience that I need to keep relationships at a distance. A little fun? Fine. Commitment? Absolutely not.

Then I meet Jayden Wood in the park after our dogs nearly tangle their leashes together. He’s charming and way too attractive for my peace of mind. As a pro hockey player stuck on a struggling team, Jayden already has enough chaos in his life. But then our paths keep crossing. At the coffee shop. In the park. Around the city. Jayden calls it fate.

I swear he’s impossible to get rid of. Now the man who thrives on competition has decided I’m his next challenge—and he’s determined to prove I’m not as hard to get as I pretend to be.

A brand new hockey franchise from Kelly Jamieson to sink your teeth into! I am always there for another hockey romance, and Jamieson has brought us some great teams in the past. There’s trouble in paradise with the Vancouver Orcas, but there’s potential to be had and I see good things that can come in the future. I loved Jayden and his four legged bud Frank. He’s really sincere and down to earth and an overall good guy. Stella … meh … she just didn’t do it for me at all. She was too hands off and uptight and not there to realize the good guy she lucked into having right in front of her begging for her love. I can do without the feminist, no man needed BS in romance in all honesty. Give me a solid romance with attraction, kindness and love any day of the week. I’ll be there to see what happens with the team in the next book, but I’m hoping for a better heroine next time.

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* Review * PROMISE by Chelle Bliss

September 16, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Promise by Chelle Bliss
Series: Men of Inked Sinners #6
Published by Bliss Ink on September 22, 2026
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What happens in Vegas sometimes follows you forever.

Amelia Gallo wasn’t known for being wild. She spends her days working in her family’s bakery and her nights catching up on sleep. Average should’ve been her middle name. But when her friends drag her to a girl’s weekend in Vegas everything spirals out of control.

After a drunken game of truth or dare, Amelia wakes up with a hangover and a wedding ring on her finger. But Amelia has no memories of the ceremony and neither does the hunky, shirtless cowboy laying next to her.

Reed Anderson’s a country man who works too much. He’s too busy on his family’s ranch to have much time for anything else, including fun or dating. But when his friends drag him to a guy’s weekend in Vegas, his entire world shifts. Reed married a stranger and has zero memories of the entire thing.

A quickie marriage can be solved with a quickie divorce. Problem solved. But when he goes to Chicago to hand deliver the paperwork to the city girl who’s now his wife, he finds out she has an even bigger surprise for him.

And what starts out as an ending turns into ‘my wife’ in an instant.

A drunken wedding in Vegas between a Gallo and a cowboy? Yes please! Amelia Gallo has done it this time when she comes home to Chicago from a girl’s trip in Vegas with a secret husband in South Dakota. The plot is cliche, but super cute and Reed’s devotion to her once he realizes how he really feels is really sweet and heartfelt. I loved every minute of their story. Lots of chemistry, laughter and family camaraderie along the way to their happily ever after.

I loved Reed so hard! Who wouldn’t want a supportive, protective, all around good guy like him chasing you across the country? He’s a sweetheart … and sexy to boot.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a loud, overly close family who always rallies around through ups and downs even when their interference is NOT needed as each child, sibling, cousin finds their one … and they do it with love!

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* Review * FALLING FOR LOVE by Carly Phillips

September 16, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * FALLING FOR LOVE by Carly Phillips

Falling for Love by Carly Phillips
Series: The Dare to Fall Series #3
Published by CP Publishing on September 17, 2026
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One reckless night was supposed to be forgettable.
Instead, it changed everything.

I wasn’t looking for trouble when I met Jack Dare in a Charleston bar.

But one look at the devastatingly handsome stranger and suddenly I wanted things I’d spent years denying myself.

Freedom.
Desire.
Him.

So for one night, I stopped being careful.

One drink turned into stolen kisses.
One kiss turned into a night I still can’t forget.
And by morning, I disappeared before Jack could learn the truth about me.

Because men like him don’t survive people like my ex-boyfriend.

Powerful. Ruthless. Obsessed with control.
The kind of man who doesn’t let go once he decides you belong to him.

I thought leaving was the only way to protect Jack.

Until two pink lines changed everything.

Now I’m standing outside his Miami doorstep pregnant, terrified, and running out of options.

But the man who opens the door isn’t shocked.
He’s furious someone made me afraid to come to him.

Jack Dare is protective, relentless, and impossible to walk away from.
The kind of man who would burn the world down for the people he loves.

And the more danger closes in around us, the harder it becomes to remember this was never supposed to be forever.

Because Jack isn’t letting me run again.

And for the first time in my life…
I don’t want to.

Fast paced and delicious in all the best ways! With the next book in her Dare to Fall Series, Carly Phillips is delighting her fans once again with a yummy Dare offspring as Jack meets his match with a quick hookup that blows him off when he wants to see her again.

Taylor is very endearing and had me rooting for her to get with Jack and rid of her ex early on. I especially loved their surprise baby story and them both being willing to uproot their lives for the other. The characters as a whole were great, the storyline was well developed and the emotion and depth of their story was spot on. Love every minute!

I highly recommend this book as well as the rest of the series to anyone who enjoys a successful couple who have their life on the upswing career wise usually, but love has alluded them until just the right person happens across their realm and zaps them hard. Love the Dares!

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* Release Blitz/Review * WELL AWARE by Lani Lynn Vale

September 8, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * WELL AWARE by Lani Lynn Vale

Well Aware by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Don't Date Him #9
on September 8, 2026
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A one-night stand, agreed on by both parties, was supposed to be just that. One night.

The next day, when Magnolia Baker walked in to the first practice for her last season of professional soccer with the Cowgirls, she expected it to go pretty smoothly. She was a veteran player, nothing surprised her anymore.

At least, until her one night stand walks through the door.

Her new boss, Beaufort Vanderbilt.

The man that set her blood on fire, and made words stutter from her mouth.

For eight months, they fight the connection, acting like they don’t feel a thing for each other.

Then tragedy hits Beau’s life, and she forgets that she’s supposed to remain professional. She forgets that she’s supposed to be the player and him the owner.

Lines are crossed, and soon, they can’t hide a thing from the people around them.

But Beau’s only partial owner of the team she desperately needs to play to remain hidden from her previous life. The other half-owner is dead set on tearing them apart, and making an example out of her. An example that will be a bright, shining warning flag to all future players to never follow in her footsteps.

Not if they want to ever play professional soccer again.

Addictive, angsty goodness! Vale is on fire with delivering delectable characters, meaningful happily ever afters and family life galore with her Don’t Date Him series and I’m totally here for it. This one centers around pro soccer player Magnolia Baker and biker high school teacher/turned CEO Beaufort Vanderbilt. She’s living life for her late sister and he’s wishing he could get rid of his nightmare. Both characters have a strong back story and family drama following them everywhere they go, so watching them casually hook up, then become so meaningful to each other while juggling life and turmoil was a lot of fun. He’s sweet, sincere and sexy as all get out. She’s determined, diligent and delightfully head over heals quickly. Great characters, combustible chemistry and lots of angst that they make it through beautifully. Loved every minute of them and looking forward to more to come in the series!

Title: Well Aware

Series: Don’t Date Him #9

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Tropes: One Night Stand, Sports Romance

Workplace Romance, Boss/Employee

Release Date: September 8, 2026

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A one-night stand, agreed on by both parties, was supposed to be just that. One night.

The next day, when Magnolia Baker walked in to the first practice for her last season of professional soccer with the Cowgirls, she expected it to go pretty smoothly. She was a veteran player, nothing surprised her anymore.

At least, until her one night stand walks through the door.

Her new boss, Beaufort Vanderbilt.

The man that set her blood on fire, and made words stutter from her mouth.

For eight months, they fight the connection, acting like they don’t feel a thing for each other.

Then tragedy hits Beau’s life, and she forgets that she’s supposed to remain professional. She forgets that she’s supposed to be the player and him the owner.

Lines are crossed, and soon, they can’t hide a thing from the people around them.

But Beau’s only partial owner of the team she desperately needs to play to remain hidden from her previous life. The other half-owner is dead set on tearing them apart, and making an example out of her. An example that will be a bright, shining warning flag to all future players to never follow in her footsteps.

Not if they want to ever play professional soccer again.

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Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.

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* Release Blitz/Review * RAGE by Kat Mizera

September 3, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * RAGE by Kat Mizera

RAGE by Kat Mizera
Series: Shadow Security #2
on September 3, 2026
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The first time I lay eyes on our new cyber security expert, I know I’m in trouble.

Lush curves, full lips, big blue eyes--exactly the type of woman who makes me do stupid things.

Good thing casual hookups are frowned upon at Shadow Security, and I don’t do serious.

Until I hear her plans to get pregnant.

The last thing I need is a kid but the only person putting a baby in her is going to me.

So we make a deal: No emotions, no promises, just lots of sex and eventually uncomplicated co-parenting.
But the first time I touch her, I know I’ve grossly underestimated her allure.

And when an old enemy comes looking for revenge, I’ll do anything to protect what’s mine.

Top notch follow through! If you’ve been a fan of Mizera’s Royal Protectors series, you will love this spin-off because we often still get glimpses of royalty and all their friends as this series delivers on more suspense back in the US. This book is Elliott Rageis and Luna Gallagher’s love story and it is packed full of danger, twists and information overload and I loved every single moment. The characters are both really easy to like, we are familiar with the team surrounding them and the way they fall hard for each other is just simply addictive. I have loved Rage in all of the glimpses we’ve had of him through the time of him bodyguarding and seeing him so sweet and sexy with Luna only added to my adoration. I highly recommend this book as well as the previous book in the series to anyone who loves a tight knit, like family security firm that takes on exhilarating cases and always makes time for friends and family.

RAGE

Kat Mizera

Release Date: September 3

AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED

The first time I lay eyes on our new cyber security expert, I know I’m in trouble.

Lush curves, full lips, big blue eyes–exactly the type of woman who makes me do stupid things.

Good thing casual hookups are frowned upon at Shadow Security, and I don’t do serious.

Until I hear her plans to get pregnant.

The last thing I need is a kid but the only person putting a baby in her is going to me.

So we make a deal: No emotions, no promises, just lots of sex and eventually uncomplicated co-parenting.

But the first time I touch her, I know I’ve grossly underestimated her allure.

And when an old enemy comes looking for revenge, I’ll do anything to protect what’s mine.

Grab your copy!

https://geni.us/RageKM

Meet Kat Mizera:

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kat Mizera was born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of Wanderlust. She’s lived from coast to coast, and everywhere in between, but home is wherever her family is. A devoted mom and wife to her wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max), Kat loves to travel the globe with her adventurous, hockey loving family. Greece is at the top of that list. She hopes to one day retire there, spending her days writing books on the beach.

Kat is former freelance sports writer who now writes steamy hockey romance about her favorite fictional teams, the Las Vegas Sidewinders and the Lauderdale Knights. The library of novels she’s penned also include sexy contemporary stories about baseball stars, alpha sex club owners, bodyguards, rock stars, and royalty. Regardless of genre, her books about bad boys with hearts of gold will steal your breath, rock your world and melt your heart.

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