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* Review * MURDER AT LAVA POINT by Nichole Severn

January 26, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MURDER AT LAVA POINT by Nichole Severn

Murder at Lava Point by Nichole Severn
Series: Red Rock Murders #3
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on January 27, 2026
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He’d do anything to keep her safe.

Including reining in his true feelings.

Ranger Aslen Woods just needed Murray Simpson to stop being overprotective. The Zion National Park investigator didn’t want his childhood friend involved in anything dangerous. But after a blaze was set to cover up a murder, park firefighter Aslen found herself on the case, an overly concerned Murray at her side. When the killer decided to make both rangers pawns in his deadly game, Murray’s gaze suddenly felt more intense than secure. Would this case bring them unexpectedly closer, only to potentially tear them apart…forever?

Best friends with a boatload of baggage! The next book in the Red Rock Murders series is taking place in the Zion National Park with lots of drama and danger. I liked Murray and Aslen both and was invested in their story. The plot drug a bit but I was hooked on the core part of the story to try to figure out who the killer was. I wanted more development, particularly on the details on the loss of his brother to make it feel complete. There is a good bit of intrigue with bits of love and friendship mixed in. The ending was quite abrupt.

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* Review * FORBIDDEN CINDERELLA IN HIS CASTELLO by Michelle Douglas

January 26, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * FORBIDDEN CINDERELLA IN HIS CASTELLO by Michelle Douglas

Forbidden Cinderella in His Castello by Michelle Douglas
Published by Harlequin Romance on January 27, 2026
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Once upon an off-limits kiss…

The timing is ideal for antiques expert Sadie to be invited to work at the Lombardi Castello. She’ll avoid a painful run-in with her estranged mother. The catch? Sharing the castle with her best friend’s stepbrother, Lorenzo. They surrendered to a magical stolen moment, before their different worlds opened a chasm between them. Yet after a near-fatal accident, his easy charm has taken on a brooding edge that draws her in again. And as Sadie’s sunshine brings light back to Enzo’s life, it illuminates old temptation…

An angsty take on a best friend’s brother romance that will delight fans of exotic locale. I was quickly taken with both Sadie and Enzo and enjoyed watching their love story develop. He had a disfiguring accident in recent months and is still grumpy and recovering, so watching her bring sunshine back into his world was heartwarming. She is running away from family drama and while I enjoyed her character, I did feel like there was a hole left there that didn’t play out in getting her any resolution. I loved them together, loved the little bits of antique love and enjoyed their story.

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* Review * MAKE IT OUT ALIVE by Allison Brennan

January 26, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MAKE IT OUT ALIVE by Allison Brennan

Make It Out Alive by Allison Brennan
Series: A Quinn & Costa Thriller #7
Published by Hanover Square Press on January 27, 2026
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Three newlywed couples have disappeared from an exclusive resort in Florida, only to turn up dead soon after. With the location and the similarities between the female victims as their only leads, it’s up to the FBI Mobile Response Team to catch a serial killer before anyone else ends up dead. And they have the perfect bait—Detective Kara Quinn, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the targeted women.

Undercover as newlyweds pretending to enjoy their honeymoon, Kara and FBI Agent Matt Costa set a flawless trap. When their plan works and they arrest the predator, Matt sends the rest of the team home so he and Kara can have the weekend for some much-needed R&R. But on Monday morning, the couple doesn’t show up to work, and the MRT learns they never checked out of their hotel.

As their team tries to find them, Matt and Kara learn the truth—the killer wasn’t acting alone. He had a partner who succeeded where he failed. Kidnapped and forced into a twisted escape room, they need to find a way out, because if they don’t escape, they’ll die.

High intensity drama and intrigue! Brennan is giving us one of the most intense Quinn and Costa thrillers yet because our favorite duo winds up in the danger of a lifetime. I love this team as a whole because they care so much about each other in addition to their allegiance to justice. We are quickly thrust into the ending of what they think to be a wrapped up case, but all is not as it seems and when Quinn and Costa don’t return to work the following Monday morning, the team realizes they are in peril. Great characters, good development of the bad guys, and a decent amount of backstory on the team to catch anyone not following along in the series up on who is who. I always wind up wanting to see just a smidge more of them in their life outside of work but the series is great and this book in particular kept me riveted. Highly recommend the entire series!

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* Release Blitz/Review * PENALTY KISS by Kat Mizera

January 26, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * PENALTY KISS by Kat Mizera

Penalty Kiss by Kat Mizera
Series: Pucks & Penalties
on January 26, 2026
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One disastrous season. One last chance. One forbidden romance that could ruin everything.

After a career-wrecking season, being claimed in the expansion draft is my shot at redemption. New team. New city. Clean slate. This time, I won’t screw it up.

Then I meet Jayne.

She’s a quiet, irresistible librarian who looks at me like I’m more than my reputation. With her, I want to be better. Steadier. Worthy.

There’s just one problem.

Her father is my new coach.

Now I’m trapped between the career I’m desperate to save and the woman I can’t stay away from. Because if I cross that line, I don’t just risk getting benched—I lose everything.

And Coach made one thing painfully clear: His daughter is completely off-limits.

Kat Mizera is bringing on all the feels in this destiny driven forbidden love story! With the first book in a brand new Pucks & Penalties hockey series, we see several familiar faces as players from former series converge together to form a new expansion team in Atlanta. I dearly loved Jayne and Bodi’s meet cute and the way they just kept finding themselves in each other’s realm no matter how much they tried to stay away after they discovered her dad is his new coach. There’s a secret dating aspect, roommate camaraderie, new team troubles and outright scandal. Great development to hook us on the new team, and a sweet yet sexy love story for straightlaced librarian Jayne. I loved every minute of their story and can’t wait to see what the other guys on the team have in store for us! Highly recommend to hockey romance fans!

PENALTY KISS

Kat Mizera

Release Date: January 26

Available in Kindle Unlimited

One disastrous season. One last chance. One forbidden woman who could cost me everything.

After getting picked up in the expansion draft, I’m determined to prove I’m not the screw-up everyone thinks I am. New team, new city, fresh start—I’ve got it all mapped out.

What I didn’t plan on was Jayne, the sweet librarian who sees past my reputation and makes me want to be the man she deserves. But when I discover her father is my new coach, everything changes.

Now I’m caught between the career I’m fighting to save and the woman I can’t live without. One wrong move and I’ll lose them both—because coach made it crystal clear: his daughter is completely off-limits.

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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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