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* Review * YOU CAN TELL ME by Melinda Leigh

April 28, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * YOU CAN TELL ME by Melinda Leigh

You Can Tell Me by Melinda Leigh
Series: Olivia Cruz #1
Published by Montlake on May 12, 2026
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On the three-year anniversary of true crime writer Olivia Cruz’s horrific kidnapping, she’s scheduled to walk her podcaster friend Zoe March through the crime scene, but Zoe fails to show. Olivia knows Zoe would never stand her up—not today.

Zoe’s husband, who claims she never came home the night before, has reported her missing. But marital conflicts make the police suspect she has left him. Olivia thinks otherwise. The police aren’t looking for Zoe, so Olivia begins her own investigation. Retracing her friend’s last steps, she finds Zoe’s phone and a text with one chilling word: Run.

It soon becomes apparent that Zoe has been keeping secrets, and with her true crime podcast, there’s no telling what she has unearthed. To find her, Olivia must dig into her friend’s past. Did Zoe vanish to escape a killer, and is Olivia walking into a deadly trap?

Attention grabbing from start to finish! Melinda Leigh is kicking off her new Olivia Cruz series with a bang and several familiar faces. The plot is thick with tension and excitement revs up from the very start. Just when we think we might have something figured out, there’s another twist in the story and excitement builds again. I loved every minute!

Oliva is a character who has suffered severe trauma herself, but doesn’t hesitate to jump in and help an old friend when she disappears and things look fishy. I really enjoyed her relationship with Lincoln and getting to see her niece become active in helping her figure out the secrets of the case. I’m looking forward to more to come in the series!

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* Review * MY WHISKEY REDEMPTION by Melissa Foster

April 28, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MY WHISKEY REDEMPTION by Melissa Foster

My Whiskey Redemption by Melissa Foster
Series: The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #6
Published by World Literary Press on May 6, 2026
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Birdie Whiskey has spent years watching love find everyone else. She has a successful chocolate business, an incredible family, and a full life. All that’s missing is someone to share it with. When she gets swept up in a single, unforgettable night with a mysterious stranger, she believes it’s finally her turn. But the man who knocks her off her feet is the last man her family would ever accept.

Four years ago Crew Hendricks shattered the Whiskey family and went to prison. Now he’s standing on Redemption Ranch, desperate to make amends for what he’s done and trying to forget the one woman he can never have.

Come along for the emotional ride as the Whiskeys’ belief in second chances is put to the test, and Birdie faces her toughest decision yet—stay loyal to her family or fight for the man she loves.

Melissa Foster always delivers on endearing characters and heartfelt connections! The next book in fan favorite series The Whiskeys: Dark Knights of Redemption Ranch brings us Birdie Whiskey’s story and it packs quite the wallop! Great characters who bring a lot to the pages, a sexy as all get out love story and so much emotional fulfillment. I loved every minute of their book!

Birdie has been a sweetheart that we have loved throughout this entire series. She loves life and family and all that’s missing is love. When a weekend fling turns into so much more than she could have ever imagined, she’s torn between family loyalty and the emotional depth this man is bringing into her life.

Crew is fresh out of prison after serving his time for the biggest mistake he’s ever made in his life and is seeking a way to bring comfort to his victims. He winds up in the very place that holds the key to his future, but there’s a major roadblock to fulfilling it.

I recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a steamy romance with a strong family surrounding the hero or heroine as one sibling after another finds their forever.

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* Release Blitz/Review * CHASING LOVE by Kat Mizera

April 27, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * CHASING LOVE by Kat Mizera

Chasing Love by Kat Mizera
Series: Pucks & Penalties #2
on April 27, 2026
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Sometimes the wrong heartbreak leads you straight to the right love story.

I came to Atlanta to forget the woman who shattered my heart.
As captain of the NHL’s newest expansion team, hockey is my only priority. No distractions. No dating. And definitely no redheads.
Then I find her stranded on the side of the road during an ice storm—fierce, stubborn, and very, very redheaded.
Now we’re stuck together.
One apartment.
One bed.
Three days of forced proximity.
She doesn’t trust hockey players.
I don’t date redheads.
Perfect.
Except we both love to cook.
We both love her kid.
And somewhere between midnight conversations and shared meals, no way turns into maybe.
There’s just one problem.
Her ex—the guy who broke her—is my biggest rival on the ice.
I’ve already lost to him professionally. I won’t lose again. Not my team. Not my heart.
But the single mom who swore she’d never date a hockey player again?
She might be the only woman I can’t skate away from.

An adorable meet cute leads to West finally getting his happily ever after! Fans of Mizera and Elise Faber’s Gamebreakers series will recognize West as the man that got his heart broken by Briar when all was said and done in that series. He was an all around good guy, so seeing him get a second chance at happiness was definitely heartwarming. Serena is a single mom with one thing after another piling on just when she needs it the least. They have a friendly yet steamy connection and I was rooting for them right from the start. Their story was attention grabbing, and though it felt a bit rushed, I loved every minute of them. Can’t wait to see more of this lil’ fam as the series continues!

I highly recommend this book as well as the first in the series to anyone that enjoys a hockey romance that showcases a newly formed expansion team trying to pull a new set of players together from around the league to set the ice on fire as drama surges around them.

CHASING LOVE

Kat Mizera

Release Date: April 27

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Sometimes the wrong heartbreak leads you straight to the right love story.

I came to Atlanta to forget the woman who shattered my heart.

As captain of the NHL’s newest expansion team, hockey is my only priority. No distractions. No dating. And definitely no redheads.

Then I find her stranded on the side of the road during an ice storm—fierce, stubborn, and very, very redheaded.

Now we’re stuck together. One apartment. One bed. Three days of forced proximity.

She doesn’t trust hockey players. I don’t date redheads. Perfect.

Except we both love to cook. We both love her kid. And somewhere between midnight conversations and shared meals, no way turns into maybe.

There’s just one problem.

Her ex—the guy who broke her—is my biggest rival on the ice.

I’ve already lost to him professionally. I won’t lose again. Not my team. Not my heart.

But the single mom who swore she’d never date a hockey player again? She might be the only woman I can’t skate away from.

Chasing Love is for readers who love: a cinnamon roll hockey captain, single mom, Only one bed, Forced proximity, Friends to lovers, Rival ex.

Grab your copy!

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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.

To find out about Kat Mizera’s upcoming releases and giveaways, sign up for her newsletter here

For more information on Kat Mizera and her books visit: https://katmizera.com/

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* Review * DESIRE by Chelle Bliss

April 23, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Desire by Chelle Bliss
Series: Men of Inked Sinners #5
Published by Bliss Ink on May 5, 2026
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Mason Gallo is known for two things: being a perpetual bachelor with commitment issues and the hunky co-owner of a family-owned Chicago bar. Now that he’s older and ready to settle down, there’s a problem—he only has eyes for a woman who lives hundreds of miles away.

Insta-love and all that jazz! Revisiting the Gallo family is always a blast, and even as we get a new hero and heroine to sink our teeth into, we also get to see so many of our old favs from previous books in the long running series which is always refreshing. Mason and Lizzy are adorable and really have a cute connection. His cousin is marrying her brother, so it complicates how easily they want to give into the temptation and draw they have to each other. I enjoyed them a lot, but their story definitely felt rushed and underdeveloped … more novella length storyline than a full novel in the series … but they are addictive none-the-less.

I recommend this series and all the Gallo series that came prior to anyone that enjoys a close knit family who loves hard and doesn’t think twice about butting into each other’s lives as each sibling and cousin finds their forever love.

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* Review * TRAVIS by Josie Jade

April 23, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Travis by Josie Jade
Series: Warrior Security
Published by Calamittie Jane Publishing - Protector Romance Circle on April 24, 2026
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Travis Hale has four computer monitors, a caffeine addiction, and zero interest in human interaction.

He hasn't left his compound in two years. Whatever the CIA did to him—or made him do—sent him underground, literally, into a Montana bunker disguised as a ranch house where the surveillance system is military-grade and the man who once ran field ops now doesn’t leave his own driveway.

Or so everybody thinks.

He’s vital to Warrior Security operations from within his fortified walls. He’d die for them and knows the feeling is mutual. But even his brothers-in-arms don’t know the truth...

When predators slip into the shadows, Travis follows.

He fights the battles that never make it to daylight. The system has rules. He doesn’t. And no one ever traces anything back to him.

It costs him more than anyone knows. So be it.

But when a ghost from his past shows up on his doorstep—soft where he’s sharp, open where he’s guarded—Travis will learn that even men who choose the dark can still step into the light.

Emotionally gripping and sure to please! The next book in Josie Jade’s Warrior Security series is Travis’s story. He’s a bit of a mystery and even more so than anyone ever thought with an agenda that has him living recklessly until a blast from the past comes asking for help and blows the life that he knew to pieces. Sera is easy to like and has a compelling story herself. The best part of the book might just be Marge, the computer program he built that gives him more sass than a life partner ever could. I adored their relationship … and Sera wasn’t too shabby either! Great characters, a fast paced storyline and lots of danger and drama to sink your teeth into.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a close knit group of friends and co-workers who have formed a brotherhood of love and laughter behind their mission to protect the innocent and continue their mission long after they return home.

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* Review * A DROWNING IN EMERALD POOL by Nichole Severn

April 19, 2026 Leave a Comment

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A Drowning in Emerald Pool by Nichole Severn
Series: Red Rock Murders #4
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on April 28, 2026
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At the scene of a watery death

…he’s in too deep.

While investigating a drowning, Zion National Park ranger Harvey Knight is surprised by the coroner who shows up—Drennan Hawes, his recent one-night stand, now pregnant. Fatherhood? Knight wants no part of it, except providing financial support. In fact, the traumatized ex-soldier is convinced he’d only be a danger to the woman who wants a lasting relationship. But when the drowning is ruled a homicide, it’s the killer who endangers Drennan. Working together to solve the murder, will the lovers realize that there’s more between them than a single night—maybe even a path to forever?

This just might be my favorite of the series! Harvey is a good ranger, but he doesn’t trust himself with happiness because of the life he was raised in. Drennan had it good once upon a time until an accident changed her family dynamic and times were never idyllic again. When a casual one night stand brings more than they ever bargained for and a chance meeting puts them in each other’s realm again, Harvey and Drennan have to see how it all plays out while trying to keep one step ahead of the danger that is lurking around this case they stumbled upon. I liked them a lot, but I did feel like we could have had a little more of a dive into what made her walk away from the life she knew and forge ahead with this one. Overall, they were attention grabbing and the suspense was top notch.

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* Review * CROSSROADS by Carrie Ann Ryan

April 19, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Crossroads by Carrie Ann Ryan
Series: Ashford Creek #2
Published by Carrie Ann Ryan on April 20, 2026
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When Kiera West needs a place to hide from the media and her ex, she never thought Bodhi Ashford—the man the small town of Ashford Creek once thought a murderer—would be her salvation.

The reclusive, bearded, mountain man has secrets of his own and with one growl, she knew she’d be safe. Sure, he might only talk to her to ask who hurt her, but at least the quiet will let her heal.

When the elusive drummer from one of the biggest rock bands in the world shows up on Bodhi’s doorstep, he needs her to leave yesterday. As soon as he sees the bruises, he knows she needs to stay.

A fire took everything from him once, and the town he thought he could trust turned on him before he could grieve. Falling for a woman in the spotlight is the last thing he needs.

Yet it might be the one thing that could save them both when the darkness of their pasts finally catches up with them.

Quick to catch your attention and addictive throughout! The next book in Ryan’s Ashford Creek series is Bodhi’s story. We knew coming in that it was going to be a bit heart-wrenching, but we didn’t know exactly what had happened to him previously in life. He meets his match when temptation comes hiding out on his property in the form of rockstar drummer Kiera West. Both characters have angst in their life whether it be happening at the current time, or previously that draw the reader in and have us turning page after page to see what’s going to happen. I enjoyed them very much, but I did feel like they both could have been fleshed out a bit more to truly show the meat of both of their back stories. I was satisfied with them, I just see some potential for true greatness had we gotten to feel more turmoil. Great characters, angsty goodness and a heartfelt happily ever after in the end. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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* Release Blitz/Review * LICK IT UP by Gillian Archer

April 16, 2026 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * LICK IT UP by Gillian Archer

Lick It Up by Gillian Archer
Series: Long Licks Rock Stars #1
on April 16, 2026
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I left for my “honeymoon” solo but came home married to a rock star. Oh boy.

My entire world collapses a week before my wedding.
My ex is not the man I thought he was, and I have the shiner to prove it.
Heartbroken, I board my honeymoon flight alone and spend my days sitting on the beach, wondering how I never saw it coming.
Enter Mal.
I’m not sure how I didn’t recognize the biggest guitar player in the world.
I just know I feel safe in his arms, and he’s as different from my ex as can be—gentle, giving, spontaneous…
Planning to marry someone I thought I knew didn’t work, so why not marry a stranger?
But when his world gets rocked in the worst possible way, and he goes back on the promises he made to me on that beach, I have to choose between stability and the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me…for all the right reasons.

Lick It Up kicks off the Long Licks series. Grab this angsty, elopement with a rock star, age gap, spicy romance about two people finding themselves and love despite tragedy coming at them from every direction.

I loved them … but … Okay, this book started out exciting with two characters that grabbed my attention quickly and had me all in for whatever trouble they were going to get into together. Yes, it was fast, it was unrealistic, it was exaggerated … but I loved them … until tragedy struck in his life back home and the ball was totally dropped on the plot after that. Instead of explaining what was going on in his head, he basically closed the door on what had been developing between them and left her to flounder out in left field for the majority of the rest of the book. There’s a couple decade age gap here and it’s a stereotypical rocker romance but there was so much potential here for angst and drama that pulled your heartstrings majorly, but it fell flat. I really wanted to love this book from start to finish, but I could only partially love it. I’m hoping the rest of the series will improve and the flow will stay electrified throughout. We’ll see.

LICK IT UP

Gillian ARcher

Release Date: April 16

I left for my “honeymoon” solo but came home married to a rock star. Oh boy. My entire world collapses a week before my wedding. My ex is not the man I thought he was, and I have the shiner to prove it. Heartbroken, I board my honeymoon flight alone and spend my days sitting on the beach, wondering how I never saw it coming. Enter Mal. I’m not sure how I didn’t recognize the biggest guitar player in the world. I just know I feel safe in his arms, and he’s as different from my ex as can be—gentle, giving, spontaneous… Planning to marry someone I thought I knew didn’t work, so why not marry a stranger? But when his world gets rocked in the worst possible way, and he goes back on the promises he made to me on that beach, I have to choose between stability and the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me…for all the right reasons. Lick It Up kicks off the Long Licks series. Grab this angsty, elopement with a rock star, age gap, spicy romance about two people finding themselves and love despite tragedy coming at them from every direction. Grab your copy! https://books2read.com/lick1

Meet Gillian Asher:

GILLIAN ARCHER has a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering but prefers to spend her time on happily ever after. She writes the kind of stories she loves to read—the hotter the better! When she’s not pounding away on the keyboard, she can be found chasing her grade-schooler, or surfing the couch while indulging in her latest reality TV fixation, or reading awesome romance ebooks by her favorite authors. Gillian lives in the wilds of northern Nevada with her amazing husband, gorgeous little girl, and goofy dog. Keep up with Gillian Archer and subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.gillianarcher.com/newsletter/ To learn more about Gillian Archer & her books, visit here! Connect with Gillian Archer: https://www.gillianarcher.com/contact/

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* Release Blitz/Review * BE THE FULL PROBLEM by Lani Lynn Vale

April 14, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Be The Full Problem by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Don't Date Him #4
on April 14, 2026
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I blame getting pregnant on my sister getting mauled by a bear.

If she hadn’t been attacked that day, I wouldn’t have come home to check on her. I wouldn’t have run into Boone Windsor at that bar. I wouldn’t have gone home with him, ready to drown my sorrows in a different, more satisfying way.

I wouldn’t have given him that second chance.

Not after he’d so badly burned the first chance.

I would’ve gone back to work half the country away, and I would’ve kept my head in the sand where Boone was involved.
But my sister did get attacked. I did give Boone a second chance.

And I almost died because of it.

After my memories are lost in an accident that almost takes both of our lives, Boone makes me fall in love with him all over again.

And since I didn’t know all the hell that awaited me, I didn’t guard my heart.

I fell, and fell, and fell until there was nowhere else to go but down.

Then, when those memories come back and I’m faced with the consequences of my actions, I didn’t falter.

I knew he was hell, yet I chose to burn with him anyway.

Tumultuous at it’s best! Nettie Wheeler has loved Boone Windsor for what feels like her entire life, but she refuses to let him be a part of her life in any meaningful way. Once bitten, twice shy as they say. High school sweethearts turned virtual strangers while life continues to turn around them and heartbreak continues to fester year after year. Both characters have a strong backstory on their own and a really powerful one together. I liked them both and felt for them for the suffering they went through apart and the turmoil they are living now. I enjoyed their reunion that eventually comes about and the drama that unfolds. I wanted a little more to be told about her parents ugliness considering what we learned in her twin sis Eddy’s book. Many twists and turns and so much drama and gossip to sink your teeth into. I can’t wait for more of this series! This particular book isn’t about one of the freed convicts, but it’s about Eddy’s sister who we met in the previous story. The amnesia side of the story didn’t add much to the plot and really could have been skipped.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who loves a juicy, far fetched and dramatic telling as passion ignites, friends and family rally around and drama holds center stage as a happily ever after is achieved beautifully.

Title: Be The Full Problem

Series: Don’t Date Him #4

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Secret Baby, Second Chance Romance

Grumpy/Sunshine, Small Town

Release Date: April 14, 2026

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I blame getting pregnant on my sister getting mauled by a bear.

If she hadn’t been attacked that day, I wouldn’t have come home to check on her. I wouldn’t have run into Boone Windsor at that bar. I wouldn’t have gone home with him, ready to drown my sorrows in a different, more satisfying way.

I wouldn’t have given him that second chance.

Not after he’d so badly burned the first chance.

I would’ve gone back to work half the country away, and I would’ve kept my head in the sand where Boone was involved.

But my sister did get attacked. I did give Boone a second chance.

And I almost died because of it.

After my memories are lost in an accident that almost takes both of our lives, Boone makes me fall in love with him all over again.

And since I didn’t know all the hell that awaited me, I didn’t guard my heart.

I fell, and fell, and fell until there was nowhere else to go but down.

Then, when those memories come back and I’m faced with the consequences of my actions, I didn’t falter.

I knew he was hell, yet I chose to burn with him anyway.

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* Review * OFF THE RECORD by K E Osborn

April 13, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Off the Record by K E Osborn
Series: The Sunshine & Sparks Duet #2
on April 13, 2026
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Effa isn’t just the lead singer of Luminous—she’s the woman who rewired my heart and set fire to everything I thought I could control. And I’m Kaden ‘Mercs’ Mercury, the man who was never supposed to fall… especially not this hard.

Touring with Luminous was meant to be a job. A distraction. A paycheck.
Instead, it became everything.

Now the spotlight feels harsher. The stakes higher. And the consequences of loving her heavier than I ever imagined.

Everything is unraveling.
One catastrophe after another.
Mistakes I can’t take back.
The road ahead is darker than any stage I’ve ever lit.

But even when breathing feels impossible, the thought of a life without Effa is worse.
She makes it hard to breathe.
The question is—am I enough for her to choose me when everything falls apart?

The epic conclusion of Kaden and Effa’s love story! This book picks right up at the cliffhanger spot from the first book. We’re are quickly thrust back into the angst and trauma that is happening around them and along for the ride through fear, healing and change. Many of the secrets Kaden has been keeping to himself are revealed along with swift and stunning aftereffects. The characters and all of their supporting cast is really attention grabbing throughout this entire duet, and it’s filled with lots of angst, passion and love. I loved them as a whole and enjoyed their story throughout. There’s great sadness, hearty healing and emotional turmoil throughout. I recommend the duet to anyone who enjoys a rockstar romance with lots of heart and side stories that they have to deal with along the way.

Previously published as Breathe, Luminous Rock Duet #2

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