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Love You, Mean It by Laura Pavlov is now live! From USA Today bestselling author Laura Pavlov comes a story about found family and the power of acceptance, all wrapped up in a sizzling romance set in the frozen north. Check out my spoiler-free review.

Blurb:

My new landlord’s a real hard-ass. And I can’t keep my hands off him.

Charlie Huxley’s the best—and grumpiest—general contractor in Blushing, Alaska. He built the venue for the wedding-planning business my bestie and I share. After I accidentally flood my home, he offers me his guesthouse while he handles the repairs. But when he starts to take charge, I feel myself losing control.

Unable to resist, we casually hook up. We both know once will never be enough.

Between us, we carry plenty of baggage. I’ve got the absent father, drunk mother, and estranged sister. He grew up in foster care and is single-handedly raising a daughter whose mom visits just once a year.

But Charlie makes me feel like I belong. And for the first time ever, I picture myself with a real family.

Before I go all in, I need to learn to set some boundaries. Question is: Am I strong enough?

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Review of Love You, Mean It

Sweetest Sin by Nikki Ash is LIVE.  Mafia romance lovers do not want to miss the first book in this series. Check out my spoiler-free review and one-click this romance on Kindle Unlimited. 

Title: Sweetest Sin

Series: Tempting Love Series #1

Author: Nikki Ash

Release: September 5, 2025

Genre/Tropes: Dark Romance; Billionaire; Flight attendant; Secret baby; Jealous/Possessive Hero; Touch her and die (literally); Hero has a breeding kink; Forced proximity; Small town

Cover Design: Neptune Designs

Ebook image: Wander Aguiar

What you can expect: 

🩷 Touch her and 💀 (literally)

🖤 Jealous/Possessive Hero

🩷 Secret baby

🖤 Hero has a breeding kink

🩷 Dark romance

🖤 Small town

𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞...

Blurb:

Dominick

Flying commercial is the bane of my existence.

Until the fiery redheaded flight attendant with emerald eyes falls into my lap.

The spark between us is instant. And from the moment her body crashes into mine, I know I need more than just a few hours in the sky with her.

The next time our paths cross, she tells me she’s headed out of the country, and I don’t hesitate to make sure I’m on her flight.

Our time together is filled with a passion I didn’t know existed. And for a moment, I allow myself to imagine what it would be like if our temporary arrangement turned into forever.

Until a call in the middle of the night pulls me back to reality, reminding me that with the enemies I have, letting her get too close would make her my greatest weakness—one I can’t afford.

Four years later, fate intervenes. Because she’s back, serving drinks on my private flight, and she’s apparently been keeping secrets.

With one phone call, I learn she’s been raising my son while pretending I don’t exist.

Now, with my enemies closing in and our secret out, they’re both in danger, and I’m done playing this game her way.

She might not trust me, but I’ll stop at nothing to keep them safe—even if I have to drag her kicking and screaming into my world.

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Deadliest Desire - January 8, 2026

Beautiful Betrayal - April 16, 2026 Amazon Universal: https://mybook.to/TemptingLove_NA

Spoiler-free Review

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You've Been Served by Carina Rose is LIVE and the perfect binge-worthy read. Check out my spoiler-free review of this swoony romance. 

From Carina Rose comes this swoony romance between a small-town coffee shop owner and a hotshot lawyer!

It all started when the cappuccino machine went haywire and sent frothed milk all over me and a couple of my customers. Then the fire alarm went off thanks to my oven overheating. My day couldn’t get any worse, right? Well… hold my double-shot latte because I was served an eviction notice—my coffee shop and apartment, gone in sixty days. Cue my tears.

Then came the one-night stand—no last names, no strings, just one unforgettable, slightly reckless night with the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. He made me feel things I hadn’t before. But more importantly, he helped me forget about my awful day.

Then we went our separate ways.

What I didn’t expect was for him to track me down. Or ask me out. Or make me laugh when everything I loved hung in the balance.

And just my luck, he was an attorney. Just the man who could help me, right? Wrong. His law firm was the one overseeing my eviction. And I couldn’t help wondering if he knew who I was all along, or if fate just had a twisted sense of humor.

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Review of You've Been Served

Once upon a time there lived an ambitious boy determined to become a man before his time.

And there lived a woman, one who believed herself past the point of redemption. Her scars mild in comparison to the secrets she holds.

Intent on his quest, Tyler enlists the only person who can help him—his best friend’s volatile aunt, Delphine. A woman twelve years his senior, and one he can’t seem to stop fantasizing about.

Delphine’s only goal is to shape him into the Raven soldier he needs to be. But the forbidden connection between them grows.

It’s the forging of their bond that will irrevocably change them both.

And for Tyler, it’s the loss of that love that will birth the warrior within.

But then, nothing has ever been fair in love and war . . .

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing comes a new contemporary romance about the summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets and deep regrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot. Variation by Rebecca Yarros is LIVE!  Check out my spoiler-free review and download this book on Kindle Unlimited.  

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing comes a new contemporary romance about the summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets and deep regrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.

Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under.

As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic. After the biggest regret of his life, the secrets he keeps mean he can never be with the one woman he wants more than his next breath.

When Hudson’s niece shows up on Allie’s doorstep, desperate to find her birth mother, Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position. Allie and Hudson’s past and present might be endlessly complicated. The thread that tied them to each other all those years ago may have unraveled, but the truth could pull them back together, or drive them apart forever.

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Spoiler-free Review of Variation by Rebecca Yarros

Beating Heart by Laura Pavlov is now live!  Check out my spoiler-free review of this incredible small-town romance.  Beating Heart is available to borrow on Kindle Unlimited. #affiliatelinks

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Synopsis: 

A Small Town, Single Dad, Neighbors to Lovers, Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.

From the moment my son came into the world—my life changed in the best way.

I’d found my purpose.

My reason.

My heart beats for this kid every damn day.

My company is thriving, and life is good.

But then Emerson Chadwick happened.

It must be the universe’s way of messing with me when I least expect it.

Our town’s new pediatrician is gorgeous and brilliant and—complicated.

I’m not looking for complications.

To make matters worse, my little boy is crazy about her, and now she’s moved in next door.

She’s everywhere I turn.

I can’t stay away no matter how hard I try.

But Emerson isn’t here to stay.

This is just a temporary stop for her.

And now my heart beats for her in a way I never expected.

Falling for the girl next door is a bad idea.

Loving her… well, that’s as easy as breathing.

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Spoiler-free Review of Beating Heart

Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!

 

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