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Yours Truly, Fall by S.L. Scott is LIVE and available on Kindle Unlimited. Check out my spoiler-free review.  This standalone, small-town romance is a must-read.

Kindle: https://a.co/d/06rzQmZF

Audio: https://a.co/d/0ach0sT7 Narrated by Jason Clarke, Vanessa Edwin, Ava Erickson 

Special Edition paperback: https://a.co/d/098J5Duy 

Synopsis

There are worse things than being stuck alone in a cabin with a hot as sin firefighter who’s good with his hands. A lot worse . . . This should be fun.

Agreeing to help Brandon Culver recover from his injury seemed harmless enough.

Sure, he’s a firefighter and Mountain Laurel Cove’s most eligible bachelor. But I’m too busy focusing on my nursing career to be distracted by a handsome face.

Unfortunately, Brandon is a lot more than a great face.

He’s steady. Dependable. He’s the kind of man who remembers the little things and shows up when it matters. His easy confidence is comforting. His quiet strength makes me feel safe. And the way he looks at me makes me question everything I thought I wanted.

But I’m in his home to care for him, not fall for him.

One tiny slip could ruin all the plans I’ve meticulously made for my life. Romance is a fool’s game and if I’m anything, I’m level-headed. Until his heated gaze and lingering touch threaten to turn the electricity between us into a five-alarm fire.

If I’m not careful, I might be the one getting burned.

Tropes included: forced proximity, small town, firefighter + nurse, workplace romance, friends to lovers, he falls first, feel-good romance.

Spoiler-free Review of Yours Truly, Fall

Check out my spoiler-free review of The Challenge by Penelope Ward! This standalone, small-town romance is packed with some of my favorite tropes—second chance, forced proximity, and a swoony single dad. Read it on August 30th with Kindle Unlimited.

Kindle https://a.co/d/0fHCrUkV

Amazon UK: https://amzn.eu/d/0ifzve22

Amazon CA: https://a.co/d/0ebTpmgl

Amazon AU: https://amzn.asia/d/0dTpVF1N

Special edition paperback https://a.co/d/0gyOQgHR

Audio Narrated by Connor Crais & Desireé Ketchum https://fave.co/46ua6Rk

The current paperback preorder is for the alternate cover only. A model-cover paperback will be live on release day.

Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs

Photographer: Robert Dahey Photography

Model: Beau Carrillo 

Synopsis:

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance…

Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl.

Coming back to my small Wyoming hometown was supposed to be temporary. I only planned to stay long enough to help my ailing mother and sort through the mess of my family’s old belongings.

Instead, I somehow ended up living in Evan Ricci’s house. The single dad now owned a bunch of properties and one of them was the place I’d rented. He’d taken it off the market and moved in before I got there. I just never got the memo. Unfortunately, there was no other place in town available, so Evan let me stay.

Evan—the guy my parents took in years ago after his mother died.

The same Evan who used to dare me into ridiculous challenges that somehow always made me stronger—a game we’d dubbed The Challenge.

The same guy who ultimately rejected me before I left for college after I’d finally garnered the courage to shoot my shot.

Now Evan was a rugged single dad with an eight-year-old daughter, a cocky attitude, and a dangerous ability to make me forget every reason I should still hate him.

Sharing a house with him should’ve been unbearable. Instead, it felt dangerously familiar, nearly making me forget that I had a life and a job to get back to in Chicago. I realized the biggest challenge wasn’t surviving living with Evan Ricci.

It was not falling in love with him all over again.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

●   SINGLE DAD

●   SMALL TOWN

●   FRIENDS TO LOVERS

●   SECOND CHANCE

●   FORCED PROXIMITY

●   FOUND FAMILY

Spoiler-free Review of The Challenge

AUTHOR BIO

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. 

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

AUTHOR LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penelopewardauthor 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PenelopesPeeps 

Instagram: http://instagram.com/PenelopeWardAuthor 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@penelopewardofficial 

X: https://twitter.com/PenelopeAuthor 

Pack your bags; you're going on a trip to Italy.  Meet Matteo and Allegra in The Fall Affair by Vi Keeland. Download The Fall Affair on Kindle Unlimited. Get it at the special release price for a limited time—so grab it before the price goes up. Trust me, you want to read this book.  Read my spoiler-free review below. 

Amazon 

https://a.co/d/0e8CKID0

Duet Audio:

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Sprayed Edge Paperback:

https://a.co/d/06nYCtcC

Amazon UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-Affair-Vi.../dp/B0GX2VP8QT

Amazon CA:

https://www.amazon.ca/Fall-Affair-Vi.../dp/B0GX2VP8QT

Amazon AU:

https://www.amazon.com.au/Fall-Affair-Vi.../dp/B0GX2VP8QT

Synopsis:

Some people go to Tuscany to find themselves.

I went to escape—New York, my ex’s new relationship, and a career that derailed the moment I was passed over for partner.

My plan was simple: settle my eccentric Italian grandmother’s estate, sell whatever wasn’t nailed down, and return to the life I’d worked too hard to lose.

Instead, I walked into a mess—a crumbling antique shop, two hundred acres of leased vineyard land, and one infuriating clause in the will: Live and work in the shop for three months, or inherit nothing.

Then there’s the neighbor I clash with instantly. Matteo Lucchese is the infuriatingly handsome winemaker who leases my family’s land and refuses to be impressed by my credentials—or my attitude. He’s rugged and stubborn, stuck living in a time that has long passed us by, and the word rush isn’t part of his vocabulary. Basically, we’re exact opposites.

But as the days stretch into weeks, Tuscany chips away at the armor I didn’t realize I was wearing, and Matteo shows me the appeal of slowing down, of staying rooted, of wanting something other than climbing the corporate ladder.

I came to Tuscany to escape.

But now that the countdown to going home was on, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to leave.

And the life I was falling for came with a looming expiration date.

Review:

The Irresistible One by Marni Mann is now live! Check out my spoiler-free review of the hot and heartfelt new romance book.

Synopsis:

A naughty enemies-to-lovers, single dad, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …

I’m the irresistible one. The man who always gets what he wants. Too bad the only woman I want is the one I can’t have.

Dating apps can’t touch the dark and uninhibited desires I keep hidden. For the kind of kink I crave, I go to Lush—a playground where fantasies become reality.
That’s where I meet her.
The breathtaking blonde in the crimson dress who steals the air from my lungs, becoming an instant fixation after just one night.
Daring.
Uninhibited.
Captivating.
One taste will never be enough.
And when we meet again, it’s the worst possible scenario …
The sexy bombshell who ruined me for anyone else is now the one person who is completely out of my reach.
Off-limits.
Untouchable.
Forbidden.
The absolute enemy of everything I stand for.
But when scorching chemistry, razor-sharp banter, and an undeniable attraction collide, staying away from her is no longer an option.

What happens when the woman I can’t have becomes the only one I can’t resist?

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited

https://geni.us/TheIrresistibleOne

Audiobook: https://geni.us/TIOAudio

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Desiree Ketchum

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4qXsv1X

Spoiler-free Review of The Irresistible One by Marni Mann

The Muse by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE.  Check out my spoiler-free review and get ready to one-click your new favorite book from Jewel. 

Flynn Morley has spent his life getting by with as little as possible. No girlfriend. No real home. No money to speak of. Raised in the system, he learned early not to trust people who seemed to have everything. So when he takes a job as a “muse” for a wealthy Minneapolis couple, it feels like crossing a line he never thought he would.

Then he meets June.

June is a bike tour guide with a quick smile, a calm confidence, and a way of making Flynn feel seen without being judged. Their connection is immediate and playful, built on shared humor, quiet moments, and a mutual longing for a simple life.

As Flynn adjusts to his bizarre new job, he starts encountering something he never planned for: kindness without strings attached. It challenges everything he believes about money, power, and who gets to be comfortable in the world. And falling for June only complicates things, especially when it turns out she’s carrying secrets of her own.

When June’s past surfaces, Flynn has to decide what scares him more: becoming someone he’s always sworn he’d never be or letting her see his darkest secrets. If he can’t let go of his fears, he might lose the one person who finally feels like home.

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited. https://a.co/d/0edEnp72

Audible: https://bit.ly/4toxJUB

Amazon Audiobook: https://bit.ly/48JaNrF

Narrated by: Tim Paige & Charlotte North

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4aE7PG1

Spoiler-free review of The Muse

No, Don't Ever Stop by Marni Mann is LIVE! Check out my spoiler-free review of No, Don't Stop by Marni Mann.  Marni serves up all the spicy goodness you didn’t know you needed.   Get it now on Kindle Unlimited. 

Kindle: https://amzn.to/4cpTPkq

Audio: https://amzn.to/4e11GpQ

Paperback: https://amzn.to/4mIMik8

Spoiler-free Review: 

Burning Blood, book two in the Darkest Destiny Trilogy by Pepper Winters, is here.  Check out my spoiler-free review.  Download this book on Kindle Unlimited. 

Burning Blood Buy Link:  https://amzn.to/4lWSXXs

Blurb: 

The second book in the Darkest Destiny Trilogy by New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters.

Lucien has three goals.

Escape Cinderkeep.

Ignore his feelings for Rook.

And drown in a sea of his enemies’ blood.

Rook only has one goal.

Stay alive.

But if she gives him what he wants…one of them will die.

And if one dies…the other follows.

Dark. Obsessive. Fated.

Perfect for readers who love morally grey villains, forced proximity, touch-her-and-die energy, and romance that becomes elemental.

Tropes:

Fated Mates

Elemental Magic

High Stakes

Secrets & Lies

The Burn is REAL

Power Play

Corruption

Soul Bonds

Modern to Epic Fantasy

Morally grey antihero

Touch-her-and-die energy

Spoiler-free Review of Burning Blood