*`Book Tour: American Royalty`*

Title: American Royalty

Author: Suzy Langevin

Genre/Tropes: Workplace Romance; Forced Proximity; She's Unavailable; PR Scandal; Slow Burn

Release Date: April 14, 2026

*`New Release & Review: Beneath the Frost by Lena Hendrix`*

Title: Beneath the Frost
Series: Star Harbor #3
Author: Lena Hendrix

REVIEW:
4.5 Stars
Another winner in this series! Clara and Wes had me gobbling up the pages. Wes pulled on my heartstrings big time. He needs someone like Clara in his life to get him living again and not just going through the motions. I totally get why he is in the mindset he is and in my opinion justified, but it's not good to live in the darkness our minds create for too long. Clara is all sunshine to Wes' broody self. As much as Clara is good for Wes the same can be said for Wes for Clara. He truly sees her. The moment that made all gooey inside is when he shows support and an eagerness to hear all about her dreams. Wes' big grand gesture had me smiling so big the whole time I read it. My neighbors were probably wondering why I was smiling so big when I was reading this on my porch. We still have the mystery of the Lady and boy do we get some more juicy tidbits on that! Let me tell you my mind it working overtime trying to unravel that mystery and what it means for our cursed with bad luck guy. This is a read that had me hooked from the first page and kept me all the way through. I read this in a day and half because life man likes to get in the way of an awesome book. I highly recommend this one and I'm eagerly awaiting the next book!!

BLURB:
Weston Vaughn has always been the most charming man in any room. That is, until he saved my brother’s life and the accident took his leg.

Now, he’s a gruff recluse and my new roommate.

When my life goes up in flames on my wedding day, I become my small town’s favorite scandal. I want to lie low while the gossip dies down, but living with my parents feels impossible. Moving in with my brother’s best friend is my best option.
He won’t ask for help and I won’t be dismissed. Trouble is, I like this gruff side of Wes and despite his rules, I enjoy showing up for him. He’s adjusting to his new life and when he finally admits his confidence is shot, well . . . I know exactly what he needs.

I’m a hands-on kind of caretaker.

Tensions rise as our tentative arrangement melts into sexy, forbidden lessons aimed to rebuild the confidence he’s lost. He thinks he’s broken, but all I see is an irresistible man with a firm grip and a filthy mouth.
He’s walled off his heart, but all it takes is a woman who’s willing to see what lies beneath the frost.

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*`Release Blitz: Transition by Nicole Dykes`*

Things are blossoming with Transition! The latest release in the Oakley's Crew series by Nicole Dykes is officially live!

`Release Blast: Chasing Love by Kat Mizera`*

CHASING LOVE

Kat Mizera

Release Date: April 27

AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED

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

*`Review: Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry`*

 Title: Bottom of the 33rd: Hope and Redemption in Baseball's Longest Game
Author: Dan Barry
Narrator: Dan Barry

REVIEW:
4.5 Stars
I saw this book and I knew I had to read it. Just from the title I knew what it was about. This is part of the history for my minor league baseball team that I've been going to see play since I was 8 months old. I knew the history of this game from my grandparents who listened to the game on the radio. When in this book when they asked who would still be up listening back in Rochester I knew my grandma was one of them. My grandpa used tell the story how he woke up in bed and smelled hotdogs to turn over to see my grandma eating a hotdog still listening to the game in the wee hours of the morning. I enjoyed this book so much. The names of players my grandparents used to talk about all the time. Floyd Rayford would become my first favorite ballplayer when I came along a few years down the line. I loved the backstory of pretty much everyone involved and the stadium itself. We even get some updates on players how their lives turned out after this record setting game. One thing that stood out is how back then no cellphones so when family members didn't make it home calls were made to local hospitals and police stations looking for their loved ones in a panic. I remember going to the baseball hall of fame the year Cal Rikpen Jr was going in and the scorecard or lineup sheet from this game was on display. I thought it was so cool to see. For anyone who is truly a fan of the game and it's history this is a book is worth reading. I wish I knew this book existed years ago because my grandparents would have loved reading this. 

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In "a worthy companion to . . . Boys of Summer," a Pulitzer prize winning journalist "exploits the power of memory and nostalgia with literary grace" (New York Times).

From award-winning New York Times columnist Dan Barry comes the beautifully recounted story of the longest game in baseball history—a tale celebrating not only the robust intensity of baseball, but the aspirational ideal epitomized by the hard-fighting players of the minor leagues.

On April 18, 1981, a ball game sprang eternal. For eight hours, the night seemed to suspend a town and two teams between their collective pasts and futures, between their collective sorrows and joys—the shivering fans; their wives at home; the umpires; the batboys approaching manhood; the ejected manager, peering through a hole in the backstop; the sportswriters and broadcasters; and the players themselves—two destined for the Hall of Fame (Cal Ripken and Wade Boggs), the few to play only briefly or forgettably in the big leagues, and the many stuck in minor-league purgatory, duty bound and loyal forever to the game.

With Bottom of the 33rd, Barry delivers a lyrical meditation on small-town lives, minor-league dreams, and the elements of time and community that conspired one fateful night to produce a baseball game seemingly without end. An unforgettable portrait of ambition and endurance, Bottom of the 33rd is the rare sports book that changes the way we perceive America's pastime—and America's past.

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*`Review: Coveted by the Cowboy by Sydney Somers`*

Title: Coveted by the Cowboy
Series: Meadow's Edge #1
Author Sydney Somers

REVIEW
4 Stars
This was a quick read for me, but it packed a punch. It's a brother's best friend/best friend's sister romance. Also of history between Tessa and Trick. Trick is finally done with the misunderstanding and ready to make his move. Someone is threatening Tessa and it's makes it easier for Trick to make his move and protect her. I loved the scenes with Trick and Tessa with her grandma at the retirement home. Trick is so good with all the elders. There is some serious moments, but also light hearted and funny moments as well. It was such a fun read and don't even get me started on the epilogue. I loved that so much. Perfect way to end this book on. I can't wait for more from this small town. I liked the banter between Trick and his brother so I'm hoping to see more from Linc.

BLURB:
She's off-limits. He's done pretending that matters.


TESSA

Breaking and entering to steal back my grandfather’s buckle wasn’t smart.

Getting caught and ending up face-to-chest with my brother’s best friend (and my oldest enemy) was downright reckless.

Trick Montgomery is bossy, built and entirely too sure I belong in his arms. When he tells me he’s spending the night on my bedroom floor to protect me, I should say no.

But every time I tell that stubborn dirty-talking cowboy to behave, he grins like it’s a challenge.

And damn it, I’m starting to want to see what happens if he wins.


TRICK

The second Tessa Bishop fell out of that old oak tree when we were kids, she became my problem—and my biggest obsession.

I’ve never hated her. Not once. I’ve just spent years convincing myself she was off-limits.

Now someone’s threatening her, and I’m done pretending. She can huff all she wants, but I’m not leaving her side.

I’ll keep her safe, tease her, and say every filthy thought she pretends not to like–until she realizes she’s been mine all along.


In Meadow's Edge, love rides fast, hits hard and lasts forever.

Author's If you're craving a bossy, protective cowboy, a sassy heroine, small town secrets, banter that sparks hotter than a summer bonfire, dirty-sweet heat and a guaranteed HEA, you'll fall hard for Coveted by the Cowboy

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*`Review Blitz: Flow by Tia Louise`*

 ✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for FLOW by Tia Louise! Grab it in KU!

#OneClickHere

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🏒hockey romance

💚childhood friends to lovers

🏒golden retriever hero

💚he falls first

🏒STEM FMC

💚fake dating

🏒it's always been you

💚roommates to lovers

🏒small-town vibes

💚so much yearning

🏒no cheating, cliffhanger, or third-act breakup!

*`Cover Reveal: Risk the Play by Kaylee Ryan`*

Title: Risk the Play

Series: Nashville Rampage #6

Author: Kaylee Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Tropes: Single Mom/Football Coach, Age Gap

Forbidden, Secret Relationship, Best Friend’s Dad

Model Cover Design: Lori Jackson

Discreet Cover Design: Books N Moods

Release Date: May 19, 2026

*`Release Blitz: Colorado Dragons Series #2 Drop`*

Colorado Dragons Series

Genre: Sports Romance

Tropes: Hockey Romance, Enemies to Lovers

Best Friends to Lovers, Fake Dating, One Night

Release Dates: April 13 - 24, 2026

*`Blog Tour & Review: Tangled in Trouble by Harloe Rae`*

    

  TANGLED IN TROUBLE BY HARLOE RAE 

  Release date: April 22nd   

  Genre/Tropes: Grumpy single dad to an adorable little girl / Feisty black cat turned reluctant nanny / Enemies to lovers / Forced proximity / Cowboy x biker / So much banter! / Age gap / He falls first / Found family / Suspense in a small town / Darkish moments but rom-com / Can be read as a standalone  

  TANGLED IN TROUBLE by Harloe Rae is NOW LIVE!   

*`Release Blitz: Rock Me by Jessica Buss`*

Title: Rock Me

Author: Jessica Buss

Genre/Tropes: Small Town - Sexy Geologist/Injured Retired MLB Pitcher - Protector - Opposites Attract - Virgin - True Crime Podcaster - Secret Online Pinup Model - Crochet Queen

Release Date: April 20, 2026

*`Release Blitz: Shut Up and Kiss Me by Giulia Lagomarsino`*

Title: Shut Up and Kiss Me

Series: The Last Best Place for Love

Author: Giulia Lagomarsino

Genre: Small Town Romance; Romantic Suspense

Release Date: April 20, 2026

Cover Design: Artscandare

Cover Photographer: R plus M Photo/Reggie Deanching

*`Review: The Royal Situation by Lyra Parish

 Title: The Royal Situation
Series: Billionaire Situation #7
Author: Lyra Parish

REVIEW:
5 stars
Lyra saved the best for last. I'm one that doesn't always go for the royal romances, but when one of your favorite authors writes one you read it. This is now my new favorite in the series. I literally couldn't put this one down and would get mad when life got in the way of my reading. I loved Addison and Louis. The deep connection between them is what fairytales are made of. These two had me at their chess playing because that game has a deep meaningful connection to Louis with his grandmother. The storm these two face would knock anyone down, but these two are left standing tall and ready to conquer anything. The king (Louis' dad) was one of my favorite characters in this book. Now my favorite is Addison. She is impressive and she doesn't cower to anyone. Louis is going to need someone like her at his side to rule. I loved all the little hidden meanings on things. The one big take away for me after reading this is Addison and Louis are connected on a soul deep level. This love story is truly beautiful and why people would fight dragons in fairytales. I can't recommend this one enough. 

BLURB:
While my parents search for my future wife, a pretty painter arrives at the palace and ruins everything in the best possible way…

I'm the crown prince and tabloid regular who couldn't find a bride by thirty-five so now my fate is being decided for me. As the palace fills with eligible princesses, Addison Cross shows up to compete for the esteemed royal artist position. I never thought I'd see her again.

There are too many reasons why she needs to leave. Her being my friend's little sister is close to the top. Plus, I'll be engaged any day now with a wedding and child not far behind. The timing is terrible and we're both off-limits. It's trouble in the making, but that doesn't stop us.

We break every rule to be together. We sneak out at midnight, steal moments in corridors, and choose each other in secret as everyone around me plans a marriage I don't want. Now I'm hiding a forbidden affair from those who control my future while falling for the one woman I can never have.

The Royal Situation is a forbidden, secret-romance, royal rom-com with a happily ever after! It can be read as a stand-alone, but for the full Billionaire Situation Series experience, please start with The Wife Situation. Included: spicy scenes and a charming disaster prince who'd burn down a kingdom just to keep her.

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*`Review: Can't Shoot Whiskey by Zoe Forward`*

Title: Can't Shoot Whiskey
Author: Zoe Forward

REVIEW:
4 stars
The blurb of this one sold me on reading it. I can't pass up a book with veterinarians. I will admit it took me a bit to get into this one. Josh and Erika have so much history and were high school sweethearts that ended on such a bad note. Now tragedy has brought Erika home. It's going to change her life forever. Old hurts resurface, but under all that a slight glimmer of hope through the grief. My heart went out to Vinny. That little boy is mourning and his life uncertain, but Erika won't let her little brother face it alone. You get to see the small town community at it's finest in this one. Also reminds Erika what community means and how she has missed it. Her ex is a piece of work that's for sure, not Josh the one she left behind in Philly. This book has so much heart in it. One point this book had me in the edge of my seat and holding on for dear life to see what was coming next. The end of this one was a perfect way to end for this couple. The rough journey for them to get where they are was so worth the beauty to finally reach. 

BLURB:
Josh Hurst was supposed to be my forever. Instead, he became the villain in my origin story.
I gave him my heart. He broke it without flinching. So, I did what any self-respecting, heart-shattered girl would do—I declared war.
Our revenge game? Legendary.
Until I left for college and swore I’d never look back.

But life doesn’t care about vows made in the dark.
When my father dies unexpectedly, I’m dragged back to the hometown I outgrew, handed guardianship of my grieving kid brother, and forced to take over my father’s struggling veterinary clinic.
And waiting for me—like karma with a smirk—is Josh.
Not as a memory.
Not as a ghost.
But as my new business partner.

Avoiding him? Impossible.
Forgetting what we were? Laughable.
He still looks at me like I’m his. Like we’re a story paused instead of over. Like one spark is all it would take.
And God help me, the spark is still there.
But we don’t do soft. We don’t do safe.
We do oil and fire. War and wreckage.
Whatever we once were—
Whatever we still could be—
We’re enemies.
And this time, nobody’s walking away unburned.

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*`Release Blitz: Colorado Dragons Series`*

Colorado Dragons Series

Genre: Sports Romance

Tropes: Hockey Romance, Enemies to Lovers

Best Friends to Lovers, Fake Dating, One Night

Release Dates: April 13 - 24, 2026

*`Release Blitz: Lick It Up by Gillian Archer`*

Title: Lick It Up

Series: Long Licks Rock Stars #1

Author: Gillian Archer

Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Rock Star Romance/Runaway Bride

Vacation Fling/Age Gap

Release Date: April 16, 2026

*`Cover Reveal: Penalty Shot by Crea Reitan`*

 

Crea Reitan is coming in hot with Penalty Shot! Coming May 14th but don't forget you can get it a week earlier on the author's website! Check out the covers & preorder now!

*`Excerpt Reveal: Tangled in Trouble by Harloe Rae`*

    

TANGLED IN TROUBLE BY HARLOE RAE 

Release date: April 22nd   

Genre/Tropes: Grumpy single dad to an adorable little girl / Feisty black cat turned reluctant nanny / Enemies to lovers / Forced proximity / Cowboy x biker / So much banter! / Age gap / He falls first / Found family / Suspense in a small town / Darkish moments but rom-com / Can be read as a standalone     

TANGLED IN TROUBLE by Harloe Rae is coming April 22nd!   

Make sure to check out the excerpt and the art work being revealed today!! Don’t forget to preorder this steamy enemies to lovers, single dad, age gap, small town romance TODAY!   

*`Book Blitz: Playtime's Over`*

Title: Playtime's Over

A Neighbor from Hell Series Standalone

Author: R.L. Mathewson

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Rom Com

Release Date: January 23, 2026

*`New Release & Review: How Not to Fall in Love by Karla Sorensen`*

Title: How Not to Fall in Love
Author: Karla Sorensen

REVIEW:

4.5 Stars

Okay I want to say I love everything Karla Sorensen writes and her MMCs are some of my favorites. Then I started this book and I was so skeptical of Archer. I wasn't feeling him at first, but my words to you are stick with him because he is a Karla MMC to the core. I quickly changed my mind real quick once we really get to know Archer. My heart goes out to him and his sister. One moment changes the course of his life, but also Remi's. I loved Remi and her son Gavin. She does great work at the dog rescue. All the different dogs was one of my favorite parts of this book. Archer grows a lot as a person. It's amazing how much of an impact positive support can be for a person. Remi's Pops is such a joy! There is heartfelt moments, humor, and heat. Oh my gosh the epilogue had the tears flowing. I'm not surprised this was such a good book because Karla crushes single parent and sports romance, but from what I thought starting to the end such different feelings. Also I may have squeed a bit when I saw a few Kings pop in. 

BLURB:

A bad-boy NFL star meets his match in a feisty single mom with this sweet, steamy, and emotional novel about second chances and breaking the rules of romance.

Raising my ten-year-old son, running an animal rescue, and caring for my grandfather leaves zero time for complications, let alone cocky athletes who get under my skin. Too bad the universe didn’t get the memo.

Because a big complication just crashed into my life—literally—in the form of towering NFL quarterback Archer Evans, sentenced to community service at my shelter after a scandal. Despite his mistakes, I try not to judge. He’s got demons of his own, and even though he’s made it perfectly clear he wants me, the last thing he needs is a wary single mom seeing the vulnerable man beneath the muscles and the attitude.

Though I’ll admit, I’m tempted to look.

Not that I’d cave. With his notoriety, Archer would never make it past date two of my eight-date rule. I want simple. Safe. He’s too successful. Too arrogant. Too everything. The definition of complicated.

But as the walls around Archer start to crumble, so do mine. And this complication feels suspiciously like love.

I made the rules. Maybe it’s time I broke them.

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