Nicole's Book Musings

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

`Release Blitz & Blitz: Change the Play by Kaylee Ryan`

Title: Change the Play

Series: Nashville Rampage #5

Author: Kaylee Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Tropes: Football/Found Family/Forced Proximity

Workplace Romance

Release Date: March 3, 2026

`Cover Reveal: Goose by L. Wilder`

Title: Goose

Series: Satan's Fury MC, Little Rock

Author: L. Wilder

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: March 10, 2026

Cover Model: Matia

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

`Cover Reveal: Bloodfire Rising by K E Osborn & Kathleen Kelly`

Title: Bloodfire Rising

Series: Eternal Sins MC #1

Authors: K E Osborn & Kathleen Kelly

Genre: Paranormal MC Romance

Tropes: Vampire Romance, Supernatural MC

Forbidden Powers

Cover Design: Designs by Christian

Release Date: March 30, 2026

`Audio Release Blitz: Inside Silence by Freya Barker`

Title: Inside Silence (Silence Series, #2)

Author: Freya Barker

Performed by: Veronica Worthington & Eric MacArthur

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: January 13, 2026

Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.

`Release Blitz: Goggles by D. Williams`

Title: Goggles

Series: MorningStar MC New Orleans Chapter Book Eight

Author: D. Williams

Genre: MC Romance

Tropes: Age Gap; Secret Relationship; FOMO on the Love; Older Woman/Younger Man; Strangers-to-Lovers; Blue Collar vs White Collar

Release Date: February 28, 2026

Rhythm and Design
Long Temple
(The Rhythm and Design Series, #1)
Publication date: May 18th 2025
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

A soulful architect. A gospel-rooted musician. A love built to last.
Rhythm and Design: A Platinum Chocolate Romance is a powerful story of purpose, passion, and divine timing.

Claire Baldwin is used to building beauty from structure—dreaming in blueprints, raised among silver spoons and Ivy League expectations. Focused, brilliant, and untouchable, love was never part of the plan. Until one almost-mistake in her youth taught her the price of giving too much to someone who offered too little.

Oliver Jamison Graham, the son of a revered pastor, walked away from the pulpit and into the chaos of the music industry. Between neon stages and lonely hotel rooms, he searched for something sacred—something real. Music filled his nights, but his faith kept whispering him home.

When Claire and Oliver’s paths collide again, it isn’t just chemistry—it’s destiny. But building a life together means facing the unspoken: the pasts they’ve tucked away, the faith they’re still figuring out, and the families who’ve prayed them into purpose.

Together, they’ll navigate ambition, intimacy, trust, and spiritual alignment in a romance steeped in grace, humor, and honest love. Can two people from different rhythms create a design strong enough to stand?

If you love later-in-life second chances, clean-but-steamy romance, emotional depth, and characters who wrestle with faith as fiercely as they fall in love—Rhythm and Design will leave you breathless and blessed.

`Release Blitz: Snowed in with the Bikers by Nikki Landis`

Title: Snowed in with the Bikers

Series: Ferel Rebels MC

Author: Nikki Landis

Genre: MC Romance; Reverse Harem

Tropes: Forced Proximity; Secrets & Revenge; The Guys Fall First; Snowstorm, Danger & Spice; Biker Princess, Touch Her & 💀; A Stepbrother, Marine Veteran, & Ex-Con

Release Date: February 27, 2026

Title: Colorado Dragons

Genre: Sports Romance

Tropes: Hockey Romance, Enemies to Lovers

Best Friends to Lovers, Fake Dating, One Night

Cover Design: Thunderstruck Cover Design

Release Dates: April 13 - 24, 2026

`New Release & Review: Top Shelf Stud by Kate Meader`

Title: Top Shelf Stud
Series: Chicago Players #3
Author: Kate Meader

REVIEW:

4.5 Stars

This is the third book in the series and my new favorite so far. I love Jason and Franky so much. I'm one of those readers that love a brainiac/nerdy character and sports jock character falling for one another. That opposites attract trope is one of my faves. I give major props to Franky for having a plan and going after her dreams. Jason is prime book boyfriend material. It’s not a stretch to imagine since Theo is his brother. Franky and Jason might have started the journey has contractual, but each of them really getting to know one another takes them a whole new level. Jason easily has this reader won over by how he is with Franky's cats I never stood a chance of not liking him. Then how he steps up to be there for Franky, game over. The Rebels have such a great cast of character and I'm really loving this next generation of them. I love we still get to see some of the OGs. Still getting a good amount of Theo makes me so happy. This book was such a joy to read. It delivers on the heat, heart, and humor. I can't wait for the next book because it sounds like it's going to be a wild ride.

BLURB:

The snail doc wants a baby. I volunteered to do the deed. But it isn’t long before I realize a “donation” will never be enough. I want to be a dad, but most of all, I want her.

Franky

When confronted with the cold, hard facts of her diminishing chances to be a mom, what’s a woman of science to do?

Make a spreadsheet of eligible donors, of course.

Finding a man for life is not in the cards, but one for this singular purpose? I can do that. As the daughter of a Chicago Rebels legend and an expert in the field of gastropods—more commonly known as snails and slugs—I have plenty of choices in the worlds of both hockey and academia. The selection process should be easy, especially as my methodology has already eliminated several options, including Jason Isner, childhood nemesis and recently acquired defenseman for the Rebels. I’ve always considered him arrogant, cruel, and to be honest, not the brightest bulb.

I’m rarely wrong. But I might have been mistaken about Jason . . .

Jason

I surprised even myself when I offered to be Franky St. James’s baby daddy, but fatherhood has been a dream of mine forever. If I can achieve my goal without the hassle of a relationship, even better. I won’t be one of those “pump and dump” donors, though. I want the whole package: nighttime feedings, shopping for cute onesies, teaching my kid to skate. I’m in it for life, and as Franky and I travel this road together, I start to imagine what that life might look like. Not just a baby, but a family of my own.

The thing is, the doc has all sorts of hypotheses about jocks and relationships, and it’s going to take a lot of persuasion—sexy and otherwise—to prove her wrong. She might think the mating rituals of her beloved snails are the only “coupling” worth studying, but I’m determined to show her that when it comes to seeking a mate, this player is as driven as any species in the animal kingdom.

Because making a baby is just the beginning . . .

* She needs a sperm donor * Hockey romance * STEM heroine who studies snails * Childhood nemesis * Enemies to lovers * She watches him make his "donation" * Her brain turns him on * Spicy

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

`Release Blitz & Review: Whisper Sweet Nothings by Laura Pavlov`

Whisper Sweet Nothings by Laura Pavlov is now live!

A Small Town, Single Dad, Nanny, Age Gap Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.

Winnie Smith is the perfect nanny.

She’s reliable, warm, and my daughter adores her.

She cooks like a pro, styles pigtails like a fairy godmother, and knows her way around a car engine better than most mechanics.

She’s made life easier.

`Release Blitz: Shattered Hopes by Addy Anders`

Title: Shattered Hopes

Series: Letters of Ruin

Author: Addy Anders

Genre/Tropes: Mafia Romance; Forbidden Romance; Enemies-to-Lovers; Age Gap of 13 years; Touch Her and Die; Revenge/Redemption; Found Family; Strong Heroine; Slow Burn; Virgin FMC; Angsty; Penpal

Release Date: February 23, 2026

Title: All I Need

Series: The Everything Legacy

Author: A.K. Evans

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Opposites Attract/He Falls First/Runaway

Bride/New in Town/Slow Burn/Found Family

Release Date: February 24, 2026

`Trusting Romance by SE Rose`

TRUSTING ROMANCE

SE Rose

Release Date: February 23

Jocelyn Hernandez loves romance books, but ever the skeptic, she doesn’t believe that they are anything more than some great fairy tales.

She’s been spending the last year working at a romance bookstore while she finishes her graduate degree. But with her graduation coming up soon, she’s not sure what she’s going to do with her life. She’s been burnt so many times by family, guys she’s dated, and even friends that she isn’t sure who to trust. It doesn’t help that she swears she keeps seeing a man that might be her long lost father. Her head is spinning with indecision, and she feels adrift with no anchor. Can she even trust herself to figure out her next move?

`Release Blast: ACE by Kat Mizera`

ACE

Kat Mizera

Release Date: February 23

Available in Kindle Unlimited

He lives in the shadows.

She’s the one he never forgot.

`Release Blitz: Taylor's Father by Penelope Ward`

Title: Taylor's Father

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Age Gap (17 Years), Best Guy Friend's Father

Single Dad, Forbidden, Second Chance

Protective Hero, Sassy Heroine

Release Date: February 22, 2026

`Book Tour: Critters and Crimes`

A quaint riverside town holds many secrets ...

and the only ones who’ve seen it all are the critters.

Critters and Crimes

Magical Cozy Mystery Book Club #11

by Elizabeth Pantley

Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery

Dazed and Confused, Book One

Romantic Comedy

`Review: The Hockey Situation by Lyra Parish`

Title: The Hockey Situation
Series: Billionaire Situation #6
Author: Lyra Parish

REVIEW:
4 Stars
I've loved this series and Lyra Parish's writing, but I'm going to honest I struggled a bit with Patterson and Kendall at first. They give off very strong enemies to love vibes. I totally understand why Patterson is acting the way he us, but I personally struggled connecting with these two. Then the flip switched when we really get to see them stop denying what is there between them. It's not going to be easy for them when she is the coach's daughter and he is the star player on the team and her ex's twin. I mean my opinion was already changed, but seeing the depths of their feelings later in the book hit me right in the heart. These two have burning hot chemistry that had me fanning myself at times. I may have been a tad skeptical at first, but Kendall and Patterson redeemed it for me. I'm already intrigued for the next book. It sounds like it's going to a fun ride.

BLURB:
Hating Patterson Cross is easy.
Keeping my hands off him? Not so much.

He's my ex-fiancé's identical twin brother, my father's star hockey player, and the man I've despised for years. That's three very good reasons I shouldn't ask Pattycakes to be my hookup for the season.
But I recklessly do it anyway.

To my surprise, my biggest hater says yes.

We agree to keep it secret. Behind closed doors, I'm his. In public, nothing changes. It's so much harder than it sounds. Because the more time I spend with Patterson, the more I realize hate was never the problem. It was just easier than admitting the truth.

The Hockey Situation is an enemies-to-lovers, forbidden, sports romance with a happily ever after! It can be read as a stand-alone. Included: spicy scenes and a cocky hockey star who's playing to win…her heart

BUY LINKS:
Amazon
Available in KU
Goodreads
Bookbub

Friday, February 20, 2026

`Review: Game Changer by Rachel Reid`

Title: Game Changer
Series: Game Changers #1
Author: Rachel Reid

REVIEW:
4 Stars
I'm finally diving into this series. Thank you for the tv show for introducing me to this series because for some reason I didn't know existed. Scott and Kip are so adorable! I fell for them right away. They bring the steam that burns up the pages! There is so much heart along with the heat. Kip's friend group is just so awesome. I wish I could hang out with them and become part of the group. I would be so down to watch some hockey at the Kingfisher. To my delight Ilya pops in a few times, always putting a smile on my face. Scott's three closest friend's on the team are amazing, but special shout out to Carter Vaughan because that man is a true ally. How he is with Kip just melted my heart. You can feel the inner struggle for Scott. There is so much on the line for him. What to do for his team and what to do for his heart. This book is so worth the read. I'm already looking forward to reading more especially knowing Ilya and Shane are next!

BLURB:
New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pre-game rituals very seriously. In this case, it’s not just a lucky smoothie he’s craving—it’s the man who made it.

Pro hockey star Scott Hunter knows a good thing when he sees it. So, when a smoothie made by juice bar barista Kip Grady precedes Scott breaking his on-ice slump, he’s desperate to recreate the magic...and to get to know the sexy, funny guy behind the counter.

Kip knew there was more to Scott’s frequent visits than blended fruit, but he never let himself imagine being invited back to Scott’s penthouse. Or kissed with reckless abandon, nevermind touched everywhere all at once. When it happens it’s red-hot, incredible and frequent, but also only on Scott’s terms and always behind his closed apartment doors.

Scott needs Kip in his life, but with playoff season approaching, the spotlight on him is suddenly brighter than ever. He can’t afford to do anything that might derail his career…like introducing the world to his boyfriend. Kip is ready to go all-in with Scott—but how much longer will he have to remain a secret?

BUY LINKS:
Kobo
Amazon
B&N
Google
Apple Books
Goodreads
Bookbub

Thursday, February 19, 2026

`Excerpt Reveal: Taylor's Father by Penelope Ward`