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Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine

This is a very sweet, spicy rom com set in the frozen tundra of Alaska. Margot is a successful romance author that does not believe in Happily Ever Afters. She has a secret Happily Never After document where she rants about what probably would really happen to her characters in real life. It’s a place where she can express all of her disappointments and thoughts about love and how devastating it can be for those that are hurt by it. When that document is leaked during a live interview in front of her diehard fans, Margot is immediately canceled by the romance world and her publisher makes it clear her future with them is on very shaky ground.

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April 12, 2025 0

Someday You Learn (Carrington Cove #4) by Harlow James

This is the fourth book in the Carrington Cove romance series but can be read as a stand-alone. This time, it’s vet Parker’s turn for love. He has a meet-cute with Cashlyn on a plane to a conference. They have one perfect hot and steamy night together, and then she disappears. Try as he might, Parker can’t let go of her memory. Turns out, he doesn’t need to. After his boss suffers an injury and Cashlyn returns home a year later, he discovers that the mystery girl that has been haunting his dreams is his boss’s daughter. The boss he admires and hopes to take over the vet practice from…

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April 11, 2025 0

The Girlfriend Zone (Love and Hockey, #4) by Lauren Blakely

This is a fun and flirty hockey rom com that will have you feeling all the feels. It’s book 4 in the Love and Hockey series, but can be read as a stand alone. This book centers on Leighton, the coach’s daughter, and Miles, the older hockey player that was given a second-chance by the coach after a bad injury. Leighton is just starting out her photography career and hires Miles as a last-minute model stand-in when her model bails, at the suggestion of Mile’s grandmother. Sparks fly when the couple are alone and they spend one fantastic, perfect day together. Reality hits the next day when they discover that Leighton’s father is Miles’ coach, who Miles greatly respects. They decide that despite their attraction, they have to leave it at the one perfect day. To their credit, they last one year with this “one day only” plan, until they eventually can’t fight their attraction.

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April 9, 2025 0

The Wind Weaver (Reign of Remnants Book 1) by Julie Johnson

PUB DATE – April 8,2025

This is the first book in a new romantasy series that features magic, war, and a kick-butt heroine that reignites the embers of an ancient prophecy, unleashing a storm that could save her realm or doom them all.

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April 9, 2025 0

No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel

BOOK FEATURE

I’m excited to feature this heartwarming contemporary romance between a MLB baseball player and a pop star. It’s out today, April 1, 2025, and I’ve got not only the official book “blurb”, but an excerpt of the book from the author Berkley Publishing Group.

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April 1, 2025 0

See How They Fall by Rachel Paris

I can’t believe this is the author’s debut. The story immediately caught my attention and hours flew by as I kept turning the pages. The book is fast paced and is keeping me guessing about who to trust. The book is told from two POVs and I can’t tell if the narrators are unreliable or not. It’s hard to tell who the good and bad guys are. I mean, almost everyone is a pretty awful person in one way or another. Just when I thought the book was about one thing, it took a dark turn into something completely different. I felt like I was being strung along and just when I think I have it figured out, had the rug pulled out from under me. This is what made it a fun book to read and one you should check out.

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March 26, 2025 0

Slash & Burn (Holden Cove #2) by Maddy Lowe

Grady is a pro NHL player that sustained a torn rotator cuff while saving a man from drowning. He missed the last 6 games of the season and had surgery, but the recurring nightmares and fear of water are messing with him more than his physical injuries. He returns to his small town of Holden Cove to recover and is matched with one of his childhood friend’s sister, Jill, for a community reading program between his hockey team and her library. She’s off limits, but tell that to the instant chemistry that sparks between the couple.

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March 21, 2025 0

Faking the Shot (The Crawford Family Playbook #1) by Kendall Hale

3.5 stars rounded up to 4

This is a cute and spicy hockey sports romance between a Valentina, a PR fixer, and Kaden, a bad boy hockey star. Valentia had a messy divorce and has sworn off men. She’s working for her brother-n-law’s PR firm and gets pulled into a meeting with one of the firms clients Kaden, a grumpy bad-boy hockey star that creates chaos wherever he goes and is in immediate need of some good PR. Valentina is assigned to help his image, but because this is a sports rom com, events converge and she’s forced to fake date Kaden to help improve his image. She’s mortified – him, not so much.

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March 15, 2025 0

Nightweaver (Nightweaver #1) by R.M. Gray

Last week I missed participating in TBR Beyond Tours book tour for this book because I was in Instagram “jail” (when they don’t let you like/comment/follow), but I’m so happy to finally share this engaging book that is out now. I’m just getting into it, so check back later for my full review. It’s an engaging, fast-paced book with great world building and interesting characters. I’m really enjoying it so far.

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