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Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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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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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The Most Eligible: A New York Society Novel by Meredith Green

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is a fun and flirty historical fiction romance. Lady Sophie’s father died leaving their estate in financial ruin. Thus far she has put off her debut in society in the hopes that she would marry for love. That dream is squashed when her brother, the new Earl, tells her of their predicament and has her sail to NYC to find a rich husband that will save the family. Sophies widow aunt is her guardian and conspires with a friend in NYC with a rich eligible son to bring the son, Archie, and Sophie together.

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