Review: A SEAL's Honor (Jake's Heroes #6) by Sadie King

A SEAL's Honor

Author: Sadie King

Series: Jake's Heroes #6

Published: April 9, 2026

Source: ARC via Booksprout

A single-dad widower falls for his daughter’s high school teacher, while they’re on school camp and stranded in a cabin.

It’s just been me and my girls for the past four years and that’s the way I like it. Until I meet my daughter’s temporary teacher.

Brooke is competent and kind with curves that make me remember what it’s like to want a woman.

But she’s the temporary teacher, she’s moving on.

Is one hot night in a cabin together enough to convince her to stay?

Review: Protected by the Ex-Military Mountain Man (Wild Rose Mountain K-9 Rescue #5) by Macy West

Protected by the Ex-Military Mountain Man

Author: Macy West

Series: Wild Rose Mountain K-9 Rescue #5

Published: April 6, 2026

Source: ARC via Booksprout

I desperately need a guard dog. Only I end up with a guard Steve instead.

I tell one tiny lie. Okay, several. Apparently that’s a really bad idea, because now the hottest mountain man in Wild Rose is guarding me, snarling at strangers, and calling me his.

All I wanted was a big, vicious (trained!) canine to watch over me while I sleep, just in case the stalker I’ve somehow picked up returns. Instead of a dog, I get Steve.

He’s charming, ex-military, and built like nobody’s business. He sees through every lie, and from the moment we meet, claims I’m his responsibility. Even announces we’ve been dating for months the minute his friend smiles at me—and says it so convincingly, I start to believe him.

“I answered the phone. That means you’re mine to protect,” he says, shadows from his past haunting his eyes—ones I’m determined to erase. “You don’t run scared anymore, April. Not on my watch.”

I came to Wild Rose Mountain for protection, but falling for the mountain man who’s appointed himself my bodyguard might prove the most dangerous thing of all.

Review: Tamed by Tanner (Silver Spoon Cowboys #3) by Loni Ree

Tamed by Tanner

Author: Loni Ree

Series: Silver Spoon Cowboys #3

Published: April 3, 2026

Source: ARC via Bookspout

Opposites attract, and sparks fly in Silver Spoon Falls...

Tanner

Billionaire rancher Tanner Carrington has zero time for distractions—especially gorgeous, free-spirited yoga instructors who smell like heaven and challenge everything he says. When his sister drags him to a stress-relief class, he expects an hour of torture, not to fall head over heels for the sassy instructor bending his body, his world and his heart, completely out of shape. Star Wilder is too young, too beautiful, and too different from his structured life. But his heart doesn't care about logic, and one look at her has him twisted up like a pretzel. Now, he has to find a way to tame his little spitfire before she slips through his fingers.

Star

Star Wilder is finally building her dream yoga studio in Silver Spoon Falls when the grumpiest, most gorgeous cowboy she's ever seen storms into her class. Tanner Carrington is all intense stares, bossy attitude, and he’s completely out of her league. But she can't stop thinking about the vulnerability she glimpsed beneath his smirking scowl. The spoiled billionaire clearly thinks he can steamroll over everyone, but this free spirit isn't about to bow down to his bossy demands.

When the unstoppable force meets the immovable object, who will bend first?

Review: Kiss Me Chief (Thunder Valley Fire & Rescue #2) by Callie Embers

Kiss Me Chief

Author: Callie Embers

Series: Thunder Valley Fire & Rescue #2

Publisher: LapisLibraryRomance

Published: March 31, 2026

Source: ARC via Booksprout

There's a man in this town that everyone depends on. Chief Brady Mills.

He's the first one through the door when the world goes wrong. Steady, capable, large hands.

He doesn't ask for help. He doesn't break down. He doesn't let anyone see what it costs him to be the man who holds it all together.

But behind closed doors he's not the chief. He's not the hero. He's just a man who's been carrying too much for too long, and the only thing he wants is the one person he can't have.

She left five years ago. He never stopped thinking about her.

Now she's back.

Review: The Good Girl Effect (Salacious Legacy #1) by Sara Cate

The Good Girl Effect

Author: Sara Cate

Series: Salacious Legacy #1

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

Published: September 2, 2025

Source: ARC for review

Jack St. Claire is desperate. A grieving single father, he buries himself in his work—running a brand-new kink club in Paris. Instead of handling his grief, he’s built a fortress around his heart, and it’s time he hired someone to help him take care for his daughter before things get worse.

Camille Aubert wasn’t looking for a new job. She just wanted to return a lost love letter she’d found within the pages of a book. But when she’s mistaken for a job candidate and hired as Jack’s live-in nanny, something tells her this is exactly where she needs to be.

Shortly after arriving, Camille discovers a strange room in the apartment that sparks her curiosity—and hints at a dark, mysterious side to Jack that she’s desperate to uncover. The lines between professional and personal blur dangerously as the heat between them becomes impossible to ignore. She’s drawn to the broken man who hides his grief in ropes and bondage, and she challenges him in ways he never thought possible.

Caught between her growing feelings for Jack and the ghosts of his past, Camille must can love heal a heart still grieving, or will their passion destroy them both?

Review: Forever Yours (Amber Falls #2) by Rachael Heinan & Kimberly Metcalf

Forever Yours

Author: Rachael Heinan & Kimberly Metcalf

Series: Amber Falls #2

Publisher: First For Romance

Published: 1/14/2025

Source: ARC for review

Gabriel Atwood was in love. At least that’s what he thought, until his mystery woman disappeared after one steamy night together.

Devlin Watkins, the mystery woman, wanted no entanglements. She was leaving town and the less she knew about him the better. That is, until she landed in his hometown of Amber Falls, Massachusetts. Devlin was shocked when she spotted her one night stand in Amber Falls and stunned when she found out he was the brother of her best friend's boyfriend.

Gabe and Devlin each own a store on the famed Amber Falls Main Street, separated by a small art gallery, and both have dreams of expanding their businesses. When the owner of the gallery decides to retire, it goes up for sale and an obsolete town bylaw pits them against each other. Will Gabe and Devlin let business come between them, or will they realize the only obstacle they need to overcome is figuring out what their hearts want?

Review: His Wicked Ways (The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside #5) by Melissa Foster

His Wicked Ways

Author: Melissa Foster

Series: The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside #5

Publisher: World Literary Press

Published: November 8, 2023

Source: arc for review

Blaine Wicked is used to women doing as he says in and out of the bedroom. Find out happens when he falls for the one woman who won’t submit to his wicked ways in the newest insanely sexy, deeply emotional, and laugh-out-loud funny standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

Blaine Wicked can spot trouble a mile away. As the eldest of five and raised in a Dark Knights biker family, he has always been a protector. Rescuing a stripper from a bad situation comes with the territory, regardless of the hell the mouthy, slightly awkward, and seriously hot leggy blonde gives him for it. She’s far too innocent to bend to his wicked ways, but the more he learns about her, the harder it is for him to walk away.

Forensic scientist Reese Wilder never imagined herself as the entertainment at a bachelor party, but she’d do anything to keep food on the table for her teenage sister. With their mess of a mother in rehab—Third time’s a charm, right?—Reese is stuck paying off their mother’s debt to a dealer and trying to make ends meet. Reese has had it rough, and she knows better than to rely on anyone for help, much less a pushy biker with piercing blue eyes who probably has dozens of women at his beck and call.

The more flames Reese throws, the more determined Blaine is to walk through them. The closer he gets, the hotter they burn—and the more curious she becomes. But Blaine Wicked has the power to torch Reese’s walls to embers, and with her sister’s well-being at stake, that’s a risk she can’t afford to take.

Review: Make Me Fall (Fallbank #1) by Cass Scotka

Make Me Fall

Author: Cass Scotka

Series: Fallbank #1

Publisher: Totally Bound

Published: July 18, 2023

Source: ARC for review

Love in a logging town can make anyone fall.

Life in Fallbank, Oregon, is simple and quiet, exactly how Bridget Wildes likes it. She has other things to focus on, like hustling to keep her family store from closing. The age-old rumor that her family is descended from witches makes not getting run out of town difficult enough. She has no time for love, friends or distractions. And the new lumberjack in town is most definitely a distraction.

Jack Thompson has yet to meet a woman who didn’t want his money more than him, so why bother dating? He needs to stay focused on researching whether Timber Logging Company would be a good investment for his family’s business. Who cares if his shy new neighbor is gorgeous and could use a little assistance in how to grow her shop’s profits? After all, his father’s plans include buying out TLC and putting the locals out of work—not boosting Fallbank’s economy.

How can Bridget love someone who’s determined to destroy her small-town way of life? How can Jack dismantle Fallbank when he’s falling in love with not only the way people live there but also Bridget? Well…love and logging will keep anybody on their toes.

Review: Wild Island Love (The Steeles at Silver Island #5) by Melissa Foster

Wild Island Love

Author: Melissa Foster

Series: The Steeles at Silver Island #5

Publisher: World Literary Press

Published: August 2, 2023

Source: ARC for review

Sparks fly between a PR rep and an A-list actor who want nothing to do with each other.

Leni Steele might be looking for love, but she’s definitely not looking to be someone’s fake date. Especially not one of the most infuriatingly handsome and annoyingly cocky actors on the planet, Duncan Raz. But when the owner of the PR firm for which she works forces her to walk the red carpet on his arm, she has no choice. Neither wants to be there, much less with each other. They’re like oil and water, and he gets on her last nerve. But after a few tequila shots, that’s not all he gets on. What was supposed to be one date turns into a media frenzy they can’t afford to ignore, and Leni has no other option than to continue the ruse. All the fake kisses, furtive glances, and seductive touches eventually start to feel very real. But Raz didn’t earn his A-list-actor status for nothing. Is he just doing what he does best? Playing a role? Or is Leni the leading lady in Raz’s real-life love story?

Review: Dove (Emerald Mafia #1) by Jennifer Luna

Dove

Author: Jennifer Luna

Series: Emerald Mafia #1

Publisher: Totally Bound

Published: June 6, 2023

Source: arc for review

He wants to protect her from his world, but her past is their biggest threat.

After the traumatic and mysterious death of a close family friend, Emma Marshall flees the prying eyes in her hometown, opting for the anonymity of Manhattan life. Once there, she buries herself in ramen noodle dinners and rigorous academics. When she’s attacked on the street and issued a strange, veiled threat, she takes her defense into her own hands. But involving herself with a man like Jack is far from safe.

Jack O’Connell thinks of love as a liability. In his line of work, caring for someone would only give his enemies a weakness to exploit. But when Emma walks into his gym for a self-defense lesson, she unknowingly threatens the armor he’s curated. Try as he might, he can’t keep himself away. Their chemistry is electric, and she could be everything that he needs.

As Jack delves into her secrets, he finds they might be somehow connected to his dark world, even though he has fought desperately to protect her from it. To his horror, Emma becomes caught in a sinister web that entraps the two of them, threatening their very lives.

Review: How Sweet It Is (Nantucket Island #1) by Gen Ryan

How Sweet It Is

Author: Gen Ryan

Series: Nantucket Island #1

Publisher: Totally Bound

Published: April 25, 2023

Source: arc for review

Will Lydia and Ty be able to rekindle their relationship? Or will Lydia’s time in the big city spoil the one true love she’s ever had?

Living on the small island of Nantucket might have been the idea of perfection for some, but Lydia Duncan? She craved the big city life. She left behind her family and the man she knew she would have spent the rest of her life with to pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer.

At twenty-eight, Lydia is a big-shot lawyer, but when her father dies, she’s left with no choice but to go back to the one place she ran away from—home.

Ty Rue watched Lydia walk away but never forgot her. Over the past ten years his love for her has only gotten stronger. Now that she’s home, he’ll do anything he can to make her realize what it’s like to be an island girl and to be in love. Two things that she once did so well.

Will Lydia and Ty be able to rekindle their relationship? Or will Lydia’s time in the big city spoil the one true love she’s ever had?

Review: For the Love of Whiskey (The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #2) by Melissa Foster

For the Love of Whiskey

Author: Melissa Foster

Series: The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #2

Published: April 19, 2023

Publisher: World Literary Press

Source: arc for review

From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch, a small-town, big-family series of standalone romance novels featuring fiercely loyal, insanely sexy bikers who give horses—and people—a second chance. Buckle up for a wild ride in Hope Valley, Colorado, as these big-hearted badasses and their sassy sisters wrangle in their forever loves. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and always a happily ever after.

Callahan “Cowboy” Whiskey is a natural-born protector, a Dark Knights biker, and a hell of a rancher. What happens when he falls for a woman who has no idea who she really is?

When Sullivan Tate escaped from a cult, leaving behind the only life she’d ever known, she thought she’d already endured the most difficult things she’d ever have to deal with. She knew she needed to figure out who she was, but she hadn’t expected to fall for overprotective and sexy-as-hell Callahan “Cowboy” Whiskey along the way. How can she give her heart to a man who has always known exactly who he is, when she’s only just begun figuring that out about herself?

Review: No Reservations (Holiday Falls #2) by Elizabeth Coldwell

No Reservations

Author: Elizabeth Coldwell

Series: Holiday Falls

Publisher: Totally Bound

Published: April 18, 2023

Source: arc for review

She’s plumb lucky to have found a hot younger man, but will the age difference get in the way?

Miranda Hickman has successfully run the Maltby Farm Inn, the top-rated bed and breakfast spot in Holiday Falls, since her husband walked out on her for another woman. She can cope with most problems, but a plumbing emergency requires professional help, and that’s when Zach Peters walks into her life.

They make an instant connection, and Miranda finds herself having the best sex of her life. Zach is cute and capable, but he’s also thirteen years younger than Miranda, and he can’t stay with one woman for too long. It doesn’t seem like it should be a problem, but as the relationship progresses, Miranda begins to realize it’s a lot to navigate. Is it her imagination, or does Zach not want to be seen out with her in Holiday Falls? She doesn’t want to be his dirty secret, but will her reservations hold her back from being with a man who makes her feel like no one else ever has?

Review: Closed for Christmas (Holiday Falls #1) by Elizabeth Coldwell

Closed for Christmas

Author: Elizabeth Coldwell

Series: Holiday Falls #1

Publisher: Totally Bound

Published: December 20, 2022

Source: arc for review

She's going to Holiday Falls to close him down, but will he open her heart?

When Lori Lawrence arrives in the quaint town of Holiday Falls just before Christmas, her task is to assess whether the town’s underperforming bookstore deserves to be kept open. There’s no room for sentiment in the company she works for, yet she finds herself strangely drawn to the bookshop’s manager, the handsome and idiosyncratic Henry Cole. He doesn’t believe in loyalty schemes and hi-tech innovations, but he’s created an inviting space for everyone who loves books and reading.

This should be a straightforward job, but the heaviest snowfall in years leaves Lori stuck in town, and as the days go by and it seems like she’ll never be able to leave, she begins to see Henry’s way of running things with new eyes.

It’s not long before their feelings for one another deepen, but Henry has no idea of Lori’s true intentions. What will happen when he discovers the real reason why she’s in Holiday Falls?

Review: Highest Bidder (Salacious Players Club #5) by Sara Cate

Highest Bidder

Author: Sara Cate

Series: Salacious Players Club #5

Publisher: Self-Published

Published: March 24, 2023

Source: author for review

He’s not just rich…he’s filthy rich.

When I started working at Salacious Players’ Club, I never expected to end up on the auction block ready to grant a date to the highest bidder.

This club is not really my scene. I’m not the kind of girl rich guys take home. I’m more a piano playing, van-living, free spirit kind of girl.

So when Ronan Kade, the richest man at the club, puts down over a hundred grand for my time, how can I tell him no?

But he’s too old. Too rich. Too cocky.

And oh yeah…he once dated my mother.

Except he doesn’t know that. He has no idea who I am.

One date turns into a trip to Paris. And an offer to live with him in his penthouse. Then a promise to take care of me.

Before I know it, I’m calling this silver fox my daddy.

Ronan Kade only bid on one date, but I think he’s winning much more than that.

Can we overcome the years between us to find happiness?

And will he find it in him to forgive me when he learns the secret I’ve been keeping?

Review: Rocked by Love by Melissa Foster

Rocked by Love

Author: Melissa Foster

Series: The Bradens & Montgomerys, Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls #10

Release Date: March 8, 2023

Publisher: World Literary Press

Source: arc for review

What happens when a rock star with no plans of settling down finds out he has a teenage daughter, his manager is embezzling from him, and the woman he’s hired to design his tour wardrobe is breathing fire? Come along for the snarky, emotional, and insanely sexy ride as Jillian and Johnny get caught up in a storm that just might be bigger than both of them.

Jillian Braden’s quick, creative thinking and fierce determination have helped her singlehandedly build a fashion empire. She doesn’t mince words and demands respect, but beneath all that armor, she carries the Braden curse of a soft heart. But that soft heart isn’t looking to start a family and doesn’t know the first thing about mollycoddling. When famed rock star Johnny Bad hires her to design his tour wardrobe and then postpones it at the last minute for the third time, she’s had enough. Jillian is determined to set him straight, but she isn’t at all prepared for what she finds or for the type of help Johnny Bad really needs.

**

Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and an abundance of swoon-worthy moments make this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster unputdownable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and happily ever afters guaranteed to leave you breathlessly in love with the fiercely loyal and wickedly naughty characters in the Love in Bloom series. All Love in Bloom books are written to stand alone or be enjoyed as part of the larger series, so dive right in and enjoy the ride!

Release Blitz & Review: Remaking A Man (Sun Valley Mafia #2) by Amy Craig

Remaking a Man by Amy Craig

Book 2 in the Sun Valley Mafia series

General Release Date: 17th February 2023

Word Count: 72,223
Book Length: SUPER NOVEL
Pages: 305

Genres:

BILLIONAIRE
CONTEMPORARY
CRIME
CRIME AND MYSTERY
EROTIC ROMANCE
THRILLERS AND SUSPENSE

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Book Description

Breaking family ties can set her free.

Gisella meets Dante, a brooding West Coast executive, at a Miami Beach cleanup. When she realizes he’s buying an insurance company from her mafia-boss father, she suggests Miami and her father will eat him alive.

Dante disagrees, but when Gisella’s father offers him fifteen million dollars to marry her or her sister, he accepts on the condition that he can choose which daughter to marry. Dante’s previous ties to West Coast organized crime help him navigate Gisella’s family, but to have her in his life, he risks succumbing to the high-octane lifestyle he left behind.

Reader advisory: This book contains scenes of drug use, gun violence and murder.

Review: Sugar by Lydia Michaels

Sugar

Author: Lydia Michaels

Publisher: Bailey Brown Publishing

Published: September 29, 2020

Source: author for review

A sexy alpha male from the poshest part of Philadelphia gets snowed in with his beautiful neighbor in this modern day rags-to-riches, enemies to lovers romance from bestselling and award winning author, Lydia Michaels.

Avery Johansson is borrowing against her youth and beauty to afford a better future by working as a sugar baby. Gifted at playing the role of a delicate female, she makes a living by stroking men’s egos. But the real Avery prefers leather over lace and spice instead of nice.

Noah Wolfe is used to getting exactly what he wants when he wants, and when he sets his sights on his sexy neighbor, he’s determined to have her. Little does he know, the soft female across the hall doesn’t swoon for roses–she plays with the thorns.

Two dominant hearts collide in an explosion of sin and safewords as boundaries are pressed to the limit in a battle of power and ultimate possession.

Review: Secret Santa Face-off by Victoria Denault

 Secret Santa Face-off

Author: Victoria Denault

*Originally appears in Scoring Over The Holidays Anthology

Published: December 16, 2022

Source: author for review

The only thing colder than the ice I skate on is my heart. Especially at Christmas.

We’re having a horrible season and when my team is struggling, I hold myself accountable. All I want to do is work harder on the ice. I definitely don’t need Felicity Roarke, the team’s Community Outreach director, distracting me. But there she is, handing out candy canes and decorating our locker room like a rabid, little Christmas elf. A very attractive, unintentionally sexy elf. I make sure I draw her name in the staff’s Secret Santa exchange, and start brainstorming the worst gift ideas ever. My goal is to throw cold water all over her holiday spirit. But somehow, things between us end up getting hotter. Suddenly I’m unable to focus on anything but proving to Felicity that she wants a Grinch in her life. Or at least in her bed.

Review: Sparks Along the River by Amy Craig

Sparks Along the River

Author: Amy Craig

Series: Secret Santa Collection

Publisher: Totally Bound

Published: December 6, 2022

Source: publisher for review

Her new friend’s brother is totally off limits.

Rachel flees an abusive relationship and takes shelter in rural Louisiana before the Christmas holidays. Grateful for a new friend and a place to hide out, Rachel runs her media empire from the swamplands and tries to keep her hands off her friend’s older brother.

On Christmas Eve, bonfires light up the levee, but when the embers cool, Rachel must choose whether or not to return home.