Clear your calendar, turn on your voicemail and get cozy on the sofa as Anya Wylde has decided to dip her toes into the world of contemporary romance … Love Muffin and Chai Latte follows the journey of Tabitha Lee Timmons as she deals with financial stress, loony relatives, some crooks, an unhappy bride to …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Surviving Ice (Burying Water #4) by K.A.Tucker (@Mollykatie112 , @kathleenatucker)
The USA TODAY bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths series and Burying Water—which Kirkus Reviews called “a sexy, romantic, gangster-tinged page-turner”—returns with a new novel packed with romance, plot twists, and psychological suspense. Ivy Lee, a talented tattoo artist who spent the early part of her twenties on the move, is looking for a …
TOUR SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY: Naked and Far from Home by J.P. Grider (@JPGRIDER1)
Tia Mercury was a freshman in high school and had her first serious crush – on a senior who wouldn’t touch her. At least not until she turned eighteen. Clinton Daniels was not your everyday teenage boy, and because his tougher-than-nails father wouldn’t let him forget it, Clinton became a loner. And learned to distrust …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Distance Between Us by Kasie West (@KasieWest , @Mollykatie112)
Money can’t buy a good first impression. Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers learned early that the rich are not to be trusted. And after years of studying them from behind the cash register of her mom’s porcelain-doll shop, she has seen nothing to prove otherwise. Enter Xander Spence—he’s tall, handsome, and oozing rich. Despite his charming ways …
REVIEW by Lorna: The House on Persimmon Road by Jackie Weger (@JackieWeger , @Mollykatie112)
Need Help? Hire a Ghost. She Cooks. Lottie Roberts is restless and lonely. She’s been sitting on her bones for decades, waiting for her ticket to heaven until…Justine Hale and her family take up residence in Lottie’s two-hundred-year-old plantation house. Lottie senses in Justine a kindred spirit–filled with heartache and in reduced circumstances–which Lottie considers …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Brandy: Sustained (Legal Briefs #2) by Emma Chase (@emmachse , @romancebookworm)
A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight. When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating—and that suits me just fine. In …
REVIEW by Lorna: Louder Than Love (Love and Steel #1) by Jessica Topper (@jesstopper , @Mollykatie112)
In this powerful debut novel, a young librarian grieves the loss of her husband…and discovers a love that defies classification. It’s been over three years since a train accident made a widow of Katrina Lewis, sending her and her young daughter Abbey back to the suburban town of her youth…the only place that still makes …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Starlight on Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles #11) by Susan Wiggs (@susanwiggs , @Mollykatie112)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched summer on the shores of Willow Lake in a stunning tale of the delicate ties that bind a family together…and the secrets that tear them apart When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted lakeside estate of Avalon’s renowned Bellamy family, …
REVIEW by Lorna: Dear Emily (Forever Family #1) by Trudy Stiles (@TrudyStiles , @Mollykatie112)
Two women. Carly and Tabitha. They each have suffered life-altering events that have left them both traumatically damaged. Carly Sloan’s life was perfect until her security and innocence was torn from her. The vast repercussions from these events threaten to destroy her stability and her chances for a happily ever after. Kyle Finnegan comes into …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Accidental Assassin (The Assassins #1) by Nichole Chase (@NicholeChase , @Mollykatie112)
From the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Nichole Chase, comes THE ACCIDENTAL ASSASSIN. Ava McKenzie is a creature of habit. Life is passing her by and she has nothing to show for it. She’s had the same job since she started college, she orders the same dish every time she goes to …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Sweet As Sin (Bad Habit #1) by J.T.Geissinger (@JTGeissinger , @Mollykatie112)
Inside a drop-dead sexy, hard-partying rock star lies a good heart…and a dark secret. Twenty-something Kat Reid is loving life as an in-demand Hollywood makeup artist. She has absolutely no interest in rock ‘n’ roll, but in order to pay the mortgage, she agrees to work on the set of a rock video for the …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW ​by Lorna: Chasing River (Burying Water #3) by K.A.Tucker (@kathleenatucker , @Mollykatie112)
A suspense-driven New Adult romance novel from the USA TODAY bestselling author of Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water. Armed with two years’ worth of savings and the need to experience life outside the bubble of her Oregon small town, twenty-five-year old Amber Welles is prepared for anything. Except dying in Dublin. Had it not …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Hard To Let Go (Hard Ink #4) by Laura Kaye (@laurakayeauthor , @avonbooks)
Five dishonored soldiers. Former Special Forces. One last mission. These are the men of Hard Ink. Beckett Murda hates to dwell on the past. But his investigation into the ambush that killed half his Special Forces team and ended his Army career gives him little choice. Just when his team learns how powerful their enemies …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Wicked White by Michelle A. Valentine (@M_A_Valentine , @Mollykatie112)
After his mother dies, rock star Ace White—lead singer of the red-hot band Wicked White—is done with the celebrity game. The phony people, the meaningless one-night stands: he doesn’t want any of it anymore. Quitting in the middle of a sold-out tour, Ace sets out to find some place—any place—where he can be alone. Aspiring …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: Just A Kiss (Single Girls Wine Club #1) by Kate Kisset (@realwinewife)
Three friends, One Wine Country Villa Six Santino Brothers And lots of wine… Reeling from the loss of her mother, Sarah Dupont catches her fiancĂ© doing the nasty on top of her pastry table at their San Francisco Bakery. Devastated, she calls her best friend, lifestyle reporter, Danica Vargas. Danica convinces Sarah to start fresh, …
REVIEW by Lorna: Past Heaven by Laura Ward (@laurarosnerward , @Mollykatie112)
Not every love story has a happy ending. Some just change your life. Liz Atwater’s happily ever after is torn from her and she’s living her worst nightmare. Everything changed the instant her husband, Jack, was murdered. She is now forced to pick up the shattered pieces of her life as she faces the daunting …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & DELETED CHAPTER EXCERPT: Taking Heart (Healing Harts #2) by T.J. Kline
T. J. Kline’s Healing Harts series continues as a soldier suffering from PTSD and a therapy dog trainer find that some scars can only be healed by love. Julia Hart knows how much good she does training therapy dogs—it’s what helped her overcome her own trials after a relationship turned unexpectedly violent. But moving beyond …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW ​by Lorna: Consumed By Fire by Anne Stuart (@TheAnneStuart , @Mollykatie112)
Evangeline Morrissey remembers the last time she saw her husband: it was during their honeymoon, right before he stole her elderly aunt’s earrings and abandoned her. Now, five years later, the enigmatic man who’d broken her heart and destroyed her trust is back. But she’s not the same naive young woman who fell for him …
REVIEW by Trish: Pretty Dancer by Cora Graham (@grahamcora1)
Meet Lilly – talented dancer, quick mouthed, take no shit tough girl who’s also good at hiding the fact that she’s scared. She doesn’t believe in true love or happily ever afters. Unless you count the unbreakable love she has for her over protective, bullheaded twin brother, who also happens to be her knight in …
REVIEW by Lorna: Rock Chick (Rock Chick #1) by Kristen Ashley (@KristenAshley68 , @Mollykatie112)
Indy Savage, cop’s daughter, rock chick and used bookstore owner, has been in love with Lee Nightingale, once bad boy, now the man behind Nightingale Investigations, since she was five years old. No matter what ingenious schemes Indy used to capture his attention, Lee never showed an interest and Indy finally gave up. Now Indy’s …
REVIEW by Jena: Min (Thompson #1) by Lola Rayne (@Raynelola)
Min Thompson has a problem. Her best friend of basically forever, Taylor Lane, thinks her boyfriend of umpteen years is dumping her. Only thing is, Min knows he’s not. So while Taylor wants to go out and do something stupid in retaliation, Min has to try and prevent her from doing something she’ll regret, all …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years #1) by Sarina Bowen (@SarinaBowen , @Mollykatie112)
The sport she loves is out of reach. The boy she loves has someone else. What now? She expected to start Harkness College as a varsity ice hockey player. But a serious accident means that Corey Callahan will start school in a wheelchair instead. Across the hall, in the other handicapped-accessible dorm room, lives the …
REVIEW by Lorna : The Problem with Heartache (Crazy in Love #3) by Lauren K. McKellar (@LaurenKMcKellar , @Mollykatie112)
The problem with heartache is that there’s no one-size-fits-all relief package. You can go to classes; you can try to embrace change. But when you wake up at two in the morning, a smile on your face because you’ve dreamt about the could have—the should have—nothing will console you. Because seconds later, you remember. And …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Lorna: Revved by Samantha Towle (@samanthatowlewrites , @Mollykatie112)
Race car mechanic Andressa “Andi” Amaro has one rule—no dating drivers. With a good reason behind the rule, she has no plans on breaking it. Carrick Ryan is the bad boy of Formula One. With a face and body that melts panties on sight, and an Irish lilt that leaves women on their knees, begging …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Where Sea Meets Sky by Karina Halle (@MetalBlonde , @MollyKatie112)
Joshua Miles has spent his early twenties spinning his wheels. Working dead-end jobs and living at home has left him exhausted and uninspired, with little energy to pursue his passion for graphic art. Until he meets Gemma Henare, a vivacious out-of-towner from New Zealand. What begins as a one-night stand soon becomes a turning point …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW ​by Lorna: Now You See Him by Anne Stuart (@TheAnneStuart , @Mollykatie112)
Francey Neeley’s life has been torn to pieces. Her handsome and charming Irish boyfriend turned out to be a terrorist who was only after her fortune and planned to kill her once he got it. His “sister” forced Francey to help her attempt a rescue when his cover was blown during a mission to assassinate …
REVIEW by Abby: Push by Claire Wallis (@clairewallisNA , @AbbyHeadWrites)
I feel like I am wrapped in a cyclone. Everything is whirling around me, drawing the air out of my lungs and filling me with the best kind of turmoil. Every time his tongue slides against mine, a prickle in my gut tells me how right we are together. How much I need David. How …
REVIEW by Lorna: Eleven Weeks (Crazy in Love #2) by Lauren K. McKellar (@LaurenKMckellar , @Mollykatie112)
Seven shots Five siblings Two boys One heartbeat … *** Stacey is good at pretending. She pretends that the boy she’s in love with doesn’t exist. She pretends that she’s happy to live and die in this small town. She pretends that her life is carefree while her best friend’s world crumbles before her very …
REVIEW by Chelsey: He Belongs With Me by Sarah Darlington (@SADarlington , @CNicholsBooks)
Two girls. One Leo. Identical twins, Maggie and Clara Ryder, both grew up with Leo Maddox, billionaire playboy, apparent alcoholic, and heir to his grandfather’s world-famous Maddox hotel empire. Their roles were cemented long ago: Maggie, as his best friend and Clara as his childhood nemesis. But when a simple twist of fate changes everything …
REVIEW by Lorna: ​The Problem With Crazy (Crazy in Love #1) by Lauren K. McKellar (@LaurenKMcKellar , @Mollykatie112)
The problem with crazy is that crazy, by itself, has no context. It can be good crazy, bad crazy … or crazy crazy—like it was when my ex-boyfriend sung about me on the radio. Eighteen-year-old Kate couldn’t be more excited about finishing high school and spending the summer on tour with her boyfriend’s band. Her …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW ​by Lorna: Becoming Rain (Water #2) by K.A.Tucker (@kathleenatucker , @Mollykatie112)
A suspense-driven New Adult romance novel from the USA TODAY bestselling author of Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water. Luke Boone doesn’t know exactly what his uncle Rust is involved in but he wants in on it—the cars, the money, the women. And it looks like he’s finally getting his wish. When Rust hands him …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Lorna: ​Heartsick by Caitlin Sinead (@CaitlinSineadJ , Mollykatie112)
Quinn is looking forward to her senior year at Poe University. She has big plans to hang out with her best friend, flirt with a certain boy genius, party at her favorite dive bar and figure out what she’s going to do after graduation with her not-so-useful art major. But that’s before she meets Luke, …
REVIEW ​by Lorna: Bulletproof Weeks (When You’re Gone #2) by Taryn Elliott (@TarynElliottFic , @Mollykatie112)
Being a famous rock star for almost two decades means putting his life on display. But for the last two years Logan King has dealt with the uglier side of fame. When his stalker escalates to issuing veiled threats against the first woman he’s allowed in his life, Logan locks down and shuts Izzy out. …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Brandy: In His Keeping (Slow Burn #2) by Maya Banks (@maya_banks , @romancebookworm)
Arial knows the rules that keep her safe. She’s been following them since she was a little girl: Do not tell. Do not show. But in a moment of terror, facing an attacker intent on taking more than just her life, Ari has no choice but to unleash the psychic powers she’s been hiding since …
REVIEW by Abby: Rockin’ the Heart (Hot Wired #1) by Gracen Miller (@GracenMiller , @AbbyHeadWrites)
If music nourishes the soul… Loved by millions, but shunned by blood, Heath “Fang” Fangor has led his band, Hot Wired, to the top while others have fallen by the wayside. He devoted his life to music, and from that devotion harvested a new family—his band mates and fans. A man can desire nothing else…or …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: The Laws of Seduction (French Kiss #3) by Gwen Jones (@gwenjones25 , @avonbooks)
When Rex Renaud, the COO of Mercier Shipping, is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, he knows he’ll need a miracle to clear his name … and sassy lawyer Charlotte Andreko is the perfect woman for the job. Charlotte has built her career defending pro bono clients against womanizers like Rex Renaud, and she’d …
REVIEW by L.E.: He Belongs With Me by Sarah Darlington (@SADarlington , @AuthorLE)
Two girls. One Leo. Identical twins, Maggie and Clara Ryder, both grew up with Leo Maddox, billionaire playboy, apparent alcoholic, and heir to his grandfather’s world-famous Maddox hotel empire. Their roles were cemented long ago: Maggie, as his best friend and Clara as his childhood nemesis. But when a simple twist of fate changes everything …
REVIEW by Gwen: He Belongs With Me by Sarah Darlington (@SADarlington , @gwennystover)
Two girls. One Leo. Identical twins, Maggie and Clara Ryder, both grew up with Leo Maddox, billionaire playboy, apparent alcoholic, and heir to his grandfather’s world-famous Maddox hotel empire. Their roles were cemented long ago: Maggie, as his best friend and Clara as his childhood nemesis. But when a simple twist of fate changes everything …
REVIEW by Jena: Ahead of the Darkness (Darkness #1) by Simone Nicole (@SimoneNicoleBks)
It has been a long, long time since I’ve seen your little face, chĂ©rie. Not once did you visit. That really hurt; after all, it was thanks to you I was convicted. That’s not something you forget. I thought it was time— a visit was due. Seeing as you wouldn’t come to me, I thought …
REVIEW by Lorna: He's Come Undone by Theresa Weir(@Anne_Frasier , @Mollykatie112)
Penniless and behind on rent, college student and once famous child actress Ellie Barlow takes on the role of a lifetime when she’s hired by a group of young women to break the heart of the campus player who cruelly dumped them. Transformed from slob slacker to jaw-dropping beauty, Ellie is dressed, styled, bleached and …
GUEST REVIEW by Victoria: Hurricane Crimes by Chrys Fey
*Hurricane Crimes is a short story.* After her car breaks down, Beth Kennedy is forced to stay in Florida, the target of Hurricane Sabrina. She stocks up supplies, boards up windows, and hunkers down to wait out the storm, but her plan unravels when she witnesses a car accident. Risking her life, she braves the …
REVIEW by Chelsey: Tug of Love by Glynnis Rogero (@GlynnisRogero , @CNicholsBooks
I’m madder than a baby gator being swung by it’s tail! My best friend, Lucy, just told me I need to see a shrink because I have trust issues with men. Really!? Me, Jamie Fulton, crazy? No way. Unless you call it crazy to have trusted my schizo father and my diabolical ex-boyfriend with my …
REVIEW ​by Lorna : Right Click (Click #3) by Lisa Becker (@lisawbecker , @Mollykatie112)
Love. Marriage. Infidelity. Parenthood. Crises of identity. Death. Cupcakes. The themes in Right Click, the third and final installment in the Click series, couldn’t be more pressing for this group of friends as they navigate through their 30’s. Another six months have passed since we last eavesdropped on the hilarious, poignant and often times inappropriate …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Amy: Catch Me (Come Closer #1) by Katherine Grant – RELEASED YESTERDAY! (@Miss_Uof​K)
Adam. Enigmatic. Arrogant. Unwilling to take no for an answer. Everything about him threatens my carefully constructed life. Everything about him makes me want him more. Isabelle Jennings has it good. She’s a self-proclaimed guys’ girl (football, beers, and kicking back with her “bros”) who has worked hard for everything she’s gotten. And she’s succeeded. …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Four Seconds to Lose (Ten Tiny Breaths #3) by K.A. Tucker (@Kathleen​aTucker, @Mollykati​e112)
I believe you don’t have years, or months, or weeks to impact a person’s life. You have seconds. Seconds to win them over, and seconds to lose them. Owning a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be. With long hours, a staff with enough issues to keep a psych ward in …
REVIEW by Brandy: Wind Chime Cafe by Sophie Moss (@Romanceb​ookworm)
When single mother, Annie Malone, purchases a quirky Main Street cafĂ© on Heron Island, she thinks she’s finally turned her dream of opening her own restaurant into a reality. Hearing rumors that a developer is about to build a five-star resort on the sleepy Chesapeake Bay island, she plans to transform the cafĂ© into a …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen (@jessfallenstar , @Mollykatie112)
There are those who don’t get luck handed to them on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved. Luck was not on Callie’s side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After it’s all over, she locks up her …
REVIEW by Heather: Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas (@JodiThomas , @_shoe_girl_)
Harmony, Texas, is a place where dreams are born. As the townspeople face unexpected endings and new beginnings, they also come face to face with themselves—and what’s most important in life… When Tinch Turner lost his wife, he gave up on living. Now he spends his nights brooding, boozing, and brawling. When one of his …