Thursday, July 31, 2025

WEEKLY BOOK HIGHLIGHTS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025.

 



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๐Ÿ”ฅ 99c Small Town Heat + Cowboy Charm = One Unforgettable Ride ๐Ÿ”ฅ
From NYT & USA Today bestselling author Cynthia D'Alba comes a sexy, suspenseful small-town cowboy romance that's baking up trouble.





๐Ÿ‘‰ GET IT FOR 99c NOW

When baker Porchia Summers's obsessive ex resurfaces, threatening everything she's built, she turns to the one man she's always trusted—the rugged, steady cowboy Darren Montgomery.

He's admired her from afar. She's never let him get too close.

But when a quick getaway turns into a camping trip filled with danger, desire, and a whole lot of heat, Porchia and Darren are about to find out that what's been simmering between them isn't so easy to ignore.

๐Ÿ’˜ Cowboy hero
๐Ÿง Baker heroine
๐Ÿƒ‍♀️ Stalker suspense
๐Ÿ”ฅ Friends to lovers
๐Ÿ•️ Forced proximity
๐ŸŒŸ Small-town romance with big stakes

Can love rise from the heat of danger—or will the past catch up before they get a second chance?

@1852media 



๐Ÿ–ค ๐’๐€๐‹๐„ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“ ๐Ÿ–ค




๐“ฃ๐“”๐“œ๐“Ÿ๐“ฃ๐“˜๐“๐“– ๐“ฃ๐“—๐“” ๐“œ๐“ž๐“๐“ข๐“ฃ๐“”๐“ก (Midnight Stalkers Book 1) by Hayley Faiman is on sale for $.99 for a limited time only!

Obsession. Temptation. Danger.

He’s always watching… and now he’s ready to claim.

๐Ÿ’€ Dark. Twisted. Irresistible.

๐Ÿ-๐‚๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐Š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ #๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ!

➡️https://mybook.to/TemptingMonster

๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐!

BLURB

A Life for a Life.

The family has one motto and a list of rules.

The family isn’t something you join.

You can only be born into it.

The family is mine.

I am the family’s.

Until I see her.

She doesn’t see me.

But, I must have her.

I need to own her.

Add to Goodreads ➜ https://bit.ly/TTM-HF

More books by Hayley Faiman: https://www.hayleyfaiman.com/books


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๐Ÿ’—๐๐„๐– ๐‘๐„๐‹๐„๐€๐’๐„ ๐Ÿ’—




๐‘ฌ๐‘ฟ๐‘ท๐‘ณ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘น’๐‘บ ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ฝ๐‘ฌ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author K.A Knight is now LIVE!

๐‘ถ๐‘ต๐‘ฌ-๐‘ช๐‘ณ๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘ฒ ๐‘ป๐‘ถ๐‘ซ๐‘จ๐’€!

๐‘ญ๐’“๐’†๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’๐’† ๐‘ผ๐’๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’…!

➡️https://geni.us/explorersrevenge

Blurb:

The first time I met Venture’s latest team, I was a nobody, but it only took one crazy stunt to change my life and turn my idols into enemies…

Five years later, I’m at the top of my game, competing with the best of the best. My stunts are bigger and better, so much so that even Venture’s golden boys have begun to take notice.

When we are all offered the same contract to find a legendary island, we must vie to be the first to the finish line. The jungle, however, can’t be controlled or predicated, and when things go wrong, all you have is yourself and those around you.

When Mother Nature decides it’s time to reclaim her land, you either get out of her way or sink into the torrent, never to be seen again.

Here we go, right into the storm.

Add to ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235479228-explorer-s-revenge

Find other books by K.A. Knight here:

https://www.katieknightauthor.com


@wordsmithpublicity



๐Ÿ’œ NEW RELEASE ๐Ÿ’œ




The wait is over! THE WITCH’S FATE by Willow Winters is officially LIVE!

Dive into this spellbinding story today available now in Kindle Unlimited!

๐Ÿ‘‰ #OneClick: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F31GHM9Y




From Bestselling Author Willow Winters, comes a dark, spicy Romantasy.

A reclusive moon witch.
A cursed wolf shifter.
A spell gone horribly wrong.

After being trapped in her realm after a storm, fate pushes them together.

However, they’ll soon discover that magic isn’t the only thing dangerous...
desire is far more perilous.

And yes, there's only one bed.

The Witch's Fate is a complete standalone within the Lunaterra Chronicles World.





@willowwintersshouldbewriting 

@wildfiremarketingsolutions 

@candikanepr


#wwinters #darkromance #spicyromantasy #shifter #mustread #newbookalert #wildfiremarketingsolutions 



#TeaserThursday




THE STALLION by @JacklynParker is coming September 5th!


 


Make sure to preorder this all-new secret society, marriage of convenience, dark romance TODAY!


 


PREORDER TODAY!

Paperback, ebook AND duet audio will all be releasing on September 5th!


https://a.co/d/d3hkUi3


 

 



BLURB


HIS SADDLE IS WAITING…


Recovering from a hard breakup is never fun. So what do the girls do? They drag me out from under my rock for a girls’ trip. Only we aren't going to the cabin like I had expected. Oh no.


Everything reminds me of him, and I can't help but feel jealous of every couple I see as we wander the Las Vegas Strip. The girls are having fun, and I'm over here wishing I could get over him.


"The only way you'll get over a man is by getting under another."

The wise words of Asher Leigh, my best friend. Ride or die.


Dallas Ryan. Say. No. More.

If there was anyone worth getting under, it was him, and I would stay under him until I needed to come up for air.

He believes me to be an innocent, delicate little flower, ready to be plucked and ruined. But I have a secret of my own, and I can't wait to tell him.


What happens in Vegas... Well, you know the rest...


The Stallion by Jacklyn Parker is A Dark Dancer Romance. There are scenes of a violent and sexual nature in this story. Therefore, it is intended for readers of 18+ years. Please take note of the trigger warnings.


 


#thestallion #jacklynparker #menunderrevue #preorder #comingsoon #darkromance #bookstagram #kindleunlimited #secretsociety #dancerromance #marriageofconvenience #spicybooks #bookstoread #candikanepr @candikanepr




NEW RELEASE ALERT 




THE WITCH’S FATE by #AuthorWillowWinters is NOW LIVE!!


 


Make sure to grab this all-new dark, spicy Romantasy TODAY!


 


NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!


Free with Kindle Unlimited!


 


https://geni.us/TWFate


 



BLURB


 


From Bestselling Author Willow Winters, comes a dark, spicy Romantasy.


 


A reclusive moon witch.


A cursed wolf shifter.


A spell gone horribly wrong.


 


After being trapped in her realm after a storm, fate pushes them together.


 


However, they’ll soon discover that magic isn’t the only thing dangerous...


desire is far more perilous.


 


And yes, there's only one bed.


 


The Witch's Fate is a complete standalone within the Lunaterra Chronicles World.


 


#thewitchsfate #willowwinters #romantasy #oneclick #spicyreads #steamyreads #newrelease #mustread #booksbooksbooks  #darkromance #nowavailable #bookstagram #candikanepr @candikanepr


PREORDER SPOTLIGHT .....




#TeaserThursday


 


#ComingSoon


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He Falls First (Colburn Brothers #1) by Jill Shalvis is releasing, August 5th!



"Shalvis stirs up trouble with heat, humor and heart. Penny and Ryder thrive on being unpredictable. From surprise revelations to never ending shenanigans this duo is sure to keep emotions invested and readers craving more." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)


Ryder Colburn:

๐Ÿ’—Hot contractor with a protective streak

๐Ÿ’—Grumpy/Sunshine at its best

๐Ÿ’—Found family feels (with bonus chaos)

๐Ÿ’—Small town shenanigans

๐Ÿ’—…and a fake dating situation that’s only fake for one of them

Add in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it mystery, a heroine with a foul-mouthed parrot and trauma, and enough steam to fog up your reading glasses, and you’ve got HE FALLS FIRST, the kickoff to my new Colburn Brothers trilogy.


#Teaser: 

 1st chapter here:

https://www.jillshalvis.com/he-falls-first


If you’ve ever wished a brooding contractor would show up at your house with power tools and emotional availability… this one’s for you. (And if you haven’t, I have questions. :)



Release Date: August 5, 3025


"The perfect escape! You'll fall for He Falls First!" —Lucy Score, #1 New York Times bestselling author


No one is going to convince her to fall in love again…


Ryder Colburn has his hands full running the family business and caring for the ailing father who’s a virtual stranger from the cold, heavy-handed man he used to be. He’s got zero free time for hobbies or women. Or so he thinks until one walks into his life… and the path of an oncoming truck.


Ryder doesn’t mind playing the hero for the skittish, wounded chef Penny Rose. Maybe it’s the secrets in her eyes or the bandage along her jaw. Whatever the reason, he’s compelled to get closer.


Penny’s learned her lesson and now she’s paying the price. That’s why she’s sharing a dilapidated house in a tiny California town with her feisty grandmother and tween brother living off the leftovers from her catering job. It’s a far cry from her dream life. But who needs dreams… or love… or sex…when there’s amateur plumbing projects to tackle and breakfast casseroles to bake?


One thing’s for sure, she’s never falling for a man again. Not even the sexy, snarky contractor who keeps testing the walls she’s built.


#Preorder


https://www.jillshalvis.com/he-falls-first



REVIEW: HE FALLS FIRST (COLBURN BROTHERS #1) BY JILL SHALVIS


He Falls First (Colburn Brothers, #1)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Shalvis stirs up trouble with heat, humor and heart. He Falls First is an emotional paradox. Penny and Ryder thrive on being unpredictable. From surprise revelations to never ending shenanigans this duo is sure to keep emotions invested and readers craving more. Small town heart with big city drama and irresistible romance.






#SeriesAlert


The Colburn Brothers


A trilogy of three unruly brothers, where adventures and shenanigans abound, as well as guaranteed, heart-stopping and heart-melting happily-ever-afters (with a blink and you’ll miss it overarching mystery)  You’ll want to read this series in order! :)


He Falls First


Free Falling


I Think I'm Falling 


https://www.jillshalvis.com/series/colburn-brothers





#BookBuzz #AuthorJillShalvis #SeriesAlert #TheColburnBrothers #MustReadRomance #SmallTownShenanigans #fakedating #romcom #romancebooks #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #avonbooks 





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#ComingSoon


NEW SERIES COMING SEPTEMBER 9th!!




Book 1 - #RESORT LOVE - kicks things off! 


Imagine the resort from Dirty Dancing. A group of friends is renovating it because they grew up spending their vacations at the resort and have been friends ever since! Five hot guys, small town, working with their hands...so many possibilities!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜







Lakeview Harbor

He’s the reason she’ll never accomplish her biggest goal.
If only he wasn’t also pure temptation and impossible to resist.


Walker Bradshaw has a vision for the Lakeview Harbor Resort – bring his grandparents’ old property back to life and make it bigger, better and more luxurious than ever before, all with the help of his best friends. He just needs one night for himself before diving headfirst into the project. A chance encounter with a beautiful stranger that leads to a night of pure bliss is just what he wanted. Only he’s surprised to discover the beautiful stranger who disappeared before the sun came up is none other than the pushy real estate agent who’s been trying to get his grandparents to sell the resort for years.


Harlow St. James is nothing if not a passionate person – just asked her about the wild night of passion she spent with a handsome stranger. And when it comes to her career that passion is matched only by her determination. When she learns there might be a new owner at the Lakeview Harbor Resort, she’s ready to march up there and convince them to finally let her list and sell the resort. But those plans all go sideways when she discovers the new owner is none other than her one-night stand.


There’s no way Walker is selling the resort and there’s no way Harlow is going to let him turn the rustic lake resort into a luxurious retreat. One argument leads to another until their explosive chemistry makes them fall into bed together again. And again. Agree to disagree becomes their motto, but when the tables turn and Harlow becomes the obstacle standing in Walker’s way, he has to wonder if she’s been planning her payback all along.


Amazon

https://geni.us/ResortLove-Amazon


Apple

https://geni.us/ResortLove-Apple


Barnes & Noble

https://geni.us/ResortLove-Nook


Kobo

https://geni.us/ResortLove-Kobo


Google Play

https://geni.us/ResortLove-Google



#AudioAlert 


#ComingSoon


#Resort Romance by Samantha Chase 


 "Chase is never afraid to remind readers they have a heart.  Once Jayce and Kelsey grab ahold of your soul there is no turning back." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)



Narrated by Rebecca Gibel




A ten-day family vacation is fun when you’re a kid. As an adult? Not so much.


When Jayce Nash agreed to join his family at Lakeview Harbor Resort to celebrate his grandparents' fifty-fifth wedding anniversary, he didn't think he'd feel like he'd been transported back in time. He certainly didn't expect to run into the girl who got away all those years ago.


Going back where all your favorite memories were made should be exciting. Except when doing so means saying goodbye.


Kelsey Brooks dreaded going back to Lakeview Harbor Resort. Especially because she was going back alone. But it's the perfect place to say goodbye to her mother, and with the resort closing at the end of the season, it's now or never. The last thing she could have imagined was literally running into the boy she never forgot.


They have ten days to walk down memory lane and wonder about what might have been. But maybe they can also create the future they always wanted.


And while they're at it, they might just also save the Lakeview Harbor Resort.


https://www.chasing-romance.com/resort-romance


REVIEW: #RESORT ROMANCE (LAKEVIEW HARBOR RESORT) BY SAMANTHA CHASE

#Resort Romance: Lakeview Harbor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Chase is never afraid to remind readers they have a heart. From flirty to funny, frustrating to tempting, haunting to irresistible, #Resort Romance is the perfect introduction to chaos. Once Jayce and Kelsey grab ahold of your soul there is no turning back.




#BookBuzz  #NewRelease #SeriesAlert #AuthorSamanthaChase #LakeviewHarborResort #RebeccaGibelNarrator




#TeaserThursday


#AudioAlert

#ComingSoon





Narrated by Carly Robins



 #NowAvailable 

Ebook/Paperback

Choosing You

The Donovans (Sweetbriar Ridge) by Samantha Chase


One last Donovan story

(Sloane's Story)



"The heart speaks to the soul. Choosing You is a captivating swan song to an endearing series. Chase lightens the heart with unforgettable characters, irresistible romance and unpredictable emotion" - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)





Release Date: May 20, 2025


They’ve been in an intimate relationship for three years.
They’ve just never met.

Will Campbell has been in an interesting relationship for the last three years—with a woman he doesn’t know. Every time he’s worked the kissing booth at a Sweetbriar Ridge festival, he’s been kissed by the same mysterious woman. It’s the same thing every time—a steamy kiss that leaves you wanting more and then a disappearing act. But this year? He vows to stop her and convince her to do more than just kiss and run.

Being mysterious is fun, but Sloane Donovan is tired of the kiss and run game she’s been playing for years. It might have all started as a dare, but now she wants more. Now that her sister is Sweetbriar Ridge’s newest resident, she has even more reasons to visit, and she vows that at the next festival she won’t run away after the kiss. But maybe she doesn’t have to wait until a festival to find the sexy man who kisses like a dream. Maybe she can just drive around Sweetbriar Ridge until she finds him.

With the next festival on the horizon, Will has a plan. But that plan goes out the window when he unexpectedly runs into his mystery woman. This time, he’s determined not to let her get away, so he does the only thing he can think of—kiss her. And he keeps kissing, hoping she’ll choose to give them a real chance.


#BuyNow

Amazon: https://geni.us/ChoosingYou-Amazon 

Apple: https://geni.us/ChoosingYou-Apple 

Barnes & Noble: https://geni.us/ChoosingYou-Nook 

Kobo:  https://geni.us/ChoosingYou-Kobo 

Google Play: https://geni.us/ChoosingYou-Google


REVIEWCHOOSING YOU (THE DONOVANS) BY SAMANTHA CHASE

Choosing You (The Donovans: Sweetbriar Ridge Book 6)

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The heart speaks to the soul. Choosing You is a captivating swan song to an endearing series. Sloane steps out of the shadows of heartache and into the light of love. Chase finds the color hiding within the grey. She lightens the heart with unforgettable characters, irresistible romance and unpredictable emotion.




#BookBuzz  #NewRelease #SeriesAlert #AuthorSamanthaChase #SweetbriarRidge #CarlyRobinsNarrator




#TeaserThursday


 


#ComingSoon



 This Memory  (Moose Village) by @authorkellyelliott is releasing August 19, 2025!


"This Memory is a snapshot that delves deep into the recesses of life. Brystol and Gavin take emotions on a journey of hope born of love and destined for heartbreak.  It's beautiful. It's messy. It's powerful." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)





Release Date: August 19, 2025




Cover Designer: @allusionpublishing

Cover Designer: @Lovygraphy



Brystol


I’ve been in love with Gavin since high school. He broke my heart back then, something I’m not keen to forget, which makes our current situation challenging. Our best friends are married, and we’re constantly thrown together because of that connection. When those same friends ask me for a favor, one that is life-changing for all of us, I don’t even question how close it will bring me to Gavin. I simply say yes.



Gavin


I’m not sure what I did to turn Brystol against me, but whatever it was, I’m ready to make amends. I might even tell her that she was all I could see back in high school. When our best friends ask Brystol to be their surrogate, I have mixed feelings, to say the least. Nothing will keep me from supporting her in every way possible because among those feelings are admiration and love for the kind girl I used to know…and even more for the woman she’s become.

Neither of us were prepared for the trials and tribulations that come with not just pregnancy but the surrogacy process—including the strain it can put on everyone involved. Nor could we predict the powerful emotions or the sheer joy of growing a life. There is no way we could have predicted the heartache that would follow.

Each book in the Moose Village series can be read as a stand along, but it is recommended by the author for a better reading experience to read them in order.




#PreorderNow


Amazon: https://geni.us/ThisMemoryAmazon  


Amazon Worldwide: https://geni.us/ThisMemoryAmazon  


Apple Books: https://geni.us/ThisMemoryApple  


Nook: http://bit.ly/3IavCls  


Goodreads: https://geni.us/ThisMemoryGoodReads 




REVIEW: THIS MEMORY (MOOSE VILLAGE)  BY KELLY ELLIOTT

This Memory (Moose Village #3)

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This Memory is a story of love unlike any other. A snapshot that delves deep into the recesses of life. Elliott bursts the heart wide open and exposes the soul. Brystol and Gavin take emotions on a journey of hope born of love and destined for heartbreak. It's beautiful. It's messy. It's powerful. Haunting takes a captivating twists on the road to happily ever after.



#SmallTownRomance #CategoryRomance #ContemporaryRomance #EnemiestoLovers #StrongHeroine #NoThirdActBreakup @greyspromo




#TeaserThursday


#ComingSoon





Run the Play (Nashville Rampage #2) by @kaylee_ryan_author is releasing, August 19th!


"Rowan and Landry take the heart by storm and refuse to give it back. A bodice ripper that has emotion written all over it." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)



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Release Date: August 19, 2025


NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding the Nashville Rampage football team. Run the Play is a fake dating, found family, workplace, he falls first romance.


Rowan

I swore I’d never look twice at a football player again, especially after barely surviving the last one. But when my abusive ex gets traded to the team I work for, my past shows up to haunt me.

Not a moment too soon, star player Landry Reynolds runs interference, announcing that he’s my boyfriend. My emotions get the best of me, and I find myself playing along.

He’s charming, bold, and way too convincing. The more time we spend together, the harder it is to remember that it’s all pretend.

I might be falling for my fake boyfriend, but I can never have him for real. I could lose everything I’ve finally found, and that’s scarier than having my heart crushed by the wide receiver.


Landry

I didn’t mean to get involved. I just couldn’t watch her shrink away from him a second longer—not after knowing what he put her through.

So I did what I do best: I ran the play and told him she’s mine. Now I can’t stop thinking about how right that little white lie feels. How right she feels.

There’s a good chance I was never faking.

This started as a way to protect her. I never imagined it’d be so hard keeping my hands off her. Then again, I’ve never been very good at following the rules.





REVIEW: RUN THE PLAY (NASHVILLE  RAMPAGE #2) BY KAYLEE RYAN

Run the Play (Nashville Rampage #2)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A bodice ripper that has emotion written all over it. Run the Play is soul deep storytelling. Rowan and Landry take the heart by storm and refuse to give it back. From tempestuous, to heartbreaking, to awe inspiring, Ryan finds beautiful within the broken.




ALSO COMING SOON

#3 Learn the Play 


Releasing October 14

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU


Only available at the following
retailers for a limited time







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#SportsRomance #FoundFamily #HeFallsFirst #FakeRelationship #WorkplaceRomance #FootballRomance @givemebookspr @greyspromo