Wednesday, August 6, 2025

BOOK BUZZ (DEALS, REVEALS AND NEW/UPCOMING RELEASES FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025)

 




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HAPPY BOOK WEEK 

The stakes are high, the chemistry is off the charts, and this hockey star is Playing for the Hat Trick—both on and off the ice.


Playing For the Hat Trick by Kendall Hale is #nowavailable!


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The stakes are high, the chemistry is off the charts, and this hockey star is Playing for the Hat Trick—both on and off the ice.


My job? Rehab his knee. Don’t fall back into bed with my brother’s best friend.

Jason is my brother’s best friend.

Also known as: completely off-limits, wildly inappropriate, and the reason I have trust issues with charming men who smirk for a living.

He’s a hockey star with a busted knee and an ego to match. I’m a retired Olympian turned physical therapist with zero patience for cocky athletes—especially the ones I used to fantasize about in my twenties before he ghosted me with a wink and a margarita.

Now? He’s injured. He needs help. And guess who got volun-told to fix him?

That’s right. Me.

Trapped in close quarters. With him.

He’s determined to make rehab feel like foreplay. I’m determined to survive our sessions without combusting—or committing murder. Either feels likely.

We’ve got rules: no flirting, no feelings, and absolutely no touching… unless it’s medically necessary (and no, Jason, "measuring flexibility" doesn’t count).

But the more time we spend together, the harder it gets to remember why I ever put him in the off-limits box.

He’s my patient.

He’s my past.

He’s my brother’s fucking best friend.

And if I’m not careful, he might just be my next mistake.


REVIEW: PLAYING FOR THE HAT TRICK (THE CRAWFORD FAMILY PLAYBOOK #5) BY KENDALL HALE

Playing for the Hat Trick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What I love most about a Kendall Hale romance is the imperfection of it all. From instant attraction to clueless romance, there is something endearing about vulnerability. Playing for the Hat Trick uses it's ironic humor and irresistible characters to create a perfectly, imperfect heartbreaker.







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Light of Day by Jennifer Bernard releases on August 26th!

Available on All Platforms







From USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Bernard comes a brand new small-town romantic suspense series on Sea Smoke Island set in coastal Maine where wealth and long-held secrets are about to wash up with the tide. 

Each standalone romance reveals the danger hidden in this charming small town… and the love powerful enough to survive it.





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Redeeming Rachel by Cassie Colton releases on August 26th!

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Matthew Cartwright lost the love of his life. Watching her twin sister live her dream with a found family, he always felt like he was on the outside looking in. He decides to take a position in Texas, returning to his home state.

While bidding his time for the transfer, he has a fling with Rachel Foster, the one woman in town no one likes.

Rachel is a pampered, spoiled, and petty rich girl. Everything that turns him off about a woman. At the rehearsal dinner of her ex-fiancé, she creates a scene which prompts Matthew to give her a ride home. It turns out to be a surprising night for both of them. After casually seeing her for months, he’s ready to start his new life without her.

Following him to Texas, Rachel demands that he give her a chance. When she gets embroiled in a dangerous secret, Matthew must admit his secret fling to the team and save the woman he loves despite her stubborn and willful ways. When she threatens to tell the secret, can Matthew find anything to redeem Rachel, or will she be the death of him?




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Cover and Blurb Reveal

COMING SOON: A MAGICAL SHIFTER ROMANTASY!

Duty and desire collide in the brand new Magicbound Protectors Series by Lia Davis!
Check out the incredible cover and blurb of Before the Bond Breaks, releasing October 8th!

#Preorder at your favorite retailer 👇

🔗 https://geni.us/BeforeTheBondBreaks





Centuries ago, she chose duty over love. Now fate is offering them a second chance if they're willing to pay the price.

As Valkyrie High Matron Mazelina Valen investigates the brutal death of one of her own, all signs point to forbidden blood magic. Following the clues to the quiet mountain town of Briar Glen forces her back into a world she left behind when she crosses paths with the one man she could never forget.

Talon Steele, the alpha of a powerful shifter clan, is barely holding the line as his kind begins to unravel. Without their fated mates, the shifters are going feral, and the ancient bond that once balanced their human and animal halves is collapsing.

The return of the Valkyries might be their salvation. Or their final betrayal.

As Maze and Talon join forces to dig deeper, they unearth a conspiracy that threatens to shatter their world. An ancient enemy is rising, forging an army of soulless, synthetic shifters to wage a cataclysmic war. And the only way to stop him lies in Talon's and Maze's blood, their bond, and requires a deadly relic that only they can awaken.

With endless destruction on the horizon and magic fracturing at the seams, Maze and Talon must decide if they'll reclaim their destiny or if their reunion is the final spark that will set everything ablaze.

Before the Bond Breaks is the first in the fated mates, shifter romantasy series, Magicbound Protectors, and perfect for fans of:

✔️ Magical shifters
✔️ Fated mates
✔️ Protector romantasy
✔️ Female-Led Security Team
✔️ Found family
✔️ Villain POV
✔️ Mythology-Based Worldbuilding



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About Lia:

Lia Davis is the USA Today bestselling author of more than forty books, including her fan favorite Ashwood Falls Series. A lifelong fan of magic, mystery, romance and adventure, Lia's novels feature compassionate alpha heroes and strong leading ladies, plenty of heat, and happily-ever-afters.

Lia makes her home in Northeast Florida where she battles hurricanes and humidity like one of her heroines. When she's not writing, she loves to spend time with her family, travel, read, enjoy nature, and spoil her kitties. She also loves to hear from her readers. Send her a note at lia@authorliadavis.com!

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🔥 Baller by S.L Hannah is coming August 19 🔥
He’s younger. She’s cautious. And they’re both playing way out of bounds


"Baller is a revelation.  From sensual to sensitive, Lena and Josh take emotions on a tempestuous dance with heartache and romance." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)


💥 She’s nearly 40, newly divorced, and definitely not looking for love.
💥 He’s 28, a ridiculously hot pro volleyball player, and exactly the kind of distraction she doesn’t need.

What starts as a one-night thing turns into something much deeper… and way more complicated. 😏

If you love:
🏐 Sports romance
💘 Older woman / younger man
🔥 Sex-first, feelings-later
🤰 Surprise pregnancy + real emotional depth

Then this one’s for you. 




Lena Griffin thought she had it all—glamorous job, gorgeous home, picture-perfect marriage. But at nearly forty, her life is unraveling fast. Divorcing, disillusioned, and questioning everything, she needs a reset. Not another relationship. Definitely not love.

Enter Josh. Twenty-eight, insanely hot, and a pro volleyball player with a body built for sin and a smile that could wreck a woman on sight. Their chemistry is instant. Off-the-charts. Completely unexpected.

Their fling is supposed to be temporary, just a little fun to shake off the dust. But Josh surprises her. He’s grounded, kind, and somehow exactly what she didn’t know she needed.

He’s younger. She’s cautious. And they’re both playing way out of bounds.

But when passion turns into something deeper, Lena has to decide if she’s brave enough to risk her heart on the kind of love that doesn’t play by the rules.

Content Warning: This story contains sensitive themes, including pregnancy loss. Reader discretion is advised.


REVIEW: BALLER BY S.L. HANNAH 

Baller: A Contemporary Sports Romance

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Baller is a revelation. Hannah breaks through the barriers of romance with a haunting intensity. From sensual to sensitive, Lena and Josh take emotions on a tempestuous dance with heartache and romance.











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About the Author:


SL Hannah is a contemporary romance author known for writing fierce, flawed women and the men who aren’t afraid to love them. She was born in Poland, grew up in Canada, and moved to Southern California to pursue her love of single-engine airplanes. When she’s not writing fiction, she continues to solve the aviation problems of the world. Learn more at www.slhannah.com.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexLifeandHannah

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexlifehannah/

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Prince of the Northwest Forest by Leslie McAdam is coming soon on August 29th!




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Read with Kindle Unlimited

 

If the forest prince is straight, why does it seem like he wants to kiss me? And will I end up regretting it if I let him?


I spend my mornings working as a barista and my afternoons hiking in the woods trying to find a way into the realm of the fae. Those tricksters stole something from me, and I want it back.

Then I meet Prince Kalle, who has a wicked scar on his face, a sword at his hip, and the rare ability to talk to animals. We form an easy friendship, in part because he’s searching the woods for something, too: his missing brother.


Kalle is tall, dark, handsome, kind, and not into men. I tell myself to smother my budding attraction to him, which is especially difficult to do when our quest has us sharing a very small tent.


Am I just imagining that he’s sending me mixed signals?


Regardless, I need to leave him alone. If Kalle doesn’t find his brother, he’ll have to marry the princess of a rival realm to save his forest from destruction. But losing him might destroy my heart.


Is there any way Kalle won’t have to choose between saving his land and subjects … and me?


Prince of the Northwest Forest is a lower-angst, spicy, male/male urban fantasy romance. Prince Kalle and commoner Justice trek through snowy woods wearing hooded cloaks and carrying lanterns … and maybe falling in love along the way. Expect cute animal sidekicks, cozy visits to the cottagecore homes of wood nymphs, firecat attacks, and revealed secrets. It’s book four of the Runaway Prince Hotel shared world series, where magical royals find love over a cup of coffee. HEA guaranteed.


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