Tuesday, August 12, 2025

BOOK BUZZ (DEALS, REVEALS AND NEW/UPCOMING RELEASES FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025)

 




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HAPPY BOOK WEEK


#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)


#AudioAlert 


Narrated by Rebecca Gibel



Release Date: August 12, 2025


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.




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*****


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🎧🏀🩵 HAPPY BOOK WEEK 🩵🏀🎧

Hard to Fake by Piper Lawson is now available in #audio!




Narrated by: Simone Lewis @soneela and Tim Paige @thevoiceoftimpaige 


Act like I'm head over heels for you like I have been for a while?
Game on, Princess.


Release DateAugust 12, 2025



Tropes
🩵fake dating
🏀brother’s teammate
🩵pro athlete
🏀cinnamon roll hero
🩵sassy heroine
🏀college crush
🩵he falls harder
🏀only one bed




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Welcome to Hawthorne, Texas, a place where many former citizens return, drawn to their hometown’s slower pace and family values, finding lasting love and happiness.

A successful sports agent searching for family. A woman at a crossroads in her career. Two people from very different worlds who meet—and find they need one another desperately …
Jace Tanner, who owns a top sports management agency in Dallas, longs to reconnect with the brother he was separated from when they were small children. He hires an investigator to locate Eli after his adopted parents pass on. Upon learning that Eli serves as the medical director of a hospital in the small town of Hawthorne, Texas, Jace decides to reach out, meeting Eli on his wedding day.

Darby Montgomery is the bride’s cousin, visiting her former hometown and ready to change careers after ten years. An opportunity to teach at her alma mater gives Darby the chance she’s been looking for, but crossing paths with Jace leaves her utterly confused. She believes they are too different from one another to pursue a romantic relationship—but Jace is ready to try and convince Darby that she’s wrong.

Drawn to Darby’s positive outlook and outgoing, friendly nature, Jace thinks he’s finally found a woman who can hold his interest—and his heart. As he sees his brother’s happiness, Jace begins to want the same for himself.

As Jace and Darby’s relationship blossoms, they must navigate the challenges of balancing their professional lives with their growing feelings for one another. Jace opens up about his past and tries to overcome his fears of setting down with one woman. Darby, on the other hand, thinks they ultimately want different things out of life, and she is reluctant to risk her heart, while desperate to ignore the chemistry between them.

Will Jace and Darby set aside their differences and take a leap of faith, finding the courage to choose each other?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s Agent of the Heart, the third book in Hearts in Hawthorne.


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REVIEW: AGENT OF THE HEART (HEARTS IN HAWTHORNE) BY ALEXA ASTON

Agent of the Heart: A Small-Town Romance (Hearts in Hawthorne Book 3)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Aston pushes emotions into uncharted territory. From heartache to heartwarming takes a long and winding road to happily ever after. Jace and Darby go straight to the soul with a raw honesty that feels almost haunting.




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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.


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


FREE with Kindle Unlimited

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.


REVIEWPLAYING 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.







 @authorkendallhale


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#TeaserTuesday

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IT'S SMALL TOWN ROMANCE PREORDER TIME

Small town ✔️

Superstar hero ✔️

Grumpy / sunshine ✔️

Second chance at fame ✔️

Slow burn romance ✔️

The Rhythm of Falling by Mandi Raynes has it all!


Preorder your copy now!




🔗 https://geni.us/RhythmofFalling






He's a superstar on the run. She's a hidden talent with a shattered past. In Sweetlove, their colliding worlds might just create the perfect harmony.


Gia Krane was once the next big thing in music until betrayal shattered her trust, and a corrupt label left her career in ruins. Now, she’s just a bartender with a guitar, playing small gigs and guarding her heart behind sharp wit and high walls. Music still lives in her bones, but the spotlight? She walked away from that life years ago.


Country music superstar Wyatt Cade has everything: fame, fortune, and a wildly successful indie label. But after the tragic death of his best friend on tour, the music that once saved him has gone silent. Seeking inspiration and solitude, he escapes to the quiet town of Sweetlove Mountain, hoping to find peace…and maybe himself.


What he finds instead is her.


Gia’s voice stops him cold. Her presence is electric. And her eyes say she wants nothing to do with him.

But Wyatt isn’t just a cowboy with charm. He’s a man who knows pain when he sees it. And Gia’s fire might be the one thing that can reignite his music and heal them both. When a chance collaboration sparks undeniable chemistry, their duet becomes something deeper.

But trust doesn’t come easy, and the ghosts of their pasts aren’t done haunting them yet.

The Rhythm of Falling is a swoony, emotional romance about healing, hope, and finding your voice again.

✔️ Small town charm
✔️ Grumpy heroine / sunshine hero
✔️ Second chance at fame
✔️ Slow burn with instant connection
✔️ Wounded artists learning to trust again

Fall in love with the music, the town of Sweetlove, and a couple who might save each other, one song at a time.





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About Mandi: 

Mandi Raynes writes sweet romance filled with all the feels, strong family bonds, protective heroes, and fierce heroines. She believes in the power of love and the connections that bind us, and her stories reflect that belief. Mandi calls northeast Florida home, where she shares her life with her three beloved cats and her real-life romance hero. When she’s not writing, Mandi can be found immersed in a good book or exploring new destinations—always with an eye for romance.


Find Mandi Online!

https://mandiraynes.com


@mandiraynes


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📚DIRTY WOLF by Aidy Award
🎤Narrated by Stephanie Rose & Curt Bonnem

Listen to this forbidden love, small town romance now:

Though he never wanted the alpha title, wolf shifter Max must fulfill his duty — and that means choosing the right mate. But everything is upended when he falls for a human librarian named Gal, who awakens forbidden desires he can’t seem to quench…

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CAN THE COVEN CORNER THE MURDERER!?

Chasing the Magical Murderer by Brenda Trim is available now!
Read the next Backside of Forty adventure FREE with #KindleUnlimited!




🔗 https://geni.us/MagicalMurderer



The Backside of Forty are about to face their deadliest case yet. 

When magically gifted university students start turning up dead across London, their bodies drained of power and marked with precise geometric patterns, these seasoned supernatural investigators realize they're dealing with something far more sinister than a regular magical murderer.

As the body count rises, they discover an ancient organization has infiltrated London's universities, using cutting-edge technology to harvest magical essence from gifted students. With victims piling up and their own children at risk, these fierce friends must race against time to stop a group of immortality-obsessed zealots before they can complete a ritual that would forever alter the balance of magic itself.

Blending modern technology with ancient magic, these determined women will need every trick in their considerable arsenal—from phoenix fire to vampire allies and dragon magic—to take down an enemy that's had centuries to perfect their deadly craft. But when one of their own kids is captured and their enemies prove to be magically enhanced beings with powers stolen from dozens of victims, they'll have to risk everything to prevent a catastrophic magical disaster from being unleashed on London.

Get ready for a wild ride through London's supernatural underbelly where middle-aged mom-magic meets quantum physics, and the deadliest weapons might just be sarcasm and a properly brewed cup of coffee.



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About Brenda:

USA Today bestselling author, Brenda loves everything paranormal. She has co-authored over twenty-five books in the best-selling Dark Warrior Alliance series, as well as the Hollow Rock Shifters series. She also has best-selling solo titles readers are raving about.

Brenda created worlds that feature dangerously handsome heroes and feisty heroines. With the help of popcorn and candy, she takes dragons, fairies, witches, vampires, and so much more and brings them to life. She lives in Texas with her husband and three kids who fuel not only her heart but her life.

If she's not writing, she's reading, traveling, or knee-deep in projects with her husband and five sisters. She encourages readers to Dream Big. If your dreams don't terrify and electrify you then they aren't big enough!  

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