Thursday, April 23, 2026

BOOK BUZZ (DEALS, REVEALS AND NEW/UPCOMING RELEASES FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026)

 



#NewRelease




HAPPY BOOK WEEK


Available With Kindle Unlimited


🏡 Small-Town Return
📜 Unexpected Inheritance 
🔥 Second Chance Romance 
💘 Fresh Sparks





Some returns are temporary. Others change everything.

Ava Hughes doesn’t do small-town life anymore.
She’s built a booming food brand in New York City—and she’s not slowing down.

Until a clause in her estranged great-uncle’s will forces her back to Danville Falls for one year… to revive a failing mini-mart she wants nothing to do with.

Coming home was never part of the plan.
Neither was Jim O’Connor.

Once her first love, now the CEO of a powerful gourmet grocery chain and her main competitor, Jim is everything Ava left behind—and everything she can’t seem to escape. The chemistry is still there. So are the scars.

In a town that thrives on history, their past refuses to stay buried.

As sparks turn into something deeper, Ava and Jim are pulled into a second chance neither of them planned for, but neither can ignore.

There’s just one problem.

They don’t want the same future.

Ava won’t sacrifice the life she’s fought to build.
Jim won’t leave the town he calls home.

And when love starts asking for more than either of them is willing to give, they’re forced to face the one question they’ve never been able to answer:

Can love survive when two people want different lives?

Settle the Score is a heartfelt small-town romance about second chances, unfinished love, and the courage it takes to choose between the life you’ve built and the one that’s been waiting for you all along.


REVIEWSETTLE THE SCORE (BEGIN AGAIN) BY CAMPBELL LINDEN

Settle The Score (Begin Again Book 3)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The quiet storm strikes again. From slow burn to big heart, Linden makes a haunting impression. Jim and Ava tiptoe across the senses with a nostalgic and soulful ease. Sparks fly, emotion runs and happily ever after is an ending worth fighting for.








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💚 Sullivan: An Irishmen Duet Spin-off by Melanie Moreland is #nowavailable in audio! 😉🍀


"....easy on the senses and hard on the heart.  Moreland turns unpredictable into irresistible. The thrill of the chase is an intriguing yet haunting, showstopper." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)


Go add this to your Goodreads RIGHT NOW

Ready to one-click? 

➡️ Amazon: https://geni.us/Sullivan



Narrated by John Lane and Maxine Mitchell




We're talking:

🔥 Later in life romance 

🔥 Vacation fling turned so much more 

🔥 Forced proximity + just one bed 

🔥 Opposites attract 

🔥 Touch her and die protectiveness 

🔥 A spin-off from The Irishmen Duet

If you loved the Irishmen, you're going to lose your mind over this one.




ABOUT THE BOOK:

𝘼 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙐𝙎𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧

𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙. 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 — 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩.

𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸

Powerful. Confident.

Sully Black is a highly sought-after corporate solicitor with ties to a dangerous world…one he cannot escape.

One he never wanted to be free of until it threatened to destroy something he never thought he would

have.

Love.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝘀

A woman visiting Scotland, hoping the shadows in her life dissipate, gone forever by the time she returns home to Canada.


#BuyNow - https://geni.us/Sullivan

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250469372-sullivan


REVIEWSULLIVAN: AN IRISHMEN DUET SPIN-OFF BY MELANIE MORELAND 

Sullivan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A dangerous liason that's easy on the senses and hard on the heart. Autumn and Sully take the adage "old enough to know better, but still too young to care" to heart. From spicy attraction to heartbreaking romance, Moreland turns unpredictable into irresistible. The thrill of the chase is an intriguing yet haunting, showstopper.








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 @morelandmelanie


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Harbored By My Mate by Luna Wilder releases on May 15th!

https://geni.us/HarboredByMyMate


Available on All Platforms




She’s his, and he’ll do anything to keep her safe.

Knox
I made it through one deployment before I was injured and discharged.
Now I’m back in Night Grove Falls and trying to figure out what to do with my life.
The Midnight Haven has helped give me purpose, but there’s still something missing.
Or someone.
When Daisy runs into me when I’m out on patrol, I know that I’ve just found my missing piece.
She’s running from the law, so I take her home where I can keep her safe.
I know that I’m harboring a fugitive, but that’s not going to stop me from keeping my mate here with me.
Now that I've found her, nothing is going to take her from me.

Daisy
The charges against me are bogus.
My neighbor, Joe, is a cop and has been obsessed with me for years.
I thought that we were just friends, but when I went over to his house one night for dinner, I stumbled across something startling.
He has photos of me, hundreds, videos too.
It’s then that I realize that he’s not my friend.
He’s a stalker.
I try to create some distance between us, but he’s always there, always watching.
So, I try to file a restraining order, and that’s when things escalate.
Suddenly, I’m wanted for grand larceny, a crime I didn’t commit.
I know that I won’t get a fair trial, not here, so I run.
Straight into Knox.
I expect him to turn me in, but instead, he surprises me.
He says that I’m his.
Now I’m questioning if I’ve traded in one stalker for another, and wondering why I like having all of Knox’s attention when I hated having Joe’s.



@lunawilderbooks

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🎧🎧 Pre Order Alert 🎧🎧



Calling All Contemporary M|M Hockey Romance Fans! This is one you are not going to want to miss. Pre-Order Now



Repair and Prepare (All It Takes, Book 1) by @authorhinsleymeyer


Narrated by Bill Sharpe & Michael Norman Johnson (@thanatusnyx)


Published & Produced by @pinkflamingo_productions



Goes Live Monday May 4!



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Featured on @the_flock_on_tour




Blurb: 


Jules


One of the hardest lessons I've learned is that the only thing I need is hockey - because hockey has never let me down, never abandoned me. What I lack in my personal life, I make up for with my professional achievements. I’m damn proud of the career I’ve had in the NHL and have no plans of stopping or jeopardizing it by coming out.


That is until I meet Sterling.


He does the unthinkable, he gives me hope, makes me wish for more… and then dashes those hopes and wishes to dust.


In the aftermath, I become someone I don’t particularly like, but that someone doesn’t really care either.


Then, it’s hockey—once more—that saves me.


So yeah, hockey is all I have and all I need.



Sterling


I know I f***ed up.


That I had an excellent reason not to contact Jules after I promised I would—after all my life was a tornado at the time—doesn’t mean I didn’t f*ck up.


I know it and I’m prepared to fix this mess now that I moved to Vegas permanently.


But the man I met more than two years ago is nowhere to be found. The one who opens the door when I come knocking isn’t the sweet boy who desperately wanted someone to take care of him.


No, this man is cynical and detached. Worst of all, he’s hell-bent on never giving me anything real again.


No matter how brief our time was, I know he’s the only person—and I’ve met a lot of people—who’s ever made me want more.


So yes, I’ll fight to repair what I broke and then hopefully we’ll prepare for the rest of our lives together.


The only question is, will it all be in vain?





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🎧 🎧 Pre Order Alert 🎧 🎧



Calling All Dystopian Fantasy Sci-Fi Fans!! This is one you are not going to want to miss! Pre-Order Now! 



The Death Edge (The Metalwood Saga Book 3) by @jeremythomasfuller


Narrated by Lesley Isles (@katherinelmcclain)


Produced & Published by @northernlakeaudio



Goes Live Monday May 4!



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Blurb: 


A bookseller never meant to wield magic. An archer who refuses to back down.


In a world divided between the floating city of Newfris and the untamed Earth below, Arra—a skilled archer, but no mage—fights for survival in the Muir Woods. While her sister Elanil wields the magic that Arra lacks, Arra battles the marauding Remnant, the last vestiges of a broken humanity. But when fate brings a group of rebels crashing from the sky, Arra’s life collides with a deeper mystery.


Among the fallen is Trey, a bookseller with a hidden gift for magic, and Rylan, Phoenix's son, now fifteen and a mage himself. Together, they uncover a deadly plot by the Cothellon—dark elves with an apocalyptic device that could destroy the world. As Arra grapples with her own insecurities, she must join forces with these unlikely allies, all while her heart is pulled toward Trey in ways she cannot explain.


With time running out, Arra must prove that magic is not the only strength that matters. In a race against the Cothellon, the survival of Earth lies not in power, but in courage.


Can Arra rise to the challenge, or will the world shatter like the city in the sky?



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#Preorder




The Atlantic coast is about to become a popsicle. ❄️🌊  


Preorder your copy of Retreiving the Storm Caller's Horn by Brenda Trim while you can!




🔗 https://geni.us/StormCallersHorn



My name is Nylah Gilbert, and I thought I was done with ancient artifacts trying to kill me for at least a month. Apparently, I was wrong.

When a Category 5 hurricane suddenly reverses directions and heads straight for the North Carolina coast, I know it’s not just Mother Nature having a bad day. The storm’s moving in perfect patterns, lightning strikes in identical zigzag sequences, and witnesses swear they saw someone playing a massive horn in the hurricane’s eye. Because that’s totally normal weather behavior.

Now I’m tracking down the Storm Caller’s Horn—an ancient Inuit relic that can control weather patterns across entire continents—while trying to hide my Relic Keeper abilities from every supernatural predator on the East Coast. But flying under the magical radar is impossible when I need to recover the horn from the museum curator who stole it while being possessed by the vengeful spirit of a long-dead Inuit shaman. You try negotiating with someone who’s been dead for over a century and is understandably pissed that his people’s sacred artifact was pilfered by some Victorian grave robber.

Oh, and did I mention the icebergs full of frozen corpses that are currently floating toward the Outer Banks? Yeah, I didn’t know that could happen either.

My best friends Kaiya and Aeira are with me, as usual, which means we’ll either save the Eastern seaboard from a magical ice age or die spectacularly trying. My husband Arjun thinks I’m having a midlife crisis, my teenage daughters are stress-baking their way through my ethereal emergencies, and some organization called Northwind Acquisitions really wants to add the Storm Caller’s Horn to their private collection.

The good news? I’ve got seven days to return the horn to the Arctic before ancient weather spirits break free and turn the Atlantic coast into a popsicle.

The bad news? Everything else, obviously.

Time to save the world again. I really need a vacation.


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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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