Thursday, October 1, 2026

BOOK BUZZ (DEALS, REVEALS AND NEW/UPCOMING RELEASES FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2026)





#NewRelease



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IT'S RELEASE WEEK ...


The One-Night Secret by Brighton Walsh, is #NowLive!


"Emotion that will have you seeing stars. Unpredictable and inevitable collide and deliver unforgettable." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic) 


#AudioAlert



Narrated by: James Cassidy and Rose Dioro

"Cassidy and Dioro breathe life into a raging inferno that takes the soul and senses by storm." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)




#OneClick

 https://geni.us/TONSSB

Available in ebook (Kindle Unlimited), duet narrated audio, standard and discreet

special edition paperbacks as well as a limited edition paperback.




Tropes:

🔥 Best friend's brother

🔥 Forced proximity

🔥 One-night stand to forever

🔥 Secret relationship

🔥 Ex-con hero

🔥 Grumpy x grumpier 





MICROTROPES:



🔥 “That’s my fucking girl”


🔥 He washes her hair


🔥 “It’ll fit”


🔥 Knows her coffee order


🔥 Acts of service as foreplay


🔥 He dresses her in his shirt


🔥 No third act breakup


🔥 "Mine"


🔥 He treats her kids like they're his own


🔥 She's pierced (upstairs and downstairs)


🔥 He loves to dine





Release Date: October 1, 2026


Blurb:

I survived jail. One night with a gorgeous stranger wasn’t supposed to be the hard part.

 

But Rowan Wilder is a force to be reckoned with. A five-foot-nothing storm cloud in combat boots who marches toward men twice her size with nothing but a baseball bat and a sharp mouth.

 

She’s the first woman to get under my skin...and the last one I should be touching.

 

I came to Starlight Cove looking for the father who abandoned my mom and me. Instead, I find four half-brothers who want me gone yesterday and the fiercely protective single mom who makes leaving feel impossible.

 

When a broken-down car strands me in Rowan’s attic and a storm lands me back in her bed, I’m suddenly sharing a roof with someone who looks like sin, tastes like temptation, and feels a hell of a lot like home.

 

Trouble is, her ex keeps circling like she still belongs to him. He’s wrong. And I’m one bad decision away from making sure he knows it.

 

Protecting Rowan is easy. Breaking through her defenses is not.

 

She’s spent years building walls around the life she’s fought hard to create, and falling for another ex-con isn’t part of her plan.

 

Walking away would be the smart move. But I didn’t survive everything I have just to be smart.

 

I survived it all to be hers.


REVIEW: THE ONE NIGHT SECRET (STEELE BROTHERS OF STARLIGHT COVE) BY BRIGHTON WALSH

The One-Night Secret (Steele Brothers of Starlight Cove, #5)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Audio/Ebook Review: The One-Night Secret (Steele Brothers of Starlight Cove) by Brighton Walsh

Narrated by: James Cassidy and Rose Dioro

Emotion that will have you seeing stars. Walsh wraps a heartbreaker within a heart warmer with firework tendencies. Unpredictable and inevitable collide and deliver unforgettable. Cassidy and Dioro breathe life into a raging inferno that takes the soul and senses by storm.



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Love Me Wicked by Melissa Foster releases on October 28th!


It will be live early in her shop on October 23rd!


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A Dark Knight biker, a torturous secret, and a road trip that changes everything. Come along for the emotionally wicked ride in this steamy, pulse-pounding small-town standalone romance. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after that will stay with you long after you read the last page.


Tattooist Aria Bad has mastered the art of hiding in plain sight. Her art is her only safe place. Crowded rooms make her panic. People’s eyes burn too hot. Except his. Zeke Wicked has been the steady presence she’s leaned on since he tutored her through high school. He’s a loyal, protective Dark Knight biker, the kind of man who sees everything and the one man who could unravel her without even trying. Every year he takes her to see her family for the holidays, but this year she’s harboring a secret and needs to go alone.


Years ago, Zeke swore to protect, and never touch, Aria, but that didn’t stop his heart from staking claim to her. Lately she’s been secretive and has been pulling away, and now she’s determined to make their annual trip without him, but his instincts won’t let her go alone. When a storm strands them, boundaries blur and buried feelings rise to the surface, unearthing a passion neither can deny. But as the storm clears, they discover two dangerous truths—one that ties them together and one that threatens to tear them apart.


Tropes: Small-town, found family, biker romance, close proximity, protective hero, savior hero, friends to lovers.


About The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside

Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven’t met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang. Their members stick together like family and will stop at nothing to keep their communities safe. These men are wickedly alpha and intensely loyal, but they are not alphaholes.


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#ComingSoon






Love is the one prescription he won't fill. 


ABOUT THE BOOK: 


He was the right person at the wrong time. Fate wasn't finished with them yet.

An emotional friends-to-lovers doctor-nurse contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Melanie Moreland.



Matthew VanRyan



ER doctor, prankster, friend to all.


His easy smile and quiet demeanor hide the pain he doesn’t talk about.


Love is one prescription he refuses to fill ever again.


Until he meets her.


The one with the sweet smile, soft eyes, and gentle touch.


She reawakens his belief in love.


In forever.


Until life comes between them and they are forced to agree:


the right person at the wrong time.


But when fate steps in and brings them together, can the doctor and the nurse heal themselves?



Genre: 


Contemporary Romance, Medical Romance



Series: 


VanRyan Siblings



POV: 

First Person - Dual



Tropes: 



Right person/Wrong time, Friends to Lovers, Long Distance, Sworn Off Love, Cinnamon Roll Hero, Second Generation, Hurt/Comfort, Medical Professionals, Student, Different Worlds, Career Driven Heroine, Green Flag Hero, Baker heroine








PAGING DR. VANRYAN by Melanie Moreland

October 22 · eBook • Paperback • Audiobook



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*****


#ICYMI





Fifteen books just got a glow-up.

The entire Vested Interest world—all eight of the originals, plus the whole ABC Corp side of the family—has been rebranded, and the new covers are live!

 


 

 

 "From battered hearts to endearing romance, Moreland continues to speak the language of the heart with inspirational stories, irresistible romance and unforgettable characters that leaves the eyes damp and the heart full every time a page is turned." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)


 

 "Magnetic. Complicated. Heartbreaker. With an enigmatic hero that ties your heart in knots and a heroine that refuses to be ignored, Moreland scores a bullseye." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)




















Same books. Same words inside. Nothing new to buy and nothing you’re missing. They just look like what they actually are now.

If you’ve never touched this world: it’s private equity, billionaires who would burn the building down for the people they love, and a found family that keeps growing across two connected series. BAM—The Beginning is the prequel, and it is permanently free, so there is genuinely no reason not to start.

Straight from Melanie: “The rebrand we’ve talked about is happening now. It’s a slow roll as Amazon approves.”

So if you look one up and still see the old cover, give it a minute. The retailers catch up at their own pace.

See all fifteen: melaniemoreland.com

Which cover is your favorite? I have opinions, and I need backup 👇


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✨#Teaser




AFTER THE SNAP by @ajalexanderauthor releasing October 15th!  

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book… 🏈NFL Quarterback × Coach's Daughter

💜One Night Stand

🏈Forced Proximity

💜Forbidden Romance

🏈Found Family

💜Mental Health Rep

🏈Interracial Romance

💜Caretaking MMC

🏈Praise Kink 

💜He Falls First…and Harder


One night with a beautiful stranger is supposed to be exactly what I need to forget that my NFL career is hanging on by a thread. No last names, no strings, no expectations. Just two people having a little fun before going their separate ways.

At least, that’s the plan.

Problem number one. I definitely want more.
Problem number two. She disappears before the sun.
Problem number three. I can’t stop thinking about her.

Surely the universe is done with me now.
The universe: Bet.
Because the woman of my dreams is my coach’s daughter, who I absolutely can’t have.

Pretending our night together never happened is probably the smartest thing either of us could do, but I’ve never been good at walking away from something I want.

And I absolutely want her.

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His final balance to collect? A killer's life... ☠️

Smoke's Revenge by Janine Infante Bosco is now available to preorder!


🔗 https://geni.us/SmokesRevenge




Hunting her killer was supposed to be my final act. Instead, it became my battle cry.

As the treasurer for the Grave Prowlers MC, I deal in concrete numbers and brutal realities. And a man who lives by the cold, hard truth should be able to face himself in his darkest days. But I don't do baggage or big feelings. I just square accounts. And the last balance I need to collect is from the man who killed my daughter.

I didn't start out as a family man. Far from it, in fact. When Poppy was born, I was hardly a father to her at all. Then Alicia crashed into our lives and quickly worked her way under my skin. A young single mom with the weight of the world on her shoulders, I should have left her alone. But it was impossible to resist her beautiful face, her sassy mouth, or her gigantic heart. Eventually we were raising our girls together. And after we eloped, our son was born.

Somehow, the four of them tamed me. Anchored me. Brought me to life. Then Poppy disappeared.

It took five days to find her body. And since I'd been out on a run with the club, it took me no time at all to blame my wife. I failed to protect my baby from the monster who stole her. Then I failed to protect what was left of my family from my grief.

Now Alicia and the kids are gone, and I'm a shell of the man I used to be. Fueled by self-hatred and an insatiable desire to destroy the man who took my little girl, I don't care how long it takes or what it costs to have my revenge. And after I watch the light disappear from his eyes, I plan to follow my daughter into the dark.

But when another child goes missing, I'm forced to face the woman I broke to keep her and our family safe. Having her around again tugs at what's left of my shattered heart, and the more time we spend together, the more I realize she hasn't given up on me completely. The revenge that has consumed me is so close I can taste it. But I wasn't expecting it to come with a second chance at life. For Alicia. For our family. Or for myself.

Smoke's Revenge is a tissues-required standalone motorcycle romance loaded with angst and plenty of triggers. Readers with sensitivities to child loss, self-harm, and mental health struggles may find this story difficult to read. Despite the dark themes, it is a standalone with a happily-ever-after.


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About Janine

USA Today bestselling author Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.

She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she's made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.

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#NewRelease





#HBW

Boy Meets Monster by Leslie McAdam is #nowavailable!


Read With Kindle Unlimited

You’re formally readmitted to Creelin University, known locally as “Creepin U.” The only things wilder than the monsters prowling around campus are the spicy male/male love stories unfolding between classes. Book one, Boy Meets Monster is a stand-alone m/m romance. This spicy novel is about a rich, cocky frat boy and a nerdy teaching assistant who needs lessons in confidence. Read it if you love a monster who takes one look at a human and says, “That one. I want him.” And then he spends the rest of the book proving that he’s good enough for the human. It’s part of the Creepin U: Season 2 collab series, and each book has a HEA.




Tropes:

Monster x human
Student x teaching assistant
Frat boy x nerd
Billionaire romance
Annoyance to love
Soulmates
Jealous/possessive
Anonymous connection online
A bet
Betrayal
Groveling
Slow burn

Plus:

Streaking
Lingerie
Makeover
Prehensile tail
Monster anatomy
Praise
Banana bread as penance
Crawling
Consent kings






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#Teaser


#CoverReveal




Duplicity by #AuthorRowanHayes releases October 31st!

https://geni.us/DuplicityRH


Read With Kindle Unlimited





How much is a year of my life worth?

It turns out the answer is a hell of a lot, but there’s a catch. I’m more valuable asleep than I am awake. Go figure.

They offered me the deal of a lifetime. It was also the only way I could get my life back. Five years in a suspension pod, and when I came to, I’d be a rich man. I’d have more than enough to fix my broken body and start a new life. It would have been perfect—except someone canceled my wake-up call.

Now that I’m awake, I need answers, allies, and the money I’m owed. But first, I need to get my body back.



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🦇 PARANORMAL PREORDER ALERT 🚨
Bloodstained Chrome by E.C. Land is vampire romance with an outlaw twist!

Preorder your copy today 👇




The beast inside me never needed anyone until her...

Primal

I don't play well with others. Solitude suits the lion clawing at my insides. Especially when she's in the room.

Sibley is an anomaly. Older than time but hauntingly pure. She's been waiting for her mate, and she's convinced that I'm him. But I don't do destiny and I'm not interested in forever.

So why can't I get her out of my head and out of my space?

Because the ruthless predator inside me knows the truth. Every time she looks at me, the hunger grows. No matter how high I build the walls, the ancient tether between us just gets stronger. And a beast can only ignore his nature for so long.

Eventually, I'm going to stop running. And when I do, no one will stop me from making her mine.



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About E.C. Land


E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies. 


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Their bond is fierce, fragile, and impossible to ignore...
Love paranormal women's fiction?


Preorder Death Speaks Louder Than Words by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon now!




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The dead keep rising, but losing my gargoyle could ruin me.

The plague spreading through our magical town is getting worse.

As my friends fight to save me, my bond with Cal deepens into something fierce, fragile, and impossible to ignore. But the closer we get to the truth, the more I fear the enemy isn’t lurking in the shadows at all... but standing beside us as an ally.

And then there’s the egg.

Even weakened, it calls to me. Pulls at me. Changes me.

If I can’t stop the dead, my town will fall. But if I hold too tightly to the power binding me to the egg and to the man I’m starting to love could kill me.

Will I save the people depending on me... or lose myself, Cal, and everything I’m trying to protect?

Find out what lurks in the shadows of Ravenholde by reading Death Speaks Louder than Words, the new Paranormal Women's Fiction series readers are comparing to Shannon Mayer, K.F. Breene, and Victoria Dannan.

One click to continue this Magical Midlife adventure now!



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About The Authors

A 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!  

Tia Didmon is a USA Today bestselling author of provocative paranormal romance. When Tia isn't busy writing about sexy shifters and dreamy demons, she spends her time binge watching The Order and reruns of The Vampire Diaries, cooking with her daughter, and serving her cat. Her love of writing stems from a self-diagnosed book addiction. 

Subscribe to Tia's newsletter at tiadidmon.com for a free book and start your journey through Tia's supernatural world today! 

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