[Release Blitz + Review] The Copper Valley Bro Code Series: Volume One by Pippa Grant

TITLE: The Copper Valley Bro Code Series: Volume One

AUTHOR: Pippa Grant

GENRE: Romantic Comedy

TROPES: Second Chance/Childhood Sweethearts

Opposites Attract/Single Dad/Enemies to Lovers

RELEASE DATE: October 31, 2024

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A single dad, an underwear model, a baker, and baseball-loving former boy band member find love with four fun, incredible women in this compilation of the first three books and a spin-off from Pippa Grant’s Copper Valley Bro Code romantic comedy series.

About the books:

Flirting with the Frenemy is a rollicking fun romantic comedy featuring a single dad military man, an irritatingly attractive blast from his past, pirates, cursing parrots, and a wedding gone wild.

America’s Geekheart is a rockin’ fun fake-dating romantic comedy featuring a billionaire fashion mogul who got his start modeling underwear, the geeky girl next door with a secret the size of California, and more superstitions and secrets than you can shake a baseball bat at.

Dirty Talking Rival is a deliciously fun friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a smooth-talking baker, the one who got away, and a goat with more matchmaking tendencies than a nosy old grandpa.

Liar, Liar, Hearts on Fire is a competitively fun office romance between a single dad obsessed with baseball, an heiress with secrets, baseball pants, a rundown team, and rabid ducks.

All four of these romantic comedies stand alone and come complete with swoony happily-ever-afters. They’re presented in chronological story order for the best reader experience.

[Release Blitz + Review] That One Time on Christmas Eve by LP Dover

TITLE: That One Time on Christmas Eve

AUTHOR: L.P. Dover

GENRE: Holiday Contemporary Romance

TROPES: Christmas; Small Town; Best Friend's Brother; Matchmaker; Time Travel; Friends-to-Lovers

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2024

COVER DESIGN: Letitia Hasser with RBA Designs

Lydia Scott has always put love on the back burner while she focuses on running her family’s art gallery and caring for others. But as she sees everyone around her moving on to the next chapter in their lives, Lydia can’t help but feel left behind. With Christmas approaching, all she wants is to find love and start her own happily ever after.

Little does she know, her wish is about to come true in the most extraordinary way. Transported back in time to two different Christmas Eves, Lydia meets two men who are inexplicably connected to her life.

With mistletoe and holiday magic at play, anything is possible for Lydia. But when it's all said and done, she must make the ultimate decision - which man truly holds her heart? Will this choice change the course of her future forever? Find out in this heartwarming holiday tale filled with love, laughter, and a touch of Christmas magic.

[Release Blitz + Review] Secret Southern Promises by Winter Travers

TITLE: Secret Southern Promises

SERIES: Magnolia Grove Series

AUTHOR: Winter Travers

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

TROPES: Second Chance; Secret Baby Romance

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2024

𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦's 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

Dolly Hanes has always been rooted in Magnolia Grove—along with the secret she’s kept about her son Nash. Running her family’s grocery store and raising a boy on her own, Dolly made peace with her decision to let Boone West, the love of her life, walk away all those years ago.

Boone West left town chasing rodeo dreams and never knew the price Dolly paid to let him go. Now, after years away, he’s back in Magnolia Grove—only to find Dolly, the woman he never stopped loving, right where he left her. But she’s not alone anymore.

Can love heal the wounds of the past, or will the truth drive them apart forever?

[Release Blitz + Review] Perfect Enough by Kelly Elliott

TITLE: Perfect Enough

SERIES: Love in Montana #8

AUTHOR: Kelly Elliott

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

TROPES: Small Town/Western/Friends to Lovers

Virgin Hero/Cowboy/Fake Dating

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2024

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Over the years, Joshua has watched most of his family fall in love. He and his cousin Nate are the last single Shaws standing, and while Nate’s seemingly content to stay that way, Josh wants the kind of love his sister, parents, and grandparents have found. In the meantime, he’s alone. And lonely. Particularly since, until that special someone comes along, Josh believes certain…ahem…intimacies are worth waiting for.

Sophia Montgomery is still reeling from the unexpected passing of her beloved father when, in her grief, she texts his old phone number—and gets a reply. The person on the other end, Josh Shaw, is sympathetic, funny, and kind…everything Sophia needs right now. And when her grieving mother suddenly focuses on Sophia’s dating life, it’s not long before Josh goes from text friend to fake boyfriend to get her mom off her back.

But the first time Josh and Sophia meet in person? Well…there’s nothing fake about their instant attraction.

Giddy with newfound feelings, the young couple isn't prepared for the bombs about to go off in their lives—including revelations about Sophia's father and a Shaw family tragedy that rocks Josh's entire world.

No one ever said life would be perfect. But if Josh and Sophia rely on each other to get through their biggest challenges so far as a couple, their love could prove more than perfect enough.

[Release Blitz + Review] Tore Up by Abbi Glines

🖤 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 🖤

𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐩 (Mississippi Smoke Series Book 1) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Abbi Glines, is now LIVE! Don’t miss this angsty, forced proximity, mafia romance!!

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Calculating, cold, often without emotion was how I was described by those closest to me. I had thought perhaps there was truth to their depiction until this endless searing pain took the place in my chest where my heart used to be. Vengeance now ate away at my soul. The wrath I planned to unleash would make the demons in Hell appear mild.  

 

At least, that was until…

 

The twisted crux came in the form of eyes bluer than the sky on a warm summer day, a slightly upturned nose with a scattering of freckles, a pink cupid bow mouth, and a smile that made a man’s knees weak.

 

The events that brought us here meant I should loathe her existence for eternity, yet my need for her grows with each passing day. She’s too young, she’s vulnerable and broken, but somehow, she’s not damaged. She was the cause of what had left me with this raging agony, and yet, the balm that eased my soul. Still, I can never forgive the destruction she caused me and those I love.

 

I had become a mockery of my revenge because holding her at night while she slept was the only thing keeping me sane. She’ll pay the price through my cruelty, never knowing that while she dreams, I find my solace.

 

My story begins with my worst nightmare.

And she’s the reason behind all of it.

[Release Blitz + Review] Heal Me One Night by Chastity Bowlin & Laramie Briscoe

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The next installment in the Bellehaven Hotties is here!

Heal Me One Night by Chasity Bowlin & Laramie Briscoe is now available exclusively on Amazon and read FREE with a Kindle Unlimited Subscription!

ABOUT THE BOOK.

From USA Today Bestselling Authors, Chasity Bowlin and Laramie Briscoe, comes sixth book in a small town series full of spice, steam, and second chances.

Britt

I might be newly divorced, but it feels like I've been single a long time. That's how it goes when you're been married to a guy that can't ever be counted on. And being a single mom--well, opportunities to date anyone worthy of being around my daughter are pretty slim... until I have an unexpected run in with the hot ER doctor who patched me up after I broke my leg. He checks all the boxes. Hot. Funny. Gainfully employed. Not my ex. Even though I'm not in the market for a relationship, I feel like he might be able to help me fix what's broken inside me... if I can let myself trust him.

Silas

I haven't been able to get her out of my head since the night she was brought into the ER. Stoic, practical, strong, independent. And gorgeous. I've never had a woman get under my skin this way. She's looking for a hook up. I'm looking for a lot more than that. But I know she's a package deal. With her track record, gaining her trust isn't going to be easy. But nothing that's worth it ever is.

[Release Blitz + Review] The Sound of Secrets by Jay Crownover

🦋 𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬 🦋

𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖲𝖮𝖴𝖭𝖣 𝖮𝖥 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖱𝖤𝖳𝖲 (The Monsters Duet Book 2) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is NOW LIVE! The Monsters Duet is now complete! Don’t miss this enemies to lovers, romantic suspense!

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Some secrets are silent.

It began with a contract, with Channing Harvey being forced into marriage by the world’s grumpiest billionaire. She hated every moment of her marriage to Win Halliday… until she didn’t. It was hard to resist when he proved he valued her more than his massive fortune. Channing is having a hard time picturing her life without him, and if Win finds that out, he won’t rest until he has all of her. Deep, dark secrets included. 

Some secrets scream.

Win Halliday is so close to having everything he’s ever secretly wanted. He’s ready to do battle with Channing’s demons, no matter what they are. Or who they might be. Someone from Channing’s past wants to use her, and they’ll go to desperate lengths to get what they want, including targeting an innocent teenager. But whatever lengths they go, Win will go farther. He finally has the family he’s dreamed of, and he’s going to protect them at all costs.

***NOTE: This is book two and a continuation of The Monsters Duet. It is strongly recommended that you read The Silence of Monsters first. 

**TW: Mental health and mental health disorders, suicide, domestic violence, and loss of a child.

[Release Blitz + Review] When I Found You by Samantha Lind

💜💜 NEW RELEASE💜💜 

We are excited to celebrate WHEN I FOUND YOU by Samantha Lind is LIVE!!

ABOUT THE BOOK.

I was content with being a bachelor, never planned on settling down. Why would I, when every woman in my life, starting with my own mother, always walked out and never looked back.

I liked my strict Army life—all I needed after my deployment was a vacation and time with my dad.

Then it all changed…

One beautiful songwriter.

One chance meeting.

One last first kiss.

One smile.

Her smile.

That was all it took to captivate me and send my world spinning on its axis. After that, I knew I’d never be the same.

*Previously published as Until Her Smile*

[Release Blitz + Review] Icebreaker by Elise Faber & Kat Mizera

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We are thrilled to celebrate ICEBREAKER by Kat Mizera and Elise Faber is NOW LIVE!!

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She hates me…

I’m going to make her fall in love with me anyway.

As captain of the SoCal Vipers, the last couple of seasons haven’t been going well. My stats are slipping, and I’m at risk of being traded.

So, I’m not in the mood for a case of mistaken identity with the woman playing bouncer at the arena door.

But when I find out she’s come to town to escape her controlling family and make a fresh start, I know I can’t just let her walk away.

I’ll do anything to make sure she’s safe.

And if that means claiming her forever…then all the better.

Because she’s mine.

Even if she doesn’t know it yet.

When the Game Breakers meet more than hearts will be broken…

They’ll claim, protect, and...maybe just rock their women's worlds.

[Release Blitz + Review] Coerced Kiss by Charmaine Pauls

TITLE: Coerced Kiss

SERIES: New York Underworld #1

AUTHOR: Charmaine Pauls

GENRE: Dark Mafia Romance

TROPES: Enemies to Lovers/Touch Her and Die

Fake Relationship/Forced Proximity

RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2024

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I’m an alibi for a killer, but he demands so much more than my testimony.

I stumbled across something I wasn’t supposed to discover. I saw something I wasn’t meant to see, and now I’m an alibi for a killer.

He’s the most feared and powerful man in the New York underworld. I don’t have a choice but to do as he says.

But he commands so much more than just my testimony.

[Release Blitz + Review] Tangled Up with You by Jessica Prince

My mother always gave the best advice. I just wish she had advised me to stay away from bull riders.

One in particular.

TANGLED UP WITH YOU by Jessica Prince is LIVE!!

ABOUT THE BOOK.

My mother always gave the best advice. I just wish she had advised me to stay away from bull riders.

One in particular.

Connor Bennett is a walking red flag I could see coming from miles away, but I was a sucker for his rakish smile, his irresistible charm, and that world class behind always wrapped in a tight pair of Wranglers.

I told myself I’d learned my lesson when I woke up and discovered he ghosted me, leaving a note behind on the pillow where his head should have been. Unfortunately, that wasn’t true.

High emotions and too much booze during a mutual friend’s wedding lands me back in his bed, but this time I make sure I’m not the one left high and dry once the sun comes up.

Even though I can’t stop thinking about him, I convince myself I’ve worked him out of my system. However, two pink lines a few weeks later make it impossible to pretend he doesn’t exist.

We make an agreement. We’ll co-parent once the baby is born, but nothing more.

There certainly won’t be any more hanky panky.

But it turns out Connor has other ideas and wants to share more than just custody with me.

I’m trying so hard not to fall for that charm a second time, but my hormones are going crazy and he’s doing and saying all the right things.

Despite all reason, I find myself wanting to get tangled up with him all over again. I just don’t know if I should trust the bull rider not to trample all over my heart.

[Release Blitz + Review] Smitten with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox

TITLE: Smitten with the Single Dad

SERIES: The Single Dads of San Camanez: The Brew Brothers

AUTHOR: Whitley Cox 

GENRE: Contemporary Single Dad Romance

TROPES: Forced Proximity; Small Town; Marriage of Convenience; Military; Chef Hero; Brotherhood; Overcoming Grief; Inspirational

RELEASE DATE: October 19, 2024

Can an accidental meeting put a brewery prince and a stranger both at risk?

Welcome to San Camanez, a humble, peaceful little island in the Puget Sound and home to the McEvoy brothers. Four sexy single fathers—and one childless snack with a beard—who run a brewpub on the beach, raise their kids together, and hope to find love and happiness in the chaos that is life. This is Wyatt’s story ...

Single Dad and chef Wyatt McEvoy was simply heading home after another gruelling day in the kitchen when a battered and terrified woman literally ran right into him. Who did this to her? And if they’re still alive, they won’t be for long.

When Vica Vitale was attacked at the McEvoy’s pub, she nearly paid the ultimate price. Luckily, she knows how to defend herself. Only, no witnesses to see her do it means the police now think she’s a killer. Because of this, her new company has canceled her visa application, and immigration is ready with the handcuffs.

With no family in the country, Vica is on her own and terrified. Until Wyatt steps up and makes her the offer of a lifetime. Marry him. Doing so will get his protection and a green card. She only needs to keep her end of the agreement and avoid falling in love with her new husband in the process. Otherwise, she might jeopardize his family’s safety as well as her heart.

[Release Blitz + Review] Shattered Dreams by Natasha Madison

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for SHATTERED DREAMS by Natasha Madison!!

Why you need to ONE-CLICK this book…

💕Small Town

🖤Enemies to Lovers

🏘️​​Return to Hometown

❤️‍🩹Hurt/Comfort

💕Angsty

🐎Cowboy

🖤Forbidden

💔Grieving Lover

🔥Shared Pasts

❤️‍🩹Healing After Trauma

💕Sworn Off Relationships

💔Broken MMC/FMC

ABOUT THE BOOK.

Charlie

It was supposed to be a regular day out. 

Three couples celebrating the last days of summer.

When tragedy struck.

I thought I was going to marry her.

Instead, I was burying her.

I blamed the world for my pain.

I buried it all.

I became a man I didn’t even recognize.

Autumn

In a blink of an eye, everything changed.

My best friend was gone, and I was responsible for it.

I may not have been driving the truck, but I didn’t stop it.

Escaping the town was the only thing I could do to survive the guilt.

I thought I was strong enough to go back.

I was wrong.

One look from him and I knew I wasn’t welcome.

But this is my home, and I wanted to come back.

One night turned into more. But at the end of the day, I know he’ll never love me.

Besides, we all have shattered dreams.

[Release Blitz + Review] Tell Me Lies by Hannah Gray

 🏒 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄🏒

𝑻𝑬𝑳𝑳 𝑴𝑬 𝑳𝑰𝑬𝑺 (New England Bay Sharks #1) by Hannah Gray is now LIVE! Don’t miss this single dad, hockey romance!

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As a single father, I often feel like the weight of the world sits on my shoulders. When my daughter’s nanny gives me her two weeks’ notice, I’m sweating bullets. Fear that my NHL season with the New England Bay Sharks could be derailed consumes me.

Finding a replacement seems impossible when, suddenly, Maci McKenzie—a struggling author who’s running from some deep, dark secret in her past—steps into the picture. She needs a change of scenery to help her write, and I just need someone who isn’t a complete weirdo to watch my kid when I’m not around.

As we grow closer, I learn she’s struggling to write the so-called “spicy” scenes. And, well, me being the nice fella I am, I offer my assistance and show her how a real man should treat a woman in between the sheets. It’s the perfect deal really. I get off, and she gets the inspiration she needs to write a book.

And not just any book … a hockey romance book.

But like all deals, it’s not black-and-white. Soon, I find myself falling in love with the woman. But the closer I get to her … the further she pulls away. Then, I finally find out what’s haunting her from her past.

Whoever says the truth will set you free has never heard a secret like this one.

[Release Blitz + Review] Sunlight by Devney Perry

Sunlight by Devney Perry is now live!!

ABOUT THE BOOK.

From USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry comes a sweeping Western romance about undeniable attraction, unforeseen circumstances, and seemingly unbeatable odds.

My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I’d ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name.

As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn’t my boss. But he wasn’t not my boss either.

Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush.

For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn’t exist. I don’t let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford.

Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I’m pregnant with his baby.

[Release Blitz + Review] How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn, comes a new undeniably funny and always spicy winter holiday, enemies-to-lovers romance. HOW MY NEIGHBOR STOLE CHRISTMAS is now available in all formats!

Check out the excerpt below and one-click your copy of this steamy, hilarious romance today!

ABOUT THE BOOK.

A new winter holiday, enemies-to-lovers romance, from the undeniably funny and always spicy, USA Today bestselling author, Meghan Quinn.

Living in a year around Christmas town has it's drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave--I mean house--keeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits.

And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determine to win.

Well guess what? Over my cold-hearted body.

There was no way I was going to let her win, not after the history we'd shared.

So despite my promise to myself of never participating in the sickening Christmas season, I entered the competition as well. That's right, I planned on beating Storee at her own game by pretending this grump’s heart grew three sizes this season.

And it was working until feelings between us started heating up.

We pretended to date.

We kissed.

And well, sparks flew from there.

Which led to one explosive night involving Christmas lights, the competition, and a ladder. Don't let me convince you who stole Christmas, I think you need to find out for yourself . . .

[Release Blitz + Review] Chance by Lynn Raye Harris

TITLE: Chance

SERIES: Ghost Ops #2

AUTHOR: Lynn Raye Harris

GENRE: Romantic Suspense

TROPES: Accidental Pregnancy/Protector

Band of Brothers/Found Family/Small Town

Enemies to Lovers

RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2024

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Dead to their pasts. Ghosts. No family ties. No connections.

Six men with a top-secret mission move to a small town where they have to navigate local life, protect their secret, and, above all, stay single.

Aurora Harper doesn’t like Chance Hughes. He’s too handsome, too charismatic, and he’s a player. She’s had enough of players in her life after her fiancé left her for a bridesmaid three weeks before the wedding.

Been there, done that, not doing it again. But Rory let down her guard.

She and Chance spent two hot weeks together after Rory nearly died at the hands of a madman. Chance was part of the team that found her, and he stayed by her side from the moment she was freed until she kicked him out of her house when she came to her senses.

That should have been the end of it… until one line on a plastic stick changes her life forever.

Thanks to a tragic childhood, Ghost Ops soldier Chance doesn’t believe in the kind of love that lasts. There’s always been something about Rory that drew him to her, but they’re like oil and water. It’s not meant to be and it’s not worth fighting for.

But then Chance learns Rory’s pregnant at the same time someone starts sabotaging her home and business. There’s not a force on this earth that can stop Chance from unleashing the warrior inside and ending the threat to his woman and child.

Because they are his. And he’s going to prove it to her, even if it takes his very last breath to do so…

A small town, enemies to lovers, surprise pregnancy, military protector romance from NYT bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris

[Release Blitz + Review] Wild Heart by A.K. Evans

TITLE: Wild Heart

SERIES: The Westwoods #3

AUTHOR: A.K. Evans

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

TROPES: Best Friend's Brother/Opposites Attract

Found Family

RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2024

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There’s no place like home.

Especially not for Ava Carson. She’s traveled the world, and always comes back to Landing.

Maybe it’s the weather, the small town, or the people that make her feel that way. Or perhaps it’s just one person and his family.

Tate Westwood.

Best friends with his sister, Tate’s family has become hers. That’s why she knows she’ll never be able to have him the way she wants. She’s nothing more than an annoying little sister to him.

But she promised herself if she could have him for just one night, she’d move on.

As the head of marketing and product development at the Westwood Company, nobody questions Tate’s driven mindset.

Burying himself in work isn’t just about being a workaholic. The truth is, he’s spent years ignoring Ava’s flirtation. He’d never stand in the way of her chasing her dreams.

But when Ava attempts to seduce him on the dancefloor at his oldest brother’s wedding, tempting him with her gorgeous body and the promise of a single night, Tate is powerless to resist her.

But with just one taste, Tate knows there’s no turning back. The problem is going to be convincing her that she’s all he’s ever wanted.

[Release Blitz + Review] The Player + The Pact = I Do by Louise Bay

💜💜 NEW RELEASE 💜💜

We are thrilled to celebrate THE PLAYER + THE PACT = I DO by Louise Bay is NOW LIVE!!

ABOUT THE BOOK.

I hate my boss. Like, loathe him. Two years ago, he semi-broke my heart and he still doesn’t remember who I am. Okay so I was covered in electric blue body paint, and wearing a wig, but is that a good excuse to not remember the girl you said was your destiny?

Now I’m stuck working for the jerk because only he can give me the job I really want—manager of his hotel.

When he needs a fake fiancé for business reasons, there’s an easy solution—blackmail. He has to give me a trial run as hotel manager in return for wearing his ring.

It’s a perfect plan until he remembers when we first met. 

Things suddenly shift and now he’s looking at me with eyes that see straight through to the real me, touching me with hands that make me weak and kissing me with a mouth that threatens to do things to me they don’t even talk about in movies.

There’s just one wrinkle. I don’t trust him not to break my heart again.

[Release Blitz + Review] Time to Bounce by Lani Lynn Vale

TITLE: Time to Bounce

SERIES: Carter Brothers #6

AUTHOR: Lani Lynn Vale

GENRE: Romantic Suspense

TROPES: Bad Girl/Good Guy

RELEASE DATE: October 8, 2024

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Loneliness is overwhelming in its intensity.

There are times you think you can cope, that you can make it despite the hollow feeling in your chest. Then there are the times when you realize you can’t breathe through the pain of loss.

When Gable Buchanan Carter walks into Athena’s life, it’s like a light is switched on inside her chest. Suddenly she can breathe.

But just as much as she wants him, Gable just as much wants nothing to do with her.

It’s like a cold stab of ice right to the gut at the knowledge that the person you want, that you love, wants nothing to do with you.

At least, that’s what she thinks.

In reality, Gable wants Athena Grace Murphy with every piece of his soul.

But how can he confidently say he’s doing the right thing by bringing her into his life when it’s so dangerous? She’s already lost every person she loves, how can he put her through the possibility of losing one more?

That’s right, he can’t.

So he’ll stay away from her. Even if it kills him.