[Release Blitz + Review] If I Didn't Have You by Giulia Lagomarsino

TITLE: If I Didn't Have You

SERIES: The Last Best Place for Love Book 7

AUTHOR: Giulia Lagomarsino

GENRE: Small Town Romance

TROPES: Second Chance; Later in Life; Is It Over?; Rediscovering Love; First Love

RELEASE DATE: August 24, 2026

I lost my heart a long time ago to one woman.

The love of my life.

The mother of my children.

I could weather any storm with her by my side.

But I lost sight of that somewhere along the way.

Holding her in my arms as she nearly died tore me to shreds.

I vowed a long time ago that I would never let anything happen to her, and I failed.

And now she was ready to leave.

Not because I didn’t protect her, but because I lost sight of who we were.

That was all about to change.

Because if there was one thing I knew for certain, it was that life just wasn’t worth living without her by my side.

4 Stars from Renee!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is Clara and Ben's story. They have been together for a long time and with the children getting older and all leaving the home the struggles become more real. She is used to having others around all the time and struggles with the changes. He is stuck in the past and not really wanting to change things. Can they come to an understanding or is this the end for them?

I recommend this book.

 

I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.

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[Release Blitz + Review] Small Town Big Favor by Elise Faber

🏒 🏒 NEW RELEASE 🏒🏒

A secret child. A second chance. A hero determined never to walk away again. SMALL TOWN, BIG STORM by Elise Faber has arrived!

BLURB.

I’ve taken pucks to the face…

But nothing hits harder than hearing her call me Dad.

I return to Cedar Hollow for my father’s funeral. Not for forgiveness. Not for Poppy. And definitely not for the daughter I never knew was mine.

Poppy rebuilt her life without me—and she has every reason not to trust the man who left her behind.

But the moment I meet my little girl, everything changes. Walking away isn’t an option anymore.

They can warn her about me all they want. This time, I’m not leaving.

I’ll burn this town to the ground before I lose them again.

This is book 1 in the brand-new small town hockey romance series, Home Ice Heroes, by USA Today Bestselling Author, Elise Faber.

[Release Blitz + Review] Make It Last by J.H. Croix

💜💜NEW RELEASE💜💜

She came to Alaska to heal... and found the man worth risking her heart for. MAKE IT LAST by J.H. Croix is now live!

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A freshly divorced heroine. A rugged small-town Alaska firefighter, and the accidental glacier rescue that changes everything.

My marriage blew up. So I went to Alaska. Obviously, the logical next step. If my cheating ex hadn't gotten caught, I'd still be the fool who thought I had forever. Instead, I'm on a reckless divorce trip, trying to figure out what starting over even looks like. I came to the wilderness to find myself again, not to break my ankle on a freezing glacier.

Enter Tanner Houlton.

He's a local hotshot firefighter, a flannel-wearing knight, and the exact kind of steady, protective man who shows up when everything goes wrong. I'm an expert at hiding my pain behind loud laughter, but Tanner sees right through my defenses.

What I don't expect is how much that steadiness costs him. He has his own scars, yet he's determined to prove I'm worth fighting for. I swore off men the second I signed my divorce papers, but as the snow melts around us, this broody firefighter is slipping past all of my defenses.

Perfect for readers who want a healing, slow burn romance featuring a heroine learning to trust again after betrayal and a steady devoted hero. Ideal for fans of Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, and Lucy Score.

[Release Blitz + Review] With Spite by Lani Lynn Vale

TITLE: With Spite

SERIES: Don't Date Him #8

AUTHOR: Lani Lynn Vale

GENRE: Romantic Suspense

TROPES: Brother's Best Friend, Stalker (Him)

Forced Proximity, Commitment Issues

Release Date: August 4, 2026

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Huxley Hosea was at the lowest of the lows.

Exhausted—both mentally and physically—he could barely put one foot in front of the other. Tired to the bone due to a never-ending war. He was desperate to find a new every day that didn’t revolve around getting shot at by kids that could barely hold a rifle steady. War had broken his soul, and the last thing he wanted to do was go home and pretend that he was just a normal citizen.

But then he sees her, also at her lowest of lows, for the first time, and his soul latches on. Bernice, his salvation.

He’s convinced that she’s the answer to his woes, and he develops an unhealthy attachment to her that carries over to his civilian life. For five years, he watches her. Protects her. Keeps her safe when she won’t protect herself. Hux follows her every move and hides in the shadows so she’ll never see.

Then she shows up in his town, and all bets are off.

She’s in his town now. That means his rules. His way. And no more highway.

She’s stuck, and she’ll never know it until it’s too late for her to run.

[Release Blitz + Review] Heal Me, Love Me by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams

✨ Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for HEAL ME, LOVE ME by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams! 

Why you need to ONE-CLICK this book…

🔥MMA/Sports Romance

🔥MM Romance 

🔥Second Chance Romance

🔥First Love

🔥Secret Relationship

🔥Hurt/Comfort 

🔥Emotional Scars

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Heal Me, Love Me is a enemies to lovers sports romance and book 2 in the Off the Mat duet. It is not a standalone novel.

Rowan Cross knows exactly what it costs to lose Keaton Stafford.

He’s already done it once.

After years apart, Rowan and Keaton finally stopped fighting their feelings for each other. The walls between them are down, the secrets are behind them, and for the first time since they were teenagers, a future together feels possible.

Then a single kiss threatens to destroy it all.

What Rowan sees looks a lot like betrayal, reopening old wounds and shaking the fragile trust they’ve only just begun to rebuild. But walking away from Keaton has never been easy, and that kiss is only the beginning of what still remains between them.

They survived being enemies. They gave in to wanting each other. Now they have to find out if what they rebuilt is strong enough to last.

For Rowan and Keaton, forever won’t come without a final fight.

[Release Blitz + Review] Saving Forever by Kat Mizera

💜💜 NEW RELEASE 💜💜

He said it was just a contract. His heart had other plans. SAVING FOREVER by Kat Mizera is LIVE!

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One year.

One contract.

One fake wife I can’t let go of.

As a professional hockey player, I don’t lose—and I don’t do relationships. But my family demands a wife, and I don’t need the distraction.

So I buy one.

One year.

Two million dollars.

No feelings.

It should’ve been simple.

Except she’s everything I didn’t plan for—smart, tempting, impossible to ignore.

My teammates love her. My family is convinced. And I can’t keep my hands off her.

She was only supposed to be temporary.

But now she’s mine.

I don’t share.

I don’t lose.

And I won’t let her walk away.

[Release Blitz + Review] The Offside Rule by R.C. Stephens

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for THE OFFSIDE RULE by R.C. Stephens!

Why you need to ONE-CLICK this book...

🩷age gap

🏒NHL hockey

🩷coach's daughter

🏒single dad

🩷found family

🏒close proximity

🩷spicy

🏒forbidden

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A standalone age-gap, coach’s daughter hockey romance with forbidden tension, single dad heat, and one very inconvenient shower incident.

Working with the Dallas Blaze is supposed to prove I belong in sports medicine.

 

Not because I’m Coach Davis’s daughter. Because I earned it.

 

The problem is Hunter Russell. Single dad. Captain. Tattooed, broody, and my father’s close friend.

 

He’s nine years older, completely off-limits and way too good at pretending he doesn’t want me.

 

Too bad I’m done pretending I don’t want him.

 

 Getting involved with Hunter could ruin my future with the team.

 

 Sneaking around with him could ruin a whole lot more.

 

But the more he touches me behind closed doors, the less it feels like a mistake. And the more I want the one thing he’s too scared to give me.

 

All of him.