#BookReview: The One I Left Behind (Plain Daisy Ranch #1) by @PetiteRayne @lexilikestoread

Synopsis: It’s the classic story—boy goes off into the world to fulfill his dreams and leaves the girl behind.

Not every boy returns home, and I wish Ben Noughton wouldn’t have come back to our small ranching town at all after he retired from playing professional football.

I figure it’s a quick layover for him. He always wanted out of this town and off his 
family’s ranch. I just have to bide my time until he turns his back on all of us again.

Then he takes on the coaching position for the high school football team and starts milling around too much, bulldozing the protective walls I’ve built around myself. But he goes too far when he takes my son under his wing to help him be the best player he can be. Leaving me to protect not only my own heart but my son’s too.

Because I promised myself a long time ago that I’d never be the girl in the rearview mirror again.

#CoverReveal: Rebound by Evelyn Sola #TheIndiePenPR

 

  Catching feelings in a marriage of convenience is REALLY inconvenient. Layla Jackson isn’t looking for marriage or her own happily ever after. At least not at this point in her life and especially not with notorious playboy and single dad, Seth Wakowski. He may be a baller on the court, but off- he’s immature and the total opposite of the kind of guy she would ever want to be involved with. Seth’s baby girl? Now that's a totally different story. Layla and Jasmine adore each other. But when people in Seth’s life tell him it’s time he settle down and clean up his act, there's only one person he can think of for the job. If only he can show her there's more to him than meets the eye. Despite her judgmental attitude toward Seth, she can’t deny the electrical charge each time their eyes lock. Or the desire that runs through her each time they touch.

Can Seth win Layla over and prove that their marriage won't be just another rebound? He knows he’s playing for keeps, but will he be able to convince her of that?

#BookReview: One Last Summer (Plain Daisy Ranch #0.5) by @PiperRayneRocks @lexilikestoread

Synopsis: He’s my first love. My high school sweetheart. And he’s leaving tomorrow for a bigger and better life. I’ve loved Ben almost my entire life, and we have one night left before he heads miles away to college on a football scholarship. I’m bound and determined to make sure this day goes perfectly so he remembers me as the girl he loves. But I can’t help worrying that I’ll end up as the girl he loved.

#ReleaseBlitz for Pain & Promises by Meadow Jones @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Pain & Promises

Series: Stepbrothers of New York #1

Author: Meadow Jones

Genre: MM Romance

Tropes: Hurt/Comfort, Grumpy/Sunshine

Stepbrothers

Release Date: May 16, 2024

BLURB

Amund:

My stepbrother had always been my favorite person until he returned from college, a completely different man. Ten years later, we're back in each other's lives, and I hate being around him. However, I start to see glimpses of the person I used to know and love. At first, I try to deny my feelings, but I realize I still love my stepbrother. When I discover that he has been living in loneliness, I'm compelled to heal him and make him understand that I'll never let him push me away again.

Quinn:

I returned home from college feeling broken and ruined. I decided to keep everyone at a distance, including those I've always loved. As a result, I'm isolated and barely leave my home. Ten years later, Amund, my stepbrother, re-enters my life. Though I hate having him around, I also secretly enjoy his company. Amund is better off not knowing my truth, but I can't resist my brother's desire to help me. Amund wants to heal me and be a part of my future. I'm torn between my past and a future with Amund, but I soon believe I can have both.

#BookReview: Heavenbreaker by @Sara_Wolf1 @redtowerbooks

Synopsis: Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, as well as exclusive endpapers and special design features. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run, a must-have for any book lover while supplies last in the US and Canada only.

Bravery isn't what you do. It's what you endure.

The duke of the powerful House Hauteclare is the first to die. With my dagger in his back.

He didn’t see it coming. Didn’t anticipate the bastard daughter who was supposed to die with her mother—on his order. He should have left us with the rest of the Station’s starving, commoner rubbish.

Now there’s nothing left. Just icy-white rage and a need to make House Hauteclare pay. Every damn one of them.

Even if it means riding Heavenbreaker—one of the few enormous machines left over from the War—and jousting against the fiercest nobles in the system.

Each win means another one of my enemies dies. And here, in the cold terror of space, the machine and I move as one, intent on destroying each adversary—even if it’s someone I care about. Even if it’s someone I’m falling for.

Only I’m not alone. Not anymore.

Because there’s something in the machine with me. Something horrifying. Something…more.

And it won’t be stopped.

#Rerelease Blitz for the Brutal Kings Series by Via Mari @GiveMeBooksPR

RULE

I’m a ruthless mafia prince. She’s feared me for a lifetime. Will our love survive the sins of the past?

As head of the Larussio mafia family, people whisper “Giovanni Larussio” with fear and reverence across the land. I didn’t aspire to be heir to the crime throne, but the choice is not mine. I must ensure the ruthless birthright endures, and the Italian family will not let anyone stand in the way of that.

Especially her… a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who doesn’t belong in our world. But Serena’s innocence calls to me on a primal level and my savage heart wants her for my own.

Breaking through the wall of Serena’s defenses will not be easy, but nothing worth having ever is. I’m known for my fearless brutality, and nothing scares me—except losing the dark-haired beauty.

When my rivals find out Serena is my weakness, they make the deadly mistake of threatening her life. I’ll enjoy teaching them to cower in terror from the beast they’ve unleashed with me.

But when she sees the deadly truth, will any chance at love die with my enemies?

Rule is the volatile first book in the completed Brutal Kings trilogy by Via Mari. It is a deliciously dark, enemies to lovers, mafia romance. You will love this trilogy where the passion is fiery, the loyalty is fierce, and the stakes are high. Each novel in this collection builds on the next and is most enjoyably read from beginning to end with a guaranteed HEA in the final book, Reign.

#BookReview: Just for the Summer (Part of Your World #3) by @AuthorAbbyJim @readforeverpub @lexilikestoread

Synopsis: Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work. 

Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected–including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?