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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Merry Little Kissmas ~ Lauren Blakely ~ New Release & Review

Fake dating my brother’s best friend during the holidays?
I'll take that bet.

My teammates got me a matchmaker for Christmas... But now all I want under the tree is her.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a sexy, standalone holiday romance, MERRY LITTLE KISSMAS! This spicy, small town, fake dating, matchmaker, single dad hockey player romance will Christmas-seduce you! MERRY LITTLE KISSMAS is now available in all formats, and free to read in Kindle Unlimited.

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About MERRY LITTLE KISSMAS:

Dear Santa,
When I asked for a fresh shot at love for the holidays, I didn’t mean fake dating my brother’s grumpy best friend.
Especially since he’s also my new client.

As a professional matchmaker, my biggest job this holiday season should be simple: find a date for the sexy single dad hockey star—aka my brother’s best friend—for his team’s fancy Christmas Eve gala.

Sure Rowan’s hot as a crackling fire and spicier than a gingerbread man, but he hasn’t just sworn off romance. The Christmas hater has made a bet that I can’t find him a holidate.

What’s a matchmaker to do?
Win, of course. Even if it means fake dating the grinch myself to get him ready for the real thing.
Only…these fake dates at Christmas tree farms and hot cocoa competitions in the snowy small town of Evergreen Falls start to feel a little too real as I get to know the man behind the scowl. Somewhere between kisses under the mistletoe and a snowed-in night in his cabin curled up by the fire (where the stockings aren’t the only thing hung), I realize I’m in over my elf-loving head.
And when Rowan opens up to me at last about his painful past, I’m determined to give my brother’s best friend the holiday he deserves.
But what if the only gift I want him to unwrap this season is… me?

Tropes: Holiday romance, brother’s best friend, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, small town, Christmas competition, matchmaker romance, workplace romance

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ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.

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★★★FACEBOOK★★★

My teammates got me a matchmaker for Christmas... But now all I want under the tree is her.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author @laurenblakelybooks, comes a sexy, standalone holiday romance, MERRY LITTLE KISSMAS! This spicy, small town, fake dating, matchmaker, single dad hockey player romance will Christmas-seduce you! MERRY LITTLE KISSMAS is now available in all formats, and free to read in Kindle Unlimited.

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★★★INSTAGRAM★★★

My teammates got me a matchmaker for Christmas... But now all I want under the tree is her.

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Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely

My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend

Review copy provided by Author

Such a cute read!
Rowan and Isla are connected to prior series, but this is a standalone read centering around the Sea Dogs and Evergreen Falls and second chances at love.
On the surface, these two couldn’t be more different. Digging a little deeper and we discover they are more alike than we think. Watching them trip over themselves was so much fun!
These are both likeable and entertaining characters surrounded by a wonderful supporting cast. I also loved getting to see bits and pieces of previous main characters and who may come next.

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Small Town Frenzy ~ S L Scott ~ New Release

My biggest rival is the father of my child. He just doesn’t know it yet.

Sleeping with my family’s enemy wasn’t planned. Oops. Too late.

It was a one-night stand in Costa Rica, and names were the last thing we wanted to exchange. What can I say? The man was hot as sin.

Blue-sky eyes.

Broad, athletic shoulders.

A smile that just about did me in.

I came home with more than his cowboy hat as a souvenir.

Four years later, that sweet memento calls me Mommy.

I’m a busy single mom helping to run the Dover empire. The last thing I need is a vacation fling showing up wearing the one name on the back of his baseball jersey that’s forbidden by my family. Greene.

Annoyingly arrogant.

Infuriatingly irritating.

A smirk on his stupidly handsome face.

Just my luck when I need to break the news, he’s my son’s father.

He came to play baseball, not be a dad, so I have no intention of getting me and our son caught up in his game. But even the strongest walls have faults, and when we start spending time together, mine begin to crumble.

Is the universe giving us a second chance or are we caught up in a small-town frenzy?

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EXCERPT

The crack of the bat draws my eyes up from my phone to the ball flying over the far side of the baseball field. I visor my eyes to watch the ball breach the boundaries. Home run.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a home run out here on Dover Creek field. Leaning forward on the metal bleacher, I watch the batter jog the bases. “Who’s number twenty-two?” Without my glasses, there’s no way I can see the name written in smaller letters on the back of his jersey from these nosebleed seats.

“Greene,” Savvy replies, flipping the pages on her clipboard when I glance over at her.

“Greene with an E, as in Greene County?” The rivalry between our county and theirs runs back generations. I still don’t know what caused the initial ruckus between the Dover and Greene families, but it persists in the peripheries of the modern lineages for each, at least from my understanding. It always sounded like a bunch of old ranching tales from the wilder west days of the Texas Hill Country.

My cousin, and assistant, drags her finger down the roster, then taps it twice on a name. When she looks at me, she says, “Griffin Greene. Definitely a Greene with an E of Greene County.”

“And of Rollingwood Ranch, Greene Farms, which is under the ranch umbrella, and the Greene family reviving their small town of Peachtree Pass.” I sigh with a roll of my eyes. I’ve heard so many stories growing up about this so-called feud that I feel like I know the family myself. I don’t, but I know enough to get by. “Ranching royalty in these parts.”

Looking at me under the brim of a Dover Armadillos baseball cap, she adds, “And a former pro baseball player to boot.”

Turning my attention back to him on the field as he rounds home base, I note, “Wonder why he’s no longer in the Major Leagues when he still hits like that?”

“I don’t know his story.”

“Neither do I.” I’d like to, though. “Just curious.”

“He’s cute,” she tacks on casually as she stands, knowing her audience well.

I look up at her, my eyes still shielded from the sun with my hand. “How cute?”

“As a woman in a never-ending engagement, it wouldn’t be proper for me to speak on such things.” She laughs and plops down next to me again. Then, as if others in this empty stadium will hear us, she leans in, and whispers, “Very cute, and just your type.”

“First of all, I rarely talk to Blake. Our paths just don’t cross that often, except at family events or the occasional dinner with you guys. I don’t even think he likes me.”

“He likes you, but we do tend to get in trouble together.”

“I don’t have a type.”

“You have a type. You just don’t want to admit it.” She stands again and starts to shift down the row. “I need to get back to the office. Are you staying for the rest of practice?” She eyes the field and homes in on a certain baseball player. “I wouldn’t blame you if you did.” Her laughter trails her as she takes a few steps down.

“I’ll be back in an hour or so,” I reply. “I have emails to catch up on before the end of the day.” And check this guy out a little longer . . . maybe I do have a type?

“I’ll see you back at the office.”

Savvy weaves her way to the exit and out of sight. My attention returns to the field as the players swap out. “Griffin Greene, huh?” I can tell he’s a big guy, even from where I sit in the stands. Broad shoulders and muscular arms that tend to be exactly what I’m drawn to when I’m drinking, which isn’t too often these days. But there was a time when life was less complicated, and from what I see, I’d certainly find him attractive if I were partying out on the town.

Let’s just hope he’s not as cute as Savvy says. Being a thirty-something single woman in Dover Creek is already a crime in some people’s eyes. Falling for the enemy would not only be unforgivable in my family but it would also have me serving two life sentences.

“Oh Jesus.” He covers third base, too? I don’t stand a chance. I pray to the baseball diamond itself that he is hideous to look at up close and married. I’m doomed to make a big mistake with a ballplayer otherwise.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Pinch ~ Tia Louise ~ New Release

PINCH by Tia Louise is now live!

Lane "Gavin" Knight is the hottest new defenseman for the LA Champions hockey team.

He's my cousin Maverick's best friend, and by trick of fate, my new roommate.

But just because he caught me when I fell off the "Welcome Back" parade float in my International Princess crown doesn't mean he's a hero.

I know him better than that.

Hayden "Haddy" Bradford is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

She's a princess, a brilliant scientist... And she hates me.

Until a purple-drink-fueled Halloween hook-up changes both of our lives.

It's something I've wanted a long time, but I never dreamed I'd have it with her.

Still, I'm the master of high-risk, high-reward plays, and I'll do what it takes to show her I'm not the man she thinks I am.

I'm there for her every step of the way, supporting, holding her hand, doing my best to show her my true self.

I told her I'd catch her when she falls, but no one is catching me--and I'm falling fast.

I'm headed straight into the offensive zone. Everything I want is at stake, but I'm committed to this puck battle, and I intend to win.

(Pinch is a hockey romance with enemies to lovers, roommates to lovers, a cocky bad-boy Hero, a sassy STEM/pageant-princess FMC, an accidental pregnancy, foster dogs, family, and loads of spicy fun. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and no third-act breakup.)

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Beyond The Blue Horizon ~ A l Jackson ~ New Release & Review

Beyond the Blue Horizon by @aljacksonauthor is now LIVE!

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Tropes:

💙 Single mom⁠
🪵 Motel shenanigans⁠
💙 Heroine in hiding⁠
🪵 Hate to love⁠
💙 He falls first⁠
🪵 Touch her and ☠️⁠
💙 Band of brothers⁠
🪵 Morally grey hero⁠
💙 Secret society⁠
🪵 Small town⁠

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Elizabeth's Review

My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would recommend to a friend

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Let’s go back to Moonlit Ridge and see what the crew is up to, this time with Theo and he discovers Piper, Finn, and Nelly as they need help.

Much like his found brothers, Theo firmly believes he doesn’t need/can’t love. It was captivating to see him tumble into the abyss that was falling in love with Piper.
She is a character that is easy to root for as she tries to create a life for her family.

Ms Jackson uses flashbacks well to reveal what drives both characters to where they are now. Add in a great supporting cast and this is a story that pulls you in and won’t let go.

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