4.25 Stars

Release Day Book Review: Can you Feel the Maple Tonight? (Love in Maplewood #5) by Bix Barrow

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE:  Can you Feel the Maple Tonight?

SERIES:  Love in Maplewood

AUTHOR:  Bix Barrow

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:  271 pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 13, 2025

BLURB:

Catching feelings for my friend with benefits? Surely there’s a song about that…

When my musical mentor asked me to help his old buddy put on a music...Read More »


Recent Release Review: Completely Pucked (Daddies of the League) by MJ Booth & Anna Sparrows

Reviewed by Lesley

 

TITLE:  Completely Pucked

SERIES:  Daddies of The League

AUTHOR: MJ Booth & Anna Sparrows

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 256 Pages

RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2025

BLURB:

Daddies of the League is a college ice hockey shared world, where you’ll find Daddies both on and off the ice. Skate into your newest obsession and...Read More »


Recent Release Book Review: Glitter by Kayla Halleur

Review by Sadonna

TITLE:  Glitter

AUTHOR:  Kayla Halleur

PUBLISHER:  Harkaway Publishing

LENGTH:  190 pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 2, 2025

BLURB:

Stupid workplace lunch thief. Stupid upper management for not helping. Stupid me for not getting more than my gorgeous rescuer’s first name when I had the chance. How will I find him now?

Blue
There’s a lunch thief on the loose...Read More »


Release Day Review: The Marriage Policy (Jilted Exes Club #2) by Riley Hart

Reviewed by Ro

 

TITLE: The Marriage Policy

SERIES: Jilted Exes Club #2

AUTHOR: Riley Hart

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 252 pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 11, 2025

BLURB:

Donovan
What’s a little marriage of convenience between best friends?

I’ve always worked hard to keep the friendship line firmly in place when it comes to Eric. I’m gay,...Read More »


Recent Release Review: Man of Lies (Vendetta Kings #2) by Parker St. John

Reviewed by Jen

 

TITLE:  Man of Lies

SERIES: Vendetta Kings

AUTHOR: Parker St. John

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 296 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 29, 2025

BLURB:

Mason:

I live my life in perfect control. I have to. My family depends on me to protect them, and my work keeps me buried in deadlines. The only...Read More »


Release Day Review: Bee-tween the Music (Love in Maplewood #4) by Chantal Mer

Reviewed by Lesley

 

TITLE:  Bee-tween the Music

SERIES:  Love in Maplewood #4

AUTHOR: Chantal Mer

PUBLISHER: Self published

LENGTH: 197 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2025

BLURB:

After walking away from a career with the orchestra he’s played in for the last decade of his life, Dmitri Fairchild has spent a year figuring out his next...Read More »


Recent Release Book Review: Always Murder (The Last picks #9) by Gregory Ashe

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE:  Always Murder

SERIES:  The Last Picks

AUTHOR:  Gregory Ashe

PUBLISHER:  Hodgkin & Blount

LENGTH:  241 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2025

BLURB:

The only thing worse than murder is…no murder?

It’s Christmastime, and Dashiell Dawson Dane (just Dash) is looking forward to a quiet holiday season—no unexpected visitors, no relationship drama, and absolutely Read More »


Recent Release Review: Coming In Hot (Bitches With Stitches) by Raquel Riley

Reviewed by Taylin

 

TITLE: Coming In Hot

SERIES: Bitches with Stitches #2

AUTHOR: Raquel Riley

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 295 Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2025

BLURB:

When a friendship sours and tempers flare, everything heats up.

Pharo-

Responsibility for human lives is the heaviest burden to bear, and it’s not something I ever want to shoulder again.

Jax used...Read More »


Recent Release Review: Hunks of the Month by Andrew Grey

Reviewed by Kat

 

TITLE: Hunks of the Month

AUTHOR: Andrew Grey

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 276 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 20, 2025

BLURB:

Former fashion photographer Sterling Vaughn reached the pinnacle of his profession only to have his life and heart come crashing down around him. Now he’s attempting to rebuild his life as...Read More »


New Release Review: Delicious: An MM/MMM Charity Anthology

TITLE: Delicious: An MM/MMM Charity Anthology

AUTHORS: Annabeth Albert, Beth Bolden, Jax Calder, Vawn Cassidy, Colette Davison, Lane Hayes, Becca Jackson, E.M. Lindsey, Katherine McIntyre, Mia Monroe, Shane K Morton, K.M. Neuhold, Charlie Novak, Becca Seymour, Sebastian Sharpe, Toby Wise, and Ariella Zoelle.

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 895 Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2025

BLURB:

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New Release Review: Home Heart Hooves (Breaker Brothers Ranch #1) by Becca Jackson

Reviewed by Ro

 

TITLE:  Home Heart Hooves

SERIES: Beaker Brothers Ranch Book 1

AUTHOR: Becca Jackson

PUBLISHER: Silver Crown Books

LENGTH: 338 Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2025

BLURB:

Beacker Brothers Ranch is part dairy...Read More »


Recent Release Book Review: The King's Man: Book II by Anyta Sunday

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE:  The King’s Man:  Book II

SERIES:  The King’s Man

AUTHOR:  Anyta Sunday

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:  221 pages

RELEASE DATE:  May 13, 2025

BLURB:

A healer on the rise. A masked merchant hiding too much. A kingdom where the wrong kind of magic can cost you everything.

Cael is used to being underestimated. A par-linea healer in...Read More »


Recent Release Audio Book Review: Kylan (The Wylde Street Boys) by N.R. Walker (Author) & Glen Lloyd (Narrator)

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE:  Kylan

SERIES:  The Wylde Street Boys

AUTHOR:  N.R. Walker

NARRATOR:  Glen Lloyd

PUBLISHER:  BlueHeart Press

LENGTH:  6 hours and 5 minutes

RELEASE DATE:  May  2025

BLURB:

Kylan Grant finds solace and comfort in the arms of strange men. He learned early on—far earlier than most—that the fleeting attention and adoration of older men made him feel wanted....Read More »


Recent Release Audio Book Review: Fitch (The Wylde Street Boys #2) by N.R. Walker (Author) & Glen Lloyd (Narrator)

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE:  Fitch

SERIES:  The Wylde Street Boys

AUTHOR:  N.R. Walker

NARRATOR:  Glen Lloyd

PUBLISHER:  BlueHeart Press

LENGTH:  6 hours and 5 minutes

RELEASE DATE:  May  2025

BLURB:

Dominic Lowing knows stress. He lost his father to a stress-fuelled heart attack, and his own fast-paced career as a lawyer has done little to help. But he knows which coping...Read More »


Book Review: Violent Desire (Blackrose Brotherhood #1) by Ariana Nash

Reviewed by Jen

 

TITLE:  Violent Desire

SERIES: Blackrose Brotherhood

AUTHOR: Ariana Nash

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 364 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2025

BLURB:

12 immortals, 12 outcasts, 1 mission.
Kill their own kind, before it’s too late.

Detective, killer, vigilant. Eric Sharpe is tired of watching criminals walk free. When a low-life drug-dealer kills...Read More »


New Release Review: Speed (Railers Legacy #1) by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey

Reviewed by Jen

 

TITLE: Speed

AUTHORS: R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 234 Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2025

BLURB:

Hard ice. Fast cars. Fierce love. And a race against fate.

Hockey is as natural as breathing for Noah Gunnarsson. Growing up with two famous hockey stars as his dads, Noah has always...Read More »


Release Day Review: Second To None by Zara Detand

Reviewed by Taylin

 

TITLE: Second To None

AUTHOR: Zara Detland

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 228 Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 9, 2025

BLURB:

Fame broke us. Now the love of my life is back, asking for my help with the one thing he wasn’t ready to do: come out.

Levi
I thought my boy band days were behind me—along...Read More »


New Release Review: Not Alone (The Swarm #1) by Christie Gordon

Reviewed by Kat

 

TITLE: Not Alone

SERIES: The Swarm (Book 1)

AUTHOR: Christie Gordon

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 358 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2025

BLURB:

He’s drowning in grief. I’ve survived that darkness. Can we rescue each other, or will love pull us under?

Ash Oakley
Our band is blowing up.
But I need a break—to...Read More »


Recent Release Book Review: Dear John (Aqua Vista #2) by Christina Lee

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE:  Dear John

SERIES:  Aqua Vista

AUTHOR:  Christina Lee

PUBLISHER:   Self-published

LENGTH:    251 pages

RELEASE DATE:  May 1. 2025

BLURB:

Micah

When I wrote the Dear John letter, I never imagined six years would pass before I laid eyes on my husband again. It takes my grandfather’s death to bring me back to Aqua Vista. And to...Read More »


Recent Release Book Review: Dad News (Dad Habits #1) by Annabella Michaels

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE: Dad News

SERIES: Dad Habits

AUTHOR: Annabella Michaels

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 205 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 22, 2025

BLURB:

Bryson-
What were they thinking?
I thought I had my life all figured out—five-year career plan, ten-year personal plan. But all that shatters when my best friend and her husband die...Read More »


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