The Book Boyfriend by Kate Stacy - Release Tour & Excerpt

In THE BOOK BOYFRIEND by Kate Stacy, Mila Cross never expected to find love, but when bad boy Crossland Parker comes into her life and sweeps her off her feet, suddenly she’s falling hard for the man from the wrong side of the tracks. But when a secret from his past is exposed, will its revelation destroy everything? Fans of small-town, opposites attract romances will enjoy this must-read wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance from the Meet Cute Book Club Series.

The Book Boyfriend

Kate Stacy 

Release Date: 9/22/2022

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Trope: Wrong Side of the Tracks Romance, Opposites Attract, Blue Collar Romance

Escape with the Meet Cute Book Club, where meet cutes don't happen only between the pages of romance novels, and one by one, all the members find their own happily ever afters. 

Mila 

I never thought I’d have a real-life meet cute, but the minute Crossland Parker walks into my life, it starts feeling like I’m living in the pages of a romance novel. 

He sweeps me off my feet, and I find myself falling fast and hard for the rough around the edges mechanic. He’s a troubled bad boy with a heart of gold. 

Cross fits into my life effortlessly, even sharing my love of books. He’s everything I didn’t know I wanted in a man. Attentive, sweet, a little bit possessive. He’s also my biggest source of support when I decide I want to buy the building next door so I can expand my business. So what if he has a criminal record? No one is perfect. 

Unless you ask my stepfather. He expects nothing less than perfection, but not even I could ever come close. 

Cross 

After spending too many years wandering when I was released from prison, I came back to Abbott Ridge to start over. 

I wasn’t expecting Mila Santos to fall into my arms, but I’m irrevocably drawn to the curvy little beauty who owns the bookstore. She’s a good girl, too good for a guy like me. 

Our relationship develops faster than most, but I spent too many years of my life locked up. Now that I’m out, I refuse to waste a single second. I’m still not sure I deserve someone as sweet as Mila, but if she accepts me and all my faults, there’s no way I’m letting her go. Only a fucking fool would do that. 

My past is no secret, and I knew the day would come when someone would try to use it against me. I just didn’t expect it to happen so soon. 

Is happily ever after possible when a good girl falls for the guy from the wrong side of the tracks? 

The Book Boyfriend is a standalone, wrong side of the tracks romance that is part of the Meet Cute Book Club multi-author series.

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That Ship Has Sailed by HM Thomas - Blog Tour & Excerpt

 

When there is Love at Sea, can a singles cruise teach them that love is worth the risk? After her husband’s death, Courtney Fowler swore off love, but when a friend tricks her into a singles cruise where she runs into Seth Mitchell, her world gets turned upside down and she begins to want things she never thought she’d want again. Fans of second chance romances will devour THAT SHIP HAS SAILED by HM Thomas, a sexy widow romance.

That Ship Has Sailed

HM Thomas

Release Date: 9/19/2022

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Widow Romance, No Strings, Second Chance Romance, Vacation Fling

Whoever said it was better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, clearly had never lost their spouse. 

Courtney Fowler was living proof of that. 

After her husband’s death, she swore off love and relationships, too afraid of being hurt again. 

Then her best friend tricks her into a singles cruise where Courtney runs into hotshot firefighter and snowboarder - Seth Mitchell. 

With a dangerous job and the threat of one day never making it back home, Seth is everything Courtney has tried to avoid - and everything she secretly wants. 

When they find themselves ditched by their friends, they decide to make the best of their time on the cruise ship and enjoy each other’s company – no strings attached. 

But what happens when the cruise is over and it’s time to return to the real world? Can Seth teach Courtney to love again and convince her that together they’re worth the risk or has that ship sailed? 

That Ship Has Sailed is a widow/finding love again romance, part of the Love at Sea multi-author series. Get ready to set sail through the Caribbean on Festival Cruises’ most alluring voyage with eight of your favorite authors - happily ever after guaranteed!

Experience everything the Love at Sea series has to offer. From speed dating to masquerades, guests are sure to enjoy the hot days and steamy nights. Explore hidden waterfalls, swim with dolphins, and watch as eight couples find their forever on the open ocean.

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Off the Record by Annmarie Boyle - Blog Tour & Excerpt

Off the Record by Annmarie Boyle is out now! Check out the release festivities and be sure to get your copy today! 

Off the Record

Annmarie Boyle

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Ever since the day her life flipped upside down, Bridget Hayes obeys a carefully crafted plan. And it works. Or it did. Until the night of her brother’s wedding, when she throws out all her rules—in spectacular fashion and finds herself in bed with one of her brother's bandmates. What had she been thinking? She caved to the one thing she can’t control—her longtime crush on a tall, charismatic, ginger of a man . . . who also happens to BE ONE OF HER BROTHER'S BEST FRIENDS. 

Blake Kelly knows two things for sure: happily-ever-after is a myth and Bridget Hayes is risk personified. Doesn’t matter that he’s been attracted to her since her brother uttered the words, “Meet my sister.” Getting close to her could blow up the band. And the band is his family. He can’t risk it . . . no matter how much he wants a repeat performance. Armed with a pact—tell no one—they return to their regularly scheduled lives. Because in a city of nine million people, what are the chances they’ll bump into each other anytime soon? 

Nada. Zip. Zilch. 

That is, until a rescue pup named Destiny turns out to be less dog and more cupid in a fur coat.   

OFF THE RECORD is the third book in the award-winning Storyhill Musicians series. 

Mix two secret crushes, a splash of sports romance, and the complications of dating your brother’s best friend and you have this witty steamy contemporary romance about two people figuring out if the risk is worth the reward.

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Fall From Grace by Tori Fox - Blog Tour

Fall From Grace

Tori Fox

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 7, 2022

 I risked everything to write the story that could change my life. And it did, just not in the way I hoped. I was fired.

I went to my brother with my tail between my legs begging him for a job.

He came through and managed to get me one… working for his best friend.

But the most embarrassing thing, he happened to be my one night stand from a week ago and now enemy number one in my eyes.

We push each other's buttons every day in every way.

Except, the more time I spend with him, the more I let my walls down.

I’ve always known, some things are too good to be true.

And Carson Taylor is one of them.

—

She’s my best friend's little sister, Grace Prescott.

She is beyond off limits. And now, she works for me.

She’s a constant tease to me with those sexy outfits and bee stung lips.

But her teasing ends up turning into late night rendezvous and dirty secrets.

She’s hiding things from me. And it just might be my downfall.

I could lose everything again. 

My pride, my job, my best friend.

Is this my not so eloquent fall from grace?

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Fall From Grace bye Tori Fox - Release Day Blitz & Excerpt

Fall From Grace

Tori Fox

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 7, 2022

 I risked everything to write the story that could change my life. And it did, just not in the way I hoped. I was fired.

I went to my brother with my tail between my legs begging him for a job.

He came through and managed to get me one… working for his best friend.

But the most embarrassing thing, he happened to be my one night stand from a week ago and now enemy number one in my eyes.

We push each other's buttons every day in every way.

Except, the more time I spend with him, the more I let my walls down.

I’ve always known, some things are too good to be true.

And Carson Taylor is one of them.

—

She’s my best friend's little sister, Grace Prescott.

She is beyond off limits. And now, she works for me.

She’s a constant tease to me with those sexy outfits and bee stung lips.

But her teasing ends up turning into late night rendezvous and dirty secrets.

She’s hiding things from me. And it just might be my downfall.

I could lose everything again. 

My pride, my job, my best friend.

Is this my not so eloquent fall from grace?

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Room For Us by L.M. Halloran - Blog Tour & Excerpt

Today I have the blog tour for L.M. Halloran’s Room For Us. Check it out and be sure to order your copy today!

Room For Us

L.M. Halloran

Contemporary Romance

Ethan Hart thinks I’m his maid. Too bad I need his money more than my pride. 

The intense, arrogant author has booked my entire Inn to write his next fictional masterpiece. 

I have no choice but to put up with his demands.   

Breakfast is a daily endurance test. 

Making his bed and doing his wash? A different kind of torture. 

And that’s not even the worst part.   

With his haunted eyes, frozen heart, and heated touch, Ethan makes me burn in ways I swore I never would again.   

There’s no place in my life for him, nor in his for me. 

But six weeks together might create...   

Just enough room for us.

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The sound of a car pulling up the driveway distracts me from the four paragraphs of rubbish I've managed so far today. Moving to the window,  I part the curtains and watch Zoey Kemper emerge. My gaze trips over her messy hair, loose white T-shirt, and obscenely bright, yellow cardigan, before finally landing on her legs. She's wearing cutoff jean shorts. Feeling like a leech but not caring, I spend thirty seconds having all sorts of fantasies about those legs wrapped around my hips, and spread eagled under my hands.

She  looks so damn wholesome. Her face clear and makeup-free, her breasts perfect and pert. She's a walking Girl Next Door wet dream. I'm at least honest enough with myself to know that's part of her draw.

A few memories of last night have come back, too, namely of her helping me to the couch and gently taking off my shoes. As well as on disturbingly intimate one of her hand brushing across my forehead, a comforting touch, a reassurance, almost like a mother would provide for an ailing child.

But mostly, my fascination stems from what she hides beneath that neutral smile. She's an imperfect mirror for what I'm trying, and failing, to achieve here - the scraping away of years of backed-up mental bullshit as I try to write an honest, good book.

The trunk of the Jeep flips up, and she begins unpacking it. Potted plants, trays with tens of smaller shoots, and finally large bags of what I assume are soil and fertilizer. She stacks everything near the porch, closes up the car, and disappears around the side of the house. A few minutes later she reappears with a shovel and begins to attack the plot of bare earth in front of the porch. Before long, the cardigan is discarded and her arms and chest glisten with sweat.

When not writing or reading, the author enjoys walking barefoot, subjecting her husband to questionable recipes, and chasing her spirited daughter. She’s a rabid fan of coffee, moon-gazing, and small dogs that resemble Ewoks. Home is Portland, Oregon.  

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Room For Us by L.M. Halloran - Release Day Blitz

Today we have the release day blitz for L.M. Halloran’s Room For Us. Check it out and be sure to order your copy today!

Room For Us

L.M. Halloran

Contemporary Romance

Ethan Hart thinks I’m his maid. Too bad I need his money more than my pride. 

The intense, arrogant author has booked my entire Inn to write his next fictional masterpiece. 

I have no choice but to put up with his demands.   

Breakfast is a daily endurance test. Making his bed and doing his wash? A different kind of torture. 

And that’s not even the worst part.   

With his haunted eyes, frozen heart, and heated touch, Ethan makes me burn in ways I swore I never would again.   

There’s no place in my life for him, nor in his for me. 

But six weeks together might create...   

Just enough room for us.

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Exclusive Excerpt

That’s odd. I study the screen of my newly replaced cell phone. The number I called only rang three times before disconnecting. No voicemail. What kind of inn doesn’t have a voicemail? 

Not to be deterred, I call back. This time there’s two rings, then nothing. I press Send again. 

One ring—nothing. 

Now I’m annoyed. I call again. And again. Six times total before the line abruptly opens and a woman snaps, “What do you want?” 

I’m so stunned I can’t speak. 

“Hello?” she repeats, voice dripping acid. “Chris, if that’s you, I told you I never want to talk to you again! I’ve moved on. I don’t need you, your stupid alimony, or your half-assed justifications. Grow up!” 

I almost hang up. I want nothing to do with anything that just came out of this woman’s mouth. And yet… there’s something in her voice, something I can’t quite put my finger on. Lurking beneath the rage, hidden by slicing consonants and cool vowels. Then I realize what it is. 

Pain. 

And like a weight has been lifted from my chest, I can suddenly speak. 

“Is this the right number for Rose House Inn in Sun River?” 

In the following silence, I imagine her horror and mortification. I must be a bit of a sadist, because it makes me smile. 

“I’m so sorry.” A gutted whisper. “Please don’t hang up. I-I thought you were someone else.” 

“Obviously.” 

I pause, weighing the wisdom of what I’m about to do. Every other goddamn hotel, motel, and rental in the area is booked because of some upcoming film festival. When I stumbled on the website for Rose House late last night, the online booking was wide-open. A red flag all on its own, but desperation trumped logic. Unfortunately, there was no option to book the entire house online. Hence this absurd phone call. 

If this is the standard of customer service offered at the Rose House, at least I now have some idea why it isn’t bursting with bookings. And what I can expect to endure. 

“Sir? Are you still there? Again, I’m so sorry. Can we start over? My name is Zoey Kemper and I’m the new owner of Rose House. I’d love to discuss your needs.” 

“I’m here. Give me a second to decide whether or not to hang up.”

When not writing or reading, the author enjoys walking barefoot, subjecting her husband to questionable recipes, and chasing her spirited daughter. She’s a rabid fan of coffee, moon-gazing, and small dogs that resemble Ewoks. Home is Portland, Oregon. 

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Screwed by Kelly Jamieson - Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway

Screwed

Kelly Jamieson

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Publication Date: May 28, 2018

Cash Hale has been in love with his best friend’s wife forever. Now Callie and Beau are divorced, but she’s still way off-limits. Dating her would betray his friendship with Beau. And Cash is nothing if not loyal.

Callie Sutherland is starting over. The end of her marriage was just one more way she failed to live up to her wealthy family’s expectations, so from now on she’s not even going to try. It’s time to live her life the way she wants. And she wants Cash.

Cash and Beau aren’t just friends, they’re business partners, and the drop in the price of oil has hurt their business. They need to win the bid for Sutherland Industries’ next big project—but it may get messy since Callie’s family owns the business. Not only would Cash risk his friendship with Beau to be with her, he’d be risking the company they worked so hard to create.

But this new Callie isn’t taking no for an answer.

He’s so screwed…

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