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IF YOU CLAIM ME 

By Helena Hunting

Toronto Terror #5

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Narrators: Jason Clarke & Kat Auden

Hockey’s most hated player just asked me to marry him. 

Connor Grace is the league’s bad boy–and my best friend’s worst enemy. 

He’s the fallen prince of a famous hotel chain dynasty. 

Me? I’m the foster kid who grew up to be a librarian. 

I never thought I’d end up in a marriage of convenience to make someone’s grandma happy, but here we are. 

I have no plans to kiss my husband for any reason other than show. 

I have no plans to fall in love with the arrogant man dressed in a custom suit hiding intricate tattoos. 

But when we’re alone, he drops the mask he wears for the rest of the world. 

He holds me like he means it when he says I’m his. And I want to believe him.

Too bad I learned early on that fairytales aren’t real, and nothing good lasts forever.

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My Review...

Gahhhh! Just when I think I couldn’t love a couple more, Ms. Hunting knocks it out of the rink with this newest story set in the Toronto Terror universe.

This is the story of Dred and Connor.

Dred is the backbone of the Babe Brigade. She has worked hard to find her “family” and has found it with this group. She will do anything for them, and because of her upbringing, this is the absolute tenet of her makeup.

To see the evolution of Connor, to see him as the villain throughout this series, and yet to find out the reasons why he is the way he is. Well, this is a true redemption of the highest caliber.

The relationship between Mildred and Connor is gonna take your heart on a rollercoaster ride. It is full of heart, heat, and oh, the swoons, so many swoony moments in this story. This is going to become one of my favorites of Ms. Hunting, and that’s hard to say because I love her writing so hard.

Do yourself a favor and get your hands on this!

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Every Silent Lie by Jodi Ellen Malpas is now live!

In a world where love feels like a dangerous game, one woman must face her fears and a past that haunts her. Get ready to be swept away by a story of forgiveness, vulnerability, and the power of love in Every Silent Lie.

Camryn Moore doesn’t do December. Not the parties. Not the memories. Not the pain. She buries herself in boardrooms by day and dirty martinis by night, trading connection for control. As a high-powered CFO, she’s unshakeable. Untouchable. But behind the sharp suits and sharper tongue is a woman slowly unravelling.

Then she meets him. A stranger. A spark. A moment that should’ve meant nothing somehow changes everything.

Dec is charming, handsome, reserved, and maddeningly perceptive. He seems to see every crack Camryn hides. But Dec isn’t just a man nursing his own ghosts. He’s hiding truths that could destroy whatever fragile trust is beginning to form between them.

In a season she hates, Camryn might have to face the past she’s buried, the love she thought she’d never have, and the man who might just ruin her.

Or save her.


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My Review...

Well, this one is going to break your heart and then put it back together, scars and all.

This new story from Ms. Malpas is going to give you all the feels.

This is the story of Camyrn and Dec.

Camyrn has faced many stumbling blocks in her life, some of them life-altering. She is surviving, but she has stopped living. This is what she feels is her lot in life, and that is what she is doing. Just surviving.

Dec quietly comes into her world and starts to reshape it, giving it color and meaning. But with every silent lie it shakes the foundation of their new relationship.

This is a story you won’t want to put down once you start. It’s full of surprises and what I like to think of as divine intervention. I was truly invested in this story until the very end.

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✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for ELF-ISH by L.B. Dunbar

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❄️She saves his life (EMT)

🎁Millionaire department store owner

❄️Holiday Dating Arrangement

🎁Only one bed

❄️Grumpy x Sunshine

🎁Opposites Attract

As the CEO of a major department store, I know firsthand that Christmas joy can be bought and sold just like anything else.

That’s right. When it comes to the most wonderful time of the year, I’m a grinch in a penthouse.

But when a gorgeous, red-headed firefighter saves me from a heart attack with a kiss and a whispered plea, even I can’t begrudge her a simple favor – be her date at her younger brother’s holiday wedding.

Turns out, there’s nothing simple about it.

Suddenly, I’m ice skating on frozen ponds, baking cookies with her family, kissing under mistletoes, and finding a little fa-la-la in the season. I don’t even recognize myself.

Because she’s like the spirit of Christmas present, haunting my thoughts, sparking something in my cold heart, and making me crave things past-me would never have considered asking the big man in red for – a future.

Once upon a time, a scrooge like me vowed to transform. The only thing he didn’t get in the end was the girl. I’m determined that won’t happen to me.

It’s either give up my selfish ways or lose the love of a truly elf-ish woman.

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L.B. Dunbar is back with another Holiday Hottie certain to heat the season and be your reason to fall in love this November. The fourth book among these Chicago firefighters can be read as a complete standalone, but we’re sure you’ll want to check out the rest of the department once you finish this one.

My Review...

Welcome to the holiday season with this new story from Ms. Dunbar!

The world of Ashcrofts comes back to life.

This is the story of Jude and Angelica.

A lifesaving moment, trust issues and past scars make themselves known in this story.

Angelica is an EMT and literaly saves the life of Jude Ashcroft. 

Jude is Scrooge, he was brought up in a world where that is all he really could be. Meeting Angelica makes him see that there is more in the world than bottom lines and retail worth.

You get heart, heat and swoons aplenty with this new holiday romance. Just like your favorite warm beverage it’s going to warm your heart!

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Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town-wide Christmas spectacle to win your crush back.

Atlas “Max” Maxheimer did not sign up for this. One minute, he’s anxiously trying to keep his family’s Christmas tree farm from imploding. The next? He’s passed out in the snow after getting clocked by a suspiciously strong bottle of soda.

Enter Betty: new in town, full of holiday cheer, and helping her uncle open a rival tree farm next door. Max is convinced she’s out to destroy everything Evergreen Farm stands for. Betty thinks Max might be one sleigh short of a winter parade.

Cue the holiday chaos.

Between blizzards, blown reputations, wildly misguided romantic plots, and one stolen ornament with a seriously tragic backstory, this small-town war turns into something far messier—and much more delicious—than either of them expected.

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My Review...

Welcome back to the town of Kringle! I was so excited to see Max’s story come to life! I fell in flove with him in How My Neighbor Stole Christmas.

Atlas is the drama llama that is a rambling, oversharing hero that we all need in our life.

Betty is the perfect adorkable match for Atlas. 

So many tropes make themselves known in this story and I was in it till the end.

As with all of Ms. Quinn stories, you get heart, heat and hilarity in this newest book set in the magical world and magical town she has created!

I hope we see more of the secondary characters have their own stories in the future!

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Soaring Bird, Book 5 – A steamy, slow burn, brother’s best friend romance with humor, heart, and late-night motorcycle rides.

Adam Sawyer never planned to fall for his best friend’s little sister.
Keeping an eye on Bex Erikson was supposed to be simple—grab a coffee together, check she’s safe, maybe share a laugh or two. But somewhere between late-night motorcycle rides, deep talks under the stars, and shifts at her pizza shop, “just looking out for her” turned into wanting her. All of her.

Bex doesn’t know Adam’s visits started as a favor to her overprotective brother. She only knows that when Adam is around, the world feels less heavy. He sees her in a way no one ever has, chaos and all. And it terrifies her how much she wants to keep him.

But secrets have a way of coming out, and Adam’s could cost him the only family he’s ever known…and the only woman he’s ever loved.

Perfect for fans of slow burn tension, protective heroes, relatable heroines, found family, and steamy brother’s best friend romance.

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My Review...

OK, so I have to start this review with a HUGE apology to Ms. Heidi. I have been woefully slow in reading her back list and I am beating myself up for it now. Because this book, my followers, this book is beyond amazing! ALL. THE. FEELS!

This is the story of Adam and Bex.

An age gap, best friend’s sister romance that is going to hit you right where it counts.

Adam is just gahhhhh, the perfect blend of hero that you look for. He is sweet, he is protective, and he is fighting hard for his feelings for Bex and what that means for his lifelong friendship with Steve. But the heart knows it wants, and his wants Bex in all the ways.

Bex, oh she is a fireball. She has fought some battles, been through the wringer, and has come out a fighter and a survivor. She too has had feelings for Adam since she was young and always thought they were unrequited. 

Past characters make their appearances known and just adds the “chef’s kiss” to a well-rounded romance. 

Ms. Hutchinson has a talent of melding sweet and sultry and making you swoon hard.

You better believe that I am going to make time to read all the rest of the stories she has generously given her readers.

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SADDLED IN SECRETS BY HARLOE RAE

 

Release date: September 22nd

 

 

Genre/Tropes: Grumpy Cowboy x Sunshine Cowgirl / Older Brother’s Best Friend / Suspense in a Small town / On the run / Forced proximity / Obsessive bodyguard that dabbles in stalking and kidnapping

 

 

SADDLED IN SECRETS by Harloe Rae is NOW LIVE!

 

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BLURB

 

Bianca

This entire mess started when my older brother’s best friend got hired to be my bodyguard.

 

Colton Keller has been keeping an eye on me ever since he came to live on our ranch. The wall of muscle wrapped in mysterious darkness has spoken less than five words to me in the same amount of years.

 

But now that Colton’s position is official, he follows me like a reclusive shadow. I try to ditch him at every turn, but he never lets me get too far.

 

Just as I’m about to get more creative with my evasive maneuvers, a threat to my safety pushes him to the extreme.

 

Colton

I’m obsessed with my best friend’s younger sister. There’s no other way to describe my desire for Bianca Benson.

It’s another secret saddled to me.

 

But then her brother assigns me to watch over the reckless rodeo princess, as if I haven’t been doing that already.

What started as an obligation to protect her has grown into a necessity.

It’s the only part of her that’s mine.

At least until my past resurfaces to haunt me.

 

Bianca bucks my restrictive methods as complications force my hand. She wants answers that I’m not ready to share.

I’ll only surrender once she’s ready to admit the truth.

My infatuation might’ve started it, but hers will save us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author:

 

Harloe Rae is a USA Today & Amazon Top 5 best-selling author. Her passion for writing and reading has taken on a whole new meaning. Each day is an unforgettable adventure.

 

She’s a Minnesota gal with a serious addiction to romance. There’s nothing quite like an epic happily ever after. When she’s not buried in the writing cave, Harloe can be found hanging with her hubby and kiddos. If the weather permits, she loves being lakeside or out in the country with her horses.

 

Broody heroes are Harloe’s favorite to write. Her romances are swoony and emotional with plenty of heat. All of her books are available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

 

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My Review...

What a welcome back to Cloverfleaf Meadows!

Ms Rae writes the perfect protective hero in Colton! Love and obsession with a bit a stalker thrown in for danger is what Colton is. He will do anything to make Bianca happy and his.

Bianca was a wild child back in the day. She is older now and trying to find her place in the world without her mom. She still has her wild girl tendencies, but she knows Colton will be there, whether she wants him to be or not to help her through it.

When Colton’s past comes to try and destroy everything he has built and overcome he will stop at nothing to make sure all the he loves is safe, secure and happy.

Get your hands on this newest book set in the wonderful world that Ms. Rae has created! You get heat (oh my me the spice), and the swoons! 

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“𝑭𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒙 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚…𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕.”

Some people scrapbook.

I screenshot my exes’ texts.

What started as me venting my dating disasters online (creative outlet, don’t judge) has turned into a blog with actual followers—and the only thing keeping me in my dirt-cheap apartment. My grandmother-slash-landlord insists I “prove my creativity” to stay, so the blog lives on.

Except now my readers want a happy ending. With an ex.

Problem? None of my exes qualify.

So…I invent one. The perfect guy. The one that got away.

Rule #1: Never roast your exes online if they know how to read.

Rule #2: Definitely don’t make up a fake ex-boyfriend just to keep your rent low.

Rule #3: do not—under any circumstances—let your best friend discover the lie.

Because now he’s volunteered to become my fake perfect ex. And the more we fake it, the more I can’t tell if my readers are the only ones falling for the story.

Turns out, the biggest plot twist of all?

I might have been in love with him the whole time.

𝘈 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩-𝘰𝘶𝘵-𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘮-𝘤𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥.

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Meet Rachel Van Dyken:

Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she’s been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs.

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My Review...

Another fun, fast, and steamy read from Rachel Van Dyken! Once I started, I didn’t want to stop!

I laughed, I swooned, and I cheered hard for Harper and Ezra.

This is a best friends to lovers romance that has it all!

I loved the texts from the exes, the hilarious dialogue between the characters, and the hot as fire chemistry between Ezra and Harper.

If you need a fast, funny read with swoons aplenty, get your hands on this!

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Title: Never Marry the Best Man
Series: Whatever It Takes #4
Author: Julia Kent
Genre: Contemporary Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Younger Man/Older Woman, British Hero
Fake Marriage, Road Trip, Forced Proximity
Release Date: September 9, 2025
 
 
BLURB

 

There’s no way the hot relative of a minor British royal is hitting on her. She’s misreading everything, right?
 
Except there’s no mistaking that proposal.
 
When 50something Ranney Martini (yes, Nessa’s mom!) finds herself being courted by the very English best man in a minor royal’s wedding she’s managing, she can’t help but laugh. He’s 17 years her junior, smoking hot, and an award-winning architect. The flirting is all in her imagination.
 
Of course it is.
 
But when a strange twist of fate leaves them trapped in Las Vegas, and Tom has a sudden need for American citizenship – faster than fast – Ranney proves she’s the consummate professional.
 
Because when you’re a wedding protector, you do whatever it takes to make the perfect wedding.
 
Even marrying the very handsome best man.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times bestsellers and more than 21 appearances on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into French, German, and Italian, with more titles releasing in the future.
 
From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men’s room toilet (and he isn’t a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy).
 
She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet paper rolls.
 
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My Review...

This series is just the best! The crew of the Wedding Protectors comes in full force with this newest story.

Ranney and Tom are the focus, and what an adventure they experience.

Ranney is the vintage gal of the group; she is finding her own as an empty nester, but is she missing something in her new life as a single gal?

Enter Tom, younger fella, in need of his own protector and Ranney fits the bill and is willing to help.

Instant feelings and societal norms are at the forefront of this new and budding relationship and the focus of this story.

As with all of Ms. Kent’s stories, you get laughs, heart, heat, and swoons aplenty. Get your hands on this!

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Good Girl’s Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan is now live!

A sexy, bad boy/good girl, fake dating, football romance from bestselling author Chelle Sloan

GUIDE TO LOVE RULE #37: Fake it till you make it. Just don’t fall in love.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve always played it safe. I didn’t take chances. I’m the quintessential good girl of the Banks family.

At least, I was until Linc Kincaid walked into my life.

Now I’m doing things I never thought I’d do. Getting drunk. Singing at karaoke bars. Kissing hot as sin football players for the world to see.

One minute I’m a shy nurse whose biggest problem was that her ex-boyfriend was back in town. The next I’m fake dating the bad boy of the Nashville Fury.

Because yeah…that happened.

Linc and I didn’t mean to get ourselves into this situation, but after pictures of our crazy night hit the internet, we agreed it was a genius plan: I needed help to keep my clingy ex-boyfriend away and he needed to clean up his image. A win-win.

Plus, he was up front with me—he didn’t do long term. And since I’m a forever kind of girl, there was no way I was going to fall in love with my fake boyfriend.

Right?

Wrong. So Wrong.

In my defense, he started holding my hand for the cameras. And kissing my forehead. Calling me a swoony nickname that caused all the butterflies.

But I was holding out. Being strong. Until he offered to give me spicy lessons in the bedroom.

And I said yes.

I guess that’s what I get for taking chances.

Now, somewhere along the way, I fell in love with my fake boyfriend.

And there’s no guide to love for that.

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My Review...

What a bittersweet, fantastically funny, and swoonworthy finish to the Banks family!

This is the story of Anisley and Linc. The final Banks sister and the epitome of a good girl.

I could see parts of myself in Ainsley, and that made me fall in love with her hard!

Linc, you are what every good girl needs, even when he didn’t believe it himself. A reformed bad boy working hard to right the wrongs of his past.

Full of heart, heat, and hilarity, with a dose of Banks family shenanigans we have all loved from the get go. This final book in the series gives you all the feels! 

Every book from this talented author never fails to wow me! Well done Ms. Sloan, well done!  I cannot wait to see what comes from you next!

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When two witches with a tangled history are forced to team up, it spells disaster in this steamy rom-com from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.

It’s the curse of every family’s heir to be the responsible one. My family being the most powerful family in all of Witchingdom doesn’t eliminate that fact, it only makes it worse—and that’s why I, Leona Amber Sherwood, never do the unexpected. Except for that one time I did.

Believe me, I have rued the day that I got married in a midnight ceremony under a full moon to Erik Svensen, the heir to my family’s deepest, bitterest enemies, and now, he won’t agree to a divorce unless we return an ancient spell book to his family’s secured facility.

But on our road trip to return the book, I learn more about Erik as we encounter trolls, nymphs, satyrs, and more. The longer we work together, the more I’m convinced that he might not be the evil trickster I assumed he was. Any more time together will leave me even more enchanted with my husband and that’s the last thing I want. And if I keep telling myself that, maybe I’ll start to believe it.

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My Review...

This second book in the Sherwood Witches series was a long time coming, but it was so worth it!

This fun romantasy is about the Sherwood heir, not the oldest, but the head witch in charge, Leona. She has to be the responsible one, the one that everyone in Witchingdom relies on. But what does Leona want?

I loved her loyalty, her quirks, and her protective streak. 

Erik is the enemy, but is he really? Yes, he is sneaky and underhanded, but he is also fiercely protective of the ones he loves. I loved watching him evolve into a loveable hero.

A wild night in Vegas, to an exciting adventure, and some fantastically imaginative pit stops along the way help Leona and Erik find that they belong together; their magic blends together like coffee and warm doughnuts.

Get your hands on this next fabulous tale written by the talented and funny mind of Avery Flynn!