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Hart Street Lane (Return to Dublin Street 3) by Samantha Young

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Hart Street Lane (Return to Dublin Street 3) by Samantha Young-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 15, 2026

Faking it has never been so hard…

Breaking up with my fiancé wasn’t on my agenda this summer, neither was hiding the truth from everyone, including my colleagues at Pennington’s department store. But that tiny evasion gets me into trouble when I’m forced to play bride-to-be for our new marketing campaign. If my boss finds out I’ve lied to her, it won’t just be my reputation on the line; it’ll be my job.

Enter my new bestie, Baird McMillan. Professional goalkeeper, professional heartbreaker, and now my professional fake fiancé. Baird’s public escapades have gotten him on the wrong side of his football club’s new owner, and he needs to prove he’s settling down. A fake engagement is a win-win for us both.

There’s just one problem. It turns out there’s nothing fake about the explosive connection Baird and I share.

I may not have been looking for love, but every moment with Baird tempts me to reach for it. Yet just as I start to believe a future together could be a real possibility, our pasts come surging back with a vengeance. And with it, those who will do anything to destroy our chance at forever…

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REVIEW:HART STREET LANE is the third instalment in Samantha Young’s contemporary, adult RETURN TO DUBLIN STREET erotic, romance series, a second generation spin off, set in the author’s ON DUBLIN STREET world. This is thirty year old senior fashion buyer Maia MacLeod, and twenty-six year old, professional football goalkeeper Baird McMillan’s story line. HART STREET LANE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maia and Baird) HART STREET LANE follows in the aftermath of the fallout of Maia MacLeod’s engagement to a man who was unsure of his future or the woman he proclaimed to love. Maia never expected to find herself hiding behind a fake engagement to her best friend Baird McMillan, professional footballer and manwh*re but a man willing to play along in an effort to save Maia’s career. When her boss and co-workers suggested a large fashion campaign for Pennington’s Department store using a soon to be married couple, Maia was broadsided when she discovered she and her ‘fiance’ were about to become the centre of attention, both good and bad, against her approval.

The world building follows several pathways including dysfunctional family dynamics, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, as Maia and Baird find themselves embroiled in a paparazzi nightmare manifest by jealousy and resentment by co-workers and envious family.

The relationship between Maia and Baird is friends to fake engagement to lovers as our couple must endure the resentment of fellow co-workers, and the intrusive nature of journalist and paparazzi. As their story unfolds, secrets and lies spiral sending the newspapers and the people in charge into a frenzy, threatening any chance of a happily ever after for our story line couple. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and often questionable secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Maia’s father Logan and step-mother Grace, as well as Baird’s teammates Callan Keen, and John Tessier; Maia’s ex Will, and several co-workers including Hilary, Becky, Liza and Christina. The requisite evil has many faces.

HART STREET LANE is a story of secrets and lies,betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and malevolence, power and control, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is edgy and dramatic; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Samantha Young is the New York Times,  USA Today  and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows.  Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us was published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017. Play On is an adult contemporary romance and the first in a brand new series set in Scotland. Villain is a companion novella to the New York Times bestselling romance HERO.

Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.

Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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The Exception by Vi Keeland -review tour

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The Exception by Vi Keeland -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 11, 2026

He lives by a set of rules. She might be his one exception.
I just wanted a distraction, something to take the edge off before facing a wedding I was dreading. So on the flight back to New York, I signed up for a dating app. Harmless enough, right?Wrong.

Turns out, it wasn’t just any app—it catered to people with very specific tastes. By the time I realized it, I was already on my date.
Tall, confident, and sinfully handsome, Jagger Langston seemed like the full package. The chemistry between us was instant—electric enough to burn the whole city down. Though things took a turn when we figured out I’d misunderstood who should join the app. We laughed it off, said goodbye, and went our separate ways.
Or so I thought.

Until I walked into my new internship Monday morning, ready to put the weekend behind me, and there he was—my boss.
Now I’m caught between the rules he lives by—and the temptation to make him break every single one of them.

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REVIEW:THE EXCEPTION by Vi Keeland is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on thirty-two year old, billionaire businessman Jagger Langston, and twenty-four year old, intern Sutton Holland’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives using present day (Sutton) and memories from the past (Jagger), THE EXCEPTION follows Sutton Holland as she begins an internship in New York at the coveted Apex Financial Institution but the introduction of her new temporary boss implodes when Sutton discovers the man who rejected her on a dating app, is the man who is now controlling her future. Jagger Langston likes control, a Dominant both in and out of the bedroom, Jagger struggles with his attraction to our story line heroine, a young woman whose brilliant mind rivals the brilliance of the man himself. As our couple begin to dance around one another, the inevitable attraction begins as a work place romance that will quickly turn into something more but Sutton’s past refuses to let go, and our heroine finds herself on the outside looking in when the man with whom she is falling in love begins to pull away without looking back.

The world building focuses on the ‘forbidden’ relationship between our story line couple as Jagger begins to spiral out of control. As a former US Marine, Jagger struggles with PTSD, and his memories of what was begin to affect his relationship with everyone in his life.

The relationship between Jagger and Sutton begins as a dating app rejection that slowly builds into something more. Interning for Jagger, Sutton finds herself at both an advantage and disadvantage when Jagger’s need for Sutton is often offset by the knowledge probability of a workplace embarrassment. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters are entertaining and interesting. We are introduced to Sutton’s mother and stepfather, as well as her ex Brendan and his new wife Colette; Sutton’s best friend Miles, as well as several fellow employees who work for or with the man in charge.

THE EXCEPTION is a story of power and control, obsession and conflict, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and edgy with a definite Fifty Shades of Grey vibe ; the characters are striking, determined and desperate; the romance is seductive and impassioned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is an attorney and a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Best Selling author. Over the last three years, ten of her titles have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller lists and three on the New York Times Bestseller lists.

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Atlas (Pittsburgh Titans 19) by Sawyer Bennett-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2026

As a star left-winger for the Pittsburgh Titans, Atlas Karolak thrives on the ice but keeps his personal life uncomplicated. That all changes when tragedy strikes, pushing him into an unlikely partnership that tests his patience, challenges his heart, and threatens to rewrite everything he thought he knew about love and family.

Playing professional hockey wasn’t just a dream, it was the only one that ever mattered. I’ve worked my whole life for this career, and now that I’m playing for the Pittsburgh Titans, I’m exactly where I want to be. My life feels complete.

Losing my best friend to cancer shatters me in ways I didn’t see coming. And as I’m trying to figure out how to say goodbye, I’m blindsided again—because he’s named me and Maddie St. James as joint guardians of his daughter.

Maddie and I… we’re not friends. We’re barely acquaintances. If I’m oil, she’s water, and we’ve never managed to mix without friction. But for the sake of a little girl who’s already lost too much, we need to find neutral ground and figure out how to co-parent.

Are we capable? I’d like to think so. Are we scared out of our minds? Without a doubt. Can we put our differences aside and work together? Honestly, it depends on the day. But when stress turns into stolen glances, which turn into nights we can’t take back, our partnership gets a whole lot more complicated.

Because what started as obligation is starting to feel a lot like forever.

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REVIEW: ATLAS is the nineteenth instalment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult PITTSBURGH TITANS erotic, hockey romance series focusing on the players and management of the Pittsburgh Titan’s professional hockey team. This is winger Atlas Karolak, and social worker Maddie St. James’ storyline. ATLAS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: A couple of years earlier, a devastating plane crashed claimed all but three members of the Pittsburgh Titans hockey team including owners, coaches and staff. Rebuilding the team, owner Brienne Norcross, offered positions to one-time professional and semi-pro players. These are their stories.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maddie and Atlas) ATLAS follows in the wake of the death of his best friend Gray Duncan, and the discovery that he has been given co-parental rights, along with Gray’s other best friend Maddie St. James, of Gray’s one year old daughter Grayce, Grayce’s mother died in childbirth, and Maddie has been the only mother Grayce has ever known but pairing Maddie and Atlas together is the proverbial oil and water, neither one expecting their current life predicament. Working together for the love of the child, Maddie struggles to let go, while Atlas battles between head and heart knowing Maddie’s past plays a role in her need for control.

The world building focuses on the embattled relationship between Maddie and Atlas, a relationship wherein Maddie struggles to let go. Unable to trust the man she barely knows, Maddie’s need to protect Grayce becomes paramount in the wake of the death of the little girl’s father. As Atlas prepares for the playoffs, Maddie sees a man who is often gone.

The relationship between Maddie and Atlas begins acrimoniously but our couple is forced to work together in an effort to raise the little girl who has lost the only parent she has ever known. Moving in together pushes our couple together, a move that sees Maddie struggling with the upheaval in her life, she never expected. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including the return of several members of the Pittsburgh Titans Hockey club: own Brienne Norcross and her husband Drake McGinn, Lucky and Winnie, Coach West, Goalie Kace Elliott, as well as the short but heart breaking introduction of Gray Duncan. Kace Elliott’s story line is next.

ATLAS is a story of grief and loss, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is emotional, dramatic and intense; the characters are determined and charismatic- Maddie St. James pushed all of my buttons. The romance is seductive and fated.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released more than 30 books and has been featured on both the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists on multiple occasions.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active toddler, as well as full-time servant to two adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or a combination of the two.

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A Hateful Negotiation (Kings of New York 4) by Tijan-review tour

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A Hateful Negotiation (Kings of New York 4) by Tijan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2026

Creighton was a dangerous crime boss with a growing empire. And he’s a psychopath.

He’s also obsessed with Blake.

She wanted a normal life. That meant new friends and a life without Creighton.

Except when Blake moves to New York for her senior year of college, Creighton follows because he knows that danger is close behind. He has always protected Blake, and he always will protect her, even if Blake hates how ruthless Creighton has become for her.

However, once they’re in New York, the dynamics between the two begin to change. Tensions heat up, and soon their chemistry is sizzling beyond what Blake can handle.

That means that their usual back-and-forth has to change, with new rules and a new agreement.

Perhaps this negotiation could be for their happily ever after?

They’ll just need to survive each other first

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REVIEW:A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION is the fourth instalment in Tijan’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF NEW YORK, dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-eight year old, businessman and Mafia boss Creighton ‘Eight’ Lane, and twenty-two year old, college student Blake Green’s story line. A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION can be read as a stand alone with out any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. By way of mention, there is a slight cross-over with the author’s Bennett Mafia series, and the Carter Reed Series.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives ( Creighton and Blake) using present day and memories from the past, A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION focuses on the obsessive relationship and protection of our story line heroine. Blake Green grew up in the foster care system, where she would meet and befriend future mob boss Creighton ‘Eight’ Lane. Creighton immediately became guardian and protector of our story line heroine, so much so, that when Blake was targeted by another faction of the New York mob, Creighton took no prisoners, leaving no one behind but Blake’s new college placement finds a familiarity including the security and guards provided by the man she has always love, a man with whom she struggled to keep from destroying the people she loved. Having crossed territories, threats for past sins, and another target on our heroine’s back, Creighton and his team are preparing for war, a war that no one is going to win.

The world building follows several paths including the protection of a woman who struggles between head and heart, believing she is not worthy of love or her own happily ever after. The diverging heads of the various Mafia families are heading to war, and our heroine is about to become a pawn in winner takes all.

The relationship between Blake and Creighton is a friends to frenemies to lovers in which Crieghton has declared Blake as his own but someone else has fallen in love with our story line hero, and a perceived betrayal will push them out of his life. As Blake struggles with both her need for, and anger towards our story line hero, Blake is well aware, that the world would never survive the wrath of Creighton Lane, should something happen to our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is another large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to Mafia heads Tristian West ( A Dirty Business), and Ashton Walden (A Cruel Arrangement), Sophie and Pialto; Creighton’s men Levi and Lassiter, as well as the introduction of Yakuza auxiliary and Blake’s roommates, Heath Nogoskeski, Niko, and Marshall Finch.

A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and family, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic,and edgy; the romance is impassioned; the characters are desperate, determined and dangerous.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing a new YA series along with so many more from north Minnesota where she lives with a man she couldn’t be without and an English Cocker she adores. 

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Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Sierra Simone & Julie Murphy

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Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl (Academic Affairs 1) by Sierra Simone & Julie Murphy

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2026

Class is in session.

Maddie Kowalczk is ready to be a bad girl. When the rookie lecturer lands at Astra University, she’s looking to start fresh after a messy breakup. But her first night in town takes a twist when she bumps into Bram Loe—a reserved but incredibly handsome single dad she (not so accidentally) stole a parking spot from earlier that day. The unspoken chemistry as he locks eyes with her while she gets a birthday spanking at a local bar is hotter than a Bunsen burner at full flame.

Bram is looking for a break from his hectic life as an ecology professor and dad to rambunctious twins and a busy teenager. So when his college friend’s divorce celebration brings him face-to-face with the same delectable brat who stole his parking spot, he’s ready for a night to remember. But the next morning, Bram’s world turns upside down (and that’s not just the hangover talking). His new nanny? None other than Maddie, who also happens to be the new poli-sci adjunct at the university where he teaches.

Maddie is desperate and broke, so when Bram offers her a raise and the chance to set some ground rules, she can’t say no. As the two settle into their new roles, the normally unruffled Bram finds that no one riles him up like Maddie does, which is a problem when every argument feels like foreplay. Of course, Bram is an educator first and foremost, and he very quickly finds he can’t resist the temptation of instructing Maddie in the fundamentals of being a good girl.

And it turns out Maddie’s a hands-on learner…

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REVIEW:When Julie and Sierra write together, there are two things I know for sure are going to happen. One, the book is gonna be top tier, and two, pure chaos. Couldn’t have been more on the nose with this one. From the wild minds of Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone, Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl is a standalone, spicy academy, nanny romance that is filled with so much spice it should come with its own maturity rating.

Maddie is new to Kansas and just getting her professional career started as a Poli-Sci Professor, even if it is only adjunctly. She’s had a rough go of things lately from breaking up with her ex, to living out of her car, life is a mess, but she has a plan. That plan crashes pretty quickly after a one night stand with a smoking hot stranger, a stranger that just happens to be her boss at her part time nanny gig, oh and her co-worker and fellow Professor as well. Fudge.

There is so much to unpack with Fundamentals. Maddie is a plus size woman trying to make her way in an academic profession that is determined to keep her down. When she meets Bram, she’s at a low point in her life, but also more determined than ever to prove not only to others that she has what it takes to succeed but also to herself. Bram is another story, he has all the green flags. When his ex wife heads out of town, he needs additional help with his twins and oldest daughter, this brings Maddie to his door. (The kids are freaking adorbs!) Their relationship quickly changes once they realize who they are to another, but that doesn’t stop the lust and chemistry they share to bubble over. Now they have to learn to navigate this new relationship together.

Holy, holy holy! Maddie and Bram have to be the hottest couples I’ve read so far this year. Let’s get the spice outta the way. Yes, there is quite a bit of spice in this book, toss in a bratty Maddie and a Daddy Dom Bram and this is gonna knock your socks off. There is also so so much to the plot and growth to the story, and those parts kept me more engaged. (not that the spice isn’t good) Maddie and Bram both had so much going on in their lives before and during getting together, there were of course parts that they dealt with together, but each also had difficulties to overcome on their own. I don’t normally gravitate towards college/academy tropes, but Julie and Sierra have never let me down before. Maddie and Bram’s dynamic both in and out of the bedroom really works for them, even more so with the age gap. Bram taught things to Maddie and Maddie in turn taught Bram to loosen up a bit and to let things go. Maddie also goes through a lot of stereotypes in the book as a woman in a field that predominantly men, not to mention she is also a plus size woman. I love how this is represented as something real that she experiences and not just a filler for chapter length. There isn’t enough of this type of representation in books these days let alone romance so the fact that these authors can make it so, just adds to the girl power that they already knew they had. There is a particular character I would like to see have their own story, but I’m not a spoiler kinda girly. You’ll have to read to find out.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Picture Perfect (Isle of Kala) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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Picture Perfect (Isle of Kala) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 8, 2026

One look and I know – he’s going to be mine!

He walks into my boudoir studio and everything else fades away. For a long moment, it’s just the two of us frozen in time. But when I come back to the present, I realize he’s not alone. He’s here for a couple’s session.

After he returns solo and asks for a bondage shoot, I make one very important realization – that man is mine. I’ll stop at nothing to have him.

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REVIEW:Picture Perfect is a steamy MM romance novella by Crea Reitan, set in the paradise of the Isle of Kala, a luxurious LGBTQIA+ resort island that’s become a favorite backdrop in the author’s interconnected worlds (previously glimpsed in her popular For Puck’s Sake hockey series).

This short standalone follows a boudoir photographer who experiences instant, overwhelming attraction when a handsome client walks into his studio.

What starts as a couple’s session quickly evolves into something far more personal when the man returns alone, requesting a bondage themed shoot. 😜

From there, it’s full speed ahead into possessive, intense romance.

“One look and I know he’s going to be mine!” I did squeal reading the blurb 😂

The story centers on Larson (the determined photographer) and Dylan, delivering exactly what you’d expect from one of my favourite authors, high heat, obsessive chemistry, and unapologetic passion.

One thing that almost had me not picking up the book, is the fact that one of the characters is in a relationship (I don’t like cheaters!) But give it a chance, as all us not as it seems 😜

I know not everyone is a fan of instalust or instalove, but I am. The intense chemistry between Larson and Dylan is the standout here. It’s electric from that very first frozen moment in the studio, building into something all consuming.

The Isle of Kala itself feels like a character, sunny, accepting, and the perfect escape for swoony island romance.

I love revisiting the island, we’ve met characters from previous books, but also islanders themselves.

It’s a novella, so don’t expect deep world building or complex subplots, this is pure focused romance with plenty of spice.

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Reviewed by Julie B 🦋

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous – meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center – and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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For Now (Star-Crossed City 3) by Ari Wright-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 8, 2026

Marco Amir is great at his job.

With one notable exception.

He absolutely cannot keep himself away from the beautiful, wallflower wedding planner.

He’s supposed to be protecting her from the rabid media, ensuring there are no leaks that compromise the big event. Though, as threats close in and his carefully laid plans begin to unravel, Marco finds he isn’t just guarding Alice because he has to, but because he’s pretty sure she just might be the one…

If he can somehow convince her their connection isn’t just for now.

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REVIEW: FOR NOW is the third book in the Star-Crossed City series by the ever talented Ari Wright. As always, I do recommend reading a series in order to get the most out of it, but each book can be read as a standalone in an interconnected series. Past book characters do play a part in For Now, so I do strongly recommend reading the first two books. Now onto the good stuff!

Alice is a wallflower, shy, klutzy and prefers her tea and books to socializing and parties. She is kind and smart, but like so many of us not the most confident in herself or how she looks. Alice is a plus size baddie, but due to her horrible (and I do mean horrible) mother, she struggles with self-love and trusting others. One day at work, her lovely, but crazy friend Tris manages to talk Alive into taking on a client for a last minute wedding for their mutual friend Ella. Here’s the kicker though, Ella is marrying Grayson (book one) and he is loaded and famous, so everyone is out for the details for the wedding of the century, thus leaving Alice as the odd one out. She’s never done an event this big, but she can’t leave her friend in a bind, and agrees to do it. Poor Alice just wasn’t prepared for the “security” that it came with.

Marco is just what you would think a security executive would be, tall, broad, muscular, alpha-male, but he’s also a hopeless romantic. When he scopes her out for a risk assignment, he’s obsessed from the first meeting. (and what a meet cute it is) Marco quickly learns that Alice isn’t like any woman he has met before, that she is gonna be the one. The one he wants to spend the rest of his life with, there’s just one catch. She doesn’t think he really wants her. Marco makes it his mission to protect her from all things crazy wedding, but also to show her just how serious he is about their future together. He just wasn’t expecting the thing wanting to harm them was more connected to him than his clients.

I freaking loved this! Ari’s books always leave me feeling just a little bit lighter after reading them, and For Now was the same. Alice is my soul sister, she is such a relatable character and I love how much she grows throughout the book, and Marco, well we all need a Marco in our corner one day. It was fun seeing how some of the other characters have fared after their books, and even Tris (who I hope gets a book) was a kick in the pants. I will say, towards the end, I was a little unhappy with Alice for believing that b.s (no spoilers) but her character was still growing so I will look past it. For Now is a story of found family, self-love and acceptance, and learning what true love really looks like.

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Reviewed by Sarah

Ari was once entirely sane, but then she realized sanity is overrated and decided  to write sporty Omegaverse smut. Because life is short, you know? She loves really embarrassing music, moody weather, and any story where the bad guy gets the girl. Because what’s Happily Ever After without a little (or a lot of) spice? You can follow her works in progress, favorite reads, and very pink aesthetic
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THE TOUCH WE SEEK (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado 6) by S.Cole-review

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About the book: Release Date January 8, 2026

Wren
It was supposed to be a quick job—slip into a criminal network, steal the money, vanish before anyone noticed.
Except now, I’m wedged between a furious cartel and an unrelenting FBI agent.
There’s nowhere left to run… except straight into the arms of the last people I should trust: the Iron Outlaws MC.
Yet Catfish—the biker assigned to shadow my every move—gives me attitude and quiet understanding in equal measure.
I’ve spent my life surviving systems built to erase me.
I didn’t expect a rough-edged biker with too many scars and not enough patience to be the one who sees me clearly.

Catfish
The club got hacked on my watch. Money gone.
Now I’m stuck protecting the outsider they brought in to fix it.
Wren—a hacker with no last name, no respect, and a mouth that drives me wild.
They’re off-limits. President’s orders.
And I’m already one mistake away from getting benched for good.
But when Wren is threatened, the rules go out of the window.
They become the line I’ll cross.
Because there isn’t anything I won’t do, to keep us safe.
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REVIEW: THE TOUCH WE SEEK is the sixth instalment in S. Cole’s (Scarlett Cole) contemporary, adult IRON OUTLAWS MC: COLORADO erotic, MC romance series, set in the author’s IRON OUTLAWS world. This is club treasurer and secretary, thirty year old, River ‘Catfish’ Haines and twenty-five year old, Blackhat hacker Wren Maren’s story line. THE TOUCH WE SEEK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Wren was first introduced in book five-THE TRUST WE BROKE.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be issues for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Wren and Catfish) THE TOUCH WE SEEK follows Wren Maren who has been under the protection of the Iron Outlaws MC: New Jersey but their whereabouts has been compromised, and Wren finds themself now under the protection of the Colorado chapter. Assigned to protect Wren, River ‘Catfish’ Haines discovers there is more to Wren then he could have ever imagined; a hacker whose connections to both the Cartel and FBI has placed a target on their back. On the run, and in hiding, Wren and Catfish find themselves at a disadvantage as someone is always a step ahead.

The world building follows several pathways including Wren’s non-binary identity, something everyone accepts but struggles to keep the pronouns correct. Catfish has been warned off Wren as they are a job, and not a conquest but Catfish sees something in Wren that no one else can see. As Wren and Catfish dig deeper into the dark web, a pattern begins to appear, as Wren discovers the person taking aim may be the most dangerous of them all.

The relationship between Wren and Catfish begins as protection but quickly turns into something more. Wren is determined to ensure their identity remains non-binary but their attraction to Catfish threatens the stoic actions and attitude of the Blackhat hacker.The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of familiar, dynamic and energetic secondary and supporting characters including several members from both Iron Outlaws MC series.

THE TOUCH WE SEEK is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and madness, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is detailed and dramatic with much focus on Wren’s non-binary status. The romance is seductive; the characters are determined and desperate.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.

She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance books!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.

When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk about hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from you any time.

She is represented by Louise Fury at The Fury Agency.

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