Release Boost: Brewhouse Book Club Series, Books 1 & 2 by Tina Gallagher & Cissy Mecca

 

Jess Harper finally has the fresh start she was looking for until she needs a fake date to survive her ex’s wedding weekend. Caleb Ward is the reliable, closed-off man who agrees to help, expecting nothing more than a favor. But when their pretend relationship starts to feel real, they’ll have to decide if they’re brave enough to risk everything for something neither of them believed they deserved. Readers who enjoy steamy fake dating romances will devour Fake It Until It’s Real by Tina Gallagher & Cissy Mecca, a small-town, forced proximity romance.

 She's afraid she's too much. He's convinced he'll never be enough.

Maplemoor is Jess Harper's fresh start. A quiet place to rebuild after a future that never happened. Now she has a book club that feels like family, a coffee shop that knows her order, and a life that finally feels steady again.

What she doesn't have is a date to her best friend's wedding—the one where her ex and his brand-new fiancée will also be there.

Enter Caleb Ward. Dependable. Steady. The kind of man who shows up before you even have to ask—for everyone except himself. He's got a life in Maplemoor that works for him, but when it comes to love, he keeps his walls firmly in place—and exactly where he wants them.

Agreeing to be Jess's date to the wedding is just a favor. Nothing more.

Until it isn't.

One weekend together. One very convincing performance.

Turns out the line between pretending and real is thinner than either of them thought. The hard part is knowing which side they're on.

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 Operations Manager Carli Porter runs The Lochwell as if it were her own and is fiercely protective of the community she’s built within its walls. But when the building's owner sends in his best friend to evaluate its future, Caril finds herself fighting to keep everything she loves from slipping away. Left with no other option, she’s forced to team up with Alexander Grassi, the very man who could decide the building's fate. Readers who enjoy steamy, he-falls-first romances will devour Fight It Until We Can’t by Cissy Mecca & Tina Gallagher, a small-town, rivals-to-lovers romance.

 He's a property analyst hired to find the cracks.

She's the operations manager who will make sure he doesn't.

Carli Porter runs The Lochwell like it's hers. The coffee shop is her living room. Its book club members are her family. The residents are her friends. The pub is her Friday night. The only problem? The building belongs to someone else, and that someone just sent his best friend to decide its fate.

Alexander Grassi is smart and annoyingly hard to hate. He also has the kind of forearms that make it very difficult to stay mad at him. (She's tried. It hasn't worked.) He's supposed to write a report, hand it over to his friend and leave. He wasn't supposed to start showing up to trivia night. Or turning her coffee cup so the handle faces her. Or looking at her like she's the best thing in a building full of things worth saving.

She says his report could ruin her life.

He says she's not wrong.

She says that's makes him the last person she should want around.

He says he's staying anyway.

Because some legacies (and people) are worth fighting for.

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 About Tina Gallagher

Tina Gallagher grew up and continues to live in Northeast Pennsylvania. As a tween, she and her best friend would create happily ever afters for their favorite soap opera couples. Eventually, the soap operas lost their appeal, but the writing never did. Before living her dream as a full-time author, she worked a spectrum of jobs ranging from baking and cake decorating to marketing and project management. In between creating memorable characters, traveling, and taking pole dance lessons, Tina enjoys spending time with her two grown children and Golden Irish named Thea.

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 About Cissy Mecca

A "recovering" 8th-grade teacher and curriculum consultant with a PhD in Language & Literacy, Cecelia loves writing high-heat, emotionally charged romance. The Brands (The Mecca Romance Multiverse): Cissy Mecca: Contemporary Romance, Cecelia Mecca: Medieval and Scottish Historical Romance. C.L. Mecca: Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. Mecca Romance Signature Style: Heroines: Bold, strong women who fall hard but never lose their identity. Heroes: High-heat, protective, and intense. Vibe: Visceral, sensory-rich escapes... from family-owned vineyards to the war-torn Anglo-Scottish borders. Other Info: Representation: Katie Reed (Katie Reed Literary) Personal: Married, two teens, Disney enthusiast, traveler, and wine lovers Authority: PhD background makes her an excellent guest for craft-focused podcasts or literacy-based panels.

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Release Blitz: Excerpt from Burning Vengeance by Tricia T. LaRochelle

 

Natalie Dugan thought starting a cleaning business would bring freedom, not danger. Between caring for her sick mother and juggling new clients, she has no time for romance—until she meets Aaron Marino, a scarred ex-firefighter who makes her question everything. When a series of suspicious fires spreads through their Virginia town, suspicion falls on every man around her, leaving Natalie to unravel a deadly mystery before vengeance consumes them all. Readers who enjoy high-stakes and forced proximity romances will devour Burning Vengeance by Tricia T. LaRochelle, a small-town, fireman romantic suspense.
 

 
When Natalie Dugan trades spreadsheets for scrub brushes, she hopes her new cleaning business will give her independence—and the chance to care for her ailing mother. Love isn’t on her agenda, but everything changes when she meets Aaron Marino, a reclusive ex-firefighter scarred by the blaze that nearly claimed his life.
As a string of suspicious fires threatens their quaint Virginia town, every man in Natalie’s orbit becomes a suspect: her hard-working new boyfriend, her mother’s unfairly maligned partner, her unsettling neighbor, and even Aaron himself. But the closer Natalie gets to Aaron, the harder it is to ignore the spark that refuses to extinguish.
When the truth behind the fires finally ignites, Natalie will have to confront betrayal, vengeance, and danger that hits far too close to home. Survival—and love—depend on whether she can brave the flames of the past … before they consume her.
 
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Copyright 2026, Tricia T. LaRochelle
 
“Okay, time to go to work.”
A headline flashed on the screen of my phone as I was exiting my vehicle.
Authorities investigating a series of fires in the local area, one linked to a commercial public warehouse in eastern Charlottesville. Two men in the hospital due to smoke inhalation. No fatalities. Authorities suspect arson.
“A series. Arson?” I mumbled to myself. I thought about Dr. Clark’s brother-in-law. “What kind of idiot would start a fire on purpose? You have to be absolutely nuts to do something like that.” 
My jaw clenched thinking about all the casualties, not to mention the men and women who had risked their lives to stop the insanity. It never ceased to amaze me how destructive certain people could be. 
I thought about that fire that broke out at my mother’s old neighbor’s gift shop last week. Bea and Nigel were nearing retirement and had just put the place up for sale. They lost all their inventory in that blaze. At least the fire hadn’t injured anyone. Bea had told my mom that she swore she had seen a dark, hooded figure in the woods nearby on the night of the fire. Was the person watching the place? Bea and Nigel were careful people. They didn’t smoke or take unnecessary risks. A late-night call had informed them that their place was now a pile of rubble . . . charred rubble. Baffled didn’t begin to describe it. I hoped they had insurance. 
I strolled up the walkway covered in light-and-dark gray pavers toward a porch supported by square pillars and anchored by natural stone accents. The shining sun gleamed against the beveled sidelights as I rang the doorbell and waited. It wasn’t long before footfalls approached, the door swinging open to reveal a tall man donning strawberry-blond hair with a slight curl to it. A trimmed beard of the same shade revealed a few wisps of white that implied Aaron was probably older than I was, but not by much, his face relatively free of wrinkles. 
My pulse ramped. Every cell in my body went berserk. 
The thin red-and-black flannel shirt Aaron wore did little to hide the robust shoulders of this guy or his pectorals. And I had thought Justin was in shape. His faded jeans hung casually from his hips and toned waistline. White socks covered his feet. His amber eyes emphasized warm honey with a slight slant in a Ryan Gosling sort of way, his lips full, and his overall facial structure rather scrumptious. If this guy wanted to abduct me, I’d have a difficult time putting up a fight. Not really, but man. How many men and women had he rescued in a fire who were swooning over him still?
Zing. I felt it. As though an electrical shock had zapped me. 
Suddenly, I wished I had put on makeup. Damn. My hair was back up in a neat ponytail, but my outfit was about as unflattering as it got: bright-orange sneakers and scrubs in pale yellow with a doggy print splattered all over them. 
 
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Since she was a little girl, award-winning author Tricia T. LaRochelle has been obsessed with tragic love stories. No beach reads for her. Bring on the grit with a double side of turmoil. She likes to feel the character’s anguish as they fight to overcome obstacles to be together. Growing up in central Vermont, she has seen her share of tragedy but remains a hopeful romantic. She now lives in central Virginia, where she continues to foster the possibilities of how love can conquer all.
 
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Release Blitz: Grumpily Ever After by Teagan Hunter

 Grumpily Ever After by Teagan Hunter is now LIVE!

An obstinate ex–NHL player meets his match in a cheerfully resilient wedding planner prone to chaos in this sweet and spicy romantic comedy about game-changing second chances.

Wedding planner Odette Chambers has a knack for ruining every ceremony she touches. But her latest gig could be a curse breaker. The bride is her best friend, Izzy, and the venue is a local cidery with the Pacific Northwest mountains as a beautiful backdrop. The cidery’s only rotten apple is its owner, former NHL player Noah Stevens—Izzy’s older brother and a recently divorced, fully committed grump who doesn’t believe in happy endings.

But Noah can’t say no to his hopeful little sister. His decision sends Odette barreling into his life, and she insists on making picture-perfect renovations to his cidery. She’s demanding, irritatingly optimistic, and quite possibly the prettiest woman he’s ever seen. Noah is turning Odette’s head, too, but if she wants a wedding to finally go off without a hitch, he’s a handsome distraction she can’t afford. Right?

As Noah risks a second chance at love, Odette’s luck might change as well. For better or for worse.

 

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Release Blitz: Excerpt from One Night in Paris by N.D. Jackson

 

When a not-quite-jilted bride turns her would-be honeymoon into a solo adventure, the last thing she expects is to fall for Paris or the broodingly handsome artist who shows her its secrets. As midnight kisses blur into something deeper, she must choose between the life she left behind and the future she never saw coming. One Night in Paris by N.D. Jackson is a heart-mending, spicy travel romance where art, passion, and second chances collide in the world’s most romantic city.
 

It started as one night in Paris.
It ended with forever on the line.
Not quite a jilted bride,
I still find myself on a first-class flight to Paris—solo.
What was supposed to be a honeymoon has become my Great Parisian Adventure: afrt, food, and falling in love with the city.
Then I met Lucien.
Tall. Dark. French. Irresistibly artsy.
He taught me how to see the city through his eyes.
Its sounds, its colors, its passion.
And somehow, somewhere between croissants, art galleries, and midnight kisses,
Paris stopped being just a place… and started to feel like him.
But he’s a world away from my real life.
And I came here to move on, not fall in love.
Still, you can’t have a Great Parisian Adventure without a touch of romance.
Even if it can't last.
One Night in Paris is a jilted bride, friends to lovers, travel romance with a happy ending, steamy open-door scenes and a whole lotta Paris. Features a scorching hot Parisian with sensitive eyes, a gentle soul and hot touch.
 
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Copyright 2025, N.D. Jackson
 
For the first time in my life, words failed me so I did the only thing that seemed appropriate in the moment, I pressed my lips to hers and let the moment carry me.
A soft whimper escaped Emerald’s lips when our mouths touched at the exact same time her hands landed on my chest, the warmth of her touch penetrated every layer of my skin.
It was an odd sensation, kissing a woman who wasn’t Eve. Who didn’t taste the way Eve did. Emerald’s curls were a stark contrast to her silky straight locks. Everything about the kiss was surreal because I never thought I would kiss another pair of lips but here I was, savoring a pair that were thicker and softer than I was accustomed to. She tasted of cherries instead of peach lip balm.
Emerald’s lips weren’t submissive, she dove right into the kiss as if she wanted it the way I wanted it. Her hands curled into the fabric of the thin t-shirt I slept in, fisting it as if she wanted to make sure I didn’t break the kiss.
As if I could.
Not even ten thousand hours could have dragged our lips apart. Her kiss was more intoxicating than the best French wine, her touch was hotter than the hottest Parisian sun. Every second that our lips were fused together was another second I grew addicted to her touch and her taste. Emerald kissed the way she seemed to do everything, with an immense passion that was impossible to ignore. Her lips moved against mine with a drugging intensity that made my head spin. Her tongue danced with mine so effortlessly as if we’d been kissing for years, diving deep as if she was hungry for every inch of me.
The soft moans she made were enough to unravel the steely resolve that had settled deep in my bones the moment the doctor’s told me my wife, my son, my entire world was gone. The hesitation was gone, vanishing on the breeze that tore through the apartment, replaced by pent up passion that shocked me with its ferocity.
The way I wanted her didn’t just shock me, it scared me. Who was this woman to make me want her this way? Why did she affect me this way when no other woman had? I had been the picture of the faithful, grieving husband since the day I lost her and now it was all gone. Obliterated in one, heartfelt act.
An eternity passed before one of us—Emerald—pulled back, gasping and wide-eyed. Her lips were pink and swollen as they curved up into a slow smile. “That was…wow. One hell of a kiss.”
Her words relaxed me and pulled me out of my head a way nothing else could have in that moment. “It was pretty wow wasn’t it?”
She nodded, a short shock of laughter exploded from her lips. “Yeah,” she sighed. “It was.” Her gaze went from my eyes back to my lips, and then her breath hitched as if she was fighting the urge to kiss me again.
 
 
About N.D. Jackson
Wanderer. Lover of books. Romance author. Vegan. Those are just some of the things used to describe me! When I’m not spinning tales of small town and contemporary romance, I love to travel, cook, and watch/listen to true crime, history & strange documentaries and podcasts. I’m a native Chicagoan currently living in Europe who has been in love with books for as long as I can remember. My first book, Conflict of Interest, was published in 2014, and I’ve been writing books ever since! I’m a full-time writer and part-time author, traveler, vegan blogger, and obsessive fan of Dawson’s Creek.
 
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Release Blitz: Excerpt from Versions of You by Cecelia Mecca

 

 
When a bolt of lightning drags bookstore owner Lena Harper into the pages of a centuries-old chronicle, she’s thrust into a love triangle that spans worlds and lifetimes: a devoted medieval knight, a seductive immortal, and the best friend she left behind. As her heart becomes entangled with all three men, Lena uncovers a truth that binds their fates—and hers—in ways she never imagined. Caught between fantasy and reality, she must choose the world she belongs to and the love worth stepping out of her stories for. Readers who enjoy steamy genre-bending romances will want to sink their teeth into Versions of You by Cecelia Mecca, a fated mates, second-chance, forbidden romance.
 

 

Lena Harper sells love stories in her bookstore. She never expected to fall into one.
When lightning strikes her small-town bookshop, pulling Lena into the pages of a centuries-old chronicle, she finds herself torn between a noble knight, a dark immortal, and her steadfast best friend.
In medieval England, Sir Rowan offers devotion and protection.
In Stone Haven, immortal Riven awakens Lena’s darker cravings.
And back home in Kitchi Falls waits Nolan, the best friend she’s never truly seen.
Three men. Three worlds. One impossible truth … they’re all connected to her in ways she never imagined.
As the boundaries blur between story and reality, Lena must step out of her books and risk everything for the love waiting right in front of her.
 
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Copyright 2025, Cecelia Mecca
 
Rain tapped softly against the windows of Kitchi Falls Books, the steady rhythm syncing with the thrum of my pulse as I turned another page. Was there anything better than the smell of old paper on a rainy afternoon? Maybe one thing: reading a romance that made you feel something again. Something real. Something messy.
“Let me guess,” Nolan said as he set a mug beside me, steam curling upward like a beckoning hand. “You skipped lunch. Again.”
I looked up at him—my best friend, my constant, the boy who used to trade PB&J halves with me in third grade and had somehow turned into a man with forearms I pretended not to notice.
“It’s barely noon,” I protested.
“It’s two-thirty,” he countered, one brow raised.
Okay, so time slipped when I read. Sue me.
“I’m just saying,” he continued, leaning on the counter beside me, “it wouldn’t kill you to occasionally consume food that isn’t flavored with printer ink.”
I smiled, unable to help it. Nolan’s teasing never felt like criticism. It felt like care. Like home.
He nudged the book in my hands. “Good?”
“Great,” I said. “The kind of read that makes the world feel bigger.”
That earned me a quiet look—one of those soft, unreadable ones Nolan gave when he wanted to say more but didn’t.
Before I could ask what was behind it, the bell over the door chimed.
A man stepped inside, rain clinging to his shoulders like it worshiped him. Tall. Dark hair. Sharp jaw. Eyes so blue they looked unreal under the shop lights. He shouldn’t have fit in Kitchi Falls—our little lake town was cozy sweaters and maple donuts, not… whatever he was.
He scanned the shelves like he was searching for something he’d lost a lifetime ago.
“Need help finding anything?” Nolan asked, but the stranger’s gaze was fixed on me.
On my book.
“The Healer’s Curse,” he said, voice low, a strange familiarity threading through it. “You enjoy stories like that?”
I blinked. “Stories like what?”
“Ones where fate pulls two people together long before they understand why.”
A shiver traced my neck.
Nolan stepped closer—not protective exactly, but present, his body blocking half the stranger’s view. “Can we help you with something?”
“Yes,” the man said simply. “Her.”
“Me?” I echoed.
The stranger nodded once. “Your name is Lena, yes?”
My breath stalled. I didn’t know him. Had never seen him in town. Yet he said my name like he’d said it before. Like he’d whispered it into the dark.
“Do I… know you?” I asked.
“Not yet,” he said. “But you will.”
Okay. Cryptic much?
Nolan angled himself between us. “Maybe you should try that line somewhere else.”
The stranger didn’t even flinch. “I’m not here to cause trouble. I came to return something.”
He reached into his coat and pulled out a small, leather-bound book. Old. Worn. The kind of artifact historians drooled over.
I hesitated but took it. The cover was embossed with a symbol I recognized instantly—a crescent moon surrounded by three intertwined circles. I’d seen it in the medieval romance series I’d been reading. In the margins of my dad’s genealogy notes. Even in last night’s dream—
My heartbeat tripped.
“How did you get this?” I whispered.
His gaze softened. “That’s a much longer story than you’re ready for.”
And just like that, the lights flickered overhead. Once. Twice. Like the whole world held its breath.
“Lena?” Nolan’s voice pulled me back.
I forced a smile. “It’s fine. Really.”
But it wasn’t. Something inside me shifted the moment the book touched my hands, as if a door I hadn’t known existed had swung open.
The stranger gave a barely-there bow. “We will see each other again.”
Then he stepped back into the rain, leaving the scent of storm air and something ancient behind.
Nolan shut the door a little too hard. “What the hell was that?”
“I don’t know,” I said honestly, but the truth pulsed beneath my skin like a second heartbeat.
I wasn’t sure whether I felt terrified.
Or awakened.
 

 
About the Cecelia Mecca

Cecelia Mecca is a former 8th-grade teacher and curriculum consultant turned full-time romance author. Armed with a PhD in Language & Literacy, an enduring love of chai lattes, and a newly minted Italian passport she uses to visit Sicily as often as possible, she writes across three romance genres under the Mecca Romance umbrella: • Cissy Mecca – steamy small-town romance • C.L. Mecca – romantasy & paranormal romance • Cecelia Mecca – medieval & Scottish historical romance If you love emotionally charged, flirt-filled love stories where strong women fall hard but never lose themselves, you’ve found your next favorite author. Cecelia’s heroines are bold, her heroes bring the heat, and every story is an escape—whether to a small town beside a vineyard or to the intrigue-filled Anglo-Scottish border of the 13th century. Cecelia lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two teens. When she’s not writing, she’s planning her next girls’ trip or Disney vacation, sipping wine, or chatting with readers. From castles to coffee shops, your escape awaits.
 
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Release Blitz: Excerpt from Mr. Merry Ex-Mas by Carolina Jax

 Sadie believes in three things: a well-structured Google Calendar, white twinkle lights over colored ones, and never going back to an ex. Too bad she’s stuck planning the biggest Christmas event of the year with Danny, the only person who’s ever made her feel seen. Can holiday magic make sparks fly between them again? Readers who enjoy found family and holiday fun will will fall for Mr. Merry Ex-Mas by Carolina Jax, a steamy, small town, enemies to lovers, second chance romance. 

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I believe in three things: a well-structured Google Calendar, twinkle lights over colored ones, and never going back to an ex. But when the Starlight Bay Town Board pairs me with that ex, the one with charm for days and a smirk to match, to plan the biggest Christmas event of the year, my plan to avoid him begins to unravel.
Danny Love is chaos in a hoodie, yet he’s somehow the only person who ever made me feel seen, when he wasn’t teasing me or driving me absolutely insane. Now we're stuck together planning a Christmas Gala and dodging mistletoe balls, and it turns out, the spark between us never actually fizzled. It just waited for the moment we both might be brave enough to try, again.
Can holiday magic help his ‘winging it’ personality and my ‘google calendar is my bible’ attitude make it work a second time?

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Copyright 2025 Carolina Jax
 
“How about a shot?ˮ
He raises a brow and puts his hands on his hips. “How bad we talking?ˮ
“You know the Christmas Gala youʼre sponsoring and your in-house event rep is handling?ˮ He nods. “The Starlight Bay Town Board picked a teacher to assist. And Iʼm that teacher.ˮ
He whistles but has a shit-eating grin. “So, itʼs bad.ˮ He grabs four shot glasses and lines them up, then grabs the bottle of Jameson, filling all four. He pushes two forward, then grabs one. We tap glasses and down it, the burn making me feel slightly better.
“Does she know?ˮ
“Oh, she knows.ˮ I slam the second shot. “I just came from seeing her at the school auditorium.ˮ
“Howʼd that go?ˮ
I shake my head. “Sheʼs still Sadie. Color-coded, clipboard-carrying, and convinced Iʼm here to sabotage her centerpiece arrangements.ˮ
“Seems to be a specialty of yours.ˮ
“Causing chaos is my love language.ˮ
Matt laughs and pours one more shot. “You mean your ‘desperately trying not to be in loveʼ
language?ˮ
“Excuse me. Iʼll have you know I am very successfully not in love with her.ˮ
“You're so full of shit.ˮ
I shrug, then do the third shot, the fire sitting low in my stomach. “I canʼt help it if I remember
everything she says, and still think about how good she looks when sheʼs mad.ˮ I smile. “I pushed her buttons on purpose today to see what would happen.ˮ
He scoffs. “Still trying to get a blow job after a fight, huh?ˮ
I snicker. “I should have never told you that.ˮ I spin the empty shot glass, and my mind reverts to every fight I picked on purpose just so she would show me some passion.
“Mhmm. Totally not in love. You sound like a movie side character who dies of unresolved tension.ˮ
I roll my eyes. “Youʼre no help.ˮ
“Listen, Iʼm the guy who watched his high-school sweetheart waltz back into his winery with her fiancé to plan their wedding and still managed to marry her, so if anyone gets being the side character at first, I do.ˮ
“Yeah, well, Sadieʼs not exactly giving me the green light. In fact, her words were ‘weʼre not
anything.ʼ So, pretty sure sheʼs over me.ˮ
“Maybe. Or maybe sheʼs scared youʼre not joking this time.ˮ
I pause, letting out a breath. “I wasnʼt joking then.ˮ
“I know you werenʼt, but she didn't, and that was the problem. Youʼre not a kid, Danny. You donʼt have to pull her ponytail to get her attention.ˮ
“I did if I wanted a blow job.ˮ I laugh, then sober. “Sheʼs got this whole world mapped out—timelines, goals, perfect damn centerpieces. And Iʼm just… me.ˮ
 
“Yeah, youʼre you. The guy whoʼs funny, loyal, great with kids, and probably the only person on earth who could balance her out when she finally lets go.ˮ
“You really think that?ˮ
“Only because my fiancé tells me I have to be nice to you.ˮ I flip him off, and he laughs. “But Sadie thinks that, too. She just doesnʼt want to admit it, even if you're holding a lighter to her perfectly timed schedule.ˮ
I huff a laugh and stand. “Thanks for the drink. And for the talk. I'll catch ya tomorrow.ˮ
I walk out, remembering how it felt to have her hand pushed against my chest, kissing me like she didnʼt want to want me but couldn't resist me either.
That was the night I realized I might actually love Sadie Johnson.
And today showed me I never stopped. Now, I just have to figure out how to get her to see what Iʼve always known. We werenʼt perfect on paper, and we definitely didnʼt make sense together, but when it was just me and her with no schedule between us, we were something worth fighting for.

 
About Carolina Jax

Hailing from a tiny town in New York, Carolina spends her free time with her military husband, their three sons and new daughter-in-law (welcome to this crazy family!) and her chocolate lab, Lincoln. Her avid love for reading slowly morphed into an “I want to do that, too!ˮ attitude and a dream was born with a pen and paper. Carolina Jax writes contemporary romances about her favorite things – football, small towns and big hearts. Her stories are based on an everyday life with amazing people finding amazing love. They have the perfect combination of love, lust and laughs, and always with a Happily Ever After. When sheʼs not on the field watching her boys play football and lacrosse, she loves to drink wine with friends, watch the Philadelphia Eagles (hopefully) win, read about alpha heroes, and dream about everything Christmas.
 
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Release Blitz: Excerpt from The Roommate Agreement by A. Akinosho

 

 
She doesn’t believe in love. I never thought it was possible. But living with her is rewriting everything I thought I knew— And walking away might not be an option.
Readers who enjoy romance reads with close proximity and touch her and die vibes will love The Roommate Agreement by A. Akinosho, a steamy, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, billionaire romance.
 
 

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One apartment. One fake boyfriend. One agreement waiting to be broken.
 
Makayla:
I’m tired of my dad playing matchmaker.
As a music teacher juggling life with sickle cell disease, I don’t have time—or energy—for forced dinner dates with “eligible men.”
So, I come up with a plan: find a fake boyfriend, let him move in, and make it believable.
Daniel was never supposed to say yes.
He’s a grumpy, emotionally walled-off lawyer who hates chaos and clings to solitude.
But now he’s in my apartment—tall, brooding, infuriatingly neat—and fitting into my world way too easily.
I don’t believe in love. Not when life has taught me it rarely sticks around.
But something about him feels dangerously real.
 
Daniel:
Something about her captured my attention the moment I met her.
I knew I was in trouble.
Controlled and always alone—that’s who I’ve been.
But I said yes before I could stop myself.
Because moving into her tea-scented, music-filled home was the only way I could be close to her.
She’s sunshine and sharp edges. She hums while stirring honey into her cup and smiles through pain like it’s nothing.
This was supposed to be pretend.
But with every stolen glance and late-night conversation, the line between real and fake keeps slipping.
She doesn’t believe in love.
I never thought it was possible.
But living with her is rewriting everything I thought I knew—
And walking away might not be an option.
 
 
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Copyright 2025 A. Akinosho
 
“We. Are. Done.ˮ I say, shouting at him, repeating his words. “I thought I couldnʼt live without you but turns out that I can. It may take years for my heart to heal and learn how to live without you, but it will learn,ˮ I retort, exhaling, “baby steps.ˮ I mutter to myself, something Iʼve been reminding myself of lately. I appreciate everything you did with Teni, but we have come to the end of our road, and we must say goodbye. You need not worry. Iʼll be leaving Chicago soon, so our paths will never cross again.ˮ I solemnly state. His face creased into a deep frown, and I noticed the worry lines etched on his brow.
“Anu, please forgive me; give me another chanceˮ His pleading words fell on deaf ears as I scoffed at him. Averting eye contact, I recoiled from his touch and noticed the disappointment on his face, but right now I choose me first. A gentle touch of his is all it takes to make me agree to all his terms, even when I know I should run to the hills.
“What we had was all or nothingˮ I pause. “We had all beforeˮ I catch my breath for a moment “Now there is nothing. Thereʼs no halfway or in between.ˮ I pause from my vehement words and emotions “I donʼt hate you, we had a good time, and Iʼve mentally accepted my dadʼs offer, it all worked out for the bestˮ I say in a calm voice, and a shrug, maintaining my defiance stance with a straight face even as I shatter inside. He frowns at me.
“You canʼt do that,ˮ he shouts in my face
“Pretty sure I can,ˮ I challenge in a dulcet tone, a stark contrast to his shouts "Last I checked, I have every right to make a decision for myself.ˮ
“You canʼt because you love me, and I love youˮ his voice heated
“Sometimes, love isnʼt enough,ˮ I answer succinctly
“It is for us Anu.ˮ He tries to touch me, and I shriek away from him. Exasperation is clear on him.
“What can I do, Anu to earn your forgiveness? Please tell me. Iʼll do anything. Tell me what to doˮ he asks, and I hear the plea in his voice, yet it all upsets me rather than appease me.
“If you want my goddamn forgiveness, you will be on your fucking knees, and since we both know you are too proud for that, you can stop asking me for another chance, We. Are. Overˮ I vehemently state and turn to leave. He forcefully grabs me, and I watch him slide to his knees.
Daniel on his knees, has me in freeze mode.
“I want your forgiveness and another chanceˮ his voice is gentle. Iʼm frozen in place with widen eyes probably like a crazy meme, I was certain Daniel would never get on his knees but here he is before me.
 
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About A. Akinosho

A. Akinosho lives in her own little nest in Illinois. An avid reader and enjoy reading thrillers, suspense and romance novels (partial to romance genre). When she's not reading or keeping up with life, she enjoys writing and creating twists to stories. She loves writing about diverse characters, friendship and overcoming challenges through what is perceived as a weakness.
 
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Release Blitz: Excerpt from Who's Saving You by Carolina Jax

 
 

A polished, perfect football player with a secret that could destroy everything and a fierce, quick-witted reporter, determined to get the story that isn’t being told. In a world where division sells and secrets can ruin careers… who’s saving who? Readers who enjoy forced proximity and morally grey characters will devour Who’s Saving You by Carolina Jax, a steamy, secret life, reverse age gap, football romance.
 
 

 
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Nik Papas is the newest WR for the South Carolina Warriors. Dubbed “Saint Nik” for his squeaky clean persona, he’s polished and perfect and always has the right answer. But underneath all that ‘Saint’ is a secret that could destroy it all.
 
Noelle Moreno is a reporter for The Falls Press, always determined to get the story that isn’t being told. Fierce and quick-witted, she's got a taste for sweets and an aversion to football players.
In the sports world, where division sells and secrets can ruin careers, sometimes your only hope is an enemy turned lover, or a dangerous man who’s too irresistible. And when that happens, you have to ask …
Who’s Saving You?
 
 
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Excerpt
Copyright 2025 Carolina Jax
 
The roar hits me like a wave as I step onto the field.
Itʼs not just noise; these stands are alive. Even with the shield on my helmet, I blink against the stadium lights. The spotlights are shining down on the most capable players the league has to offer. Chants bounce off the stands, rolling like thunder. My green and black jersey fits like a glove. I was made for this.
 
This is Sunday Night Football.
 
The huddle breaks, and I do my best to ignore the scoreboard. I already know what time it is. The game is tied with a minute and fourteen left on the clock, ball on the forty-two. Coach Gage gave me the green light. I check the defense and see that a safety and a cornerback are locked in on my every move. They know the ball is coming to me.
 
Let them try to take it.
 
I line up wide left, one toe digging into the turf. The cornerback across from me is eyeing me like I'm about to be dinner, but I just give him a slight chuckle. Iʼm too fast for him, and he knows it. With six million watching from home and sixty thousand right here in the stands, the crowd's energy gives me the extra boost I need. They chant my name, and it hums in my chest louder than my own heartbeat.
 
Here comes the snap. I rock forward, weight even, and fingers twitching. This is the moment every rookie dreams of. This is the moment theyʼll either praise you for or castrate you. The one run where they say, “yeah, he's ready to playˮ or “nope, too green. Take a seat on the bench.ˮ
 
I know Iʼm better than anything they say.
 
The ball is snapped, and I explode off the line. The corner tries to cut me off, but I slip by, shoulder down, and accelerate into the open field. The safety guarding me overshoots his shot, and I cut inside, circling him before taking off toward the sideline.
 
It's my favorite route to run, and now Iʼm wide open.
 
Jameson Winters, my QB, sees it and already expects me there as he lets the ball fly. Itʼs a tight spiral aiming right for me, and Iʼm ready.
 
The clock ticks, and I push hard, one, two, three, four steps. I reach out, and the ball hits my hands like a moth to a flame. I cradle it to me, twist away from a defender, and run out of bounds.
 
First down!
 
The stadium erupts. I mean, it literally explodes. Iʼve been to games, sat in the stands, and watched as my favorite team was inches away from scoring. Thereʼs no better feeling, itʼs as if I was already playing for them. I laugh to myself, remembering that analyst who said I wasnʼt ready, the one who said I still needed a year.
 
Fuck your year.
 
My teammates swarm me, slapping me on my helmet before quickly pulling me back to the huddle.
 
Line up. Do it again.
 
On the outside, Iʼm calm. I stand amongst my team listening to Jameson call the play. But inside? Fucking fireworks. My blood runs through me like lava, my heart pumping like I've been electrocuted. Iʼm half-fucking-hard standing here because I know what's coming.
 
They throw it to me because I wonʼt drop it, because I make the plays the vets hesitate on. Iʼm too new and too stupid to feel any other way but to sacrifice it all.
 
America loves an underdog, but they worship the one who can prove them wrong. And Iʼll do it every fucking time.
 
Ballʼs on the 17, and the clock is ticking. Jameson steps up and meets my eyes.
 
“Coach called a Ghostfade. You got this?ˮ
 
My lips twitch. “You know I do.ˮ
 
This play is designed for me as Iʼm the only one who can outrun a defender every single time. Like a ghost fades into thin air, I fade into the end zone, outrunning everyone around me.
I line up wide and see the cornerʼs already pressing in, but he wonʼt ever catch me. The snap hits, and I fake inside, sell the slant hard, then cut. Iʼm running outside, straight and clean. He stumbles; itʼs just a step, but thatʼs all I need to take off. The end zone opens up like a door.


 
 
About Carolina Jax

Hailing from a tiny town in New York, Carolina spends her free time with her military husband, their three sons and new daughter-in-law (welcome to this crazy family!) and her chocolate lab, Lincoln. Her avid love for reading slowly morphed into an “I want to do that, too!ˮ attitude and a dream was born with a pen and paper. Carolina Jax writes contemporary romances about her favorite things – football, small towns and big hearts. Her stories are based on an everyday life with amazing people finding amazing love. They have the perfect combination of love, lust and laughs, and always with a Happily Ever After. When sheʼs not on the field watching her boys play football and lacrosse, she loves to drink wine with friends, watch the Philadelphia Eagles (hopefully) win, read about alpha heroes, and dream about everything Christmas.
 
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Release Boost: Review of Fire by J.L. Berg

Author: J.L. Berg

Publisher: Love N. Books Press

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A scorching rock star romance packed with forced proximity, forbidden attraction, and way too many hotel nights on the road.
 
Zara Valentine's life is in crisis--recently divorced, living in her sister's spare room, and barely holding it together. The last person she expects to run into? Hendrix Creed--the tattooed, emotionally unavailable musician she used to tutor in college. The same one who made her feel too much with too little to show for it.
 
Now he's stepping in as a temporary bassist for Manic at Midnight, one of the biggest bands in the country--and suddenly, Hendrix is back in her orbit.
 
When the band needs a touring doctor, Hendrix is the one who calls her.
 
One road trip. One keep it casual.
 
But between hotel room proximity, unresolved history, and late-night confessions, their no-strings setup starts to look dangerously like something real.
 
And when Zara begins to notice symptoms that could threaten Hendrix's health and future onstage, she's faced with an impossible choice--protect his secret, or risk losing the one person she never stopped wanting.
 
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My thoughts:

Fire is the first book in the Creed Legacy series.  I believe it is an off shoot of another one of this author's series.  But it worked well as a stand alone book.  This one is  Zara and Hendrix's story.  I really enjoyed this romance.  I thought the couple was adorable.  I loved their history as well ad their chemistry together.  It just made this romance that much sweeter.  Both of them had great families that I hope we see more of in the later books.  I also really loved how Hendrix's condition was handled and his reaction to it. It was just raw and real.  How do you handle a complete pivot in your life when all you have ever wanted was to make music?  I highly recommend this one.  I read it in one sitting and I know you will not be able to put it down as well.

About the author:

J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready Series and has written over a dozen other novels in the past decade. She is a California native but currently calls Virginia home. When she's not writing, you will likely find her spending time with her family or watching Doctor Who. J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC. Learn more at http://www.jlberg.com
 
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Release Blitz: This Feeling by Kelly Elliott

 

Is there anything worse than getting dumped by your boyfriend in a very public, very humiliating way? How about agreeing to fake-date the jerk to help get his matchmaking mother off his back and make his new love interest jealous?

My friends and family don't think so, but I'm getting Giants season tickets out of the deal. I can do anything for a short couple of months, right? However, when my ex's sexier older brother, Delcan, moves back home, I realize I'm not that confident after all.
For five years, I've avoided Moose Village, New York, as much as possible for one reason: the girl I've crushed on since high school was already spoken for--by my brother. Now discharged from the military, I'm coming home, tentatively heartened by the fact that they're no longer a couple. Except...it seems they are. But something's different this time. Harper doesn't seem as smitten as she was the first time around.

Meanwhile, the chemistry sizzling between us is what I've dreamed of for years. Even if I'm able to get to the bottom of the weird behavior between my brother and Harper, I've gone from one dangerous career to another. I've already got my anxious mother badgering me to quit. Will my career choice be too much for Harper, too?

I can only hope this feeling between the two of us is enough.

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About the author:

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.
Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she's not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.
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