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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Teaser: Flag on The Play

✨TEASER: FLAG ON THE PLAY by @tlakermannauthor releasing August 9th! Preorder the ebook now for only 99¢!

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Why you will love this book…

🩵Forced Proximity

🏈Dislike to Lovers

🩵Roommates to Lovers

🏈Football Romance 

🩵He Falls First and Harder

🏈Grumpy x Sunshine

🩵Brother's Best Friend

After a messy breakup upends her carefully planned future, Odelia Miller moves in with her twin brother and his three college football roommates—trading quiet nights for chaos and way too much testosterone.

Her life is now one surprise after another. The biggest surprise at all? Griffin Halstead. The grumpy, brooding tight end who speaks in grunts, never smiles, and seems determined to hate her on principle alone.

Forced into close quarters, Odelia and Griffin clash over everything… until they don’t. Somehow not being able to stand each other quickly turns into late-night conversations, stolen glances, and accidental touches. What starts as an uneasy coexistence turns into something that’s impossible to ignore, something that feels an awful lot like love.

In a house full of craziness, laughter, and unexpected family, Odelia might just find that the one who challenges her the most is also the one who makes her feel like she’s home.

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Excerpt: Hide and Seek

✨EXCERPT: HIDE AND SEEK by @felicestevens releasing July 6th!

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It was like I led two lives. One, the hard-ass deputy with a reputation as a player with the ladies. Then the other Dominic Starr. Ex-cop. Son of a detective who used his position to hide his crimes. Secret keeper of his own unresolved desires.

So close we shared the same air, Emerson and I squared off. “I don’t run. Not from anything or anybody.”

“I know.” Emerson moved closer, and sweat popped up on every inch of my body. “You stayed in that shower. Every single time.”

I could count every freckle on his cheeks. I’d never noticed how thick and dark his lashes were. The air hummed, setting my nerves on fire. I clenched and unclenched my fists, wanting to punch him in the face. Start a fight. Anything to stem this rush of unchecked anxiety flowing through me that threatened to explode, leaving me open and vulnerable to revealing what I’d kept hidden for years.

“And you stood there too.” Unable to stop, I reached out to slide the tip of my finger along the pout of Emerson’s lower lip. At his sharp inhalation, I half-expected him to pull away but he didn’t. I grew bolder and traced the seam of his lips. “You stayed and watched me get off. Why?”

“Why do you think?” Sarcasm thinned his lips. “You were Dominic Starr.”

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Blog Tour: Thorns Of War

THORNS OF WAR BY EVA WINNERS Release date: July 1st Genre/Tropes: Mafia romance with Jane Eyre vibes / Single dad / Touch her and die / Morally grey mmc / Age gap Book 8 of the Thorns of Omertà Series THORNS OF WAR by Eva Winners is NOW AVAILABLE! Make sure to grab this all-new dark mafia romance TODAY! AVAILABLE NOW! https://amzn.to/4bSaY6a

BLURB I spent my life mending fractured minds. Yet he was undoing mine,slowly, thorn by deliberate thorn. I knew Greece was a mistake. But how do you resist the ghosts that have whispered your name for years, patient and unrelenting? I never intended to step onto a battlefield of broken hearts and broken minds, yet there I stood, entangled in a silent triangle where every truth was a weapon and every silence a wound. Each choice I made drew blood. I was caught in the thorns of war, bound by invisible threads that kept those I loved forever just beyond my reach. The more I resisted, the deeper they cut. The harder I pulled, the more fate tightened its grip. I began this story believing restraint was virtue, that love was mercy. I was wrong. Morality, I learned, is a luxury afforded only to those untouched by desire. And Violet Freud was no Jane Eyre. My conscience answered only to those I loved. And when this war ended, I would not emerge unscathed, but I would emerge victorious.

MEET EVA WINNERS: Eva Winners released her first novel Second Chance At Love in 2020 and has been writing feverishly ever since. She writes about everlasting romance for every century focusing on characters emotional development and always guarantees an HEA. She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails, yoga or exploring the beaches. Writing books has always been her passion and she brings real life to the forefront in everything she writes about. Deeply passionate characters and stories will draw you in and you'll never want to leave. Follow her on social media to stay up to date with all her new releases! CONNECT WITH EVA WINNERS: FB group: https://bit.ly/3gHEe0e FB page: https://bit.ly/30DzP8Q Insta: http://Instagram.com/evawinners BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/eva-winners Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/evawinners Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/evawinners Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvaWinners TikTok: https://bit.ly/40IPbpM Pinterest: https://pin.it/1vq7GIf Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3HCeoJF Newsletter sign up www.evawinners.com

Release Boost: A Crown of Wings & Wrath

IT'S TIME TO RIDE AGAIN 🐉🔥

A Crown of Wings & Wrath by Brenda Trim is available now!

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I survived my first year at Thornwick. That was the easy part.

They moved me to Stormwind Squadron—the military's dumping ground for riders who are too dangerous, too valuable, or too damaged for regular units. My new squadmates include a griffin rider who steals memories and a pegasus rider whose healing magic sometimes kills instead of cures.

We're the ones they don't trust. The ones they can't afford to lose.

The Forsaken are hunting anyone with royal blood. And my ability to amplify other riders' powers? That's a signature trait of House Vaelthorne, the royal family everyone thought died twenty years ago.

Turns out, I'm not just some foster kid who got lucky. I'm the last heir to a throne that doesn't exist anymore.

And Kael knew. The whole time.

Captain Kael Blackwater—the man I'm falling for despite every warning sign—was there the night my family was massacred. He's been lying to me since we met, protecting secrets that could get us both killed.

Now we're forced to work together on missions that grow deadlier by the day. Our dragons sync in ways that terrify our superiors. And when we finally kiss, the resonance between our bonds creates a firestorm visible for miles.

But Hollowmaw are breeding in underground tunnels, feeding on stolen dragon blood. The military is conducting illegal experiments on captured riders. And somewhere out there, a man claiming to be my father is building an army using blood magic that corrupts everything it touches.

Why does Kael look at me like he's mourning someone I used to be?

Why are riders with Vaelthorne abilities disappearing, their deaths ruled training accidents?

Why are the Hollowmaw suddenly evolving, targeting me specifically in ways that suggest someone's commanding them?

Kael has answers. About the massacre. About a father who might be alive or might be the architect of every horror I'm facing. About what my power really does and why the military would rather see me dead than risk losing control of me.

He's keeping me alive by keeping me complicit.

And I'm falling for him anyway—for the man who kisses me like an apology while hiding the truth about why things with teeth keep finding me, who might have orders to eliminate me the second my bloodline becomes more valuable dead than alive.

Surviving first year was supposed to be the hard part.

No one warned me the real test is deciding who to trust when everyone's keeping deadly secrets.

Welcome to Stormwind Squadron, where:
🔥 Misfits bond over shared damage (or kill each other)
🔥 Captains keep devastating secrets about your murdered family
🔥 Something is building an army using corrupted dragon blood
🔥 The man who saved you might be the one ordered to end you
🔥 Royal blood isn't a crown—it's a death sentence

About Brenda:

A USA Today bestselling author, Brenda loves everything paranormal. She has co-authored over twenty-five books in the best-selling Dark Warrior Alliance series, as well as the Hollow Rock Shifters series. She also has best-selling solo titles readers are raving about.

Brenda created worlds that feature dangerously handsome heroes and feisty heroines. With the help of popcorn and candy, she takes dragons, fairies, witches, vampires, and so much more and brings them to life. She lives in Texas with her husband and three kids who fuel not only her heart but her life.

If she's not writing, she's reading, traveling, or knee-deep in projects with her husband and five sisters. She encourages readers to Dream Big. If your dreams don't terrify and electrify you then they aren't big enough!

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Teaser: Life or Death

He's used to taking whatever he wants...

And this club president only wanted one thing: her.
Life or Death by Janine Infante Bosco is available to preorder now!

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The devil doesn't ask for permission, and he never begs for forgiveness.

Lucifer

Wielding the gavel for the Fallen Demons MC means I take what I want. And Jessica is no exception. 

The moment I laid eyes on her, something raw and primal awakened within me. She was young, beautiful, and desperate to outrun her past. And I was the selfish bastard who needed to possess every curve of her body and own all the jagged edges of her soul.

My recklessness nearly destroyed her, so I did everything in my power to make it right. Now she sees me as a monster who has trapped her in a lie. 

I've kept my distance, watching from the shadows while she tries to heal. Jessie's gone to hell and back, and every time she looks in the mirror all she sees are reminders of the pain. Her mother's mistakes. My betrayal. Her brand new scars. 

She wants to let the darkness consume her, but I didn't watch her fight for her life just to throw it all away. And I won't rest until the woman I've claimed can see herself through my eyes. As a goddess. A warrior. A siren. The woman I secretly call my wife.

About Janine

USA Today bestselling author Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.

She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she's made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.

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Pre-Order: Demons and Drywall

READY FOR MORE SUPERNATURAL RENO DISASTERS?
Demons and Drywall by @author_brendatrim is available to preorder now!

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Surviving Hell should've earned me a vacation. Instead, I got a drywall job that might actually kill me.

Three weeks ago, I clawed my way out of Perdition Point's Fifth Borough with a shattered magical core, an emotionally lobotomized demon boyfriend, and a fragment of dimensional fabric fused to my soul that no one can explain.

I need rest, time to heal, and a chance to process the fact that what I did down there should have killed me three times over.

Instead, I'm accepting a drywall contract for a creaky Victorian basement. Why? Because I’m broke and the pay is obscene.

It’s supposed to be simple. Hang drywall. Supervise Zane. Collect my paycheck. Prove I'm still functional. But the basement has protection wards carved into the foundation—old ones that make my skin prickle. Then again, half the houses on Saltcliff Island are drenched in weird magic. That's why I moved here.

Turns out those wards are a prison, and I need to learn to trust my instincts implicitly.

The demon locked inside quickly figures out I'm related to the woman who trapped him seventy years ago.

He's powerful. Angry. And draining my already damaged magic the minute I walk through the door. Now he’s getting stronger while my core splinters further.

Worse? He doesn't want me dead. He wants to use the dimensional fragment fused to my soul to shatter his prison and tear open a doorway that'll make the Fifth Borough look tame.

My family's outside trying to break in. Riley's having apocalyptic visions. And I'm trapped down here with a taping knife, a flickering demon boyfriend, and a terrifying realization. Stopping this might mean embracing the very thing that could destroy me.

They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Whoever they are, they’ve never had to choose between dying human or surviving as something else entirely.

Welcome back to Saltcliff Island, where the demons hold grudges, the basements are haunted, and apparently, I negotiate with ancient evil while covered in drywall dust.

At least the money's still good. Assuming I live to spend it.

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Release: Don’t Fall

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for DON’T FALL by @authoremlindsey! Grab it in KU!

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🔥Enemies to Lovers

🔥Forced Proximity

🔥Only One Bed

🔥Praise Kink

🔥Grumpy/Sunshine

🔥Grumpy falls first

🔥Hate Sex

🔥Best Friend's Brother

🔥MM Romance

That’s it. My neighbor has to die. There’s no other way around it. The man must be killed—and I’ll even find a way to do it gently, but this cannot go on.

Okay, maybe I’m a bit dramatic, but living next to my brother’s best friend who decided to befriend the crows that spend all week spreading garbage across my lawn is not what I signed up for.

I wanted quiet.

I wanted peace.

I wanted to stop fantasizing about the gorgeous man I couldn’t stand.

Unfortunately for me, North is a big presence with an annoyingly sunny smile and a way of making life sound like it’s worth living. And as a widower who wants to spend the rest of my life wallowing, the last person I want around is one who makes me question my new life’s purpose.

But these feelings can’t be real, can they? I had my great love, and I lost him. So that’s supposed to be it for me.

Isn’t that the way things go?

I can’t seem to stay away from North, even when I know I should. And when he starts to make me feel like maybe there’s another happily ever after out there, I find that as cautious as I’ve taken each step, I’m on the verge of falling once more.

Don’t Fall is the first book in the small town, enemies to lovers, heavy yearning, MM romance series, Storm Season. It features a virgin EMT whose smile is hiding a lot of things, a disgruntled, grieving writer who just wants solid sleep and a good meal, neighborhood crows wreaking havoc, cooking lessons, hurt/comfort, and a toe-curling happily ever after.

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