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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Book Tour: Rags's Awakening (Insurgents MC #17) by Chiah Wilder with my review

Rags’s Awakening

Series: Insurgents MC

by Chiah Wilder

Release: June 17, 2026

Genre: MC Romance

Cover Design: Carrie @Cheeky Covers

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4ew0vwU

Bookbub: https://bit.ly/4eJo85u

Blurb:

A member of one of the largest MCs in Colorado, Rags is an Insurgent all the way. The outlaw is a free-loving biker loyal to the brotherhood and its lifestyle: fast Harleys, easy women, and hard-hitting brawls. It’s a simple life and that’s the way he likes it.

He’d given his heart to a special woman in his life, and she shredded it, so he’s not interested in another round. Now a barbed wire protects his heart and that suits him just fine.

Then he sees her and his simple life suddenly becomes complicated. Wild dark hair tumbling down her back, curves just the way he likes them, and a defiant look in her dark brown eyes. Yeah … she’s just the type of woman to stir up his libido and cause a lot of trouble.

Casey Reece is juggling three jobs to pay off debts her ex stuck her with as a parting gift. She once gave her heart to a man in leather, and he rode right over it. Now, she has sworn off anyone who even thinks about a motorcycle or whose wardrobe includes more leather than hers. She’s had her fill of bikers, their clubs, and their endless chatter about their beloved Harleys. Her only focus is picking up her life from the wreckage of her marriage.

When the rugged biker comes into the store acting like he knows everything about her job, anger rushes through her. So what if he’s lean, tall, and wickedly handsome and his swagger and bad boy attitude are sexy? He’s obviously an outlaw biker, and she’s not interested, even though the intensity of his gaze makes her stomach twist. But … one heartache is enough for a lifetime.

Fate seems to be messing with her because she keeps bumping into the sexy outlaw, and when his hazel gaze locks onto her brown one, an undeniable desire sizzles between them.

And in the midst of all this, a serial killer is roaming around the area, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. All of a sudden, Casey is pulled into a terrifying nightmare and the only one who can help her is the sexy biker with the infuriating swagger.

Can Rags and Casey swallow their pride and rise from the ashes of their broken pasts to discover that the deepest scars are the ones that lead to the most profound and healing love?

Buy Links (Kindle Unlimited):

Universal: https://mybook.to/RagssAwakening_IMC_CW

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4epunLt

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/3SbwviI

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/4uylkxL

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/44j2EHz

Praise for the book:

5 Star Review (Jessica Daniels): “Rags's Awakening is a gripping addition to the Insurgents MC world, delivering a compelling blend of romance, loyalty, personal growth, and the brotherhood that motorcycle club readers love. Chiah Wilder crafts a story that balances emotional depth with the intensity and grit that define the genre.”

5 Star Review (Wendy Livingston): “This is a well written slow burn story, with found family, friendships, emotions, tension, loyalty, trust, mystery, danger, suspense, intrigue, revelation, taking chances, undeniable chemistry, and love, which leads to an entertaining, twisted, unpredictable, and thrilling addictive page turner, I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.”

In the Series (Kindle Unlimited):

𝙃𝙖𝙬𝙠'𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮

𝙅𝙖𝙭'𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙯'𝙨 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙧

𝘼𝙭𝙚'𝙨 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡

𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙚

𝙅𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮'𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚'𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠'𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝘼𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜

𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙓𝙢𝙖𝙨

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚'𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙨𝙝

𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡'𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬'𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧

𝙎𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙮'𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝘿𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡'𝙨 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚

Universal Link: https://mybook.to/Insurgents_MC_CW

Social Media Links:

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Email: chiahwilder@gmail.com

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Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/chiah-wilder

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiah803/

My Review -

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Planned Reading for June 28-July 4 and last week results

Hello to all,

It has been a wet but warm week for the most part here. We do need the rain. It hasn't stopped people from setting off early fireworks though. My reading this week didn't quite go like I wanted. A couple of the books were longer than I expected, and I spent more time outside the home than usual.

Last week's results:

Ebooks:

Broken Pride by Kindle Alexander - 5 stars

Shadow by Kate Bonham - 4.5 stars

Audiobooks:

Summer Bride by Shanna Hatfield - 5 stars

Easter Bride by Shanna Hatfield - 4.5 stars

Planned for June 28-July 4

Ebooks:

Murder Under the Static Signal by Olivia Crowe (no cover released yet)

Audiobooks:

Well, there you have it, this week's list. All three audiobooks are fairly short so that should be possible. I already started Rags's Awakening today, so I have a bit of a headstart. I hope there are not as many unexpected outings.

That's it for today. Reading is relaxing so take the time to enjoy a book, long or short, and de-stress.

Arrivederci,

Audiobook Review: Easter Bride (Holiday Brides #3) by Shanna Hatfield, narrator Luke Andreen

Blurb:

Will meddling matchmakers make a perfect match?

Piper Peterson loves the small community of Holiday, Oregon. She resides there at a beautiful, old farm where she’s surrounded by animals she’s rescued. And she manages the feed store that’s been in her family for more than a hundred years. Despite her contentment with life, her grandfather’s plans to sell the store and farm leave her future up in the air. When a sly matchmaker works to set Grandpa up with the perfect woman, Piper jumps at the chance to lend a hand. But the last thing she expects is to fall in love while helping her grandpa find happiness.

Stuck at a crossroads in his life, Colton Ford can’t decide which direction to head. Then an invitation to stay at his brother’s ranch in Holiday provides an opportunity Colt can’t pass up. He hopes time spent at the Flying B Ranch will help him clear his head and sort out his life. Before long, he finds himself entangled in a matchmaking plot involving his widowed aunt and a charismatic old gent. When he agrees to give the budding romance a nudge, he has no idea the man’s delightful granddaughter will capture his heart.

A heartwarming story filled with country charm, laughter, and hope, Easter Bride blossoms with the joys of budding spring and sweet, small-town romance.

HOLIDAY BRIDES SERIES
Valentine Bride
Summer Bride
Easter Bride
Lilac Bride
Lake Bri

Amazon: Amazon.com: Easter Bride: A Sweet Western Romance (Holiday Brides Book 3) eBook : Hatfield, Shanna: Kindle Store

Audible: Easter Bride Audiobook by Shanna Hatfield

Chirp: Easter Bride by Shanna Hatfield - Audiobook (No Subscription)

Bookbub: Easter Bride: A Sweet Western Romance (Holiday Brides Book 3) by Shanna Hatfield - BookBub

Goodreads: Easter Bride: A Sweet Romance by Shanna Hatfield | Goodreads

My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars -

4 1/2 stars. Two people who believe they are temporarily in town. They need to work out what to do even though they wish they did not have to. Piper enjoyed helping keep her family's farm and business going. Colton thought he had to leave to follow his dream. I loved how it all came together. Piper and Colt fell for each other but each kept it to themselves thinking it would be short term. The HPH crew made sure things moved in the right direction. To add to the fun, an older couple find some happiness together as well.
Luke Andreen nailed the narration again. He brought the emotion and humor to all the characters, adding to the enjoyment of this audiobook.

This is my unsolicited review.

Friday, June 26, 2026

Ebook Review: Shadow (Shackled Sons MC - Sydney #3) by Kate Bonham

Blurb:

Shadow
Savanna is the only woman I’ve ever wanted.
She’s also the one woman I can’t have.
She’s forbidden. Off limits. A line I should never cross.
So I keep my distance and tell myself protecting her is enough. Until the night she calls me in danger.
Then all bets are off.
I don’t care about club rules.
I don’t care about the fallout.
I don’t care who gets in my way.
Because Savanna is mine.

Savanna
I’ve loved Shadow for twenty years.
He’s been my protector, my safe place, and the one man who refuses to give me the one thing I want most...him.
But I’m done waiting.
There’s only one problem…my ex is a dangerous criminal, and the only way to bring him down is for me to go undercover.
If Shadow finds out, he’ll stop me. So I keep my secret.

But when Shadow learns what I’ve done, forgiveness may be the one thing he can’t give.

Amazon: Amazon.com: Shadow: A Forbidden, Friends to Lovers MC Romance (Shackled Sons MC: Sydney Book 3) eBook : Bonham, Kate: Kindle Store

Bookbub: Shadow: A Forbidden, Friends to Lovers MC Romance (Shackled Sons MC: Sydney Book 3) by Kate Bonham - BookBub

Goodreads: Shadow: A Forbidden, Friends to Lovers MC Romance by Kate Bonham | Goodreads

My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars -

4 1/2 stars. Shadow's past weighed heavily on him and made it hard for him to believe the truth in front of him. He was loyal to the club and protective of Savanna, and didn't have a great hold on his anger, though he had a way to let it out. Savanna was intelligent though she had her secrets related to her abusive boyfriend. I loved how she tried to fight back to be trusting. With a lot of ups and downs, doubts and love, these two struggled to move beyond the chemistry of their long-overdue connection. I enjoyd the story.

I received an ARC, and this is my unsolicited review.

Preorder: Daring Delaney (Whiskey and Roses #4) by Cassie Colton

Daring Delaney

by Cassie Colton

Releases on June 30th!

https://geni.us/DaringDelaney

Read With Kindle Unlimited

Delaney Henderson thought she’d found her dream life in a five-star kitchen until a dangerous affair with her boss exposed a web of lies, betrayal, and embezzlement that could destroy her. With nowhere else to turn, she escapes to Haven Ranch for a fresh start as the ranch cook, hoping her past stays buried.

David “Mac” Walters, a former Marine, built a quiet life on the ranch, grounded in loyalty, honor, and hard-earned peace. The last thing he expects is the fiery, wounded chef who cooks her way into his heart, and straight through his defenses.
When a devastating accident leaves Delaney vulnerable and pregnant, Mac steps in without hesitation, offering her shelter and protection. But as the heat between them ignites into something deeper, doubts creep in. Mac can’t ignore the years between them, and Delaney fears trusting her heart.

Just when she starts to believe in a future, the past returns, threatening her and her child.

Mac will have to prove he’s strong enough to protect her, brave enough to claim her, and fearless enough to fight for the life they both desire.

Preorder: Second Edition (The Parent App #5) by Tess Thompson

Second Edition

by Tess Thompson

Releases on June 29th!

https://geni.us/SecondEdition

Read With Kindle Unlimited

Delphine Delacroix does not date.
Delphine Delacroix does not chat.
Delphine Delacroix especially has no interest in the quietly sunny bookstore owner everyone thinks is perfect for her.

Six years after losing her husband, Delphine has built a quiet life on control, routine, and careful distance. She runs her gallery by day. She raises her daughter. And in a small studio behind her cottage, she throws pots — slowly, patiently, for no one but herself — because clay is the only thing that's ever let her make something whole out of something broken.

She politely, firmly, and with increasing exasperation, declines every matchmaking attempt the good people of Willet Cove have made on her behalf for the last three years.

Delphine is fine. Delphine is fine.

Then fifteen-year-old Annie makes the bravest choice of her young life: she walks into a grief support group alone. And Delphine — who has spent six years refusing that same room — is undone.

She's not the only one who notices.

Dorian Flynn has always politely suggested that Delphine Delacroix might have opinions of her own about whom she dates. Then he sees a teenage girl sitting by herself in a room meant for grown-ups — and the fiercely guarded woman who comes to pick her up, clay still dried on her wrists — and realizes the entire town may have had a point all along.

Delphine is wary. Dorian is patient. And somehow, between hesitant conversations in quiet bookstore aisles, a watchful shop cat with opinions of his own, and a girl who deserves more than silence, an unlikely found family begins to form.

But letting someone in means risking the one thing Delphine has fought for six years to protect. And the longer she circles Dorian, the more she begins to suspect that the truth she's been outrunning — about her husband, about herself, about what she's really been afraid of — is finally ready to catch up with her.

She's been wrong about the past.
She might be wrong about love, too.

Dorian is counting on it.

Second Edition is the fifth and final book in the Parent App series — a deeply emotional, slow-burn, behind-closed-doors small-town romance featuring a grumpy single-mom gallery owner and potter, a quiet Navy-veteran sunshine hero with a soft spot for the girl who needs him, found family, a meddling bookstore cat with opinions, meddling teenage matchmakers, and a powerful journey through grief, healing, and the terrifying hope of a second chance at love.

Because in Willet Cove, some love stories aren't written in the first draft.
They're the ones you finally let yourself revise.

Release: A Very Grumpy Sheriff (Wolf Valley: Grumps #15) by Shaw Hart

A Very Grumpy Sheriff

by Shaw Hart

Available now!

https://geni.us/VeryGrumpySheriff

Available on All Platforms

I’ve loved him my whole life, but he doesn’t know I exist…

Suri
Devon Hayes has been part of my heart for as long as I can remember.
He was older, untouchable, and too focused on protecting the world to notice a curvy wallflower like me.
When he left Colorado to join the Army, I was terrified that I would never see him again.
I couldn’t have that, so I took a chance and did something that I was never brave enough to do when we were in high school together.
I wrote him letters.
Hundreds of them.
Every fear, every dream, every part of my heart poured onto paper.
He never knew it was me, and I never intended to tell him.
Until I get a job offer in Wolf Valley.
I know that I’ll likely never see him again, so in my final letter to Devon, I sign my name.
I figure that will be it and that I’ll have to let go of my crush on him and resign myself to never seeing him again.
Except he follows me here.
Now the man that I’ve always loved is here, and for the first time ever, he’s paying attention to me.

Devon
I joined the Army to serve, to protect, and to make a difference.
It kept me busy for years, and I thought that I had everything I wanted in life.
Until the first letter arrived.
Every month, like clockwork, a new letter would show up, all of them from a woman who refused to give me her name, a woman who seemed to know everything about me, and became everything to me.
Her words kept me alive in the darkest places.
Her kindness saved me when I didn’t want to be saved.
And then she sent me one last note, saying goodbye and finally telling me her name.
Suri Michaels.
She said goodbye in her letter, but I knew that wasn’t the end for us.
It’s the beginning.
I’m out of the military now and ready to settle down.

And I know just who I’m going to do that with.

Release: Tethered by the Sea (Saltbone Sinners MC #1) by India R. Adams and Nikki Landis

Tethered by the Sea.

Series: Saltbone Sinners MC Book One

by Nikki Landis & India R. Adams

Release Date: June 26, 2026

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/247137263-tethered-by-the-sea

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/tethered-by-the-sea-saltbone-sinners-mc-book-1-by-nikki-landis-and-india-r-adams

Genre/Tropes:

MC Romance

Found Family

Soulmates

Healing from Trauma

Blurb:

From USA Today Bestselling Authors India R Adams and Nikki Landis, Tethered by the Sea is a moving, coming-of-age love story that blends a touch of dark mythology with aching humanity.

While raised in the shadow of a motorcycle club, Maddox was unaware that a boundless oath protected him. But on his tenth birthday, tragedy tore his world apart when gunfire erupted and a disastrous accident took place on a bridge, sending Maddox over the edge and into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.

He should have died.

Instead, something in the water saved him.

Now without his protectors, Maddox spends the rest of his childhood running from his past and into a newfound family that he never saw coming. Even though they hold the broken pieces together with the tender thread of healing, none of that stops the ancient hold that followed him from the Atlantic.

Maddox’s grief hardens him into a dangerous, scorned young man who continues to be tethered to a mystical presence waiting beneath the tide.

His past refuses to stay buried because the ocean never truly let him go.

And neither did she.

Buy Links:

Universal: https://books2read.com/TetheredbytheSea

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJTFXP8F

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tethered-by-the-sea-india-r-adams/1149273823

iTunes: https://books.apple.com/us/book/tethered-by-the-sea/id6758161261

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tethered-by-the-sea

In the Series (PreOrder):

Anchored to the Storm (September 25, 2026)

Universal: http://www.books2read.com/AnchoredtotheStorm

Freed of the Times (December 26, 2026)

Universal: coming soon

Nikki Landis Bio:

Nikki Landis is a romance enthusiast, tea addict, and book hoarder. She's the USA Today Bestselling Author of over fifty novels, including her widely popular Tonopah, NV RBMC series. She writes wickedly fierce, spicy romances featuring dirty talkin' bikers, deadly, possessive reapers, wild bad boys, and the feisty, independent women they love. She's a mom to six sons, two of them Marines. Books are her favorite escape. Nikki also writes steamy alien and monster romance under the pen name Synna Star.

Nikki Landis Social Media Links:

Website: https://nikkilandiswriter.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/nikkilandisauthor/

Reader's Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nikkiscrossroads

Amazon: www.amazon.com/Nikki-Landis/e/B01HKGW4ZU/

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/nikkilandis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/landisnikkiauth/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nikkilandisauthor/

Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/nikkilandisauth/

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/nikki-landis

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkilandisauthor

India R. Adams Bio:

Souls on Fire...

Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author India R. Adams writes stories for the souls that refuse to stay broken.

An author of emotionally intense, darkly luminous stories, India creates worlds where even the most damaged souls are worthy of love and rebirth.

From dark motorcycle club romances and paranormal adventures to contemporary fiction, her books explore loss, healing, redemption, and the strength it takes to rise from the ashes of our past. Her characters are flawed, wounded, and beautifully human. They stumble. They fall. They fight. Yet no matter how dark the road gets, they become stronger than what tried to destroy them.

If you have ever loved too deeply, lost pieces of yourself, or fought your way back from the fire, you'll find yourself at home within India's pages.

Because she believes damaged souls are worth saving—and there is nothing more beautiful than a soul on fire.

India R. Adams Social Media Links:

Universal: https://linktr.ee/indiaradams

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndiaRAdams

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1766660446923085/

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/india-r-adams

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Writing Cave: https://indiaradams.com/writing-cave

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiaradams

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@indiaradams

Website: https://indiaradams.com