Ebook Review: Devil's Snare (Grave Prowlers MC: Deathrock, CA #1) by Nikki Landis

 

Blurb: 

Danger. Unsolved homicides. Deadly secrets.

Never walk in a cemetery alone at night, especially in a little town called Deathrock...

Cinerator never expected to find an ol’ lady or a woman who could bring him to his knees. When he meets Gwen in a graveyard at midnight, he knows she’s the one. But Gwen is grieving a murdered sister and isn’t looking for another guy who’ll break her heart.
Except there’s no denying the chemistry between them. A pull that neither can explain. It’s rooted in something ancient, just like Cinerator and his club. Secrets long buried are exposed, risking the one woman he can’t live without.
When danger collides with his need to keep Gwen safe, is he willing to do anything to protect her, even if it could kill him?

Devil's Snare is the first book in the GPMC: Deathrock, CA chapter, with a paranormal romantic twist and an obsessed, possessive, unhinged outlaw who lives by two codes: no one fucks with his club, and nobody touches what belongs to him. This is a dark romance.

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My Review - 5 of 5 stars - 

An interesting start to a new series. I loved the paranormal aspect, different that expected. There was emotional pain, danger, secrets, and plenty of steam. Cin's patience and control of himself was intense, and he didn't just jump into bed. Gwen accepted everything with little question. She was adventurous, caring, and very trusting with others. I look forward to more in this series to see how all the other MC brothers react to finding "the one". Loved it.

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

Ebook Review: How to Ruin a Rake (Rakes of London #2) by Kate Pearce

 

Blurb: 

Turning the conventions of Regency London upside down, a single lady desires a carefree, no-strings-attached dalliance with a devilish rogue in this spicy, irresistibly sensual new romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kate Pearce.

But is her all-wrong scoundrel actually her Mr. Right?

Lady Allegra Musgrove has resigned herself to never marrying. Creating a scandal worked out well for her sister, Carenza, now happily wed after advertising for a no-strings-attached arrangement with a willing gentleman from the ton. But the fallout has landed squarely on poor Allegra, who is ordered to leave London for her family home in the countryside.

Sometimes, though, fate comes knocking—or, in Allegra’s case, a rake who abducts her as part of a men’s club drunken wager!

Furious, Allegra quickly takes charge when their speeding carriage overturns and her masked captor is revealed: Lord Max Devereux, a notorious ne’er-do-well who pays his way out of trouble and beds women with impunity.

Suddenly sober, Max wants to forget the whole debacle and return Allegra to the city. Obviously, Allegra is aware that there could be no one worse to be stuck with in the middle of nowhere than such a rake, especially one so . . . experienced. Or . . . could there be no one better?

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My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars - 

4 1/2 stars. This was a fun read. A prank that escalated into kidnapping and secrets. Allegra had given up on marriage because of the family scandals. I enjoyed her resolute stance, her intelligence, and her willingness to experience new things. I loved how she made Max take a closer look at himself and how he actually wanted to be a better man. The family dynamics on both sides was interesting. In the end, I was glad that his side fully supported him when needed.

I received a copy through the author at Netgalley, and this is my unsolicited review.

Audiobook Review: Can't Run with the Big Dogs (A Veronica Kildare K-9 Mystery #4) by Tracy Carter, narrator Alyssa Baumann

Blurb: 

The escape of Veronica Kildare's vindictive, long-time nemesis from prison overshadows what should be a festive holiday season for her and her team. Law enforcement is convinced that Tommy Arnett perished in a fiery car accident, but Veronica can't shake the sinking feeling that she hasn't escaped that easily from his relentless pursuit of revenge against her.

Other unsettling factors are swirling through Colorado along with the encroaching harsh winter weather as Veronica and her Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Leda, search for several missing young women who've been abducted and pitilessly left to face the elements, and the daughters of her search and rescue partner, Sgt. Tim Donovan, are targeted by a mysterious man with an unknown agenda. All is not as it seems with regard to the kidnappings, however, as one case ties back to a local thoroughbred racetrack where a nefarious scheme has been enacted by a villain willing to eliminate anyone who stands in their way.

While Veronica also trains a C. diff sniffing canine for nursing homes and a dog able to identify illegal equine performance-enhancing drugs at Blue Columbine Downs, she and her father examine the undercurrents affecting the racetrack in an effort to pinpoint the source of the wrongdoing there.

As malign forces gather around them, will Veronica and Leda be able to outrun a terrible fate when their brutal past and their present day life collide?

Amazon: Can't Run with the Big Dogs (A Veronica Kildare K-9 Mystery Book 4) - Kindle edition by Carter, Tracy. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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My Review - 5 of 5 stars - 

I loved this story, and the narration by Alyssa Baumann added more to it. Wonderful job. As to the story, I enjoyed the descriptions of how to train and what to train the dogs for. I found it very interesting. There were a fair amount of search and rescues amongst the main thread with the race horses, all with happy endings. Veronica was such a trooper with all the requests that came to her and couldn't say no. I also loved the depth of the relationship and friendships that were explored in this story. I had moments of tears and breath holding as the end of the book came closer. Well worth reading/listening to.

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

Book Blitz: Amaya's Welcome to Kindergarten by Nathaniel and Amaya McDaniel

 

Amaya's Welcome to Kindergarten

by Nathaniel and Amaya McDaniel

Children's Book

Date Published: August 26, 2026

Calm the first-day jitters and celebrate an exciting milestone with Amaya!

Is your little one feeling a mix of big excitement and nervous tummy butterflies about starting school? You are not alone. Turning the page to a new school year is a massive step, but a smooth transition is completely possible.

Amaya’s Welcome to Kindergarten is a warm, beautifully illustrated children's picture book designed to transform back-to-school anxiety into pure joy and confidence.

Join sweet and relatable Amaya as she takes her very first steps into her new classroom. Through her eyes, young readers get an encouraging sneak peek at the wonderful adventures waiting for them, including:

Circle Time & Fun Activities: Discovering how joyful learning can be.

Making New Friends: Easing social anxieties and learning how to share.

Meeting the Teacher: Realizing that the classroom is a safe, loving, and supportive place.

Classroom Rules Made Easy: Learning what to expect from routines down the hall.

 

Why Parents and Educators Love This Book:

Perfect Read-Aloud: Ideal for cozy bedtime reading before the big day or as an early childhood classroom read-aloud.

Diverse & Inclusive: Features multicultural characters that celebrate early childhood representation and emotional readiness.

The Ultimate Milestone Gift: A wonderful pre-K graduation keepsake or summer bridge book to prepare children emotionally for the transition.

 

Help your child step onto the school bus with a brave smile and an excited heart.

About the Author

Nathaniel McDaniel is a passionate storyteller and advocate for early childhood confidence. Inspired by the everyday milestones, big dreams, and nervous butterflies of young learners, Nathaniel writes stories that help children navigate major life transitions with bravery and a smile. When he isn't crafting comforting tales to calm first-day-of-school jitters, he enjoys spending time with family and working on community projects that empower the next generation. Amaya’s Welcome to Kindergarten is his heartfelt ode to every little learner stepping into the classroom for the very first time.

 

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Preorder: Smoke's Revenge (Grave Prowlers MC: North Carolina #1) by Janine Infante Bosco

The Grave Prowlers MC: North Carolina is saddling up...

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Hunting her killer was supposed to be my final act. Instead, it became my battle cry.

As the treasurer for the Grave Prowlers MC, I deal in concrete numbers and brutal realities. And a man who lives by the cold, hard truth should be able to face himself in his darkest days. But I don't do baggage or big feelings. I just square accounts. And the last balance I need to collect is from the man who killed my daughter.

I didn't start out as a family man. Far from it, in fact. When Poppy was born, I was hardly a father to her at all. Then Alicia crashed into our lives and quickly worked her way under my skin. A young single mom with the weight of the world on her shoulders, I should have left her alone. But it was impossible to resist her beautiful face, her sassy mouth, or her gigantic heart. Eventually we were raising our girls together. And after we eloped, our son was born.

Somehow, the four of them tamed me. Anchored me. Brought me to life. Then Poppy disappeared.

It took five days to find her body. And since I'd been out on a run with the club, it took me no time at all to blame my wife. I failed to protect my baby from the monster who stole her. Then I failed to protect what was left of my family from my grief.

Now Alicia and the kids are gone, and I'm a shell of the man I used to be. Fueled by self-hatred and an insatiable desire to destroy the man who took my little girl, I don't care how long it takes or what it costs to have my revenge. And after I watch the light disappear from his eyes, I plan to follow my daughter into the dark.

But when another child goes missing, I'm forced to face the woman I broke to keep her and our family safe. Having her around again tugs at what's left of my shattered heart, and the more time we spend together, the more I realize she hasn't given up on me completely. The revenge that has consumed me is so close I can taste it. But I wasn't expecting it to come with a second chance at life. For Alicia. For our family. Or for myself.

Smoke's Revenge is a tissues-required standalone motorcycle romance loaded with angst and plenty of triggers. Readers with sensitivities to child loss, self-harm, and mental health struggles may find this story difficult to read. Despite the dark themes, it is a standalone with a happily-ever-after.

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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Cover Reveal and Preorder: Lonesome Moon (Cowboy Christmas at Crescent Moon Ranch #3) by Tess Thompson

Lonesome Moon 

by Tess Thompson 

Releases on October 20th!

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The only family he's ever chosen. The only woman he's ever wanted. He can't keep both.

Luci Wilder is the one woman Grant Walker can't have. She's also the only one he wants.

She's his best friend's little sister — off-limits, the line he swore he'd never cross. As the drummer in Jack Wilder's band, Grant has spent years guarding the only family he's ever chosen, watching Luci from a careful distance and saying nothing. Wanting her in silence is the price of keeping them all whole. He's paid it for years.

Then Luci arrives at Crescent Moon Ranch for the month, and the careful distance gets a lot harder to keep.

Because Luci adores her big brother. When they were kids and their single mother worked two jobs to keep the lights on, it was Jack who raised her — Jack who went without so she wouldn't have to, Jack who made sure she got out and became the pediatrician she is today. She owes him everything. And falling for one of his bandmates is the one thing she knows he'd never forgive.

So she's kept it to herself for years, the same as Grant has. Two people, the same secret, the same person they'd both rather die than hurt.

But under a month of Christmas lights and Montana snow, all that careful distance starts to feel less like loyalty and more like the only thing standing between them and the person who's always felt like home.

Loving each other could cost them the only family either of them has ever chosen.

Walking away might cost them the only love they've ever wanted.

A closed-door romance. Best friend's little sister, a hero who's pined in silence, and a slow burn years in the making.

Five interconnected stories, one unforgettable Montana Christmas. Each book stands alone; together they tell the story of one magical month.

 

Cover Reveal and Preorder: Coaxing Katie (Whiskey and Roses #5) by Cassie Colton

Coaxing Katie 

by Cassie Colton 

Releases on October 20th!

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Five years after losing his wife and child in a tragic car accident, Caden “Spider” Renner has resigned himself to a life of grief. Returning to Texas to help care for his ailing mother, he joins Serenity Securities’ Texas team, hoping to earn the money needed for her mounting medical expenses. The last thing he expects is a mission that will take him across the ocean and straight into chaos with a fiery redhead.

When Victoria Rostov asks for a personal favor, Spider is sent to Ireland to locate Kate Brynes. A woman who vanished while honoring her late husband’s final wish to provide medical care to those who need it most. Kidnapped and desperate to survive, Kate trusts no one, especially the rugged Texas cowboy claiming he's there to rescue her.

As bullets fly and betrayal closes in, Spider is injured protecting her, forcing Kate to risk everything to keep them both alive. Fleeing from Ireland to Embers, Texas, their growing attraction becomes impossible to ignore. Haunted by loss, bound by promises, and pursued by ruthless enemies, Spider and Kate must decide whether to remain prisoners of the past or risk their hearts for a second chance at love.

 

Release: Talking Heat (The Forbidden Heat Series #5) by J.L. Stray

Talking Heat 

by JL Stray 

Available now!

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She's looking for redemption. He's looking for a new beginning. Neither expected to find both in each other.

My rookie coaching season didn't end the way I'd imagined. It ended in scandal.

Now I'm in Tampa, trying to rebuild my reputation with the Blaze, the NWSL's newest expansion team and a franchise that Florida still isn't sure it wants. This was supposed to be a fresh start, a chance to focus on soccer and prove I belong. Making friends was never part of the plan.

Then Ash Monroe, our starting goal keepers’ brother, keeps showing up.

At first, he's just a familiar face who always seems to be in the right place at the right time, determined to start conversations I'd rather avoid. I've spent months keeping everyone at a distance, convinced it's the safest way to move forward. But somehow, he slips past my defenses.

As Ash struggles to navigate a new reality and a future he never expected, I find myself caring about him in ways I never intended. The more time we spend together, the more I realize we're both searching for the same thing: a place to belong after everything we thought we knew fell apart.

The problem? Being with him feels dangerously familiar. Like I'm falling into old patterns, chasing a story I've already lived through once before.

And I'm not sure if this time the ending will be any different.

 

Release Boost: April's Fool (Grave Prowlers MC: Virginia #1) by E.C. Land

April's Fool by E.C. Land is live on Amazon and free to read with KindleUnlimited!

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The only thing more dangerous than a Grave Prowler is a Grave Prowler on a mission...
Fool

From the moment I saw her, I knew. She's not just another woman. She's mine.

Pure and untouched, I can't resist her soft smile, her huge heart, or her sharp mind. 

But she's also unaware of the darkness that lurks just out of sight until it's knocking on her door. 

Evil can steal her away from me, but the coward that takes her doesn't know who he's messing with. 

I'd tear down the world for her. 

I'd burn it all to the ground. 

I'll dance on his ashes the minute I get her back. 

Because this isn't just a rescue, it's a promise that no one will ever dare to threaten what's mine again. 

The club has a saying 'Eye for and Eye. Tooth for a tooth.' and they'll get what's coming to them. No one touches what's mine and gets away with it.

About E.C. Land

E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies. 

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Meet the Characters: Mistletoe All the Way by Lauren Blakely

Turning a grumpy cowboy veterinarian into Mr. Holiday? Challenge accepted.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a spicy, standalone holiday romance, MISTLETOE ALL THE WAY! This steamy, small town, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, opposites attract holiday romance features a grinchy cowboy veterinarian and the jolliest publicist as they tackle the town's latest Christmas competition together! Releasing October 6th in all formats, including the stunning paperback with beautiful mistletoe and holly sprayed edges, find out more about the characters and pre-order your copy today!

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About MISTLETOE ALL THE WAY (Coming 10/6/2026):

She wants to make him Mr. Holiday. He wants to stay a certified Grinch. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes a small-town spicy holiday romance about a guarded cowboy veterinarian and a Christmas-loving optimist who team up for a town holiday competition.

Dr. Noah Lennox lives by three holiday rules—avoid his hometown, cheerful people, and Christmas itself.

But when his beloved grandfather announces he’s retiring and handing the cherished sleigh-ride farm to either Noah or his slick cousin Stephen, the first rule goes out the window. Back home in Evergreen Falls, the veterinarian vows to fight for the farm that means everything to him. The problem is, the town doesn’t exactly welcome its resident Scrooge with open arms.

Except for one very charming holiday enthusiast. Eloise Langston, a sunny tourism bureau hopeful, needs a win to land her dream job—and to pay the rent. Her holly jolly plan? Turn the broody, broad-shouldered grump into a festive front-runner to help the town’s Mr. Holiday Competition draw record crowds.

Transforming a camera-shy cowboy vet into a small-town sweetheart isn’t exactly in her job description—but neither is falling for him.

Soon, Noah and Eloise find themselves tangled in twinkle lights, fake kisses, and one very real attraction. But with the farm’s future at stake, Stephen’s scheming, and Eloise’s career on the line, there’s a blizzard of reasons to put their feelings on ice.

Or will they fight to turn their holiday fling into forever under the mistletoe?

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

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ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party. 

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