Release: The Biker Bodyguard (Royal Bastards MC: Key West, FL Chapter) by Logan Chance

THE BIKER BODYGUARD

Series: #RoyalBastardsMC - 8th Run - Key West, FL Chapter

Author: Logan Chance

Cover Designer: Crimson Syn

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He rules the Keys like a king with blood on his knuckles.

And now he’s been ordered to protect the one woman who could bring his whole empire down.

BLURB

Reef “Kraken” Ryder—President of the Royal Bastards MC, Key West Chapter—doesn’t babysit. He breaks jaws, runs guns through the islands, and keeps his club breathing in a world that wants them buried.

But when an old-school Bastard calls in a debt, Kraken gets saddled with a job he never asked for: guarding the man’s daughter.

She’s not club property.

She’s not supposed to be his problem.

And she’s definitely not supposed to look at him like he’s the only safe thing left in the storm.

A threat is closing in—fast. Someone wants her as leverage… or a message written in blood. Kraken tears her out of the crosshairs and drags her into his world: salt air, steel, and rules that get men killed. One mistake. One spark. One night too close, and suddenly protection turns into possession.

Because Kraken doesn’t fall in love.

He claims.

And if they come for her again?

They’ll learn what happens when you try to steal from the Royal Bastards—and the monster who wears the crown.

An MC romance packed with danger, forced proximity, possessive protection, and a biker president who’ll burn the islands to keep her.

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Audiobook Preorder: Grumpily Yours (Stick Taps) by Teagan Hunter, narrators Chloe Ryan and Nelson Hobbs

Grumpily Yours by Teagan Hunter is now available for pre-order on audio!

Narrated by Chloe Ryan & Nelson Hobbs

Releasing on July 21, 2026

When a blacklisted chef is forced to work for a grumpy ex–NHL player, sparks fly in and out of the kitchen. A steamy workplace romance about rebuilding dreams, breaking rules, and finding forever.

When a public meltdown ruins chef Summer Turner’s career, she flees to her hometown in the Pacific Northwest, hoping to rediscover her passion for cooking. Summer doesn’t want to work for someone else again, but when her father secures her a job at a local cidery, she doesn’t dare say no, even if it means working for scowling former NHL player Ezra Rawlings.

After a career-ending injury, Ezra knows what it’s like to lose everything. Emotionally guarded, he’s sworn off relationships to focus on business. But sparring with Summer ignites something he thought was gone forever, and what starts as a casual fling becomes impossible to ignore.

As their connection deepens and defenses crumble, their explosive chemistry threatens every boundary they’ve set. Summer’s determined to prove she’s not a failure, while Ezra’s convinced he’s too broken for love. But two stubborn hearts might be exactly what each other needs—if they’re brave enough to stop running.

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Teaser: Wild Angels & Dirty Bikers (Devil's Reapers MC) by Opehlia Bee Cox

Wild Angels & Dirty Bikers

by Ophelia Bee Cox

Erotic Biker Romance

Date Published: 08-01-2026

 

 Seven outlaws. Seven blood brothers. And the women that never saw them coming.

 

In the small town of Devil's Hollow, the Devil's Reapers rule with grit and iron loyalty. Outlaws, riders, and fighters, they've never needed anything or anyone but the roar of their engines and the unbreakable bond of brotherhood.

Each story in this steamy book follows one of the seven Reapers as fierce, undeniable attraction for a woman hits without warning. One look. One touch. One moment that changes everything. The kind of instant heat between two people that ruins them for anyone else.

The women who find their way to Devil's Hollow aren't prepared for the intensity, the danger, or the possessiveness these men bring. Neither them or the Reapers had been prepared for the fallout of finding someone who mattered.

When they do fall it's hard and fast.

In a club where loyalty and brotherhood is everything, love might be the most dangerous ride of all.

Excerpt

Jax and Lena’s Story (unedited excerpt)

 
At thirty-five, Jax was all hard muscle and scarred knuckles from years of bar fights and border runs. Back in the day when they were more of an active outlaw club and he and his brothers responded to conflict with violence. These days they tried to be more diplomatic in how they handled shit. None of them wanted to do prison time.

Up ahead, he saw hazard lights blinking on a stalled sedan that was pulled off to the shoulder, steam hissing from under the hood like a pissed-off serpent. A woman stood next to it, one hand shielding her eyes from the glare, her sundress plastered to her curves by the heat. He gaged her age to be somewhere in her mid-twenties, her honey-blonde hair tangled from the dry wind. He appreciated the tits straining against the thin fabric, and her legs that went on forever. Jax's cock twitched in his jeans as an image of how those legs wrapped around his waist while he fucked her would feel. He slowed, the bike's growl dropping to a low rumble. Fuck, look at that ass, he thought, the familiar hunger coiling low in his gut, hot and insistent.

The intensity of his reaction to her caught him by surprise.

He killed the engine twenty feet away, his boots crunching gravel as he swung off. "Car trouble, sweetheart?" His voice came out gravelly, laced with that outlaw drawl, eyes raking over her with heated interest, and without shame.
 

About the Author

Ophelia Bee Cox’s debut novel, *Wild Angels & Dirty Bikers*, will be released on 8/1/26, followed by *Lost Angels & Dirty Mountain Men* and *Sweet Angels & Dirty Cowboys*. She splits her time between Maine and Florida, is divorced, has one child, and six cats. Ophelia writes erotic romance and doesn’t hold back—if you’re not a fan of explicit sexual content and strong language, her books may not be for you.

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Cover Reveal: The Lies We Play by Claudia Burgoa

The Lies We Play

by Claudia Burgoa

Release day: August 16th 2026

Tropes:

🏒Why Choose / MMF

🏒Secret Marriage

🏒Second Chance Romance

🏒Forced Separation

🏒Amnesia

🏒Hockey Romance

🏒Old Money Family Drama

🏒Romantic Suspense

🏒Hidden Conspiracy

🏒He remembers her body before his mind catches up

🏒The marriage was legal, but the love was always three

🏒Touch her and find out

🏒Found family over blood family

🏒The body remembers what the world erased

Cover: The Pretty Little Design Co.

Blurb:

I had two men, one secret marriage, and a love the law refused to name.

Then came the accident.

When I woke up, Halston Saint Claire was hidden behind his family’s money, lawyers, and lies. Creed Lafontaine was gone. Everyone around me insisted the rings, the vows, the three of us—it was all trauma talking.

So I did what broken girls with color-coded calendars and trust issues do best.

I survived.

Now I live in Florence, restoring damaged art and pretending the past doesn’t still have its hands on me. Until one forged document drags me back into the Saint Claire world, where old money buries truth, families weaponize concern, and the two men I never stopped loving are closer than I’m ready for.

Creed remembers everything.

Halston remembers in fragments.

And I remember enough to know our love wasn’t the lie.

It was the thing everyone tried to erase.

Now the three of us have one chance to uncover what really happened that night, reclaim the marriage stolen from us, and decide whether a love built for three can survive ten years of betrayal.

Because in the Saint Claire world, love was never the most dangerous thing.

It was the lies we played to survive it.

 

Ebook Review: Pies, Lies and Alibis (A Lavender Lane Cozy Mystery) by Sylvie Brooks

 

Blurb: 

I thought my biggest problem would be burnt cookies—-until my signature dessert turns into Exhibit A in a murder.

Tessa, my best friend and schemer-in-chief, corrals the gossip brigade as well as one highly

untrustworthy cat.

Officer Owen thinks I’m trouble (and maybe a little cute), but he is not letting me out of his powdered sugar sights.

Suspects are stacked higher than my meringue: a grumpy florist, a jilted baker, an investor with a poker face,

Between midnight stakeouts and decoding recipe cards, I’m dodging prankster teens and a reputation meltdown.

There’s more than flour flying before this bake sale wraps up.

It’s a recipe for chaos—and if I don’t solve it, my good name will be toast.

Amazon: Pies, Lies, & Alibis: A Lavender Lane Cozy Mystery - Kindle edition by Brooks, Sylvie. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Goodreads: Pies, Lies, & Alibis: A Lavender Lane Cozy Mystery by Sylvie Brooks | Goodreads

My Review - 4 of 5 stars - 

This was a very quick read. I liked the story and the mystery. The small town was quaint, close, and fun. I would have preferred a little more detail, a longer story, to feel like I saw all the clues in order to figure out whodunit. Overall, it was entertaining.

This is my unsolicited review.

Ebook Review: Rescued by the Marquess (Damsels in Distress #1) by Bronwen Evans

 

Blurb: 

Are heroes real…

Oliver Sommerset, Marquess of Astor and heir to a dukedom, has never been mistaken for one. But when his closest friend is murdered by the ruthless Welsh Earl of Penharrow, Oliver rides for the wilds of Wales with revenge burning in his blood — and a dying man’s last plea echoing in his heart: free the woman Penharrow holds captive.

Megan has forgotten who she was before him. Her real name. Her family. The life stolen from her when she was six years old. For over fourteen years she has survived as Penharrow’s captive and the last five his unwilling mistress, her hope ground down by cruelty, by failed escapes, and by the terrible price others have paid for trying to help her. She has learned not to trust powerful men.

Then a dangerous lord with cold blue eyes pulls her from Penharrow’s grasp and asks her to run.

Oliver is not the hero she imagined. He tells her plainly: this is revenge, not rescue. And as they flee through treacherous mountain terrain with Penharrow’s brutal henchmen closing in, Megan cannot silence the voice warning her that one captor may simply be the same as another. Oliver looks at her the way men always look at her.

But he also looks at her like she matters.

Pursued across the wild Welsh highlands, Megan does the most dangerous thing she has ever done—trust. Yet trust brings its own perils. When they reach the safety of Oliver’s privileged world, will he honour his promise and set her free? Or has she simply exchanged one gilded cage for another?

A dark Regency romance...

Trigger warning: This novel features a heroine escaping a long-term, restrictive imprisonment, featuring flashbacks to confinement and fear of her captor.

Amazon: Amazon.com: Rescued By The Marquess (Damsels In Distress Book 1) eBook : Evans, Bronwen: Kindle Store

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Goodreads: Rescued By The Marquess (Damsels In Distress Book 1) by Bronwen Evans | Goodreads

My Review - 5 of 5 stars - 

I loved this story! I hated what she had to go through, but I enjoyed her journey to freedom, friendship, and love. Megan was very strong and quite able to read people for her own protection. She did have her self-doubts, not knowing her birth family. I cried happy tears as her family accepted her in to their arms. Oliver wanted justice for his friend, James, and for Megan, and lost his heart on the way. He was caring and protective, and had plenty of patience, trying to keep his feelings under control. The secondary characters were an added bonus, and I look forward to the next in the series.

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

Excerpt Reveal: Rumor Has It (The Last Best Placed for Love #6) by Giulia Lagomarsino

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“Cassidy, does he tie her to the bed in this one and whip her, or is that in another book?”

I stood too suddenly, caught off guard by the question, and my feet tangled in the lights. My balance quickly went by the wayside until I was hobbling and grasping at air for purchase.

I held the string of lights as if they would save me as I teetered over. And as a scream rippled up my throat, I knew Santa wasn’t going to make it through this experience.

I tumbled back, my feet flying out from under me. Landing on my back, I started tumbling down the roof until I was airborne with only the string of lights to grip onto.

Squeezing my eyes closed, I prayed for a quick death as my entire life flashed before my eyes, but I came to a sudden jerk and all the blood rushed to my head as I dangled upside down.

And just inches from my face were the most startling blue eyes I’d ever seen.

Slowly, he cocked his head to the side, examining my rosy cheeks before settling on my eyes.

“I meant to do that.”

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Blitz: Lady Petra and the Wolf (Lords Fall First #2) by Anna Valleria with an excerpt and a giveaway

Lady Petra and the Wolf

Series: (Lords Fall First, #2)

by Anna Valleria

Release date: July 2nd, 2026

Genres: Adult, Gothic, Historical, Mystery, Romance

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252484254-lady-petra-and-the-wolf

Blurb:

In Victorian London, Lady Petra, the daughter of the powerful and manipulative Earl of Kemberley, has spent her life as a silent pawn in her father’s political games. While the ton sees a perfectly poised debutante, Petra is secretly a woman of industry who runs a sanctuary for abused servants in a derelict London theatre.

Julian, the Viscount Wolfridge, known to the world as Wolf, is a cynical rake with a secret heart of gold and a childhood spent on the Bristol docks. When he proposes a fake courtship to Petra to stir her indifferent betrothed into action, he doesn’t realize he is stepping into a web of secrets far deeper than his own. As Petra’s world of mystery and Wolf’s path of redemption collide, they must decide if a marriage born of a trap can ever survive the truth.

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Excerpt: 

“I have to kiss you, Petra. You have from ten to tell me to stop. To tell me you do not want this. Ten.”

“My lord?” A flush rose from her delectable decolletage, blooming up her neck.

“Nine. Julian, you mean. Or Jules.”

“Is this to do with our pretend courtship?”

“Eight. Hang the pretense. There will be nothing pretend in this kiss.”

If possible, Petra’s eyes grew even wider in the dim firelight as she backed up against the wall adjacent to the fireplace.

“You wish to make it real.” She said in a very controlled voice.

“Seven. I want you. That is what I wish. Six.”

“I admit I do not know what I want. But I should like to find out.” She said quietly.

“Five. Does me kissing you achieve this goal?” He had no desire to crowd her, yet it was as though his physical frame was magnetically tethered to her proximity. He braced an arm against the wainscotted wall above her, leaning toward her with slow deliberation.

“It could be particularly illuminating.” She breathed, her face assuming a distinctly dazed expression.

“Four. There is one thing.” Wolf paused his countdown as something hot and possessive shot through his blood. “If I kiss you, you will be thinking of me. John is the best of friends, but I cannot have you thinking of him with my lips upon you.”

Petra drew in a shaky breath before she responded. “You are wholly unique. I do not believe I would even consider thinking of anyone or anything else if I found myself in a carnal embrace with you, my lord. Three.”

Drawing back to search her features, Wolf scanned her face with a singular intensity. It was patently clear that her continuation of the count served as a definitive assent, a silent surrender to the mounting tension between them. The unmistakable spark of curiosity and unmasked desire dancing within those mahogany depths provided the final, exhilarating confirmation he required.

And then she kissed him.

Before his mind could catch up with the explosions reverberating through his chest, Petra broke away briefly and uttered a soft, breathless plea. “Forgive me, Jules, I was never very patient waiting for something I want.”

GIVEAWAY

Blitz-wide giveaway (INT) ends July 9

Prize: $20 Amazon gift card

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AUTHOR BIO:

Anna Valleria is an award-winning historical romance author who believes that everyone deserves to see themselves on the page. Her mission is to write steamy Regency and Victorian stories featuring socially active heroines and devoted heroes that reflect windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors for all readers, including characters of different sizes, backgrounds, abilities, and neurodiversities. Her novel The Baron Takes a Wife was the 2025 winner of the Hearts Through History Romance Through the Ages Contest in the published Georgian/Victorian category.

Currently residing in a beautiful, historic city in the southeastern U.S. with her family and a rescue pup. If she's not writing, she's likely in a coffee shop, walking with her son or dog, or trivia with her team, Stone Cold Jane Austen. 

Author links:

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Blitz: Wicked Temptation: The Lost Treasure (The Paladin League #8) by Patti O'Shea with an excerpt and a giveaway

Wicked Temptation: The Lost Treasure

Series: The Paladin League, #8

by Patti O’Shea

Release date: July 1st, 2026

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237775219-wicked-temptation

Blurb:

He’s always been a protector. She’s strong enough to fight on her own. This time, survival depends on each other.

Special Forces Sgt. Cal “Baggs” Baggnell walked away from Iona Desmond. Carving out his own heart hurt—but watching the woman he loves charge headfirst into danger hurt even more.

Iona loves Cal with her whole being, but she couldn’t change the core of who she is to fit his protective nature. He knew exactly who she was when they met—the need for adventure is in her DNA.

Now, their paths collide in Puerto Jardin, where Iona has talked her way into Cal’s op. And he’s been assigned to work with her.

Their bait: the Lost Treasure of Trujillo. Their target: arms dealer Jorge Torres. Their problem: Torres isn’t the only predator closing in.

With ruthless drug lords, rival treasure hunters, and a powerful Russian mob lieutenant obsessed with finding the billion-dollar fortune, Cal and Iona must put their past aside. The deeper they dig, the deadlier the game becomes.

As betrayals mount and enemies tighten their grip, survival depends on one thing: Trust. If they fail, they won’t just lose their second chance—they’ll lose everything.

Wicked Temptation is a stand-alone romance with a HEA. There are references to events that happened in earlier books, but it’s not necessary to read them to enjoy this story.

Indulge in a protective Special Forces hero and a heroine who works undercover for the Paladin League as a photojournalist. This story features a second-chance romance, identical twins, and a kick-butt heroine.

Purchase:

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Excerpt: 

“Archer—my boss—had intel that someone named Fuentes was after the treasure, but couldn’t get more.”

“So he sent you down and you kicked a hornet’s nest.”

She jerked her hand free. “I didn’t kick anything.”

His gut clenched, stupid and instinctive, the words scraping against an old wound he never talked about. He covered his fear with irritation. Anger was cleaner, sharper, easier to control. “And yet you were kidnapped.”

Io shot to her feet. “I did not kick anything. I hadn’t even done much when I was grabbed. I didn’t realize the words Paladin League were tantamount to waving a red flag and shouting I know where the treasure is.”

Cal stood and closed the distance. “You were down here for days.”

“I was working on my article while I got the lay of the land.” She glared at him. “I traveled to San Isidro, interviewed people, took pictures. The only thing I did in Trujillo was visit the convent the day after I returned.”

“The convent surrounded by men belonging to an arms dealer.” He glared back. “Don’t tell me you didn’t see them.”

“I saw them.” She crossed her arms. “I figured I’d be tailed. I was. I also figured I could lose them. I did.”

The cockiness. It made him insane. “They grabbed you and held you prisoner.”

“They did not. Torres and his men never touched me. They weren’t even that interested in me. It was easy to shake them off my ass.”

“Maybe too easy. Did you think of that?”

“Of course I did.” She stepped closer. “I didn’t just look behind me and say oopsie daisy, they lost me. I made sure my tail was clear.”

“You were compromised.”

“I was targeted. That’s different.”

“And that’s supposed to make me feel better?”

She opened her mouth, shut it, and then shook her head. “I’m too tired to argue. Believe whatever the hell you want.”

GIVEAWAY

Blitz-wide giveaway (INT) ends July 9

Prize: $20 Amazon gift card

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AUTHOR BIO:

Patti O'Shea's passions are writing, airplanes and traveling. Fortunately, she's been able to enjoy all three. After receiving a degree in advertising copywriting, she took a job with a major U.S. airline and now works in 757 Engineering. Besides teaching her about the planes she loves, it's given her an opportunity to travel to places like Australia, Papua New Guinea and Canada's Yukon Territory.

Writing, though, remains her primary love. Patti created her first romance when she was in junior high school and has been hooked ever since. She should have figured out she was a writer years earlier, however, since her dolls had such involved lives, complete with goals, motivation and conflict.

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