Ebook Review: Forever Kind of Love (Cedar Hill #1) by Susan Bagby

Blurb: 

Willow Barton’s life crumbles at her husband’s arrest for fraud, forcing her to return to her Ohio hometown to rebuild. Running a small bookstore and helping her best friend care for her ailing father offers solace—until Zachary Hayes, her best friend’s brother and a charming country music star, shows up.
Struggling to revive his career and reconnect with his estranged father, Zach sparks an undeniable yet unwelcome chemistry with Willow. As her estranged husband seeks forgiveness, and Zach battles his own demons, Willow must confront her painful past and decide if she’s willing to risk her heart again. Caught between heartbreak and hope, can they overcome their fears and build a future together?

Amazon: Amazon.com: Forever Kind of Love (Cedar Hill Series Book 1) eBook : Bagby, Susan Elizabeth : Kindle Store

B&N: Forever Kind Of Love by Susan Elizabeth Bagby | eBook | Barnes & Noble®

Bookbub: Forever Kind of Love (Cedar Hill Series Book 1) by Susan Bagby - BookBub

Goodreads: Forever Kind of Love (Cedar Hill Series #1) by Susan Elizabeth Bagby | Goodreads

My Review - 4 of 5 stars - 

I enjoyed this story. Willow's life had fallen apart so she went home to get back on her feet. I loved how she was willing to take on several jobs and began her journey toward her passion, photography, as a career. She overcame some bumps, got over her anger and low confidence regarding her work. She was definitely caring and loyal. Zach enjoyed his rock-star life, the women, the fame, but his journey included reconnecting with his father who was battling dementia. He fought so hard to keep his current situation but was glad to get close to his father. He was such a help to Willow, protective, and caring. The chemistry between Willow and Zach kept them guessing about the future for them.

I received a copy through Goddess Fish Promotions, and this is my unsolicited review.

Audiobook Release: Playing the Field (Los Angeles Devils #1) by Stacy Travis, narrators Hannah Chiclana and Aaron Donahue

Playing the Field by Stacy Travis is now live in audio!

Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana & Aaron Donahue

A delicious Forced proximity, Brother’s Best Friend, Sports romance by bestselling author, Stacy Travis.

I didn’t expect my first week with the Devils soccer team to involve saving a career.

But when the team’s hot-headed center back—aka my brother’s best friend, Hunter Reyes—blows up in front of management, it’s my job as the head Data Analyst to keep him on the field.

That’s as close as I plan on getting to the gorgeous, bad-boy soccer god until he shows up at the house I’m temporarily sharing with my brother, needing a place to stay.

Hunter is the epitome of the grumpy, ridiculously muscular, and infuriatingly confident man fans love. I’m the girl who color-codes data sets and stress-bakes muffins. We are opposites in every way. We shouldn’t share the same Wi-Fi, let alone an address.

But late nights with spreadsheets turn into late nights sharing takeout.

Eye rolls turn into inside jokes. And every time his hand brushes mine, I swear the air between us crackles like lightning before a storm.

But he’s my brother’s best friend. A player on the team I work for. And completely, absolutely not my type. Too bad my heart can’t compute our differences.

Best friend’s sister. Forced proximity. Workplace sparks. And a slow-burn attraction that refuses to stay buried.

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Preorder: Sweet Fortune by Clara Pines, Christmas Encore by Tess Thompson (Sugarville Grove Series)

Welcome back to the small town of Sugarville Grove!

- Escape to Vermont with this wholesome and sweet romance series -

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Christmas Encore by Tess Thompson releases on February 12th - https://geni.us/ChristmasEncore

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BINGE THE WHOLE SERIES!

SWEET FORTUNE

This small-town kindergarten teacher is about to make a Christmas bargain with a billionaire…

Allie Lawrence has never cared about money. She grew up running around the family dairy farm with her beloved big brothers, treasuring all the joys in life that don’t cost a thing.

But when she becomes a kindergarten teacher at the elementary school in small town Sugarville Grove, a project that could help her students captures her heart and her imagination.

If only she could find the budget to help the children’s dreams come true.

When a struggling student’s father steps in and makes her an unbelievable offer, Allie is too excited to overthink the conditions. What’s a little tutoring and a fake date or two in exchange for the Christmas miracle she has been praying for?

But as Allie spends more time with the handsome single dad, and the little girl she secretly wishes could be her own, she starts to realize she’s in too deep.

Worse than the threat of losing the bargain, the thing she’s about to lose just might be her heart.

CHRISTMAS ENCORE

Some love stories never take their final bow.

He left her without a word. Now he’s back—with scars, regrets, and a love he can’t outrun.

Fifteen years ago, Roan Hayes vanished from Sugarville Grove, leaving behind the girl he loved and a town that never forgave him. Now, a career-ending stuntman injury sends him home, determined to start over quietly with a gritty new gym. But his fresh start collides head-on with the past when he discovers his business shares a wall with hers.

Reese Monroe has been back in Sugarville Grove for years, running her beloved Sugar Plum Dance Studio after a dazzling ballet career that ended too soon. Outwardly, she’s thriving—teaching young dancers, filling her days with music and movement—but privately, the pressure to stay in control still haunts her. The last thing she needs is Roan walking back into her world… still magnetic, still stubborn, and still capable of upending everything.

As their lives—and their businesses—intertwine, old sparks burn hotter than ever. But forgiveness doesn’t come easy, and trust is even harder. Can Roan prove that first love deserves a second chance, or will past heartbreak take its final bow?

 

Cover Reveal and Preorder: Freed by My Mate (Night Grove Falls: Midnight Haven #2) by Luna Wilder

Freed By My Mate 

by Luna Wilder 

Releases on February 20th!

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Available on All Platforms

He’ll do anything to free her…and make her his.

Abe
I joined the Midnight Haven as a favor to my friend.
My pack needs me, and that’s how I find myself sneaking through the woods in the middle of the night.
That’s when I see them take her.
I know two things in that moment.
The first is that I will do whatever I can to rescue the kidnapped girl.
The second is that I just found my fated mate.

Roxie
I was headed to meet my best friend when they took me.
Now I’m trapped in this old house, wondering if anyone will ever find me.
I know that I need to try to escape and make a run for it, but before I can, he shows up.
Abe Williams.
He saves me from that house and from those bad men.
Then he takes me home and tells me that he’s not letting me go.
He says that we’re meant to be together, that we’re fated mates.
Now I’m wondering if I’ve traded in one cage for another.

 

Ebook Review: Secrets of the Maison Fournier (Belle Epoque Bookshop Mystery #1) by Amelia Pine

Blurb: 

Paris, 1888. A city of light, love, and deadly secrets.

When American bookseller Emma Greene opens a small English-language bookshop in the Latin Quarter, she hopes for a quiet life among books, not whispers and suspicion.

After the powerful owner of the glittering Maison Fournier department store dies under suspicious circumstances, Emma becomes a reluctant suspect. To save her reputation, she must untangle Parisian society secrets with the help of a guarded detective, a circle of found-family neighbors, and a slow-burn romantic tension that could be just as dangerous as the truth.

A Belle Époque historical cozy mystery with bookshop intrigue, a clever heroine, and romance under gaslight.
Perfect for fans of Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Rhys Bowen, Deanna Raybourn, and Tasha Alexander.

If you enjoy:
• atmospheric mysteries set in Belle Époque Paris
• strong, clever heroines
• detective-and-bookseller slow-burn romance
• found-family neighbors and artistic bohemians
• scandal, secrets, and society under gaslight

you will be swept up in Secrets of the Maison Fournier.

Book 1 in the Belle Époque Bookshop Mysteries by Amelia Pine

Amazon: Amazon.com: Secrets of the Maison Fournier: Book 1, A Belle Époque Bookshop Mystery (Belle Époque Bookshop Mysteries) eBook : Pine, Amelia: Kindle Store

Goodreads: Secrets of the Maison Fournier: Book 1, A Belle Époque Bookshop Mystery by Amelia Pine | Goodreads

My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars - 

4 1/2 stars. I really enjoyed Emma and her interactions/friendships with Cecile, Luc, and Inspector LeFevre. The setting of Paris was well done, at a time when the future was starting to outshine the past. Some details seemed a bit repetitive, but the mystery and clue hunt was engrossing. I was pulled in, especially toward the end as we got closer to the solution. There were plenty of clues to follow, danger to avoid or protective from. The inspector was so cute as he fought his upright, beyond question, attitude with his feelings for Emma. I look forward to the next in this series.

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

Trope Reveal: It Seemed Like a Good Idea (Darling Springs #1) by Lauren Blakely

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA, the first standalone small town romance in her upcoming Darling Springs rom com series! This sexy, mistaken identity, forced proximity, forbidden small town rom com answers the question: what happens when a lavender farmer gets a bodyguard who just happens to be the sexy grump from her one-night-stand who got away! Releasing March 3rd in all formats, and free to read in Kindle Unlimited, check out the tropes below and pre-order your copy today!

⛅Grumpy/Sunshine
🏡Small Town Shenanigans
💙He’s Her Bodyguard
🫣Mistaken Identity
💋Forced Proximity
🛏️Only One Bed in the Room
🏃‍One-Night-Stand Who Got Away
🚫Forbidden
😄Romantic Comedy

https://laurenblakely.com/book/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea/ 

About IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA (Coming 3/3/2026):

Grumpy meets sunshine in this charming and hilarious forbidden small town romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely! Where there's only one bed in the room...

I really don't need a bodyguard―I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee's sake! But I'm getting one anyway since my identical twin sister just booked the movie role of a lifetime and it's being shot in my hometown. And guess who my new broody, tattooed protector is? None other than the guy I had a one-night stand with last month.

Correction: he's the guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who ran out on me before the bang without so much as goodbye. And of course he arrives in my tiny hometown where the film is shooting right in the nick of time to save me from the paparazzi at the market. The coffee shop. The dress shop too. I'm trying hard to stay mad after the third time the sexy jerk rescues me.

To top it all off, he's staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there's only one bed.
Maybe just one night would relieve all this tension? But one night turns into another, and then into sharing hearts and secrets that are best locked up. Especially since he's leaving and I'm staying, and there's no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

https://laurenblakely.com/book/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea/ 

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. 

Connect w/ Lauren:

Website: laurenblakely.com 

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Teaser: A Very Grumpy Roommate (Wolf Valley: Grumps #11) by Shaw Hart

A Very Grumpy Roommate by Shaw Hart releases on February 27th!

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He needed a quiet place to stay. He got her instead.

Daisy:
I’m in trouble.
I’m scrambling to pay my bills and keep my grandmother’s house from being taken by the bank.
I’ve tried everything that I can think of, and now I’m desperate.
So, I make a post advertising for a roommate.
None of the people who contact me seem like a good fit.
Until Ledger.

Ledger:
As a Navy SEAL, I’m used to order, discipline, and solitude.
I love it. I crave it.
And so that’s what I’m hoping to find in a roommate.
There are no houses or apartments for rent in Wolf Valley, not for the sporadic days that I’ll be there.
So, I start scouring listings looking for a roommate, and I think that I’ve really lucked out when I see Daisy’s post.
Then I meet her.
Daisy is my opposite in every way.
She’s sunshine in yoga pants, with a rescue dog, a houseplant addiction, and a tendency to hum to herself nonstop.
She’s the opposite of what I thought I was looking for, but the more time that I spend with her, the more I start to fall for her, and it doesn’t take me long to realize I might be in more trouble than any mission I’ve ever faced.
Living with Daisy feels less like a temporary arrangement… And more like home.

 

Teaser: Property of Pyro (Kings of Anarchy MC: Virginia #2) by E.C. Land

The fiery passion growing between them might be irresistible...

Preorder Property of Pyro by E.C. Land now!

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When you play with fire, you're bound to get burned.

Pyro

I can't resist the allure of the flames. Fire is in my blood. The heat and the smoke raised me. Now
I wield them for my club. You want to get between me and my brothers? Mess with my club?
Think again.
Rumor has it she carries the mark of the mate, but trouble is right on her heels.
I don't care who or what she's running from. My club comes first. Always.
There's just one problem: my true nature won't let me reject the one who is meant to be mine.
So I can try to resist the fiery passion growing between us, but in the end we'll both be consumed in the blaze.

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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Cover Reveal: Ivy Leigh Ever After by Gael Lynch

Ivy Leigh Ever After

by Gael Lynch

Middle Grade Fiction

Date Published: Feb 24, 2026

Publisher: Small Circles Press

Ivy’s life is a swirl of turbulence and change. It’s been almost a year since her sweet momma has died. Bottled up feelings tear her apart inside. Grandma wants to take her little dog away. Her BFFs pressure her to change. The cutest boy in school has a crush on her.

“It’s the universe, Ivy Leigh, welcoming in a little change.” Mr. Winters, her neighbor, a wannabe cowboy, tells her one day. But change is so confusing. When a pair of bullies taunt her on the bus and tease her at school, Ivy makes a giant mistake.

With a mix of humor and poignant moments and a quirky cast of neighbors and friends, Ivy finds a way to understand herself and make up for that mistake she’s made. Best of all, Ivy remembers Momma: Feelings are like fireflies caught in a jar, Ivy Leigh. They belong in the open, where a warm breeze can carry them away!

About the Author

 

 Gael Lynch is a writer and storyteller, a teacher whose love of kids and furry creatures has followed her throughout her life. She now lives in coastal Carolina, a place of sunny beaches and warm breezes with her husband Tom and her rambunctious golden retriever, Wrigley. However, Newtown, Connecticut, with its pastoral beauty and kind-hearted people will always be a place she calls home.

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Teaser: Their Bride by Golden Angel

She's running from something awful... right into their open arms.

Reserve your copy of Their Bride by Golden Angel Romances now!

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She crossed an ocean to escape... right into their arms.

Desperate and on the run, Sassy McCloud travels as far from her old life as possible. Escaping the vengeful Lord Carmichael takes her across an ocean and all the way to the Midwest to be a mail-order bride, sight unseen.

She’s shocked to discover that cowboys Clive North and William West intend to both be her husband and share her… but she’s as drawn to them as they are to her.

Can two brawny cowboys protect her from her past and all of the secrets that followed her?

PLEASE NOTE: THIS TITLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE BRIDGEWATER BRIDES SHARED UNIVERSE AS THEIR HARLOT BRIDE.

About the Author:

Golden Angel is a USA Today best-selling author and self-described bibliophile with a "kinky" bent who loves to write stories for the characters in her head. If she didn't get them out, she's pretty sure she'd go just a little crazy.

She is happily married, old enough to know better but still too young to care, and a big fan of happily-ever-afters, strong heroes and heroines, and sizzling chemistry.

When she's not writing, she can often be found on the couch reading, in front of her sewing machine making a new cosplay, hanging out with her friends, or wandering the Maryland Renaissance Fair.

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