Audiobook Release: The Irresistible One () by Marni Mann, narrators Desiree Ketchum and Teddy Hamilton, with my review

The Irresistible One by Marni Mann is now live in audio!

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Desiree Ketchum

A naughty enemies-to-lovers, single dad, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …

I’m the irresistible one. The man who always gets what he wants. Too bad the only woman I want is the one I can’t have.

Dating apps can’t touch the dark and uninhibited desires I keep hidden. For the kind of kink I crave, I go to Lush—a playground where fantasies become reality.
That’s where I meet her.
The breathtaking blonde in the crimson dress who steals the air from my lungs, becoming an instant fixation after just one night.
Daring.
Uninhibited.
Captivating.
One taste will never be enough.
And when we meet again, it’s the worst possible scenario …
The sexy bombshell who ruined me for anyone else is now the one person who is completely out of my reach.
Off-limits.
Untouchable.
Forbidden.
The absolute enemy of everything I stand for.
But when scorching chemistry, razor-sharp banter, and an undeniable attraction collide, staying away from her is no longer an option.

What happens when the woman I can’t have becomes the only one I can’t resist?

Listen today!

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My Review - 5 of 5 stars - 

I truly enjoyed this steamy story. This was definitely an enemies-to-lovers story as Sophie and Colson were on opposite sides of a legal issue. Each had a sweet little girl that kept bringing them back into contact with each other during personal time. These two had quite a steamy connection and were willing to give what the other needed. Sophie was intelligent and loyal to her family. Colson was close to his family as well. He was brusque and quite commanding. This was a fun, steamy story. Well worth the listen or reading.
The narrators, Desiree Ketchum and Teddy Hamilton, did a superb job bringing all these characters together. The children were adorable, family members were differentiated. A wonderful narration.

Blitz: The Foopy Song! by G.D. Griffiths

The Foopy Song!

by G.D. Griffiths

Children's Book

Food goes in and poop comes out-it's the circle of happy!

Mealtimes can be a struggle, but The Foopy Song is here to turn every bite into a celebration. Follow the rhythmic logic of the "Foopy" cycle: from the very first munch to the final wiggle!

This catchy, cheerful and joyful book helps children understand that eating isn't just about sitting still-it's the fuel that lets them play, laugh, and poop their way to a happy day. By showing kids how food leads to energy and energy leads to play, it turns the daily routine into a delightful, rhythmic experience.

BECAUSE!

Eat. Poop. Play. Repeat!

With a bouncy rhythm parents can sing or read, it's the ultimate guide to why we eat, how we feel, and why a little "poop" is a very big deal.

About the Author

 

 G.D.'s storytelling spark was ignited in the hallowed land of Wales, where his childhood was spent exploring the sea until the legendary midnight summer twilight. His journey led him through academia, earning degrees in Computer Science and Operations Management, culminating in a PhD focused on Virtual Reality.

While pursuing his studies in Nottingham, he met his wife. Together, their spirit of adventure took them first to New Zealand, where G.D. worked in the video game industry and taught Scuba Diving. A seemingly simple job inquiry brought them to California, a place they planned to "try for one year," and where they still reside almost fourteen years later in Redondo Beach.

The family, which welcomed their son in 2012, is completed by Rhea, their quirky German Shepherd. Rhea became the key inspiration for G.D.'s first book, ABC's With Rhea, A doggy journey through the alphabet. Having observed that children learn best through stories, G.D. wrote this book to craft a specific, relatable world for each letter, encouraging children to connect deeply with the subject.

He has recently published his second book, Olly's Journey, and is already hard at work weaving new tales and adventures for his readers.

G.D.'s mission is to empower children to pursue their own creative writing journey.

 

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Cover Reveal and Preorder: Inn a Heartbeat (No Reservations #1) by Campbell Linden

Inn A Heartbeat 

by Campbell Linden 

Releases on August 21st!

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He’s her boss. She’s sworn off love. But one kiss changes everything.

Pete Hansen has built his life on instinct on the ice and off. So when the retired hockey star buys a small-town inn in Chapman, Connecticut, he doesn’t expect the one thing he can’t outrun… his undeniable attraction to his head of marketing, Susie O’Connor.

Smart, guarded, and fiercely devoted to her ten-year-old son, Susie has no interest in mixing business with pleasure. Especially not with a man like Pete. Charming. Persistent. And far too easy to fall for.

But the closer they work together, the harder it becomes to ignore the spark between them.

As small-town gossip swirls, tensions rise, and Susie’s closest friendship begins to unravel, keeping her distance from Pete might cost her more than she’s willing to lose.

Because some risks aren’t just worth taking…

They’re worth everything.

 

Release: Changing Echoes (Braeden Creek #3) by Hayleigh Davis

Changing Echoes 

by Hayleigh Davis 

Is here!

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I came back to Braeden Creek to protect my children and outrun the secrets my late husband left behind. Falling for the town’s protective police chief was never part of the plan. But when danger closes in and buried lies resurface, Declan Kinley becomes the one man I can’t stay away from. And the one person willing to risk everything to keep us safe.

Fourteen years ago, I left this town behind without looking back. Now I’m starting over with nothing but grief, questions, and a past I don’t fully understand.

Breaking down on the side of the road just outside town with two toddlers couldn’t be a good sign for my fresh start. Having my childhood best friend and the current police chief of Braeden Creek come to our aid is a pleasant surprise.

Declan Kinley was my childhood crush and the one person I never quite got over. The way he steps in to help, like no time has passed, should make this easier. Instead, it reminds me how much I’ve lost… and how much I still don’t know.

The deeper I dig into my husband’s secret double life, the more everything unravels. The name I knew wasn’t his. The life we built wasn’t what I thought. And whatever he was involved in didn’t end with his death.

Now someone is watching. Waiting.

Declan is determined to protect me and my kids, and the closer we get, the harder it is to ignore what’s been building between us. He’s steady where my world is falling apart, and for the first time in a long time, I feel like I can breathe again.

But safety was an illusion I believed in once before.

My late husband left something behind—something dangerous enough to get him killed—and now whoever came for him thinks I have it. This time, I’m not alone when they come looking.

Changing Echoes is the third standalone romance in the Braeden Creek series, where small-town charm collides with deadly secrets and second chances. Featuring a widowed, single mom heroine, mystery-driven suspense, swoony domestic moments, and a hero willing to stand between her family and any threat, this emotional romantic suspense delivers heart, tension, and high-stakes twists.

It’s perfect for readers who love:
Friends to Lovers
Single mom on the run
Protective alpha hero (Chief of Police)
Childhood crush to lovers
Widow with secrets
Small town with big danger
Touch her & die vibes
Found family

About Hayleigh:

Hayleigh Davis writes emotional romantic suspense filled with protective heroes, fiercely independent heroines, dangerous secrets, found family, forced proximity, and guaranteed happily-ever-afters. Her stories blend heart-pounding suspense with emotional romance,
delivering edge-of-your-seat tension alongside deeply swoony love stories.

First published in 2012 under her paranormal romance and urban fantasy pen name, Hayleigh discovered her love for contemporary romantic suspense through an obsession with protector heroes and the kind of romance that keeps readers up way too late turning pages. Whether she’s writing emotionally scarred MCs, hidden secrets, high-stakes danger, or close-knit family dynamics, her favorite stories always come back to fierce loyalty, emotional depth, and love worth fighting for.

She lives in Northeast Florida with three very demanding cats and the handsome real-life romance hero she married. When she’s not plotting twists, danger, and happily-ever-afters, she’s usually reading romance, traveling, or adding more fictional boyfriends to her ever-growing TBRlist.

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Release: Dangerous Obsession (Dark Refuge #4) by Maddie Taylor

Dangerous Obsession 

by Romantic Fiction by Maddie Taylor 

Now live!

TORTURED HERO ✔️

DAMSEL IN DISTRESS ✔️

OPPOSITES ATTRACT ✔️

BDSM / POWER EXCHANGE ✔️

RIGHT PERSON, WRONG TIME ✔️
I CAN'T LOSE YOU, TOO ✔️

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He swore he'd never love again—until she became the target.

Leland Hale learned long ago what love costs. After losing his partner in the line of duty, he swore he'd never risk that pain again—no attachments, no futures, no promises he couldn't keep. His work is dangerous, and his world is deadly. Getting close to anyone only paints a target on their back.

Julia never meant to fall for a man who would never be hers, but the pull she feels toward Leland is fierce. Every touch leaves her breathless. Their chemistry is impossible to resist. So when Leland draws a hard line between them, insisting she deserves more than he can give, Julia refuses to settle and walks away - from the club, from Leland, and from the safety she didn't realize she had.

As women begin disappearing from Miami's public club scene—and one turns up dead—the Devlin team starts hunting a predator they don't yet understand. But once they identify the common threads between each of his victims, a chilling realization hits Leland. Julia fits the profile.

Now the woman he tried to protect has become the killer's perfect target. And the only way to keep her safe is breaking the vow that has ruled his life for years. Because losing Julia isn't a risk that Leland is willing to take.

About Maddie:

A USA Today and #1 international bestselling author, Maddie is a lifelong reader who became a romance junkie as a teen with her first romance novel, The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss. From then on, she was hooked, and gobbled up everything she could get her hands on, whether contemporary, historical, paranormal or sci-fi. If there was romance to be found between a strong alpha male, and a sassy, adventurous and ofttimes defiant yet loving woman, Maddie was all over it. As an author, she stays true to those themes writing steamy erotic romance, with a side of kink, and adding elements of intrigue, danger and suspense to her plots.

Maddie started writing as a hobby. Her stories stayed private while she raised a family and worked full time as a registered nurse. It wasn't until 2012 that she decided to take the plunge and submit her first book for publication: Captain My Captain. She went on to publish eleven novels the first year.

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Cover Reveal and Preorder: Eternal Craving (Eternal Desires #1) by Vanessa Fewings, preorder price of 99 cents

Eternal Craving

Series: Eternal Desires Book 1

by Vanessa Fewings

Release: August 5, 2026

Cover Designer: Stuart Bache

Publisher: Vinci Books 

Genre/Tropes:

• Forbidden Love

• Enemies to Lovers

• Vampire Hunter × Vampire

• Human × Vampire

• Star-Crossed Lovers

• Fated Love

• Obsessive Devotion

• Eternal Love

Blurb:

Immortality was my rebirth. Eternity may become my damnation.

I crossed Spain and England hunting the men who destroyed my life and left me hollow with grief and rage. Then she found me. Sunaria was darkness and temptation wrapped in immortal beauty, a woman with ancient secrets and the power to transform me into something terrifying. Reborn as a creature of blood, hunger, and ruthless power, I now walk a brutal hidden world where vengeance is survival and love is the most dangerous weakness of all.

Revenge brought me back from death. It may cost me what little humanity I have left.

PreOrder Links (99 Penny PreOrder):

Universal: https://mybook.to/EternalCraving_VF

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9SZYFT6

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H9SZYFT6

Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0H9SZYFT6

Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H9SZYFT6

Author Bio:

Vanessa is a British-American, internationally bestselling author of the Enthrall Sessions and the Eternal Desires series, an epic vampire romance. Her novels blend romance, emotion, and intrigue, earning readers around the world and translations into multiple languages.

Known for creating compelling characters and emotionally rich stories, Vanessa has also seen two of her novels optioned for film.

She lives in California with her rescue foxhound, Sherlock.

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Ebook Review: Once in a Blue Moon (Eternal Moon Series #1) by Vicki Crum

 

Blurb: 

Casey Montgomery’s lifelong addiction to “bad boys” has brought her nothing but heartache. Just as she swears off alpha males forever, a brief, torrid encounter with one of the hottest, Harley-riding, leather-jacketed hunks she’s ever seen leaves her reeling---and worse, jeopardizes her carefully laid plans to meet and fall in love with a nice, dependable nerd.

Jake Benedict has been around the block enough times to recognize his mate when he meets her, a gorgeous werewolf with a case of latent genes who doesn’t have a clue about her true identity. Jake is just the were to teach Casey about her ancient heritage and coax her feral side into revealing itself. While Casey can’t resist the intense physical attraction she feels for Jake, she’s determined to freeze him out emotionally.

Can Jake break through Casey’s defenses and prove to her once and for all that he’s one bad boy who’s playing for keeps?

Amazon: Amazon.com: Once in a Blue Moon (Eternal Moon Series Book 1) eBook : Crum, Vicki: Kindle Store

Bookbub: Once in a Blue Moon by Vicki Crum - BookBub

Goodreads: ONCE in a BLUE MOON by Vicki Crum | Goodreads

My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars - 

4 1/2 stars. I loved this couple. Jake was so patient but determined to acknowledge his mate. Casey had no idea about her family secrets, but she felt comfortable with Jake. She was so accepting of all that was presented to her. I enjoyed the support of family and friends. This was a good story.

This is my unsolicited review.

Excerpt Reveal: I've Got a Crush on You (Darling Springs #2) by Lauren Blakely

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the second standalone small town rom com in her bestselling Darling Springs series, I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU! This spicy, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, workplace, forbidden small town romantic comedy releases July 28th in all formats, including the deluxe edition paperback featuring stunning salmon-colored sprayed edges, and will be free to read in Kindle Unlimited! Check out this Mr. Darcy moment in the excerpt below and pre-order your copy today!

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Who thought it was a good idea to make lakes so cold? Or so wet? Or so slimy?

I right myself under the water, treading even though it’s not too deep. But this is no easy feat with sneakers on. But I manage, then pop my head above the surface, batting at the hair sticking to my face as I blink lake water out of my eyes.

When two strong arms wrap around my waist.

Is that…?

I look up. Sawyer’s kneeling on the dock, arms stretched into the water—and he’s lifting me out of it.

He’s hauling me up like I weigh nothing, tugging me back onto the wood slats. My soaked body smacks into his…very firm chest. Yep. I was right about the arms. Right about the chest. He’s all kinds of strong.

“I’ve got you,” he says, steady and calm, pulling me the rest of the way…right into his lap.

I’m still a little dazed—getting tackled by a rowdy partier will do that to you. But still, I manage to say, “I’m surprised you didn’t jump in after me.”

“You don’t strike me as the kind of woman who wants a man making himself the center of attention.”

Damn. He’s right. “It would have been ridiculous too, right?”

He arches a brow in a way that says he’ll go toe-to-toe with me. “Want a do-over and I’ll jump in this time?”

“Maybe I do,” I tease.

“Also, the water’s maybe three feet deep,” he says and, okay, he has a point. “Didn’t seem like you needed rescuing.”

“Spoken like a man who’s never watched Mr. Darcy emerge from the lake in Pride and Prejudice.”

His smile quirks, sexy and wry. “My white shirt is wet,” he says, plucking at the fabric. “But if you want the full Darcy moment, say the word.”

I’m more interested in his shirt now though. I glance down, and hello, six-pack. “Yes, it is.”

Then I glance at myself.

Oh. Oh no.

My white dress is soaked. And officially see-through. Of course this has happened tonight. Of course it has happened to me.

Evidently, the universe won’t let me have nice things.

About I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU (Coming 7/28/2026):

My secret workplace romance starts innocently enough at a birthday party.

But when a rowdy partier knocks me into a lake and a sexy stranger comes to my rescue – my night becomes one to remember.

A night so steamy I almost forget why I’ve sworn off men after a failed workplace romance.

Trouble is, the brand new doggy daycare in Darling Springs that I’ve contracted with is owned by none other than my sexy stranger. Thanks, fate.

Sawyer turns out to be a total grump in a tailored suit, no matter how sunshine-y I am. Even when he squeezes that hard body past me as I bring donuts to work. Or when he pretends he’s not roaming his dark eyes over me as I teach Fido to sit, stay and come.

But I’m focusing on my shiny new future—my dog-training business is suddenly the hottest thing in town, thanks to a new actress client. And when I’m roped into a charity dance number, I smell an opportunity, especially when I learn my hot landlord has an alter ego and a fandom.

Turns out Mr. Serious Boss is up for dance lessons.

Then the entire Dirty Dancing experience.

Giving into our chemistry once won’t hurt. Two might be pushing it. By the seventh, it’s undeniable–I’ve got a crush on him too.

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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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