Dog-Eared Daydreams

What It Takes (Windy Harbor #2) by Willow Aster Release Date: January 15, 2026 About What It Takes A sexy, small town, enemies to lovers, brother's best friend romance by USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster Camden Whitman has always been in my life. I met him when I was five and he was seven, but when he and my brother became best friends, I became nothing more than the pesky little sister he didn’t want around. There was a period of time when I thought I felt a connection between us, but he shut that down faster than I could blink. Fast forward to adulthood years later, and here I am, still the annoying little sister he can’t stand. Now there’s one difference: I want nothing to do with him. I’m happy running The Kitty-Corner Café in my small town of Windy Harbor, Minnesota, and love living in my little slice of paradise on Lake Superior…until Camden decides to move here and open up a new restaurant. Who cares if he’s a well-known chef who can prepare the mo...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Valentine PR. Back to Minnesota I go with the second novel in Willow Aster's eponymous small-town series, Windy Harbor , featuring the Whitman siblings and their respective journeys as they make their way back home to be with their beloved father as he battles a health crisis. The author offers up an friends-to-enemies-to-lovers, falling-for-your-best-friend's-sibling romance between Juliana Fair and Camden Whitman. She's twenty-six, a talented baker, and the owner of The Kitty-Corner Café; he's twenty-eight, a renowned chef and the owner of Michelin-starred Whitman's in Denver, Colorado, with Elm & Echo, his new restaurant in Windy Springs, Minnesota. There was a time that they were actually friends, having met when she was five and he was seven. Over the years, however, Jules became besties with Goldie, Cam's younger sister, and he and Jackson, Jules's older brother, became the close...

A Hateful Negotiation (Kings of New York #4) by Tijan Release Date: January 13, 2026 Montlake About A Hateful Negotiation In a slow-burn mafia romance from New York Times bestselling author Tijan, a dangerous psychopath—and deadly crime boss—drops his defenses for the one girl he’s vowed to protect. Creighton was a dangerous crime boss with a growing empire. And he’s a psychopath. He’s also obsessed with Blake. She wanted a normal life. That meant new friends and a life without Creighton. Except when Blake moves to New York for her senior year of college, Creighton follows because he knows that danger is close behind. He has always protected Blake, and he always will protect her, even if Blake hates how ruthless Creighton has become for her. However, once they’re in New York, the dynamics between the two begin to change. Tensions heat up, and soon their chemistry is sizzling beyond what Blake can handle. That means that their usual back-and-forth has to change, wit...

House of BS & Lies (Don't Date Him #1) by Lani Lynn Vale Release Date: January 13, 2026 About House of BS & Lies She was enraptured by the man they called Romeo the moment that he turned those butterscotch-colored eyes her way. What wasn’t to love about a big, burly, plaid-wearing lumberjack? He was tall, gorgeous, and knew how to wield a chainsaw better than Leatherface. He could fell a tree in seconds, had thighs that were as thick as said trees, filled out a pair of Wranglers better than any cowboy ever, and didn’t care that she could operate heavy machinery better than him. He was everything a girl like Mable could ask for. The caveat? He was a convicted felon that’d just escaped from prison, faked his death, and ran from his home in Texas to the mountains of Montana. At first, Mable didn’t know what kind of man he’d been before coming to her small, mountain town. He led Mable into a false sense of security, made her fall madly, deeply, and irrevocably ...

Only for Love (Only For #2) by Natasha Madison Release Date: January 9, 2026 About Only for Love When a chance encounter changes everything. Lexi Falling for a famous hockey player? I would have laughed at you. I was trapped in a marriage-caged with cruelty. I wasn’t ever going to be free. Until I found a way to escape. Before him, I thought love was a nightmare. Now I dared to dream. Kirby First time I met her I was drawn to her light. Then I saw the fear in her eyes. Fear I’ve seen before. Our chance encounter turned into two. If she ever needed me, I’d be there. I never dared to want her. But I lost my heart to her anyways. Add Only for Love on BookBub | Goodreads | StoryGraph . Purchase Links Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU (included with Kindle Unlimited subscription) About Natasha Madison When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, Natasha Madison’s in the kitchen creating ...

The Grumpiest Billionaire (Small Town Sisterhood #2) by Pippa Grant Release Date: January 8, 2026 About The Grumpiest Billionaire From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Pippa Grant comes a banter-filled road trip romcom about a billionaire on the run and the last woman on earth he wants in his passenger seat… That didn’t turn out the way I planned it. All I wanted was five minutes with Oliver Cumberland to explain to him that proposing to my sister—again—is a bad idea. Instead, I’m now trapped in his car, on a cross-country road trip I didn’t anticipate, attempting to talk the grumpy billionaire out of something much, much worse than an arranged marriage for business purposes. I don’t care if Mr. Square Jaw McMoneyPants wants to give away his entire fortune and disappear to live out his life working the popcorn counter at a movie theater or whatever in Podunk, USA. But I do care that dozens of non-profits will lose their funding without Oliver in charge of his...