Dog-Eared Daydreams

Big Stick Energy (New York Legends #2) by Sarina Bowen Release Date: June 30, 2026 Forever About Big Stick Energy A hockey team captain and a bubbly staffer mix business with pleasure when they start fake dating through the wedding season in this hot sports romance perfect for fans of Mariana Zapata​ and Elle Kennedy. Darcy Kendrick is used to putting out fires. As an overworked admin to a hockey team, she's seen it all. But nothing prepares her for accidentally DMing her very private, very NSFW fantasy to the subject of this fantasy: team captain Eric Tremaine. Nobody actually dies of embarrassment. Right? But when a wedding invite puts them on a collision course with her chaotic family and his emotionally fraught past, Eric suggests a plan: they fake-date their way through the “Wedding Experience.” It's mutually beneficial. Totally strategic. And definitely not real. Except between mini tacos, slow dances and lingering glances, Eric starts to wonder if the sharp-t...

Home Ice by Saxon James Date Released: June 25, 2026 About Home Ice Tai Ten years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life. When Hawke left for the NHL and my hockey dreams went up in smoke, I ghosted my best and longest friend. It made sense at the time, but there hasn’t been a day where I haven’t missed him. So when we run into each other again, and his only response is “Do I know you?”, I know I deserve it. But I refuse to let one mistake keep us apart forever. Especially when he has bigger problems, and I’m in a position to help him. Jensen All I wanted this offseason was to spend my time relaxing–not getting an emergency phone call from Mom to come home. My hometown is full of too many memories of me and Tai so I avoid returning there as much as I can. But now I have one more memory to add to the list: my high school girlfriend. And the kid we apparently had together. Kasen hates me and thinks I abandoned them, and my only way to get to him is through his coach. M...

The Troublemaker (The Dugout #4) by Piper Rayne Release Date: June 25, 2026 About The Troublemaker A fake marriage deal was never in my life’s plan. Especially not to Easton Bailey. Chicago Colts flashy shortstop. The kind of man built for a good time and allergic to forever. And the one who just slid a ring on my finger… on paper. It’s supposed to be simple. A mutually beneficial arrangement. I play nanny to his son. He plays husband to my family. No emotions. No complications. And absolutely no falling for each other. Turns out pretending to be a family is the fastest way to break every rule we set. Because he watches me like it was never just a deal. Because he trusts me with the person who matters most. Because the more we pretend, the less fake it feels. And now the man who was never supposed to stay is the one I can't lose. Add The Troublemaker on BookBub | Goodreads | StoryGraph . Purchase Links Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Am...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the authors via Valentine PR. I'm going to be honest: I wasn't a fan of Easton Bailey's for a good chunk of Piper Rayne's The Dugout  series. I felt guilty about the whole thing because I adored his parents, Austin and Holly ( Lessons from a One-Night Stand , the first book in  The Baileys ), and his sister, Harper ( The Complication with the Best Man , the fifth book in Lake Starlight ). But I had a feeling Piper and Rayne were going to have falling for him in the fourth and final novel in their current baseball romance series, and fall for the guy I did. Easton Bailey, the thirty-three-year-old shortstop for the Chicago Colts, is the titular character in The Troublemaker , and while the guy knows his way around a baseball field, he finds himself struggling once a six-month-old is handed over to him. While he's got his friends helping out and his parents in Alaska offering advice, he needs readily available to ...

Broken Pride (Texas Pride #2) by Kindle Alexander Re-release Date: June 25, 2026 About Broken Pride Mega movie star Slade Whitaker lives under a constant microscope. Fame, fortune, and a global fanbase come at a hefty personal price of keeping his true self tightly under wraps. One he escapes from every year to his secluded West Texas ranch, far from the relentless paparazzi and the dark side of Hollywood. For Mason Sutton, life used to be simple. Long days spent on the rich Texas soil and the quiet, steady comfort of his beloved rodeo mare, Wildflower. But one tragic afternoon shatters everything, leaving him alone to rebuild the pieces of his life. The last thing Mason wants is a sexy temptation with a great strut wreaking havoc on his broken life. In the quiet countryside, far from cameras and gossip columns, the line between fantasy and reality blurs. Will they risk their futures for a chance at love, or will the fear of being exposed destroy the one thing that might fin...

You've Got Hate Mail (Accidentally Infamous #1) by Pippa Grant Release Date: June 16, 2026 About You've Got Hate Mail I should’ve worn underwear that day. I’d have far less hate mail in my inbox. I’d also still have a job. But I didn’t wear underwear. And I had a wardrobe malfunction on a livestream. So now I’m the proud owner of the internet’s most famous… you know. The good news? I’ve been invited to hide from my sudden infamy at a closed winery with other women who’ve suffered their own five minutes of shame. The bad news? The winery has a live-in handyman. A competent, compassionate, patient, sexy, single dad handyman. Whom I met when I punched him in the face. Accidentally, of course. But I still get why he’s happy keeping his distance from me. But when we find out the winery that’s saving my life is in danger of foreclosure, he and I become accidental partners. No big deal, working with a guy that I’m falling harder for each day. I’m already t...