Dog-Eared Daydreams

Tin Queen (Tin Gypsy #6) by Devney Perry Release Date: August 31, 2021 About Tin Queen No promises. No expectations. No names.  That's what Emmett Stone agreed to with the woman who caught his eye two months ago. After years of drama following the end of the Tin Gypsy Motorcycle Club, a no-strings fling with a mystery woman is exactly what he needs.  Except as they find themselves together more and more, it's impossible for him to keep his feelings at bay. She's clever and sassy. She's gracious and kind. She loves riding on the back of his bike every Saturday afternoon and lazing in his bed every Sunday morning. She's the perfect woman. Except she's Nova Talbot, the daughter of his archenemy—the man who murdered his father. Her identity will cost her the man who's captured her heart unless she can convince Emmett her feelings are true. Before he learns the reason she proposed their fling in the first place. Read my five-plus-starre

Perfect Excuse (Mason Creek #11) by A.D. Justice Date Released: August 26, 2021 About Perfect Excuse Who knew fighting for custody of an African grey parrot would be the perfect excuse to stay married?  Ryder King was always the one for me. He stole my heart in second grade, and I never imagined after seven blissful years of marriage, I’d give it back.  We made one tiny mistake by spending the night together during our separation period and the judge read all about it in the local gossip column. Okay, maybe it was two or three mistakes… but who’s counting?  Instead of granting our divorce, the judge mandated us to marriage counseling. The only way to get out of our marriage without waiting another six months was if our counselor agreed we’re all wrong for each other.  That’s when the fun really started…  A probing therapist, a gossiper who knows all, and a few of my unmentionables on prominent display revealed all our secrets. Seems Ryder and I were both guilty of hidi

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Wordsmith Publicity. A.D. Justice isn't necessarily a new-to-me author since I've read her stories in a couple of multi-author anthologies, but Perfect Excuse is my first full-length read from her. This book is the eleventh in the multi-author Mason Creek series, and while each of the books is a standalone, I'd encountered the main characters here in the two other books that I've read, Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan and Perfect Kiss by Lacey Black. There was something about Ryder and Olivia King that piqued my interest. There was the fact that they had once been madly in love and happily married; now, they're in the midst of divorce proceedings and squabbling over custody of their beloved African grey parrot named Kiwi. Living in a small town like Mason Creek means everyone is up in their business, but maybe it takes a village--and honest communication--to save this marriage. Ryder and Olivia wer

Wild with You (Light My Fire #1) by J.H. Croix Release Date: August 31, 2021 About Wild with You A brand new firefighter series from USA Today bestselling author J.H. Croix! All bets are off when a hotshot firefighter and a homecoming queen whose crown slipped off meet in the wilds of Alaska. I don’t have time for romance, much less for prissy Madison Glen. The first time I meet her, I kiss her. The second time I meet her, she's breaking into my neighbor's house. She swears up and down she’s not a criminal. Maybe not, but she is definitely a distraction I don’t need.  I’ve got my hands full with my mouthy daughter and an insanely busy life as a hotshot firefighter. It doesn’t surprise me at all to learn Madison was homecoming queen in high school.  She’s stubborn, impractical, and she’d win the contest for least-likely to survive in small town Alaska. She’s also sultry and sassy. She’s everything I don’t need. It doesn’t matter what I tell myself though. I can

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. I read my very first J.H. Croix book, Heartwood ( Speakeasy Taproom #2), a couple or so months ago, and I enjoyed the new-to-me reading experience. So when the opportunity to read the author's new series starter came along, I decided to check out a world that Croix has created to see what that reading experience would be like. Light My Fire is the series, and Wild with You is the series starter. Set in Willow Brook, Alaska, it pairs a hotshot firefighter named Graham Holden with a homecoming queen named Madison Glen. One of their first encounters involves an unforgettable kiss, but they go their separate ways believing that they'll never see each other again. Except Madison's new place of residence is in Graham's hometown. The next time he sees her, she's trying to break into his neighbor's place. She denies she was trying to steal anything, but before long, she

Give Me a Reason (Redemption Hills #1) by A.L. Jackson Release Date: August 30, 2021 About Give Me a Reason From NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a single-dad, enemies-to-lovers stand-alone romance about a jaded club owner and his son’s teacher… Eden Murphy came into my club looking to make some extra cash. A girl like her didn't belong in a place like this.  She'd get ripped to shreds. Most likely by me. There's nothing but sweetness dripping from her sexy little body, and I'm the monster who's salivating to get a taste.  Trent Lawson is the last man I should want. Dark. Dangerous. So wickedly gorgeous he makes my knees weak.  He's also an arrogant jerk who happens to be my new boss.  When I discover his adorable son is also in my kindergarten class, I know I have to keep my distance.  But neither of us can ignore the attraction that flames. One glance, and our hearts race.  One touch, and we’re aching for what

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. Could there be anything better for a reader than a favorite go-to author kicking off a new series? A.L. Jackson ended her most recent series back in February of this year, and here we are, just a little over six months since then, and she's got a brand-new series called Redemption Hills . The first book, Give Me a Reason , delivers such a strong beginning to the series AND it happens to have two of my favorite romance tropes: single parent and enemies-to-lovers. If you're new to Jackson, this series starter is a great introduction to her writing, plus there's just something about starting a series from the get-go, you know? Give Me a Reason is the story of Eden Murphy and Trent Lawson. The first time he sees her, he knows hiring her to be a server at his club would be a mistake. She'd be nothing more than fodder for his patrons and the clientele the club caters to. He can appreciate her need to make som

Cloverleigh Farms: The Collection (Cloverleigh Farms #1-#5) by Melanie Harlow Release Date: August 30, 2021 About Cloverleigh Farms: The Collection Five small town sisters. Five heart-stopping heroes. Five captivating stories that will make you smile, swoon, and fall in love with romance again! What’s inside the Cloverleigh Farms Collection? 5 full-length, best-selling romances: Irresistible , Undeniable , Insatiable , Unbreakable , and Unforgettable BRAND NEW series content, including alternate POV scenes, recipes, and extended epilogues for EVERY story ALL NEW bonus chapter that answers the question, “Where are they now?” Whether you’re a return visitor or discovering Cloverleigh Farms for the first time, this collection has something for everyone! A single dad of three girls who falls for his boss’s daughter. Childhood friends to lovers. A K9 cop and the woman he always wanted. A second chance for a single mom returning home to start over. A sports hero with a tortured