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The Second First Chance by Mona Shroff Release Date: August 2, 2022 HQN Books About The Second First Chance For fans of Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire  and Jill Santopolo's The Light We Lose , The Second First Chance is a deeply emotional romance about two neighboring families, the Voras and the Desais, who experience a devastating fire and the fallout it creates in their lives—particularly for Dhillon Vora and Riya Desai, who struggle to admit their feelings for one another. On one terrible night, everything changed. Riya Desai has struggled to move beyond the devastating fire that claimed the life of her brother, Samir, and set her on a path she never anticipated. Determined to keep other families from experiencing the loss that hers did, she's become a firefighter herself, but it hasn't been an easy road. The other firefighters are her fire hall are overwhelmingly white—and entirely male. As a rookie and as the only woman at the station, she

The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara Ackerman Release Date: August 2, 2022 MIRA Books About The Codebreaker's Secret Dual-timeline historical fiction for fans of Chanel Cleeton and Beatriz Williams, The Codebreaker's Secret is a story of codebreaking, secrets, murder, romance and longing. 1943 HONOLULU Cryptanalysist Isabel Cooper manuevers herself into a job at Station Hypo after the attack on Pearl Harbor, determined to make a difference in the war effort and defeat the Japanese Army by breaking their coded transmissions. When the only other female codebreaker at the station goes missing, Isabel suspects it has something to do with Operation Vengeance, which took out a major enemy target, but she can't prove it. And with the pilot she thought she was falling for reassigned to a different front, Isabel walks away from it all. 1965 MAUNA KEA BEACH HOTEL Rookie journalist Lucy Medeiras has her foot in the door for her dream job when she lands the assignment t

Reigniting Chase by Jeanne St. James Release Date: July 30, 2022 About Reigniting Chase An unexpected collaboration between two authors that’s hot enough to spark a fire... Chase After an excruciating loss, I’m desperate for a fresh start. Away from the painful memories. Away from everyone I know and anyone who knows my story. That’s how I end up in Eagle’s Landing, Pennsylvania. As a bestselling author, my main reason for moving to a remote mountain cabin is to overcome the writer’s block that crushed my creativity for the past two years. My hope is to rediscover my words in the quiet, small town where no one knows me. Or my past. A place where I can blend in enough that I become invisible. Rett Even though Chase, one of my favorite authors, insists he wants to be left alone, I refuse to let him wallow in whatever’s drowning him. As a local bookstore owner and author myself, I’m intrigued by the man who’s a master of the written word. Unfortunately, his social skills

Unfinished Ex (Calloway Brothers #2) by Samantha Christy Release Date: July 30, 2022 About Unfinished Ex He was my high school sweetheart. My dream guy. My soul mate. And as of yesterday... my ex-husband. He wanted everything I couldn't give him. A doting wife, a perfect family, a white picket fence, and game nights. It's not that I didn't want to be his wife anymore. I just wanted something more—a career. So when an opportunity came up two years ago, it was easier to make him hate me than have him think he wasn't enough. Now, a day after our divorce is final, I find myself thrust back in the town we grew up in, down the street from the house we once owned together.. Seeing him again has me second-guessing everything. My priorities. My reason for leaving. My secrets. When we cave, and have one explosive night of ex sex , everything changes. Or nothing has. And I have to decide if history is about to be repeated. Add Unfinished Ex  on Goodreads

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the authors. This kiss needed to stop.   It was ridiculous. Inappropriate. Outrageous.   A post-op adrenaline rush gone terribly wrong.   Possibly the stupidest thing I'd ever done.   But, I thought as his fingers stroked over my neck and my gut tightened, it was also turning out to be the most enjoyable. I am a smitty kitty, which is far cooler than a smitten kitten but I'm still partial to a happy puppy, because I've just found my favorite book in Lucy Lennox and May Archer's Licking Thicket: Horn of Glory  series! Talk about saving the best for last, the mix of an enemies-to-lovers story in a romantic suspense series with loads of wit and humor and just a smidgen of angst had me giddy with excitement. Hacked is Jasper Huxley and Kevin Rogers's story, both tech wizards and masters of HOG (although who tops the other is a whole different conversation...and not the dirty kind). If you've been a reader from

Dirty Beasts: Rev (Club Sin #1) by Jasinda Wilder Release Date: July 29, 2022 About Dirty Beasts: Rev We are the cast-offs, the forgotten, the broken; we are dark, dangerous men haunted by our violent pasts. The Guardian collects us, rehabilitates us, and gives us a new lease on life…if we follow a few, simple rules: Once you’re in, there’s no going back; don’t kill; loyalty to the brotherhood above all. Seems simple, right? It is, until SHE stumbles into Sin. Add Dirty Beasts: Rev on Goodreads . Purchase Links Amazon | Apple Books | B&N | Google Play | Kobo About Jasinda Wilder New York Times , USA Today , Wall Street Journal  and international bestselling author Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. Her bestselling titles include Alpha , Stripped , Wounded , and the #1 Amazon and international bestseller Falling Into You .  You can find her on her farm in Northern Michigan wit

The Refiner (The Hands of the Potters #2) by Kristy Marie Release Date: July 27, 2022 About The Refiner From bestselling author Kristy Marie comes The Refiner , a steamy, enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance packed with all the feels and laughter your heart can take. Wealthy. Entitled. Monarch. Dr. Astor Potter was everything I despised in a man. It didn’t matter that he was my sister’s one-night stand or her closest colleague. I wasn’t charmed by his philanthropy or the way he made babies laugh using those ridiculous voices. Dr. Potter was cold, detached, and reeked of disdain. Nothing mattered to him. Not the messages I left. Or the tears I shed. Nothing brought him to life. Until my sister died. And I placed my newborn niece in his arms. Her father’s arms. He didn’t know about the baby. Neither did I. They say love can’t be born from hate and grief. I’m inclined to agree. But then he asked me to stay… Read my five-plus-starred review of The Refi