Dog-Eared Daydreams

Wallflower (Aster Springs #1) by Samantha Leigh Release Date: July 31, 2024 About Wallflower He’s the grumpy hotshot hockey player. She’s too shy to look him in the eyes. He needs a live-in summer assistant and she’s perfect . Chord Davenport is the hottest, surliest man to ever slap shot a puck. He’s given up everything to be the best—family, friendship, love—but he’s about to retire as a legend of the game and that makes his sacrifices worth it. Violet James wanted to be the next big name in bridal couture not a junior marketing executive for the San Francisco Fury hockey team, but her salary pays her dad’s therapy bills and leaving him behind to chase a selfish dream would cost her too much. When Chord hires Violet as his summer assistant, he’s certain this pretty wallflower won’t give him any trouble. But when she moves into the house he built on his family’s California ranch, Chord can’t take his eyes—or his hands—off her. All he wants is to love her, protect her,

So Real (Boys of South Chapel #2) by Abby Millsaps Release Date: July 31, 2024 About So Real Nothing more. When I met British billionaire Kabir Spencer at Splice London, he promised me an unforgettable night and nothing more. One night turned into a string of encounters, each one hotter than the next. As our dynamic evolved, Spence helped me explore a side of myself I didn’t know existed until the moment I uttered the words Yes, Sir. Then my secrets and my sorrow became too much to bear, and I well and truly broke. During my lowest of lows, Spence cared for me in all the ways I needed. Now, he’s come to my rescue once again, though he dropped a bomb of a secret when he arrived. I have a lot of explaining to do to my current boyfriend and my ex-boyfriend-slash-stepbrother, but I’ll have plenty of time to get to it while we’re trapped together in the mountains for the holidays. As if that isn’t enough, my narcissistic mother is back in town, and she and my stepfather

Tempest (Seattle Blades #3) by Alison Rhymes Release Date: September 6, 2024 Cover Design: Ben Ellis ( Pilcrow Design ) About Tempest You can fall in love in a matter of days. It can take years to recover from the loss of it. I know that all too well. When I fell for Gavin Vaughn, I never expected to watch him marry someone else. The experience changed me, shaped the woman I became. Now he’s divorced and wanting to reconnect after twenty years. As if that same shattered heart doesn’t still beat inside me. He’s as charming as he ever was, better looking, too. And a star player for the NHL team in the city I just relocated to. I’m not that same girl who loved him and watched him leave. I’m a woman who built her own empire from scraps. I’m also the woman who will be mentoring his daughter to do the same. I’m the woman who can still be brought to her knees by the only man she ever cared about. But it’s going to take more than sly smiles and bouquets of flowers to convince me

Beneath the Desert Sun (Never Too Far #2) by Kaylee Ryan & Lacey Black Release Date: July 30, 2024 About Beneath the Desert Sun Faith Graduating from college is bittersweet. I’ve accomplished my dreams, obtained my teaching degree, and am ready to find my dream job. However, I never realized how difficult or stressful it would be to find a position. That’s why I jump at the chance to visit Chad, one of my best friends, on base in California. It was meant to be two weeks of catching up and putting all thoughts of job hunting out of my mind. Little did I know those two weeks would change my life and alter the course we were both on. Chad The day she agrees to join me in California is one of the happiest days of my life. Having her with me gives me the taste of home I’ve been craving, but deep down, it’s more than that. She’s important to me, more than just my friend, and my closest friend’s twin sister. Spending my nights with her has done nothing but reinforce this

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the authors via Give Me Books Promotions. While I was reading Beneath the Fallen Stars in August 2021, I had a feeling two of the supporting characters had their own story to tell...and I was right! Beneath the Desert Sun  is the second book in Kaylee Ryan and Lacey Black's Never Too Far  series. This sibling's best friend and marriage of convenience romance features Faith Gregory and Chad Anthony. She's the twin sister of Ford Gregory and a recent college graduate with dreams of becoming a kindergarten teacher, and he's the cousin of Shayne Danner and a newly minted corporal in the army, Ford and Shayne being the main couple in the first book. Faith and Chad share a strong connection, but they mutually decide to not pursue a romantic relationship and leave things up to fate. So when Chad invites Faith to visit him while he's stationed in California, she bites the bullet and leaves her home state of Ohio for a c

Friction (Gravity #1) by Kindle Alexander Release Date: September 17, 2024 Cover Design: Lori Jackson Photography: Michelle Lancaster About Friction Beau Brooks The guy of my dreams sweeps me off my feet and over my handlebars, quite literally. But our budding relationship takes a turn when my troubled past resurfaces, shattering any hope for a future. Now, I feel like a hollowed-out version of myself. Memories of piercing blue eyes and sweeping blond hair are all that remain to get me through a day. I know I have to make peace with my past to move forward into my future. But am I strong enough? Dash Richmond I’m the tenth child of affluent older parents, confident, and privileged. But the future they see for me isn’t how I want to live my life. A chance encounter with a guy my polar opposite changes my path indefinitely, leading me to the life I’ve always wanted. When he’s ripped away from me, I vow to wait for his return. Now I’m stuck in limbo, unwilling to give up

King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds Release Date: July 29, 2024 About King of Nothing I met him when my ship was sinking, and I clung to him through the storm. Little did I know he needed me as much as I needed him. The first time I saw Roman Dante King, he stuck out like an odd puzzle piece that got mixed up in the wrong box. It wasn’t his blue eyes in the dim light of the bar, the tattoos that covered his arms and hands, or even his arrogant personality. It was something else—something I couldn’t see—that told me he didn’t belong in our small beach town on the Oregon coast. Elora Mazie Barlow reminded me of a hummingbird zipping from one flower to another, never stopping, never allowing anyone more than a glimpse before she was gone. Never letting anyone in… until me. Then she gave me her smiles that were more valuable than anything I ever owned and wrapped me in her peace without asking for anything in return. Her tragic story sounded achingly familiar to my own. Ou