Dog-Eared Daydreams

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the authors via Valentine PR. Did I correctly guess who the male main character was going to be in the second The Dugout book? Nope! I went with the wrong twin, but whether you guessed wrong or right, the writing duo that is Piper Rayne still delivered a highly entertaining and swoon-worthy accidental pregnancy, falling-for-your-sibling's-best-friend (or alternatively, falling-for-your-best-friend's-sibling), sports romance. If you've read the series starter, The Hotshot , then you know that at the end of the book, thirty-year-old podcaster Callie Carlisle shared a bit of news with her best friend; One hot hook-up has led to her being pregnant.  The Wild Card  reveals who the father is, and if you've read the blurb, then you know that it's none other than Foster Davis. Yup, it's none other than the thirty-three-year-old closing pitcher for the Chicago Colts, who also happens to be Callie's brother's...

Mayhem and the Mortal by Shanora Williams Release Date: March 17, 2026 Red Tower Books About Mayhem and the Mortal One mission. One curse. No escape . Zaira doesn’t want a hero. She needs a weapon. To save her sister from a soul-devouring curse, she has to cross The Shallows—a nightmare landscape of ruined magic, shifting paths, and vicious creatures that eat people alive. Her guide? Thane Valkor: sorcerer, assassin, walking red flag. His name clears rooms. His magic kills quietly. And whatever he’s really after, it’s not salvation. He promises to help. He might even mean it. But Zaira knows better than to trust a liar with a blade and ice in his veins. She just doesn’t have a choice. Add Mayhem and the Mortal  on BookBub |  Goodreads . Purchase Links Entangled Publishing Amazon | Apple Books | B&N | Google Play | Kobo About Shanora Williams Shanora Williams is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author known for her ...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. "I just don't have a lot to give." I look up at him, trying to make him understand. "But if I did? I'd give it to you." Don't you just love it when an author surprises the heck out of you by announcing that there's a new book in the offing in a great series that you thought already came to an end? That's exactly what happened when Sarina Bowen let her readers know that there was a fourth novel in her Hockey Guys  series, and I most certainly was not going to look a gift horse in the mouth! If you're new to the series or to Bowen's writing, My Kind of Guy  is a more than acceptable starting point as it works quite well as a standalone, even as it has loose ties to the earlier books in the series. Just make sure to check out those first three Hockey Guys  novels, and if you find yourself curious as to Bowen's backlist, trust me when I say you won't regret perusing ...

Whiskey Flirt (Foster House #2) by Walker Rose Release Date: March 13, 2026 About Whiskey Flirt I returned to Huckleberry Springs to start over with my name on a bakery and my past sealed up tighter than a mason jar. I plan to run my business, keep my history to myself, and ignore handsome flirts like local distillery owner and rancher Cruz Foster. Cruz might make me forget how to frost a cookie, but I’ve been taken in by guys like him before. When he turns up the charm, I punch his efforts down like a first proof of sourdough. He backs off but continues being sweet. My car dies, and he’s there. I need a ride, and he’s there. I want to tell him that I miss the whiskey flirt with the lopsided smile, and he’s there with a sizzling kiss. The real Cruz is even better than the one he shows everyone else. I fall harder for the guy who loves his family, works hard, and shares his troubled childhood with me. A man who fixes himself is my weakness. But secrets like mine don’t sta...

Goose (Satan's Fury MC: Little Rock #8) by L. Wilder Date Released: March 10, 2026 About Goose New York Times and USA Today bestseller L. Wilder  brings a story for readers who like their alpha men loyal, their stakes high, and their love worth fighting for. Trouble had found its way to our doorstep. And now, things were shifting under our feet. Every move mattered. Any mistake was a hit we couldn’t afford. And through the lies, the blood, and the betrayal, there was her. She was part of my past I couldn’t bury. I never expected to see her again, but there she was. Beautiful as ever and a pull I couldn’t shake. It was time to face the truth. Love doesn’t play fair. Blood doesn’t always mean family. And the choices we make aren’t always the right ones. I’m Goose. This is my story. And if you think you know how this ends… trust me. You don’t. Goose is a standalone MC romance with a group of foul-mouthed, possessive alphas who will do whatever it takes ...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. Faking Cinderella  is the third Small Town Sisterhood  novel, and while I've come to expect Pippa Grant's couples to make me laugh and fall in love in love alongside them, Margot Merriweather-Brown and Rhys O'Malley were in a class all their own. These two were like a pair of lightning rods in a bottle, distinct from many main characters that I've come across in the slew of books I've read this first quarter of 2026. She's a thirty-one-year-old billionaire heiress and the future CEO of Aurora Gardens, a global hotel conglomerate; he's a thirty-four-year-old security specialist with hopes of making a success of his own security business. Margot has a younger sister named Daphne (yes, that  Daphne from The Grumpiest Billionaire , the second book in the Small Town Sisterhood  series), but she's recently discovered that she has three half-brothers who are triplets living in Snaggletooth Creek...

Right Your Wrongs (Kings of the Ice #6) by Kandi Steiner Release Date: March 10, 2026 About Right Your Wrongs What happens when the youngest, most successful coach in the NHL comes face-to-face with the woman he never got over — only to find out she’s married to his new General Manager? Everything I’ve spent my life building is suddenly at risk. I loved Ariana Ridley long before the world knew my name. Before the NHL. Before the pressure of being one of the youngest coaches in the league. Before I learned how to survive by locking my heart down tight. Leaving her was the hardest thing I’ve ever done — and the one choice I never made peace with. I don’t need his money. But I do need what it can give me. I’m thirty-two, cut off from my family, and one bill away from drowning in student debt. The fantasy I’ve built around my lifestyle is getting harder to maintain. This pay day would secure the lifestyle I’ve worked too hard to let slip through my fingers and finally give...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. One Quick Obsession  is the fourth book in the Cage Family  series, and it's an enemies-to-lovers romance featuring Hudson Cage and Scarlett Blair. He's former military and an artist, the second oldest among all the siblings, and he's got a twin brother named Flynn. She's the manager at Cage Resort, has a twin sister named Luna and a mother who is agoraphobic, and her estranged father was abusive. These two do not get along. At all. The fact that they also happen to be neighbors now means they're around each other more than they already were whenever Hudson happened to be at the resort or Scarlett hung out with his siblings. But all that tension between is about to come to a head. Will it consume them or will someone wreak havoc instead? Grumpiness may seem to be in the genes of the Cage siblings--well, maybe not all of them--but who doesn't love a grump? The thing is, Scarlett isn't exactly the ...

If You Keep Me (Toronto Terror #6) by Helena Hunting Release Date: March 5, 2026 About If You Keep Me Things I should never, under any circumstances ever do: ask my secret crush, aka. the most notorious (reformed) playboy in pro hockey, to take my virginity. Too bad, I did. After a string of terrible dates, I did the unthinkable. I propositioned Flip Madden. Of course, he said no. It isn’t that he’s almost a decade older than me, or that I’m still in university. It’s because I’m his coach’s oldest daughter. Not to mention my dad would bludgeon him with his hockey stick if he found out. Which he won’t, because it will never happen. And now things are awkward because there’s no going back. Except Flip is more protective than ever, and his eyes follow me around every room we’re in together. He brings flowers to my recitals and reads all the books I recommend. Things I should never, under any circumstances ever do: hope Flip Madden might actually want me too. A...