Dog-Eared Daydreams

Puppy Love (Forever Home #1) by Lucy Gilmore Date Released: May 28, 2019 Sourcebooks Casablanca About Puppy Love No matter the job, no matter the need These service dogs in training will always fall in love at first bark. When Sophie Vasquez and her sisters dreamed up Puppy Promise—their service puppy training school—it was supposed to be her chance to bring some good into the world. But how can she expect to do anything when no one will take her seriously? Enter Harrison Parks: a rough, gruff, take-no-bull wildlife firefighter in need of a diabetic service dog. He couldn't be a more unlikely fit for Sophie or Bubbles—the sweet Pomeranian she knows will be his perfect partner—but when Sophie insists he give them both a shot, something unexpected happens: he listens. Even better, he keeps on listening, even as Sophie and Bubbles turn his lonely, uber-masculine world upside-down. As it turns out, they all have something to prove...and more than enough r...

Broken Silence (Rock Bottom #1) by Felice Stevens Date Released: May 15, 2019 About Broken Silence Justin Molina has secrets. He’s served his time but remains a prisoner of his past, unable to forgive himself for failing his family when they needed him most. Justin’s grief is overwhelming, but he keeps silent and focuses on his goals. About to graduate college, he tries to keep his head above water—no matter how many times life keeps knocking him down. When he’s forced to register for a poetry-writing class, Justin discovers putting words to his feelings might be exactly what his fractured heart needs to heal. Or is it the older professor with the bow ties and gentle smile who gives him a chance when no one else will?  Professor Foster Faraday Harding is a broken man. His divorce is final, and he’s reverted back to the safety of his books. Even his poetry no longer brings him joy; he’s sleepwalking through life. The raw emotion of Justin’s poetry awakens ...

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Buoni Amici Press. Felice Stevens has got a new series and if the rest of Rock Bottom is as good as the first book, then this could very well become my favorite collection of books from the author! Broken Silence is the series starter and it employs the professor-student romance trope with a touch of May-December to it. We're introduced to twenty-five-year-old Justin Molina, a senior in college who spent a year in jail for a crime that was meant to help his then-ailing father, and forty-two-year-old Foster F. Harding, a university professor teaching Introduction to Poetry Writing and a soon-to-be divorced man. On paper, neither man may have a great deal in common but when their paths cross in Foster's classroom, the power of poetry and an unexpected attraction like any other has them becoming entangled in what could well be an illicit affair that may possibly threaten Foster's tenure and further sull...

Fearless King (Kings of Rittenhouse #4) by Maya Hughes Release Date: May 30, 2019 About Fearless King My first crush. My first heartbreak. My brother’s best friend. The butterflies in my stomach turned into full blown eagles the second our lips touched. A kiss under the stars that changed our relationship forever.  After a lifetime of wishing, I stared up into Ford’s eyes with his fingers caressing my cheek and my heart racing. The evening ended with my heart bleeding on the ballroom floor.  He destroyed my heart two years ago...but now he wants back in my life.  This time I won’t fall under his spell. I’ll resist his sexy, scruffy beard, and panty-melting smirk.  I thought I was over him. Hell, I fully planned to wave to him through my rearview mirror...but with one text, in the middle of the night, I know I'm in over my head. Ford: I need you. Read my five-starred review of Fearless King . Add Fearless Ki...

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Give Me Books Promotions. Fearless King is the fourth full-length novel in the Kings of Rittenhouse series penned by Maya Hughes, and while you can choose to read this book as a standalone, there are recurring characters and I think reading the series in order will lead to a better, more well-rounded reading experience. If you've already read the previous titles, then Ford Atherton should be more than familiar. His story has a touch of the forbidden, thanks to his involvement with none other than his best friend, Colm Frost's, younger sister--Olivia. Add to that another complication in the form of Ford's younger brother, Grant, having feelings for Liv as well, and you can imagine all the angst and feels in this book. There is a prequel in the form of a free short story on the author's website that does set up the beginnings of Ford and Liv's romance, and while you don't necessarily need t...

Struck (Flawed Love #3) by Emma Louise Release Date: May 30, 2019 About Struck Notorious playboy. Gym rat. Womanizer. I’ve been called them all. Until one-night changes everything. Changes me. Trying to drown a broken heart in cheap whiskey and a willing body leaves me with the last thing I ever expected. All that matters now is my son. There’s no room for anything, or anyone else. Until her. A free spirit. A nomadic soul. She intrigues me. She excites me. She’s everything I never knew I needed. In the end, loving her was the easy part. It was letting her go that almost ruined me. Struck is a surprise baby/single dad romance and can be read as a complete standalone. Read my four-starred review of Struck . Add Struck on Goodreads . Purchase Links Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU About Emma Louise A long-time lover of all things romance, Emma Louise is a book blogger turned deb...

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Give Me Books Promotions. Struck is the third book in the Flawed Love series and my third read from Emma Louise, and it's a series that's gotten increasingly better with each new book I've read so far. This single parent romance is about TJ Harmon, a man who decides to drown his sorrows and heartache with alcohol and a drunken one-night stand. Months later, he's shocked to find out that the woman he was with has not only passed away but that she's just borne their baby, a son named Abel. It's then that his life changes for the better. He has purpose and now, nothing and no one is as important as little Abel. It's father and son against the world. And then TJ meets a woman named Breeze Lucas, and just like her name, she's a breath of fresh air that seems to bring with her winds of even more change. But with at least a decade between TJ and the twenty-year-old Breeze, plus his bein...