Dog-Eared Daydreams

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Enticing Journey Book Promotions. Originally released about nine and a half years ago, Up in Arms has been tweaked and given a new cover. If memory serves, I do believe this is Kindle Alexander's debut novel. I could be totally wrong, which wouldn't be all that surprising. I never got to read the original version of this standalone, so I cannot pinpoint whatever changes may have been made in this new edition. Up in Arms is the story of Reed Kensington, a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer from a prominent family and self-made millionaire in his own right, and Trevor West, a twenty-three-year-old Marine and one of Reed's younger brother's best friends. Reed is immediately smitten, but Trevor doesn't think himself worthy, especially after a covert mission irrevocably changes them. Kindle Alexander is one of those authors whose stories just click with me. There's that addictive combination of angst, romanc...

Code Blue (Atrous #2) by N.R. Walker Release Date: February 24, 2022 About Code Blue Steve Frost had dreams of wearing the national championship belt in mixed martial arts, maybe even going pro, but instead, finds himself working as a security guard for the rich and famous in LA. Quickly earning a reputation for his blunt and precise people management skills, he lands a position on the security team for an up-and-coming boyband, Atrous. Years later, he’s head of security. He knows these boys, and with countless tours, flights, car trips, public events, concerts, he’s closer to one band member in particular. Jeremy’s been a pillar for Atrous since day one, but even more so these last few months. Now the face of the band more than ever, he’s also got himself the attention of a delusional stalker-fan. When the fame and stress become too much, when Jeremy’s health takes a hit, Steve becomes Jeremy’s lifeline. But as Jeremy knows already, and as Steve is about to learn, not even t...

Reason to Believe (Legacy #1) by Rebecca Yarros Release Date: April 26, 2022 Cover Design: RBA Designs About Reason to Believe From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a brand-new small town, older brother’s best friend romance. “I’ll take them!” That’s what I tell the social worker when my pre-k student and his baby brother need an emergency foster placement. I’ll do anything to keep the brothers from being split up. But my apartment’s flooded and there’s only one house I can take them to on such short notice…his. Knox Daniels, my older brother’s best friend, offers his new place without hesitation. He’s not moving back to our tiny town until next month—that’s when all our hotshot firefighters are returning for their one and only chance to rebuild our fathers’ fallen, iconic crew. It doesn’t matter that I’ve been silently in love with Knox since we were kids. It can’t matter that we pretend that reckless prom night kiss never happened. It won’t matter...

The Difference Between Somehow and Someway (The Difference #2) by Aly Martinez Release Date: February 24, 2022 About The Difference Between Somehow and Someway The world gave me everything. After surviving a plane crash, I was lucky to be alive. It was a harsh truth, but one that changed my perspective on how fragile life could be. So when a fellow survivor caught my eye, I owed it to myself to take a chance and follow my heart. Bowen Michaels was guarded and broody, but I saw through his well-formed armor. Much like me, he was broken and lost, but together we found our way through the darkness. For a brief moment, wrapped in his arms, it felt like maybe he was right about fate and we’d been destined to find each other all along. But when buried secrets of the past erupt, igniting us both, it was hard to believe we’d been fated for anything other than failure. The world gave me everything. And then it took it all away. Read my 4.5-starred review of The Diffe...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. Stop right now! Thank you very much. (And now I've got that Spice Girls song in my head as I type this.) This is where I tell you that The Difference Between Somehow and Someway is NOT a standalone, and it MUST be read AFTER  The Difference Between Somebody and Someone . Both titles are penned by Aly Martinez and are part of her The Difference trilogy, and yes, that means books one and two end in cliffhangers. The conclusion to the series arrives mid-April, so if you choose to wait till the trilogy is complete, it won't feel like forever and you may spare yourself from feeling super antsy. Book two picks up where book one left off, and well, that's basically all I'm going to tell you about that. Like I hinted at in my review for the first book, the less you know, the better. Bowen Michaels and Remi Grey's story is complicated, and that's me over-simplifying it. They have life-altering events that hit...

Her Broken Pieces (Fallen Kingdom #2) by Rachel Leigh Release Date: February 24, 2022 About Her Broken Pieces His hollow heart called to me. Charred black from years of his own torture. An urge to fill the empty spaces that I was responsible for when I left him. He thought I deserved the same wrath he endured all those years ago. I came when I was summoned. Unaware that my past was waiting behind closed doors. One look into those eyes that wore dark shades of fury, and I knew this was part of his plan. With time, I started to see fragments of the boy I once knew. Before long, he was a man holding the key to my heart. Now that I’m ready to give him all of me, he’s gone and all that’s left is the broken pieces of my shattered heart. Book two of the Fallen Kingdom duet. It is recommended to read book one, His Hollow Heart , first. Add His Hollow Heart on Goodreads . Enter the His Hollow Heart blog tour  giveaway . Purchase Links Amazon US | Ama...

Weight of Regret (Camp Bexley #1) by K.K. Allen Release Date: February 24, 2022 February 22, 2022  (early release) About Weight of Regret “Unrequited love doesn’t give back. It’s an addiction. A trap. And the deeper you fall, the harder it is to climb out of.” Anderson Bexley was the love of my life… or so I thought. For years, I convinced myself that one day he would see me as more than the bubbly activities director at his family’s campground. Sure, he was ten years older. Deeply tortured. And far too devoted to the family business to make time for his own happiness. But none of that mattered. Especially during that one blissful night when he was all mine. I thought our forever had finally begun, but he broke my heart instead. A year later, I’m moving on. In a new city. At a new job. With a new man. Add in a promotion that lands me my first big account, and things can’t possibly get better. Until I hear my first client is none other than Anderson Bexley....