Dog-Eared Daydreams

Right the First Time (Shafer U #1) by Kristen Vail Release Date: January 30, 2025 About Right the First Time He’s the smoking-hot football star. I’m the nerd just trying to graduate. So why does he keep staring at me? I’ve always been the girl guys ignore until they need my class notes. But being invisible suits me. I’m at college to keep my head down, get accepted to grad school and hopefully save my dysfunctional family. Simple enough—until Cam Forrester looks my way. I’m not about to get sidetracked by some sexy wide receiver. The last time I trusted a man like him I got burned so bad I still can’t shake the dark memories. But when Cam rescues me from one of the most humiliating moments of my life, I realize this cold, cocky athlete isn’t so cold when he’s around me. So when he vows to prove to me he’s more than meets the eye…well, what girl wouldn’t give in? Trust a heartbreaker with my fragile heart? That’s a dangerous play. And I’m all in. Add Right the...

Bourbon Summer (Bourbon Canyon #4) by Walker Rose Release Date: January 30, 2025 About Bourbon Summer When my former best friend invites me to her wedding—to my ex-boyfriend—I panic and blurt out that I have a plus-one. Worse, I say it’s my boss. And he hears every word. Tenor Bailey is one of the owners of Copper Summit, the bourbon distillery where I work. Let’s just say announcing we’re “dating” isn’t the kind of thing that earns employee-of-the-year honors. But to my surprise, Tenor agrees to play along. Now we’re selling our very fake relationship to this tight-knit small town and trying not to blur the lines in the process. Fake dating Tenor comes with unexpected perks: home-cooked meals from his mama, picture-perfect picnics, and sleepovers—in his guest room. Except for that one time I had too much bourbon and crawled into his bed. Oops. The more time we spend together, the more I wish this wasn’t all pretend. But Tenor’s been hurt before, and he’s convinced love is...

Better Than Stories Collection (Books 1-4 includes Bonus Content) by Lane Hayes Date Released: January 28, 2025 About Better Than Stories Collection Better Than Stories is the series that started it all! A law student who discovers he’s not as straight as he thought, a lobbyist who falls for his boss, a lawyer with a crush on a motorcycle-riding dreamboat, and the British ad man bewitched by an aspiring artist. These stories follow four DC couples through their journeys of self-discovery, friendship, hope, and happily-ever-after. If you want to be better than good, you have to take chances…on love and friendship. No playing it safe. Four complete novels and a brand new short story, featuring Curt and Jack from Better Than Friends Better Than Good Better Than Chance Better Than Friends Better Than Safe Better Than Ten Years Later (new bonus short story)              Ten years later…or has it been longer? Jack is still a sexy beast and ...

Not Your Biggest Fan (Not Yours #1) by Sara Ney Release Date: January 28, 2025 About Not Your Biggest Fan USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney sizzles with a quick-witted, sexy romp about an eager entrepreneur and a cocky football star who couldn’t be more different—or more into each other. Harlow James is destined to rock the dating world. The creator of Kissmet, the app helping singles find love, she’s in New York to secure advertisers. But the sassy, small-town girl can’t help meddling in other people’s business. When she runs into a muscular stranger at her go-to food truck, Harlow doesn’t realize he’s Landon “Andy” Burke, the NFL’s most-wanted free agent, in town to talk contracts. She just sees a hottie about to get burned by undercooked street food. Though she tries to warn him, he shrugs her off, making a little wager instead. In a messy twist of fate, Andy finds himself in the same hotel as Harlow. When she collects on their bet, they make a mind-blowing—and bed...

Hope & Harmony A Music Romance Anthology by Chelle Bliss, Stacey Marie Brown, Mari Carr, Jaine Diamond, Helen Hardt, Jillian Liota, Kat Mizera, Layla Reyne, M. Robinson, Becca Steele, Rachel Van Dyken, Meredith Wild, Kaylene Winter, and Julia Wolf Release Date: January 28, 2025 About Hope & Harmony Exclusive, heartfelt stories from romance's top authors, celebrating the enduring connection between love and music. Hope & Harmony is a groundbreaking anthology of entirely new and exclusive romance stories from fourteen of romance’s best-selling authors. Authors include Chelle Bliss, Stacey Marie Brown, Mari Carr, Jaine Diamond, Helen Hardt, Jillian Liota, Kat Mizera, Layla Reyne, M. Robinson, Becca Steele, Rachel Van Dyken, Meredith Wild, Kaylene Winter, and Julia Wolf. Vibrant, poignant, and heartfelt, each tale is a testament to the enduring connection between love and music. From the vibrant, upbeat tracks signifying new beginnings, to the slow, soulful tun...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Grey's Promotions. Stealing Hearts  is an age-gap, falling-for-your-sibling's-best-friend, marriage-of-convenience romance from Lex Martin, and it's the first in her brand-new Wild at Heart  small-town romance series which features the Walker brothers. This series starter has a female main character who may be familiar to longtime readers of the author or have read her Varsity Dads series--Paige Lewis, student at Lone Star State and cheerleader for the school's football team, the Broncos. Well, the twenty-two-year-old now has her degree in communications and she was headed to Austin for a coaching job--that is, until she twists her ankle. She needs therapy but doesn't have insurance, and what she doesn't need is a boyfriend who doesn't think she's good enough to meet his family. Heading back to her hometown of Wild Heart, Texas to contemplate her next move, the second to the last thing...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by Montlake. Not Your Biggest Fan is the first book in the new Not Yours  football romance series from bestselling author Sara Ney and it's published by Montlake. This romantic comedy read has two main characters in their late twenties--he's 29, and I'm guessing she's about the same age--Harlow James, the creator of a dating app called Kissmet, and Landon Burke, a professional football player, who have an unforgettable meet-cute and find themselves being thrown together by fate under somewhat expected circumstances. This is a standalone, so you don't need to read any of Ney's previous releases to enjoy this series starter. Harlow James is from Green Bay, Wisconsin but she's hustling and bustling in New York for work. She may be a girl from the Midwest, but she's learned a thing or two during her short stay in the city that doesn't sleep. So, when she offers up a bit of advice to the hot, muscular ...