Dog-Eared Daydreams

700 Senses of Summer (The Romantics #2) by Maggie Gates Release Date: April 28, 2025 About 700 Senses of Summer He’s a moth to a flame. She’s the inferno. Aurora Whitlock hit rock bottom. Broke, single, and mourning her career going up in smoke, she decides to kick-start her new life by renovating the bones of an old beach house hidden along the Carolina coast. What a cliché—inheriting a fixer-upper from a deceased relative. That kind of thing only happens in books. But beggars can’t be choosers. The Old Whitlock Place, and all its secrets, is home sweet home for the summer. Jack Wharton didn’t expect to find a summertimer squatting in the dilapidated mansion next door. As a career firefighter tasked with protecting Cedar Island, North Carolina, he’s seen a thing or two. But he’s never seen anything quite like her. Painting walls and fixing floors in the middle of summer shouldn’t be that hard to handle. But the temperature isn’t the only thing that’s hot. Can Jack...

The Exception (Tempt #4) by Jenna Hartley Release Date: April 28, 2025 About The Exception When my former boss—a man known as a cold, heartless, billionaire—proposes to me, I think he must be joking. Except I know Graham Mackenzie well enough to know he doesn't joke. He's brooding, keenly intelligent, and fifteen years older than me. And the deal he's offering...is no laughing matter. I need money to save a château and fulfill a promise to my great-aunt, and he needs a wife. After two years, if we can pull this off, we'll go our separate ways. It's supposed to be a business agreement—nothing more. But the longer we pretend, the more I feel like I see the real Graham. And I find myself wishing for something real. A marriage of convenience seemed like the perfect solution. At least until I started developing real feelings for my fake husband. Add The Exception  on BookBub ,  Goodreads , and StoryGraph . Purchase Links Amazon US | Amazon U...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Gay Romance Reviews. It's been a surprisingly long while since I last read something substantial from Nicole Dykes, not including shorts that are part of multi-author anthologies. I say surprising because I've actually enjoyed this author's work in the past, so this is a case of having barely any time to read all the books I want to. I mean, there are only twenty-four hours in a day, and well, sleep and all that necessary stuff. But I'm glad that I did find the time to read Dykes's latest standalone, which also feels like the first in an all-new series, and there were certainly at least three supporting characters that piqued my interest and I would not mind reading more about some time in the future. Only Temporary  is an angsty romance read that also touches upon family. Twenty-four-year-old Kellan Rhodes is a recovering addict who has only had one end goal over the past four years: to get custody ...

Only Temporary by Nicole Dykes Release Date: April 25, 2025 About Only Temporary Kellan She’s gone. And I don’t care. At least that’s what I tell myself, but she also left me with a really big mess to clean up. My siblings hate me. As they should. I may be twenty-four, but no part of me feels up to the task of taking care of my four younger siblings. I barely have my life under control, but it doesn’t matter now. I have temporary custody, and I’m going to do everything I can to make sure it’s not only permanent, but also the best thing for these kids. Phillip I haven’t been a social worker long, but I already know, without a doubt, this case has the ability to break me. Four minors left with their oldest brother—a brother still fighting with addiction and so much bitterness, it’s stifling. But I won’t give up on them like the rest of society. No matter what, I’m going to find a way to make sure this arrangement isn’t merely temporary—I just need to make sure I don’t lose my h...

The Hearts We Fumble (Braysen U #4) by Brooke O'Brien Release Date: April 25, 2025 About The Hearts We Fumble A sizzling and addictive romance from USA Today bestselling author Brooke O’Brien about a football legend about the one girl he walked away from—and a past that refuses to stay buried… Football rules everything in our small town. Under the stadium lights of the Gridiron, no one plays under more pressure than Zane Kinnick—the hometown legend and future NFL star who’s spent his life proving he’s built for the spotlight. And me? I’ve always been the one risk he wasn’t willing to take. I’ve loved Zane for as long as I can remember. My next-door neighbor. My brother’s best friend. The boy who swore I was off-limits. For years, he kept me at a distance—until the night we finally gave in. Then he walked away like it never happened. Now, he’s done pretending. The stolen glances have turned into lingering touches. The tension we ignored is finally snapping. And f...

Just Another Meet Cute by Jenn P. Nguyen Release Date: May 20, 2025 Scholastic Press About Just Another Meet Cute Boy saves girl stuck on a disastrous hike. What could go wrong? So. Much. Just Another Meet Cute is the joyful and funny story about what happens when you realize you’re dating the wrong twin. When seventeen-year-old Nina Riley gets saved by a super cute Knight-in-Faded-Khakis just as she lands in an embarrassingly ‘ahem’ sticky situation during the most disastrous hike known to man, she wasn’t exactly looking for a meet cute. She really just needed some peace and quiet from her complicated family. Unfortunately, he disappears before she can properly thank him or get his number. All she has is his name (Ian Nguyen) and a navy jacket with a dog keychain, a gym card, and laundromat receipt. But a meet cute is a meet cute. And armed with years of watching Veronica Mars and a techy cousin, it should be simple enough for Nina to find the boy of her dreams, right? But...