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[Release Blitz + Review] Be With Me by J.H. Croix

noreply@blogger.com (Renee Entress's Blog) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

💜💜NEW RELEASE💜💜

Small town. Slow burn. A love worth the fall. Be With Me by J.H. Croix is now live!

ABOUT THE BOOK.

He hides his grief behind charm and easy smiles. She’s spent her whole life surviving on her own. Falling in love is out of the question.

The first time I laid eyes on Adele Jacks, she was staring down a wild animal, bold and unforgettable. She stole my breath before I even knew her name. And I'm the guy who doesn't lose his breath over anyone.

I never planned to fall in love. Not ever. I’m the guy who laughs everything off, the charming cynic who hides his scars behind jokes. But Adele? She’s a force of nature who upends my life.

She's tough, she's smart, and she's hiding something. She's the kind of wilderness guide who can out-hike me any day and stare down a grizzly without blinking. Before I know it, she’s working at my family’s wilderness resort—walls up, defenses sky-high. She’s slipping through the cracks in my heart every time I catch the vulnerability she tries to hide.

The longer I know her, the harder it becomes to keep things light and uncomplicated the way I always have. Because underneath the flirting and easy smiles, I’ve spent years avoiding anything that feels too real.

But with Adele, I want to protect her, claim her, and make the world safe for her.

When a ghost from her past crosses our path, and I see the flash of something she thought she'd buried — I realize there's nothing I won't do to take care of her. Because somewhere between the slow burn, the reluctant sparks, and the small-town chaos, Adele became my forever. Scars and all.

Even if falling for her means finally risking my own heart, too.

A steamy, emotional small-town firefighter romance featuring a flirty wounded hero with hidden scars, a fierce heroine, forced proximity, slow-burn chemistry, found family, and a protective hero who falls hard and fights harder.

AVAILABLE NOW.

Grab your copy in Kindle Unlimited!

https://geni.us/BeWithMeAmz

MY REVIEW.

5 Stars from Tiffany!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Back to the Falls We Go

In this third installment of the Heartfire Falls series, we meet yet another Silver brother looking for love, Cole. Well, not necessarily looking, as this brother has some walls up, but there was something about his chance meeting with Adele that stuck with him.

Cole’s first meeting with Adele involves her trying to keep a wolverine from getting a little snow bunny, and her fierceness instantly intrigues him. As handsome as he is, though, Cole is just another guy she meets along the trail. After spending most of her life cooped up and being taken care of, Adele is determined to live a life full of adventure. That decision leads her to hike across her home state of Alaska, but Heartfire Falls, the Silver family, and the townspeople soon have her rethinking her plans.

Funny and charming,

Cole holds back because of his own past, but watching him try to win over fiercely independent Adele was both sweet and fun. One of my favorite things in a series is seeing previous characters still involved, and J.H. Croix does this beautifully.

I instantly liked both Cole and Adele. They each had their own struggles, but it didn’t completely rule their lives. Instead, they were willing to take chances and imagine a future…maybe even one together.

The book is well written and a great addition to the series. It can be read as a standalone, but it’s much more fun when read in order.

MEET J.H. CROIX.

USA Today Bestselling Author J. H. CROIX lives in a small town in Maine with her husband and two spoiled dogs. She writes swoony contemporary romance with sassy women and alpha men who aren't afraid to show some emotion. Her love for quirky small-towns and the characters that inhabit them shines through in her writing. When she’s not writing, you can find her cooking, counting the turtles in her backyard pond, and running with her dogs, which is when her best plotting happens.

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[Release Blitz + Review] Foolish Pride by Giulia Lagomarsino

noreply@blogger.com (Renee Entress's Blog) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

TITLE: Foolish Pride

SERIES: The Last Best Place for Love Book 5

AUTHOR: Giulia Lagomarsino

GENRE: Small Town Romance

TROPES: Friends with Benefits Agreement; Childhood Enemies; Curvy Heroine; Grumpy x Sunshine

RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2026

Crawling back home with my tail between my legs was not the way I saw my life going.

I had it all.

A fantastic job. A fiancée who adored me, and a life any man would dream of.

That’s about the time it all fell apart.

But Montana has a way of healing all wounds, from the beautiful sunrises to the fresh mountain air.

Sure, my father still hated me for leaving. My mother still defended him at every turn.

And the gossip…

It was enough to drive me insane.

And then I sat next to her at The Beaver and Boot.

Gorgeous, curvy, full of life, and so easy to talk to.

She was perfect.

Until I realized she was the same girl I tormented as a kid.

Yep, I was that boy who didn’t know how to tell a girl he liked her, so he picked on her. And boy, did she let me know how much she hated me.

Every Tuesday and Thursday night.

But the one thing she couldn’t ignore was the undeniable chemistry when my body was pressed against hers.It was only supposed to be a friends with benefits situation, but she wormed her way into my head, and made it impossible to ignore my own Foolish Pride.

3.5 Stars from Renee!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is Ellie and Ryder's story. These two have history. He bullied her in school. He is back in town after a break-up not looking for love. She helped a friend in town and the whole town treats her badly. They hook up but he’s a jerk and treats her badly just like the town’s people. She has low self-worth and just takes it. As the story continues, he is all over the place with his feelings. Loving his ex and taking out his hurt on Ellie. When she is kidnapped at the end you wonder if this is the end for them. To be continued in the next past of the story……….

I recommend this book.

“Fine. I’ll admit that he has pleasant features.”

They both burst out laughing at that.

“Okay, more than pleasant. Have you seen him?”

Delaney shook her head, waiting on tenterhooks for something more descriptive than “pleasant”.

“He’s…taller.”

“Taller,” she repeated. “That’s all you’ve got for me?”

I stuttered over my thoughts in frustration. I didn’t want to think about him or hot he was. It would only ruin my plan to stay as far away from him as possible. But she wasn’t having it.

“Fine, he’s…muscular. Like, really, really muscular.”

“Declan muscular?”

“Not that much. But it’s one of those things that you can see through his shirt.”

Delaney sighed dreamily. “I love it when you can see their shirts stretched across their biceps.”

“Not to brag, but I have one of those,” Josie grinned.

Delaney smacked her arm. “Hey, some of us can only dream for now.” Then she turned back to me. “Go on.”

“Um…well, he still has warm, chocolate eyes. And his hair is shorter than it used to be.”

“Can you still run your fingers through it?”

As soon as I thought about it, shivers raced down my spine. That was not good. “Yes.”

“Oh my God,” Josie whispered. “Did you hear that hitch in her voice?”

“I definitely did. Tell us more.”

“There was no hitch.”

“There was definitely a hitch. Which means it’s really good. Now spill!”

I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.

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[Release Blitz + Review] Doctor's Bossy Match by Sharon Woods

noreply@blogger.com (Renee Entress's Blog) — Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for DOCTOR’S BOSSY MATCH by SharonWoods! Grab it on the author’s website or at your favorite book vendor!

Why you need to ONE-CLICK this book…

🔥Medical Romance

🔥Office Romance

🔥Enemies To Lovers

🔥Forced Proximity

🔥Opposites Attract

🔥Billionaire Romance

🔥Boss's Daughter

ABOUT THE BOOK.

I built my career on following the rules. She’s here to break every single one.

The last thing I need is to babysit the hospital director’s daughter, but when my boss tells me to mentor our newest resident, I don’t have a choice. Regan is spoiled, reckless, and completely off-limits but she’s also beautiful, fearless, and impossible to ignore.

She acts like she has nothing to prove, but I see the fire in her eyes every time she pushes back. She lives to test my patience, and I swear she enjoys watching me struggle to keep my distance.

I won’t cross that line. I can’t.

But the more time we spend together, the harder it gets to remember why she’s off-limits. Between hospital politics, small-town gossip, and her father breathing down my neck, this has disaster written all over it.

I’ve spent my whole life playing it safe. Maybe with her… it’s time to break a few rules.

AVAILABLE NOW.

Grab your copy in Kindle Unlimited!

https://bit.ly/drbossymatchSWebook

MY REVIEW.

4 Stars from Brianna!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sharon Woods has a brand new book out plus she's a brand new to author so I get a two for one with beauty right here. And spoiler alert! This book was super good- cute, swoony, steamy, and captivated me from the very start with all of the feels.

Doctor's Bossy Match introduces us to Regan and Brant and y'all, you don't want to miss out on meeting these two. The chemistry, angst, and setting made this book just so. much. more.

I can definitely recommend this book y'all.

MEET SHARON WOODS.

SHARON WOODS writes steamy, feel-good contemporary romance novels.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and two children.

She drinks a lot of coffee, loves to workout, explore new places, and has an unhealthy addiction to reality TV.

You can contact Sharon via email: hello@sharonwoodsauthor.com or you can join her newsletter to keep to date with all her book news.

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