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[Release Blitz + Review] Small Town Big Favor by Elise Faber

noreply@blogger.com (Renee Entress's Blog) — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400

🏒 🏒 NEW RELEASE 🏒🏒

A secret child. A second chance. A hero determined never to walk away again. SMALL TOWN, BIG STORM by Elise Faber has arrived!

BLURB.

I’ve taken pucks to the face…

But nothing hits harder than hearing her call me Dad.

I return to Cedar Hollow for my father’s funeral. Not for forgiveness. Not for Poppy. And definitely not for the daughter I never knew was mine.

Poppy rebuilt her life without me—and she has every reason not to trust the man who left her behind.

But the moment I meet my little girl, everything changes. Walking away isn’t an option anymore.

They can warn her about me all they want. This time, I’m not leaving.

I’ll burn this town to the ground before I lose them again.

This is book 1 in the brand-new small town hockey romance series, Home Ice Heroes, by USA Today Bestselling Author, Elise Faber.

AVAILABLE NOW.

Grab your copy in Kindle Unlimited!

https://geni.us/SmallTownBigStorm

MY REVIEW.

4 Stars from Renee!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was pulled right into this story. The story has heartbreak, secrets, and second chances.

This is Poppy and Storm’s story. He left her without a word. She was broken but he left a piece of him behind. Now years later he is back and finds out just what he left behind. Now he wants a second chances but before that can happen he must gain Poppy’s trust and tell he the reasons he left. Can they build a future after the pain of the past is revealed? Or will he have to sit on the side lines while she continues to live her life?

I recommend this book.

MEET ELISE FABER.

USA TODAY bestselling author, ELISE FABER, loves chocolate, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and hockey (the order depending on the day and how well her team—the Sharks!—are playing). She and her husband also play as much hockey as they can squeeze into their schedules, so much so that their typical date night is spent on the ice. Elise changes her hair color more often than some people change their socks, loves sparkly things, and is the mom to two exuberant boys. She lives in Northern California.

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[Release Blitz + Review] Make It Last by J.H. Croix

noreply@blogger.com (Renee Entress's Blog) — Fri, 7 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400

💜💜NEW RELEASE💜💜

She came to Alaska to heal... and found the man worth risking her heart for. MAKE IT LAST by J.H. Croix is now live!

BLURB.

A freshly divorced heroine. A rugged small-town Alaska firefighter, and the accidental glacier rescue that changes everything.

My marriage blew up. So I went to Alaska. Obviously, the logical next step. If my cheating ex hadn't gotten caught, I'd still be the fool who thought I had forever. Instead, I'm on a reckless divorce trip, trying to figure out what starting over even looks like. I came to the wilderness to find myself again, not to break my ankle on a freezing glacier.

Enter Tanner Houlton.

He's a local hotshot firefighter, a flannel-wearing knight, and the exact kind of steady, protective man who shows up when everything goes wrong. I'm an expert at hiding my pain behind loud laughter, but Tanner sees right through my defenses.

What I don't expect is how much that steadiness costs him. He has his own scars, yet he's determined to prove I'm worth fighting for. I swore off men the second I signed my divorce papers, but as the snow melts around us, this broody firefighter is slipping past all of my defenses.

Perfect for readers who want a healing, slow burn romance featuring a heroine learning to trust again after betrayal and a steady devoted hero. Ideal for fans of Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, and Lucy Score.

AVAILABLE NOW.

Grab your copy in Kindle Unlimited today!

https://geni.us/MakeItLastAmz

MY REVIEW.

4.5 Stars from Tiffany!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Insta-Cute Romance.

As we head back to Willowbrook, Alaska, we get up close and personal with Tanner and recent divorcee Ava. Tanner is a hometown boy and hotshot firefighter, while Ava is back in Willowbrook to celebrate her divorce.

The meet-cute was just that, cute. While on an excursion with her girlfriends, Ava breaks her ankle, and of course, hotshot/EMT Tanner is there to the rescue. Carrying her piggyback was the most efficient way to get her off the mountain, so to say they were insta-up-close and personal is putting it mildly.

I liked both Tanner and Ava. He was rugged and all-around a good guy. His heart was broken years before by his high school sweetheart, who told him she wasn’t happy with his good-guy persona and that he was beige…boring. I felt that was incredibly sad; however, I loved that Tanner didn’t change his ways. Ava is super outgoing and doesn’t hesitate to speak her mind. She divorced a man who took her for granted and made her feel less than. To say these two found each other at the perfect time is an understatement.

The logistics seemed to be the crux of the storyline. It was obvious Tanner and Ava would get along. The problem was that she was on vacation, she actually lives in Seattle. Chapter after chapter, they grow closer, and Ava finally needs to make a decision.

The book is well written, with some steamy pages and a smidge of angst that gets solved pretty quickly. Along with our main characters, the characters from previous books are present, which is something I like in a series. That said, Make It Last can be read as a standalone.

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] With Spite by Lani Lynn Vale

noreply@blogger.com (Renee Entress's Blog) — Tue, 4 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400

TITLE: With Spite

SERIES: Don't Date Him #8

AUTHOR: Lani Lynn Vale

GENRE: Romantic Suspense

TROPES: Brother's Best Friend, Stalker (Him)

Forced Proximity, Commitment Issues

Release Date: August 4, 2026

BLURB.

Huxley Hosea was at the lowest of the lows.

Exhausted—both mentally and physically—he could barely put one foot in front of the other. Tired to the bone due to a never-ending war. He was desperate to find a new every day that didn’t revolve around getting shot at by kids that could barely hold a rifle steady. War had broken his soul, and the last thing he wanted to do was go home and pretend that he was just a normal citizen.

But then he sees her, also at her lowest of lows, for the first time, and his soul latches on. Bernice, his salvation.

He’s convinced that she’s the answer to his woes, and he develops an unhealthy attachment to her that carries over to his civilian life. For five years, he watches her. Protects her. Keeps her safe when she won’t protect herself. Hux follows her every move and hides in the shadows so she’ll never see.

Then she shows up in his town, and all bets are off.

She’s in his town now. That means his rules. His way. And no more highway.

She’s stuck, and she’ll never know it until it’s too late for her to run.

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AMAZON

US / UK / CA / AU

B&N / KOBO / APPLE BOOKS

UNIVERSAL

ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE

DON'T DATE HIM SERIES.

AMAZON

US / UK / CA / AU

B&N / KOBO / APPLE BOOKS

COMING SOON.

Releasing September 8

AMAZON

US / UK / CA / AU

B&N / KOBO / APPLE BOOKS

OUR REVIEWS.

5 Stars from Renee!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was pulled right into this story. The story has pain, twists & turns, secrets, and heartbreak.

If you have not read the below I would recommend reading those books(s) first.

House of BS & Lies (Don't Date Him #1)

People We Avoid (Don't Date Him #2)

Not A Side Chick (Don't Date Him #3)

Be The Full Problem (Don't Date Him, #4)

Forget That Guy (Don't Date Him, #5)

Spicy Disaster (Don't Date Him, #6)

Not A Gentleman (Don't Date Him, #7)

This is Bernice and Huxley’s story. He is her friendly stalker. He saw he on tv and fell for her now that she is in his town he tries to take care of her and help her out. But when he finds out she has another stalker and that one not so friendly he has to up his game. He has to make her his so he can protect her forever. But can he do that when he has no idea who the enemy really is? He never thought he would have a forever with her now that he wants one can, he actually get one? You get a little glimpse of some characters from other series in this story, and it makes it just so much more.

I highly recommend this book.

♡♡

5 Stars from Brianna!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lani Lynn Vale has a brand new book out in the swoony Don't Hate Him series, and what a read this beauty right here was. With Spite gives us Huxley and Bernice's story and this is not a couple you'll soon forget. This book was crazy good- packed to the brims with heart, heat, and all of the feels. I was hooked from the very first page and didn't stop until the pages quit turning.

I can definitely recommend this author and series y'all.

AUTHOR BIO.

LANI LYNN VALE is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.

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