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RELEASE BLITZ: NOT A SIDE CHICK by Lani Lynn Vale

2026-03-10T09:00:00.006-05:00

Title: Not A Side Chick

Series: Don't Date Him #3

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Grumpy (Her) / Sunshine (Him)

Forced Proximity, Who Hurt You, Small Town

Release Date: March 10, 2026

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Edith “Eddy” Wheeler was having a bad day.

A no good, very bad day.

It’s understandable, really. I mean, there didn’t seem to be anything worse than walking in on your elderly parents doing things no child should ever see. Add into that their proclivities, and Eddy is disgusted and disturbed.

So of course, after seeing the atrocious things her parents—the pastor and pastor’s wife that are supposed to be holy and a teacher of faith—are into, she makes it her life goal to expose them to their masses. The cult-like following her father has will see him for the man he is—an abuser who gets a sick thrill at seeing his girls suffer.

She will no longer allow the people of Sawtooth, Montana, to think that they’re safe when they’re anything but.

That’s where Weaver Grant comes in.

A sexy lineman who climbs poles for a living, has forearms that can break a woman in mind, body, and soul, and a smile that does things deep inside of her that she refuses to acknowledge just yet.

She has a plan.

A really good one, too.

But that plan dies a thousand deaths when she’s attacked by a bear on a hike that she was using to cleanse her soul. She thought she was supposed to be afraid of men, but that rabid bear showed her a new side of herself.

She spends weeks in the hospital, and a certain hot lineman takes it upon himself to see her healthy again. He never leaves her side. He solves all her problems. And he shows her how a real man treats a woman.

But once she’s healed and her world is once again righted, will he have a reason to stay since she no longer needs saving?

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REVIEW

Reviewer: Heidi

Rating: 5 Groupie Stars

This is book 3 in the series and each one has been brilliant so far ! It’s as if with each book the series just gets better but I think it’s because with each book you get more invested with characters you’ve met before and they’ve now become family and friend #imweirdthatway#😍🙃

So Eddy walks in on her pastoral parents and company doing despicable things and she’s sick and shocked to her core but she does the right thing and heads straight to Sheriff Black with her evidence but clamping down on them and bringing them to justice isn’t going been clean cut and he calls on Apollo , Weaver and the Dixie Wardens MC to help him ….

Our introduction to Weaver and his sister Pippa was heartbreaking and nerve wracking to say the least and it ends up with a dead federal agent , a family torn apart and an innocent man serving life for a crime he didn’t commit and Apollo makes his appearance and gives him a fresh start in Montana along with the Dixie Wardens and company ….

Eddy and Weaver start off as “ crime fighters “ but there’s chemistry from the start and when she survives a bear attack Eddy has Weaver as her carer and he’s so good at it I feel like looking for a bear of my own 🙃🙈😵‍💫

Eddy and her twin Nettie are soccer stars but only nettie went pro because injuries ended Eddy’s career but she still coaches at the local high school and her players adore her and their bond is something special and I wish more kids had this ….

There was so much to keep me busy in this book , the disgusting parentals and their company being brought to justice , Pippa and Weaver reuniting albeit short lived ( she’s got a battle of her own to fight ) Boston getting to live with her dad and I must admit the 3 of them ( Eddy, Weaver , Boston ) make for a special family unit 🥰

I didn’t want this to end but knowing there’s more to follow placated me and believe you me when I tell you I’ve started the countdown for 14 April when book #4 release I just have to know what happens between Boone and Nettie because these 2 are off the charts with their love/ hate relationship 🙃

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RELEASE BLITZ: Wild Dreams by Hayley Faiman

2026-03-09T10:00:00.007-05:00

1-click today! 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱!

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What can you expect: 🏍️ Motorcycle Club 🖤Age Gap 🔥 Second Chance at Love 🏃‍♀️ Woman on the Run 😈 Possessive Alpha Hero 💔 The One Who Got Away 💃 Exotic Dancer 🌶️ Spicy ☠️ Touch her and X BLURB: She’s the one who got away… the dream that haunts his sleep. They’re after me. I’m on the run, desperate to keep the monsters away that lurk in the shadows. They’re close. Close enough that I can feel their breath on my neck. If they find me, I won’t survive.. There’s only one place that can protect me. The Vicious Reapers Motorcycle Club. They’re the only men powerful enough to keep me alive. The kind of men who bury problems and never look back. I’m not ready to ask for their help yet. Instead, I lie low in Raleigh, building a new life. Close enough to the Reapers if everything goes to hell. Far enough away that I won’t see him. Until I do. The moment the dancer steps onto the stage, drenched in gold and moving beneath the lights, my past collides with my present. Millie. It’s her. Ten years later, and I still remember exactly how she tastes. Time has been good to her–too good. Watching her seducing every man in the room twists something inside my chest. We were young. I was reckless. Too damn immature to deserve her. But she’s back now… and running into her again was never part of the plan. What comes next? Not even in my wildest dreams prepared me for it.

REVIEW

Reviewer: Tammi

Rating: 4 Groupie Stars

A second chance Mc story. Yes please thats definitely my jam.

Written by Hayley Faiman its a no brainer!

Loved their story.

Its strange to say but I really liked it wasn't loaded down with their past. You got enough to know she loved him, he hurt her, she left.

BUT.....

They never forgot the love!

She was back, she was stronger and more secure but in danger and needs him

If that doesn't make a good story I don't know what does.

It was everything I love in a STEAMY romance.

A sneak peek at the next assures me I will be continuing this series.

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REVIEW TOUR: Taylor's Father by Penelope Ward

2026-02-24T09:00:00.006-06:00

Title: Taylor's Father

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Age Gap (17 Years), Best Guy Friend's Father

Single Dad, Forbidden, Second Chance

Protective Hero, Sassy Heroine

Release Date: February 22, 2026

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance…

When my best friend Taylor gifted me a vacation at a resort owned by his grandparents, the last thing I expected was to bond with a man seventeen years older.

Tate was also vacationing alone.

He’d come to Midnight Key to clear his head and reevaluate his life.

I’d come to get over my high school sweetheart who’d dumped me.

I’d spotted the brawny, tattooed Adonis in the lobby on the first day and thought he had to be someone’s hot dad.

But then we matched on an app that paired single men and women by proximity.

The problem was? At nineteen—almost twenty—I’d lied and said I was twenty-nine.

Tate outed me on our first date, and I fessed up to my real age.

But we continued to run into each other.

And eventually we found our connection was too magnetic to deny.

While we agreed to only use first names and to part ways at the end of the trip, I’d really fallen for Tate.

I never forgot him and knew he was the one who got away.

Remember that guy friend who gifted me the trip?

Well, four years later, Taylor got married.

He’d been estranged from his dad for years, though recently they’d reconnected.

What I didn’t know was that the man I’d had that torrid affair with at the resort would be standing next to Taylor in the receiving line.

My dream man Tate? Was Taylor’s father.

REVIEW

Reviewer: Heidi

Rating: 5 Groupie Stars

Taylor’s father is the exact genre I want to read daily and to have my favourite author write my favourite genre was a complete dream. Who doesn’t love some taboo, age gap, forbidden love story? As all that was in the story I knew they’d be lots of great angst between the 2 characters. Surprisingly through there was a lot of banter between the characters and all the banter levered out some of the angst and lightens up the story some.
There was so much to say about this book but I loved everything I’ve said above but I also loved the drama and tension. There was push and pull with the characters throughout which was great.
This was a second chance romance and a very entertaining and gripping story

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

17-YEAR AGE GAP

BEST GUY FRIEND'S FATHER

SINGLE DAD

FORBIDDEN

SECOND CHANCE

PROTECTIVE HERO

SASSY HEROINE

AUTHOR BIO

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

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