Reading Between the Wines Book Club

Happy Book Birthday to A Reign of Rose by Kate Golden

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

The epic conclusion to the romantasy trilogy that swept BookTok in late 2023 with its first installment, A Dawn of Onyx, is finally here. Compared to the likes of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout immediately upon her debut, author Kate Golden combines rich worldbuilding, enthralling action, and an undeniably spicy romance in The Sacred Stones series. A REIGN OF ROSE delivers the finale this dazzling series deserves, proving, once again, that viral phenomenon Golden is more than worthy of the praise she has received!

About the Book

A Reign of Rose
The Sacred Stones Trilogy #3
by Kate Golden
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
Published: October 8, 2024 by Berkley
ISBN: 9780593641941

From Kate Golden, author of viral phenomenon A Dawn of Onyx, comes the seductive, action-packed conclusion to her sweeping Sacred Stones trilogy.

They must save the world—but can they also save each other?

Kane Ravenwood, King of Onyx Kingdom, would go to the ends of the continent for Arwen Valondale, but what if she’s beyond even that? Broken in ways he never imagined he could be, Kane must find a way to fulfill the prophecy and kill his father, Fae King Lazarus. And after what he’s endured, he’s willing to save Evendell by whatever means necessary—even if that spells his own death.

Little does Kane know, he’s not the only one fighting for revenge. Arwen is no longer afraid to fight—no sacrifice is too great, no enemy too daunting. Now, nothing will stop her from destroying Lazarus and his allies, because she knows if she fails, both realms will be doomed forever.

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Happy Book Birthday to Heir by Sabaa Tahir

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir about love, legacy, and vengeance.

About the Book

Heir

Heir Duology #1

by Sabaa Tahir

484 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2024

An orphan.
An outcast.
A prince.
And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees.

Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is love of her people that propels her. Until one hotheaded mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite.

Banished from her people for an unforgivable crime, SIRSHA is a down-on-her-luck tracker who uses magic to trace her marks. Destitute, she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Martial Empire. All she has to do is carry out the job and get paid. But when a chance encounter leads to an unexpected attraction, Sirsha learns her mission might cost her far more than she's willing to give up.
QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire and nephew of a venerated empress, but he’s loath to take the throne when his aunt steps down. As the son of a reviled emperor, he, better than anyone, understands that power corrupts. When a vicious new enemy threatens the survival of the Empire, Quil must ask himself if he can rise above his tragic lineage and be the heir his people need.

Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with power, treachery, love, and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed, on a journey that may cost them their lives―and their hearts. Literally.

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Happy Book Birthday to Twisted Knight by K. Bromberg

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Twisted Knight by K. Bromberg is now live!

About the Book

Twisted Knight

Tangled Hearts #1

by K. Bromberg

416 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2024

Kings of Sin meets Things We Left Behind in a gritty, heated romance from New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg.

Holden
They thought they’d managed to get rid of me once and for all. They thought I’d just forget what they did to my brother. But I’m going to make sure that they never forget. If only I can stop thinking about her.

Rowan
No one sees me. Behind my brother, I’m a ghost, managing the family business that he claims to run. But I’m tired of second fiddle. I’m tired of pretending. I’m going to take what’s mine. The only problem? Well, he just came back to town.

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Happy Book Birthday to Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers by K.A. Knight and Erin O'Kane

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

𝓚𝓘𝓝𝓖𝓓𝓞𝓜 𝓞𝓕 𝓒𝓡𝓞𝓦𝓝𝓢 𝓐𝓝𝓓 𝓓𝓐𝓖𝓖𝓔𝓡𝓢 by KA Knight and Erin O'Kane is now LIVE! Don’t miss this epic high fantasy romance!

About the Book

Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers

by K.A. Knight and Erin O'Kane

551 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 13, 2024

Welcome to the kingdom of Dresha, where power is everything, and the subjects are used as pawns.

Alyx was not born to be an assassin, but life is hard for orphaned children in the kingdom. With no other choice, she picks up the blade and forges herself into a weapon, becoming part of an infamous underworld gang. The Daggers. Years later, despite her cold-heartedness, she saves a man from a fate worse than death.

That man turns out to be none other than the king.

With his sights set on Alyx and the skills she possesses, he offers her a deal she cannot refuse—pretend to be his betrothed and discover who is plotting to kill him in return for everything she has ever desired.

What the king doesn’t know is the only thing she truly desires is revenge.

Kingdoms will rise or fall, friendships will be broken, and truth’s will be revealed.

Can you survive the Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers?

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Spotlight on Vale of Dreams by Alex Rivers and C.N. Crawford

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Get ready for more forbidden romance, courtly intrigue, and magical espionage. VALE OF DREAMS is the sequel to BookTok favorite AVALON TOWER and the second installment in the Fey Academy for Spies series by C.N. Crawford and Alex Rivers.

About the Book

Vale of Dreams

Fey Spy Academy #2

by Alex Rivers and C.N. Crawford

Format 389 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 23, 2024

Acting as the mistress of a terrifying Fey prince known as the Dream Stalker was never on my wishlist. But that’s exactly what happens when I journey into Brocéliande to rescue my lover, Raphael. Sometimes, fate has a twisted sense of humor.

Captured by the prince, I quickly learn he’s a beautiful, living nightmare. He immediately discovers my hidden talent—mind control. He gives me no choice but to serve him. Avalon Tower thinks it’s a good idea, too. Now, I'm keeping secrets from everyone, and the Dream Stalker doesn’t know I'm a spy. His plan? Manipulate ministers, overthrow his father, and annihilate humanity.

Seductive and complex, he’ll get in my head if I let him. In the Fey palace, courtly intrigue reigns. If I can’t outsmart the prince, my neck will be the next one on the execution block, and he will crush humanity in his beautiful hands.

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Spotlight on Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Finding true love is the greatest conspiracy of all in Mallory Marlowe’s debut rom-com LOVE AND OTHER CONSPIRACIES, a heartfelt and delightfully zany blend of humor, steamy romance, and a touch of the supernatural. The X-Files meets Buzzfeed Unsolved when a paranormal conspiracy theorist and skeptical web producer team up to create a viral show, only to discover that some conspiracies may not be as elusive as they thought.

About the Book

Love and Other Conspiracies
by Mallory Marlowe
368 pages, Paperback
First published August 20, 2024

The hardest thing for a paranormal conspiracy theorist and a web series producer to believe in is finding love in this swoony debut romantic comedy.

Hallie Barrett's life has imploded after she's dumped by her hotshot ex, who also happens to be her coworker and the star of the online series she was producing. Without a new show to present for the company competition, she’ll be out of a job. But inspiration can come from the strangest places . . . like the most handsome guy she’s ever seen passionately discussing Bigfoot on a late-night docuseries.

Hayden Hargrove made a name for himself as a cryptid expert on his hit podcast, and is intrigued by the plucky, blue-haired producer who offers him the opportunity to lead his own web show. When the production team sees that Hayden’s solo on-screen presence is bad enough to make a ghost blanch, Hallie jumps on camera too, hitting him (and his cryptids) with a healthy dose of skepticism—and enough chemistry to electrify their show to the top of the competition.

As Hayden and Hallie investigate the unknown, they unearth feelings for each other that shake their beliefs to the core. In their search for Mothman, aliens, and the truth, the most elusive discovery might just be learning to love again.

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Spotlight on Cash by Jessica Peterson

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Cash by Jessica Peterson is now live!

About the Book

Cash

Lucky River Ranch #1

by Jessica Peterson

Format Paperback

Published August 22, 2024

Butting heads leads to knocking boots in this wildly sexy enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, small town cowboy romance by Jessica Peterson.

My dad and I have been estranged for years. But as his only living relative, it’s no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. Something that is a surprise? The stipulation in his will, which requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money.

I haven’t stepped foot in Hartsville, Texas, population one thousand, since my parents split when I was six. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company, and a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.

There’s just one giant roadblock to my plan: the ranch’s foreman, grumpy cowboy Cash Rivers. I don’t care how good he looks in his Wranglers and chaps. He’s rude, he’s growly, and he wants me gone. I’d fire him in a heartbeat, but I need this cowboy to teach me the ropes of running a ranch.

We’re enemies from the get-go. But turns out, Cash is really good at this ranch thing. He’s got strong hands, an intelligent mind, and let’s just say everything really is bigger in Texas. Working alongside him leads to conversations beneath the stars. Throw in some cheek-to-cheek dancing at the local dive bar, and it all feels so right that I start to fall in love with life on the ranch. And maybe with him, too.

But my stay in Hartsville is only temporary. And you know what they say about cowboys: they may break horses, but they also break hearts. If only Cash hadn’t already lassoed mine…

CASH is the first standalone book in the brand new steamy, interconnected Lucky River Ranch Series.

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Spotlight on Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan returns this summer with BETRAYAL ROAD, the propulsive next installment of the Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.

About the Book

Betrayal Road
Torpedo Ink #9
by Christine Feehan
392 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 20, 2024

Deception cuts deep in the next propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.

The stranger frequenting Azelie Vargas’s local coffee shop is a sight to behold. He’s tall, dark, muscular, and a complete distraction. She’s worried one look from his striking silver eyes will have her acting a fool. But it’s not a look that sets Azelie aflame—it’s the way he boldly tells her every dark, dirty thing he’d like to do to her. She should be scandalized. Instead, all she wants to do is say yes.

Andrii “Maestro” Federoff is in San Francisco on club business. Torpedo Ink needs information to bust up a human trafficking ring, and Maestro has found his mark. After weeks of stealthy observation, he’s not sure if Azelie is involved directly, or if she’s just working for some bad people. What he does know is that he needs to get close to her fast, and soon he can’t get enough.

What began as a setup quickly turns real. But no matter how hot they burn, Maestro’s betrayal could leave their hearts smoldering in the ashes.…

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Happy Book Birthday to Hunted Heir by Holly Renee

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The Hunted Heir by Holly Renee is now live!

About the Book

The Hunted Heir

The Veiled Kingdom #2

by Holly Renee

Format 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2024

ASIN B0CW19R5S3

From USA Today Bestselling Author Holly Renee, comes the second book in the scorching romantasy series with enthralling secrets, impassioned enemies, and luring tension.

Verena was the lost princess of Marmoris, the very thing we had spent our entire lives looking for, and I had let her go.

The lingering taste of her mixed with the deep ache in my chest over her betrayal haunted my days and nights. I knew she was hiding something, but her secrets were far more treacherous than I could have imagined.

Though I wished my own betrayal hadn’t been so bitter on my tongue.

Now my dreams are haunted with the way her deep blue eyes looked up at me in shock when I revealed I knew her truth.

The way I crave for her to look at me now as I hunt for her.

Me, along with half of the rebellion.

If my father finds her before me, there is no telling what he will do to her.

And even though she’s the little traitor I’d always thought she was, I couldn’t allow him to find her.
But his orders were clear. The princess is to be taken by the rebellion or she would be taken by the gods. I don’t know which is worse.

She is the heir to our kingdom, the daughter of the cruel king who was responsible for my mother’s death, and the key to winning our rebellion.

I vowed to my father that I would find her, the one person I wish I didn’t have to.

Verena is the hunted heir. But more than anything, she is mine.

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Happy Book Birthday to Wicked Serve by Grace Reilly

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The next steamy book in the viral Beyond the Play series by USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly, WICKED SERVE on sale now!

About the Book

Wicked Serve
Beyond the Play #4
by Grace Reilly
448 pages, Paperback
First published August 13, 2024

He’s my brother’s biggest hockey rival… but he’s bringing the heat for me.

Nikolai

Hockey is my life, and I need to make this last season count. But when I’m forced to transfer to rival school McKee University for my senior year, I risk pissing off the captain, who happens to be the older brother of Isabelle Callahan: the gorgeous beam of sunshine I messed around with in secret this summer.

Rekindling our fling could risk her brother icing me off the team—not to mention the fact that my scarred past makes having a real relationship impossible—and yet the moment I see Isabelle again, all my wild, burning feelings come rushing back.

Izzy

I have two goals for sophomore year: win back my old volleyball position, and forget I ever knew devilishly handsome hockey defenseman Nikolai Abney-Volkov. As the youngest and only daughter in a family full of athletes, failure isn’t an option.

But when Nik crashes back into my life, I can’t stay away from his broody charm. I’m determined to guard my heart this time, but between the furtive hookups and the heartfelt conversations, the lines between friends-with-benefits and more begin to blur.

As we fall deeper into a place we can’t come back from unscathed, we’ll have to make a choice: fight for a future together, or watch it go up in flames.

Filled with swoons, spice, sports, and koalas, Wicked Serve is a don’t-miss new adult college sports romance.

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Spotlight on Born of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Born of Blood and Ash, the highly-anticipated conclusion to the Flesh and Fire Series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout & Blue Box Press goes on sale tomorrow, August 13, 2024!

About the Book

Born of Blood and Ash

Flesh and Fire #4

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

770 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2024

The line between love and obsession has never been wider.

While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles.

More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them against Kolis and make Iliseeum and the mortal realm better, safer places for all.

But as Sera begins to piece together the importance of her bloodline and the true meaning behind the foreboding prophecy, it becomes clear that everything that has happened and is yet to come is much bigger than Kolis and his dark obsessions.

They cannot help but wonder exactly how much influence the Fates have had and what their ultimate goal is. What Sera does know for sure is that they can trust very few—including her.

A battle between the gods is brewing, and heartbreaking losses are imminent with the true Primal of Death strengthening. With a family of the heart willing to battle by their side, can Sera and Nyktos stop Kolis before he destroys the realms, or will it all disappear in a fiery inferno of blood and ash?

And the line between justice and vengeance has never been so thin.

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Happy Book Birthday to The Bodyguard and the Bombshell by Lexi Blake

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The Bodyguard and the Bombshell, a Masters and Mercenaries: New Recruits novella from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake & 1001 Dark Nights is now live!

About the Book

The Bodyguard and the Bombshell

Masters & Mercenaries: New Recruits #2.5

by Lexi Blake

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 6, 2024

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…

The Bodyguard…

Nate Carter left Australia’s elite SASR unit after a tragic accident. Shattered by the experience, he thought taking a job in the States might be a good way to start over. His father’s former employer, McKay-Taggart, has a position for him in the bodyguard unit. He never imagined himself risking his life for celebrities and the wealthy, but it will do for now. It will also give him a chance to reconnect with old friends, including the girl who’d been like a little sis to him ten years before.
These days, however, his feelings for Daisy O’Donnell are anything but brotherly.

The Bombshell…

Daisy O’Donnell is a girl on a mission, and it does not include falling for one of her brother’s best friends. She has plans, and while chaos always seems to follow her, she’s determined to see this through. Daisy finds herself in need of a bodyguard when a job goes terribly wrong. She’s sure her dad will find someone suitable, but she didn’t expect a big, gloriously masculine Aussie to show up ready to take a bullet for her. Maybe spending some time with Nate Carter won’t be so bad after all.

An explosive match…

Thrown together by danger, Nate and Daisy can’t resist the insane chemistry between them. But when his past and her present collide, they must decide if they can hold it together or go their separate ways forever.

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Happy Book Birthday to Five Brothers by Penelope Douglas

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

From New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a never-before-seen dark romance that is sure to satiate readers’ most taboo cravings. Known for their twisted and sultry romances that leave nothing to the imagination, Douglas is back with FIVE BROTHERS (Berkley Trade Paperback Original; on-sale: July 30, 2024), where one woman becomes the irresistible object of five brothers’ desires but must decide which one is the real deal.

About the Book

Five Brothers

by Penelope Douglas

560 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2024

One woman learns the secrets of the five Jaeger brothers.
On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain…
Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex-Marine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile.
Army is twenty-eight. A single dad with the most beautiful green eyes. He has no idea who he is, if not a Jaeger brother.
Iron will be in prison soon. You’d never think it to meet him. He’s a nice guy, actually. But he can’t stop reacting to everything.
Dallas is the one I hate. Twenty-one, cruel, and selfish. He takes and then throws away whatever’s left.
And Trace is mine. Or he was for about two seconds. No one can tame him for long.
Not that I ever wanted to. It was fun, but now I need to go home. Back to my side of the tracks. Away from the swamps and these men. To my parents’ big house. On my clean street. Where I’m never dirty or messy or hot. And I will. I’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning. I just want to crash on the couch tonight.
Their house is dark and quiet, everyone else is asleep. Except for one. He sees me crying and comes at me from behind. I let him wrap his arms around my body and hold me tightly. His breath is on my neck, his fingers are in my hair, and he doesn’t stop there.
I don’t think it was Trace.

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Happy Book Birthday to Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

For more than fifteen years, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nalini Singh has brought readers the most incredible worlds and unforgettable characters, remaining one of the most popular paranormal romance writers on the market. This summer she takes us into a family tainted by secrets in PRIMAL MIRROR (Berkley Hardcover; July 23, 2024) as the world of the Psy teeters on the edge of a catastrophic collapse.

About the Book

Primal Mirror

Psy-Changeling Trinity #8

by Nalini Singh

400 pages, Hardcover

First published July 23, 2024

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into a family dark with shadowy secrets, as the world of the Psy hangs on the edge of a final catastrophic collapse…

Daughter of two ruthless high-gradient telepaths, Auden Scott is not the child her Psy parents wanted or expected, even before her brain injury. Her thoughts are scattered, her memories fuzzy—or just terrifyingly blank. The only thing she knows for certain is that she must protect her unborn baby…a baby she has no recollection of conceiving and who draws an abnormal intensity of notice from her dead mother’s closest associates.

Leopard alpha Remi Denier is a man driven by the primal instinct to protect. Protect his pack, protect his allies… and protect the mysterious woman who has become a most unlikely neighbor. With eerie eyes that see too much and a scent that alters in ways disturbing and impossible, Auden Scott is the enemy…but nothing about this strange Psy is what it seems, Remi’s feline heart as fascinated by her as the human half of his soul.

Then Auden asks Remi to help her shatter the wall of secrets that is the Scott bloodline. What they unearth will reveal a nightmare beyond imagination. This time, the battle is to the death…

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Spotlight on Once Charmed, Twice Cursed by Shaylin Gandhi

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

About the Book

Once Charmed, Twice Cursed
by Shaylin Gandhi
250 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 16, 2024

Bria Radcliffe is Charmed, blessed at birth with the Mark of the fortune goddess. Armed with divine favor, Bria has survived freak storms, unearthed buried treasure, and secured her family’s fortune. Now she has no shortage of admirers clamoring to share her magical luck—of her hometown’s hundred eligible bachelors, ninety-nine have proposed.

Only Weston Wildes, her brother’s best friend, remains silent. He’s the only man Bria wants, but he bears the Mark of a Null—one whose touch can permanently negate her luck. Bria suspects Weston distances himself to protect her, but he doesn’t realize her “blessing” feels more like a curse, and that what she craves most—even more than him—is freedom from her Mark.

When Bria’s brother arranges her marriage to a reviled duke, a masked highwayman kidnaps her en route to the ceremony. It’s then she realizes Weston isn’t the only Null in town. Now Bria’s captor holds the key to the life she's always wanted—one that includes Weston and normalcy—if only she can convince the masked man to touch her before her luck runs out for good.

Once Charmed, Twice Cursed is a standalone, brother's-best-friend romantasy, perfect for those who wished Princess Bride had been a little bit angstier and a little bit steamier.

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Spotlight on Business Casual by B.K. Borison

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

From the TikTok phenomenon B.K. Borison comes the highly anticipated Lovelight Farm series finale, BUSINESS CASUAL, in which two polar opposites find out if one night together is enough to get each other out of their systems.

About the Book

Business Casual

Lovelight #4

by B.K. Borison

384 pages, Paperback

First published July 16, 2024

Two opposites decide to test their chemistry with one steamy night together. But will once be enough?

Nova Porter isn’t looking for love, and she certainly has no explanation for her attraction to buttoned-up, three-piece-suit-wearing investment banker Charlie Milford. Maybe it’s his charm? Or maybe it’s his determination to help her fledgling business however he can. Either way, she’s distracted every time he’s around. With her new tattoo studio set to open in her hometown of Inglewild, she doesn’t have time for frivolous flirtations.

In an effort to get Charlie out of her system once and for all, Nova offers a proposition. One night. No strings. They’ll kick their uncomfortable attraction to the curb and return to their respective responsibilities. But their explosive night together scatters their expectations like fallen leaves. And with Charlie in town as the temporary head of Lovelight Farms, Nova can’t quite avoid him.

And Charlie? Well, Charlie knows a good investment when he sees one. He’s hoping he can convince Nova he’s worth some of her time.

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Spotlight on Dragon Born by Donna Grant

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Now available!

About the Book

Dragon Born
Dragon Kings #8
by Donna Grant
352 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 9, 2024

She’s the most dangerous being alive…and the only one I crave.

I feel her across realms. Through the vast emptiness of space, weaving among the stars. She is the Queen of Violets. Powerful, shrewd, defiant. Utterly exquisite. Feared among her own and pursued by all.

She is the Dragon Queen.

I was an ordinary MI5 agent before being thrust into the world of Dragons Kings, Fae, Reapers, and magic. But it was a world I soon discovered I was bound to by blood from my Druid ancestors.
The instant we met, I was hers. Forever. I would have ripped the moon from the sky for her. I would have razed worlds. Then she deceived me.

Yet, I can’t stop thinking about her. Craving her. She’s in my very psyche, like a fever that burns through my veins like dragon fire. Scorching and eternal.

When I sense a malicious danger closing in around her, I defy every rule to get to her.
My love.

My queen.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant delivers one of the most anticipated books in the exhilarating Dragon King series.

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Cover Reveal of Hexed by Emily McIntire

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Why have one reveal when you can have two?
So excited to share the double cover reveal for 𝐻𝐸𝑋𝐸𝐷, a dark contemporary romance inspired by The Little Mermaid, and the sixth and FINAL complete standalone in Emily McIntire's Never After series.
Both designs by the incredible @trcdesignsbycat

About the Book

Hexed

Never After #6

by Emily McIntire

544 pages, Paperback

Expected publication November 5, 2024

𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒂 𝑵𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂. 𝑺𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕.

Venesa Andersen has never been good. She wasn’t good enough for her parents, and she isn’t good enough for the gangster uncle who took her in after they died. But she’s cunning. Beautiful. Dutiful to her uncle’s demands. And she doesn’t have time for a moral compass, anyway.

When her runaway cousin returns to their coastal southern town, she brings a man with her…and Venesa soon realizes he’s the only one who’s ever seen her for her.

There’s just one problem: she can never have him.

Enzo “Loverboy” Marino is a wealthy businessman by day and prince of the underworld by night. Underboss to a notorious mafia syndicate, he answers to no one except his father, the strongest don in the Northeast. When he’s tasked with marriage, Enzo doesn’t think twice.

Until he meets his fiancée’s cousin.

Venesa is everything he never knew he wanted, bewitching him with her sultry voice and supple curves. But Enzo learned long ago that for a man like him, life is better without the things you want.

When plans unravel and temptation sings its siren song, they’ll both have to choose what’s more important: duty to their families, or a forbidden love that was never supposed to be.

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Spotlight on Until Next Summer by Ali Brady

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Follow two former best friends who each find love at an adults-only summer camp in this romantic and nostalgic novel that proves “once a camp person, always a camp person.”

About the Book

Until Next Summer
by Ali Brady
Format 448 pages, Paperback
Published July 9, 2024 by Berkley
ISBN 9780593640821

Two former best friends each find love at an adults-only summer camp in this romantic and nostalgic novel that proves “once a camp person, always a camp person.”

Growing up, Jessie and Hillary lived for summer, when they’d be reunited at Camp Chickawah. The best friends vowed to become counselors together someday, but they drifted apart after Hillary broke her promise and only Jessie stuck to their plan, working her way up to become the camp director.

When Jessie learns that the camp will be sold, she decides to plan one last hurrah, inviting past campers—including Hillary—to a nostalgic “adult summer camp” before closing for good. Jessie and Hillary rebuild their friendship as they relive the best time of their lives—only now there are adult beverages, skinny dipping, and romantic entanglements. Straitlaced Hillary agrees to a “no strings attached” summer fling with the camp chef, while outgoing Jessie is drawn to a moody, reclusive writer who’s rented a cabin to work on his novel.

The friends soon realize this doesn’t have to be the last summer. They’ll team up and work together, just like the old days. But if they can’t save their beloved camp, will they be able to take the happiness of this summer away with them?

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#Spotlight on The Mist Thief by L.J. Andrews

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The next thrilling novel in L.J. Andrews best-selling The Ever Seas series is available now!

About the Book

The Mist Thief
The Ever Seas #3
by L.J. Andrews
454 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 30, 2024

She tried to kill him, so he made her his wife.

Skadi first met her husband-to-be with blades in hand on the opposite side of a battle. She lost, and he claimed his prize.

To her horror, the king of the shadow elven agrees to marry her off to Jonas, a prince in the fae realms, as a way to unite their kingdoms against a shared enemy—the light elves. Skadi knows the marriage is nothing but a political game. Feelings won’t come into play.

Except her new husband makes not falling in love . . . challenging.

When new threats arise, Skadi must decide to either love her enemy, or keep him alive by betraying him to another.

Welcome to another installment in the Ever Seas world where pirates, fae, and elves collide with Vikings in a dark fantasy romance between a morally gray cinnamon roll and the broken princess who steals his heart.

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#Spotlight on Sweet Briar by Joline Pearce

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

For fans of Evie Marceau, Scarlett St. Clair, and Olivia Wildenstein, the Awakened series is a spellbinding fantasy romance collection for spicy romantasy readers. Sweet Briar: A Dark Fantasy Romance Sleeping Beauty Retelling is available now!

About the Book

Sweet Briar: A Dark Fantasy Romance Sleeping Beauty Retelling

by Joline Pearce

232 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 26, 2024

Once upon a time, a prince’s obsession with a beautiful peasant nearly destroyed his kingdom.I am the woman who came within inches of ruining the realm.At a ball in honor of our betrothal, I drank from a poisoned chalice and fell into a dreamless sleep. Now, a century later, another prince’s kiss awakens me from my slumber.

I'm told I have no choice but to become his queen. That's how the story always goes.

But my heart desires a man I can't touch. The knight who was there in the shadows, watching me. The curse isn’t yet fully broken.

I've lived this tale once before. This time, I choose a different ending. I want him. The hard-hearted knight whose kiss awakens me, body and soul. Who protects me from the terrifying monsters that follow me wherever I go. No matter what price I must pay—or what it costs him to awaken me in truth.

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Happy Book Birthday to Love Unwritten by Lauren Asher

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Love Unwritten by Lauren Asher is now live!

About the Book

Love Unwritten
Lakefront Billionaires #2
by Lauren Asher

551 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 18, 2024

Rafael

Ellie Sinclair is a hopeless romantic who writes love songs.
I’m a struggling workaholic who could inspire a hundred breakup albums.
On paper, we have nothing in common except for my son.
For eight months, I avoid her until our summer trip.
Fourteen days. Two islands. And one nanny I shouldn’t be attracted to.
Spending time with Ellie is expected, but enjoying her company?
That isn’t part of our travel plans.
After my divorce, I swore to protect my heart at all costs.
Even if it means breaking hers in the process.

Ellie

What’s worse than working for a grumpy single dad?
Admitting that I once had a secret crush on him in high school.
Thankfully, Rafael Lopez and I have changed since we graduated from Wisteria High.
He is a billionaire with a company to run and a child to take care of.
I’m an unemployed songwriter he hired to watch his son and teach music.
We coexist without any issues until a vacation changes everything.
Lines blur and old feelings for Rafael return with vengeance as I face a new dilemma.
Being his son’s nanny is one thing, but wishing for more?
Sounds like a heartbreak song waiting to be written.

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Happy Book Birthday to Over the Limit Full by K. Bromberg

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Over The Limit by K. Bromberg is now live!

About the Book

Over the Limit

Full Throttle #3

by K. Bromberg

328 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2024

You don’t mess around with a teammate’s ex. Ever. But that’s easier said than done when it comes to Blair Carmichael. She’s sexy, intelligent, gorgeous, and one hundred percent off-limits.

And I’ve never fallen harder.

But I can’t touch (when I most definitely want to).

My team’s success and my chance at a new contract for next season depend on me keeping my hands on the wheel. And off her curves.

As the season progresses, we secretly steal as much time as we can together—in hotel rooms, after races, anywhere we can’t be found out. A real romance out in the open would risk her job in the industry, her reputation, and my image–not to mention my strained relationship with my teammate.
I’ve lived my whole life with one mantra. Team first. What I want outside of my racing career hasn’t factored in.

Until now.
Until Blair.

She deserves the world and I plan on giving it to her. Even if I have to walk away from the biggest contract of my career.

A forbidden, Formula 1 romance.

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Happy Book Birthday to Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Ali Hazelwood proves that all’s fair in love and science in her latest academia-set novel. NOT IN LOVE is an enemies-to-lovers STEMinst romance and available now!

About the Book

Not in Love

by Ali Hazelwood

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 11, 2024

A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science.

Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.

Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through - and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him.

Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business - one that plays for keeps.

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Happy Book Birthday to My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal @ RBtWBC) — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake is now live!

About the Book

My Royal Showmance

Park Avenue Promise #2

by Lexi Blake

260 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 4, 2024

From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series...
Three young women make a pact in high school—
to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.

My Royal Showmance

Anika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show. She’s working her way up at the production company she works for and she’s close to achieving some of her dreams. The big boss just wants one thing from her. She’s got a potential problem with the director of The King Takes a Bride and she wants Anika to pose as a production assistant and report back.

As the king of a tiny European country, Luca St. Marten knows the world views him as one of the pampered royalty of the world. It couldn’t be further from the truth. His country is hurting and he’s right there on the front lines with his citizens. When he’s asked to do a dating show, his counselors point out that it could bring tourism back to Ralavia. It goes against his every desire, but he agrees.

When one of the contestants drops out at the last minute, Anika finds herself replacing the potential princess. She’s sure she’ll be asked to leave the first night, but Luca keeps picking her again and again. Suddenly she finds herself in the middle of a made-for-TV fantasy, and she’s unsure what’s real and what’s simply reality TV.

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