REVIEW BLITZ: Forbidden Kisses by Layla Hagen

💜𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 💜

𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔: 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒅 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 2) by USA Today bestselling author Layla Hagen is live on Amazon and Audible and free with Kindle Unlimited!

Amazon: https://geni.us/ForbiddenKisses

Audible: https://laylahagen.com/ForbiddenKissesAudible

Narrated by Sean Masters & CJ Bloom

What to expect:

💜Single Dad x Nanny

💜Forbidden

💜Forced Proximity

💜Billionaire Romance

Blurb:

Billion-dollar CEO and single dad needs a nanny - fast!

When I'm not making waffles for my son Jeremy or teaching him how to swim, I’m running a billion-dollar business. My life is scheduled to the minute. So when the nanny unexpectedly quits, I need a replacement.

Riley is not what I expected. She just graduated law school and wants a summer job before starting her legal career. My son Jeremy instantly likes her—she makes him laugh until his cheeks hurt.

Hell, she makes me feel carefree too, and I haven’t let my guard down ever since Jeremy’s mom left. I’m so attracted to Riley that I can’t even think straight. It’s not just her incredible curves that drive me crazy; I genuinely like her. She’s a lot like me: driven and focused, but also protective of her family, especially her little sister.

But Riley is only with us for the summer. Besides, I’m a single dad with a lot of responsibilities. Holding her back would selfish—falling for her would be reckless. I can’t keep her. She’s young, barely starting her career.

But the more time we spend together, the harder it is to ignore that Riley isn’t just perfect for Jeremy—she’s perfect for me too.

REVIEW

Reviewer: Chelsea

Rating: 5 Groupie Stars

This book follows the story of Duncan Sterling, and his nanny Riley. This definitely fit into the single parent troupe perfectly and I loved every page!!

The Sterling family dynamics are what I expect from a Hagen story, giving the reader plenty of meddling family members, laugh out loud moments and so much love!!

I loved the bond/relationship that Riley forms with Jeremy, Duncan’s son! This couples relationship was so dang perfect to read! I loved them together!! 

As always, One-Click Approved!!!

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RELEASE BLITZ: Curveball by Ruthie Henrick

⚾️𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 ⚾️ 

𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡: 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨-𝙩𝙤-𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙜𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙮-𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙙, 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢, 𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙘𝙤𝙢 by Ruthie Henrick is now live! 

𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYPWXY7V

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Welcome to Tennessee Terrors Baseball! Curveball is an Enemies to Lovers, Grumpy-Sunshine, Single Dad, Single Mom, Fake Relationship, Baseball RomCom that will keep you swooning and chuckling out loud.

I kissed him on a dare. Turns out he’s famous. Max Murphy, starting pitcher for the Tennessee Terrors. Oh, and the single father of one of my students. Talk about a curveball. And now it seems I must make nice with the tattooed hottie, no matter how much his surly attitude grates on my nerves.

America’s heartthrob is throwing a pretty good season, and the press is all over us when we’re together—something I have experience with, and ran from long ago. When our accidental touches trigger heart-stuttering moments that are caught on camera, my bad boy offers a solution that just might be a game changer—play along as man and wife.

But pulling off a fake marriage isn’t a walk in the ballpark, and it doesn’t take long before those touches are a whole lot more intentional . . . and the emotions crowding my heart feel a little bit like love.

𝘊𝘜𝘙𝘝𝘌𝘉𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳.

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Bases are loaded … but love is on the line.

Welcome to Music City Park, where the lights shine bright, the stakes are high, and the players of the Tennessee Terrors don’t just risk it all on the baseball field — they gamble with their hearts too. 

From second-chance romance to forbidden love, grumpy meets sunshine to enemies to lovers, single moms and single dads, fake dating and opposites attract, these baseball stars are about to learn the game doesn’t end when the ninth inning does. 

Batter up …

Let the season of love begin!

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Release Blitz: Beloved Beauty

 

Title: Beloved Beauty

A Beauty Series Novel

Trilogy: Alex and Magnolia #3

Author: Georgia Cates

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Billionaire Romance/Damaged Hero & Heroine

Second Chance/Protective & Possessive Hero

Sports Romance/Found Family

Release Date: July 15, 2025

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Some love stories are meant to weather the storm. Others are the storm.

Alex and Magnolia have survived lies, long-distance heartbreak, and the kind of silence that could’ve ruined everything. Now, they’re engaged and finally chasing forever—together.

But love isn’t always smooth sailing.

When Magnolia decides to trade her American roots for a life in Australia, it feels like the beginning of everything they’ve dreamed of. A home. A future. A second chance to build what was almost lost.

Until the past returns—with claws.

Tyson. Celeste. The paparazzi. The shadows they thought they’d outrun come roaring back, threatening not only their peace but their future.

And Alex is done running.

As the final showdown looms, Magnolia and Alex will have to fight harder than ever—for each other, for their privacy, and for the love that was always worth the war.

Because true love doesn’t cower.

It endures.

It defends.

It wins.

The epic conclusion to Alex and Magnolia’s trilogy delivers all the heat, heartbreak, and hard-won happily-ever-after readers have been waiting for.

REVIEW

Reviewer: Tammi

Rating: 5 Groupie Stars

To fully explain how much I love this book we have to back to 2014 when I first read Georgia Cates, Beauty from Pain trilogy. I fell in love with the story, her writing style and all the feelings I had while reading. 

Fast forward to now and she has a "spinoff" trilogy. It was everything the first was I fell in love with her love story style all over again.

This couple was amazing. 

Alex is what dreams are made of a man so in love he would give her the world.

Magnolia has blossomed and grown through this series into an emotionally strong woman.

They truly complete each other.

Its bittersweet to read the last one but my heart is so full I sighed when I read The End.

Perfection!

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Georgia Cates is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author—and a former labor and delivery nurse who now delivers swoony love stories instead of babies. A lifelong reader and proud cat wrangler of three, she writes romance with heart, heat, and a dash of Southern charm. Originally from rural Mississippi, she’s married to her best friend and is the proud mom of two amazing daughters.

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Release Blitz: Defending Love

 

DEFENDING LOVE

Aleatha Romig

Release Date: June 23

I’m Elijah Rhodes top-tier Guardian Security agent. We protect the world’s power players: heads of state, royalty, A-listers. The elite. 

I didn’t grow up with much, and nothing came easy. My time in Special Ops hardened me, gave me purpose, and left me with a black heart. I took the missions no one else would. Still do.

My rules are simple:
No long-term assignments.
No repeats.
No attachments.
Keep it professional. Keep it distant.

It’s how I’ve survived. Until her.

Dr. Danielle Sinclair is brilliant, beautiful, off-limits. I protected her, then did what I always do. I walked away.

Now, a year later, tragedy strikes. Dani’s life is in danger, and every instinct in me demands I break my own rules to keep her safe.

Some lines shouldn’t be crossed.
Some rules were made to be broken.

I’ll protect Dani with my life, but I can’t give her a heart I don’t have.

Have you been Aleatha’d?

DEFENDING LOVE is a steamy, high-stakes, standalone romantic suspense with bodyguard vibes, second chances, and all the feels—set in the same world as the Sinclair Duet.

Grab Your Copy!

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REVIEW

Reviewer: Tammi

Rating: 4.5 Groupie Stars

Great story!!

A second chance at a somewhat forbidden romance.

His job was to protect her did and left after a brief encounter that they shouldn't have had.

Years later he is back to protect but neither forgot and all the feelings are still there. 

I loved watching them fight the attraction until they couldn't.

I loved seeing them gather the info to solve the mystery.

This book was addicting and so hard to put down. Between the love story the suspense story I read wide-eyed from the edge of my seat.

I have been Aleatha'd again!

Meet Aleatha Romig:

Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years, they've raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns or her new lighter side, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams! 

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RELEASE BLITZ: Sins and Secrets by Willow Winters

 

    SINS & SECRETS BY WILLOW WINTERS Release date: June 2nd, 2025   SINS & SECRETS, a collection of six romances set within NYC, by Willow Winters is NOW LIVE!!   From dark romance to billionaire alpha heroes, there is something for all book lovers!!   Grab your copy today!   https://geni.us/Sinssecret         BLURB   From bestselling author Willow Winters comes a collection of six romances set within NYC. This Collection is packed with over 800 pages of spicy romance, featuring Billionaire Alpha heroes, emotional second chances, dark forbidden moments, secrets that could tear them apart but guaranteed happily ever afters! Titles included in this collection are You Are My Reason Duet You Know I Love You Duet Tell Me You Want Me Sealed with a Kiss         About Willow Winters   Willow Winters is so happy to be a USA Today, Wall Street Journal and #1 Contemporary Best Selling Author!   Willow started writing after having her little girl, Evie, December 2015. All during her pregnancy with Evie she continued to read and she only wanted to read romance. She was reading a book a day — sometimes two.   In January 2016 Willow was staying up late with Evie and just thinking of all these stories. They came to her constantly so she finally sat down and just started writing. She always wanted to do it so she figured, why not? Today Willow cannot be happier for making that decision!       Stay up to date with Willow:   Sign up to Willow's newsletter and receive EXCLUSIVE content, sneak peeks, and FREE books monthly: http://eepurl.com/b98e3D   Wesite: https://www.willowwinterswrites.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AuthorWillowWinters/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/willowwintersshouldbewriting/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwintersauthor Twitter https://twitter.com/willowwintersbb Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Willow-Winters/e/B01G9J9JKW Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/498731-willow-winters-books

REVIEW BLAST: The Match by Layla Hagan

 

THE MATCH

Layla Hagen

Release Date: May 30

Available in Kindle Unlimited

The LeBlanc family business is famous in New Orleans and as CEO, I pride myself on protecting our legacy. Unfortunately, we have our fair share of enemies, the main culprits -- the Deveraux brothers. They tried to steal from us and we ran them out of town. I never thought I’d hear their name again, but I was wrong.

Benevolent contributions are important to us, so when I find a ranch on the Bayou that provides therapy with horses, I’m ready to put my money down — then I find out I’m not the only one.
When I meet the ranch’s owners, Grace Deveraux is there which instantly pisses me off.
—She says she’s interested in an investment.
—I say, she’s only interested in boosting her socialite profile and clearing up her family name. I mean, she came here dressed in a tight skirt and high heels.

But I’m wrong again and soon learn how badly I misjudged her. After a bitter divorce, Grace had firsthand knowledge working with animals and how healing they can be.
When a storm traps us both at the ranch, we share a small cabin. I’m a gentleman and sleep on the couch. But my very best intentions go up in smoke, as neither of us can stay away from each other.
The next day, we have to face reality: we're still rivals; we both want the ranch…
The twist? I want Grace too.

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REVIEW

Reviewer: Chelsea

Rating: 5 Groupie Stars

I love a good enemies to lovers story so I was ecstatic for Zachary LeBlanc and Grace Deveraux’s story unfold!! 

This romance was captivating and I loved every minute! I loved that for a change in this troupe it was Zachary who fell first.

This one ticked all of my wants and I can’t wait for more from this family!!!

Meet Layla Hagen:

My name is Layla Hagen and I am a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance.

I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later.

I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world.

And I drink coffee.

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Release Blitz: Merry Little Mix Up by Lacey Black

 

Title: Merry Little Mix-Up

Series: Snowflake Falls #1

Author: Lacey Black

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Holiday Romance

Second Chance/Neighbors to Lovers

Release Date: December 10, 2024

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Eve

Christmas in Snowflake Falls is the most wonderful time of the year. The lights, sounds, and smells are pure magic. Living here is like being wrapped up in a warm holiday hug. There’s nothing better.

My cozy little world gets shaken like a snow globe when the house next door sells. Worse yet, the new neighbor’s tomcat sneaks over and makes himself at home on my Christmas quilt with my sweet feline. Furious, I storm next door to give the owner a piece of my mind, only to find John Mitchell—my first love—standing there.

It would be so easy to fall back into a rhythm with him, one where only he and I exist. As the holidays pull us closer, I have to wonder, are we just wrapped up in the season…or could this time be different?

John

Returning to Snowflake Falls is exactly what I needed in my life—especially right before Christmas. I’d forgotten how much I missed the holidays in my hometown.

What I didn’t expect was my new next-door neighbor to be the one who got away. The moment she stomps over to my house, bangs on my door, and demands cat-support in the likelihood of a feline pregnancy, I know I’m done for. Eve is every bit as feisty and beautiful as I remember.

Being around her rekindles feelings I thought had faded, and the spark between us makes me think we could pick up right where we left off. First, I have to convince her this isn’t about holiday nostalgia. It’s about forever.

REVIEW

Reviewer: Chelsea

Rating: 4 Groupie Stars

This first book in the new series has all the staples of a wonderful Hallmark holiday romance!

John and Eve’s story started when they were young. These first loves have a second chance when John is back from the military and comes face to face with the woman he left behind. 

This is such a cute, short holiday romance it really warmed my heart! I loved it and can’t wait to get more!! 

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EXCERPT

© Lacey Black

“Oh! I forgot to ask. Have you met your new neighbor yet?”

I pause the flat iron I’m about to run through Ariel’s hair. “New neighbor?”

“Yeah, I heard the old Blackwood house sold. Do you know who bought it?”

I blink a few times, trying to wrap my head around the fact the house next door to me finally sold. It’s been on the market for about six months, and, from what I was told, the family of old man Blackwood refused any offer below their asking price, which was high to begin with. It sat empty for more than a year, ever since the older man passed away. The family moved away long ago and have paid someone to maintain the house and yard, waiting for a buyer. Now, it sounds like it’s finally happened.

I glance over at my mom. “Have you heard who bought it?”

Something flashes in her eyes, but it’s gone quickly. “No,” she says, reaching for her broom and sweeping up discarded hair on the floor around her station.

“I heard it was a younger guy, not from here,” Roxie states as she adds highlights to her client’s hair.

“Really?” I ask, a bit concerned by this news. Mr. Blackwood was a grumpy old man, but he was a good neighbor. He was meticulous about his lawn, especially the garden, and I’d often help him with some of the weeding throughout the summer, since he struggled to get up and down the last few years. In fact, since he passed, I’ve continued to maintain it, hoping the next owners will have a green thumb and take good care of it. The thought of some young guy buying the house and letting the garden go—or worse, removing it completely—doesn’t sit well with me.

For the rest of the day, I worry about the new neighbor. Even after Dad delivers our Christmas tree to the salon and I spend time decorating it, I still wonder about who the new owner is. What if we don’t get along? What if he trashes the place and I have to look at mountains of crap in the yard and driveway? What if he ruins the gorgeous curb appeal of the house by painting it seafoam green?

What if he doesn’t hang Christmas lights?!

As I round the corner by my house, just three short blocks from the downtown square, my eyes zero in on the moving truck in the driveway. Parked beside it is a large Chevy truck with out-of-state plates that looks big and loud. Since my bedroom window is on that side of the house, I’ll probably hear him coming and going all the time. A young guy probably doesn’t care that his neighbors like to sleep at night.

I slowly walk past the house, trying to look in the windows, but all of them are covered with blinds or curtains. When I reach my own sidewalk, I let out a sigh, realizing I’m no closer to finding out who my new neighbor is than I was this morning when I heard the house sold.

Slipping my key into the door, I release the lock and push it open. The familiar scents of home assault me. I flip a switch on the wall, bathing the entire room and everything that will stand still in bright white Christmas lights, and smile. I love this holiday and the warm, comfortable feeling I get every time I arrive home.

Just as I step through the door, something brushes past my leg, making me jump. I spin around, terrified Miss Snowflake ran past me and is now outside, but when I turn around, I don’t see my cat. Instead, I catch movement inside my house as a black and gray one darts down my hallway.

“What in the world,” I mutter, running inside and almost forgetting to shut the door behind me. I chase after the cat that isn’t mine, frantically searching the first room for the stray.

A noise catches my attention. It sounds like my cat’s being…murdered!

I take off running, following the sound into my bedroom. When I cross the threshold, I gasp in shock at the sight. Right there, in the middle of my bed, is a big tomcat, and he’s having his wicked way with Miss Snowflake. I’m so surprised, all I can do is stand there in horror as the scene plays out in front of me, right in the middle of my snowy village Christmas quilt.

Finally, when I find my voice, I open my mouth. “Get off my cat!”

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USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.

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