Their Shattered Hearts Angie Cole (Cardinal Creek) Publication date: March 1st 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance A story of love, loss, and redemption unfolds in the rustic charm of Cardinal Creek, Texas. Will Deluca, a stoic firefighter and ranch owner, bears the weight of his wife’s untimely demise. His world once filled with warmth, now echoes with the silent grief of his two children and the unyielding Texas plains. Enter Anna Samuels, a heart that’s seen its share of sorrow. Leaving Missouri’s memories behind, she hopes to find solace and new beginnings in the small Texas town. As a dedicated palliative care nurse, she embarks on a mission to bring comfort to families grappling with illness. Destiny leads her to Rockin’ D Ranch, where her path crosses with Will, a man whose rugged charm and piercing blue eyes hide a world of pain. Amidst the rolling hills of Cardinal Creek, Will and Anna find their lives intricately entwined, linked by a forgotten encounter from...

Love on Target Shanna Hatfield (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #2) Publication date: April 10th 2023 Genres: Adult, Historical , Romance Will romance hit its mark when true love is the target? Desperate for a fresh start, Rena Burke journeys from Texas to Oregon with only her father’s pistol and a plodding old mule for company. She takes a job working with explosives at a mine, spends her free time emulating her hero Annie Oakley, and secretly longs to be loved. Saddle maker Josh Gatlin has one purpose in life and that is his daughter. Gabi is his joy and the sunshine in his days. Then he meets a trouser-wearing woman living life on her own terms. Rena is nothing like his perception of what he wants in a wife and mother for his child, but she might just prove to be everything he needs. When tragedy strikes, will the two of them be able to release past wounds and embrace the possibilities tomorrow may bring? Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble — EXCERPT: To make sure sh...

Title: Sideliners Author: Dana Claire Genre: YA Sports Romance Tropes: Small Town/Opposites Attract Release Date: March 27, 2023 BLURB Two types of folks live in Pottsville, Texas. Those who have two jobs and those who have two houses. But no matter their address, Friday night football brings every soul in town together under the same stadium lights. Problem is, the have-nots always watch from the sidelines. Until now … Four years ago, Reed Maddox made a deathbed promise to his mother before the cancer claimed her life: Take care of their family. To make good on his vow, Reed has agreed to a pact forcing him to abandon his dream of playing football—his one guaranteed ticket out of the trailer park. But when he throws a reckless pass from the sidelines, everything he’s tried to protect is threatened including his guarded heart. To regain her title as cheer captain and unofficial crown as princess of Pottsville, knock-out Savannah Kensington is about to brush elbows with Reed ...

“A sexy, fun romance from an author who always delivers.” —Kirkus Reviews Beauty and the Baller, an all-new moving and smoking hot fake relationship standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is available now! An NFL quarterback turned small-town coach gets sacked by a Texas beauty queen in this swoony, passionate romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills. Gorgeous, talented, and brilliant, NFL quarterback Ronan Smith has the world in his hands. But after losing his career and his fiancée in a car accident, he falls into a pit of grief and bad choices. When a mysterious girl shows up to his party, he feels drawn to her and makes her his…for one night. Former beauty queen Nova Morgan is on a mission. Scantily clad as a princess from a galaxy far, far away, she sneaks into a high-profile party to capture the attention of her favorite quarterback. But her hopes crash after an awful one-night stand....

Review: The Black Midnight - Book #7 True Colors Series - Kathleen Y'Barbo - August 2020 In the mood for some crime-related books, I decided for my first read for 2022 to be The Black Midnight by Kathleen Y'Barbo. A bit of background first is that the True Colors series are books that can be read as standalones and each story features a true crime that happened somewhere in the world mainly US/UK and told in a fictional account. The Black Midnight though is an exception as the book features multiple crimes and is told over two continents. The initial story introduces us to Alice Ann who is a special detective but also the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The year is 1889 and a famous serial killer is stalking the streets of Whitechapel, UK aka Jack the Ripper, and the police are stumped. The Queen knows her granddaughter's skills and wants to on the down-low hire her granddaughter and her old friend to look at the case. Alice Ann takes a trip to Austin, Texas, and is face ...

Review: The Allure of Julian Lefray - Book #1 Allure Series - RS Grey - June 2015 As most of my readers will know, I am notorious for reading series often out of order. I never mean to, it just happens. This is one of those times and also, in this case, I have read RS Grey's later books before her debut novel The Allure of Julian Lefray. Going into this book, I already had a strong idea of how it would end as Book #2 in this series was a favorite of mine. In Book #1 we meet Jo Keller who is a fashion blogger and has a site called What Jo Wore. She was made for the big city and has moved to New York from a small unknown town in Texas. In New York, she hopes to make her splash in the Fashion World. Her first step is to get a job as fashion designer Lorna Lefray's assistant. The book starts with Jo at the Met Gala and meeting hotshot Julian Lefray who happens to be Lorna's older brother. For Julian, he is attracted to her straight away but for Josephine, she can't afford...