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VBT# Review - The Personal Trainer - Rebecca Collomosse

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Review: The Personal Trainer - Rebecca Collomosse - April 2026 Going into The Personal Trainer, I was expecting a twisty psychological thriller with a slightly obsessive edge and while it definitely delivered on the tension, it also gave me a story that kept me constantly second-guessing what I thought I knew. At its heart, this is a story about grief, second chances, and the fragile hope of starting over. Our narrator is preparing for her wedding to Seb, a man who has helped her believe in love again after the tragic loss of her first husband. There’s something quite tender and relatable in that desire to rebuild your life, to feel like yourself again and I really felt that emotional undercurrent throughout the novel. Wanting to look and feel her best for the big day, she hires Claudia, a personal trainer who initially seems like the perfect fit. Claudia is everything you’d expect - bright, polished, endlessly positive, and completely committed. But as the story unfolds, that helpful ...

Review: The Paris Widow - Kimberly Belle

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Review: The Paris Widow - Kimberly Belle - June 2024 I've read a few of Kimberly Belle's books and looked forward to reading The Paris Widow as I love her mysteries. The Paris Widow starts with a female transporting goods and you get the view that this would be a smuggling book. The book then jumps to our couple Stella and Adam who are married and spending a honeymoon travel trip in France. Adam has some business to do and Stella is sightseeing. What happens though when they head to spend time in a small cafe only for a bomb to go off? Stella managed to get away but there was no sign of Adam. Is he among the dead, as she searches the death registers and rubble, there is no sign of her husband. What happens though when Stella gets a visit from the police who start mentioning Adam's business and she soon discovers that he is not who she thought he was. Can Stella get to the bottom of this and find Adam or will she find herself running for her own life when she discovers tha...

Cover Reveal - That Ship Has Sailed by HM Thomas

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Join us for the cover reveal of That Ship Has Sailed, the next book in the Love at Sea Series. Keep reading for more details about this sexy, widow romance. Title: That Ship Has Sailed Author: HM Thomas Release Date: 9/19/2022 Genres: Contemporary Romance Tropes: Widow Romance, No Strings, Second Chance Romance, Vacation Fling Whoever said it was better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, clearly had never lost their spouse. Courtney Fowler was living proof of that. After her husband’s death, she swore off love and relationships, too afraid of being hurt again. Then her best friend tricks her into a singles cruise where Courtney runs into hotshot firefighter and snowboarder - Seth Mitchell. With a dangerous job and the threat of one day never making it back home, Seth is everything Courtney has tried to avoid - and everything she secretly wants. When they find themselves ditched by their friends, they decide to make the best of their time on th...

Cover Reveal - Because of Him - Millie Thomas

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Join us for the cover reveal of Because of Him by Millie Thomas. Readers who love single parent romances will sink their teeth into this steamy, forbidden, age gap romance. Keep scrolling for more details about this gorgeous cover. Title: Because of Him Author: Millie Thomas Release Date: March 21, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Romance Trope: Age Gap, Single Mom, Forbidden, Parent-Teacher My sex drive died when my husband did. Raising our four young children had been my sole focus and no matter how often my friends told me to move on, I could never bring myself to do it. The night I walked into Stefen’s classroom, it all changed. Who knew all it would take was a young, tall and incredibly sexy history teacher to make it happen? For the first time in nearly six years, I could feel that fire sparking inside me again. There were no rules against parents and teachers dating but I fought long and hard (pun intended) to keep my wanton desire for him at ...

Cover Reveal - Make Me by Evelyn Sola

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We are so excited to share the cover reveal for Make Me by Evelyn Sola, the next book in the Blue Collar Romance Series. Keep reading for more details about this sexy, widow romance. Title: Make Me Author: Evelyn Sola Release Date: 9/17/2021 Genres: Contemporary Romance Tropes: Widow Romance, Single Mom Romance, Blue Collar Romance, Small-Town Romance, New Adult Romance, Diverse Romance Laci Hogan isn’t looking for love when she moves back to Oak Bend. Coming home is all about Laci gaining her independence she once lost. Besides, getting over a rocky past and losing her husband is more than enough for her to juggle while raising her two-year-old daughter but old acquaintance - Cooper Stevens can be persistent when it comes to getting what he wants. No stranger to hard work, he’s willing to do all it takes to prove to his new neighbor Laci that she doesn’t have to do life alone and that with the right person, a relationship makes life better - oh so...

COVER REVEAL - Dark Vows Duet by Isabella Starling & Kendall Hawkins

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Dark Vows Duet Authors: Isabella Starling & Kendall Hawkins Genre: Dark Romance Ebook Cover Design: Isabella Starling Paperback Cover Design: Sammi Bee Designs THE WIFE BREAKER Releasing September 15 The boy with charcoal eyes is gone forever, replaced by a monster. He’s just as cruel as my captor and just as handsome as I remember. Our love was once pure and special, but now it’s clouded in darkness and dripping with blood. He blames me for what happened to him, and he’s determined to make me pay. Except he doesn’t know I’m ready to fight, too. I’ll do anything to have my revenge against the man who took everything from me. And if it means becoming Heath’s plaything even though he despises me… I’ll do it. The Wife Breaker is the first book of the Dark Vows duet. It is not a standalone book. ADD TO GOODREADS PRE-ORDER LINKS AMAZON  US  /  UK  /  CA  /  AU UNIVERSAL THE WIDOW MAKER Releasing September 30 He took everything f...