Release Blitz for The Way You Still Say My Name by Ava Miles

 

The Way You Still Say My Name by Ava Miles is now live!

Discover why millions love USA Today bestselling author Ava Miles’ feel good small towns like Dare Valley in this new Western series: second chances, big feels, quirky loveable characters, but most of all a happily ever after you won’t be able to put down.

Welcome to Wild Mountain, where family is everything, secrets run deep, and true love is always worth the fight.

Second chances. Small-town secrets. A cowboy who never stopped loving her.

He gave her a first kiss.
She gave him her first everything.
But when she needed wings, he chose roots…and broke both their hearts in the process.

Now Hannah’s back in Montana under false pretenses, and Ben’s twin brother has a plan: reunite the town’s most legendary couple while saving the struggling McAllister ranch. All they have to do is open a spa and rehabilitation center on Wild Mountain. Simple, right?

Except nothing is simple. Ben still looks way too tempting in a cowboy hat, she has a charming “work husband,” and the spark between them burns hotter than ever.

And not even Ben—a grumpy, stubborn single dad with a ranch to save and a heart he refuses to risk again—can put the flames out. With meddling townsfolk, an enemy ex-wife, a power-hungry billionaire, and old wounds threatening to reopen, their second chance could either heal them… or break them for good.

Perfect for readers who love:
• Small town Western romance
• Second chance at love
• Grumpy sunshine romance
• Single dad cowboy heroes
• Opposites attract
• Protective heroes
• Ranch romance
• Community meddling with heart
• Emotional, heartwarming love stories with high-stakes drama

"Ava Miles brings her signature warmth and light to the West in a cowboy romance you won't want to miss!" Maisey Yates, New York Times Bestselling Author

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Meet Ava Miles

Millions of readers have discovered International Bestselling Author Ava Miles and her powerful fiction and non-fiction books about love, happiness, and transformation. Her novels have received praise and accolades from USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, and Women's World Magazine in addition to being chosen as Best Books of the Year and Top Editor's picks. Translated into multiple languages, Ava’s strongest praise comes directly from her readers, who call her books and characters unforgettable.

Ava is a former chef, worked as a long-time conflict expert rebuilding warzones to foster peaceful and prosperous communities, and has helped people live their best life as a life coach, energy healer, and self-help expert. She is never happier than when she’s formulating skin care and wellness products, gardening, or creating a new work of art. Hanging with her friends and loved ones is pretty great too.

After years of residing in the States, she decided to follow her dream of living in Europe. She recently finished a magical stint in Ireland where she was inspired to write her acclaimed Unexpected Prince Charming series. Now, she’s splitting her time between Paris and Provence, learning to speak French, immersing herself in cooking à la provençal, and planning more page-turning novels for readers to binge.

 

Connect with Ava

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Audiobook Review for Untamed by Janice Whiteaker

 

The Bradshaw Brothers #3

Untamed by Janice Whiteaker

Published:   June 26, 2026

Genre:  Romance, Found Family

Taken from Goodreads:  I’ve made a lot of bad decisions in my life.
Showing up on Tucker Bradshaw’s doorstep claiming we share a daughter is not one of them.
The youngest Bradshaw brother’s reputation is well known in Willow Bend and I plan to use it against him.
I thought he’d simply throw money at the problem, hoping to make us go away.
But Tucker doesn’t see my daughter and me as a problem.
He sees us as a solution.
So, instead of getting to take the money and run, I find myself being moved into his mansion. Driving one of his cars. Spending time with his family.
But I draw the line at sleeping in his bed. That’s never going to happen.
Except Tucker isn’t at all the man I expected him to be. He’s funny and kind. Selfless and humble.
When he reads my daughter bedtime stories, my resolve forms a crack.
When he builds her a princess bed, complete with a tower, that crack widens.
And when he pulls me close one night, telling me what a good mother I am, it crumbles completely.
And that’s a problem.
Because while Tucker’s presence is keeping my daughter and me safe, mine is putting him in danger.

 

My Thoughts:  Untamed is my second Janice Whiteaker book.  It is the third book in The Bradshaw Brother’s Series.  Each book is a standalone book with a complete story.

Tucker…sigh… he is sexy and super rich.  He has a large house, his own business, and so much more.  He is a player, never making any commitments and being honest about wanting no relationships.  Until Ruth showed up at the door with a baby claiming the baby is his.   He changed, almost immediately.   He needed Ruth and her daughter as much as they needed him. 

I listened to this book so the characters were brought to life through the author’s words but also through the voices of the narrators.   I could feel Ruth’s love for her daughter and the need to protect her at all costs.   I felt Tucker’s love grow for Ruth as he stepped into take care of them both, first out of need but then turning into love.  

Thank you Hambright PR for an audiobook copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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Book Blitz for Burn Her They Said by Cherish Wright with a GIVEAWAY

 

Burn Her They Said
Cherish Wright
(The Anomalies of Ampara Deicra, #1)
Publication date: June 26th 2026
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

In a land where Dragons are revered like Gods, a witch and her guards must risk it all.

Witches in Ampara Deicra are required to use their powers of emotional influence to benefit sorcerers. None so much as Tasch—a witch born during the Anomaly, when environmental changes caused her magic to develop unmatched abilities.

Taken by the Emperor to manage his mood, she has served by his side since early childhood. Granted the title of Imperial Grand Witch, she is protected by the strongest sorcerers in each form of magic—all Anomalies, like her—with powers beyond any before or after them.

Until a sorcerer named Varic develops abilities surpassing Tasch’s Lead Guard. A fact which the Emperor denies by hiding Varic within the Imperial Army.

Where Varic is made to grow his strength past the point he can contain it, and requires Tasch’s magic to overcome the grief of his magic causing the worst known catastrophe. They fall in love in their time together—and forge a connection which is highly forbidden.

Over time Tasch’s powers fade, rather than strengthen, while the Emperor’s greed escalates the need for resources among bordering lands, who increase their attacks on the Imperial Palace. Fearing the worst, Emperor Aldritch assigns Varic to oversee Tasch’s detail, placing the two beings who must hide their feelings mere inches from each other.

With the highest stakes they’ve ever encountered, can Tasch’s Guards save her and the citizens, with the help of their bonded Dragons?

For fans of Anathema, Dragonfall, and A Discovery of Witches comes the tale of a burnt-out witch in her thirties who is trying to survive long enough to save the citizens from their power-hungry Emperor, with the help of her Guards and the Dragons they share a bond.

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Now Live! Undeniable Love by Rae Fields

 Undeniable Love by Rae Fields is now live!

Vaughn Adams

After my grandfather disowned me, I vowed to never return to small town Senoma and for twenty years I’ve kept that promise. The only thing that could bring me back? The threat of losing the farm that’s been in my family for generations. I knew coming home wouldn’t be easy, but meeting the red-headed vixen on my way into town had me thinking things might be looking up. 

Until I reach the farm and find that she’s living there and taking care of the man who ran me off.

Kate Hawthorne

It was supposed to be an easy gig, trading caregiver services to one of my medic patients in exchange for a free place to live during firefighter rookie school. Until his grandson comes home and I suddenly have to play peacemaker. Being one of the only females in the recruit program will be tough, but surviving these two is the real challenge. 

Though my new career may be the thing that tears us apart for good.

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Book Review for Promise Me This by Jennifer Sucevic

 

Promise Me This by Jennifer Sucevic is now live! From Top 30 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Sucevic comes a forbidden, slow-burn pro hockey romance featuring a protective single dad, an off-limits nanny, and a secret that could tear them apart. I never planned to end up pregnant, alone, and starting over. But life unraveled faster than I could hold it together, and now the only thing that matters is protecting my baby… even if I have no idea what comes next. Taking a live-in nanny job for Laiken Lennox is supposed to be temporary. A fresh start. A safe place to land while I rebuild my life. It's not supposed to be dangerous. Laiken is my brother’s teammate. My new boss. A guarded NHL goalie and devoted single dad already fighting a custody battle. I tell myself I can handle the proximity. The late nights. The way he looks at me like I’m something worth saving. But living under his roof blurs every line I swore I wouldn’t cross. Especially when he starts caring for me in ways no one else ever has. I’m carrying another man’s baby. He’s the last person I should fall for. But the more time we spend together, the more Laiken feels like the one thing I can’t lose. And when the truth comes out, it could cost me everything. Promise Me This is a forbidden, slow-burn pro hockey romance featuring a protective single dad, an off-limits nanny, and a secret that could tear them apart. It’s book four in the Chicago Railers series and can be read as a standalone. My Thoughts:  Oh these hockey players, they do me in!   I love the Chicago Railers and their families.  I am a Chicago Blackhawk fan and this book is set in Chicago. The author did a great job of bringing the players and their significant others to life. Laiken is the player that I was most excited for.   I knew he would fall and fall hard.  I did not know that he would be a single daddy who fell for his nanny. There is history between Laiken and Kia. The fact that Kia is his teammates younger sister adds a twist to the story.   I like that they tried to keep their relationship platonic but when sparks are flying it is hard to put them out.  This story is so good.  It is easy to read, with spunky and fun characters.  I love that while this is a standalone book, the characters from past books are still around and making appearances.  It is a great way to keep up on their lives.  Thank you Valentine PR for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.  Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited https://bit.ly/4m2PJS9 Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4sc7oIJ

Book Review for The Troublemaker by Piper Rayne

 

The Troublemaker by Piper Rayne is now live! A fake marriage deal was never in my life’s plan. Especially not to Easton Bailey. Chicago Colts flashy shortstop. The kind of man built for a good time and allergic to forever. And the one who just slid a ring on my finger… on paper. It’s supposed to be simple. A mutually beneficial arrangement. I play nanny to his son. He plays husband to my family. No emotions. No complications. And absolutely no falling for each other. Turns out pretending to be a family is the fastest way to break every rule we set. Because he watches me like it was never just a deal. Because he trusts me with the person who matters most. Because the more we pretend, the less fake it feels. And now the man who was never supposed to stay is the one I can't lose. My Thoughts:  Chicago baseball is my favorite!  I am a huge baseball fan.  The Chicago Colts are a fun team that I have followed through Piper Rayne’s books.  This is Easton’s story.  A surprise baby, the need for a nanny, a pretend family, and attraction to each other can only lead to trouble.  Watching Easton figure out how to be a daddy while fighting his feelings towards the nanny, was entertaining and sweet.   I loved how Hadley and Easton had a history, yet they came together to mutually help each other.   The feelings they have for each other are strong, but they fight them with every step. I am sad that this series is over, I am not ready to say goodbye to The Dugout and the Chicago Colts but there is a teaser at the end of the book about what is coming next.   Thank you Valentine PR for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited https://books2read.com/ttm Duet Narration by: Connor Crais & Christine Lakin Also featuring: JF Harding, Sean Masters, Teddy Hamilton, CJ Bloom, Erin Mallon, Willa Jaymes, Meg Sylvan & Austin Stone Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48RvRgf

Available Now!! Sweet Salvation by Bella Matthews

 

Sweet Salvation by Bella Matthews is now live! From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes an enemies to lovers, Vegas wedding, hockey romance. Marrying my enemy in Vegas was never part of the plan. Falling in love with my husband . . . now that’s where things get complicated. I’ve spent my life being called out as an ice queen. I don’t do reckless. I don’t do relationships. And I definitely don’t do bad-boy hockey hotties who check every wrong box and skate for my family’s biggest rivals. At least I didn’t until Logan Adler and his ridiculously sexy face sat down next to me. One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for. In theory, walking away should be easy, but I need to avoid a scandal, and Logan needs a wife to help him keep custody of his little girl. So we make a deal. Stay married. Keep it secret. And whatever we do—don’t cross any lines. It should be simple. Until the lies start stacking, the lines start blurring, and Logan starts looking at me like I’m not his enemy. Like this wasn’t a mistake. Like maybe I’m his salvation. And maybe . . . just maybe . . . he could be mine. Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited https://a.co/d/0ibweYkj Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4d5YzM6

Book Review for Whisper Creek by Allison Brennan

 

Whisper Creek by Allison Brennan

Published:  June 23, 2026 by Minotaur Books

Genre: Mystery Thriller

Taken from Goodreads:  Allison Brennan delivers a pulse-pounding thriller about one family fighting for their land against both human enemies and Mother Nature.

After the sudden death of her husband, Ellen McKenna is doing everything she can to keep her Texas farm afloat. She and her family hope to expand their operation, but times are tough and making ends meet is more expensive than she imagined, much less trying to grow. Many of their neighbors in Cooke County have thrown in the towel and agreed to sell their farms to a local businessman, but despite similar pressure, Ellen refuses to let her dreams die.

On top of the usual hardships, a series of recent storms has left the region partly flooded, and as the heavy rain begins again one morning, all the members of the McKenna family jump into action to protect their land and animals. Ellen’s oldest son discovers an injured dog—and the dog leads him to a man barely clinging to life, the apparent victim of a brutal home invasion. Then, Ellen’s younger kids go to check on a nearby neighbor and walk into a threat none of them saw coming.

Before anyone can figure out what’s really going on in their idyllic rural valley, the storm picks up again in intensity, and the McKenna kids find themselves in over their heads with no way to call for help. To protect her farm--and her family—Ellen must face down all the forces trying to tear them apart.

Allison Brennan's talent for twisty, tense pacing combines with a deeply drawn family drama and the unforgiving power of nature in this compelling standalone thriller.

My Thoughts: Wow!  Allison Brennan wrote a book that I could not put down.   I felt it was a little less thriller than other Allison Brennan books, but I still could not stop reading.   There was more drama, more family drama than her other books. 

From the very beginning I was entertained and invested in the safety of all those involved on these farms and ranches.   It felt like everything was working against Ellen and her family.   The weather was a huge threat with the flooding and downpours.   Add in the people who wanted what Ellen would not give up and were willing to go to any length to force her hand and it almost felt like a losing battle.   I love how strong and true to her values Ellen stays.   She teaches that to her children and lets them know that it is okay not to give in.

Whisper Creek is a book that I’d recommend to a family drama or suspense reader. 

Thank you Minotaur Books for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

 

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Meet the Author (taken from her website):   New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five kids and writes three books a year.

Born and raised in Northern California, Allison dropped out of college after two years and puttered around trying to figure out what to do with her life (bartender, campaign manager, graphic designer, administrative assistant, waitress—she tried a lot of things while also writing stories in her free time). She ended up working as a consultant in the California State Legislature for 13 years before taking a huge leap of faith and quitting in 2005 after she sold her first book. The Prey came out in January of 2006 and won the Borders Books “Bestselling Debut Author” of the year. September 2025 marked the publication of her 50th book.

After writing 12 romantic thrillers and a supernatural trilogy, Allison began her long-running Lucy Kincaid series which is currently at 17 books and 6 novellas. Remember the first sentence about being bored? Allison knows if she’s bored writing, her readers will be bored reading, so she also wrote five cold case mysteries featuring Maxine Revere, an investigative reporter, and then put Lucy on hiatus to write thrillers about Kara Quinn & Matt Costa. Make It Out Alive, book 7 in the Quinn & Costa series, came out in January of 2026. One Last Warning will release in January, 2027.

And just to keep things interesting, she wrote two books about former US Marshal Regan Merritt, and started an Arizona-based mystery series about a family of private investigators (Angelhart Investigations). When she gets a good idea she wants to explore, she also writes standalone novels. North of Nowhere is a thriller set in a blizzard in Montana, and Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds is a romantic mystery set in the Caribbean. Whisper Creek is her newest standalone out June 23, set in rural Texas during a storm.

Allison continues to hit bestseller lists, though she is still waiting for the elusive New York Times hardcover list. Someday, she thinks with eternal optimism! She has also been nominated for best romantic suspense five times (RWA), won the Daphne du Maurier award twice, the RT Reviewers Choice award twice, and was nominated for the Thriller award by International Thriller Writers for Cold Snap. She’s also thrilled that the narrator of her Angelhart series, Hillary Huber, won an Audie for You’ll Never Find Me.

Allison loves research, and while sometimes she gets things wrong, she strives for accuracy and authenticity in her books. (However, entertaining readers will always come first.) To that end, she has gone through the FBI Citizens Academy where they let her blow something up, toured Quantico, visited the morgue, viewed an autopsy, participated in FBI SWAT training scenarios (as a victim and a bad girl!), and been on several police ride alongs. She even went on a “field trip” the Folsom State Prison where the assistant warden explained—seriously—that we needed to take care not to be taken hostage because they don’t negotiate with prisoners. Her exact words may have been something like, “If we won’t negotiate for our corrections officers, we certainly aren’t going to negotiate for a bunch of writers.”

In 2019, after Brennan #3 graduated from high school, Allison and her family moved to Arizona with their assorted pets (though they had to leave the chickens behind with a former neighbor). Now an (almost) empty nester, she and her husband of 30+ years thoroughly enjoy their grandson and (no pressure) any future grandchildren their kids grant them.

Allison is active on Facebook, X, and Instagram, so if you want to keep up with what she’s doing, what she’s reading, and what she’s writing, those are the places to follow. Check out her blog at Murder She Writes which she tries to write at least once a week, but usually it’s once a quarter. She responds to all email personally, so give her a couple days if you reach out.

For fun Allison reads (surprise!), watches baseball and classic movies, hikes, and enjoys her swimming pool when the weather turns hot.