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.

Available Now! Upgraded by Abby Millsaps

 

Upgraded by Abby Millsaps is now live! If your ex can’t get you across the finish line, his dad probably can… I’ve always been “too much.” Too sensitive. Too picky. Too clumsy. Too dramatic. As a result, I’ve mastered the art of masking. But that doesn’t stop Alaric Steele from truly seeing me when he finds me flat on my back in his driveway, mid-meltdown. As Team Principal of Granata Racing, Alaric is control personified. He’s almost twenty years older than me and happens to be my ex-boyfriend’s dad. Out of desperation, I accept a new job with Granata. Which means Alaric is also my new boss. The most surprising part of my role working in Formula 1 isn’t the intense travel schedule or the fear of seeing my ex around the paddock: it’s navigating the surprise encounters and secret rendezvous that launch Alaric and I into a high-speed forbidden romance neither one of us ever saw coming. But with Alaric’s career on the line, and my fear of being too much growing louder by the day, is the risk of crashing and burning worth falling for my ex-boyfriend’s dad? Upgraded is book one in Away We Go, a brand new series of interconnected standalone Formula 1 romances from USA Today bestselling author Abby Millsaps. Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited https://bit.ly/41jhoVK Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4smJsm5

Book Review for The Museum of Lost Dreams: A Novel by Christine Nolfi

 

The Museum of Lost Dreams: A Novel by Christine Nolfi

Published:  June 23, 2026 by Lake Union Publishing

Taken from Goodreads:  Returning to her fractured past, a woman is determined to end a cycle of heartbreaks in a moving novel about family, sacrifice, and redemption by the bestselling author of The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves.

When Bess Rollins’s parents die in a tragic accident, she is forced to abandon her dream job overseas. After three years away, she returns to her family’s estate in the Finger Lakes, a veritable monument to her brilliant late grandmother, and a reminder of the wreckage Bess left behind.

There’s the guilt over leaving her younger twin siblings, Casey and Caleb, and she struggles to rebuild a bond that may be irrevocably broken. Amid the grief, resentment still looms toward her reckless and self-indulgent mother and father. And then there’s Luke Monticelli, the devoted man Bess walked out on but never stopped loving.

Haunted by her regrets at every turn, Bess soon realizes that the past is far more complicated than she ever knew. With each secret that she uncovers about her family, Bess comes closer to healing their wounds, seizing a second chance at love, and fulfilling dreams that can lift them all—right here at home, where she belongs.

My Thoughts:  Christine Nolfi is a must-read author.  I am so excited about The Museum of Lost Dreams.   This book had me not wanting to put my Kindle down. The dual timeline of Valerie, Bess’ grandmother, and Bess was so fun to read.  I liked that I could know the history of Bess’ family, I could see a reason for why life was as it was for Bess. 

The Museum of Lost Dreams is a story of family drama, lost and found again love, coming home, and rebuilding relationships.   I was invested in not only Bess’s relationship with Luke but also with her family.   I cared that she mended those relationships with her siblings.   As she started to rebuild her life, she uncovered more secrets about her family that gave her explanations and understanding. 

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

 

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Meet the Author (taken from her website):   Christine Nolfi is the award-winning and bestselling author of fifteen novels, including A Brighter Flame, selected by She Reads as a best book club pick, The Passing Storm, cited by Publishers Weekly as “Tautly plotted, expertly characterized, and genuinely riveting” and gold medal winner in general fiction, International Book Awards. Look for Christine’s 2024 release, which will be available for preorder soon.

Other works include The Road She Left Behind, a top book club pick by Working Mother and Parade magazines, and the award-winning Sweet Lake Series: Sweet Lake, The Comfort of Secrets, and The Season of Silver Linings.

Earlier works include Second Chance Grill, highly recommended by The Midwest Book Review and Treasure Me, recognized by the Next Generation Indie Awards and Put Your Heart in a Book Awards.

The Tree of Everlasting Knowledge was cited by The Midwest Book Review as “Poignant and powerful, as much a saga of learning to survive, heal, and forgive as it is a chilling crime story, unforgettable to the very end.”

A native of Ohio, Christine now resides in South Carolina with her husband. 

 

 

 

Release Blitz for To Catch a Sinner by Lucy Wilson-Tagoe

 

To Catch a Sinner by Lucy Wilson-Tagoe is now live! From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Dylan Allen writing as Lucy Wilson-Tagoe comes the first story in her new Blurred Lines Duet series… Who gets to tell this story? The sinner who lived it? Or the saint who stole it? Sin Sackey is driven by the same hardwired need as every eldest first-generation daughter—to make her family proud. And she built her career and chose her partners with that single goal as her north star. Everyone said she had it all. And for more than twenty years, Sin let herself believe they were right. Until a near-death experience makes the truth impossible to deny. Her relationship is on life support. Her journalism career is in freefall. And the city she thought she’d conquer has chewed her up and spit her out. With everything to prove—and everything to lose—Sin moves back home to Washington, DC, determined to start over. No more chasing shadowy criminals. And no more men who look too good to be true. But on the eve of the first day of the rest of her new life, the saying about old habits proves painfully accurate. A new lead falls into her lap, and Sin dives back into the story that nearly cost her everything. Then, when a man who is all the things she’s sworn to avoid invites her to dinner, she says yes. After everything she’s been through, it’s reckless. But this story could resurrect her career—and take down an entire black-market empire. She’s closer than ever to catching its elusive leader, and she can’t let go now. And this man—who makes her blush, makes her laugh, and understands things she usually has to explain—could be the one. So, she lowers her walls just enough for him to climb over. But just when it seems her gamble might pay off, her lead starts to feel more like a trap. And the man she’s let herself love appears to be the one who set it. To Catch a Sinneris a steamy, suspenseful friends-to-lovers romance between a relentless journalist and a mysterious lawyer with a complicated shared past. Set against a fictionalized Washington, DC, this fast-paced, high-stakes story explores reclaiming identity, challenging power, and the pursuit of a new American dream. Download today! Amazon: https://bit.ly/3RzAg0K Apple Books: https://bit.ly/48XsaFn Nook: https://bit.ly/48VF1I7 Kobo: https://bit.ly/4nm4Jva Google Play: https://bit.ly/4eCL4oy Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/4gn8P4G Audible: https://adbl.co/4guRKFY Narrated by: Mirron Willis & Soneela Nankani Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3Pc2fD9

Release Blitz for The Ghost of What Remains by Maeve Garner

 

The Ghost of What Remains by Maeve Garner is now live!

Sometimes the dead fight just as hard as the living to keep the past buried…especially at Jasper Lake…

Rhys McClain doesn’t believe in ghosts. Or in wasting his time. So, overseeing a supernatural investigation at his family’s lakeside mansion wasn’t something he looked forward to. Until he met the beautiful paranormal psychologist his great-aunt hired and everything changed...  

Phoebe Davenport has dedicated her life to giving the dead a voice. But the living? They’re far more mysterious. Especially him. Rhys is infuriating. Brilliant. Confident. Insufferably handsome. Working with him should be impossible. So why does it feel so…right?

Every secret they uncover draws them closer to the truth—and to each other. But when love collides with ghosts that won’t rest, will survival cost Rhys and Phoebe their happily ever after?

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Meet Maeve Garner

Maeve Garner grew up in a small Midwestern town, where front porches, winding backroads, and close-knit communities sparked her love for small town romance. When she’s not writing, Maeve enjoys cooking for her family, tending to her flowers, and planning her next adventure—preferably somewhere with beautiful views and a cozy place to relax. She has a soft spot for dogs and happily-ever-afters, and most days you’ll find her in her favorite chair, dreaming up swoon-worthy heroes and spirited heroines who always find their way home. 

 

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Release Blitz for Once and Again by Megyn Ward

 

Once and Again by Megyn Ward is now live!

Riggs Wheeler was my first everything.

My first crush.

My first kiss.

My first heartbreak.

He was my older brother, Beck's best friend, and I used to follow them constantly--begging to be included.

Go home, Tagalong. You're too little to keep up.

That's what Beck always called me.

Tagalong.

Not Riggs though--he always called me Gem.

I used to think it meant something. Grew up believing that someday he'd open his eyes and see me. Someday, he'd realize that what he's been looking for has been right in front of him all along. When he joined the military, I panicked because someday wasn't coming soon enough and if I wanted him to see me before he left, I'd have to make him look at me.

I'd have to tell him how I felt.

What I wanted before it was too late.

When I kissed him that night, he kissed me back.

I thought that meant something too.

I was wrong.

Now Beck lives in LA--a big-time movie star and I'm still little Tagalong. Still trying to keep up. Still looking for a place to belong. Someone to call home.

When Riggs comes back to Barrett it becomes my job to take care of him.

A wounded warrior, he's so bitter and broken I barely recognize him.

But he still calls me Gem.

Still looks at me like I'm something worth seeing.

Still kisses me like he means it, and maybe, just maybe... that's enough to heal us both.

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Meet Megyn Ward

USA Today best-selling author Megyn Ward lives on coffee, chocolate and more than the occasional glass of red wine. When she's not spending time with the hot, dirty-talking heroes and the strong, capable women who love them who live in her head, she's busy chasing chickens, hanging laundry and burning dinner. Either way, she is almost always in the company of her nine dogs, her truest and most faithful companions, and her almost as faithful husband, Joe.

Megyn is also the author of the award-winning Sabrina Vaughn thriller series and the Georgia Fell romantic suspense series, written under the name Maegan Beaumont.

 

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