#ReleaseBlitz for Lonely Heart by A.K. Evans @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Lonely Heart

Series: The Westwoods #4

Author: A.K. Evans

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Brother's Best Friend/Workplace Romance

Friends to Lovers/Small Town

Release Date: January 7, 2025

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Being a Westwood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Sure, Ivy loves her family, their business, and knowing she’s got a secure future. But there’s a downside, too.

Love.

Ivy’s convinced she’ll never have the happy ending her three older brothers have found. But she’s determined to put herself out there anyway.

Marco Kingston doesn’t have a care in the world. He loves his life, his job, and his family. He even loves his best friend’s family, the family he works for.

Despite his closeness to the Westwood family, Marco’s never considered the possibility of something more meaningful with Ivy.

But when a horrifying event leaves Ivy abandoning her search for love, Marco steps up in ways neither of them anticipated.

And Ivy starts to believe that maybe there’s hope for her, after all.

#ReleaseBlitz for Devoted Enough by Kelly Elliott @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Devoted Enough

Series: Love in Montana #9

Author: Kelly Elliott

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/First Love/Enemies to Lovers

Strong Heroine/It's Always Been You

Release Date: January 7, 2025

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Nathan Shaw has been keeping a secret since high school. It was so tightly intertwined with someone else’s that exposing the darkest facts meant he couldn’t keep the other to himself.

He’s had years of holding onto those truths. This also means he's had to push away the one person who means more to him than anything—and in the process, all it does is make her think that he despises her like all of the other people in her life.

But that's so far from the truth about his feelings that he holds so close to his heart.

Haven Larson has had an awful childhood growing up with an abusive father and a mother who tries her best, but sometimes the best can't protect you from the monsters that hide in darkness.

One night, protecting her from those monsters, fell on the one boy she had loved for as long as she could remember. And now she knows that he can't stand to be around her after discovering her secrets—or can he, because every time they are together, the sparks ignite and threaten to combust.

    

But it will take their darkest secrets being exposed in order for their feelings to come to light.

#TeaserTuesday: Taken by the Faerie by @MeganSlayer @RABTBookTours

 

Paranormal Women’s Fiction, Urban Fantasy

Date Published: January 10, 2025

 

Thaddeus Maguire is a vampire. He can’t remember the last time he felt young, vibrant and alive. He’s made choices he regrets, but when one of those mistakes comes back to haunt him, he’s forced to face his past. The only place a hungry, beaten vampire can heal and recharge is the best sanctuary for anyone paranormal. Eerie.

When he forces himself through a portal to his hometown, he lands at the feet of the most beautiful flame-red haired Faerie he’s ever seen. The moment he looks up at Tasia, he’s in love. But who could love a broken vampire?

Tasia isn’t afraid of the damaged vampire, and she’s determined to make him see he’s more than his mistakes.

Can they outrun his past and find a future before his biggest mistake destroys them? Love is possible when you’ve been taken by the Faerie.

Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Romantasy Books of 2024

Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Romantasy Books of 2024

Welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish event where we celebrate all things reading! This week, I'm diving into my absolute favorite romantasy (romance + fantasy) books of 2024. These magical tales not only swept me off my feet with swoon-worthy romances, but also kept me on the edge of my seat with thrilling fantasy worlds. If you're looking for the perfect mix of heart-pounding love and epic adventure, these books will hit the spot!

#BookDiscussion: The Role of Boys in YA: Idealized Heartthrobs – Yay or Nay? And Where’s the Spice?

The Role of Boys in YA: Idealized Heartthrobs – Yay or Nay? And Where’s the Spice?

Young Adult literature has long been a mirror to the teenage experience, exploring themes of identity, friendship, love, and growth. One consistent theme across many YA books, though, is the portrayal of boys as idealized heartthrobs—characters who seem almost too perfect to be true. Whether they’re the brooding bad boy, the charming best friend, or the mysterious heartthrob, these male characters often steal the show. But is it okay that they’re idealized this way? Should they be perfect, or is there room for more realistic portrayals of teenage boys?

And while we’re at it—how spicy should YA books be in 2025? Let's discuss both the romantic idealization of boys and the increasing desire for more mature themes in YA, especially when it comes to romance.

#BookReview: Five Brothers (Tryst Six #2) by Penelope Douglas

One woman learns the secrets of the five Jaeger brothers.

On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain…

Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex-Marine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile. 

Army is twenty-eight. A single dad with the most beautiful green eyes. He has no idea who he is, if not a Jaeger brother. 

Iron will be in prison soon. You’d never think it to meet him. He’s a nice guy, actually. But he can’t stop reacting to everything. 

Dallas is the one I hate. Twenty-one, cruel, and selfish. He takes and then throws away whatever’s left. 

And Trace is mine. Or he was for about two seconds. No one can tame him for long. 

Not that I ever wanted to. It was fun, but now I need to go home. Back to my side of the tracks. Away from the swamps and these men. To my parents’ big house. On my clean street. Where I’m never dirty or messy or hot. And I will. I’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning. I just want to crash on the couch tonight. 

Their house is dark and quiet, everyone else is asleep. Except for one. He sees me crying and comes at me from behind. I let him wrap his arms around my body and hold me tightly. His breath is on my neck, his fingers are in my hair, and he doesn’t stop there. 

I don’t think it was Trace.