EXCERPT REVEAL: My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely

MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE, an all-new fake dating, single dad, billionaire holiday romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Lauren Blakely, is releasing two days early on November 12th!

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Wanted: one hot billionaire to pose as my Christmas boyfriend…

 

 

Wanted: one hot billionaire to pose as my Christmas boyfriend. Must be willing to make my cheating ex jealous when you kiss me under the mistletoe at all the holiday parties. Bonus points if you make him cry. 

To my surprise my billionaire boss is more than up for the challenge of coming down the chimney as my holiday boyfriend. The sexy single dad desperately needs a plus one at a Christmas Eve wedding, where he’s the best man and I’m the maid of honor. 

And since my ex is in the wedding party too, my boss and I team up as a pair of insta-lovebirds for the holiday season, including during the annual week-long Christmas competition leading up to the snowy destination wedding.

But soon staying up late to string the best popcorn balls ever turns into a scorching night in his arms where the chestnuts aren’t the only thing roasting on the open fire. 

Can all these winter wonderland nights seeking revenge turn into the real thing when we return to the office? Or are we destined to go the way of a Christmas tree on New Year’s?

 

 

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EXCERPT:

 

I tremble, then glance around the office. It’s huge, with windows overlooking the field. With a massive desk for the owner. With me on that desk. Have I had boss fantasies before? I don’t think so but right now all I want is to be taken in the morning by this powerful man.

I lean back further, making my intentions clear. The Christmas music is my wingwoman, the songs turning sexier.

“Fable,” he says, as a warning.

“Yes, Wilder?”

His eyes squeeze shut. There’s that battle again. But only I can assuage it. 

“Practice,” I urge. “Practice with me.”

He opens his eyes, shakes his head, but it’s not a no. It’s resignation to this lust. “You,” he mutters.

That’s all. Just you.

In one fell swoop, he pushes a folder of papers off to the side. My skin tingles from the thrill of watching them fly.

 

 

 


About Lauren Blakely:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s cute but spicy. Lauren likes dogs, cake, and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.

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COVER REVEAL: Someone Knows by Vi Keeland

SOMEONE KNOWS, a new standalone thriller from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Vi Keeland, is coming June 17th! Check out this cover!

 

 

Title: SOMEONE KNOWS
Author: VI KEELAND
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER/EMILY BESTLER BOOKS
Genre: STANDALONE THRILLER
Release Date: JUNE 17, 2025

 

 

As a college English professor, Elizabeth looks forward to the start of each new semester teaching her creative writing seminar. At least until she reads chapter one of The Reckoning, a tale about a high school senior who has an affair with her teacher. To anyone else it would be the beginning of a great page-turner, but to Elizabeth it is the beginning of the end.

She knows this story. It’s all familiar because she lived it. The girl in the story was her best friend Jocelyn, and Elizabeth knows exactly how the story will end—with the teacher dead. Because she was the one who killed him.

Someone knows what Elizabeth did twenty years ago and her secret is about to be exposed, but who is the mystery student submitting the chapters? In an effort to find out, Elizabeth returns to her Louisiana hometown where it soon becomes clear that no matter how many years have gone by, she can’t escape her past.

 

 

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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RELEASE BLITZ: YOLO by Lani Lynn Vale

YOLO, an all-new suspenseful romance from Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author, Lani Lynn Vale, is available now!

 

 

He knew the moment he saw that she was the one…

 

 

Garrett Carter knew the moment he saw her years prior that she was the one.

His one, however, had a fiancé. And she was rich. She also lived out of state.

So what other option did he have but to let her go?

Years later, he sees her again at her worst.

Her husband-to-be has stranded her on a hiking trail with a head wound, convinced she’s faking her blindness.

Garrett takes one look at the injured Bindi Howe and knows there’s no way she’s faking it.

Rushing her to the hospital, he gets her there just in time to save her life.

During the craziness, Garrett has no clue it’s her—his one.

He leaves her there with her family and goes back home to his lonely life.

Only fate intervenes for him a third time, and it’s then that Garrett decides that he’s going to go for it.

But, like always, life intervenes, and he’s forced to leave her behind once again to keep her safe.

As luck would have it, fate gives him one last shot, and brings them together one last time, and Garrett refuses to let her go, despite Bindi’s fiancé coming back begging for a second chance.

 

 

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Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown, in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.

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RELEASE BLITZ: Text Appeal by Kylie Scott

TEXT APPEAL, a hilarious, heartfelt romantic comedy from  Audie award-winning and New York Times Bestselling Author, Kylie Scott, is available now!

 

 

Can their serendipitous meeting turn into something real and true? 

 

 

Love enters the chat in this hilarious, heartfelt rom com by New York Times bestselling and Audie award-winning author Kylie Scott.

Romance author Riley Cooper always dreamed of living by the water. But within a day of landing in the charming seaside town of Port Stewart to work on her latest book, she’s getting calls and texts for some dude on her new number. Weird ones. Sad ones. Sexy ones. Ones that make her want to meet him. For curiosity’s sake…if nothing else.

After years of being on-again, off-again with his high school sweetheart, all Connor wants is to move on with his life. If only everyone in Port Stewart would let him. What he needs is to be seen with someone else. So when fate puts him in the path of the new girl in town who got his old number, faking it together seems like the perfect solution.

Spending time with the gorgeous former prom king might be great research for Riley’s romance writing…if only she can keep her feelings in check. But the more she gets to know him, the harder she’s falling. Can their serendipitous meeting turn into something real and true? 

 

 

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BLOG TOUR WITH EXCERPT: How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

HOW MY NEIGHBOR STOLE CHRISTMAS, a steamy and hilarious rendition of the classic Grinch story meets an enemies-to-lovers, winter holiday romantic comedy from USA Today Bestselling Author, Meghan Quinn, is out now!

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Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not…

 

 

Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.

Over Cole’s dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump’s heart has grown three sizes this season and he’s fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.

But the competition isn’t the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee’s fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they’re attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all…

 

 

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“…a Hallmark movie-worthy holiday romance—with more than just chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” ~Danielle, Red Cheeks Reads

 

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EXCERPT:

 

“She’s back in town, huh? Are you going to try to ask her out again?” Max asks.

“I didn’t ask her out in the first place,” I say, hating that I brought up the topic.

“That’s right, you didn’t—you didn’t get the chance to before she blew you off.”

“She didn’t blow me off,” I say, irritated. “She changed the subject and then had to leave, simple as that.” There’s so much more to the story, but it’s not something I want to relive. “Never mind,” I say as bells jingle in the nearby, sounding off that another ride through the evergreens is about to start.

Evergreen Farm is Kringletown’s pride and joy, well . . . one of them. Known as the highest incorporated town in the country, sitting at 10,522 feet, Kringle is a year-round Christmas town.

Yup, we celebrate Christmas . . . year . . . round.

The holly jolly music never ceases.

The twinkle lights never turn off.

And Santa—aka Bob Krampus—never stops ho-ho-hoing from his house at the top of Ornament Park—also known as the town park—which is in the shape of a bulb ornament.

The Bavarian-style buildings that line Ornament Avenue, Krampus Court, and Route 25, are continuously adorned with wreathes, lights, and freshly fluffed garland. The Christmas stalls behind the Myrrh-cantile are always open, offering the latest in homemade crafts for those looking for that unique gift for the holiday season.

And Evergreen Farm, owned by the Maxheimers—Max’s family—is always running. During the summer, it’s tree planting, paintball, live bands, and an animal farm that teaches respect for all animals. During the holiday season, it’s tree cutting, ice skating, sleigh rides—powered by electric snowmobiles—s’mores around the many campfires, gingerbread baking classes, and every vendor this side of the Rocky Mountains looking to grow their business.

As for me, I hide out in here, the reindeer barn, where I take care of the Maxheimer’s precious and very famous reindeer. I don’t mind the smell. I don’t mind the snorts or the shaking of antlers, or even the wet snouts looking for snacks in my pockets. I like the solitude and, if I’m going to be truly honest, I like the sound of their clomping hooves.

No one bothers me—besides Max—and no one dares try to take my job, because between the three Maxheimer siblings, none of them want to do what I do. And since I’m an honorary Maxheimer, I take on the tasks with pride.

Max lifts his axe over his shoulder and rests his hand on his hip as he stares down at me. Standing at six foot four, one inch taller than me, Max—or Atlas, his real name—has been my best friend since we were babies. Otto and Ida, Max’s parents, were best friends with my parents, and when my parents passed away ten years ago, well, they took me under their wing. Which means Max treats me like a brother. In other words, he pulls no punches and takes no shit.

“You really think I’m going to drop the fact that the girl you used to dream about all the time is back in town after how many years and act like it doesn’t mean anything to you?” he asks.

 

 

 


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USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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RELEASE BLITZ WITH EXCERPT: How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

HOW MY NEIGHBOR STOLE CHRISTMAS, a steamy and hilarious version of the classic Grinch story meets an enemies-to-lovers, winter holiday romantic comedy from USA Today Bestselling Author, Meghan Quinn, is out now!

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Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not…

 

 

Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.

Over Cole’s dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump’s heart has grown three sizes this season and he’s fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.

But the competition isn’t the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee’s fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they’re attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all…

 

 

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“By turning in your application, you’ve accepted the responsibility of holding this tradition and this town in the best of lights. Meaning you are a representative now of Kringle, of the businesses, the people, and of Mrs. Claus and me. Under no circumstances will we tolerate anything less. This is your code of conduct. Moving forward, we expect you to stick out among all of the holiday tidings. We want people walking around town, knowing you’re the Kringle-ee, which is why we’ve decided to make you wear sashes this year.”

Sashes?

What kind of sashes . . .?

Sylvia opens a trunk in the middle of the room and pulls out handmade, freshly stitched sashes in a vibrant gold that have bold lettering drown the length, designating us as the Kringle-ees.

And fringe is at the end of each . . . with dangling pom poms.

Yikes.

“If you appear in public, these must be worn. Get used to them, because they’re your new adornment. Consider yourself a tree and this is your tree topper. You can’t go anywhere without it. If you are caught not wearing your sash, then points will be marked from your grand total, so keep that in mind. We have increased the number of spies this year as well, who will keep an eye on what you’re doing, what you’re saying, and how you’re acting around town. So always think to yourself, someone is watching me.”

Perfect, just what I want as the man who likes to hide out in the reindeer barn, away from humans.

What did I get myself into?

 

 


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USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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REVIEW: How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

4.5 SMOOCHES!

    

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SYNOPSIS:

Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.

Over Cole’s dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump’s heart has grown three sizes this season and he’s fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.

But the competition isn’t the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee’s fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they’re attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all…

 

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REVIEW:

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn was a fun and sexy winter holiday romance teaming with witty banter, festive charm and sizzling chemistry. Set in the year-round Christmas-themed town of Kringletown, this enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating romcom focused on Cole, the town’s resident Grinch, and Storee, a newcomer who arrived to care for her aunt.

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas is an addictive blend of holiday cheer and slow-burn romance. Meghan poured her heart into this project, and she’s delivered a Hallmark movie-worthy holiday romance—with more than just chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The steamy build-up of their relationship is both heartwarming and electric, while Quinn masterfully wove the Grinch and holiday themes into the plot, making this a truly feel-good romance for the holiday season! Meghan Quinn’s How My Neighbor Stole Christmas gets 4.5 smooches from me!

~Danielle Palumbo

 


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RELEASE BLITZ WITH EXCERPT: Sunlight by Devney Perry

SUNLIGHT, a sweeping and emotional new accidental pregnancy, workplace, cowboy romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Devney Perry, is available now!

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Jax is a distraction I cannot afford…

 

 

My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I’d ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name.

As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn’t my boss. But he wasn’t not my boss either.

Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush.

For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn’t exist. I don’t let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford.

Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I’m pregnant with his baby.

 

 

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The growl that echoed across the IGA’s parking lot sounded more animal than human. “I’m calling the cops.”

What the hell? The grocery store’s double doors slid closed behind me just as I spotted Carla, the owner, facing off with another woman. Both clutched opposite ends of a shopping cart teeming with paper bags.

“I’m not stealing.” The other woman gave the cart a tug. “I swear. Please. I just need to borrow this. I will bring it back.”

Carla huffed. “You expect me to believe that bullshit?”

My truck was parked on the other end of the lot, but rather than head home, I walked toward the commotion instead.

“Give. This. Back.” Carla jerked on the cart with each word, yanking so hard that the woman was nearly pulled off her feet.

“Please. These are my groceries. I just bought them. I only need to take them home.” She flung out an arm. “It’s three blocks. I’ll be there and back in less than fifteen minutes.”

“You’re not stealing my cart.”

“I’m not stealing—”

“Ladies.” The tug-of-war stopped the instant I put my hand on the cart’s metal basket. “Everything all right?”

“No, it’s not all right.” Carla’s face was flushed as she whipped her attention in my direction. Her cheeks were as red as her fiery hair. “She’s stealing my cart.”

The other woman opened her mouth, then clamped it shut, taking a breath as she composed herself. Then she looked up to me, and my heart skipped.

Beautiful brown eyes. Long, straight hair in the same rich chocolate shade, the strands so sleek they reflected the bright afternoon sun. A heart-shaped face with delicate features and a dusting of freckles across her cute nose.

Damn. Who was she? Definitely not someone I’d seen around town before. Hers was a face I would have remembered.

“I walked from my house to the store.” She enunciated every word with a calm, smooth voice. Every syllable worked to defuse the tension.

Any other person and she probably would have succeeded. Except Carla was . . . Carla. Rationality was not on her strengths list.

“I assumed the bags would be plastic,” the woman said.

Ah. There was the mistake. Carla hated plastic.

“I hate plastic.” Carla seethed. “It’s bad for the environment.”

The woman held up one hand while the other kept a firm grasp on the cart’s handle. “I’m not arguing. I just assumed the bags would be plastic, and I could carry more than one at a time to my house three blocks away. I cannot carry all of these paper bags.”

The cart had at least six plus a gallon of milk.

“You checked me out,” the woman said, her pretty gaze pleading with Carla. “I bought ice cream to celebrate moving. I just want to get it home and in the freezer before it melts.”

Carla pursed her lips.

“Okay.” I dug out my wallet and plucked out a hundred-dollar bill.

“Carla, how much are these carts?”

“Two hundred and seventy dollars plus shipping.”

Of course, she had the price memorized. Carla might not be exactly levelheaded, but she ran her business with an iron fist.

“Take this.” I took out two more hundreds and held up the money. “It’s a deposit. I’ll escort the cart to this woman’s house and back. If I never return, you’ll have enough to buy a new cart.”

“Fine.” Carla snatched the bills so quickly that she almost gave me a paper cut. Then she shot the woman a lethal glare before storming away.

“Oh my God.” The woman let go of the cart, finally, lifting both hands to rub her temples. “I don’t know if I should be furious or mortified.”

I chuckled. “Carla gets a little worked up at times.”

“Wow.” She blew out a long breath. “Should I expect this every time I come to the store?”

“Nah. The only other time I’ve seen her this fired up was when she caught her son shoplifting condoms when we were teenagers. She still likes to throw that in his face, but it’s only been fifteen years.”

“Only fifteen?” The corner of her pink mouth turned up. God, she was pretty.

“Eventually Carla will let this go. It might take a couple decades, but I wouldn’t give up hope.”

She dropped her gaze to the cart, that faint smile still on her lips. “Thank you.”

“Welcome.”

“You don’t need to escort the cart to my house. I promise to return it.”

“Carla is, without a doubt, watching from the window. I’m not taking a chance that I’ll land on her bad side, so you can either let me drive you or we can walk the three blocks. Just know that if you choose the ride, I’ll immediately dive into a lecture about getting into vehicles with strangers.”

“No lecture needed. I’ll walk, thanks. But I’m not sure I want a stranger who I met in the grocery store’s parking lot to know where I live either.”

“Fair point.” I chuckled. “I can produce references. The sheriff is a good friend. We can give him a call to come down and attest to my character. Though, chances are, your ice cream won’t survive the wait.”

“Then I guess for the sake of my cookies and cream, the walk is a risk I’ll have to take.” She gripped the cart’s handle and started for the sidewalk. “Sorry about this. I’m keeping you from your own shopping.”

“It’s all good. My shopping is done.” I dug the scratch tickets I’d bought inside from my jeans pocket, holding them up before tucking them away again. “I have a deal with my grandpa. Every week, I buy him lottery tickets from the two gas stations in town and the grocery store. In exchange, my grandma cooks me dinner once or twice a week.”

“So your grandfather has the chance to win money, and you get free meals. What about your grandma? Seems like she’s getting shortchanged.”

“Well . . . I do give her hugs when I go over for dinner.”

She raised two perfectly arched eyebrows.

I leaned in closer. “I’m really good at hugs.”

Her eyes sparkled as she let out a quiet laugh. She settled into a swift, natural pace.

The cart’s wheels were a rattle along the concrete, drowning out the muffled thud of my cowboy boots as the first block disappeared too quickly.

“I’m not sure I’ve ever met someone who walks as fast as you.” Normally, I’d shorten my stride to walk beside a woman, but not this one. “I’m guessing it has nothing to do with the ice cream, does it?”

“I walk fast.” She shrugged as we reached the first corner, each of us checking both ways before crossing the intersection. Then we were on the sidewalk again, already barreling down block number two.

Except I wasn’t ready for this walk to be over quite yet. Not quite so fast.

“Tell me a lie.”

She slowed—mission accomplished—and her eyebrows knit together. “Huh?”

“A lie. Tell me one.”

“Why?”

“Why not? A lie seems more interesting than small talk.”

 

 

 


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Devney Perry is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of over forty romance novels. After working in the technology industry for a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to pursue her passion for writing. She was born and raised in Montana and now lives in Washington with her husband and two sons.

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REVIEW: Sunlight by Devney Perry

5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I’d ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name.

As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn’t my boss. But he wasn’t not my boss either.

Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush.

For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn’t exist. I don’t let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford.

Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I’m pregnant with his baby.

 

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REVIEW:

Devney Perry is back with Sunlight, another completely captivating small-town cowboy romance in the Haven River Ranch series. Sizzling with electric chemistry and rich in emotional depth, this story focuses on Jax, the charming playboy ranch owner, and Sasha, the resort’s new manager. The two are thrown into a forbidden workplace romance following their one night stand that results in an unexpected surprise. The slow-burn tension between them builds beautifully, blending passion with emotional complexity as their relationship unfolds.

I listened to the audiobook, performed in dual narration by Stephen Dexter and Ava Erickson, who both turned in stellar performances. Stephen Dexter’s rendition of Jax was perfection, Ava Erickson’s Sasha was wonderfully vulnerable and understandably cautious, and their natural chemistry brought this couple to life in my ears. Perry’s storytelling is both heartfelt and steamy resulting in an authentic and magnetic connection. Perry delivers yet another engaging, well-crafted cowboy romance brimming with heart and heat set in her beloved Montana! Five smooches from me for Sunlight by Devney Perry!

~Danielle Palumbo

 


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EXCERPT REVEAL: How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

HOW MY NEIGHBOR STOLE CHRISTMAS, an undeniably funny and spicy new enemies-to-lovers, winter holiday romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Meghan Quinn, is coming October 15th! 

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Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not…

 

 

 

Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.

Over Cole’s dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump’s heart has grown three sizes this season and he’s fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.

But the competition isn’t the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee’s fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they’re attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all…

 

 

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Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.
But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

Cole became a recluse during the Kringle Christmas season.
No one knew why, no one could quite give a reason.

Martha said it was because he was alone and very single.
Mae said it was because he was never named the town Kringle.

But to me, the true reason is a story far too sad.
For at the age of eighteen, he lost both mom and dad.

Whatever the reason, his loss, or his status of being single,
He spent Christmas in the dark, hating the cheery people of Kringle.

From his window, he would stare with a crinkle of a frown,
At the lights and the wreathes spread all throughout town.

They would sing, they would smile, they would offer him a wave,
All the while he would scowl from atop his dim, dreary, cave.

For him, no decorations, no cookies, no little boy drumming,
For December 1st was tomorrow and he knew what was coming.

The town would awake, the snow lightly packed in rows.
The baubles would shine; there’d be tying of the bows.

Because just around the corner, the bells would soon jingle,
Announcing the start of who’s named the town Kringle.

Cole Black had no interest, not a lick nor a care,
Why would he take part in such an asinine affair?

“Who cares who celebrates Christmas more?” he would grumpily say,
His motto until a shift with the wind on one blustery day.

From his window he peered at the commotion over the fence.
The sight of a familiar redhead made his soulless heart grow tense.

“What is she doing here? There has to be a reason.
She can’t possibly be here for the entire Christmas season.”

But her bags stacked high, in the middle of the driveway,
Were a red flag waving, announcing a very long vacay.

But why, it’s been years, exactly ten, to be fair,
Since she strutted around with her deep red hair.

No, he must find out; he must stop her visit right now.
She can’t stay here, not for Christmas; he must stop it…but how?

 

 

 


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USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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