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✍🏻 A new release in a new year! Check out Lance Rubin’s 16 Forever ✍🏻

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Looking for a YA, time loop romance? Check out 16 Forever. With a pared-down prose and a driving narrative, this story is highly readable and accessible. Carter’s challenges will both entertain and pull at your heartstrings.

𝟏𝟔 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 by New York Times bestselling author Lance Rubin

(January 6, HarperCollins, Hardcover)
Time-loop Romance | Crossover appeal

Book cover for '16 Forever' by Lance Rubin, featuring a birthday cake with lit candles and illustrations of a girl and a boy sitting next to each other. The text includes the title '16 Forever' and a quote about the story.

It’s the morning of Carter Cohen’s 16th birthday, and everything’s going his way. He’s psyched and ready to get his driver’s license, his little brother’s not hogging the bathroom, and, man, something smells good for breakfast…

But when Carter bounds downstairs, Mom bursts into tears. It happened again. It’s Carter’s 16th birthday—for the sixth time. Every time he’s supposed to turn 17, he loops back a year. His memory gets wiped clean, his body ages backward—the rest of the world moves on, just not him.

Maggie Spear, on the other hand, has been dreading this day ever since she and Carter started dating. When she spies him in the halls and he doesn’t seem to know her at all, it’s obvious that it’s over between them. She can’t be in a relationship with someone who is just going to forget her again and again. Since Carter doesn’t remember that they’re together, then it’s probably better if she just pretends that they never were.

Except Carter senses that there’s more to their story than Maggie’s letting on, and Maggie’s keeping secrets of her own—but in the process of trying to let the other go, they find themselves falling in love all over again. With Maggie soon leaving for college and Carter’s birthday quickly coming around again, will they be able to find a forever that isn’t stuck at 16?

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: https://a.co/d/gQdXJvj

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✍🏻 New Year, New Read! Grab Louise Bay’s newest release, Love Hard, NOW! ✍🏻

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NEW RELEASE!

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟑) by USA Today Bestselling Author Louise Bay is now LIVE! He’s an uptight New Yorker. She’s a real-as-it-gets farm girl from Colorado. They’re from different worlds, but their worlds are about to collide.

➡️𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱! 

https://geni.us/LoveHard

Amazon US: https://geni.us/LoveHardAmzUS

Amazon UK: https://geni.us/loveharduk

Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0F8RCGCQ4

Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0F8RCGCQ4

Audible US: https://geni.us/lovehardaudio

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Add to 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔: https://geni.us/LoveHardGR

Promotional graphic for the book 'Love Hard' by Louise Bay, featuring a man in a black shirt and scenic backgrounds with mountains and trees, highlighting the romance theme.

What to expect:

💚Small Town

💚Billionaire Romance

💚Colorado & New York 

💚Long Distance

💚Different Worlds

​​💚Love at first sight

💚Destined to be together

💚Opposites Attract

💚Standalone

Blurb: 

In my world, love comes with a rulebook.

Marry the right girl. From the right family. With the right last name.

I’m Jack Alden—the only son of the Alden dynasty. The kind of New York family that’s been around since ships were made of wood and fortunes were built on steel.

My mother’s been trying to find me a “suitable” wife for years.

So naturally, I fall for a woman who couldn’t care less about any of it.

Iris Williams.

I first saw her at the New York City Ballet—crying in the stalls like the music had cracked her open. She didn’t know who I was. She wasn’t performing for anyone. She was just… real.

One night with her, and I remembered what it felt like to actually breathe.

Then she disappeared.

Months later, I find her again—on a fruit farm in the middle of Colorado, hurling raspberries at me like she’s auditioning for a food fight. Turns out, Iris is smart, stubborn, and not remotely impressed by a billionaire with a trust fund and an overbearing mother.

She makes me laugh.

She makes me think.

And for the first time in my life, I want something that isn’t written in my family’s history books.

But old money comes with old rules.

And loving Iris means breaking every single one.

They say you can’t choose where you come from.

Maybe not.

But you can choose who you fight for.

And this time, I’m choosing her.

Because when it comes to Iris Williams—I don’t just love.

I love hard.


Find more books by Louise Bay here:https://louisebay.com/

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✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: Jessica Peterson’s Duke ✍🏻

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Book cover of 'Duke' by Jessica Peterson featuring a cowboy lifting a woman inside a rustic cabin, highlighting a romantic connection.

Overall Grade: A

Tropes: surprise pregnancy; forced proximity; friends to lovers; insta-attraction; cowboy romance; small town romance; golden retriever MMC/black cat FMC

I think of myself as “not an easy woman.” As a Gen Xer raised by Boomer parents, I live with a constant internal dialogue—who I am versus who others see versus who I wish I could be. This overthinking creates protective barriers that, while shielding a vulnerable heart, can leave you profoundly alone.

When authors like Jessica Peterson write these complex women who find men willing to love them fiercely, I feel seen. It’s bittersweet but hopeful—knowing that somewhere in this vast world exist people who look past our carefully constructed walls to the tender hearts beneath.

This is why I adored Duke, Peterson’s latest Lucky River Ranch novel. Duke and Wheeler inspire genuine emotion. Duke’s gift for seeing and loving Wheeler’s truth makes this story exceptional. Wheeler has spent a lifetime hearing lies about herself from her father and brother, their words born from their own insecurities. She’s countered those lies through hard work and success, but that independence comes at a cost—those old wounds make her guard against anything threatening to derail her carefully planned life.

Duke represents everything that could upend Wheeler’s world. The tension between their undeniable attraction and Wheeler’s determination to stay single adds rich complexity to their story. Duke is patient, tenacious, and intentional—qualities that make him irresistibly attractive. He becomes Wheeler’s friend first, lover second, creating a bond that’s both hard-won and deeply satisfying. Their relationship evolves from friendship to something eternal.

Peterson excels at crafting compelling narratives that propel readers forward. Her prose captures attention and holds it, while her ability to reveal a character’s core essence keeps readers invested. Her talent for writing independent, headstrong women who find partners who love them as they are—not as they need them to be—continues to resonate with her growing fanbase.

If you’re seeking a cowboy romance with genuine heart and emotional depth, Duke should be your next read.

In love and romance,

Professor A

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✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: Helena Hunting’s If You Claim Me ✍🏻

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Cover of the romance novel 'If You Claim Me' by Helena Hunting, featuring an illustration of a couple in wedding attire. The woman is wearing a white dress with a fitted bodice and flowing skirt, while the man is dressed in a maroon suit. The background is decorated with library elements and the title is prominently displayed in colorful text.

Overall Grade: A

Tropes: opposites attract; pro hockey romance; found family; grump/sunshine; librarian FMC with a heart of gold; misunderstood MMC; marriage of convenience

The fear of being vulnerable in love will always be my favorite romance theme. It makes my heart race and brings tears to my eyes every time. There’s nothing more terrifying than trusting someone with your heart, knowing they could destroy it with a single harsh word or action.

Helena Hunting absolutely nails this in If You Claim Me, her latest Toronto Terror book featuring Mildred “Dred” and Connor. This story took me on an emotional roller coaster from start to finish – and it’s easily my favorite in the series.

What I loved:

  • Connor’s quiet, devoted love for Dred
  • Dred’s ability to love even the most difficult people
  • The amazing friend group and found family
  • Connor calling Dred “darling” (swoon!)
  • The perfect balance of grumpy/sunshine and marriage of convenience tropes

The way these two struggle to open up to each other, even when it’s obvious they’re deeply in love, absolutely wrecked me. Hunting masterfully builds the tension until you’re practically screaming at them to just be honest with each other. And when they finally do? Happy tears guaranteed.

This reminds me so much of Little Lies (Lavender and Kody’s story), which is my other favorite Hunting book. Both couples share that same fear of revealing their true feelings, terrified of losing everything. The emotional depth in these two books shows a different side of Hunting – beyond her trademark steamy humor, she can write heart-wrenching emotion that stays with you long after the last page.

If You Claim Me is easily in my top 5 romance reads of 2025. If you love stories about two people learning to trust each other with their whole hearts, this book is an absolute must-read. Helena Hunting has earned a permanent spot on my auto-buy list.

In love and romance,

Professor A

Cover Reveal

✍🏻 Cover Reveal + Sierra Simone = Devil ✍🏻

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The Priest Series has a magnetic pull. Any new stories in it are like manna from the heavens. Sierra Simone is gifting us with a new story, Ryan Bell’s story — Devil. 🌿 🍎 😈

Book cover for 'Devil' by Sierra Simone featuring the title prominently in white text, surrounded by vibrant illustrations of pomegranate and leaves on a black background.
Priest (TP)

𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘌𝘖𝘜𝘚 “𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯-𝘦𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦” 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘕𝘖𝘞!

🔥The Devil Deluxe Edition is available for preorder through all retailers and will feature stunning edges. But don’t fret book collectors, we have matching editions coming for the rest of the series!

😏 And for anyone who is collecting the Sad & Shirtless versions of the covers, do not let your hearts be troubled. Sierra Simone will have good news for you soon…

Book cover for 'Devil' by Sierra Simone featuring vibrant illustrations of flowers and pomegranates against a dark background, with the title prominently displayed.

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠
July 2026! ➡️ More info: thesierrasimone.com/devil

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✍🏻 New Release + Tijan + My Brother’s Enemy ✍🏻

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My Brother’s Enemy by Tijan is now live!

Tyler Griffin is gorgeous, ruthless, and arrogant.
He’s also one of the best hockey players in the National Hockey League.
Not known to be a fighter on the ice, he has no problem dropping the gloves at the same time.
The sweet side of Tyler: he has a twin sister that he would do anything for, including disregarding any rules if they mean he can’t protect who he loves.

I know all of this about Tyler because I know him.
We grew up in neighboring towns.
He played against my brothers and ironically, he still does because my brothers are also NHL franchise stars.

The rivalry was in high school.
We’re all adults now.
That means certain grudges should be forgotten…

Wrong.

The rivalry is very much alive.
The hatred is visceral between my brothers and Tyler.
As for myself, I have my own complicated relationship with my brothers.
But things are about to get heated because the NHL team that I recently accepted a position to work for just traded for a certain star player: Tyler Griffin.

He’s the enemy to both of my brothers, but he’s also mine.

Book cover for 'My Brother's Enemy' by Tijan featuring two characters in hockey jerseys; a male in a black jersey with 'GRIFFIN' on the back and a female in a yellow hoodie, standing together with a hockey stick and other elements related to the story.

Download today!

Amazon: http://bit.ly/46veizZ

Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/npXY05 

Available exclusively in Kindle Unlimited midday on release day!

Paperback

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Special Edition

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Hardcover

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Audiobook: https://bit.ly/47zFYWj 

Narrated by Andi Arndt & Tor Thom

Add to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/46GYzPz

Book promotional graphic showcasing three editions of 'My Brother's Enemy' by Tijan, featuring a hardcover, special edition, and regular paperback cover designs with a hockey theme.
Cover Reveal

✍🏻 Vi Keeland’s The Exception + Cover Reveal ✍🏻

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Title: The Exception
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Boss/Intern, Dominant Hero, Billionaire
Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative
Photographer: Michelle Lancaster
Model: Shaun Collins
Release Date: January 11, 2026
BLURB
He lives by a set of rules. She might be his one exception.
I just wanted a distraction, something to take the edge off before facing a wedding I was dreading. So on the flight back to New York, I signed up for a dating app. Harmless enough, right?
Wrong.
Turns out, it wasn’t just any app—it catered to people with very specific tastes. By the time I realized it, I was already on my date.
Tall, confident, and sinfully handsome, Jagger Langston seemed like the full package. The chemistry between us was instant—electric enough to burn the whole city down. Though things took a turn when we figured out I’d misunderstood who should join the app. We laughed it off, said goodbye, and went our separate ways.
Or so I thought.
Until I walked into my new internship Monday morning, ready to put the weekend behind me, and there he was—my boss.
Now I’m caught between the rules he lives by—and the temptation to make him break every single one of them.
PRE-ORDER LINKS
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AUTHOR BIO
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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✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: J. Saman’s Bossing My Holiday ✍🏻

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Cover art for 'Bossing My Holiday' by J. Saman, featuring a woman in a red dress and two men in suits near a decorated Christmas tree with gifts and the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Overall Grade: A-

Tropes: MFM; holiday romance; workplace romance; enemies to lovers/hate to love; grumpy/sunshine; he falls first; golden retriever MMC

J. Saman’s Bossing My Holiday is the romance you’ll want to read if you’re a bit of a Scrooge when it comes to holiday romances. I oftentimes struggle with holiday romances: the overwrought Christmas innuendo, the romance that reeks of Hallmark Christmas with a side of spice. All of it makes me feel scroogey. 

But Bossing My Holiday is littered only with holiday references, with the setting of a family Christmas event as the only real holiday connection. 

Instead, this book is a spicy MFM workplace romance that is titillating. For your smut reader, Bossing My Holiday offers up a big helping of spicy romance. For your enemies to lovers. Saman has you covered. For those of you who love a golden retriever MMC, you’ll swoon over Braxton, one of the M’s in the MFM. For the reader who loves an adventurous, independent FMC, Waverly is crafted to take on Tristan and Braxton and hold them in their places. 

J. Saman has written a story that is the antithesis of your favorite Hallmark Christmas movie. Bossing My Holiday is the Christmas romance you didn’t know you needed to read.

In love and romance.

Professor A

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✍🏻 J.T. Geissinger’s Black Thorn is LIVE! ✍🏻

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Promotional image for 'Blackthorn' by J.T. Geissinger featuring a book cover with a raven and gothic elements, announcing the book's release.

Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger is now live! 

From the diabolical mind of New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger comes a scorching new enemies-to-lovers romance filled with explosive secrets, nail-biting, gothic suspense, and the dangerous lure of dark magic.

You never forget your first love. Especially when he’s also your worst nightmare.

Book cover of 'Blackthorn' by J.T. Geissinger featuring a raven holding purple flowers, with the title and subtitle prominently displayed.

Twelve years ago, Maven Blackthorn fled her small hometown, leaving behind the wreckage of her mother’s suspicious death. But now, drawn back for her grandmother’s funeral, Maven steps onto Blackthorn soil once more, only to find herself thrust into a fresh nightmare: her grandmother’s body has vanished.

The Blackthorns immediately suspect the Crofts—the ruthless titans of Croft Pharmaceuticals, whose bitter blood feud with the Blackthorns has spanned generations. But when Maven comes face-to-face with Ronan Croft, the son of her mother’s suspected killer and the only man she ever loved, she discovers the forbidden passion they once shared is as alive—and dangerous—as ever.

As long-buried family secrets claw their way to the surface, betrayal lurks behind every whisper, and old vendettas ignite anew. The deeper Maven digs for answers, the more treacherous the game becomes. And the one man she can never seem to escape is hiding a truth that could burn their whole world down.

In a town where the dead won’t stay buried, is love salvation…or the deadliest game of all?

Blackthorn is a page-turning gothic romance with darker themes and scenes that may not be suitable for everyone. Please see the author’s content note at the beginning of the book.

Download today! 

Amazon: https://bit.ly/44aPj3D

Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/g9lr8

Apple Books: https://bit.ly/466j0Wd

Kobo: https://bit.ly/4kM3DXz

Google Play: https://bit.ly/3HPRUZm 

Barnes & Noble Signed Hardcover: http://bit.ly/4oGuhm2

A deluxe hardback edition featuring stenciled edges, a foil case stamp, exclusive endpapers, and a detailed map.

Walmart Exclusive Hardcover: http://bit.ly/4qzL6B8

This special Walmart-exclusive hardcover features a deluxe edition with a foiled case stamp, unique endpapers, and a detailed map.

Audible: https://bit.ly/448iHro  

Narrated by: Connor Crais, Tara Langella and Veronica Pace

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✍🏻 J. Saman’s Bossing My Holiday is finally here. This smexy, hot-as-f*ck book will melt your panties. ✍🏻

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Cover image for the book 'Bossing My Holiday' by J. Saman featuring a festive scene with a Christmas tree, presents, and two men and a woman in an intimate pose near the Eiffel Tower.

🎄🔥🗼𝐁𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄!🗼🔥🎄

The holiday just got a lot hotter… 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 by J. Saman is LIVE!

Cover of 'Bossing My Holiday' by J. Saman featuring a Christmas tree, two men and a woman in a romantic pose, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

What you’ll love…

🤭MFM Romance-no crossing swords

👔Grumpy billionaire co-CEO

👗Sassy assistant in a tough situation

🥼Nerdy golden retriever co-CEO

🤫Fake relationship

🛏Forced proximity in PARIS! (one bed)

😋Age gap (10 years)

🔥Steam, spice, and everything naughty and nice

READ FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED: http://geni.us/BossingMyHoliday

Book cover for 'Bossing My Holiday' featuring a couple embracing in front of a decorated Christmas tree and the Eiffel Tower, with festive elements like snowflakes and directional signs indicating themes like fake relationship and age gap.

Things not on my Christmas wish list? Fake dating my billionaire Scrooge of a boss, Tristan Ouest.

But that’s exactly what I’m doing and why I’m on a plane heading to Paris with him and my other boss, co-CEO Braxton Hicks.

According to Braxton, this is the perfect arrangement. I act as the doting girlfriend to get Tristan’s matchmaking, old-money family off his back and he pays off the large debt I have from caring for my grandmother.

Except Braxton has other things in mind with this trip…like sharing me with Tristan.

And the things they want to do to me put them straight on the naughty list.

I should say no to all of this. After all, I need my job and sleeping with both of my bosses is a recipe for disaster. Especially when things start to get messy and complicated.

But they don’t just want me as a holiday treat. They want more.

Now they’re bossing my holiday. And before I know it, I’m in way over my head–falling for my grumpy fake boyfriend and his sinful best friend.

Bossing My Holiday is a standalone holiday, fake relationship, forced proximity in Paris, spicy workplace MFM romance with a swoony why-choose style HEA! It’s delicious holiday fun for anyone who likes being on Santa’s naughty list–and for anyone who dreams of two men worshiping them at once.

A colorful promotional image for the book 'Bossing My Holiday' by J. Saman, featuring a romantic scene with a couple in formal attire, surrounded by festive decorations, Christmas gifts, and a holiday-themed graphic design.