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Jewel E. Ann has revealed the cover for For Lucy!

Releasing: May 23, 2021

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From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jewel E. Ann comes a novel so heartfelt and real it redefines the meaning of love.


I’m the wrong guy in the right place the night I steal Tatum Bradshaw from another man. When she mistakes me for her blind date, I decide she deserves a man who shows up on time … like me. Emmett Riley, Mr. Punctual.


Once I confess my true identity and convince her I’m not a creep–just a thief–it’s only a matter of time before my sexy smile and quick wit claim her heart, her hand in marriage, and the perfect life.


Unfortunately, perfection is an illusion, like the promises of our wedding vows. No one can prepare for the unimaginable–the heartbreaking exception to all the rules in life.


When thirty seconds destroys everything, I have to find a new existence and keep my promise to always love our daughter, Lucy, the most.


For Lucy, I will keep a secret, and I will watch my wife drift into the arms of another man.


Given the chance … can I reclaim my wife and the pieces of our life?

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Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today best selling author a with a quirky sense of humor. When she’s not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance.

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Beneath the Wreckage, an all-new moving and captivating standalone romance from bestselling author Catherine Cowles is coming September 21st, and we have the gorgeous cover!

It was supposed to be a summer we’d never forget.
Instead, everything was stolen from me.
The best friend who was more like a sister. The innocent way I looked at life.
Leaving me with only unanswered questions.

Returning to the island is the second chance I didn’t know I needed.
And Hunter is the surprise that knocks me sideways.

There’s a hurt in him that calls to my own.
A strength I find in sharing our scars.
Igniting a spark that turns to flame.

But someone isn’t happy about the world I’m building for myself.
And nothing will stop them from tearing it all apart…

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About Catherine Cowles
Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine has had her nose in a book since the time she could read and finally decided to write down some of her own stories. When she’s not writing she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.

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Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Storytime. I teach college writing. I’ve taught college writing for seventeen years. Twice a year, for sixteen weeks, I sit with student writing, pouring out feedback and inspiration to jettison students into better forms of their writing. The focus of my instruction is getting students to work a process because we know that process breeds better writing. One aspect of the writing process that is the hardest to teach and facilitate is revision. It requires writers to completely deconstruct hard-fought ideas and words. No one wants to walk away from the words they’ve produced. Those words and ideas feel like our children. And I struggle to help students let go of something they don’t want to let go of. 

I’ve been reading Dylan Allen for some time. I listened to the first story that inspired her most recent release, The Sound of Temptation, via Read Me Romance, and I was slain by the pain of that short story. When she decided to expand it into her Forever Trilogy (Between Now and Forever, Between Now and Heartbreak, and Between Now and Always), I was so excited because that Read Me Romance story wasn’t enough. I wanted more. 

With the Forever Trilogy, she absolutely gave us more. I think sometimes too much. However, by Between Now and Always, the story had hit its groove, and she ended that trilogy beautifully. But I think she felt a calling back to those stories, a want to revise them. So…she did, and she gave us The Sound of Temptation. Now, I want to give you the negative of this story and end with the positives of it. There is an issue with the exposition of The Sound of Temptation. She has issues with continuity and transitions because this brave author took three very heady stories and compiled them into one. This is so difficult. In those original books, there were incredible moments of pain and growth and the beauty of romance. To take all of those moments and place them into this newest book, is overwhelming. And I think (I could be wrong) her beta-readers were too close to these stories, and they didn’t give her the feedback she needed to tighten the details of the exposition. 

Now, the beauty of The Sound of Temptation is its revision of chronology (the timeline of the story), its dialogue, and the inclusion of the original stories’ best moments. The chronology of this revision is better, in my opinion. Yes, the transitions are rough, but this chronology makes more sense in the scope of a single book. Even more, Dylan Allen’s prose, the moments of conversation in this book, are GORGEOUS with a capital G. There are pieces of this book that are spell-binding and exquisite. Beth is still a better character than Carter, but by the story’s end, they are equal in their likability. Lastly, Dylan chose the best parts of her original stories. She cut the chaff of the original books, proffering up the best moments of Carter and Beth’s story. 

I think it’s brave for an author to take published stories, ones that they had completed, and revise them into something better. That, however, takes a strength that many don’t have because it’s hard to let go of words and ideas that we hold dear. Additionally, it can be difficult to see the forest through the trees when we’ve spent so much time with two beloved characters and their stories. I salute Dylan for her bravery. I think The Sound of Temptation is a special story, replete with characters who will steal your heart if you allow them that space. Above anything else, this book is all emotion reminding us that beauty comes from within.

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Kim Hartfield’s Flipcup, one of the first FF romances in the Vino & Veritas world, brings us the story of Chelsea, the young woman spurned by Alec in Sarina Bowen’s Speakeasy. This book picks up after the events of that book where we find a Chelsea who has become disillusioned with her one-night stand, easy hook-ups. After a night of drinking and forgettable easy $ex, Chelsea has decided to swear off men for a year so that she can find a better version of herself. As the delivery person for a beer distributor, Chelsea meets Tara, an employee of Vino & Veritas. From their meeting, Tara flirts shamelessly with Chelsea even though she knows that Chelsea is straight. Tara does this as protection; she has never been with a woman, and the idea of it is frightening as it calls for a level of vulnerability and intimacy that she feels ill-prepared for. Therefore, flirting with the unattainable provides her with no-strings-attached fun. The situation becomes complicated when Chelsea starts to become enamored with Tara and her flirting. Thinking she wants to “experiment” to explore her “bi-curious” feelings, Chelsea kisses Tara one night…and then it all falls apart before it becomes something more. Is it possible for Tara to want to explore more? Even more, is Chelsea really straight or is her sexuality more fluid?

First of all, I love that the Vino & Veritas series is offering a variety of LGBTQ titles. Flipcup is one of the first two FF romances under this series, and quite honestly, it’s my first as a reader. I tend to be an equal opportunity reader, so I was excited about this read. Sadly, though, it is my least favorite V&V title thus far. Most of that has to do with the characterization of Chelsea and the lack of emotional depth in the rendering of her story. For lack of a better explanation, Chelsea is all stereotypical sorority girl: a bit self-absorbed with a gaggle of friends who spend their time playing drinking games. In fact, Chelsea decides that she wants to sell a drinking game later in the story. The title is both an homage to the drinking game as it plays an important part in Chelsea’s aspirations, but it’s also a nod to Chelsea’s flip in perception about her $exuality. Honestly, it is there where I thought Flipcup was underwhelming. By the end of the book, you will not really believe Chelsea’s love for Tara, at least that was my feeling. 

For me, the best part of Flipcup is Hartfield’s Tara. She is the emotional gravity of this story, and Kim Hartfield throws the book at her: raised in foster care, insecure about intimacy, plus other surprises. I found myself moved by her portrayal, and honestly, I thought she was too good for Chelsea. They are definitely opposites who are attracted to each other, and I’m still surprised by Tara and Chelsea’s coupling. It is Tara who saved the book for me because I simply wanted more from this story. I wanted to feel more deeply about these two women, and I needed a greater emotional connection to their story. Instead, I was wildly disappointed in how Hartfield handled Chelsea’s sense of $exuality and her characterization. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

“Happy endings in books and real-life are always just stopping points before the next conflict comes.”

I have officially found my favorite, thus far, Vino & Veritas story in the World of True North series. Booklover by J.E. Birk is a tender story about two people who find completion in each other even though the past and the present seek to derail them. The story follows Briar, a quieted, lonely employee at Vino & Veritas, and Jamie, a Moo U student who is torn between the responsibilities of his family’s dairy farm, his schooling, and his future. Briar is responsible for creating a book club at V&V for romance enthusiasts. Jamie, a library science student, loves books, especially romances because they come with a guaranteed happy ending. Even though his life is overwhelmed by a variety of responsibilities, Jamie is looking forward to this book club. On arriving for the club, Jamie meets Briar, and he is instantly attracted to him, mostly because he reminds him of one of his favorite characters in one of his favorite romances. Similarly, Briar is also intrigued with Jamie. Over the course of the book, these two begin to fall for each other even though one of them believes he isn’t worthy of a relationship and the other doesn’t seem to have the time to devote to one. However, they simply can’t leave each other alone. When a shocking moment occurs, Jamie and Briar must decide if they have a future together. 

What I love most about J.E. Birk’s Booklover is the tenderness of its characters. There is an innocence to Jamie that makes him loveable, but he’s charming in that he’s compassionate over Briar. And Briar…Briar’s story is the heart of this book. I shed tears over his portrayal because Birk has crafted so much hurt in his life that you want all the best things in life for him. In their coupling, that tenderness is displayed even in moments when these two connect physically. I found myself unable to put their story down because they each struggle with letting go of either past hurts or familial expectations. As one of the wizened characters of the story, Mrs. D., tells Briar that there isn’t just one happy ending that we get in life; instead, there are many that punctuate different parts of it. For me, Booklover has a thoughtfulness that I haven’t felt quite yet in a V&V book, and it will steal your heart in the end. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

HIDEAWAY BY RACHEL LACEY

Release Date: April 5, 2021
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Blurb:

One woman’s hiding place is another woman’s home.

After becoming an inadvertent viral sensation—and losing her job and her girlfriend as a result— Phoebe Shaw retreats to Vermont. Renovating her late grandmother’s cabin into a vacation rental seems like the perfect way to lie low for a while. But the last person she expects to encounter on the property is the woman whose kiss was her teenage sexual awakening . . . and whom she’s never quite forgotten.

Taylor Donovan has been hiking on the trails behind the Shaw family’s cabin her whole life. As children, Taylor and Phoebe were best friends before sharing a secret summer romance when they were sixteen, which left Taylor brokenhearted when Phoebe fled at the end of the summer. Now the property has become Taylor’s home away from home, and she wants nothing more than to convince the Shaws to sell it to her. But Phoebe’s return puts a crimp in those plans–and brings back old feelings she thought she’d overcome. 

Of all the things Phoebe regrets, leaving Taylor is at the top of the list, but Taylor is determined to protect her heart. Yet the pull between them is stronger than ever. This time around, will love stay hidden . . . or finally see the light of day?

Excerpt:

I sipped my cider, savoring its tangy, refreshing flavor. Over the hum of conversation, I could hear a woman singing, accompanied by the tinkling notes of the piano. I stared into the amber depths of my cider while I enjoyed the soulful quality of the singer’s voice. Whoever this was must be new, because I didn’t recognize her voice or her style.

I picked up my glass and spun my stool toward the stage, only to find myself facing Phoebe. I inhaled, and my glass tipped dangerously in my hand. Of all the people I’d expected to see on that stage…

Phoebe’s hair was pulled back in a loose bun , but a few dark curls had escaped, spilling down her back. She wore a slinky black dress that highlighted her curves and stood out in stark contrast against her pale skin. Her voice was low and smoky, hitting me somewhere in the vicinity of my solar plexus, a jolt that warmed my stomach and radiated outward, flushing my skin.

As I watched, Phoebe looked up, and our eyes met. I lifted my glass and took another sip of my cider, feigning indifference, because it was just unfair that she could still affect me like this after so many years. Phoebe dropped her gaze to the piano in front of her as her fingers danced across the keys.

I remembered sitting beside her on the bench at Margery’s piano, my arm wrapped around her as Phoebe sang. Her voice had been different then, lighter and sweeter, or maybe it just seemed that way, filtered through the blinds of my memory. Margery told me Phoebe had given up the piano—and singing—after she graduated from high school.

Maybe she was feeling nostalgic now that she was back in Vermont. Or maybe she was just trying to torture me with the allure of her voice. I gulped from my cider.

“Hi,” a female voice said.

I spun to find myself facing an unfamiliar blonde. “Hi.”

“I’m Rebecca,” she said. “Are you from around here?”

“Taylor, and yes. You?”

“Just in town for the weekend,” Rebecca told me.

“Ah.” I sipped my cider. Rebecca was pretty, although not exactly my type with her trendy dress and long, red-painted nails. She looked like she’d never hiked a day in her life. But when I glanced to the left, I saw Phoebe watching me from the stage, and it gave me an absurd thrill to let her watch me flirt with someone else. “Where are you from, Rebecca?”

FLIPCUP BY KIM HARTFIELD

Release Date: April 5, 2021
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Blurb:

After being rejected one too many times, Chelsea makes a bold vow: No more men. Her friends doubt a boy-crazy party girl can handle not dating for a year, but that only makes Chelsea more determined.

Tara has made a vow, too. After growing up in foster care and suppressing herself to please others, she’s going to live her truth. When she sees a beautiful woman, she’ll make her attraction known.

Chelsea appreciates Tara’s flirtatious compliments, not to mention her androgynous beauty. There’s a loophole in Chelsea’s vow, and it’s more tempting every day. Could swearing off men lead Chelsea to the perfect woman?

Excerpt:

I put the barrel under the bar and went back for the second one. 

“I’m impressed by the fact that you do that all day, every day,” Tara said.

I shrugged, standing up straight. “It was hard at first, but you get used to it.”

“You don’t even break a sweat.” She gazed at the neckline of my shirt, then back at my face. “You’re amazing.”

Heat rose to my cheeks. “Flattery gets you nowhere.”

“Is that right?”

My heart hammered, and I lowered my voice. “Not if you’re already where you want to be.”

We had a date on Friday. It was pretty much guaranteed that we were going to rip each other’s clothes off and have our fill of each other. That was only two days from now. Fifty-three, maybe fifty-four hours. There was no reason for us to be standing here staring at each other with unrestrained lust, the air between us thick with sexual tension.

But Tara stepped toward me, close enough that I could feel her body heat. “Where do you think I want to be, exactly?”

I gulped. Men weren’t this straightforward with me unless we were both wasted. Even then, we quickly established that we were both on the same page, and then we went and did it. There were none of this complexity, this need to pursue as well as be pursued. Tara claimed she was a relationship person, and that she was going outside of her norm to do this with me. If I said the wrong thing, I might spook her and make her lose interest altogether. And that was the last thing I wanted to do.

I decided to be direct—but not too direct. “I think you want me,” I told her.

“You know what?” She leaned in, and the heat of her breath tickled my ear. “You’re right.”

“Friday?” I breathed.

She stepped back, leaving me gasping. The moment was over—or was it? She was still giving me that lustful look, her eyes dark and heavy-lidded. “Meet me in the restroom.”

Was she serious? My pulse was skyrocketing. I stared at her, looking for some sign that she was joking.

She gave me a tiny smile, then the smallest, subtlest nod toward the restrooms. Then she was gone, and I found myself unable to breathe.

Were we really doing this? I’d been dreaming of it for weeks, and now it was actually happening. I practically ran into the restroom, where Tara was waiting. “So here we are. The benefit of same-sex relationships.” She locked the door with a key from her pocket. “Works extra well when you’re dating an employee.”

Dating. Oh my God. My knees were ready to buckle, and my mind was barely functioning. 

Before I could think of words to respond, she’d pushed me up against the sink. Her lips were on mine, hard and aggressive, and I responded with equal fervor. My body had been longing for hers ever since the last time we’d kissed. It’d only been a few days, but it was far, far, too long.

The space between my legs tingled in a whole different way. My panties were drenched, and my nipples cried for attention. Tara swept back my hair so she could go for my neck, her teeth digging in painfully. This was going to leave a mark, but it felt so—damn—good. I couldn’t have stopped her even if I’d wanted to.

“What have you done to me?” she murmured under her breath.

“Me? I should be asking you the same question.”

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

There are often moments in fiction, any type of fiction, where a person’s truth is evident and keen. In L.A. Witt’s Aftermath, another story from the Vino & Veritas brand under the Sarina Bowen World of True North, the truth lies in a person’s resiliency and ability to find a new identity. This book tells the story of Brent and John. Brent is a twentyish young man who has been dealt a serious blow in his life. A former professional hockey player whose career ended dramatically, he is struggling to “live” life again. Trapped in a world of pain, Brent doesn’t know who he is anymore without hockey. One night, Brent is coaxed out of his house by a friend who takes him to Vino & Veritas. There, a musician, Jon, performs, and Brent is drawn to him. At the end of Jon’s set, Brent befriends Jon, and they have instant chemistry. The problem is Brent is insecure about the brokenness of his body. 

Like Brent, Jon too is striving for a new identity. With the end of his marriage, he is trying to find a new normal for himself and his son. He also understands pain, but in a more figurative sense. These two connect immediately and the transitory nature of their initial meeting becomes something deeper as the story progresses. 

There is a truth in this story, the idea that dreams can be derailed and the need to find a new identity. Witt is insistent in telling the story of that reality. Through Brent and John, but more specifically Brent, we see the devastation of their dreams, but we also see the possibility of constructing new ones. As Witt shows us beautifully through their story, with the right person who can be patient and love us through our trials, we can find a new identity, a new place to inhabit.  I will admit that there is quite a bit of exposition in this story about Brent’s accident and subsequent issues. It feels a little bit like being hit over the head over and over again by a book. You learn very quickly that he lives with pain, and this feels a little too drawn out. But what I think I loved the most is the genuine friendship and care between Jon and Brent. Honestly, Jon is a patient one, very thoughtful and compassionate towards Brent. It’s his simple want for touch and patience for anything more that makes him so incredibly likable. 

For the Vino & Veritas world, L.A. Witt’s Aftermath is a perfect addition. I appreciated the subtlety of their burgeoning relationship, the care between these two men. Even more, Aftermath is a perfect reminder that we can dream different dreams when our original ones don’t work, and in the end, our new dreams can be better than the original dreams. 

In love and romance, 

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

So what isn’t to love about a story that involves a bit of a curmudgeonly loner type character and another character who is the light to the other character’s dark? This is the case with Eliot Grayson’s newest book, Undercover. Set in Sarina Bowen’s World of True North, Undercover explores more of the Vino & Veritas world. In this story, the two heroes, Gabe and Alec, are two very different people but they both have the same issue: loneliness. In the past, neither of them has really engaged in deep meaningful relationships. Even when they had, they were never very successful. When they meet at Vino & Veritas (their meet-cute is a nice touch to this book as it involves books), Gabe’s intention is a hook-up even though he’s ready for more, a relationship. Alec is an undercover FBI agent intent on finding the people who are ferrying drugs up through Canada. When he realizes that Gabe might be a lead on his case, their burgeoning situationship becomes complicated. Someone is going to get hurt. Will it be Alec or Gabe?

What I loved most about Undercover is its provocation of lifestyle. Both Alec and Gabe want more but have no idea how to find more. Hookups have been easy, albeit unsatisfying beyond one night. As Gabe deals with insecurity and Alec worries over the requirements of his job, these two become quite smitten with each other. Grayson creates clear chemistry between them, and they are, on a scale of 0 to 5 steam level, a 3 ½. The addition of the suspense part of the story via Alec’s story adds another layer of interest in Undercover. Between Gabe’s need for “more” (more relationship, more personal development) and Alec’s intent to solve his case and keep Gabe, the strife of the story keeps you engaged to the very end. 

For the Vino & Veritas world, Undercover is a great addition. Eliot Grayson has written a book that reminds you that the world is always better with someone who you can love and who loves you in return. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

When you read a romantic comedy, do you get a feeling of home? Like, as you’re reading it, there is something comforting in its cadence and revelation of the story.  I mean, a romantic comedy isn’t without its strife. Inevitably there is an issue between the hero and heroine, but it is always tempered in sweetness or hilarity or absurdity. This is truly the case with Tracy Wolff and Avery Flynn’s Back in the Burbs. As you read this story, you find yourself enraptured with its hero and its heroine’s journey of self-possession that you get lost in the story. When it’s done, you’ll honestly heave a sigh of happiness because from beginning to end, Back in the Burbs is everything you adore about romantic comedies. 

Back in the Burbs tells the story of Mallory. Basically, Mallory has hit rock-bottom: she’s left a cheating husband who wants to give her nothing for her sacrifice of ten years, getting him through law school and setting up his law business, making it incredibly successful. Additionally, her great-aunt has died leaving her her home in the suburbs of New Jersey. Unfortunately, this isn’t a great gift because Aunt Maggie has several HOA violations on her house, it has taxes in arrears, and Mallory finds out quickly that Aunt Maggie had a bit of a hoarding issue. Mallory has years of being brow-beaten by her parents and her husband, and she’s not sure she has it in her to overcome her challenges. Until she realizes that can. Deciding to move forward with fixing her aunt’s house, she meets her grumpy, rule-following neighbor, Nick. He has no problem telling her that she needs to mow her lawn. However, as the days progress, Nick and Mallory feel drawn to each other. Is it possible that the neighborhood hottie could be interested in her? Even more, is it possible for Mallory to find the person she was before her husband?

Mallory is this archetypal romantic comedy heroine. She is beleaguered by her life experiences. She’s quirky, loves to break rules, and has a zest for life that she has to rediscover over the course of the story. She represents so many women and men who lose themselves in a relationship, and she doesn’t want to make the same mistake. Wolff and Flynn make her so adorable that you can’t help but root for her to succeed and fall in love with Nick, but Wolff and Flynn also make you work for their coupling. To be honest, this book is a slow-burn, and I thought it allowed for Nick and Mallory to grow a friendship before a relationship. It allows for the story to develop in ways that give Mallory the space to begin to know herself again without having a man help her do it. Instead, she grows into herself again on her own terms. This also potentially derails a future with Nick, but that is part of the growing process for Wolff and Flynn’s heroine, which I think is insightful in her characterization. 

Since we don’t have Nick’s point of view except through Mallory’s perspective, he is fairly one-dimensional, but he’s everything you adore about a romance hero: he is insightful, kind, seemingly grumpy except he is a “white knight” as Mallory states. There just isn’t enough emotional development for Nick that this story is clearly about Mallory and her overcoming her past. And there is a lot to overcome between the ex-husband and her parents. 

There are also so many great moments of humor in Back in the Burbs. The house and Aunt Maggie’s hoarding alone offer you many moments of laughing out loud. 

I highly enjoyed Back in the Burbs. I began reading it, looking forward to Tracy Wolff and Avery Flynn’s collaboration. I never expected to fall so deeply in love with Nick and Mallory. But I did, and I think you will too. 

In love and romance,

Professor A