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✍🏻 If you’ve been a fan of Louise Bay for any length of time, this newest book, An American in London, reads like some of her older series that I adore: the Royals Collection or the Empire State series. If you love a broody, billionaire MMC who falls hard for an FMC who loves herself a rom-com. ✍🏻

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💙 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 💙

𝑨𝑵 𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑵 𝑰𝑵 𝑳𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑶𝑵 by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Louise Bay is now LIVE! 

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𝟭-𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗨!

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What to expect:

💙Fake Engagement

💗Grumpy Billionaire

💙American FMC/British MMC

💗New in town

💙Vacation Romance

Blurb:

Tuesday Reynolds’s dreamy life in Manhattan has gone belly-up. Ditched by her college sweetheart and with her Wall Street banking job at risk, she’s off to London to prove herself to a new CEO. Plans change when Tuesday meets Ben Kelley, a wealthy, scowly, and movie-star-handsome stranger. He’s just missing one thing to make his professional dreams come true.

What does Ben need? Oh, just a fake fiancée to impress a duke and duchess. What’s in it for Tuesday? Enough money to put a down payment on an apartment back in New York, a new wardrobe, and a weekend in the country at the stately home of the duke and duchess. The Bridgerton vibes are absolutely off the charts.

Everything between Ben and Tuesday is completely professional, until the rehearsals for their weekend romance start to feel…almost authentic.

It’s official. Tuesday’s life has been hijacked by a rom-com scriptwriter. But the best love stories aren’t the ones on the big screen. Maybe they’re the real ones that sneak up on you when you least expect it.

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

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✍🏻 Calder and Dakota are pure bantery foreplay. If you love some hate to love/enemies to lovers with a side of mountain man, cat-daddy, you MUST grab Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws! You will gobble this story up! ✍🏻

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Title: SEVEN YEAR ITCH

Author: Amy Daws
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: June 17th, 2025

Publisher: Canary Street Press

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Alone and Looking to Bone! Loudmouthed Mountain Man Seeks Fiery Woman to Grow Old With.

I might look like a tall, tattooed, bearded neanderthal…but like an onion, I have layers. Swipe right if you like a proud cat daddy who catches feelings after direct eye contact.

All I wanted was a casual plus-one to my brother’s destination wedding, but those idiots on my family tree hacked my dating profile and sabotaged my quest for the perfect weekend fling. Now I’m stuck on a tropical vacation with only my hand to keep me company.

Until I’m forced to share a room with the bane of my existence: my sister-in-law’s best friend.

Dakota has hated me for the past seven years. I wasn’t losing much sleep over her screaming rants because she was some other guy’s problem. Or she was, until she got divorced.

Being stuck in paradise with a woman who loathes your very existence doesn’t sound hot, but after an unexpected moment in our shared palapa, she starts screaming at me in a different way.

What happens in paradise stays in paradise. That is, until Dakota shows up on my mountain with a proposition: be her wingman to help her regain her pre-divorce confidence.

Suddenly, Dakota’s not just the person I love to fight with. 

She’s the woman I want everything with.

🐈‍⬛⛰️🐈‍⬛ ⛰️🐈‍⬛
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Excerpt #1

“I think we should be friends with benefits,” the mountain man says as he drives down the interstate that leads us back to Boulder.

“But…we’re not friends,” I blurt out as I turn to look at him to make sure he hasn’t been possessed by a demon.

He shrugs. “Semantics.”

My mouth opens and closes over and over like one of those silly singing bass wall hangings. He’s got to be messing with me right now, right? He doesn’t sleep with women more than once…at least not on purpose. “So instead of being my wingman, you want to be my eff buddy?”

“If you’re intent on a label, you can call us enemies with benefits.” He smiles like he’s casually talking about the weather. “It’s honestly genius because if you’re friends with benefits, feelings are bound to get involved because you both already like each other. You hating me makes this much easier.”

“Don’t you think we need to get along for something like this to actually work?”

“Got along just fine ten minutes ago at that adults only club.” Calder shoots me a dark look that I feel squarely between my legs. “Just consider me your emotionally distant private masseuse.”

My mind reels with this proposition that I did not have on my bingo card in my postdivorce era. A casual affair with Calder Fletcher…the contractor who ruined my house and my wedding dress seven years ago. It sounds like a horrible idea that’s sure to end in catastrophe.

Then again, it also sounds kind of poetic in some strange way. It’s like revenge or something. And he’s not the same guy he was seven years ago. I’ve seen that in more ways than one the past few weeks.

I shake that thought away, trying not to let my heart get too involved with this discussion. “I thought you never hook up with girls twice.”

“I don’t usually, but it’s not really a rule I have.”

“So I would be an exception?”

Calder’s jaw muscle twitches. “Sure, Ace. You’re an exception.”

“Why exactly am I the exception?”

He exhales. “I just think you’ve been out of the game for a while, and jumping headfirst into an adult club is too risky.”

“Risky.”

“You have to walk before you can run,” he adds with a smirk that sends my belly into somersaults. “And with any luck, even walking with be hard when I’m done with you.”

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Number 1 Amazon Bestselling author Amy Daws writes spicy love stories that take place in America, as well as across the pond. She’s most known for her footy-playing Harris Brothers and writing in a tire shop waiting room. When Amy is not writing, she’s likely making charcuterie boards from her home in South Dakota where she lives with her daughter and husband.

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✍🏻 Vi Keeland’s second thriller is HERE. This one will keep you guessing…Grab Someone Knows TODAY! ✍🏻

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Title: Someone Knows
Author: Vi Keeland
Publisher: S&S/Emily Bestler Books
Genre: Standalone Thriller
Release Date: June 17, 2025
BLURB
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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✍🏻 Ronan Lyle. Ronan FREAKING Lyle is back with his own story. K.A. Tucker’s Release Me is LIVE, book 1 of her Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach series. It’s time he gets his HEA…✍🏻

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Release Me by K.A. Tucker is now live! 

Release Me is the first book in the highly addictive Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach series, a spin-off of the Wolf Hotel series.

I may not know much, but I am an expert in two things:

Heartbreak.

And hedonism.

I’ve been chasing escape from one bed to the next, finding distraction in all the wrong places.

Like with my roommate’s sister.

And my billionaire boss’s lover.

You could say I’m lucky in lust but very unlucky in the other L-word.

By the time I arrive in Mermaid Beach, Florida, I’ve decided I’m done with flings. I’m over chasing women I can’t have.

Until I meet Sloane Parker, the woman who has made it her mission to ruin the new Wolf Hotel.

A hotel I’m supposed to help manage, by the way. Yeah. Me, Ronan Lyle, Director of Facilities.

Don’t you dare laugh.

I don’t need another forbidden woman in my life, especially one who could derail my future.

But what I want? That’s a totally different story.

Please note: This series is intended for a mature audience.

Available in Paperback, ebook (read for free in Kindle Unlimited) and audiobook!

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Release Me is a spin-off story set in the highly addictive Wolf Hotel world from Internationally Bestselling Author, K.A. Tucker.

What to Expect:

Playboy

Bad Boy/Good Girl

Close Proximity

Secret Hookups

Business Rivals

Starting Over

Forbidden Romance

To celebrate the release of Release Me, Tempt Me (The Wolf Hotel Book 1) is FREE during release week! 

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Meet K.A. Tucker

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K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge.

She is the internationally bestselling author of over thirty books, including Ten Tiny Breaths, The Simple Wild, and the Fate & Flame series, Until It Fades, Say You Still Love Me, and Keep Her Safe. Her books have been featured in national publications including USA Today, Globe & Mail, Suspense Magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, Oprah Mag, and First for Women.

K.A. Tucker lives outside of Toronto. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading recipes she’ll never make or chasing rabbits away from her hostas.

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✍🏻 Vale’s story is HERE! L.B. Dunbar’s next Sterling Falls story is LIVE! Grab Sterling Touch and fall hard for Vale and Cort, her brother’s ex-best friend. ✍🏻

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✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for STERLING TOUCH by L.B. Dunbar!

Grab it in KU!  #OneClickNow

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🔥Forbidden Romance

🔥Age Gap

🔥Older Brother’s Former Best Friend

🔥Childhood Friends

🔥Small Town

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I wasn’t supposed to love him. I wasn’t even supposed to acknowledge him. But my entire life, I’ve had heart-eyes for my oldest brother’s former best friend, Cortland Haven.

I can’t help it that boys can be stupid, and a feud broke apart a long-time friendship and divided once-close families. 

Try as I might to ignore Cort, I didn’t miss his eyes on me from across a crowded bar, twelve years ago. Oh, the way my skin tingled under his appraisal. The way my heart pattered knowing he was looking at me.

We shared more than a moment.

Now, we’re older and wiser. And with a little over a decade age gap between us, and a divide greater than that between our families, my heart still hasn’t gotten the memo.

No, that fickle organ has other plans for Cortland and me.

Especially when the silver fox is my son’s new baseball coach and I suddenly find myself assigned as his physical therapist.

I don’t just fall for the man adverse to touch, I tumble hard for him, when he should never be mine.

Meet L.B. Dunbar:

L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.

To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.

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✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: Jewel E. Ann’s A Good Book, book 3 of her Sunday Morning series ✍🏻

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Cover of 'A Good Book' by Jewel E. Ann from the Sunday Morning series, featuring a woman in a floral dress standing with her back to the viewer, looking at a scenic landscape.

Overall Grade: A-/B+

“We experienced the world and the people in it in different ways.”

Jewel E. Ann’s A Good Book delivers substantial emotional depth as the third installment in her Sunday Morning series. Initial concerns about Gabby’s characterization proved unfounded, as Ann transforms what appeared to be a somewhat underdeveloped character in the previous volumes, Sunday Morning and The Apple Tree, into a compelling and multifaceted individual worthy of her own narrative arc.

The central premise of A Good Book revolves around the friends to lovers trope, a narrative device that frequently challenges contemporary romance authors. The inherent difficulty lies in establishing believable motivations for characters who have maintained platonic relationships for extended periods. Ann addresses this challenge through Ben, the male main character, who harbors romantic feelings for Gabby while simultaneously pursuing relationships with other women. His willingness to accept Gabby’s devotion to Matt simply to maintain proximity creates a potentially frustrating dynamic for readers accustomed to more direct romantic progression.

However, Ann demonstrates considerable narrative skill by revealing that Gabby has been aware of Ben’s feelings throughout their friendship, even during her preoccupation with Matt. This revelation transforms what could have been a predictable storyline into something more nuanced and emotionally authentic. The author’s ability to execute such narrative turns distinguishes her work within the romance genre and explains her dedicated readership.

The novel explores Gabby’s journey through complex themes of sexuality and religion, subjects that Ann examines through careful character development. Particularly noteworthy is the evolution of Gabby’s parents, who demonstrate growth in forgiveness and understanding compared to their treatment of Sarah in Sunday Morning and Eve in The Apple Tree. This character development represents one of the strongest elements of the narrative and illustrates Ann’s commitment to realistic family dynamics.

Ben emerges as a particularly well crafted character whose patient suffering creates both sympathy and occasional frustration. His constancy throughout the narrative provides emotional weight and demonstrates Ann’s skill in developing male characters who possess genuine emotional complexity.

Ann’s distinctive voice remains the primary strength of A Good Book. Her approach to contemporary romance differs significantly from genre conventions, as she refuses to provide easy resolutions or straightforward romantic development. Through economical prose, Ann explores fundamental truths about love and grief, themes that consistently appear throughout her contemporary romance catalog. Her willingness to challenge readers rather than simply entertain them elevates her work above typical genre offerings.

The 1980s setting, while accurately detailed and clearly drawn from personal experience, occasionally feels unnecessary to the overall narrative. The cultural references to music, fashion, and the lifestyle of the decade are meticulously researched and authentically presented, yet the temporal placement seems to serve little purpose beyond nostalgic appeal. This represents a minor criticism, as Ann’s decision to write from familiar territory rather than attempting to capture contemporary culture through a Generation X perspective demonstrates artistic integrity.

A Good Book succeeds as both a standalone romance and as part of the larger Sunday Morning series. Ann’s commitment to emotional authenticity, combined with her distinctive narrative voice, creates a reading experience that is both accessible and intellectually engaging. The novel challenges conventional romance expectations while delivering the emotional satisfaction that genre readers expect.

This reviewer awards A Good Book 4.5 stars and recommends it enthusiastically to readers seeking contemporary romance that offers both entertainment and substance. Ann’s work consistently distinguishes itself through its refusal to conform to predictable patterns, making her novels both highly readable and genuinely thought-provoking additions to the romance genre.

In love and romance,

Professor A

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✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: Karla Sorensen’s Lessons in Heartbreak ✍🏻

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Overall Grade: A –

Tropes: pro football player MMC; small town shy librarian FMC; opposites attract; football/sports romance; small town romance;  childhood neighbors; spicy lessons

Karla Sorensen’s Lessons in Heartbreak represents a sophisticated exploration of the enemies-to-lovers romance trope, elevated by the author’s nuanced approach to character development and psychological depth. This novel showcases Sorensen’s ongoing journey as a romance novelist, presenting readers with a deliberately paced narrative that rewards careful attention to its intricate character dynamics.

Unlike Sorensen’s typically fast-paced works, Lessons in Heartbreak adopts a more measured approach that serves its thematic content well. The slower pacing allows for the full development of the acrimonious yet increasingly amorous banter between the main characters, Griffin and Ruby. This stylistic choice transforms what could have been superficial antagonism into a rich tapestry of verbal sparring that reveals deeper character motivations and emotional vulnerabilities.

The novel’s greatest strength lies in its portrayal of Griffin’s character arc. Initially presented as an archetypal “golden retriever” personality, cheerful, uncomplicated, and deliberately surface-level, Griffin undergoes substantial psychological development throughout the narrative. Sorensen employs the effective micro-trope of the MMC lacking self-awareness who gradually develops a deeper understanding through his relationship with the FMC.

Griffin’s superficial jocularity serves as a defense mechanism against deeper emotional pain, a psychological complexity that becomes increasingly apparent as Ruby’s perspective challenges his worldview. This internal growth creates a compelling contrast with his strained relationship with his twin brother, Barrett, highlighting how genuine connection can foster personal development in ways that familial connection cannot.

Sorensen masterfully executes another sophisticated romance trope: the concept of main characters who “see” each other more clearly than anyone else can. This mutual recognition becomes particularly poignant when contrasted with Griffin’s fractured family relationships. The author demonstrates considerable skill in illustrating how true intimacy involves not just attraction but genuine understanding and acceptance of one’s partner’s authentic self.

The novel’s central conflict, Ruby’s struggle to choose love despite a health issue, creates substantial emotional stakes without relying on external dramatic devices. Sorensen constructs this internal conflict with careful attention to psychological realism, avoiding the trap of manufactured drama that often weakens contemporary romance narratives. The “soul-deep” attraction that develops between Griffin and Ruby feels earned rather than convenient, a testament to the author’s careful character building.

The ancillary characters in Lessons in Heartbreak function as more than mere comic relief or plot devices. Ruby’s best friend Lauren, Griffin’s young relatives, and his teammate, Marcus create a supporting ecosystem that enhances rather than distracts from the central romance. These characters provide both humor and emotional depth, contributing to a “found family” dynamic that enriches the journey of Griffin and Ruby.

Sorensen’s small-town setting feels authentic and lived-in, creating an immersive community atmosphere that makes readers feel genuinely connected to the story’s world. This environmental storytelling adds layers of meaning to the character development, as Griffin and Ruby’s relationship evolves within a context of genuine community belonging.

What distinguishes Lessons in Heartbreak within the romance genre is Sorensen’s commitment to emotional authenticity. The love story she constructs between Griffin and Ruby transcends simple wish fulfillment to explore the genuine challenges and rewards of intimate partnership. Her ability to create believable, aspirational romantic relationships consistently across her body of work establishes her as a significant voice in contemporary romance literature.

Griffin’s transformation from self-protective humor to genuine emotional availability represents one of the novel’s finest achievements, illustrating how love can serve as a catalyst for personal growth without requiring one partner to sacrifice their essential self.

Lessons in Heartbreak stands as an impressive work of contemporary romance that successfully balances genre conventions with literary sophistication. Sorensen’s careful attention to character psychology, her skilled deployment of beloved romance tropes, and her creation of an engaging supporting cast combine to produce a novel that satisfies both intellectually and emotionally.

For readers seeking romance fiction that offers both escapist pleasure and genuine emotional depth, Lessons in Heartbreak provides an ideal reading experience. Sorensen has crafted a love story that feels both fantastical and attainable, creating the kind of aspirational relationship dynamic that defines the best of the romance genre. This novel comes highly recommended for both devoted romance readers and those seeking an introduction to the genre’s contemporary sophistication.

In love and romance, 

Professor A

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✍🏻 Are you looking for a new romantasy from a beloved author? Devney Perry’s Shield of Sparrows is LIVE! ✍🏻

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SHIELD OF SPARROWS is available now!!!

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Be sure to snag your deluxe, first edition with sprayed edges while supplies last.

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Blurb:

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I’ve spent my life kneeling—to their will and to my father’s. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.

I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.

But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father’s throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.

Now I’m crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him—bound to a future I didn’t choose and a husband I barely know.

Everyone wants me to be something I’m not—a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there’s power in being underestimated?

And what if—for the first time—I reached for it?

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✍🏻 Vi Keeland’s Jilted is LIVE! Today is the day for a cute contemporary romance! ✍🏻

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Title: Jilted
Author: Vi Keeland
Publisher: Bramble/Macmillan
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Wedding Meet Cute/Pro Athlete Hero
He Falls First/Cocky Hero
Release Date: May 6, 2025
BLURB
Weddings. I spend every working minute talking and writing about them, when just the thought of one makes me want to scream. After my fiancé abandoned me at the altar last year, my dream job at Bride magazine has turned into a reoccurring nightmare.
To add insult to injury, the bridezilla at my latest assignment, somehow roped me into filling in for a missing bridesmaid. Of course, I had to get paired with the most gorgeous groomsman. Wilder Hayes is perfect—except when he opens his mouth and we end up bickering all evening. That is, until the coat closet incident.
At least I’ll never have to see him again. Or so I think… Until I walk into work on Monday and find out Wilder isn’t just a jerk, he’s also my boss’s son. And I’ll be spending the rest of the season working with him at every single wedding I cover this year.
Can the jilted bride and the man who is afraid of love find a way to heal each other?
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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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✍🏻 Professor Romance’s Reviews: L.B. Dunbar’s Catch the Kiss, book 2 of the Chicago Anchors series ✍🏻

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Cover art for 'Catch the Kiss' by L.B. Dunbar, featuring a professional baseball player kneeling with a rose, proposing to a woman in a red dress, set against an elegant background.

Overall Grade: B

Tropes: second chance romance; marriage of convenience; pro baseball MMC; single dad; forced proximity; insta-attraction

In the second installment of L.B. Dunbar’s Chicago Anchors series, Catch the Kiss delivers a compelling second-chance romance between Ruthie and professional baseball player Bolan. Set against the backdrop of Chicago’s vibrant sports scene, their story unfolds a decade after their initial meeting, offering readers a satisfying exploration of growth, redemption, and unexpected love.

The novel opens with an ingenious meet-cute that immediately captivates, despite its questionable premise as a legitimate psychological study. This creative introduction establishes the foundation for Dunbar’s narrative with remarkable efficiency, setting up the characters’ initial connection in a way that feels both unique and memorable. When their paths cross again years later, the groundwork for their second chance is already firmly established in readers’ minds.

Bolan’s character arc stands as one of the novel’s greatest strengths. His transformation from playboy athlete to devoted husband unfolds with a charm that makes him increasingly endearing as the story progresses. What proves particularly compelling is that Bolan falls first, dedicating himself completely to making their marriage of convenience succeed. His commitment to Ruthie and his daughter showcases a depth of character that transcends the typical sports romance hero.

Equally engaging is Ruthie’s journey, which mirrors the familiar struggles many women face after early marriage failures—the challenge of reclaiming one’s identity and purpose. Through Bolan’s genuine interest and eventual love, she discovers her own space as a mother to his daughter, finding both her voice against manipulative in-laws and her path to profound happiness. Her evolution feels authentic and emotionally resonant, offering readers a protagonist whose growth is as satisfying as the romance itself.

While Dunbar’s storytelling shines in character development and emotional depth, her reliance on an obvious baseball metaphor throughout the narrative occasionally feels heavy-handed and unnecessary. This running motif, while thematically relevant, sometimes detracts from the natural power of Ruthie and Bolan’s story. This tendency toward overly explicit metaphorical frameworks appears to be a recurring element in Dunbar’s writing style.

Despite this minor critique, Catch the Kiss succeeds in creating engaging, relatable characters whose second-chance journey proves both heartwarming and satisfying. Dunbar’s Chicago Anchors series continues to demonstrate her talent for crafting contemporary romances with emotional substance and authentic character growth. Readers will undoubtedly look forward to future installments featuring the compelling personalities introduced in this Chicago-based world.

In love and romance, 

Professor A