LOVE ON THE BYLINE - Xio Axelrod A Plays and Players Novel Blue Box Press BUY Reviewer:  Wayne Jordan |  Rating: B CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Blake Dillon isn’t exactly living the dream. She longs to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps and make a difference in the world as a journalist. Unfortunately, her current job has her paying-off hotel staff for celebrity gossip. Tasked with shadowing a film star for an in-depth profile, Blake sees it as a chance to finally prove her worth. She never expected the interview to reconnect her with her old college crush.

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SNOWBOUND SECOND CHANCE - Reese Ryan Valentine Vineyards (Book #3) Harlequin Desire BUY Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Evelisse “Evvy” Jemison has the perfect plan to escape memories of her ex and infuse more positivity in her life: return home to Magnolia Lake and run her sister’s country inn. With enough positive thinking, she might even heal her childhood wounds in the process.  Contending with the inn’s surly resident, Sebastian Valentine, isn’t part of the plan. After suffering a health scare due to overwork, Sebastian has begrudgingly returned to Magnolia Lake and brought his glass-half-empty attitude with him. Yet when a snowstorm strands Evvie with the sexy CEO, neither can deny their explosive chemistry—nor the ticking clock that will bring their idyll to an end…

LOVE'S AWAKENING - Sean D. Young Love & Justice (Book #2) Young Creations Publishing BUY Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

After a break up with his long time girlfriend at a family wedding, Entertainment lawyer, Philip Austin deals with it the only way he knows how...find another one. He meets the mesmerizing Ramona Love and they instantly hit it off. They spend the rest of his vacation on the island together and are inseparable all the time knowing that their love affair will end soon. A chance meeting will bring them back together, but will a misunderstanding end their beautiful relationship before it begins?

ONE SUMMER OF LOVE - Reese Ryan Valentine Vineyards (Book #2) Harlequin Desire BUY Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Brains and beauty? Scientist Delaney Carlisle challenges all of CFO Nolan Valentine’s professional boundaries—and inspires a passion unlike any other. Their chemistry is as intoxicating as the wine they’re creating. But she’s an employee. She’s off-limits. Not to mention, the determined single mom is only in town for the summer to help turn Valentine Vineyards into a success. Then she’s off to a full-time job and stability. Yet when Nolan finally rebels thanks to Delaney’s irresistible charms, he’ll have to choose between listening to his head and following his heart…

THE LIGHT ON HALSEY STREET - Vanessa Miller Thomas Nelson BUY (5 September) Reviewer:  |  Rating: MAINSTREAM FICTION

n the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mother’s latest eviction. Though Lisa tries to help, their paths diverge. Fifteen years later, Lisa has a beautiful family and is stepping into her dream job as the director for a social services organization. Everything is going right—until her future is snatched away by identity theft. Her life begins to unravel, and Lisa wants nothing more than to see the woman responsible pay for her crimes.

CHASING A COLTON KILLER - Deborah Fletcher Mello The Coltons of New York (Book #8) Harlequin Romantic Suspense BUY Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

While she chases a headline…He's chasing a serial killer. Journalist Stella Maxwell may be guilty of prying into FBI agent Brennan Colton’s past for a story, but Brennan knows she’s not guilty of murder—despite what’s being alleged. He’s prepared for the risks of protecting Stella from the notorious Landmark Killer, and yet keeping his guard up to protect his heart might prove to be a different kind of challenge.

PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL - Niama Simone Love on the Radio (Book #3) Oliver Heber Books BUY (26th September) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

I’m no one’s knight in shining armor. My weapons of choice are my drumsticks and my di—Yeah, you get what I’m saying. Yet, here I am, riding to the rescue to save Lena Graves from an ugly confrontation with her a-hole ex. It’s not like I’ve given the little secretary, who happens to be the friend of my best friend’s girl, much thought. But I’m not going to stand by and let her be disrespected either. And when she thanks me by sinking to her knees in the club bathroom? Well, I don’t stop her. I did mention I’m no one’s hero, right?

FOREVER AGAIN - Delaney Diamond The Cordoba Agency (Book #5) Garden Avenue Press BUY Reviewer:  Cheryl McNeil |  Rating: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

To get a second chance at love, two assassins must survive a criminal enterprise determined to wreak havoc in America’s Paradise. Alissa Francis is at home on St. Thomas, USVI when Hossam Jalal—her former lover and biggest mistake—arrives unexpectedly. Then a bomb detonates in the middle of the capital, killing a prominent member of the community, setting the island on edge, and propelling Alissa into action.

TALAYA - A.C. Arthur The Donovan Dynasty (Book #4) Artistry Publishing BUY Reviewer:  Brenda Larnell |  Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

For Talaya, the past ten months have been a roller coaster of emotions—fear, grief, joy, love. She’s not sure which ones are simply frequent visitors or which are the reality she can hold onto. All she knows for certain is that she wants Ridge, for however long fate allows. For Ridge, turmoil and influx aren’t new. Waking up every morning to a gorgeous headstrong woman in his bed though, well that’s something he’s surprisingly getting used to. Until her nightmares begin and the careful realm of normal he’d been trying to weave for them comes crashing down.