AN ALASKAN BLESSING - Belle Calhoune Serenity Peak (Book #2) Harlequin Love Inspired BUY (20 August) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCTIC (Inspirational)

When Skye Drummond finds an abandoned baby outside her family’s general store, she’s determined to foster the girl. But the only way she can is by agreeing to regular check-ins from Trooper Ryan Campbell—her ex-fiancé’s best friend. Skye’s convinced that Ryan somehow had a role in her breakup, but for the sweet baby, she’ll play nice. Their tenuous friendship turns into something more as he helps her with the baby. But Ryan’s ongoing investigation into the baby’s parents threatens Skye’s custody. Could it threaten any hope of a shared future?

MISSISSIPPI MANHUNT - R. Barri Flowers The Lynleys of Law Enforcement (Book #6) Harlequin Intrigue BUY Reviewer:  Shirley Fleming | Rating: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

When a serial killer breaks out of prison, he's got his sights set on Nikki Sullivan, the only witness to his criminal past. But for Special Agent Gavin Lynley, this is one case he's determined to solve. Haunted by the tragic history they share, Nikki and Gavin can't risk letting down their guard even for a moment. And their growing closeness is a distraction neither can afford. Now, with the killer closing in, Nikki's survival skills will be put to the ultimate test…and so will the connection she shares with her high-level protector.

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SORORITY COLD CASE - Jacquelin Thomas Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense BUY (20 August) Reviewer:  |  Rating: ROMANCE SUSPENSE

Detective Charlie Tesarkee has never forgotten the case she couldn’t solve. It’s been eleven years since a college student was murdered, and she’s desperate for a second chance to catch the killer. The Cold Case Unit will let her lead the investigation…if she works with Detective Grayson Leigh. A partner is the last thing Grayson and Charlie want. But they’ll have to work together to get justice for this victim…and put a murderer behind bars.

GOING TOE TO TOE - Yahrah St. John Six Gems (Book #5) Harlequin Afterglow BUY (20 August) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

What happens in Aruba, stays in Aruba… That’s what former ballerina Lyric Taylor keeps telling herself, at least. After all, now that the curtain has closed on her ballet career, and with the search for her biological parents stalling, she could use a little distraction. So when a lodging mix-up leads to an unexpected fling in paradise with her sexy bunkmate, Devon, Lyric takes the plunge. Seven days of sun, sand and plenty of sizzle—and when it’s time to go home, their no-strings sitch will come to an end… Right?

	PLAYED - Niama Simone Montlake BUY (3 September) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Being a firefighter isn’t easy. Especially for a Black woman. Working with family helps a little. But when somebody from your company doesn’t come back from a call, it’s brutal—as in, “How’m I supposed to go on?” brutal. And one death took me to a really dark place.

CHOKE & STROKE ACADEMY: The Syllabus - Sherelle Green Choke & Stroke Academy (Book #1) Coffee'd Pink Creative BUY (30 August) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE (Erotic)

When Symphony steps inside an enigmatic mansion, she finds herself in a darkened classroom unlike any she’s ever seen. At the front of the room stands a figure cloaked in mystery and charisma, known only as Professor X. He’s the historian. The man she’s only heard whispers about, but never seen in person. With a commanding presence and a voice that sends shivers down her spine, he introduces her to an exhilarating curriculum that defies all conventions. One that results in her struggling to discern where education ends and indulgence begins.

	INTIMATE SEDUCTION - Sean D. Young The Intimate Series (Book #2) Independently Published BUY Reviewer:  Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Keisha Robinson thought she'd left her heartbreak in the past, but when her college reunion brings her face-to-face with Lorenzo Washington, her world is turned upside down. Lorenzo Washington, a former college football star turned successful owner of a sports marketing agency is haunted by a misunderstanding that tore them apart. He’s determined to win back the only woman who ever mattered.