Kissing My Crush by C.A. Harms

 

Title: Kissing My Crush

A Kissing Games Series Standalone

Author: C.A. Harms

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers/Accidental Pregnancy

Release Date: June 29, 2023

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Amara

Tyler Collins has always been the object of my affection. He just doesn’t know it.

I’ve spent years admiring him, fantasizing about him, but never once making a move.

That is until I see him across the room, already a few beers in and drunkenly decide to press my lips to his. One minute I’m sharing a drink with a friend, and the next, I’m Kissing My Crush.

Now I’m trapped at a beautiful resort with the man I so desperately want to avoid, to celebrate the nuptials of our dear friends.

I can feel his eyes on me. He’s watching. Waiting for what I’m not sure. The fear of rejection is too strong for me to mention the kiss. That night is on constant replay in my mind. I often wonder how he would react if I could confess that to me, our kiss was not a drunken mistake.

Tyler

Quiet, sweet Amara, the one woman I never expected to crave and the one I can’t seem to shake. One unexpected kiss, and now all I can think about is her lips pressed to mine.

I’ve managed to avoid attachments, keeping things casual and enjoying one day at a time. Yet, a timid blonde marches across a hazy bar and grabs hold of my hair, giving me the kiss that changes it all. Changes me.

She wants to pretend it never happened, but I never was much for playing games. She might want me to believe the kiss was forgettable, but we both know better. Hands down the hottest kiss of my life.

That moment with her wasn’t nothing. It was everything.

It was the turning point and the start of something I know without a doubt will be more than we both ever could have expected.

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I have been excited for Harms installment because I was so intrigued with the relationship between Amara and Tyler. With her crush and how things play out from their perspective at the wedding. I loved how things played out. The emotions and how sweet this story is but there are some fun twists as well. Great read!

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C.A. Harms is an avid romance and mystery reader. She's always had a love for books, getting lost in writing and storytelling even as a young girl. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories.

She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She holds an addiction for Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha’s and KitKat when she should really be focusing on water and maybe a fruit or two to make herself feel less guilty, but that feeling quickly passes...thankfully.

She is easy going, fun, and although she may seem like one of the quiet ones at first, you just wait until she gets to know you better...that quietness changes, fast.

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Excerpt Reveal: Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland

 

Title: Something Unexpected

Author: Vi Keeland

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 3, 2023

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Beck threw his head back in laughter. I’d just insulted the guy, and he was amused. “I guess I made a pretty sh*tty first impression.”

I deadpanned. “You told me I should look someplace more respectable for my dates.”

“I thought you deserved better.”

“I think you’re full of sh*t. You’re only being nice now because you know I was looking for a night of no strings attached, and you think you have a shot at being my replacement.”

“Am I out of the running?”

I took a moment to check him out again. Damn, he’s pretty. “You’re only hanging on by a thread because you’re gorgeous.”

A slow, sexy smile spread across his face. “I like your honesty.”

“I like your jawline.”

His eyes gleamed. “You’ll like my big di¢k even better.”

I bit my bottom lip. The conversation had just taken a turn toward most of my Tinder messages—definitely a place I was more comfortable than talking about why I wanted to forget my life for a while. “How do I know you’re not a serial killer?”

“How did you know the Tinder loser wasn’t?”

Good point. I sipped my wine. “How old are you?”

“Old enough that I know what to do with you, and young enough that I don’t have to take a pill to do it.”

I smirked. “Is that so? You know what to do with me?”

He smiled self-assuredly. “I do, yes.”

The air crackled between us. For some reason, I knew this guy could deliver on his promise. Maybe it was his quiet confidence, or maybe it was that a man who looked the way he did got lots of practice. The latter would’ve been a turnoff if I was looking for more than one night, but it didn’t much matter if it served my purposes for a one-time deal.

I looked into his too-blue eyes. “Tell me then.”

“Tell you what?”

“What you would do with me.”

The wicked grin that slid across his face almost made me want to take back what I’d asked. Almost.

Beck lifted his glass and gulped his drink before leaning over to my ear. “I’d start by…

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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-six languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, 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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Sweetest Line by Cary Hart

 

Title: Sweetest Line

Series: Lavender Falls #1

Author: Cary Hart

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Tropes: Small Town/Surprise Baby/One Night Stand

Release Date: June 15, 2023

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If the past nine months have taught me anything: what happens in Mason Creek doesn’t always stay in Mason Creek…

I’m back home in Lavender Falls.

Single.

Pregnant.

And craving ice cream around the clock thanks to a one-night stand with a sexy bartender I left back in Montana.

Two little pink lines turned my whole world upside down—and nothing in the pregnancy books prepared me for running into my unsuspecting “baby daddy” in the middle of town square.

Of course, he isn’t here for me. He couldn’t be. He never responded to my messages. No, Toby is in town filming a new television series about a single father. Talk about the universe having a funny sense of humor.

Now I just have to figure out if he’s ready to play the most important role of his real life: dad.

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I am a huge lover of Mason Creek and the world that the authors created with that one. So when I heard Hart was creating a world spin off of that one, I was all kinds of excited. This one has all the feels and emotions that I have found her small town romances have. 

The connection that Finley and Toby have is undeniable but with a baby being born that was a shock for Toby, there are a lot of ups and downs within these pages. This is a great read and I am looking forward to what is to come with Lavender Falls!

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Cary Hart is a sassy, coffee-drinking, sometimes-sailor-swearing Spotify addict and lover of all things books!

She writes relatable romance—from swoon-worthy small-town second chances, to angsty love that’ll rip your heart out, to rom-coms that will have you laughing out loud, page after page. Her characters deal with everyday life—the good, the bad…and the crazy! But they always get a happy ending!

Born and raised in the Midwest, she knows a thing or two about small-town life. When not talking to the characters in her head, Cary has her hands full as a mom to two amazing teens and two spoiled cats! Thankfully, she has a supportive husband who loves her—and doing the laundry! In addition to working and writing full-time, she enjoys way too much Dateline, Friends reruns, and binge-watching the next big thing on Netflix!

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Kissing the Rival by Kaylee Ryan

 

Title: Kissing the Rival

A Kissing Games Series Standalone

Author: Kaylee Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Workplace Romance

Release Date: June 15, 2023

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Charlotte

I’m not just kissing the rival… I’m falling for him.

Spencer Pennington has always been a shameless flirt, but when it came to being the best in our MBA program, all bets were off, and the competition was on.

Fast-forward a few years, and all it takes is a bar at a failed wedding and my silly kiss-rating system to lock lips with the enemy. Cocky as ever, Spencer claims he’s a ten and kisses me to prove it. I kiss him back to scratch an old itch, not expecting to like it.

Which is a huge problem, because Mr. Tall, Dark, and Tattooed from grad school is my new boss. And I want to kiss him again and again. Even if I only gave him a four.

Spencer

Charlotte Krause could be the perfect girl, if she didn’t hate me so much. I’m unsure if it was just me or guys in general, but she had this stuck-up, all-work-no-play vibe about her in college.

Imagine my surprise when I find her at the resort bar rating kisses like it’s her job. This carefree woman is nothing like the focused girl who turned me down at freshman orientation. And every time after that.

When I promise her I’m a ten, I see that competitive spark light in her ocean-blue eyes. There she is. She might have kissed me to prove me wrong, but I know I’m right about one thing.

She feels the spark too. There’s just one problem. It turns out her actual job is working for me.

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Oh I love a great enemies to lovers. The intensity between Charlotte and Spencer is perfection as these two navigate something they should never have to between her sister and his best friend. Their connection is electrifying  and keeps you on your toes but their story and history is so raw and emotional as well. You really feel what they are going through and I could not get enough. My heart hurt. My heart smiled and there were some great laughs between these two. This is a great story and the interconnection story between this series is just perfect.

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she's not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.

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Bait by Maggie Alabaster & Jo Bradley

 

Title: Bait

Series: Dark Masque #1

Authors: Maggie Alabaster & Jo Bradley

Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance

Tropes: M/M Mafia/Reverse Harem/Stepbrother Romance

Release Date: June 15, 2023

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The plan? Get some air. The reality? I witnessed a murder. The only thing I saw of the killers—a couple of tattoos.

That's what I get for wandering off alone during the biggest party of the year. In Dusk Bay. A place known for its violent undercurrent.

Too scared to tell the police what I saw, I try to put it out of my mind. I almost succeed, until I meet three guys who turn my world upside down. By the time I see the tattoos that haunt my dreams, I'm in far too deep to get out.

Could our growing feelings for each other be enough to get past the things they've done, or will they drag me down into a dark world I can't escape?

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This book is spicy and intense right out of the gate for Kennedy who is thrown into this world that she never expected. After witnessing something she should have never seen, it is almost a game of cat and mouse within these pages between her, Mannix, Ice and Ares. It is twisty, intense and so much more. The chemistry, the intensity, and the story concept will keep you on your toes from start to finish and has me looking forward to what is to come!

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Maggie Alabaster lives in NSW Australia with her husband, two daughters, a beloved dog, countless birds and a growing collection of books and dragons. She writes reverse harem, both paranormal and contemporary.

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Jo Bradley writes contemporary romance. She has a writing companion named Bear and a highly inappropriate sense of humour. She's looking forward to releasing solo books in early 2024.

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Bless Your Heart by Lyra Parish

 

Title: Bless Your Heart

Series: Valentine Texas #1

Author: Lyra Parish

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Enemies to Lovers

Release Date: June 13, 2023

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I have three simple wishes:

1. Keep my houseplants alive.

2. Open a charming bed-and-breakfast in my small town.

3. Never see or speak to Beckett Valentine again.

None of those things are currently possible.

When Beckett decides he’s also interested in purchasing the Horseshoe Creek Ranch, my dreams of owning a bed-and-breakfast become a nightmare.

He refuses to give me what I want while playing dirty—a common theme in our rivalry.

Because of him, we’re in a ridiculous bidding war for the land.

We might have hated each other since our teens, but the stakes have never been so high. And right now, I’m more determined than ever to take down my best friend’s older brother—cowboy boots and all.

**Bless Your Heart is a small town, enemies to lovers, best friend’s older brother, contemporary southern romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. Each book in the Valentine Texas series is a stand-alone. Warning: this book contains tons of Southern sass, sarcasm, and lots of spice! Fade to black is not included.**

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Words cannot express the joy I had reading this story of love to hate and hate to love between Beckett and Summer. The sizzle between them but then the raw emotions that go between them because of history made for such a fun story with so much depth. I loved how Parish delivers with the spicy but emotional moments. As they battle it out for a neighboring ranch, you see these two grow as people but also express more than just the sharp tongued barbs they like to lash at each other with.
As a whole, this story packs a punch. Between the main focus but those side characters add so much depth to the story that makes my heart happy and lots of laughs! I am looking forward to what is to come with this series!

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Lyra Parish is a hopeless romantic who enjoys creating characters who eventually find love. She likes to write Texas small-town contemporary romance books (because she’s a 5th-generation Texan) and romantic suspense. When she isn’t immersed in fictional worlds, you can find her on Youtube chatting about her self-publishing journey or podcasting about romance books. Lyra’s a Virgo who loves coffee, the great outdoors, authentic people, and living her very best life with her hubby. You may or may not know her from when she co-wrote under the USA Today Bestselling pen name Kennedy Fox.

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