HAPPY MONDAY & HAPPY EARLY BIRD BOOK RELEASES DAY!! I already have 15 books on today’s list and I’m still adding a few more!!! All of our favorite tropes below, dark romance, small town romance, mafia romance, m/m romance, sports romance, love after loss romance, it’s there!! 😀
And now… what I was up to all weekend. Don’t forget to tell me yours!!
Three things:
1.) I’m watching the re-make of “The Grudge” 2020, and… I like it! I LOVED the first one and especially loves the original asian version ( I LOVE asian horror sooooo much – always so creepy and shocking), but I like how this story comes around full circle in this version. The how’s and the why’s are all eventually explained. And of course, the creepy scary stuff is pretty darn good too. After all, Sam Raimi (creator of the original “The Evil Dead”) made this one. So what’s it about? Simply, it’s an asian story about how if someone dies in the midst of rage, they will never let you go. And anyone that comes in contact with someone who’s being “stalked” by the raging spirit (or enters the home) will also be stalked by it. Oh boy!!!!!!!
2.) 
I’M NOT USING IT FOR FRUIT OR VEGGIES!! 😂 I went on an organizing spree again and I LOVE what I did and how I did it. My bathroom cabinets (well, mine anyway) was loaded in products of all kinds, and I couldn’t find everything easily, and I forgot some of the stuff I had in there, and stuff was just sort of… willy-nilly piled onto each other, so I have two of these (one for the left side and one for the right side) and then one of these for the middle (since that’s where the pipes are and I couldn’t get anything “deep” for that section – so nope, not using it for fruits and veggies), and now EVERYTHING makes sense! Oh and… what am I using the banana hangers for? Shower wash puffs!! Or… hair elastics, etc etc…
3.) Then, I organized the heck out of my closet. Out with the old and in with the new (I’ve already got a garbage bag full of awesome but… “not for me anymore”) and I need to continue. I’m feeling… a change (a lighter, brighter, clean-cut look and more intentional for my casual weekends and outings), and this spring and summer, I’m going for fun and “preppy” and pastels. Stripes and cotton and linen and natural fabrics. Sooooo I’m sorting two ways (mostly the same logic), and I use these 
50PCS Clothes Hanger Connector Hooks Closet Space Savers (to sort my t-shirts and my button downs – I already had the hangers, I just needed the space and this was a perfect way to do it). Makes for way more room, and I can organize by color as well. But I ALSO am trying these 
—> Space Saving Hangers for 48 Clothes, Reinforced Collapsible Hangers with 360° Swivel Hook – I used these to organize by “type” – keeps the hangers independent from each other – so in the long run, I think this will be the way to go. I can just take off a hanger with the shirt on it, without disrupting the chain of hangers attached to it, ya know? OH AND!! And these Multi Pants/Skirt/Shorts Hangers with Clips (all my skirts and shorts and pants on these). I am having WAYYYYY too much fun!
Okay now… time for BOOKS THAT JUST WENT LIVE!!!
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Forceful God by Michelle Heard <— DARK MAFIA ROMANCE!! “...I was born into the Cosa Nostra, so I should be used to the blood, violence, and constant threat of death, right? Wrong. Every time one of the men I love gets hurt, another piece of me fractures beyond repair. But the moment I see the man who owns my heart fall, it annihilates me. The fear of losing Christiano forces me to the edge of my sanity. I shut down and push him as far away as possible, convinced distance is the only way to keep myself from unraveling. Christiano is as cold and merciless as his father, raised to rule the Cosa Nostra with an iron fist. Obsession runs just as deep as power in his bloodline, so no matter what I say, he won’t let me go. Refusing to marry him doesn’t drive him away...”
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The Putting Green by Steph Sinclair <— THE ROMANCE AUTHOR & THE PRO GOLFER! “...He’s lost his swing. She’s writing her next chapter. And the course is about to get romantic. Professional golfer Kael Thorne’s career is in a tailspin. Known as “The Machine” for his perfect technique, he’s now famous for missing every putt that matters. His last chance is a charity Pro-Am, where he’s paired with Elara Vance, a bestselling romance novelist who’s more interested in character arcs than club selection. To Elara, Kael is the ultimate research subject: a classic brooding hero with a wounded heart. To Kael, Elara is a chaotic, sunny distraction who talks to her golf ball and believes in “course chemistry.” But as she drags him through hilarious games of mini-golf and challenges his rigid thinking, something unexpected happens: his game improves, and the walls around his heart begin to crumble...”
The Keyhole: a dark psychological thriller by Gigi Styx <— DARK ROMANCE HORROR!! THE NANNY HAS AN AFFAIR WITH HER BOSS… “….Annalisa arrives at Rochester Manor, expecting a quiet job as a nanny. Instead, she’s drawn into a dark and dangerous affair with her mysterious employer, Edward Rochester. By day, Mr. Rochester is distant and formal. By night, he’s a beast with depraved, unbridled appetites. The more Annalisa succumbs to his allure, the more she realizes he’s hiding something far worse than his desires. Strange noises, locked doors, and buried secrets leave her questioning not just her lover, but if she’ll make it out of the Manor alive…”
XOXO, Vi eBook by Terri Anne Browning <— TRIO ROMANCE!!! “…Before. Then. Now. + Valentine Mine together for the first time. For Violet, it’s always been Luca. For Shaw, it’s always been Jagger. And for both Violet and Shaw, it’s always been each other. But always doesn’t have to mean only. Sometimes forever doesn’t look anything like what we imagined. It’s better….”
Tomorrow, Maybe by June A Wilder <— THIS ROMANCE STARTED GENTLY… BUT NOW WHAT? “...Tomorrow isn’t scary. The middle is. Harper Leigh and Ethan Reyes didn’t fall in love the dramatic way. They didn’t crash into each other, break apart, or need a grand gesture to prove anything. They talked. They showed up. They stayed. Now that the rooftop kiss is behind them and the “what if” has turned into “what now,” Harper and Ethan are learning something no one warns you about: the beginning isn’t the hardest part of love—the middle is. The middle is where routines form, fears resurface, and love stops being hypothetical and starts being real. Where anxiety doesn’t magically disappear just because someone chooses you…”
Saving the Grumpy Billionaire: An Ex-Hockey Star, A Single Dad, A Small Town Romance & a Dog Name Puck by CL Bloom <— SMALL TOWN ROMANCE!! “...I Tried to Save Everything. I Almost Lost Her. I don’t believe in accidents. Especially not the night in New York that changed my life. One woman. One mistake. No promises. No follow‑up. I walked away thinking it was clean. It wasn’t. I went to rehab because of her. She built walls because of me. Neither of us knew the other paid the price. Years later, fate drops us into the same small coastal town. I own the resort. She runs the Michelin‑starred restaurant inside it...”
The Pakhan’s Widow (Sins of the Bratva) by Cooper, Ariana <— FORCED MARRIAGE DARK MAFIA ROMANCE!! “…I walked down the aisle to a man I barely knew. A bride sold for power. A promise carved in blood. Then the guns went off. My groom died at my feet— and his uncle dragged me from the flames. Dimitri Morozov. Bratva Pakhan. The man everyone fears… and no one escapes. He says he saved me. But salvation shouldn’t feel like a cage. Now I wear another man’s name, sleep in his fortress, and breathe under his rules. My father calls it kidnapping. The Bratva calls it war...”
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Simplicity by the Sea (The Gull Island) by Vido, Jennifer <— COASTAL TOWN ROMANCE!! “...What if the perfect pairing isn’t found in a bottle, but in each other? High-powered marketing executive Delaney Huger thrives in Virginia’s wine scene until a quick trip home to Gull Island for a wedding forces her to slow down. Suddenly, she’s questioning the life she’s built and what comes next. Can she uncork a new beginning or keep pouring into a dream that no longer fits? Charter captain Luke Sullivan has built a quiet, predictable life on Gull Island, perfect for raising his daughter and growing his business. But when a captivating wedding guest stirs something he thought he’d buried, he wonders if it’s time to change...”
Mist-Carried by Voss , A. E. <– HE WILL ONLY MEET HER IN THE DARKNESS… “…Aphra Vale—beauty mogul, pop-culture queen, and self-declared timeless icon—calls it theft. When a tabloid prophecy brands Calla “destined for a monster,” sponsors panic, the narrative turns feral, and a scandal erupts so flawlessly it feels scripted. Then a supernatural mist carries Calla out of Los Angeles and into Northern New Mexico—into a hidden mountain estate that shouldn’t exist, run by warm voices and unseen hands. Her new lover is tender, funny, and impossible…but he will only meet her in darkness, and his rules are absolute: no face, no recording, no true name, no phone beyond the gate…”
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Crossing Hearts: Book Two of the Vega Series by Maddox, Riley <— CORPORATE ATTORNEY & THE TEXAS LAWYER… “…Sabrina Rios, a brilliant and fiercely controlled corporate attorney, collides with Aiden Taylor, a grounded Texas lawyer driven by loyalty, family, and hard-earned integrity. What begins as one reckless, unforgettable night becomes impossible to ignore when a powerful client pulls them into the same high-stakes deal. Forced into proximity, their rivalry sparks into something electric, and the lines between ambition and desire start to blur. With reputations on the line and secrets beneath the surface, Sabrina and Aiden must decide if love is worth risking everything they have worked so hard to build…”
Base and Balls (Sports Stringer) by Lynn Michaels <— M/M BASEBALL ROMANCE!! “...Derby Ward, the hottest pitcher in MLB, went home to buy his mother a new house. But when he got there, he’d thrown himself a changeup. Now he has to figure out how to make Godwin his home team. Godwin Ellis, best builder in Alabama, hadn’t realized he needed to make changes in his life, until a certain baseball player threw him a curve. Now Godwin needs to decide if he’s going to exist in the box he built for himself or take a chance on Derby’s love. Home base never meant so much…”
Love On Linden Street: A Slow-Burn Gay Romance Novel by Ashley H Quinn <— SLOW BURN M/M ROMANCE!! “…A slow-burn summer. A balcony, a guitar, and one unexpected connection. When twenty-year-old Mason Hayes arrives on Linden Street for a prestigious music internship, he expects ten weeks of caffeine, chaos, and creative burnout—not the red‑haired boy watering succulents across the way. Mason’s new studio apartment is tiny, the city is loud, and the heat is relentless… but one shy smile from his neighbor makes the whole summer feel suddenly full of possibility. Luka Serrano is a graphic design major with a balcony overflowing with plants and a talent for noticing things—especially the new guitarist who keeps sending melodies drifting across the street. Luka isn’t looking for a distraction, but Mason’s awkward charm and late‑night chords are impossible to ignore...”
Her Angel MAX: An Angel’s Halo MC Next Gen Short (Angels Halo MC Next Gen) by Terri Anne Browning <— HE HELPED HER OUT OF DEPRESSION… “...Miracles were part of fairy tales. Or so I thought. Then I met Max. He became my miracle, giving me a life full of love and the family I’d yearned for since the death of my parents. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I belonged. And then I had our son, and I began to lose myself again. I got lost in the darkness of postpartum and not being able to hear our baby cry when he needed me. Add in the grief of Nova’s death, and I forgot that miracles existed. Through his own broken heart, Max searched for a way to pull me out of the abyss I’d fallen into. I let him lead, afraid to hope. But Nova’s reappearance gave us all a reason to believe in miracles again. Maybe getting the chance to restore my hearing wasn’t impossible after all…”
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Love, Accidentally by Michelle Davies <— SLOW BURN ROMANCE!! “...Rose Calder thought love was predictable—messy, complicated, and often disappointing. Clive Mercer believed in control, observation, and restraint, convinced that feelings were best noticed from a careful distance. When their worlds collide, sparks ignite quietly, subtly… but unmistakably. From near-misses in the office to stolen moments over coffee, both must navigate desire, patience, and the thrill of noticing each other in ways they never expected. A story of slow-burning attraction, measured confessions, and the intoxicating tension of restrained passion, Love, Accidentally is about discovering that some things—like love—are worth noticing, waiting for, and holding carefully in your heart...”
When the Fire Finds Us: An After All These Years Novel — A Late-Life, Second Chance Romance by Olivia Hart <— THE WIDOWED FORMER FIREFIGHTER… “…She thought her best years were behind her. He believed love was too dangerous to risk again. They were both wrong. After decades of heartbreak, silence, and second-guessing, Elena Ward has built a quiet life as a pain therapist and somatic healer. She knows how to hold others together—but has forgotten how to let herself be held. Jack Hale is a widowed former firefighter haunted by loss, chronic pain, and a secret powerful people want buried. He has learned how to survive. He has forgotten how to live. Their connection begins with a single touch...”
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The Keyhole by Gigi Styx <—…DARK ROMANCE HORROR!! THE NANNY HAS AN AFFAIR WITH HER BOSS… “….Annalisa arrives at Rochester Manor, expecting a quiet job as a nanny. Instead, she’s drawn into a dark and dangerous affair with her mysterious employer, Edward Rochester. By day, Mr. Rochester is distant and formal. By night, he’s a beast with depraved, unbridled appetites. The more Annalisa succumbs to his allure, the more she realizes he’s hiding something far worse than his desires…”
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- Ziggy’s Voice (The Wilde Men Book 2) by Saxon James – January 29th 2026
- Villain of My Heart (A Librarian’s Guide to Witchery Book 2) by Shelby Rhodes – January 29th 2026
- Best Kind of Trouble: A Spicy Romantic Comedy (Babes of Brewing – Spicy version Book 3) by Angela Casella – January 29th 2026
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- Guarded (Hopeless Blessed Book 3) by Lark Taylor – January 31st 2026
- Forbidden Heart (The Hearts of Sawyers Bend Book 9) by Ivy Layne – January 31st 2026
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- Starbound Souls (The Nexus Series Book 5) by G. Bailey – January 31st 2026
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