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Age Gap, Audio Book, Daddy Doms, father's best friend, gay, M/M, Part of a Series, secret relationship, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr #attendingauthor #audiobook The Cost of Desire (Secrets in Edgewood 2) by Kate Hawthorne narrated by Christopher Rourke

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I’m just playing with you, Danny.

Danny has been harboring a secret crush on his dad’s best friend for years, and when he finds himself helping Jordan with some late night filing, things quickly take a turn for the interesting.

I’m starving, Little Boy.

Jordan should know better, but he can’t tell Danny no. One night turns into two and two turns into more. Before either man knows it, they’re in a serious—and secret—relationship.

You always belong with me. You always belong to me.

Danny is across the country for school and his mother’s goal in life is to set Jordan up with one of her friends. Tension and expectations are pulling them apart. One grand gesture gone wrong leaves their secrets in the open where they must face the repercussions and the cost of desire.

I’m going to make sure you know how much I love you.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55340581-the-cost-of-desire

https://www.amazon.com/Cost-Desire-Secrets-Edgewood-Book/dp/B08QKW38K3/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1777227118&sr=8-41

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Danny was working in his dad’s office before college started, and on Valentine’s day his dad left, and it was just him and his dads business partner. Jordan is divorced, older businessman and when he ran into Danny at the office papers went everywhere and that’s not the only thing that happened. clothes flew off lube and condoms were being found and these two couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Danny had a new daddy that was just a secret for him, but when Danny goes away to college will it change this dynamic that they have created or only want them to want each other more.

With over two dozen published romances to her name, Kate Hawthorne has built a recognizable brand around telling emotional stories that pack a figurative (and sometimes literal) punch.

Existing on a steady diet of wine and coffee, Kate spends her days dreaming up angsty stories full of heat, kink, and heart. Kate now lives in Louisville, where she writes romance, reads romance, and hides from the humidity.

 

Age Gap, Athletes, Hockey Player, Part of a Series, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr #attendingauthor #seriesstarter Conner (Glendale Magic 1) by Mary Warren

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Sasha Maloof was a successful plus-size influencer, but she left it all behind after an incident with a stalker. She finds a new job managing social media for a hockey team. It might just be the fresh start she was looking for, the only problem is the infuriating team captain. But she can’t hide from her past forever.

Conner McPhee is captain of the Glendale Magic. He has devoted his whole life to hockey and is focused on finally bringing home the cup. That focus is tested when the Magic hire a new social media manager who is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen … and a distraction he didn’t need. But when her safety is at stake, he can’t help but be her knight in shining hockey pads.

Despite their rocky start, Sasha learns Conner is someone she can depend on and he learns there is more to life than hockey.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205047063-conner?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=F8n5i0ljeB&rank=4

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Sasha a plus size influencer had to move away from her life because she ended up with a stalker. sending gifts to her house and not the po box she had set up for her followers and companies to send her things to promote. So now she’s got a job working with the Glendale Magic Hockey Team as their social media manager, working on getting the fans more involved and getting tickets sales. But Sasha caught the eye of the golden boy of the team, and his game hasn’t been the same when she’s been around. Conners shots have been off until he notice’s Sasha and starts showing off. Will Sasha be able to live her life without looking over her shoulder, can Conner get his head in the game without getting distracted more. or will they hot a slapshot in overtime and both be seeing stars.

Mary Warren is an indie romance author known for writing inclusive, body-positive love stories that blend warmth, humor, and heat. Her books feature plus-size heroines, emotionally soft heroes, and relationships built on mutual respect, banter, and deep emotional connection.

Writing across contemporary, paranormal, and fantasy romance, she creates stories where characters are seen, healed, and deeply loved. She is also the founder of Fat Girls in Fiction, a community dedicated to expanding representation and celebrating joyful, affirming romance for every body.

Age Gap, Fae, Paranormal, Vampire, Werewolf

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Hunting Starla is the next all-new book from USA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon. Get ready for this sexy, age-gap, love story that will show you how a hybrid wolf-fae shifter female can tame an over five-hundred-year-old vampire male who thinks he’s too old for her.

Starla is a wolf-fey hybrid…She got a rapid education on the Fey Realm by none other than the Fey Queen herself and Lula, the crazy pink dragon. Now, she’s returned to Earth, several years older and more mature. She and her wolf are more than ready to claim their mate.

Scepter is too old, too jaded….He’s the Mafia King’s right-hand man and knows Starla thinks she’s his mate. She calls to him on a visceral level, unlike anything he’s felt in all his five hundred years. Yet his soul is black next to her pure white one. He vows to protect her from them both.

She should be scared and run for the hills…but Starla is tired of running. She wants to live life to the fullest with all that comes with it, and her wolf is going mad with the need to claim their mate.

Scepter needs to protect Starla from him and herself…He’s seen more in his lifetime than she could imagine and knows she’s too sweet and naive for the likes of him. For her sake and his, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her from falling for the silly human notion called love. Yet he can’t seem to stop himself from craving things, things only Starla can offer.She isn’t willing to give up on what she knows fate has set in motion long before she’d been born.

Scepter might say one thing with his words, but she can smell a lie. When the club is celebrating the day of lovers, there’s a sinister being who sees Starla and decides she’s fair game. Will Scepter realize she’s his bonded mate in time, or will he lose her to another?

​​​​​​ **Hunting Starla is the next all-new book from USA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon. Get ready for this sexy, age-gap, love story that will show you how a hybrid wolf-fae shifter female can tame an over five-hundred-year-old vampire male who thinks he’s too old for her.**

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Age Gap, Cowboys, Mystery, Part of a Series, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr26 #attendingauthor #seriesstarter Roaring Fork Wrangler (Roaring Fork Ranch 1) by Heather Slade

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He’s a Colorado wrangler forced to leave his ranch. She’s a small town girl who knows his family’s secrets. Will the truth put more distance between them than ever before?

CORD
I’m a Colorado man born and raised. The last thing I want is to head to a rural town in New York where there are farms–not ranches. And don’t try to tell me they’re the same. In order to save my birthright, I’m stuck here for a year. Problem is, I have no idea why and the one person who could tell me just died. When I meet Juniper, the voice inside my head says she can help me find what I’m looking for. And probably so much more. I know I shouldn’t get too close, but she’s irresistible. When all is said and done, and I pack up my gear and head home, will she just be a distant memory?

JUNI
I’m a New York girl born and raised. The last thing I want is to stay in this small town for the rest of my life. I’ve got my ticket to ride. When the cowboy from Colorado shows up, seeking answers to secrets I can help him find, I forgo my life in the big city. To put my dreams on hold for some sexy rancher may be the dumbest thing I’ve ever done. But in the end, will he just be a distant memory?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201494316-roaring-fork-wrangler

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Cord Wheaton and his siblings were back in their family lawyer’s office for phase 2 of their father’s will. this time its Cord’s turn he’s told he needs to move to East Auora New York for a year and can’t leave the stated property for linger then 48 hours or his siblings and him lose all inheritance. His brother just had his year done, but what was in New York. after arriving, meeting the crew at the ranch and he met a local girl that had him thinking he had known her forever and she thought the same. But when someone tried to kill Cord a bunch of secrets from the past are getting unburied, can Cord handle it all with only being in town for a year.

USA Today best-selling author of shamelessly sexy, edge-of-your seat suspense

Age Gap, Contemp. Romance, LGBTQ, M/M, Novella, Part of a Series, Review, Writers on the River Attending Author

WOTR26 #seriesstarter #Review – Strong Coffee (Coffee Beans & Love Book 1) by J.M. Walker

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I only wanted a one-night stand. I didn’t expect to fall for him too.
My best friend is in love with me.
Instead of trying to make things work with him, I decide to have a one-night stand with someone else.
I try making it last for only one night, but my stupid heart gets in the way and I end up falling in love with him.
What makes it worse is that he’s my father’s business partner.

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Review by Twinsie Kelly

Strong, steamy, and classy novella about finding yourself (#Bramden).

Brady is made by his friends/business partners to take himself out on a date to just unwind and do something good for himself. While out, he and Cam have a “moment” that turns into a “MOMENT” (if you’re picking up what I am putting down *wags eyebrows*).  Well, Brady and Camden, Bramden if you will, cannot keep to themselves. Bramden just keep falling for each other. What started as a “MOMENT” is turning into so much more. Just like every relationship, there are obstacles….age, parents, exes….but hey, the heart wants what the heart wants.

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J.M. Walker, a Canadian author, writes stories across several different genres. She’s passionate about traveling the world with her husband, reading all the books, training for that next race, coffee, and all things spooky. She can be found with a coffee in one hand and a book in the other.

“Above all, be the HEROINE of your own life…” ~ Nora Ephron

Professional Inquiries:

I am represented by SBR Media. For inquiries regarding foreign rights, audio, and other media outlets, please contact Stephanie Phillips.

stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Age Gap, Bikers

#WOTR25 #NewRelease #Review – Shredded Love (Legacy Series: Knights of Paradise MC Book 1) by: S.J. Chaynie

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Shredded Love is an age gap, motorcycle club romance with no cheating and an HEA.

I should have known with a name like Romeo it was doomed from the start. A love that was forbidden. A love that was too intense to last. A love for a man loyal only to his club and his president. I knew he would never choose me. But when a story I’m chasing places me in the center of danger, I have no choice but to turn to the club for help. To him. Now he vows to never let me out of his sight. But there’s only one way this story can end. In tragedy. Because I’m the president’s daughter, and my Romeo….well…. he’s the president’s best friend.

Shredded Love is book one of the Legacy Series, a second generation series for the Knights of Paradise MC. You do not need to read the first series to enjoy this one. Intented for mature readers. Some situations may be triggering.

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Review by Twinsie Melinda

I received a copy of this book from the author for an honest review. 

I love Romeo and Hallie story. Romeo has denied his feelings for Hallie for so long. How can he fall for his best friend’s daughter. He chooses his family, brothers, the MC over love and Hallie. I love the little things that Romeo does for Hallie. Hallie does not make things easy on Romeo nor her brothers or Dad.  Hallie is following a story that lands her in trouble and she has to turn to the MC. When Sunny’s life is threatened Romeo will move heaven and earth to protect her.

The chemistry between Romeo and Hallie is electric. These two could not be more perfect for each other they are both stubborn and Hallie keeps Romeo on his toes with her sass and determination. Watching Romeo and Mav hash things out over Hallie was hard to watch but loved Tanner and the way she navigates Mav. There were some great twists that I didn’t see coming but man were they good. I loved seeing the entire MC family and learning more about them. I cannot wait for the next book to read about one of the other MC kids and how they continue in their fathers’ footsteps.

S.J. Chaynie is a small-town Texas girl who has found a love for writing. She enjoys writing romance, with a sprinkle of suspense, and a little humor. If she is not busy writing her newest ideas, she is spending time with her husband and two beautiful daughters. She believes a good book and a lot of laughs is the best medicine. She brings suspense, love, angst, and sometimes the occasional heartbreak to her stories. Always a HEA, but every character and story she holds close to her heart and hopes they touch yours as well.

 

Age Gap, MC

#WOTR25 #NewRelease #AgeGap #DadsBestFriend #MC – Shredded Love (Legacy Series: Knights of Paradise MC Book 1) by SJ Chaynie

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Shredded Love is an age gap, motorcycle club romance with no cheating and an HEA.

I should have known with a name like Romeo it was doomed from the start. A love that was forbidden. A love that was too intense to last. A love for a man loyal only to his club and his president. I knew he would never choose me. But when a story I’m chasing places me in the center of danger, I have no choice but to turn to the club for help. To him. Now he vows to never let me out of his sight. But there’s only one way this story can end. In tragedy. Because I’m the president’s daughter, and my Romeo….well…. he’s the president’s best friend.

Shredded Love is book one of the Legacy Series, a second generation series for the Knights of Paradise MC. You do not need to read the first series to enjoy this one. Intented for mature readers. Some situations may be triggering.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

Shredded Love (Legacy Series: Knights of Paradise MC Book 1) by SJ Chaynie

I was given this book by the author for an honest review.

STOP!!!  Look Miss Author Friend.  You know that Mav has my heart so how in the world can you make me love Romeo so much!  UGH!!!

I have been WAITING for this series and waiting for you to go back to the MC family.  When you did you did it so well.  Romeo is just such a great grumpy falls first character but is too scared to admit it to anyone let alone his best friend.  I mean awkward right!!!

Hailey is everything I would expect Tanner and Mav’s daughter to be.  Head strong and heart on her sleeve.  OMG  They are such a great pair.

I had so much fun reading their story.  Granted they are both so dang stubborn and I did wanna tell Mav so Romeo would finally get his head outta his butt to claim his girl. The story of Romeo and Hailey is a great one with love but also so much fear.  Romeo is afraid to lose his family…again.  He pushed Hailey away out of fear.  Hailey is so in love with Romeo but is tried of being the “secret”. 

Their attraction was amazing and super combustible.  I cant wait to read more especially about a certain dancer and a certain MC guy.  There is a good story I am sure.

S.J. Chaynie is a small-town Texas girl who has found a love for writing. She enjoys writing romance, with a sprinkle of suspense, and a little humor. If she is not busy writing her newest ideas, she is spending time with her husband and two beautiful daughters. She believes a good book and a lot of laughs is the best medicine. She brings suspense, love, angst, and sometimes the occasional heartbreak to her stories. Always a HEA, but every character and story she holds close to her heart and hopes they touch yours as well.



Age Gap, Part of a Series, Shifters, Single Mom, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr25 #attendingauthor #shortstory #standalone The Mountain Mans’s Baby Bears (Stormy Mountain Bears #2) by Sophie Stern

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Heath lives alone, and that’s the way he likes it. He lives off the land and he doesn’t bother other people, but somehow, other people always seem to find a way to bother him. He helps the other shifters who live in the mountains with him and he does his part to show kindness to others, but what he really wants is to hide away and nurse his wounds. Heath has been hurt – really hurt – and he doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to move forward.

Then one night, a knock at the door changes everything.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48995600-the-mountain-man-s-baby-bears

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Review by Twinsie Dee

i was given this book by the author for an honest review

Thersea is a bestselling author un a different name after a luncheon party for her newest book release she’s taking her twin sons camping. while camping her 5-year-olds shifted into bear cubs after the shock that made Thersea pass out, she came to it her boys were missing as bears. Heath is a bear shifter and one night had a knock at his cabin, in the middle of the woods and two bear cubs, were there scared and alone. Once Heath found their mom and brought her to his cabin, they both have a ton of questions for each other as weel as an attraction to one another. Will they give into this pull that they have to each other when Theresa and her twins go back to the city and back to normal life or will she risk it all and head to the woods for a new relaxing life.

Sophie Stern writes paranormal and contemporary romance stories for her amazing readers across the globe. When she’s not busy writing, you can find her pole dancing, traveling, or reading zombie novels.

 

Age Gap, best friend's father, Cops/Detectives, Part of a Series, Review, secret relationship, Standalone

#review #partofaseries The Perfect Couple (Nantucket 3) by Elin Hilderbrand

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It’s Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom’s wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate.

But it’s going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony-and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom’s famous mystery-novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, he discovers that every wedding is a minefield-and no couple is perfect. Featuring beloved characters from The Castaways, Beautiful Day, and A Summer Affair, The Perfect Couple proves once again that Elin Hilderbrand is the queen of the summer beach read.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34840184-the-perfect-couple

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Couple-Elin-Hilderbrand/dp/0316375268/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1748615937&sr=8-3

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book here is my honest review

When the weekend wedding of the rich and not so rich takes place in the beautiful Nantucket and everyone is excited and ready to party. the bride and groom pushed the wedding up so that the bride’s mother could be there since her cancer diagnostic has made her long life shorter and she wanted to see her only daughter get married. but when the maid of honor is found dead on the beach this happy weekend turns into a crime scene no one wanted. Will this crime be solved, will there still be a wedding and will anyone be shocked at the outcome of the crime. loved this story the flashbacks didn’t get too confusing, but I didn’t see that ending coming.

 

Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her five previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

 

Age Gap, Bikers, Shifters

#Review #BearShifter – Daddy Biker Bear (Bears of Forest Heights #1) by: Roxie Ray

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I trusted a shifter with my virginity. Until he got me pregnant. Then he rejected me as his mate.

I was young and naive when I fell hard for bad boy Grizz, a shifter who was hot enough to melt my good girl heart. Big mistake. Because when good girls are naughty, they end up pregnant.

Now I’m back in Forest Heights to care for my aunt with my son Rainer—the son I’ve been raising on my own for nine years because gruff, tough Grizz didn’t believe our baby was possible.

But Rainer is living proof that shifters and humans can have babies, and now he’s showing signs of growing up to be just like his daddy. When Grizz realizes Rainer is his, he says he wants to get to know him. And the problem is, I’ll do anything for my son.

Except open my heart to Grizz again. I won’t be rejected twice. And it’s far too dangerous, especially when a rival biker gang has their sights set on his patch of turf…

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Review by Twinsie Melinda

I picked up the complete series from amazon I have not read a bear shifter in a while and this one caught my eye. This was a quick read that had me drawn in and not wanting to put it down. I will say there was not a lot of world building kinda figure things out as you read.

Zo was the good girl always keeping on the strait and narrow path. Her sister was the rebellion and died in a car accident. Trying to deal with the death of her sister she was ready to go to college where she could be who she wanted. Over the summer she went to Aunts states away from home. The first day there she met a friend Kim who invited her to a party where she was introduced to Grizz.

Grizz is a bear shifter alpha of his clan/gang. Grizz and Zo spend the summer together and Zo falls in love with Grizz. Zo gives up her virginity to Grizz and even though it is thought that shifters cannot get humans pregnant Zo ends up pregnant.  Grizz gets mad and thinks Zo was cheating on him because there is no way the baby is his. He sends her away and breaks her heart.

9 years later Zo is back in town to take care of her aunt that had a stroke. Zo came face to face with Grizz and he now knows the 8-year-old boy is his there is no denying it. Grizz needs both Zo and Rain in his life but when his clan/gang issues threaten Zo and Rain will he lose them both? When Grizz make the same mistake with Zo again and it could cost him the life of his boy and his own will he be able to make things right once again.

I wish there was a bit more world building in this book. I did like the plot and the chemistry between Zo and Grizz. At times I forgot Zo was only 18 in the beginning and not 21 or 22. I also loved the friendship between Zo and Kim and Zo and her aunt’s relationship. Grizz was a ass at the beginning but by the end I believe he redeemed himself. Forgiveness was given way easier that what I would have be able to do but it was still all in all a good read. I am intrigued to see how Kim and Hutch (Grizz brother) story goes.

Roxie Ray is a collaborative group of writer friends passionate about crafting unforgettable Paranormal and Alien Romance. Together, they weave steamy, heart-pounding stories filled with captivating characters, sizzling chemistry, and plots that keep you hooked from start to finish. They pour their love for the genre into every page, aiming to deliver the perfect blend of heat and storytelling magic.