Can't Wait Wednesday!

 Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by  

Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

New week with all new exciting books. This week I'm currently on a hockey why choose obsession. This one sounds so good. I can't wait to get my hands on it. 

Pucking The Team

by Alexis Barlowe 

Expected Pub May 10th 2024

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Synopsis

Imagine landing your dream job only to find your heart entangled with not one, but four NHL stars, each vying for a place in your life.

I grew up with hockey in my blood. Becoming the new social media manger for the Chicago Blizzards was my dream job.

I thought I knew everything about the game, including how to guard my heart against the infamous charms of hockey players.

I was wrong.

First, there's Lukas, the forward whose flirtations could melt the ice he plays on. Then there's Ryan, the defenseman whose stoic exterior hides depths of loyalty. Alex, the skills coach, challenges me to see beyond the game, while Slade, our team captain, reveals a vulnerability that calls to me in a way I never anticipated.

As I navigate my new role, my heart, and the dramas of the NHL, I'm confronted with a choice that could change the course of my life. Can I truly embrace a love so unconventional with not just one, but four men who have come to mean everything to me?

TROPES:

• Pro Hockey Romance
• Why Choose/Reverse Harem/Polyamory
• Workplace Affair
• Secret Romance
• Found Family
• Sports Genius Heroine
• Only One Bed
• Touch Her and Die

What upcoming release are you excited for? 

May Hopefuls

 It's May!

 New Month, New goals, new challenges, and all new adventures. I've got a giant list of books but I'm not going to post a big list this time around because I end up struggling to stay with my list. 

My starter May Hopefuls 

I'm currently reading Almost Pretend by Nicole Snow it released yesterday. As you can see I'm behind always behind so it seems.

I'm planning on reading 

Draw Down The Moon by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 

If The Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert 

Pucking Wild by Emily Rath

Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

It's a start list but I'm really excited about it. 

Happy Release Day! + Book Review: Not Her Shot

Title - Knot Her Shot 

Author - Ari Wright 

Genre - Romance, Omegaverse, Why Choose 

Format - Arc review copy 

Published - April 30th 2024

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Synopsis

What do you get when you put a happy-go-lucky hockey star, a controlling CEO, and a grumpy goalie together

One big mess.

They may be hockey’s Most Valuable Pack, but the Pierson alphas are far from a true team. The obvious solution? Find the right omega to bind them together. The match-making process sounds simple enough. Scientific, even. Until a sweet, shy omega runs right into their play for a mate, and changes the whole game.

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Remi thought she was ready for a team of her own.

After growing up without a family, being passed over by foster parents, she always dreamed of finding her perfect pack. But when her big chance finally comes, it’s nothing like she imagined.

Could she really belong with this group of rough, rowdy, rude alphas? And, if she does, will they finally be the family that chooses her back?

Finding a pack was always her goal. But is Remi ready to take her shot?

This fun, sporty Omegaverse romance features:

• Hockey romance
• Why-choose/RH relationship
• Fated mates
• An alpha-hole pack leader
• A golden-retriever hockey star
• A brooding goalie
• Rejected mates/ Groveling
• Found family
• Knotting/ Heat
• Nesting/ Pampering
• Grumpy/ Sunshine
• Forced Proximity
• Low angst/ Lots of swoon

Knot Her Shot is a why choose Omegaverse romance intended for readers 18+. It contains knotting, heat, swoony alphas, and absolutely no choosing! HEA guaranteed!

Review

I received Knot Her Shot in return for an honest review from Happily Booked PR. 

I loved Remi right from the start she's just an amazing character and the more we got to know her pack the more I loved them too. They are all unique and each one brings a little something different to the pack that complements the whole. I loved that she had a little bond with each one that was something unique she shared with just them. I admit that Smith was my favorite he was rough around the edges but he was willing to grow. 

This is my first book by the author and I'm obsessed with her storytelling. I've been on a romance omegaverse kick recently and this one checked all my boxes. It was a captivating story that I had a hard time putting down and ended up devouring over 2 short days. The author did a beautiful job creating captivating characters that just stole my heart. I really felt that I was able to connect with Remi we are both bakers. 

While it is a standalone I highly recommend reading the first one in the series so that you can read Meg's story. I didn't but I wish I had. I've already got the first book on my kindle and plan to devour Meg's story next so I'll be ready for the next book in the series. Ari Wright has gone on my auto-buy list and now I need to read all her prior books as I loved this one so much. If you've not read her yet I highly recommend she's very talented at creating beautiful stories. 

COVER REVEAL - Crusher by Elyse Kelly

Title: Crusher

Series: Satan's Disciples 

Motorcycle Club #4

Author: Elyse Kelly

Genre: Contemporary Romance Novella

Tropes: Obsessed Hero/Badass Heroine

Love At First Sight/Hard To Get

Cover Design: Ashley Slaughter, Cover Couture

Release Date: May 24, 2024

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I never should’ve saved him that day. But now, he’s the one saving me…

Crusher gets under my skin in ways I never could’ve imagined. He’s been relentlessly pursuing me at every turn since the night I snuck out of his bed.

Not that I owe him any kind of explanation, but I had my reasons for leaving. Good ones that include the eleven-year-old boy I’m now solely responsible for.

But none of that matters to the men who’ve taken me. Men who are dead set on revenge for something I had nothing to do with. They want payback against Crusher and the Satan’s Disciples, and what better way to get it than taking someone who belongs to the MC.

Only, I don’t belong to the Disciples and I don’t belong to Crusher. But that won’t do me any good while I try to escape this hellhole I’m currently in.

Maybe help is coming, and maybe it’s not. But I refuse to play the damsel in distress. This isn’t some fairytale, and I’m not waiting for a hot biker on a Harley to rescue me.

No, I’ll take my life into my own hands. And I’ll save my damn self even if I have to fight my way out of here.

CRUSHER is book 4 in the SATAN'S DISCIPLES MC SERIES. This is a love-at-first-sight, obsessed hero, MC romance packed with action and spice, and a badass heroine! Prepare to fall in love with this sexy biker when he sets out on a mission to rescue the only woman he can’t live without.

SATAN’S DISCIPLES MC SERIES

Faithful. Loyal. Ruthless.

The men of SATAN’S DISCIPLES MOTORCYCLE CLUB live a dangerous lifestyle with deadly consequences. And that’s just the way these possessive alphas like it. Get ready for a long, hard ride with the bad boys of Carnage, Nevada, in these sexy, sinful HEAs that are guaranteed to leave you satisfied and breathless.

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AUTHOR BIO

I’m just a true southern girl, reading and writing books, asking you to love me! My books are extra steamy, contemporary romances, all with HEAs and no cliffhangers! They’re short, smutty, and tastefully trashy.

If you love over-protective, sexy, alpha book boyfriends who make you swoon and reach for your favorite… bookmark, then you’ve come to the right place.

When I’m not writing books or doing bookish things, I’m probably listening to music, designing smutty stickers, adding to my spectacular band t-shirt collection, or learning how to do something new like arm-knitting because I’m neurodivergent AF! And yes, I really do know how to knit with my arms.

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

 

 Hosted by The Book Date 

New week new stack of books. I'm a huge mood reader so I'm kind of all over for reading but it keeps me from being burned out. 

I'm still a scatterbrain when it comes to writing reviews it seems. I'm so behind 

Finished Last Week 

Silent Stalker by Richie Tankersley Cusick 

Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick 

Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Beautiful Addictions by Season Vining 

Hate by Tate James 

Serpents of Sky and Flame by Rebecca F Kenney 

One Pucked Up Pack by Sarah Blue

Fourth Base With The Alpha by Hannah Haze 

Bearly Sweet by Loni Ree 

Knot From Around Here by Violet Coltair 

On My list to start off the week. I'm planning more but this is my current starter list. 

What are you reading? 

RELEASE BLITZ - Elite Connections: An LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology

Title: Elite Connections

An LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology

Genres: MM, FF, LGBTQIA+ Romances

Release Date: April 26, 2024

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Every need met. Every desire fulfilled.

Welcome to Elite Connections, the secret, exclusive service where money is no object and your every wish is guaranteed to come true.

Fake dates, arranged marriages, or just some company for the night, whatever it is, with Elite you are covered.

Benefitting Outright International, an organization that works to amplify inclusion and equality across the world, and Lambda Legal, fighting for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people.

Elite Connections is a queer charity anthology containing MM, FF, and other LGBTQ+ romances and will be available for a limited time only. All proceeds will be split between the chosen charities.

With stories from:

Ana Ashley - BA Tortuga - Colette Davison

Emily Silver - Erin Zak - Jax Calder

Kelex - Frances M. Thompson - Jodi Payne

Rhys Everly - Sarah Zane

Saxon James - V.L. Locey

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COLETTE DAVISON

EMILY SILVER

ERIN ZAK

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KALEX

FRANCES M. THOMPSON

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RHYS EVERLY

SARAH ZANE

SAXON JAMES

V.L. LOCEY

RELEASE BLITZ - Master Oradea by Sylvia Black

Title: Master Oradea

Series: Masters of the Consulate #10

Author: Sylvia Black

Genre: Dark Vampire Romance

Tropes: Fated Mates/Forbidden/Age Gap

Release Date: April 26, 2024

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A vampire master on the hunt for a rogue who got away. An infuriating beauty who won’t do as she’s told. When destiny speaks, will immortal hearts survive?

As a pureblood and dark-souled master, I will capture the rogue vampire trying to steal the secrets that we keep. When we find him, no one will stop me from seeking retribution for the destruction they’ve caused.

Not the shifters, witches, or even the biggest traitor of all.

But when a red-headed beauty gets caught in the crossfire, I must save her from our foes.

That proves harder than it should because the fiery female has powers of her own. When she uses her magical gift, the mystery of the stones exposes a secret we’ve never known.

Battle lines between the witches and vampires become clearly drawn, but that won’t stop me. Whether destiny forbids it or not, I will make the bewitching enchantress my mate.

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Sylvia Black is a master's prepared paranormal romance author with a special love for old-world history and the folklore of Europe. A grandmother born and raised in the Baltic sea region nurtured this love and it grew more profound as a young child living for years in England and traveling extensively.

Sylvia likes to keep her readers on the edge of their seats one minute and fanning themselves as the heat rises in the next. Her novels feature handsome, dark-minded males who will stop at nothing to protect their mates.

The perfect day for Sylvia would be spent sitting on a balcony overlooking the Amalfi Coast in Italy while enjoying an espresso as she writes.

While not writing, she spends time with her husband and family, including an adorable fur-baby. She enjoys traveling extensively, especially when researching for her next novel.

She also loves to spend time interacting with you, her readers, so please feel free to connect with her on social media!

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