Friday, October 30, 2026

New Release: WHISPERS OF POWER by Rory Miles




 WHISPERS OF POWER

Rory Miles

Release Date: October 28 


Meet Rory Miles:

Rory Miles is an avid reader, consumer of chocolate, and lover of cats. Her books can best be described as snarky with a healthy amount of romance.


Connect with Rory Miles:

https://www.instagram.com/rorymilesauthor/


Blurb:

Graduating from Diremount University is the ultimate test of paranormal abilities, but this university isn’t just a training ground, it’s a battlefield.

Between dodging silver daggers in class, avoiding any discussion of becoming a central bond, and fighting off mean girls, my first year at Diremount University is eventful to say the least.

Toss in some good old paranormal classism, and Diremount becomes my living nightmare.

But I have bigger problems: my twin sister is missing and I can’t use my magic.

To find my sister, I need to graduate, and to graduate I need to learn to control my powers. . . but the harder I try to use my magic, the more I’m beginning to think I don’t have any.

And because I have the absolute worst luck, one incident places me among the top-ranking students and turns me into enemy number one.

Honestly, I’m beginning to think the goddess really, really doesn’t like me because if all of that weren’t bad enough, the four most powerful men at the university can’t seem to leave me alone.

Drake, the mage with a grumpy demeanor, wants me gone.

Bellamy, the cocky but handsome vamp, wants to borrow a vein.

Carver, the professor with a hard exterior, wants me out of his way.

And for whatever reason, Rowan, the shifter who knows my darkest secret, wants to protect me.

Now not only am I fighting to survive this deadly university, I’m also trying to avoid their attention because the only thing worse than never seeing my twin again is being trapped in a bond I don’t want.

This is book 1 of a slow burn paranormal academy romance. This series is a why choose romance, which means there will be multiple love interests and the happily ever after will be with all of them by the end of the series.
This book will end on a cliffhanger.




Buy Link:

https://a.co/d/01HpmMC7 

Available in Kindle+






4.75 Stars

WOW! What a story! 

Whispers of Power had me enthralled from the first page! This is the first book I’ve read by Rory Miles and now I can’t wait to read more! 

The world building at Diremount University and all the sub characters were just incredible. Raina comes from a troubled upbringing and believes she can’t reach her magic. No matter how hard she tries she can’t feel it. She’s hoping that by going to Diremount University someone can help her and also help her find her missing twin sister. 

Truths are revealed in this book that I never saw coming and the plot twists! Oh man! They were amazing! 

I loved how the members of the most powerful group at the university all had different abilities and affinities. Two are mages, one a shifter, one a vampire. And they all are drawn to Raina. They all slowly crack her immense defenses one by one. 

Yes, some parts of this book were a smidge predictable but it was still so enjoyable! The twists, the conflict, it all made it an amazing book from start to finish. 

I need book 2 to come out like NOW! I can’t wait to read what happens next.


REVIEW TOUR - Smash by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

 



Title: Smash
Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Forbidden Romance
Release Date: October 25, 2026


BLURB

A new, shockingly forbidden standalone from New York Times bestselling authors Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland…

Sometimes one floor is all that separates the life you planned from the life you never saw coming…

Moving to New York with my boyfriend, Calder, was supposed to be a fresh start.

A new city. A new job. A beautiful brownstone in Brooklyn we'd call home. The beginning of our forever.

There was just one catch: Calder’s best friend lived in the apartment downstairs.

Rafe—a gifted artist who smashed glass into masterpieces. With his unruly blond hair and piercing eyes that seemed to see right through me, he was impossible to ignore.

He was also completely off-limits.

Yet somehow, every walk past his apartment or trip to the basement laundry room turned into another deep conversation neither of us ever wanted to end.

At first, it was innocent.
Then I found myself looking forward to running into him again.
Before long, I was creating opportunities to be around him.

Somehow, Rafe and I made each other feel seen in ways neither of us expected.

I tried to ignore our connection, reminding myself that Calder’s best friend was the last man on Earth I could ever fall for.

But with every stolen moment, that lie became harder to believe.

Maybe some love stories aren't about finding the right person—but what happens when you find them too late.







PURCHASE LINKS

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Read in Kindle Unlimited






This audiobook was an absolute delight! Talia and Rafe’s forbidden romance pulled me in from the start, with a beautifully written connection, undeniable chemistry and plenty to keep me listening.
Talia has moved in with her boyfriend, Calder, but what happens when she finds herself attracted to his best friend, Rafe, the artist living downstairs? The romance and tension make this such an enjoyable story!

The narration was spot on, with Andi Arndt, Lee Samuels and Austin Stone bringing the characters to life. Austin Stone’s sultry voice as Rafe was absolutely perfect. 
I could picture him so clearly, and he was absolutely mesmerising! 




Smash is a smash hit of a story with turmoil, tension and a forbidden romance!

My heart didnt know what to do! 

There were a few times I actually had to put the book down coz I was nervous at what potentially lay ahead! 

I genuinely liked the characters and felt the overwhelming angst made my heart hurt! 

I felt so many emotions throughout that I had veritable whiplash with, will they, wont they?

Talia moves to New York to be with her boyfriend. She has a new job as well and being in a new city is hopefully the start of a great life for them. That is until she meets his best friend Rafe. 

Omg the tension, the connections along with the secrets and lies, made for a very rough and unpredictable journey for all involved. Quite the story indeed.



PENELOPE WARD


Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.



VI KEELAND


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-seven 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, 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.





Wednesday, October 28, 2026

New Release: UNDER WATER by E.M. Lindsey

 



UNDER WATER

E.M. Lindsey 

Release Date: October 26 


Meet E.M. Lindsey:

E.M. Lindsey is a Romance author, an ancient historian, and avid lover of nerdy things.  EM lives on the East Coast of the United States.  


Connect with E.M. Lindsey:

https://linktr.ee/emlindseyauthor


Blurb:

That’s it. My co-worker has to die. There’s no other way around it. If I have to spend one more day cleaning up his mess—no matter how good he makes the mess look—I’m going to lose it.


It’s too bad Easton’s beloved around the station. It’s too bad my kid also loves him.


It’s too bad I’m starting to see what the hype is all about. Especially because the hype is making me want things I can’t have. And it’s not just because I’m lonely, tragic, and in the middle of a messy divorce.


It’s also because Easton is straight…


Isn’t he?


Under Water is the second book in the Storm Season series. It’s a workplace rivals to lovers romance with a bi-awakening, baby ducks, a snarky pre-teen who sees way too much, and a steamy happily ever after.





Rune is devoted to his son while navigating a divorce from his abusive ex-husband, and Easton has been quietly crushing on 
Rune for years while struggling to believe he’s good enough for him. Easton and Rune’s son bond immediately, and the ex-husband storyline is intense and compelling.

I absolutely loved this amazing story plus Elio ( Rune’s son ) had perfect humour and says it as he sees it! 
A wonderful story!






Buy Link:

https://a.co/d/0gw44CnT            

Available in Kindle+


Tuesday, October 27, 2026

RELEASE BOOST - Babygirl by Lucy Lennox

 



Title: Babygirl
Author: Lucy Lennox
Genre: MM Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Bad Boy, College Football
Bisexual Awakening, Roommates, Forced Proximity
Release Date: October 20, 2026


BLURB

From USA Today bestselling author Lucy Lennox comes an enemies-to-lovers MM college football romance.

They say I’m Demere University’s Golden Boy.
The Senator’s perfect son and heir.
The kicker who never misses.
The man who doesn’t make mistakes…

Until I do, and my fall from grace lands me in a dorm room with Elliot Vaughn.

Vaughn is reckless and rough.
Solid muscle wrapped in ink.
He runs an illegal fight ring.
He breaks rules like it’s his job.

And since he hates my guts, Vaughn’s decided to break me.

He brings people home—men, women.
Locks eyes with me across the room while he ruins them.
Whispers teasing words that burrow into my brain.
Calls me names no straight man should respond to.

He steals my focus. Annihilates my control.
Makes me want things I can’t afford to want.

Like those rough hands on my skin.
Like giving up everything they say I am for a future that’s all my own.
Like choosing to be his babygirl, even if it destroys us both.

Babygirl is a steamy MM college standalone romance about a golden boy who can't look away, and the dangerous man who's been watching him right back.








PURCHASE LINKS


Read in Kindle Unlimited






AUTHOR BIO

Lucy Lennox is the USA Today bestselling author of over fifty gay romance titles including the GoodReads Hall of Fame winner Wilde Love. Born and raised in the southeast USA, she is finally putting good use to that English Lit degree she earned before the turn of the century. Lucy enjoys naps, pizza, and procrastinating. She stays up way too late each night reading romance because it’s simply the best.


AUTHOR LINKS




Sunday, October 25, 2026

RELEASE BLITZ - Smash by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

 



Title: Smash
Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Forbidden Romance
Release Date: October 25, 2026


BLURB

A new, shockingly forbidden standalone from New York Times bestselling authors Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland…

Sometimes one floor is all that separates the life you planned from the life you never saw coming…

Moving to New York with my boyfriend, Calder, was supposed to be a fresh start.

A new city. A new job. A beautiful brownstone in Brooklyn we'd call home. The beginning of our forever.

There was just one catch: Calder’s best friend lived in the apartment downstairs.

Rafe—a gifted artist who smashed glass into masterpieces. With his unruly blond hair and piercing eyes that seemed to see right through me, he was impossible to ignore.

He was also completely off-limits.

Yet somehow, every walk past his apartment or trip to the basement laundry room turned into another deep conversation neither of us ever wanted to end.

At first, it was innocent.
Then I found myself looking forward to running into him again.
Before long, I was creating opportunities to be around him.

Somehow, Rafe and I made each other feel seen in ways neither of us expected.

I tried to ignore our connection, reminding myself that Calder’s best friend was the last man on Earth I could ever fall for.

But with every stolen moment, that lie became harder to believe.

Maybe some love stories aren't about finding the right person—but what happens when you find them too late.







PURCHASE LINKS

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Read in Kindle Unlimited






PENELOPE WARD


Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.



VI KEELAND


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-seven 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, 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.