New Release: FORBIDDEN LITTLE GAME by Raleigh Ruebins

 

FORBIDDEN LITTLE GAME

Raleigh Ruebins

Release Date: May 14 

Meet Raleigh Ruebins:

Raleigh Ruebins writes steamy MM love stories with small towns, big egos, and men who should know better... but they fall hard anyway. Her favorite characters are guys who deserve their happily-ever-afters, even if they're rough around the edges--real, flawed, but always with hearts of gold. 

Connect with Raleigh Ruebins:

https://www.instagram.com/raleighruebins/

Blurb:

Sharing a college campus with my infuriating stepbrother should be easy.

Until he crosses a line with me, and we’re pulled into a twisted, chaotic game.

Noah is straight. Preppy. Rich as sin. Everything I’m not.

When I catch my stepbrother rifling through my belongings like a stalker, it sparks something inside me I can’t shake.

Let the frat boy stalk me a little. I’m going to stalk him right back.

One night, the mutual hatred sparks between us. We collide, and he gets a taste of me he can't quit.

What we’re doing is bad. Wrong. …Completely consuming.

But I witness something I shouldn’t one night when Noah is attacked by a violent man.

When a stranger lays a hand on my new obsession, I explode.

Protecting him is my salvation.

Now we’ve crossed a line forever, and there’s no chance I’m losing this game.

No one can hurt him. Mafia ties run deep in Onyx Society, and we’ve stepped on the wrong rival’s shoes.

Noah is broken. Vulnerable. I see the sea of emotion behind his perfect exterior.

He claims he still despises me, even when we’re close. But with his life under threat, I risk everything to defend what’s mine.

When he says I’m crazy, I say:

I am. And you are, too.

Because I know we’ll both do whatever it takes to win this forbidden game.

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Available in KU 

Read this overnight because I simply couldn’t put it down—an absolutely tremendous book.

 The stepbrother, enemies-to-lovers trope is one I adore, and this story delivers it perfectly. The constant push and pull between Noah and Torin kept me completely hooked from start to finish. 

 Their emotional evolution—especially the moment they both realise they’re everything to each other—was beautifully written and felt genuinely earned. 

The chemistry between them is electric: Torin’s need to challenge Noah, paired with Noah’s willingness to yield, creates such a compelling story.

 

With its angsty flirting, forced proximity, and seriously high heat, this book easily earns more than five stars.

New Release: LICKED by Charlie Novak

LICKED

Charlie Novak

Release Date: May 12 

Meet Charlie Novak:

Charlie lives in England with her husband and two cheeky dogs. She spends most of her days wrangling other people’s words in her day job and then trying to force her own onto the page in the evening.

She loves cute stories with a healthy dollop of fluff, plenty of delicious sex, and happily ever afters — because the world needs more of them. 

Charlie has very little spare time, but what she does have she fills with baking, Dungeons and Dragons, reading and many other nerdy pursuits. She also thinks that everyone should have at least one favourite dinosaur…

Connect with Charlie Novak:

https://charlienovak.com/

Blurb:

Lick It Like A Good Boy

It’s not often you meet gorgeous gothic men at wargaming tournaments. So, of course I tripped over my tongue instead of asking for his number. And despite my friends’ numerous offers to help find him online, we’re too busy opening Lick It!, our new ice cream shop, to spare time for my non-existent love life. 

But when Jonathan walks through the door on a sunny Friday afternoon, I can’t help but feel like it’s fate. 

He’s shy, sweet, and we immediately click. Jonathan doesn’t have much experience with relationships, so I’m determined to give him the attention he deserves, even if it means I’m pulled in two directions. 

With summer heating up and the shop getting hectic, spending time together is getting harder and harder. I don’t know how to balance the long hours and being a good boyfriend, but I know I have to figure it out. 

Because meeting Jonathan is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. 

Buy Link:

mybook.to/lickitone 

Available in KU

Licked by Charlie Novak (Lick It… #1) 

 Set in the seaside town of Heather Bay, Alfie and Johnathon meet at a games tournament and instantly click. 

When Johnathon later helps out at Alfie’s busy ice cream shop, their connection grows into a sweet, slow-burn romance.

 Johnathon’s lace-wearing goth style adds a fun, unique touch, and I loved how naturally Alfie understands him. 

Easy to read, warm, and full of summery vibes - a quick, feel-good romance.

RELEASE BLITZ: The Rulebreaker by Piper Rayne

 

The Rulebreaker by Piper Rayne is now live!  I’m the coach’s daughter. Falling for one of my father's players was never the plan. Especially not Decker Davis. Chicago Colts third baseman. Dependable. Steady. The guy everyone trusts. And the man who’s spent years keeping his distance—especially from me. We have history. The kind that ten years and a thousand miles can’t touch. So, this time, I promised myself I'd be smarter. No getting attached. No blurred lines. And definitely, no falling. He broke every last one within the first week. Because Decker doesn’t just show up for me. He shows up for my daughter. Because he fits into our lives like he was always meant to be there. Because he looks at me like I was never something he wanted to lose. And suddenly, the walls I've spent years building don't feel nearly as solid as they used to. But if I let him in, I’m not just risking my heart—I’m risking hers too… and I already know what losing him costs. I won’t let my daughter pay that price. Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited https://books2read.com/t-rb Duet Narration by: Teddy Hamilton & Willa Jaymes Also featuring: JF Harding, Sean Masters, Connor Crais, CJ Bloom, Erin Mallon, Meg Sylvan & Austin Stone Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3KxNsjw

The Rulebreaker is Deckers book and believe me when I say its a good one. Its the third book in The Dugout series and an entertaining, heartwarming read.

Its also a rather emotional journey too. 

Decker is a baseball player with a heart of gold, but he has some things to work out with his twin brother Foster as well as suppressed feelings for a certain someone.

Needless to say when he learns that his childhood best friend is here in the same town, lets just say the journey ahead is not without obstacles.

I liked Decker and his caring side but I loved Penelope, shes funny and quite sassy. I especially loved her daughter, what a cutie! 

The entertaining banter was awesome and I loved how the storyline goes. 

Can the baseball player get the girl or does he let too much of the past get in the way of a happily ever after? 

I really really enjoyed this book, it is a second chance romance at its finest and I am extremely excited for the next book in the series. 

RELEASE BLITZ - Forget That Guy by Lani Lynn Vale

 

Title: Forget That Guy

Series: Don't Date Him #5

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Alpha Male

Release Date: May 12, 2026

BLURB

Holly Lorena Cain, formerly known as Georgina Lorena Cain, was well acquainted with rock bottom. She’s coasted along its rocky shores for years. It all started when her mother left her when she was barely old enough to understand. For years, her and her dad struggled to make ends meet. A dying cattle farm can’t run itself, and with her dad having cancer, it got harder and harder to hang on to land that’s been in her family for generations.

Just as she thinks that she’s finally made it, her father passes away and leaves every single thing he owns to their neighbor. The man that’d been worming his way into her father’s good graces while she’d been away pursuing higher education.

But she can’t be mad.

Being mad would mean that she has a soul left, but she sold that a long time ago to pay for college.

Once she comes to terms with her father and the land being gone, she moves back to Bear Pass and with one thing on her mind—avoid Denver at all costs. He can never know just how much it hurt that he stole her life away from her.

Only, he makes it impossibly hard to stay away.

He’s there around every corner. He offers her a place to stay. Makes sure she has a place to work. Fixes her car. Saves her from a kidnapper. Oh, and gives her everything her heart desires.

She stays away as best as she can, but she doesn’t stand a chance against Denver’s determination and charm. He’s there when no one else is, peeling her off the floor and propping her back up again each time she falls.

The gruff motorcycle club president with his scary glares and harsh work ethic has decided to make her his, and he won’t stand for her refusal.

He’s been protecting her for her entire life, and she doesn’t even know it.

He won’t stop now, even if she’s bound and determined to stay away.

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This series keeps getting better and better and I am loving it! 

This is Denver and Holly’s story, an awesome enemies to lovers romance. 

Denver was put in an impossible position when Holly’s Dad left all of his farm and house to Denver and not Holly. He never told Holly, as her Dad didn’t want that burden falling on her, which caused Holly to hate Denver for years.

Holly put herself through vet school and returned to the only home she knew and loved. She didn’t want to work for Denver’s brother but it was an offer she couldn’t refuse. 

Holly wants to stay as far from Denver as possible but when she gets evicted, the only place she can afford is the apartment above his barn. 

The drama that enfolds from both Holly’s Mom and Denver’s ex, definitely keeps you wondering what is going to happen next. 

I loved the suspense and how Denver is so protective of Holly and his girls. 

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

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Releasing June 16

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AUTHOR BIO

Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.

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