Thursday, April 9, 2026

New Release: KACE by Sawyer Bennett





 KACE 

Sawyer Bennett

Release Date: April 7 


Meet Sawyer Bennett:

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs.

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Blurb:

Kace Elliott is the hockey player with a genius IQ and a secret side hustle in applied physics. He’s falling for his research partner, but she doesn’t know who he is outside of the lab. Now, the closer they get, the harder it becomes for him to keep his two worlds from colliding.


On the ice, I’m Kace Elliott—starting goalie for the Pittsburgh Titans, fighting to prove myself in the playoffs. Off it, I’m William—a scientific researcher, quietly holding on to the academic world I’ll return to when hockey is over. Both versions are real, they just aren’t meant to overlap.


Until Dr. Laurel Kent.


Laurel is brilliant, principled, and deeply rooted in a world where transparency matters. She knows me online as William, her intellectual equal, the man who shares her passion for data, late-night collaboration, and easy, unexpected chemistry. William is very much her type whereas athletes are not.


I need her to like the bigger part of me—the hockey player. When she meets me in person, as Kace, I make the choice to let her see the type of man she’s sworn off from ever dating. She gets the Titans goalie and all the craziness that comes with the playoffs. But here’s where it gets complicated: I make the dangerous decision not to tell her Kace and William are the same person.


By some stroke of luck, Laurel agrees to give Kace a shot, and our time together is more than I ever hoped for. The closer together we grow, the less she talks about William, and I convince myself I’ll tell her the truth when the timing is better, once I’m able to prove I’m more than the label she’s written off. But timing has a way of unraveling even the best intentions.


As the pressure of the playoffs intensifies, the boundary I’ve relied on becomes impossible to maintain. When Laurel discovers how closely intertwined my worlds really are, I’m faced with the cost of asking someone to love only part of me.

And winning on the ice means nothing if I lose the woman who made me want to stop dividing my life in two.




Buy Link:

https://geni.us/SB_Kace


Tropes:

🔥Secret identity/hidden identity

🏒Hockey romance

🔥Slow burn

🏒He falls first/harder

🔥Found family

🏒Brainy heroine

🔥Swoony hero





5 stars plus 



I don’t even know how to explain how extremely wonderful this book is, or how to do it justice!

From the very beginning I was enthralled by Kace but also Laurel, she is a woman with a brilliant mind! I honestly really loved her as a character!

The way the storyline flowed and words penned are a testament to the amazing work of Ms Bennett!

I think this is one of my favourite reads of the Pittsburgh Titans series and I highly recommend it! 

Kace has two sides to him and finding this information out made him more intriguing! From the instant he meets Laurel, you can cut the sizzling tension with a knife! However he is keeping a secret from Laurel and when she finds out, lets just say shes not happy! Can you blame her though??!!

Is there potential for a HEA? Or will the secret destroy what could be two brilliant minds converging as one!! 

A brilliant story! 







Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Promo Blitz: The Ultimate Save, by Felice Stevens

 

PROMO BLITZ: The Ultimate Save by Felice Stevens

Length: 307 pages
Series: Brooklyn Blades 2
Prior Reading: not required
Genre: contemporary, sports
Tropes: sport romance, opposites attract, hockey player x newscaster, sexy accent
Trigger/Content Warnings: n/a
Designer: Reese Dante

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Denis

I’m the best goalie in the league.

Just ask me.

Yes, I have an ego the size of NYC. Maybe that’s why I’ve crashed and burned all my relationships. Love, like a hockey game, is a competition. And once I win, I’m ready for the next game, the next man.

Until I meet him. Sterling Forest. The arrogant, obnoxious news anchor who calls hockey players thugs on ice. He tempts me…intrigues me. Makes me want to kiss that scowl off his lips. I want him to burn for me.

Instead Sterling is the one to set my heart on fire.

Sterling

I know nothing about hockey, and I’m happy to keep it that way. I’ve apologized for my remarks, but the insufferable Denis Bouvier isn’t satisfied. I even do the unthinkable and attend a hockey game. Okay, maybe it is more than brute force. But I can’t tell him he’s right.

Now he’s everywhere I go, and I hate that he fascinates me.

I can’t escape his larger-than-life presence, and that sexy French accent. The more I push him away, the closer he pulls me in.

And I’m afraid to admit I don’t want to let him go.

We’ve spent years running away from broken families and broken promises. But when life explodes around us, we’re running toward each other. And now that the unthinkable has happened, we need to find trust in each other and what our hearts are saying: love is the one thing that ultimately can save us.



Denis is a star goalie with a huge ego and a history of failed relationships—he treats love like a game he always wins, then leaves behind.
 But when he meets Sterling, a sharp-tongued news anchor who criticises hockey, everything changes. 
 Sterling doesn’t care about hockey and regrets his comments, but Denis won’t let it go.
 As they clash, undeniable attraction grows. The more Sterling resists, the more Denis pulls him in—until both are forced to face feelings they can’t ignore. 


about the author:

Happily ever afters guaranteed!

Felice Stevens writes romance because what is better than people falling in love? Her favorite part of a romance novel is that first kiss…sigh. She loves creating stories of hopes and dreams and happily ever afters. Her stories are character-driven, rich with the sights, sounds and flavors of New York City and filled with men who are sometimes deeply flawed but always real.

Felice writes M/M romance because she believes that everyone deserves a happily ever after. Having traveled all over the world, she can safely say that the universal language that unites people is love. Felice has written in a variety of sub-genres, including contemporary, paranormal and has a mystery series as well.

Felice is a two-time Lambda Literary award nominee, and Lambda award winner for Best Gay Romance for her book, The Ghost and Charlie Muir.

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Friday, April 3, 2026

New Release: STICK AROUND by E.M. Lindsey





 STICK AROUND

E.M. Lindsey 

Release Date: April 1 


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:

"Would you slap a teammate for twenty-five grand?"

"Uh, yeah. There are a few I'd slap for free. Just point me in the right direction."


Problem number one: My personal life is falling apart.

Problem number two: My public life is also on thin freaking ice.

Problem number three: The ridiculously hot NHL D-man with the inability to remove his head from his ass has decided I’m his number one target.


And that last one is a bit of an issue since his idea of targeting me is to have absurdly hot hate-hookups with me in the locker room. Which I don’t necessarily mind…


Except there’s one tiny snag in his plan: I don’t like guys.


Or, well, I didn’t think I liked guys.


But when Alexio Zeki drops to his knees and, uh, gets to business, I realize my very narrow view of my own sexuality needs some adjustment.


And that’s ironic coming from a blind man.


Admitting I’m bisexual is the easy part.


Admitting I’m kind of, sort of, ridiculously into the man I claimed to hate is something else entirely. But the more he insists that I’m worth keeping, the more I start wanting to believe him.


Stick Around is the first book in the Punk as Puck spin-off series, Legends and Fury. It’s a high heat, enemies to lovers rom-com with a snarky NHL goalie who has a lot of big opinions and doesn’t care if they’re unsolicited, a PPHL goalie with a mountain of problems and no way to reach the top, locker room hookups, praise, swoony romance, a low-stakes bi-awakening, hockey bro banter, tons of chirping, and the 

swooniest happily ever after.



Buy Link:

https://mybook.to/lafstickaround 

Available in KU 




Family drama drives this story, but it never feels heavy—instead, it highlights Jonah’s strength and character. I enjoyed the hate-to-love dynamic and how naturally the relationships developed, especially as Jonah lets Nicos into his life during his father’s Alzheimer’s journey.

Alexio adds another great layer, and I loved his protective side.
Vanya brings humour while still acting as an unexpected voice of reason. The side characters are used well, and I’m definitely intrigued by the setup for Micah’s story.


Release Blitz: Stride for Stride, by Kim Stephenson

 

RELEASE TOUR - Stride for Stride by Kim Stephenson

Length: 75k words
Series: Running for the Romance 2
Prior Reading: Prior reading NOT required
Genre: contemporary, sports
Tropes: Rivals to lovers; Only one tent; Olympics; Coming out; Secret relationship
Trigger/Content Warnings: Reference to homophobia, Parental illness, Minor injury
Designer: 100 Covers

https://getbook.at/StrideForStride

Rivals on the track. Teammates on paper. But could they be more?

Jackson and Elliot have been neck-and-neck since their first race. Two elite marathoners constantly pushing each other to the limit. But with the Olympics looming, they’re forced to do the unthinkable: train together.

Altitude camp means long runs, cold nights, and the kind of tension that’s not just competitive anymore. When a single kiss shatters the fragile line between enemies and something much more complicated, both men are left breathless, for reasons that have nothing to do with their last tempo run.

But between the pressure of the Olympics, increased media scrutiny and career-threatening injuries, their chance at love might not make it to the finish line.

Can they go stride for stride toward something real, or will the world pull them apart before they’ve even begun?

Stride for Stride is the sizzling follow up to Your Pace or Mine. It is a standalone spicy MM Sports Romance and book 2 in the Running for the Romance series.

If you loved Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid and Pole Position by Rebecca J. Caffrey, you’ll fall hard for Jackson and Elliot in Stride for Stride.

EXCERPT:

“You’re a great runner, Elliot. I’d be proud to call you a teammate…or even a friend.”

Elliot sighed and dropped his phone. He angled himself towards Jackson, resting his head on a hand as his hair fell over his eyes in a cascade of silver.

“I’ve told you, Jennings, I don’t want to be your friend,” he whispered.

“What do you want, then?”

The sounds of the woods around them intensified as Jackson’s focus narrowed on Elliot’s soft exhale. He found himself frozen in place, his gaze glued to the deep storm clouds brewing in Elliot’s eyes.

Years from now, Jackson would think back on that moment and still be unable to say who had moved first, but somehow Elliot’s mouth ended up on his, and it was fucking glorious.

Elliot’s kiss was almost the polar opposite of everything he was in life. It was uncontrolled, wild, all teeth and tongue. It left Jackson gasping for air, and rock hard.

“You’re right—not friends. Not friends is a good plan,” Jackson mumbled.

Elliot smiled and pulled Jackson back down into another, slower, more cautious kiss, as though he were asking permission. Jackson moaned as he felt Elliot’s hardness brush against him. He wanted to pull him closer and feel every inch of his body against his.

“You’re a total arsehole sometimes, you know,” Jackson said as they parted for air. It came out far more tender than he was comfortable with.

“Yeah,” Elliot breathed, lips ghosting over his.

“I can’t fucking get you out of my head,” Jackson groaned, kissing him again. He was more aggressive this time, his teeth clashing angrily against Elliot’s as he rolled on top of him, making the entire tent shudder. “Haven’t been able to, ever. You’re always there, always pushing me, always that little bit ahead, driving me fucking crazy.”

“Thought you said you never think about me.”

“I lied,” Jackson said as he kissed down Elliot’s jaw.



In a delightful mix of competition and friendship, Jackson and Elliot, two passionate marathon runners, are each aiming for a spot on Team GB at the Olympics. Their shared training sessions not only highlight their rivalry but also reveal the surprising emotions that are starting to develop between them.

I really loved how their rivalry felt genuine, built through the little moments in their early interactions, without turning either of them into a true "bad guy." As their bond grows stronger, the chemistry between them feels both natural and inevitable, making their connection even more special.



about the author:

Kim Stephenson is a UK based author with a love for running and romance.
When not writing you can find them hitting the local pavements and trails chasing PB's and HEA's.
@runningfortheromance (ig)
Kimstephensonauthor.com

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