New Release: TOPPED by Charlie Novak

 

TOPPED

Charlie Novak

Release Date: September 3 

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:

Top It With Cream & Say Please

Having spent the summer antagonising Rupert, the gorgeous sweet shop owner next door, I’m ready to make amends. Unfortunately, he thinks I’m a prick. 

Rupert might be uptight and annoying, but he’s also the most interesting man I’ve ever met, and I’m utterly intrigued by him. When one casual hangout blossoms into friendship, I can’t help feeling I’ve misjudged the man I’ve spent months annoying.

But Rupert guards his heart carefully. He’s convinced nobody wants to be around someone so prickly and sensitive, and refuses to let anyone in.  

I’m not one to back down from a challenge, and I know there’s more to the bright, beautiful man next door than he’s ever let anyone see. It won’t be easy, but I’m determined to show Rupert he’s not the unlovable irritation he believes himself to be. 

In fact, we might just be perfect for each other.

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I was waiting for book 3 in this lovely Lick It! series. 
Rupert guards his heart and hides his feelings until Milo, who is direct, opens Rupert’s heart. 
Milo and Rupert, both being neurodivergent, had some hurdles to overcome, but as they learned to communicate with each other, a deep love blossomed, and a lot of spicy times occurred. 
Milo always played jokes on Rupert, being the sassy man he was; I knew they would eventually become a couple. 
In the bedroom, Rupert was not the shy man at all, which was such a surprise! 
I absolutely loved this book; this series feels so warm and inviting and very easy to recommend!

New Release: ROOKIE ATTRACTION by Ava Olsen

 ROOKIE ATTRACTION

Ava Olsen

Release Date: September 2 

Meet Ava Olsen:

Ava Olsen writes steamy and dreamy contemporary romances filled with heartwarming characters, cheeky banter and swoony moments. 

Connect with Ava Olsen:

https://www.instagram.com/avaolsenauthor/ 

Blurb:

Selwin
I planned on coming out in the NHL. I didn't plan on having to switch teams to survive it.

With the New York Rush, keeping my head down should be safe—until rookie defenseman Finn Baran shows up. Finn is talented, determined, impossible to ignore. Every late-night conversation and every stolen glance on the ice pulls me closer to a line I swore I'd never cross.

Falling for my teammate was never part of the playbook.

Finn
After going undrafted, I thought my hockey dreams were over. A last-minute tryout with the Rush gives me one more chance—and puts me face-to-face with Selwin Kirkland, a player I've admired for years.

Our chemistry is undeniable.
The timing couldn't be worse.

As friendship turns into something more, we have to decide if protecting our careers is worth losing the one thing we never saw coming: each other.

Rookie Attraction is a bi awakening, friends-to-lovers, hurt/comfort MM hockey romance. Book 1 of the NY Rush series—where love doesn't play by hockey rules.

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https://a.co/d/00ZrPfgW 

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RookieAttraction ( NY #1 ) by Ava Olsen a rather lovely friends to lovers story.
Enter Sel a seasoned hockey professional who came out as bi but the horific words said to him got worse he wanted to trade to another team he joins a team in NY.

There he reunites with Finn who he met previously at a summer training camp .
Finn know sometimes as The Rookie became great friends with Sel .
The NY Rush team are mostly a great bunch of guys the exception of one! 
In time their friendship grows into love which is wonderfully written.
Not all embrace a different sexuality and things turn nasty .
Through honesty and respect their journey is hard won but beautiful at the end .
They accomplished such a lot I was very proud of them.

A beautifully written story! 

New Release: JULIAN by Sawyer Bennett & Bill Keenan

 JULIAN 

Sawyer Bennett & Bill Keenan

Release Date: September 1 

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.

If you’d like to receive a notification when Sawyer releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter (sawyerbennett.com/signup).

Connect with Sawyer Bennett:

https://geni.us/SawyerBennett

Meet Bill Keenan:

Bill Keenan played hockey at Harvard University from 2005 to 2008 and professionally in Europe from 2009 to 2012. After completing his MBA at Columbia Business School, he worked for two years in Deutsche Bank's investment banking division. He currently serves as COO of Graydon Carter's Air Mail.

Connect with Bill Keenan:

https://www.instagram.com/billkeenanwrites/ 

Blurb:

Julian Langley has everything a man could ever want—a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, and ownership of the New York Vipers, one of the most coveted franchises in professional hockey. What he doesn't have, and will never allow himself, is anyone who matters too much. Carrying a devastating loss that completely reshaped him, Julian has since built his life around the certainty that nothing will ever cost him that dearly again.

Harper Hawthorne isn't looking for a billionaire. She's looking for a way to keep the lights on. Single-handedly holding her world together since she was a teenager, Harper works two jobs, lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Lower East Side, and sacrifices everything for her younger brother. When an unexpected phone call lands her a chauffeur job behind the wheel of Julian’s car, she takes it for exactly what it is: a paycheck.

Julian notices everything about her. Harper tries not to notice anything about him. What begins as a professional arrangement starts to crack at the edges when Harper proves, repeatedly and effortlessly, that she’s unlike anyone Julian has ever encountered before. She’s too sharp to ignore, too genuine to keep at arm's length, and entirely unimpressed by his world in a way that makes it impossible for him to stop thinking about her.

Julian doesn't do commitment. Harper doesn't believe in fairy tales. But some collisions are inevitable and some people are worth every risk you swore you'd never take again.

Julian is a slow-burn hockey romance about a guarded billionaire, the woman who got under his skin without trying, and the long road back to trusting that a second shot at love is always worth the leap.

Buy Link:

https://geni.us/NYV_Julian

Julian is hands down one of the best books I have read this year! All the stars!! 

I devoured it!! This is an incredibly uplifting, emotional story with characters that really captivated my attention and my heart!

Julian is the owner of the Vipers hockey team and a very successful man! 

Meeting Harper as his personal driver is unexpected and he’s even more intrigued by her mind. 

I genuinely loved both Harper & Julian. 

Harper for her passion, her ability to make the most of her life and the way she cares for those close to her, especially her brother. 

Julian is this force of a man, he is private and knows a good thing when he sees it, however he has struggles too. Can Julian let Harper truly in? 

The way the storyline flows is a testament to the creative minds of both the authors. I love this series and this being the second book blew my mind! I sincerely cannot wait for more!!

RELEASE BLITZ - Tracking Wolfe by Lucy Lennox

 

Title: Tracking Wolfe

Series: Made Marian Legacy #4

Author: Lucy Lennox

Genre: Gay Romance

Tropes: Father's Best Friend, Forbidden Love

Protective Hero, Secret Identity, Age Gap

Release Date: September 1, 2026

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I’ve been in love with Trace Bishop half my life…

And I’ve been hiding it just as long.

He’s my father’s best friend.

The man who tracked me down and kept me safe my entire childhood…

The man who looked me in the eyes six years ago and said we were impossible.

So I poured my longing into love songs.

Songs no one knows are about Trace.

I shared them with the world under a secret identity and won a Grammy.

Just another thing to hide.

Then one stupid kiss changes everything.

Trace can’t want me back.

It would cost him his friends, his family, and the life he’s built.

And I’m tired of wanting the impossible.

So I run…

Straight into the crosshairs of someone who knows all my secrets and doesn’t care who gets hurt.

Trace does what he always does–he finds me.

But this time, he’s not tracking his best friend’s son.

He’s tracking the man whose kiss he can’t forget.

The man he’ll burn his life down to keep.

Because if Trace and I want a chance at forever, hiding is no longer an option.

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You know those connections that are so deep and undeniable that no matter how hard the characters try to fight them, they just can’t escape what’s between them? That’s Wolfe and Trace.

There are so many reasons they shouldn’t be together. The 16-year age gap. Trace being Wolfe’s dad’s best friend and believing he should only ever see him as a surrogate nephew. All the secrets Wolfe is carrying. Every single thing seems designed to keep them apart.

And yet… none of it is stronger than what they feel for each other. ❤️

The chemistry, the tension, the stolen moments, the emotions—

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Lucy Lennox is a USA Today bestselling author and winner of the A.C. Katt Gay Debut Novel Award.

After enjoying creative writing as a child, Lucy didn’t write her first novel until she was over 40 years old. Her debut novel, Borrowing Blue, was published in the autumn of 2016. Lucy has an English Literature degree from Vanderbilt University, but that doesn’t hold a candle to the years and years of staying up all night reading tantalizing novels on her own. She has three children, plays tennis, and hates folding laundry. While her husband is no shmoopy romance hero, he is very good at math, cooks a mean lasagne, has gorgeous eyes, looks hot in his business clothes, and makes her laugh every single day. She writes gay romance with heart, humor, and heat!

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