Release Tour ~ Fight It Until We Can’t ~ by ~ Cissy Mecca & Tina Gallagher

Operations Manager Carli Porter runs The Lochwell as if it were her own and is fiercely protective of the community she’s built within its walls. But when the building’s owner sends in his best friend to evaluate its future, Caril finds herself fighting to keep everything she loves from slipping away. Left with no other option, she’s forced to team up with Alexander Grassi, the very man who could decide the building’s fate. Readers who enjoy steamy, he-falls-first romances will devour Fight It Until We Can’t by Cissy Mecca & Tina Gallagher, a small-town, rivals-to-lovers romance.

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He’s a property analyst hired to find the cracks.

She’s the operations manager who will make sure he doesn’t.

Carli Porter runs The Lochwell like it’s hers. The coffee shop is her living room. Its book club members are her family. The residents are her friends. The pub is her Friday night. The only problem? The building belongs to someone else, and that someone just sent his best friend to decide its fate.

Alexander Grassi is smart and annoyingly hard to hate. He also has the kind of forearms that make it very difficult to stay mad at him. (She’s tried. It hasn’t worked.) He’s supposed to write a report, hand it over to his friend and leave. He wasn’t supposed to start showing up to trivia night. Or turning her coffee cup so the handle faces her. Or looking at her like she’s the best thing in a building full of things worth saving.

She says his report could ruin her life.

He says she’s not wrong.

She says that’s makes him the last person she should want around.

He says he’s staying anyway.

Because some legacies (and people) are worth fighting for.

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“Did you tell her?” Chris asked Vee as he emerged from the small kitchen at the back of the shop.

“Tell me what?” I asked. Vee slid two coffees toward Maria Grazia and me.

“Only that the hottest guy I’ve ever seen was asking for you earlier,” Chris said. “He wasn’t just hot. He was extraordinarily hot. Casual, buttoned-up, perfect hair, two days shadow with a smile that could melt polar ice-caps kind of hot”.

“I know the man looking for you. And can guess why he’s here,” Maria said. She set her cup down. That small, deliberate gesture told me more than her words had. “He’s a good man,” she added carefully. “His mother is one of my dearest friends. But good men can still be sent to do difficult things”.

Before I could figure that out, or even take another sip of coffee, he stepped into the coffee shop. At least, I assumed it was him. But since the Brew didn’t often see extraordinarily hot men with smiles that could melt polar ice-caps every day, I assumed that was probably him. His light blue buttoned-down shirt was open, no tie, but the casual tan sport coat still gave him a polished appearance. Honestly? Chris’s description was overall pretty spot-on.

He scanned the room, his gaze pausing when it reached us. He smiled at Maria Grazia and headed our way.

“I’m thinking this is Carli?” he asked her.

“You didn’t tell me you planned to meet with her, Xander”. Maria Grazia’s tone was sharper than usual.

“I don’t have an appointment,” he turned his attention to me. His eyes were hazel, in the best way possible. “And honestly didn’t think I’d actually find her. You get around.” Xander stuck his hand out. “Alexander Grassi”.

A firm handshake from someone accustomed to shaking hands. “Carlina Porter,” I responded, defaulting to my full name, as I did when I met someone new.

“I’m a property analyst,” he said.

Before I could fully register that, Maria Grazia added, “And one of Graeme Lochwell’s best friends”.

The bottom dropped out of my stomach. Property analyst. Graeme Lochwell’s best friend. Both pieces landed separately, and then all at once, the way bad news always did. I looked at Xander. He wasn’t smiling anymore either. Whatever this morning had been before… Lou’s Instagram, AnnMarie’s bathtub, the abandoned coffee cup on some forgotten high top… it had just become the least of my problems.

About Cissy Mecca

A “recovering” 8th-grade teacher and curriculum consultant with a PhD in Language & Literacy, Cecelia loves writing high-heat, emotionally charged romance. The Brands (The Mecca Romance Multiverse): Cissy Mecca: Contemporary Romance, Cecelia Mecca: Medieval and Scottish Historical Romance. C.L. Mecca: Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. Mecca Romance Signature Style: Heroines: Bold, strong women who fall hard but never lose their identity. Heroes: High-heat, protective, and intense. Vibe: Visceral, sensory-rich escapes… from family-owned vineyards to the war-torn Anglo-Scottish borders. Other Info: Representation: Katie Reed (Katie Reed Literary) Personal: Married, two teens, Disney enthusiast, traveler, and wine lovers Authority: PhD background makes her an excellent guest for craft-focused podcasts or literacy-based panels.

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Tina Gallagher grew up and continues to live in Northeast Pennsylvania. As a tween, she and her best friend would create happily ever afters for their favorite soap opera couples. Eventually, the soap operas lost their appeal, but the writing never did. Before living her dream as a full-time author, she worked a spectrum of jobs ranging from baking and cake decorating to marketing and project management. In between creating memorable characters, traveling, and taking pole dance lessons, Tina enjoys spending time with her two grown children and Golden Irish named Thea.

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New Release ~ Risk the Play ~ by ~ Kaylee Ryan

Title: Risk the Play

Series: Nashville Rampage #6

Author: Kaylee Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Tropes: Single Mom/Football Coach, Age Gap

Forbidden, Secret Relationship, Best Friend’s Dad

Release Date: May 19, 2026

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Will

Football was always simple—follow the playbook, make the sacrifice, win the game.

I lived by that rule for decades, and it cost me everything. My marriage. My daughter.

By ten, she believed I loved the game more than her. Now she’s back in my life—with a family of her own—I fight every day to show her I’ve changed.

Then I fumble it all by falling for her best friend.

Amanda is strong, stubborn, and raising her daughter alone after her husband’s betrayal.

One kiss becomes something neither of us can ignore.

She wants to keep it secret. I don’t.

Because this time, I’m willing to risk the play. I won’t lose my second chance at love.

Amanda

I always knew I wanted to be a mother. I just never planned on doing it alone.

But when my ex got his assistant pregnant, I stopped, waiting for the life I thought I’d have—and choose motherhood for myself.

Now I’m a single mom doing my best to build a quiet, steady life with no drama and no risks.

Until my best friend’s father becomes the one risk I can’t resist.

Coach Warner is disciplined, respected… and completely off limits.

Watching him fight for his daughter only makes falling for him more dangerous.

We tell ourselves it’s just once.

But one reckless kiss turns into a night we can’t take back—and a secret we definitely can’t afford to keep.

Because if we’re discovered, I could lose my best friend…

And he could lose his daughter all over again.

Falling for me was never part of his playbook.

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Cover Reveal ~ Drifter ~ by ~ L. Wilder

Title: Drifter

Series: Satan’s Fury MC – Little Rock

Author: L. Wilder

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: May 26, 2026

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Some men are born drifters. Others are just waiting to find their way home.

Loss is tough.

Some learn to live with the grief and move on.

I couldn’t.

There were too many memories.

It hurt too damn much, so I packed up and left.

I spent years trying to outrun my ghosts

And then, a threat drew me back in.

It wasn’t my fight.

Hell, it wasn’t even my chapter.

I was only in Little Rock to deliver a warning.

I never intended to stay.

And I certainly never intended to meet her.

She was beautiful and soft in all the ways that can undo a man.

And she unraveled me without even trying.

I had no business getting tied up with her, but I couldn’t stay away.

She reminded me what it was like to have something worth living for.

Now, I had to make a choice.

Stay lost or find my way home.

Drifter is an emotional, slow-burn romance about grief, healing, the real meaning of family, and learning that loving again doesn’t have to mean letting go. HEA and no cheating.

Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller, L. Wilder, writes about hot, alpha men and the women who love them. She currently has six series available for readers: The Devil Chaser’s MC, Satan’s Fury MC, Satan’s Fury MC-Memphis, the Redemption Series, the Happy Endings Collection, and the Ruthless Sinners MC. If you’re looking for a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat and have you smiling like a school girl at the end, L. Wilder is the author for you.

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New Release ~ Bound By The Guardian ~ by ~ Kathy Lyons

Kathy Lyons’ new small paranormal romance, BOUND BY THE GUARDIAN, is available now! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!

Title: BOUND BY THE GUARDIAN

Author: Kathy Lyons

Genre: Paranormal Romance

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Her nephew vanished. His bear will hunt.

When Becca Weitz’s teenage ward disappears, she turns to the one man who terrifies her—Carl Carman, the brooding camp director with more secrets than answers.

Carl knows what happened. Theo shifted into a grizzly for the first time, triggering a deadly hunt. Mad scientists want the boy for their experiments, and as alpha of the Michigan bear clan, Carl will destroy anyone who threatens his people.

Protecting Theo means bringing Becca into his dangerous world. But the single mom baker is stronger than Carl expected—and the connection blazing between them could be their greatest weapon or their fatal weakness.

She’s human. He’s alpha. Their enemies want them both dead.

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Kathy Lyons lives in the wild, adventurous mind of USA TODAY bestselling author Jade Lee. A lover of all things fantastical, Kathy spent much of her childhood in Narnia, Middle Earth, Amber, and Earthsea, just to name a few. “There is nothing I adore more than to turn around on an ordinary day and experience something magical. It happens all the time in real life and in my books.” Her love of comedy came later as she began to see the ridiculousness in life.

Winner of several industry awards including the Prism—Best of the Best, Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice, and Fresh Fiction’s Steamiest Read, Kathy and her other pennames have published over 80 romance novels and sold over a million copies.

Her hobbies include racquetball, rollerblading, and tv/movie watching with her husband. She’s a big fan of the Big Bang Theory (even though it’s over) and her favorite movie is The Avengers because she loves everything created by Joss Whedon. And she’d love to share all things geek with you in person at any of her many appearances. She’s usually found at the loudest table in the coffee shop or next to the dessert bar.

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New Release ~ A Forced Bond ~ by ~ Ann D. Lang

Title: A Forced Bond

Series: Dark Pack Series Book 1

Author: Ann D. Lang

Release Date: May 15, 2026

Forced together. Fated forever.

She was supposed to find her fated mate under the full moon.

Instead, she is ordered to bond with a stranger.

The full moon after Rhia’s twentieth birthday was meant to be the happiest night of her life. Among wolf shifters, it is the first full moon after turning twenty when a wolf might finally recognize the mate chosen by the Moon Goddess.

Rhia has always hoped that mate would be Caleb, the boy she has loved for years.

But when an entire neighboring pack is brutally wiped out, everything changes.

Fearing they could be next, the Red Moon Pack forms a desperate alliance with the powerful Silver Lake Pack. And alliances between alpha families require one thing above all else: a mating bond.

As the only unmated alpha daughter of Red Moon, Rhia’s future is decided for her. Instead of discovering her fated mate under the coming full moon, she is ordered to form a bond with Jalen, the future alpha of Silver Lake.

Leaving her home, her family, and the life she thought she would have.

Jalen never wanted a forced bond any more than Rhia did. But protecting their packs comes before everything. What neither of them expected was the instant pull between them, a connection that feels far too real to be political.

But if the Moon Goddess had a plan for their bond all along, it may be because the Dark Pack is not finished yet—and their own may be the next target.

“Race you to the rocks?” Rhia points to the little collection of rocks well off the shoreline.

“They are further away than you think,” I try to warn her from experience, but she has already taken off.

As I soon realize, she is not only an excellent fighter but also a very good swimmer. I love it. I am a decent swimmer myself, but it is not exactly my strongest form of movement. At least that is what I am telling myself as I try hard to keep up with Rhia.

I am right behind her, but there is no hiding my labored breathing when we reach the rocks. Unlike me, Rhia is not even a little winded, and I admire her strength. “You’re an amazing athlete. I can’t wait to see what you can do without the necklace,” I grin at her.

“Are you coming in?” As I turn back around, Rhia is already swimming away from the shore.

‘Oooh, well she’s hot!’ Hunter’s voice comes through the mind link.

‘Leave now, or I will end you! This is your future luna!’

His wolf actually gives me a wink before he turns around.

When Ann D. Lang isn’t writing, she can be found with her family and her cats — who treat everyone in the house as their personal servants and are entirely unbothered by deadlines. A lifelong lover of paranormal romance in all its forms, from vampire courts and fae kingdoms to witch covens and wolf pack politics, she has spent years falling in love with other people’s worlds — and one day simply decided to open the doors to a world of her own.

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New Release ~ No One But You ~ by ~ Alexa Rivers

Alexa Rivers’ new small town romantic suspense, NO ONE BUT YOU, is available now! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!

Title: NO ONE BUT YOU

Author: Alexa Rivers

Genre: Small Town Romantic Suspense

About NO ONE BUT YOU:

My best friend’s brother will never love me back, but when I stumble into danger, he seems determined to protect me, whatever the risk.

The last thing I expect when I go hiking in the forest near Destiny Falls is to end up bloody, battered, and left for dead.

When the subject of my endless pining–handsome Dr. Max Braddock–insists on caring for me, I wonder if my luck is changing, but it isn’t long before the people behind my attack realize I’m still alive.

I can’t afford to be distracted by Max’s soft smiles and gentle touch. Not when someone is hunting me. If we don’t find out who they are and what they want, our blossoming relationship–and our lives–might end all too soon.

If you loved the charm of Virgin River and the intrigue of Ginny & Georgia, then you might enjoy NO ONE BUT YOU.

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Alexa Rivers writes about genuine characters living messy, imperfect lives and earning hard-won happily ever afters. Most of her books are set in small towns, and she lives in one of these herself. She shares a house with a neurotic dog and a husband who thinks he’s hilarious.

When she’s not writing, she enjoys traveling, baking, eating too much chocolate, cuddling fluffy animals, drinking excessive amounts of tea, and absorbing herself in fictional worlds.

Under the penname A. Rivers, Alexa also writes steamy romance books with take-charge heroes and strong heroines who aren’t afraid to fight the odds for love.

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Cover Reveal ~ Foolish Pride ~ by ~ Giulia Lagomarsino

Title: Foolish Pride

Series: The Last Best Place for Love Book 5

Author: Giulia Lagomarsino

Genre: Small Town Romance

Tropes: Friends with Benefits Agreement; Childhood Enemies; Curvy Heroine; Grumpy x Sunshine

Release Date: June 1, 2026

Cover Design: Artscandare

Model: Jonny James

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Crawling back home with my tail between my legs was not the way I saw my life going.

I had it all.

A fantastic job. A fiancée who adored me, and a life any man would dream of.

That’s about the time it all fell apart.

But Montana has a way of healing all wounds, from the beautiful sunrises to the fresh mountain air.

Sure, my father still hated me for leaving. My mother still defended him at every turn.

And the gossip…

It was enough to drive me insane.

And then I sat next to her at The Beaver and Boot.

Gorgeous, curvy, full of life, and so easy to talk to.

She was perfect.

Until I realized she was the same girl I tormented as a kid.

Yep, I was that boy who didn’t know how to tell a girl he liked her, so he picked on her. And boy, did she let me know how much she hated me.

Every Tuesday and Thursday night.

But the one thing she couldn’t ignore was the undeniable chemistry when my body was pressed against hers.It was only supposed to be a friends with benefits situation, but she wormed her way into my head, and made it impossible to ignore my own Foolish Pride.

I’m a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, “No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book.” I didn’t think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn’t already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven’t been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.

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New Release ~ 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

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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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New Release ~ Fight It Until We Can’t ~ by ~ Cissy Mecca & Tina Gallagher

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He’s a property analyst hired to find the cracks.

She’s the operations manager who will make sure he doesn’t.

She says his report could ruin her life.

He says she’s not wrong.

She says that’s makes him the last person she should want around.

He says he’s staying anyway.

Because some legacies (and people) are worth fighting for.

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Hold on a second. Since when can’t we start with the sex scene? That’s some kind of bullshit.” Everyone laughed. I was pretty sure they thought I was kidding. I wasn’t. One simply didn’t joke about really good sex scenes, especially when the hero drags the heroine up his chest to sit on his face. “We always start with our overall thoughts of the book,” Tiff said, her eyes dancing. She was the leader of our sometimes-unruly pack, but even she couldn’t keep the grin off her face. We were sitting in the back corner of The Brew, the coffee shop that served as the heart of the Lochwell. The smell of roasted beans and old wood settled around us like a blanket. Outside, the Finger Lakes sun was beginning to dip, but inside, the heat was all on the pages of this month’s pick. “My overall thought is that the hero needs to stop talking and start doing more of… that,” I said, tapping the cover. This was my life. My sanctuary. These women were my family, and this building—this beautiful, crumbling, historic brewery—was my soul. I’d spent three years making sure every brick was in place, every tenant was happy, and every cup of coffee was perfect. I was the operations manager. I was the fixer. And I was damn good at it. But as I looked at the door, I saw him. The man who didn’t belong here. The man with the expensive suit and the professional audit folder tucked under an arm that looked like it belonged on a Roman statue. Alexander Grassi. He wasn’t here for the book club. He was here to decide if the Lochwell was worth saving, or if he was going to recommend his best friend sell it to the highest bidder. He caught my eye through the glass, and for a second, the banter of the book club faded into static. He didn’t look like a villain. He looked like a man who knew exactly how much trouble I was about to give him. And God help me, I knew exactly how much trouble he was going to be for me.

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Cover Reveal ~ Ruthless Vow ~ by ~ Brooke Summers

Title: Ruthless Vow

Series: Boston Elite Syndicate #1

Author: Brooke Summers

Genre: Mafia Romance

Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Mafia Heir Hero

Possessive Alpha Hero, Touch Her & Die, “My Wife”

Cover Design: Dez Purlington, Pretty in Ink Designs

Release Date: July 16, 2026

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The marriage was never about love. It was about power.

Quinn Delaney becomes a bride only after another woman walks away, and two syndicates need the problem fixed. She is quiet, obedient, and replaceable. Exactly what the marriage requires.

Lorenzo Mariano is the most dangerous man in the room, and he never pretends otherwise. He gives Quinn his name, his protection, and his rules. He keeps his distance. He keeps his silence. He expects her to survive it.

She tries. But being ignored hurts more than being hated.

As rumors spread and a woman from Lorenzo’s past refuses to let Quinn forget her place, the marriage turns into something she cannot endure. When Quinn finally leaves, Lorenzo realizes too late that the one thing he thought he could control is the only thing he cannot afford to lose.

He never promised to love her.

He promised not to care.

Breaking that vow may cost him everything.

Keeping it will cost him her.

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USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.

She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.

She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time.

When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun.

Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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