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  Title: Mr. Not Nice Guy Author: Katherine L. Evans Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: May 5, 2021 Cover Design: R.L. Cover Designs   Nice guys finish last, but not this time… I'm angry and ticked off. Period. End of story. Well, that's not entirely true. It's the start of the story, actually. I'm August Hawkins, and I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet. But right now, I'm cranky and sick of being "Mr. Nice Guy," especially working for a record label that's run by my ex-girlfriend and her new fiancé. And that's not even the worst of it. The label signs a sultry, sexy, and shameless singer, and they want me to manage her. Perfect plan, right? No chance. This mischievous singer just so happens to be the same irresistible woman I spent one night with on my first night in New Orleans. And now Scarlett, the sex-pot-jazz crooner, isn't playing nice with her seductive ways and tantalizing body. She knows I'm too ...

  Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Burn That Bridge By J.R. Gray Turns out trading a spot on the cheerleading squad for a fresh fade and all-new pronouns was more of a recipe for disaster than happiness. Coming out as trans in rural Alabama, where football rules and cheer is life, might have been the worst way to start my senior year. There are no safety nets for people like me in places like this. But sometimes, hope shows itself in the most unexpected places. New friends help us survive —and maybe— thrive. But falling for Sebastian was not part of the plan. Embracing my identity put my happiness at odds with my safety. I’m terrified. Terrified to be me. Terrified to be happy. Terrified to love him. Welcome to senior year. Try to make it out alive. Universal Link Goodreads   Release Blitz Excerpt: There was a light to this boy I’d never experienced before. His soul was brightness. I envied him. I wanted to comb my fingers through him and feel like he felt if o...

  Title: Grumpy Cowboy Author: Max Monroe Genre: Single Dad, Enemies-to-Lovers, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy Release Date: May 22, 2021 ATTENTION: If you have been a victim of false advertising, you may be entitled to compensation. If you were ever hired to take care of a fourteen-year-old boy’s knee injury on a luxury ranch in the Middle of Nowhere, Utah, but that fourteen-year-old boy ended up being a tall, rough-and-tumble, muscular, one-hundred-percent all-man cowboy by the name of Rhett Jameson, you may have been put at risk for falling in love. Please seek counsel immediately. Dear Counselor, It was supposed to be simple favor for my very important boss, Frank Kaminsky of the Salt Lake Slammers professional basketball team—go to his good friend Tex Jameson’s luxury ranch and provide personal medical care for his recently injured teenage son. I thought it’d be a working vacation of sorts—a chance for my city-girl self to experience something I woul...