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  AXE BACKWARDS Axford Brothers - Book Three by May Archer Release Date: September 15, 2026 Review An adorably hilarious and also touching story between the Sheriff and the son of master criminals. What could go wrong? Especially when you throw in a friendly game of ‘heist’ with a neighbouring crime family, and a slightly unhinged ex. I love Holden. The kind but stern Sheriff and Axford brother. He spends his whole life being helpful and respectable. Now he’s pretending to be engaged, training for a ‘heist’, and finding himself enamoured with a family who are holding a big secret. Merritt is likable and a bit messy. Struggling to create a life outside the family business, but also loves the chaotic bunch. Still wanting someone to have his back, to support him in what he wants from his life. What may seem like an unlikely pairing makes perfect sense in the end. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis A fake engagement to the hot sheriff who escorted me to family camp? Weirdly d...

  Title: Axe Backwards Series: Axford Brothers #3 Author: May Archer Genres: Contemporary Gay Romance Tropes: Fake Relationship, Hidden Identity, Small Town Opposites Attract, Only One Bed, Forced Proximity Release Date: September 15, 2026 BLURB A fake engagement to the hot sheriff who escorted me to family camp? Weirdly delightful. Failing to tell him that my family is a bunch of professional thieves? Small oversight. I left the Callahan family business years ago. These days I’m a law-abiding citizen. A photographer who takes nothing but pictures. A man who’s learned not to get greedy for anything… or anyone. But my family hasn’t gotten that memo, so I expect my week at family camp to be filled with guilt-trippy attempts to lure me back into the fold. Until Holden Axford comes along… and everything goes axe backwards. Winsome’s gorgeous sheriff was supposed to be nothing more than a one-night-stand. He doesn’t have a clue why I’m dreading this week, but he takes his protection ga...

  IN THE FRAME The London Arts Club - Book Two by Hayden Stone Release Date: August 29, 2026 Review A dramatic start for Matty & Florian as they collide (quite literally) and combust (not literally!).  They are very different, not just in personality or how they react to difficult situations, but also in their jobs. But somehow they find common ground through agreeing to fake dates to help each other out. What starts as transactional becomes something real, until an issue arises that seems like it has no good solution.  Matty is dug in and refuses to see a way through it, except for Florian to capitulate to him. (You can probably tell I side with Florian). In many ways, it would be my normal inclination to agree with Matty, but when you’re talking about the man you love, and learn his reasons, and still say ‘all or nothing’....grrrr LOL, nothing better than getting a little riled up about your characters. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis An artist. A devel...

  THREADS OF CRIMSON: VAMPIRE’S PROMISE II by Sammi Cee Release Date: September 11, 2026 Review Oooh, these two bring us to Willowhope. The vampire librarian we’ve meet in other books.  I love how different he is when he’s home vs at the club. Benji loved Lysandro before coming home with him, and though Lysandro tries to throw up emotional roadblocks, he falls harder getting to know the man in the place where he feels like he can be himself. Lysandro can be deadly and cold, but he’s also a softy, and I adore that these two have found each other. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis An ancient vampire who never wanted a family. A human who's becoming impossible to leave. A life neither of them expected. Bringing Benji to Willowhope was supposed to keep him safe. Lysandro Moretti didn't expect it to feel so much like bringing him home. As Benji discovers the sweet, colorful man beneath the terrifying vampire he met at The Velvet Vein, Lysandro is discovering something fa...