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The Story Behind Swinging Strike by Kimberly Readnour

By Kimberly Readnour

What do you do when those sexy baseball players won’t get out of your head? Well, you start a new series. Yep, you read that right. I have a brand-new, stand-alone spin-off series, Cessna U Wildcats, coming your way. The leadoff hitter is Swinging Strike, an enemies to lovers romance featuring Cara Gonzalez and Braxton Smith.

Cara is the strong-willed sister to AJ Gonzalez from the Bad Boys Redemption series. Wanting to escape her past drama and focus solely on school, she transfers to Cessna University. With one semester under her belt, the remaining two years should be smooth sailing. No drama, no dilemmas, and more importantly, no hot athletes to foil her plans.

Insert Braxton Smith, captain of the baseball team. He has it all from talents to looks, but struggles aren’t always visible. The moment I penned Braxton down on paper I fell in love with him. I knew my months-long journey into writing these characters were going to be a fun ride. People ask all the time how I create the stories, but honestly, they create themselves. Braxton was one of those characters that swooped onto the pages and took over.

Letting go of characters is hard. They become real. When you’re done writing their story, it’s like saying goodbye. When the other baseball series wrapped up, I was left with Cara’s character and couldn’t bear not having her story told. The rest escalated from there and Cessna U’s world developed.

I have lots of hot athletes coming your way, starting with the captain of the baseball team. I hope you enjoy Braxton and Cara as much as I had fun writing them!

Kimberly Readnour is the author of the new book Swinging Strike

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Interview with Jamie Blair, Author of A Dog Day's Night

What can you tell us about your new release, A Dog Day's Night?

When a motorcycle club rolls into town and the leader opens a biker bar, it stirs up more than dust in Metamora.

The little canal town is known for its grist mill, antique shops, and bed and breakfasts, not for hosting a parade of noisy motorcycles. Cameron Cripps Hayman’s neighbors are up in arms about the Night Hounds Motorcycle Club and even start a petition to get the mayor to ban the new establishment. But the mayor says he doesn’t have the power to kick a business owner out and there’s nothing in the town statutes against opening a bar.

When the Night Hound’s leader is run off the road and left for dead, his wife comes to Cam and her Action Agency to track down the hit and run suspect. With her team down to two members, will they be able to solve the case like they’ve always done in the past? They’ll give it their best rip roaring try!

What books are currently on your nightstand?

I’m currently reading Pushing Up Daisies by MC Beaton.

What advice would you give your teenage self?

Don’t be afraid to take risks, and don’t spend time worrying about anything out of your control.

I’d like to say cleaning or writing, but I’ll be honest. I’d probably spend an extra hour sleeping or watching TV.

What makes your world go round? Why does it bring you joy?

My kids and my dog. They’re the loves of my life and I enjoy every minute I spend with them. My kids are teenagers and they’re always gone these days, so when they’re around I’m always bugging them to spend time with their old mom.

What scene in A Dog Day's Night was your favorite to write?

There’s a scene where three of the main characters try to fill a waterbed. I laughed the whole way through writing it.

Jamie Blair is the author of the new book A Dog Day's Night.

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The Story Behind No Damaged Goods by Nicole Snow

By Nicole Snow

Opposites collide? Oh, it's all that and so much more in my latest Heroes of Heart's Edge book, No Damaged Goods. An unlikely small town love story with a side of madness.

Blake Silverton's standalone story has been a long time in coming. Between serving as the fierce small-town fire chief by day and moonlighting as a rough velvet talkin' radio love doctor, he's also a full time single dad to a mouthy sixteen-year-old girl waist deep in teenage rebellion. The last thing he needs – the very last – is a sunshiny slip of a woman colliding with his world.

Peace didn't plan on making Heart's Edge home. But one unexpected van fire introduces her to a longer stay and one very handsome grumpasaurus firefighter who also becomes her late night radio obsession.

She just wants to sing her heart out making music. He's damaged goods to the core. A walking, snarling Bad Idea of a man who's more than a little irresistible to Peace. Then a brush with a dangerous arsonist lands her on his doorstep, and a date with destiny gets way too real.

If you've read my books before, you know I adore the hulking alpha protector trope with a side of suspense. That's all here, but there's so much baggage for these two to unpack on a long, bumpy road to the Happily Ever After.

The best love stories ain't easy. This one is scorched freaking earth, which makes it so achingly beautiful when the magnetic pull between these two hearts finally sticks. Don't miss this hot, wild, and emotional standalone slow-burn – it's Free in Kindle Unlimited!

Nicole Snow is the author of the new book No Damaged Goods.

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New Mystery and Thriller Books to Read | February 25

Hold on to the edge of your seat as we hunt for clues and solve the case with these exciting new mystery and thriller books for the week! There are so many bestselling authors with new novels for you to dive into this week including Jo Fenton, Jamie Blair, James Patterson, Steve Berry, Robert Ludlum, and many more. Enjoy your new mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. Happy reading!



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New Romance Books to Read | February 25

Looking to fall in love with some new romance reads? You’ll adore these exciting new novels! This week you can get your hands on books by bestselling authors Willow Winters, Nicole Snow, Riley Edwards, Kimberly Readnour, and more. Enjoy your new romance books and happy reading!



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New Books to Read in Literary Fiction | February 25

Literary fiction readers are in for a treat. This week’s latest releases list is full of intriguing reads you won’t want to miss! The new releases list includes so many bestselling authors like Colum McCann, Teddy Wayne, Paul Wolfe, and many more. Enjoy your new literary fiction books. Happy reading!



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New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books | February 25

Set off on an adventure to new worlds this week! This selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors Craig Martelle, Jason Anspach, Ken Liu, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from Ben Aaronovitch, Seanan McGuire, Luke Arnold, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading!


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New Young Adult Books to Read | February 25

Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Tricia Levenseller, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Elana K. Arnold, and many more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!



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New Biography and Memoir Books to Read | February 25

Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Erik Larson, Martha MacCallum, Jill Wine-Banks, and more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!



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Buzziest Books of February | 2020

Buzziest Books of February | 2020

The month of February was a great time for readers with a host of exciting releases from bestselling authors. There were so many page-turning novels that captivated us from cover to cover this month. If you want to catch up on the books everyone was talking about, here are our choices for the buzziest books of February. Happy reading!



Golden in Death

by J.D. Robb

Release Date: February 4, 2020

The 50th book in the In Death series by New York Times Bestselling Author J.D. Robb... On a beautiful April morning, Pediatrician Kent Abner received a package. Inside it was a cheap trinket, a golden egg that opened into two halves. When he pried it open, highly toxic airborne fumes killed him. Eve Dallas is on the case and starts looking into Dr. Abner's past and relationships. He was as pretty close to an angel as one could be, but he did ruffle some feathers over the years by standing up for the weak and defenseless.

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Fashion Jungle

by Rachel Van Dyken & Kathy Ireland

Release Date: January 28, 2020

The new romance from bestselling authors Kathy Ireland and Rachel Van Dyken… Fashion Jungle follows the story of four women Brittany, Zoe, Everlee, and Danica. They are on four very different paths in one incredibly cutthroat world. In the world of the Fashion Jungle, it’s eat or be eaten… but if you make it out alive, you might just have a story to tell.

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Last Day

by Luanne Rice

Release Date: February 1, 2020

Years ago, Beth and Kate Lathrop suffered what they thought was the worst tragedy of their lives. Both the famous painting Moonlight and their mother were taken. From that moment on, the detective assigned to the case, Conor Reid, made a promise to protect the sisters. Beth eventually moved on and threw herself into the art world. Kate, instead, retreated into herself and took to the skies as a pilot.

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Run Girl Run

by Willow Rose

Release Date: February 15, 2020

The second book in the Harry Hunter Mystery Series by bestselling author Willow Rose… A mother and child have been pulled out of the harbor in their car. It seems like a pretty straightforward murder-suicide to the Miami PD and Detective Harry Hunter. They were homeless and the mother decided to end it all for them both. But when Harry’s daughter knows something about their deaths and soon becomes the killer’s next target.

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Frequency

by John Reizer

Release Date: January 11, 2020

At Black Rock Observatory in North Carolina, a privately-owned radio telescope is on the lookout for extraterrestrial life. On New Years Eve 2024, the satellite dish hits pay dirt when graduate student Ronald Phillips discovers a strange alien message from a distant galaxy. The message soon goes viral and public reaction is enthusiastic. But it soon turns to disaster when many people become infected by a mystery illness.

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Ripple Effect

by Tracey Jerald

Release Date: February 3, 2020

I’ve experienced the ways love can change a man. Yet nothing I’ve ever done was as profound as marrying the woman I love. Every mission I went on was a risk worth taking because I knew she’d be at home waiting for me. What I didn’t realize was that in my quest to right all the wrongs of the world, I was destroying the only part I’d die for… my marriage.

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Coming Home to Greenleigh

by Cassandra Austen

Release Date: January 31, 2020

Beth Burnham's small-town never let her spread her wings. She finds herself low on funds for her family's historic house restoration project and is running low on clients at her law practice. So, she throws herself at the mercy of a posh legal firm. When she shows up to the interview, she never expected the managing partner interviewing her would be the lover she left heartbroken. When he declares he still has feelings for her, Beth longs to revisit the love they once shared.

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Wizardoms: Eye of Obscurance

by Jeffrey L. Kohanek

Release Date: October 1, 2019

The first book in the Fate of Wizardoms series by bestselling author Jeffrey L. Kohanek... In a realm where wizards rule, the ambitious thirst for power. Those that are able to claim a throne are granted the power of a god. But how can you defeat a god? A thief, an acrobat, and a dwarf are joined by an old storyteller as they attempt something impossible... the assassination of a wizarding lord. Their slim chances lie in the power of an enchanted amulet, the Eye of Obscurance.

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