jeudi 27 août 2026

Sortie du jour VO

jeudi 27 août 2026

 C'est le jour J pour le tome 2 de la série "Long Licks Rock Stars " "A lick of sense" de Gillian Archer. Il sort donc ce jour. Je vous en reparle demain. 

Présentation

I’m supposed to be getting to know my newfound rock star father—only I can’t take my eyes off his drummer. Oh boy.

On the worst day of my life, the father I never knew I had shows up.

And he’s a rock star.

I wish I could talk to my mom about her lies but she’s dead—hence the worst day of my life.

Now I’m in LA partying with rock stars, dodging my crazy stepmom, and avoiding my newfound father because…I don’t know why.

Everything is just so hard.

And heavy.

And awkward.

It doesn’t help that I can’t keep my eyes off his new drummer.

And drummer boy—well, man, definitely man—is looking back at me too.

Somehow I don’t think dear ol’ Dad is going to approve.

But I’m not sure I care.

A Lick of Sense is book 2 of the Long Licks Rock Stars series but can be read as a standalone. Grab this angsty, age gap, forbidden romance about two people falling in love despite all the reasons and people around them who will never approve.

Pour le commander, c'est ici : https://link.amazon/B05B92pPY


Credit photo : Gillian Archer

Extrait VO...

 



Title: The Challenge
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Single Dad, Second Chance, Forced Proximity
Friends to Lovers, Small Town, Found Family
Release Date: August 30, 2026


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First Edition
Copyright © 2026
By Penelope Ward

There was so much I wanted to know about his life. More than anything, I wanted to ask what he’d dreamed about when he called my name. I was also tempted to ask about Effie’s mother. He’d said they were divorced, but was she still in the picture? Why was Effie living with him full time?

But instead of unloading all my questions, I scratched my pounding head and asked, “Do you have coffee here, by any chance?”

Rather than answer, he stalked over to a cabinet above the fridge—the one place I hadn’t checked.

With my arms wrapped around my chest, I watched as he pulled out a filter and placed it in the machine before scooping some grounds. I admired how the muscles in his back moved with the motion of his arms, the way his jeans hugged his ass.

After he started the pot, the room filled with the bubbling sound of coffee brewing. Evan turned toward me, and we stared at each other in tense silence.

“How did you sleep?” he finally asked.

“Not bad, all things considered.”

“All things being me?” He arched a brow.

“I have nothing against you, Evan.”

“Oh really? Because that unhinged letter you wrote me says otherwise. It’s not like time could change all that. Especially when we haven’t been in touch since then. I never reached out. And you never called, either.”

“I was very emotional when I wrote that letter.” I gulped. “And drunk. I wasn’t supposed to send it. It was just meant to be a way to let out my feelings.”

“So, why did you send it?”

“I wish I understood…”

“You mean to tell me you don’t still feel that way, even a little?”

My gaze fell to the floor. “It’s been a decade. Like I told you, I’d been drinking, so I don’t entirely remember what I wrote.”

Evan scratched his chin. “I don’t know if I believe that.”

I looked up. “Regardless of what unkind words I expressed in a drunken, regrettable moment…I’ve moved on.”

“Doesn’t seem like you’ve moved on given the way you raced out of here yesterday to find another place, just so you didn’t have to look at me.”

“Well, you weren’t exactly welcoming.” He was right that I’d raced out of here. But his assumption that I didn’t want to look at him? No. After all these years, it was still hard not to look at him.

The coffee gurgled to signal the end of its cycle. Saved by the gurgle.

Evan opened the cabinet. To my surprise, he set down two mugs and began preparing my coffee just the way I liked it: two sugars and heavy cream. He stirred and then handed it to me.

“Thank you.”

I didn’t have to ask how he knew the way I took it. Back when he’d been living with us, Evan and I had often caught up over coffee in my family’s kitchen before the crack of dawn while everyone else was asleep. So this was far from the first time he’d prepared a cup for me. Little did he know, I’d actually had my very first cup of coffee with him. When I’d started getting up early to join him, I hadn’t tried coffee yet. But I’d pretended to need the caffeine just as much as he did, though the only morning jolt I’d wanted back then was Evan. The smell of coffee right now, the smell of him... I was drowning in nostalgia, tinged with a bittersweet knowing that so much had changed.

We stood across from each other, silently sipping our coffees as if this was some sort of duel—who could drink it the fastest without saying anything?

Eventually, Evan set his mug down. “There are fresh towels in the linen closet off the hallway. Effie has some girly bodywash in the shower, if you need it. Pomegranate scent or some crap.” He lifted his mug again and added, “You look like you could use a shower.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Thank you. I guess I’ll take a shower before I head out to look for a place. I’ll let you know if I find one, so I can get out of your hair.”

He took a sip and saluted me with his mug. “Good luck with that.”

It was embarrassing to think I hadn’t taken a shower since I left Chicago. I grabbed a couple of towels from the closet and headed into the small bathroom.

After sliding the shower curtain open, I smiled at the sight of both masculine and “girly” bodywash side by side. As the warm water rained down on me, I squeezed pomegranate shower gel into my hand and thought about how cute and honest Effie had been last night when she’d come into my room. Closing my eyes and trying to relax, I took my sweet time lathering my body and massaging my neck. After I finished what turned out to be a twenty-minute shower, I stepped out and wrapped myself in a towel. But a loud crash just outside the door caused me to jump. “Is everything okay?” I called.






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SINGLE DAD
SMALL TOWN
FRIENDS TO LOVERS
SECOND CHANCE
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Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl.

Coming back to my small Wyoming hometown was supposed to be temporary. I only planned to stay long enough to help my ailing mother and sort through the mess of my family’s old belongings.

Instead, I somehow ended up living in Evan Ricci’s house. The single dad now owned a bunch of properties and one of them was the place I’d rented. He’d taken it off the market and moved in before I got there. I just never got the memo. Unfortunately, there was no other place in town available, so Evan let me stay.

Evan—the guy my parents took in years ago after his mother died.
The same Evan who used to dare me into ridiculous challenges that somehow always made me stronger—a game we’d dubbed The Challenge.
The same guy who ultimately rejected me before I left for college after I’d finally garnered the courage to shoot my shot.

Now Evan was a rugged single dad with an eight-year-old daughter, a cocky attitude, and a dangerous ability to make me forget every reason I should still hate him.

Sharing a house with him should’ve been unbearable. Instead, it felt dangerously familiar, nearly making me forget that I had a life and a job to get back to in Chicago. I realized the biggest challenge wasn’t surviving living with Evan Ricci.

It was not falling in love with him all over again.



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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.


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mercredi 26 août 2026

Sortie du jour VO

mercredi 26 août 2026

C'est aussi le jour J pour le nouveau roman de @melissafoster_author "The Silvers at Silver Island " "The trouble with flings" (je vous en reparle ce soir ou demain)

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Sometimes you have to break all the rules to find everything you never knew you wanted. Come along for the fun, sexy ride as billionaire Fitz Silver pursues his biggest challenge yet—taming wild child Jennifer Stone. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this steamy, small-town, standalone romance is unputdownable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after that will leave you thinking about it long after you read the last page.

Silver Island’s golden boy Fitz Silver keeps his business dealings clean, his affairs private, and fulfills every promise he makes. Infuriatingly so. He’s six-plus feet of gentleman in the streets and an unrelenting alpha in the sheets. I should know. I enjoyed a single scorching night in his bed over the summer. But contrary to Fitz being every woman’s fantasy, he’s my worst nightmare.

I’m a risk taker, a rule breaker. I wasn’t looking for more than a little vacation fun, but that passionate night knocked me off my feet.

When a chance encounter brings me face-to-face with the man who ruined me for all others, I know better than to land in his bed again. Unfortunately, outside my job as a high school principal, I’m not known for my good decisions. Once again I plan to leave Mr. Silver and our surprising connection behind, but he’s annoyingly unforgettable…and then two pink lines change everything.

Lectures d'automne...

 Avec cet article, je vais vous présenter quelques livres qui vont sortir cet automne en lien avec la nouvelle saison qui s'approche. Cette année, ils sont plus nombreux et beaucoup sont dans ma wishlist mais j'en achèterai quelques uns. 

"The Cinnamon Spice Inn" de Harper Graham : il sortira le 10 septembre en poche. C'est le premier tome d'une série, un peu comme celle du "Pumpkin Spice Café".

Présentation

L’amour est la plus douce des épices

Madison, accro au café et critique culinaire, pensait avoir trouvé sa place à New York. Jusqu’au jour où elle doit retourner à Maple Falls pour sauver l’auberge familiale, The Cinnamon Spice Inn.

Mais retrouver sa petite ville natale, c’est aussi affronter son passé. Et surtout… recroiser Zach, son ex. Le bricoleur ultra sexy qu’elle s’était juré d’oublier. Hors de question de raviver de vieilles histoires : Madison est là pour relancer l’auberge, un point c’est tout. Enfin… en théorie.

De son côté, Zach n’avait pas prévu de revoir Madison non plus. Mais une promesse est une promesse et il tient toujours parole : il va l’aider à rénover l’auberge. C’est sans compter que bosser côte à côte avec Madison – sa chevelure rousse, son caractère bien trempé, et ce charme qu’il n’a jamais réussi à effacer de sa mémoire – risque de mettre ses principes à rude épreuve.

Pour le précommander, c'est ici : https://link.amazon/B07kn4gZf

"Un cosy latte pour deux" de Marie F. Florie ; il sortira le 10 septembre. 

Présentation : 


De retour à l’université de York, en Angleterre, après un accident qui a bouleversé sa vie et l'a coupé de sa passion pour le tir à l'arc, Orion n’a qu’un objectif pour sa dernière année : se recentrer sur lui et s’isoler de tout ce qui lui rappelle son passé. C’était compter sans l’arrivée de Lucy, sa nouvelle colocataire à la bonne humeur aussi addictive qu’un pumpkin spice latte. Pour l’étudiante franco-britannique, cette rentrée à York est une aubaine. Fan inconditionnelle de l’automne, Lucy veut profiter de sa saison préférée pour savourer le charme de la ville aux côtés d’Orion. Entre lattes réconfortants et confidences nocturnes, cet automne promet d’être cosy et délicieusement romantique…

Pour le précommander, c'est ici : https://link.amazon/B05nxGFsy (papier) 

"Bookclub au Cat Café" de Rachel Rowlands : il sortira le 10 septembre. 

Présentation : 


Après une relation éprouvante, Brenna voit enfin la chance lui sourire lorsqu’elle gagne le jackpot à la loterie. Elle exauce alors son voeu le plus cher : acheter un vieux manoir à la campagne et le peupler de chats noirs.

Bercée par les ronronnements de ses adorables compagnons, elle entend mener une existence paisible et discrète, entre ses sorties à la bibliothèque et ses rencontres au book club du Chatpuccino, le bar à chats du quartier.

Mais c’était compter sans l’arrivée d’une multinationale qui souhaite installer un gigantesque entrepôt juste à côté du café, menaçant la quiétude de la petite ville et de ses habitants. Afin de préserver la vie qu’elle s’est construite, Brenna s’allie à Matt, le charmant serveur qui anime le book club, bien loin de ses rêves de calme et de tranquillité. Car pour sauver le Chatpuccino, il est temps de sortir les griffes... quitte à y laisser quelques poils !

Une romance small town aux couleurs de l’automne, où les chats, ces facétieux compagnons, veillent sur les cœurs cabossés.

Pour le précommander, c'est ici : https://link.amazon/B06AywVYM (livre) 

"Curieux automne à l'auberge de Certilleux" de Caroline Costa (c'est le troisième livre mettant en scène la même héroïne, c'est un cosy mystery, pas une romance) Il sortira le 16 septembre chez J'ai Lu.

Présentation


Vicky, décoratrice talentueuse, a été engagée pour rénover une auberge dans un petit village vosgien. L'automne a beau être frais, rien de tel que l'odeur d'un café chaud et des pâtisseries de saison pour se motiver ! Cependant, en rouvrant une cheminée condamnée, elle fait une découverte troublante qui n'a rien à envier aux scénarios d'Halloween les plus sinistres. La voilà coincée à Certilleux tandis que la gendarmerie met l'établissement sous scellés. Mais pas question de rester les bras croisés et de laisser son chantier à l'arrêt ! Entre traditions locales, rivalités feutrées et secrets bien gardés, Vicky aura fort à faire pour comprendre de quoi il retourne...

Pour le précommander, c'est ici : https://link.amazon/B088ulZ7F


à suivre... 

mardi 25 août 2026

Dans ma pal... service presse en anglais

mardi 25 août 2026

le tome 2 de la série "Moonlight ranch" de D.C Kile "Crossed Lines" (je n'ai pas lu le premier mais le résumé m'a plu). Il sortira le 8 septembre mais j'essaierai de lire le premier avant. 

Présentation

Willow Banks is back in Blue Haven, Georgia, for the summer before her senior year of college. Her goal is simple: earn enough money to pay for the study abroad program she's dreamed of without relying on her older brother, Sawyer, for another dime. After losing their parents, Sawyer became everything to her. This summer, she's determined to prove she can stand on her own.

Beck Sullivan has always belonged at Moonlight Ranch. Between running the stables and raising his six-year-old daughter, Jade, there's little room in his life for anything else. But when Jade's mother suddenly leaves town for the summer, Beck is desperate for help.

Hiring Willow, his best friend's little sister, as Jade's nanny seems like the perfect solution. Willow gets the paycheck she needs, and Beck gets someone he can trust with the most important person in his life.

There’s just one problem.

The teenager Beck remembers is gone. In her place is a confident, beautiful woman who has him questioning every line he's sworn he'd never cross. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the chemistry between them even with the risk that giving in could cost Beck the friendship he's valued for years.

Falling for his best friend's little sister was never part of the plan, but walking away from her might be even harder.

Pour le précommander, c'est ici : https://link.amazon/B00n96D4J

dimanche 23 août 2026

Un nouveau tome passionnant (lecture VO)

dimanche 23 août 2026

La série "Serpents of Chaos MC" dont le tome 6 consacré à Bones est sorti début août est une série de bikers passionnante, où l'on découvre chaque membre à chaque tome : Bones est le frère jumeau de Skull (tome 4, il est évidemment chroniqué : ICI )et tous deux se partagent la garde de leur fille, Nathalia dont ils ignorent qui est vraiment le père (on nous dit que comme ce sont de vrais jumeaux, il est quasi impossible de savoir avec certitudes qui est le père) mais ce n'est pas un problème car jusqu'à la rencontre de Skull et la femme de sa vie, Isla, les deux lieutenants du club partageaient tout mais.. depuis que son frère jumeau a trouvé une vie de famille, Bones aka Nate se sent un peu seul et ne comprend pas vraiment ce qu'il lui arrive ! C'est pourquoi, il va consulter Meredith, une psychologue sur les conseils de Xanthe, la régulière (ou old lady en anglais) de Ghost mais voilà que le jeune homme tombe sous son charme et va l'enlever (bon, je ne suis pas fan de cette approche) : il se donne un week-end pour la faire succomber à son charme (drôle d'approche, hein? ) et en plus, il est jaloux d'un de ses frères "Pyro" qui travaille dans un refuge et s'occupe des chiens aussi bien au club que dans le refuge. Bref, à vous d'aller voir comment ces deux-là dont le départ est compliqué. Comment Bones va-t-il retrouver sa place auprès de son frère? Comment Meredith va-t-elle s'insérer dans ce club alors qu'elle a une vie simple et intégrée (elle est psychologue) et alors que des secrets persistent entre eux... eh bien, vous le saurez en lisant ce 6ème tome qui nous donne déjà envie de lire le suivant (la fin est terrible! ^^ et annonce le tome sur "Suit", l'avocat du club ) 

Il est sorti le 1er août et je remercie Chantal Fernando elle-même pour en son envoi en ARC

Présentation

Bones is a walking red flag.

He’s one half of the enforcer twin duo for the Serpents of Chaos Motorcycle club.

But I didn’t know that when I met him.

He came in as my client.

And then he kidnapped me.

A great start to a relationship, right?

When his secrets slowly start coming out, I need to decide what my limits are.

My name is Meredith Shannon, and I’m a psychologist.

But not even I can fix this mess.

BONES is book six in my sexy new biker romance series, Serpents of Chaos. It can be read as a standalone. Intended for 18+ audiences only.

Pour le commander, c'est ici : https://link.amazon/B0hgWC4F5

Mon avis : comme toujours, on est pris dans l'histoire et même si on désapprouve l'acte de Bones au départ (il n'avait pas besoin de ça pour la séduire) on oublie vite au final les circonstances et la manière dont ils se rapprochent au départ.
En effet, Bones est un type formidable : avec son frère, ils n'ont pas eu une vie facile et n'ont toujours pu compter que l'un sur l'autre. Ils n'ont trouvé une famille que quand ils sont rentrés dans le club. Après la rencontre de Skull et Isla (et ce qu'il en suit) même s'il est heureux pour son frère, il se sent isolé. Son frère s'inquiète pour lui mais il n'arrive pas à trouver sa place. Comme beaucoup de ses frères du club, il a tendance à garder des choses pour lui et cela pourrait lui coûter cher, notamment avec Meredith. 

Cette dernière est une jeune femme qui va se retrouver enlevée par le patient qui la trouble et pourtant, elle va finir par le défendre et craquer pour lui. Pourtant, si elle lui pardonne leur départ atypique, elle a du mal à comprendre et accepter les règles du club et notamment ce que celles-ci ont sur Bones aka Nate. Elle devient amie avec les autres filles et cela donne des scènes sympas. C'est une jeune femme qui sait ce qu'il veut et même si elle comprend que le monde de Bones est différent, est-elle prête à faire face aux secrets qu'il doit avoir et notamment quand elle concerne son passé.

C'est une romance donc de proximité forcée au départ (et pas habituelle) les singles dad car il élève aussi Nathalia et les romances de bikers, ne cherchez plus! Lisez ce tome (tous sont indépendants mais il est conseillé d'avoir lu celui de son frère avant) et même la série. Vu la fin, vivement le prochain sur Suit. 

vendredi 21 août 2026

Sortie du jour (lecture VO)

vendredi 21 août 2026

 

C'est le jour J pour la sortie du tome 2 de la série "The Silvers at Silver Island" et il est disponible, en avance, sur son site avant de l'être sur Amazon and co.

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THE TROUBLE WITH FLINGS by NYT Bestselling Author, Melissa Foster is LIVE exclusively in her online shop! Start reading this steamy, accidental pregnancy romance today!  



🔥Come along for the fun, sexy ride as billionaire Fitz Silver pursues his biggest challenge yet—taming wild child Jennifer Stone. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this steamy, small-town, standalone romance is unputdownable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after that will leave you thinking about it long after you read the last page.



What you will find in THE TROUBLE WITH FLINGS:

💜Accidental Pregnancy

💜Close Proximity

💜Black Cat/Golden Retriever 

💜Vacation Romance

💜Second Chance

💜Small Town Romance

💜Fling to Forever

💜Reverse Age Gap

💜He falls first

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