Red's Romance Reviews

Landon & Shay Author:  Brittainy C. Cherry Series:  Chances #2 Publisher: LYX  Release Date: April 28, 2026 Genre: Romance/Fiction Add it to Goodreads Two hearts. One reckless bet. The love story that changed everything. It started with a make Shay all in love with him. For Landon, a boy who didn’t believe in love, it seemed like an easy win. But Shay wasn’t one to back down from a challenge. When she overheard the bet, she flipped the script, wagering that she could make Landon fall for her instead. What began as a reckless game quickly turned into something neither of them expected. Shay’s fire and heart broke through Landon’s darkness, and he made her crave a love she didn’t think she needed. But when the game spiraled out of control, it left them both shattered. Years later, Landon is a Hollywood star, haunted by the girl who once captured his heart, and Shay has rebuilt her life. When their paths cross again and old wounds resurface, will they rewrite their story...

The Lawyer Series:  The Dalton Family Series #1 Author:  Marni Mann Release Date: April 7, 2026 Publisher:  Entangled Publishing Genre: Spicy Romance/Fiction/Contemporary Romance Add it to Goodreads  I  Add it to BookBub I’m not the type of girl who picks up a man on a rooftop bar. Not the kind of girl who lets a man’s hands roam my body, discovering I have no panties on. Never the girl who has hours’ worth of o’s from a smoking-hot one-night stand. But Dominick makes it so easy to say yes. His body, his moves, and his oh-so-wicked tongue have me saying it over and over again. Yes, please. Yes, more. Yes, right there. He worships every inch of my body, and I’m still sore the next morning when I meet him again. This time, he’s Mr. Dalton, my sister’s cutthroat entertainment lawyer. And he has a proposition for me. He wants to make me famous. Of course, that means sharing a screen with my wildly jealous sister. It means giving up my career. It means the whole worl...

THE DEAN’s LIST Rachel Van Dyken Release Date: June 23, 2026 They call it the Dean’s List. Not for grades— for sins. At West Valley State, power isn’t earned. It’s traded. Bought. Exposed. Names appear on the List every semester— students, professors, heirs to powerful families— their secrets cataloged in brutal detail: who they’ve slept with, what they owe, how far they’ll go to stay on top. Lila Quinn isn’t supposed to be on it. She rebuilt her life for this— new name, perfect grades, flawless reputation. One more year and she’s free. Until him. Jude Erikson doesn’t believe in clean slates. He believes in revenge. Years ago, she destroyed his family. Now he’s going to return the favor—slowly, strategically—until there’s nothing left of her carefully constructed life. He has the power to do it. His family owns the system behind the List. The professors. The rankings. The rules. And Lila? She’s already playing his game. Because at night, behind a mask and a false name, she works for an...

A Cute Little Murder Author:  Molly Harper Release Date: April 21, 2026 Publisher:  Berkley/Penguin Random House Genre: Mystery/Women's Fiction/Contemporary Romance Add it to Goodreads She used to be the sidekick. Now she might be the only one who can survive. As teens, Harlow Drake and Lainey Piper built an online fandom solving small-town crimes. Harlow was the star, Lainey the behind-the-scenes genius (and often, Harlow’s scapegoat). Years later, Harlow’s hosting a hit true crime tv show. Lainey? She’s working in forensics. Well, forensic accounting . . . from home. In pajamas. With her cat. But when Harlow faces significant backlash over fumbling a case, she needs a quick win—like a special investigation into the decades-old disappearance of a starlet from a once-glamorous, now decrepit island hotel. The catch? It’s bankrolled by Deke and Bryce of DBag Games, who are looking to shed their “frat bro” reputations. As long-time fans, they have one requirement for their fundin...

  ⚾️ 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 ⚾️ 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏: a forbidden, friends-to-lovers, small-town baseball romance (The Boys of Sweetwater Springs Book 3) by USA Today bestselling author Ginger Scott releases on May 21st. We are thrilled to share these gorgeous covers with you! Jayden Vargas and I have history, a past I’ve finally moved on from. But when my dream job pairs me with the only guy to ever break my heart, old wounds surface, and buried feelings come right along with them. My father is the winningest baseball coach in Texas history, and Jayden Vargas was his favorite player. While my softball skills were elite enough to pay for college, my best friend Jayden was destined for the majors. My dad knew it then. And so did I. Maybe that’s why I fell for him. Or perhaps it was his sad eyes and perfect dimples. One thing is certain, a desperate kiss after the state championship our senior year made those feelings impossible to outrun. Then he ghosted me completely. Years of...

🏈𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 🏈 We are thrilled to share the gorgeous cover for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐭 (𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 2) by Ava Sutton with you! The Pact releases on May 22nd! Back in college, I made a pact with Presley Grant—if we were both still single at thirty, we’d marry each other. It was a joke. A fallback plan we never thought we’d need. Now I’m an NFL star, playing for Presley’s father’s team, and she’s the team doctor—completely off-limits. But when an injury puts me under her care in the offseason, old chemistry resurfaces fast … and inescapably. Then tragedy strikes. Now I’m the legal guardian of my sister’s two young children, facing a custody battle I might lose. Because no matter how much I love them, the court might not see my career as stable. And Presley ... her dream of opening a football camp for underprivileged kids hinges on one seemingly impossible condition: she must be married or thirty-five years old to access her trust fund. So, I make a propos...