Red's Romance and Mystery Reviews

The Wild Card Author: Kendall Ryan Release Date: August 20, 2026 Publisher: Independent Genre: Romance/Fiction/Contemporary Add it Goodreads He buried a fake-girlfriend clause in a seventeen-page roommate agreement. She signed it without reading. What could possibly go wrong? FBI agent Crew Jensen thrives on control. His rigid routines keep his anxiety and OCD in check: no chaos, no distractions, and definitely no relationships. Until his boss threatens to transfer him to Alaska. Desperate to prove he has “roots,” Crew makes a wildly unhinged decision: he slips a fake-girlfriend clause into his roommate contract, hoping his next applicant won’t read it carefully. Emmie Marshall signs on page seventeen without blinking. Emmie is everything Crew is not—warm, messy, impossibly chatty—and currently racing a cookbook deadline that could make or break her career. She needs stability. He needs a convincing relationship. It’s a simple, mutually beneficial arrangement. Fake dates. Public hand-h...

Autumn at the Cat Cafe Author: Juliet Arden Release Date: July 28, 2026 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction Genre: Romance/Christian/Clean & Wholesome Romance Add it to Goodreads From USA TODAY bestselling author Kathleen Fuller comes a cozy, kisses-only romance about fresh starts, fall leaves, and finding love right next door, perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and Sarah Adams. Via Dalton has sworn off men to focus on the two things she loves most: her quirky cat café, Pawsitive Vibes, and the charming town of Pecan Corner, Ohio. But her peaceful world is shaken when Earl Brewster, the owner of the beloved Second Chapter Books next door, passes away. Via is determined to buy the shop and preserve Earl’s legacy, but her plans hit a snag in the form of a tall, handsome, and completely unexpected heir. Leo Brewster’s life is thriving in LA, and the last thing he needs is an inheritance in the middle-of-nowhere, Ohio. But the alternative–letting his estranged mother inherit–has him packin...

My Twin Sister Author:  Alesha Dykema Release Date: August 13, 2026 Publisher:  Joffe Books Genre: Suspense/Thriller/Mystery Add it to Goodreads My twin sister died eighteen years ago. We lived in a small town on the shores of Lake Superior. We were just fooling around on the lake, like teenagers do. Then the storm came. She was too far out, and the current took her. I remember running along the shore screaming her name. Calling and calling for her to come back. But she never did. She wasn’t just my sister. She was my best friend. Somehow I recovered. I married the man she was going to marry. These things happen with grieving people. I’ve lived the life she should have had. Now everyone is gathered for my father’s funeral. I hear whispers behind us in the church. My husband’s hand tightens around mine as he turns to look. I turn around too . . . and there she is. AN EXHILARATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE WITH TWISTS THAT WILL MAKE YOU GASP. This addictive thriller full of twists ...

  It’s cover reveal day for TOGETHER IS WHERE WE BELONG by Harper Faith releasing September 24th! At eighteen, I left Haven Valley with Leo Courtright’s final words ringing in my ears. I hate you. I swore I’d never come back to the small town—or the boy—I’d left behind. But when the man stalking me gets too close, I run to the only place that’s ever felt safe. Home. Coming back meant seeing the blue-eyed boy who was once my entire world. Only Leo isn’t a boy anymore. He’s colder. Harder. And he still looks at me like I wrecked his life. Returning home also means revealing the secret I’ve kept for eight years. He has Leo’s eyes. His inquisitive nature. And he can’t wait to meet his dad. When Leo shows up at my front door to welcome his new neighbor, the second his gaze lands on the little boy behind me, everything changes. The man who swore he hates me is suddenly everywhere—fixing broken porch steps, watching over us, asking questions I can’t answer without risking the fragile life...

🏈𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 🏈 We are thrilled to share the gorgeous cover for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐲 (𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟒) by Ava Sutton with you! The final standalone in the Gridiron Legacy series is coming September 25th! Ellis Renwick and I are barely more than acquaintances—connected only by mutual friends and the endorsement deal I signed with her company. Her baby isn’t mine, and minding my own business should be easy. But when the baby’s father walks away, I step up. Raised by a single mom, I know the weight Ellis is about to carry, and there is no way I’m letting her do it alone. But somewhere between midnight cravings, stolen kisses, and tiny heartbeats, the woman behind my endorsement deal becomes my whole world. Now I’m falling hopelessly in love with a future that was never meant to be mine. When her father discovers I’m not the biological dad, he wants to expose the ex publicly, threatening to shatter the quiet haven Ellis and I have built. He wants justice...

Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for BAD DECISIONS & BACK ROADS by Zoe Forward Grab it at your favorite book vendor! The problem with bad decisions is you never stop wanting them. I used to be the rebellious girl from the wrong side of the fenceline. He was the local hellraiser nobody could tame. While our families carried on a feud older than indoor plumbing, we fell for each other. Then my vicious father found out. To save Timothy's life, I broke his heart and disappeared. Now over a decade later, I'm back as a large-animal veterinarian, working at his brother's clinic and treating everything from prize dairy cows to Timothy's homicidal llama. Avoiding him should be easy. It isn't. He's a single dad running two businesses, still infuriatingly irresistible, and determined to make me pay for every year he spent hating me. The problem? I never stopped loving him. But if he learns why I really left, I could lose him forever. Buy Link:  https://books2read.com/...