Hey bookworms!

Have you ever attended a book-signing event? I had the pleasure of attending the RITCR signing event in July, where I got even more books to add to my TBR! This was my very first book signing and I had a blast, especially since I got to attend the event with my book friend @justafellowreader. It was definitely a little overwhelming at first because so much was happening and there were lots of authors to meet, but I survived. I was initially supposed to read books by the authors attending the event, but life and mood-reading happened, and I ended up reading nothing related to that event. I’m hyped to read the books I now own though, because the authors did such a great job of hyping up their books and making me want to read them. I’m especially looking forward to reading my new books by Tanisha Headley and Leonor Soliz. I’ll include a list of all the books I had signed that are now going to be known as my RITCR TBR. I’ll also be adding a book by Tessa Bailey to that list later on, because I’ve been wanting to check out her books for forever. What’s your fav Tessa Bailey book? Let me know if you’ve read any of the books from my RITCR TBR and we can fangirl about them together 😂

Everyone had book carts, but I had to improvise and use a book cooler instead 😂

RITCR Book List:

Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

She’s off-limits, but he’s never been good at following the rules.
For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy” Ryder has no idea what she’s doing. She’s accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape.
Luke Brooks is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family. As Emmy’s older brother’s best friend, Luke spent most of his childhood antagonizing her. It’s been years since he’s seen her, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her. Despite his better judgment, he wants to do a whole lot more than just look at her.
Emmy’s got too much on her mind to think about romance. And Luke knows he should stay away from his best friend’s younger sister. But what if Luke is just what Emmy needs to get her spark back? Or will they both go up in flames?

Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli

Ten women. A deadly contest. Only one can win the Sun King's heart.
Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King’s rule. Her only desire is to escape and pay him back for every moment of misery she's endured.
When a surprise release finds her in the hands of the rival Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight as she competes against nine other Tributes for the role of queen. If she wins his heart, she'll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge.
But Lor doesn't belong in the Sun Queen Trials. Not only does she not understand why she was freed, she isn’t a citizen of the Sun King’s court. The other Tributes resent her presence and will stop at nothing to ensure Lor is removed from the competition, permanently.
Now Lor must win, because if she loses, she dies. Or worse, she'll be returned to the evil—and now vengeful—Aurora King.

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in this Norse-inspired fantasy romance from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.
Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate.
Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.

Wild Love by Elsie Silver

She's been driving him wild for years . . . the good kind of wild.
The kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend's little sister and knowing you can't have her.
Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his best friend's sister, Rosie Belmont.
After living in the city, Rosie came blasting back into town like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic. And one wide-eyed, desperate plea for a job is all it takes for Ford to hire her. He vows to keep her at arm's length. Tries to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her, verbal sparring is a type of foreplay―friction that soon turns to blistering heat.
Ford knows damn well he shouldn't cross this line. But shouldn't and can't are two very different things.
And the only thing he truly can't do is resist her.

Heartless by Elsie Silver

Working as a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should have been simple. Except I can’t keep my eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands off of me.
Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than I am and barely looks my way. Until I get him into the hot tub one night for a game of truth or dare. Then all bets are off—and so are our clothes.
He’s gruff, a little rough around the edges. But broad-shouldered ranchers with calloused hands and filthy mouths are this city girl’s kryptonite. So who am I to resist?
But it’s in our quiet moments together that he softens. It’s when he takes care of me that I realize his hardened exterior is just a façade. It’s when I watch him go all sweet with his little boy that I really fall for him.
Someone convinced him once that his best wasn’t good enough. But I’ve never felt more cherished than I do in his arms.
My contract may say this arrangement is only for two months.
But my heart says this is forever.

Praise by Sara Cate

He calls me perfect.
His flawless pet.
His good girl.
Broken down and wounded by my emotionally neglectful ex, I wanted someone to tell me I was good enough.
Then, I stumbled into a new job with a boss who brings me to my knees—literally. He has me do things a real secretary would never do.
Emerson Grant tells me I’m more than just good enough.
I’m worthy of his praise.
There are a million reasons why I should stay away. The owner of the Salacious Players’ Club is not just my new boss, he’s twice my age.
And my ex-boyfriend’s father.
With him, I am treasured. I am adored. I am his.
I’m a good girl, but I’m falling for the wrong man.
Emerson Grant knows what he wants—
And he wants me.
So how far will I go to hear his approval?

The Single Dad by Marni Mann

Most college-aged girls go to Europe to experience their sexual awakening.
All I had to do was come home.
Ford Dalton isn’t the kind of man I’d look at twice—because I can’t stop looking at him at all.
We can’t take our hands off each other in the bar.
Back at his house, it’s our lips.
And in his bed?
There isn’t a single part of us that’s not on fire.
One night would never be long enough for Ford to show me every delicious thing he can do to my body.
But there’s something he’s keeping from me: he’s already met the love of his life.
His daughter, Everly.
And there’s something I’m keeping from him: I just applied for the job of my dreams.
Everly’s new nanny.
A sexy single dad and nanny romance.

Mile High by Liz Tomforde

ZANDERS
Chicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.
What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job.
But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it's more than that.

STEVIE
I've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.
Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it.
Everything but him.

Nero by S.J. Tilly

Payton
Running away from home at 17 wasn’t easy. Let’s face it though, nothing before, or in the ten years since, has ever been easy for me.
And I’m doing okay. Sorta. I just need to keep scraping by, living under the radar. Staying out of people’s way, off people’s minds.
So when a man walks through my open patio door, stepping boldly into my home, and my life, I should be scared. Frightened. Terrified.
But I must be more broken than I realized, because I’m none of those things.
I’m intrigued.
And I’m wondering if the way to take control of my life is by giving in to him.

Nero
The first time I took a man’s life, I knew there’d be no going back. No normal existence in the cards for me.
So instead of walking away, I climbed a mountain of bodies, and created my own destiny. By forming The Alliance.
And I was fine with that. Content enough to carry on.
Until I stepped through those open doors, and into her life.
I should’ve walked away. Should’ve gone right back out the door I came through. But I didn’t.
And now her life is in danger.
But that’s the thing about being a bad man. I’ll happily paint the streets red to protect what’s mine.
And Payton is mine. Whether she knows it or not.

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver (Audiobook)

Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first.
And they can’t stand each other.
Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to hide inside. The surly older brother of her best friend’s soulmate, Lachlan thinks she’s just a privileged princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend’s happiness on the line, she’s willing to make a vow to the man she’s determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be.
As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it’s not just familiar dangers that haunt them.
There’s another phantom lurking on their doorstep.
And this one has come for blood.

Beyond the Break by Tanisha Headley

He's a pro surfer who lives by one rule - No Distractions. She's his teams new Social Media Manager, set on breaking through his grumpy exterior and the very rule he holds dear. In the sunny small town of Saltwater Springs, Griffin "Fin" Jones is battling more than just the waves. Returning from a career-threatening injury, he's not only healing his body but also guarding a wounded heart. Focused on leading his surf team to victory in the regional finals, Fin is determined to keep one rule -- No Distractions.
Eliana Ward, a spirited Social Media Manager, finds herself navigating the wreckage of her professional life in the wake of malicious hometown gossip. Offered an unexpected lifeline managing the social media accounts of a small-town surf team, she relocates to Saltwater Springs, where she encounters the grumpiest man she's ever met – Fin, who's intent on making her new role anything but smooth sailing.
As Fin struggles to regain trust in himself on the board, Eliana faces her own challenges of winning over the closed-off surfer while battling the demons from her past. In this small-town surf romance, can they learn to heal together, or will Fin's determination to avoid distractions keep them from the love they never saw coming?

Yours, Forever by Leonor Soliz

Marrying a sexy, outrageous billionaire in Vegas was a wager on my future. His arrival in my small town two weeks later? Not in the prenup.
My deal with Maximiliano Errázuriz is nothing more than a bold business move. He needs a wife to overcome his father’s schemes, and the money he offers will fix all my problems.
To trick his father, we’re living together and pretending we’re in love.
But we’re too different. He’s brazen; full of cheeky smiles and wicked teasing. I’m practical and private. His bespoke suits and exuberant personality clash with the simplicity of my hometown. I hate city living. He thrives in the bright lights.
That is until he shows genuine care for my town, and his eyes turn fiery at the sight of my curves. When he reveals his bruised heart, I melt even more. Soon I can’t resist him at all.
Max is my eccentric souvenir, but forever wasn’t in our vows. People have left me behind before and he will, too. I need to let him go, before I start to believe we belong together and I end up with nothing but a shattered heart.
YOURS, FOREVER is a slow burn, low conflict, dual POV romance, with a small town gal and a billionaire, big city guy. This Marriage of Convenience, Opposites Attract novel includes plus size and Latine characters, and open door spice.

Two Wrongs by Kimberly Carrillo

I've watched her for years without her knowing.
In fact, she thinks I hate her. Probably because I've worked hard to make her feel unwelcome.
Wren knows I don't want her in my family. At least not as my son's wife. What she doesn't know is the reason why.
See, I want her for myself. It should be my ring on her finger, not his.
When my son betrays her, I'm there to pick up the pieces.
I can't resist her any longer, but just because she isn't his doesn't mean I can keep her.
After all, two wrongs don't make a right.

Three Hearts Hideaway by Luna Day

When Ava stumbles into sleepy Little Greenfield with nothing but a suitcase and humiliating voice message on her phone, the last thing she expects to find is Roman—a tattooed B&B owner who offers her a place to stay.
After dumping her narcissistic boyfriend and running away from the embarrassment he caused her, she needs to focus on herself. It’s up to her to puzzle out what she truly desires in a partner, and the sparks flying between her and Roman—and his broody best friend Logan—are too tempting to pass up.
But when her past comes knocking, it’s hard not to crumble to the familiar cycle of cruelty, even when things feel so right in this small town—with both these men.
Could Roman and Logan be her soulmates? Or will Ava prove she’s exactly what her ex says she is? A deviant.

Kiss and Make Love by Luna Day

What happens when sparks fly with someone unexpected? Will indulging that feeling light a simple flame or ignite an inferno that burns out of control?
With ten scorching stories ranging from lustful encounters to romantic relationships, Kiss and Make Love will have you embracing the thrill of desire and finding love in unlikely ways.
A college student and her professor pursue a forbidden fling that leads to a secret femdom relationship. Two rival rugby players battle it out both on and off the pitch. Delighting in rough and naughty fantasies about her favourite breadmaker, a shy writer yearns to be seen as more than a regular at her neighbourhood bakery.
Delve into a blaze of passion with Kiss and Make Love and experience all these stories and more.

One Touch by Lena Hendrix

Falling hard for my ex-boyfriend’s rugged older brother was never in the plan.
Beckett Miller may be my brother’s best friend, but he’s also the last person on earth I want to ask for help. He’s stubborn, demanding, and doesn’t care at all what people think of him—everything his little brother wasn’t, and definitely everything I should not want.
Thanks to my own stubbornness and my three infuriating siblings, he is the only one who can help me renovate my beloved aunt’s farmhouse.
Beckett thinks I’m a doormat, and I know he’s an arrogant prick, but toss in one late-night game of tipsy strip poker, and before long, endless summer days turn into scorching nights.
Every stolen touch—every kiss—is wrong in the best ways.
I can fix everything around me: my friends’ problems, my brothers’ love lives, maybe even the decades-old rivalry that divides our cozy coastal town. So Beckett’s snarl and heavy sighs are no match for me.
The only thing I can’t seem to fix is the way my body reacts when he swings a hammer. I built walls to protect my heart after what his brother did to me, but I’m finding it could all come crumbling down with just one touch.

Catching Sparks by Hannah Cowan

When Garrison Beckett stumbles into Cherry Peak, it isn’t by choice. As the CEO of Swift Edge Records, his presence here is like a storm cloud in our clear blue sky. They say he’s here for the next two months to grow as a person while waiting for the dust to clear back home, but he sees his stay as a punishment wrapped in small-town charm.
He’s everything I’ve always avoided in men: rude, conceited, and utterly infuriating. Yet, while the spark between us is impossible to ignore, it’s also a giant pain in my ass.
We fall into a simple arrangement. Friends with benefits. No strings, just the thrill of the moment and undeniable sexual chemistry. It was supposed to be easy. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him.
As the end of his two month exile approaches, the reality of our situation sinks in. Garrison’s life is in Toronto, and my roots are buried deep in Cherry Peak. We’re worlds apart, but surely I can’t just let him walk away…right?
Is our love enough to bridge the distance between two entirely different worlds? Or are we destined to be just another Cherry Peak legend?

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