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Once Upon a Cowboy

April 2022 Wrap-Up

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today we are sharing our monthly wrap-up for April 2022. Inside are links to all the posts we made throughout this past month. Everything from cover and excerpt reveals to new releases and book reviews can be found in one of these posts. So, if you missed any of our posts throughout the weeks, you can catch up by clicking through any of the posts linked here.

Harlequin Desire May 2022 Releases

Harlequin Desire May 2022 Releases

May 1, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams
Harlequin Special Edition May 2022 Releases

Harlequin Special Edition May 2022 Releases

May 1, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams
Harlequin Historical May 2022 Releases

Harlequin Historical May 2022 Releases

May 1, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams
Bitter Love by Emily Goodwin ~ New Release

Bitter Love by Emily Goodwin ~ New Release

April 30, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Recent Reviewsview all

Vengeance of the Fallen

Vengeance of the Fallen by Dani René ~ New Release Review

April 15, 2022April 16, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

A new persona. A new life. But none of that would save me from them.

The Fallen are ruthless, demanding, and vicious, and they want me.

I thought I could hide from my past, but they know who I am, what I am. They want vengeance. And they will take it, no matter what.

Show Me Forever

Show Me Forever by Layla Hagen ~ New Release Review

April 14, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams
Filthy Little Tease

Filthy Little Tease by Alex Grayson ~ New Release Review

April 7, 2022April 14, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams
Whiskey Dreams

Whiskey Dream by Taryn Rivers ~ Review + Excerpt

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams
Focus

Focus by Anna Brooks ~ New Release Review

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams
Once Upon a Cowboy

Once Upon a Cowboy by Maisey Yates ~ New Release Review

April 2, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Posts You May Have Missed

Crime Friday: April 2022 Thriller Releases

Crime Friday: April 2022 Thriller Releases

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today for Crime Friday, we have three April 2022 thriller releases for you to check out. These releases all come out on Tuesday, so if you want a good thriller to read for next week, now’s your chance to pre-order these suspense-filled babies before release day.

Just One Dare

Just One Dare by Carly Phillips ~ New Release

April 19, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

A one-night stand with no names exchanged.

Six years later, she comes face to face with her baby’s father again.

Aurora Michaels isn’t the same girl she was that spring night. No longer homeless and living in the back room of a diner where she worked, she’s now a member of the wealthy Kingston family. She has her daughter, a career and has adjusted to her new normal.

Billionaire Nick Dare is a man who takes charge. He runs the hotel arm of the family empire and his life revolves around business and travel. A quick stop at his brother’s movie premier has him doing a double take.

Show Me Forever

Weekly Wrap-Up 04-17-2022

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today we are sharing our weekly wrap-up post. Inside are links to all the posts we made throughout this week. Everything from cover and excerpt reveals to new releases and book reviews can be found in one of these posts. So, if you missed any of our posts throughout the week, you can catch up by clicking through any of the posts linked here.

10 Upcoming Historical Romances (2022) Spring/Summer

10 Upcoming Historical Romances (2022) Spring/Summer

April 17, 2022May 2, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today on Okie Dreams, we have a list of 10 Upcoming Historical Romances (2022), from Regency England to the Scottish Highlands. You’ll find first in series books, as well as continuing series and one reprint of a series with new covers.

Fall of the Stars

Fall of the Stars by Monica James ~ New Release

April 16, 2022April 18, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

England is bleeding. And there isn’t a thing I can do about it. I am once again a prisoner to Wessex, captured by King Egbert because holding me hostage will bring them to him—my two Vikings who will risk heaven and earth to save me. But I don’t need saving. I am Princess Emeline, and I was taught by the best, and his name… Skarth the Godless. The man whom I love more than anything in this world. But things begin to blur when Ulf the Bloody reminds me of the promise I made, and that promise is that I belong to him. We must work together to overthrow King Egbert, but the war I fight within my heart is far more dangerous than anything I will ever face on the battlefield.

Love You Like That

Weekly Wrap-Up 04-10-2022

April 10, 2022April 6, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today we are sharing our weekly wrap-up post. Inside are links to all the posts we made throughout this week. Everything from cover and excerpt reveals to new releases and book reviews. So if you missed any of our posts throughout the week, you can catch up by clicking through any of the posts linked here.

Professor Astor

Professor Astor by Catharina Maura ~ New Release

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

After an amazing night, Leia finds out the man of her dreams gave her the wrong phone number.

The last thing she expected was for him to show up two years later as her professor and PhD supervisor.

As if that’s not bad enough… the new VIP client who just hired her as his nanny turns out to be none other than the very same elusive billionaire masquerading as a professor at the college his family owns.

The Medic

The Medic by Anna Hackett ~ New Release

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Former Norwegian special forces soldier Siv Pedersen is making a new start in San Francisco. New country, new job at Norcross Security, and her new rule: no men. She’s left her annoying ex behind and her only goal is to prove herself in her new job, especially when she’s assigned to her own investigation.

Love You Like That

Love You Like That by Scarlett Cole ~ Cover Reveal

April 6, 2022April 18, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Zoe Atkins wanted exactly one thing. To be the world’s greatest percussionist. Instead, she’s on a tour bus engaged in a stupid bet with rock star, Alex King, trying to fill the hole left behind when her dream gave up on her.

The prickly former percussionist wasn’t supposed to steal his heart. With her distrust of lipstick and love of men’s pyjamas, she was everything playboy, Alex, didn’t want in a lover. At least, that’s what he thought when he bet her he could find her a hook up during their tour.

How to Be a Wallflower

Weekly Wrap-Up 04-03-2022

April 3, 2022May 16, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today we are sharing our weekly wrap-up post. Inside are links to all the posts we made throughout this week. Everything from cover and excerpt reveals to new releases and book reviews. So if you missed any of our posts throughout the week, you can catch up by clicking through any of the posts linked here.

With Love From Rose Bend

With Love From Rose Bend by Naima Simone ~ New Release Review

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

He came to Rose Bend to hide. But she’ll help him find everything he’s been missing.

Leontyne Dennison is on a love hiatus. And that’s just fine, because perfectionist Leo is hyperfocused on the success of her family’s Berkshires inn. Volunteering for Rose Bend’s annual spring festival is certain to boost business—and provide the perfect distraction from men—until Leo comes face-to-face with Owen Stafford, the hottest one-night stand of her life.

Just One Wish

Just One Wish by Carly Phillips ~ New Release Review

March 31, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

He was her first love. She was his.
They broke up to follow their dreams.
Axel Forrester became a world famous drummer.
Tara Stillman became a veterinarian.

Years later, he’s scrolling social media and sees they’re both in East Hampton, NY.
Fate? Or Coincidence?

What’s a rockstar to do other than borrow his friend’s dog as an excuse to see the good doctor.
And—show up at her office after all this time.

Axel wants a second chance with the one who got away. He’s not going to let Tara go this time.

Just One Wish

Just One Wish ~ New Release

March 29, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Just One Wish, an all new spicy, second chance novella set in the Kingston/Dare Family world from New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips and 1,001 Dark Nights is available now!

How to Be a Wallflower

How to Be a Wallflower by Eloisa James ~ New Release Review

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today on the site, we are extremely excited to feature How to Be a Wallflower by Eloisa James. We have a book review, along with an excerpt!

Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors.

Powerful and charismatic Jacob Astor Addison is in London, acquiring businesses to add to his theatrical holdings in America—as well as buying an emerald for a young lady back in Boston. He’s furious when a she-devil masquerading as an English lady steals Quimby’s Costume Emporium from under his nose…

The Dragon's Bride

The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert ~ New Release Review

March 29, 2022March 28, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today on Okie Dreams, we have a book review and giveaway for The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert.

Briar Rose might have a name out of a storybook, but she learned at a very young age that no prince was coming to save her. She’ll have to save herself. Unfortunately, even that is an impossible task in her current situation—trapped in a terrifying marriage to a dangerous man.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, which is how she finds herself making a deal with a demon. Freedom from her husband…in return for seven years of service.

She expects the service to be backbreaking and harsh. She doesn’t expect to be put on an auction block in a room full of literal monsters and sold to the highest bidder.

To Sol.

A dragon.

Weekly Wrap-Up 03-27-2022

Weekly Wrap-Up 03-27-2022

March 27, 2022March 22, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today we are sharing our weekly wrap-up post. Inside are links to all the posts we made throughout this week. Everything from cover and excerpt reveals to new releases and book reviews. So if you missed any of our posts throughout the week, you can catch up by clicking through any of the posts linked here.

Forever Perfect by Alison G Bailey ~ New Release Review

Forever Perfect by Alison G Bailey ~ New Release Review

March 24, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

I was five years old when I met the love of my life. He was my best friend’s older brother, but he was also my friend. We shared popsicles, we hunted for shark teeth on Folly Beach, and told each other secrets. But everything changed when we became teenagers.

Always on My Mind by Samantha Chase ~ New Release Review

Always on My Mind by Samantha Chase ~ New Release Review

March 22, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Returning to Magnolia Sound was never part of the plan. Then again, Parker Bishop rarely had one. Yet after confessing her love to her best friend right before his wedding, she needs time to lick her wounds from the disastrous scene that unfolds. After the unsympathetic welcome she receives from her parents and siblings, Parker finds herself absentmindedly driving through town in search of a place to stay.

That’s when she spots the flier and a familiar name…

Faking the Game by Claudia Burgoa ~ New Release Review

Faking the Game by Claudia Burgoa ~ New Release Review

March 22, 2022April 14, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Know what they say about never mixing business with pleasure? Yeah, no. The one about never sleeping with your boss? I ignored it too. I blame Aslan Spearman, the boss. He’s a wealthy playboy who doesn’t believe in happily ever after. He’s demanding, a workaholic, and cynical. He’d rather have a root canal than be in a romantic relationship. Do you want to know a secret? I think he’s afraid of love.

The Savage

Weekly Wrap-Up 03-20-2022

March 20, 2022March 16, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

Today we are sharing our weekly wrap-up post. Inside are links to all the posts we made throughout this week. Everything from cover and excerpt reveals to new releases and book reviews. So if you missed any of our posts throughout the week, you can catch up by clicking through any of the posts linked here.

Ruthless Heir by Amy McKinley ~ New Release Review

Ruthless Heir by Amy McKinley ~ New Release Review

March 18, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

A Mafia crown to claim …

The crown had always been Luc Savino’s. He just didn’t know it until a Chicago Mafia boss persuades him to board a jet and assume his destiny. But he won’t go without Summer—a one-night stand, his new, secretive executive assistant and probable spy for the former CEO of his latest hostile takeover.

She can only run so far before they find her…

After a mob boss viciously attacks Summer Johansson in her apartment, she flees the state to hide. But when she learns of her best friend’s murder and finds herself in the arms of a handsome stranger, her troubles escalate as she’s dragged into the heart of the very world she’s running from.

Teach Me Something Dirty

Teach Me Something Dirty by Alex Grayson ~ New Release Review

March 17, 2022April 6, 2022 Deanna | OkieDreams

“Teach me something dirty.”

That’s what my student, Miss Luna Hendrix, whispered to me the night I rescued her from a handsy boy from school.

Despite her filthy words and the way my body begged to take hers, she screamed innocence.

I really shouldn’t. It was wrong to want to stain her purity.

But I did. I gave her lessons no teacher should give their student.

She wanted dirty, so I laid my hands on her and gave her raw. I made her mine.

She screamed my name so prettily, and in doing so, she made me hers.

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