I’m not normally one who loves a book that flashes between past and present, but what Sara Cate did with Promise Me might just convert me. The second book in Cate’s Sinful Manor series follows Declan Barclay and his relationship with Colin Shelby. The relationship starts as friends then becomes so much more over the course of several years. In this regard, I think it was crucial for the author to weave the past into the present because readers need the full picture of who these two were to each other before they can understand who they will become now. This isn’t an easy road to love, but it is an emotionally rich and satisfying tale.

I am thrilled to help reveal the cover for author Jennifer Bernard’s next Sea Smoke Island book, Night Light. The book will release on March 3rd and it is available to pre-order on all platforms now.

Hello, there! It’s December and in an effort to get myself more organized, I sat down and focused on creating my December 2025 Reading Guide. I know the month technically started on Monday, but there are still quite a few books coming out this year, and I want to share some of them with you.