Doll’s book reviews

New sports romance from Jodi Oliver!

October 3rd, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

This is a first in the series and it was a cute read for me. Colby and Tyler had good chemistry. Forbidden romance at its finest when it’s your teammate. The internal struggle was real. There were plenty of swoony moment

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for ROOKIE MOVES by @jodioliverauthor! Grab it in KU!

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🏒college hockey

🩵teammates to lovers

🏒friends with benefits

🩵“teach me”/spicy lessons

🏒protective mc

🩵secret relationship

🏒mm romance

Colby

For almost ten years, the world of hockey has had their eyes on me, watching my every move.

I’m projected to be the first overall pick in the NHL draft this summer, and have been nicknamed a franchise altering talent.

But with high praise comes a lot of pressure I can’t escape, and has resulted in me being a rookie in more ways than one.

The only problem is there’s only one person I feel safe with, and I’m pretty sure there are rules about not crushing on your teammate.

Tyler

Ever since I met Colby, I’ve kept an eye on him. No one should have to put up with the pressure the world has laid on his gorgeous shoulders and the defeated look in his beautiful eyes.

But you shouldn’t notice these things about your teammates.

So when Colby asks me to teach him everything I know in the bedroom because I’m the only one he feels safe with?

I should say no, but there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for Colby McKay.

I should’ve known it wouldn’t be as simple as a friends with benefits arrangement.

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New enemies to lovers

October 1st, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

MM romance, enemies to lovers and a slow burn romance. Dan and Lincoln had chemistry but the first three chapters I thought it was not going to hold my interest. The story did pick up for me . This story had some tension, drama and sprinkled with a dose of emotions. This was a dark romance read with complicated characters.
3 1/2 stars

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for CALLOUS SHOT by @authorbeccasteele! Grab it in KU!

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🖤M/M standalone

🏒enemies to lovers

🖤rival hockey teams

🏒morally grey

🖤college romance

🏒hockey romance

🖤crime boss son x lawyer’s son

🏒obsessed with each other

Daniel Hoyton has been a thorn in my side for as long as I can remember. We play for rival hockey teams. We attend rival universities. Our families are on opposite sides of the law.

I hate him, with his irritatingly smug smile, his arrogance, and his inability to take anything seriously.

I want to wipe that smile from his face with my fist.

…Or my mouth.

I can’t decide if I want to punch him or kiss him, and it’s beginning to be a problem. A problem with big consequences. Not only is he completely wrong for me, but his family and friends are under investigation…and my uncle is in charge of the operation.

I know we’re going to crash and burn.

But I can’t seem to stay away from the flames.

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New from Helena Hunting!

September 16th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is a super cute friends to lovers low angst and smooth story by Helena Hunting. Ophelia and Mac are friends and both have crushes on each other but neither have said anything until Ophelia switches things up and Mac ends up being her fake boyfriend. Friends to lovers but plot twist our boy Mac is a virgin. What happens and will that line be crossed? The friendship was already there and Mac was not a hockey playboy so it was refreshing to see. The banter was cute between these two and loved Fee and her art major. This was a one click energy so definitely recommend!

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for MAC MEYERS NEEDS ME by @helenahunting! Grab it in KU!

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🏒Hockey Romance

🎨Friends to Lovers

🏒College Romance

🎨Fake Dating

🏒Found Family

🎨Mutual Pining

🏒Slow Burn(ish)

Mac Meyers.
My secret crush.
Most unattainable guy on campus.
Relentless flirt (except with me).

Being friends with the guy on campus that everyone wants comes with its own set of problems.

None of us can eat in the cafeteria without being interrupted ten times.
Well, I’ve had enough.

So the most unhinged thing comes out of my mouth: I tell them to leave my boyfriend alone.
Except Mac is not my boyfriend.
Not even close.

Until he looks at me like I have the most inspired idea.

My name is Ophelia Forrest-Hammer, and Mac Meyers wants to be my fake boyfriend.
But I wish he was my real one.
New book alert🚨

September 14th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We have a new series from the great duo Piper Rayne. We are introduced to single dad Elliott and his daughter Baylor. He is loved by his small town and when he meets Emelia it is not love at first sight lol. She works for a developer and Elliott does not like what she stands for. Emelia ends up living in his backyard and now things get complicated. This author duo really creates great characters and a town we all want to visit. The chemistry is great between these two and seeing Elliott with his daughter is just so sweet. This book is a must read!

Holding Ground by Piper Rayne is now live!

I’ve been a single dad for five years. Then the wrong woman rented the guest cabin behind my house, and I knew right then she was going to ruin everything.

When Baylor’s mother walked out, I made a promise—I’d be enough. Just the two of us. No one to disappoint her. No one else to leave.

Then Emelia Greene rolled into Echo Lake in a Mercedes and a power suit to convince the townspeople to change what makes our small town great. She’s everything this place isn’t.

Emelia’s not supposed to be kind. She’s not supposed to be good with my daughter. She’s definitely not supposed to be the one I find myself confiding in at the end of my dock every night.

She’s leaving in three months. I know that.

The problem is, I can’t stop wondering what it would be like if a woman like her belonged in a place like this.

In a life like mine.

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Duet Narration by: Jason Clarke & Callie Dalton

Also Featuring: Connor Crais, JF Harding, Aaron Shedlock & Jill Smith

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Teaser!

August 25th, 2026

✨TEASER: MAC MEYERS NEEDS ME by @helenahunting releasing September 10th!

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🏒Hockey Romance

🎨Friends to Lovers

🏒College Romance

🎨Fake Dating

🏒Found Family

🎨Mutual Pining

🏒Slow Burn(ish)

Mac Meyers.

My secret crush.

Most unattainable guy on campus.

Relentless flirt (except with me).

Being friends with the guy on campus that everyone wants comes with its own set of problems.

None of us can eat in the cafeteria without being interrupted ten times.
Well, I’ve had enough.

So the most unhinged thing comes out of my mouth: I tell them to leave my boyfriend alone.

Except Mac is not my boyfriend.

Not even close.

Until he looks at me like I have the most inspired idea.

My name is Ophelia Forrest-Hammer, and Mac Meyers wants to be my fake boyfriend.

But I wish he was my real one.

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Cover reveal🚨

August 16th, 2026

Release Date:

January 12, 2027

Tropes:

💜Second Chance Romance

💜Small Town

💜Firefighter Hero

💜Secrets

💜Reformed Playboy

💜Fake Dating

💜Black Cat FMC

Buy Link:

Falling for Him

Blurb:

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Natasha Madison turns up the heat in this sizzling small-town, second-chance romance.

Twelve years ago, McKenna Lambert broke Hudson Tate’s heart when she left Montgavin in pursuit of dreams that were too big for their cozy hometown. He has always been content living there, working as a firefighter, and with his boss announcing his retirement, Hudson should be next in line to become fire chief. The only problem is the town committee is looking for someone settled. And Hudson has a reputation.

McKenna is back in Montgavin to help her mom through chemotherapy, but has no plans on staying. She has a successful career that allows her to travel the world, and a couple of big secrets she’s determined to keep in order to protect the people she loves—including the reason she broke off her recent engagement. However, rather than focus on getting well, her mom frets that McKenna’s broken engagement has left her with no one to take care of her if the worst should happen.

So, Hudson comes up with the perfect plan—a fake relationship. Strictly temporary, of course. McKenna is clear that she’s not staying, their lives are on different tracks, and they’re in agreement. Because she is absolutely not falling for him again … right?
Cover reveal from Lizzie Koz

August 6th, 2026

Jackson Olander has spent his whole career keeping his head down and his secret locked up tight.

Then Frankie Nebiolo, his teammate’s brother walked in and offered him a place to finally breathe.

Meet the cover for 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 by Lizzie C Koz – the second book in the Bridgeport Jetties: The Call-up Years series arriving on September 17th! ⚾

Closeted athlete. Teammate’s brother. A secret that gets harder to keep the longer it lasts.

⚾ 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! ⚾

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Be sure to check out this flirty sneak peek excerpt, add 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 to your Goodreads TBR, and enter for your chance to score an early copy here: https://geni.us/7BcHHIx

📸 Cover photography by Michelle Lancaster, featuring model Andrew Murray.
Cover reveal!

August 2nd, 2026

Buy Link:

https://bit.ly/HolidayReboundNM

Tropes:

🌲Holiday Romance

❄️Grumpy/Sunshine

🌲Opposites Attract

❄️Forced Proximity

🌲Damsel in Distress

❄️Emotional Scars

Blurb:

A holiday where everything starts off wrong, and ends up oh so right.

Chloe

When I surprise my boyfriend with a vacation I’d secretly planned, I never imagined he’d break up with me.

Definitely not two weeks before Christmas.

So instead of letting me spiral, my best friend insists I take the trip anyway.

Fresh air. Fresh start. What could go wrong?

Everything.

The second I arrive in the most festive town on earth, I discover all my reservations have been canceled.

It’s peak Christmas season.

Every room is booked. Every restaurant is packed.

And I’m stranded.

JB

When I decided to open a Christmas tree farm, everyone laughed.

Now we’re one of the biggest producers in the region. Hard work pays off.

Doesn’t mean I have to like it.

While the world calls it the most wonderful time of the year, I call it exhausting.

Dropping off a tree at the local inn should’ve been simple. Instead, I walked in on two women on the verge of a meltdown. I planned to keep walking—until my cousin volunteered my house as their backup.

I should’ve said no.

Except now I’m hauling her luggage through my front door, reminding myself it’s only for ten days.

Then she’ll be gone.

Except with every day that passes, she gets further under my skin.

You can’t fall in love in just over a week.

…Right?

Unless it’s a Holiday Rebound
New from Natasha Madison

July 16th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the first in The Falling For series and we are introduced to Theo and Collin’s. These two have had their own issues and Theo is only looking for one night stands and doesn’t want a relationship. Collin’s is dealing with life and her crappy parents who have wronged many in their small town and therefore she can get some dirty looks from her neighbors. I respect that Collin’s is in EMS only because that’s my profession lol. When it came to her parents, who are awful, she took a lot and really needed to set some hard boundaries. After one night with Theo the surprise comes around and they both now have to navigate co parenting. Theo really steps up to the plate but of course there are issues and some family drama. In the end this book was a good start for the series. You get visits from characters from other books so a great tie in. Can’t wait for book 2!
New Nanny , age gap romance

July 6th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is another sports romance, falling for the nanny and an age gap. I loved seeing Laiken with his daughter Elody which I love her name. Kia is his teammates sister and she is pregnant and keeping it a secret. Watching these two interact it’s a slow burn for me. To see Laiken go from closed off to having a soft spot and wanting to be there for Kia was sweet. They both heal each other in different ways. This was a great read. Love all the side characters and a great series so far.