Love Bytes Reviews Book of the Week Winners: Aug 1 – 7, 2026

Book of the Week Winners! Here are the winning books of this week’s Book of the Week Poll. Both will go through to the Book of the Month Poll Reviewed by Sadonna   TITLE: Hollywood SERIES: Redemption Road AUTHOR: DJ Jamison PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 342 Read more

Recent Release Review: The Villain (Built to Break #2) by Viv Allen

Reviewed by Jen   TITLE:  The Villain SERIES: Built to Break #2) AUTHOR: Viv Allen PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 370 pages RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2026 BLURB: “My face will be the last thing you’ll ever see.” “Promise?” Devlin After falling Read more

New Release Review: Dreams and Reptiles (Foggy Basin Season Three) by R.L. Merrill

Reviewed by Taylin   TITLE: Dreams and Reptiles SERIES: Foggy Basin Season Three AUTHOR: RL Merrill PUBLISHER: Celie Bay Publications, LENGTH: 290 Pages RELEASE DATE: August 13, 2026 BLURB: Francis I refer to the events of the past year as Read more

Book Review: Dragon AU (Because Canon Sucks) by A.M. Rose

Reviewed by Kat   TITLE: Dragon AU SERIES: Because Canon Sucks Multi-Author Series AUTHOR: A. M. Rose PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 319 pages RELEASE DATE: June 10, 2026 BLURB: If you asked Rowan Rangecroft, what the biggest issue in his Read more

Promo Blitz Spotlight: R.L. Merrill – Dreams and Reptiles (Foggy Basin Series)

PROMO BLITZ: Dreams and Reptiles by R.L. Merrill Length: 288 pages Series: Foggy Basin Season Three Prior Reading: Prior reading recommended but not essential Genre: Contemporary, Rom-Com, Small-Town Tropes: Fish out of water, starting over, proximity/neighbors, firefighter, age gap, hurt/comfort Trigger/Content Warnings: Off page assault prior Read more

Recent Release Review: Boy Blue (Boxcar Boys #2) by Jackie North

Reviewed by Kat   TITLE: Boy Blue SERIES: Boxcar Boys (Book 2) AUTHOR: Jackie North PUBLISHER: Blue Rain Press LENGTH: 293 pages RELEASE DATE: July 31, 2026 BLURB:  Love takes trust and time. Blue thought he could escape his life Read more