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* Review * WHAT THE GREEK’S WIFE NEEDS by Dani Collins

December 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * WHAT THE GREEK’S WIFE NEEDS by Dani Collins

What the Greek's Wife Needs by Dani Collins
Published by Harlequin Presents on January 1, 2021
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She wants to be his wife…

…but only on paper!

Tanja’s whirlwind marriage to Leon Petrakis is over. She hasn’t seen him since he returned to Greece five years ago. Yet, to keep the baby daughter she’s adopting, Tanja has a last request: she and Leon stay wed…in name only.

Leaving behind his exhilarating connection to Tanja wasn’t easy for Leon. Yet, to shield her from his family’s notorious reputation, he had no choice. He can’t reject Tanja’s request to make her dreams of a family come true. But ignoring their still-smoldering electricity? Impossible!

A reunion like no other! Dani Collins always delights with a compelling love story and WHAT THE GREEK’S WIFE NEEDS is no exception. An intriguing plot kicks off quickly with attention grabbing characters, unusual circumstances and a really sweet happily ever after.

Tanja is strong-willed and a real go-getter. She was heartbroken when her husband walked out five years ago, but she’s gone on to forge her own way. Dire times might necessitate reuniting, but she won’t fall for his tricks again.

Leon is complex. He’s lived a life filled with luxury and scandal, but at his core he means well. He couldn’t bring Tanja into the middle of his family drama all of those years ago, but he can’t walk away now when she needs his help adopting the baby that has stolen her heart.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a reunion story filled with emotion, resurging passion and lots of heart.

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* Review * SECOND CHANCE ON CYPRESS LANE by Reese Ryan

December 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

Second Chance on Cypress Lane by Reese Ryan
Series: Holly Grove Island #1
Published by Forever on December 1, 2020
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In this heartwarming second-chance romance, a woman returns home and discovers that, when it comes to finding love, there's no place like home.

Rising-star reporter Dakota Jones is usually the one breaking the news---until an inadvertent scandal wrecks her career. The only place she can go to regroup is Holly Grove Island. But her small South Carolina hometown comes with a major catch: Dexter Roberts, the first man to break Dakota's heart, is her new boss. Working alongside Dexter, who is more attractive than he has a right to be, shows Dakota what might have been . . . but she isn't giving him another chance to break her heart.

Dexter has always regretted the way things ended between him and Dakota. Her return could be his opportunity to finally make amends. But the more time he spends with Dakota, the more he realizes his feelings for her never went away. Now he has just a few months to convince her to give their love a second chance. But for Dakota to agree to stay, Dexter will have to reveal the devastating truth about why he let Dakota go all those years ago.

Includes the bonus novella Kiss Me at Sweetwater Springs by Annie Rains!

Sweet, sultry and oh so satisfying! With the first book in her new Holly Grove Island series, Reese Ryan brings a small town to life with a slow-burn reunion of first loves! The characters are richly developed, the setting is comforting and the plot held my attention throughout. I’m looking forward to a return trip!

Dakota is attention grabbing from the start. She never thought she’d be returning to her small hometown after setting out to set the world on fire in the New York broadcasting scene, but an unexpected scandal has rocked her entire foundation.

Dexter is a sweetheart. He can’t believe the woman he’s never gotten over is back in town, but those old feelings don’t take long to overflow once again.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a small town setting with a lot of heart.

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* Review * HOT HOLIDAY FLING by Joss Wood

December 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

Hot Holiday Fling by Joss Wood
Published by Harlequin Desire on December 1, 2020
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A Christmas fling makes the perfect gift

for the bachelor who has everything…

Sparks fly the moment Adie Ashby-Tate and Hunt Sheridan meet. Too bad Hunt doesn’t do relationships. But career-minded Adie, working with him to boost her business, is too tempting for the millionaire influencer to resist. When she agrees to a no-strings tryst, he jumps at the chance. The only rule: no commitment. But the Christmas spirit might change all the rules…

Fast paced, steamy and delightful! Joss Wood’s latest is sure to please if you’re looking for a little holiday cheer during your down time. The characters are refreshing with a holiday fling you won’t want to miss.

Adie and Hunter each have an emotional backstory that has led them to the place in life they are each pursuing at the moment, but falling for each other wasn’t part of the cards they dealt when agreeing to a temporary holiday fling … too bad no one told their hearts!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a spicy connection that goes from sex to so much more as they begin to open their hearts to each other.

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* Review * FAIRYTALE CHRISTMAS WITH THE MILLIONAIRE by Jennifer Faye

December 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

Fairytale Christmas with the Millionaire by Jennifer Faye
Series: Once Upon a Fairytale #3
Published by Harlequin Romance on December 1, 2020
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He thinks he has it all…

…until he meets his spirited Cinderella!

Under threat of eviction, Alina Martin finds herself making a deal with infamous CEO Graham Toliver. He may be used to getting what he wants, but Alina’s not going to back down. Yet as Alina gets to know Graham, she realizes that there is more to the charming CEO than she initially thought—could their arrangement lead to her happily-ever-after in time for Christmas?

Jennifer Faye sparkles in this heartwarming tale! With the final book in her Once Upon a Fairytale trilogy the author spins a story of a modern day Cinderella meeting her Prince Charming and it’s sure to melt your heart. Loved the characters, loved the supporting cast and loved the happily ever after!

Alina is a doll. She goes out of her way to be helpful to all, even the ones that are only out to ridicule her. When she’s faced with an eviction, she sets out to track down the owner of the building and convince him the tenants deserve more.

Graham is easy to like. He might be a billionaire businessman but from the start it’s easy to see that he has a caring heart.

I highly recommend this book as well as the rest of the series to anyone who enjoys a little fairytale magic mixed in with their romance.

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* Review * THE QUEEN’S IMPOSSIBLE BOSS by Natalie Anderson

December 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Queen's Impossible Boss by Natalie Anderson
Series: The Christmas Princess Swap #2
Published by Harlequin Presents on December 1, 2020
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She was bound by duty. But oh so tempted by desire…

Switching places with her twin was supposed to give Queen Jade a couple of weeks’ escape from duty in New York. Now she has to handle a professional scandal and her sister’s impossible billionaire boss!

Alvaro Byrne knows something about his employee is different—especially the instant heat between them! Discovering her true identity only increases temptation…because as Jade’s bound to her throne, Alvaro’s committed to his business empire. Perhaps, just for Christmas, they can explore their unrivaled connection with no paparazzi, no royal protocols—and no promises…

Temptation at it’s best! With the conclusion of The Christmas Princess Swap duet, Natalie Anderson delights her reader with Queen Jade’s side of the twin switch. The storyline is fresh and satisfying.

Jade catches the reader’s heart quickly because she’s a stressed Queen who wants nothing more than to please her country and fulfill her duty, but life is hard when you’re being pulled in different directions and forsaking yourself with no one by your side so a secret getaway sounds ideal.

Alvaro is easy to like. He starts out being a stuffy boss who’s putting his foot down over a mistake that Juno made, but it doesn’t take him long in Jade’s presence to know that something is different in the way she makes him feel.

I recommend this book and the duet as a whole to anyone who enjoys a royal romance with a twist. Lots of heart in the back story of these princesses!

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* Review * HIS LAST CHANCE CHRISTMAS FAMILY by Michelle Major

December 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

His Last-Chance Christmas Family by Michelle Major
Series: Welcome to Starlight #3
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on December 1, 2020
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A perfect Starlight Christmas

Is this Christmas the perfect time for their last chance?

Widowed after an unhappy marriage, single mom Brynn Hale has finally returned home to Starlight. She’s ready for a fresh start for her son, and what better time for it than Christmas? Still, Nick Dunlap is the one connection to her past she can’t let go of. Nick let his status-conscious parents talk him out of pursuing Brynn in high school and he’s not sure he deserves a chance with her now. But the magic of the season might make forgiveness—and love—a little bit easier for them both…

Small town perfection! With the third book in her Welcome to Starlight series Michelle Major keeps to the heart of the holidays as widowed single mother Brynn reunites with her childhood friend and sets out to give her son the best Christmas ever. Great characters with multiple storylines that all mesh into one amazing story.

Brynn is such a kind soul and watching her start to live again is golden. Her kid is adorable, and she deserves the world.

Nick is a sweetheart. As the much-loved police chief of their hometown he’s a steady force to be reckoned with when life starts to crumble.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a small town filled with supportive characters and home town goodness around every corner.

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* Review * STEELE by Sawyer Bennett

December 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

Steele by Sawyer Bennett
Series: Arizona Vengeance #9
Published by Big Dog Books, LLC on December 8, 2020
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A second chance may be just what James Steele needs…

I might be one of the older players on the Arizona Vengeance, but I like to think that also makes me one of the wisest. Or at least I used to.

Turns out, I’ve been a bit selfish. I’ve been married to hockey and my team for years, which hasn’t left much time for my actual wife, Ella. Now I’m juggling a separation I never wanted, the pressure of being a single dad to our teenage daughter, and the career I sacrificed it all for.

While my game on the ice might be on fire, the game in my personal life is clearly lacking, as evidenced by the fact I just saw my wife on a date with another man. If I have any hope of saving the family I love, I need to re-prioritize, and fast. So it’s time for me to get back to fundamentals, just like I did when I learned how to play hockey. I’ve never backed down from a challenge, and romancing my wife is a challenge I am very much looking forward to.

Time to put on my game face, because I’m in it to win it.

An emotionally charged reunion story! With book nine in her Arizona Vengeance hockey series Sawyer Bennett brings us a love story like no other. High school sweethearts who made it to the top only to begin to crumble with their teenage daughter looking on. This book brings it all. Pain, love, laughter and so much heart. Loved their story!

Jim Steele is a hockey powerhouse, but a great husband, not so much. If you read the previous book in the series you will be familiar with the storyline somewhat. Jim accepted the separation his wife demanded and is just sitting back watching his life pass him by … until he sees her out on a date with another man and realizes he hasn’t seen that smile and laughter on her face in such a long time.

Ella is easy to sympathize with. She loves her husband just as much today as she did when she fell for him all those years ago, but she can’t take the invisibility and loneliness of being his wife for one minute more. She needs to be seen and cherished again.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a pulse pounding hockey series that rewards you with lots of game action, but also brings love, turmoil and heart to every single book.

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* Review * THE ROYAL PREGNANCY TEST by Heidi Rice

December 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Royal Pregnancy Test by Heidi Rice
Series: The Christmas Princess Swap #1
Published by Harlequin Presents on November 1, 2020
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Carrying his Majesty’s heir… Is she or isn’t she?

Princess Juno won’t stand by and let her twin sister be forced into a loveless marriage with King Leonardo of Severene. Juno switches places with her for Christmas, intent on ruining the match. A night of electrifying pleasure with the playboy King wasn’t part of the plan!

Leo has never felt such searing attraction, least of all for his duty-bound fiancée. It’s clear why, when her true identity is revealed! But Juno’s princess swap is going to have shocking consequences, when they realize they need a royal pregnancy test…!

A delectable attraction will steal your heart when you dive into this royal twin switch! With the first book in The Christmas Princess Swap duet Heidi Rice sets the stage for the unruly princess to step in and take her sister’s place over Christmas. The characters are intriguing and the chemistry between them is sizzling. I’m looking forward to wrapping the duet up with Jade’s story!

Juno is attention grabbing. She’s sweet and misunderstood while letting her feisty and adventurous side show. I loved her connection to Leo!

Leonardo is kind-hearted but rigid in the beginning and it’s really something to see how Juno’s affection warms him.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a royal romance mixed with secrets and scandal.

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* Review * YOU HAD ME AT HOCKEY by Kelly Jamieson

December 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

You Had Me at Hockey by Kelly Jamieson
Series: Bears Hockey #2
Published by Loveswept on December 8, 2020
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Can a spirited, down-to-earth influencer get an uptight hockey player out of his shell?

Josh
I am a warrior. That’s been my motto since I recovered from a near-death accident when I was younger. Now I enjoy my nice, settled life in Dallas playing pro hockey—a boring life is better than being dead. I’m not a party guy or an adventurer; I like my routine and peace and quiet. So being traded to New York is the worst possible change that could happen. And meeting unfiltered and fascinating Sara Carrington throws my life into even more chaos.

Sara
I’ve been considered weird my whole life, which is why I’m still a virgin, but I’ve turned it into a career with my YouTube videos. Who knew people would love watching me talk about my zits, taste-test meatless burgers, and try to learn TikTok dances! Now I’m launching a podcast. Getting hockey star Josh Heller as a guest will help gain listeners for sure. I expect a bearded jock with no teeth and nothing to say, but I get a hot as H-E-double-hockey-sticks grouch with a surprisingly dirty mind. My mission to make him laugh is successful, but I want to know why he’s so uptight underneath that panty-dropping smile. Maybe I can teach Josh to have some fun . . . and maybe he can teach me a thing or two along the way. . . .

A delightful mix of comedy, romance and sports! With the second book in her Bears Hockey series Kelly Jamieson continues to deliver attention grabbing characters who steal a reader’s heart quickly and take us for a ride of emotion and joy on that way towards happily ever after. I’m looking forward to more!

Josh is a character that makes you just want to give a great big old hug to. He’s emotionally scarred from a childhood accident and sometimes finds it hard to deal with the world around him.

Sara is fresh, quirky and so fun. I loved her from the first moment she stepped onto the page.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who loves a hockey romance with a combination of sexy and emotion throughout.

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* Release Blitz/Review * BREAKTHROUGH by Sarah Stevens

December 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * BREAKTHROUGH by Sarah Stevens

Breakthrough by Sarah Stevens
Series: Nashville Notes #1
on December 3, 2020
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A budding attraction. A sinister stalker. A plot to tear their lives apart.

Mandy
After an ugly break-up, I moved back home to make a better life for my daughter and myself. I
thought I landed my dream job as an assistant athletic trainer, until I got a glimpse of the eye-
candy I would be working with. The last thing I need is to get mixed up with cocky goalie, Parker
Marshal—even if he is painfully attractive. More than ever, I have to stay focused. My ex has
sauntered back into my life, and where he goes trouble follows. Callie has to be my primary
focus if I hold any hope of keeping her safe from her father’s twisted intentions.

Parker
A different puck bunny every night, and no strings attached. That was the life I thought I
wanted... until I met Mandy. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and easily shrugs off my go-to moves
that make other women swoon. I’m willing to fight for her to prove myself, and right now she
needs an ally. Someone is targeting both of us, hellbent on destroying our careers and lives.
Can we stand together against the threatening storm of chaos?

Highly enjoyable characters! With the first book in her Nashville Notes hockey series Sarah Stevens brings us the story of a single mother and the hockey player who brings her all the feels! This is my first book by this author, and I loved the characterization and the plot development … I wasn’t fond of her way of double writing a scene though. It felt like I was reading the same scene twice in the places where she would write a hockey game from Mandy’s point of view and then takes us back to the start of the game in the next chapter for Parker’s point of view. Overall, it was a solid read and I loved the characters to pieces I just would have enjoyed it more with a better flow.

Mandy is a strong, career focused woman who finds herself suddenly doing it all alone when the father of her baby hangs them out to dry. She’s not going to let that stop her from achieving the career goals she’s always dreamed of, she’ll just be moving home and doing it with an even better job than she expected.

Parker is a doll. He’s a player in a big way until Mandy walks into his sights and steals his breath. He is ready to make her his, but she’s not willing to set her career on fire again for another jock!

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a hockey story with drama and intrigue being a major part of the mix. Great characters!

Title: Breakthrough

Series: Nashville Notes #1

Author: Sarah Stevens

Genre: Sports Romance

Release Date: December 3, 2020

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A budding attraction. A sinister stalker. A plot to tear their lives apart.

Mandy

After an ugly break-up, I moved back home to make a better life for my daughter and myself. I thought I landed my dream job as an assistant athletic trainer, until I got a glimpse of the eye-candy I would be working with. The last thing I need is to get mixed up with cocky goalie, Parker Marshal—even if he is painfully attractive. More than ever, I have to stay focused. My ex has sauntered back into my life, and where he goes trouble follows. Callie has to be my primary focus if I hold any hope of keeping her safe from her father’s twisted intentions.

Parker

A different puck bunny every night, and no strings attached. That was the life I thought I wanted… until I met Mandy. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and easily shrugs off my go-to moves that make other women swoon. I’m willing to fight for her to prove myself, and right now she needs an ally. Someone is targeting both of us, hellbent on destroying our careers and lives. Can we stand together against the threatening storm of chaos?

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Sarah Stevens is a New Adult Romance author.

Sarah started writing her first novel The Night He Saved Me in her free time while being a stay-at-home mom. Then one day, it started to flow, and she was writing “The End” in a matter of two months.

When she isn’t writing, she is enjoying the southern life with her husband, three kids, a Saint Bernard—who is still adjusting to the southern summers and Bruno a rescue dog. She can’t go a day without her coffee in the morning—and a few more cups during the day and her late nights writing.

She enjoys reading Contemporary or New Adult Romance and going to the pool or beach as much as she can. She loves all things Disney and collects Disney mugs to drink her beloved coffee in.

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