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* Release Blitz/Review * MY NEXT PLAY by Carrie Ann Ryan

September 7, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * MY NEXT PLAY by Carrie Ann Ryan

My Next Play by Carrie Ann Ryan
Series: On My Own #3
Published by Carrie Ann Ryan on September 7, 2021
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What happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance.

Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him. Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in.

But now he has to hope that once she sees the real him, she’ll stay. Because he doesn’t want to let go, even if someone else tries to make that choice for them both.

Sweet, sexy and satisfying! This adorable friends to lovers addition to Carrie Ann Ryan’s On My Own series is sure to tempt any college romance fan. In MY NEXT PLAY Nessa is picking up the pieces of her despair over her unrequited love for Pacey when his friend and roomie starts to push all the right buttons to turn her head. I’m looking forward to more in the series!

Miles is a really sweet guy with a past that no one really knows about that has carved him into the guy he is today. I enjoyed seeing him get a better life.

I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a close knit group of college friends who stand by each others sides through thick and thin and support one another when love comes calling.

Title: My Next Play
Series: On My Own #3

Author: Carrie Ann Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: September 7, 2021

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What happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance.

Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him. Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in.

But now he has to hope that once she sees the real him, she’ll stay. Because he doesn’t want to let go, even if someone else tries to make that choice for them both.

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* Review * JERK IT by Lani Lynn Vale

September 6, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Madd CrossFit #2
on September 7, 2021
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Mavis always assumed that she would be in a hospital with the good drugs when her time came. Not in the middle of the road, with no one around but the damn town mechanic that hated her.

But there she was, having a rock star’s baby, with no one to rely on but the one that let it be known around every turn that she was a horrible person.

From the time that she met Murphy and became best friends with him at the age of eight, she knew he was destined for greatness.

But then her grandmother fired Murphy’s mom, forcing them to live on the streets, and making Murphy to realize that maybe they weren’t best friends after all.

Murphy loved Mavis.

At least, he had when he was younger, before she betrayed him.

From that moment forward, Murphy goes out of his way to stay the hell away from her, and always makes sure to never get too close. Even though everything inside of him screams to make contact.

When he moves back to town after being gone for five years, he tries his best to stay away.

But there she is at his CrossFit gym. Then having a baby on the side of the road. Oh, and breaking him a little more with each step she takes away.

Eventually, they find their way back to each other. The only problem is, by the time that Mavis makes her way back into his heart, it breaks. And not in a rhetorical way. In the ‘he only has days to live’ kind of way.

Highly emotional and gut wrenching! With book two in her Madd Cross Fit series Lani Lynn Vale is squeezing her reader’s heart hard with this one. The characters are highly addictive and their story brings so much emotion to the surface. Really enjoyed them!

Murphy and Mavis have history that causes emotion to overflow the moment they reconnect, but forced proximity brings about more drama than they ever expected. Their love story is beautiful and unexpected.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a close-knit group of Cross Fitters that nudge each other along in the game of life as lives change, hearts expand and the unexpected always manages to happen.

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* Release Blitz/Review * THE RECLUSE HEIR by Monique Moreau

September 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * THE RECLUSE HEIR by Monique Moreau

The Recluse Heir by Monique Moreau
Series: The Lupu Chronicles #2
on September 2, 2021
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I am Luca, the black sheep of the Romanian mafie Lupu clan.

Cat, the woman I want as mine, happens to be my brother’s fiancée.

What wouldn’t I do to tear their engagement apart with my bare hands?

Luca

As the second son, I scoff at the antiquated rules and traditions of my clan. When my family needs to make an arranged marriage with a rival clan, the next in line to wed the spoiled mafie princess is me.

I’ll be damned if I’m led to the slaughter like some sacrificial lamb.

Let my younger brother, the family lapdog, do the deed. The man is a soulless bastard, anyway.

But the moment I set eyes on the precious princess at my brother’s engagement party, I regret my decision. My knees almost buckle. Holy hell, but she’s beautiful. Sultry and innocent, she’s a lethal combination the likes of which I’ve never seen before.

If only she wasn’t already pledged to my brother.

Cat

My family loves me but I’m merely a pawn in the shifting chess game between the Lupu clan and mine. As the good, obedient daughter to the boss of the Popescu family, I do what I am told. And that is to marry the youngest brother, a ruthless mafie prince with a reputation for cruelty. It’s the least I can do to make up for the grief I’ve caused my family over the years.

At my engagement party, I’m introduced to my fiancé’s older brother, Luca.

A man with cold gray eyes that makes my skin sizzle with desire.

The same man who already rejected me as his fiancée.

I should hate him for it. Instead, the more time I’m forced to spend in his presence, the less I can remember that he is strictly off-limits.

Undeniable passion leads them down a path of no return! With the second book in her exciting Lupu Chronicles series Monique Moreau is pouring on the passionate drama and I loved every single minute of it. THE RECLUSE HEIR brings Luca to the forefront and shows his wild ways as he begins to regret not agreeing to marry the Popescu princess the minute he lays eyes on her. The characters are intense and fresh, the drama is high and the passion is quick to ignite into a burning inferno. I’m looking forward to more in the series!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a mafia romance with lots of heart and seduction as they make their way to a happily ever after.

The Recluse Heir by Monique Moreau is now live!

He wants her, but she can never be his.

I am Luca, the black sheep of the Romanian mafie Lupu clan.

Cat, the woman I want as mine, happens to be my brother’s fiancée.

What wouldn’t I do to tear their engagement apart with my bare hands?

Luca

As the second son, I scoff at the antiquated rules and traditions of my clan. When my family needs to make an arranged marriage with a rival clan, the next in line to wed the spoiled mafie princess is me.

I’ll be damned if I’m led to the slaughter like some sacrificial lamb.

Let my younger brother, the family lapdog, do the deed. The man is a soulless bastard, anyway.

But the moment I set eyes on the precious princess at my brother’s engagement party, I regret my decision. My knees almost buckle. Holy hell, but she’s beautiful. Sultry and innocent, she’s a lethal combination the likes of which I’ve never seen before.

If only she wasn’t already pledged to my brother.

Cat

My family loves me but I’m merely a pawn in the shifting chess game between the Lupu clan and mine. As the good, obedient daughter to the boss of the Popescu family, I do what I am told. And that is to marry the youngest brother, a ruthless mafie prince with a reputation for cruelty. It’s the least I can do to make up for the grief I’ve caused my family over the years.

At my engagement party, I’m introduced to my fiancé’s older brother, Luca.

A man with cold gray eyes that makes my skin sizzle with desire.

The same man who already rejected me as his fiancée.

I should hate him for it. Instead, the more time I’m forced to spend in his presence, the less I can remember that he is strictly off-limits.

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Meet Monique Moreau

Growing up in New York City, I used to walk the hot pavements in the melting heat of the long summers, and dream. Uptown to downtown, eastside to the westside, and underground to catch a subway racing out into the boroughs.

During my wanderings, my magic pencil spun out fantasies full of romance, with first meetings, heartbreaks, and reunions. Sometimes my boy crush (unrequited, of course) starred as the hero.

I grew up, and after a stint in art school, became a lawyer ‘cuz a woman’s got to make a living. I came from parents who fled to France as refugees, and as an attorney, I dedicated my work to helping survivors of trauma and persecution.
I believe in them. In their grit, in their determination to hold on, to pull through and, somehow, someway, to keep themselves intact, body and soul.

Perhaps that is why I am drawn to writing stories of men and women who live through heart-rending pain, desperate yearnings and, ultimately, reach a place of redemption.

For a long time, I fought the urge to veer off the expected, safe path until I couldn’t go on unless I took a chance and made a change. I began to write, stopped, and began again. Finally, I gave in and here I am.

Come join me on my journey…

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* Review * PLAYING IT SAFE by Amy Andrews

September 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * PLAYING IT SAFE by Amy Andrews

Playing It Safe by Amy Andrews
Series: Sydney Smoke Rugby #7
Published by Entangled: Brazen on September 6, 2021
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Donovan Bane loves playing rugby for the Sydney Smoke. And if that means he has to keep his sexuality a secret, that’s a sacrifice he’s prepared to make. At least until after he retires, anyway. He doesn’t want to be the first pro rugby player in Australia to officially come out while still playing. The team doesn’t need the media shit storm and he’d rather be known for his footy skills. Which means no dating, no relationships, no sex. Nothing but playing ball.

Until one man suddenly changes everything…

Beckett Stanton is out and proud—and not looking for a guy who isn’t. Been there, done that, complete disaster. Unfortunately, on the first day of his new job working for the Sydney Smoke, he locks eyes with Donovan Bane and he’s a goner. Big, gruff, and athletic isn’t usually Beck’s type, but for some reason this man is ticking all his boxes. And it’s clear the feeling is mutual. It’s also clear that Donovan is not out, and doesn’t plan to be anytime soon. Still, Beck can’t resist being the man to show Donovan everything he’s been missing.

For the first time, Donovan doesn’t play it safe and allows himself to indulge in things with Beck he knows he can’t have. But when their relationship gets serious, he knows he has to choose between the career he loves and the man he loves, because how can he possibly have both?

Smokin’ hot, intensely emotional and just an outright joy of a book to read! Amy Andrews is definitely at the top of her game with the seventh book in her always exciting Sydney Smoke Rugby series and I loved every single minute of it! In PLAYING IT SAFE we meet secretly gay rugby super star Donovan Bane and quickly grow to adore him and watch with baited breath to see what will become of his attraction to Beckett. I was quickly hooked and couldn’t put it down until every glorious page was devoured. Loved them so hard!!

Donovan was obviously a sweetheart who quickly stole my heart, but Beck also quickly endeared himself to me because even though he was out and proud, he was conscientious and understanding with the situation.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a fast paced, sensual romance revolving around a popular rugby team and their families and friends.

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* Review * COUNTRY MUSIC COWBOY by Sasha Summers

August 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * COUNTRY MUSIC COWBOY by Sasha Summers

Country Music Cowboy by Sasha Summers
Series: Kings of Country #3
Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on August 24, 2021
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What's a country music star to do
when his world is falling apart around him?
Can he find his way back home?

According to his record label, Travis King's drinking and partying has to stop. Or else... Image rebranding means joining AA and singing opposite one of the industry's rising stars at an upcoming awards show. It wouldn't be so bad if Loretta Gram wasn't cold as ice. No matter how hard he turns on the charm, she won't give him a break. It looks like this cowboy has finally met his match.

Loretta is still grieving the death of her original singing partner, and she doesn't have it in her to deal with playboy Travis King. But her career is all she has, so if singing with the Three Kings is what she needs, she'll do it. Loretta isn't as cold as she lets on, but she's had more than her share of heartache. When she finally shows Travis who she is, he knows he'll do anything to be her forever cowboy.

Attention grabbing characters with powerful back stories nabbed me and held on tight throughout in the third book in the Kings of Country series by Sasha Summers. COUNTRY MUSIC COWBOY brings Travis King to the forefront as his life is falling apart around him and he’s trying to make a come back with the help of country music’s sweetheart.

I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a close knit family who are all country music stars with lots of drama surrounding them as each sibling finds their happily ever after.

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* Review * THE BASTARD’S BETRAYAL by Katee Robert

August 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

The Bastard's Betrayal by Katee Robert
Series: Scandalous Scions #1
Published by Trinkets and Tales LLC on August 25, 2021
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She thought it was love.

Rose Romanov is a mafia princess, and everything that entails. Violently over-protective parents. A giant extended family, all ready to kill anyone who looks at her wrong. Learning to run a business that isn’t exactly on the right side of the law. So, naturally, when she meets a nice guy who isn’t in the life, she falls hard… Right up until the she discovers her new boyfriend isn’t a civilian at all.

But he betrayed her.

When Dante Verducci was sent on an undercover mission to evaluate the Romanov family for weakness, he never expected to have an instant connection with their unlikely heir. There’s something fierce and feral about Rose that calls to him. They’re alike, even if they’re both lying to each other during the months they date. Before he could figure out a new plan, Rose finds out who he really is, dumps him, and immediately enters an engagement with the heir of a rival family. Yeah, no, that’s not going to work for Dante.

Now he’ll do anything to reclaim her. Even go to war.

Katee Roberts’ signature sizzle is shining bright as she brings a spin-off to her much loved O’Malleys series to life in THE BASTARD’S BETRAYAL! With the first book in her brand new Scandalous Scions series we get up close and personal with the eldest daughter of Dmitri Romanov and Keira O’Malley as passion explodes, danger ignites and drama is around every corner. Fast paced, highly addictive characters and glimpses of so many old favs kept me riveted throughout! I’m so looking forward to more in the series.

I highly recommend this book as well as the previous O’Malleys series to anyone who loves a dark and gritty mob story with passionate happily ever afters all around.

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* Review * FALLING FOR THE LAWMAN by Claire McEwen

August 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

Falling for the Lawman by Claire McEwen
Series: Heroes of Shelter Creek #6
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on August 24, 2021
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They made a great team…

But how long can they last?

Shelter Creek deputy Adam Sears wasn’t pleased about his temporary new partner. Anxious to catch some poachers, wildlife officer Gracie Long took too many unacceptable risks. Yet after learning Gracie had been through a trauma, Adam was determined to make this relationship work. But as a single father of two young kids, can he trust his family with someone so reckless once the assignment is over?

Heading back to Shelter Creek always feels like a visit home! With book six in the series Claire McEwen brings together two scarred people and helps make them whole again in FALLING FOR THE LAWMAN. The characters are approachable and easy to like and their back stories each bring a depth to the plot that plays out well throughout. Fast paced and hard to put down!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a sweet romance filled to the brim with heart and emotions as this small town brings love alive.

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* Release Blitz/Review * TIN QUEEN by Devney Perry

August 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * TIN QUEEN by Devney Perry

Tin Queen by Devney Perry
Series: Tin Gypsy #6
Published by Devney Perry LLC on August 31, 2021
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No promises. No expectations. No names. That’s what Emmett Stone agreed to with the woman who caught his eye two months ago. After years of drama following the end of the Tin Gypsy Motorcycle Club, a no-strings fling with a mystery woman is exactly what he needs. Except as they find themselves together more and more, it’s impossible for him to keep his feelings at bay. She’s clever and sassy. She’s gracious and kind. She loves riding on the back of his bike every Saturday afternoon and lazing in his bed every Sunday morning. She’s the perfect woman.

Except she’s Nova Talbot, the daughter of his archenemy—the man who murdered his father.

Her identity will cost her the man who’s captured her heart unless she can convince Emmett her feelings are true.

Before he learns the reason she proposed their fling in the first place.

Devney Perry shines bright in this fast-paced, attention grabbing conclusion to her riveting Tin Gypsy series! This series has held my attention throughout with great characters, awesome love stories and enough turmoil and drama to keep me coming back for more again and again. I’m really going to miss this great group of friends and family, but what a fitting conclusion!

Emmett hasn’t lived the same carefree lifestyle since his father was killed and the Gypsies disbanded. He keeps his eyes on the prize of making sure his MC family and those grown from it are safe and lives for one day to another … until trouble crosses his path in the guise of a beautiful woman who he’s going to make his anytime he pleases and then walk away.

Nova is out for revenge. He might not know her true identity, but she sure knows his and that of the people surrounding him. She plans to infiltrate their little circle and get all of the info she needs … she just doesn’t plan on falling for him in the process.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who loves a close-knit MC family who stands by each other’s sides as love comes knocking again and again.

Tin Queen by Devney Perry is now live!

No promises. No expectations. No names. That’s what Emmett Stone agreed to with the woman who caught his eye two months ago. After years of drama following the end of the Tin Gypsy Motorcycle Club, a no-strings fling with a mystery woman is exactly what he needs. Except as they find themselves together more and more, it’s impossible for him to keep his feelings at bay. She’s clever and sassy. She’s gracious and kind. She loves riding on the back of his bike every Saturday afternoon and lazing in his bed every Sunday morning. She’s the perfect woman. Except she’s Nova Talbot, the daughter of his archenemy–the man who murdered his father. Her identity will cost her the man who’s captured her heart unless she can convince Emmett her feelings are true. Before he learns the reason she proposed their fling in the first place.

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Meet Devney

Devney is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in Washington with her husband and two sons. Born and raised in Montana, she loves writing books set in her treasured home state. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her family. Writing one book, let alone many, was not something she ever expected to do. But now that she’s discovered her true passion for writing romance, she has no plans to ever stop.

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* Review * FALLING FOR HER CONVENIENT GROOM by Jennifer Faye

August 30, 2021 Leave a Comment

Falling for Her Convenient Groom by Jennifer Faye
Series: Wedding Bells at Lake Como #2
Published by Harlequin Romance on August 24, 2021
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Will their business deal…
…give them more than they bargained for?

To appease her overbearing father, Carla told him that she’s engaged. She doesn’t, however, have a fiancé…yet! That’s where Franco comes in—if they marry temporarily, she’ll ensure that both of their companies will mutually benefit. Since neither wants a relationship, saying “I do” is strictly for business. But with their undeniable chemistry, can they keep it that way?

This unlikely pair was quick to grab my attention and kept me hooked throughout! With the second book in her Wedding Bells at Lake Como series Jennifer Faye brings a delightful cast of characters to life with a family feud being the least of their worries when FALLING FOR HER CONVENIENT GROOM spins a tale of a marriage of convenience that is more than they ever bargained for.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a well developed picturesque setting in Italy to carry you through each developing love story.

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* Review * SECRETS OF A ONE NIGHT STAND by Naima Simone

August 30, 2021 Leave a Comment

Secrets of a One Night Stand by Naima Simone
Series: Billionaires of Boston #2
Published by Harlequin Desire on August 24, 2021
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She told herself it was one night. Nothing more.

But her heart knew the truth…

Finding out her previous one-night fling is her new boss is the shock of Mycah Hill’s lifetime. She can’t say no to being VP for software CEO Achilles Farrell—she’s finally made her career dream come true. But knowing he’s so close… It’s only a matter of time before she’s back in his arms. It can’t end well. Achilles’s tortured family history means he’s not up for sticking around long-term. But Mycah’s surprise pregnancy is about to change everything…

Delectable characters, steamy chemistry and all the feels are racing with the second book in Naima Simone’s Billionaires of Boston series! SECRETS OF A ONE NIGHT STAND brings us the story of the first of Cain’s illegitimate brothers, Achilles … and he is fine! I’m looking forward to Kenan’s story next!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a family saga of unknown siblings playing out as they get to know each other and each find love.

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