Monday, May 31, 2021

Laurelin Paige and Kayti McGee - Fall Hard review

Fall Hard was a fun read! Chloe likes beards. A LOT. Can't say I blame her! This was a fun and fast read. It's hot in all the right places and Chloe is learning about herself. In many ways. Her friend Charlotte stretches her, even when she doesn't want to hear the things about herself. These dates she finds stretches her as she's discovering what she really wants. But this Mister was found organically and they have fun together. They are VERY similar. There are some hilarious moments that I found myself chuckling out loud. I really enjoyed this episode and look forward to more Chloe.




They say autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go… but I’m keeping Ryan’s beard.

Past Chloe has a lot to answer for. She’s made a number of questionable decisions, but drunkenly turning Ryan down on a dating app? Currently top of my list.

I love fall most of all, but oh my gourd, Ryan’s beard is fast becoming a close second.

Luckily, he’s ready to give me a second chance. We have everything in common, from art to weird history facts to the correct opinions about Titanic. And boy, does he know how to pumpkin spice it up in the bedroom.

We could easily be the cutest new couple in Boulder… if we ever leave his place.

Episode three of six in Dating Season.

Friday, May 28, 2021

Laura Kaye - Hearts in Darkness collection cover reveal

 


Laura Kaye is joining us today to share the cover reveal for her 10th Anniversary edition of HEARTS IN DARKNESS! 

 

Title: Hearts In Darkness Collection 

Author: Laura Kaye 

Cover Artist: Tricia "Pickyme" Schmitt

 

Dear Readers,

 

It’s my 10th publication anniversary & HEARTS IN DARKNESS is 10!! I can hardly believe it! This book has been such a wild, special ride and I'm so grateful that so many people fell in love with it. It's how so many readers found me and that is just incredible to think about! Thank you so so much for all the love, fun, and support over the past 10 years! To celebrate, I’ve put together a special 4-story collector’s edition volume that includes two new and/or never-before-published stories that continue Caden and Makenna’s story! Preorder the collection for a discount now before the price goes up on release day! 

 

xx Laura

 

PREORDER NOW at a special price! COMING AUGUST 24!

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About the Collection:

 

"Laura Kaye has a gift for writing beautifully damaged men." ~ NYT Bestseller Tessa Bailey

 

Two strangers. Four hours. One pitch-black elevator. And their struggle to find love in the light…

 

This beloved, bestselling series has it all! Scorching hot chemistry. Achingly heartfelt emotion. Strangers-to-lovers, forced proximity, and opposites attract goodness. And, with “one of the most beloved couples in romance,” Caden Grayson and Makenna James will stay with you long after the last page! Plus, a brand-new story and a never-before-published epilogue. All in one gorgeous edition!

 

This Special Collector’s 10th Anniversary Edition Includes:

Hearts in Darkness – the bestselling story that started it all!

 

When two strangers get trapped in a pitch-black elevator, they find connection, attraction, and red-hot heat in the darkness.

 

Lovers at Dawn – a brand-new follow-up story!

 

In the light of the morning after, these new lovers wake up in each other’s arms. But will this buttoned-up accountant and tattooed paramedic still want what they found in the darkness?

 

Love in the Light – the bestselling sequel to Hearts in Darkness

 

Can a man who’s lost everyone he’s ever loved trust that he won’t crash again if he lets himself fall? Or will the pressures of commitment be more than Caden and Makenna’s love story can handle?

 

Forever in the Light – a never-before published epilogue to the series

 

The happily-ever-after story Caden and Makenna deserve, including their heartfelt wedding and sexy wedding night! 

 

"Passionate and poignant! This will have readers falling in love with Caden and Makenna all over again!" ~ NYT Bestseller Jay Crownover

 

PREORDER NOW! COMING AUGUST 24!

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About the Author:

 


Laura Kaye is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 40 books in contemporary romance and romantic suspense and has sold more than one million books in the U.S. alone. Laura grew up amid family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses, cementing her life-long fascination with storytelling and the supernatural. A former college history professor, Laura also writes bestselling historical women's fiction as Laura Kamoie. Laura lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

 

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Sarah Ready - Chasing Romeo review


Chasing Romeo, an all-new heartwarming opposites-attract standalone romantic comedy from author Sarah Ready is available now! 

 

A laugh out loud, soul mate chasing rom-com romp, Sarah Ready’s Chasing Romeo is a perfect feel-good novel about finding love where you least expect it.

 

Chloe Daniels is a starry-eyed romantic who believes in true love, soul mates and happily ever afters. So when a psychic predicts the identity of her soul mate Chloe will do anything to find him.

 

But there’s a tiny problem.

 

Chloe’s soul mate is 1 of 7 men, spread across the U.S. and she has only one week to reach him.

 

Out of desperation she hires Nick O’Shea, a cynical private investigator who thinks soul mates, love and happily ever afters are a load of crap.

 

Chloe and Nick have nothing in common. She wants her soul mate. He wants to get paid.

 

But on their crazy, true love chasing road trip across the U.S. Nick starts to wonder if maybe he was wrong about love, and Chloe starts to wonder if she was wrong about the identity of her Romeo.

 

Soon, Chloe will have to choose between her soul mate and the man she hired to find him.

 

Opposites attract in the first book of a heartwarming new series by romance author Sarah Ready.

 


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My Review


This was a quirky but cute read! I liked the storyline. Chloe's aunt tells her about her soulmate and she heads off on a journey. AND WHAT A JOURNEY IT IS! Nick gets roped into helping her and neither one of them anticipate the things they find.  But in the midst of the wild ride, they discover things about each other. I enjoyed the bantering between Chloe and Nick and the feelings between them. This book was a fast read for me and I thought it was a cute summer read. If you're looking for something lighthearted and different, then this is the book for you!

 

Excerpt

 

“I’m just asking,” I say, “are you sure you want to bet your future on a myth?” Because, to be honest, something inside me wishes she’d get up and say, screw you, fate, I’m taking my future in my own hands. 

“Would I bet my future?” she asks.

I nod and lean forward to hear her answer. 

Slowly, she says, “I’d bet everything.” 

Her words ring in my ears. She’s serious. She’ll do anything to get with this random guy she hasn’t seen in nearly twenty years. It’s like a cosmic joke, except I’m not laughing. I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything less. 

“It’s a myth,” I say. “It’s not real.” 

“It is,” she says. She points her finger at me and jabs me in the chest. “And I’m going to prove it to you.” Her hand rests over my heart. We both look down at her touching me. She yanks it back and wipes her hand on her napkin.

No man likes to see a woman wipe herself off after touching him. I scowl and then take her unspoken challenge. “More likely, by the end of this week, I’ll prove that soul mates don’t exist.”

“Good luck, you have hundreds of Aunt Erma’s successes against you.”

No worries, I stand by my belief that the whole town of Romeo is suffering from romantic delusions. Hey, the tourism dollars depend on it. 

Also, I’d like to push a little bit of reality into this situation and throw out the idea that this guy might not be decent. 

“He could be a rapist,” I say. That gets her attention. Her head snaps up and she glares at me. 

“Or a Lothario,” she says. Take that, her eyes say. She bares her teeth at me in a semblance of a grin and I smile back. Game on.

The minstrel who had wandered close again hightails it to the other side of the restaurant. 

“He could be a drug dealer,” I say. 

“Or a pharmacist,” she says. 

“He could be an alcoholic.”

“A vintner.” 

“He’s unemployed,” I say.

“Independently wealthy.” 

“He looks like a frog.” 

“He’s a prince,” she says.

“He’s boring.”

“Strong and silent.”

I glare at her and she glares back, a smile curving on her lips.

“Bad in bed,” I say.

“A sex god.” She bites at her lower lip and I have the urge to take it in my mouth and show her a decade of pent-up wanting. I yank my thoughts from her lips and drop my ace in the hole. 

“He could be an ax murderer,” I say. Take that and chew on it. 

She laughs, throaty and low, and her eyes light up. The candlelight sparks off her glowing skin.

“Or,” she says, “he’s a lumberjack. Mmmm. Sexy ax. I’ll hold the handle. Rawr.” She claws her hand and scratches at the air. 

I shake my head. “You got it.” I hold up my goblet of mead for a toast. “To Matt Smith. Chloe’s lumberjack soul mate.”

 

 

 

About Sarah Ready

Author Sarah Ready writes contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her books have been described as “euphoric”, “heartwarming” and “laugh out loud”. Her debut novel The Fall in Love Checklist was hailed as “the unicorn read of 2020”. She loves to write fast-paced, emotionally compelling romances about quirky, smart women and the men who love them. 

 

Before writing romance full-time Sarah had lots of fun teaching at an Ivy League. Then she realized she could have even more fun writing romance. Her favorite things after writing are adventuring and travel. You’ll frequently find her using her degree at a dino dig site, crawling into a cave, snorkeling, or on horseback riding through the jungle – all fodder for her next book. She’s lived in Scotland, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and NYC. She currently lives in the Caribbean with her water-obsessed pup and her awesome family. 

You can visit her online at www.sarahready.com

 

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Jessica Lemmon - Second Chance Love Song review

This book was so cute and such a fun and delicious read! I was here for Cash and Presley! She was the one he let get away. Presley has moved on from Cash, but they've been circling each other for years. She's friends with his brothers but they haven't been around each other in awhile. Who doesn't love a good second chance?! Work has thrown them together and the chemistry is STILL there! *fans self* There's an ease between them. I enjoyed seeing them spend time together and get to know each other again. This story gave me ALL. THE. FEELS. and I didn't want their story to end! I was completely lost in this sweet read and I can't recommend it enough! 




There’s no place like Nashville for discovering all the secrets your ex has been keeping—a Dynasties: Beaumont Bay novel by Jessica Lemmon.

He chose country music over the one who got away.  

Well, now she’s back…

Country music star Cash Sutherland is too successful for his own good. Seen as a bad boy in need of redeeming, he and his label are doing all they can to revamp his reputation. They’ve even hired eager journalist Presley Cole, who’s ready and willing to print the cover story that will make both their careers. The only problem? She’s the woman he left behind, and she’s not ready to forgive him for breaking her heart…

From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite.

Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Dynasties: Beaumont Bay series:

Book 1: Twin Games in Music City by Jules Bennett
Book 2: Second Chance Love Song by Jessica Lemmon
Book 3: Fake Engagement, Nashville Style by Jules Bennett
Book 4: Good Twin Gone Country by Jessica Lemmon

Monday, May 24, 2021

Terri Osburn - Not You Again review

 



Four blind dates in five days. I can't believe I agreed to this.


Actually, I can. That’s what I do. I agree to things I don’t want to do to make other people happy. In this case, my four best friends. They’re worried about me and if going on a few dates will make them happy, then I’ll do it. How bad could they be?

 

I probably shouldn’t have asked that. 

 

I’m starting to seriously wonder if my friends know me at all. Each pick is worse than the last, and none of them compare to my former fiancé. But then I guess maybe that’s the point. Someone new to help me forget the old.

 

To help me move on.

 

Except I don’t need a man to prove that I’ve moved on. Why can’t my friends understand that? And why does the same beautiful stranger keep saving me from these awful encounters? The universe seems to be throwing him into my path, and the more time I spend with him the more I wish that he was one of the dates.

 

There’s one more date left and I can’t help but wonder if he’ll pop up again. How many chance encounters can two people have? Pittsburgh is a big city so the chances are slim. 

 

But what if…?




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My Review


This was a fun and sweet book that I found myself lost in! Becca has a job she loves, but it's also a lot of work. Life has thrown her a curveball and her friends have her best interest in mind; therefore she agrees to the blind dates they have set up for her. Becca just has the worst luck! The guys are something else! I enjoyed each date she had and the things that happened because of the dates. I found myself cringing and laughing out loud at the situations she found herself in. I felt EVERYTHING Becca was going through and couldn't put this book down. It left me with the feels and a book hangover. Don't let this read pass you by!


Meet Terri Osburn


Terri Osburn writes contemporary romance with heart, hope, and lots of humor. After landing on the bestseller lists with her Anchor Island Series, she moved on to the Ardent Springs series, which earned her a Book Buyers Best award in 2016. Terri's work has been translated into five languages, and has sold more than a million copies worldwide. She resides in middle Tennessee with four frisky felines, and two high-maintenance terrier mixes. Learn more about this author and her books at www.terriosburn.com

 

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

J.T. Geissinger - Carnal Urges cover reveal

 



Carnal (adjective):
1) Relating to the pleasures of the body
2) Given to sensual indulgence
3) The man who kidnapped me

Carnal Urges, an all-new standalone mafia romance from J.T. Geissinger, is coming June 30th and we have the steamy cover! 

The devil has blue eyes, an Irish accent, and a hatred for me that runs deep.

He blames me for starting a war. Consorting with his enemies. Getting his men killed. Though I’m innocent on all charges, he wants his pound of flesh. With an eye on revenge, he makes me his captive.

But as we’ll both soon discover, there are more powerful urges than that for revenge.

When the devil meets his match but she’s his sworn enemy, that’s when the real war begins.



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About J.T. Geissinger

 

J.T. Geissinger is a #1 internationally bestselling author of emotionally charged romance and women’s fiction. Ranging from funny, feisty romcoms to intense, edgy suspense, her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into several languages, including German, Hebrew, French, Czech, and Japanese. The film & TV rights to her Night Prowler series have been optioned by the BAFTA-winning studio that created VFX for movies such as Avatar, X-Men, and The Avengers.

 

She is a three-time finalist in both contemporary and paranormal romance for the RITA® Award, the highest distinction in romance fiction from the Romance Writers of America®. She is also a recipient of the Prism Award for Best First Book and the Golden Quill Award for Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy.

 

She’s a Southern California native currently living in Nevada with her husband and rescue kitty, Zoe. 

  

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