Tuesday, December 13, 2022

New Release & Review: Secret Keeper by Stacey Lynn

Secret Keeper by Stacey Lynn is now live!

What started as a typical night out with my team, became the best night of my life.

Picking up a smoking hot blonde, I take her back to the hotel, expecting the evening to go down like any other.

But nothing about her is average… she’s sassy, witty and throws me off my game. After one incredible night, I wake up wanting to see her more than I want to go to hockey practice. Then another first happens, she kicks me out – wearing only a sheet and a frown.

The next time I see her, three months later, I knock her on her ass. Literally. Even dripping in tears, she’s still the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met.

Then I find the source of her tears. Her father. My hockey coach.

Turns out, I’ve gone and fallen for my coach’s daughter. Our attraction is undeniable. It’s also unavoidable since she’s now traveling with our team. I have more to lose than a spot on my hockey team if he catches us… like my heart.

Good thing I’m a pro at keeping secrets.

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My Review:
Secret Keeper (Las Vegas Vipers #6)Secret Keeper by Stacey Lynn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ryann and Alix have one of those incredible one-night hook-ups with an amazing connection until Ryann finds out that Alix plays hockey for the team her father coaches. For Ryann, her father Vik hasn’t really been a great dad so anyone connected to him is a hard pass. But when Vik reaches out with a job opportunity, it’s hard for her to pass up this chance even though she will also be seeing Alix all the time. Alix can’t believe Ryann threw him out so when she shows up at the practice arena, he’s not going to let her walk away again. But convincing her to be more than friends proves to be a challenge. I enjoyed how this relationship evolved as they navigated the challenges each had to face from family and work. I appreciated how they really got to know each other and became good friends. There is a naturalness to their connection along with the off the charts sexy chemistry. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

 Meet Stacey

Stacey Lynn likes her coffee with a dash of sugar, her heroes with a side of bossy, and her wine a deep shade of red.

The author of over thirty romance novels, many of which have been best-selling titles on Amazon, AppleBooks, and Barnes & Noble, she loves being able to turn her vivid imagination into a career that brings entertainment and joy to her readers. Focused on sports romance and emotional, small-town romance, she also loves stretching herself in different genres.

Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, she now makes her home in North Carolina and loves all things Southern. Together with her ultimate tall, dark, and handsome hero, she has four children. Her life is a chaotic mess that fights with her Type-A, list-making, neurotically organized preferences and she wouldn't have it any other way.

Connect with Stacey

Website: www.staceylynnbooks.com

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Monday, December 12, 2022

Cover Reveal: Incinerate by K E Osborn


K E Osborn has revealed the cover for Incinerate!


Releasing February 16, 2023

I don’t believe in miracles.

Ever since she was taken.
She was simply gone, and it changed who I am as a man.
 
But as the years passed, the trail grew colder. I joined the club to help in my search, but what I wasn’t expecting was to meet someone new.
 
Lani’s funny, outgoing, absolutely beautiful.

But I have reservations.

The problem is—I’m waiting for that miracle.

But am I missing out on something amazing because I’m holding back?
 
Just as I let myself be open with Lani, my father shows up with that blast from the past, opening every old wound I thought I had closed.
But she brings with her the eight years of trouble.
I want to help her, to protect her.
But will the cost to save one end up with me losing the one?
 
From USA Today Bestselling Author K E Osborn comes the eagerly awaited fourth book in the NOLA Defiance MC Series.
This book can be read as a standalone.


Cover Designer: Designs by Dana
Photographer: Reggie Deanching

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Meet K E Osborn


With a flair for all things creative, USA Today Bestselling Author K E Osborn, is drawn to the written word. Exciting worlds and characters flow through her veins, coming to life on the page as she laughs, cries, and becomes enveloped in the storyline right along with you. She's entirely at home when writing sassy heroines and alpha males that rise from the ashes of their pasts.

K E Osborn comforts herself with tea and Netflix, after all, who doesn't love a good binge?

Explosive. Addictive. Romance.
 
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

New Release & Review: Witcha Gonna Do? by Avery Flynn

She's Charmed, He's Sure

Witcha Gonna Do by Avery Flynn is now live!

An unlucky witch and her know-it-all nemesis must team up in the first of a new, spicy romantic comedy series from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.

Could it possibly get any worse than having absolutely no magical abilities when you’re a member of the most powerful family of witches ever? It used to be that I’d say no, but then I keep getting set up on dates with Gil Connolly whose hotness is only matched by his ego. Seriously. I can’t stand him. Even if I also can’t stop thinking about him (specifically kissing him) but we’re going to pretend I never told you that part.

So yeah, my life isn’t the greatest right now, but then it goes straight to the absolute worst hell when I accidentally make my sister’s spell glitch and curse my whole family. And the only person who can help non-magical me break the spell? You guessed it. Gil the super hot jerk.

Now we have to work together to save my family and outmaneuver some evil-minded nefarious forces bent on world domination. Oh yeah, and we have to do all that while fighting against the attraction building between us because I may not be magical, but what’s happening between Gil and I sure feels like it.

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My Review:
Witcha Gonna Do?Witcha Gonna Do? by Avery Flynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tilda is the only member of her family that doesn’t have magic which has trying to find her place. She has also struggled finding the right guy so she gets very frustrated when she keeps getting setup with Gil. Gil is working to free his parents from the Beyond so he is investigating different witches and his current assignment is Tilda. What neither expect is the incredible connection they have which seems to heighten Gil’s magic. This sets them on a crazy and wonderful journey that had me captivated. Tilda doesn’t want to like Gil but life has a different plan for them. Then Tilda desperately needs his help when something goes horribly wrong when her sister is casting a spell. Can Tilda and the other misfits fix what went wrong and save her family? I really didn’t know what to expect from this story when I dove in but what I found was a magical world that is full of surprises that swept me away. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

Meet Avery

When Avery Flynn isn't writing about alpha heroes and the women who tame them, she is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She has three slightly wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband, and has a slight shoe addiction. Find out more about Avery on her website, follow her on Twitter, like her on her Facebook page, or friend her on her Facebook profile. Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the internet, she'll be your best friend for life.

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Website: http://averyflynn.com

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Monday, December 5, 2022

New Release & Review: Guarded Hearts by K E Osborn


Guarded Hearts by K E Osborn is now live!


A Secret Baby Billionaire Romance from USA Today Bestselling Author K E Osborn. 
 
I hide behind humor...
Because that's what you do to deflect the traumas of your past—to make people believe you're something you're not.
Completely fine.
When in fact, you're broken—a shell of the man you want to be.
 
Despite my past, I made something of myself.
As the COO of my best friend's company, I aim to be the best at everything--business, life, in the bedroom.
I earned myself an ego in all areas.
Then she walked in.
Paisley Drake—the temptation I can't resist. Spirited. Artistic. Seductive.
I have to have a taste.
But there's just one problem—one night with her would never be enough.
I'm that guy who always ditches the next morning.
Though she's worked her way under my skin, my past haunts me every step of the way.
I'm going to hurt her.
But when she leaves, taking a secret with her, will our guarded hearts be open enough for us to find the happiness we least expected?
 
Guarded Hearts is a Secret Baby Billionaire Romance. With so much steam, drama, and angst, it will tear your soul to shreds, you'll want to scream at your Kindle. Oh, and the kind of spice where you might need to ensure you have a fresh set of batteries, if you know what I mean...
Immerse yourself in the world of the New Orleans billionaire lifestyle and fall in love with an alpha. HEA guaranteed.


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My Review:
Guarded Hearts (Revel Rose Billionaires, #2)Guarded Hearts by K.E. Osborn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Paisley and Lucas have an incredible spark that neither can ignore. But long-term relationships aren’t something Lucas does yet he can’t seem to walk away from Paisley. Every time he seems to be ready to move forward, the demons from his childhood emerge setting him back. These two are electric together which had me rooting from them to find a happily ever after. For Paisley, she needs Lucas to deal with the trauma he suffered growing up. I applaud Paisley’s courage to step away and build a new life to protect her heart while Lucas heals. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

Meet K E Osborn


With a flair for all things creative, USA Today Bestselling Author K E Osborn, is drawn to the written word. Exciting worlds and characters flow through her veins, coming to life on the page as she laughs, cries, and becomes enveloped in the storyline right along with you. She's entirely at home when writing sassy heroines and alpha males that rise from the ashes of their pasts.

K E Osborn comforts herself with tea and Netflix, after all, who doesn't love a good binge?

Explosive. Addictive. Romance.
 
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Sunday, December 4, 2022

New Release & Review: Love Me Forever by Layla Hagen

Release Date: December 2

A surprise baby romance from USA Today bestselling author Layla Hagen

Have dinner with me.”

Four words. That was all Travis Maxwell needed to charm me, even though I’d just met him. In my defense, we were kind of stuck together, and he was the hottest man I’d laid eyes on. We spent a glorious week together, knowing we'd go our separate ways in the end.

Then two blue lines turn my life upside down. I'm pregnant.
Travis and I agree to be friends—nothing more—and to focus on raising our child.
Easier said than done.
Travis transforms from a master flirt to a caveman, intent on protecting me and our unborn baby. He spoils me and tends to all my cravings, including supplying my favorite cupcakes on demand and watching Netflix with me.
As we bicker about which season of Bridgerton is better, he suddenly tells me that he wants me.
That he needs me.
And I need him too.
But I want him to want me for me, not just because of the baby. Travis doesn’t want to settle down. He told me as much when we met. I fear he's mixing up his feelings, and I don't think that's the right recipe for forever…

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My Review:
Love Me Forever (The Maxwell Brothers #5)Love Me Forever by Layla Hagen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Travis and Bonnie meet while Travis is traveling for his new business. But Bonnie isn’t impressed with Travis’s attempts to flatter her. Travis however won’t give up and eventually, these two find a chemistry that neither expected even if it’s only for a week. Bonnie gets a bigger shock after Travis leaves when she ends up pregnant. As she returns to Chicago, she works to contact Travis who had said he would call her after he left but never did. Once again, Travis needs to make amends as they both work to find a plan to co-parent. I loved that Bonnie wasn’t a push over which had Travis using all his talents to show her that love is possible for them. Bonnie is surprised by how the Maxwell family embraces her and welcomes her to the family based on the challenges she faced from her own parents. She has to confront her fears of everyone that she loves leaving her to truly allow herself to be happy and accept that a relationship is possible with Travis. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.


Meet Layla Hagen
Welcome! My name is Layla Hagen and I am a Contemporary Romance author.
I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later. I write romantic stories and can't wait to share them with the world. And I drink coffee. Lots of it :-D

I am represented by Louise Fury (The Bent Agency)

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

New Release & Review: Playing Hard to Get by Monica Murphy

Playing Hard to Get by Monica Murphy is now live!

 Knox Maguire is the king of our college campus.

Star offensive tight end on the football team.

He is the complete opposite of me in every way.

I'm quiet. He's loud.

I'm shy. He's definitely not.

Everyone loves him. No one knows me.

Fresh out of a breakup, I don't really trust him, and why should I? Knox is the ultimate player. When I become his English tutor, I tell myself we need to keep things between us strictly business. Watching my mother deal with my ex-athlete father long, long ago taught me to stay far away from that type of man.

Yet Knox is impossible to resist. Next thing I know, we're getting hot and heavy in the library—and that was never part of the plan. When Knox admits he can't stop thinking about me, I have a realization.

I can't stop thinking about him either.

Instead of keeping my distance, I pull him in closer. Until somehow, we're spending all of our time together and I find myself falling for Knox. Hard.

Will this actually work between us? Or am I getting played?

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My Review:
Playing Hard to GetPlaying Hard to Get by Monica Murphy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Knox and Joanna may seem like an unlikely couple but what they end up finding is that one person that you get to be your true self around. This journey was just a fabulous romance without any crazy drama. From the moment they met at the bookstore, there is something unique that they each notice. When Knox needs a tutor and it ends up being Joanna, well, it seems fate is definitely involved to keep these two connecting. Then I was immersed in the beauty of how these two spent time together, learning about each other and allowing themselves to be open to love. The added benefit for me is that I got so spend more time in the Callahan/Maguire world that I dearly love.

 Meet Monica

Monica Murphy is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling romance author. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. Both a traditionally published and independently published author, she writes young adult, new adult and contemporary romance. She's also known as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.

A native Californian, she lives on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere with her husband, two kids, one dog, and four cats. When she's not writing, she's an assistant coach for her daughter's high school cheer team, which is a two season sport. Meaning, she's at practice with a bunch of teenage girls all the time. Or she's at a football game. Or a basketball game. Maybe someday, she'll even write about this experience.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

New Release & Review: Just One Taste by Carly Phillips

Release Date: November 29

One grumpy billionaire.

One sassy-sweet 
supermodel.

Add in a tropical private island paradise.

What could go wrong?


As owner and CEO of Dirty Dare Spirits, thirty-three year old, Asher Dare has it all. Money. Power. Women whenever he wants. A private island retreat when he doesn’t. People he trusts? He can count those on one hand. When one of his best friends asks a favor—hide his twenty-one year old, supermodel sister, on the island until a scandal blows over—Asher can’t say no. But he doesn’t have to like it.

The daughter of a Senator and a Presidential candidate, Nicolette Bettencourt always acts with decorum. Yet through no fault of her own, scandal seems to follow her every move. When nude photos surface, the uproar puts her father’s campaign at risk. And forces her into hiding with Asher, the hottest—and grumpiest—billionaire she’s ever met.

Under soothing tropical breezes, Asher discovers that Nicolette is nothing like the spoiled brat portrayed in the tabloids. She’s warm, sexy, and a temptation Asher must resist at all costs—or he risks betraying his closest friend, bringing a powerful political dynasty to its knees… and losing the woman he loves.


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My Review:
Just One Taste (The Kingston Family, #7)Just One Taste by Carly Phillips
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Asher needs to help his best friend Derek by taking his sister, Nikki, to his island home to get her away for a scandal. For Nikki, having her privacy violated is surprising with how it was done but coming from her well-known political family, not completely unexpected. But getting away from the city is the best news she’s heard so she can regroup while her brother figures out how this happened. The first time Asher met Nikki, he didn’t get the best impression which may make this a long trip. Nikki is bothered by Asher’s grumpiness and works very hard to get to know him. I love how she figures out his buttons to press which has him opening up and loosening up with her. They end up having a fun time getting to know each other which of course, leads to an attraction neither can stop. What will Derek say if they become a couple? Will Asher realize he can find love? Or will he stick to his no relationship rule? I had fun finding out and enjoyed taking this escape with them. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.


Meet Carly Phillips


NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips gives her readers Alphalicious heroes to swoon for and romance to set your heart on fire. 

She married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her three crazy dogs: two wheaten terriers and a mutant Havanese, who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram. 

The author of 50 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters who put up with having a mom as a full time writer. 

Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as a romance club pick and was the first romance on a nationally televised bookclub. 

Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. 

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

New Release & Review: The Joy of Us by Kennedy Fox

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Love in Isolation, #6

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The Joy of Us is now available on all retailers!

  What happens when your getaway rental cabin ends up being a scam and you’re forced to stay with a sexy lumberjack? You try to avoid him and his annoying Christmas spirit because the last thing you have time for is love.

The Joy of Us is a reverse grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity standalone romance.


 
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My Review:
The Joy of Us (Love in Isolation Book 6)The Joy of Us by Kennedy Fox
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fallon is sent to Vermont to write about a Christmas festival but there’s one problem, she carries the nickname the Grinch. Levi knows that he has to make sure Fallon sees the amazing things his hometown has to offer because an unfavorable article could hurt so many local businesses. Now, how they initial meet is funny and leads them to sharing Levi’s home during a blizzard. City girl Fallon struggles when they lose power but Levi is a calming and confident force that slowly breaks down her walls and helps her find her love of Christmas again. I had fun with this couple as I escaped into all the holiday festivities with them.


Meet Kennedy Fox
Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish are a duo of romance authors who teamed up under the USA Today pseudonym, Kennedy Fox. They share a love of Hallmark movies, overpriced coffee, and making TikToks. When they aren’t bonding over romantic comedies, they like to brainstorm new book ideas. One day in 2016, they decided to collaborate under a pseudonym and have some fun creating new characters that’ll make you blush and your heart melt. Happily ever afters guaranteed!
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Monday, November 21, 2022

New Release & Review: Promised Love by Vikki Jay


Promised Love by Vikki Jay is now live!


Getting stuck sharing a honeymoon suite with a hot, ex-NAVY Seal sounds like it should be a good time. Except Lukas is my husband and we haven't spoken in years. 

Until today, we were living separate lives, waiting to get out of this arranged marriage. But my family's meddling has pushed us together. And now he's here filling out his t-shirt just a little too well and staring at me just a little too intensely.

Don't even get me started on the cleft on his chin that pops up every time he smiles. The man has temptation written all over him.
We manage to stay out of each other's way–mostly. Until the tension boils over one night in a car.
I straddle his lap. I press my lips to his. I feel his body against mine. And that one hot moment has me offering something I never thought I would.

What happens in the honeymoon suite, stays in the honeymoon suite. 

But what Lukas and I share in that room is so much more than just physical. With every kiss, every caress, every touch, I start forgetting our reality, and wonder if we've got it all wrong.
We planned our divorce four years ago. But what if our plans have changed?


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My Review:
Promised LovePromised Love by Vikki Jay
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What an unexpected and wonderful romance. Autumn and Lukas find themselves married because of a family promise. The plan is to fulfill the promise for Autumn’s grandfather and then have an annulment. Well, 5 years have passed and suddenly Autumn is called to Lukas’ bedside after he’s been shot. Even though they haven’t lived together as husband and wife, they had been exchanging emails and building a solid friendship. Now they find themselves sharing a suite as Lukas recuperates. Will they realize that love is possible? Lukas is very hesitant to allow love in his life since everyone he’s loved has left him. Autumn is trying to show her family she can take over the family business. I really loved how they had built a solid friendship as pen pals which they were able to build on as they navigate their new situation with Autumn’s family. Lukas is a fabulous supporter for Autumn without being overbearing. I enjoyed all the nuances to their journey. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

Meet Vikki Jay


In those early morning hours when I'm alone, my imaginations run wild and I pen down the life of people living in my head. All my life, I have lived in small towns in different parts of the world. The friendships, the camaraderie that people share around me inspired me to create Cherrywood and St. Peppers, the two towns where all my stories take place.

I write about beautiful coincidences, finding love in unexpected places and times, and fighting hard to get that happily ever after.

I reject to read, see, write anything that does not promise a HEA. My characters are sexy yet shy, strong yet reserved...

I am married to a man whom I fell in love at an age of 15, proposed him at an age of 23 and married at an age of 30. He has no clue what I write or do when he is snoring quietly in the next room.
 
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