New Release & Review: Playing by the Rules by Monica Murphy

Playing by the Rules by Monica Murphy is now live! 

Camden Fields is the star quarterback of our college football team.

Quiet.

Smart.

Absolutely gorgeous.

He's the man all the women on campus rave about. And while he's had a few casual hookups over the years, it's never anything serious. Cam doesn't do serious.

He also doesn't do me.

See, I'm his best friend's little sister, and whenever we're around each other, he's always warning me that I'm off limits. That nothing can ever happen between us.

But I see the way he looks at me when he thinks I'm not watching. The heat in his gaze. The hunger. He can deny it, but that man wants me.

I want him too.

I'm tired of always being the good girl and doing what everybody expects. For once, I'm going to break all the rules that have restrained me my entire life.

I'm going after Camden Fields.

And no one can stop me.

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My Review: 

Playing by the Rules by Monica Murphy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A fabulous escape with Blair and Cam. Blair has loved Cam from his first visit to her families home but he doesn’t seem to know she exists except as Knox’s sister. Now that they are at the same college, Ruby encourages her sister to go for it and let Cam know how she feels. Cam is surprised by Blair’s direct approach and has to admit he has liked her too but doesn’t want to go against Knox’s directive to stay away from his sister. I had fun as Blair worked to break down Cam’s walls which makes him face his true feelings. But how will Knox react? The other challenge is Cam’s fear of relationships and whether he can accept that they truly can have a future together. So much angst and drama combined with their incredible chemistry and love gave me a great journey to experience. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

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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New Release & Review: Playing Pretend by Eden Summers

Playing Pretend

by Eden Summers

When I agreed to let Rome be my fake boyfriend on a work trip, I didn’t think acting like a couple would be that complicated.

He’d flash his killer smile at my colleagues.

Impress them with his charm.

While keeping my toxic ex at bay.

But that’s not the reality I’m currently drowning in.

From the moment we arrive at the resort Rome’s hands are all over me.

His whispered words in my ear more scandalously filthy than sweet.

He’s acting like a lust-drunk fool who’s dying for a taste and I can’t stop blushing… Or panicking… Because there’s only one bed in our hotel room and Rome Cavanaugh wouldn’t know how to sleep in anything other than his birthday suit.

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Teaser

His palms slide farther around my hips, slowly creeping lower toward my backside.

I stare him down. My narrowed eyes to his cocky smirk. The warmth from the liquor works against me when paired with the sinful burn of his touch. I overheat, the pool of my belly volcanic.

“I’m immune to your proximity, too.” I lie.

“Impressive.” He cups my ass and roughly drags me closer

I gasp, my hands raising to press against his chest for stability.

“I love that sound,” he murmurs. “Scandalizing you does funny things to me.”

My heart bolts, the pained organ beating a frantic rhythm. “I’m not scandalized.” My breathy voice says otherwise. “I just didn’t expect you to manhandle me.”

“Are you sure?” he purrs.

I won’t react. I refuse.

“Then what would it take to scandalize you, little Pip?”

My Review:

Playing Pretend by Eden Summers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fabulous best friends to lovers romance. Piper and Rome have known each other for years and share everything about their lives with each other. The one thing they’ve never shared is their true feelings that are more than friendship. When Piper dreads attending a company trip because of an ex, Rome volunteers to be her fake boyfriend as her personal buffer. What Piper doesn’t know is that Rome is going to finally act on what he’s been hiding for years, that he loves her. For Piper, she isn’t comfortable with casual flings and can’t imagine that Rome, the player, would want something long-term with her. As she works to protect her heart, Rome pulls out all the stops to win her over. What a wonderful couple with excellent chemistry that gave me a great escape. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

About the Author

Eden Summers is a bestselling author of contemporary romance with a side of sizzle and sarcasm.

She lives in Australia with a young family who are well aware she's circling the drain of insanity.

Eden can't resist alpha dominance, dark features and sarcasm in her fictional heroes and loves a strong heroine who knows when to bite her tongue but also serves retribution with a feminine smile on her face.

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Cover Reveal: Give Me Forever by Layla Hagen

Give Me Forever

Release Date: April 13

Conned out of my business I have no other choice but to move back home to Chicago. I’m determined to rebuild everything, but I’m so broke that I can’t even afford to pay rent.

Then my first love, Sam Maxwell, unexpectedly pops back into my life and turns out to be my knight in shining armor.

When he offers to share an apartment, I’m eager to accept. After all, it's been fifteen years since I last saw him, and we hardly know each other anymore.
But I was wrong—so very wrong.
The second we move in together, I realize I’m in over my head: Sam is even hotter than I remember.

More daring.
More shameless.
More…everything.

And the spark I’d thought was long gone rekindles and neither of us tries to stop it.

Sam Maxwell is my past and my present. And he may be my future too.

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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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New Release & Review: Never Saw You Coming by S.L. Scott

Release Date: March 13

Loch

 

I wish I could say it was love at first sight. But I can’t. 

 

Snarky.

Impatient.

Demanding. 

 

Everything about the woman standing next to me was complicated, from her designer clothes to her coffee order. I don’t do complicated unless it comes with a good time. And then it’s only for a night or two, max.

 

I was more than happy to leave the coffee shop, and her, behind, but neither of us saw what was coming . . . 

 

Tuesday

 

I wish I could say I remember him. But I can’t.

 

Patient.

Generous.

Handsome. 

 

The same stranger who saved me steps in again when I have nowhere to go and no memory of who I am. He’s broody and rigid, but I see a different side of this gorgeous man and start to realize I’m not the only one who needs saving.

 

Falling for him wasn’t in my plans, but as I search for answers to my past, I realize that I don’t worry about getting my memory back. My fear is losing my life twice.

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My Review

Never Saw You Coming by S.L. Scott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Loch is tunnel visioned on his career but a woman with a complex coffee order somehow catches his attention. Even he is surprised. When she is attacked, he finds himself unable to walk away and needs to know that she is ok. Tuesday has lost her memories and really doesn’t know where to go. This man she just met shows up and offers her comfort and safety. As she recovers, she also finds a friend she didn’t expect. For Loch, he sees what his parents have always shared, someone that completes your life. Can these two really fall in love in just a few days? What happens if Tuesday remembers who she is? I enjoyed how this friendship built and as Tuesday healed, she was also helping Loch heal his own life, giving him a reason to shift his priorities. I did get frustrated that Loch didn’t do something sooner to help Tuesday find her identity, I guess to me he would have done that quicker based on his work style. Truly a wonderful journey with great twists when Tuesday does get her memory back. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

Meet S.L. Scott

Living in the capital of Texas with her family, Scott loves traveling, avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She's obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist.

Scott writes character driven, heart-racing, and swoony romances to suspense that will leave you glued to the page. Her stories are regarded as emotion-filled and soulful. With stories ranging from light and witty beach reads to heart wrenching and heart healing, Scott has a story for all readers. Her books are more than escapes for the voracious readers of today. They are journeys of the heart that always come with a happily ever after reward at the end.

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Cover Reveal & PreOrder: Game Changer by Piper Lawson

Piper Lawson has revealed the gorgeous cover for Game Changer!

Releasing: April 25, 2023

Cover Design: Lori Jackson Designs

Photographer: Sara Eirew

Model: Mike Chabot

After being dumped and losing my job the same week, the last thing my broken heart needs is a rebound.

I'm escaping across the country to help my perfect sister plan her dream wedding, and to prove to both of us everything is under control.

But a combination of tequila and turbulence on the flight there lead to word-vomiting all my troubles to the huge and handsome stranger in the first-class seat next to mine.

Only his whispered dirty diversions keep me sane until landing.

Despite the spark of attraction, we go our separate ways.

Or so I thought.

Turns out the tall, muscular, tattooed tower of a man from the plane is the star player on my future brother-in-law's pro basketball team.

Clay is the last person I should gravitate toward. They're called "players" for a reason.

Grumpy and cynical, he carries a weight on his shoulders I can't possibly fathom.

He's also the only one who knows my secrets and gets my heart racing.

The more we're thrust together, the stronger the chemistry between us becomes.

Hooking up with the all-star athlete isn't the way to get my life on track...but it could just be the game changer we've both been searching for.

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Meet Piper

Piper Lawson is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of smart and steamy romance.

She writes women who follow their dreams, best friends who know your dirty secrets and love you anyway, and complex heroes you'll fall hard for.

Piper lives in Canada with her tall and brilliant husband. She's a sucker for dark eyes, dark coffee, and dark chocolate. 

 

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