Monday, May 1, 2023

Review: How Sweet It Is (Nantucket Island #1) by Gen Ryan

How Sweet It Is
Author: Gen Ryan
Series: Nantucket Island #1
Publisher: Totally Bound
Published: April 25, 2023
Source: arc for review

Will Lydia and Ty be able to rekindle their relationship? Or will Lydia’s time in the big city spoil the one true love she’s ever had?

Living on the small island of Nantucket might have been the idea of perfection for some, but Lydia Duncan? She craved the big city life. She left behind her family and the man she knew she would have spent the rest of her life with to pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer.

At twenty-eight, Lydia is a big-shot lawyer, but when her father dies, she’s left with no choice but to go back to the one place she ran away from—home.

Ty Rue watched Lydia walk away but never forgot her. Over the past ten years his love for her has only gotten stronger. Now that she’s home, he’ll do anything he can to make her realize what it’s like to be an island girl and to be in love. Two things that she once did so well.

Will Lydia and Ty be able to rekindle their relationship? Or will Lydia’s time in the big city spoil the one true love she’s ever had?

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Review: For the Love of Whiskey (The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #2) by Melissa Foster

For the Love of Whiskey
Author: Melissa Foster
Series: The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #2
Published: April 19, 2023
Publisher: World Literary Press
Source: arc for review

From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch, a small-town, big-family series of standalone romance novels featuring fiercely loyal, insanely sexy bikers who give horses—and people—a second chance. Buckle up for a wild ride in Hope Valley, Colorado, as these big-hearted badasses and their sassy sisters wrangle in their forever loves. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and always a happily ever after.

Callahan “Cowboy” Whiskey is a natural-born protector, a Dark Knights biker, and a hell of a rancher. What happens when he falls for a woman who has no idea who she really is?

When Sullivan Tate escaped from a cult, leaving behind the only life she’d ever known, she thought she’d already endured the most difficult things she’d ever have to deal with. She knew she needed to figure out who she was, but she hadn’t expected to fall for overprotective and sexy-as-hell Callahan “Cowboy” Whiskey along the way. How can she give her heart to a man who has always known exactly who he is, when she’s only just begun figuring that out about herself?

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Review: No Reservations (Holiday Falls #2) by Elizabeth Coldwell

No Reservations
Author: Elizabeth Coldwell
Series: Holiday Falls
Publisher: Totally Bound
Published: April 18, 2023
Source: arc for review

She’s plumb lucky to have found a hot younger man, but will the age difference get in the way?

Miranda Hickman has successfully run the Maltby Farm Inn, the top-rated bed and breakfast spot in Holiday Falls, since her husband walked out on her for another woman. She can cope with most problems, but a plumbing emergency requires professional help, and that’s when Zach Peters walks into her life.

They make an instant connection, and Miranda finds herself having the best sex of her life. Zach is cute and capable, but he’s also thirteen years younger than Miranda, and he can’t stay with one woman for too long. It doesn’t seem like it should be a problem, but as the relationship progresses, Miranda begins to realize it’s a lot to navigate. Is it her imagination, or does Zach not want to be seen out with her in Holiday Falls? She doesn’t want to be his dirty secret, but will her reservations hold her back from being with a man who makes her feel like no one else ever has?

Monday, April 17, 2023

Review: Closed for Christmas (Holiday Falls #1) by Elizabeth Coldwell

Closed for Christmas
Author: Elizabeth Coldwell
Series: Holiday Falls #1
Publisher: Totally Bound
Published: December 20, 2022
Source: arc for review

She's going to Holiday Falls to close him down, but will he open her heart?

When Lori Lawrence arrives in the quaint town of Holiday Falls just before Christmas, her task is to assess whether the town’s underperforming bookstore deserves to be kept open. There’s no room for sentiment in the company she works for, yet she finds herself strangely drawn to the bookshop’s manager, the handsome and idiosyncratic Henry Cole. He doesn’t believe in loyalty schemes and hi-tech innovations, but he’s created an inviting space for everyone who loves books and reading.

This should be a straightforward job, but the heaviest snowfall in years leaves Lori stuck in town, and as the days go by and it seems like she’ll never be able to leave, she begins to see Henry’s way of running things with new eyes.

It’s not long before their feelings for one another deepen, but Henry has no idea of Lori’s true intentions. What will happen when he discovers the real reason why she’s in Holiday Falls?

Friday, March 24, 2023

Review: Highest Bidder (Salacious Players Club #5) by Sara Cate

Highest Bidder
Author: Sara Cate
Series: Salacious Players Club #5
Publisher: Self-Published
Published: March 24, 2023
Source: author for review

He’s not just rich…he’s filthy rich.

When I started working at Salacious Players’ Club, I never expected to end up on the auction block ready to grant a date to the highest bidder.

This club is not really my scene. I’m not the kind of girl rich guys take home. I’m more a piano playing, van-living, free spirit kind of girl.

So when Ronan Kade, the richest man at the club, puts down over a hundred grand for my time, how can I tell him no?

But he’s too old. Too rich. Too cocky.

And oh yeah…he once dated my mother.

Except he doesn’t know that. He has no idea who I am.

One date turns into a trip to Paris. And an offer to live with him in his penthouse. Then a promise to take care of me.

Before I know it, I’m calling this silver fox my daddy.

Ronan Kade only bid on one date, but I think he’s winning much more than that.

Can we overcome the years between us to find happiness?

And will he find it in him to forgive me when he learns the secret I’ve been keeping?

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Review: Rocked by Love by Melissa Foster

Rocked by Love
Author: Melissa Foster
Series: The Bradens & Montgomerys, Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls #10
Release Date: March 8, 2023
Publisher: World Literary Press
Source: arc for review

What happens when a rock star with no plans of settling down finds out he has a teenage daughter, his manager is embezzling from him, and the woman he’s hired to design his tour wardrobe is breathing fire? Come along for the snarky, emotional, and insanely sexy ride as Jillian and Johnny get caught up in a storm that just might be bigger than both of them.

Jillian Braden’s quick, creative thinking and fierce determination have helped her singlehandedly build a fashion empire. She doesn’t mince words and demands respect, but beneath all that armor, she carries the Braden curse of a soft heart. But that soft heart isn’t looking to start a family and doesn’t know the first thing about mollycoddling. When famed rock star Johnny Bad hires her to design his tour wardrobe and then postpones it at the last minute for the third time, she’s had enough. Jillian is determined to set him straight, but she isn’t at all prepared for what she finds or for the type of help Johnny Bad really needs.

**

Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and an abundance of swoon-worthy moments make this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster unputdownable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and happily ever afters guaranteed to leave you breathlessly in love with the fiercely loyal and wickedly naughty characters in the Love in Bloom series. All Love in Bloom books are written to stand alone or be enjoyed as part of the larger series, so dive right in and enjoy the ride!

Monday, January 23, 2023

Release Blitz & Review: Remaking A Man (Sun Valley Mafia #2) by Amy Craig

Remaking a Man by Amy Craig

Book 2 in the Sun Valley Mafia series

Word Count: 72,223
Book Length: SUPER NOVEL
Pages: 305

Genres:

BILLIONAIRE
CONTEMPORARY
CRIME
CRIME AND MYSTERY
EROTIC ROMANCE
THRILLERS AND SUSPENSE

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Book Description



Breaking family ties can set her free.

Gisella meets Dante, a brooding West Coast executive, at a Miami Beach cleanup. When she realizes he’s buying an insurance company from her mafia-boss father, she suggests Miami and her father will eat him alive.

Dante disagrees, but when Gisella’s father offers him fifteen million dollars to marry her or her sister, he accepts on the condition that he can choose which daughter to marry. Dante’s previous ties to West Coast organized crime help him navigate Gisella’s family, but to have her in his life, he risks succumbing to the high-octane lifestyle he left behind.

Reader advisory: This book contains scenes of drug use, gun violence and murder.