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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW & GI’S FAV: HOW TO LOVE A DUKE IN TEN DAYS (Devil You Know #1) by Kerrigan Byrne

HOW TO LOVE A DUKE IN TEN DAYS

Series: Devil You Know #1

Author: Kerrigan Byrne

Genre: Historical Romance

Release Date: August 27th, 2019

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Synopsis

 

These men are dark, bold, and brave. And there is only one woman who can bring them to their knees…

Famed and brilliant, Lady Alexandra Lane has always known how to look out for to herself. But nobody would ever expect that she has darkness in her past—one that she pays a blackmailer to keep buried. Now, with her family nearing bankruptcy, Alexandra strikes upon a solution: Get married to one of the empire’s most wealthy eligible bachelors. Even if he does have the reputation of a devil.

LOVE TAKES NO PRISONERS

Piers Gedrick Atherton, the Duke of Redmayne, is seeking revenge and the first step is securing a bride. Winning a lady’s hand is not so easy, however, for a man known as the Terror of Torcliff. Then, Alexandra enters his life like a bolt of lightning. When she proposes marriage, Piers knows that, like him, trouble haunts her footsteps. But her gentleness, sharp wit, independent nature, and incredible beauty awakens every fierce desire within him. He will do whatever it takes to keep her safe in his arms.

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5 ‘Her Beast’ Stars

 

Oh my world, How To Love a Duke in Ten Days ended up surpassing all my already huge expectations! Ms. Byrne truly is the MASTER of dark/gothic historical romance! The rawness of the emotions, the carefully constructed and weaved setting, and the most well crafted and complex of characters stole my breath – along with my heart – away! Broken and imperfect, but yet so PERFECT for each other, Pries and Alexandra are what romance dreams are made off! HR perfection!

Ahhhh, this book! I should have expected an emotional and heart touching read since Ms. Byrne always gives us all the feels but this was so much more! With an opening scene, with Alexandra’s assault, we see instantly that this story will rip us apart, instantly upon their first meeting and unmeasurable hope and happiness overflows us, because we can FEEL these two are meant to be.

Once a man tasted ambrosia, the idea of any other sustenance curbed the appetite.

“If every woman tasted like you, a man would hunger for nothing else.”

Alexandra was such a beautiful, and broken, female lead. Normally in HR we usually see the hero being the broken one, but here, even though heartbreaking it witness all the events and her pain, shame and guilty, how strong and resilient she was, as it was fantastic to see first hand them falling for one another, and put each other broken pieces together, bit by bit.

“Didn’t you say all men are beasts?”
“Of course we are.” His knuckle caressed her cheek. “It’s why we need a beauty like you to temper us. To tame us. To teach us how to appreciate something delicate.”

He was her beast now. May God have mercy on her soul.

Piers is now on my TOP Book Boyfriend List! I love a goody and scarred hero, and he fit the role to a T, even with his maddening moments, lol. He was just sooooooo swoon worthy, whispering the most beautiful and loving of statement to Alexandra. SO caring and protective, truly what I loved the most in romance!

“I sometimes forget…”
“Forget what?”
“How beautiful you are.” He undid his cravat as he traveled the length of the sitting room. “Then I see you and realize that memory cannot compare to reality. I’m left as breathless as the first time we met.”

“My appearance, my manners, and my voice may be harsh, Alexandra, but I promise you my hands will never be anything but gentle with you.”

The secondary characters take on a big role here as is with Ms. Byrne’s other series, enticing us with this trio of strong and independent women each with an agenda of their own, Red Rogues. As well as Ramsay, Piers brother, that left me wondering if he’ll indeed be paired with a certain redhead. I sure hope so! 😉

How To Love a Duke In Ten Days is HR excellence at its finest! All the feelings, all the experiences, the friendship, the mystery, the suspense, the blooming relationship, the passion, and most of all, love, make this one of my all time fav of the genre. 

This book truly was perfection for me, I wouldn’t change one bit of their journey, even the horrifying moments and pain, took them to most amazing of HEA, and Kerrigan Byrne once again delivers an outstanding story of friendship, partnership and soul mate love! Can’t wait to see which of the Red Rogue will fall next! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“the cruelest thing you could do, is sentence me to a world without you in it.”

“I want all of you, Alexandra. I want your pleasure and your pain. Your sins and your secrets. Your past and your passions, your opinions and your pretenses. I want to know everything. All of it. To be the only one with whom you share them. I’m a selfish bastard, wife, and I’ll thank you to indulge me. I want you without limitations and beyond suspicions.”

 

ARC kindly provided by the publisher ST. Martin’s Press for an honest review

 

About the Author

 

Author Kerrigan ByrneKerrigan has done many things to pay the bills, from law enforcement to belly dance instructor. Now she’s finally able to have the career she’d decided upon at thirteen when she announced to her very skeptical family that she was going to “grow up to be a romance novelist.” Whether she’s writing about Celtic Druids, Victorian bad boys, or brash Irish FBI Agents, Kerrigan uses her borderline-obsessive passion for history, her extensive Celtic ancestry, and her love of Shakespeare in almost every story.

She lives in a little Victorian coast town on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State with her wonderful husband. When she’s not writing you can find her sailing, beach combing, kayaking, visiting wineries, breweries, and restaurants with friends, and hiking…okay…wandering aimlessly clenching bear spray in the mountains.

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RELEASE BLITZ, EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY + REVIEW: BUTTERFLY IN FROST by Sylvia Day

BUTTERFLY IN FROST

Series: Standalone

Author: Sylvia Day

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 27th, 2019

 

Synopsis

 

Once, I would never have imagined myself here. But I’m settled now. In a place I love, in a home I renovated, spending time with new friends I adore, and working a job that fulfills me. I am reconciling the past and laying the groundwork for the future.

Then Garrett Frost moves in next door.

He’s obstinate and too bold, a raging force of nature that disrupts the careful order of my life. I recognize the ghosts that haunt him, the torment driving him. Garrett would be risky in any form, but wounded, he’s far more dangerous. I fear I’m too fragile for the storm raging inside him, too delicate to withstand the pain that buffets him. But he’s too determined…and too tempting.

And sometimes hope soars above even the iciest desolation.

 

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Excerpt

 

Roxy bounces on her feet with excitement. “Les and Marge sold their house.”

I blink. “I didn’t know they were selling.”

She laughs and heads toward the front door. “That’s the thing. They weren’t.”

“Wait, what?” I hurry after her as she steps outside.

I look to the right at my home, a lovingly restored butterfly-roofed midcentury, then on to the traditional house just beyond it that belongs—belonged—to Les and Marge. Including Roxy’s, all three of our homes have unique lots set between the homes that line the street and the Sound, affording us unhindered views of the water as well as exceptional privacy—all within a twenty-minute drive of the airport.

Roxy shortens the length of her stride to allow me to catch up, then glances over at me. “The day after you flew to New York, a Range Rover pulled into their driveway, and the guy inside offered them cash to close—and move out—in fourteen days.”

My step falters, and Minnie gets momentarily tangled in her leash. The dog shoots me what I would describe as an irritated look, then keeps trotting forward. “That’s crazy.”

“Isn’t it? Les wouldn’t say how much the offer was, but I’m thinking it was huge.”

We march up the inclined driveway, my head tilted back to take in the houses scaling the hillside. Designed with big windows to maximize the view, the homes have a look of wide-eyed wonder. Our little stretch of the Sound used to be a secret, but with the housing boom taking over Seattle and Tacoma, we’ve been discovered. Many residences are undergoing major renovation to suit the tastes of new owners.

Reaching the road, we turn left. To the right is a dead end.

“Well, if they’re happy,” I say, “I’m happy for them.”

“They’re overwhelmed. It was a lot to happen all at once, but I think they’re happy with their decision.” Roxanne stops when Bella does, and we wait as the two dogs mark one of their usual spots on the gravel edging the asphalt. There are no curbs on the streets in our neighborhood and no sidewalks. Just beautiful lawns and a profusion of flowering shrubs.

“We all tried prying information out of them,” she goes on, “but they weren’t sharing anything about the sale.” She gives me a sidelong glance. “But they did share a bit about the buyer.”

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Because Mike and I both think the buyer is someone famous. A film director maybe. Or an artist. Can you imagine? First Emily, a bestselling author. Then you, a reality-TV surgeon. Now this guy! Maybe we’re sitting on the new Malibu—beachside living without wildfires or state income tax!”

The mention of Roxy’s husband, Mike, coaxes an inner smile. A New York transplant like me, he adds a welcome touch of the life I left behind to the reality I’ve since created for myself—a reality that’s just been rocked by the loss of neighbors I like.

“What are the clues you’re working with?” I ask, deciding to play along. If I’ve learned anything the past year, it’s to accept the things I cannot change. A tough task for a control freak like me.

“Les pointed out to this guy that he hadn’t even seen the inside of the house. The guy said he didn’t need to. He knew already that ‘the light is perfect.’ I mean, who would say that? Gotta be someone who’s in visual arts, right?”

“Maybe,” I agree tentatively, disquieted by the unexpected conversation. The road rises sharply before us, the incline steep enough to put a little burn in my thighs. “Doesn’t mean he’s famous, though.”

“That’s the thing.” Her words carry a note of breathlessness. “Les wouldn’t give numbers, but he did say it was crazy the guy didn’t just buy that huge compound at the end of the street. That house is listed for three and a half million!”

My mind staggers at the thought. Les and Marge have—had—a beautiful home, but it’s not worth anywhere near that much.

“I think I saw the buyer once through that big arched window in the living room,” Roxy goes on. “The blonde with him was a looker. Supermodel skinny with legs for days.”

I’m panting when we reach the top; Roxy, who hits a gym most days of the week, is not.

A quarter mile farther, there’s a street to the right leading to Dash Point. Beyond that and straight ahead, the road slopes back down and around until it’s at water level. Redondo Beach is there, as is Salty’s, a restaurant on stilts in the water with expansive views of Poverty Bay and beyond. I’m about to wax poetic about Salty’s seafood chowder when a runner dashes around the corner at a full sprint. His sudden appearance rattles me. A closer look makes me freeze midstride. My breath locks in my lungs.

There are too many things to register at once, so my mind attempts to absorb the whole man. Dressed only in black shorts and shoes, he is a visual feast of deeply tanned skin, intricate sleeves of tattooed art, and sweat-slicked, flexing musculature.

And his face. Sculpted. Square-jawed. Brutally, breathlessly handsome.

Roxy, now a few feet in front of me, gives a low whistle. “Hot damn.”

 

 

 

4.5 ‘You set me free.‘ Stars

 

OMG… Raw, heart wrenching, emotion punch, BUTTERFLY IN FROST packs up a huge and colorful trichotomy of feelings: ocean deep sadness, soul warming joy and primal, ‘cell ingrained’ attraction! True literary personification of hope, passion and EPIC LOVE! 

I’ll keep this review on the very short side as to avoid spoilers of any kind, because this book, my god, it’s ALL about the journey, the full on impact of emotions and  events can only be obtained by going blind and experiencing every feeling first hand. Grief, pain, joy, hope, desire and soul deep attraction, we truly go through them all while emerged in Ms. Day’s new gem. That’s how powerful it is.

“Why settle for what’s available instead of what I want?”

“I wasn’t expecting to ever feel this way again, Teagan,” he says. “It’s intense for me. You’re telling me to ignore it, but I can’t. And if you’re being honest, you’ll admit you can’t, either.”

It is without a doubt one of my favorite reads this year, and with such raving statements you may ask why not the full 5 stars, and I’ll just point out that the ending though visibly an HEA, it left me wanting, because I wanted to witness first hand this HEA, with everything that entailed, I am a assumed epilogue wh@re after all. This epilogue is very characteristic of Sylvia Day, as we are used to from her other work, and very satisfying, but after these two’s history, and love story, I wanted a full on HEA with all the bells and whistles, lol. Nonetheless, it’s still one of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever read. A true punch of joy to my romantic heart!

A shattered man using all his strength to hold himself together.

“You’re broken. I’m broken. We don’t throw the pieces away. We fit them together until they make something new.”

Grief is like a shattered mirror, the central break spreading cracks throughout.

 

I can say that very few times I’ve felt this level of blood deep, instintual, eternal soul mate connection that emanated from Garrett and Teagan. A true EPIC LOVE story that I’ve inhaled in one sitting and left craving and begging for even more. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“Well then, don’t let me hold you back.”
“To the contrary.” Garrett’s smile is a thing of beauty. “You set me free.”

“Save me,” I tell him.
He grins. “I’m working on it.”

I’ll be holding her close until I take my last breath.

 

ARC kindly provided by the publisher Montlake Romance for an honest review

 

 

 

 

 

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About the Author

Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA and nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorize and she hadn’t taken her first breath!). Her mother said they took Kristen away, put her Mom back in her room, her mother looked out the window, and Gary was on fire (Dr. King had been assassinated four days before). Kristen’s Mom remembered thinking it was the end of the world. Quite the dramatic beginning.

Nothing’s changed.

Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana and has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus, she’s blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her family was (is) loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write. They all lived together on a very small farm in a small farm town in the heartland. She grew up with Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).

Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.

And as she keeps growing, it keeps getting better.

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BLOG TOUR + REVIEW: QUIET MAN ( Dream Man #4.5 ) by Kristen Ashley

QUIET MAN

Series: Dream Man #4.5

Author: Kristen Ashley

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 19, 2017

 

Synopsis

 

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes a new story in her Dream Man series…

Charlotte “Lottie” McAlister is in the zone. She’s ready to take on the next chapter of her life, and since she doesn’t have a man, she’ll do what she’s done all along. She’ll take care of business on her own. Even if that business means starting a family.

The problem is, Lottie has a stalker. The really bad kind. The kind that means she needs a bodyguard.

Enter Mo Morrison.

Enormous. Scary.

Quiet.

Mo doesn’t say much, and Lottie’s used to getting attention. And she wants Mo’s attention. Badly.

But Mo has a strict rule. If he’s guarding your body, that’s all he’s doing with it.

However, the longer Mo has to keep Lottie safe, the faster he falls for the beautiful blonde who has it so together, she might even be able to tackle the demons he’s got in his head that just won’t die.

But in the end, Lottie and Mo don’t only have to find some way to keep hands off until the threat is over, they have to negotiate the overprotective Hot Bunch, Lottie’s crazy stepdad, Tex, Mo’s crew of frat-boy commandos, not to mention his nutty sisters.

All before Lottie finally gets her Dream Man.

And Mo can lay claim to his Dream Girl.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

 

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Excerpt

 

He picked up the paper, turned it over and read it again.

It stated, plainly, he was fucked.

More alarmingly, it stated, chillingly, Mac was in danger.

This was a problem more than it was already a colossal motherfucking problem.

Any other one of his girls, he’d pick up the phone to Lee Nightingale, the man behind Nightingale Investigations, the commander of the baddest badass motherfuckers in Denver. He’d hand over this letter and he’d get this problem solved.

But Mac was Charlotte McAlister, Jet McAlister Chavez’s little sister. Jet was married to Eddie Chavez. Eddie was Lee’s best friend. And Jet worked for Indy, Lee’s wife, the Queen of the Rock Chicks, and thus Jet Chavez was a bona fide Rock Chick.

Mac might not be a card-carrying member of the Rock Chicks, mostly because she had a job where she worked nights, the time those crazy bitches instigated the most fucked-up of their varying antics. Though they weren’t averse to mornings and afternoons. It was just that the stun-gunnings, kidnappings and the like mostly took place at night, and Mac was busy then.

She was still a Rock Chick, or at least she was by association.

Considering the Rock Chick link and the blood ties to Jet, if Lee knew Mac was in danger, he’d tear the town apart to put a stop to it.

And Eddie…

Now Eddie, Smithie didn’t even want to think about it. The man was a cop. The shit Lee and his boys did with flair and a flagrant disregard to just about anything, Eddie could not do.

 

But Eddie wouldn’t blink at doing whatever he had to do to make his sister-in-law safe.

And the man had mouths to feed.

So yeah.

This was a problem even more than it already was a colossal motherfucking problem because Smithie couldn’t call Lee.

Which meant Smithie had to find a different set of badasses to deal with it.

His first call would normally be the Chaos Motorcycle Club. Mac wasn’t one of theirs, neither was Smithie, but they had ties to Lee, they could keep a secret, and they didn’t dick around when it came to women and their safety.

But they’d just come out of a war, and like any war, that had been some serious fucked-up shit.

They needed a breather.

Lee, and Chaos, also had ties to…

“Well, hell,” Smithie muttered, the words on the letter blurring, the sick feeling in the back of his throat easing.

He dropped the letter and picked up his cell.

If you couldn’t call a badass…

Then it was far from second best to call a commando.

 

 

 

4.5 ‘My Real Dream’ Stars

WOW… This QUIET MAN completely stole my heart! Pure KA goodness, Mo and Lottie’s story sure packed a punch! Addictive, engaging, and oh SO sexy, this novella will no doubt make want to go back for seconds! 😉 

Lottie was the last of the Rock Chicks, Jet’s little sister, and was on the verge of giving up on finding her dream man, and take matters in her own hands to achieve her happy. Well, destiny sure caught her message, because with her being the target of a stalker, she ended up needing protection, and this security came in the hands of a six feet five of – in Lottie’s words – hunkalicious and quiet man, Mo.

He had her back, but she wasn’t back, as such.
Any man would read it the way Mo was reading it.
She was his.

“I got claimed in a King Soopers. I don’t mind I did. As in I way don’t mind it. And seein’ as I belong to you, you belong to me, so I get a say.”

I absolutely, loved, loved, LOVED, how from the get go they admitted, even to only themselves how attracted they were to each other and the recognition of the possible ONE. A well done instal-love/lust is my catnip, and Mo and Lottie’s was done PERFECTLY! Lottie’s confidence and Mo’s loyalty and honesty were so refreshing, I adored how after a pivotal moment they just laid the cards on the table with no games, no BS, and just assumed what they were felling and where they saw them going. The way they handled each obstacle, each doubt, by directness and TALKING, so mature and rational, but still incredibly passionate, is what made these two one of my fav Kristen Ashley’s couples. Totally #RelationshipGoals! 

“She’s not under my skin. I sleep on her couch. I guard her. But when this is over, she’ll be in my life. My choice? For the rest of it. So that’s not under my skin. She’s just going to be a part of me.”

This was it.
He was the one.
I was his one.
And both of us knew it.

Mo is now on my list of fav KA heroes! For a quiet man, he sure had all the right words! So alpha, so dreamy, so swoon worthy all around. I adore when a man isn’t really aware of his appeal, and damn, Mo was everything! *drools*

Now I want to stand out all the secondary awesomeness that we got in this book. Not only the main couple was brilliant together, but we got big participations of all the Rock Chick gang, specially the Hot Bunch, and we were introduced to so many enticing new characters that will feature in KA’s coming DREAM series, all of Hawk’s crew, and let me tell you, you will want to read this book prior to that, because it seems Lottie and Mo are at the core of those coming relationships (wink, wink).

Quiet Man felt so much like the classic KA that we know and adore, added that only KA could in this format, that tends to be novella length – and considering Kristen’s usual novel length, it is indeed a novella, lol – pack everything that we love from her incredibly addicting writing, and create a story that hooks us from the very beginning and we just CAN NOT STOP until we hit The End! That’s how masterful her writing is, and this book proves it once again. And with the teasing we got from Lottie on the boys, Mo’s buds, I’m already dying to see if her matchmaking predictions will prove true, in the Dream series. Can’t wait! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I can handle it a lot better now, knowin’ I’ll get those and wake up to my real dream, right there beside me.”

That night was the best.
But add the end of it?
It was living the dream.
So I didn’t get a Hot Bunch guy.
I got my Dream Man.
And the best of all of that…
My Dream Man got his Dream Girl.

 

ARC kindly provided by the author via InkSlinger PR for an honest review

 

 

 

About the Author

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Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA and nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorize and she hadn’t taken her first breath!). Her mother said they took Kristen away, put her Mom back in her room, her mother looked out the window, and Gary was on fire (Dr. King had been assassinated four days before). Kristen’s Mom remembered thinking it was the end of the world. Quite the dramatic beginning.

Nothing’s changed.

Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana and has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus, she’s blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her family was (is) loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write. They all lived together on a very small farm in a small farm town in the heartland. She grew up with Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).

Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.

And as she keeps growing, it keeps getting better.

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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW: SINK OR SWIM (Beach Kingdom #3) by Tessa Bailey

SINK OR SWIM

Series:  Beach Kingdom #3

Author: Tessa Bailey

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 20th, 2019

 

 

Synopsis

Andrew Prince wakes up before everyone else. He schedules the bar shifts, demands perfection from Long Beach’s lifeguards—most of all himself—and makes sure the family debts are paid. His unfaltering worth ethic might leave him exhausted, but it comes with one advantage. It distracts him from the love he’s been harboring since childhood for the girl next door—who he cannot have.

Jiya Dalal has dreams. To fly a plane, see the world below…and prove irresistible to her best friend, Andrew. But she needs to be a good daughter first, which is becoming an increasingly difficult task, since her parents expect a good marriage and the man she loves with all her heart refuses to pursue the blistering connection between them. Just when she’s beginning to believe Andrew truly doesn’t want her, a moonlight tryst on the beach exposes his true feelings. But an echo from the past kept them apart before…and it’s only growing louder with every stolen kiss…

 

 

4 ‘ Ask Me The Question’ Stars

Gahhh, the angst… The believed to be unrequited love… The inner battle between full on ALPHA and the tortured self deprecating male… And most of all the omnipresent, full body and mind scorching, SEXUAL TENSION!!! Sink or Swim is without a doubt an emotional and sexiness overload!!! 

This book was one of my most anticipated this year, as Beach Kingdom is without a doubt one of my all time fav series. And these two sure put me through the ringer! The angst and sexual pull between Andrew and Jiya about killed me.

“You’re worth it, Andrew.”
And in that moment, Andrew Prince knew he’d love Jiya Dalal for the rest of his life.

He would only ever be with Jiya, the object of his admiration, affection and lust, within the walls of his own brain.

Andrew and Jiya are indeed the personification of best friends to lovers trope, with how much they adored each other and their growing love ever since they were little kids. Believing to be suffering from unrequited love none of them took a step in that direction, first by pure fear, reservation and then, after a terror happens, in Andrew’s eyes, it was too late, because he would never pull his most precious person, his forever love, to the dark hole he was living. No, not leaving, surviving… And the only thing truly tethering him to the ground was her. Jyia. 

I hurt so much for Andrew, being in his mind we could FEEL the helplessness, the desperation, craving and LOVE, so much love and devotion he had for Jiya since their childhood. Something akin of worship, it’s a better description. And for that, his sexual past made no sense for me, and it’s the very reason for which I couldn’t give the full five stars even though I loved this couple. Even if for a short duration and shallow, and even taking into account what led to it, Andrew’s deep seated love and obsession for Jiya would never even consider that – I was kind of blind sided on it, tbh, because it is not something I’m used to from my beloved Tessa Bailey’s heroes once they ‘focus’ on his one – so I felt it completely out of character, even with his ‘explanation’ and the very long devotion after. Specially considering he was the one that NEVER tried taking a step in the direction of more, when he had many years before the event that changed everything along with the chance to ever being with ‘his girl’ in his mind. After that I can understand his fear and helplessness devastation, but he had almost two decades before it to man up, damn it. LOL. So this bit of the past revelation was an character inconsistency to me, because this man was WELL of swoon worthy silent declarations!

The girl was every man’s dream come true. She had been his since moving to Long Beach from India when she was nine, trading the western state of Gujarat for their busy beach town.

Nonetheless, minus that mistep, Andrew character was so rich and emotional it’s impossible not to feel for him. And Jiya… How that girl put us in her corner! So strong but yet unsure, such dreamer, but yet so family devoted, she was a dichotomy between family ‘duty’ and personal dreams, and when she decided enough, I cheered for her! 
I would have loved a bit more true couple time after the push and pull came to fruition, but yeah, am a self assumed greedy reader. But worry not because even within the emotional angst and battle, there are plenty of naughty and ‘off the charts’ HOT moments with a lot of dirty talk going on, it is a Tessa Bailey’s after all! 😉

The girl that held his pulpy, bloody heart in her hands.

He needed this girl in the most basic, vital, urgent way.

I can’t believe my beloved Beach Kingdom is coming to an end *sniff*, and wish there was many more characters so we could get even more glimpses of this gang in the future. Ms. Bailey wrapped up this emotional, heart touching and panty melting story love story with a beautiful Epilogue that no doubt satisfies us HEA lovers, but I still wanted more and more of these guys – like I said, greedy reader here – and every so much interaction with Rory and Olive, Jamie and Marcus in this book, and they are indeed very present here, I’m beyond sad to say goodbye to them all, truly bittersweet even with this amazing closure. Can’t wait to see what romantic deliciousness Tessa Bailey will give us next! <3 <3 <3 <3

She wanted more. She wanted what he’d threatened. His soul. After all, he already had hers.

“I love you more than life. I don’t remember a second that wasn’t filled with love and more love and need for you.”

 

ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review

 

 

Excerpt

 

Jiya looked up and found Andrew watching her intently. “What is this, Andrew?”

“We’re dancing,” he rasped, his gaze slightly unfocused.

“You’ve never danced with me like this before.”

His gaze strayed to her lips, before he resolutely dragged them away. “Do you want to stop?”

“No and that’s the problem.” Come on, Mrs. I Don’t Play Games Anymore, bring up the elephant in the room. It’s not going away. “You’ve been different with me lately. Is it…” She took two bracing breaths. “Is it because I’m dating?” 

He started to deny it, then changed his mind. “Might be. Yeah. I know that’s fucked up,” he said. “You’ve always been min—my best friend. We won’t have this if you start dating someone seriously. If you…” 

“Get married?”
His complexion turned gray. “Mmm.”
 Cement caked her insides, but she was used to it by now. She’d loved Andrew since she was a child. She’d waited patiently for him to love her back—as more than a friend—and he hadn’t. He’d done nothing about it. So while she yearned to dissect his every word and rejoice in them, ached for what he was feeling, she couldn’t do it anymore without being a fool. “Ask me the question, Andrew. The one you ask me every night.” 

A line formed between his brows. “Can I do anything for you, Jiya?” 

“Yes.” She took his face in her hands. “You can stay my friend. No matter what happens. Fine, things are changing in my life. But I couldn’t bear it if I ever lost what we have. Just stay my friend. Promise me.” 

His jaw bunched. “You know I’d cut my heart out before saying no to you, right?” 

“Yes.” 

“Then you have your answer.” He wet his lips. “But we’re finishing the dance.” 

 

 

 

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Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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THE WALLFLOWER WAGER

Series: Girl Meets Duke #3

Author: Tessa Dare

Genre: Historical Romance

Release Date: August 13th, 2019

 

 

Synopsis

They call him the Duke of Ruin.

To an undaunted wallflower, he’s just the beast next door.

Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society—and now he wants to get even.

Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home and her heart.

When her imposing—and attractive—new neighbor demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets him a challenge. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes.

Done, Gabriel says. How hard can it be to find homes for a few kittens?

And a two-legged dog.

And a foul-mouthed parrot.

And a goat, an otter, a hedgehog . . .

Easier said than done, for a cold-blooded bastard who wouldn’t know a loving home from a workhouse. Soon he’s covered in cat hair, knee-deep in adorable, and bewitched by a shyly pretty spinster who defies his every attempt to resist. Now she’s set her mind and heart on saving him.

Not if he ruins her first.

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5 ‘I’d sell my soul for a Penny’ Stars

 

SWOOOOONNNN… I feel exactly like a lady of this time period with all the swoons this book gave me! Oh my world, THE WALLFLOWER WAGER is now my fav Tessa Dare – and that is saying a lot with how much I adored The Duchess Deal ! – with Gabe and Penny’s book being an absolute euphony to all my senses! The carnal and palpitating passion, the banter, the bromance and the pets… All was perfection from start to end!

This book was outstandingly executed, I just feel like telling everyone to just go grab it, because FOR ME, it was Historical Romance Perfection! Sure, there were some inconsistencies with the time period and other minor insignificant stuff, but you cares in the face of this richness of characters and EPIC love story?! I know I don’t, I’m all about the feelings and the happiness and emotion it gave me.

That anger had been his companion when he didn’t have a friend in the world.
But he wasn’t alone anymore.
With Penny in his life, everything was different. He had to be different. If she was in danger, she was his to guard. If she was hurting, she was his to protect.

Penny, I knew I loved already from the previous books and reading about her and her feelings, and her past just took my love to devotion level. She was such a brilliant and pure soul, my perfect HR type of female lead. 

Gabriel, being the definition of self made man, Penny’s temporary next door neighbor, was a distrustful man, closed off and skeptic as they come. And Broody, did I say broody already, lol?! If that introduction I was scared he would taint Penny’s brilliance, but boy was I wrong, he was her PERFECT match! He cherished her pureness and tender heart and made her shine, gave her strength and cherished her so. He was absolutely the Heroes, beating even Ash – awww, Ash, how I adore the – such devotion, such love, such passion, he was completely smitten from the start and once he accept it, my lord, how he was the image of the ultimate romance hero. Straight to Best Book Boyfriend list! He truly made me swoon every time he declared his feelings and emotions, awww!

“It was sheer courage. I could have been a murderer.” Emma sipped her tea. “And it wasn’t only me. Nicola, Alexandra, Ash, Chase . . . You’re the paste that binds us all together. Reaching out takes courage, and holding on takes even more.”

Now on the secondary characters, I feel I need to stand out all the animals, because their role was of such significance I could not go without given them and all their ventures a word, they were fantastic!!! From Freya the hedgehog to little dog Bixby, to the goat Marigold, otter Hubert and Angus the steer, and most of all the foul mouthed and enormously entertaining Delilah, all this pets had a hand in bringing Penny and Gabe together, in the most amusing and endearing of manners, how I adored them all.

And still on the secondary characters theme, I was delighted beyond believe with the interaction of the previous couple, but the men, omg, I LOVED THEM here and first their quest to protect Penny but at the same time the Bromance going on and blooming between Ash, Chase and Gabe. The interactions and banter was amazing and oh so delicious. I can never get enough of all these couples!

“We are who we are.”
“We are who we are.”
God, he loved who she was. But what was more, he loved who they were together. He couldn’t lose that.

Ms. Dare truly is masterful in her historical romance, creating the most fantastic of settings, and adding the richest of characters that not only transports us to their time, but make us feel every once of their emotions, adding a bit of contemporary feel, and allowing us to relate and identify with their battles, doubts and fear. In The Wallflower Wager, the friendship is a priceless treasure, the passion is heart pumping and palpable, and the love is absolute in its purity and splendor. No wonder this has now become one of my all time fav HR series, and with that teasing by the end, I’m now dying for Nicola’s, the über smart and spirited redhead, very own HEA!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“I have every luxury a man could desire. Hundreds of thousands of pounds in my accounts. I worked like hell to build a fortune, and yet . . .” His thumb met her cheek with a reverent caress. “Now I’d sell my soul for a Penny.”

“I love you,” he said. “You may never teach that damned parrot to say it, but you taught me. You’ll never hear the end of it now, pretty girl. I love you.” Kiss. “I love you.” Kiss. “I love you.”

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Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fourteen historical romance novels and five novellas. Her books have won numerous accolades, including Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® award (twice) and the RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence. Booklist magazine named her one of the “new stars of historical romance,” and her books have been contracted for translation in more than a dozen languages.

Mixing wit, sensuality, and emotion, Tessa writes Regency-set romance novels that feel relatable to modern readers. With her bestselling “Spindle Cove” and “Castles Ever After” series, she has had great fun creating heroines who defy the conventions of their time—engaging in “unladylike” pursuits that range from paleontology to beer-making—and dreaming up the strong-willed, sexy heroes who find their hearts ensnared by them.

A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties.

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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW & GI’S FAV: UNTIL JOE ( Happily Ever Alpha World ) by CP Smith

WALLFLOWERS: ONE HEART REMAINS
 

 

Series: Happily Ever Alpha World (Wallflowers/Until Crossover)

Author: CP Smith 

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: August 16th, 2019  

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Sometimes the greatest love comes in the middle of your life.

Joe Rouger (Uncle Joe from the Until Series by Aurora Rose Reynolds) is ready for a woman who completes him. He finds what he’s looking for in a feisty Southern belle named Bernice Armstrong (Wallflower Series by CP Smith) The question is, can he leave his world behind for a chance at happiness?

And if he does, can he keep Bernice away from outside sources that threaten to steal what he’s waited for his whole life: a soul mate he can live and die for!

Part of the Happily Ever Alpha World brought to you by Boom Factory Publishing LLC, Aurora Rose Reynolds, and Author CP Smith.

 

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5 ‘Lighthouse In Her Storm’ Stars

Awww, talk about a full on #BOOM and the proof that it’s never too late to have your own HEA! Emotional, funny, sweet and oh so sexy, Until Joe gave us all the spectrum of feelings. CP Smith provided us with the PERFECT combo of two of my all time fav series,  Wallflowers and Until. Utterly fantastic! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Joe Rouger was one of those characters that instantly intrigued us when reading Aurora Rose Reynolds Until series, so when CP Smith, announced this book, Until Joe and that would be coupled with the sweet and sassy Bernice, and therefore a crossover with The Wallflowers, I was beyond thrilled. 

“Feel that?”

She licked her lips, which only served to make him harder, and nodded as she stared at his chest.

“It hasn’t beat with life in years. It’s kept me alive, but it hasn’t beat with anything like want in for-fucking-ever. I want you.

Well, my expectations were more than exceeded! One look, was all it took for them to be utterly captivated, but due to misunderstandings, almost one year to meet again and truly get their #BOOM. 

Joe was the epitome of Alpha – fitting right in with both the OG #Boom, the Mayson men, as well as all the other Wallflower male – deliciously HOT – gang, so when he knew that his HEA was within his reach he grabbed with both hands and never let go. And Bernice, even with her painful past, was right there for the ride.

It was time for Joe to be the lighthouse in her storm.

You’re the type of woman I want in my life until I draw my last breath.

And what a ride! It’s so amazing and refreshing to read about a more mature couple, and still enjoy the brand new feeling of passion and witnessing the building love between them. Joe and Bernice were truly meant to be.

Again I will repeat what I’ve said before about this series, because Until Joe fit there right in, it’s not only a love story, but a story about love, all types of loves, and even complicated takes on love. Without giving anything away I’ll just say how shocked I was to end up kind of emphasizing with a side character that I never expected to, but like I said, so many takes on love, but most of all, FOREVER kind of love! A true #Boom! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

BOOM! was more of a feeling. It meant you’d finally come home. That the puzzle piece you’d been searching for your whole life had dropped into your hands, and it was your job to curl your fingers around it in such a way that you never lost hold. BOOM! In an instant, your life changed as drastically as if you’d been blown apart. Your past was your past, and your future was standing in front of you. And if you didn’t hold on with both hands, you’d never be the same.

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GAGE

Series: Love Under the Lights #1

Author: Ella Fox & Rochelle Paige

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Release Date: August 5th, 2019

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Gage Ryan was a notorious heartbreaker, on screen and off. A confirmed bachelor, this world-famous actor dashed the hopes of millions of adoring fans when he rejected marriage and commitment: no wedding bells, no baby carriages. 

He’d never had cause to consider the alternative, but that all changed the night he met rising star, Morgan Kelly. Too bad her first impression of him was less than favorable. 

Although their attraction was instant and mutual, Morgan wasn’t interested. Hollywood heartthrobs were trouble. Especially Gage, a man used to women who would do anything for his attention. 

Not happening. 

But Gage knew how to go after what he wanted, and his desire for Morgan was stronger than anything he’d ever felt before. Powerful enough to make him reconsider his previously held beliefs on love and longevity. He just had to convince her of how serious he was.

 

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I finally had Morgan back in my arms, right where she belonged. We fit together perfectly as her soft curves pressed up against me. My cock felt like it was ready to bust through my jeans to get to her pussy, but I needed her to understand this thing between us meant more to me than just getting my dick wet. Reluctantly ripping my mouth from hers, I growled, “Before we go any further, you’ve got to know that I didn’t bring you here just for sex.”

“I know I gave you a hard time when we first met about not waving this thing around”—she slid her hand between our bodies and glided it down my hard length—“but I didn’t mean forever. We’re way past the point of you needing to prove your intentions to me. You’ve already exceeded my expectations when it comes to that.”

My hips punched forward, pressing my cock deeper into her palm. “Good because that means I’m free to surpass them again in a way that’ll give us both a fuck ton of pleasure.”

“Go ahead and give it your best try, hotshot.” Her plump lips curved up in a slight grin as she issued the challenge I was more than willing to accept.

 

 

 

5 ‘Hollywood Fairytale’ Stars

WOW, Gage truly was Hollywood themed romance PERFECTION! Such an incredibly feel good, smoking hot and utterly captivating story! 

With two of my favorite authors working in collaboration, I already expected an amazing story, so I wasn’t surprised by the quality of the writing, but I so happy with how this duo combined efforts. Their voices mashed together perfectly, whilst keeping they individual touch that make me love them so. Gage and Morgan were so beautifully characterized there was no chance I wouldn’t be hooked from the get go into their story!

I’d finally found a woman who was worth earning, and that was damn well what I was going to do.

Gage was indeed the personification of ‘Hollywood’s most known bachelor’, standoffish, commitment phone in all things love related. Well, we all know what it’s said, about the high they rise, the harder they fall, because with how much he was known for his cold regard towards relationships, it was enough one meeting with Morgan for him to start falling HARD! And I love it!!! 

I truly did not expect that ‘forever bachelor’ would end up so enchanted instantly by Morgan, but was all so pleasantly surprised, because not only was he captivating in general, but turned out to be a naturally swoon worthy alpha. All the qualities I most love in out male characters, loyal, devoted, possessive, protective with just the right amount of obsession where Morgan was concerned. And uber sexy, of course, because hot damn, the man had quite a dirty mouth on him. Best book boyfriend right there!

He didn’t just look at me like he wanted me—he looked at me like I was already his.

And Morgan was just as outstanding in every way, her relationship with everyone around her, specially her bff, her ‘down to earth’ and genuine take on Hollywood, and her beauty and charisma coupled with her humility, made it a incredible joy to read, and be in her head.

The way they first clashed, and then slowly – yes, I was pleasently surprised by the slow burn of their story! – built up their relationship and growing feelings, it was heart warming and touching to witness. The slow burn was indeed the best of surprises. So HOT on the sexual tension, but so rich to experience. LOVED every second!

Gage was such a PERFECT coupling in every way, the most perfect main couple romance blossoming from the most magnificent of collaboration duos. With this lighthearted but utterly engaging and masterful storytelling, I have no doubt this creative partnership debut was just that, a beginning of something exceptional literary wise. Not only was this first book a proof of that, but with that tease of the Vaughn and Allie’s story, I can already see how gripping that will be, because I’m already BEGGING for the next story in this Love Under The Lights! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“I never thought I’d feel like this, but meeting you changed everything and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love you.”

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USA Today Bestselling Author Ella Fox has learned a bunch of stuff along the way but the most important of all those things is that anything is possible when you try. In 2012 she took a big leap of faith and published her first book, Broken Hart. Since then she’s written fifteen more full-length books and several novellas– and every one is a reminder that you can live your dream as long as you work for it.

 

Ella’s favorite things are music, movies, traveling, The Foo Fighters and, of course, reading. This isn’t a surprise considering the fact that her mom is USA Today Bestselling Author Suzanne Halliday.

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Rochelle Paige is an Amazon bestselling author. She absolutely adores reading. Her friends growing up used to tease her when she trailed after them, trying to read and walk at the same time. She loves stories with alpha males, sassy heroines, hot sex and happily ever afters. She is a bit of a genre hopper in both her reading and her writing. So far she’s written books in several romance sub-genres including new adult, contemporary, paranormal and romantic suspense.

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I’D RATHER NOT

Series: KPD Motorcycle Patrol #3

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: August 6th, 2019

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Oakley Spurlock is dying. 

She only has weeks to live thanks to a freak infection that totally and completely destroyed her kidneys.

Despite her family’s desperation, not a single one of them is a match. 

In a last-ditch attempt, Oakley’s father takes to social media to beg for help to save his daughter’s life. 

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Pace Vineyard is lost. So lost, in fact, that he’s not sure he wants to be found. 

But then a beautiful woman’s face is splashed across social media, and Pace finds a spark in his soul for the first time since a bomb went off beside him. 

He’s already missing two legs. What’s one more kidney? 

At least, that’s what he tells himself. 

What he doesn’t expect is to give his heart to the woman, too. Or for the woman to run away with it and force him to follow.

 

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5 ‘You’re everything special’ Stars

Gaaahhhhhh! THIS BOOK, people!!! You NEED this book in your lives!!!
It is PERFECTION!! Pace and Oakley are the BEST of the best together, the purest of #RelationshipGoals I tell you!!!! 

This series is fast becoming my LLV fav, with all these swoon worthy heroes! From the very first page I fell HARD for Pace. He was what my literally dreams are made of. The way he was introduced, and is connection with Oakley even was written so incredibly naturally, that I FELT fate weaving their lives together, and after he sees Trance’s plead and jumps right in even after all the pain he had endured so far, wow, just wow. How could we resist?! We truly can’t, serendipity working its way, sure, but the devotion and full on adoration? That was all Pace! *heart eyes*

Something about Oakley Spurlock did things to my soul.
Things that actually made me want to participate in life instead of just watch it pass me by.

 

“I think so, too,” he admitted. “I’ve done nothing but hold onto that goddamn rabbit for years now. It’s been with me everywhere. And every time I have it in my hand, I think of you. And when I saw that you were sick, days away from dying, I had this feeling that urged me to do it. To help you. Now, look where I am. I’m with you.”

My highlights are basically every single line that came out of his mouth, for real, this man was pure ‘book boyfriend’ gold! I believe he is now at the TOP of my fav LLV Heroes, and that’s saying a lot with how many times Ms. Vale made me fall ardently in love with her male characters. There is just something on how she writes them that they feel ideal, but yet so real and tangible, making them irresistible and oh so addictive.

“You’re beautiful and kind. You’re everything that I’ve ever wanted in a woman. I used to dream about the perfect life. And there was always someone exactly like you in my dreams. Someone that would love me for me. (…) You’re the most beautiful and precious thing I’ve ever had in my life.”

Oakley, daughter of one of my fav couples, Viddy and Trance, is just as fantastic as her parents were, I loved everything about her, from her quirks, to her bluntness, her sweetness and her passion, and as ever with Lani Lynn Vale’s female main characters, she was so relatable, that we can’t help but feel like she’s part of us, and feel right there with her and for her in her intense scenes. She was just as devoted and passionate as Pace, and gave herself so freely to this man and their feeling immediately after meeting, but we truly felt why, because it was meant to be. They we always meant to be. Proof in point, him being the perfect match for her kidney, and saving her life, just like in a way, she – even unknowingly – saved his. And they got each other in the end. Talk about Fate, ‘Silver Lining’, ‘Full Circle’ kind of thing. Epic love story right here!

“I love when you smile at me. I love when you throw yourself in my arms, knowing without a single doubt in your mind that I’ll catch you. I love that you talk to me like I’m your closest confidant and your best friend. I love that you called your dad to talk about us and not your mom. I love that you love me.”

I’d Rather Not, with its perfect balance of emotional charge that brings tears to your eyes, but you know without a doubt it will be worth it; funny and lighthearted moments that leave you warm and happy; steamy, scorching hot sex scenes and moments that will leave you hot and bothered; and that trademark Lani Lynn Vale gripping suspense, that give you heart palpitations and right on the edge of you seats, this book was without a doubt one of my favorite reads of this year. So packed full of deliciously intriguing and enticing secondary characters – beside the Trance and Viddy’s scenes which I soaked up to the max, lol – like Ford, Justice and Lock, that leave us begging to know their story,   these books are as addictive as they get. Case in point I NEED of their books NOW!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“I’d give up my life for just one of your breaths,”

“Keep dreaming, Pace.” He squeezed me tight.
“I don’t need to dream, baby. I’m already living the perfect life.”

 

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Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles.  She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children, and lives in the Great State of Texas.

 
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RELEASE BOOST + REVIEW & GI’S FAV: UNTIL DECEMBER (Until Her #5) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

UNTIL DECEMBER

Series: Until Her #5

Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds 

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Designer: Sara Eirew

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Release Date: July 30th, 2019

 

 

Synopsis

Gareth Black is drawn to December Mayson the moment he spots her across the room at her cousin’s wedding. When he approaches the beautiful woman, she captivates him with her shyness and wit, making him crave her.

With a pull so strong it’s impossible to ignore, December knows there’s something between her and Gareth. She just hopes they’re capable of jumping the hurdles ahead of them. 

Two boys, an ex, a surprise that will change everything, and a disgruntled co-worker, guarantee these two will have their work cut out for them if they are going to find their happily ever after.

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5 ‘If you run or if you fall, I’d catch you’ Stars

 

The best of BOOMS in single parent romance PERFECTION!!! Heartwarmingly sweet, body sizzlingly scorching and soul touchingly realistic, Until December grips you in the most addictive of ways in an emotional journey where, doing justice to its origins – OG Mayson -, family is what matters most and the core of our beings. I couldn’t have adored more this brand new family of Gareth, December and his boys. I fell in love right along with them: Mayson phenomenon at its purest! 

Everything about her and this moment is my undoing. 

What will you do if I run?”

“Chase.”

Ms. Reynolds characters always spoke to the deepest part of myself, but never any as much as December. I was and am her! Such incredible world building in this Until universe, but even more masterful character creation. I rarely relate with a heroine as much as I did with every trait of December’s. And Gareth… Holy mother of single dads! Not only him, but also his boys, completely stole my heart right along with hers.

“I’m a Mayson, Gareth Black. I know I’m not adventurous or very outgoing, but I’m still a Mayson.” His brows draw together, and I lift my hand to rub away the lines etched between them. “Family, love, devotion, and determination are what I grew up seeing all around me. I know what’s important. I know why it’s important. And I understand that sometimes, even when it’s scary, you have to do everything within your power to protect it. I love you.”

I can never get enough of this Mayson and all the Until characters, main or secondary. It’s such an incurable joy to dive back into this world, and ARR always leaves me simultaneously warm and fuzzy in a happy bubble, but also craving immediately my next Until fix! Indeed I’m already dying for the next victim of the Mayson BOOM!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“You don’t even realize that the roots you’ve planted have become something to cling to in a storm, a safe place to go to when the winds start to pick up.”

 

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About the Author

Aurora Rose Reynolds

Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground Kings and Shooting Stars.

Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.

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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW & GI’S FAV: ALL IT TAKES (Romancing Manhattan #2) by Kristen Proby

ALL IT TAKES

Series: Romancing Manhattan #2

Author: Kristen Proby

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 30th, 2019

 

 

Synopsis

 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby’s second novel in her Romancing Manhattan series delivers the sizzling story of a playboy who’s vowed never to commit until he meets the one woman he’s tempted to break his promise for.

Quinn Cavanaugh doesn’t do anything halfway. He drives fast, works hard, and plays even harder. And the word “commitment” doesn’t exist in his dictionary. He has no plans of settling down with one woman for he needs to be free to move on to the next big thing—whatever or whoever that may be. Each party knows the score going into it, and it’s all been working out fine. That is, until a sexy new colleague enters the scene.

Sienna Hendricks doesn’t give much thought to Quinn and the revolving door leading to his bedroom. She’s way too picky about who she shares her time or her body with and screwing around with a colleague isn’t part of her plan either. Quinn doesn’t intimidate her. And unlike most other members of her sex, she doesn’t melt into a puddle at his feet whenever he’s near. Most importantly, she has no issues telling him no.

But for a man who has the world at his feet, Quinn isn’t accustomed to being rejected. And he’s not about to let that change—no matter how persistent Sienna is. To his surprise, Sienna is everything he thought he’d never find. Pursuing her, and convincing her he’s changed, is going to be the biggest challenge of his life. One he’s completely up for….

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5 ‘ You are Home’ Stars

Holy mother of SWOONFESTS!!! All It Takes indeed took it all, most of all my breath away! Kristen Proby’s masterfully unique and realistic writing style strikes once again with this deeply closed to the heart emotional and sexy love story.

Quinn and Sienna’s story really involved me from the very beginning and kept me immerse in ALL the huge range of emotions that I’m addicted to in Ms. Proby’s writing. So deceitfully effortless realism that I truly feel as though this characters and situations could be me or the ones surrounding me every day, that’s how beautifully crafted this story is.

He’s not a good kisser.
No, he’s a freaking exceptional kisser. The kind of kisser who should come with a damn warning label. He could win the kissing Olympics.
And now my lips are ruined for all of mankind.

Quinn and Sienna met in quite a very unique setting and sparks instantly fly, equal parts anger – mainly on her part, lol –  and attraction, we could already see the insane sexual chemistry and attraction coming forward, but with their relationship development, it just took it to new, and off the charts HOT heights.

“Being with you is never enough, Sienna. I love every minute.

“The only way I can describe it is, I saw you for the first time, and I knew my life would never be the same. You are seated squarely in the heart of my being, Sienna.”

I couldn’t have loved more every single piece of this story, from the most perfect of boyfriends, Quinn – and my new KP best book boyfriend – to the retable and oh so strong and independent Sienna, passing through all the extraordinary side characters both from the previous book, and hopefully from the books to come, all the extremely engaging backstory and subplot, the storyline was absolutely perfect! And SCORCHING, did I mean that already?! 😉

 

“You’re mine, Sienna. This.” I press in balls deep and pin her hands to the desk. She’s panting, watching me with wide blue eyes. “Is mine. And this.” I kiss her chest, over her heart. “This is mine.”
“All yours,” she confirms. “And you’re mine back.”

All It Takes had such a great ‘enemies to lovers’, ‘office romance’ vibe, specially at the beginning, that I adore, and add the PERFECT way that the author portrayed the ‘reformed player’ trope that not always works for me, I was completely and utterly sold. Ms. Proby surpassed all my expectations, and considering how much I love and devour her words, that’s saying something. The addiction is so real, that I am already DYING for Carver’s story. Specially after the teasing we got here, I need his book – and all the other side characters, like Lou – STAT!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I’m so in love with you that I ache with it.

Quinn is my rock. My constant. And I know I don’t want to do this life without him.

No, life’s not going to be dull. It’s going to be thrilling, and fun, and maybe a little scary sometimes. And you know what? I can’t fucking wait.

 

ARC kindly provided by the author via publisher Avon / Harper Collins 

for an honest review

 

ALL THE WAY (Romancing Manhattan #1)

 

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About the Author


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Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.

During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.

Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.

Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.

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