Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Sports Romance

What’s wrong with my butt?
She means those words to be directed toward the woman beside her, not him. But he can’t stop himself from answering. Not when her ass is the most magnificent thing he’s seen in his life.
Apparently, answering her with ‘not a damn thing’ wasn’t what she was expecting.
She likely wasn’t expecting the baseball she took to the face at his next at bat, either.
All it takes is one ill-fated foul ball, and George Hoffman, Lumberjacks center fielder, falls head over heels in love with Wrigley Field—and yes, that is her real name.
From that point forward, George and Wrigley fall into a fast whirlwind love that ends with them eloping to Vegas. And he has his potty mouth, titty bar owning, pain in the ass grandmother to thank for it.
Not that he’s complaining or anything.
Who wouldn’t want to be married to a woman that made his heart race like he was in the final game of the World Series?
The only problem is trying to convince her of that.

3.75 ‘Second Round’ Stars

 

Oh my Lord, the ANGST!!! Lani Lynn Vale put my heart through the wringer with this one!

Everyone that knows and follows me, also knows of my addiction to all things LLV, and I have to say that after the perfection of that first book in this series, Pitch Please – if you haven’t read that you need to, STAT – I’ve been anxiously and impatiently waiting for this book. Well, I can say that George and  Wrigley sure surprised each and myself right along with them!

“Hello,” I smiled. “I’m sorry.” 
She smiled back. “Sorry for what?” 
I pressed lightly on her forehead, right above where the swelling was starting, and said, “For hitting you in the face with a ball.” 
She moaned. “That’s gonna suck the next few weeks.” she frowned. “I’d say I’d take your balls to my face any time you want but…I have a class for battered women tomorrow. This is going to be hard for them to look at.”

With the most unconventional – but surely impactful – first meeting, these two’s love story was a whirlwind of emotion and angst filled events. Wrigley Fields – yes, that’s her name, and wait until you read her siblings’, lol – ,not a fan of baseball, is dragged by her younger sister to watch the Lumberjacks game, where Furious George is playing. From the moment they locked eyes they were attracted, what they didn’t expect was the George’s odd ball would be the first thing to make contact with her.

He was beautiful, kind, thoughtful, and overall a really great guy. Plus, he had a beard.

I’d witnessed my first home run ever, and I was officially addicted to baseball. 
Or maybe it was the man. 
I didn’t know. 
But addiction was in there somewhere.

With a smoking hot bearded ginger giant I’d be hooked for life too. Specially with those tight baseball pants! Who can resist a handsome man in those?!

I loved how George was so open about wanting her and wooing Wrigley from the get go, and from that moment it was full speed ahead, marriage and baby, and what it seemed to be an HEA.

 He was my hero. 
Seriously, all I did was worry, and all he did was reassure me. 
We were a match made in heaven.

But no, something happens and we find these two divorced for eight months, but still very much in love. So we have a time jump, and normally I don’t mind them, but here it should make the story Arc a bit strange – specially given we jump the separation and are just told what happened – and it seemed very un-LLV. George is alone, away from his love and his baby boy, and I hurt for him SO bad. I could feel his pain, his frustration, his helplessness, and was seriously mad at Wrigley for allowing the past event and her stubbornness and pride, to keep them apart.

I used to be tame. I used to be able to control my temper…I used to be happy. 
Now, I wasn’t. 
Now, I was worse than before I’d met her. 
I was lost. 
I was broken. 
I was alone. 
And worst of all, I didn’t want to be found. 
Not by anyone but her. 
I was simply existing.

I was going to have her back. 
In my home. In my bed. In my life. And I was going to get back into her heart.

George was absolutely perfect in this first half of the book, he had the patience of a saint during those eight months but then all of the sudden BAM, he had the most idiotic, and one of my personal peeves regarding separated couples that it’s clear that still very much in love – I couldn’t believe not only his approach and how he dealt with it and the series of events and media repercussion – but also his carelessness of how much it would her Wrigley. True, the separation and divorce was her fault, but with the way he went that it completely made me forget her blame and become seriously raging mad at him, and it’s a shame because I had such high hopes for him (with the perfection that was Hancock and how spectacular George was on the first half). 

“You’re beautiful, and not a day will go by that I don’t find every single inch of you captivating.”

“I’ve regretted my decisions for a really long time now. It would make me the happiest woman alive if you allowed me the chance to rectify my poor choices.”

In between that initial media and OW drama, and horrifying disaster that had me crying , they ended up supporting each other, and finding his way back together, but the media, and George mistake snowballed in a way, that had me fuming at him! Wrigley had all the right to be beyond mad, and that last OW drama scene – that seemed out of the blue, and made no sense, and contradicted the whole background of both characters, more like a plot inconsistency/error, that I hoped it was fixed – , as well as his explanation, sadly tainted the whole story for me. Even more so because his senseless explanation and its close proximity to their ending, I felt a bit disheartened, because I truly adored the first half and their story had such great potential, with all their background and the motive for their separation, as well as their families, they had a LOT going on, so the unnecessary OW drama just  a step too much. Fortunately, after all this rollercoaster we got to see their beautiful and much anticipated HEA.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Lani Lynn Vale truly pulls to all my emotions, that is for sure. I laughed, I cried (yes, I was literally gripping my seat when the disaster happened and I was transported to Shock Advise’s heartbreak), I swooned, I raged, and I just soaked in all the words from start to finish. Ms. Vale has the gift of gripping us in from the get go, and making us live through all the feelings the main characters are going through. And with the amazing cast that we have in these Lumberjack’s team – btw, I ADORED the tiny bits we got of Hancock and Sway! – and  I wonder who she will gift us with next. Maybe Gentry?! Manny?! Gunner?! I don’t know, I just know I need it NOW!!! <3 <3 <3 <3

“I think we’re two peas in a fucked-up pod.”

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WRANGLE ME

Series: Standalone

Author: Rochelle Paige as Gigi Thorne

Genre: Contemporary Romance

This bossy rancher is about to be brought to his knees by an innocent beauty. 

Alexandra Cooper is desperate to get away from home. A four-month gig as a cook at the Circle B Ranch is exactly what she needs. Except when she gets there, it feels like she jumped out of the pan and straight into the fire. 

Alexandra is nothing like Colton Booth expected when he hired her. If he’d realized “Alex” was a gorgeous eighteen-year-old girl, he never would have given her the job in the first place. But now that he has her on his ranch, he doesn’t plan to ever let Alexandra go. 

Wrangle Me is a steamy novella with a sexy cowboy who has a wicked sweet tooth and an innocent virgin who knows how to satisfy it. Written by bestselling author Rochelle Paige.

4.25 ‘ Wrangled Up’ Stars

What a deliciously sweet and HOT cowboy Romance! 

Rochelle Paige, writing as Gigi Thorne really gave us the insta cowboy smuttiness perfect for a quick ‘before bedtime’ read. 

Alexandra landed in Colton’s doorstep, after running from her oppressive household, and Colton Booth – smoking hot cowboy, through and through, was shocked beyond words when the young cook he hired turned out to be the gorgeous, sweet and innocent little woman in front of him. Clever man that he was, and knowing Fate when it landed in his lap, lol, Colton just needed to slowly and surely – he’s an Alpha after all – wrangle Alex in. 😉

I’d had my fair share of good luck over the years, but none of it compared to how fortunate I was to have had Alexandra land on my doorstep the way she had.

Wrangle Me was such an incredibly sweet, insta-love – though Colton conquers her slowly and patiently – little read. No angst, scorching HOT, and endearingly sweet love story that will leave you all warm – for more reasons than one, lol –  and fuzzy, and craving even more Cowboy romance, that Gigi Thorne’s next author will surely deliver with this month’s theme.  <3 <3 <3 <3

I knew deep down in my bones that I wasn’t just going to be her first and only, she was going to be my last.

“I hate that you had to live through what you did, but I’m damn happy that when you went runnin’ it brought you straight to me.”

 

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ROCHELLE PAIGE

 

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Model: Lan Daviau

Photographer: Furiousfotog 

Release Date: July 6th, 2018

Coke Solomon has lived a full life.

He’s a retired army drill sergeant, so he is more than used to getting his way.

And if he can’t have his way?
Well, let’s just say that’s never happened before…

At least not until Cora Maldonado walks into his life, demanding he fall in line, or she’ll find a way to make his life hell.

He finds out fast that Cora marches to the beat of her own drum, and a lot of times that drum takes her farther away rather than closer to where he feels she needs to be.

He can’t stand it.

He wants her, and he has to have her.

It doesn’t matter what she’s twenty years younger than him, and has a father that would rather see him dead than have his baby girl anywhere near him. Nor does it matter that his ex-wife is highly offended that she’s been replaced with a much younger woman.

Despite the odds stacking against them, he’ll fight for what he wants.
His ex-wife, her father, and their age difference be damned.

4.25 ‘ His Voice made me DO IT’ Stars

Oh LA LA… Talk about a orgasmic voice! And the whole package – even some excess one, lol – that went along with it! Cora had ZERO chance to resist her new and silver fox neighbor!

Cora has recently moved to Hostel, and barely settled in, she has to deal with a apparent noisy neighbor. After gearing up for a confrontation, she was shell shocked, and speechless when faced with the handsome and raspy voiced that was Coke Solomon. 

“Cora?” 
I’d know that raspy, deep voice anywhere. 
Whether I was fully conscious or deeply asleep, awake or in my dreams, that voice was like a homing beacon…for my vagina.

Yep, the voice really was the deal breaker. After that initial meeting and the instant sizzling chemistry and bilateral attraction, they develop a easy – and special – somewhat of a friendship.

After the nightmare that was Coke’s more than seventeen year old marriage, and even after two years divorced the constant presence of his ex, and his new found solitude with his seventeen old daughter away at college, let’s just say that Cora is exactly the breath of fresh air he needed to uplift his life in more ways than one. He more than deserves his HEA!

Beatrice said, popping up at my side like a STD that just kept coming back regardless of what I did to get rid of it.

Unfortunately, a nagging ex-wife that you hated wasn’t one of the things that would warrant a restraining order. 
Bummer.

That’s right, he describes the level of insanity and clinginess of his ex wife, to the perfection. I have to say that if not for the EVER presence – even if not exactly physical – of this OTT insane woman all throughout the book, always causing problems and drama of some kind, I would have enjoyed the book even more and would definitely rate it higher. She just took too much of their love story, stealing too much of my attention, and distracting me from their connection. I just wished her presence and relevance had been toned down a bit. If you are a follower of my reviews, you know how I always prefer my OW drama in small doses, and that the angst comes from outside forces, but nonetheless, I think Coke really was worth all this baggage, the man was such a GOOD GUY!!!

Cora was just as brilliant! As an introvert at core like myself, I so deeply sympathize with her, and though – much like Coke – that she was incredible! Their instant attraction and their ever growing friendship, and blossoming feelings, truly sold me out! Not to talk about all the sexiness going on! 

“Fuck, baby.” 
I couldn’t agree more. 
Fuck was right. 
The man had rocked my world. If there was a way that everyone wanted losing their virginity to go, that was it.

Oh boy, with how much they craved each other, you can imagine the level of explosion that went on when they finally decided to give in to their desires. The sexy times were OFF THE CHARTS hot! One would never guess that we were talking about a virgin, and a not overly experienced man – I absolutely loved that he had been with only five women in his thirty five years old! – that’s right, they were THAT hot for one another!

Of course at some point events (and extremely awkward situations) happen that bring Cora’s insecurities and deep seated issues to light, and once again, I loved how real Ms. Vale portrayed Cora and the complexity of her character. Her doubts were palpable, and I was right there with her in her internal battle and rooting for her to pull trough and take a chance. To choose a chance of a HEA!

I also felt somewhat bad that I couldn’t hang with the big dogs in the crazy department—but I had enough crazy of my own. I didn’t need anybody else’s crazy to deal with, too…right?

Coke was bad for me. Coke was bad for me. 
Maybe if I kept repeating those words, one day I’d believe them.

Indeed she had valid points, but the man that was Coke Solomon, fought for her, but at the same time respected her issues, and supported her all the way throughout their love story.

Another relationship that I adored in this book was the ‘sisterly’ behavior of Janie (specially this one), Kayla and Cora. Like true sisters, the two former, really pushed Cora’s buttons, and got on her last introvert nerve, but you could see and feel that in the end, it all came from a place of love. They were ALWAYS there for her, even if it was the last thing Cora wanted. Very sisterly like indeed! LOL

Coke showed what fantastic person he was, even in the previous book, Get You Some, with how he dealt and helped June. I loved him then – even already knowing of the crazy ex, lol – but  added to that, being an amazing father, a spectacular alpha, he was without a doubt the very perfect match for Cora, (even if I wished that he had realized a bit sooner 😉 )so no wonder she feel for the man! Just check out come of the things he said and thought, totally swoon worthy material hero!  

I wanted…no, I needed her.

She was wrong about that. 
I didn’t like her. I loved her. 
Though similar, this love business felt like something that was going to rip its way out of my chest and cause my heart to explode.

I knew for a fact that I wanted to give her everything. 
I wanted to get married. I wanted to make her happy. I wanted her to outlive me. I wanted everything. And for her, I’d even be happy with kids.

Ain’t Doin’ It is another Lani Lynn Vale success, and an amazing addition to this that is now one of my all time favorite series of hers, SIMPLE MAN! Emotional, hilarious, suspense, romance and super steamy moments, we had it all. And now I’m literally counting down the days so we can get the fifth book of the series, Too Bad So Sad! Can’t wait! <3 <3 <3 <3

We’d take our lives together one step at a time, and eventually we’d fight those demons together. 
In the meantime, I was happy to be there for her just as she was thankful to be there for me. 
I’d found something special in my neighbor, and I would thank every single star in the sky for being handed such a gift.

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Author: Miranda Elaine

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Designer: JM Walker, Just Write Creation

Release Date: June 28th, 2018

When we were younger, Temperance Price was the quiet girl with dreamy eyes who hung on my every word. She was always beautiful, but I had plans to get out of Red Oak and make a life of my own.

Ten years later, a crushing tragedy has brought me home again—right back to her.

The innocent girl I left is gone, and in her place is a sassy single mom I can’t get out of my head. She’s hired me to fix her house, but I have other things in mind.

She thinks I’m just a handyman.

She thinks we’re only friends.

She thinks I’ve never noticed her.

I think what really needs to be fixed is her whole perspective.

4 ‘Made to be mine’ Stars

 

What a DEBUT for Miranda Elaine!!! Fixing Her is an amazingly beautiful and emotional love story!

Temperance and Asher were captivated for one another in high school. He was well aware of her crush, and was just and intrigued by her, but different life goals – and a very driven man, lol – took him out of their small town for ten years. Now back after being distant for so long, when he first gets a glimpse of Temperance he’s under her shy and sweet spell. But Temperance is not the same she was once…

Refusing his friendly gesture is hard but letting him in here for anything more than his job would just be teasing my heart. And that’s a dangerous game I’m not ready to lose.

Everything in me wants this woman. Maybe I need to show her exactly how I feel. The visceral need I have for her. Every inch of my body is hard and eager to find out what her skin feels like beneath my hands.

Life has not been easy for Temperance, a single mom working three jobs to make ends meet, fully devoted to her little girl, Ellie, she has now scars of her past, and ghost that haunt her, coming to surface even more by the return of her high school crush, her dream man, Asher – who is even more deliciously handsome in his maturity. 

He’s a remarkable man. A man that in a different life, at a different time, I would fight tooth and nail to make mine.

 

This might not be your dream scenario, but he is your dream guy. You can have the life you want. You can have it all, even if it’s messy.”

So Asher has a battle on his hands, which he’s fully aware and embraces from the start, he knows that Temperance – and Ellie – are worth all the resistance that she is going to throw his way. I adore how he was so in tune with his feeling and how much he wanted and craved her from the get go. He was such a man’s man that fought for what he wanted and I LOVED that.

Temperance was a complex and intricate character, her very few relations, showed us just how loyal and devoted she was, and we could see her early-on enforced maturity, as well as her dreams and wishes. Her fears were palpable, and when the plot twist – that I have to say I guessed beforehand, lol – was revealed, I truly wish Asher had reacted in a different manner. His more than once hurtful words and actions to her, the longevity of his ‘tantrum’ (not listening) and lack of apology and grovel for this attitudes after it was all cleared out, kind of stole from my enjoyment of the story, and therefore not the five stars I would have given had he shown a bit more maturity in their issues. Nonetheless, Asher has countless moments of swoon-worthiness – specially his Asher/Ellie times, that little girl was adorable – and some amazing words and thoughts.

That woman was made to be mine, and I was made to be hers.

Fixing Her truly was a brilliant debut novel for Miranda Elaine, and with such enticing characters, and interesting secondary ones, I honestly wish Ms. Elaine will give us all of their stories in the future! A beautiful, emotional and endearing friends to lovers romance that shows just how great Miranda Elaine writing talent is. I’ll definitely be following her every step of the way, and can’t wait to see what she brings us next! <3 <3 <3 <3

I promise you this life we have will be the kind of life dreams are made of.” 
“Asher.” Her voice is soft with a slight tremble to it. “I couldn’t dream up a better life than the one you’re giving me. I love you.” 
“I love you, too. We’re going to be so happy. I promise you.”

 

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

DISTURBING HIS PEACE

Series: The Academy #3

Author: Tessa Bailey

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 24th, 2018

 

She’s got probable cause to make her move . . . 

Danika Silva can’t stand Lt. Greer Burns. Her roommate’s older brother may be sexy as hell, but he’s also a cold, unfeeling robot. She just wants to graduate and forget about her scowling superior. But when a dangerous mistake lands Danika on probation—under Greer’s watch—she’s forced to interact with the big, hulking jerk. Call him daily to check in? Done. Ride shotgun in his cruiser every night? Done. Try not to climb into his giant, muscular lap and kiss him? Umm…

Greer doesn’t let anything—or anyone—distract him from the job. Except lately, all he can think about is Danika. He’s wanted the beautiful, cocky recruit since the moment he saw her. But she’s reckless and unpredictable, and Greer is painfully aware of what can happen when an officer doesn’t follow the rules. Probation seemed like a good idea, but now Danika’s scent is in his car and he’s replayed her voicemails twenty times. Christ, he’s a goner.

Danika’s melting Greer’s stone-cold exterior one ride-along at a time. Being together could have serious consequences… but breaking a few rules never hurt anybody, right?

4.25 ‘Rule Breaking’ Stars

Oh sweet Lord of Grumpy and ‘He-Man’ Thighed Lieutenants! 

The final book of the Academy – and one of the most anticipated every since the very first one – is is here and let me tell you, not even after reading the previous books, I would expect the battle that it would be to put these two together. True definition of enemies to lovers combined with forbidden relationship!

Lieutenant Greer Burns doesn’t have weaknesses.

And not for the first time, I’m caught between wanting to lick her, head to toe . . . and telling her the gray academy T-shirt really brings out her eyes. 
Idiot. You fucking idiot.

Even if she does hate me. 
Why wouldn’t she? My default mode is insufferable asshole.

You know what happens when you put two stubborn control freaks together, that have crackling chemistry and lust going on from the very first sight?! An explosive story that is Disturbing His Peace that what!

Greer and Danika are blindsided by the attraction they feel towards one another from the very first day she set her foot in the Academy, and for long and excruciating months now, they have been denying and pushing aside – or at least trying, lol – the insane lust, and craving, the proximity to other makes them feel. And you can imagine how that went, two fully devoted and controlled professionals, feeling for months and months out of control. It was inhuman to resist all that time, lol…

My mouth is apparently making decisions without consulting my brain. Is the ache in my pants in control? Or even the knocking organ in my chest? Unacceptable.

Since orientation day at the academy, gravity has pulled me toward this man, and now I’m caught.

Every day, since the very first meeting, the fight has been monumental, and each day they feel themselves giving in, little by little, to their attraction, so when they really touch, for the very first time, there was no going back to ignoring the mutual physical want. It was a explosion of feeling at the first contact!

We both freeze at her use of my first name, for the first time ever. God help my cock tonight. I’m going to stroke myself blind to the memory of her saying it.

“Your mouth distracted me,” I slur into her neck, unable to stop the punctuated roll of my hips. “It does that a lot. I see it and I want it working for me. Want it to talk to me, want to kiss it. Use it. I think about that last part when my dick is in my hand.”

Lieutenant Greer, the rule follower, always ‘by the book’ man – instructor to Danika’s recruit – was such a complex and tortured hero. Fully dedicated to his job – which was his whole life until a certain recruit walked into his life – with a baggage the size of a mack truck, and the ever present ghosts of his past, cause for his extreme fear of loss, this man put us and Danika trough the ringer, and I truly hurt for him.

His inner thoughts constant battle, and tormented feelings were a bit part of this story, of their story, causing him to reflect in his actions that struggle between what he wanted and what he thought he should do. His mind and his heart’s war was a huge emotional component of Disturbing His Peace, if not for the enormous extent caused by it, resulting in a bit of push and pull – hot and cold – game, that took too big of a part, and until too late in the storyline, I would have loved their tale even more.

Poor Danika, even after finding out that Lieutenant @ss-Hat, that she felt equal parts attraction and hate for how he treated Jack in the past, craved her just as much as she did him, she had to face a tone of obstacles, but the biggest one was Greer himself. Fortunately, their bodies gave in much faster then their mind did, giving us plenty of Tessa Bailey’s SCORCHING HOT – I’ll never look at a patrol car the same way, that’s for sure, lol – trademark moments, where the hint of forbidden coupled with his filthy talk, just took them to a whole height of heat. Volcanic proportions!

“What if we get caught?” 
Without a formal command from my brain, my teeth snap together, and I deliver a rough slap to her bottom. “Then you’ll hide your pretty face in my neck while I show them my badge. And when they leave, you’ll keep fucking moving. You want to break the rules, baby? Let’s break them.” Christ, there’s lightning singing in my veins, her shallow breaths making me even hotter. Hungrier. “Once I’m inside you, that’s where I’m staying. God himself couldn’t drag me off. Are we clear?”

Oh my… This man… WOW. No wonder Danika was so captivated by him, even after all his pushing away and his @sshole attitudes. There were plenty of pluses there too, lol!

Danika was such an extraordinary and strong female character! So totally kickass and independent, she she is not only fully devoted to her career, but her her loved ones. She does literally everything for them, even demands it in all her controlling glory, not asking or allowing anyone to help. But Greer seems to be her counterpart in every way, and sees right trough her, all the way she doesn’t deal with it and carries the world on her shoulders, and he’s the one that offers a way for her to let go, and finally realize, she doesn’t need to control and do everything on her own. Her insistent spirit, and never giving up, applied also to her relationship with Greer, but specially in trying to help him, to reach him, and break his self imposed loneliness.

They truly were the perfect match in every way, the way she incessantly fought for him, for them, and his palpable love and devotion, and their mutual attraction was amazing to see! 

I barely recognize the sensation because nothing that came before her compares. Made for me. I’m made just for her. All of the above.

“I’m fucking yours, you know that?” He drops hot, panting kisses beneath my ear. “I just want to be yours, Danika.” 
“You are.” I clench my teeth and sail over the edge again. “Greer.”

“You hoped I had a good day, right? I didn’t. Honestly, baby, I haven’t had a good one since the last time I saw you.” She still doesn’t say anything, so I go for broke and let it all hang out. “Danika, you’re . . .”
“What?” 
“You’re the best part of my days.”

Greer and Danika had such beautiful, emotional and steamy moments between the them, that I really wish his pushing and pull, and inner battle, haven’t taken so long to be resolved, because I wanted even more couple time, even more moments with them truly together, without conflict. Once Greer gave in it was amazing to see, so the greedy romantic that I am, I wanted much more of that. He was so swoon-worthy, once he shed the jerk and rule-abiding persona, I wanted the chance to take a deeper look into more of that perfect TB hero!

If I want to be with her again, I have to get used to my heart living in my stomach. That’s how it’s going to be, if I want to have a heart at all. Because she owns it. Every beat.

Tessa Bailey really has the gift of writing a simultaneously emotional, rich and steamy hot story, like no other. Disturbing His Peace is the proof of that, from beginning to end, Ms. Bayley transports us and make us live the struggle, pain, joy and victory right along with Greer and Danika. The complexity of the characters, the incredible setting are flawlessly good. And the little glimpses we had into the secondary characters (MY Jack was brilliant!), couples from the previous books, just sweetened the deal. And like the greedy reader I am, I wanted even more, just like I wished the Epilogue – given it was the closure of this fantastic series – had been further on and more extent. So it is bittersweet saying goodbye to such splendid characters and excellent series, that gave me so much joy. I can’t wait to see what Ms. Bailey has reserved for us next! <3 <3 <3 <3

I don’t mind saying Greer had something to do with it, because I know I restored his confidence, too. In the universe. In fate. How to live with knowledge that no one controls either of those things. We have to grab onto happiness when we’re lucky enough to have it offered. We did. And we’ll keep doing it.

I love this girl. I loved her the day I saw her, but that love is so deep now, no one will ever find the bottom of it.

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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 eight years and four-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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Series: Fusion #5

Author: Kristen Proby

Genre: Contemporary Romance

In the next sizzling romance in Kristen Proby’s New York Times bestselling Fusion series, two celebrity chefs compete in a culinary competition, but resisting each other will prove to be the greater challenge.

Cooking isn’t what Mia Palazzo does, it’s who she is. Food is her passion . . . her pride . . . her true love. She’s built a stellar menu full of delicious and sexy meals for her restaurant, Seduction. Now, after being open for only a few short years, Mia’s restaurant is being featured on Best Bites TV. To say Seduction is a wild success is an understatement. All the blood, sweat, tears, and endless hours of work Mia has put into the restaurant has finally paid off. 

Then Camden Sawyer, the biggest mistake of her life, walks into her kitchen . . . 

Camden’s celebrity chef status is world-renowned. He’s the best there is, and the kitchen is where he’s most at home. He can’t resist the invitation to Portland for a showdown against Mia for a new television show. Mia was in his life years ago, and just like before, he’s met his match in the beautiful Italian spitfire. The way she commands the kitchen is mesmerizing, and her recipes are clever and delicious. He’s never had qualms about competition, and this is no different. He can’t wait to go head to head with Mia. But can he convince her the chemistry theyshare in the kitchen would be just as great in the bedroom as well? 

As Mia and Camden face off, neither realizes how high the stakes are as their reputations are put on the line and their hearts are put to the ultimate test.

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4.25 ‘Perfect Timing’ Stars

Ahhh… I can’t believe the last Fusion is here! Talk about bittersweet!

That’s right, Mia’s story is finally here and Savor You was the perfect cherry on top of this extraordinary series.
After that explosive revelation at the end of The Beauty of Us, all Kristen Proby fans, like yours truly, have been counting down the days to the release of Mia and Camden’s story, because hot damn, the past of these two is to important, to stay in the past, and when Camden is brought to Mia’s life, all of those memories come rushing back. And what memories they are…

I cannot work next to this man every day. I’ll climb him like a damn tree after the first day.

I thought I was over her. Hell, I am over her. But not even two minutes after seeing her again I wanted to strip her naked and fuck her senseless.

With Camden now in her every day life, it’s impossible for them to resist the incredible attraction they once let loose and when things when they separated, they tried to deny. The chemistry between them truly is sizzling and it’s undeniable.

“Whether you believe me or not, I think you’re the sexiest woman I’ve ever met.” 
“Okay.” 
“And I’m going to kiss you.”

Mia, the workaholic chef, and big responsible for the huge success that is the girl’s Seduction, has tried to move on with her life even though that event in the past left its mark. Even though she’s secure in herself, specially as a professional, and her image. She is a curvy, sexy and successful renown chef, and she owns it. But at times she reveals a hidden fragility, where comments about her curvy figure affect her, like they would hurt deep down, anyone who is criticized, and I just adored that with Camden, even in the past, she had no doubts that he adored her for who she was, every part of her, he showed her every time they were together. It was even hard for her to let that fully sink in. A lifetime of mean comments and bullies, did that to her, but fortunately she had Camden and all gang to prove her otherwise. Even her brother, Landon, made an amazing point on the subject, lol. 😉

And suddenly, this super-hot guy wanted me.” I turn and stare at Cami, just as confused now as I was then. “Why did he do that?” 
“Because he was hot for you,” Landon says. “Because he’s not an asshole and knows that women come in all shapes and sizes, and you’re an amazing girl.”

Camden was such a fantastic and swoon worthy hero! Truly the whole package: drop dread handsome, absolutely enchanted by Mia, and so sweet and caring that it was impossible for her to resist. The celebrity chef, had tried to move on from the heartbreak, ten years prior, but just being in Mia’s presence we could see all his feelings for her coming back to surface.  I adored that he didn’t try to fight it, and made everything in his power to show Mia, that he was ready to win her back again, holding nothing back, and not allowing their past to stop them to have it all. The only down point in my eyes, was my dreaded ‘have always loved you, never stopped loving’ statement, that I really could go without, and everyone that follows me knows I dislike when it’s clear they moved on, so that statement becomes mute in my eyes, lol. Apart from those statements, their love and devotion in the story was palpable, beyond heartfelt, and I love how they realized that timing really was everything. 

Maybe the time is right now. Maybe you both needed to grow up and experience some life so you’d appreciate each other even more when you finally found each other again.”

Kristen Proby really has a gift of creating the most emotional and realistic love stories and Camden and Mia’s Savor You is exactly that, an emotional journey that shows us the importance of communication, personal growth and timing. These characters makes us see things with different eyes, and reevaluate certain aspects of our every day lives, that’s how powerful Ms. Proby’s words touch us and make us think and feel. Their story  touched my heart and I was so rooting for these two to get their much deserved HEA. I adored the full circle aspect of their story, and I couldn’t have asked for a better ending. A second chance at love and life in every way… <3

I do love Mia. Fiercely. I want to claim her, to be with her for as long as I live. My life just isn’t the same when she isn’t in it.

I think that we were always supposed to be a family, the timing just wasn’t right yet. But here you are, and I just couldn’t love you any more than I do.”

I’m so so sad to see this brilliant series go. What an amazing series of empowered women! Fusion was the perfect example of Kristen Proby absolutely gifted and epic writing. These five ladies are a group I won’t soon forget, better yet, never! Savor You gave such an amazing closure for all of them and their loved ones, that left me teary eyed with all the beauty and happiness they ended up as their HEA. That epilogue was the PERFECT wrap up for all the Fusion girls! And even more on the bright side, with Ms. Proby announcing her Manhattan series, we have something new to look forward to. A perfect goodbye for an epic series, a true golden – or better yet, diamond – key closure!

“But at the end of the day,” Kat reminds us, “not only do we have a successful business, but we’ve managed to stay friends, too. And that’s rare, you guys. I love you. Each of you. That’s more important that the restaurants, the money, any of it.” 
“Of course,” I add as the others nod. “As long as we have each other, there’s not anything we can’t do.”

ARC kindly provided by the author via publisher, Harper Collins

 for an honest review

 

 

 

 

 

 LISTEN TO ME (Fusion #1)

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CLOSE TO YOU (Fusion #2)

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BLUSH FOR ME (Fusion #3)

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BEAUTY OF US (Fusion #4)

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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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