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Romance Book Review!! ~ A Navy SEAL for Christmas by Zoe York

December 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

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A classic holiday meet cute, except one of them is naked…for art! And therefore off-limits.

Spending Christmas alone for the first time in my life? No problem. I sign up for an art class, completely unprepared for my immediate attraction to the life drawing model…which only gets more complicated when I discover he’s also my brand-new next door neighbor.

Navy SEAL Ben Simmons’ return from an overseas tour hasn’t gone exactly to plan, and he needs a distraction. My holiday to-do list turns out to be the perfect way to fill his days. And exploring our immediate chemistry? That would be the perfect way to fill our nights.

Too bad I’ve signed a waiver to treat him with nothing but professional distance. No kissing, flirting, or anything else his sexy smile suggests. At least until the class ends the night before Christmas Eve…

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Romance Book Review ~ Hero, Unexpected by Kait Nolan

November 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

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I rebuilt my grandmother’s bakery from the ground up. Poured everything I had into making it thrive again—flour, sweat, and a whole lot of tears.

Then she died. And her will blindsided me.

If I’m not married by the time probate closes, I lose the bakery to my mother—the last person who should ever be trusted with it.

Enter Bodie Gibson.
Childhood friend turned enemy. The boy who used to bring me tea and peanut butter sandwiches…
The cop who put my little brother behind bars.

He offers me a way out: a fake marriage that keeps the bakery in my hands and our past buried where it belongs.

It’s just paperwork. A few public appearances. Nothing real.
Except he still looks at me like he sees the girl I used to be.
And when he kisses me it doesn’t feel fake at all.

In a town built on second chances, sometimes the only way forward is to rewrite the ending.

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Romance Book Review!! ~ Technically Yours in Vegas by Sabrina Wagner

October 2025 writinstuff 1 Comment

Title: Technically Yours in Vegas
Series: Vegas Love
Author: Sabrina Wagner
Release: October 8, 2025
Genre: Contemporary Millionaire Romance
Cover Design: Jill White @ JillZeeDesign.com
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/TechnicallyYoursInVegas_Goodreads
Bookbub: https://bit.ly/TechnicallyYoursInVegas_BookBub

Tropes:

Instant Millionaire
Friends to Lovers
Computer Whiz by Day/Dirty Talker by Night
Clark Kent Look-alike
He Falls Hard
Tech-Savvy Nerdy Girl
Keeping Secrets
Hidden Identity

Blurb:

Decoding love one byte at a time…

Tom

Not all superheroes wore capes. Some were overqualified, underpaid personal assistants at a luxury hotel, like me. At night, I spent lonely hours behind a computer screen creating an innovative security system to fight cyber villains. It would revolutionize the casino industry and, hopefully, make me the next Vegas millionaire. Love wasn’t on my color-coded spreadsheet until Aurora LeFleur moved in across the hall.

The tech-savvy blond was smart, gorgeous, and way out of my league. I was afraid she’d never see me as more than a friend, but one kiss rewired my entire system. My data-loving brain knew she was keeping secrets. The lies were piling up and I began to think I didn’t know her at all. When you double down on love, the house always takes its cut, and my heart might just be the payment.

♥♣♦♠

Aurora

I came to Sin City in search of my best friend who’d disappeared without a trace, not to fall for my nerdy neighbor. It was supposed to be a quick, undercover mission and then back to my complicated, messy life. I’d been dodging the future my father planned for me, but the clock was ticking down and time was running out.

Tom Bently’s brilliant mind and kind heart were impossible to resist. His kisses were electric. His touch, addictive. And he had no idea who I really was. I never wanted to deceive Tom but torn between family loyalty and love, keeping him in the dark was necessary. In a city that never sleeps, secrets don’t stay buried forever. With my poker face starting to crack and the stakes climbing, when the truth hits the table, the final hand might cost us everything… including our hearts.

Buy Links (Kindle Unlimited):

Universal: https://mybook.to/TechnicallyYoursVegas
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4nPn9UL
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FMBHCPX2
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMBHCPX2
Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0FMBHCPX2

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Romance Book Review!! ~ Billionaire Bachelor in Vegas: An Opposites Attract Billionaire Romance (Vegas Love Book 2) by Sabrina Wagner

October 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

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Even a billionaire can’t buy love.

Penny
I’d suffered from emophilia my entire life, falling in love so fast it would make your head spin. That’s what happened when I met Brett. Bam! I instantly fell in love. He was every woman’s fantasy and the most eligible bachelor in Las Vegas. The man went through gorgeous women like most people went through tissues.

As an average girl with too many curves, a quirky personality, and a tendency to ramble, my life wasn’t all glitz and glam. I was a personal assistant at a top hotel in Vegas, helped out at my parents’ struggling bookstore, and cared for an ornery cat. What were the chances a guy like him would fall for a girl like me? I’d say a billion to one, but love was worth the risk, so I gambled my heart away.

♥♠♦♣

Brett
Being a billionaire bachelor, I never lacked attention from gorgeous women. I enjoyed their company, but one-night rendezvous were my specialty. No strings. No complications. I was more interested in proving myself capable of running Kingston Enterprises after my father’s death than I was in having a relationship.

But then, in an unexpected encounter, a witty brunette caught my eye. She wasn’t my type at all. In fact, we were total opposites, but there was something about her that intrigued me. Penny had me breaking all my rules. I’d give her anything she asked for, except the one thing she wanted most… my heart.

This book contains mature themes, strong language, and sexual situations. It is intended for adult readers 18+.

Although the Vegas Love series can be read as standalones, it’s suggested to read them in order to give you a deeper perspective of the characters and avoid spoilers.

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Romance Book Review!! ~ The Bossy Billionaire: An Opposites Attract Romance (The Baltimore Boys Book 5) by Samantha Skye

September 2025 writinstuff 1 Comment

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The minute I found out my real identity, things were never the same.

Now I have a bookshop on the brink of bankruptcy and I have no idea how to get my shop profitable, until my brother’s best friend shows up to be my new business coach.

Huxley Hamilton is a billionaire who is smart and sauve with women falling at his feet. He is also frustrating, infuriating, bossy and a playboy, his reputation precedes him wherever he goes.

He shows an interest in my bookshop as a favor to my brother, but I don’t need his help, his annoying smirk or the feeling of butterflies that dance inside of me whenever he is around.

We don’t see eye to eye at first but then the tables turn when he starts taking an interest in me. His hand fits too well around my waist, his protectiveness feels exactly like what I have been missing and he pushes me to do things that are well out of my comfort zone.

But the magnetic attraction we have stalls when one of his ex’s comes back into town.You know what they say, once a playboy, always a playboy.

Except now I know how to play the game. I just don’t know all the players and I think they are all after me.

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Romance Book Review! ~ Hero Ever After by Kait Nolan

August 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

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I never meant to be anyone’s heroine.

Not when I became the acting mayor of my hometown after the flood. Not when I kept my law practice afloat out of a booth in my grandmother’s diner. And definitely not when my secret romantasy novels went viral.

Nobody in Gibson Hollow knows I’m the author behind the pen name. And nobody was supposed to kiss me at that book convention—least of all my brother’s best friend, cosplaying the hero he doesn’t know I modeled after him.

Now Ramsey Shaw is back in town. Volunteering. Smiling at me like I’m not on the verge of shattering. Like he remembers the kiss. Like he sees the truth.

I’ve spent my whole life being strong. Quiet. In control. But for the first time, I don’t want to be any of those things.
I just want to be his.

In a town held together by hope and heart, it’s the people who show up that make it shine.

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Romance Book Review!! ~ Beard on Tap by Willow Sanders

August 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

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◆ Finn ◆
Used to be, the family bar was hopping until last call every night. Now? If the bank doesn’t take her away from me in the next two months, it’ll be a miracle. All because some fatcat politician thought building a new highway would earn him a few more votes. The last thing I need? A firecracker who has curves in all the right places and a smart mouth, telling me what to do to save my own damn bar. I can do this alone; except I recognize the pain I see in those moss-colored eyes. Sure I don’t need any help, but it seems like she does.
♥ Gemini ♥
All I wanted was a relaxing vacation. Fresh mountain air. Some uninterrupted time with a book. Yeah, right. Maybe I could relax if the bar I stumbled upon—literally– wasn’t run by the sexiest, and most annoying, man in the world. Five minutes in, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to drag him across the bar and kiss him or pour my beer down his flannel shirt. He won’t ask for help, but what he doesn’t know? I’ve never backed down from a challenge. Finn’s going to learn just how stubborn I can be. And maybe…we’ll find our happily ever after.

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Romance Book Reviews!! ~ Falling For the Irish (The O’Briens Book 1) by Bryce Quinn

July 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

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I’m not looking for love.
But I’m definitely up for a little fun.

And Roan Walsh?
He looks exactly like the kind of fun I could use — a gorgeous man with a wicked smile and a body that should come with a warning label. When he invites me on an adventure, I don’t think twice.

What I don’t expect is for that adventure to turn into something more.
Because Roan isn’t just a good time — he’s smart, protective, and way too good at getting under my skin.

I told myself I wouldn’t fall for anyone.
But this man?
He’s making me want everything I swore I wouldn’t.

It’s reckless.
It’s messy.
And it’s exactly what I need.

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Best Friends Reunite in Amsterdam for One Unforgettable Night! ~ One Night in Amsterdam by N.D. Jackson

June 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

It was a job like any other,
In a beautiful city I’d visited before.
Nothing spectacular about any of it,
Except he was in town too.
What were the odds?
My best friend, my oldest friend.
The boy I’d crushed on briefly in high school
We hadn’t seen each other in a few years,
But I planned to show him my favorite parts of the city.
To laugh and drink together, to just have fun.
That was it.
But one kiss turned into another, and the night was ours.
But was it the start of something else
Or would it always be just one night?

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Romance Book Review!! ~ Rule #1: Never Call Him Grumpy by Lily Love

June 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

Title: Rule #1: Never Call Him Grumpy
Collection: Rules for Dating a Single Dad
Author: Lily Love
Release: June 1, 2025
Top Genres: Sweet romance, Small Town Romance, Closed Door Romance
Tropes: Small Town, Billionaire, Single Dad, Nanny, He Falls First, Instalove, Forced Proximity, Grumpy/Sunshine

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222133189-rule-1-never-call-him-grumpy
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/rule-1-never-call-him-grumpy-a-clean-rules-for-dating-a-single-dad-romance-by-lily-love

Blurb:

I’ve been called a lot of things in my life—gruff, intense, overprotective—but grumpy? That’s a new one.

After losing my wife, I left the noise of professional hockey and billion-dollar boardrooms behind, trading city chaos for small-town peace in Passion Pointe, Tennessee. I’ve got one mission: raise my son right and keep our world calm, quiet, and free from emotional chaos.

Then Linda Carter shows up, all curves, sass, and bright opinions wrapped in a nanny application.

She’s completely wrong for the job… and somehow, exactly what my son needs.

What I didn’t expect? That I’d need her just as much.

One smile from her turns my world upside down. One laugh makes the walls I’ve built start to crack. And the way she looks at me? It’s dangerous.

But she’s got rules, and so do I.

Rule #1: Don’t get attached.

Rule #2: Don’t mix business with pleasure.

Rule #3: Definitely don’t fall for the nanny.

Too late.

Because the more time I spend with Linda, the more I realize this fiery, big-hearted woman isn’t just helping us heal—she might be the piece we didn’t know we were missing.

And if breaking every rule is what it takes to make her ours?

Well then…

They can call me grumpy all they want.

“Rule #1: Never Call Him Grumpy” is a heartwarming closed-door hockey romance featuring a protective billionaire single dad, a sassy curvy nanny who refuses to be intimidated, and the small town that might just help them heal. Perfect for readers who love emotional stories with all the feels but none of the steam. A Sweet, Closed-Door Hockey Single Dad Romcom – Mistakes & Promises Book 2.5 & Rules For Dating A Single Dad #1

Each story in ‘Rules For Dating A Single Dad’ series celebrates the unique journey of finding love as a single father, showing that sometimes the most rewarding relationships are built on a foundation of Lego bricks and soccer practice sidelines.

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