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Love Grumpy-Sunshine Billionaire Romance Reads? Try Dirty, Sexy, Grumpy by N.D. Jackson

October 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

𝑨 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆.
𝑨 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕-𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔.
𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒕e, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔.

A cheating ex.
A backstabbing former bestie
A roommate situation straight out of hell.
Moving to a small town wasn’t on my BINGO card, but it suddenly made perfect sense.
One dart aimed at a map, and I landed in Mustang Prairie.
Turns out, small-town America isn’t all tractors and apple pies.
Now I’ve got silver-haired ladies showing up early to my dance class, a solid new crew of friends, and the hottest man I’ve ever seen—who just so happens to live next door.
He’s short.
He’s rude.
He’s grump AF.
And somehow, he’s exactly what I didn’t know I needed.
We’re both battle-scarred
Both running scared
Both a little bit broken
Is this thing between us real enough to heal us,
Or will we end up running…again?

About Author:

Wanderer. Lover of books. Romance author. Vegan. Those are just some of the things used to describe me! When I’m not spinning tales of small town and contemporary romance, I love to travel, cook and watch/listen to true crime, history & strange documentaries and podcasts. I’m a Chicago native who has been in love with books for as long as I can remember.

My first book, Conflict of Interest was published in 2014 and I’ve been writing books ever since! I’m a full-time writer and part-time author, traveler, vegan blogger and obsessive fan of Dawson’s Creek.

Read the other books in the Mustang Prairie series!

Conflict of Interest ~ mybook.to/MustangPrairie1
A Little Bit In Love ~ mybook.to/MustangPrairieBook2
Feels Like Love ~ mybook.to/FeelsLikeLove
It Must Be Love ~ mybook.to/MustBeLove
Let It Be Love ~ mybook.to/MustangPrairie5

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Enemies to Lovers Romance Book Review! ~ Game Change by Evelyn Sola

May 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

Brynne and Colin meet by chance on a sun-soaked island getaway and indulge in a whirlwind romance filled with dreams and promises. However, when Brynne returns home, fate takes an unexpected twist when she discovers her promotion has been handed to Colin instead. Caught between their undeniable chemistry and growing animosity, Brynne and Colin are forced to navigate the rocky path from lovers to enemies while managing tricky office politics. Readers who enjoy forced proximity and office romances will devour Game Change by Evelyn Sola, a steamy, diverse, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romance.

Read Now! Amazon → https://amzn.to/4jMRIIG

As a shocking revelation looms, will fate create a divide too deep to cross?

On a sun-soaked island getaway, two architects, Brynne and Colin, meet by chance and indulge in a whirlwind romance, blissfully unaware that their paths are tangled by fate. Their passionate affair ignites a bond filled with dreams and promises. Colin vows to find Brynne once they’ve left paradise behind, and Brynne promises to welcome him into her life with open arms.

However, fate takes an unexpected twist when Brynne learns that Colin is tied to her life in ways she never anticipated.

Brynne is blindsided when she discovers that the promotion she was promised has been handed to Colin instead. Suddenly, their connection spirals into hostility and resentment.

Caught between their undeniable chemistry and growing animosity, Brynne and Colin navigate a rocky path from lovers to enemies while managing tricky office politics. But as tensions mount, both must confront their feelings and the cruel twist of fate that has driven them apart.

Will they be able to reconcile their love as they unravel the tangled blueprints of their hearts?

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Romance Book Review!! ~ Salty Pickle by JJ Knight

March 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

ABOUT:

I’m headed to New York to confront the man I met on New Year’s Eve eight months ago.
I had to bring my goat.
And…I’m eight months pregnant.

The man I’m meeting in his fancy New York office is the saltiest hunk of male beauty you never want to cross. He wouldn’t know a smile if you drew one on his face.

I slept with him on a dare. Yes, we used protection.

Faulty protection, apparently.

I was going to raise the baby in my Colorado yurt with my pet goat Matilda. My two best girlfriends were going to be the other moms, but their lives moved on.

I’m a yoga teacher with forty dollars to my name. I had to hitchhike to get here.

I didn’t have a goat-sitter, so I’m loading Matilda onto the subway and headed to Wall Street.

It’s time to confront a salty baby daddy in a place called Pickle Media.

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Salty Pickle is a salty-sunshine story between a city boy and a country girl who are thrown together with a newborn, a goat, and a goat baby, and more poop cleanup than should ever grace the pages of a romance novel, but here we are. It’s part of the Top 100 Pickleverse of rom coms, but you do not need to read any of the other books before this one. You can start your wild adventure with the Pickle family right here.

Get your copy HERE –> https://amzn.to/4iw9JKF

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Romance Book Review!! ~ Just Next Door REVIEW: A Grumpy-Sunshine Small Town Romance (Franklin Notch Book 1) by Sarah Everly

February 2025 writinstuff Leave a comment

About this book:

Grumps were her specialty. Until she met Len.

Millie doesn’t want a corner office. She doesn’t work in a cubicle. She travels the country playing aide to hip surgery recipients and providing temporary relief to burnt-out spouses caring for their ill partners. And while she might dream of a family of her own and real friends, until she finds a place that feels like home, she helps others.

And she loves being a caregiver. Winning people over is what she does best.

But an assignment that comes with its own house? Millie jumps at the opportunity, especially since she doesn’t even have to change bedpans. All that’s required of her is cooking and companionship for the surly and reclusive neighbor.

No problem.

Until she finds out the grump next door isn’t some old geezer…

He prepared for a winter alone. Then Millie moved in.

Locals say Len’s a grump. A hermit. A shut-in.

Yeah, maybe that’s true, but alone is just how he likes it. He has a thriving career, a home miles away from gossiping neighbors, and his adopted mom living in the cabin across the driveway to keep him company.

Until she decides she’s spent enough winters in New Hampshire.

That’s fine. Len can handle a winter alone.

But before he can pop open a beer and kick back, there’s a new neighbor. A house sitter. And not some elderly acquaintance like his mom set him up to expect, but a knockout who threatens to upend his quiet winter.

Just Next Door is the first full-length stand-alone installment of the Franklin Notch series. If you love small town gossip, flirty banter, and cozy stories you can wrap yourself up in, you’ll lose yourself in this romantic comedy.

Grab your copy today –>> https://amzn.to/4aRzSk0

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NEW RELEASE!! ~ Trash the Dress by A.B. Medley

November 2024 writinstuff Leave a comment

Title: Trash the Dress

Author: A.B. Medley

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small town, Grumpy/sunshine, He falls first, Surprise pregnancy, Jilted bride

Release Date: November 8, 2024

One woman’s trashed dress is another man’s gift.

Scarlett Shepard knows something is off.

With her wedding day fast approaching, she chalks it up to nerves. But when her fiancé’s mistress stands up and objects at the ceremony, the wedding is definitely off.

Before she can get herself out of the church, her gaze connects with Zander Bailey, the grumpy but hot photographer hired by the groom’s family.

Much to her surprise, he follows her outside with a proposal of his own.

A photoshoot–to trash her dress.

Accepting his offer, she tries to remain lighthearted in the wake of the heartbreak weighing her down, and suddenly this fun distraction turns into a not-so-innocent night of passion between them.

Weeks later, when what Scarlett believed to be food poisoning turns out to be a surprise neither of them expected, they are both forced to reconcile their past and their own jaded hearts to become parents.

Scarlett won’t accept Zander’s affection out of obligation or a sense of duty, which forces him to face a deep-rooted fear he hasn’t vocalized–his love not being enough.

Can Scarlett and Zander choose love when three hearts are at stake?

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A.B. Medley lives in Tennessee with the love of her life and three sons. Her husband stole her heart when she was sixteen and their relationship is one of those meant to be love stories you find in magazines and novels.

She is a dental hygienist who loves to read and has always dabbled in writing. When she’s not making people’s smiles shine, she enjoys belting out songs with her boys, dancing, raspberries, baseball, and anything vintage. Like any proper Tennessean, Sundrop is her drink of choice.

She loves her family and friends fiercely and believes in always chasing your dreams.

Deception in the Truth is her debut novel—but as she nurtures her love for writing romance stories, her list of released books continues to grow.

You can find all the latest through her newsletter, reader group, and social media.

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Romance Book Review! ~ Sex and Other Shiny Objects by Lauren Blakely

May 2024 writinstuff Leave a comment

About this book:

I’ve been curious about a few things I’ve read in romance novels. Do buttons truly go flying across the floor when you rip off a guy’s shirt? Is staircase sex hella hot or does it leave you with a big old bruise mark on your back? And don’t even get me started on all that panty shredding.

My best guy friend volunteers to test the scene. We have a plan to keep it PG and but once the buttons start flying, all bets are off…

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Book Review ~ I Pucking Love You by Pippa Grant

January 2024 writinstuff Leave a comment

ABOUT:

You know those stories where an adorably misunderstood clumsy girl needs a fake date to a wedding so she asks her brother’s best friend and they accidentally fall in love?

I wish that was the kind of life I lead, but it’s not.

I don’t need a date to a wedding. I need a date to a funeral.

Clumsy sometimes fits, but then, that’s true for all of us, right? But adorable? No. Misunderstood? Nope again. I’m just your average girl, standing in front of a funeral invitation, asking it to be a winning lottery ticket instead.

And I don’t have a brother, or a best friend with a brother available, which means I’m stuck with Tyler Jaeger.

Sure, he’s a professional hockey player who also knows advanced calculus, but let’s say we’re not compatible and leave it at that. I should know. I am a matchmaker.

Not a very good one, but that’s beside the point.

I know a mismatch when I see one.

Still, Tyler’s what I’ve got, and I am not going to this funeral solo, so he’s what I’ll take.

After all—what could go wrong at a funeral?

I Pucking Love You is a hilariously wrong romantic comedy about the world’s worst matchmaker, a hockey player with a problem he doesn’t want to talk about, and an awkward date-of-convenience that everyone would prefer to forget. It comes complete with a cat working his way through his nine lives, all the sexy times, fish and chips, and a swoony happily-ever-after.

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New Release & Review!! ~ Flirting with the Scrooge by Gia Stevens

November 2023 writinstuff Leave a comment

Title: Flirting with the Scrooge
Series: Harbor Highlands Series
Author: Gia Stevens
Release Date: November 20, 2023
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Holiday Romance, Grumpy x Sunshine, Return to Hometown, Rock Star
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3QAJuFT
BookBub: https://bit.ly/3sqy27o

Blurb:

‘Twas a month before Christmas, and all through the town,
Everyone was ready to celebrate, except my hot and grumpy new neighbor.

Christmas is my favorite time of year with the festive parties and holiday cheer. But having Connor Tyler move in next door is as much fun as searching for a burned-out bulb in a string of lights.

His rugged good looks and guitar can make anyone swoon. That doesn’t change the fact that he slammed the door in my face when I welcomed him with a tray of homemade cookies.

But I won’t let his bah-humbug attitude damper my holiday spirit. This year, more than ever, I need to deck the halls and revel in being jolly. As I ramp up my holiday cheer, Connor spends more and more time casting lingering glances toward my… mistletoe. When a blizzard hits, a gesture of hospitality leads to exchanging more than presents.

As Christmas draws nearer, I chip away at his icy facade only to discover a painful truth. There’s an expiration date on his time next door.

And I’m certain I don’t have enough boxes of tinsel to convince him to stay.

Buy Links:

Universal: https://geni.us/FWTScrooge
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sJ83sq
Apple: https://geni.us/FWTScrooge_Apple
Kobo: https://geni.us/FWTScrooge_Kobo
B&N: https://geni.us/FWTScrooge_Nook
Google Play: https://geni.us/FWTScroogeGP
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Romance Book Review! ~ Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant

August 2023 writinstuff Leave a comment

ABOUT:

A Rock Star Kidnaps a Runaway Bride…Kidnapping the bride seemed like a good idea at the time.
Her fiancé stole my fortune, so I stole his woman.

Tit for tat. Or tat for tit. However you want to look at it.

The one thing I didn’t expect?

Willow Honeycutt, preschool teacher, boy band super fan, is completely crazy.

And somehow she’s turned the tables on me.

Now, she’s holding me hostage, and she won’t let me go until we hit every item on her sparkly new, completely insane bucket list.

And that last item?

That last item might cost me more than any fortune.

It very well might cost me my heart.

Rockaway Bride is a romping fun romance between a down-on-his-luck rock star and a boy band-loving preschool teacher, complete with a road trip, handcuffs, and fun with nuns. This romantic comedy stands alone with no cheating or cliffhangers and ends with a rockin’ awesome happily ever after.

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RELEASE BLITZ!!! ~ Book Me, Baby by Tamrin Banks

August 2023 writinstuff Leave a comment

What happens when the uptight town sheriff arrests the town librarian? Nothing but fireworks! Until a new man shows up in town and the sheriff wants to stake his claim. Readers who enjoy instalove and humor will love Book Me, Baby by Tamrin Banks, a steamy, small town, enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract, age gap romance.

Buy Now or Read FREE with KindleUnlimited!

Amazon → https://amzn.to/3QnvPDY

Hartley Hanover:
Oooh! I hate that man! Booker Sloan is the most uptight, arrogant, annoying man I’ve ever met! He even has the nerve to arrest me for not filing a permit. A permit! And when it turns out that I did file it, it just got lost in the shuffle….does he apologize? Heck no! He proceeds to tell me all the things I do wrong every single day of my life! I’m surprised he doesn’t yell at me for breathing!
But when I’m alone at night…why do I keep thinking about him? Why does the occasional sadness on his face make me want to fix whatever’s wrong in his universe? Why can’t he stay out of my dreams and keep those dang handcuffs to himself?

Booker Sloan:
I know I messed up and I should apologize. I shouldn’t have acted the way I did. But something about that dang, sweet woman just has me so screwed up that every time I open my mouth the worst things come out!
It’s not her. It’s me. And I know it. But I feel like if I give her one little inch, the gorgeous woman will take every piece of me I have left. I’m barely hanging on and if I have to push her away to protect myself? Well, that’s just how it’s got to be.
So why does it bother me so much when a new man in town shows a little interest in the petite, sunny woman who’s got me tied up in knots? She’s not encouraging him. In fact it seems like she’s running away from him.
So how come I still want to punch his grinning mouth and grind him into dust under my boot heels and then haul her over my shoulder and make sure she understands that she’s mine?