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Romance Book Review! ~ Heartsick & Lipsticks by Shawna Renae

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Nick Locke
My life was exactly how I’d planned it. Growing up, I wanted to rule the world, and being CEO of Locke Media Group fulfilled that dream. I’d started with nothing and built a billion-dollar empire one brick at a time. My motto was work hard, play harder. Becoming a single dad had rearranged my priorities, but I still found time to live up to the title I’d earned of San Francisco’s Most Eligible Bachelor.

Settling down was not in the plan…until I met her. She took me by surprise and had me reevaluating my bachelor status. Single life was all I’d ever known and ever wanted, but that was before I knew and wanted her.

Skye Taylor
My life was not how I’d planned it. Growing up, my dreams were nursery rhymed inspired; love comes first, then marriage, then a baby carriage. Things hadn’t gone in that order. Becoming a teen mom by a man who wanted nothing to do with me or our baby was not how I’d envisioned my life. But I rolled with the punches making the executive decision to focus on my daughter and my career.

No dating. No drama. No problem. I’d managed to go fifteen years living by that credo. But then I met him. I never saw him coming and he had me not only rethinking my choices but also bending all my rules.

Heartsick & Lipsticks is an opposites attract, single dad/single mom, forced proximity, insta-love, slow burn, reformed playboy, billionaire romance. This happily-ever-after is as far from cookie-cutter as you can get. The recipe for this romance is one part hot and tasty tattooed hero, one part sweet and savory sworn-off-relationships heroine, and two parts spicy and seasoned meddling family and friends. This delectable dish is sprinkled with zesty and zingy humor, drizzled with tender caramelized aww-inducing connections, and marinated with spicy sizzling sexiness. Bon appétit.

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Romance Book Review! ~ Cherish Me Forever by Layla Hagen

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What starts as a pretend romance soon turns into so much more…

Newly divorced Dominic Waldorf is the most coveted bachelor in Chicago. At least, that’s what he thinks. I’d describe him as more of a Neanderthal with a really nice backside.
When I accidentally spill champagne on him at a charity event, he accuses me of hitting on him. Then later, I run into him in an empty coat room, and he’s convinced.

The truth is even more embarrassing.

I’m hiding from my ex-fiancé, who showed up with his new wife—my former best friend. I try to hold it together, but instead spill my guts to this handsome stranger.

Dom surprises me by suggesting an agreement: we pretend to date. I get to rub it in my ex’s face and he appears off the ‘market’. You scratch my back—I scratch yours, that sort of thing.
Dom is an excellent fake boyfriend. He’s protective and caring, and even gives me a smoking hot kiss.
Then things get complicated. The charity has another event for us to attend —out of town, and overnight.

Between late night confessions and three more smoking hot kisses—not that I’m counting—I start wondering if he’s really faking everything.
I’m certainly way past pretending.

Soon after, Dom admits that he wants to date me… me, Reese Maxwell, for real!

But my heart isn’t allowed to make any decisions anymore.
Except — maybe — this one last time…

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Romance Book Review!! ~ He’s Not My Type by Meghan Quinn

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Word to the wise, never become roommates with a girl you’ve been pining over for the better part of a year.
You’re probably wondering why I would do such a thing? Well, I didn’t.
It was my teammates.
The moment they found out Blakely White was single, they took it upon themselves to play cupid and instruct me on how I should win her over.
Don’t wear a shirt around her.
Make her dinner.
Lightly touch her shoulder when you say goodbye.
I’m so flustered, so overwhelmed, so madly in love with this woman who barely notices me, that I lose control of the situation and make one huge mistake: I offer to be her fake date for a wedding so she can make her ex jealous.
That means, for one whole night I get a free pass with her. I get to hold her, dance with her, kiss her…stare at her from across the room like she’s my entire world because she has been for months now.
But when the night comes to an end, I’m faced with two options: bring her back to my bedroom and show her how I really feel, or let her walk away, succumbing to the fact that I very well might not be her type.

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Release Blitz!!! ~ Fitting the Financier by Rebecca Austin

In this small town romance, a woman must find a way to keep her home, resist the charms of her best friend’s father while dodging a nosey neighbor and avoid being caught under mistletoes. Readers who love rags to riches romance will enjoy Fitting the Financier by Robecca Austin, a steamy, small town, billionaire, age gap, IR romance.

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She’s made for me.
The perfect combination of sassy, sweet, and sexy, with generous thighs to cushion my heartache. She’s also my daughter’s best friend, forbidden.
Despite my daughter’s wishes, I have no plans to visit the small town or partake in the festivities of mistletoes and pumpkin spice lattes this Christmas. For good reason. One look into her best friend’s stormy gray eyes and I’ll want no one except her to fill the void in my life.
But when Naomi needs my protection, how can I say no?
She thinks I’m helping her out of charity, but she’s wrong. I can crush bullies, and using that power is the distraction I need to break my desires for her.

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NEW RELEASE & REVIEW!! ~ Happy Ho, Ho, Holidays by Jessica Buss

Title: Happy Ho, Ho, Holidays
Series: Chicago Steel Series (Novella)
Author: Jessica Buss
Release: December 1, 2023
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance; Off-limits/Boss romance; Opposites attract
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142064361-happy-ho-ho-holidays
Cover Designer: Karen Hulseman, Feed Your Dreams Designs @feedyourdreamdesigns https://www.instagram.com/feedyourdreamsdesigns/
Photographer: Eric Battershell  @ericbattershell https://www.instagram.com/ericdbattershell/
Cover Model: Drew Truckle  @Drew_Truckle_  https://www.instagram.com/drew_truckle_/

Blurb:

Trey

As soon as I see her, I’m bewitched by the bohemian beauty. One look from her and I’m done. Too bad after spending most of the evening together, I forget to get her number or her last name. As the owner of the Chicago Steel, the city’s professional hockey team, you’d think nothing is out of reach for me, but finding her has proved challenging. Months pass, and as my hope of ever finding her fades, she walks through my office door, hired to be my temporary PA.

Nicole

He can’t be real. The summer heat must be getting to me, because everything about this man seems too good to be true. We spend most of the night together, talking and laughing. And guess what… he is the complete package. The one worthy of a trip home to meet the parents. If you ever visited home and hadn’t written it off years ago. But as soon as he appears, he’s gone without a way to contact him. Do I write it off as bad luck, or do I storm their headquarters demanding to be seen? But what if it’s all one-sided and he isn’t longing for me like I do him?

This book is a novella that is connected to the Chicago Steel series but not one of the 8 in the series. It can be read as a stand-alone. It’s a contemporary sports romance, off-limits, boss romance, opposites attract

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Coming Down Her Chimney by Imani Jay

Kareem spent his teen years fighting his growing desires for his sister’s best friend, Amy. Now, he’s taking part in a charity bachelor auction and his sister wins the bid… for her bestie. Readers who love holiday romances with bachelor auctions will enjoy Coming Down Her Chimney by Imani Jay, a steamy, small town, sister’s best friend, second chance romance.

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Amy
My bestie dragged me to the lovely beach town where her parents retired. What she failed to mention is her brother, superstar basketball player (and my lifelong crush…), Kareem, is also here…

Kareem
I spent my teens fighting my growing desires for my sister’s best friend. And seeing Amy again after all this time? She looks even better. And she’s still the sweet, funny, smart girl I could never forget…

What happens when Kareem takes part in the local Charity Bachelor Auction and his sister wins the bid… for her bestie.

Tag along for a safe, steamy, second chance romance with no cheating, no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA!

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New Release & Book Review!! ~ Grumpy Little Christmas by Marika Ray

Title: Grumpy Little Christmas
Author: Marika Ray
Release: November 14, 2023
Genre: Small Town Romantic Comedy
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/466wE8t
Cover Design: Shanoff Designs
Tagline: All I Want for Christmas is a Grumpy Viking

Blurb:

My country music career is going downhill fast, and my very public breakup isn’t helping. All I want is to hide away at a cozy ski lodge this Christmas, avoid anything festive, and figure out what to do with my life. Is that so much to ask?

Aksel Lund is a modern-day Viking who should be gracing magazine covers with his smoldery frown, not running the Havenkirk Ski Lodge like a tyrant. Unbeknownst to me, this map-dot town in Idaho doesn’t have a spa or know how to be chill about Christmas. Aksel’s eight-year-old daughter drags me to every single Snowmass celebration because I don’t have the heart to tell her no.

Her grinch of a father though? He has no heart. When he’s not criticizing my music, or saving me from hurtling down the slopes, or arguing with me over my excessive luggage—it’s only five suitcases, calm down—he’s dodging my questions about why he’s a single dad and who keeps calling about his debts.

I may be a celebrity— which basically makes me a scrooge in his eyes—but I know a thing or two about hard times. And it looks like Havenkirk will be sold to some rich developer the minute the tinsel comes down. If only Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Brooding would let me help save the lodge.

And if only Aksel didn’t make my heart twist painfully in my chest and leave me panting whenever he turns that glower on me. If only I truly loved the season and could pull a Christmas miracle out of my guitar.

Turns out a miracle is what I need to get Aksel out of my heart, too.

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Romance Book Review!! ~ A Love Like You by Kait Nolan

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After Mick Routlege catches the garter at his best friend’s wedding, everyone is convinced he’s next. Too bad the only woman he wants has him lodged firmly in the friend zone.

Between her job as a nurse and the demands of her family, Juliette Chen feels like the world is on her shoulders. Spread so thin, she doesn’t have time for a relationship… even if she might like one with her sexy, funny neighbor.

When Mick scores tickets to see their favorite band, he surprises Juliette with an overnight roadtrip. But an unseasonable holiday blizzard traps these two friends in close quarters at the inn hosting the concert. Will getting snowed in together show Juliette that friends make the best lovers or will she stay blind to the fact that Mick is just what she needs?

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Romance Book Review!! ~ One Pucking Love by Ellie Wade

Title: One Pucking Love
Series: Crane Hockey
Author: Ellie Wade
Release Date: November 13, 2023
Genre/Tropes: Contemporary Romance, Sports, Hockey, Brother’s Best Friend, Second Chance, Friends to Lovers, Male Virgin, Forced Proximity
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198246915-one-pucking-love
Cover Design: Kate Farlow with Y’All that graphic

Blurb: 

From USA Today best-selling author Ellie Wade comes a brother’s best friend and second-chance hockey romance.

Cade Richards is the starting forward of the NHL team the Cranes. He’s at the top of his game and scoring like a champ. On a quick trip home, he runs into Iris, the woman he’s spent his adult life striving to be good enough for, the one who holds his heart.

Iris Feldmore’s life is in shambles. Everything she’s worked for has crumbled. Her brother returns home with his best friend—her first love, Cade—in tow. The hockey team gave Cade the nickname of Heartbreaker, and it’s fitting because he broke hers. If she’s honest with herself, she’s never gotten over it.  

Now Cade’s back and offering to help her in a way only he can. He’s always known what she needed, yet she’s terrified to let him in. She wouldn’t survive his loss again.

This time, though, something feels different. Their chemistry is off the charts, but she’s been fooled before. After all these years, could everything she’s wanted be in reach? 

Or will opening her heart end in another devastating heartbreak?

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Book Tour Release & Review!! ~ Love, Lies, and Lattes by Karen Cimms

Title: Love, Lies, and Lattes
Author: Karen Cimms 
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Opposites Attract, Grumpy/sunshine (she’s the grump), Meet Cute, Forced Proximity, Friends to Lovers, Hidden Identity
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150189564-love-lies-and-lattes
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/love-lies-and-lattes-by-karen-cimms

Blurb: 

One way to make a lasting impression on a guy…make him a killer latte. 

That’s exactly what the barista with the espresso-colored eyes did. She made me a latte with almond milk instead of the nut-free vanilla latte I ordered, putting her job—and my life—on the line. 

If that wasn’t bad enough, she has no idea who I am. Me. Aiden Winchester. Hollywood heartthrob, son of cinematic royalty, and soon-to-be—hopefully—a Broadway star. 

The next time I ran into my would-be assassin—literally—she reamed me out for not watching where I was going. 

What did I do? I apologized and invited her to dinner. 

Now she thinks I’m a struggling nobody when the only thing I am struggling with is not falling in love with the beautiful barista who served me a deadly drink and proving my feelings for her aren’t just an act. 

Love, Lies, and Lattes was originally released as Broadway Beans.

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