Brace yourselves book lovers because Millie & Rex’s story is finally here!! If you love small towns, grumpy billionaires and matchmaking townsfolk you’ll love this new, steamier side of Mustang Prairie!
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3 Days Until Millie & Rex’s LOVE STORY is HERE!!!
The countdown is on! Dirty Sexy Grumpy will be here in just a few short days and I cannot wait for you to meet Millie and Rex!
She’s a reformed city girl, relocating to Mustang Prairie after a devastating betrayal. He’s a grumpy undercover billionaire who can do without his too young, too sexy, yoga-pants-clad neighbor and her bright, sunny smile.
But small towns and meddlin’ old ladies have other ideas!
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Audiobook Mini Tour!! ~ Beard on Tap by Willow Sanders
Set against the rugged charm of Baren Hill, this heartfelt romance delivers a swoony grumpy sunshine dynamic, a heroine rediscovering herself after divorce, and a cinnamon roll mountain man with a beard—and a bar—to fall for. Readers who love a confident, capable older heroine, romantic tension with payoff, witty banter, and filthy dialogue will consume Beard on Tap by Willow Sanders.
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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.
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.
Goodreads → https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57803028-beard-on-tap
Excerpt
Copyright 2025, Willow Sanders
Time had morphed in hyper speed. One minute Finn and Emmett were loading me into the front seat of the biggest pick-up truck I’d ever laid eyes on, and the next Finn was helping me out of the truck, and balancing me against the door while we waited for the bellhop to bring the wheelchair.
“Thank you,” I said. My hands wrapped around his biceps, though I don’t remember putting them there. He looked filled out but not bulky. I wouldn’t have ever guessed that he was as firm in the arms and shoulders that he actually was. “I know I didn’t say it earlier. But, I appreciate it. Well, you. Especially hauling my ass out of that ravine.”
“It’s a baby ravine. More like a gulch than anything.”
I could smell the whiskey on his breath too. It was a homing beacon for the part of whiskey that controls your libido. One minute we’re standing there awkwardly waiting for the bellhop, and the next I’m nibbling on his lips, testing how firm and heavy they felt caressing mine.
“You’ll be gone in a few days.” His fingers cradled my shoulder, holding me at the slightest distance. “This isn’t a good thing to start.”
“That I’ll be gone in a few days is precisely why it’s the best kind of thing to start.”
I tried to go in again, because the first swipe of my lips did little to dampen the molten desire that threatened to erupt.
“Princess, you start this, and I promise you won’t want to stop.”
My fingers itched to bury themselves in his beard. To feel for myself if it was soft or wiry, if he liked being caressed there or if it bothered him. The truth was I just wanted to feel his mouth again. I wanted more of the heaviness of his lips pressed against mine, being wrapped in his scent like a scarf on a snowy day.
“Someone’s overconfident.”
Me, apparently. While I can’t say that this “wasn’t like me” because quite honestly, I’d been a “me” alongside someone else for so long I don’t even know what my singular identity was.
“Oh, I’m sure of it. I’m not the kind of person that has missionary style penciled in my agenda– sex, with a blow job kicker for birthdays and anniversaries. I’m a flip you over, pull your hair, plunge my finger into your hidden treasure and tell you to take it like a good girl. I’ll wreck you. You won’t want it any other way after me. And I’m not the matching retirement account and monogrammed towels kind of man.”
“The towels just end up going to the Goodwill anyway,” I tell him, before pushing myself into his space. It was all the invitation he needed. He cradled my jaw firmly between his thumb and finger, and plundered my mouth like there was buried treasure that could only be unearthed with a very adroit tongue.
My whole being melted. Liquid heat erupted down my spine, sending the most delicious of sensations from the tips of my ears all the way to my curling toes.
“Ahem.”
The bellboy appeared. Top notch customer fucking service. Great timing too. The Yelp review practically wrote itself.
“Ms. James, I’m here to take you to your room. I’ve just come from there, the staff is setting your dining room for dinner, so we best get moving so it doesn’t get cold.”
Alistair, according to his nametag, had the good sense to school his features and not indicate he’d just walked into what felt like a pornographic display of lips, teeth and tongue.
The atmosphere cooled. Finn stepped back wiping his lips and shooting me a sheepish wink.
“Feel better, Ms. James. Hopefully I’ll see you around.”
Before I could even say thanks for rescuing me, or hey come back to my hotel room and prove it, he was behind the wheel of his truck and pulling out of the roundabout.
Unfortunately for me, every blood cell in my body vibrated in concert, and the song it sang was about a bar owner named Finn with concrete gray eyes, and a dirty, pouty mouth.
About Willow Sanders
A marketer by day, and author by night, Willow Sanders is a best-selling author of sweet with heat Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense. She loves to write spunky, take no shit women, and understanding men with a strong side of sarcasm and an extra helping of BDE. When not writing you can find her torn between her loyalty to the Fighting Illini and her husband’s loyalty to Michigan State, bemoaning traffic, feeding her caffeine addiction, and trying to find the connection between her and the Gilmore Girls–because she is certain she is a long-lost family member.
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Audiobook Blitz!!! ~ Beard on Tap by Willow Sanders
Set against the rugged charm of Baren Hill, this heartfelt romance delivers a swoony grumpy sunshine dynamic, a heroine rediscovering herself after divorce, and a cinnamon roll mountain man with a beard—and a bar—to fall for. Readers who love a confident, capable older heroine, romantic tension with payoff, witty banter, and filthy dialogue will consume Beard on Tap by Willow Sanders.
Blurb
◆ 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.
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.
Goodreads → https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57803028-beard-on-tap
Continue reading Audiobook Blitz!!! ~ Beard on Tap by Willow SandersCOMING SOON!!! ~ Mustang Prairie Billionaires TROPE REVEAL
Hello Romance Readers!
The time has finally come! If you subscribe to my newsletter then you’ve been teased long enough about the secret project I’ve been working on. I wasn’t sure if I’d do it and then when I started, I wasn’t sure if it would ever see the light of day…but here we are.
Mustang Prairie Billionaires Book 1 – DIRTY SEXY GRUMPY
Release date: August 19, 2025
If you’re a fan of small town romance, grumpy-sunshine and opposites attract, you’ll love this steamy new contemporary romance!
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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.
Continue reading COMING SOON!!! ~ Mustang Prairie Billionaires TROPE REVEAL Romance Book Review!! ~ Just Next Door REVIEW: A Grumpy-Sunshine Small Town Romance (Franklin Notch Book 1) by Sarah Everly
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.
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Continue reading Romance Book Review!! ~ Just Next Door REVIEW: A Grumpy-Sunshine Small Town Romance (Franklin Notch Book 1) by Sarah EverlyRomance Book Review!! ~ Behaving Badly in Vegas by Sabrina Wagner
Title: Behaving Badly in Vegas
Series: Vegas Love Series #3
Author: Sabrina Wagner
Release: November 14, 2024
Genre/Tropes: Steamy Contemporary Romance; Grumpy Millionaire x Sunshine; Single Dad; Falling for the Nanny
Cover Design Credits: Jill White @ JillZee Design
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/BehavingBadlyGoodreads
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Blurb:
Behaving Badly in Vegas is a single dad, falling for the nanny romance. It is the 3rd book in the Vegas Love series and can be read as a complete standalone.
Being bad never felt so good…
Hunter
I was born irredeemably bad. Being disowned and fired from the family business proved it. Then a pink bundle showed up on my doorstep and I was begging for my job back. I’d do anything for my daughter, but didn’t know jack about being a single dad, so I did the only sensible thing—hired a drop-dead gorgeous nanny.
Charli Bently was too pretty, too young, too good for a man like me. I should have kept my hands to myself, but wanting too much had always been my downfall. One kiss led to another, then we burned up the sheets. She deserved better than a bastard like me and I refused to be the reason she didn’t chase her dreams. For the first time in my life, I was going to do the right thing…let her go.
♥♠♦♣
Charli
Everyone warned me not to take a job from Hunter Dorsey. They said he was cruel, ruthless, and untrustworthy, but with no job and an abysmal bank account, I needed the money. The live-in nanny position seemed like the perfect fix to solve my financial woes. It was only temporary. How bad could he be?
His daughter was cute as a button, but her dad was a grumpy bosshole. His tyrannical behavior and mood swings gave me whiplash. Hunter was the last man I should have wanted, yet the moment our lips touched he set me on fire. Steamy nights and toe-curling kisses were an amazing benefits package, but hoping he’d see me as more than the hired help was foolish.
Love wasn’t part of our deal.
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.
Book Review!! ~ Trash the Dress by A.B. Medley
Title: Trash the Dress
Author: A.B. Medley
Release: November 8, 2024
Genre: contemporary romance
Tropes: grumpy/sunshine, he falls first, surprise pregnancy, jilted bride, small town
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221062217-trash-the-dress
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/trash-the-dress-by-a-b-medley
Blurb:
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?
New Release & Review!!! ~ Tempting Southern Days by L.P. Dover
Title: Tempting Southern Days
Series: Magnolia Grove Series
Author: L.P. Dover
Release: July 11, 2024
Genre/Tropes: small town/grumpy-sunshine/hot neighbor/blind date disaster/dark past/second chance romance/romantic suspense
Cover Designer: Sarah Paige
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200265809-tempting-southern-days
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/tempting-southern-days-magnolia-grove-book-7-by-l-p-dover
Blurb:
High-octane thrills come to the cozy town of Magnolia Grove in the latest must-read book by NYT Best-selling author LP Dover!
Declan Parker thought he left the danger and thrills of being an undercover FBI agent behind when he moved to the small town of Magnolia Grove. Then he meets beautiful and feisty dentist, Ayla Carington, and his heart races in an enticing new way.
Ayla is more than a pretty face. With her quick wit and tenacity, Declan finds himself falling for her fast.
Unfortunately, clouds of darkness creep in when Declan’s past follows him to Magnolia Grove. More than anything he wants to keep Ayla safe from the dangers lurking closer. Thankfully, he doesn’t have to do it alone. The greatest benefit of this small town is that everyone protects each other. And these locals aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.
Will Ayla be able to see past Declan’s checkered history? Or will the life he had before cost him his chance at true happiness? One way or another, life in Magnolia Grove was about to get a lot more interesting!
Buy Links (Kindle Unlimited):
Amazon Universal: mybook.to/TemptingSouthernDays
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/462rQCf
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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Continue reading Romance Book Review! ~ Cherish Me Forever by Layla Hagen
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