Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Steals and Deals ~ October 25 - 29



Steals:







Deals:








Home with You (Winter Valley Book 2) by Caludia Burgoa & Grahame Claire $.99





Too Late: Definitive Edition by Colleen Hoover $4.99


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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Forgot to Say Goodbye ~ S L Scott ~ New Release & Review

 


 Forgot to Say Goodbye

By S.L. SCOTT

 Release Date: October 19, 2023

 Amazon- https://geni.us/FtSGAm

Audible -  https://geni.us/FtSGAudible

Noah Westcott should come with a warning: TOO HOT TO HANDLE!

Tropes:

He Falls First/Surprise Pregnancy/Office Romance/Enemies to Lovers/Second Chance

 

Synopsis:

Noah Westcott should come with a warning: Too Hot to Handle!

The man is stunningly handsome with his embracing brown eyes and lips that make me want to kiss that smirk right off his face.

How could I resist?

Spoiler: I didn’t.

That was my first mistake.

I blame him for the second. It should have been easy and fun. No strings attached. No feelings. As if he commanded it like he did me in the bedroom, I did exactly what I said I wouldn’t. I fell for him.

Two years later, the same man walks into my life. Again. A lot has changed. Not his devastating good looks, or that smug grin, but for me everything.

Now that Noah’s back—in my office and hanging around after hours—I can’t get distracted. I must protect my secret—the one who calls me Mommy.





 

Meet S.L. Scott:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott, writes character driven, heart-racing suspense, and swoony romances that will leave you glued to the page. With stories ranging from witty beach reads to heart wrenching and heart healing, her stories are highly regarded as emotional, relatable, and captivating.

Her books are more than escapes for the voracious readers of today. They are journeys of the heart that always come with a happily ever after reward at the end.

 

Connect with S.L. Scott:

 

Website: www.slscottauthor.com or https://geni.us/slscott

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Elizabeth's Review

My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend


Review Copy Provided by Author


What happens when a one night stand turns into the best thing that ever happened to you?
Find out with Olivia (Liv) and Noah as they reconnect two years after an unforgettable night!

There is a lot going on here - there is family drama, office drama, enemies (or are they) to lovers, and a couple of other surprises along the way. Ms Scott does an excellent job of weaving all of these things together for a story that I didn’t want to leave.

We’ve met Noah before - as a secondary character in his brother’s stories, so it was fun to see a more grown up Noah take center stage. He’s easy to like and easy to root for as he and Liv reconnect. She is a new character and a bit harder to get a read on, but I couldn’t help like her as the layers were peeled back.

I definitely appreciated the way Ms Scott handled this feel good story once our characters got through the first rough patches. I especially liked how the conflict was external to their interactions and not the most obvious path to take.

If I liked the story so much, why only 4 stars? To be honest, it was a series of small things. Most fall under personal preference so I won’t list them here - they really were just little issues that I found briefly distracting.

Overall, You Forgot to Say Goodbye is an excellent addition to the Westcott family stories. This is a sequential stand alone, so if you haven’t been reading in order there will be spoilers. I am curious to see if baby sister, Marina, will have a story.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Monday, October 16, 2023

Review Round Up ~ October 16




New(er) Releases:


My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend

Review Copy Provided by Author

In Puck Yes, Ms Blakely returns us to the world of San Francisco hockey and the hunky players who have a thing for sharing. This book connects to previous stories but is a complete stand-alone.

We meet Hayes, Stefan, and Ivy in this fun, sexy adventure. All are interesting characters and I found myself enjoying and rooting for them. While their unusual relationship plays a big part in the story, there are also sweet moments and we see growth in them.

Puck Yes is a book you can take at face value, but goes deeper if you are willing to look a little bit. Definitely a winner on and off the ice.

Amazon   

Coming Soon:


My rating: 3 of 5 stars - Average Read

Review Copy Provided by Publisher via Net Galley

I've been a John Grisham fan for a long time, ever since reading The Firm. I admit to getting away from some of his more recent work but I was thrilled to have the chance to read "the sequel" to The Firm when it came up on Net Galley. Now that I've finished The Exchange, I am really confused. I've read the book and am really trying to understand the point.

We know going in that Mitch and Abby McDeere are at the center of The Exchange and are expecting an action-packed episode of intrigue similar to what happened in Memphis 15 years before. What is delivered is a bit disjointed and reads more like a travel diary than a legal thriller. Told from the third person point of view, there is a dispassionate element that makes it hard to connect to the characters. The sequence of events also leaves the reader a bit at a loss. There is a thriller/travel element that might play out well in a screenplay, but not on the written page. The amount of bouncing from place to place is distracting and a bit boring.

The biggest issue for me though - I reached the end of the book and really didn't know what had been accomplished or what the overall point of the story was. I understand the sequence of events and what was accomplished at the surface level, but what is the deeper meaning? What wrong was righted or what was contributed to the greater good?



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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Steals and Deals ~ October 11 - 15



Steals:










Deals:






Restraint (Mason Family Book 1) by Adriana Locke $.99



Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins $.99




Fake Wife (Crazy Love Book 1) by Stacey Lynn $1.99





The Dealmaker (Sex & Bonds Book 1) by Jessica Peterson $.99

Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts $1.99



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Friday, October 6, 2023

This Could Be Us ~ Kennedy Ryan ~ Cover Reveal

 


Kennedy Ryan has revealed the gorgeous cover for This Could Be Us!


Releasing: March 5, 2024

Cover Designer: Natasha Cunningham


“Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author


Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She’s a domestic goddess who's never met a party she couldn't host or a charge she couldn't lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her forever, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion.

 

But there is no time to pout or sulk, or even grieve the life she lost. She's too busy keeping a roof over her daughters' heads and food on the table. And in the process of saving them all, Soledad rediscovers herself. From the ashes of a life burned to the ground, something bold and new can rise.

 

But then an unlikely man enters the picture—the forbidden one, the one she shouldn't want but can't seem to resist. She's lost it all before and refuses to repeat her mistakes. Can she trust him? Can she trust herself?

 

After all she's lost . . .and found . . .can she be brave enough to make room for what could be?


For fans of Tia Williams and Colleen Hoover comes a deeply moving and personal novel about sacrifice, self-reliance, and finding true happiness from “one of the finest romance writers of our age.” ―Entertainment Weekly



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Meet Kennedy



A RITA® and Audie® Award winner, USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan writes for women from all walks of life, empowering them and placing them firmly at the center of each story and in charge of their own destinies. Her heroes respect, cherish, and lose their minds for the women who capture their hearts. Kennedy and her writings have been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, TIME, O magazine, and many others. She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son.

 

Connect with Kennedy


Website: https://kennedyryanwrites.com/

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Broken Dreams ~ Corinne Michaels ~ Cover Reveal

 


Corinne Michaels has revealed the gorgeous covers for Broken Dreams!


Releasing: December 1, 2023

Cover Designer: Sommer Stein

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

Model: Chad Hurst 



What could possibly go wrong fake dating the gorgeous single dad in a small town?

The answer, you fall for him.


It started out perfect. Grady Whitlock needed a plus one for his business meetings, and I needed a date for a wedding.


We had a plan. It was a good one.

Until it wasn’t.


I was not supposed to have feelings for him. I was not going to let my heart race when his soulful blue eyes stared into mine. No way should I have noticed his smile or the dimple on his right cheek or his strong arms when he held me close. I especially wasn’t going to melt when I saw him play with my daughter.


Most of all I was not going to sleep with him.


Nope. None of that was supposed to happen, but it does.


Now I find myself dreaming of him every night. Wishing we were really a couple because the way he kisses me doesn’t feel as if it’s pretend.


But we’ve both watched our dreams shatter, and I can’t handle another broken heart.




Pre-order your copy today!


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Narrated by Sebastian York & Kit Swann


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Meet Corinne



Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.

Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed--reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.


 

Connect with Corinne


Website: http://corinnemichaels.com

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