Monday, April 7, 2025

Review Round Up ~ April 7




New Releases:


3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time

Review Copy Provided by Publisher via Net Galley

Let Me Be The One features Callie as she returns to her hometown after receiving a shock and needing to figure out her next steps. When she arrives in town, almost everything seems against her, including her neighbor Tanner.

I liked Callie from the beginning. I appreciated how she stood up for herself and decided to forge her own path when she realized that her life wasn’t what she wanted to be. Tanner was equally likeable in his own way.
He comes with his foster family and they pull Callie in and help her on the way.

This is a feel good read. Tanner is a typical Foster leading man- a bit alpha, a bit wounded, but with a heart of gold. There is a bit of intrigue and family drama along with the developing friendships and romance.
The lost 1/2 star comes from a bit of confusion “missing” information around Callie’s parents. They seemed to do a flip flop in attitudes from visit 1 to visit 2 and it just didn’t make sense to me.

I definitely enjoyed Let Me Be the One and I am looking forward to Kam’s story.

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Love, The Duke (Say I Do, #3)Love, The Duke by Amelia Grey

3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time

What a fun historical!
Hurst is an unusual Duke and he is paired with an even more unusual lady, Miss Ophelia Stowe.
These two meet under unexpected circumstances and what follows is an adventure that could only happen in "high society" England of the late 1800s.
Hurst and Ophelia threw sparks at each other from the very beginning, making me imagine what it would be like to be a fly on the wall during some of their interactions.
I have enjoyed the Say I Do series of books. These can all be read as stand-alone entries, but they connect well together as a series.


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Friday, April 4, 2025

The Situation by Adriana Locke ~ Cover Reveal

 The Situation by Adriana Locke 






Model Cover: Kari March 

Model Photographer: Michelle Lancaster, @lanefotograf

Special Edition Cover: Books and Moods 





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Synopsis:


Someone should tell Tate Brewer that one-night stands aren’t supposed to come with a sequel.


I’ve learned the hard way—don’t be reckless with anything, least of all my heart. But after one too many lemon drop martinis, saying yes to a much younger, devastatingly smooth stranger for one wild night seems like the perfect way to forget my brutal divorce. I even gave him a fake name. What could go wrong?


Lots. Because a few weeks later, he’s no longer a stranger. He’s suddenly the Chief Marketing Officer at my new job.


Tate Brewer isn’t the type of man to let a good thing slip away, and he’s determined to prove our night together was on the beginning. But the faster I build walls, the quicker he tears them down—along with my self-control. Stolen glances turn into late-night “work” meetings, and before I know it, I’m tangled in a web of office politics, scorching tension, and a man who refuses to let me walk away.


Will I push him away before he gets too close … or finally surrender to a situation that feels too good, and dangerously real?



Tropes: 

  • Reverse age gap 

  • Workplace romance 

  • Best friend’s stepmom 

  • Forced Proximity

  • Cinnamon Roll Hero 

  • He falls first 

  • One night stand 
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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Steals and Deals ~ April


A monthly list of bargain books.... I will try to remove expired deals, but make sure you check before clicking.... 

Steals:




Inappropriate by Vi Keeland




Deals:




Falling Like Stars by Emma Scott $2.49






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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Review Round Up ~ March 25




New Releases:

 

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

Review Copy Provided by Author

Beach Vibes is a relationship story. Yes, romantic relationships, friendships, and families are all woven into the story. But, the key relationships here are those with self.
Beth and Jana are the two female main characters and they meet at a time when both could use a friend. We follow them as they develop friendships, explore the things they need, and start to form new romantic entanglements.

The storytelling here pulls you in and has you rooting for both women. I appreciated getting to know them and could see little bits of myself in their journeys. Both women had growing to do and the cast of characters around them (mostly) helped that occur.

Beach Vibes is a gentle read. There are some hard truths experienced, but would be a great book to take on vacation!

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The Two of UsThe Two of Us by Lori Foster & Maisey Yates

3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time

Review Copy Provided by Publisher

These stories are so sweet!
Both Ms Foster and Ms Yates tell excellent stories about rescued animals and people who are a bit wounded.
These are both quick reads and as such the character development isn't super deep. That works in these stories as they are really feel good reads.

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review Copy Provided by Author

Such a sweet read! Leighton and Miles have an adorable meet cute and a great first date… until they discover that he works for her father.

They spend a year fighting things, being friends, and getting to know each other. I enjoyed the build up, the way they built a foundation that was there when the tension finally got to be too much and they combusted together.

My only complaint was that some of the tension building went a little too long - there were too many “I feel guilty” moments before they went public in the worst way.

This is a connected stand alone and reading in order will add to the enjoyment, but it’s not necessary. Reading the other books helps understand who the secondary characters are, but Miles and Leighton are both basically new here.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Formula Chance ~ Sawyer Bennett ~ New Release & Review



Blurb:

In the second book of New York Times Bestselling Author Sawyer Bennett’s Race Fever series,

she turns up the heat when a familiar name looks to shake up the world of formula racing.

Buckle up for this heart stopping, second chance ride in Formula Chance.

Nash Sinclair abandoned the world of formula racing after a deadly crash left him injured

and on a long road to recovery, both physically and mentally. Even prior to the crash Nash

was healing in another way, putting together the pieces of a broken heart. They say time heals

all wounds and when Brienne Norcross, owner of the newly acquired Titans Racing team

approaches him about a job, he decides it might just be time to reclaim the life he once loved.

Bexley Toliver just joined the Titans’ team as their chief race strategy engineer. As a woman

working in a male-centric sport, Bex is no stranger to a man’s eyes on her. Whether it’s in silent

awe, not-so-silent disgust, or somewhere in between, Bexley has earned her way. But there is

one set of eyes that Bex hasn’t seen in years and when Nash Sinclair walks into the

conference room for a team meeting, old memories are hard to ignore. As the heat between

them becomes all-consuming, they are unable to resist the temptation to fall once again.

Bex and Nash’s history is…complicated. Young love that turned into the promise of forever

crashed and burned long before the race that ended Nash’s career. Years apart dulled the

pain of their failed union but some things aren’t meant to be forgotten, no matter how hard

one tries. When the same issues that broke them apart re-emerge and spin them full-speed

toward a barricade, Bex and Nash need to make a decision—hit the brakes and walk away or

race forward to their happily ever after.

Buy Link:

https://geni.us/FormulaChance

Available in KU

 Meet Sawyer Bennett:

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life

experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary

romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just

about everyone.

A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur,

stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to

her wonderfully naughty dogs.

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Formula Chance (Race Fever #2)

Elizabeth's Review

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

Review Copy Provided by Author

Ms Bennett takes us back to the FI racing world in Formula Chance. We are with a “new” team that also crosses over with her Pittsburgh Titans world just a bit.
Here we meet Bexley, the first female race strategist, and her former fiancé/new coworker, Nash.

I loved these two! They both have worked so hard to get where they are and it shows. I appreciated the fact that Ms Bennett let us see their past and what went wrong so that we could better understand the people they are now. Some of those issues were learned from and some continued to be a problem. The research behind the world FI also showed and added amazing depth to the story.

The Race Fever series is made of connected stand alone reads. Reading the series in order would add some to color to this book, but it’s not necessary.
I am definitely see what happens when we meet Reid in the next book.

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

Review Round Up ~ March 8




New Releases:

Get Lost with You (Rock Bottom Love, #2)Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan

3.5 stars - Worth a Readers Time

Review Copy Provided via Net Galley

We are back at the Get Lost Lodge with the Keller siblings. This time with sister Jilly. She reconnects with her high school crush, Levi, when he returns to their small Michigan town.

This was a cute story that focused on communication and Jilly getting past her fears to try something new.
Well written, this captures the relationship between the siblings and makes the reader wish for a family like the Kellers!

I truly enjoyed getting to know everyone and found myself rooting for Jilly and Levi to figure things out.
If you have read the first book in the series, you will be glad to see more of Beckett and Presley. I am curious to see what happens to Grayson!

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Review Copy Provided by Publisher via Net Galley

Interesting, but I have to admit that I lost the plot several times.
I enjoyed Doreen, Ambrose, and Margot, but the way things were interwoven was a hit confusing.

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Friday, March 7, 2025

Steals & Deals ~ March


A monthly list of bargain books.... I will try to remove expired deals, but make sure you check before clicking.... 

Steals:






Men of Inked Volume 1 by Chelle Bliss






Deals:




Public Secrets: A Novel by Nora Roberts $1.99




Pompous Player : A Hero Club Novel by Brenda Rothert $.99








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