Friday, June 2, 2023

Flaunt ~ Adriana Locke ~ New Release & Review

 

FLAUNT BY ADRIANA LOCKE

Release Date: June 2nd Genre/Tropes: Roommate-to-Lovers / Blue Collar / Small-Town Romance

FLAUNT IS AVAILABLE NOW!!

Flaunt by USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke is NOW LIVE! Make sure to grab this roommate-to-lovers romance TODAY! https://geni.us/VE8XNT2 Add to Goodreads

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        Blurb:   Looking for a Fake FiancĂ© Have you ever wanted to prove someone wrong so badly that you could taste it? It doesn’t matter if they’re right. The fact that they had the audacity to say it is what counts. Hi. It’s me. I’m that person. The man I’ve been casually seeing told me I’m not “wife material” and should “lower my expectations”. Didn’t he realize I lowered them the moment I met him for dinner? Obviously not. Am I petty? Maybe. Annoyed? Of course. Determined? Definitely. I need someone to help me flaunt my new engagement—my fiancĂ© couldn’t wait to pop the question because I’m that amazing—in his face. The problem? I don’t have a boyfriend, let alone a husband-to-be. Which brings us to you. Are you handsome? Successful? A smooth talker extraordinaire? Are you willing to do all the things that someone madly in love would do? Putting your hand on the small of my back. Forehead kissing. Acting like I’m a treasure you can’t live without. I need you to be prepared to do all those things … and maybe more. What do you get out of this? I’m willing to negotiate terms—especially if they include a job and a place to stay. It’s a long story. One night. One event. Let’s put on one heck of a show. From USA Today and Amazon Charts Bestselling author comes a “hot and hilarious!” fake-dating tale between two frenemies that turn into roommates, coworkers, and, ultimately, lovers. Fans of close proximity, one-bed trope, and blue-collar, small-town heroes will fall madly in love with this story.   
        
  About the Author: USA Today Bestselling author, Adriana Locke, writes contemporary romances about the two things she knows best—big families and small towns. Her stories are about ordinary people finding extraordinary love with the perfect combination of heart, heat, and humor.   She loves connecting with readers, fall weather, football, reading alpha heroes, everything pumpkin, and pretending to garden.   Hailing from a tiny town in the Midwest, Adriana spends her free time with her high school sweetheart (who she married over twenty-five years ago) and their four sons (who truly are her best work). Her kitchen may be a perpetual disaster, and if all else fails, there is always pizza.   Learn more at adrianalocke.co
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Elizabeth's Review

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


Review Copy Provided by Author


The Carmichael boys are back! This time Banks takes center stage with Sara (a friend of Ashley in a previous book). These two are oil and water, but we see just how delicious that combination is when mixed just right.

Banks is a character that has been a key secondary character throughout the whole series, so it was fun to get to know him better here. He is definitely much deeper and sweeter than some of his previous antics would lead someone to believe. Sara is a harder nut to crack, but the more time we spent with her the more I liked her and found myself rooting for her.

As much as this is a romance, it's also a story of family, love, and how strong you can be when someone shows up to support you. We come in knowing Banks' back story (and reading this series in order is helpful), but I loved seeing him begin to show Sara just how special she really is.

The Carmichael family is hugely present in this story, but they don't overwhelm. If you have been following the series, you will be glad to see glimpses of what prior leading characters are up to. We also see more of the oldest sibling, Foxx, than we have in previous books. I am curious to see what Ms Locke has in store for this enigma.

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Monday, May 29, 2023

Steals and Deals ~ May 29 - June 4



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Watchers by Dean Koontz $1.99



The Honeymoon Cottage: A Novel by Lori Foster $1.99




Fancy Pants (Wynette, Texas series Book 1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips $1.99

The Reunion by Meghan Quinn $2.49







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Love Me Today by A.L. Jackson ~ New Release & Review

Love Me Today by A.L. Jackson is now live!

 

A jaded single dad. A woman returning to her small-town roots. Neither was prepared for their paths to collide…

I should have known I was in trouble when I backed my old, beat-up truck into the shiny Range Rover.

The driver looked like a gorgeous fallen angel – one who’d been booted right out of paradise for being a giant prick.

Good thing I’ll never have to see him again.

Except when I show up for my new job to teach a little girl how to ride her horse, I find the same icy blue eyes glaring back at me.

Paisley Dae is completely reckless. She’s also the best trainer in this small town. And Evelyn gets the best.

Protecting the little girl is my one focus.

Only the sassy trainer in her cut-offs and cowgirl boots quickly gets under my skin. Distractions are dangerous, but she soon becomes everything I crave.

One reckless night of giving in, and Caleb and I spiral into a web of passion.

But when I begin to unravel the secrets hiding in this place, I find there is more riding on this job than I thought.

Caleb and Evelyn are worth any sacrifice – only Caleb has to decide what he will sacrifice for me…

 

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Narrated by: Joe Arden & Andi Arndt

 

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Meet A.L. Jackson

A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.

If she's not writing, you can find her hanging out by the pool with her family, sipping cocktails with her friends, or of course with her nose buried in a book.

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Elizabeth's Review


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

Review Copy Provided by Author


Ms. Jackson brings her own unique storytelling style to a brand-new community and a group of family and friends. We discover Time River, CO with Paisley as she returns to town after breaking up with a boyfriend. She is healing and looking to reestablish forgotten goals and reconnect with friends. A run-in (literally) with Caleb sets her on a path she didn't expect. Caleb is new to town, he moved to Time River to be near his cousins and protect his niece.

From the beginning, Paisley and Caleb nearly make the Kindle steam with their chemistry. I appreciated the pace Ms. Jackson used to allow both characters to evolve and develop the ties that bind them to each other and the community. The secondary cast is fairly small, but they all help move our main characters in the directions they need to go.

Love Me Today has several important themes. There is a redemption story, an excellent intrigue element, and the idea that family is where you find it. Ms. Jackson weaves all of these together with the romantic element for a seamless experience that keeps the readers on their toes from page 1. Since this is the first book in the Time River series, there is also an element of world-building. That could be distracting, but it's not. As we leave Paisley and Caleb, I am curious to see what happens next in town.


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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Steals and Deals ~ May 23 -25



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Drawn Into Love (Fluke My Life Book 4) by Aurora Rose Reynolds $2.49








The Redo by Max Monroe $2.49




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An Amored Heart ~ R C Boldt ~ New Release & Review

RULE #1: Do not catch feelings for the man who doesn't believe in love.

An Armored Heart by RC Boldt is now live!

Four months. That's how long I'll need to pretend to be Steele Cunningham's doting girlfriend.

I agreed to this insanity only to save my restaurant. He's doing it because he needs someone outside his "social circle" to stick it to his meddling parents and clingy ex.

Ruthless and emotionless in both his personal life and his career, Steele's ego rivals his net worth.

Operating on joy and positivity—and a healthy bit of feistiness—I challenge him at every step.

He's a tin man—heartless and cold. Falling for him would be a colossal mistake, because there's no chance he'll ever love me.

He can't.

After all, he's the man with an armored heart.

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Meet RC Boldt

RC Boldt is a USA Today bestselling author currently living in part of the Costa Rican jungle with the love of her life and her mini-me.

If you’re in the mood for some killer mojitos or can’t recall the lyrics to a particular 80s song, she’s your girl.

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Elizabeth's Review

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


Review Copy Provided by Author


An Armored Heart is a different (lighter) type of book than recent Boldt books and I loved it. Ella and Steele are interesting characters and their journey from beneficial arrangement to friends to more was heartwarming to see.

Ms Boldt delivers as well written, multilayered story with these two. We see great friendships, personal evolutions, and certain demons slayed.

The secondary cast here adds a lot too. Not only is there a villain element, but the friendships surrounding our main characters help them navigate they journey.
Ella’s nickname for Steele here is “tin man” - as I finished the story, I could definitely see the homage to the Wizard of Oz.

This is another winner for RC Boldt and I can’t wait to see what’s next!

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Troublemaker ~ Jessica Peterson ~ New Release & Review

The Troublemaker by Jessica Peterson is now live!

Brooks Huntley is the last guy on earth I should ask to take my virginity.

He’s a decade older than me. Lethally hot. And so far out of my league it’s not even funny. The biggest downside to my plan, though?

Brooks is my older brother’s best friend.

I see Brooks every day when I deliver muffins to his office. With his swaggering confidence and sexy smirk, it’s no wonder I’ve always had a crush on him. But I’m not looking to cause any trouble—at first. I just want to give my V-card a long-overdue swipe.

Too bad I have no game when it comes to picking up guys—but Brooks is a master at charming the pants off women. While Brooks himself is off-limits, who better to study for tips on how to get laid?

When he offers me a weekend away at a five-star resort as thanks for satisfying his sweet tooth, I say yes—with the caveat that he comes too. That way I can watch him in action. He counters with a caveat of his own: he’ll come, but my brother can never find out.

On our secret getaway, I do my best to learn from Brooks and take someone new home. But I fail so miserably that Brooks steps in and kisses me “to show me how it should be done.”

And can I tell y’all, I just melted.

Now can I convince him to show me how everything should be done?

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Meet Jessica

Jessica Peterson writes romance with heat, humor, and heart. Heroes with hot accents are her specialty. When she’s not writing, she can be found bellying up to a bar in the south’s best restaurants with her husband Ben, reading books with her adorable daughter Gracie, or snuggling up with her 70-pound lap dog, Martha.

A Carolina girl at heart, she fantasizes about splitting her time between Charleston and Asheville, but currently lives in Charlotte, NC.

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Elizabeth's Review

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

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Welcome back to the trading floor of A&T in Charlotte! This time we are spending time with Brooks and Greer in this slightly unexpected friends to lovers romance.

These two characters are just plain fun and I loved seeing their evolution. The format of this story was also entertaining as the conflict element is woven through out. The growth of Brooks and Greer as individuals and as a couple is spicy and sweet. Their interaction and support of each other had me invested and rooting for their happy ever after.

There is a small secondary cast that adds to the world around A&T as well helping Brooks and Greer along their way. Ms Peterson delivers a fun, feel good read that had me invested and looking forward to what comes next from our traders!

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Monday, May 15, 2023

Steals and Deals ~ May 15 - 21



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The Girl in the Painting by Max Monroe $2.99

The Bet by Max Monroe $2.49

Saving It by Monica Murphy $.99


Drawn Into Love (Fluke My Life Book 4) by Aurora Rose Reynolds $2.49



Lost Harbor, Alaska (12 book series) by Jennifer Bernard $.99 for books 1 -5 








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