Friday, April 30, 2021

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Review - The Road to Rose Bend by Naima Simone


The Road to Rose Bend
by Naima Simone
Series: Rose Bend, #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: HQN Books
Release Date: April 27, 2021

The Road to Rose Bend by Naima Simone - New Release and Giveaway


The Road to Rose Bend
by Naima Simone
Series: Rose Bend, #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: HQN Books
Release Date: April 27, 2021

Broken Hearts by M. O'Keefe - New Release


Broken Hearts
by M. O'Keefe
Series: Hearts, #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: April 27, 2021

Luce Eterna: Part 1, Book 5 by S.J. Molloy - New Release


Luce Eterna: Part 1, Book 5
by S.J. Molloy
Series: The Luminara Series
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: April 27, 2021

Sunday, April 25, 2021

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Royal Trouble by Jennifer Bonds - Cover Reveal


Royal Trouble
by Jennifer Bonds
Series: Royally Engaged, #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Release Date: May 17, 2021

Monday, April 19, 2021

Review - Bombshells by Sarina Bowen


Bombshells
by Sarina Bowen
Series: Brooklyn Bruisers, #8
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 13, 2021



The women's league is in the house! And Brooklyn will never be the same again for Anton Bayer and the team…

This is my last chance to ditch my playboy reputation and finally fulfill my potential. So I’ve made three rules for our biggest season yet: no boozing, no women, and no scandals.

Especially that last thing.

So who do I befriend on the very first day back at the rink? An amazing female hockey player. I want Sylvie in a way that’s more than just friendly. I crave her. But I have a championship to win, and so does she.

Then she gets her heart broken by my teammate, and I make the foolish mistake of comforting her in the best way I know how. Our night together sets off a string of sins.

Nobody can know about our affair, especially my overprotective teammate. I can’t let anyone see into my greedy little heart. Not even her.

The things I want from her, and the things we’ve already done? If anyone knew, there’d be bombshells.

Contains: a defenseman with dreamy blue eyes, a female goalie with bad ideas, a major battle of the sexes and a swimming pool scene... 









Another great book from Sarina Bowen! I just loved everything about this one think Anton and Sylvie may be my new favorite couple!

On top of the obvious chemistry that sizzled between these two, I loved the genuine friendship that Anton and Sylvie had, and was glad that this didn’t turn into a love triangle trope since Sylvie has history and what she thinks may even be a future with one of Anton’s teammates that needed to be addressed before these two could explore anything more than a friendship. These two had some great banter, and even though Anton thinks he isn’t long-term material, you’d never guess that with his actions and words. Sylvie was just awesome – a bit frustrating at times since she really had blinders on when it came to her relationship with Bryce, but understanding her past and then watching her grow both personally and professionally, it was so easy to fall in love with her.

I loved the blending of the two hockey teams into the story and loved how the Bombshells were incorporated into the Bruisers world. I also appreciated the realness of the challenges surrounding the women’s hockey league that was woven into the story and loved how some of those equity issues were addressed – even men need high-end shampoo and conditioner in their locker room showers! I always love the camaraderie, friendship and banter of the men in this series, and was happy to get the same from the women.

Bombshells was a wonderful story and like every other Sarina Bowen book I have read, is a book I would highly recommend to anyone!

I received an advance reader copy from the author which I voluntarily reviewed.





Like A Boss by Anne Harper - New Release


Like A Boss
by Anne Harper
Series: Accidentally Viral, #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Comedy
Published by: Entangled: Amara
Release Date: April 19, 2021

Gutter Girl by Lynn Rush and Kelly Anne Blount - Cover Reveal


Gutter Girl
by Lynn Rush and Kelly Anne Blount
Series: Twin River High
Genre: Young Adult Sport Romance
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Release Date: May 10, 2021

Friday, April 16, 2021

The Bachelor Bargain by Maddison Michaels - Cover Reveal


The Bachelor Bargain
by Maddison Michaels
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Cover Designer: LJ Anderson at Mayhem Cover Creations
Release Date: May 17, 2021

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay by Babette de Jongh - New Release and Giveaway


Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay
by Babette de Jongh
Series: Welcome to Magnolia Bay, #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 30, 2021




An extraordinary new series from an extraordinary author...

Abby Curtis lands on her Aunt Reva’s doorstep at Bayside Barn with nowhere to go but up. Learning animal communication from her aunt while taking care of the motley assortment of rescue animals on the farm is an important part of Abby’s healing process. She is eager to begin a new life on her own, but she isn’t prepared for the magnetism between her and her handsome, stubborn and distracting new neighbor.

Quinn Lockhart snapped up the foreclosed estate next door determined to renovate and flip the beautiful bayou property. It’s all part of a plan to make a financial comeback and reconnect with his estranged son. Definitely not part of the plan is the noisy petting zoo next door dragging down his property value. But getting rid of it becomes more difficult when he falls for the lovely and passionate Abby and bonds with an abandoned wolf dog who’s mournfully waiting for his family to return. For humans and animals alike, it will take all the courage they can muster to learn to love again. But that’s a journey worth taking—with a little help from their furry friends.

You’ll fall in love right along with Abby as animals and humans alike find unexpected ways to connect, nurture each other, and thrive.





Sweaty and tired, Abby decided shoveling poop could wait until after coffee. She set up the coffeepot and hit the button to perk. She had just removed her boots when a deep bellow of human rage galvanized Georgia, who sprinted across the yard and squeezed under the fence. A second later, her sharp barking joined the new neighbor’s angry expletives. Abby ran barefoot along the hedgerow fence toward Georgia’s hysterical barking.

A donkey’s cry made her heart race. How had Elijah gotten into the neighbor’s yard? Then she saw how. “Oh shit.” She climbed over a section of crumpled wire fencing and burst through a thick tangle of vegetation into a scene of mayhem and hysteria.

The new neighbor charged toward Elijah and flung his hands in the donkey’s face. “Shoo. Get out.”

Elijah reared, eyes rolling, ears pinned back. Abby grabbed a stout stick and rushed to defend her aunt’s traumatized donkey. “Stop! You’re scaring him.”

Bawling in terror, Elijah veered around the man’s waving arms and leaped over the crumpled wire fence. Georgia—all thirty pounds of short, snarling protection—stood between Abby and the crazy neighbor.

This mean man would not be getting any of the secret-family-recipe pound cake.

Holding the stick out like a sword, Abby snatched Georgia up one-handed and held her close. While she and the dog both trembled with reaction, Abby glared at her aunt’s new neighbor. “What is wrong with you? You scared that poor donkey half to death.”

The stupid neanderthal crossed his muscled arms in front of his wide chest. “Me? You’re asking what’s wrong with me? That big moose knocked me down!”

“Moose? Elijah is just a baby! He would never—”

“He stole my granola bar!”

“He stole…what?”

The man glanced at her stick. Like a warrior calculating his advantage in an armed conflict, he advanced, his expression fierce and his blue eyes so wild she could see the whites all around. “Your baby—who is the size of a moose, by the way—came onto my property, knocked me down, bit me on the ass, and stole a granola bar from my back pocket.”

Georgia trembled in Abby’s arms and growled in promised retribution should the man come close enough for her to reach.

Abby clutched the dog tighter. “I’m sorry if he hurt you. But you didn’t have to scare him.”

“Your ass is fine. Mine’s the one that’s been wounded.” He lunged forward and wrenched the stick from her hand, then tossed it aside, ignoring Georgia’s escalating growl. “And yet you’re planning to attack me with a stick?”

A hysterical giggle tickled the back of Abby’s throat. She bit her lips and patted Georgia. Laughing in the face of an animal-hating psychopath—maybe not the best move. “Yes, you’re right. I’m sorry. I hope your…” She smothered an irreverent snort. “I hope your ass will recover.”

His lips twitched, a quickly stifled smile. “I guess it will, eventually.” He let the smile have its way, and it transformed his face from surly to sexy. Straight white teeth and deep blue eyes contrasted with deeply tanned skin. His sun-bleached brown hair hadn’t been combed this morning; he looked like a man who’d just tumbled out of bed and wouldn’t mind getting right back in, given sufficient motivation.

Not that she was interested in providing any such motivation. Hadn’t she learned her lesson? Hadn’t losing everything—her job, her self-respect, and the child she’d come to love—hadn’t that experience taught her anything?

It most certainly had. She was done with men. Done.

He crossed unfairly muscular arms over unfairly toned abs. “Enjoying the view?”

Her face heated. “Well enough.” She couldn’t deny that she’d been staring. But her appreciation of his well-developed form was purely academic.

“Only fair, I guess.” He swept an appreciative glance from her bare feet to her heated cheeks. His blue eyes shining with humor, he trapped her gaze in his. “I bought this place for the view, but I didn’t know until recently what a bargain I was getting.”

“Oh?” She glanced down at her dirt-smeared attire, a getup not likely to inspire such a flattering comment. Had he seen her yesterday with her robe gaping open? Or worse… Had he seen her skinny-dipping last night?

***

Excerpted from Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay by Babette de Jongh. © 2021 by Babette de Jongh. Used with permission of the publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved.








Babette de Jongh is an award-winning romance author, professional animal communicator, energy healer, and teacher…saving the world, one happy ending at a time. Visit her anytime at babettedejongh.com.









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