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Monday, October 7, 2019

Playing for the Heart: Hockey Romance Box Set - FREE!!!

Playing for the Heart

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Release Date: September 15, 2019

Iced by @VeronicaForand and @Susan_S_Shelley - Box Set Release and Giveaway @TastyBookTours

Iced

by Veronica Forand and Susan Scott Shelley

Series: An Atlantic City Hustlers Boxset

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Entangled Lovestruck

Release Date: March 6, 2017

Love Song by Susan Scott Shelley @Susan_S_Shelley - Review Blitz and Giveaway @BPICPromos

Love Song

by Susan Scott Shelley

Series: Rocked by Love, #2

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 7, 2016

Love Song

by Susan Scott Shelley

Series: Rocked by Love, #2

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 7, 2016

Simmering Ice by @VeronicaForand and @Susan_S_Shelley - Blog Tour

Simmering Ice

by Veronica Forand and Susan Scott Shelley

Series: Atlantic City Hustlers, #2

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 7, 2015

Simmering Ice

by Veronica Forand and Susan Scott Shelley

Series: Atlantic City Hustlers, #2

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 7, 2015

Rekindled by Susan Scott Shelley - Book Blitz

Rekindled

by Susan Scott Shelley

Genre: Contemporary Romance - Novella

Release Date: March 1, 2015

Cover Reveal - Snowy Days, Steamy Nights: Come In From the Cold

Snowy Days, Steamy Nights:
Come in from the Cold

by Katy Regnery, Kate Forest, Jennie Marts, Susan Scott Shelley, Jamie Farrell, & Veronica Forand

Genre: Romance

Release Date: January 2, 2015

Release Day Blitz, Review, & Giveaway - Flirting on Ice by Veronica Forand & Susan Scott Shelley

Flirting on Ice

by Veronica Forand & Susan Scott Shelley

Genre: Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Release Date: November 17, 2014

Mr. Perfect has found his kind of trouble…

Professional hockey player Zac Elliott is in top form. He’s having the best season of his career, the local fans can’t get enough of him, and he’s in the middle of the most successful contract negotiations of his career. When the sexy little spark between Zac and the team owner’s daughter blazes to life, no matter how forbidden, he can’t resist.

Philanthropist Heather Ryan can’t keep her hands off of Zac. If her father finds out, it could end Zac’s career and ruin her reputation. What they share is deeply passionate and intensely private...until the press exposes their illicit relationship.

Now the fans have viciously turned against Heather, Zac’s game is faltering, and even his team has deserted him. The only way out of the penalty box is for Zac to play hockey like life— and love—depends on it...

I really enjoy a good sports romance, and Flirting on Ice delivers a big hockey romance tied up in a neat little novella package. This was a quick, fun read with a bit of angst, a touch of drama, and a lot of romance – even if the two people involved in the romance know they can’t be together and spend most of the time romancing from afar!

I just loved both Zac and Heather. Zac was just a good guy – sure he sowed some wild oats when he first started his professional career, but he’s really settled in to his role as team captain, has embraced his team as his family, and keeps himself out of the spotlight. Heather is in the spotlight since her father is the owner of the hockey team, but she’s used her role to help with the family’s foundation and has dedicated herself to helping the children in the community. She’s a strong woman who knows what she wants, and of course what she wants is Zac!

I’m not a huge fan at insta-love, but since there is a lot of history between these two – make that four year of history – it was easy to see these two falling hard and fast for one another. It was frustrating watching Zac and Heather struggle to even be in a relationship, and I found myself wishing that they would stop doing what they thought was best for each other all the time – since we all know how much trouble that usually causes – but watching the end result made it all worthwhile.

I’m not sure on the plans for a series, but I would love to see more books on the rest of the players on the team – starting with Zac’s best friend Sequoia as well as Andre, the team veteran…and let’s not forget Mikhail…oh, yes, I think there are plenty of stories to tell!

Once again the authors provide a seamless story that I’m hard-pressed to find where one voice ends and another takes over. They have found a writing partnership that truly works and delivers an engaging story in one consistent voice – kudos to both authors for blending together so well…and keep these stories coming!

I received this book from the authors for an honest review.

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Veronica Forand is an attorney and an award-winning writer of romantic suspense.

She’s lived in Boston, London, Paris, Geneva, and Washington, DC and currently resides near Philadelphia. An avid traveler, she loves to roam across continents with her husband and kids in pursuit of skiing, scuba diving, and finding the perfect piece of chocolate.

Veronica is represented by Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency.

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Susan Scott Shelley is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense.

She currently resides outside Philadelphia with her very own Superhero and spends her days writing about tough heroes, smart heroines, and love being the strongest magic there is.

In addition to writing romances, she is also a professional voiceover artist. Her favorite things include running, sports, hard rock and old Hollywood movies.

Susan is represented by Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency.

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Review - Flirting on Ice by Veronica Forand & Susan Scott Shelley

Flirting on Ice

by Veronica Forand & Susan Scott Shelley

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 17, 2014

Release Day, Review, & Giveaway - Tackled by the Girl Next Door by Susan Scott Shelley & Veronica Forand

Tackled by the Girl Next Door

by Susan Scott Shelley & Veronica Forand

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Release Date: October 15, 2014

When a retired NFL player returns home to sort out his life, he finds his future in the girl next door.

Jason Black is a newly retired professional football player. Forced off the playing field due to an injury, he returns to his hometown to contemplate his future and finds solace in his relationship with his best friend, Samantha O’Brien.

Sam has spent the past five years caring for her younger brother. Home from college for Thanksgiving break, he parties hard and bullies his sister. When Jason comes to her defense, protecting her from a crowd of drunken college kids, Sam begins seeing him as more than a friend. Yet, she fears acting on their attraction could ruin the friendship she’s grown to depend upon.

Just one kiss changes everything for Jason. Sam is no longer the girl next door but the woman of his dreams. Now, he just has to convince her that his feelings are real. But when the football world comes calling again and career decisions are on the line, both sacrifice all to put the other’s needs first. They must decide whether to follow their hearts and make the catch of a lifetime.

Hazel eyes burned into hers. ”Sam.”

“What?”

“You've got chocolate on your lower lip.”

“Oh.” She reached for her napkin.

His hand stopped hers. “I’ll get it.”

Instead of his fingers, his lips descended. His gaze intense, his movements controlled, he leaned in. Slowly. Sam moistened her lips and inhaled. Dream or reality? Jason’s lips closed over hers, too warm, too firm to be a figment of her subconscious. Fireworks exploded behind her eyes. She tasted the heady combination of chocolate and wine and Jason. She fisted his sweater, holding him to her. Kissing Jason was better than she’d imagined.

I just loved this book and am so impressed how such a big story was told in so few pages without leaving me feeling like I needed more. I was also impressed with the fact that despite having two authors, I would be hard pressed to find any instances where they didn't speak with one voice. The plot flowed nicely, the characters were multi-dimensional, and there was real life edge to the book that I really liked.

Sam was such a wonderful character. She has suffered such loss in her life, but has become so strong in spite of it all. She is at odds with her younger brother, but finds strength in her neighbor – her best friend, and a man she now looks at as maybe being someone who could be more than a friend.

Jason is trying to find his way now that his professional football career has come to end. What he didn't expect was to find himself looking at his best friend as someone who could be so much more – and when he sets his mind on having Sam, he’ll go to any lengths to prove to her that he’s the man she needs…and deserves.

Sam and Jason together were just awesome – what started as a smoldering attraction quickly escalated into a full blown bonfire! And even though there were things that got in the way of their happy ever after, Jason couldn't have been any sweeter – standing up for Sam, being at her side through some rough times with her brother, and just being an all-around good guy. I loved the fact that Sam has come to terms with her past and is ready (and willing) to move forward with her relationship with Jason, which was refreshing and made me love Sam that much more – she really has been dealt so many tough blows that I was really routing for her to find her HEA!

This is a definite must read – and I hope there will be more stories like this from the writing team of Susan Scott Shelley & Veronica Forand!

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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