Quarterback Sneak: A Forbidden Sports Romance by Kandi Steiner Part of: Red Zone Rivals Series

 

Quarterback Holden Moore can have any girl he wants.

Except me: the coach’s daughter.

With piercing green eyes, herculean biceps, and irresistible dimples, Holden is the number one target for every girl on campus. But according to his teammates, football is the only love of his life.

He’s their leader, their QB1 and team captain who is all business and no play.

But when I’m with him? Mr. Serious isn’t serious at all. He loves to push my buttons, to pin me with those sexy eyes of his and tease me until I bite back.

I remind him I’m off limits.
He can’t have me, and I don’t want him — or anyone else, for that matter.

I’m here for one reason: to show my father I'm more than his greatest disappointment.

But when an old injury flares up and I’m forced to work with Holden every day as his athletic trainer, his attempts to get under my skin start becoming harder to resist.

We can’t give in, no matter how much the air crackles between us when we’re close.

I’m the coach’s daughter, and if Holden Moore wants to go pro, he’s got to play by daddy’s rules.

Otherwise, he’ll be off the team.
And he’s not the only one with something to lose.

Review minus Spoliers 👇🏼

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read for Me.

This book was the perfect amount of Spice, Romance, Sports… you name it. I really enjoyed reading about Holden Moore. I enjoyed the banter between him and the coaches daughter Julep too. Omg. This book is one that will definitely stick with me & I know I’ll definitely re-read it again. I think I found a book to gift to my Besties for the holidays!!❤️❤️ I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in this series. Great book, great storyline and one that I couldn’t put down. 

Touchdown Read!🤎🤎🤎🤎

Broken & Screwed (Bs) Book 1 of 2: The BS Series by Tijan

 Alexandra's older brother died the night he graduated.

That day changed everything for her. No longer was she the party girl. No longer did she care about being popular and no longer was her family the happy unit she always thought existed. The only person who could help her heal is the same person who loved her brother as much as she did, his best friend. She only hopes to keep her entire heart from breaking when Jesse will move on, and she knows he will. After Ethan died, Jesse excelled at basketball, partying, and girls. He used it all to turn his emotions off, but the irony was that Alex was the only person who could do that for him. She helped him forget, but she was the one person he shouldn't be with because the secrets he knows could shatter everything. They could shatter her.

This is part one, so expect a cliffhanger for an ending.

My review with minor spoilers👇🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎧

I’m extremely picky with my five star reviews but this one was definitely worthy of that honor from me. Omg that cliffhanger at the end. 

Tijan is a new author to me. This is the first book I listened to on Audio I plan on buying a paperback copy hopefully soon!! I cannot wait to start up book two in this series to see how it all wraps up. 

Let’s just say Alex she was a complex character imo and I really connected with how she felt. She went through so much that I personally don’t think I could have handled well. Then there’s Jesse. He’s another story. He intrigues me. He’s such a complex character and I want to see how this story line plays out. Have to say, there’s triggers and plenty of steam. Like red, hot steam. I personally enjoyed the narrator since I listed via the Libby app. She was awesome. Let’s go Alex & Jesse ready for the conclusion of your story. 🔥🥵❤️ PS, don’t get me started on Alex’s (spoiler) absentee parents!🙄🙄 Recommend this book. Read it, listen to the audio or both. It’s worth it. Well done and characters I cannot wait to revisit. 

Wishing for Champagne Kisses: A Fake Dating Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 6) by Brittanee Nicole

 Best Friends Don’t Kiss.

Ryan Manning has been my best friend since we were kids. He’s my secret keeper. The holder of all my truths and the person I admire most in the world. He’s also a Lumbersnack and the man I’ve secretly pined after for decades.

But we don’t talk about that.

I’m just here in Lake Tahoe for the next week to play the part of his doting girlfriend. Cuddle up in front of his ex? Not a problem. Hold hands in front of his family? Totally fine. Kiss him while no one is watching? I’m your gal.

As a rule, you definitely shouldn’t kiss your best friend. It’s a good thing I don’t follow the rules.

Author's Note: Wishing for Champagne Kisses features fan favorite Tessa from the Falling for Whiskey duet and Bartender Shawn from Love & Tequila Make Her Crazy. It is a fake dating, best friends to lovers, standalone steamy novella.

I’m so sorry I’m late in my review my daughter was really sick. My review is spoiler free. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 Read by Me. 

I really enjoyed this book about Tessa & Ryan. It was plenty of Spice & Romance all rolled into a great read. Each character had something about them that just drew me in. I loved this feel good story. You were rooting for these two!!❤️❤️🔥

Kelly Finley- After Him: A Dark, Second Chance, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (All For You Book 1)

 After Him: A Dark, Second Chance, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (All For You Book 1)

From author Kelly Finley comes another scorching tale with a sexy, tragic hero brought to his knees by a heartbreaking secret.

When you’re wanted…
Redix Dean is so hot he breaks hearts upon sight.
He promised he’d love me for infinity.
After one tragic night, he lied.
He moved to LA, found celebrity success, and left me with no answers.
Now he’s back and thinks he can seduce me and make me his again?

He was the love of my life.
No matter how famous he is, he’s still the boy who saved me.
Everyone sees his beauty. I see his pain.
Everyone is after him. I only want to save him.
Because he’s hiding something and I'm the only one who knows it.
I'll keep his secret while he plays dark games with my heart and body … until the very end.

“After Him” is the angsty, steamy, fast-paced first of a duet featuring a tragic hero and a second chance worth fighting for. It is a tear-jerking story with blazing hot scenes and dark themes that may be sensitive for some readers.

Review minus spoliers 👇🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read 

Have to say that this book was Super Spicy.   I would tell myself just one more chapter but end up reading more which is not a bad thing. There is the steam, the spice, the Romance you name it it’s there. You get so into these characters it’s like you know them personally. It definitely has all the feels and you definitely wanna check

It out. Enemies to lovers story. What can you not love about that?

Provoke: A Grumpy Boss Romance By Ava Harrison

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From USA Today bestseller Ava Harrison comes a grumpy/sunshine workplace romance.

 

The first time I met Charles Cavendish, I accidentally locked myself in a closet with him.

 

The second time, he’s my new boss.

My very grumpy new boss.

 

No matter how I much I try, I can’t forget what his lips feel like.

The way his arms wrap around me.

 

I need to keep my distance. 

But when the company lands a new account, I’m forced to work side by side with this man.

 

The handsome devil who makes me forget all rational thought.

But the thing about the devil is . . . he can lure even the greatest of saints.

 

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My Review Minus Spoliers👇🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫Read by Me!🔥🥵❤️

This book I could not put down. Plenty of spice and steam. Both of the characters of Raven & Charles had great chemistry that as a reader you just could not get enough of. Great banter between Charles & Raven and let’s head to the Steam Train. Great spicy work place Romance. Pick this one up you will not be disappointed with this read. 

When We Were Bright and Beautiful: A Novel by Jillian Medoff

 You can have everything, and still not have enough. 

Cassie Quinn may only be twenty-three, but she knows a few things. One: money can’t buy happiness, but it’s certainly better to have it. Two: family matters most. Three: her younger brother Billy is not a rapist.

When Billy, a junior at Princeton, is arrested for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie races home to Manhattan to join forces with her big brother Nate and their parents, Lawrence and Eleanor. The Quinns scramble to hire the best legal minds money can buy, but Billy fits the all-too-familiar sex-offender profile—white, athletic, and privileged—that makes headlines and sways juries.

Meanwhile, Cassie struggles to understand why Billy’s ex Diana would go this far, even if the breakup was painful. And she knows how the end of first love can destroy someone: Her own years-long affair with a powerful, charismatic man left her shattered, and she’s only recently regained her footing.   

As reporters converge outside their Upper East Side landmark building, the Quinns gird themselves for a media-saturated trial, and Cassie vows she’ll do whatever it takes to save Billy. But what if that means exposing her own darkest secrets to the world?

Lightning-paced and psychologically astute as it rockets toward an explosive ending, When We Were Bright and Beautiful is a dazzling novel that asks: who will pay the price when the truth is revealed? 

Review with some spoliers:👇🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 Read by ME!! 📚🎧

 

Let’s just say I read & listened to this book though the Libby app. I was up late lots the past week with my daughter being sick so when I couldn’t sleep I read and listened to this audio.

I was definitely captivated by this story line. I thought I knew where it was going but for me, it took a huge u turn. The characters I was rooting for had me shaking my head. Then saying omg more then I can count. It was unlike any books I read in quite awhile. It was a page Turner for me but in the end I will be honest, I didn’t end up liking really any of the characters especially Cassie. This book hits heavy subjects so if you have triggers, I would advise to precede with caution. I absolutely love the narration of this book. I think the narrator through Libby, or if you would buy the audible version was definitely a good choice and made the characters come alive as you in my circumstances, read along with listening. I definitely say give it worth a shot reading but like I stated before it does hit heavy, and hard subjects so be prepared ahead of time. Like I said, minor spoiler, I may be in the mind already compared to some of the reviews, I’ve seen on this book, but I really did not end up liking any of these characters, so understandably if you read the book, you will understand why inform your own opinions, but my thoughts definitely changed on them from beginning middle to end. This is my first novel by this author, and hope to read some more books from her in the future. 

Lastly, I’ll add the author did a fantastic job of making you if you like me by reading this, feel the dislike of the characters in this book, so bravo and hats off to the author because she definitely did her job.

Wishing for More : An Accidental Pregnancy Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 4) Part of: The Silver Lining (6 books)

 Wishing for More : An Accidental Pregnancy Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 4)

Part of: The Silver Lining (6 books)

They say be careful what you wish for ...

With her only child away at college, Bridget Adams is ready for less work and more play.

She didn’t expect it to come in the form of Ryan Daily, major league baseballs party boy.

One night rounding the bases with the young pitcher they both get more than they bargained for.

Ryan wants extra innings, will Bridget risk her heart?

Author note - Wishing for More is a stand-alone, shared world, steamy, accidental pregnancy romance novella, featuring a single mom in her late thirties and a young professional baseball player. May contain baseball fun, lots of laughs, and adult themes. HEA guaranteed.

Spoiler Free:👇🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have to say I have really loved this series so far but this one is my personal favorite in the series. I really liked the characters of Bridget & Ryan. I just really & truly love these two characters together. There is sugar and plenty of spice. I say read this one. I could not put it down. 

Wishing Upon a Star: A Second Chance Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 3) by Christina Berry

 I’ve only ever loved one man: Hollywood heartthrob Griffin Stone. Of course, I never told him. 

In high school, Griffin was hot jock Mr. Popular, while I was the dorky science nerd who tutored him. Now, ten years later, I’m a leader in space technology and a newly-minted billionaire, and apparently I’ve stepped through a wormhole to an alternate dimension because Griffin freakin’ Stone just admitted he’s always had a crush on me. He thinks I rejected him.

Can time heal old wounds and bring our stars into alignment?

Wishing Upon a Star is a billionaire, Hollywood second chance novella, and book three in the Silver Lining series.

Spoiler Free👇🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We are back in Silver Lining folks. I’m really enjoying these novellas. This time you meet Griffin and Scarlet. These characters will definitely stay with me. It was definitely a quick read, and I enjoyed it very much. I definitely enjoyed both these characters and they brought so much to the story. Griffin took a little bit of time for me to like his character but overall he won me over! If you like tropes & hometown romances, this read is for you!

One More Chance (The Carson Brothers) by Stina Lindenblatt

 One More Chance (The Carson Brothers) by Stina Lindenblatt

Ten years ago, he was my brother’s best friend.

The man I sent letters to while they were deployed.

The man I fell in love with.

But then my world crashed around me.

I stopped sending him letters.

A secret flickered to life.

My brother died from PTSD.

And I stayed away from my hometown, too broken to return.

Until a hit and run has me rushing back.

Now, Lucas needs my help.

He needs me to be his wife.

He’s gotten himself into trouble, and someone wants to take him down.

I might be the only person who can save him.

Or I might be the one person who tears him apart…

One More Chance is the first novel in the Carson Brothers series. This dual point-of-view, small-town story is a standalone romance that deals with sensitive topics (including mental illness and loss of child) that may be triggering for some readers. 

Here’s my review minus spoilers 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read by Me!! 👇🏼

I really enjoyed reading about Lucas & Simone. I found both of these characters interesting. I’m looking forward to read more in this series. These are definitely two characters that readers can connect with. If you enjoy a Small Town Romance read, this is definitely one you would enjoy. I can’t wait to see what happens next. 

Wishing for Always : A Best Friends to Lovers Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 2) by L. M. Dalgleish

 

Wishing for Always : A Best Friends to Lovers Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 2) by L. M. Dalgleish

I missed my chance to tell her how I felt once before, I'm not going to let it happen again...

Brody

For years I buried my feelings for my best friend, Skye, because she needed my friendship more than anything else.

Now she’s decided she’s finally ready to take a chance on falling in love.

Just... not with me.

But I refuse to stand by and watch her fall for another man. Not when I know we’re perfect for each other.

So, when we end up trapped in a snowed-in cabin, I use the opportunity to show Skye exactly how good we can be together.

Skye

Getting stuck in a cabin with my best friend shouldn’t have been a big deal.

But that was before he let me know exactly how he feels about me.

I’ve had a good reason for never letting myself see Brody as anything more than a friend, though. And I’m fighting this attraction with everything I have.

Only, I’m not sure I’m going to win. Because Brody is determined to make me his.

And I’ve got a feeling he won’t go down without a fight.

Wishing for Always is a steamy, dual POV, best-friends-to-lovers, contemporary romance novella set at beautiful Lake Tahoe. It is part of The Silver Lining multi-author series but can be read as a standalone.

My Review minus Spoilers

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read by Me! 💙

This is the Second Book in this series & follows Syke & Brody. I really enjoyed their story. There was spice but definitely a friends to more than friends read. Definitely a Friends to  Lovers Trope. It was a perfect read and you couldn’t help but root for these two. 💙💙🔥🥵

Promises We Meant to Keep by Monica Murphy

 

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy returns to the glittering Lancaster world with the story of a damaged woman who gets her chance to redeem herself with the one man who's been in love with her forever...

Spencer Donato.

My brother’s best friend.

My dirty little secret.

We fell for each other at Lancaster Prep. Sneaking around. Not wanting anyone to find out. He was my first love, my protector, my knight in shining armor. We were made for each other, and I truly believed he was my forever.

But then I did the unthinkable, and betrayed him in the worst possible way. I thought I lost him for good…

Until I saw him at my brother’s wedding. Now he’s older. Crueler. Unbearably handsome. We’re drawn to each other still, but will Spencer be there for me when I need him the most? Or did I ruin us once again?

My Review Minus Spoilers👇🏼

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read

I Absolutely Loved this book. I’ll say it again I loved this book. I really enjoyed the character of Spencer. He for me kept me very much into this book. Wow, wow, Wow! It was such a great story of Spencer & Sylvie. There is Passion, Drama, Love, Secrets, I could go on & on. Plus there is Spice. Come along on Sylvie & Spencer’s story. I can promise you one thing, you will not want the story to end. What A fantastic read by Monica Murphy. 🥵🔥❤️

 #NewAdultRomance #DarkRomance #AlphaHero #Angsty #BadChildhood #Billionaire #BoyObsessed #ChildhoodSweethearts #DarkRomance #FirstLove #SiblingsBestFriend #StarcrossedLovers #TragicPast

Too Much: Hayes Brothers Book 1 By I. A. Dice

 THALIA

Only regret the things you haven’t done.

Three suitcases and eight-hundred dollars to my name. That’s all I had when I fled my home country and moved half-way across the world to California. Escaping my past is easy when everyone I loved, and everyone I never met, deemed me public enemy number one. Making sure my past stays buried should be easy too. That’s until he comes along. I should stay away, protect my secret, and build my life from the ground up, but...

He's not a regret I want to have.

 

THEO

Entitled. Arrogant. Loaded. Equipped. Player.

The list goes on. I’ve been labeled since I can remember. I earned most of those labels too. And I regret nothing. Life is too short for regret. I live mine as if it’ll end tomorrow. Until she enters the bar; confident, sensible, and funny in her own special way. Walking, talking, breathing perfection. So why am I holding myself back on a short leash?

Good question.

 

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Now my Review Without Spoilers👇🏼

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 Read 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I loved the interaction between Theo & Thalia. Yes it was spicy and with just enough spice. I am looking forward to the second book in this series & yes you read that correctly, there will be another book in this series. I enjoyed this book so very much. I loved how you get sucked into this book and the chapters goes so quick that you don’t want The chapters to end. I highly definitely recommend this book. Thank you for the complementary ARC!

Always Yours: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by A.J. Ranney

 She’s the one that got away. But I’m the guy who let her go.

I’ll admit it, I’m an idiot.

I walked away from the only girl I’ve ever loved.

I messed up. I know I don’t deserve a second chance, but I would give anything to make it right.

It’s too late. Bella’s made it abundantly clear those feelings died a long time ago. Why does she get so angry when all I’m trying to do is move on? It’s as if she’s suddenly interested in us again. Even if she is, I’m torn. The last time we tried, it almost destroyed us both.

She’s leaving soon, and my small town life is crumbling around me. I have to try. I have to see if there is still an us. I can’t let her get away again.

Given the option, she will forever be my always.



Author's Note: Always Yours is a full length, standalone, best friends to lovers, second chance, small town romance. Join this single mom and restaurant owner and their funny meddling family on a journey to their happily ever after. Content warning found on author's website.

Review minus spoilers👇🏼👇🏼

I really enjoyed this story on Bella & Rhett. It took me in and I was swept up in it. I’m definitely looking forward to the next books in this series. Yep, this is book number one. It was phenomenal and such a great read. I honestly cannot believe this is the Authors Debut. It’s perfection. The chemistry between these characters is just without spoiling it, WOW!! What a great Small town romance and a great start to this series. Highly recommended and tell your book friends and your Besties to read this book!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 Read by Me!!🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

 

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. 

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

My Review minus spoilers but if I let a few slip, I’m sorry.🫶🏻 This book is my second favorite book I read in 2022.  I read along & listened to the Audible. Highly recommend if you can, listen to Jennette read in her own words. It’s truly a powerful, emotional, roller coaster, of a memoir. I cannot imagine all this young Woman went though. It was a lot. I hope by writing her Memoir in her own words, it has provided her in many ways of healing. I Field that she was completely honest in her feelings about her upbringing, her career, and the struggles that she went through. As a saying goes you never really know what a person goes through you just assume sometimes we’re all guilty of that. I hope in this next stage and or phase of her life, she can find the serenity and peace that she’s so rightfully and just fully deserves. This was a very well written memoir and I know people have talked about the title of her memoir but personally for me, I think it fits perfectly. Sometimes you have to look beyond the title and look at the story and her story definitely tells a lot. I wish you nothing but the best and that she continues on a healthy and happy mindset in a healthy and happy path with her life. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read for me. I truly recommend reading this book and definitely listening to the audio version whether it’s through Audible, or through your local library streaming if they are able to get that service. Hearing her tell her story will definitely stick with you. I cannot again express how many times I cried along when she spoke. I see this being one of the best books of 2022. 

Seven Nights by Sophie Somerville

 Seven Nights by Sophie Somerville 

When I was sixteen my life was destroyed after private photos of me were shared around school.

I was eighteen when I went on holiday and found him.
With his perfect waves of chestnut hair, his lazy saunter and a uniform of indifference, Jonny was everything I didn't know I needed. And I fell for him.

But he’s not the kind of guy that falls for anyone.

I’m twenty-two when he walks into the school where I work and back into my life — only to send it all spiralling out of control ... again.

It was only seven nights, five years ago. Connections like that can’t last… Can they?

Review by me minus spoilers. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 Read!!! 

This was a great Summer Romance & a awesome book to read. Plenty of Romance & Spice & Steam.🥵🔥🌶🔥😘 I’m telling you if you like spice, Enemies to lovers, this book is for you. Persephone and Jonny!! The fire between these two. I cannot say how much I enjoyed this book. Great characters that will stay with me for awhile. Tell your book friends and fellow Spicy Bookworms to pick this one up. Cannot wait to read more for this author in the Future! 🥵🔥🌶❤️😘  

The Reckless Union by Monica Murphy

 The Reckless Union by Monica Murphy 

The Reckless Union by Monica Murphy is now live! 

Our marriage may look like a fairytale, but outside forces threaten to tear us apart. Don't they realize that nothing will keep me apart from Charlotte? Not my family. Not hers either.


What started out as a relationship in name only has evolved into something much more. Something deeper. And when Charlotte is taken from me, I launch into action, determined to rescue her.


She's mine. Nothing is going to stop me from being with her.


Not a damn thing. 

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My Review minus Spoliers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 Read!!!⭐️💫

I have loved this entire series. It was awesome. These characters will definitely stick with me for quite sometime. Charlotte & Perry. I feel like both of these characters grew from their respective books in the series & it was a joy to read each book. This was one of my favorite series to read & I loved the ending with these characters. Perry & Charlotte, thanks for a great story arc. Thank you for the complementary Arc for my honest Spolier free review.