Saturday, January 27, 2024

Jenni Bara Mother Maker Book 2 of 4: The Momcoms

 

 All I want is one night.


One night away from the falling down brownstone filled with my three best friends, a broody billionaire, and our seven children. Oh, and you can’t forget those adorable raccoons.


But the universe apparently has other ideas because I get drunk and sleep with the baseball player.

Now two little lines turn my escape into a completely new adventure. But we’re just going to co-parent not get into anything serious.


No matter how many times I tell Cortney Miller, who is now sharing my bed and watching my every move, that we’re not meant to be, he won’t let go.


Is it possible he could be more than just the mother maker?


Authors Note: Mother Maker is book two of the Momcoms Series and features an accidental pregnancy romance between a professional baseball player and a fun carefree single mom. Guarenteed to have some laughs with this one bed trope meddling family romcom.



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What a great read. Cortney & Dylan were great characters. I’m enjoying this series. It’s so much fun. This was such a sweet romance rom com & if you love baseball like I do, this books for you. I really enjoyed the Authors style of writing as well. These two characters will stay with me for awhile. 


Cleo White Age of Shade

 

Fate is bullshit. 


Good things happen when you make them happen, when you decide the shitty life you were born into won’t be the one you die with… That’s what I believed, anyway.


Until him. Asher Roth, the sweet, dorky, bowtie-wearing dentist.


The first time we met, he saved my life.


The second, I was paid to be his date.


The third, I stripped naked in the middle of his hotel room, and he showed me how good it feels to abandon all my carefully made plans. It was supposed to be one night—casual—until our connection becomes too intense to resist.


He says he wants to keep me, but there are things that Asher doesn’t know, and I’m not sure he’ll feel the same way if he does.





Age of Shade is a standalone, fated love, secret identity, age gap romance with heaps of spice, romance, no cheating and (as always) a HEA. This story contains triggers and themes that some may not enjoy. Please review the list on Cleo White’s website or inside the book prior to reading.


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I really enjoyed this story. I throughly enjoyed the Authors Storytelling. It definitely kept me as the reader engaged in the story. Adina and Asher will definitely stay with me for quite sometime. I also enjoyed the chemistry between both characters. Looking forward to reading more from the author in the future. 

Friday, January 26, 2024

L.J. Shen Damaged Goods (All Saints, 4)

 

 Bailey Followhill is the perfect daughter. Sweet. Charitable. Pretty. Control freak. Not a hair out of place, not an inch out of line, she is everything her troublemaking sister Daria isn't. But when her A game turns out to be a lukewarm C- at Juilliard, Bailey's picture-ready life starts fraying faster than the worn satin ribbons of her pointe shoes. She's becoming a piece of gossip. The Troubled Child. A drug abuser. No longer the girl her best friend once knew.

Lev Cole is so golden, he's got the Midas Touch. Prized quarterback. Football captain. Hottest guy in SoCal. A textbook cliché. But with a girlfriend he doesn't love and a career path he doesn't value, Lev is coasting. The only two things he cares about―Bailey and becoming a pilot―are out of reach.

But Lev is done being satisfied with the life others have chosen for him. He wants to pick his own cards. To demolish the seamless kingdom of lies his family stitched together on the ruins his mother left behind.

The question is, can he save his best friend and his dream before too much damage is done?


My review, thoughts, & no spoilers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read by ME. 


I enjoyed this story very much. It definitely kept me as the reader on a roller coaster of emotions. I connected with the characters and enjoyed the authors style of writing. Bailey and Lev are two characters that will stick with me for awhile. 


Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Sophia Belle Connected by Stars: The Connected Series Book Two Book 2 of 2: The Connected Series

 

 It’s too late to protect my heart, she’s had it all along.


Bella

I’ve been in love with my older brother’s best friend my whole life. I’ve hidden my emotions from everyone I love, waiting for him to look at me the way he does in my dreams. His dimpled grin is given out like candy to every girl who’s lucky enough to get one night with him because that’s all that he gives. Until one night, I let my guard down, and he sees how I truly feel. I see something briefly flash in his eyes that I’ve longed to see. Would one night be enough, or deep down, has he been waiting for me, too?


Maverick

I’ve been fiercely protective of her for as long as I can remember, keeping guys away that I knew didn’t deserve her. I told myself it was my job to protect my younger sister and her best friend. I’ve shoved down any thoughts of her and buried myself in other women where it was safer because none of them could shatter my heart like she could. My walls start to crack when I catch a glimpse of the desire in her eyes. She holds all the power now, and I’m helpless as I realize it’s too late to protect my heart, she’s had it all along.

*This is book two of The Connected Series. Although it can be read as a stand-alone, the characters are first introduced in book one, Connected by Souls, and will be more enjoyable with the back story.

What to expect in Connected by Stars
*Small-town romance
*Brother's best friend
*Dual POV
*Sweet & Spicy
*She's mine vibes
*All the feels
*No commitment MMC falls hard
*Happy Ever After guaranteed

*This book is intended for 18 and over. Contains mature sexual scenes and some language.



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I don’t have enough words on how this book made me feel. It had all the feels. I felt as the reader, that I was on a roller coaster of emotions. In a good way. This book was so beautifully written. I love this authors style of storytelling. I definitely felt connected to the characters. Maverick and Bella are definitely two characters in a book that will stay with me, the reader for a long time. 


Dani Galliaro Puck Honey (Unintentional Puck Bunny) Book 2 of 2: Unintentional Puck Bunny

 

 Ben “Mikey” Miknevicius has gotten everything he ever wanted: the star spot on the ice, the car, the swanky apartment, and a revolving door of interested women. But the guy who “doesn’t do girlfriends” secretly wishes for a honey to call his own.

His next-door neighbor Jessie has love all figured out, living with her long-term boyfriend and suffering through listening to Mikey’s attempts at love. But Mikey overhears something that Jessie’s going to find very interesting. Mikey gets to meddling, leaving Jessie scrambling for a new place to live.

As Mikey and Jessie become an odd couple of roommates, will they also become strange bedfellows?

This book is intended for adult audiences. Find a full list of content disclosures on the author's website.


My Review, my thoughts, & no Spoilers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read by me. 


This is my first book by the Author. I absolutely enjoyed her style of writing and this was such a fun read. Michael aka (Mikey)  & Jessie were absolutely fun characters to read about. I enjoyed the chemistry between the characters and it made me laugh a lot. It was a roller coaster of a read in such a great way. It had romance, spice, it had the friendly banter, it was just a great read. If you like hockey romance, this one you as the reader should definitely check out. 


Sunday, January 21, 2024

Rachel LaBerge A Lodge Affair

 

 Ivy Lawson loves a to-do list, hates surprises, and the only outdoor activity she’s interested in is brunch on a patio.

After catching her long-term boyfriend (and co-worker) cheating, she’s thrown into leading a high-profile client event at The Emerald Canopy Lodge.

AKA: her nightmare destination.

Ivy finds herself desperate and anxious to get her job done and leave the lodge as soon as possible. But when she meets the lodge owner, Holland Holt, a man of few words who prefers even fewer people, she slowly realizes that maybe the lodge has a few more charming attributes than she originally assumed. After one chaotic mishap after another, Ivy is forced to extend her stay and come to terms with her affection toward the lodge’s owner.

As their paths continue to overlap, Ivy must decide if she’s ready to relinquish control over every aspect of her carefully curated life, and Holland needs to find a way to move forward with the hand life dealt him.

A Lodge Affair is a grumpy sunshine, opposites attract rom-com.


My Review, thoughts, & no spoilers. 

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What a great debut by the Author. I absolutely loved her style of writing. Ivy, Holland and Slate were characters that were totally relatable too. I felt as the reader that I could connect with them all. The entire story was just perfection from beginning to end. This book has become a favorite read in 2024 so far for me as a reader. I cannot wait to read what the author writes next. Stellar Debut. 


Saturday, January 20, 2024

Jennifer J Williams Worth The Risk (Eternity Series) Book 1 of 2: Eternity Series

 

Hannah

The night before starting my new job was not when I wanted to meet my neighbor. Certainly not in the middle of the night, wearing next to nothing, as I bang on his door to tell him to quiet down. And when he answers the door, I almost swallow my tongue. He’s possibly the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. But when he opens his mouth, my Southern upbringing rears its ugly head, and I slam up those carefully constructed walls around my heart.

Luca calls me Pixie, and suggests I need to loosen up. When I finally decide to lower my walls with him however, he walks into my work office. As the social media manager for the Denver Wolves hockey team, I’d been warned about one specific hot player, both on and off the ice. Of course, he’d be that hot player. But I just can’t stay away … until I’m forced to.

Luca

I’m the black sheep of the Wolves. The one who has too much bad publicity. Everyone, including my family, thinks I’m a player. No one believes that I’m tired of the partying. The lifestyle. The games. But I don’t know how to change things, until she moves in next door.

Hannah makes me want to be a better man. But life on the ice has gotten murky, and my coach is clearly looking to get rid of me. I’ve never taken chances on anyone before, but something tells me Hannah is worth the risk.


Worth the Risk is a small town contemporary romance. It is book one of the Eternity Series, but can be read as a standalone. It features a neighbors, workplace, hockey romance and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. Worth the Risk features sexually explicit material, profanity, and some content that may be triggering. This book is intended for readers 18+.


My Review, thoughts, and no spoilers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read by me.


I really enjoyed this story. It kept me the reader interested and invested from the first to the last page. I enjoyed the characters of Luca & Hannah. These two characters had just enough chemistry & spice between them. I love this authors style of writing & it definitely did not disappoint. This book was such a fun read. 

Friday, January 19, 2024

Britanee Nicole Mother Faker Book 1 of 4: The Momcoms

 

 Moving with my three best friends and our seven kids into a dilapidated brownstone in Boston may have seemed like the most insane thing I’d do this year. Apparently the universe said hold my beer.


Because last night I got drunk and married my boss.


Don’t worry, it’s all fake. Or at least everything after 'I Do' will be.


Beckett Langfield is grumpy, rich and hates kids. I’m an overworked, overstressed, and overweight single mom. The only reason we’re getting married is because he needs to fix a PR disaster and I am available. As in sitting next to him, in a bar, when he has this brilliant idea.


Considering I just got divorced, I’m not looking to do that again. But Beckett makes me an offer that I literally can’t refuse, so I don’t.


He’ll help fix up our broken house and all I have to do is take a few pictures and pretend we’re happily married.


Easy peasy.


Now if someone could just remind him that it’s all fake. 


Authors Note: Mother Faker is book one of the Momcoms Series and features an accidental marriage between a billionaire grump and a plus size single mom who happens to work for him where there is only one bed, tons of laughs, a lot of ducks, and it's always been you vibes. 


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This was such a fun read. I enjoyed it from the beginning to the very last page. It had me laughing & just made me smile while reading this book. I love the authors way of writing and this was a fun story. Liv and Beckett are two characters that will stay with this reader for awhile. If you are looking for a book that will make laugh, smile, and just put you in a happy mood, this one’s for you. 


Thursday, January 18, 2024

Laura Pavlov Loving Romeo: A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Sports Romance (Magnolia Falls Series)

 

 Demi Crawford was Magnolia Falls royalty.

I was the boxer from the wrong side of the tracks.

She was the epitome of everything good, while I was broody and rebellious.

We couldn’t be more different.

Her family was enemy number one which made her guilty by association.

I despised her before I even knew her.

It was easier that way.

But now she’d moved in next door to me, and she was everywhere I turned.

I couldn’t avoid her no matter how hard I tried.

She was beautiful and honest and sweet.

Everything I knew I shouldn’t want.

Shouldn’t need.

They say there’s a fine line between love and hate—and I don’t know when I crossed over.

I was so wrapped up in this girl I couldn’t see straight.

She was the right hook I never saw coming.

Hating her was supposed to be my end game.

Loving her… well, that was just the beginning.

But the secrets that lived between us threatened to tear us apart.

Lucky for her—I was a born fighter.

And she was definitely worth the fight.


**This is book 1 in the Magnolia Falls Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**


Magnolia Falls Series:

Loving Romeo

Wild River

Forbidden King

Beating Heart

Finding Hayes


My Review, my Thoughts, & minus Spoilers & a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read by Me!


I absolutely loved this book but I always enjoy reading any book by Laura Pavlov.  I enjoyed reading about Demi & Romeo. It took me as the reader on a roller coaster of emotions. I loved the setting of the book and the chemistry between the characters. It was just a great read & am very much looking forward to reading this series. 


Tory Baker His to Take (The Rowdy Johnson Brothers) Book 1 of 2: The Rowdy Johnson Brothers

 I’m a man who knows what he wants and what I want is Birdie.


It hurt like hell to watch her leave our small town to set off and chase her college dreams. I let her go once, I’m not letting it happen again.


Now she’s home for good, and I’ll stop at nothing to keep her with me, always. Even if that means tying her to me in every way possible.


Are you ready for the first book in the Rowdy Johnson Brothers? Lane may be the youngest of six cowboys but he’s not afraid to go after what he wants, on the ranch, in the saddle, and the woman he loves.


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I really enjoyed reading about Birdie & Lane. They are two characters that will definitely stay with me as a reader for quite sometime. I liked their chemistry and the story had spice as well. I’m excited and very much looking forward to the next book on this series. 


Mollie Goins Bring It All: Aster Creek Series Book 2 of 2: Aster Creek Series

 

 Owen West

Sure, Waverley Bennett is undeniably gorgeous with her long black hair and blue eyes that rival the sky. She’s also annoying, smart-mouthed, and oh yeah, my boss’s daughter…but those eyes. It doesn’t matter anyway; I don’t have the time for a relationship. Nothing serious suits me just fine. I’ve got my sister and niece to support, but when my sister takes things too far, I move Annabelle in with me and my cool uncle status goes straight down the drain as I take on temporary guardianship.

When Annabelle begs to take Waverley’s summer reading program at her school, I’m forced to see Waverley treat Annabelle as her own like I wish her mother would. With one night of Waverley taking care of Annabelle, I’m done for. I need her like I’ve never needed anyone before, but she’s got walls and a painful past that makes her hesitant. But I’ll wait; I’ll tear down those walls brick-by-brick.

In no time, Waverley and Annabelle become my world, my home, my family, but my life comes with responsibilities and drama that I shouldn’t put Waverley through. She tells me to bring it all despite her fears, and I think I may just do it.


My review, thoughts & no spoilers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read by ME!! 


This was my first book by the Author. I definitely need to go read the first one. I absolutely enjoyed it so very much. I loved her style of writing and it drew me as the reader right in. Owen and Waverley were two characters that I enjoyed reading about. The characters had just enough chemistry and the book had plenty of spice & romance. This book definitely took the reader on a roller coaster of emotions. It was just a great read. I really enjoyed it.