REVIEW: Angling for You (All for You #1) by Adele Buck

When you’ve lost nearly everything, can you trust enough to put your heart on the line?

As a fly fishing guide, Sam Halvorsen is a woman in a man’s world and she’s heard enough bad jokes about rods to last a lifetime. When she takes Graham Evans out on the water, her goal is to get her payday and deposit the handsome librarian back on dry land.

Yet not only does Graham have an adorable dog, he respects her skills and knowledge. Sam finds herself confiding in him about her grief and fear of abandonment following the death of the grandmother who raised her. Even more surprising, she finds herself giving into the attraction and passion between them.

Sam never expected to find the love of a man who sees her for exactly who she is. But just as she’s starting to trust her feelings for Graham, a letter arrives, bringing with it a torrent of family secrets and lies that could ruin everything.

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I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review. 

This book felt very real to me. It's not often that I read a book and see a lot of myself in the female main character, but that is what happened with this one. Sam is an extremely independent person and has a hard time accepting help from other people. At one point in the books she calls herself "a mess" and while she thinks that is a bad thing, Graham reassures her that even if she is, it's okay. Talk about relatable!

The romance between Graham and Sam is a slow burn and it was perfect for them. They both have issues to deal with, especially Sam, when it comes to being in relationships and they needed to work through them. Graham was patient and 

Kudos to the author for making Sam a fly fishing expert. I knew nothing about it and learned a little while reading this book. Mostly that it seems like it is a very hard thing to do! There is also a secondary plot concerning Sam and her family that I was really intrigued by. 

I am a fairly new reader of this author and so far I've enjoyed everything I've read from her. And I'm looking forward to reading the subsequent books in this series! 

About the Author

Adele Buck is the author of several novels. Her four-book series, Center Stage, was released in 2021 and her novella, The Wedding Bait was released in 2022.

When not writing, Adele is a librarian at a Washington, D.C. law school. Prior to that, she had a short stint as an index editor and over a dozen years in corporate communications and executive relationship management. Even prior to that, she was an actress and stage manager.

She holds a theatre degree from Syracuse University and graduate degrees from the University of Maine School of Law and the University of Maryland’s iSchool.

A New Hampshire native, Adele has lived in the D.C. area for over 20 years with her fantastic husband and the requisite number of neurotic cats.

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BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: Reason to Believe (Legacy #1) by Rebecca Yarros

 

REASON TO BELIEVE by Rebecca Yarros 
Release Date: April 26th 

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“I’ll take them!”

That’s what I tell the social worker when my pre-k student and his baby brother need an emergency foster placement. I’ll do anything to keep the brothers from being split up. But my apartment’s flooded and there’s only one house I can take them to on such short notice…his.

Knox Daniels, my older brother’s best friend, offers his new place without hesitation. He’s not moving back to our tiny town until next month—that’s when all our hotshot firefighters are returning for their one and only chance to rebuild our fathers’ fallen, iconic crew.

It doesn’t matter that I’ve been silently in love with Knox since we were kids. It can’t matter that we pretend that reckless prom night kiss never happened. It won’t matter that my feelings for him could destroy his lifelong friendship with my brother and threaten the certification of their hotshot crew. Because I’ll be out of his house long before he gets back.

Except Knox just walked in…a month early. And the icing on this awkward cake? He’s gorgeous as always and I’m covered in baby puke. He takes one look at the boys and tells me we can make this work—

We can temporarily fake a relationship to keep them from being separated by the system.

Suddenly, everything matters.

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It's been a while since we met the Legacy folks and I am so glad that Rebecca is giving us more of them! If I was a smart person, I would have gone back to read the novellas she released, but this release kind of snuck up on me. You do not have to read those to enjoy this one, but do yourself a favor and read them if you haven't already!

This book is the the best friend's little sister/brothers best friend trop and while I enjoyed it, the whole "you're good enough to be my friend, but not date my sister" thing got on my nerves. A little more than it usually does and I'm not sure why. Thankfully Harper and Knox make it very clear to Ryker, Harper's brother, that they are going to be together no matter what he thinks. 

This book also has the marriage of convenience trope and the way that all plans out was very interesting. Harper has opened her home to two boys who have lost their mother and the only place she can go with them is Knox's house. It's brand new and has plenty of space and the only reason she agrees to stay there is because he isn't there. But then he is there and that is when things get interesting. 

I really enjoyed this book. Knox and Harper were such a wonderful couple. They both had the biggest hearts and some of my favorite parts of the book were when they were interacting with their foster children. Despite what he thought of himself, Knox was very good with the kids and I found myself melting at how sweet he was at times. And Harper was born to be a mother and had no problem filling that role. It was all so wonderful to watch play out. 

Throughout the book there is the secondary storyline of the Legacy crew getting back together. They face some challenges while trying to do that and it was a great way to introduce characters that I am sure we will being seeing plenty of in the subsequent books. 

About the Author

Rebecca Yarros is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of over fifteen novels, including Great and Precious Things and The Last Letter. “A gifted storyteller” (Kirkus), she is also the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Eyes Turned Skyward from her Flight and Glory series.

Rebecca loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for almost twenty years. She’s the mother of six children, ranging from kindergarten to law school, and is currently surviving the teenage years with three of her four hockey-playing sons. When she’s not writing, you can find her at the hockey rink or sneaking in some guitar time while guzzling coffee. She and her family live in Colorado with their stubborn English bulldogs, two feisty chinchillas, and a Maine Coon kitten named Artemis, who rules them all.

Having fostered then adopted their youngest daughter who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system through her nonprofit, One October, which she co-founded with her husband in 2019. To learn more about their mission to better the lives of kids in foster care, visit www.oneoctober.org.

To catch up on Rebecca’s latest releases and upcoming novels, including The Things We Leave Unfinished, which just received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, visit www.RebeccaYarros.com.

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RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW: Provocation (Temptation #3) by TK Leigh

One week. No names. No expectations.

That was our agreement. 

We were supposed to walk away once our time in Hawaii was over. 

No matter what.

But that was before I finally decided to take a risk and jump.

And that’s precisely what being involved with Lachlan Hale is… A risk.

Between the complications that go along with dating a celebrity and the real possibility that my ex-husband is still watching my every move, there are times I question whether it’s worth it. 

Whether I’m selfishly putting Lachlan’s life at risk, too.

But like he promised… We’ll get through it. Together.

Until the bottom drops in a way I never could have anticipated. 

Lines are drawn. 
Loyalties are tested.
And I’m stuck in the middle, engaged in a fierce battle between my head and my heart.

And there can only be one winner.

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I received an advanced copy of this book with a promise of an honest review. 

So in this book we get some more information as to what is happening. We were left a bomb in the second book and that's where this one picks up. It takes a little bit to get to the explanation of that bomb, but when it does...WOW. Throughout the book, the main story unfolds even more and just like the books before this one....CLIFFHANGER! The biggest one yet. 

Now Lachlan and Julia...UGH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. Their relationships only strengthens over the course of this book and while they have their ups and downs, they truly do love each other. I also loved the relationship that Lachlan is forming with Julia's daughter, Imogene. I'm sure trust doesn't come easy to her, but the bond she forms with him is immediate and comes into play at a point in this books.

Now bring on the 4th and final book...I cannot wait to see what happens!

About the Author

T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is a USA Today Best Selling author of the Beautiful Mess series, in addition to several other works. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog, and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). In late 2015, she gave birth to her first (and only) baby. When she’s not planted in front of her computer, writing away, she can be found training for her next marathon (of which she has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall) or keeping her daughter entertained.

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COVER REVEAL: Kiss and Fake Up by Carrie Aarons

This summer was supposed to be an escape from the city and the demons lurking within it. Too bad the minute I arrive at the beach house I’m sharing with friends, the guy I swore I’d never talk to again in my life walks through the door.

Now I’m not only stuck hiding out from an ex who won’t leave me alone, but with someone who screwed me over before he could even be considered an ex.

That’s right, two years ago Campbell Whitlock double booked me on our fourth date. As in, had a girl show up to the table where he was feeding me off his own fork and barely disguising it as foreplay. Meanwhile, my head and heart had been completely on board to make our relationship more serious.

But a leggy blonde foiled that plan, and I’ve hated him on sight since. The ex-Marine turned millionaire restauranteur didn’t even have the decency to follow me with an apology as I ran out of his own establishment.

It's just my luck that I’m forced to room right next door to my nemesis, who couldn’t be acting more like a saint if he tried. And then the impossible happens; my ex hunts me down to deliver loaded threats and the fear I thought I’d left behind in Manhattan. Who is the only person to witness it? Campbell, of course.

His apology tour apparently extends to offering himself up as my fake boyfriend to scare off my stalker. While the plan is moronic and means having to spend more time with him, the danger I feel is real. Having a hulking, intimidating boyfriend, fake or not, might be exactly what I need.

With every passing day, pretend date, emotional gaze and midnight run-in, our relationship starts to feel less like a deal and more like something very similar to the connection I thought we had years ago. Even though I promised myself I’d never give him a second chance.

But what happens when the person protecting me starts to feel like the one I want to trust forever?

And how will I recover if his favor was done only to gain forgiveness, instead of a chance at falling in love?

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Author of romance novels such as Fool Me Twice and Love at First Fight, Carrie Aarons writes books that are just as swoon-worthy as they are sarcastic. A former journalist, she prefers the love stories of her imagination, and the athleisure dress code, much better.

When she isn't writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She lives in the suburbs of New Jersey with her husband, two children and ninety-pound rescue pup.

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Kennedy Ryan HOOPS Series Special Edition Covers!

 

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kennedy Ryan is excited to reveal the gorgeous special edition paperback covers for her award-winning HOOPS series! 

To celebrate this opportunity, Kennedy has bundled the Hoops Series in a limited time digital boxed set and it’s ON SALE NOW for only 99¢ and FREE in Kindle Unlimited!

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All 3 Books of Kennedy Ryan's Award-Winning HOOPS Series!

Long Shot: A Forbidden Basketball Romance

Think you know what it's like being a baller's girl?
You don't.
My fairy tale is upside down.
A happily never after. I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud.
I was a fool, and his love - fool's gold.
Now there's a new player in the game, August West.
One of the NBA's brightest stars.
Fine. Forbidden.
He wants me. I want him.
But my past, my fraudulent prince, just won't let me go

*Contains intimate partner violence not involving the hero. Read reviews for further guidance.

Block Shot: An Enemies-to-Lovers Second Chance Romance

JARED
If I had a dollar for every time Banner Morales made my heart skip a beat...
The heart everyone assumes is frozen over.
Her anger is . . . arousing.
Every glare from those fire-spitting eyes, every time she grits her teeth, gets me . . .well, you know.
If I had a dollar for every time she's put me in my place, I'd be an even richer man.
I'm a successful sports agent because I assume "no" means you'll think about it.
I'm sure what you meant to say is "Coming right up."
They say even rich men don't always get what they want,
but those men don't know how to play the game. The trick is to keep them guessing.
Take Banner. She assumes she's winning, but this game?
She doesn't even know how to play.

BANNER
If I had a dollar for every time Jared Foster broke my heart, I'd have exactly one dollar.
One night. One epic fail. One dollar . . . and I'm out.
I've moved on.
I've found success in a field ruled by men.
Anything they can do, I have done better.
They can keep the field while I call the shots, blocking them when I have to.
And Jared has the nerve to think he gets a second chance?
Boy, please. Go sit down. Have several seats.
I'll just be over here ignoring the man carved from my fantasies with a lust-tipped chisel.
Oh, I didn't say the struggle wasn't real.
But I've got that one dollar, and Jared won't have me

HOOK SHOT: An Age Gap Single Dad Romance

A deeply emotional standalone romance set in the worlds of professional basketball and high fashion.

KENAN
Divorced. Single dad. Traded to a losing squad.
Cheated on, betrayed, exposed. My perfect life blew up in my face and I'm still picking up the pieces.
The last thing I need is her.
A wildflower. A storm. A woman I can't resist.
Lotus DuPree is a kick to my gut and a wrench in my plans from the moment our eyes meet.
I promised myself I wouldn't trust a woman again, but I've never wanted anyone the way I want Lo.
She's not the plan I made, but she's the risk I have to take.

LOTUS
A warrior. A baller. The one they call Gladiator.
Kenan Ross charged into my life smelling all good, looking even better and snatching my breath from the moment we met. The last thing I need is him.
I’m working on me. Facing my pain and conquering my demons.
I've seen what trusting a man gets you.
I. Don't. Have. Time. For. This.
But he just keeps coming for me.
Keeps knocking down my defenses and stealing my excuses one by one.
He never gives up, and now...I'm not sure I want him to.

About Kennedy Ryan

A RITA® and Audie® Award winner, USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan writes for women from all walks of life, empowering them and placing them firmly at the center of each story and in charge of their own destinies. Her heroes respect, cherish, and lose their minds for the women who capture their hearts. Kennedy and her writings have been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, TIME, O magazine, and many others. She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son.

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COVER REVEAL: Help Me Remember by Corinne Michaels

Corinne Michaels has revealed the cover for Help Me Remember!

Releasing: June 14, 2022 

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New York Times bestselling author Corinne Michaels brings you a new small-town, brother’s best friend romance.

In one second, my life disappeared.

My past. My memories. My future.

The only certainty I have from the last three years is that my older brother is dead, and I am the only eyewitness.

In order to protect the case, the lawyers demand that no one give me any information about my life . . . I must remember on my own. My only help comes from my brother’s best friend and world-renowned investigative reporter, Spencer Cross.

He has no idea how many nights I’ve spent dreaming of his name—and his body—next to mine.

Now we’re a team and our goal is to recover my memories and retrace my past. But each day we spend together, he’s looking at me as more than his friend’s little sister and I find it harder to want my old life back. Instead I’m wishing for a new one–with him. His kiss feels like home. His arms make me feel safe, and I never want this to end.

As my memories return, forcing me to face my future, everything falls apart... especially when I find an engagement ring hidden in my apartment. I have no idea who gave it to me, or what it means about my past.

I may have asked Spencer to help me remember, but now I wish I could forget.

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Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed--reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.

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COVER REVEAL: Stolen Desire by Lauren Runow

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𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 by USA Today bestselling author Lauren Runow is releasing on May 16th! This is a new stand alone erotic romantic suspense novel. 

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬…

𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐬’ 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫.

Clayton and Leilani live a picture-perfect life in a beachfront town. The hero cop and his wife have long been the dream couple, earning the affection of those around them, yet within their home is a couple who has lost their passion—a husband content in the life they’ve created and a wife longing for the thrill and heart-pounding nights of their earlier years.

When new neighbors move onto their idyllic street, Leilani is intrigued when she learns of their secret life. Looking for a new way to connect with her husband, Leilani convinces Clayton to step out of his comfort zone and into a forbidden union—and a world of trouble.

Actions go too far, and suddenly, a husband’s innocence is on the line as he defends himself to the public he serves, but he will stop at nothing to safeguard the woman he loves. Her life is in danger and only he can protect her because beyond the white picket fences and flowery facade, vows are forever, even when temptation is everywhere.

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Lauren is a graduate from the Academy of Art in San Francisco and is the founder and co-owner of the community magazine she and her husband publish. She is a proud Rotarian, helps run a local non-profit kids science museum, and was awarded Woman of the Year from Congressman Garamendi. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two sons.

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5 STAR REVIEW: The Love You Deserve (Love in the City #4) by Jen Morris

 

Follow an animal-loving bartender and her hot, protective boss as they finally give into the attraction between them in this emotional and steamy romantic comedy about healing the past to let love in.

Josie

I didn’t plan to fall in love with my boss. Cory Porter is six-foot-six of muscle and I fell for him the day he gave me a job in his bar. Too bad he’s twelve years older than me and treats me like a little sister.

Anyway, I’ve got other things to worry about–like saving my favorite animal shelter and fostering an anxious pup called Pretzel. The only problem is, I’m not allowed to have dogs in my apartment…

Cory

I shouldn’t have suggested Josie and Pretzel stay at my place. I’ve been fighting feelings for that woman for five years. She’s too young, too much my employee, and way too sweet for a guy like me.

But the more time we spend under one roof, the harder it gets to keep my hands off her–especially when she’s bent over on her yoga mat in our living room. Can’t a guy catch a break?

I know it’s selfish of me to act on this. I’m a committed bachelor like my father and will only end up hurting her. But now that I’ve let Josie in, can I become the man she deserves?

Please note that this book contains sensitive topics such as parental abandonment, anniversary of a parent’s death, and adoption. It references infidelity, which occurs in the past, off-page, and not between the two main characters. It also contains cursing and sex scenes, and is intended for audiences 18 years and older.

This book can be read as a standalone, but it contains spoilers for the earlier books in the series.

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Here’s what you can expect from The Love You Deserve:

♥ Steamy romantic comedy (my steamiest book yet!)

♥ Dual point of view

♥ Age gap, boss/employee, roommates, mutual pining

♥ Sweet, loving heroine

♥ Protective, broken hero with a playboy past

♥ Cute dogs!

♥ Fun New York bar setting

My Review

I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review. 

This book is definitely my favorite of the series. I love a good age gap story and this book is much spicier than the previous books. Not that I always need the spice, but it fit with the story. 

You know when I knew Cory was done for? When it was revealed that he gave Josie a job when he didn't actually need the help. Five years is a long time to pine for someone and they were BOTH doing it. Ugh...it's just so good. Josie was an absolute sweetheart and I loved her so much. 

This book is also quite angsty. Cory doesn't feel like he deserves the love that Josie has for him. He is constantly doubting the idea that he could have a happily ever after. He sees his sister and friends getting theirs and even though it is within his reach, he can't quite get there. His past really did a number on him and to watch that all play out was truly heartbreaking. Towards the end of the book it all boils over and I was impressed with all the emotion we got from Cory. I feel like we don't get that a lot in romance books. It's always the female characters who do all the crying so this made for a nice change. 

I'm so happy I discovered this series. I love all the characters (and they all make plenty of appearances in this book) and I'm not sure if there will be more, but I sure hope so. Either way, I look forward to reading whatever the author gives us next!

About the Author

Jen Morris writes escapist romcoms with heat, humor and heart. She believes that almost anything can be fixed with a good laugh, a good book, or a plane ticket to New York.

Her books follow women with big dreams as they navigate life and love in the city. Her characters don’t just find love—they find themselves, too.

Jen lives with her partner and son, in a tiny house on wheels in New Zealand. She spends her days writing, dreaming about New York, and finding space for her ever-growing book collection.

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