4 Star Review: All I Ask by Corinne Michaels

Teagan Berkley is trying her best. A single mom raising a precocious teen, she may have given up on her dreams, but she's accepted her life in her small beachside hometown. Now the one person who abandoned her when she needed him the most has returned, bringing back memories of what might have been.

Derek Hartz arrives in town with a teenage daughter - and he's full of guilt over his failed marriage and the way he ended his friendship with Teagan. He's determined to set things right with her, but first he needs to gain her trust. Something he's not convinced he deserves.

As Teagan and Derek open up to each other-and confess their deepest secrets-it's impossible for them to deny what's always been between them. But just when their happily ever after is within reach, their complicated history surfaces again and threatens to keep them apart. Forever.

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Imagine falling in love with your best friend while you are dating someone else. And then that best friend meets someone while at college and falls in love with them. You are still dating the guy from high school and are happy for your best friend, so you ignore your true feelings. Then the best friend asks you to be his "best man" at his wedding while you are PREGNANT with your boyfriend's baby and then only a couple months laters, cuts off all communication without an explanation. Now imagine that it is thirteen years later and you find yourself once again in the same town with your ex-best friend. He's single. And you're single. What would you do?

Teagan and Derek have a lot to work through and they manage to do it in an adult manner. Once Derek realizes that he finally can have Teagan in his life, he is determined to make her stay. Of course there are interferences, but they somehow manage to get through everything to find their happily ever after. 

I enjoyed this book. I only cried a little bit and that feels like an accomplishment. This book is plenty emotional (It's a Corinne Michaels' book....duh!), but it feels different from her other books. I can't really put my finger on it though. 

About Corinne

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Corinne Michaels is the author of ten romance novels. She's an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.

After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love.

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RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW: Reborn Yesterday by Tessa Bailey

A timeless love story with bite.

Reborn Yesterday, an all-new sexy and laugh-out-loud paranormal romance from New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey, is out now.

It was a night like any other for funeral home director Ginny Lynn, until the exceptionally handsome—and unfortunately deceased—young man on her embalming table sat up, opened his emerald eyes and changed the course of her life forever, making her feel quite fluttery while he was at it.

Humans aren’t supposed to know Jonas Cantrell, or any vampire, exists. It’s kind of a major rule. Despite his instantaneous bond with perfectly peculiar Ginny, he has no choice but to erase her memories of their one and only meeting.

That was the plan. Before a reluctant Jonas can wipe Ginny’s mind clean, she reveals a secret that brings their worlds crashing together. Human and vampire. Past and present. Darkness and light. And while their love is strictly forbidden, it might be the only thing that can save them…

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Full disclosure: I don't read paranormal romances, but when Tessa said that she was writing one, I knew that I had to give it a chance. And I'm so glad I did!

Ginny finds herself fascinated when Jonas ends up on her mortician's table. But she becomes even more fascinated when he opens his eyes and it turns out he is alive. Well sort of. Meanwhile, Jonas is immediately drawn to Ginny and he doesn't know why. He finds himself breaking all the rules and when he finds out there is a threat to her life, will pretty much do anything to keep her safe. 

I really enjoyed this book! It's a little different from Tessa's other books, but you are still aware that you are reading one of her books. Jonas might be a vampire, but he is an Alpha vampire. Once he starts to really know Ginny and the extent of the threat against her life, his protectiveness is amped up, but A LOT. Once the book takes a turn into the steamy, it is VERY steamy. There are also some great secondary characters that I absolutely LOVED and I can't wait for their books!

If you're like me and don't usually read paranormal romance, but are a fan of Tessa Bailey, you should definitely 1-click this book. 

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the workforce as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of eleven years and seven-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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4 Star Review: Fool Me Twice by Carrie Aarons

When my best friend died of cancer just before her eighteenth birthday, she left her coveted bucket list to me.

The things she already crossed off? Skinny dipping, going to Paris, completing the local hot wing challenge, road tripping to the ocean, and sending out a message in a bottle.

So, it falls on me to finish it for her, to honor her memory. In the next year, it’s my mission to:

1. Dye my hair
2. Have sex
3. Camp out in a tent
4. Go bungee jumping
5. Get revenge on Lincoln Kolb

Most are doable, some terrify me, and then there is the last item on the list. When the raven-haired football god dumped my best friend during senior year of high school, she was devastated. The jerk with charm for days found out she was sick, and betrayed her in the worst way possible.

But he doesn’t know me, I went to school a town over. Now, to fulfill my promise, I’m the newest freshman on the campus where he is the big man. If there is one thing, aside from cheap beer, that a jock can’t pass up, it’s a shiny new girl.

So when I catch his eye, play hard to get, and then fall into his bed, I know my scheme is working to perfection. But what Lincoln can’t see coming is the beatdown I have planned for his ice-cold heart.

Unfortunately, what I never saw coming was the one he had planned for mine.

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Get revenge on Lincoln Kolb. 

Out of all the items on the list, this one turns out to be the hardest. Not because the act of revenge is hard, but because the unthinkable happens: Henley falls in love with Lincoln. Talk about making things complicates. 

I was prepared to dislike Lincoln. We are made to think that he's not a nice guy. And he might be a freshman, but he's already the big man on campus. He loves the attention from everyone, but especially the ladies. So when he meets Henley and she could care less who he is, that of course that piques his interest. 

From the moment Henley meets Lincoln, she has him on the hook. He's fascinated by her and quickly realizes that he wants a relationship with Henley. She's hesitant to form anything serious with Lincoln, but she can't help herself. He's actually very sweet and loving, which is the opposite of what she thought. 

I really enjoyed this story. I always enjoy Carrie's NA books. It's emotional at times, but also quite funny and full of heart. She also has a knack for writing teenagers. Henley and Lincoln are in college and they are written as such. 

5 Star Review: The Trade by Meghan Quinn

THE TRADE by Meghan Quinn 

Release Date: March 12th

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Can you pinpoint a time in your life where you realized you are completely and utterly screwed?

I can. I got the dreaded phone call, the one every baseball player hopes and prays never comes.

I was traded. Yeah, that phone call.

Traded from my long time team of over ten years. And not just to any team, but my childhood rivals; the Chicago Rebels.

Completely and utterly screwed, right? Wrong. The trade was the least of my concerns.

I met a girl. Natalie. Man, she's perfect.

I swore I would never get involved with anyone during the season. Too complicated. But can you believe I have zero restraint when it comes to this girl? I couldn't get her out of my head and the more I talked to her, the more I realized I needed her in my life.

So what's the problem? Why am I screwed? Because, Natalie, the girl I can't stop crushing on, yeah . . . she's married.

At least, that's what I was told . . . 

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OH MY GOD. CORY FUCKING POTTER Y'ALL. SWOON. CITY. Gah!! I devoured this book and I did not want it to end. Seriously. I would have read another 30 chapters. It's that good.

From the moment Cory sets his eyes on Natalie (aka Jason's sister), he's in love. Unfortunately for him, she falls into the "off limits" category because he is told that she is married. But their paths keep crossing and then they find themselves as the only single people on vacation with their friends/siblings. They decide to be friends and the slow burn begins. And let me tell you...it was TORTURE!

This doesn't exactly fall into the "one bed" trope, but it's close enough. It's also a slow burn because let me tell you...I found myself yelling "OMG JUST KISS ALREADY" multiple times. The sexual tension was off the chart and when they finally give in to their feelings, the result is AMAZING.

This book isn't all about Cory and Natalie's relationship though. As the title suggests and the synopsis says, Cory has been traded, to probably the worst team possible. His teammates don't trust him. The fans loathe him. And the media has no problem publishing false stories about him. His life is extremely stressful and throughout the book it takes a toll on him. 

Thankfully he has Natalie, and of course the boys. We get ALL of them, but mostly Jason, since they are now teammates. Cory had become my favorite baseball guy, but Jason is a close second. He provides lots of comic relief in this book and it was great to see their friendship grow. 

This doesn't exactly fall into the "one bed" trope, but it's close enough. It's also a slow burn because let me tell you...I found myself yelling "OMG JUST KISS ALREADY" multiple times. The sexual tension was off the chart and when they finally give in to their feelings, the result is AMAZING. 

USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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COVER REVEAL: The One That Got Away by Karina Halle

The One That Got Away, a second chance standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle is coming April 2, 2020!

Ruby Turner was never meant to be mine.

When I first met her, she was a fresh, young, American sports journalist trying to find her footing in a new life abroad. She was the one interviewing me for an article, yet I wanted to know more about her. She captivated me.

But she went home with Marco that night.
My agent.
My brother.

And I did what I could to pretend I was fine with it.

After all, I’m Luciano Ribeiro. As the captain of Real Madrid, and Portugal’s National Team, it’s my job to be cool, calm, and collected, not easily rattled.

Only what I felt for Ruby over time, shook me to my very core.

It made me do things I never imagined I would do.
It started with a stolen kiss in the middle of the night.
It led to a passionate tryst.

It created a burden of guilt that I had to carry, as Ruby came in and out of my life until she left for good, leaving her mark on me.

Now, seven years later, she’s back.
She was the one that got away.
I don’t think I’ll let her go this time.
But I might not have a choice.
Because my heart still belongs to her.

And her heart might belong to my brother.

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Meet Karina

Karina Halle is a former travel writer, music journalist & screenwriter, and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling author of over 55 bestselling novels, ranging from horror and suspense to contemporary romance. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband, and her adopted pitbull Bruce, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.

Halle is represented by the Root Literary Agency and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster, Hachette & Montlake. Her work has been translated and published in 20 languages.

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