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Friday, March 26, 2021

COVER REVEAL: Over the Moon by KK Allen


Release Date: April 22

"My secrets have always kept me safe… until he saw my truth."

 

Kingston Scott is the most eligible bachelor in professional football, a charming rebel on and off the field. He's also in desperate need of an attitude adjustment.

 

After a reckless night on the town puts him behind bars, he's sentenced to coach football at a sleepaway camp in the middle of nowhere. He's not sure he'll survive an entire month of torture… until he sees her. The intoxicating woman with the silver moon eyes, the reserved smile, and the past she's determined to keep hidden.

 

Silver Livingston is the resident nurse at Camp Dakota, a beautiful temptress on and off the clock. She's also a forbidden mystery to all who know her.

 

After a decade of living in the shadows of the safe haven she's created, she receives news that threatens her perfect façade. Silver isn't sure what to do next… and then she sees him. The new arrival with the body of a god, a flashy smile, and evergreen eyes that burn straight through to her core.

 

Now, Silver isn't sure which threat to fear most-the irresistible man she knows she must deny or the inevitable head-on collision with her past.


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Meet K.K. Allen


K.K. Allen is the USA TODAY Bestselling and award-winning contemporary romance author of sweet, sexy, and inspiring stories that evoke emotion at every turn. 

K.K.'s debut romance novel, Up in the Treehouse, was named the Best New Adult Book of the Year by RT Book Reviews, an honor beyond belief. And she continues to take reader's emotions on an epic ride every single time with real, layered, coming of age romance stories that will make you fall in love over and over again. 

Born in Hawaii, raised in Washington, and currently residing in Florida, K.K. lives for laughs with her little dude, the great outdoors, watching football, dancing the night away, and her eclectic taste in music. 

K.K. also loves connecting with her readers and attends signings when she can! You can find upcoming event dates and other information at: www.kkallen.com.


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Monday, March 15, 2021

RELEASE & 4 1/2 STAR REVIEW: Check Swing (Callahan Family #3) by Carrie Aarons



Sinclair Callahan is a trust fund baby.

Born into one of the richest, most notorious families in the country, the black sheep title was stamped on him from an early age. While the rest of his relatives earn their keep at the top tier baseball team they’ve owned for generations, Sin prefers spending his time and money on booze, babes and bad decisions.

Until all three land him in a coma, fighting for his life.

One year later, with a sober chip in his hand, he arrives at spring training ready to turn it all around. But when he meets the only woman who doesn’t recognize just who he is, he can’t help omitting a few important details … like his last name. No stranger to charming women, Sin uses one of his old skillsets to kick off what is sure to be an epic hookup.

But when she shows up five months after their brief Florida fling with a secret that will topple his privileged world, he might just lose everything he’s worked so hard to rebuild. Including a real shot at love with the sassy redhead that he’s been too much of a coward to pursue.

Can he shoulder the responsibility he’s always shrugged off? Or will he balk at the real-life complications and strike out completely?

Francesca Kade is an independent goal-getter.

As one of the only female strength coaches in the league, she’s used to invading the boys’ club. After putting up with being passed over and not promoted for a number of seasons, she’s finally got her shot.

A consummate professional with blinders on, there is no way anything will screw up all she hopes to achieve. Well, except for maybe the new employee with eyes the color of ocean waves and a smirk that’s the definition of sin. When they catch fire in the southern heat, it’s almost impossible to put it out.

Until she finds out that he’s her boss’s boss’s boss.

Burned from the betrayal and panicking with a fresh secret of her own, Frankie is shocked when she lands her ultimate dream job. There is no way she’s turning it down. But when she bumps into Sinclair on day one, all of the old feelings and new problems come hurtling at her like a baseball to the face.

Will she ever be able to trust that he’ll put both her and his responsibilities before his vices? Or will their differences cost them the game?











My Review

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

Yes! It's finally Sinclair's turn! I love a good redemption story line and everything was set up perfectly for Sinclair's. He is finally taking his place in the Packton Pistons organization and this time he is ready for it. Sinclair wants to do a good job. He has been working on his sobriety and is trying his hardest to be successful. He's also been skating by on the fact that he is a Callahan and he knows he needs to stop doing that. Which is why when he meets Frankie, he doesn't tell her who he is. 

Frankie is great at her job and she finally has her chance to show people that. Since she doesn't know who Sinclair is, she doesn't have any problem agreeing to the no string attached sexual relationship that forms between the two of them. She gets to do the job that she loves and then spend her nights with a sexy guy in her bed. 

Seems simple enough, right? Of course not! 

I enjoyed liked Frankie and Sinclair as a couple. They had great chemistry and even though neither of them wanted a relationship, they just kind of fell into one. They felt at extremely at ease with the other person and being with one another just felt right.  

I liked that the book took a turn that made things complicated. That was when Sinclair really had to look at his life and figure out what he wanted. And Frankie, knowing that things could fall apart at any minute, had to be able to take the leap and hopefully get everything she ever wanted. 

This is definitely my favorite of the series!




Author Bio

Author of romance novels such as The Tenth Girl and Privileged, 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 Texas with her husband, daughter, son and Lab/Great Dane rescue.

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Monday, March 1, 2021

RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW: The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn







USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn’s latest bauble is the charming story of a crafting queen battling a jaded divorce lawyer on a wedding reality show.

Luna Rossi is a veritable crafting genius—she can bedazzle and bead so hard her Etsy site is one of the hottest in the world. So it’s only natural that Luna would convince her brother and his husband-to-be to compete on The Wedding Game, a “do-it-yourself” TV show, for the title of Top DIY Wedding Expert.

As a jaded divorce lawyer, Alec Baxter scoffs at weddings and romance. But when his recently engaged brother begs him to participate in The Wedding Game, Alec grudgingly picks up a glue gun and prepares for some family bonding.

Both fierce competitors, Luna and Alec clash on national TV as harsh words and glitter fly with abandon. But as they bicker over color swatches and mood boards, they find themselves fighting something else: their growing mutual attraction. While Luna is torn between family loyalty and her own feelings, Alec wonders if he might have been wrong about love and marriage all along…








My Review

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

Maybe it's the mood I've been in lately, but it took me a while to get into this book. I felt like it had two distinctive tones and I found the first one, a bit much. Almost all the characters felt a bit over the top, but then there's a point where that shifts and that is when I started to enjoy the book. And while I didn't hate any of the characters, it did take me a bit to warm up to some of them. 

Having said that, there were plenty of funny moments that made me laugh out loud. It wouldn't be a Meghan Quinn book without them! I will say that preferred Alec and Luna once they were together as opposed to them being at odds with one another. There were even some sweet, genuine and heartfelt moments as well. 

Although this was just an okay book for me, it might be the book for you. 







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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Thursday, February 25, 2021

RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW: Return to Us (Willow Creek Valley #1) by Corinne Michaels



From New York Times bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes a new second chance standalone love story.

At eighteen, I walked away from Willow Creek Valley for good.
I was young, scared, and stupid, and it cost me the love of my life—Grayson Parkerson.

Fourteen years later, a crash sends me back home to recover.

Back to where we met, fell in love, and planned a future.
The one he’s now living as a single dad to his daughter.
Working at The Park Inn together gives us a chance to reconnect, and seeing him with his little girl makes me long for the days when he was mine. One look in his gorgeous blue-green eyes, and it’s like I never left. One kiss, and my world is upside down. One night together, and I know without a doubt, in his arms is where I belong.

I’m not the girl I was—intimidated by his wealthy family and desperate to escape our small town. I can imagine a new life for us here.

But he’s learned to guard his heart, and trust won’t come easily.

How can I convince him to give first love a second chance?


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My Review

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

Second chance romance is one of my favorite tropes and Corinne does it really well! We met Jessica in Corinne's previous book Stay For Me and I was very excited to read her story. 

After being away for many years, Jessica finds herself back in her hometown. She's injured, but healing, and trying to figure out what to do with her life. and it doesn't take long before she comes face to face with her one true love, Grayson. If you read Stay For Me, you will remember that he was the one Jessica was thinking of when her life was in danger. So to be in the same town again gives them both a chance to right the wrongs of a past. 

I enjoyed this book. I liked both Jessica and Grayson and I loved Grayson's daughter Amelia. She was hilarious and had a knack for lightening the mood at the right moments. I'm looking forward to the rest of this series. Throughout the book we meet Grayson's siblings and they are all pretty great. I can't wait to get their stories as well. 






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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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

4 STAR REVIEW: The Knockout Rule by Kelly Siskind






Growing up with an adoring father for a boxing legend isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. It looks more like hospital visits, bloody noses, and cracked ribs.

Isla Slade now works as a physiotherapist, helping athletes heal their bodies. Except for boxers. She has no interest in reliving the stress of her teen years. Dating someone in the boxing world? She’d rather snort wasabi powder.

Until she meets Preston Church.

Preston manages heavyweight boxing darling Brick Kramarov. A brute who’s built tougher than his name, with a cocky attitude to boot. She wants nothing to do with either man, but her father begs her to help them prepare for a huge Vegas fight.

She doesn’t expect Preston to recite romantic poems and slowly break her resolve. His fascinating mind gets under her skin, even if his star athlete reminds her how much she hates boxing.

Too bad it’s Brick coaching Preston how to woo Isla, falling for her from the sidelines. Once she finds out, she’ll have to decide if she can risk loving another man who puts it all on the line for the knockout.







My Review

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

I really liked this book! Isla got on my nerves a little bit, but overall I liked her. For me, this book is all about Eric. I love a cinnamon roll and Kelly had given us a doozy in this book. Eric, aka Brick, the brutish boxer is quite the character. We learn very early on in this book just how different he is from boxer persona and it delighted me!

I will say that the synopsis is a tad misleading because I feel like it makes it seem like Isla and Preston are the main couple, but that's not the case. It's made very clear from the moment they meet that Isla is interested in Eric, but Preston ends up playing a big part of the story. 

I'm such a huge fan of Kelly's books. They are funny and heartfelt and always make me feel good. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. 









About Kelly Siskind

A small-town girl at heart, Kelly moved from the city to open a cheese shop with her husband in northern Ontario. When she’s not neck deep in cheese or out hiking, you can find her, notepad in hand, scribbling down one of the many plot bunnies bouncing around in her head. She laughs at her own jokes and has been known to eat her feelings—gummy bears heal all. She’s also an incurable romantic, devouring romance novels into the wee hours of the morning.