BOOK FEATURE
I’m excited to feature this heartwarming contemporary romance between a MLB baseball player and a pop star. It’s out today, April 1, 2025, and I’ve got not only the official book “blurb”, but an excerpt of the book from the author Berkley Publishing Group.
Continue reading “No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel”
Grady is a pro NHL player that sustained a torn rotator cuff while saving a man from drowning. He missed the last 6 games of the season and had surgery, but the recurring nightmares and fear of water are messing with him more than his physical injuries. He returns to his small town of Holden Cove to recover and is matched with one of his childhood friend’s sister, Jill, for a community reading program between his hockey team and her library. She’s off limits, but tell that to the instant chemistry that sparks between the couple.
Continue reading “Slash & Burn (Holden Cove #2) by Maddy Lowe”
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
This is a cute and spicy hockey sports romance between a Valentina, a PR fixer, and Kaden, a bad boy hockey star. Valentia had a messy divorce and has sworn off men. She’s working for her brother-n-law’s PR firm and gets pulled into a meeting with one of the firms clients Kaden, a grumpy bad-boy hockey star that creates chaos wherever he goes and is in immediate need of some good PR. Valentina is assigned to help his image, but because this is a sports rom com, events converge and she’s forced to fake date Kaden to help improve his image. She’s mortified – him, not so much.
Continue reading “Faking the Shot (The Crawford Family Playbook #1) by Kendall Hale”
Last week I missed participating in TBR Beyond Tours book tour for this book because I was in Instagram “jail” (when they don’t let you like/comment/follow), but I’m so happy to finally share this engaging book that is out now. I’m just getting into it, so check back later for my full review. It’s an engaging, fast-paced book with great world building and interesting characters. I’m really enjoying it so far.
Continue reading “Nightweaver (Nightweaver #1) by R.M. Gray”This is a fun and flirty historical fiction romance. Lady Sophie’s father died leaving their estate in financial ruin. Thus far she has put off her debut in society in the hopes that she would marry for love. That dream is squashed when her brother, the new Earl, tells her of their predicament and has her sail to NYC to find a rich husband that will save the family. Sophies widow aunt is her guardian and conspires with a friend in NYC with a rich eligible son to bring the son, Archie, and Sophie together.
Continue reading “The Most Eligible: A New York Society Novel by Meredith Green”
I listened to this book and the narrator did a pretty good job, although I was a bit confused with the accent he used for the male MC. The guy is supposed to be from a fake country that I equate to something like Sweden or Denmark, but the accent the narrator used was more Spanish than Nordic. The narrator sounded like Puss in Boots from the Shrek movies and it was really hard for me to get that image out of my mind. Because of that, the romance and spicy parts of the book were a bit icky.
Continue reading “The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert”
I requested this book from NetGalley because the premise of the book sounded so good. Bryony, an aspiring writer attends a writers conference hoping to find an agent to help her publish a book to help her grandfather’s financially-struggling organization where she teaches ESL full-time. She’s turned down by everyone. After having a terrible interview with Jack, an arrogant agent, he asks her to review another author’s work. She gives a spot-on assessment of the work and he offers her the opportunity to ghost-write a popular rom-com author’s next book. In exchange, he’ll help her find a publisher for her book. The book then takes a time leap and we find that Bryony has ghost-written several successful books but wants out.
Continue reading “The Perfect Rom-Com by Melissa Ferguson”
I thoroughly enjoyed this romantasy debut about a young queen, Gwen, and the commoner guard, Tyreal, who has sworn to protect her with his life. Gwen and Tyreal have known each other since they were children and though unspoken, have loved each other from the beginning. That love is forbidden, however, because tradition dictates that she must marry a fellow royal.
Continue reading “Embers of Fate (Hearts of Valine #1) by Dani Loughary”
This is the second book in the Rough and Ready book series but can be read as a stand-alone. I haven’t read the first book, but there is enough backstory that I didn’t feel lost.
This book was a delight to read. I found myself smiling, laughing, and sighing the entire time. Andrew is the PERFECT book boyfriend. Hot, supportive, thoughtful, sweet, hot, great banter… did I mention hot? The instant spark between Andrew and Zoe jumped off the page. You could see it with every smile and glance between the pair. Andrew supported and encouraged Zoe to follow her dreams and the thoughtful gestures he makes to let Zoe know the depth of his feelings was completely swoon-worthy.
Continue reading “My Secret Book Boyfriend (Rough and Ready #2) by Kate Perry”
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