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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Wild Hearts Release



Wild Hearts by Kacey Shea is now live!



The day I left Wilder Valley, I swore I'd never return. My dreams were too big for this small town, and I was determined to make it in LA, even if that meant leaving behind the man I loved.

Now I'm back, broken-hearted and publicly humiliated after a colossal breakup live-streamed to the masses. I have no career or money to show for my twenty-three years away. If I could hide out anywhere else on the planet, I would.

Instead, I resort to taking the only job in town. A nanny gig for my high school sweetheart.

Life didn't go as planned for him either.

Ryan Wilder might be running his family ranch and looking like a tall glass of water while doing it, but he's also drowning in responsibility, raising three children on his own, and dealing with the challenges of caring for his aging father.

We strike up a deal to help each other out. He offers me a place to stay along with a steady paycheck. In exchange I keep his teenagers out of trouble while figuring out my next step. Everything is perfect until those pesky little feelings from our youth come roaring back. 

This time is different, though. We've experienced life and we know what we want. At least, I thought I did. All the dreams I had for myself existed outside of this town, but the more time I spend with Ryan and his family, the more I question everything. Including my wild heart.



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Meet Kacey Shea





Kacey Shea is a USA Today bestselling author of steamy contemporary romance. She enjoys writing strong and smart heroines, heroes with hearts of gold, and stories that deliver a satisfying, well-earned happily ever after.

When she's not writing, you will find her playing Uber to one of her three children, drinking iced tea by the gallon, or planning her next escape from the Arizona heat.

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Review: Wild Hearts

Wild Hearts

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved this story. It was my first by Shea, but it was oh-so-perfect. I finished it super quick. I laid down in bed and thought I’ll only read a couple of chapters, and I ended up reading all 273 pages. Such an amazing emotional read with the perfect HEA. Grab your copy today! 

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Perfect Scandal Release


Perfect Scandal, Mason Creek Book #30 (standalone) by Molly McLain is available now!

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She's forbidden fruit, and he's everything she's looking for, no matter what her brother says.


Tessa McMurray is hellbent on proving that her brothers don't control her. Setting her sights on her family's ranch foreman is risky. But she knows what she wants.


Dean Langston loves his job, and he refuses to do anything to jeopardize his position. After all, the McMurray brothers are not only his bosses, they're his friends. When their outgoing and breathtakingly beautiful little sister starts charming her way into his life, he does everything he can to resist her.


But one weekend in Vegas changes everything...


Suddenly, Tessa and Dean are hiding more than their attraction to each other from the McMurray family. Can they afford to gamble with the truth or will their secret force them to lose it all?


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Molly McLain lives in a tiny Wisconsin town with her husband, three kiddos, and two adorable German Shorthaired Pointers. She’s addicted to 80's ballads, 90's rock, cheesecake, and office supplies, and she's been scribbling down love stories in spiral notebooks since she was old enough to daydream about hunky boys and happily-ever-afters. Now she turns those daydreams into steamy, small-town novels.


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Two a Day Release


TWO A DAY by Lauren Blakely

Release Date: October 14th

NEW RELEASE ALERT!
  TWO A DAY from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE!   Make sure to grab this all-new sexy, feel-good escape of an MF sports romance TODAY!!
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Blurb: 

 Look, I had a rough week at work. So I put on a bikini and escape to the beach, where I wind up rescuing the city’s hot new quarterback from a rogue paddleboard, and then he rescues me that night from a s-e-x drought. Hello O-Town. Nice to see you! The charmer with the magic hands wants another date too, and I say yes so fast. But the thing is I’m the team lawyer for The Mercenaries. And the morning after the sexiest night of my life, I find out the guy I plan to see again was just traded to our team. Dating the brand spanking new star quarterback? Off-limits. Especially when my boss blindsides me with this twist – I’m in charge of managing his reputation. I really shouldn’t invite him over late tonight then. Truly, I shouldn’t.   Contents include: sex hacks, text snafus, bedroom dares, major league dirty talking, and twists you won’t see coming in this sexy sports romance.


About Lauren Blakely:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, sweet, and witty. She also writes USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romance.   With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, with more than 60 titles on the USA Today Bestsellers list alone. She’s sold more than 4.5 million books. A Brown University graduate, Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.


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Thursday, October 13, 2022

A Home For Christmas Release

 

A Home for Christmas by Katie Eagan Schenck is available on all platforms.

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Brad has just one wish this Christmas: to find a real home. Having lost his parents before joining the Marines, he misses that sense of belonging and family. When he meets an caring flight attendant on his journey to start his civilian life, he wonders if this might be his chance. 

After a messy divorce, Shelly has decided the only person allowed within the brittle walls of her broken heart is her daughter, Lilly. At least, until she meets a friendly man who hails from her hometown while working a routine flight. When she learns he needs a place to stay, she offers the apartment over her garage out of the kindness of her heart--and her desperate need for extra cash.

Even as Brad endears himself to Shelly by saving the town’s Christmas pageant, she attempts to keep her distance to protect the fragile stability she’s built since her divorce. But Brad’s willingness to walk the fine line between what Shelly’s heart wants and what her head allows slowly wears down her resolve. And when he receives a job offer near the only family he has left, Shelly must decide whether she’s willing to risk her heart again before he leaves her home, and her life, for good.


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I always wanted to be a writer, but after my mother passed away in 2002, I lost sight of my dream. Instead, I focused my efforts on building a career as a paralegal in government. After completing my first master's degree and successfully completing the Presidential Management Fellowship in the federal government, I decided to revisit my childhood dream. I recently graduated with an MFA in creative writing at Queens University of Charlotte and my debut novel, A Home for Christmas, is set to release in the fall of 2022 from Champagne Book Group. In my personal life, I am a mother to a teenage daughter and married to the love of my life. We live in Maryland and have 3 cats.


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Tall, Dark, & Dreamy Release


TALL, DARK, AND DREAMY by A.M. Hargrove
Release Date: October 13th
Genre/Tropes: contemporary romance/ Single Dad, British Hero, Enemies to Lovers, Billionaire romance, Sunny vs Grumpy 
TALL, DARK, & DREAMY, and all-new standalone, hate to love romance, from AM Hargrove is NOW AVAILABLE!!   
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Blurb: 
  Helper. Problem-solver. Situation savior. It's who I am--and what I do. But when I meet the sexy, rugged, and totally irresistible British guitarist, everything goes into overdrive. I want him--possibly crave him. And I'm hellbent on fixing everything he's facing. There's only one small problem. Gabriel Knight wants nothing to do with me or my savvy solutions to his agony. The more I try; the worse he gets. As his neighbor, his acquaintance, and his drooling fan, I'm not giving up. Tall, dark, and dreamy just needs to get on board and know what I've known all along: we're going to be explosive in the bedroom for years to come. Now, he just needs to succumb to everything I want.   He's tall, sexy...and a total prick. Sign me up!   Hate to lovers Single dad Hot and grumpy hero Strong and sassy shero Spicy romance Dirty talking Brit HEA Complete stand alone   Are you ready to meet Ravina Baines and Gabriel Knight?


About the Author: 
  One day, on her way home from work as a sales manager, USA Today bestselling author, A. M. Hargrove realized her life was on fast forward and if she didn't do something soon, it would be too late to write that work of fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life. So she made a quick decision to quit her job and reinvented herself as a Naughty and Nice Romance Author. Reader, Writer, #WalterThePuppy Owner, Dark Chocolate Lover, Ice Cream Worshipper, Vodka Aficionado, Coffee Drinker, she believes coffee and ice cream should be added as part of the USDA food groups.


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Review: Perfect Scandal

Perfect Scandal Perfect Scandal by Molly McLain
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I absolutely love Dean and Tessa, and after reading their love story, I need to read about the others. Tessa is independent, determined, and feisty, like nobody’s business. Whereas Dean is stubborn and bullheaded. The attraction between the two is off the charts. Grab this book today; you won’t be disappointed with this read. 

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Review: Mafia Lust

Mafia Lust Mafia Lust by L. Steele
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

"He's my boyfriend's father, also my boss, and totally off limits..."

This was my first L. Steele book, and it absolutely won’t be the last. Super taboo, but OMG, amazing. I’m still over here like; how have I never read this series? The Arranged Marriage series is a series of standalone, and I’m telling you now. Go add these books to your wishlist and make sure to check out my TikTok for videos because I’m going back to read them all. So good!

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Review: Tall, Dark, and Dreamy: A Hate To Love Stand-Alone Romance

Tall, Dark, and Dreamy: A Hate To Love Stand-Alone Romance Tall, Dark, and Dreamy: A Hate To Love Stand-Alone Romance by A.M. Hargrove
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book two in an interconnected standalone with a HEA in the Billionaire Baines Series. You don’t have to read them in order, but if you’re anything like me, you’re going to want to. I’m planning to go back and read book one and any others to come. 

“He's tall, sexy...and a total prick. Sign me up!” 

This part of the blurb is what got me to read this book. This is what had me hooked before I even read the first page. It also helped that it had a Hate to Love relationship, Single Dad, a Hot and uber grumpy Hero with a super Strong and sassy Heroine. Add in the Spice and Dirty talkin’ Brit, and you’re in for one wild ride. I can’t say too much without giving the entire book away. If you love anything from the above, grab this story today on Kindle Unlimited.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Review: The Christmas Cowboy Hero

The Christmas Cowboy Hero The Christmas Cowboy Hero by Donna Grant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you love cowboys and Christmas, then this is the book is for you. It’s an instant attraction for Clayton and Abby.
"It seems like our families are intertwined…."
This quote couldn’t be more true for this book. Especially when Clayton takes one of Abby’s brother’s under his wing instead of making him pay for the cows he’s been taking.

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