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Insta-Love, Novella, Shifters

#WOTR26 #Audio #Reread – Sanctuary, Stone’s Wolf Sanctuary, book 1 by Teresa Gabelman, Narration by S.W. Salzman

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Drowning in debt, the owner of Stone’s Wolf Sanctuary, Gemma Stone, is as exhausted as she is determined. Not only does she have to win over frightened, injured wolves daily, but she’s tired of those threatening to close her sanctuary down.

It’s not until Eric Jackson walked into her life that she sees a light at the end of the lonely tunnel she’s been traveling. To the surprise of both, they have more in common than either could have ever imagined.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

I received this book from the author for an honest review.
O Teresa….you get me…you totally get what I like to read. #ShifterGirl #ParanormalGroupie
If you are a fan of Teresa’s, you will obviously need to buy this one because it’s a new possible series….Teresa???? Thoughts??? Begging??? Ok Pleading!! If you haven’t read her, uhm why? But then this will get you a quick look at her writing and awesomeness. Yes, that is a real word so leave me be.
Ok Gemma is a wear your heart on the sleeve kinda girl. She is going to protect her wolf sanctuary even if the townies and sheriff want her to pack it up and leave. She is following with her passion and protecting her grandfather’s legacy.
Eric is the alpha shifter of a near by pack of wolves. He is looking for a rogue shifter but also looking to see if the legend of a safe place for shifters is true.
When he meets her is stunned that this feisty and sassy human is his mate but also stunned that she cares for these wolves without thinking of her own safety. When Eric joins in the help her during a trying time the sparks fly and the couple end up opening up to what they know and who they are.
I loved the quick book and can’t want for more. I mean Eric’s brothers need a book plus we need to know about the bad guy Eric is tracking!!

Teresa Gabelman is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the ‘Protectors Series’. When not writing about sexy alpha vampires and the women who drive them crazy she can be found on a lake with a fishing pole/Kindle, at a MMA event or spending a fun evening with family.

Being a full-time writer has allowed Teresa to connect more with readers which is what she loves most about writing. If you find the time she would love to hear from you!

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#WOTR26 #Audio #Romcom – Text2Lovers by JD Hollyfield and K Webster

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It’s the start of nothing good.
I fired off a storm of raunchy text messages…to the wrong number.
And he replied.
Him: Show me a picture.
Him: Tell me your name.
Why does the lure of anonymity have me craving to indulge a stranger?

It’s the start of everything right.
I received a slew of text messages…when everything in my life was wrong.
And she made me laugh again.
Her: You’re probably a creeper.
Her: Possibly a stalker.
Why do I have the overwhelming need to find this stranger who saved me and make her mine?

Him: Take a chance with me.
Her: This is crazy.
Him: I need to see you.
Her: What are we doing?
Him: We’re about to find out.

Her: PHOTO ATTACHED
Him: PHOTO ATTACHED

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I purchased this book.

I met JD Hollyfield at a book event and thought she was adorable. I knew she has audio books and I had credits so here we are!! I grabbed this book based solely on the premise of texting the wrong number. I mean brilliant is todays society who hasn’t texted the wrong person once or twice.

Ram is a hilarious stalker….LOL I mean he is pretty in to Dani from jump and when they actually see face to face he was 100 in all the way. Dani texted Ram accidently when she was drunk texting her ex boyfriend. The two start to daily chat but Dani gets in her head about the WHAT IF. Ram is not going to stop from meeting this girl who has become his everything.

I loved the story and how they met was amazing. The chemistry between the two was great but Andi and Roman have them beat hands down. LOL I was so captivated by the story I couldn’t stop and was super sad when it ended until that prologue dropped and I was in a fit of giggles. Another credit gone to see what happens with Andi and Roman.

Creative designer, mother, wife, writer, part-time superhero…

USA Today Bestselling author J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer by day and superhero by night. When she is not trying to save the world one happy ending at a time, she enjoys the snuggles of her husband, sons, and doxies. With her love for romance, and a head full of book boyfriends, she was inspired to test her creative abilities and bring her own story to life.

J.D. Hollyfield lives in the Midwest and is currently at work on blowing the minds of readers, with the additions of her new books and series, along with her charm, humor, and Happily Ever After’s.

 

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#Audio #MaskedMan – Accidental Abduction: Masked Men of Sage Springs, Book 1 by E.L. Koslo

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Hoodwinking Hudson
The crush I have on my best friend’s brother Hudson likely borders on being unhealthy. But when he dons a mask at a Halloween party and suddenly notices me, I’m not going to argue. Especially when he goes from my grumpy boss to the growling dominant man of my wildest fantasies.

Hijacking (C)harley
My pseudo ex-girlfriend (sort of) breaks up with me days before Halloween, citing my reliable nature as boring and vanilla. Tired of playing it safe, I decide to fulfill her fantasy of being kidnapped by a masked man. The only problem is…

I end up abducting the wrong feisty comic book villainess.

Accidental Abduction is a spooky, interconnected stand-alone short novel with a grumpy, filthy mouthed cinnamon roll and his little sister’s feisty best friend.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

I met this author at an event and grabbed an audio code for this book.  I bought it based on the cover and title.  Masked man and an accidental abduction??  Yes, sounds great.

This book’s narration was HAWT.  Lawd, these narrators did an amazing job.  Hudson’s voice when he is masked was *fans self* all a girl wants to hear.  LOL

Hudson has a horrible girlfriend who dumps him/wants a Ross/Rachel style break.  He is devastated and makes a plan to kidnap her in a fun way to give her the excitement she says she needs/lost.

Charley has always lusted after her best friend’s brother, but has respected that he is in a relationship.  When he finds out he is single, she is thinking of a plan to make him hers when he takes her…. and then she realized he didn’t know who she was.

I loved this book and all that Charley and Hudson go through.  I am not grabbing Reid and Hazel’s book because I need to see the Playboy get tamed by the virgin.

 

Find the funny in your life.

That’s what EL Koslo strives to do in her life every day. She spent her youth with her nose in a book, often conjuring up storylines in a composition notebook she hid under her mattress. Her love of writing continued on through high school as she served on the school paper and wrote poetry for the literary magazine.

At University, she studied Art and Art History where she met her own prince charming after kissing a few frogs, of course.

Her love of reading and writing have been a constant in her life with her nose always buried in a book, tablet, or computer—both writing and reading.

She resides in the Midwest United States with her husband and four rambunctious children. Her days are filled with driving kids to school, activities, and sports; frequently squeezing writing time in while waiting in the carpool line.

Koslo’s characters are often developed while running on the treadmill at the gym, and she has a DVR full of Hallmark movies.

Her debut novel, Foreplay on Words, combines her love of steamy romance, awkward but loveable leading males, and headstrong heroines with a dash of humor and a little bit of kink.

Follow her at: https://linktr.ee/elkoslo

2nd Chance

#WOTR26 #audio- Flirtatious Flyboy by Maria Vickers

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Cass
Real love is an illusion that left me heartbroken and a single mother. I tried, failed, and am finally picking up the pieces. No one will convince me I need to give love another chance, especially not the sexy as sin pilot who attempts to do just that. He is annoying and won’t go away. Why won’t he take a hint? And why am I letting him get under my skin? I should just forget him, but for some reason, I can’t. His ice-blue eyes are destroying the walls of protection around my heart.

Ace
As a pilot, I live for the rush of flying thousands of feet into the air. I didn’t do relationships. The word commitment was not part of my vocabulary. I had fun, played the field, and did whatever I wanted, but one weekend with her changed everything. I couldn’t forget her. Cass is guarded, but I can see over her walls. She’s afraid and hurt, but I won’t let that stop me. I plan on healing her heart and winning over her and her son, and unlike the idiot who let her go, I never will.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

I grabbed this book from Audible when I saw a WOTR author had a book I could burn a credit on. The narrators did a great job bringing Cass and Ace to life for me.

Cass thought she had met the pilot of her dreams, and then she found out she had not.  She thought he was the baby she was carrying’s dad, but in fact, he was not.  Embarrassed and ashamed, she bragged she got the “One”; she hid herself and her baby away.  She was determined to live a great life for her and her son.

Ace rolls into town and is friends with Cass’s friends.  It took him a few tries to wear her down to go out with him when he realized that one night stand in Vegas was with CASS!!!  Ace does everything he can to reassure gun shy Cass he is the guy of her dreams before telling her  (In my best Maury voice) He IS the Father.

I really enjoyed Ace doing all he could to prove to Cass he is the one when at every turn she ran.

 

 

Maria Vickers is a bestselling and award-winning author who currently resides in St. Louis, MO with her pug, Spencer Tracy. She has always had a passion for writing and after she became disabled in 2010, she decided to use writing as her escape. Life is about what you make of it, you have to live it to the fullest no matter the circumstances.

From a young age, she has always loved books and even dreamed of being an author when she was younger. Growing up in the Navy, she used to weave tales for her siblings and her friends about anything and everything. And when she wasn’t creating her own stories, she had a book in her hand. They transported her to another world. She hopes that her readers will have the same experience when reading her stories, and that, in some way, they can relate to her characters.

Getting sick changed her life forever, but it also opened doors for her that she thought would always be out of reach.

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#EventsWeLove- Sassy in St. Louis

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*Authors list subject to change*

 

SaSSy in St. Louis Tickets are LIVE!!!
Midwest Peeps!! Are you ready to mix, mingle, and make memories with your favorite authors?
Craving a weekend surrounded by fellow book lovers who get your obsession?
Want to dance the night away after a day packed with bookish bliss?
SaSSy in St. Louis is calling your name — and tickets are on sale now!
🔆Over 60 incredible authors ready to meet you
🔆Engaging panels that’ll spark your imagination
🔆A book signing event like no other!!
🔆And an epic afterparty where the real stories begin
Your book tribe awaits. Come find your people, your passion, and your next unforgettable weekend.
Apocalyptic, forced proximity, Kidnapping

#ForcedProximity #EndOfTheWorld #audio – Wildflowers by Kylie Scott

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Don’t miss this heart pounding apocalyptic romance from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott!

There’s only one person Dean Wallace wants to save from the end of the world: sunshine girl from across the street. She’s always smiling. Who knows, maybe she can teach him a thing or two about how to live? But saving her against her will is harder than he expected.

Astrid Hardy doesn’t know what to think when she wakes up in her hot neighbor’s basement. He says he wants to protect her from the deadly virus threatening to collapse society. But that sounds like paranoid conspiracy theory nonsense, and losing her sh*t seems like the correct response.

As they watch the downfall of the world play out online, hear approaching gunshots, and smell smoke from nearby burning buildings, it all starts to seem horribly realistic. With almost everyone they know dead, and law and order gone…how will they navigate this new world together?

I was given this book by the author for an honest review.
I absolutely loved her zombie books so I JUMPED to read this one. Now there aren’t any zombies so if that isn’t your thing you should be good.
Dean and Astrid are quite a pair. LOL Dean kinda…well….yeah he wants to keep the pretty but clueless neighbor safe as the world is coming to an end. SO he does what all rational men do, he kidnaps her. LOL If you read Kylie books you know the banter is amazing and hilarious between them.
As the world is falling apart and Astrid realized Dean isn’t as crazy as she thinks, they begin to travel to find a safe place to hunker down. Dean wants to keep her all to himself, and Astrid is like HELLLLS NO. They find a crew of like-minded people to form a town with while also finding another town of not so great men who feel they own all the women and items around.
I loved seeing Astrid realize her attraction to Dean and him opening to the fact she actually might have a few good ideas. Their adopted kid they find in the town is such a fun character because she is NOT ok with the friends to lovers change between the two.
I cannot wait to get this in audio because I just know it will be 100x better!!

 

UPDATE : I was given this audio book from the author for an honest review.  Oh man was it even better listening to the story with Andi telling it.  I laughed and got cringed with Astrid at times but boy did i SWOON again over Dean.  This book is one I will  relisten to time and time again.

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Kylie is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling, Audie Award winning author. She has sold over 2,000,000 books and was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year four times by the Australian Romance Reader’s Association. Her books have been translated into sixteen different languages. She is based in Queensland, Australia; living and working on land traditionally owned by the Jagera people.

Doctor, sibling best friend, tattoo

#audio #bestfriendssibling #tattoo #doctor – Will, Men of Birds Eye book 2 by Kat Savage

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Willette Archer has a secret—though some would argue how well kept it actually is. As right-hand woman and best friend to the owner of Bird’s Eye Tattoo Studio, her job has become her whole life. So, she occupies her days with shop decisions to avoid her disappointing dating life.

Of course, that might also have something to do with her two-decade old infatuation with her aforementioned best friend’s older brother.

Derek Tanner is at a loss—with basically everything. His apartment lease is up, most of his belongings are somewhere in storage, and the good doctor has been pulling extra shifts at the hospital due to lack of staff. His life is chaos. Thanks to these wonderful circumstances, dating is nowhere on his radar.

When his little brother suggests he stay in Willette’s spare room for the time being, he’s both grateful and hesitant. Sure, he grew up with Will, but they’ve never been as close—let alone in close quarters.

It doesn’t take very long for Doctor Derek to start seeing Will in a new light.

When boundaries are crossed and relationships are finally taken to the next level, will Willette get exactly what she’s been hoping for since childhood?

Contains mature themes.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

I purchased this book.

Oh man Will and Derek.  I have been waiting for this one.

Will is one of “the guys”.  She is goth and happy.  She is herself, with wild and crazy hair and all.  Her bestie is in love, and she is so happy but also kinda jealous.  If ONLY the one man she can’t have would be attainable.

Derek has always seen Will as his sister.  She is Hawk’s bestie.  She is family.  UNTIL Hawk offers to let him move in with Will while he is apartment hunting.  Then he sees Will in a new light….all of a sudden she is SEXY?  WHAT!!

When Derek went and cock blocked Will on her date, I was cracking up.  I mean, he has no clue why he did it. Oh yeah, he needed to save her from a douche…riiiight.  Keep telling yourself that one Derek.

The story was filled with so much anticipation and the burn of them turning the corner from friends to lovers.

I am ready for book 3!!

 

Kat Savage’s unique brand of storytelling combines some of her own truths with a little bit of fiction to connect to people in a very real way. She writes about ugly things authentically and shamelessly.

Self Care

#Promo #Self-Care – Cat Dish Gin: Have more fun in life, sex, parenting and aging through self-care quickies! by Heather Curlee Novac

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Cat Dish Gin – Life’s Chaos, Served with a Twist of Humor

Ever had a moment so ridiculous it made you wonder if Jesus Himself might take a sip of gin straight from a cat dish? Welcome to Cat Dish Gin—a sharp, witty, and wildly relatable collection of NPR essays that turn the everyday mess of marriage, motherhood, work, and aging into laugh-out-loud, life-affirming moments.

From mastering the art of parenting while losing your sanity to finding joy in life’s smallest (and strangest) victories, these bite-sized essays are perfect for women who need a reminder that imperfection is its own kind of magic.

💡 For fans of Anne Lamott, Gretchen Rubin, and Dorothy Parker.
📖 Short, bingeable, and best enjoyed out loud.
🎁 The perfect gift for moms, grandmas, and wild women everywhere.

Read Cat Dish Gin now and laugh your way to a more joyful life!

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Heather Curlee Novak, AKA the ‘Lazy Bombshell,’ writes spicy suspense stories packed with humor, unexpected twists, and unforgettable characters who feel like lifelong friends. She’s a lover of all things sparkly, cheeky, and mischievous—qualities that shine through in her work.

When she’s not crafting tales of intrigue and laughter, Heather enjoys motivational speaking and draws inspiration from her years in customer service, sales training, and troubleshooting. Her professional experience fuels her ability to weave relatable, dynamic stories that resonate with readers.

Happily married to her real-life Prince Charming, John, Heather cherishes time with their two fascinating daughters, whom they encourage to live boldly and authentically. She lives each day passionately, striving to “live her love out loud” and bring joy, humor, and a touch of spice to everything she does.

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#Promo – Hexes Go Well with Tequila : A Lost Souls Novel (The Lost Souls series Book 1) by Leanna Ehrsam

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From the moment Ursula Cambridge, a 38-year-old woman from the Midwest, realizes she’s become invisible in her life and relationship, she and her Irish Wolfhound, Casper get a magical invitation to live in The Lost Souls House in Salem, Massachusetts.

There, she finds herself immersed in a magical town, living in a house with a graveyard that hosts the lost souls, one of Salem’s mysteries that keeps the town and tourists guessing, and some would do anything to keep their dark origin a mystery.

As she struggles to find her footing in this town, four women come around her, showing her the importance of community, friendship, and magical camaraderie when they wake up with more than margarita hangovers and find that their playful graveyard hexes worked.

When Ursula bumps into the town bachelor who is rumored to be cursed, she tries to steer clear of his unreasonably grumpy disposition but finds herself drawn to his surly, yet vulnerable, teenage niece Bess, who forms an attachment to Ursula.

Thrown into the middle of a modern-day witch hunt, Ursula has to navigate a mysterious world of magic and mystery, political warfare, and passionate tension with the man who has sworn off women, who bears a striking resemblance to the paper towel Brawny Man. Hexes Go Well With Tequila will bring you on a whimsical journey of found family, and found self, uncovering a centuries-old mystery of ten lost souls and fighting for invisible women.

LeAnna Ehrsam writes cozy fantasy with a focus on women in their late thirties. While she has been in health care for the last fifteen years, she studied Literature and creative writing with an emphasis in poetry at the University of Southern Indiana and has been scribbling stories since she could write. Her debut novel, Hexes Go Well with Tequila, centers around the invisibility that can find women later in life and the healing that comes from an accidental coven of women, and a round of margaritas in a magical graveyard. LeAnna lives in Indiana with her husband, three kids, a dog, and four cats, and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves built for her by her hot husband.