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Part of a Series, Review, short story, Standalone

#review #shortstory #partofaseries Loved in Las Vegas ( The Traveling Calvert Sisters 2) by Tori Ross

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Regina Calvert’s in Las Vegas for her friend’s bachelorette party. Regi, barely old enough to gamble, hopes to make enough money at the slot machines and game tables to move out of her parents’ house and enjoy the weekend with her friends. But when a night with a casino dealer and his Hungarian cousins goes downhill, Regi finds herself stranded on the strip with no cash, no phone, and a friend that accidentally ingested acid.

Craig Lucky’s enjoying the weekend at his own friend’s bachelor party, but his world is rocked when he comes upon a damsel in distress in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. After helping Regi and her friend, Craig asks Regi out for a night on the town.

Regi and her friends soon learn that nights and weekends in Vegas don’t always go as planned.

Each Traveling Calvert Sisters story is about 25-35K words long and can be read in any order. HEA guaranteed!

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59840789-loved-in-las-vegas

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Loved-Vegas-Traveling-Calvert-Sisters-ebook/dp/B09QK2GF1Q/ref=sr_1_17?crid=1XAF0FW0AVEVF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ul5BdpMu59aNyRvKziYrKvfkMRdk0NaURTZQFqn1AsX36K4d-ucQEAE0OJWlY9199md5HP2ipOuEWvWcyMM9xewttephsFxeD5supL0IpSg97DPwvfeFCpkHVVVGq_BxcMfynjHN5VQ0n_RIqvOPBHqydvJYn8Khf1zlXrqOSUtqVpSen64FqS4zYvhCuElXI7cp5SP0cScf-OqmL0V_RF7FiyT2dPKeIlLHVv3beww.kyH2HfJfVJlplq2sE2IiMWGqjW8oswlIFUEvaljs-cA&dib_tag=se&keywords=tori+ross&qid=1737203865&sprefix=tori+ross%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-17&xpid=kTpQJIHSEMMWE

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Las Vegas is the place to go for the craziest bachelorette party one will never forget. Regina just wanted a weekend away to celebrate one of her friends getting married and to get out of her small town. but she never pictured her trip the way it went, blind date with a Hungarian guy who thought he was a hooker, her other friend thinking she was seeing bees after an acid laced blunt from her Hungarian date, and that was just the beginning. I mean what else can actually happen in Vegas, it’s not like you are going to fall in love and possibly end up at the white chapel. this was defiantly a trip for the books and one you would never forget this was such a fun short story that will be having you laughing out loud.

Tori Ross is an Amazon bestselling and award-winning author of steamy contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her book, The Cuffing Season Contract, won the National Indie Excellence Award for romantic comedy, and she’s written several shorts, novellas, full-length books, and serials. She lives with her family and two rescue dogs.

Kindle Unlimited, Novella, Psychological Thriller, short story, Thriller

#Review – App by Rayne Havok

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Salem logs on to her favorite app. Her and Kyle are a match. The night starts out fun, with both of them eager to take things further.

The next morning, however, Salem wakes with no recollection of the evening.

Salem joins a dating app that is used for a one night thing only. Those are the rules. No commitments or anything. Just some fun. She comes across Kyle’s profile and decides to choose him for her fun. They meet up and go on a date. But the night doesn’t exactly go as planned. Or does it? She wakes up with no memory of the night before but ends up getting proof of what happened. There’s a nice little twist at the end that I wasn’t expecting. This story is a short, fun read that proves that they do in fact have an app for anything. 

Can be read in KU – https://amzn.to/3W91PgQ

Horror, Kindle Unlimited, Novella, short story

#Review – Test Town by Leigh Kenny

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Welcome to Test Town.
Population: Zero

When Savannah and her friends decide on a sightseeing pit stop at a long-abandoned nuclear testing facility, something feels off from the outset.
Dilapidated houses. Quiet, dusty streets. And mannequins.
So many mannequins.

With a growing sense of unease, the group soon learns that even in an abandoned town in the middle of nowhere, you’re never truly alone.

Oh this was a fun and super creepy little read. There’s just something about dolls and mannequins that give me the heebie jeebies. 

Savannahs, her brother and his friends, are driving through the dessert and decide to stop at Test Town. There’s no human life and only mannequins. So not unsettling in the least right? Unfortunately for the group, things take a turn for the worse.

Although this was a super short story, I really enjoyed it! Now I need to find more books about creepy dolls and mannequins.

Can be read in KU – https://amzn.to/3PJdmQJ

Part of a Series, Review, short story, Standalone

#review #partofaseries #shortstory Lost in London (The Traveling Calvert Sisters 6) by Tori Ross

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Lila Calvert is tired. After the airline inadvertently sends one bag to Mumbai and “forgets” to send her backpack to her final destination, Lila is without her phone or any way to access her travel itinerary. Armed only with a hotel voucher from the airline and some basic hygiene products, Lila steps into The Totting Oaks hotel, run by the grumpy and growly David Ogden.

Without knowing what she’s doing on any given day or any way to access her planned itinerary, David soon takes her under his wing and explains that part of the fun of travel is getting lost and doing spontaneous things. Soon, Lila’s exploring off-the-beaten-path London and falling for the city.

But London isn’t the only thing she’s falling for…

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203272549-lost-in-london

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CPJSP224?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_5&storeType=ebooks&qid=1740504023&sr=8-1

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book here is my honest review

Lila Calvert is the next sister to find an adventure, just for her away from her hometown. This was her trip as a celebration for getting her teaching degree and a break before getting a teaching job. but now she’s in London, her luggage and backpack are lost she doesn’t have a phone either, sulking at the start of her trip isn’t what she had planned for but here she is. Will Lila ‘s luck turn around will she met her soulmate like her sisters have when they went on a trip also will she get her luggage back before she’s about to head back to the states.

Tori Ross is an international bestselling, Amazon bestselling, and Apple Top 100 author. Her book, The Cuffing Season Contract, won the National Indie Excellence Award for romantic comedy, and she’s written several shorts, novellas, full-length books, and serials. She lives with her family and two rescue dogs in the Midwest.

Horror, Kindle Unlimited, short story

#Review – Mary by Kelvin V.A. Allison

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Mary just wants to live…

This book was super short but great for those times when you want to get a quick read in.

This is my first story by this author. Girls were sold into slavery and it details what happened to two of them. By the end, it switches to a POV of one of the captors. It reveals his thoughts and how he basically didn’t want to do what he did. 

There are a few possible triggers in this, so please read with caution. 

Can be read in KU – https://amzn.to/40iBoIo

Mystery, Paranormal, Part of a Trilogy, short story, Vampire, Witches, Writers on the River Attending Author, YA

#wotr #attendingauthor #ya A Snap of Fate (A Snap of Magic 3) by Danielle Keil

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Being a witch is no longer as fun as Cecilia Chevalier thought it would be.

So far, all it’s done is cause problems. Not only when her magic misfires, but between people she loves.

She just found out her best friend is really a villain. And the new kid is not only a vampire, but her protector. Witchy business is confusing.

Now, she’s on the run, having to leave her home, her friends, and her grandfather behind as she and Xavier venture out to safety…

… and to her mother.

Along their journey, they meet new people, find out more secrets, and suddenly, everything changes again.

Then there’s Xavier, who ends up being more than just her protector. And Cecilia isn’t all that mad about it.

She has decisions to make, magic to use, and more family secrets to discover.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219632296-a-snap-of-fate

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DHYHMMTY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_351_o01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Cecilia has found herself waking up in a unfamiliar place no idea how she got there then all of a sudden she remembered the events that happen her best friend and Xavier were fighting, the gate in the cemetery it was all coming back to her vampires are real, she’s a witch, and her best friend was a hunter and she had no idea any of this was possible let alone happening around her. Her whole life was full of secrets and the biggest of all her mother is alive. With trying to navigate her new life CC thinks or hopes she finally knows the truth to everything or at least, until she finds herself looking at a stranger who happens to look just like her. Life is crazy and when you just learned all of this it’s even crazier in just a blink of an eye or a snap of a finger in CC’s case, but she’s learning that she’s unstoppable in the best way possible or is it. this was such a cute and fun ending to this short series.

Danielle Keil grew up and spent the majority of her life in the Chicagoland area. A recent transplant, she is enjoying the Mississippi life, especially the pool in her backyard.
Danielle is happily married for over 10 years, and has two young children, a daughter and a son, who are exact replicas of her and her husband.

Danielle’s love language is gifts, her Ennegram is a 9w1, and she loves everything purple.
The way to her heart is through coffee, chocolate and tacos (extra guac).

Paranormal, Part of a Trilogy, short story, Teen & Young Adult Contemporary, Witches, Writers on the River Attending Author, YA

#WOTR #attendingauthor #shortstory #ya A Snap of Magic (Snap of Magic 1) by Danielle Keil

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Meet Cecilia Chevalier, teen witch. Well, she doesn’t know she’s a witch. But when her powers develop on Halloween night, she does what any teenager who just discovered she has magic would her History grade, because that C- just can’t happen. Get revenge on her cheating ex. Make a table in the cafe disappear Okay, maybe that last one wasn’t on purpose. And the ones before it don’t exactly go according to plan. But learning to control magic is hard! When it’s only a snap snap away, Cecilia’s impulses are harder to control than ever.

Her life gets even more complicated when her best friend Ezra does some research on his family tree, and finds out that his and Cecilia’s families are oddly connected through witch ancestors.

With Ezra looking into the past, especially Cecilia’s mother who left her when she was born, and her magic malfunctioning, what else will go wrong?

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219632347-a-snap-of-magic

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Snap-Magic-Danielle-Keil-ebook/dp/B0DJ1SFGRT?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YcQRtHta-Cof0yI18HquSpzgiv5kecT3QG5W81q2BPpqrAY8E7ib5EQnQ8XC8h5OH6ts1t1YOyUXTePYY6GYa2UQTq-ks6Px55XGX_QPzS35H_Yeul_kBGn7kAz2P-0xLZsPUurCzet1eBCs6jQeYeiL_gT5uDeweQwLTvwNEl0-ztbJirR9U8kfdFtk4V_0fP-jvT_6yzKKvYimgxQr3TDsJNsF6Zj9Mo6Fozp6XYA.xMYkabBXxJ5iUt9vtJqT0MU_gYDrtVGeavQCDtERS2A&dib_tag=AUTHOR

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Oh Snap, CC was just your normal high school girl, and loved everything Halloween, the whole town did actually think of it as Halloweentown they went all out carnival the school put on and so much more. Just when she thought it was a normal night CC was having some strange things happening her pool for the duck pond at the carnival one minute it was empty because it fell over and the next its full, she wanted to raise her grade and one snap and the toughest teacher made a mistake on the classes’ grades, and much more. CC was just wanting her bad luck to stop but she got so much more with the help of her bestie Erza, CC was going to get a snap snap reality check. ugh this was so cute and perfect cozy read for spooky season.

Danielle Keil grew up and spent the majority of her life in the Chicagoland area. A recent transplant, she is enjoying the Mississippi life, especially the pool in her backyard.
Danielle is happily married for over 10 years, and has two young children, a daughter and a son, who are exact replicas of her and her husband.

Danielle’s love language is gifts, her Ennegram is a 9w1, and she loves everything purple.
The way to her heart is through coffee, chocolate and tacos (extra guac).

2nd Chance, Contemp. Romance, Review, Romantic Comedy, short story, Writers on the River Attending Author

#WOTR24 #Review – ‘Cherry Burn’ in Rocks: The Complete Series by Tori Ross

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Deep in the sticks of Missouri is a bar called Rocks where the bartenders are only similar in the fact that they’re all unlucky in love…

Cherry Burn – Dylan Wilcox has been gone from Highlight, Missouri for ten years. Nobody has seen him or even received an email as to his location. Worse, he left his high school girlfriend, Cherry Moss, without saying goodbye when he disappeared. When Dylan shows back up in town, clearly changed in the past ten years, Cherry needs to decide if his story is worth her forgiveness and if she can get over her own demons about him leaving.

Blue Balls – Piper Peck loves her life, her friends, and her job. There’s only one problem. The local sheriff, Creed McDuffy, has it in for her over her grandma’s old hot tub that’s considered an eyesore by county enforcement. Unknown to Piper, Creed has had a crush on her since high school and will do anything to get her to look his way. When Creed goes too far and arrests Piper in a last-ditch effort to get her attention, can he ever grovel enough to get in her good graces?

Pistol Fire – Libby Dean is known for being the town pistol. Brock Carpenter is known for being the town’s hero fireman. When a fire at Rocks Tavern throws Libby for a loop, Brock wants to comfort her. Libby’s not used to comfort, though, and runs away from any affection as fast as she can. But when Brock needs his own comfort, will Libby put aside her pride and step up?

Each short is 12-14k words. HEA or HFN guaranteed!

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Review by Twinsie Kelly

***Review is for Cherry Burn***

Cherry and Dylan were high school sweethearts 10 years ago. Dylan did the unthinkable. He took Cherry’s virginity and then was abducted by aliens the next day! 10 years later he pops back up and wants to give Cherry an explanation. But a lot has happened to Cherry over these 10 years and she has become cold toward men. She has responsibilities and she doesn’t think Dylan deserves the time of day.

Dylan has had enough and won’t take no for an answer. He finally gets to give his explanation. While it wasn’t as explosive as I thought it would be, it was different.

Next comes the inner turmoil of these two before they can finally get through their own crap to realize they are in love. Their long lost love is super sweet and hawt!

This was a great quickie read with some laughs, witty comments, sweet and swoony, with the mouth of a sailor… this is it!

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Tori Ross is an Amazon bestselling and award-winning author of steamy contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her book, The Cuffing Season Contract, won the National Indie Excellence Award for romantic comedy, and she’s written several shorts, novellas, full-length books, and serials. She lives in Missouri with her family and two rescue dogs.

Novella, Part of a Series, Romantic Comedy, short story, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr24 #attendingauthor #shortstory Head over Heels in Hawaii (Traveling Calvert Sister 1) by Tori Ross

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First in a new romantic comedy series by Tori Ross! Come along with the Calvert sisters as they find love and laughter far from home…

Cora Calvert is frustrated with her life and still sleeping in her childhood bunk bed. As if living with your parents isn’t bad enough, Cora’s job consists of measuring old women for bras instead of using her college degree in fashion design. When an opportunity for a trip to Hawaii comes about, she’s all over it and can’t pack fast enough. Even better, the tour is only for people in their twenties.

Cora’s excitement for the tour wanes when she learns the tour company assigns seats, and she’s stuck next to an arrogant jerk named Eric. Cora makes other friends and tries to ignore Eric’s green eyes and verbal diarrhea as she explores the islands, but Cora’s about to learn that first impressions can be very wrong.

The Traveling Calvert Sisters series is a series of shorts with 25-35k words. They can be read in any order. HEA or HFN guaranteed!

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59810492-head-over-heels-in-hawaii

Amazon https://amzn.to/3SwpHcx

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Cora has found herself living back at home with her parents and five of her nine siblings so when her best friend gets the chicken pox Cora jumps at the chance to go to Hawaii in her friends place as long as she as paid half of the total from the trip, and she didn’t think twice about it. Lots of first for Cora first airplane flight, and so much more, but one thing Cora wasn’t expecting to find on this trip was a rude butthole of a guy who she got stuck with as her seat mate on the trip now she has to deal with him more then she wanted to, but once he starts pulling some of his layers away, will she be able to get over how rude he had been to her before she knew him or will his attitude be what ruins her once in a lifetime trip. this is the perfect story for the saying don’t judge a book by its cover. it was a very cute story

Tori Ross is an Amazon bestselling and award-winning author of steamy contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her book, The Cuffing Season Contract, won the National Indie Excellence Award for romantic comedy, and she’s written several shorts, novellas, full-length books, and serials. She lives in Missouri with her family and two rescue dogs.

Friends to Lovers, Novella, Part of a Series, Review, short story, Standalone

#review #shortstory #partofaseries Dear Future Husband (Matchmaker Series) by Angel Devlin

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Dear Future Husband…

Ella Cassidy is looking for love, so when she hears about Grace Graham’s dating service ‘What the Heart Wants’ where you handwrite love letters to your potential suitor, she’s eager to start.

She’s so in, she starts her letter ‘Dear Future Husband’. But there’s an error that leads to Ella getting letters from TWO potential suitors. One’s letters are the romance she’s dreamed of, the other’s letters are, well, just so darn… DIRTY.

Ella’s roommate, Finn, tells her she’s bound to end up on a date with a six-stone, pasty-faced serial killer. But are Finn’s concerns just for Ella’s safety, and are the suitors who she thinks…

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43848306-dear-future-husband

Amazon https://amzn.to/4bJxWsM

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Ella and her bestie own a boutique and it’s the time of year that woman come into the store to shop for their perfect Valentine’s Day outfit, and as both single ladies Ella and Jodi dread with seeing the way they are all happy in love. Ella is a hopeless romantic and when a customer says she seen an advertisement about a matchmaker that does it old school by sending letters to the other person before getting to see what they looked like. Ella couldn’t help but think how amazing it would be and maybe she could fall in love by the end of the year. Especially since she had not one but two possible matches fighting for her heart.

Angel Devlin likes to write about bad boys and billionaires. She lives in Sheffield in the UK with her partner, son, and furbaby.

Angel also writes paranormal romance as Andie M. Long and psychological suspense as Angel Devlin.