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Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Review, Standalone, Suspense, Thriller

#review #horror #timeloop Kiss, Slay, Replay by Rachel Harrison

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Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty and Play Nice.

It’s the picture-perfect wedding The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends finally having the big wedding they’ve always wanted, but this is the first time she’s seen her ex-fiancé in months, and he brought a date. Everything feels off, like she stumbled into an alternate universe. But things start to look up when Willa meets Danny, the groom’s charming and single childhood best friend. When they sneak off together, their rendezvous is interrupted by a masked killer terrorizing the reception. Willa and Danny fight to save the ones they love and survive the night, but the killer is unrelenting. A final girl, Willa is not.

Or is she? She wakes up and it’s the morning of the wedding. She just had the most intense nightmare of her life. Only as the day unfolds, there are some uncanny coincidences that make her question whether it was really a dream, déjà vu, or something more sinister. After a horrifying turn of events, Willa comes to understand that she’s stuck in a loop of carnage and terror that she must learn how to escape or else suffer a fate worse than death—being an eternal wedding guest.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234746583-kiss-slay-replay

https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Slay-Replay-Rachel-Harrison/dp/B0FSK5G8GS/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Willa just went through the worst break up ever, and now she had to slap a happy face on to go to her best friend’s wedding when there is a chance she’s going to see her ex. but one this she isn’t expecting is to see a strange guy in the woods, fall for the grooms best friend and then have to see everyone she loves and cares for die all in one night or so she thinks. Willa has to relive the nightmare of her friend’s wedding over and over again, but with a different killer each time. will she ever get to move on to the next day or will it be a terrible nightmare for the rest of her days.

Rachel Harrison is the author of The Return, nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in Guernica and Electric Lit. She lives in New York with her husband and their cat/overlord.

2nd Chance, Contemp. Romance, Review, Standalone

#review #romance #adventure Return to Sender by Stephanie Parente

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Opposites attract in this heartwarming debut romance about grief, sisterhood, and finding love when—and where—you least expect it.

“This book will be your shoulder to lean on, your friend to laugh with, the man you can’t help but fall in love with. I was completely swept away by Return to Sender. I read it in one joyous, tear-filled day.”—Cara Bastone, author of Ready or Not

Violet is usually an optimist. But between her father’s sudden death and the overnight responsibility of caring for her rebellious teenage sister, Phoebe, she’s barely holding it together. Then Phoebe discovers a love letter, never delivered and returned to the sisters’ address, begging its recipient to give him another chance. Phoebe seems excited for the first time since their dad died, and Violet will do anything to keep that smile on her face. Together, they set out to find the letter’s author, hoping to rectify a derailed happily-ever-after.

Despite Dex being rather abrasive (valid) and more than a little enigmatic (intriguing?), Phoebe talks him into a cross-country road trip to put the letter in the right hands. Violet is thrilled to see Phoebe thriving again. With every pit stop, they chip away at Dex’s moody exterior, and Violet realizes she might like what lies beneath . . . a lot. But what happens when they finally reach their destination—and Dex’s ex-girlfriend? Is what they’ve discovered on the road strong enough to make it back home?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242765273-return-to-sender?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=09BS3nZ7Xx&rank=1

https://www.amazon.com/Return-Sender-Novel-Stephanie-Parente/dp/B0FWBSY96X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vAyMOidm4AbXfs9pZJIonNH-2i2YkcaSL6dugpDkkHij-jlh9j96icjkY9Z5WquBDlcLYY0a_5QtGOoayxH-AOBj_kdGGi6FgIHSDDoqDdzAf6rOyZlAIoCVjh38H3WOWBcJW2KbXuB0DMGnUX6NlCVnehxnCv7-309kem-aqiGKzEAh0Y6PYsKGdMM03j1-xLVlNWI5wM-aV11LJ7zSoxDiQ3nolpDlodBRwnIMmzQ.xYJIympSP3U0nVA3nxGBXZ8SgS8Vd8Ixg6WxhGXlQek&qid=1787425444&sr=8-1

I bought this book and here is my honest review

Violet has had her world turned upside down in a matter of months starting with her dad dying and having to take guardianship of her 15-year-old sister. her boyfriend broke up with her, and her best friend never left her side. After getting another call from the school about her sister Phobe’s behaver Violet has felt like she isn’t going to ever get a hold of things, till one day they end up with a return to sender letter addressed to an old tenant of their apartment. Phobe opened the letter and the old spark of excited that Violet hasn’t seen in her eyes came back. now they are invested in finding the former tenant and getting the letter to his mystery girl. these sisters are off on an adventure they both needed in this time of their life will they get what they are both hoping to find in the end, or will they be right back in the slump of life they have been in since their dad passed.

Stephanie Parente was born and raised in Rhode Island, always within twenty minutes of the ocean. She is a rom-com enthusiast passionate about writing messy characters falling in love. When she’s not writing her next romance, she spends most of her time reading, hiking with her rescue dog, and daydreaming.

 

Mystery, Review, Standalone, Thriller

#review #thriller Pretty Dead Things by Kelsey Cox

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Secrets emerge as a Texas beauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author Kelsey Cox.

2000:Isabelle Whitmore vanishes at Sherman Ranch in Anhalt, Texas, without a trace.

2025: The Lone Star Princess Pageant is about to begin, but this year it’s offering more than an annual dose of rhinestone heels and plunging necklines. Competition is stiffer than ever ―and long standing grudges are about to resurface. Ingrid fled Anhalt in the wake of her sister Isabelle’s disappearance and has now returned, just in time for a construction crew to start digging up Sherman Ranch; the pageant brings up past traumas that Melanie can’t forget; Cat, newly sober, starts to feel threatened in ways that bring back old demons; and Sarah Lynn, who comes from a long line of pageant winners, knows that losing is not an option.

When old resentments and new confrontations reach their boiling point, temperatures drop to deadly degrees as a record-setting storm brings down the state’s power grid. With everyone trapped under one roof, scores will be settled, and more than one person will end up dead.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240019831-pretty-dead-things

https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Dead-Things-Kelsey-Cox/dp/1250378842/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gZnshVjW2XFvkzSYTHJt5Ea34L7w4fzlbZPX7pRUr1cgMcuFDTV7UiIv45A911f25kmhM21nCUtHjwfCn-TbaxCWam_rsNuLCkR_xvXVxYk-6VTBbAUSRxULHbU66_192QLztylKMvggMlfk0kjMmnVaX70NT5SULVN0_WErifvuC7g4Cn6bHxPuPy5XsJTk1gMuh43JlFgudCMWFH75MXp5YemgJwO73AdHqUCQvYw.Ifz3JXBIijEMus-765BVbEx03-XjSuOKE2S3gCni0f4&qid=1785854378&sr=8-1

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Small town drama surrounding the local Miss Lone Star Princess Pageant, apparently someone would kill for the title. Izzy went missing 25 years ago and her family never got the answers or knew where she was. friends turned on each other, and Izzy’s boyfriend Ben was the main suspect for the town. But when local teens were trespassing where they weren’t supposed to be they under covered the remains of Izzy, days before the pageant. but now that she’s been found more questions than answers were brought to the surface. will the family get answers now that she was found all these years later or will someone else be added to the Miss Lone Star Princess Pageant death list. omg this was such a great mystery read I never saw the ending coming defiantly keeps you on your toes

Kelsey Cox received her MFA in fiction from Purdue University and works from home in the Texas Hill Country. You can often find her writing at Mammen Family Public Library, chasing around her two young daughters, or watching British mysteries with her mom and aunts. On nights when bedtime goes as planned, she enjoys curling up on the sofa, glass of wine in hand, and a book with complicated characters and a killer twist in her lap.

Mystery, Review, Standalone, Thriller

#review #thriller What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

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Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same.
Now you have to choose between law…and justice.

Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter’s lacrosse game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever.

Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit from the FBI. The agents tell them that the carjackers were members of a dangerous drug-trafficking organization – and now Jason and his family are in their crosshairs. The agents advise the Bennetts to enter the witness protection program right away, and they have no choice but to agree. But WITSEC was designed to protect criminal informants, not law-abiding families. Taken from all they know, trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands.

Sometimes justice is a one-man show.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58502351-what-happened-to-the-bennetts

https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-Bennetts-Lisa-Scottoline/dp/0525539751/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

i bought this book and here is my honest review

When the Bennett family is on their way home from their daughter’s game, they end up getting in a dangerous situation, that ends up with their daughter getting killed, and the rest in witness protection service. with them basically disappearing overnight and it happens so fast, it leaves them having to deal with their neighbors thinking the worst things ever. but the rumors are nowhere near the truth they never are, but when you are hiding and trying to deal with some very dangerous people things get crossed and bullets fly. will they ever be able to set the record straight or will they be a ghost of the past.

Lisa Scottoline is a #1 bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of 33 novels. Lisa’s books are book-club favorites, and she and her daughter Francesca Serritella have hosted an annual Big Book Club Party for over a thousand readers at her Pennsylvania farm, for the past twelve years. Lisa has been President of Mystery Writers of America and she reviews fiction and non-fiction for the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter for The Philadelphia Inquirer entitled Chick Wit, a witty take on life from a woman’s perspective, which have been collected in a bestselling series of humorous memoirs. Lisa graduated magna cum laude in three years from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.A. degree in English, and cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she taught Justice & Fiction. She has over 30 million copies of her books in print and is published in over 35 countries. She lives with an array of disobedient pets, and wouldn’t have it any other way.

Kindle Unlimited, Psychological Thriller, Standalone, Thriller

#Review #Thriller – Jar Of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

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* Winner – Best Novel, ITW Thriller Award * Authors on the Air Network – Thriller of the Year * Finalist – Anthony Award for Best Novel * Finalist – Macavity Award for Best Novel *

“Jar of Hearts grabs you by the throat! The perfect blend of riveting characters, chilling details, and gasping twists in this standout thriller will keep you frantically reading until the explosive end.” – Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You

This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who’s been searching for the truth all these years . . .

When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in school—disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school.

But fourteen years later, Angela Wong’s remains are discovered in the woods near Geo’s childhood home. And Kaiser—now a detective with Seattle PD—finally learns the truth: Angela was a victim of Calvin James. The same Calvin James who murdered at least three other women.

To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But to Geo, he’s something else entirely. Back in high school, Calvin was Geo’s first love. Turbulent and often volatile, their relationship bordered on obsession from the moment they met right up until the night Angela was killed.

For fourteen years, Geo knew what happened to Angela and told no one. For fourteen years, she carried the secret of Angela’s death until Geo was arrested and sent to prison.

While everyone thinks they finally know the truth, there are dark secrets buried deep. And what happened that fateful night is more complex and more chilling than anyone really knows. Now the obsessive past catches up with the deadly present when new bodies begin to turn up, killed in the exact same manner as Angela Wong.

How far will someone go to bury her secrets and hide her grief? How long can you get away with a lie? How long can you live with it? Find out in Jennifer Hillier’s Jar of Hearts.

This book was so good. Like beyond good. I was hooked from the very first page. I’ve never read Jennifer’s books before but I came across a video on TikTok, cause that’s where I’ve been getting most of my book recs from lately, and found this one. I went in completely blind, which I 100% suggest doing. It’s so much more fun that way.

So we meet Geo and the book starts right off with her testifying against her ex-boyfriend. She ends up in jail and the book takes us through her time in jail and through her past as a teen. We find out how she met Calvin, her ex, how she met her friends and so on. It basically takes us through most of her life and I liked the way the author did that.

I was totally invested from the start. By the last 20%, I messaged a friend and was like “I have no idea what’s going on!” – I will say, I managed to predict something but I just didn’t know the why.

I also want to say that I did not like Angela, Geo’s best friend. She came off as selfish and didn’t seem like she treated Geo very well. But at the same time, Geo didn’t treat Angela overly well all the time either. It was an odd dynamic but I guess it worked for them.

This book was everything I look for in a thriller. Twists and turns, engaging characters and it was just…man, it was just everything.

Do I agree with half of the choices Geo made? No, not at all but I’ve never been in her situation before. It just shows that she’s humans and humans make mistakes.

Ugh this book will live rent free in my head for a while.

Oh and if you like dark romance books, this one had a kinda sorta dark romancey vibe. In a totally unhinged and twisted sort of way.

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Athletes, Football, Review, Standalone

#review #standalone No Dumb Questions by Jason and Travis Kelce

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Brothers, Super Bowl Champions, and now, published authors. That’s right, authors. Look, we’re as surprised as you.

New Heights hosts Jason and Travis Kelce attempt to tackle some of life’s dumbest questions from the 92%ers. Join us on this discov­ery of knowledge as we cover topics like sports, relationships, parenting, gorilla fights, and many more quandaries that man has pondered since he first gazed upon the stars.

  • FOOTBALL: Why don’t players squirt their own water?
  • CUISINE: Do you pour the cereal first or the milk?
  • SCIENCE: If you could make one of your body parts detachable, which would you choose?


When you think philosophy, you’ll probably think of names like Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle. But none of those men have won a single Super Bowl, so what do they know? No Dumb Questions is a collection of Jason and Travis’s wisest, funniest, and most electric debates that could only come from the collected wisdom of a combined twenty-seven seasons in the NFL.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241287146-no-dumb-questions

https://www.amazon.com/No-Dumb-Questions-Dumbest-Answers/dp/0063489570/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2DHO5E9QYC8LQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7arGHaaG_AXHFHgk4KgBvzKv0D2gv80PjQ1wpq9kS0Djub1nv_VS2GaZECE-PeN8vBdn2kOWLx8nOGJT_qWFEQjPyHPiJ1gHtnT6-hJlGKmleUC_akgKkw-gIPjqFQd7YMaky04tU1M7ujW4bE5PLRGI26Gcuavvv28ChxHO8m2UtLuQxnlHte79pT77kQAH5HJp8ovcchmq4wRYIW3dPjxvmC0wE0oyUVihf6XOMOg.3nbfHBgGyftRfRwecCqZOx6_cWu0mvV0quPf6_n-tfw&dib_tag=se&keywords=kelce+book&qid=1782582335&sprefix=kelce%2Caps%2C263&sr=8-2

i bought this book and here is my honest review

The Brother’s who have gotten a hit podcast, a huge football fanbase, and an amazing family at the back. Jason and Travis Kelce have taken a segment from their hit podcast new heights and wrote a book to have all the i think this is probably and really dumb question about anything from football, school, their childhood, future, current life, all in one place. this was a great read but i still dont really understand football like some probably will.

The Old Spice Guys’ Grooming Guidance Guide for Guys with Beards & Other Poems is the debut literary work of Jason and Travis Kelce. The brothers, known mostly for their footballing skills, felt it was time to explore another side of their beards.

Through their experience as football players, Jason and Travis Kelce bring forward, in so many words, what it’s like to put down the football and pick up a pen.

Fantasy, Part of a Series, Shifters, Standalone, Werewolf, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr #shifters # #seriesstarter Hunting Season (Guarded by the Shifter 1) by Kate Rudolph

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When Owen meets Stasia his werewolf senses howl to life and he’s certain of one thing: Stasia is his.

He’s there to be her bodyguard, not claim her as his mate. His job is close to impossible, especially since his client tries to fire him the moment they meet.
But this werewolf won’t back down.

Stasia’s sick of cocky men and she won’t fall for the cheerfully overbearing bodyguard she’s stuck with. It doesn’t matter that he makes her heart pound and her fantasies run wild.
When Stasia is yanked out of her glittering life of wealth and privilege and into Owen’s world of fur and fangs she’ll need to grapple with an impossible new reality that includes werewolves, silver bullets, and fated mates.

And she may just have to cope by kissing her bodyguard senseless.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56981805-hunting-season?ref=48

https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Season-Werewolf-Bodyguard-Romance-ebook/dp/B08VL73NPR/ref=sr_1_7?crid=CUZUZL0YUJEA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2NI1WaU2QUO19f-zkPqpNn1ulMzLmid7Gpihgb9kROAPF3DZ7qM8Z3FBRivl9CQF2Cu_hp9p4osInWjqQdC-2J6qjXiyvjkVU6Cz87anxmD07Y8r3eJB8zLmGcTgkwXosxBwgwylnFXaCWHthUCAlwZ73P0vmvMCG4LoFz3XG9YT-QQp2c2RCjwf7_RrK4Lx4nsgLil1Pb1BqifPNCESDxSqBSo_sNRU-Zzy-v-CXHgAQwCt4eglbfqhbi6n4S5DrW86rhVH4Zr4YTvT5CP6ImXZQY7YTSnOhc5drGSHWNs.XKe13Rk3Qb5So4bmuzUgDU4Bomx1bDB8Vvjcsk9ZHVQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=kate+rudolph&qid=1780671284&sprefix=kate+ru%2Caps%2C317&sr=8-7

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Stasia is just your typical New York gal, the hustle and bustle of the streets but one thing she doesn’t enjoy is trying to be kidnapped because of who her father is. but once again that’s happened so her brother called a friend of his and has an employee Owen to go to be her bodyguard. but one thing they don’t know is that Owen is a shifter and needs to be in his wolf form just as much as his human form. but one thing Owen didn’t count on with this job security was that his wolf needed Stasia more then he would think, once he got a whiff of her fumes he knew that was his mate, but he just needed to get Stasia to see it as well. and there is no tucking his tail between his legs, she will be his it’s just a matter of when.

Kate Rudolph is an ex-derby girl who lives in Indiana. She loves writing about kick butt heroines and the steamy heroes who love them. She’s been devouring romance novels since she was too young to be reading them and had to hide her books so no one would take them away. She couldn’t imagine a better job in this world than writing romances and sharing them with her fellow readers.

Comedy, Part of a Series, Review, short story, Standalone

#review #partofaseries #shortstory Romanced in Redondo Beach (Calvert Sisters 8) by Tori Ross

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The final book in The Traveling Calvert Sisters is here!

Lily Calvert knows anxiety and panic attacks. As a former agoraphobic, she’s worked hard to make it so she can leave the house and have things like a job and friends.

When her boss sends her to an accounting convention in California, Lily’s lucky her sister, Peyton, also has the time to go with her. But Peyton’s antics soon bring more than just a flock of seagulls and some beach embarrassment. They also bring a garden-hose-wielding hero in the form of the local ice cream shop owner.

Soon, she’s helping the adorable Aiden with his business taxes and doing things she never thought she’d do. Never in her life did she think she’d go dancing or go for a steamy night swim in the hotel pool.

But is he more than just a fling?

Romanced in Redondo Beach is book 8 of a series of novellas, but it can be read as a standalone

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/233078508-romanced-in-redondo-beach?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=jRi8kxPIH7&rank=35

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F7M6MK99?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_7&storeType=ebooks

i bought this book and here is my honest review

oh boy the last single Calvert sister is having to go on a work trip the only down fall is that she has server anxiety and doesn’t leave the house very often. but she is needed at a conference in California for her accounting job, so she makes one of her sisters to go with her to help her get through the trip and some meds from her doctor to help her get through the flights.  Lily and Peyton made it to California and get settled in, and make there was to the beach but its not that simple, Peyton had some cheese curls and the seagulls attack, next thing they know, the girls are covered in seagull poop and in front of a hot guy who owns the ice cream shop. well if you have read the other Calvert books you know that when one goes on vacation single they don’t come back home single, will Lily be the only one to go away from home and not bring a man back? I love these sisters and this family I’m so sad this is the last one

Tori Ross is a multi-award-winning, international bestselling, and Apple Top 100 author who dabbles in romantic comedy, steamy contemporary romance, and romantic suspense. She lives with her family and two rescue dogs in the Midwest and enjoys improv and pickleball in her spare time.

Audio Book, Part of a Series, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr26 #attendingauthor #audiobook Love and Pancakes (Rockland Falls 1) by Lacey Black narrated by  Rachel Dulude and Alex Kydd 

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Marissa Grayson’s dream went up in smoke. A devastating fire has ripped apart her family’s bed-and-breakfast, leaving her off-kilter and scrambling to repair the damage. What she doesn’t need, or have time for, is Rhenn Burleski. He’s sexy, confident, and dangerous to her heart; a man who clearly knows his way around the female body and will leave the moment the sheets start to cool. Yet that doesn’t stop her from making a deal with the devil himself.

Work hard, play harder. That’s Rhenn’s life motto. An electrician by day, Rhenn turns it up at night, always with a different lady friend in tow. He makes sure they know the score: He’s not looking for anything more than one night of fun. However, he knows the second he meets the shy daughter of the bed-and-breakfast’s owner that his life is never going to be the same. As hard as he tries, he just can’t resist one taste.

What happens when their time is up and Rhenn must leave, returning to his old life? Will they be able to walk away, hearts unscathed, or will their time together prove to be nothing more than a fading memory?

Contains mature themes.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42983593-love-and-pancakes

https://www.amazon.com/Love-and-Pancakes-Lacey-Black-audiobook/dp/B07PD13ZF3/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UMTuQTF2eTZqBfhMWXl51FNaKV0yikdsLVs1tEbNruLMPRauFb7hiLKQcBXeC_mibT4R3YSaD6xSN93G_SDFbWFX9pIHKZMufy7s2gHd9vJTXGBt31JxnscO7pLcdtdZeJegF6hQAfVxvSp8xLcKJHIlgeYn_Pi_QNsUiSMYjb5tXvvTs9UAt7kjKoA3-uGA32JSc-aYUiVGvPDHoyKyN6_JSM1OkxBqQOnthfGIBsotNkQ59c6NvXmlxeKGUtz260D-bMq1NDKm9jtt1XtpVDaXRYx_xnxBgT2EYEH3k0Y.KS70Qr326Q1uBRgURye1YMw8jwHqEdPYoP73N9sN1mo&qid=1778938708&sr=8-14

i bought this audiobook and here is my honest review

Marissa was meeting new family from juniper bay at the worst time, the bed and breakfast she runs with her family is currently without power and they had to call in an electrician, to get things back up and running. but none of them excepted him to be the most drop-dead gorgeous man Marissa has ever seen. Rhenn is a player a hit it and quit it kind of guy, never having to worry about hurt feelings, until he caught Marissa’s eyes and he was wanting to change all his ways. Will these two make sparks or will it end in a faulty wire job. I’m so glad to be back in this family world and Emma and Orvall are still just as spunky and sexual as their own granddaughters’ books. i love them and need all of their stories.

Avid reader, writer, mother, and wife! I love to read contemporary romance. Add in a little “spice” or hot guys in uniform pants, and I’m a happy woman. There’s just something about diving into a book and engrossing in the magic of your hero and heroine getting their happily ever after.

Athletes, Audio Book, Hockey Player, Part of a Series, Review, Standalone

#review #audiobook #seriesstarter The Deal ( Off Campus 1) by Elle Kennedy narrated by Christian Fox and Lorelei Avalon

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She’s about to make a deal with the college bad boy…

Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice…even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.

…and it’s going to be oh so good

All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he’s worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he’s all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn’t take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn’t going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45484397-the-deal

https://www.amazon.com/Deal-Off-Campus-Elle-Kennedy/dp/1775293939/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1778358089&sr=8-2

i bought this audio book and here is my honest review

Hannah was just a normal girl at Briar University, she stayed to herself, went to work and got good grades, in one of her classes when everyone bombed an exam she was the only one who passed, and when the star of the hockey team seen she passed he was on a mission to get her to help him pass the make-up exam so he can keep his grade point average and stay on the team. Garrett wasn’t one to back down from a challenge and when he seen Hannah had eyes for a football player, he offered to help her get his attention in exchange for her helping him study to pass the make-up exam. it works and while they were studying Garrett was getting Hannah to relax more and to have fun, but with having fun, it brings out more information about her he didn’t think he’d ever would have heard. her past is not like most and his life isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. will these two fall for each other or will it end up in the penltey box.

A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.

Elle currently writes for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!