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#review #audiobook Live in Love by Lauren Akins (narrated by Lauren Akins and Thomas Rhett)

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When country music star Thomas Rhett won the ACM Award for Single of the Year with “Die a Happy Man,” his wife, Lauren Akins, was overjoyed. Her childhood best friend and now husband was being anointed the hottest new star in country music—for a song he had written about her. He was living his dream. Lauren was elated, but she was also wrestling with some big questions, not the least of which was, How can I live my own life of purpose?

Lauren Akins never wanted to be in the spotlight, but as Thomas Rhett made his relationship with Lauren the subject of many of his hit songs, she was tossed into the role of one of America’s sweethearts. Revered by fans for her down-to-earth ease and charm, her commitment to humanitarian work, and the pure love she exudes for her family, Lauren has never shared her side of their story—full as it’s been with deep love, painful loss, tremendous joy, and a struggle to stay grounded in faith along the way—until now.

In Live in Love, Lauren shares details about her childhood friendship with Thomas Rhett, explaining how they reconnected as young adults. She offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of being married to her best friend, who just happens to be a music star, and the struggle to find her own footing in the frenzy of her husband’s fame. And in heart-wrenching detail, she opens up about her life-changing experiences doing mission work in Haiti, and then in Uganda, where she met the precious baby who would become their first daughter. From sharing the romance of their handwritten wedding vows to the challenges they faced as they adjusted to the reality of becoming first-time parents, Live in Love takes an intimate look at one couple’s life—and opens a window into all of our journeys on the path to self-discovery.

Live in Love is a deeply personal memoir that offers inspiring guidance for anyone looking to keep romance alive, balance children and marriage, express true faith, and live a life of purpose.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52181208-live-in-love

https://www.amazon.com/Live-Love-Growing-Together-Through/dp/0593129040/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gWcracAGjwQB2BywwMKt00WFlWv0Nb0cK6CefIvl9EDGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.zXHCgPUmD6MuR5B22NrWILilb_TkEM5DAEaADZwTS04&qid=1763829053&sr=1-1

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I bought this book and here is my honest review.

my whole life I’ve been a fan of the Akins’ family. Rhett Akins was a staple in my childhood that when Thomas Rhett was becoming a star and playing on the radio it was great but now even though she didn’t like being in the spotlight, Lauren was now in the spotlight so when she wrote a book of course I was going to read it. Lauren gives her light and love for the lord, shows the behind the scenes of how hard life gets and how great it is when you can put your life in the lords’ hands. from losing a friend from childhood, marriage, mission trips, adoption and pregnancy Lauren doesn’t hold back. this was a great book and listing to it as Lauren and Thomas Rhett narrated made it even better.

Lauren Akins is a devoted mother, wife, and philanthropist who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, country superstar Thomas Rhett, and their four girls. Lauren has been a passionate supporter and active volunteer for years and is enthusiastically continuing to support children in Uganda through her efforts with Love One International.

Part of a Trilogy, Review, Romantic Comedy

#review #audiobook #partofatrilogy Still Me (Me Before You 3) by Jojo Moyes narrated by Anna Acton

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Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. She steps into the world of the superrich, working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife, Agnes. Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life. As she begins to mix in New York high society, Lou meets Joshua Ryan, a man who brings with him a whisper of her past.

Before long, Lou finds herself torn between Fifth Avenue where she works and the treasure-filled vintage clothing store where she actually feels at home. And when matters come to a head, she has to ask herself: Who is Louisa Clark? And how do you find the courage to follow your heart – wherever that may lead? Funny, romantic, and poignant, Still Me follows Lou as she discovers who she is and who she was always meant to be – and learns to live boldly in her brave new world.

Goodread- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41839602-still-me

Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Still-Me-Novel-Before-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B073YTMMQS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

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finally, I was able to go back into the world with Louisa Clark. oh, how much I missed this world, so after Will’s passing, and her finding new love with Sam, she couldn’t be happier in her life even though she misses Will terribly. But now she has moved to New York City to take a job as an assistant. Louisa has to now live in the states in a huge city but she’s loving every moment of it. Long distance with friends, family and Sam are difficult but she is getting through it. making new friends and memories that will last forever is what she needs. this was a great wrap up to this trilogy, and the audiobook was hilarious to listen to.

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and journalist. Her books include the bestsellers Me Before You, After You and Still Me, The Girl You Left Behind, The One Plus One and her short story collection Paris for One and Other Stories. The Giver of Stars is her most recent bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. Her novels have been translated into forty-six languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries and have sold over thirty-eight million copies worldwide.

Me Before You has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. Jojo lives in Essex with her family.

Review, Standalone, Suspense, Thriller

#review #thriller #mystery Black Widows by Cate Quinn

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Blake is dead. They say his wife killed him. If so… which one?

Polygamist Blake Nelson built a homestead on a hidden stretch of land—a raw paradise in the wilds of Utah—where he lived with his three wives:

Rachel, the first wife, obedient and doting to a fault, with a past she’d prefer to keep quiet. Tina, the rebel wife, everything Rachel isn’t, straight from rehab and the Vegas strip. And Emily, the young wife, naïve and scared, estranged from her Catholic family.

The only thing that they had in common was Blake. Until all three are accused of his murder.

When Blake is found dead under the desert sun, all three wives become suspect—not only to the police, but to each other. As the investigation draws them closer, each wife must decide who can be trusted. With stories surfacing of a notorious cult tucked away in the hills, whispers flying about a fourth wife, and evidence that can’t quite explain what had been keeping Blake busy, the three widows face a reckoning that might shatter all they know to be true.

Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52658299-black-widows

Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Black-Widows-Novel-Cate-Quinn/dp/1728220467/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2VZ5N6BIC39NN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EWHoSShRCSXJmkozSa4q6jgv7_61Z_5ysn9J_ziq9a1wIN8xs60kRu0pZnK-1DuGH-mdORADjFyUHNMJnuRd4GfvmgCaYivV3BSNFUG61J3ga3nY2PpY9E-xF8KKNF4cusWhtx4cSloyehdL9-FyZgjlGK8b_7kv3JxesKVvCNyBobYF8EG6sr7PsyboB8Ot9EALPfVYbRl9-Sv7ZNiRGn1jyyt8Iy7E3Y5gn3uzT1c.bYqSTKGtSVO9TM6ARCDQtJJRPW6ATw1macPf5MANANM&dib_tag=se&keywords=cate+quinn&qid=1758550346&sprefix=cate+quinn%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-3

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Miles from town lives the Nelson’s Blake and his three wives Rachel, Emily and Tina. this lifestyle is frowned upon by many. so, when the police show up on their front porch, Rachel couldn’t figure out why, but when they tell her Blake was found dead, she couldn’t believe it. one by one each wife gets interviewed by the detectives to try and figure out what happened these three are hard to crack and they are good liars. will the ops catch the killer who could be right under their noses or will they walk away. the killer will shock everyone when the pieces are put together, well if they are caught.

Cate Quinn is a travel and lifestyle journalist for The Times, the Guardian and the Mirror, alongside many magazines. Prior to this, Quinn’s background in historic research won prestigious postgraduate funding from the British Art Council. Quinn pooled these resources, combining historical research with first-hand experiences in far-flung places to create critically acclaimed and bestselling historical fiction.

Cops/Detectives, Mystery, Review, Standalone, True Crime

#review #truecrime The Idaho Four (An American Tragedy) by James Patterson and Vicky Ward

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The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have the answers.

We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. We’ve learned so much about the four heartbroken families—the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles, and Chapins. And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel.

Now you are the jury. The evidence is in.

Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222733476-the-idaho-four

Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Idaho-Four-American-Tragedy/dp/0316572853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QUDX92A7XWTC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oFGOAVSiAdsOQ4Yvqe6gUGx1ID6Mv3aZXa3xsVaxYPmkkFmuYbjpZWlJ7xSxW0mejWAaUXPFgzwZHZzqQOyFOXfL3RZRUyPTzks2FVlRPWNlhI_EpedKnQckOwEhHARDHjwsjj-N8OCY-nvYxwshTg3XJGy0aoAKOCKegG4fYdtoI9LZeZfF1vpHSw62rWWy3rqci0bLErZX7a-dxlt_ZBGauoZ9ukNSP-kBEVzKyLA.qsyQdmdRZF7d4_y4yJ6UiwySJxuzINyx7U1WwCdLVsA&dib_tag=se&keywords=idaho+4+james+patterson&qid=1757085744&sprefix=idaho%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1

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Maddie, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan since 2022 have been names that we have all heard on our tv screens and seen all over the internet. The Idaho Four is how they are known to the world now, 4 students at the University of Idaho that were violently murdered in their home one night. Moscow would never be the same again after that night on 1122 King Road when those 4 innocent college students whose lives haven’t really begun lost their lives by the hands of a monster. See a small glimpse into who they were before the world knew their names and they were just Maddie the light of her parents’ eyes, Kaylee 1 of 5 kids in her family, Ethan a triplet with Hunter and Maizie and Xana the life of the party and always taking her older sisters’ clothes when she got the chance. Ever since this story broke these families have been in many people’s hearts and the sad part is they will probably never know why this crime took place in the crime happened. also see a small part of the killer’s life, he doesn’t need it, but it was an interesting part. Maddie, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan will never be forgotten and never should.

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Vicky Ward is a New York Times bestselling author, a magazine columnist, and an investigative reporter. She is the author of the bestselling books The Liar’s Ball, The Devil’s Casino, and Kushner, Inc. The Idaho Four is her first book with James Patterson. Read her Substack newsletter, “Vicky Ward Investigates,”

Comedy, Holiday Book/Novella, Review, Standalone

#review #hoildayread All I Wank for Christmas (The Christmas Anks 1) by Tori Ross

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After a series of unfortunate events left Holly Hepperdine without an accounting job, the only way to pay bills, pay for her sister’s school, and help her sick mother is to work at the local rub and tug massage parlor, The Happy Stroke Club, making a hundred dollars a “pop.”

Jasper Nicholas is stressed to the max on Christmas Eve. His father is ill, and Jasper has to run the family’s delivery service tonight. On a whim, he stops for a quick massage, realizing too late that there are other perks of the purchased package. He indulges but can’t get the gorgeous woman with the witty banter out of his mind, even after they go their separate ways.

When Jasper comes down Holly’s chimney late on Christmas Eve, she realizes Jasper is Santa Claus’s son and tasked with delivering gifts to the world’s children. He also needs desperate help with navigation and inventory. Can Holly and Jasper keep their hands to themselves long enough to deliver the gifts?

All I Wank for Christmas is an irreverent, raucous romantic comedy standalone, sure to put you in the mood for a happy holiday season…no Happy Stroke Club needed.

Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124925790-all-i-wank-for-christmas

Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/All-Wank-Christmas-Romantic-Comedy-ebook/dp/B0BZZH52BT/ref=sr_1_12?crid=2V45XK5Y39NX9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vp29F6i5Lcm6nYDk64gBmvyDOUpJeTT-ydjMMKGbxRs_6-TBShAKEUis6Z2D2UgdAchNbwhRT4d_MHxJ_NDF-lC1MCnV8d7hi1x4iKG7gn9yV5el88SzoM8pmYNLTpIR-Vq3gpJEDhLPHDfLcnbuVxdF5AZpvJ5wX0UTXDr12S-5WHNVEXoKRMPsRFvStm5q3K8u1RpqvVbEQRDGWVr-gpiJEUhqJXhBEFjDEFuqhPQ.F_BKBREI3oLEtnvxbOjYmhVO416IKkPyNdwsP4ZbnJk&dib_tag=se&keywords=tori+ross&qid=1757084316&sprefix=tori+ross%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-12

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Holly was doing what she could to help out her family with her mom being sick and not able to work her dad left for milk and never came back and her little sister helping while going to school Holly’s job isn’t a normal one she’s a professional at giving hand jobs yes that’s right, definably not normal but it helps pay the bills and that’s what matters. but when a walk in comes thinking he’s getting a massage he’s definably in for one didn’t think he’d get. Jasper has eyes on Holly from the moment she left her room at her job and walked into the lobby and after his happy ending and the fact he knows more about her then he should know when never speaking to her before would be creepy for most. but when you are the heir and about to take over delivering gifts to all the kids it’s a gift of his. yes, Jasper is Santa Claus’ son and is soon to be the big man in charge. Jasper needs Holly’s help on the biggest night of his job, will she believe him and help or just think it’s all a dream, twist turns and if she helps, they might end up in a sex dungeon. oh, this is one night nether one will forget.

Tori Ross is an Amazon bestselling and Apple Top 100 author, dabbling in romantic comedy, steamy contemporary romance, and romantic suspense. The Cuffing Season Contract won the National Indie Excellence Award for romantic comedy, and Disco Bar was a finalist for a Passionate Plume. She lives with her family and two rescue dogs in the Midwest and enjoys improv and pickleball in her spare time.

nerdy romance, new adult, Review, Romantic Comedy, Sweet Romance

#Review – Bad at Love by Karina Halle

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What happens when two best friends decide to date each other as an experiment? BAD AT LOVE is a standalone friends-to-lovers romance from the NYT bestselling author of The Royals Next Door and Grave Matter.

She’s a free-spirited and disaster-prone beekeeper.

He’s a British commitment-phobic playboy.

Together, they’re about to rewrite the rules of love.

Marina is brilliant, blonde, and brutally honest—sometimes too honest. Her lack of filter and endearing clumsiness mean most men in LA don’t make it past the third date. To make matters more complicated, she’s still a virgin and convinced she’ll never crack the code of love, let alone find someone to give her V-card to.

Her best friend Lazarus is her complete opposite. Tall, tattooed, and pierced (where it counts) Laz is both a rockstar and a gone-viral poet that has women (and book deals) falling at his feet. But the serial monogamist gets bored quickly and has never committed to anyone for longer than a few months.

When Marina’s latest dating disaster leaves her more hopeless than ever, Laz proposes an unconventional solution: he’ll give her dating and intimacy lessons. They’ll date each other as an experiment to figure out exactly what’s going wrong.

On paper, it’s the perfect plan. In reality, things get complicated fast. As they navigate their own trauma and hangups, Marina and Laz discover that the line between friendship and something deeper isn’t as clear as they thought.

They might be bad at love, but they’re even worse at pretending they’re still just friends.

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

There are so many things that I want to say about this book but dayum….whew! and OMG! There, all done. Just go read it. It is literally that easy.

Let’s face it, this story is a friends to lovers story so we all (for the most part) know how this is going to play out. But the journey getting there has so much depth and shallowness. LOL! Well, I guess what I am trying to say is that while there is a lot of big emotion, there are a ton of witty one liners and funny situations that will keep you turning the pages.

Marina is more of a shy type and when she gets nervous, she implodes. Laz, is definitely more outgoing and quite literally can’t settle down. The thing of it is, these two just get each other. They have become best friends. Nothing more, nothing less. And one day, Laz messes it all up by suggesting they date each other for learning opportunities and it immediately changes the dynamic between these two. The change is very much needed though. They finally get to experience each other on an entirely different playing field and touch each other’s personal lives in a way neither of them ever expected.

“I think because love and hate are the strongest emotions, people think they are interchangeable. And honestly, it’s easier to hate than to love. There is no risk in hate while love is based on risk. We just want to protect ourselves, that’s all.”

To me, this sums this book up completely. No one is bad at love. You just have to find your weirdo and hang on!

Definitely a page turner that will have you laughing out loud, doing a facepalm, grabbing a tissue for a tear or two, fanning yourself after a hot scene, and then yelling at the two of them to just get over themselves. It literally has everything except ghosts!

 

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Karina Halle is a screenwriter, former music & travel journalist, and the New York Times bestselling author of Realm of Thieves, Grave Matter, & Blood Orange, as well as 80 other romances across all sub-genres, ranging from spicy rom coms to gothic horror and dark fantasy. Needless to say, whatever you’re into, she’s probably written an HEA for it. When she’s not traveling, she, her husband, and their pup Perry, split their time between a possibly haunted 120 year-old house in Victoria, BC, and their sailboat Norfinn.

2nd Chance, Contemp. Romance, Over 40's Romance, Review, Rockers, Romantic Comedy, second chance, Small Town Romance, Sweet Romance

#Review – Come As You Are: A Gen X Romance (Bluebird Basin Book 1) by Jess K. Hardy

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She’s saving the family ski hill. He’s saving lives. Neither planned on saving each other.

At forty-six, Ashley Cooke isn’t looking for romance, she’s looking for a miracle. Her family’s Montana ski resort is one bad season away from closing, and desperate times call for desperate measures. Hiring a crew from the local sober living home wasn’t part of her plan, but neither was their six-foot tall, bearded and tattooed administrator.

Matthew Madigan knows about starting over. As a former rockstar and recovering addict, he runs his sober living home to give other men the second chance he once needed. Working alongside Ashley to keep her small-town ski hill alive stirs up feelings he thought he’d buried for good.

Between snowstorms, chairlift mishaps, and the kind of slow-burn chemistry that makes a Montana winter melt, Ashley and Madigan discover that second chances aren’t just for the mountain. Sometimes they’re for the heart, too.

Come As You Are is the first book in the Bluebird Basin series, a heartwarming, small-town romance perfect for fans of Virgin River, over-40 love stories, and series filled with friendship, family, and the kind of community you’ll never want to leave.

Content notes: Addiction, divorce, mourning the loss of a parent

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

This is not your stereotypical holiday Hallmark failing ski resort that is saved by a hot as hell rock star. Come As You Are is SO MUCH MORE! All of the characters, from the main characters to the each of the side characters, including the wonderful slobbery “rescue” dog, have so much depth that you will really feel like you are living the story. Madigan and the guys from Little Timber are addicts. They understand that once an addict, always an addict and no matter how long you are clean, you fight the good fight each and every day. Ashley and her family (mother and daughter) are trying to keep the ski resort afloat while feeling the loss of her father and dealing with her nasty ex-husband. When Ashley and Madigan start working together, they have a chemistry that is palpable! Absolutely electrifying! It is refreshing that these two characters are Gen X-ers and more mature than most other MCs that I am used to. They start their relationship with eyes wide open but still guarded. They both have their own obstacles and responsibilities that must come first, but as they learn to navigate what could be….well, lets just say that you must read this.

You can’t be where you are today, if you didn’t go through the things you did in the past. These two are perfect examples of it.

This book seriously has ALL THE FEELS! It is funny, steamy, heart wrenching, and with incredible friends…everything!

YOU

SHOULD

READ

THIS!

 

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Jess K. Hardy is an award-winning, bestselling author of cozy contemporary and scifi/fantasy romance. Jess writes about characters at any age, but especially over 40, finding second chances, proving that life, and love, only get better with time. When not crafting funny, heartfelt, emotionally rich romances, Jess can be found hiking, camping, skiing, dancing in her kitchen, or on Instagram at @JessKHardy_Author.

New to Jess’s work? Start with Come As You Are for an introduction to her signature blend of heart, hope, heat, and happily-ever-afters.

Box Set, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Mermaids, Novella, Paranormal, Review, Sweet Romance

#Review #LittleMermaidEasterEggs – Fathoms Below (Short Story Bundle) by Ava Cuvay

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FATHOMS BELOW – A Short Story Bundle Drenched with Romance
Under the sea, Atlantia’s mer-creatures are devoting full time to floating… and falling in love.

– BETTER WHERE IT’S WETTER
Ariel LaRue assumes the sexy merman pictured on the lake house is “just art.” Then a violent storm topples her into his arms, and she discovers the ocean isn’t the only thing that gets her wet.

– KISS THE GIRL
Mako, a young Sharkanian General, knows there’s more to life under the sea than hunting for food and waging war with the Atlantians. But he struggles against his own predatory nature until a gentle mermaid calms the savage hunger of his heart and tames his sharp bite.

– POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS
Ursule has an uncanny knack for problem-solving which has earned him the grim moniker Sea Witch. Unfortunately, it doesn’t prevent pesky merpeople from approaching him with their problems. Until two captivating eel-maids invade his lair, wishing for nothing more than his company. And his talented tentacles.

– PART OF HIS WORLD
Prince Eric wasn’t always royalty. For that matter, he wasn’t always a merman.

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

This short story bundle set in Atlantia starts with Ariel housesitting and then being turned into a mermaid. “Be nice to the sharks, pretty mermaid. They’re not mean. They’re misunderstood.” It is Better Where It’s Wetter, I would never argue with that!

We then really get to meet Mako in Kiss the Girl. This is more of a grumpy sunshine type of story. He is the big bad Mako but what he doesn’t realize is that he is really a protector. Pearl brings this out in him. I am in love with Mako!

Next, we meet Ursule. He loathes everyone literally just wants to be left alone. However, when he meets Two Unfortunate Souls and realizes how badly they have been treated and starts empathizing with them as he treated others in the same manner. Ursule thinks he is dying because he starts feeling regret, LOL!

Each story will make you smile, roll your eyes a bit, and comes with a high level of steam that will leave certain areas boiling. Oh, and don’t forget the Little Mermaid Easter Eggs!!!!!

 

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Ava Cuvay writes out of this world romance featuring sassy heroines, often-alien-but-always-sexy heroes, and an alcoholic beverage or two… Set in a galaxy far, far away. She resides in central Indiana, USA with her own scruffy-looking nerfherder, kiddos who are growing up without her permission, and two kitties that make her laugh. She believes life is too short to bother with negative people, everything is better with Champagne, and Han Solo shot first. When not writing, Ava is thinking about writing. Or wine. And she’s always thinking about bacon.

2nd Chance, Military, Review, Romantic Suspense, secret baby, Suspense

#Review – Secret Maneuvers (Ex Ops Series Book 1) by Jessie Lane

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From Best Selling Author Jessie Lane…

Some mistakes from the past haunt us forever… unless fate steps in with a second chance.

One ‘Dear John’ letter haunted Bobby Baker’s every living moment. It was the letter he’d stupidly written to his high school sweetheart, Belle, right after he had left to join the Army. The letter in which he’d told her that he wasn’t so sure they were ready for forever yet. Before he could let her know that the letter, and his second thoughts, were nothing more than a mistake, she disappeared from the small Georgia town they had both been raised in.
Fifteen years after the letter, Belle unknowingly walked back into Bobby’s life when her job as an ATF Agent forced her to work with a group of men secretly headed by the CIA to help her track down whoever was involved in funneling black market weapons to a drug cartel in Mexico.

Bobby planned to use this mission to try to soothe Belle’s hurt feelings while proving to her that their love was meant to be forever. He would use every dirty trick he’d learned since he had joined the Army to maneuver her back into his life for the long haul. Belle was not making it easy, though, as she continued to keep him at arm’s length in the hopes that mistakes of her own would never come to light.

Warning: Mature themes, second chance romance and a secret baby! <- You’ve been warned.

Ex Ops Series:
Secret Maneuvers #1 – Available Now
Stripping Her Defenses #2 – Available Now
Sweet Agony #3 – Available Now
Sweet Recovery #4 – Available Now
Sweet Eternity #5 – Coming Soon

“This is another one of those stories that I find it hard to convey the emotions I had without discussing the reasons for those emotions – hurt, sad, angry, hopeful, anxious, scared, nauseous, relieved – any book that can put me through the ringer as thoroughly as Secret Maneuvers did is one I will recommend to EVERYONE. Even if you don’t think you like Contemporary Romance, you will like this.” Laura, Little Read Riding Hood

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

AHHHHHHHHH! Ok, now that I got that out, I have to say that I wanted to shake both of the MCs on numerous occasions. I, as the reader, am able to see things from both perspectives. On the other hand, I am stubborn and completely understand things from their viewpoint when Belle didn’t want to see things from Bobby’s viewpoint and when Bobby didn’t want to see things from Belle’s viewpoint. The road to hell was paved in good intention. When they essentially “lost contact” and then ran into each other again after 15 years, they both have very different thoughts about how things should go. Every single person around them knew that they just needed to sit and hash things out but it just never happened. And this is one of the many times that I wanted to shake them. Seriously, just sit and yell at each other and get it over with! They clearly love each other and had some serious baggage to get out in the open, along with a huge secret. But the two of them have a great support system behind them.

I had a very, VERY difficult time putting this book down. The banter between all of the characters was great, there was an actual mission to go along with the BS between the MCs, when they did explode and get steamy it didn’t get crazy, and the feelings were messy like they should be!  It was a solid story with an HEA that wasn’t perfect, which is perfect.

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Jessie Lane is an Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks Top 100 best-selling author. She writes Paranormal and Contemporary Romance that might make you laugh, cry or do both at the same time! A sometimes shy, sometimes hyper, but often snarky chick who’s addicted to books, caffeine & hot fictional men. She lives in Kentucky with her two crazy ass grown kids, her dad and her overprotective alpha husband that she’s pretty sure is a latent grizzly bear shifter. Jessie has a passionate love for reading and writing romance, cliff hanging suspense, and out-of-this-world characters that demand your attention or threaten to slap you around until you pay attention to them. So, you’re going to pay attention now, right? *winks*

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WOTR26 #seriesstarter #Review – Strong Coffee (Coffee Beans & Love Book 1) by J.M. Walker

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I only wanted a one-night stand. I didn’t expect to fall for him too.
My best friend is in love with me.
Instead of trying to make things work with him, I decide to have a one-night stand with someone else.
I try making it last for only one night, but my stupid heart gets in the way and I end up falling in love with him.
What makes it worse is that he’s my father’s business partner.

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Strong, steamy, and classy novella about finding yourself (#Bramden).

Brady is made by his friends/business partners to take himself out on a date to just unwind and do something good for himself. While out, he and Cam have a “moment” that turns into a “MOMENT” (if you’re picking up what I am putting down *wags eyebrows*).  Well, Brady and Camden, Bramden if you will, cannot keep to themselves. Bramden just keep falling for each other. What started as a “MOMENT” is turning into so much more. Just like every relationship, there are obstacles….age, parents, exes….but hey, the heart wants what the heart wants.

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J.M. Walker, a Canadian author, writes stories across several different genres. She’s passionate about traveling the world with her husband, reading all the books, training for that next race, coffee, and all things spooky. She can be found with a coffee in one hand and a book in the other.

“Above all, be the HEROINE of your own life…” ~ Nora Ephron

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