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#WOTR #AttendingAuthor #FRE #PartofaSeries #Novella A Gamer Boy Christmas By Lauren Helms

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Follow Link and Ruby as they attend the annual Christmas party at Ruby’s work. Link thinks he’s going to be super funny during the white elephant exchange, but little do they know things are going to get a whole lot crazier then just the normal holiday crazy.


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Link is wrapping his Christmas gifts for the annual party with thinking he is just so funny if one of his friends ends up with this gift, having to hurry because his girlfriend is on her way and he knows her all too well she sees a gift and she’s gonna have to shack it and try and guess what it is. Well once they grab the gift, and get to the party he gets a text and oh no Ruby grabbed the wrong gift, Link sets into a panic trying to make sure he gets the gift they brought. OMG  this super short story was hilarious I’ve laughed the whole time, i could read it over and over and not get tired of it. Link and Ruby are amazing and the joking between the friends is great, definitely need more of these guys.

Review by Twinsie Dee

Lauren Helms has forever been an avid reader from the beginning. After starting a book review website, that catapulted her fully into the book world, she knew that something was missing. Lauren decided to take the plunge and write her first novel.

While working for a video game strategy guide publisher, she decided to mix what she knew best–video games and romance. She decided to take the plunge and joined NaNoWrimo and a month later, she had her first draft.

Lauren lives in Indianapolis, Indiana sharing her love of books and video games with her own Gamer Boy husband and three little baby nerds who will hopefully grow up to share the things that united Lauren and her husband in their own happily ever after.

Novella, Paranormal, Part of a Serial

#WOTR20 #Shifters #Novellas – Sugar Dragon: A Kinship Cove Fun & Flirty Romance (Mates & Macarons #2) by Ellis Leigh

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Sugar Dragon: A Kinship Cove Fun & Flirty Romance

The next delectable treat from the Cake-ily Ever After bakery in Kinship Cove will have your mouth watering. This recipe for happily ever after includes one feisty baker with a short attention span and a dragon who’s been hunting her for decades. All of the fated yumminess, none of the guilt.

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Try everything once. That was my rule in life, food, and dating. I never missed the opportunity to have a new adventure, play with the right flavor profiles, or spend an evening with the perfect guy. Who needed Mr. Right when there were a thousand Mr. Right Nows running around? So, when a handsome man with heat in his eyes and a little silver in his hair came waltzing into my bakery, I knew I was in trouble.

He’s annoying.

He’s rude.

He’s demanding.

And he just might be the perfect match for me.

Too bad he’s a dragon shifter, and dragons don’t do the whole fated mate thing. But maybe rules—mine and his—were meant to be broken.


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I purchased this book.

I loved the first book of this series and so when I had some extra money, I grabbed the rest of the novellas I the series.  I love how each story is a standalone but reading them in order actually gives more enjoyment because each book seems to intersect with the story.

This book is about Ginger, the girl who will never settle down.  She is also a one time and only one time kinda girl.  She owns her sexuality and is open to getting what she wants…..sex with no commitments.  When she is stunned stupid over an overly cocky and arrogant man version of herself, Kingston, Ginger is not happy over the feeling she is having.

I loved the struggle Kingston has in claiming his mate and abiding by his Dragon culture rules over claiming his mate.  I also loved seeing Ginger freak out over falling head over heels for this shifter when she swore never to fall for the whole “MINE” mentality.

This is a short and sweet story and I cant wait to read more!!

A storyteller from the time she could talk, USA Today bestselling author Ellis Leigh grew up among family legends of hauntings, psychics, and love spanning decades. Those stories didn’t always have the happiest of endings, so they inspired her to write about real life, real love, and the difficulties therein. From farmers to werewolves, store clerks to witches—if there’s love to be found, she’ll write about it. Ellis lives in the Chicago area with her husband, daughters, and a German Shepherd that refuses to leave her side.

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#WOTR2020 – #Review – Better Where It’s Wetter by Ava Cuvay

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Better Where it's Wetter

Alana LaRue assumes the sexy merman pictured on the lake house wall 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.

Originally published in the Crossroads Romance Authors “Lake House” Anthology, this 13K short story has been expanded, with more details and a love scene added.


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“Be nice to the sharks, pretty mermaid. They’re not mean. They’re misunderstood.”

Alana is on  Aquata-Prime housesitting. Well, the house is surrounded by a lake and the only way to get to it is by boat. She is from the city but has done everything she can to land this job in order to be closer to the water. The house has a mural of a beautiful merman on the wall and she cannot help but be drawn to it. A storm comes in and she finds herself in the arms of the beautiful merman. What she thinks is a dream and turns out to be her new reality. She and this mysterious merman go on an excursion but cannot deny the feelings of love blossoming between the two of them. 

This is a fast paced and very wet story of being better where it’s wetter. If you want a quick, hot read, this is the one for you!

Ava Cuvay

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 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.

Novella, Paranormal, Part of a Series, Writers on the River Attending Author

#WOTR20 #AttendingAuthor #SeriesStarter #Novella Who Ordered a Medium (Unfortunate Spells Book 0) by Jennifer Leslie

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How can she move on when her dead fiancé won’t?

Josie’s world is turned upside down after the death of her fiancé. Her picture-perfect world no longer exists. But when a ghost starts haunting her house, she’s not sure who to turn to.

Sebastian isn’t just a hot stripper Josie met at her bachelorette party, he’s also the medium that shows up at her door to help her with her ghost problem.

Together, they must figure out who is haunting her house and how to get rid of them. Can they survive the supernatural while figuring out the chemistry brewing between them?

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46205691-who-ordered-a-medium

Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/Ordered-Medium-Unfortunate-Spells-Book-ebook/dp/B07SM378FN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=12UC4WPJD9VOJ&keywords=jennifer+laslie&qid=1570110618&sprefix=Jennifer+las%2Caps%2C272&sr=8-2


Josie was enjoying her bachelorette party 3 days before her wedding with her closest  friends drinking and have a blast when the doorbell rings and surprise her friends got her a stripper. The music and lap dance started and for some reason Josie had felt a spark between the stripper and herself, she shouldn’t be feeling things like that she getting ready to get married for Christ sakes. The next night her future husband went out with his friends and it was during a terrible storm, well one thing lead to another and something terrible had occurred. A few days later Josie was putting books away and one flew off the shelf into the middle of the room she knows she wasn’t going crazy but this book was amazing and i just loved it. Hilarious, heartwarming, heartbreak, and swooning this books has it all, and a little spook factor that your going to love as well.

Review by Twinsie Dee

Jennifer Laslie is a crazy cat lady who lives in Utah with her wonderful husband and two children. Her office affords her a mountain view that she loves! When she’s not thinking about cheesecake or cats, she can be found in the bookstore in the Young Adult section, coffee in hand.

Novella, Part of a Series

#TwiniseDee #Review #ShortStory #PartofaSeries Resolution: Bad Girl by Angel Devlin

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I’m tired of being a good girl.

My love life is non-existent and now my best friend wants to set me up with a nice guy.

I want a man to push me against the wall with unbridled lust, not tell me stories about fluffy kittens.

Then the message comes from my old sorority president

“Remember, ladies. Do it. Whatever it is you want to do. Wherever you have wanted to go. Whatever you want to try, to taste, to feel, to live… do it. This is our year.”

It’s New Years eve, the night is young, and so am I. It’s time to let my hair down. This girl is going bad and she needs a bad boy to see the New Year in with.

And there’s one at the bar…

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43565354-resolution

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Resolution-Girl-Pact-Short-Story-ebook/dp/B07M85WWQV/ref=pd_sim_351_8?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07M85WWQV&pd_rd_r=8c4752c5-86f8-41a9-a3b2-62dd2bf46e1a&pd_rd_w=41Nfr&pd_rd_wg=FSTAl&pf_rd_p=5b00861f-dd80-491e-8e32-d1b61e4ab87c&pf_rd_r=SD37MQD2YJGJ9FH8WM62&psc=1&refRID=SD37MQD2YJGJ9FH8WM62

this was a great short story. Audrina is a good girl that is bored with the way her life is going and how her past year had been, so what better way to reinvent yourself then on New Years Eve. that is exactly what shes going to do turn into the bad girl for a night. Tom was just a random guy at the bar that Rina (her bad girl name) caught the eye off and well the rest is for you to read and find out a bad girl cant give everything away

Review by Twinsie Dee

My words are fuelled by caffeine. I hope to entertain you with easy reading books that are hopefully as hot as the coffee drunk writing them

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#WOTR20 #AttendingAuthor #Standalone #Novella First Comes Love (Lovelly Series Novella) by Clara Stone

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Some loves are undeniable. Some burn with the heat of summer.

When Homer Lovelly pulled over to help a stranded damsel in distress, he never expected he’d meet his soul mate. But from the moment Claire clocked him in the head with her boot—and then kissed him—he knew she was it.

She’d be his undoing.

Wild, sexy, and fearless, Claire is intoxicating. She’s also leaving at the end of summer, a few short weeks away. Homer knows he shouldn’t fall for her. He also knows he doesn’t have a choice. And with September rising fast on the horizon, he’s almost out of time.

The question is, can he convince Claire that what he feels is more than a summer fling, or will he watch as the woman he’s meant to marry walk out of his life forever?

Scroll up and one click today to see why fans of The Notebook and The Summer Boyfriend will fall in love with this steamy, summer-fling romance.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43608463-first-comes-love

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MXLY2FH?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=RNMTRZF70FEY8RPXXGAJ

all Clarie wanted was a few weeks of harmless summer fun, and a possible hook up here and there. when on her way to a party her uncle’s truck broke down and when a hot as hell cowboy stops to help her she thinks why not start the night off right. Homer was just trying to help a pretty lady out little did he know that he could catch feelings and one thing that Clarie doesn’t do is catch feeling. Will her mind get changed, or will they just be a hot summer fling and go their own ways once she leaves. this is once again another amazing story that follows another member of the Lovelly family. i love these books and this family.

Review by Twinsie Dee

Clara Stone writes YA/NA Contemporary Romance and Paranormal Romance stories and is a complete sucker for sweet, memorable kisses. She strongly believes that true love conquers EVERYTHING, along with a tub of Ice cream!

When she isn’t reading or writing or dancing, much to the embarrassment of her husband and two kids, she’s probably watching Supernatural and The Walking Dead. So, if she sounds like your cup of syrup to your pancakes (or waffles… no favorites here), then give her a “Follow” to any number of social media kingdoms she’s built and stay updated of her upcoming releases, book sales, and book recommendations!

Novella, Standalone

#TwinsieDee #Review #PartofaCollaboration She is ..(I Ain’t Ya Mama Collab) by Chelsea Camaron

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She is fierce.

She is loyal.

She is sarcastic.

She lives.

She loves.

She breathes.

She breaks.

She hurts.

She smiles.

She is beautiful.

She is my best friend’s sister. She is everything I never thought I wanted. The reality is she is everything I need. Only she wants nothing to do with me.

She is stronger than any man.

She is independent.

She doesn’t believe in love.

She is … Elle.

She is … you.

She is … me.

He wants to give me happily ever after. Except, I long ago gave up on fairy tales and dreams.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45695823-she-is

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/She-Aint-Ya-Mama-Collab-ebook/dp/B07RMTZN8C/ref=sr_1_26?keywords=Chelsea+Camaron&qid=1566668394&s=gateway&sr=8-26

Who is Elle? Well she is the type of girl who has to work for everything she has with working 2 jobs just to stay afloat,she doesnt take crap or handouts from anyone, and she has a hard time asking and receiving help from others. In the day time she works as a mail carrier for the local corporation Marks Distillery and night as a bartender. One night she has this handsome cowboy with the most gorgeous eyes come in and sparks were there. Sullivan Marks was a hard working farmer who didn’t want to work in the family business but when things started to get crazy and his older brother was to busy hooking up with the employees to do his job Sully sucked it up and put on a suit to try and help. Once at local bar his last night of freedom before everyone would know who he was he caught the eye of the local bartender. Thing from that night on get crazy for these two as both of their lives go in the opposite direction of how they had hoped it would. With ups and downs and a few surprise will these two get the happiness they both want? Oh my i just loved this book Sully is just so swoon over worthy I just loved his southern charm and Elle is such a get straight to the point kinda gal. Definitely a great read

Review by Twinsie Dee

USA Today Bestselling Author Chelsea Camaron was born and raised in Coastal North Carolina. She currently resides in Southern Louisiana with her husband and two children but her heart is always Carolina day dreaming.

Chelsea always wanted to be a writer, but like most of us, let fear of the unknown grab a hold of her dream; she realized that if she was going to tell her daughter to go for her dreams, that it was time to follow her own advice.

Chelsea grew up turning wrenches alongside her father, and from that grew her love for old muscle cars and Harley Davidson motorcycles, which just so happened to inspired her ‘Daddy’s Girls’ series. Her love for reading has sparked a new love for writing and she currently has a few more projects in the works.

When she is not spending her days writing you can find her playing with her kids, attending car shows, going on motorcycle rides on the back of her husband’s Harley, snuggling down with her new favorite book or watching any movie that Vin Diesel might happen to be in.

She hates being serious and is still a big kid at heart. She is a small town country girl enjoying life and, Chelsea hopes that her readers remember not to take life too seriously and to embrace your inner five year old, because five year olds know how to enjoy the simple things in life and how to always have fun.

New Release, Novella, Paranormal, Part of a Series, Wolves

#WOTR20 #review #NewRelease #Paranormal #Wolves – Impressions, Novus Pack Series Book #3 by M. Jayne

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Impressions

The Novus Pack has undergone many changes since The Lady gifted them with the Marked. Each life has been touched by The Seer, Theodora Morrissey, and none of them will ever be the same.

Issa: A practiced assassin, she can keep a steady calm in almost every situation… except for those involving matters of the heart.

Conal: The second in command, his loyalty knows no bounds. Above all else, he will protect his pack.

Solle: After leaving her family to embrace life with her mate, she becomes the caregiver to the pack. But are these traditional roles enough to placate her fiery spirit?

Lore: Once considered the elusive, self-serving Lycan boogeyman, he finds joy in becoming a needed member of the pack.

M. Jayne was a finalist in the Hold Medallion for Literary Excellence Award, find out why readers are falling in love with the Novus Pack!


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*Clapping* I love me some Novus Pack and this quick novella was a great addition.  I love love love the background to scenes in the story.  I will say, since I am all #TeamLore, I thought his story would be my favorite but it Issa’s story.  I love seeing her and Asher fighting this chemistry…..well ok she is fighting it.  But it totally made me excited for more Novus.

The parts with Conal and Solle were like hanging out with your cool friends and seeing how amazing their relationship is.  Its like seeing them alone and getting to be the “fly on the wall” of their amazing love story.  *Sigh* I just wish we got more for them!!!

Lore….I mean can you go wrong reading more from him and getting clips into the crazy killers head????  Not in my book!!

M. Jayne doesn’t know what she wants to be when and if she ever grows up. She’s worked retail, recorded hearings in a Federal Courtroom, worked behind the scenes with security at a casino and currently she is living her dream writing Romance. She plots and plans from her farm in central Indiana that she shares with her husband and two mastiffs, Ginger and Duncan Keith.

When she isn’t creating she can be found watching sports, searching for the perfect mascara and reading. She also loves questionable TV- Any Real Housewives, The Steve Wilkos Show and Live PD. Plus she is addicted to the TMZ app on her phone. M. Jayne loves to meet readers. She attends many conferences and signings. Please take a moment and introduce yourself and tell her what you are reading.

New Release, Novella, Paranormal, Part of a Serial, Witches

#WOTR20 #newrelease #review #series #Paranormal #witches #Coven #RH – Rain Kimber, An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

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Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella

Rain Kimber thought that finding his daughter and finally being able to be a part of her life after so many years without her would be the end of his adventure.
He thought he’d find her, take care of the woman who’d stolen his child away from him (you don’t want to know), and then the two of them would immediately become the family they’d been before she’d been taken. Rain would soon learn that life didn’t always work out the way you wanted it to, and really? That was a lesson he should have learned a long time ago.
But it wasn’t all about heartbreak for Rain. With his daughter he gained an entire Coven of family, even the ones he didn’t want. What father got along with all of his daughter’s boyfriends? Not Rain, that’s for sure.
Just as life wasn’t all about heartache anymore for Rain didn’t mean it was all about happiness and rainbows either. The Alexander Coven, the one his daughter had joined, seemed to be a magnet for trouble and Ariel Kimber was right in the middle of it. Which meant Rain was right there with her.
And he wouldn’t have it any other way.


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I gotta admit when I got this book, I wasn’t sure what to expect.  Would we learn about Rain and Ariel before she was taken?  Would we see the happy Dad and family man?  Would we see Rain watching Ariel and judging her boys?  What will we learn?

DUDE!  We learn all that and more in many ways.  First up.  Rain is one Loyal MFer.  He will stick by you through thick and thin even when you are Uncle Quinton and make Ariel mad.  He will do anything for his daughter and anyone who he thinks needs him.  He will always hate Marcus *Snicker* and he will love his dead wife for all eternity.  That statement made my heart happy and sad.  I mean he needs to open his heart but yet he just cant.

I loved getting to know this man…not just Ariel’s dad but this MAN.  He is some kinda crazy but also just the right crazy for this coven.  Seeing his heart learn to love another in this book and even accept another of Ariel’s boyfriends as “worthy” of her made my day.

I loved how this book pushed Ariel’s story a bit but also not enough if you miss it you will be lost.  We had some major plot twists and even a couple vomiting in my mouth moments with the Council but are we even shocked they shock us anymore???  Nope.

Mary Martel was born in West Michigan and spent the majority of her life there. She currently resides in North Dakota with her husband, and her two beautiful daughters. She’s an avid reader, and when not writing she can be found with her nose stuck in a book.