October 2020 – Page 4 – Have Coffee Need Books

Book Reviews, NA Romance, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy

Book Review: Demon Born by C.L. Coffey

Demon Born by CL Coffey

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 09,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Demon Born (Hellfire Academy #1)
Author: C.L. Coffey
Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy,
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

OMG, and by that, I mean Oh. My. Gabriel. I love when authors blaspheme and make the divine sexy and delicious. Good job C.L. Coffey, you sinner.

Kennedy is plucking her way through every goodness-challenged day. Phoenix is only the last stop in a long line of cities she and her mom have lived in, on the run from her mom’s monster plagued schizo-mind. It’s hot there, she has two jobs, and people suck.

But wait, there is more, a guy with a sword has just shown up. He has sexy green eyes and a psychotic need to off her. The dude attacked her on her way home, and she got hit by a car—a rough day at the office.

Book Teasers, Enemies to Lovers Romance, High School Romance, NA Romance, Sports Romance

Excerpt Reveal: No Good by Stevie J. Cole & L.P. Lovell

No Good by Stevie J. Cole & LP Lovell

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 08,20 | 0 Comment

Title: No Good (Dayton High #2)
Author: Stevie J. Cole & LP Lovell
Genre: Enemies to Lovers Romance
Release Date: 15 October 2020

Summary:

He was the reprobate king of Dayton high. I was the bitter princess cast out of my kingdom. And we were at war.

It started off with a lie, and a one-night stand gone terribly wrong. Although I knew nothing good would come from my encounter with Bellamy West, the small town’s gorgeous bad boy, I didn’t expect him to throw jet fuel onto the already flaming wreckage of my life. Then step back with a sexy smirk on his face to watch me burn.

And burn I did…

He got me fired.

I got him arrested.

We were enemies until we weren’t. Until one touch went too far, and I found myself craving each dirty word. Every filthy promise.

Bellamy West was no good, and I wanted to be bad.

Screw falling for Prince Charming, I wrote my love story with the villain.

And for that, I paid…

Adult Fiction, Book Blitz, Contemporary Romance, New Release, Rocker Romance

Release Blitz: Wish You Once More by Julie Archer

Wish You Once More by Julie Archer

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 07,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Wish You Once More (Wish You #2)
Author: Julie Archer
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Rock Star Romance
Release Date: 07 October 2020

Summary:

The more you love someone, the more you hurt them…

Bree

Mat Redmond chose his career over me. He broke my heart. I vowed never to let him back in.

Until he shows up in the last place I expect him to.

Old memories and feelings come back to haunt me and I can’t push them away. Then Mat abandons me a second time and I’m not sure I can forgive him again.

Mat

Bree Sheridan was my first love. And I broke her heart. I hurt her with my choices, and I vowed never to do it again.

Except I did, and I regret every single moment.

But when my family needs me, I have to come back home to look after them. If I make another wrong choice this time, I’ll lose Bree forever.

Wish You Once More is a second chance rockstar romance and can be read as a standalone.

Adult Fiction, Book Blitz, Fairy Tales, Retelling

Book Blitz: The Night’s Chosen by E. E. Hornburg

The Night's Chosen by E.E. Hornburg

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 07,20 | 0 Comment

The Night's Chosen by Emily Hornburg — The Night’s Chosen by Emily Hornburg

Title: The Night’s Chosen (The Cursed Queens Series, #1)
Author: E. E. Hornburg
Genre: Adult, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Romance
Release Date: 06 October 2020

Summary:

Chosen of the Moon Goddess. Destined to rule. Fated to marry.

A quest to save her family, kingdom, and heart.

For the past five years Princess Eira has run from her impending wedding. As much as she loves her goddess and kingdom, she’s searched the kingdoms for another way to rule as queen someday while also choosing her own husband.

Yet, Eira’s claim to the crown falls into jeopardy when her father, King Brennus, is poisoned and fated to a sleep of living death and Eira is next on the assassin’s hit list – who happens to be her stepmother, Queen Amelia.

After Eira escapes Queen Amelia’s clutches she journeys to the northern Paravian mountains in search of an enchanted cup to save her father.

Her quest is more than she anticipated with evading Queen Amelia’s guards, traveling with the one man she shouldn’t be with, and having to bargain with the ancient dragon guarding the enchanted cup.

She’ll have to decide how to save her family and kingdom, even if it means sacrificing her heart and all she’s wanted her whole life.

If you like Sarah J Maas, Jennifer Estep, and Maxym Martineau, then you’ll love this adult fantastical retelling of the classic Snow White fairy tale.

Book It, Coming of Age, Cover Reveal, Fairy Tales, Retelling, YA Fiction

Cover Reveal: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Janie Marie

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Janie Marie

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 06,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (The Big Bad Wolf Trilogy, #1)
Author: Janie Marie
Genre: Coming of Age, Fairy Tales, Young Adult
Release Date: 27 October 2020

Summary:

Fantasizing about Trevor Grimm is Kylie Hood’s favorite escape from her cruel reality. So, when he asks for her help on a school project, sparks are bound to fly and her dreams are going to come true . . .

Not in this fairy tale.

No, everything changes when Kylie meets Logan Grimm, Trevor’s older cousin and a professional MMA fighter some call the Big Bad Wolf.

He’s the first person to peer under the hood she hides beneath. He’s the first person to see the signs that something is wrong. He’s the first person to give her any attention. And he’s offering to help protect her.

But Logan’s world isn’t safe. It’s dirty, exhilarating, and dangerous. It’s everything Kylie needs to stay away from.

Book It, New Release, Romantic Comedy

Release Blitz: Sew Basic by Kat Addams

Sew Basic by Kat Addams

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 06,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Sew Basic
Author: Kat Addams
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: 06 October 2020

Summary:

Gimme an F …

F!

Gimme a U …

U!

What’s that spell?

FU!

Forks University Fashion Academy was my dream school. And my spoiled little heart was used to getting what I wanted … until now.

Being rescued by the annoyingly gorgeous Dominick Moretti, my sworn enemy per our family’s endless feud, turned my designer life into a nightmare.

I had been minding my own business—pulling a teeny-tiny BAD prank on behalf of my sorority, Beta Alpha Delta—when the fraternity, Delta Iota Kappa caught me. Lucky for me, the DIK who had come to my rescue was none other than Dominick.

We should hate each other. I mean, his family had basically stolen my dad’s business plan, making them rich and creating a grudge deeper than any university rival. But try telling that to my lady bits.

Suddenly, everything seemed so last season compared to being with him.

I’d had no idea fraternizing with the enemy would prove to be more dangerous than running in six-inch stilettos.

Walking away from our families was the only way to be together … but was I ready to trade my comfortable life of luxury for a chance at love?

Book Reviews, Coming of Age, Social Justice, YA Fiction

Book Review: Our Friendship Matters by Kimberley B. Jones

Our Friendship Matters by Kimberley B. Jones

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 05,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Our Friendship Matters
Author: Kimberley B. Jones
Genre: YA Coming of Age, Social Justice
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Our Friendship Matters is one of those coming of age books that should be in every school library.

Sasha is a black girl from a middle-class St Louis suburb. Her dad is a lawyer, her mom is a doctor, and they send her to the hoighty-toighty Chester Christian Academy. Sasha’s best friend is filthy rich, Leah is a stuck-up white girl with a mean streak a mile wide, but Sasha adores her and puts up with her because that’s what you do until the shark turns on you.

Some of the sly statements in this book:
Money is opportunity.
Money is resources.
Money gives you the ability to look the other way.
Money allows you the option to remain ignorant.
Money means you can celebrate frivolity during a revolution.
Money means you can drive away from a nightmare–but it might follow you in your dreams.

Academy Romance, Book Reviews, Bully Romance, Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers Romance, High School Romance, NA Bully Romance, NA Romance

Book Review: Rowdy Boy by Clarissa Wild

Rowdy Boy by Clarissa Wild

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 02,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Rowdy Boy (Black Mountain Academy)
Author: Clarissa Wild
Genre: Bully Romance
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Oh, man, I don’t know where to start here. This book’s plot is a solid bully romance, and their chemistry is rather good. However, this story’s beginning is a bit of a duck’s butt of weirdness in how it portrays “push and pull.” As a matter of fact, early Cole Travis comes across as a petty pre-pubescent rather than a sexy rock-god.

Monica has had a crappy experience with a crappy excuse for a human being. She’s scarred but trying to heal, and her new school has her latest crappy experience–a new bully. Just in time for the last crappy-excuse for a human to become a memory, another one is on her radar, but this one is hot, and she’s fascinated. Cole Travis is everywhere, and if she’s not looking at him, he’s looking at her.

Adult Fiction, Book Blitz, Book It, Contemporary Romance

Book Blitz: Mine To Keep

Mine to Keep by M.C. Cerny

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 02,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Mine to Keep (Love By Design #7)
Author: M.C. Cerny
Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 29 September 2020

Summary:

Remington Kennedy was out of “bless your hearts” to give. She moved North for a chance at something better. Her compass to success was getting an education and getting out of tornado alley. A failed scholarship led her to tending bar. A lie drove her into the arms of the town football star filled with hopes and dreams. A year later, she found herself with a baby on the way, more lost than ever, alone, and terrified.

Evan Rooney was nobody’s hero. As a good cop in a small town, he felt the daily weight of responsibility. Known as the Preacher’s son, he struggled to keep his faith…but secrets have a way of finding the surface and Evan finds himself drawn to the red headed barmaid with a bun in the oven like a moth to it’s flame.

Both need a little saving…both need love, and a baby needs a family made of more than just DNA.

Book seven in the Love By Design series of contemporary romantic comedies.
Mine To Keep is written to be read as a standalone, but many readers prefer to read the series in order.

Book It, Cover Reveal, Enemies to Lovers Romance, NA Romance