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Release Blitz: The Muse by Lauren Blakely

The Muse by Lauren Blakely
The Muse by Lauren Blakely
The Muse by Lauren Blakely

Title: The Muse (Beautiful Magic #1)
Author: Lauren Blakely
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date:
19 March 2021

Summary:

The first time a woman stepped out of a painting, I thought I was seeing things. 

The second time, I thought I was going mad. 

The night she emerged from a Renoir, I felt something else entirely — a deep stirring of desire, and the wish to get to know the brilliant beauty who’s been trapped inside a painted garden for years. 

She can only come out at night in the Musée d’Orsay, where I work. There, after hours, we wander through galleries, with the Van Goghs, the Monets, and the Toulouse Lautrecs the only witnesses to our midnight kisses and, soon, our trysts. 

She opens her heart to me, and I learn her story.  

But she keeps secrets too, ones I hope to unravel. Why she was trapped. Why Renoir is hunting her. And why artwork in famous museums across the world is starting to disintegrate. 

Why I, too, seem to be the only person who can repair the masterpieces. 

As I fall deeper for the woman who’s trapped in a museum, I’m caught up in another side of Paris after dark, one inhabited by forgers, ghosts of famous artists and, impossibly, by Muses. 

But someone is after the woman I’m falling in love with, and it’s up to me to save her…even if it means losing everything I’ve found with her. 

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Adult Fiction, Book Blitz, Book It, Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance

Book Blitz: Hockey Hunk by Kat Obie

Hockey Hunk by Kat Obie
Hockey Hunk by Kat Obie
Hockey Hunk by Kat Obie
Hockey Hunk by Kat Obie

Title: Hockey Hunk (Loving the Puckers, #4)
Author: Kat Obie
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date:
10 March 2021

Summary:

Out on the ice, the season’s going great, but in the locker room the pranks are getting out of hand. It was time for me to remind everyone not to mess with me— so I came up with a prank the team, and my best friend, would never forget.

Renee Weber is my best friend’s sister. And like me, she’s also ready to teach her brother a lesson. Together, we work out the ultimate April Fool’s prank— telling everyone that Renee is having my baby.

Our plan works perfectly, except for the part where I fall for Little Weber.
What’s the worst that could happen? Either lose my best friend or Renee. Quite frankly, I don’t know which one is worse.

It’s not in my DNA to lose so I’ll have to come up with something big. I’ll pull out a win one way or another.

Hockey Hunk is your best friend’s sister romance filled with sexy hockey players where a fake pregnancy prank goes horribly awry— or did it go perfectly?

Grab the fourth novella in the Loving the Puckers series for hockey-filled dreams tonight.

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Adult Fiction, Book It, Contemporary Romance, New Release, Romantic Comedy

Release Blitz: The Dating Plan by Sara Desai

The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai

Title: The Dating Plan
Author: Sara Desai
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: 16 March 2021

Summary:

“This is a gem.”
—Publishers Weekly

The Dating Plan, the all new much anticipated sexy fake fiancé romantic comedy from Sara Desai is available now!

Even with a step-by-step plan, these fake fiances might accidentally fall for each other in this hilarious, heartfelt romantic comedy from the author of The Marriage Game.

Daisy Patel is a software engineer who understands lists and logic better than bosses and boyfriends. With her life all planned out, and no interest in love, the one thing she can’t give her family is the marriage they expect. Left with few options, she asks her childhood crush to be her decoy fiance.

Liam Murphy is a venture capitalist with something to prove. When he learns that his inheritance is contingent on being married, he realizes his best friend’s little sister has the perfect solution to his problem. A marriage of convenience will get Daisy’s matchmaking relatives off her back and fulfill the terms of his late grandfather’s will. If only he hadn’t broken her tender teenage heart nine years ago…

Sparks fly when Daisy and Liam go on a series of dates to legitimize their fake relationship. Too late, they realize that very little is convenient about their arrangement. History and chemistry aren’t about to follow the rules of this engagement.

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Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Giveaways, YA Fiction, YA Romance

Book Review: Dog Girl by Gabi Justice

Dog Girl by Gabi Justice
Dog Girl by Gabi Justice
Dog Girl by Gabi Justice
Dog Girl by Gabi Justice

Title: Dog Girl
Author: Gabi Justice
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Fiction
My rating:
4 of 5 stars

Oh, the triggering elements in this book are couched well in the story of a girl who is bullied and suffering anxiety due to the trauma of losing her father as a young girl. 

Kendall Shepherd is in a rough headspace. Her social anxiety has her so paralyzed that she’s taken solace in the company of the dogs she works to rescue and rehabilitate. Peter, her imaginary friend, also known as her anxiety disorder, is a constant automatic negative thought factory. She must struggle with him through all things great and small. Worse is he really has crushed her confidence to the point where real people’s motivations are suspect at best. Dogs are constant and love unconditionally.

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Adult Fiction, Book It, Contemporary Romance, New Release

New Release: The Engagement Embargo by Samantha Chase

The Engagement Embargo by Samantha Chase
The Engagement Embargo by Samantha Chase
The Engagement Embargo by Samantha Chase
The Engagement Embargo by Samantha Chase

Title: The Engagement Embargo (Meet Me at the Altar #1)
Author: Samantha Chase
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 09 March 2021

Summary:

Four failed engagements. One year-long hiatus on women.

Elliott Sullivan loves being in love, but after his latest romantic disaster, his friends and family finally put their foot down—no relationships or proposals for at least a year. Ready for his heart not to be squashed under another sexy high-heel, he agrees to fully embrace life as a perpetual bachelor. Which should be easy—especially when he recruits his sister’s best friend for help. Surely he won’t fall for her, no matter how perfect she seems…

Skylar isn’t sorry to see Elliott’s latest relationship go up in flames. She’s had a crush on him for as long as she remembers—not that anything can ever happen there. So when Elliott asks for her help to stop him from breaking his dating embargo, she jumps at the chance. They’ve spent time together before and nothing has come of it. So what could possibly go wrong this time?

Sticking to his embargo would be fine if all this time with Skye wasn’t making Elliott wonder if maybe the perfect girl had been in front of him all along.

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Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Book Review: Mourning Wood by Heather M. Ogreron

Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron
Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron
Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron
Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron

Title: Mourning Wood
Author: Heather M. Orgeron
Genre: Romantic Comedy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The clever name appeals. The book is pretty great, too, though.

Whitney and Wyatt have a past. It included a steamy tryst by a dumpster in an alley a couple of years ago. After a renovation at their funeral home goes sideways, and much to Whit’s unamusement, Wyatt is the solution her best friend has to her problems. Whit would rather die in a dumpster than see the sexy man again, but she can’t get rid of him when her dad signs a contract with him to do the work.

Did I mention how much the clever name appeals to me? It is perfect. Kudos, Heather M. Orgeron, you rock at this title thing.

I adored this story. While Whitney and Wyatt are plenty entertaining alone, Prissy, Whit’s daughter, steals the show. I consider this a Rom-Com solely due to Priss. The love story itself is sweet, sexy, steamy, and satisfying, but all the hilarity is because of the six-year-old goth-girl-in-the-making with a collection of glass eyeballs.

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Blog Tour, Book It, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Blog Tour: The Sweetest Fix by Tessa Bailey

The Sweetest Fix by Tessa Bailey
The Sweetest Fix by Tessa Bailey
The Sweetest Fix by Tessa Bailey
The Sweetest Fix by Tessa Bailey

Title: The Sweetest Fix
Author: Tessa Bailey
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Rom Com
Release Date:
21 January 2021

Summary:

The Sweetest Fix, an all-new opposites attract standalone rom com from New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is available now!

Reese dreams of seeing her name in lights on Broadway, but so far she has only graced the used car parking lots of rural Wisconsin. With her window of opportunity shrinking fast, a miracle happens. She wins an audition with Bernard Bexley, Broadway’s most respected dance choreographer. When disaster strikes and Reese misses the audition, she has to find another way in front of Bernard, otherwise face the disappointment back home. 

Following the sage advice of a Times Square Pikachu—Reese seeks out Bernard’s son, prepared to beg for his aid, never expecting mega sparks to fly between her and the gentle giant baker. With Reese’s heart now involved, she refuses to use Leo to her advantage and tries to walk away before her ulterior motives are exposed, but gravity continues to draw them back together…until it’s impossible to stay apart. 

But Reese’s lie of omission can only stay buried for so long. When Leo finds out how their relationship started, will Reese keep her ultimate role as Leo’s leading lady? Or will the curtain fall on their real-life fairytale?

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Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Enemies to Lovers Romance, New Adult Fiction

Book Review: Enemy Dearest by Winter Renshaw

Enemy Dearest by Winter Renshaw
Enemy Dearest by Winter Renshaw
Enemy Dearest by Winter Renshaw
Enemy Dearest by Winter Renshaw

Title: Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers #1)
Author: Winter Renshaw
Genre: Contemporary Romance
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Rose girl by any other name is still a Rose, and if you are a Monreaux that might as well be the dirt below one’s feet. August Monreaux recognizes Sheridan Rose as the naked venus floating in his pool on a hot-as-hell summer night, but why she is there is anyone’s clue. He knows, and she apparently is aware of too, that Monreauxes and Roses don’t mingle. Enemy Dearest is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet, and Meredith Hills plays the part of Verona. 

I enjoyed this story! There is a fair amount of rawness to Winter Renshaw’s storytelling that feels like she’s giving her character’s open-heart surgery. They don’t get to love easily; they really have to work for it. I can appreciate any story where the characters are put through their paces. 

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Book It, Contemporary Romance, New Release, Sports Romance

New Release: Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills

Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills

Title: Not My Match (The Game Changers #2)
Author: Ilsa Madden-Mills
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date:
19 January 2021

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy romance about a professional football hottie and the girl he’s sworn to never touch.

Homeless and heartbreakingly innocent, Giselle Riley walks into my penthouse and chaos follows.

I shouldn’t have invited the girl genius to live with me, but it’s clear she needs my help—not only for a place to lay her pretty blonde head but in finding real love, which she’s not going to get with the crazy men she picks up online.

Too bad she’s a twenty-four-year-old virgin and I’m a bad boy wide receiver. She’s off limits for a hardcore player like me—and we’re just friends.

Instead, I’m her matchmaking service, no matter how jealous it makes me when I tag along on her dates.

I can keep my self-control. Right? No way will I give in to everything inside me that dreams of a girl like her in my world.

I may be the best wide receiver in the country, but how could I hold on to a girl like her?


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Book It, Book Teasers, Contemporary Romance

Excerpt Reveal: The Invitation

The Invitation by Vi Keeland
The Invitation by Vi Keeland
The Invitation by Vi Keeland
The Invitation by Vi Keeland

Title: The Invitation
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 18 January 2021

Summary:

The first time I met Hudson Rothschild was at a wedding. I’d received an unexpected invitation to one of the swankiest venues in the city.

Hudson was a groomsman and quite possibly the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. He asked me to dance, and our chemistry was off the charts.

I knew it wasn’t a good idea to get involved with him, considering the wedding I was at. But our connection was intense, and I was having a great time.

Though the fun came to a screeching halt when Hudson figured out I wasn’t who I’d said I was. You see, that unexpected invitation I received? Well, it hadn’t actually been addressed to me—it was sent to my ex-roommate who’d bounced a check for two months’ rent and moved out in the middle of the night. I figured she owed me an expensive night out, but I guess, technically, I was crashing the wedding.

Once caught, I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. As I bolted for the door, I might’ve plucked a few bottles of expensive champagne off the tables I passed, all while the gorgeous, angry groomsman was hot on my tail.

Outside, I jumped into a taxi. My heart ricocheted against my ribs as we drove down the block—but at least I’d escaped unscathed.

Or so I thought.

Until I realized I’d left my cell phone behind at the table.

Take one guess who found it?

This is the crazy story of how Hudson Rothschild and I met. But trust me, it’s only the tip of the iceberg.

A new, sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland.


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