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Teaser Reveal: Good With His Hands by Lili Valente & Lauren Blakely

Good With His Hands by Lili Valente & Lauren Blakely

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On November 25,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Good With His Hands (Good in Bed Series #1)
Author: Lili Valente & Lauren Blakely
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 18 December 2020

Summary:

A sexy best friend’s brother romance from bestselling authors Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente!

I’m the wrong guy for her.

She’s sunshine and cherry pie. I’m whiskey and fast cars. I’m also keeping one hell of a secret from the woman I’ve wanted for years.

But when I find a list my sister left behind for Ruby, I’ve got no choice but to offer the sexy, big-hearted girl next door both a road trip and a chance.

A chance to discover how big she can dream.

And if some of those dreams play out in the bedroom? Well, there’s nothing wrong with a few — okay, several — hot nights together as we hit the beach, visit old stomping grounds, and test all sorts of limits, in and out of the sheets.

Seven days, then I’m off, moving across the country, far away from her.

No way can things get complicated in a week. Ruby and I aren’t the kind of dream that has a shot of coming true.

Especially once she learns what I’ve done.

GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is a sexy standalone romance in the Good in Bed series!

Adult Fiction, Book Blitz, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+, Rocker Romance

Book Blitz: Starting from Somewhere by Lane Hayes

Starting from Somewhere by Lane Hayes

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On November 23,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Staring From Somewhere (Starting From #4)
Author: Lane Hayes
Genre: Rockstar Romance, LGBTQ+, Opposites Attract, Age Gap
Release Date: 20 November 2020

Summary:

The guitarist and the geek…

Bobby J-

What can I say? I’m a man of many tastes. I know what I like, and I’m not afraid to go for it. And I like the adorable geek from the bar. A lot. He’s smart and sassy…and he doesn’t seem to know or care that I’m in a hot up-and-coming band. However, I just found out he’s the new intern at Scratch Records. Uh-oh, this could get tricky.

Cody-

Confession…I’ve flubbed my mission. My quest is to research cool things and interesting people before I start my job as aerospace analyst—not fall for a rock star. My internship won’t last long if I can’t control this infatuation. Bobby J might look like a bear, but he’s fun and sweet and…oh boy, I think I’m in over my head. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing. After all, you’ve got to start somewhere.

Starting From Somewhere is a MM, bisexual romance with some rock and roll and a little nerdiness! Each book in the Starting From series can be read as a stand-alone.

Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, High School Romance, NA Romance

Book Review: Break Me by Meagan Brandy

Break Me by Meagan Brandy

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On November 19,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Break Me (Brayshaw High #5)
Author: Meagan Brandy
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance
My rating: 5 of 5 Stars

Break Me is the best sort of fan service.

Brielle Bishop is supposed to be a pawn in Royce Brayshaw’s plans for payback. That would work if she didn’t shake his world up five minutes after meeting him.

Okay, peeps, this book put me through the wringer. I laughed. I got pissed off. I cried my ever-loving eyes out. Royce has always been a mess, and his book could not be anything other than a love story of epic messy proportions. You love him, and you know he is going to eff it up from the start.

I didn’t understand the animosity between Royce and Bishop that sets up the plot, but you need to have some crisis to have a story. Still, I loved Brielle, and she is a unique character to this series, very different from the earlier heroines. It’s nice not having an in your face female. Something softer for the most in your face Brayshaw is a plus. But watching Royce fight himself while all the previous MCs pulled for him and tried to get him to disengage his head from his bottom was ironic.

Adult Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal: Good With His Hands by Lili Valente and Lauren Blakely

Good With His Hands by Lili Valente and Lauren Blakely

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 21,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Good With His Hands
Author: Lili Valente and Lauren Blakely
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 18 December 2020

Summary:

A sexy best friend’s brother romance from bestselling authors Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente!

I’m the wrong guy for her.

She’s sunshine and cherry pie. I’m whiskey and fast cars. I’m also keeping one hell of a secret from the woman I’ve wanted for years.

But when I find a list my sister left behind for Ruby, I’ve got no choice but to offer the sexy, big-hearted girl next door both a road trip and a chance.

A chance to discover how big she can dream.

And if some of those dreams play out in the bedroom? Well, there’s nothing wrong with a few — okay, several — hot nights together as we hit the beach, visit old stomping grounds, and test all sorts of limits, in and out of the sheets.

Seven days, then I’m off, moving across the country, far away from her.

No way can things get complicated in a week. Ruby and I aren’t the kind of dream that has a shot of coming true.

Especially once she learns what I’ve done.

GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is a sexy standalone romance in the Good in Bed series!

Adult Fiction, Book Blitz, Contemporary Romance, New Release

Release Blitz: Happily Letter After by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

Happily Letter After by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

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

Title: Happily Letter After
Author: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 20 October 2020

Summary:

From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes a love story about taking chances and the surprises that come with them.

My love story all started with a letter.

Only it wasn’t from the man I’d eventually fall in love with. It was from his daughter. A sweet little girl named Birdie Maxwell who’d written to the magazine that I worked for.

You see, once a year my employer fulfilled a few wishes for readers. Only that column didn’t start up again for months.

So I fulfilled some of her wishes myself. It was harmless…so I thought. Until one day I took things too far.

While anonymously granting yet another of Birdie’s wishes, I got a look at her father. Her devastatingly handsome, single dad father.

I should have stopped playing fairy godmother then. I should have left well enough alone. But I just couldn’t help myself. I had a connection to this girl. One that had me acting irrationally.

Like when I showed up on their doorstep.

Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Corporate Romance, Friends to Lovers Romance

Book Review: Twisted Love by Piper Lawson

Twisted Love by Piper Lawson

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 15,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Twisted Love (Modern Romance #3)
Author: Piper Lawson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love Piper Lawson, and this book is classic Piper Lawson.

Daisy and Ben are besties. They met in college, and they have had one another’s backs since way back in the day. Their friendship is like the US Postal creed sorta, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these two Fortnite players on a Friday night. But what these two don’t know and their friends suspect–is about to come to light when they play boyfriend and girlfriend for a month. These two want one another.

I really loved this one. Twisted Love was pretty typical, but the characters were great. The corporate world-building was fascinating. I especially loved how Piper Lawson showed that it was a small elite world of movers and shakers. And Ben’s mom is a hoot–a tragic hoot but a hoot all the same.

I highly recommend this for anyone how enjoys Lauren Blakely.

Adult Fiction, Book Blitz, College Romance, Contemporary Romance, NA Romance

Book Blitz: The Flame Must Burn by Beena Khan

The Flame Must Burn by Beena Khan

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On October 13,20 | 0 Comment

Title: The Flame Must Burn (Forbidden #1)
Author: Beena Khan
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: 22 September 2020

Summary:

The hottest summer brings the first flames of love.
Love is dangerous. It collides with culture, and culture is defied with rebellion.

She promised herself to me.
Ryder is the small town’s local college boy.
It’s summertime, and he’s at the beach when he sees a young, college girl.
Their eyes lock together.
Intrigued by her, he wants to approach her but she quickly disappears.
Disappointed he returns home, but he sees her the next day in his summer class.

Good girls don’t fall in love. They only obey.
From a traditional Middle Eastern family, Cyrah is a young foreign-exchange student.
She’s studying abroad in a summer program of the small-town.
Intimidated by her beauty, Ryder begins writing love letters to her.
She is flattered but tries to steer clear from him.
But then an incident happens that draws these two star-crossed lovers together.
Slowly, she begins breaking all the rules and reciprocates the same feelings.
But summer doesn’t last forever though, and Cyrah has to leave.

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, 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.

Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Book Review: Stand-In Saturday by Kirsty Moseley

Stand In Saturday by Kirsty Moseley

ByMs Ali Cat: Ali Crean | On September 30,20 | 0 Comment

Title: Stand-In Saturday (Love For Days #2)
Author: Kirsty Moseley
Genre: Romantic Comedy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kirsty Moseley has another laugh-fest with Stand-in Saturday, the sequel to Man Crush Monday. Theo Stone has finagled a date for Jared and Amy’s wedding, and in Moseley-fashion, you will be giggling your way throughout chapters.

Lucie Gordio needs a little magic in her life. Months ago, she ended a long-term relationship after her partner cheated on her, and she’s been more or less mooching off the kindness of her bestie since, so she doesn’t have to move home with her parents. Insanity strikes when a chance encounter with a super sexy man in an elevator has her agreeing to a quid-pro-quo sitch where she accompanies him to a wedding, and he goes to her family party, fake dates, stand-ins for the real thing. In no time does the chemistry begin to get in the way.