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WICKED HEARTS BY AMBER KELLY

5/20/2020

Gah! I can't get enough of this series! It's seriously one of my favorite series of all time! Small town romance with the sweetest characters is this book in a nutshell and it's a must read!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 14, 2020
Genre: Brother's Best Friend. Small Town. Southern.
Series: The Poplar Falls series #3 (can stand alone).
Pages: 300 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

A new friends-to-lovers small town romance from Amber Kelly…

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

My big brother and I landed in the care of my aunt and her husband after my parents died in a tragic accident when I was three-years-old. I grew up smothered by love from a family that knows what the bitter sting of loss feels like.

Living under that umbrella afforded me the ability to grow up with the security needed to try my every whim… and I have, now it’s time to figure out who I want to be.

My family would love for me to settle down with someone grounded and successful like the sexy new vet in town.

I like him, but I am restless.

CRAZY BEAUTIFUL BY JESSICA PRINCE

5/11/2020

And here we have another gorgeous read from Jessica Prince! I'm still fairly new to her novels but the three I have read have all been 5 stars. I highly recommend them!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 11, 2020
Genre: Small Town Romance. Marriage of Convenience.
Series: Redemption series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 278 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Their marriage was nothing more than a business transaction. Or at least that was what they told themselves.

Poppy Weston had been burned enough times by undeserving men to know her heart was best left under lock and key. She was content with her life, even with the lack of romance. Then Jase Hyland walked into Redbud Inn and offered her something she couldn't refuse. In return, all she had to do was marry him.

Jase had seen firsthand the kind of damage relationships caused, and he wanted nothing to do with it. He'd been taught from a young age that the only things that should matter to a man were wealth and power. However, all it took was a series of events to lead him down a path he never expected to travel.

It was supposed to be simple. No feelings, no emotions, just two friends entering into a mutually beneficial arrangement.

EMBER BY EMMA RENSHAW

4/24/2020

From Emma Renshaw, author of the Vow series, comes a new small town romance about a guilt-ridden man returning home, a single mom, and the past that scars them both

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 21, 2020
Genre: Small Town Romance with Suspenseful elements.
Series: Standalone.
Pages: 300 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Ten years ago, I left Hawk Valley.

I never planned to return. Not to the regrets. The bitter memories. The guilt.

My baseball career gave me both the excuse and the money I needed to start over. Then my mom called, and I found myself headed back to the one place I swore I wouldn’t step foot again.

Meeting Delilah wasn’t part of the plan. Falling in love with her adorable son was even less so. And yet, what’s brewing between us is too intense to be denied. The unexpected passion is almost enough to distract us from the crumbling of both our worlds.

But even as the sparks fly, someone is waiting in the shadows to burn it all down.

SOUTHERN STORMS BY BRITTAINY C. CHERRY

4/8/2020

Southern Storms is another memorizing and unforgettable read by Brittainy C. Cherry. I loved everything about this book and highly recommend it to all romance readers.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 6, 2020
Genre: Small Town. Childhood friends to Lovers.
Series: The Compass series #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 325 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Even the town’s black sheep needed a friend sometimes

All I wanted to do was run away, I never expected to crash into his arms…

After leaving the city life behind to escape my loveless marriage, I moved to small town Havenbarrow for a fresh start.

What I didn’t expect was to find myself drawn to the town’s black sheep.

They called him troubled. Cold. A man with a dark past.

What everyone seemed to miss about Jax was the splashes of light in his eyes. The random acts of kindness he performed when no one was watching. The way he made me smile and laugh.

SOUTHERN CHANCE BY NATASHA MADISON

4/6/2020

If you enjoy small town, southern, second chance romances then you won't want to miss Natasha's latest release, Southern Chance! This is a gorgeous book and I fell hard for these characters. I can't wait for the next one.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 17, 2020
Genre: Second Chance, Southern Romance
Series: The Southern series #1
Pages: 206 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South.

Kallie

I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he helped carry me inside.
Our love story was the talk of the town until a woman told everyone she was pregnant with his baby. The only rational solution was to high tail it out of town and never come back.

My best friend needed a place to hide, and you can’t get much more covert than my family farm, so I came back. For her. It was supposed to be temporary, and I wasn’t supposed to see him, but that’s what happens when you live in a small town where everyone knows each other.

THE SECOND TIME AROUND BY JESSICA PRINCE

3/10/2020

The Second Time around is an easy 5 star read for me. This book is absolutely beautiful and one of the best second chance romances I've read! I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: March 9, 2020
Genre: Second Chance Romance
Series: The Hope Valley series #7 (can stand alone)
Pages: 325 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Tessa Day had clung to the notion of a once-in-a-lifetime love for as long as she could remember. Then one chance encounter led her to the man of her dreams. After a whirlwind romance that could only be described as something out of a fairytale, she gave her heart to her other half, only to have him throw it back like it meant nothing.

Bryce Dixon was known as the care-free funny guy with a heart of gold. But it was all a façade. For more than ten years, he’d been holding on to guilt that was slowly eating him alive. He blamed himself for things in his past, and as punishment for his sins, he walked away from the only woman he’d ever loved.

But when Tessa shows up in Hope Valley, Bryce begins to think that maybe he’s been given a second chance. However, when danger comes calling, he soon discovers he’s in for the fight of his life. Not only does he have to protect the woman who holds his heart, but

RUNAWAY ROAD BY DEVNEY PERRY

3/5/2020

Runaway Road is the perfect start to a brand new series by Devney Perry! I am so thrilled to see what comes next in this series. I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: March 6, 2020
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: The Life series duet #2
Pages: 199 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Londyn McCormack didn’t have a typical childhood. She ran away from home at sixteen, escaping parents more interested in drugs than their daughter. She doesn’t have loving siblings or an adorable pet. Her only family is the five other runaway kids who shared her junkyard home.

Life pulled them all in separate directions, taking her to Boston. For a short time, she thought she’d found something permanent. But after a devastating divorce, she’s running away again, this time to find a lost friend.
She’s driving across the country in her convertible. As a teenager, the rusty car was her shelter. As an adult, it’s her ride to freedom.

Except one flat tire derails her trip. Her life collides with Brooks Cohen. They walked away from the first crash. The second might destroy them both.

HOSED BY PIPPA GRANT AND LILI VALENTE

3/3/2020

Hosed is the first book in the Happy Cat series. If you enjoy romantic comedies that will have you laughing out loud then you won't want to miss this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: Happy Cat series #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 276 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

The world’s sexiest firefighter is about to get a second chance with the virgin next door…

He’s bossy, arrogant, and so ridiculously hot he should come with a warning label and a pair of flame retardant coveralls.

He’s also the boy who broke my heart when we were in high school.

I want to move in next door to Ryan O’Dell the way I want to be the virgin gamer geek suddenly in charge of running my sister’s sex toy factory. Too bad both are written in my stars.

Yeah, I’m the world’s oldest virgin code-writing nerd.

And he’s the world’s hottest firefighter.

I'M YOURS BY JENNIFER VAN WYCK

2/28/2020

I'm yours is a standalone romance set in a small town. Not only that, it's a second chance, single dad romance! All of this combined makes this one heck of a read.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 11, 2019
Genre: Small Town, Second Chance romance.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 298 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

I left Lakeside, Montana heartbroken and lost with no desire to ever return.
But life had other plans.

Moving back wasn't what I wanted to do, but I'd do anything for my daughter Emmy. Including put myself in the path of Sadie Jones.
My daughter's new dance teacher.

The reason my heart was never fully opened to another was because it's always belonged to her.

When I watched Reed Sanders drive away from Lakeside, I knew my heart would never recover.
He was meant for more than what this town could offer him.
Than what I could offer him.

I tried to warn him to stay away from me, but he refused to listen.
If only he would have, maybe I wouldn't feel so broken.

CREDENCE BY PENELOPE DOUGLAS

2/22/2020

Credence is a complicated and sexy read and I love being on this epic journey with the characters! If you enjoy forbidden romances this is the book for you!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 13, 2020
Genre: New Adult. Forbidden Romance.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 487 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue...

Tiernan de Haas doesn't care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she's grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. The shadow of her parents' fame followed her everywhere.

And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She's always been alone, hasn't she?

Jake Van der Berg, her father's stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of eighteen. Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and

BAD ALIBI BY JESSICA PRINCE

2/16/2020

Wow! I just experienced a new to me author that I know is going to be a top favorite of mine in the foreseeable future! Bad Alibi is the perfect romance filled with sweetness, charm, and amazing characters. I can't wait for more in the series.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 13, 2020
Genre: Small town romance.
Series: Redemption series #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 272 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

Having grown up trapped in a gilded cage, the events of one tragic night changed everything.

Farah Highland was raised with more money than most people could ever dream of, but with that wealth and privilege came cold indifference and cruelty. Determined to start living for herself, Farah cut ties with everything and everyone she'd ever known for the chance at starting over in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains.

Notorious town playboy, Cannon Banks grew up living the good life. He had it all, loving parents, good friends, and a face and body that drove women wild. Love and commitment were the last things on his mind . . . until he locked eyes with a woman across a crowded bar, and everything changed in a heartbeat.

There's just one problem. Bad Alibi's newest waitress wants nothing to do with him. But he's nothing if not determined.

THAT SECRET CRUSH BY MEGHAN QUINN

2/12/2020

And I am in love! Again. Meghan Quinn has some amazing romances and it's not wonder why she's a favorite author of mine. That Secret Crush is charming, hilarious, and swoony!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 11, 2020
Genre: Small Town. Friends to Lovers Romance.
Series: Getting Lucky series #3 (can stand alone)
Pages: 349 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn brings more humor and heart with the third novel of her Getting Lucky series: a story about breaking curses and laying your heart on the line.

What happens when your secret crush isn’t so secret anymore?

I’ve had feelings for Eve Roberts for as long as I can remember, but because she also happens to be the twin sister of my best friend, Eric, I’ve never acted on my feelings and long ago resigned myself to keeping my crush under wraps.

But after a terrible falling-out with Eric involving a failed restaurant venture and plenty of blame on both sides, I’m back in Port Snow without my best friend and without any direction. But can you guess who’s here? Eve. And my attraction to her is as strong as ever.

STONE HEARTS BY AMBER KELLY

2/1/2020

Stone Hearts is a gorgeous small town, friends to lovers romance! Amber Kelly is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine because of this series. I highly recommend it!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 16, 2020
Genre: Small town romance. Friends to lovers.
Series: Poplar Falls series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 266 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

When I returned to Poplar Falls six years ago, I’d given up on love.

I’d made the mistake of marrying the sexy rebel right out of high school. He’d ended up in jail. I’d ended up pregnant. With a baby on the way, I decided to give up my wild, impulsive ways. All I wanted was a family and to watch my sweet son grow up, happy, and healthy.

Then Myer Wilson keeps showing up in my life—and my son’s life.

He’s the hometown football hero, who blew out his ankle his junior year and ended his career. I didn’t look twice at hot jocks in high school. But now that he’s taken over his family’s ranch, I can’t help but look even when I swore off men for good.

But maybe he’ll finally be the one to help me let go of the past and find my second chance at love. Or maybe my past will come back to haunt me.

THE WAY BACK TO YOU BY SHARON SALA

12/31/2019

Once again, Sharon Sala writes a beautiful and heartfelt romance for readers to enjoy! I adore this series and hope it's one that never ends.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: December 31, 2019
Genre: Small town, southern romance (wholesome)
Series: Blessings, Georgia #9
Pages: 352 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

"Sharon Sala's Blessings, Georgia series is filled with unforgettable charm and delight!"—ROBYN CARR

What do you do when your whole life is turned upside down?

Sully Raines sets out to find his birth mother, and ends up in Blessings, Georgia. A new surprise awaits him here, but of the best kind―his childhood sweetheart, whom he hasn't seen since she moved away when they were teens, is living in Blessings now. He's not sure she's as happy to see him as he is to see her, but it's been a lot of years, and a lot of water under the bridge...

Sully's heartfelt search for answers about his past might just turn out to be the key to his future..

Praise for Sharon Sala:
"Sharon Sala is a consummate storyteller. Her skills shine in her Blessings, Georgia series. If you can stop reading then you're a better woman than me."--DEBBIE MACOMBER,

NEVER ENOUGH BY KELLY ELLIOT (REVIEW + GIVEAWAY)

12/15/2019

Never Enough by Kelly Elliot is the first book in a brand new series. I adored this one! It's angsty, but light. Romantic, swoony, and so many other things as well! I can't wait for the next one.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: December 10, 2019
Genre: Western Romance
Series: Meet Me in Montana #1
Pages: 315 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Cowboys and Angels series comes an intricate romance that asks the question, Can love heal the pain of the past?

Longing to forget the pain of his wife’s death, Brock Shaw has immersed himself in the one thing that lets him escape the guilt. Bull riding. But life on the road means leaving his young son at home with his parents. They want him to give up his career and be a father to his child, but Brock needs the adrenaline to get through each day…or so he thinks.

Lincoln Pratt needs a fresh start. As a top interior designer in Atlanta, she has everything she could ever want, but she’s always at her father’s mercy. Something’s missing, and Lincoln knows she’ll only find it somewhere far away—like the rolling pastures of Hamilton, Montana, where she meets the irresistibly mysterious Brock.

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