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DASHING THROUGH THE NO BY TARA SIVEC

12/21/2020

Tara Sivec does it again! She brings readers warmth and laughter in her latest novel and I know so many of you are going to gush over this quirky Christmas romance!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Genre: Holiday Novella. Romantic Comedy.
Series: Summersweet Island #3 (can stand alone)
Pages: 200 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through Summersweet,
Tess Powell was annoyed and wanted to retreat.
With a BIC in her hand and a frown on her face,
everyone knew she needed a break from this place.
Wanting the holiday to be nothing but the best,
Bodhi took his girlfriend to the mountains to rest.
While visions of fire happily danced in Tess’s head,
soon she would see she had everything to dread.
Crying kids, singing hippos, and a stalker with a van,
definitely wasn’t part of Bodhi’s evacuation plan.
But all he wanted for Christmas was for her to say yes,
to the question he kept asking with zero finesse.
With some help from new friends and their holiday cheer,
Tess and Bodhi get much more
than they asked Santa for this year.

MISTLETOE AND MR. RIGHT BY SARAH MORGENTHALER

12/14/2020

Mistletoe and Mr. Right is a sweet, small town, Alaskan Christmas read. While some of it did drag for me, I enjoyed the story as a whole and look forward to reading the others in the series.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 6, 2020
Genre: Holiday Romance
Series: Moose Springs, Alaska #2 (can stand alone).
Pages: 400 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased

How the moose (almost) stole Christmas.

Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can't stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana's determined to prove that she belongs...even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking one of the town's hairiest Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose, an antlered Grinch hell-bent on destroying every bit of holiday cheer (and tinsel) it can sink its teeth into.

And really...how hard could it be?

The last few years have been tough on Rick Harding, and it's not getting any easier now that his dream girl's back in town. When Lana accidentally tranquilizes him instead of the Santa Moose, it's clear she needs help, fast...and this could be his chance to finally catch her eye. It's an all-out Christmas war, but if they can nab that

JINGLE WARS BY R. HOLMES AND VERONICA EDEN

12/10/2020

Jingle Wars is the perfect holiday read for diehard romance lovers! Not only is it filled with holiday cheer but it has a sexy and funny romance.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers, Christmas romance.
Series: Hollyridge series #1 (can stand alone).
Pages: 276 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

From bestselling authors R. Holmes & Veronica Eden comes an all-new steamy new adult enemies-to-lovers holiday romcom standalone.

Two inns, one town, and there’s not enough room for the both of them.

Add in a reindeer-ish donkey, a Christmas competition, and a rivalry to end all rivalries and you’re bound to end up in disaster, right?

Finn Mayberry has enough on his plate trying to keep his Grandparents inn afloat. The last thing he needed was some California state of mind starlet bulldozing into his town and throwing up a five-star resort right next to his family’s inn.

But, now she’s here and he can’t get her out of his town or his head.

BREAK ME BY MEAGAN BRANDY

11/22/2020

I've been looking forward to Royce's book since the beginning of the Brayshaw series and this one did not disappoint! Ladies, you are going to love this brooding bad boy!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: November 18, 2020
Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers, new adult romance.
Series: Brayshaw series #5 (can stand alone).
Pages: 500 pages
Format: eBook. ARC kindly provided by the author.

I had a plan, and it was solid.

Track down what was hidden away and take pleasure in toying with it.
Toying with her.

That plan, it worked like a charm.
Until it didn’t.

Turned out, the feisty little thing I found was far from what I hoped for.
She was different from all I knew and more than I expected.

She was light, and I’m the bastard who led her into darkness.
But this girl... she followed with a smile.

I told her I break pretty things. She asked me to promise.

GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN BY TALIA HIBBERT

11/6/2020

Get a Life, Chloe Brown is one heck of a charming read and I loved every minute of it! While there were minor things that bothered me, when I think of the book as a whole, I loved it.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 5, 2019
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: The Brown Sisters #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 387 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

A witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who’s tired of being “boring” and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbor to help her experience new things--perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory, and Helen Hoang!

Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family’s mansion. The next items?

Enjoy a drunken night out.
Ride a motorcycle.
Go camping.
Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.
Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage.
And... do something bad.

IN HER PUMPKIN PATCH BY ALINA JACOBS

10/24/2020

In Her Pumpkin Patch is a hilarious romantic comedy that takes place during the Halloween season! So if you're looking for a fall themed book then look no further because this is a must have!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: September 24, 2019
Genre: Chick Lit. Romantic Comedy.
Series: The Svensson Brothers series #3 (can stand alone)
Pages: 415 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited.

Fall. Autumn. It doesn't matter what you call it, I hate it.

I despise pumpkins, Halloween, and the overwhelming sense of dread as the cold and damp move in.

But when my new chauffeur drives up in a hearse, Halloween carols blaring, I realize there will be no escape from the holiday.

Penny is the self-proclaimed Queen of Fall.

And it's her mission to turn me into a pumpkin spice fiend.

Penny

Fall is the best time of the year! I love pumpkin spice everything, cozy scarves, and nostalgic movies. But most of all, I love

WELL PLAYED BY JEN DELUCA

9/21/2020

While I found the premise for Well Played to be cute, I found the plot to be a little dry. I was expecting a lot of happiness and excitement but it was too few and far between.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: September 22, 2020
Genre: Romantic Comedy.
Series: Well Met #2 (Can Standalone).
Pages: 332 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Another laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story.

Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she'll even find The One.

When Stacey imagined "The One," it never occurred to her that her summertime Faire fling, Dex MacLean, might fit the bill. While Dex is easy on the eyes onstage with his band The Dueling Kilts, Stacey has never felt an emotional connection with him. So when she

FRAGILE HEARTS BY AMBER KELLY

9/15/2020

Fragile Hearts is the 4th interconnected standalone in the Poplar Falls series. Ladies, this is a must read romance novel/series! I fell head over heels for these two and quite frankly, each and every book in this series. I recommend them all!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: September 8, 2020
Genre: Small Town. Contemporary Romance.
Series: Poplar Falls series #4 (can stand alone)
Pages: 252 pages
Format: eBook. Arc.

Who says a girl can’t have it all?

I had my life and career all planned out. That was until I was betrayed by someone I trusted and my perfect opportunity was stolen from underneath my nose.

So here I am, back on Stoneyridge Ranch in Poplar Falls licking my wounds. I love being home with my family and friends, but I am determined to move past my anger and build my career. I have goals and plans too big for my hometown.

When Brandt Haralson, the new Vet in town, offered me a job, it was the perfect opportunity for me to plan my next move and get some experience. He’s brilliant, driven and sexy as sin, but he is also not interested in getting involved with anyone. I can learn a lot from him and I don’t have to worry about any romantic

THE SETUP BY MEGHAN QUINN

9/8/2020

The Setup by Meghan Quinn is a quirky friends to lovers, college romance and I loved it to pieces! As with most of Meghan's books, you get a cast of sensational characters and a plot that will make you smile HARD! I highly recommend it!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: September 10, 2020
Genre: College Romance. Friends to Lovers.
Series: Part of a greater series. Can Stand Alone.
Pages: 312 pages
Format: eBook. Arc.

I’ve fallen victim to a heinous act.

An act so vile, so downright dirty, that I’m not sure as a twenty-year-old man I'll ever recover. Brace yourself, because what I’m about to tell you might have you gasping in secondhand horror.
Ready? Here it goes . . .

I’ve recently become the pawn of a meddling mom.

Yes . . . A MEDDLING MOM--who's been trying to set me up all summer.

Now, I understand it’s not a crime for a mother to want her child to fall in love, but when she makes it her relentless MISSION, the heinous act should be classified as a misdemeanor at least.

Of course, my mom, the evil matriarch in the devil’s leggings, made

CORRUPT BY PENELOPE DOUGLAS

9/3/2020

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas is the first book in the Devil's Night series. This is a DARK romance with questionable situations. I freakin loved it! It was a little long, but such a good read.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Genre: New Adult. Dark Romance.
Series: Devil's Night series #1
Pages: 461 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Erika

I was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession.

His name is Michael Crist.

My boyfriend’s older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He's handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team and now gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me.

But I noticed him.

I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid…For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away.

DRIVE ME WILD BY MELANIE HARLOW

8/28/2020

Drive Me Wild is the first book in a brand new series from Melanie Harlow and I am LOVING IT! This is a small town romance with a grumpy mechanic and the lady who lands at his feet (literally).

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 24, 2020
Genre: Contemporary. Small Town Romance.
Series: The Bellamy Creek series #1
Pages: 312 pages
Format: eBook. Arc.

When Blair Beaufort literally crashes into Bellamy Creek wearing a ball gown and a tiara, I should have towed her car, said goodnight, and sent her packing.

I’m a mechanic, not a hotel manager. I've got enough on my plate trying to keep my shop from going under, my overbearing mother off my back, and my baseball team in contention for the league championship. I don’t have time for a former debutante with zero street smarts and a cash flow problem, even if she is crazy beautiful.

Problem is, she’s stranded in my small town, and I’m hiding a protective streak underneath my broody exterior that runs deep. So I offer her a place to stay and keep my hands to myself.

For exactly one night.

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON BY SHARON SALA

8/25/2020

Sharon Sala has written another amazing book in the Blessings, Georgia series and I can't stop thinking about it! I absolutely adore this series and recommend all the books to readers.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 25, 2020
Genre: Small town, southern, wholesome romance.
Series: Blessings, Georgia series #10 (can stand alone)
Pages: 352 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sharon Sala brings you back to Blessings, Georgia

How often do you find a love like this?

Cathy Terry is tired of running. Full of fear and hope, she backpacked across the country to Blessings, Georgia, not knowing if or when her abusive ex-husband would catch up to her. In Blessings she glimpses a safe haven and the closest feeling to home she's had in a long time—even more so when she meets Duke Talbot. The sweet, strong, and handsome rancher provides a shoulder to lean on. The stakes get higher as the community embraces her and her relationship with Duke deepens—but can Cathy claim a new home and family before her past claims her?

"Sharon Sala's Blessings, Georgia series is filled with unforgettable charm and delight!"—Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author

MIDNIGHT LILY BY MIA SHERIDAN

8/20/2020

Midnight Lily is one of the most unconventional and unique romance novels that I have ever read. My mind is still reeling from that ending! I highly recommend this one.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance. Mental Illness.
Series: The Sign of Love Series (can stand alone)
Pages: 244 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

A standalone romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Archer's Voice.

Holden Scott is the prince of professional football. At least he was before he lost it all . . . or more to the point, before he threw it all away. Now he's out of a job, out of the public's good graces, and perhaps just a little out of his mind. So when a friend offers up his remote lodge in the wilds of Colorado, giving Holden some time away to get his life back on track, he can hardly say no. The last thing he expects is to see a beautiful girl in the woods—one wearing a white, lace dress who appears in the moonlight, and leaves no footprints behind. Is she a dream? A ghost? A product of his muddled imagination? Or something entirely different?

Midnight Lily is the haunting love story of two lost souls reaching for each other in the dark. A tale of healing, acceptance, and the worlds we create to protect our own hearts. It is a story of being lost, of being found, and of being in the place between.

THAT SWOONY FEELING BY MEGHAN QUINN

8/9/2020

The final book in the Getting Lucky series by Meghan Quinn is now live! That Swoony Feeling is an excellent romantic comedy with a mix of sweet and spice! I loved this book so much and am so sad to see the series ending.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 6, 2020
Genre: Romantic Comedy.
Series: The Getting Lucky series #4 (can stand alone)
Pages: 298 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn brings more humor and heart with the fourth novel of her Getting Lucky series: a story about breaking curses and finally finding that swoony feeling.

I'm single . . . so single it's painful.

Yup, ladies, Brig Knightly--that's me--is still a lonely bachelor, stumbling through the streets of Port Snow, looking for the girl he's supposed to end up with.

That is until my brother, Rogan, presents me with the opportunity of a lifetime. The Summer of Love, a secret pen pal program in Port Snow is looking for applicants and I'm the perfect fit.

I couldn't sign up fast enough.

HOOK SHOT BY KENNEDY RYAN

7/16/2020

Kennedy Ryan has made a clear path to my heart and I am officially addicted to her words. Her novels as deeply emotional, poised, and some of the most romantic reads I have ever come across.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance. Single Dad. Sports.
Series: The Hoops series #3 (can stand alone).
Pages: 435 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

A deeply emotional standalone romance set in the worlds of professional basketball and high fashion.

Divorced. Single dad. Traded to a losing squad. Cheated on, betrayed, exposed.
My perfect life blew up in my face and I'm still picking up the pieces.
The last thing I need is her.
A wildflower. A storm. A woman I can't resist.
Lotus DuPree is a kick to my gut and a wrench in my plans
from the moment our eyes meet.
I promised myself I wouldn't trust a woman again,
but I've never wanted anyone the way I want Lo.
She's not the plan I made, but she's the risk I have to take.

A warrior. A baller. The one they call Gladiator. Kenan Ross charged into my life smelling all good, looking even better and snatching my breath from the moment we met.

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