Release Blitz & Review – Lunamare, Pepper Winters

June 27, 2023 | Posted in Release Day Blitz, Review | By

Lunamare by Pepper Winters is now live!

“Is it true…that you pulled a lion from the ocean and fell in love with him?”

ASLAN

The sixteen-year-old boy named after a lion.

A boy with his entire life ahead of him.

A boy running from a terrible secret.

All it takes is one awful night to change everything.

One secret, one smuggler, one boat, one storm.

And he wakes in an entirely different existence.

Staring into the ocean-blue eyes of his twelve-year-old rescuer.

NERIDA

The twelve-year-old girl named after a sea nymph.

A girl with lofty dreams and absolute faith that she’ll achieve them.

All it takes is a bright, sunny morning to change everything.

One boy clinging to wreckage, one sea cradling him close, one chance at keeping him safe.

He’s illegal and unwanted.

She’s stubborn and so sure.

He’s lost absolutely everything.

And she’s found the only thing she ever wanted.

They begin as rescued and rescuer.

Slowly growing from twelve and sixteen.

He’s not allowed to touch her.

She’s convinced he is the one.

But as each day dawns on his illegal existence, Aslans’s secrets creep ever closer, the death he ran from hunts ever faster, and the darkness that he can’t get free of finally finds him.

And it costs him…

everything.

A true coming-of-age story that spans a lifetime. This book deals with heavy subjects and it is advised you check the Content Warnings on the Author’s website.

Lunamare is a tangled romance that fans of The Ribbon Duet will love. Combining the beautiful drama of Nicholas Sparks with the brutality of dark romance, Pepper Winters has created a tale of soulmates, secrets, cruelty, and heart-wrenching love.

 

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Sandra's Review

5 out of 5 stars

Lunamare is the first book in the Luna Duet by the ever-talented, Pepper Winters. If you follow my reviews then you know I don’t read the blurb until after I finish the book. I love going in totally blind especially when it’s a story like this one. Epic. Poetic. Forbidden love. Twists and turns. And when Pepper states fans of The Ribbon Duet will love this story, she was right about this fan. I absolutely loved that duet and loving this one! I don’t want to spoil anything so I don’t want to get too much into the story. 
The moment Neri saved Aslan from the sea, she knew he belonged to her. She was only twelve but all of her instincts told her that he was her everything. At sixteen, Aslan was saved by a girl. One he vows to protect. Even from herself. Year after year, he protected her. From the sea. From herself. From him. Her love only got stronger and stronger as each year past. Year after year, his secrets were getting closer to the surface. One day changed his life, one night could ruin it…
This story is only the first part of their story, and I can’t wait for the rest! Thank god Pepper isn’t making us wait long. I am obsessed!! This story spans for a lifetime and I am here for it. The forbidden love. The age-gap. The darkness. The family. The secrets. It’s everything. 
*If you have triggers, you can read the warnings on Pepper’s website. 

Meet Pepper

Pepper Winters is a multiple New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller.

After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an multiple #1 Apple Books bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Romance Thriller. Pepper currently has close to 40 books released in nine languages. She’s hit best-seller lists almost 40 times, is a self-confessed hermit, yoga convert, has a house rabbit, six horses, and a long suffering husband. To learn more about Pepper please visit: www.pepperwinters.com where she regularly posts videos of behind the scenes writing, horses, books, and more.

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New Release & Review – A Love Catastrophe, Helena Hunting

June 16, 2023 | Posted in New Release, Review | By

 

The fur is about to fly between a cheerful cat sitter and a grumpy hockey nerd in this hilarious and charming rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting.

Kitty Hart has become internet famous as the Kitty Whisperer for her expertise on all things feline, and as a result, her cat-sitting business is booming. But lately, she has a terrible feeling that maybe her life isn’t quite going where it’s supposed to—especially after falling face-first into her newest client. Not exactly the best first impression.

Fortunately, Miles Thorn is just as bad at first impressions. Strike one: he doesn’t like cats, especially Prince Francis, the haughty and mischievous Sphynx his mom left in his care. Strike two: tackling her to the floor in a misguided attempt to save the pet he continually calls “the gremlin.”

As awkwardness slides into attraction and things start to turn purr-sonal, will these two complete opposites ever be able to find their furry-tail ending?

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Website → https://helenahunting.com/books/a-love-catastrophe/

 

Kara's Review

4.5 out of 5 stars

A Love Catastrophe is Helena Hunting’s newest fun and quirky rom-com. I love Helena and her books and this one is very entertaining and quite funny. I’m not a lover of over the top slapstick humor, so there were a few times where I just said “yikes” and kept going. I really love Miles and Kitty was fun. There was also a lot of emotions, and some deeper topics happening around the fun that balanced out the humor. I loved their meet cute and enjoyed their fun love story. They were supportive of each other and once they got over the silly antics of how they met, they were just too cute!

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Release Day & Review – The Sweetheart List, Jill Shalvis

June 13, 2023 | Posted in Release Day Blitz, Review | By

 

What makes life sweet?
When Harper Shaw’s life falls apart, she knows it’s time for a change. She removes everything that doesn’t spark joy—from her soul-sucking job to eating kale to making lists—and sets off for the last place she was happy, Lake Tahoe (who wouldn’t feel good there, right?) to fulfill her dream of opening her own bakery. With her Sugar Pine Bakery in between a tavern, owned by sexy, grumpy Bodie Campbell, and a bookstore, run by her new BFF, she feels a peace she’s never experienced since…well, forever.. Then she meets Ivy, a teenage runaway, who barrels into her heart. She sees a lot of herself in Ivy and takes her under her wing, but the teenager has secrets… When those secrets explode, it changes Harper’s new world, and she’ll learn, it’s never too late to start over, it’s never too late to figure out your life, and best of all, it’s never too late to let yourself believe in love.

 

 

Kara's Review

5 out of 5 stars

The Sweetheart List is the fourth book in the Sunrise Cover series by Jill Shalvis. This is a story about taking chances, finding a place that makes you happy and making your own family. Harper leaves everything she’s known behind to move to Sunrise Cove to start a new life. No lists, just a bakery that’s always been her dream. And in the last place she was truly happy. Bodie is back home after being hurt in the line of duty. He took over his dad’s bar and is struggling with the end of his career and what to do now. Ivy is sixteen and looking for something she’s wanted her entire life. Her childhood hasn’t been great, so she’s not sure what she’s expecting, but it’s not Harper taking her in, giving her a job and safe place to live. Harper and Bodie find a connection they’ve never known before, but she’s afraid and wants to take it slow. Ivy never knew people and families could be this nice and sweet and fun. Together, Harper, Bodie and Ivy find what they were looking for in each other. I couldn’t love this story more! It has all the things I love about a romance. A sexy hero, an independent heroine, a big, fluffy dog, family, humor and a happily ever after!

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is … mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning heartwarming and full of humor novels wherever books are sold and visit her website for a complete book list and blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures. Her newest Sunrise Cove novel, THE SWEETHEART LIST, is out now, and THE BRIGHT SPOT comes out in January!

Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning novels wherever books are sold. Visit http://www.jillshalvis.com for a complete book list and fun blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

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Release Day & 6 Heart reviews – Double Pucked, Lauren Blakely

June 5, 2023 | Posted in Release Day Blitz, Review | By

 

DOUBLE PUCKED BY LAUREN BLAKELY

Release Date: June 5th

Genre/Tropes: MFM / Roommates to Lovers / Fake Dating / Hockey Romance / Why Choose Style / Rom Com

Complete standalone!

DOUBLE PUCKED by #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely, is NOW AVAILABLE!

Make sure to grab this all-new Hockey MFM Roommates to Lovers romance TODAY!!

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Double Pucked is Free in KU!

The spicy hockey rom-com of your dreams!! 🌶

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Sandra's Review

Double Pucked is the first book in the My Hockey Romance series by Lauren Blakely. It is a roomies-to-lovers hockey rom com and it’s MFM!! Holy hotness, right? Damn, right.
It all started with a pair of panties. That pair of panties led Trina to leaving her no-good hockey-loving cheating boyfriend so the next logical step was to swipe the VIP tickets to meet his favorite players. Trina never wanted to watch a sporting event but she knew the revenge would be sweet. What she didn’t expect was to get the full VIP experience with both men. Then move in with them the next day…
One week. Ok, nine days. They had nine days and nights to explore each other. In and out of the bedroom. She never expected this. It wasn’t exactly on her bingo card. Days filled with fun and laughter, discovering who each other really are. Nights filled with hot, toe-curling, mind-blowing sex. Checking off to-do list with not one but two sexy, sweet, and alpha men. They treat her like a queen in all the best ways. Too bad it all has to end.
The VIP experience started out as sweet, sweet revenge. It’s end with the best thing to ever happen to them. It’s unexpected. It’s life-charging. It’s complicated. It’s everything.
I ♥️ this story!! It has the perfect blend of heat and emotions. Laughter and tears. It’s so a fun book! I loved the way Trina, Chase, and Ryker are there for each other. They just click even when they don’t agree. Chase and Ryker are friendship goals. I can’t wait for the next book!!

 

Double Pucked is Lauren Blakely’s newest romance. Not only is it new, it’s the first in a NEW HOCKEY SERIES! I have read every word Lauren has written and I am here to tell you it’s the hottest book yet! It’s deliciously dirty and oh so flirty. I mean, what’s better than two hockey stars who are also best friends meeting and falling for the same woman? Nothing, I tell you! Trina’s ex is toast and on her way out the door she grabs the VIP hockey tickets he won. She’s taking those tickets, meeting his idols and going to that game. She didn’t expect Ryker and Chase to be so nice, and broody and handsome and sexy. Whoa. She’s also didn’t expect to go home with them. Both! Wowzas. Now she needs a temporary place to live and is invited to stay with not only Chase, but him and Ryker. Things heat up in the bedroom, but they also have fun together making breakfast, walking her fabulous dog, Nacho, and just being with each other. But all good things come to an end right? What if they could make this thing between them work. Ryker and Chase already trust each other and they are best friends. Trina brings out the best in them and makes them want to be better. I absolutely adored this story! It has all the things I love about romance. Fun, sexiness, friendship, hockey, witty banter, laughs and love. I can’t wait to see who’s next and I’m really excited to see Ryker, Chase and Trina again!

 

 

BLURB:

 

A jilted book nerd, a plan for sweet revenge, and the two hockey stars who volunteer as her tributes…


When I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me, I move out right away taking what I love most – my dog. As I fly out the door, I make sure to swipe the thing my ex loves best. The VIP tickets he won to a hockey game, complete with the chance to spend an evening with the city’s two biggest NHL stars.

I can’t wait to snap selfies with my ex’s idols and rub it in his face.

Except, when I head out with the two hockey studs, they have something else in mind besides sweet revenge. Would I like to spend the night…with both of them?

Talk about the VIP experience. That’s what I get for one knee-weakening, sheet-grabbing night. In the morning, I plan to return to my bestie’s house to crash on her couch with my dog.

But when they learn what happened with my awful ex, they ask me to be their temporary roomie for the week. Oh, and one of them needs my help with his grumpy reputation. The other? Well, he wants me to be his fake date at an upcoming wedding.

Looks like I’m about to get double pucked. Again.

 

Double Pucked is a roomies to lovers, fake dating, image makeover, super spicy hockey rom com with a guaranteed why-choose style HEA! No swords cross. The two guys are all about HER all throughout! This story is perfect for fans of Lily Gold and Emily Rath!

 

 

About Lauren Blakely:

 

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, sweet, and witty. She also writes USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romance.

With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, with more than 65 titles on the USA Today Bestsellers list alone. She’s sold more than 5 million books. A Brown University graduate, Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.

 

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Release Day & Review – Good as Gold, Sarina Bowen

June 1, 2023 | Posted in Release Day Blitz, Review | By

 

Amazon: https://geni.us/Good-as-Gold-Amazon
Audio: https://geni.us/GoodasGold-Audbl

ADD TO GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130187226-good-as-gold

 

A swoony, heart-wrenching small-town romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Sarina Bowen!

Leila:
What I meant to do: quietly divorce my lout of a husband and then have a child all on my own.

What happens instead: my crush comes back to town when I’m at my most vulnerable. After too many cocktails, I ask him to be my baby’s father.

In my defense, it’s been a rough couple of months. Seeing Matteo Rossi again after fourteen years has done a number on my emotions. And my libido.

In the morning, I’m hoping he’s forgotten the whole thing. But no such luck. In fact, Matteo has a few clarifying questions. And a few naughty ideas, too…

Matteo:
What I meant to do: visit Vermont for my brother’s wedding. Make amends to my family, and mourn the loss of a friend.

What happens instead: a hot affair with the one who got away. But it can’t last. My life is two thousand miles away, and Leila deserves everything. She’s as good as gold.

Kara's Review

5 out of 5 stars

Good as Gold is Sarina Bowen’s newest romance set in Vermont! It’s a second chance story of sorts. Ya’ll this is Matteo Rossi’s story! We have loved his siblings, and now we get to know why he left home and why he stayed away so long. Matteo and Leila were friends in high school. There was always an attraction there, but they never acted on it. Now Matteo is home for the summer to see his family and runs into Leila. After Leila gives him hell for staying away so long, they spend some time together. A drunk Leila asks Matteo to be her baby’s father. Matteo can’t stop thinking about what Leila offered. He’s willing to help her out though, I mean, what’s some sexy times between friends. Seems like a win-win. But his feelings become too much to handle when he has to go back to Colorado and his business. Leila didn’t admit how she really felt when Matteo left, but it doesn’t matter. She can have this baby alone. Will Matteo realize he can’t let the only woman he’s ever loved get away again before it’s too late? Oh man! I freaking love Matteo. Wow. From the long hair and the soulful brown eyes to the sweet words and kind gestures. He won my heart from the very beginning. I feel for Leila, she’s been through a lot and never expected to see him again. It’s sweet, swoony, spicey and fun. I loved seeing the Rossis and their loves again! I’m hoping we get Nash’s story soon!

Audio: Jason and Lessa were perfection. I love the emotion they convey with their sweet and sexy voices.

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