Stay by Tia Louise

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Stay

By Tia Louise

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶.5

Billionaire

Marriage of Convenience 

Second Chances

Childhood Crush

What a great story. Emmy and Stephen's story is one that renews your hope in love and the goodness of people. Eli is a little star, and Aunt Bex & Lulabell are amazing side characters.

After crushing on Stephen growing up, Emmy finally has her chance only to have reality come crashing in on her. Years and a failed marriage later, Stephen walks back into her life right when she needs him the most.

Stephen never forgot Emmy, but seeing her again sparks something inside him. What he doesn't understand is why she hates him. 

Bears in Mind & Bears with Me by Sam Hall

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Bear in Mind 

(Ursa Shifter, Book 1)

Bears with Me

(Ursa Shifter, Book 2)

By Sam Hall

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (both books)

🌶🌶🌶🌶 & 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

Shifter

Paranormal

Fated Mates

Reverse Harem

Both books were great. The first ends in kind of a cliffhanger, so be sure to have the second ready to go. Also, there is DV underlying throughout Natalie's story.

Great take on the shifter trope. It was interesting that the sleuth was not all formed at birth and that they formed as their gods wanted. It was also interesting that they found their mate without being near them. Hadn't read that take before.

I loved that all the sleuths were different bear species. It really did show their differences and how they could be everything for their mate. Loved Holly, Johnno, and Maisie. The relationship that Nat forms with the mil is what she desperately needed. 

Undeniable by Cara Dion (ARC)

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Undeniable 

(Love Song, Book 2)

By Cara Dion

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Fake Dating

One Bed

Best Friends Brother 

Chronic Illness 

Music

Oh my goodness, this book. I knew Noah was going to have a good story to tell, and I fell for Callie in Liv & Daemon's story. Callie and Noah's music really tells their story. From love, pain, despair, and hope. 

One of my favorite things about this story was the way they worked together to make music, and when Callie thought she couldn't make music anymore, Noah was there to help her. When Callie can't physically continue, Noah was there to pick her up, literally & figuratively.

There are so many emotions that weave through this story that it sucks you in. I couldn't put it down. I can not wait for more!

Irreplaceable by Cara Dion

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Irreplaceable 

(Love Song, Book 1.5)

By Cara Dion

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Novella

Age Gap

Co-worker

Playboy

Another great quick story to introduce Olivia and Callie. I love the fact that Olivia was the understudy who got her big break with her childhood crush. 

Daemon is reeling from bad press and needing this play to do well. When Liv is so nervous around him, the director demands they spend time together. Liv is used to being second choice in work and romance. But the feelings that both Daemon and Liv pull from each other is unlike anything either has experienced before.

Indiscreet by Cara Dion

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Indiscreet

(Love Song, Book 1)

By Cara Dion

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Forbidden

Professor/Student

Age Gap

Mutal Pining

What a great story. Love the opera/theater storyline to the professor student trope. The descriptions the author used to weave the music was beautiful. The way the music and literature was used in this story was inspired.

Both Min & Liam were strong to be able to resist each other for as long as they did. Loved that they got to know each other on a deeper level in Italy. Love the side characters Noah, Jeff & Bobby. Liam made Min a better performer, and Min made Liam a better conductor.

Two Wedding Crashers by Meghan Quinn

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Two Wedding Crashers

(Dating by Numbers, Book 2)

By Meghan Quinn

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Slow Burn

Second Chances

Vacation Fling

RomCom

Where do I start? I adore this book so much. I laughed so hard during the entire book. Rylee's girl gang is both unique and  amazing. Wedding crashers turned friends turned lovers. It has all the earmarks of the perfect romcom.

Both Rylee and Beck have pasts that they are still struggling to heal from. Lost souls that find each other in paradise. When everything is said and done, they were made to help each other live life to the fullest, and I just love that.

Tumbling Head Over Heels by Kacie West

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Tumbling Head Over Heels

By Kacie West

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Novella

Fake Dating

Grumpy Sunshine 

Billionaire

Opposites Attract 

Forced Proximity 

One Bed

Such a cute, quick read. Loved the carefree Kelly and how she approached life. The fact that she was super smart and surprised everyone was priceless. Jack is your typical grumpy businessman, high strung and focused. Kelly really brought out his easy-going side & I loved seeing his growth, especially for a novella.

The Fake by Rebecca Jenshak

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The Fake

(Smart Jocks, Book 4)

By Rebecca Jenshak

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Sports Romance 

Basketball 

Fake Dating

College

Second Chances

Nathan and Chloe are such a great couple. I am so glad we got Nathan's back story. And I loved Chloe's story. I love that her experiences helped her see how Nathan could do the things he had to do for his family.

Nathan's past comes to haunt him in more ways than one. But I love that Chloe was able to calm him during his nightmare. Chloe's situation with her team is hard, but I loved seeing the team grow super close after the initial cold shoulder. 

Writing Update!! Hannah's Heart is coming soon!!

It's here!!

My proof for my latest novel has arrived and I am reading through it making any corrections in preparation for the June 20th release.

I am super happy with how the cover turned out. Melissa Doughty with Mel D Designs knocked it out of the park!! 

The Tip-Off by Rebecca Jenshak

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The Tip-Off

(Smart Jocks, Book 3)

By Rebecca Jenshak

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Sports Romance 

Basketball 

College

Friends to Lovers

Slow Burn

"Beauty in imperfection"

What a great story. I love Zeke and his quiet determination. I think Gabby's wildness balances him out. Deep down, they are very similar. I love that they talk to each other through music. There is a deep connection with Zeke and Gabby that makes you want to root for them.

I think one of my favorite scenes is when they go to the tattoo parlor. How strong Gabby is for covering part of her scars and how Zeke is there to comfort her and opens up about his tattoo.

The Fadeaway by Rebecca Jenshak

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The Fadeaway

(Smart Jocks, Book 2)

By Rebecca Jenshak

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Sports Romance 

Basketball 

College

Single Mom

Reformed Player

Thursday may be my favorite day now! You just knew that when Joel fell, he would fall hard. Being a player was easier than dealing with his past, but you could tell his heart was looking for more.

Katrina is such a strong and amazing mom. Being a mom is hard, but becoming one so young and still going after your dreams shows her strength & determination.

With Joel being such a player, I was pleasantly surprised about the slow burn this story took. It was a perfect contradiction to the personality he showed in book 1 and tried to pull off in the beginning of their relationship.

The Assist by Rebecca Jenshak

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The Assist

(Smart Jocks, Book 1)

By Rebecca Jenshak

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Sports Romance 

Basketball

College Romance

Fantastic story. Full of basketball, nerds & love. Wes and Blair are amazing together. I loved the fact that they started as friends. The determination Blair has to accomplish her goals, even if at the beginning they weren't hers, was commendable. 

I love that Wes made her better, and Blair made Wes better. That is true relationship goals. The relationship that Blair formed with Wes' team was super sweet. They all had her back like they were her brothers. I loved it. Besides, the side characters were awesome and can't wait to read their stories.

Billionaire Bosshole by Laura Lee

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Billionaire Bosshole

(Bedding the Billionaire, Book 3)

By Laura Lee

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Billionaire

Workplace Romance 

Enemies to Lovers 

Another great Enemies to Lovers story. I loved the build-up or whether they would make it work. With two strong-willed main characters, you knew it would be explosive between them. The fighting & banter between them was a form of foreplay. 

After two years of being Ronan Maxwell's executive assistant, Quinn finally hit her breaking point. Ronan was just as frustrated, and the ensuing chaos was worth the wait for them both. I just love a strong female heroine and Quinn definitely fit that role!

Billionaire Bossman by Laura Lee

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Billionaire Bossman

(Bedding the Billionaire, Book 1)

By Laura Lee

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Billionaire

Novella 

Enemies to Lovers 

Workplace 

Talk about enemies to lovers!! Spicy and full of banter. Liam is as cocky as he is sexy, and he knows it.

Avery is an independent, strong woman who knows her worth, and I loved that. The fights and banter are on point for their personalities.

Snowed In & Snuggle Weather By Elise Kennedy

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Snowed In & Snuggle Weather

By Elise Kennedy

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶.5

Novella

Friends to Lovers

Forced Proximity 

One Bed

Cute, quick, best friends to Lovers story. Josie has been in love with her best friend for years but afraid to act on those feelings and lose her friend. Max's love was more of a slow revelation. 

Coming home to run his family's maple syrup farm gave both friends the chance they needed to push their feelings, but neither would being scared to lose each other. That is until they just couldn't fight it any longer.

Love & Other Chaos by Jackie Walker

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Love & Other Chaos
(Love & Laughs, Book 1)
By Jackie Walker

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶.5
Forbidden
Parent/Teacher
Friends to Lovers
Single Mom
Slow burn

Classic case of right person wrong time. It's a great story about building a great friendship. The way Brody takes care of Miles and Cara is swoon worthy.

Loved that the story was over time and that even though it was kind of instant love on both their parts, they waited. The fact that Brody was able to help get Miles the help he needed and be there during all the crazy family chaos was amazing. 

Satisfying the Billionaire by Cate Lane

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Satisfying thr Billionarie

(The Carlson Dynasty, Book 1)

By Cate Lane

(New to Me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Friends with Benefits

Billionaire

He Falls First

Great story. Friends with Benefits is always a good trope. Loved that it was Hunter who fell first. I really loved that Trudy was set on her goals and wasn't going to let drama derail those goals. 

But I loved even more that Hunter brought out a less cynical side of Trudy and opened her up to not being afraid. Love the girl gang that Bec & Trudy found themselves in as well. 

Tasting Red By Holly Roberds

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Tasting Red

By Holly Roberds

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶.5

Retelling Little Red Riding Hood

Paranormal 

Werewolves

Fantasy

Found Family

What a great retelling if Little Red Riding Hood. Loved the entire aspect of the Mages, Fae & Human coexisting. The idea of being able to eat baked goods and get temporary powers is fantastic as well.  Loved all the easter eggs, poisoned apple, Goldie, Cinder & so many more. 

The storyline was brilliant from the bad wolf angle as well. The spice was off the charts but totally fit the storyline. And the way all the loose threads were tied up was perfect. 

The Virgin Nextdoor by Lauren Blakely

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The Virgin Next Door

(The Dating Games, Book 1)

By Lauren Blakely

(New to me author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Friends to Lovers

Workplace Romance 

Virgin heroine 

Romcom

Meet cute

Great, funny & sexy story. I love the idea of a dating column written from a virgin's pov. Loved that Milo & Veronica kept meeting and neither gave their names. It added to the whole fantasy crush aspect.

I love how sexual confidant Veronica was, even though she saved sex until she felt right. I loved that Milo was so supportive & thrilled to be the object of Veronica's articles.

Dirty Little Midlife Mistake by Lilian Monroe

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Dirty Little Midlife Mistake

(Heart's Cove Hotties, Book 3)

By Lilian Monroe 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Single Mom

Small town

Second Chances

Instant Love

He Falls First 

What a fantastic story. This one hit pretty hard for me for a number of reasons. But the fact that Candice fought so hard to admit the real feelings she felt was a testiment for her marriage to Paul. 

When Candice melted into Blake at the film site, I knew this was going to an explosive and emotional journey. I love that he fought so hard for Candice even when she was trying her hardest to keep them apart.

The addition of Trina, Lottie, and Gina was super fun. And I am so here for the tease of Fallon & Jen. Also loved seeing the results of Wes & Simone!!

Dirty Little Midlife Mess by Lilian Monroe

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Dirty Litte Midlife Mess

(Heart's Cove Hotties, Book 2)

By Lilian Monroe

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶.5

Slow burn

Fake dating

Grumpy Sunshine 

Small town

Second chance

Multiple POV

Hearts Cove has become one of my favorite series!! It's funny, it's real-life situations, it's sexy & all the characters are hilarious.

I love that this series is a multiple pov book, but each book has its main storyline with the other POVs woven through to keep the other characters as relevant.

Wes & Simone I knew would be fire and water, and I was not disappointed. I do have to give Wes props for his restraint. We had a glimpse into Simone's past last book, and this one we get to peel back the layers of grump to discover who Wes is. I loved it.

 

The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin & Joseph Cannata

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The Lost Letters

(Falcon Falls Security, Novella)

By Brittney Sahin & Joseph Cannata

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Ex Military

Friends to Lovers

Love Letters

Broken Boy

Oh my goodness. I dropped everything to read this, and I was not disappointed one bit!!. The agony in the letters from Jesse to Ella were just heart-wrenching. 

I really loved that Brittney & Joseph went way back in their history to the events that really defined each other. I also loved the more in-depth glimpses into the different storylines, especially getting a better look into Marcus' relationships. Also, the different POV for their NYC trip was amazing. This novella really added more depth to previous books. 

Not to mention, the added recordings of Joseph bringing Jesse's letters to life was perfection. 🤌

Dirty Little Midlife Crisis by Lilian Monroe

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Dirty Little Midlife Crisis 

(Heart's Cove Hotties, Book 1)

By Lilian Monroe

(New to Me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🌶🌶🌶.5

Grumpy Sunshine 

Small-town 

Second Chances 

Forced Proximity 

It's a cute, fun story. I loved how it was a multiple character POV. It felt like we were getting glimpses in the whole town.

Fiona was true, Sunshine & people just flocked to her. Grant is the sexy & grumpy carpenter & handy man. The fact that both are dealing with their pasts but find first friendship then love in their late 40s is refreshing & a great reminder that you are never too old for love & fresh starts.

Perfect Enemy by M Robinson

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Perfect Enemy

(Beckham Dynasty, Book 2)

By M.Robinson

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶.5

Age Gap

Ex Military 

Best Friends Brother

Friends to Enemies to Lovers 

Whew! That was an amazing book. Full of twists I never saw coming. I knew with their animosity toward each other that this was going to be an explosive book. I could not put it down. I had to know what was happening next. 

Don't get me started on the hand necklaces, the secret party, the possessive alphahole, and the overall sexiness that is Jace Beckham. 🤌 Throw in a sassy, spitfire trying to prove to herself & others that she is enough & strong enough to be on her own, and you have yourself a work of art.

Cowboy Seeks a Wife by Marley Michaels

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Cowboy Seeks a Wife

(Eagle Mountain Brothers, Book 5)

By Marley Michaels 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Cowboy

Age Gap

Small town

Single Mom

Finally, it's Randy's turn!! Being the oldest and patriarch of the Barnes family has its benefits, but as Randy showed us, it can be lonely. But deciding not to wait for The Call any longer, he takes the chance to go after Nora, his accountant.

Nora is a hard-working, single mom struggling with a rebellious teenager. After crushing on Randy Barnes for years, she is pleasantly surprised when Randy begins a flirtation with her, giving her hope.

I loved the coming together of Randy & Nora. The way they worked together for Nora's daughter and the ranch was heart-warming. I am so glad Randy finally got his One.

Cowboy Seeks A Wild Child by Marley Michaels

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Cowboy Seeks A Wild Child

(Eagle Mountain Brothers, Book 4)

By Marley Michaels

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Cowboy

Rodeo

Small town 

Destined Mates

Oh, the quiet Jasper. I knew he he was going to be a big teddy bear, and he totally was. He anchors Sarah and helps to tame her wildness without causing her to lose herself.

Being raised on the road and being a wild child turned out to bite Sarah in the butt when conflict comes to the rodeo. She comes to Eagle Mountain Ranch to find herself and along the way found way more. 

I loved the restraint that Jasper showed when trying to show Sarah he was not just a fling. While Sarah helps to bring a little wildness & fun to Jaspers life.