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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Cover Reveal: Iced by Cala Riley

Title: Iced

Series: Walker University #1

Author: Cala Riley

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Opposites Attract/Friends to Lovers

Slow Burn/Found Family

Cover Design: Y'All. That Graphic.

Release Date: September 19, 2024

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Clayton

Being the star player on the Walker Wolves has been everything I was working towards.

That is, until my grades slip, threatening to take it all from me.

I have to do something drastic to keep my dreams alive, so I hire a tutor.

That’s when I met her.

Grace Myers.

She is the complete opposite of me. Shy, innocent, kind.

She’s meant to tutor me on school, so why does it feel like she is schooling me on life?

Grace

I have spent half my life in love with Kellan Cooper, but he has never felt the same.

If friendship is all he can offer, it’s what I’ll take from him.

I thought life was simple.

Until I met him.

Clayton James.

He is everything I’ve always hated. Loud, arrogant, a player.

So why do I find myself unable to stop thinking about him and his lips?

When opposites attract, will they have a fairytale ending or are they destined to crash and burn?

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Cala Riley, better known as Cala and Riley, are a pair of friends with a deep seated love of books and writing. Both Cala and Riley are happily married and each have children, Cala with the four-legged kind while Riley has a mixture of both two-legged and four. While they live apart, that does not affect their connection. They are the true definition of family. What started as an idea that quickly turned into a full-length book and a bond that will never end.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan

Title: Stay Anyway

Series: Kincaid Brothers #7

Author: Kaylee Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Blue Collar/Single Mom

Release Date: May 21, 2024

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Stella

Getting pregnant in college wasn’t part of the plan, but I’ll never regret giving birth to the best part of me. Even if my parents did disown me for it.

A fresh start in a small town seems like a good idea, until a handsome stranger shows me a little kindness and has me feeling things, I thought I’d never feel again… things I have no business feeling about a man I just met.

Every time I turn around, Maverick is there. One thing inevitably leads to another and my newfound friend comes with benefits. I'm doing my best to hold it all together, but the truth is, when I see him with my daughter, I know I've already fallen too far.

Maverick

From the moment Stella rolled into town, she's had my attention. Since that moment, I've been determined to befriend the sexy single mom who's down on her luck.

Stella has fallen on hard times, but something tells me she'll never take a handout. That doesn't mean I'm not going to try to help, so of course I put in a good word to get her a job. She’s smart enough to know I had a hand in it, but that’s what friends are for, right?

With each day that passes, Stella becomes more than just a friend. She's my best friend—who I apparently can't keep my hands off. She's worried we're complicating things, but screw that. Blurred lines or not, I ask her to stay anyway.

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I have been looking forward to Maverick’s story for some time now and oh did Ryan do him justice. I loved that this was a single mom romance too! I love the friends to lovers aspect as these two build up to a relationship that made my heart so happy. Stella and Mav just had this connection that was undeniable and I lived for it. I felt that connection with Stella as well. The emotions and everything running through her head is something I 100% could relate to as I was there once too. Loved this addition to the Kincaid series!

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she's not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Love Hard by Monica James

Title: Love Hard

A Memoir

Author: Monica James

Genre: Creative Non-Fiction

Release Date: May 15, 2024

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If love is an addiction, your first love is the first hit.

How many of you remember your first love?

Because falling in love for the first time…I remember that. And that’s the thing about your first love—we all have a love story.

But this isn’t a love story.

This is a life story.

The good.

The bad.

The heartache.

It’s all here.

Love is truly a battlefield…

Love is scary, and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. When you love someone wholeheartedly, you leave yourself open to being destroyed…and that’s what I did, what I still do even though I know better.

But it doesn’t make a difference.

The best kind of love doesn’t make sense. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

This one-in-a-million story is mine, and if you take anything away from this book, it would be to never be afraid to love.

So, let me introduce myself. You may call me Z.

Buckle up, besties, because this will be a bumpy ride.

Love hits you when you least expect it.

Are you ready for the fall?

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Not gonna lie. I was nervous going into this book. From what the concept behind the story, I was scared as to how this would all play out but I live for Monica James’ words. What we get is so raw, intense and emotional from start to finish. Hard Love is exactly that and takes on you on such a journey. You can feel every emotion that the author felt bleed into the pages. This is not your normal book from James. Because she put herself into every single word and sentence and so much more. While this is not James’ usual book, I implore you to pick it up. It is unique, intense and just hits you so freaking hard with the feels.

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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Declan by Cala Riley

Title: Declan

Series: The Syndicates #10

Author: Cala Riley

Genre: Mafia Romance

Tropes: Arranged Marriage/One Bed/Slow Burn

Release Date: April 25, 2024

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Nikita

Isolation is nothing new to me.

I’ve spent my entire life keeping my head down and mouth shut.

Until I meet him.

Declan O’Brien.

Something about him has me running my mouth before my mind can catch up.

When I’m given an ultimatum to die or return to Russia and my father, I choose death.

Only Declan won’t allow it. How is this my life right now?

Declan

Responsibility is the name of the game as second in command to the Chicago Westies.

It’s the only thing I have time for in my life.

Until Her.

Nikita Smirnova.

She’s meant to be the enemy, the ice princess across the hall.

Only when she chooses death over going home, I can’t allow it to happen.

So I married her.

What did I just do?

With two hearts stuck in a marriage neither wanted, will they find a way to make it work or are they destined to fail?

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Ohh I have been so looking forward to this one since reading the holiday novella. I needed to know more about Nikita. Plus seeing Declan in all his glory? Perfection! Their push and pull plus the underlying sizzle added so much to this story on top of the backstory that is pushing the whole series. Seeing more of all the Syndicates and how they all play into each other also gave extra depth to the story. What started as a marriage of convenience turned into something beautiful between these two! It was a great read and I am so looking forward to more within this world!

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Pretty Drunk by Lacey Black

Title: Pretty Drunk

Series: Pine Village #3

Author: Lacey Black

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Surprise Pregnancy

Forced Proximity/Enemies to Lovers

Release Date: March 19, 2024

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Hallie

No one pushes my buttons the way Logan Johnson does. I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to ignore him, which isn’t easy when you live in a small town and share the same friends.

So, when I have a little too much to drink and need a place to crash after our friends’ wedding, it would figure I find myself at Logan’s house. What I’m not expecting is ending up in his bed. With him. Naked. More so, I wasn’t anticipating enjoying myself as much as I did, anxious for a repeat, which is why I’m not surprised when it happens again.

The problem is those drunken nights have resulted in something unplanned. Something monumental. Something that will change our lives forever.

Logan

Being attracted to someone who drives you completely crazy is its own form of hell. Hallie Rhodes is entirely infuriating, yet so damn beautiful it makes me ache.

There’s a fine line between love and hate, and we’ve been blurring it for as long as I can remember. So, when a late, drunken night turns into something it shouldn’t, all bets are off. Plans change and futures are cemented, despite having no idea what really comes next. All I know is the more time we spend together, the more I realize having her in my life is paramount.

Now my biggest challenge of all presents itself. Proving to Hallie we’re better together than we ever were apart.

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Ah I love a good hate to love and love to hate type romance and hands down that is Hallie and Logan. These two are connected due to history and friendships and I loved their banter and connection. They have amazing push and pull which gives me all the gooey vibes. Especially when the unexpected happens and now they are navigating this new reality. Amazing read and I am looking forward to what is to come!

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USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.

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Is this Love? by Kaylee Ryan

Title: Is This Love?

Series: Everlasting Ink #2

Author: Kaylee Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Age Gap/Marriage of

Convenience/Fake Relationship/Only One Bed

Release Date: March 19, 2024

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NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you the continuation of the stand-alone series surrounding five best friends who co-own a tattoo studio. "Is This Love?” is an age gap, marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, small-town romance.

Legend

A marriage of convenience is one thing… but falling for your fake wife is all kinds of complicated.

Being married for a year is the only way to claim my inheritance. I couldn’t care less about the money. It’s not like I even knew my grandparents.

I wasn’t even considering it until Monroe volunteered. Sweet, sweet, Monroe. I’ve never let myself consider her as an option for me.

She’s been tucked safely away in a box labeled forbidden. That is until she takes my last name.

Monroe

It’s not like I planned to marry one of my friends… or fall for him.

One minute I offer to be his fake wife, and the next, we’re going through the motions— saying, “I do,” and playing house.

Legend is the kind of guy fantasies are made of—tall, dark, and tattooed. Now I’m sharing his bed and his last name for the next year.

Everything looks good on paper, and while this may have started out as playing pretend, the way I feel for him is the realest thing I’ve ever known.

As the weeks pass by, it doesn’t take long before either of us begins to question if we’re just friends or if this is this love after all.

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Oh I was so excited to see Monroe get her story. I adored her character in the first book and seeing her with Legend was everything. Their connection and just how they are together is perfection! The reasoning behind why they became a couple to how it all plays out, my heart was swooning! I adore that the drama is low within this story. Seeing the build and the friendships was amazing as well. I think this story just hit me hard with the feels and the cozy goodness that Ryan is known for! Great read and I am SO looking forward to who will bring Forrest to his knees!