Category: Diane’s Reviews

#NewRelease NEVER FALL GOR THE BRIDE’S FATHER by Julia Kent #AgeGap #SingleDad #SlowBurn #ReviewTour

Leave a comment

No catastrophe can faze wedding protector Katie Gallagher, but she’s steering clear of her own HEA. Love is her job. Not her destiny. So when she falls for silver fox and self-made millionaire Patrick Cooper, she breaks a rule so taboo, it doesn’t technically exist: Never fall for the bride’s father.

Amazon:  https://getbook.at/NFFTBFAmz

Apple Books:  https://getbook.at/NFFTBFApple

Kobo:  https://getbook.at/NFFTBFKobo

Nook:  https://getbook.at/NFFTBFBn

Google Play:  https://getbook.at/NFFTBFGoogle

Print:  https://geni.us/NFFTBF_Print

Website:  https://viewbook.at/NFFTBF_JKAwebsite

Goodreads:  http://viewbook.at/NFFTBF_GR

BookBub:  http://viewbook.at/NFFTBF_BB

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Never Fall for the Bride’s Father is sweet and emotional and funny and completely captivating!

Katie is just out of a toxic relationship and trying to make better decisions but her attraction to the father of her client seems more like slipping back into her usual M.O.

Patrick gets off on the wrong foot with Katie when he (maybe inadvertently) hijacks her Uber and proceeds to put his foot in his mouth at every turn after that.

“It’s life, just as it’s meant to be. Joy and sorrow, challenges and pleasures, but most of all, change and growth. Bittersweet. And if you can’t accept that, then the bitter will end up outweighing the sweet.”

This is the second book in the Whatever It Takes series but can definitely be read as a stand-alone. But if book one is anything like this story I’m really mad at myself for skipping it… I guess I have to go back and start at the beginning before the next one releases 😉

-5 Stars- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane–

Power outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms.

And the always classic: jealous MILs who wear white.

No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.

The best wedding ever.

Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes.

But always-prepared Katie? She’s steering clear of her own HEA. Years of dating older, wealthy, alpha businessmen who treat her like an ornament has left a bad taste in her mouth.

And some bruises on her ego.

Love is her job. Not her destiny.

So when she falls for silver fox and self-made millionaire Patrick Cooper, she breaks a rule so taboo, it doesn’t technically exist:

Never fall for the bride’s father.

Enter Patrick, a widowed art dealer with salt-and-pepper charm. He can’t resist trying to share an Uber with the captivating, enticingly stubborn blonde. Their encounter? Classic enemies-to-lovers. Sparks fly, but not the good kind… at first.

Starting off on the wrong foot left a terrible impression, but when a series of coincidences pushes them together, the more time they spend with each other, the more the lines blur.

Chance favors the risk-takers, so when he takes a leap of faith and gets a passionate kiss that rocks his world, Katie opens closed doors in his heart.

Can he really have a new soulmate —

Or is this just a May-December fling?

#BlogTour THE SURROGATE by Penelope Ward #AllTheStars #OurReview #MustRead https://amzn.to/3TbWaFZ  #OneClick

Leave a comment

Title: The Surrogate
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Age Gap/Widower/Found Family
Forbidden/Enemies to Friends to Lovers
Release Date: February 26, 2024
BLURB

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…

ABBY:

I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.
The problem is: it’s not my baby.
And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.
As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.
At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus.
He and I butted heads.
Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.
Gradually, he learned to trust me.
He even became protective.
Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.
I was falling in love with him.
But my time here had a limit.
I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.

SIG:

When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board.
They swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted—but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.
Against my better judgment, I agreed.
I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.
I’d continue to pretend it wasn’t happening and live the empty, single life I’d become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.
And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…
I most certainly wouldn’t fall in love with the surrogate.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

AGE GAP

WIDOWER
BRITISH HERO
FOUND FAMILY
SLOW BURN
FORBIDDEN
ENEMIES-TO-FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS

AUTHOR BIO

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

AUTHOR LINKS
OTHER BOOKS BY PENELOPE WARD

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
SEE MORE BOOKS HERE

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I adore this story! So swoony! I completely fell in love with both Abby and Sig!

Sig is still in love with his dead wife and not at all interested in moving on from that. He is floored when his in-laws tell him that Brittany’s last wish was to use her frozen eggs to give them a grandchild.

Abby is a family friend who offers to carry the child for them, but she becomes so much more for Sig. Abby is such a good person, you can’t help but want the best for her as she tries to do her best for others.

The story is a little slow burn but once it starts burning it is Hawt!! My new favorite book by this author!!

-5+ Stars- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

#ReviewTour WHAT HAPPENS AT THE LAKE by Vi Keeland #smalltown #oneclick #5stars #ourreview

Leave a comment

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE LAKE

by Vi Keeland

#grumpysunshine

#newrelease

#smalltownromance

#standalone

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This story is absolute magic! I fell in love with Josie, Fox, Laurel Lake and all its inhabitants!! There is heart, heat, humor and all the swoon!

Josie arrives in Laurel Lake (voted America’s Friendliest Town) needing a break from her very stressful job. She plans to DIY her way to fixing up the house she inherited there.

Fox is the grumpy, growly and oh so sexy next door neighbor. An ex hockey player who wants nothing to do with Josie and the complications she brings.

“The man is a coconut. Hard shell on the outside, but soft and sweet on the inside.”

“Opal is right. You’re a coconut.”

“What the hell does that mean?”

“Nothing.” She smiled. “Except I really want a piña colada now.”

What Happens At The Lake is definitely my new favorite Vi Keeland book! It deserves more than 5 stars! I’m already planning a reread of this one… maybe on audiobook.

-5 Stars!- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

BLURB

When life took an unexpected turn, I decided to get out of New York for a while. What better place to go than the idyllic small town my father spoke about so fondly when I was growing up? Laurel Lake held the title America’s Friendliest Town for seventeen years running, and friendly was just what I needed right now.

Unfortunately, friendly wasn’t the welcome I got when I arrived.

Instead, I got Fox Cassidy. My tall, dark, and burly neighbor, who grunted at me instead of saying hello.

Okay, so I might’ve had his mailbox in my hands the first time we met. And it might’ve been a little crushed after removing it from under my tire. And I might’ve needed his help breaking into the place I was staying in after the key broke off in the lock. But still…he didn’t have to be so grumpy.

As time went on though, I started to notice things about Fox other than his glares. Like how he watched me when he thought I wasn’t looking, or how fire ignited in his eyes whenever we bickered. Though I was in Laurel Lake to escape my problems, not create new ones. And getting involved with a man like Fox screamed trouble, even if he was gorgeous and unlike any man I’d ever met.

But alas, problem seemed to be my middle name this year. So why not have some fun while I was here for the summer? It seemed like a good plan. At least until it was time to go home…

They say what happens at the lake, stays at the lake. But it’s not so easy to walk away when what stays behind…is your heart.


GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201463937-what-happens-at-the-lake


PURCHASE LINKS

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4aWPGkV
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vEcrdy
Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/41W4sEs
Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/3Hof6KE
B&N: https://bit.ly/3HbsIZP
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3S7RxMz
Apple Books: https://apple.co/3tZf0Gb
Google Play: https://bit.ly/3tzITNy
Audio: https://adbl.co/3GWXeqi
Special Edition Print: https://amzn.to/47u66hZ


AUTHOR BIO

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.


AUTHOR LINKS

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/vi.keeland
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Vi-Keeland/435952616513958
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ViKeelandFanGroup
Website: http://www.vikeeland.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vikeeland
Instagram: http://instagram.com/Vi_Keeland
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ViKeeland
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887119.Vi_Keeland


OTHER BOOKS BY VI KEELAND

Something Unexpected

US: https://amzn.to/3NSrruN
UK: https://amzn.to/3PFjJ8v
CA: https://amzn.to/3PBnbkL
AU: https://amzn.to/3NY6COP
B&N: https://bit.ly/SU-BN
Kobo: https://bit.ly/SU-Kobo
Apple Books: https://apple.co/3MSAFr3
Google Play: https://bit.ly/SU-Google
Audiobook: https://adbl.co/3J5HQte
Paperback: https://amzn.to/41w4BNC

The Invitation

US: https://amzn.to/35NPG7b
UK: https://amzn.to/39CRC3f
CA: https://amzn.to/3qySjlf
AU: http://amzn.to/39E8BCq
B&N: https://fave.co/3s1hfmT
Kobo: https://fave.co/38mUou3
Apple Books: https://apple.co/390y226
Google Play: https://fave.co/2MzcikO
Audiobook: https://smarturl.it/w3bj77
Paperback: https://amzn.to/32TqSsE

#NewRelease STORMY (Cerberus #29) by Marie James #oneclick #mcromance #ourreview #5stars

Leave a comment
Title: Stormy
Series: Cerberus MC #29
Author: Marie James
Genre: Contemporary MC Romance
Tropes: One Night Stand/Forced Proximity
Release Date: October 26, 2023

BLURB

Life changes in the blink of an eye.

One minute my best friend from childhood is alive and well and the next minute he and his wife are gone.
One minute I’m a single guy looking for fun, and the next I’m responsible for two little boys.
With those two little boys comes Mila, the aunt refusing to be cast aside although she wasn’t named their guardian.
Secrets in my friend’s life come to light and with them danger and expectations from a very volatile motorcycle club.
I’d never leave the kids in that situation, the pawns in a retaliation scheme, but with them comes her.
With her comes the reminder of the night we spent together three years ago and her own set of secrets she never thought would be disclosed.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited
ALSO AVAILABLE
KINDLE VELLA
AUDIO / PAPERBACK

ALSO AVAILBLE IN THE SERIES
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
All free in Kindle Unlimited

COMING SOON

Releasing January 4
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
UNIVERSAL

AUTHOR BIO

Marie James is a full-time author, mother of two boys, and wife of 18+ years. Dog Mom to four great danes: Maximus, Sassy, Kiki, and Hargid.

She has spent almost my entire lifetime living in central Texas, with only short stays in South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida. She is currently residing in a sleepy little town in East Tennessee.
Writing is her passion, and she absolutely loves being able to sit down and put all of her thoughts and emotions into her stories.
She loves dogs, coffee, making handmade cards, and reading steamy romance novels!

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Loved this book! Stormy is my new favorite biker!

Ex marine, Stormy Chilton is shocked to discover that not only was his former best friend Carmen and wife Janet killed in what looks like a drug deal gone bad, but also that it seems he has inherited custody of their 2 young children. And the shocks continue when he finds out a big secret that Janet’s sister Mila has been hiding for the past two years!

“Life is different when the kids are your responsibility, isn’t it?”

“I don’t know how to be a dad,” I mutter to Hound.

“You put sunblock on them and life vests. I’d say you’re doing just fine.”

Don’t be intimidated by the fact that Stormy is book 29 in the Cerberus series. It can definitely be read as a stand-alone. I haven’t read all of the Cerberus books and had no trouble getting into this story and following the entire storyline.

“I want to be a part of all of it.”

He gives me a smile, cupping my cheek in a way that makes me feel more loved than I ever have before in my life.”

I really enjoyed diving back into this series. The story has some great romantic suspense elements and a couple of my favorite tropes.

-5 Stars- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

#BlogTour BLACK HEARTED by Julie Ann Walker #OurReview #5Stars #OneClick

Leave a comment

Black Hearted by Julie Ann Walker is out now! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy of the gorgeous romantic suspense today!

Title: Black Hearted

Author: Julie Ann Walker

Genre: Romantic Suspense

About Black Hearted:

He’s everything she ever wanted. She’s everything he never knew he needed. Can she convince him she’s the one?

 

The Black Knights are back and better than ever!

 

Samuel Harwood has spent his entire career working in the black and gray areas of international intrigue. Living in the shadows for so long has made him forget who he was and where he came from. Then a blast from the past, in the form of his ex-girlfriend’s kid sister, arrives on the front steps of Black Knights Inc, reminding him of everything he left behind. Except, she’s no longer a kid. And she’s in serious trouble.

 

Hannah Blue has been in love with Sam Harwood since she was in braces. When someone sabotages her entire life, he’s the first person she turns to. She has critical information about a potential cyber-attack on the U.S. power grid that could end in catastrophic financial damage and loss of life. But the FBI thinks she’s a traitor. And now she’s on the run to save herself and the fate of the entire nation.

 

Who does Samuel trust? The smart, sexy woman he’s known since he was a teenager? Or the government authorities who give him his orders and cut his paychecks? He’ll make one desperate play to find out. A play that could cost him everything…including his heart.

 

“A first-rate thrill ride.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review for Thrill Ride

 

“This razor-sharp, sensual, and intriguing tale will get hearts pounding”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review for Wild Ride

 

“Deft characterization, skillful pacing, touches of humor, and red-hot love scenes rev up this highly recommended roller-coaster.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review for In Rides Trouble

Order Your Copy!

Amazon | AppleBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo

Catching Up with the Series:

Back In Black:

Amazon | AppleBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | BAM!

Man in Black:

Amazon | AppleBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo

About the Author:

  Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Julie grew up in a house full of women – she has three older sisters. As you can imagine, there was no lack of drama… or romance. Her mother enrolled her in a book club as soon as she began to read and it was the small spark that ignited her voracious appetite for the written word.

Because of Julie’s early immersion in literature, she found writing came quite naturally. In high school, she won multiple writing contests and was the proud senior editor of The Tiger’s Tale – her school newspaper.

During her college years, however, she longed for a challenge. “Reading and writing felt like second nature to me, so I looked for a way to flex my mental muscles,” she recalls. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree, Julie began teaching advanced high school mathematics.

“I loved working with the students and facing the challenges of the classroom, but I longed for the occasional snow day when I could race to the local book store, buy two or three new novels, and curl up in front of the fire to read.”

It wasn’t until a fortuitous move to Chicago that Julie once more returned to her first passion.

Now Julie loves to travel the world looking for views to compete with her deadlines. When she’s not writing, she enjoys camping, hiking, cycling, cooking, petting every dog that walks by her, and… reading, of course!

 

Connect with the Author:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Bookbub | Instagram | Newsletter

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Holy Cheeseballs!” What an exciting, fast paced story! Black Hearted is full of suspense and excitement, but also lots of humor, banter and plenty of swoon… Everything I want in a romantic suspense story.

Hannah Blue is picked up by the FBI and accused of crimes against the country. She needs to escape, somehow prove her innocence while finding a way to also stop the real bad guys and the Black Knights jump in to help.

This time around, Sam Harwood has to keep reminding himself that Hannah is his high school girlfriend’s kid sister… completely off limits. But even in the midst of all the crazy action and danger, neither of them can avoid the off the charts chemistry that sparks between them.

Black Hearted can definitely be read as a stand-alone. This is the firsts Black Knights Inc or Black Knights Inc Reloaded story that I’ve read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

-5 Stars!- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

#NewRelease THE OTHER EMILY by Barbara Freethy https://barbarafreethy.com/products/the-other-emily #Thriller #Suspense

Leave a comment

Happy Release Day to The Other Emily! I’m so happy for this new mystery/thriller to be out in the world and for you all to read it. It might just keep you up past your bedtime. 😉
.
In this heart-stopping psychological thriller, Emily Hollister’s seemingly perfect life unravels when she becomes the target of someone intent on taking over her life.

“I know what you did.”

The anonymous note starts an ominous game of cat and mouse. Soon, Emily finds herself trapped in a web of gaslighting and manipulation. Someone is lurking in the shadows, observing her every move, and insidiously replacing her in her own existence.

With no one she can trust, Emily turns to a stranger for help, an ex-soldier with his own baggage to carry, but is he who he appears to be?

As the danger escalates, Emily fights to put an end to the terrifying charade. With all the skeletons in her past, unmasking her tormentor is no easy task, but if she fails, she may find herself erased from her own life.

#NewRelease #newreleasebooks #newbook #pubday #mysterythriller #thrillerbooks #psychologicalthriller

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An action packed, complete page turner!!

Wowzer! Tons of suspense and mystery right from the start. The Other Emily is an action packed, complete page turner that I could not put down.

Emily’s world is turned upside down when she receives an anonymous note.

“I know what you did.”

The story is a super psychological thriller, edge of the seat, don’t know who to trust, twist after twist kind of thing!

“You’re in real trouble, Emily. This woman is using your name, taking over your life, stealing your voice, and she’s not stopping there. We need to find this other Emily.”

Every SINGLE character is a suspect!! Emily’s friends, family, coworkers, even the guy who is helping her!!!

“I feel like I’m seeing evil in every person I speak to, everyone who walks by me, gives me a glance.”

I am a fan of romantic suspense and this book just went to the top of my favorites in that genre!

-5+ Stars!- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

🎬Grab your copy here>>>https://barbarafreethy.com/products/the-other-emily
🎬Grab your copy at other online retailers here>>>https://books2read.com/TOE-Freethy

#ReviewTour I COULD NEVER by Penelope Ward #NewRelease #5Stars #SwoonyAF

Leave a comment

Title: I Could Never
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Forbidden Romance/Enemies to Lovers
Release Date: August 21, 2023
BLURB

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new forbidden, enemies-to-lovers story…

It all started with an unexpected phone call.
Two years after my fiancé passed away in an accident, his father died suddenly, leaving Brad’s adult, special-needs brother with no one to care for him.
The next thing I knew, I was on a cross-country drive to New Hampshire where I’d be moving in to look after Scottie until I could get him into a group home.
The last thing I ever expected?
I wouldn’t be taking care of him alone.
Josh Mathers, my fiance’s best friend—who also happened to be my sworn enemy—insisted he was the better person for the job. He told me to go back to California, and I told him where he could stick that demand.
Our disdain for each other wasn’t anything new. It dated back to a text I’d accidentally read years ago.
We hated each other. But we both loved Scottie, so neither of us budged.
Now we were living together in a tiny house—with one available bedroom. Thank goodness it was only temporary.
Over time, I realized the broody jerk I thought I knew was different than I’d imagined.
I found myself slowly growing attached to someone I once considered the enemy…and growing attracted to him.
Sure, both of us were guilt-ridden over Brad. We were also two grown people with pent-up frustration toward one another—stuck in a cabin in the woods.
But this was Josh.

I could never.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AUTHOR BIO
Penelope
Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling
author of contemporary romance.

She grew up
in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son,
and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two
million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author
of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen
languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
AUTHOR LINKS
OTHER BOOKS BY PENELOPE WARD

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
SEE MORE BOOKS HERE

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This story is everything sweet and swoony with plenty of humor. And even with a bit of a slow burn start, this author as usual delivers with lots of heat.

She could never go there… Carly is caring for her late fiance’s autistic brother with the help of her fiance’s best friend. When Brad was alive, Josh and Carly hated each other.

Now that they are taking care of Scotty together, Josh’s preconceived notions are flying out the window … but he could NEVER go there!…Carly was and would always be his best friend’s fiance.

Heat, heart, swoon and humor… I Could Never give us all the feels!

-5 Stars- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

#NewRelease LOVE…IT’S MESSY by @JeannineColett #5Stars #OurReview

Leave a comment

💜 NEW RELEASE 💜

LOVE…IT’S MESSY by Jeannine Colette is NOW AVAILABLE!!

Grab Your Copy Now!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5S212HY?tag=namespacebran320-20&linkCode=ogi

Add to your Goodreads TBR:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157571058-love-it-s-messy

What to expect:

💍Wedding Planner Heroine

🚒Handsome FirefighterHero

👩‍👧Single Parent

🏡Small Town Romance

🔥Slow Burn

💞Emotional Twists & Turns

‼️ Dynamic Side Characters

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love…It’s Messy is the second book in the Love Explained series but can definitely be read as a stand-alone. It starts out with an amazingly fun opening scene where Jillian is outside of a burning hotel wearing ONLY a bathrobe carrying an ice bucket…asking the fire captain if she could possibly just pop into her room a moment to grab a few things… :0

“I’m tired of pretending my life is perfect. It’s messy, and it’s mine.”

The story is an emotional second chance for single mom event planner Jillian Hathaway and firefighter Luke Incendio. When fate brings them face to face after five years they are still just as drawn to each other but both have really big secrets to reveal.

“Luke Incendio is fire in the flesh, and if I’m not careful, I’ll burn badly.”

I adored this book! It is a perfect blend of sweet, heat, heart and humor!!

-5 Stars- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: 

Second-chance romance only works out in movies. In real life, it’s …messy.  

I don’t need a man for anything. 

Love and romance? Pfft. No thanks. Never again. 

Between my career as a wedding planner and being a single mother, I barely have time to think about men. 

I wasn’t looking for a hero when I ended up locked outside a hotel that was engulfed in a blazing inferno, wearing nothing but a robe. I would’ve eventually saved myself. Too bad he didn’t give me a chance.

Yep, you guessed it. Luke Incendio, the sexy firefighter who came to my hotel rescue and the man who had caused me to swear off love years ago is one and the same.

Now, he says he wants to make amends. He says he’s never stopped wanting me. His words are laced in regret as he says he made a mistake. 

But talk is cheap—and the tingly feelings he inspires in me are not to be trusted. Because this time around, I’m not the only one who’ll get burned if he proves to be unreliable.

And there’s no way I’m going to let that happen.

Find More Books by Jeannine Colette here: https://jeanninecolette.com

 ABOUT JEANNINE COLETTE

Jeannine Colette combines humor and angst in her sexy, stand-alone romance novels. Her stories feature dynamic heroines, and swoon-worthy heroes, who have to abandon their reality in order to discover themselves . . . and love along the way.

 A graduate of Wagner College and the New York Film Academy, Jeannine went on to become a Segment Producer for television shows on CBS and NBC. She left the television industry to focus on her children and pursue a full-time writing career. She lives in New York with her husband, the three tiny people she adores more than life itself, and a rescue pup named Wrigley.

Jeannine and her family are active supporters of The March of Dimes and Strivright The Auditory-Oral School of New York.

AUTHOR LINKS

Facebook Group | Facebook Page | Instagram | Twitter | Amazon | Bookbub | Goodreads | Website | TikTok

#NewRelease SOMETHING UNEXPECTED by @Vi_Keeland #MustRead amzn.to/3NSrruN #OneClick #5Stars!!

Leave a comment

Title: Something Unexpected
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 3, 2023

BLURB

When my grandmother found out she didn’t have long to live, she embarked on a crazy trip—jumping out of airplanes and scuba diving with sharks.

After I repeatedly voiced my concern, Gram blocked me—her own grandson—on text and social media, leaving me only her travel companion Eleanor’s number.
Eleanor started sending me pictures of Gram’s adventures. At first she seemed nice, but when I attempted to persuade her to talk some sense into her friend, she told me where I could stick my advice. After that, photos arrived with snarky comments, and Eleanor and I got into it on more than one occasion.
When I heard Gram’s upcoming plans were more dangerous than ever, I hopped on a plane.
Since I arrived late, I headed to the bar for a drink, figuring I’d surprise her in the morning.
To my delight, I met a gorgeous woman looking for a no-strings-attached night. Nora was just what I needed. She invited me back to her room, telling me to give her a ten-minute head start. But when I went to pay her bar tab, I realized how much she’d had to drink. As much as I wanted to ignore it, I couldn’t. So I stood Nora up.
I knew she’d be pissed, but I also knew I’d never see her again.
Except never came a little early. Namely, the next morning when I went to meet my grandmother and her evil-spinster friend. Because old Eleanor turned out to be young Nora from last night. And if I thought the woman disliked me before, that was nothing compared to how ticked-off she was now. Or how unhappy she was going to be that their party of two was about to become a party of three.

PURCHASE LINKS

AUTHOR BIO

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.
AUTHOR LINKS
OTHER BOOKS BY VI

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
B&N / KOBO / APPLE BOOKS
GOOGLE PLAY / AUDIOBOOK
PAPERBACK

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I absolutely adored this book! It had me snort laughing out loud, highlighting quotes all over the place (none of which I can use in this review… Dirty boy, Beck 😉 but also bawling big fat tears.

Beck Cross is a swoony, dirty talking alpha trying to hide a soft sweet heart. Nora Sutton is definitely something unexpected! And Beck’s gram Louise is the star of the book! I dare anyone to try not to fall in love with her.

Something Unexpected gives the reader just that… the unexpected. Not just a fun romcom but also a story that will pull heartstrings and All The Feels! 100 percent My new favorite Vi Keeland book!!

-5 Stars!- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

Crimson River by @DevneyPerry is now LIVE! https://mybook.to/CrimsonRiver #RomanticSuspense #SmallTown

Leave a comment

 

Crimson River by Devney Perry is now live!

 

Lyla Eden has spent the last few years watching her siblings fall in love. Meanwhile, she’s married to her job. It’s on her hundredth consecutive workday that her sister stages an intervention, kicking Lyla out of her own coffee shop. With nothing else to do, Lyla sets out on her favorite hiking trail.
It’s there that she spots a man washing blood from his hands in a stream. One moment she’s staring at the jagged scar on his face. The next, his hand is around her throat. But by some miracle, he lets her go.

Shaken to her core, Lyla reports the incident to the local police. Two days later, Vance Sutter arrives in town, armed with endless questions and a tarnished badge.

Vance may be ruggedly handsome but he’s as mysterious as the man he’s hunting. And he’ll be gone from Quincy in a blink. Yet Lyla’s crush is impossible to stop.

No matter how hard Vance tries to ignore it, there’s no denying the chemistry between them. And avoiding Lyla is not an option. After years of chasing dead ends, she’s his only lead to closing the case that haunts his career. So together, they’ll retrace her steps.

To find the scarred man she met beside a crimson river.

OUR REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Crimson River is twisty, suspenseful and romantic.

Lyla Eden’s quiet life is shaken up when she is assaulted by a stranger while on a hike. The local police are running out of clues and resources. Vance Sutter shows up in town searching for the same person and he has only justice and revenge on his mind.

Lyla and Vance have amazing chemistry.

“It will be hard to walk away from you.”

Her eyes closed as she sighed. “It will be hard to watch you walk away.”

But she would. She’d let me go. She wouldn’t ask me to stay.”

You can’t help rooting for them to find a way to be together but Vance has secrets and he isn’t ready to open up.

I loved the suspense of this story that had me guessing what would happen all the way till the end, but the swoony romance is what reeled me in and kept me enthralled!!

-5 Stars- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Diane-

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Amazon: https://bit.ly/3Ca5bGg

Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/CrimsonRiver

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/3Te9pV1

Meet Devney


Devney Perry is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of over forty romance novels. After working in the technology industry for a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to pursue her passion for writing. She was born and raised in Montana and now lives in Washington with her husband and two sons.

Connect with Devney

Website: www.devneyperry.com

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2kncXnb

Amazon: https://geni.us/nAXkP

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/devneyperrybooks

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/324585607979213/

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/devneyperry

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/devneyperry

Bookbub: http://bit.ly/2v1Hr7t

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/devneyperry