Friday, January 31, 2020

COVER REVEAL: Tell Me Pretty Lies by Charleigh Rose



 

TELL ME PRETTY LIES by Charleigh Rose
Release Date: March 18th

 

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Blurb:
Three things my mother acquired when she became engaged:

1. A brand new Tiffany’s ring.
2. A lavish home on Heartbreak Hill.
3. Three privileged stepsons.

The last thing I expected was to fall for one of them, least of all Thayer Ames.
Beautiful, brooding, and untouchable.
I knew it was a bad idea. He warned me himself.
But he was a thunderstorm, and I never could resist the rain.
It was perfect…
Until it wasn’t.
One night was all it took for our world to crumble around us, leaving only secrets and lies between us.
Now, I have to face him again, and the boy I used to know has become the man who loves to hate me.

 



 

About the Author:
Charleigh Rose lives in Narnia with her husband and two young children. She’s hopelessly devoted to unconventional love and pizza. When she isn’t reading or mom-ing, she’s writing moody, broody, swoony romance.

 

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Website: https://authorcharleighrose.com
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The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart is coming Feb 29th!

The Guy in the Middle is coming February 29th!

This is Lance’s story.

Get ready for... 

A second chance love story between a baller/boxer and a dancer
A little bit forbidden
A little bit frenemies to lovers
All of the feels
And a whole lot of steam

Expected release date: Leap Day! February 29th 2020!


Designed by Amy Queau


Add to your TBR: 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40944080-the-guy-in-the-middle

Blurb:


I was born to play and bred to win.

My priorities were instilled in me early on—family and football. Those ideals led me to TGU and a coach whose ironclad principles mirrored my own.

With one last college season to play, my goal was singular—get drafted. By realizing my NFL dream, I could save my family, our ranch, and the only home I’d ever known.

Two birds, one ball.

Playing hard was my only option, but there’s always a wild card.

For all of my planning and hard work, I never anticipated falling for the coach's daughter. Harper was a fair catch, but who knew loving her could be the one play to throw my career before it started or that the weight of our secret would change the game.

This will be the third and final book in The Underdogs series.

*Previously published as a short in Team Player 2 and will be republished as full length novel.

Book #1-The Guy on the Right Book (Theo’s Story)
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Book #2 The Guy on the Left (Troy’s Story) -NOW LIVE
http://mybook.to/TheGuyOnTheLeft

Thursday, January 30, 2020

EVEN IF IT HURTS BY MARNI MANN: BLOG TOUR + REVIEW

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When you have a perfect marriage, only an impossible reconnection could make you risk it all.
Even if it Hurts, an emotionally charged contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author, Marni Mann, is live!
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OLIVER
When I met her, I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
We were so young and so passionate.
We studied business in the day and each other’s bodies at night.
We always knew it would end with the semester, so we loved hard with no regrets.
LANCE
When I met her, I couldn’t get her off my mind.
We were fresh out of college and ready to take on the world.
We fit each other like missing puzzle pieces.
And just when I thought my life was perfect, it got better. She became my wife.
CHLOE
I met my first love while studying abroad in London.
When I moved home, I didn’t think I’d ever fall in love again.
Until I met him. The man who became my husband.
The one I promised a lifetime to.
Then, my first love came back into my life …
And I realized that love was bigger than any one man.
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Download your copy today!
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5 STAR REVIEW

Marni Mann is an incredible writer. The emotion, the raw feelings of pain and joy from one book utterly destroyed me but in a beautiful way. Her writing is flawless, unique and addicting. I read Even If it Hurts in one sitting. The story enticed me from the first page and I was unable to put it down. The story begins with Chloe travelling abroad for school, where she meets Oliver and they have a whirlwind romance but unfortunately they are forced apart when she returns home to the states and later meets Lance. She has become a sucessful in her career and falls head over heels for Lance.  I loved Lance and Oliver equally. I was truly invested and my heart took a beating but what a beautiful story in the end. I felt every single emotion. A roller coaster of epic porportions but so truly worth it in the end. These characters will stick with me for a long time to come.

About Marni:
Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

EVEN IF IT HURTS BY MARNI MANN IS LIVE!


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When you have a perfect marriage, only an impossible reconnection could make you risk it all.

Even if it Hurts, an emotionally charged contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author, Marni Mann, is live!

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OLIVER

When I met her, I couldn’t take my eyes off her.

We were so young and so passionate.

We studied business in the day and each other’s bodies at night.

We always knew it would end with the semester, so we loved hard with no regrets.

LANCE

When I met her, I couldn’t get her off my mind.

We were fresh out of college and ready to take on the world.

We fit each other like missing puzzle pieces.

And just when I thought my life was perfect, it got better. She became my wife.

CHLOE

I met my first love while studying abroad in London.

When I moved home, I didn’t think I’d ever fall in love again.

Until I met him. The man who became my husband.

The one I promised a lifetime to.

Then, my first love came back into my life …

And I realized that love was bigger than any one man.

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Download your copy today!

Amazon Worldwide: mybook.to/EvenIfItHurtsMM

Add to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2KQcFUo

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About Marni:

Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

Connect with Marni:

Stay up to Date with Marni by signing up for her mailing list here: http://marnismann.com/about/

HEARTLAND BY SARINA BOWEN IS LIVE!






Expect: cute goats, college parties, caramels, a hot, broody farm boy and a broken girl who can’t stop loving him.

An emotional friends to lovers romance full of risky secrets and late-night lessons in seduction.

Dylan is my best friend, and the only person in my life who understands me. He doesn’t mind my social awkwardness or my weird history. The only glitch? He doesn’t know that I’ve been hopelessly, desperately in love with him since the first day we picked apples together in his family’s orchard.

But I know better than to confess.

Now that I’ve joined him at college, I’m seeing a new side of him. This Dylan drinks and has a lot of sex. None of it with me.

Until the moment I foolishly ask him to tutor me in more than algebra…and he actually says yes.

One crazy night sets our friendship on fire. But now my heart lies in ashes, and nothing will ever be the same again.

Heartland is a standalone college romance set in the True North world. Expect: a young, broody farmer, a giant crush, tasty caramels, cute goats and late night confessions. 





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EXCERPT


“So why were you having a bad day, anyway?” Ellie asks. “Man trouble?”


“Not exactly. It’s more like a lack of man trouble. I kissed my hot algebra tutor. And I wasn’t supposed to.”


Her big eyes widen. “Which hot algebra tutor? You never said.”


“He doesn’t work at the lab,” I say hastily. “He’s a friend. And he wants to stay that way.”


“Oh.” She looks deflated. “That is a bummer.”


“Do you have a boyfriend?”


“No.” She makes a face. “It would be nice, though. This year is kind of lonely. My roommate is a total bitch.”


“Oh, I have one of those, too.”


“Yeah?” Ellie’s eyes brighten. “Does yours steal your clothes and then lie about it?”


“Um, no. She wouldn’t want any of my things. We have singles, anyway. Just a common bathroom.”


“Lucky! She must be easier to stand, then.”


“You’d think.” I take a gulp of mint tea.


“My roommate took my brand-new scarf. With the tags still on! And when I called her out on it, she tried to gaslight me.”


“Gaslight?” I feel my cheeks flush like they sometimes do when I don’t understand the idioms that people use.


“You don’t know Gaslight? It’s a movie from the forties.”


“Ingrid Bergman,” says Dylan’s voice. “We haven’t got around to the classics yet.”


I startle, sloshing my tea over my hand. And when I look up, Dylan is right there. Clear brown eyes. Tousled hair. Tight, muscular body that’s clothed in a nice sweater and ripped jeans. A handsome face that I finally kissed.


Pain slices through me. Because I’m never going to get over him. There will never be a day when I look at Dylan and don’t wish for more.


“Can I talk to you for a quick second?” he asks, taking the mug and grabbing a napkin off the table. He wipes the tea off my hand.


“Now is not a good time,” I say quickly. Because I don’t want to cry in the coffee shop in front of my only new friend.


Dylan actually rolls his eyes. “Fifteen seconds, Chass. Give a man a break.”


“I’d talk to you.” Ellie raises her hand like a school girl. “Pick me.”


And that’s just what I need—another girl in my life who’s swooning for Dylan. Because that always turns out well.


“Fine. Fifteen seconds.” I jump to my feet. Let’s get this over with.


Dylan takes my arm and tows me gently over toward the bulletin board, where nobody is currently reading the flyers for meditation circles and ski equipment sales.


“Look, I’m sorry,” is his opener. “You're avoiding me. Not that I blame you. I'm sorry things got so out of control.”


“Which things?” I ask warily. Because I don’t want an apology for fooling around with me.


“Pick one!” Dylan raises his hands. “All the things. I shouldn’t have been so inappropriate.”


“But…” I know Dylan was in a serious state of drunken depression when he kissed me. It’s not like I was expecting to hear those kisses made him as happy as they made me. But would it kill him to be a little less patronizing? “Dylan, I’m not twelve years old. It was just a kiss or two. I don’t think I’ll need a full course of therapy to recover.”


He blinks. “Okay. Good?”


“So did you really need to drag me over here to apologize a third time? Did you apologize to all the girls you kissed during Spin the Bottle in seventh grade?”


I heard about Spin the Bottle and Seven Minutes in Heaven only last year, by eavesdropping on Debbie and her buddies at another bonfire. I’d been transfixed by their tales of who’d kissed whom over the years and how often.


At thirteen, Spin the Bottle would have sounded like heaven to me. Seven minutes in a closet with a boy? I would have lobbied for eight. I was always the most inappropriate girl in the bunch.


Yet somehow Dylan sees me as some kind of innocent child.


“No. Good point.” He crosses his delicious arms and smiles at me. “You are in a feisty mood today.”


“Is that so wrong?”


“No.” He shakes his handsome head. “Not at all. Are we going to hug it out?” He opens his big arms wide.


Oh boy. I can’t resist stepping into them. And when he pulls me in, I experience the familiar hormone rush that always happens when I’m close to him. Rapid heartbeat? Check. Goosebumps? Check. My nose lands against his flannel shirt.


My mouth is mere inches from his, of course. But this time he has no interest in kissing me. It takes all my willpower to give him a squeeze and then step back.


“Be well, Chass. I’ll leave you to your tutoring session, even if you’re basically cheating on me right now. But we’re still making caramels this weekend, right? I told Griffin we could use six gallons of goat’s milk. Don’t make a liar out of me.”


“I won’t,” I say quickly. I might be slightly irritated at him, but it will blow over. My capacity to forgive him for not loving me back is basically infinite. “We’ll leave right after Friday classes?”


“You got it. And this is for you. Share it with your friend.” He pulls something out of his pocket. “More market research.”


He puts a little box in my hand and then walks away.


As always, it takes me a second to get over my hormone rush. I stand there blinking for a long moment until I realize Ellie is grinning at me from the sofa. So I go back over to her and sit down.


“Wow…” she says, stealing a glance at Dylan’s retreating backside. “Is that hot hunk of Vermont male your algebra tutor?”


“Yes.” My voice is gravel.


“And your future ex-boyfriend?”


“Nope. I’ll never get that chance. He's my best friend, but...” There's no tidy explanation.


“But you want more. I would if it were me.”


I nod, miserable.






REVIEW


4/5 stars

Heartland is Book 7 in Sarina Bowen’s True North Series and is Dylan Shipley’s story. I have loved this series from the first book and couldn't wait to dive into Dylan's story. This is a beautiful friends to lovers romance that will give you all the feels. The perfect combination of heart, emotion, humor and passion. I love the family dynamic on the Shipley farm. They are all so support and caring of each other and I felt completely emmersed in their world as I was reading. Dylan is off in college and works on the weekends at the Shipley Farm. He is a little lost on where is fits in, whether on the Shipley farm full time or something else. The death of his father has hit him hard. He is harbouring some guilt and I really felt for him, although there were also times where I found myself frustrated with him and his immature man-whoring ways but by the end we see huge growth with him which I adored. Chastity has grown up in a cult. We previously meet her in Keepsake. She escapes the cult and is working to figure out life outside of it. Dylan & Chastity are best friends but Chastity has always wanted more from him. I loved their friendship so much. I loved how mentoring Dylan was with Chastity , he was also sweet and protective. I loved their young love and the progression of them moving from friends to lovers. Another incredible book in the True North Series and I cannot wait for the next one.

Friday, January 17, 2020

TEASER: BREATHLESS BY LEX MARTIN COMING FEB 18TH





BREATHLESS (Texas Nights #3) by Lex Martin
Release Date: February 18th
Genre/Trope: Contemporary romance/Boy next door, friends to lovers



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Breathless by USA Today Bestselling author Lex Martin is coming on February 18th! This is an all-new standalone romance in the Texas Nights series (each book features a different couple and are complete standalones).



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Blurb:
Joey…

I wouldn’t say I ran away exactly—twenty-two is too old for that.

I’d call it self-preservation.

I have one objective: protect my heart from the boy next door who has no clue I’ve loved him my whole life, even with a front row seat to his revolving bedroom door.

My escape plan almost worked.

Except I left one thing behind.

Logan Carter hijacked my heart, and now it’s time to get it back. This time for good.



Logan…

I wouldn’t say I’ve been lying this whole time—not about everything.

Not about how much I miss my best friend, and definitely not about how pissed I am that she left with hardly a goodbye.

She’s the last person I ever expected to ghost me, and her absence left a gaping hole in my chest.

When Joey Grayson steps off that bus, I know I’ll do anything to keep her home, and that means finding out the truth.

But I’m not sure how to tell her my truths when I’m living so many lies.

* * *

Breathless is a standalone companion novel to the USA Today bestsellers Shameless and Reckless. Each book features a different couple.
















About the Author:
Lex Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of the Texas Nights series (Reckless/Shameless) and the Dearest series. She writes contemporary romances, the sexy kind with lotsa angst, a whole lotta kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. A former high school English teacher and freelance journalist, she’s lived all over the country but currently resides in her hometown of San Antonio with her husband and twin daughters.

To find out more about her upcoming projects, visit lexmartinwrites.com.

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Monday, January 13, 2020

Sex and Other Shiny Objects by Lauren Blakely is LIVE!





SEX AND OTHER SHINY OBJECTS by Lauren Blakely

Release Date: January 13th
Genre: Contemporary Romance



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SEX AND OTHER SHINY OBJECTS, a fresh, fun, outrageous new best friends to lovers romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely IS LIVE!!

AVAILABLE NOW!!







Performed by Andi Arndt & Jason Clarke and special guest star Julia Whelan.

With additional voices by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon.



CHECK OUT WHAT EARLY REVIEWERS ARE SAYING!!

“This book was the perfect way to start my 2020. Sex and Other Shiny Objects left me with a grin on my face and my heart is still sighing when I think of it.” 

~ Melissa, Goodreads

“These stories from the Boyfriend Material series just keep getting better and better. Just when you think Lauren can’t write a better story, she goes and does it.”

- Joanne on Goodreads

"I absolutely loved this storyline and often wondered if popping buttons and bathtub hijinks were really feasible.  The way that Ms. Blakely presents it is fresh, funny and uncomfortably real!"

~Bibliophile Chloe












AVAILABLE NOW!!






Performed by

Andi Arndt & Jason Clarke and special guest star Julia Whelan.

With additional voices by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon.







Blurb:

The second the test-the-sexy-scenes offer landed in my lap, I said yes.


After all, I've been damn curious about a few things I've read in romance novels. Do buttons truly go flying across the floor when you rip off a guy's shirt? Is staircase sex hella hot or does it leave you with a big old bruise mark on your back? And don’t even get me started on all that panty shredding, and whether it even works.

Time to find out as I embark on Project Sexy Scenes Research, at the request of my hotshot book editor bestie.

All I need is a willing scene partner. Enter Tristan, my best guy friend. The witty, tell-it-like-it-is, bearded hottie volunteers for the experiment.

He's also the guy who gave me the most devastating, toe-curling kiss of my life ten years ago. But nothing has happened since then.
And nothing will come between my panties and our friendship now since we have a plan to keep it PG.

But once the buttons start flying, all bets are off…


REVIEW

4.5 STARS

Sex and Other Shiny Objects is the second book in Boyfriend Material series. We meet Tristan and Peyton in first book in the series, Asking for a Friend. I was excited for their story and it lived up to all my expectations and more.

I am a huge fan of the friends-to-lovers trope and add in Lauren Blakely’s humor and you have the perfect romantic comedy. LB is a master at humor, heart and chemistry. I couldn’t get enough of Tristan and Peyton. They are one of my favorite LB couples to date. The banter and chemistry between them had me turning the pages and kept me completely immersed in their story.


Peyton runs a lingerie shop and a blog to help market her shop. She is in need of some help and knows the only person she can trust is Tristan and comes up with a fun, unique way to do so.


Tristan has always longed for Peyton but the timing was never right and knows now is his chance. He is a confident, sexy alpha male with all the humor, and charisma that I love in LB’s male leads.


Although they may have needed a few nudges and pushes along the way when they do get together their chemistry is explosive with so much, heat and passion.


As I did in asking for a friend I adored the girl’s friendship, Amy, Peyton and Lola are such amazing friends. So loyal, and support to on another. I cannot wait for Lola’s story next.


I adored this book so much and highly recommend it for all rom-com lovers out there.


NOTE: ARC received by the author via Candi Kane PR in exchange of an honest review.








About the Author:

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 sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot love stories for her Lauren Blakely After Dark line.


She'd love to give you a free book today! Check out her web site to grab your free read: https://laurenblakely.com/one-free-book/




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Thursday, January 9, 2020

FOCUSED BY KARLA SORENSEN IS LIVE!


Title: Focused
Author: Karla Sorensen
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date: January 7, 2020






If you've ever seen your teenage crush ten years later, and he turns out to be a complete jerk, then you know how Molly Ward feels. 

The last time she saw Noah Griffin was the regrettable day that she decided to climb into his bedroom window and turn her unrequited crush into something more. 

That day was bad enough, but things are about to get worse. 

Noah has become one of the best football players in the country, and he’s just landed on Molly’s front step. 

As a new addition to the Washington Wolves roster, Noah's presence is the key to Molly’s promotion in the front office. 

The problem is, Noah wants nothing to do with Molly, and his surly attitude is making her job very difficult. 

But he's got another thing coming if he thinks Molly will be intimidated by one grumpy football player, no matter how much he hates being around her. 

Once these two go head to head, their mutual dislike explodes into undeniable chemistry. But with what they have at stake, they just might detonate everything else along with it.



Michelle Claypot_reads “All the stars in the world for this! What a way to kick off my reading for 2020!! Oh my heart! This was absolute perfection.”

The Overflowing Bookcase “A wonderful novel that will become one I will re-read time and time again.”

PP’s Bookshelf “I just love when authors make me feel every single confusing, infuriating, breathtaking and heartbreaking feeling right in my heart. And Karla Sorensen did exactly that in Focused.”





REVIEW

4/5 STARS

I was a HUGE fan of the author's Washington Wolves Series so when I found out she would be writing the Ward Sisters books, I could not wait! This book is Molly & Noah's story and oh how I loved it. We first meet Molly & Noah when she is caught sneaking into his bedroom at the end of the Marriage Effect. A relationship between these two at the time was off limits as she was a minor and he a budding football star. Noah's father and Molly's brother Logan were not at all happy at catching them together.

Fast forward 9 years later, Molly is working in marketing for the Washington Wolves and Noah has just been traded to the team and circumstances bring both Molly and Noah back together. Noah is everything I expected him to be. A full on grumpy/growly alpha man with a few walls to break down but a huge heart once you do. Intially he is focused on football only and isnt about to let any distractions get in his way. The slow burn betweem them I loved. Their was a ton of chemistry and build up and had me flipping the pages quickly. They go from enemies to friend to lovers and there is nothing instant about it. Which I LOVED. I also loved the wit and banter with lots of steamy chemistry.

NOTE: ARC received by the author in exchange on a honest review.



Well, let’s see ... I’m a wife and a mother. If the things that I write bring a smile to someone's face, then I've done my job. I am obsessed with Outlander (both the books and the show). I’m almost exclusively a romance reader, which means some people will never consider me a literary snob. If I could meet one historical figure, it would be Jane Austen. I received my Bachelors in Public Relations and worked in health care marketing before I had my babies. I hate Twitter. I do it, but I hate it. Also, if you want to get on my good side, bring me wine and I'll love you forever.




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