AUDIO REVIEW: Fortuity by Jewel E. Ann

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Jewel E. Ann comes a sexy, unforgettable, and powerful story about unexpected love, sacrifice, and daring to dream again.

Forty-something Gracelyn Glock is living the dream.

No husband.

No retirement plan.

And since her self-imposed man-ban — no need to shave above her knees.

After a tragic accident, Gracelyn inherits her 10-year-old nephew. She signs a lease on a San Diego beach house and learns their neighbors for the summer are a sexy anatomy professor and his young daughter.

Professor Nathaniel Hunt has spent the last decade being a single dad…and not having sex.

So when he discovers Gracelyn has a peculiar outdoor stripping ritual, a million inappropriate thoughts fill his responsible mind.

When kisses are stolen, man-bans are broken, and summer comes to an end, will hearts stay in one piece and hope stay alive? Or will saying goodbye destroy everything?

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REVIEW

Fortuity by Jewel E. Ann

Narrated by: Tia Becker

Overall: 4 stars

Narration: 3 stars

Story: 4 stars

Fortuity is a beautiful story about finding a second chance at love after terrible loss. Jewel E. Ann is such a powerful story teller and this book had me feeling all the emotions.

Nathaniel Hunt is a single dad, to Morgan. After the loss of his wife, Nate has spent the last 8 years travelling with her. She has seen a lot of the world through her travels and is smart and witty, and such a ray of sunshine. She is wise beyond her years, and I adored her personality.

After the death of her sister,and brother in law, Gracelyn now has the responsibility of raising her 10 year old nephew, Gabe. At 41 years old this is a big life change for her, and she is finding her footing slowly but surely.

The best part of this story were the children. They stole the show for me!

While I adored Gracelyn and Nate there were elements of their love story that felt forced and at times was missing the passion and chemistry I look for in a romance novel.

Tia Becker is a new to me narrator. She did a beautiful job however I struggle when a female lead is cast to read the male POV in 1st person and I felt it took away from the story.

AUDIO REVIEW: Let it Show by Tawna Fenske

From USA Today best-selling author Tawna Fenske comes the second book in the Juniper Ridge series performed by Jason Clarke and Erin Mallon! 

How the hell did I end up on TV faking like I’m not falling for the world’s sexiest shrink?

Yeah, I agreed to live at an old cult compound and let cameras tail me around, but a plotline about a grumpy single dad finding love? Big nope. All I want is a brewery to run and a fresh start with my daughter. Just toss me the keys, keep the psych sessions short, and remind me again why I can’t fall for Dr. Mari Judson.

At least I’m not alone. She’s as thirsty as I am for what’s brewing between us, but Mari runs scared when we get close. Something’s stopping her, and a woman with secrets is a recipe for heartache. Trust me, I know.

Blame her sexy brain, her quirky parrot, or the way my kid adores her, but I can’t quit chasing Mari. It’s bound to blow up like a can of Kolsch tossed down the stairs, so why can’t we stay apart?

And why do I think the good doc is hiding something huge?

REVIEW

4 stars!

Let it Show is Tawna Fenske's second book in her Juniper Ridge Series. It is a single dad, romantic comedy. The concept is quite unique. An ex cult compound turned into a community to be featured on a reality TV show.

Griffin is a talented Brew Master. He is a hard working single dad. He has some emotional scars after his divorce and is focused on starting over and providing a good life for his teenage daughter.

Mari is the community’s psychologist. I liked her immediately. She has a sweet, quirky personality and although she tried hard to resist her attraction to Griffin, it soon becomes impossible. A relationship between she and Griffin is very much complicated in the fact that she has no choice but to keep some serious secrets from him due to patient/doctor confidentiality.

Mari and Griffin have intense, undeniable chemistry that they could not ignore. Conflict was inevitable given the secrets she was keeping but I liked how all was resolved in the end and throughly enjoyed this audiobook. 

As always the narration done by Jason Clarke and Erin Mallon was perfection. Their voices pair well together and they did an incredible job bringing this story to life.

*Advanced listener copy received from Piece of Cake Audiobooks in exchange of a honest review.

REVIEW: My Kind of Beautiful by Nikki Ash

Title: My Kind of Beautiful

Series: Finding Love Series

Author: Nikki Ash

Genre: New Adult Romance

Release Date: March 25, 2021

Lexi

You don’t find love... it finds you.

Alec is the steady in my crazy, the light to my dark. My best friend.

He might be the one for me, but I’m not the one for him.

He deserves to have a wife, kids, a home—the complete package.

How can I build those things with him when I feel so incomplete, afraid I’ll never be enough?

I lose myself in surfing and my art, desperate to find the meaning of my life.

Until Alec confesses his feelings to me, and a tidal wave of emotions threatens to take me under.

Because I feel the same.

But the darkness isn’t finished with me... not even close.

Alec

You can’t help who you love.

It’s always been her—my wild and carefree best friend.

I know she thinks she’s not enough, but she’s exactly my kind of beautiful.

But a girl like Lexi needs to be free, and I would rather love her from afar and keep my best friend, than love and lose her.

Then an unexpected loss shatters my world and all bets are off... proving life is too short.

No more secrets, no more waiting.

It’s time to make Lexi mine.

Mine to kiss, mine to touch, mine to love.

All. Mine.

REVIEW

5 stars!

My Kind of Beautiful by Nikki Ash is a stunning, beautiful and emotional friends to lovers story. It is filled with angst, tension, suspense and all the feels. From the moment I started this I could not put the book down. I was immersed in the story, the characters and their journey to love.

Alec is a firefighter, he has strong family values and is in love with his best friend, Lexi. After a devastating loss he does not want to waste a single moment more without letting Lexi know how he feels as he realizes life is too short to live with regrets.  I adored his determination. The moment he decided he is going all in with Lexi he does not give up for one moment.

Lexi is free-spirted, beautiful and has a huge heart. Her passions in life are her art and surf board. Lexi has an amazing supportive family but feels something lacking and is fearful she will not be enough for Alec. 

The passion and the romance between Lexi and Alec is timeless and unconditional. They adored each other as best friends for many years and the moment they give into their feelings for each and let go of the fear of loosing their best friend their connection is everything. 

Through a series of events Alec and Lexi's relationship is tested in many ways and how they stay strong through it all was true beauty and pulled at my heartstrings.

I loved this beautiful story SO much and I cannot wait for Georgia and Chase's story next in My Kind of Perfect.

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COVER REVEAL: Wanted Wed or Alive by Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov

A runaway groom. A cautious neighbor. Too many sexually fueled run-ins to speak of.

Wanted Wed or Alive, an all-new standalone romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov, is coming April 22nd and we have the steamy cover!

Mya...

I came to New York for a fresh start.

A new job. A new apartment. A new life.

The last thing I’m looking for is a man.

Been there.

Done that.

Jesse…

I flee for my life when I leave Chicago.

Escaping a lifetime of misery.

But from the moment my eyes land on Mya Whitfield—I’m done for.

And don’t even get me started on watching her play the cello.

I’ve never envied anything the way I envy that enormous piece of wood between her legs.

Move over, cello…

There’s a new man in town.

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Willow Aster is the author of USA Today bestseller, True Love Story, In the Fields, Maybe Maby, Fade to Red, Lilith (formerly known as Whore), 5,331 Miles, Miles Ahead, The Kingdoms of Sin series, and co-author of The End of Men series with Tarryn Fisher. Willow loves nothing more than writing the day away—anywhere will do. Her husband and two children graciously put up with her endless daydreaming; otherwise, the writing would never get done. She’s also an avid reader, and has been known to walk, cook, and clean with her nose in a book. She’s lived in Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, and California, but Minnesota has captured her now and doesn’t seem to be letting go. Although shy, this lifelong writer and artist is convinced that the best part of this career for her is meeting and connecting with readers, authors, and all of those in this community of lovers of words.

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Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost grown kids, and dog-whisperer to a couple of crazy Yorkies. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after.

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COVER REVEAL: Tattered Stars by Catherine Cowles

Tattered Stars, an all new emotional small town standalone romance from bestselling author Catherine Cowles is coming February 1st 2022, and we have the beautiful cover!

Be brave. Just for sixty seconds. Twenty breaths.

One night changed them both forever.

Their lives shattered, beyond repair, with jagged edges and pieces askew.

Now, Everly has a chance to make things right. To bring healing to the place where everything fell apart. But it means facing the family her father almost destroyed, and the boy with the dark eyes—now grown—who still haunts her dreams.

Just one breath away from having your life ripped out from under you.

The last thing Hayes wants is another reminder of all the ways he failed sixteen years ago. When Everly drives back into Wolf Gap, his only mission is to get her to leave. For his family’s sake, and for his own, those demons need to stay buried for good.

But everything about this woman is a surprise, from her spine of steel to the sanctuary she hopes to create with the land her mother left behind. And Hayes is powerless to stay away.

As a careful friendship sparks into something more, someone watches. And they’ll do anything to tear it all apart…

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Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine has had her nose in a book since the time she could read and finally decided to write down some of her own stories. When she's not writing she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.

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REVIEW: One More Time by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Title: One More Time

Series: Ruby Falls #2

Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 23, 2021

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Back in her hometown of Ruby Falls, Aria Heart is determined to find herself and the happiness that has always felt just out of reach. Something that would be a lot easier to do if her parents weren’t so close by, reminding her just why she left town as soon as she could, and if the house she just purchased wasn’t already giving her problems.

Just when Aria starts to second guess her decision, Tide Goodman knocks on her door and shoves his way under her defenses. Is it possible that the happiness she’s been searching for is attached to a man like Tide, the guy she crushed on in high school who didn’t even seem to know she existed? A man with an adorable daughter and baggage of his own?

In order to find out, she’ll have to put everything, including her heart, on the line one more time.

If you loved Falling Fast and Tide you're going to want to read this book.

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REVIEW

4 stars!

One More Time is the second standalone book in Aurora Rose Reynolds' Ruby Falls Series. After finishing and devouring Falling Fast and 'falling' hard for Colton and Gia, I could not wait for Tide's story. This is a light, feel good romance. It is an addicting story that I could not put down.

Aria has returned to her hometown in Tennessee. She is divorced and starting over. She has purchased a new home in need of repairs, and Tide is the contractor assigned to the job. Tide is Aria's high school crush and from the moment they meet their attraction is instant.

Tide's daughter Olivia was adorable. I loved her in Falling Fast and fell for her even more in this book. Tide is the perfect swoony hero. He is an attentive single dad, has a great relationship with his parents, is best friends with Colton. I fell for him immediately.

Aria I struggled to connect with intially but I did warm up to her in the end and I adored how their story concludes with the sweetest epilogue.

This story is low-angst and it has everything I have come to love from this author. Humor, sexy banter, passionate characters, friendship and love.

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Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground Kings and Shooting Stars.

Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.

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