BIG STICK BY R.C. STEPHENS
Release Date: September 17, 2018
SYNOPSIS
"A sexy NHL player, a sassy heroine, and a heartfelt romance that kept me engaged from beginning to end!" — NYT bestseller Mia Sheridan
Hockey is my life. And it's a great one. There's an endless line of women, and I get to hang with my best friend Oli. Everything is perfect until she shows up. Oli's twin sister, Flynn...hates my guts. I don't blame her. I'm part of one of the worst nights of her life.
Now she's next door and seeing her every day is killing me slowly. I wonder if we can ever get back to being friends. The way she looks at me sometimes, well, let's just say my hockey stick isn't the only thing that's feeling hard these days.
But if she finds out the secrets I'm keeping, forgiveness will be the last thing on her mind.
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Big Stick by R.C. StephensMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Big Stick is more than high flying innuendos. It's about taking risks both on and off the ice. Stephens appeals to the vulnerabilities. The emotions that haunt our ever waking moments. Myles and Flynn have to look beyond Neverland and face the real world. Big Stick is a dialogue of the heart. A captivating tale of survival and second chances.
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SYNOPSIS
Ronan Byrne, the oldest of the Byrne Brothers, is the hottest bachelor in the small town of Blossom, Nevada. With his jet black hair, sapphire eyes, and a body sculpted by manual labor and not a personal trainer, every woman wants him in her bed. But he wants a challenge, not a woman who fawns all over him. However, with the financial trouble his family's dude ranch is having, he has no inclination to date, let alone get married.
Then he meets a mystery blonde who won't give him the time of day, and he is instantly drawn to her. She is Blakely Pierce, a Manhattan businesswoman who is in town to serve as maid of honor at her best friend's wedding. With her demanding career, she has no interest in romance, but unbeknownst to her, Ronan is the best man at the same wedding to be held at the ranch. The more she ignores him, the more he is curious about her and why she keeps running away from him. He refuses to give up on Blakely because he knows she is worth the fight, but he only has so long until it's time for Blakely to return to her life in New York City.
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REVIEW: HIS FOR NOW (THE BYRNE BROTHERS) BY SOFIA TATE
His for Now by Sofia Tate
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Tate finds strength in vulnerability. Her characters are people that are perfectly flawed, yet larger than life. In their weakest moments is when their courageous spirit shines through. Ronan and Blakely are caught in a masquerade of their own making. She's a woman on the mend, afraid to let anyone get too close. He's a man in need of an escape from the hassle his world has become. What ensues is a challenge that chips away at the pain of disappointment, the fear of self-doubt and illuminates the power of love. There's beauty in heartbreak. His For Now is a watercolor of love in all shades.
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AMERICAN ASSHOLE (BACHELOR INTERNATIONAL) BY TARA SUE ME
Release Date: September 17, 2018
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He’s a self proclaimed bastard with a double helping of lying asshole.
Mia Matthews never thought much of big shot matchmaker Tenor Butler, but when she finds out he loaned her late business partner a quarter of a million dollars and no one told her, there aren’t enough four letter words to describe him. She’d like nothing more than to pretend Tenor doesn’t exist, but she owes him all that money, not to mention he’s hot as hell.
Tenor doesn’t see why it’s his fault Mia didn’t know about the loan. In fact, he thinks he’s being very magnanimous when he offers to forgive the loan if Mia closes her own matchmaking business and works for him for five years. But as he gets closer to Mia, he realizes two things: 1) he doesn’t want her as an employee and 2) she hates his guts.
When an old flame threatens them both, Mia and Tenor find themselves working together and are unable to ignore their mutual attraction. But it might be too late for these two romance experts to create their own love story.
This is a standalone romance. No cliffhanger.
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REVIEW: AMERICAN ASSHOLE (BACHELOR INTERNATIONAL) BY TARA SUE ME
American Asshole by Tara Sue Me
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
He's no gentleman, but he's all heart. He just doesn't know it yet. American Asshole takes personality clashes on with an arrogant jerk and his headstrong rival. Tenor may be his own worst enemy. His bark, has nothing on his bite. Business is the name of the game and he's about to get schooled in matters of the heart. The battle of the dueling matchmakers takes a knock out punch when the man with no heart discovers he just might have met his match. Mia could be his happy ending, if he tones down his pride and listens to his heart. American Asshole is what happens when love gone wrong, comes right. Electricity is the star of the show and this couple makes sure you feel the burn.
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CONNECTED BY A KISS: A REGENCY HOLIDAY COLLECTION BY CHRISTINA MCKNIGHT, AMANDA MARIEL, DAWN BROWER
Release Date: September 18, 2018
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A Kiss At Christmastide by Christina McKnight
After a ruinous London season, Lady Pippa Godfrey has given up on the idea of true love--until a devilishly handsome stranger arrives at her Somerset estate, seeking shelter from a winter storm. Soon, she's daring to claim a Christmas kiss with Lucas Hatfield, the Earl of Maddox, but when the storm abates, will he break her heart like all the rest?
How To Kiss A Rogue by Amanda Mariel
Lady Natalie's betrothal is ended and frees her to pursue the man of her dreams. During a holiday party she discovers the lord she desires in attendance. So hatches a plan to snare him.
A Wallflower’s Christmas Kiss by Dawn Brower
An arranged betrothal has Lady Juliette Brooks seeking out her former childhood friend, the Duke of Kissinger to beg him to honor his long ago promise. Grayson Abbot has no desire to marry, but he always keeps his word. As they race to Scotland they rediscover the joy of friendship and a passion neither planned on.
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REVIEW: CONNECTED BY A KISS: A REGENCY HOLIDAY COLLECTION BY CHRISTINA MCKNIGHT, AMANDA MARIEL, DAWN BROWER
Connected By A Kiss: Regency Holiday Collection by Christina McKnight
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Historical romance has always been my genre of choice. Connected by a Kiss mixes romance, suspense and heart to wrap any lover of regency romance up in love.
A Kiss at Christmastide by Christina McKnight - When a scandal ruins her chances at a her first London Season, she enters into seclusion and shuts herself off from it all. A stranger, a snowstorm and the hands of fate may just bring her isolation to an end. Pippa and Lucas embody all the qualities I look for in a story. Ms. McKnight evokes an emotional connection with Pippa from the very beginning. Her panic, heartbreak and loneliness make her an open book and jumped right out at me. Lucas was harder to figure out but a mystery worth solving. I couldn't help but fall for this beautiful fairytale.
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REID (VESTED INTEREST) BY MELANIE MORELAND
Release Date: September 18, 2018
SYNOPSIS
You’ve met the men of BAM. Now get to know the rebel.
Who is Reid Matthews?
A child, abandoned and unloved.
A teen, adrift and disregarded, using his superior tech skills for the wrong intentions.
A young adult, his future overshadowed by his prison record, his life an endless loop of loneliness.
Until he is given a second chance and a new life emerges.
A career he once thought he could only dream of, surrounded by people who show him that family and home aren’t simply words.
And a girl who shows him the greatest, most complex code he could ever write.
Love.
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REVIEW: REID (VESTED INTEREST) BY MELANIE MORELAND
Reid by Melanie Moreland
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Misjudged, misrepresented, misunderstood. Reid is a new beginning for a broken heart. From birth he was labeled a washout, but he was destined for so much more. Moreland went beyond the battered man and delved into his strengths. Love was only a misstep away and he found it in a bunch of tough guys with a lot of heart. The men of BAM gave him the power to dream. Finding Becca gave him a treasure more precious than any gold. It taught him how to love. I loved Aiden, Bentley and Maddox but I fell in love with Reid.
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THE DUKE OF DESIRE (THE 1797 CLUB) BY JESS MICHAELS
Release Date: September 18, 2018
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The 9th Book in the beloved 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels
Robert Smithton, Duke of Roseford is known for his lusty appetites and his cold, cold heart. Still thanks to his title and his fortune, everyone wants him and he’s bored of it all. He wants something, but he cannot place what exactly that is. Until he meets Katherine, the Countess of Gainsworth.
Married for six months to an old man who died when they were making love, Katherine is just returning to Society. Although scandal follows her, so does interest, as the men of Society wonder about her prowess if it could kill a man. When Robert begins to pursue her, she is horrified. After all, she blames him for the circumstances that sent her into her loveless marriage in the first place.
When Katherine ignores him, Robert only pushes harder and ultimately she begins to wonder if revenge is a dish best served through desire. What she finds when she touches him at last is pleasure unlike any she’s ever known, and a connection she does not wish to feel. Now she must decide if she wants revenge or happiness and Robert must determine if love is worth fighting for.
Length: Full-length novel
Heat Level: Seduction, scandal and lots of sin!
This book is part of a series (The 1797 Club), but can be read as a standalone book.
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REVIEW: THE DUKE OF DESIRE (THE 1797 CLUB) BY JESS MICHAELS
The Duke of Desire by Jess Michaels
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Duke of Desire (The 1797 Club, #9) by Jess Michaels
She's working to live down her reputation. He's intent on living up to his. The world seems to have them all figured out, but not everything is as it seems. The Duke of Desire is a tale of redemption for two misunderstood hearts. Robert and Katherine are victims of circumstance. Prisoners of their own past hurts. Yet for some reason fate refuses to give up on these broken souls. Jess Michaels proves that even the most jaded of hearts is worth saving in the end. How can you not love a reformed rake?
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ROCK MY HEART (SALON GAMES) BY STEPHANIE JULIAN
Release Date: September 18, 2018
SYNOPSIS
On the surface, Sebastian "Baz" Valenti is a rock god with the lifestyle to match. With his drop-dead gorgeous looks and his band, Baseline Sins, at the top of the charts, he can have any woman he wants. But the constant touring and recording has taken its toll. Now he’s turned to scoring films, a gig that has introduced him to the one woman he really wants but can’t have...
Trudeau Morrison is all business all the time. As managing director of ManDown Films, it’s her job to keep Baz focused on business too. It’s not an easy task, considering Baz has made no secret of his desire for her. But Tru doesn’t want to get involved with a rock star, even if he is the hottest man she’s ever met.
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REVIEW: ROCK MY HEART (SALON GAMES) BY STEPHANIE JULIAN
Rock My Heart: a Salon Games novel by Stephanie Julian
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Baz finds himself on a journey of self - discovery that leads him to his heart's desire. Rock My Heart is the story of a rock star working his way through a lifetime of baggage. The star life has become a cursed noose around his neck and he yearns to claw his way out. Along the way he learns more about himself as an individual and comes to face with his soulmate. Can the life of the party change his ways for love? Julian turns naughty into nice with a heart racing read.
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SPIN THE BOTTLE (FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HALL) BY SARA WYLDE
Release Date: September 18, 2018
SYNOPSIS
Spin the Bottle
Fast Times at Ridgemont Hall #2
Jax
I’m a virgin, but I don’t want to be. I just want to get it over with, so I made a list. I held interviews. (I know, I’m a total Type A.) The winner is Sebastian Rathbone. Grade A Beefcake who plays defense for the Grizzlies’ Rugby team. Manwhore extraordinaire. So basically, a professional. The problem? My best friend, Matt. For some reason, he wanted me to pick him. I’d never choose him because then I’d fall in love and I remember the hell that was middle school. Now that he’s grown into his head and feet, and he is by definition also Grade A Beefcake, there’s even less chance he’d ever feel more than friendship for me. Why put myself through that? I thought I’d locked all of that away until a game of Spin the Bottle makes me doubt everything. Especially the lie I’ve been telling myself about not being in love with my best friend.
Matt
Sebastian Rathbone? Dude. No way. He’s not a bad guy, but he’s not the guy for Jax. If anyone knows the guy for Jax, that’s me. It hurts I wasn’t even consulted. Actually, what bothers me the most is that she didn’t ask me to be the one. To punch her V-Card, I mean. I’m pretty good at what I do, or so I’ve been told. It should be a good memory. Something special. And lemme tell you, Rathboner isn’t going to make it special for anyone. I don’t like it that there’s this part of her she’s going to give to someone else, but I guess I have to get right with it. I’m the best friend. Not the lover. Except when faced with losing her, I’ll have to take a spin on chance just one more time.
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REVIEW: SPIN THE BOTTLE (FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HALL) BY SARA WYLDE
Spin the Bottle by Sara Wylde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Spin the Bottle explores a time when complicated seemed simple and responsibilities were as far off as the horizon. Wylde journeys back to a time of teen angst and young love. Matt and Jax are learning how to navigate emotional entanglements, as they blossom from youth to adulthood. At stake is a friendship neither wants to live without and feelings that each find it hard to explore. It's a nostalgic ride into the past to find a chance at a future. A sweet coming of age tale that banks everything on reaching the heart.
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FORTUNATE ENCOUNTERS (THE SIGNS) BY CATERINA PASSARELLI
Release Date: September 20, 2018
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Sitting down at the wrong table in a bar turned my life upside down.
I was supposed to be on a date with one man but made a huge mistake. A mistake I keep bumping into all over New York City.
Clark is arrogant, straightforward and takes what he wants. And right now his sight is set on me.
But he’s proposing friends with benefits.
And I’d rather eat dirt than agree to that.
After an “enough is enough” moment, I turned to the Universe for help & asked for a special sign.
And it’s just my luck … looks like rabbits & romance really do mix!
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REVIEW: FORTUNATE ENCOUNTERS (THE SIGNS) BY CATERINA PASSARELLI
Fortunate Encounters by Caterina Passarelli
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
There are no straight lines when it comes to love. It's the detours that keep things interesting. Passarelli dares to be interesting. With humor, heart and honest emotion Fortunate Encounters is that melt in your heart kind of treat. Juliette is a woman with the world at feet until she discovers fate has other plans. A chance encounter has lasting repercussions for two unknowing strangers. Clark and Juliette remind that there is more to life than the serious moments. Sometimes life calls for stirring things up.
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