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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Beautifully Scarred, by H.P. Davenport

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BLURB

With her past firmly behind her where it belongs, Juliette has made a career out of turning her scars into art. She uses her skills to help others cover the evidence of their pain, too.

 

But some scars are too deep, too painful for anyone to hide completely.

 

Juliette has everything she could ever need–great parents, her dream job, the best friend a girl could ask for, and a new body to warm her bed whenever she wants. With her focus firmly on the here and now, she never expects a kiss from a stranger to throw a bomb in the middle of her carefully constructed life.

 

Every wound leaves a scar.

 

Every scar tells a story.

 

Her story left her beautifully scarred.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

 

Oh my goodness, this book is fantastic. I’m not even going to tag it with all of my shelves that it should be on, because you need to go into this book blind. It’s not easy to read — but the ending is so, so wonderful, and the connection between Mills and Lee is amazing, and the kind of thing that makes you believe in fate and some kind of greater power.

Mills had a horrific childhood, suffered extreme abuse at the hands of her foster family, and 20 years later still remains guarded and has a wall of armor up around herself. She was adopted by great people, and she found her calling as a tattoo artist. She’s also found great joy in donating her services to people who want to cover up their scars with body art, helping them turn something shameful into something to wear with pride. In her personal life, Mills doesn’t do repeats, doesn’t do relationships. But that all gets blown apart after one kiss with a stranger she meets at a bar.
There’s an instant connection between Mills and Lee, and they both feel it deep down in their bones. Why they feel that connection — well, I was in tears by that point of the book. Mills is a tough nut to crack, but Lee doesn’t give up and their relationship ends up healing the internal scars and wounds that they are both carrying. Mills is so much stronger than she gives herself credit for. She is a warrior, a survivor, and Lee is the soldier fighting along side of her in more ways than she ever imagined.

Read this book. Don’t read too much into the reviews. Just read this book. You won’t be sorry.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Hate You (Not), by Ella James

 

 

HATE YOU (NOT) by Ella James
Release Date: February 12th

 

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Blurb:
I didn’t know I was that person. You know—the one who gets the kids. But that’s what the will said. June Lawler: Legal Guardian.

My niece and nephew are 6 and 9, and all they’ve ever known is San Francisco. I arrive the day after the wreck, pack up my sister’s mansion, and fly them back to Georgia.

The small-town farm where their mom and I grew up isn’t what it once was, but it’s home. That’s all they really need.

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I was courting an investor when it happened. Tromped all up and down the Himalayas, and he didn’t even buy in. It was a week before I found out what I’d lost. My little brother meant the world to me. Now even his kids are gone.

Spirited away to Heat Springs, Georgia—population 298.

They’re living on a farm that’s half a breath from bank foreclosure with a 26-year-old who didn’t finish high school. Nowhereville is not the place for little Mastersons. But I’ll get them back. It’s the money she must want, and I’ve got lots of that.

“June Bug” Lawler is poorer than that red dirt she comes from. I can make her dreams come true—and do one last thing for my brother.

I hate him.

She makes me crazy.

He thinks he can buy me off! I’ve never met a man so arrogant.

There’s no woman anywhere more stubborn.

I wish I had never met him.

But that’s not the story.

 

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Another entertaining book from Ella James. Hate You (Not) is a slow burn, enemies to lovers romance. When her sister and brother-in-law are tragically killed in an accident, farmgirl June finds herself the guardian of her young niece and nephew. She moves the kids from their ritzy home in San Francisco to the sticks of Georgia — and their wealthy uncle, Burke, soon comes knocking on the door wanting the kids back.

As he spends time with June and the kids, Burke can see how the lifestyle June can provide for them may not come with all the belles and whistles that his financial status can afford them, but is a much more solid and loving foundation. He relents in his quest to gain custody of the kids, and along the way finds himself falling for June. And despite her initial insistence that Burke was Satan, June falls for him right back.

This book didn’t give me all the feels that some of Ella’s other books did, however. I felt like I turned the page and suddenly Burke had changed his career with no build-up or explanation, had developed feelings for June but was trying to keep his distance from her, and she had fallen for him. There is one hot night in the swimming pool that is more or less hate-sex, but I didn’t feel like I saw them falling for one another. And that’s what made all the difference for me in how highly I rated this book.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About the Author:
Ella James is the USA Today and Amazon Top 10 bestselling author of twenty teen and adult love stories. She’s an angst-a-holic who loves exploring difficult situations and the emotions of the people caught up in them. Also, smut. But always, always romance.

Ella is an Alabama native who makes her home near Boulder, Colorado, with her writer husband, three young children, and hyperactive dog. When she’s not writing, she can be found hiking the foothills, taking nature photos for her Instagram account, and swilling vanilla cream soda.

 

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Excerpt: Never Date A Doctor, by Melanie A. Smith

Never Date a Doctor
Melanie A. Smith
Publication date: February 25th 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

From best-selling author Melanie A. Smith comes the first book in a new series of steamy contemporary medical romance standalone novels about life lessons that break all the rules.

What’s the first rule of nurse’s club? That’s right: Never date a doctor. Which Sasha Suvorin has no intention of doing anyway, since she’s a nurse at Rutherford Hospital by day and working on her master’s degree by night. Who has time for dating, much less dating someone you work with? Bad idea much?

That is, until the sexy British Dr. Caleb Thompson starts at her hospital. It also doesn’t help that he’s exactly her type with his dark hair, blue eyes, and rockin’ bod. Or that he’s not your typical arrogant and bossy surgeon. But Sasha isn’t so easily convinced, and she soon discovers Dr. Hottie has a past that puts a stop to whatever she might have been feeling before anything ever starts between them.

Unfortunately, working together means facing temptation. Every. Single. Day. Is Sasha strong enough to resist what might just be the perfect man? And if she gives in, will Cal’s past stay in the past? Sasha may be used to playing it safe, but life has a way of teaching its lessons … one way or another.

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EXCERPT

 

“It’s rare for me. This,” he gestures between us, “is rare.”

I swallow hard, the proximity to him reminding me of how true that is. How he affects me in ways I can’t control or explain. “It is,” I agree softly.

He runs a hand through his hair, tucking his lip into his mouth and a wave of desire tingles through me.

“Are you going to kiss me or what?” I tease. “Because if you keep doing that thing with your —” I’m cut off by his mouth descending hungrily onto mine. His hands slides up my thigh, pulling me into him as his lips tease at mine, his tongue sliding across my lip. I open to him, moving my hands into his hair as the kiss intensifies.

I needn’t have worried about it being bad. Sparks shoot through me as our tongues meld, as his hands grip and massage at my thighs and backside. I pull myself into him without thought, needing more. The world melts away for the second time since I first saw him, and all I know is the feel of his mouth on mine, the sexy texture of his rough beard on my face, the pounding of my heart.

When he ends the kiss, he leans his forehead to mine, and we’re both breathing heavily.

“Bloody hell,” he says on a sigh. “That was so much better than I’d ever imagined.”

Unable to respond, I slide a hand down to rest on his chest, where I can feel his heart pounding every bit as hard as mine. His hand finds my chin, and he leans back, tilting my face up to look into his.

“Ever since that first day when I thought you knew me, it left me with the sense that I knew you too,” he says, his eyes searching mine. “You feel … I can’t even explain it …”

“Familiar,” I whisper.

His eyes close for a moment and he nods. “Yes,” he agrees.

Author Bio:

Melanie A. Smith is the best-selling author of The Safeguarded Heart Series and other contemporary romance fiction. Originally from upstate New York, she spent most of her childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Los Angeles for college. After that, she spent almost fifteen years in the Seattle Area, and now lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas with her family.

A voracious reader and lifelong writer, Melanie’s writing began at a young age with short stories and poetry. Having completed a bachelor of science in electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master’s in business administration at the University of Washington, her writing abilities were mainly utilized for technical documents as a lead engineer for the Boeing Company, where she worked for ten years.

After shifting careers to domestic engineering and property management in 2015, she eventually found a balance where she was able to return to writing fiction.

Melanie is also a Mensan and enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and driving with the windows down and the stereo cranked up loud.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: My Bestie’s Ex, by Piper Rayne

 

 

I can’t borrow him.
 

 

He’s not a sweater or a skirt.

 

 

 

 

He’s not even her favorite dress—the lucky one she wears on first dates. The one she probably wore on her first date with him.

 

 

 

 

In my defense, I didn’t know who he was. To me, he was a cool, calm, confident stranger. He was perfection for the entire hour and a half train ride while the concrete jungle turned into a rolling green landscape.

 

 

 

To an outsider, we probably appeared more friends than hopeful lovers. But my blush came quickly, and his dimples indented with every smile. We definitely shared a spark of what could be.

 

 

 

Too bad I didn’t know who he was before I fell for him, because he can’t be mine.

 


 

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I really liked this kick-off to a new series by Piper Rayne. It’s a spin-off of the Blue Collar Heroes series, and My Bestie’s Ex starts with the little sister of the Mancini brothers.

There’s an immediate connection with Blanca and Ethan, from the moment that they meet on the train one Sunday night. The chance meeting has an effect on both of them, so they are both wildly disappointed to discover the next morning that Blanca is Ethan’s new co-worker. Ethan has some commitment issues, some anger issues stemming from his family, so he really waffles on whether or not to even date Blanca. And after lots of mixed signals and hot and cold behavior, Blanca puts him in his place, refusing to be a doormat if he doesn’t want to take a chance.

The little bubble that Ethan and Blanca are living in come crashing down when they discover that the childhood best friend she recently reconnected with and is living with is Ethan’s ex. There’s no breaking of girl code, since Blanca’d never met him and the rest of the crew calls him Sigmund. It all blows up in their faces, of course, when pal Dylan pieces it all together, and there’s a lot of great conversations that come out of the revelation. A lot of honest conversations are had by all three parties.

I really loved how mature they all were about it. I really loved the connection between Ethan and Blanca. Once he got over things and committed to her, he opens up his heart and their connection jumped off the page.

There are some hysterical appearances by Blanca’s older brothers and their women, for fans who read the Blue Collar series, but not enough that I felt lost for not having read those three books. I can’t wait to see what comes next for the Rooftop Crew, expecially Dylan and Rian!! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Piper Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because we’re not one author, we’re two. Yep, you get two USA Today Bestselling authors for the price of one. Our goal is to bring you romance stories that have “Heartwarming Humor With a Side of Sizzle” (okay…you caught us, that’s our tagline). 

 

 

 

A little about us…. We both have kindle’s full of one-clickable books. We’re both marries to husbands who drive us to drink. We’re both chauffeurs to our kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes and quirky heroines that make us laugh, and we hope you do, too.

 

 

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Always Yours, by Kennedy Fox


Rehearsals, leotards, and textbooks—that was my life. 
Dancing is all I’ve ever known, but when Liam’s problems turn everything upside down, I’m thrust into a world I know nothing about. Secrets and betrayal changed the man I’ve fallen for and he isn’t who I thought he was. Regardless, Liam is all I’ve ever wanted and though I’m struggling with my emotions, deep down I’d do anything for him. 
When Liam admitted his true feelings, things finally fell into place. Now they’re falling apart. Saving our relationship is his top priority, but keeping him alive is mine. Corruption and power are their game and Liam is nothing more than a pawn. Playing by the rules won’t end well, but I can’t let him fight alone this time. 
Our happily ever after is so close I can taste it, but then it quickly crashes and burns, threatening to destroy us. Giving up on the love of my life isn’t an option, but in the end I might not be able to save him. 
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ALWAYS YOURS is a slow-burn, intense romance wrapped up in a suspenseful beautiful love story. It’s book 2 in the Liam & Madelyn duet and must be read in order. 
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

A great ending to the Roommates series! This is part 2 of the Liam & Maddie duet, and not a stand-alone.

Always Yours picks up right where Always Mine left off. When Maddie’s life is in danger because of choices Liam has made, he will risk everything to keep her safe and in his life forever.

Even though Liam and Maddie are apart for a chunk of this book, the undeniable love is still there between them. She broke him down, wormed her way into his heart and made the guy who never thought he’d want to be in a relationship want forever with her. I thought that some additional scenarios that popped up were unnecessary, but by the time I finished, I understood that they served a greater purpose in setting the stage for Tyler’s spin-off coming up next.

I loved the epilogue with the in-the-future updates for the three Corrigan sisters and their husbands.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 
 
 
Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish are a duo of romance authors
who teamed up under the USA Today pseudonym, Kennedy Fox. They share a love of
Hallmark movies & overpriced coffee. When they aren’t bonding over romantic
comedies, they like to brainstorm new book ideas. One day, they decided to
collaborate under a pseudonym and have some fun creating new characters that’ll
make you blush and your heart melt. If you enjoy romance stories with sexy,
tattooed alpha males and smart, quirky, independent women, then a Kennedy Fox
book is for you! They’re looking forward to bringing you many more stories to
fall in love with!
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Breathless, by Lex Martin

 

Title: Breathless
A Texas Nights Series Standalone
Author: Lex Martin
Genre: Contemporary Romance
 Release Date: February 18, 2020

 

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.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Breathless is the kind of best-friends-romance where Josephine (Joey) has been in love with the other forever, and then one day, it just kind of smacks Logan in the face how fantastic his best friend is. Logan tries to fight his growing feelings for Joey, especially since he’s got a huge secret he’s trying to keep from his family.

I liked how Joey finally gathered her strength to confess her feelings to Logan and tell him why she ran away all those months ago. It was a miscommunication of sorts, as a result of the family secret Logan’s been keeping, and that should have been Logan’s time to come clean with her. But because he doesn’t, Joey’s life is then put at risk — will Logan get to her before it’s too late?

This is a swoony romance with all the right checkmarks for a best friend’s romance, complete with a bit of crazy other woman drama. Breathless is the third in a series with the Carter brothers, but it is a standalone. I have not read the other two books, and even though Logan’s brothers and their families are part of the bigger story, they don’t monopolize it or take anything away from Logan and Joey’s romance.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Author Bio
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.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Teacher I Want To Date, by Mia Kayla

Release Date: February 13
Dear V̵e̵r̵y̵ ̵H̵o̵t̵  Crazy Woman,
You didn’t have to call the cops on me. 
I was just looking after my niece.
Okay… maybe I shouldn’t have been spying on her date. But I know how teenage boys think and what they want.
Did it make you feel good scolding me in front of everyone for just being a good uncle?
B̵e̵c̵a̵u̵s̵e̵ ̵d̵a̵m̵n̵,̵ ̵y̵o̵u̵ ̵s̵u̵r̵e̵ ̵l̵o̵o̵k̵e̵d̵ ̵g̵o̵o̵d̵ ̵d̵o̵i̵n̵g̵ ̵i̵t̵.̵
I’m almost positive you were cussing me out and if I understood a lick of Spanish, I’d have ̵s̵h̵u̵t̵ ̵y̵o̵u̵ ̵u̵p̵ ̵w̵i̵t̵h̵ ̵a̵ ̵k̵i̵s̵s̵ told you exactly what I thought about your meddling, even if you are her teacher.
In fact, I’d like to schedule a d̵a̵t̵e̵ ̵o̵v̵e̵r̵ ̵d̵i̵n̵n̵e̵r̵ ̵a̵n̵d̵ ̵w̵i̵n̵e̵ parent teacher conference to discuss our differing views on raising the youth of today s̵o̵ ̵w̵e̵ ̵a̵r̵e̵ ̵o̵n̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵s̵a̵m̵e̵ ̵p̵a̵g̵e̵ ̵w̵h̵e̵n̵ ̵w̵e̵ ̵h̵a̵v̵e̵ ̵c̵h̵i̵l̵d̵r̵e̵n̵—̵p̵r̵e̵f̵e̵r̵a̵b̵l̵y̵ ̵t̵o̵g̵e̵t̵h̵e̵r̵.
Y̵o̵u̵r̵ ̵F̵u̵t̵u̵r̵e̵ ̵H̵u̵s̵b̵a̵n̵d̵
Mason Brisken
 
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Teacher I Want To Date is pretty standard fare romcom: quirky heroine, hero with a romantic side, and an unbelievable meet-cute. I mean, Gabby is about to have Mason arrested for perving on a group of her teenage students, while he’s actually spying on his niece’s group date. It’s hysterical.

There’s a nice development to their relationship, and the input that they both get from their crazy families adds dimension to the characters. (I hate when characters have zero interaction with their families.)

In a nutshell, Teacher I Want To Date is a great low-angst story. The characters are relatable, the scenarios are believable, and their relationship unfolds at a nice pace. Apparently, Mason is a character from other Mia Kayla books, but I have not read them — and it was fine. This story stands on its own.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 

Meet Mia Kayla
Mia Kayla is a USA Today Bestselling Romance writer who lives in Illinois. She is the wife to the husband of the year, and mommy to three unbelievably cute little girls who have multiplied her grey hairs.
In her free time she loves reading romance novels, jamming to boy bands, catching up on celebrity gossip and designing flowers for weddings.
Most of the time, she can be caught on the train with her nose in a book sporting a cheeky grin because the main characters finally get their happily-ever-after at the end.
She loves reading about happy endings but has more fun writing them.
 
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Keeper, by Harloe Rae

 

KEEPER by Harloe Rae
Release date: February 6th

 

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Blurb:
“Will you help me remember?”

That’s the second thing I ask the stranger hovering just outside of my hospital room. To me, Decker Fredric is another nameless face in the crowd. To him, I’m a forgotten girl he hasn’t seen in years. But he agrees to be my crutch through the fog as if we were once friends.

Everything is a blank canvas spreading far and wide in front of me. Any direction I take, my steps stumble over the unknown. Decker becomes the only reliable constant in my life. I lean on him too hard, but he doesn’t seem to mind. His unwavering patience and guidance restore some semblance of normal I don’t recall having.

My attraction to Decker is instant, but he appears indifferent. Until the day his stare holds a bit too much heat. In return, I dare to let my touch linger. Our hugs cling tighter than a simple embrace should. But we have no business defying the distinct line cutting between us.

Decker Fredric was never mine to keep. But that doesn’t stop me from wanting him to be.

 

 

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Amnesia romances can be tricky, because I feel like there’s a fine line to straddle before the amnesiac is being taken advantage of in some way. So I really liked that in Keeper, Delaney and Decker have a bit of a history together, having been friends of sorts in high school. The evolution of their romance really starts in a friendship. Sure, he’s always had a thing for her (his sister’s good friend), and she’s immediately attracted to Decker and feels a pull to him like nobody else. They get to know each other as friends before they cross that line, and it’s swoony and sweet as tatted-up Decker falls head over heels for Delaney.

But Keeper isn’t all hearts and flowers — eventually, Delaney finds out who was responsible for beating her into a coma, and it gives Decker a chance to be her knight in shining armor.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About the Author
Harloe Rae is a USA Today & Amazon Top 10 bestselling author. Her passion for writing and reading has taken on a whole new meaning. Each day is an unforgettable adventure.

Harloe is a Minnesota gal with a serious addiction to romance. She’s always chasing an epic happily ever after. When she’s not buried in the writing cave, Harloe can be found hanging with her hubby and son. If the weather permits, she loves being lakeside or out in the country with her horses.

Harloe is the author of the Reclusive series, Watch Me Follow, #BitterSweetHeat Series, Ask Me Why, and BREAKER. These titles are available on Amazon.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Unbreakable, by Melanie Harlow

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“Unbreakable is everything you expect from a Melanie Harlow novel: emotional, sexy and a love that’s worth risking it all for. I could not get enough of Henry and Sylvia’s story!”

— Corinne Michaels, New York Times bestselling author

Unbreakable, an all new “do not miss” sexy and emotional second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is available now!

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In hindsight, I should not have had that fifth mimosa at Breakfast with Santa.

Or the sixth, seventh, and eighth.

But my shame over the public meltdown that resulted was nothing compared to being abandoned by my husband of fifteen years for a much younger woman—and did I mention she’s pregnant?

For the sake of my children and my pride, I pack up and head for my childhood home and the small town where I grew up. Cloverleigh Farms would be the perfect place for a fresh start.

Falling for Henry DeSantis wasn’t part of the plan.

Sure, he’s easy on the eyes and hard in the bedroom (also the hallway, the bathtub, and on top of his desk), but he’s newly divorced too, and things between us are moving so fast I’m afraid neither one of us has had enough time to heal. Not to mention the fact that I’m a single mom now—my kids have to come first.

But Henry makes me feel beautiful and sexy and wanted and strong—things I haven’t felt in years. We understand each other, and when I’m in his arms, I’m tempted to trust again. To love again. To let myself be loved without fear.

But deep down, I’m terrified.

Is this all too much, too soon? Or am I a fool to let a second chance at happily ever after pass me by?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I know that Melanie Harlow said she wasn’t planning on writing a book about oldest Sawyer sister Sylvia, but I am so glad that she did! Sylvia and Henry’s story was so different from the others in the Cloverleigh Farms series, as they are both divorced. Their romance was magical.

Sylvia put her own hopes and dreams on hold when she got married and started a family. Now that arrogant Brett has left her for JCrew Kimmy and is starting an new family, Sylvia moves home after her divorce with her two kids. There is an immediate connection between her and the head winemaker, Henry, and they bond over their failed marriages.

There is a different tone to Sylvia and Henry’s courtship than the other books had. Their feelings of loneliness, insecurity, failure, trust and worthiness take center stage as they lean on one another and heal from their failed marriages. Her two kids, well mostly her daughter, doesn’t make it easy on them when it comes to them dating, and even though they go back to being just friends, Sylvia and Henry fall head over heels in love, building a lasting connection.

There is great growth on the part of her daughter, Whitney, and it is the teen who plays matchmaker for Sylvia and Henry in the end. Their entire romance, from start to engagement, takes place over only three months, but when you’ve been there and done that, you know that you don’t want to waste time when it feels so right.

I adored this story, and was so happy for Sylvia to get a second chance at love. And Henry is so sweet and patient! I can’t wait to see what is in store for Alice when her book comes out! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About Melanie

USA Today bestselling author, Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she’s not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like VEEP, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.

Melanie is the author of the AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: That Secret Crush, by Meghan Quinn

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That Secret Crush by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: February 11, 2020

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn brings more humor and heart with the third novel of her Getting Lucky series: a story about breaking curses and laying your heart on the line.

What happens when your secret crush isn’t so secret anymore?

I’ve had feelings for Eve Roberts for as long as I can remember, but because she also happens to be the twin sister of my best friend, Eric, I’ve never acted on my feelings and long ago resigned myself to keeping my crush under wraps.

But after a terrible falling-out with Eric involving a failed restaurant venture and plenty of blame on both sides, I’m back in Port Snow without my best friend and without any direction. But can you guess who’s here? Eve. And my attraction to her is as strong as ever.

As old feelings rush back, Eve and I find ourselves pulled together, whether we like it or not. Lines are crossed, secrets are kept, and we soon discover that the difference between love and friendship may not be so black and white, after all.

Everyone wants that secret crush to love them back…but will I be ready when she does?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Ah, I love the Knightly brothers, and each book somehow surpasses the last!

Reid was a rough one. The curse that hit the brothers when it comes to their love lives happened to hit the same night that Reid and his best friend, Eric, lost their restaurant. He has been in a massive funk ever since, just existing and practically living as a hermit. But the one thing he seems to still care about is Eric’s twin sister, Eve, whom Reid always has a crush on.

There’s a great moment of companionship and solace between Eve and Reid before they cross the line into something more than friends. There is a long history between them, and they go through the whole list when deciding whether or not to date.

Being with Eve makes Reid want to be a better man, and when complications arise that threaten their relationship, he takes the coward’s way out out of fear. Quinn does a great job of writing the conflict, not only between Eve and Reid, but the emotions he goes through with the prospect of opening another restaurant and letting down his dad, and the tensions that arise when Eric returns to Port Snow.

In the end, all three of them make mistakes and jump to conclusions. But there’s a beautiful reconciliation to it all… and Reid swoops in Iike the white knight he always wanted to be for Eve.

That Secret Crush is a swoony, best friends romance, one that will make your heart flutter.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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