I wanted love.

Then fate threw me a curve ball in the form of a gorgeous commoner, someone I shouldn’t marry because of how different our lives were, but she was the only woman I’d ever wanted.

From the moment I saw Cindy I knew she was the one.

My wife.

My Queen.

The woman I’d give my virginity to.

She didn’t see herself as worthy.

But Cindy was everything I’d ever wanted and more.

It was time I showed her that it didn’t matter where we were in life … to me she was all I needed.

To me she was Cinderella.Warning: This is sugary sweet fairytale retelling with dual virgins who only want each other, and a happily ever after that is sure to give you a toothache..

After I’d gotten her a glass of wine and showed her around, we stood by the window for long moments, just staring at the city below. We talked about our families, what it was like being royalty, what it was like for her growing up.

It was perfect.

Turning toward her, I pulled her into my arms and held her for a moment, listening to her breath hitch as I wrapped my hands around her hips. She was soft and warm. Having Cindy, knowing she was mine, that I’d claim every inch of her tonight, was a heady, powerful feeling.

“Take me to your room,” she said softly after a few moments. I pulled back and looked into her eyes, my heart thundering at those words.

“You’re sure?”

She rose up on her toes and kissed me. “I’m sure,” she said against my mouth.

I took the lead, moving through my apartment, taking her to my room. The next time I was with her would be at the palace. But right now, this was perfect even if I wanted her to have so much more.

And I was more than fine with that.

I had her on the bed seconds later. She looked up at me, so much innocence and vulnerability on her face.

“I should have made this special for you, more romantic. I should have you on a bed of silk, your body primed before I devoured you.”

She gasped and closed her eyes.

“This is perfect because it’s what I want.”

I held in my groan of pleasure at the fact that I was about to finally have this beautiful woman, that I was about to give myself over to her … give her my virginity.

“It’s only you,” I whispered. “You’re the only one.”

She gasped again and I knew she was aware of what I meant.

“Alex,” she whispered, her pleasure clear in her voice and in her expression. A moment of silence passed before she licked her lips and glanced down. “You’re my first.”

My heart thundered at hearing her words, knowing that in this moment we’d both give ourselves to each other.

“Undress for me,” I said deeply, darkly. I watched as she got undressed, then stood there and stared at all her perfect flesh revealed. She was mine … only mine. I forced myself not to grab my cock and stroke the bastard, ease the ache that settled heavily between my legs.

My dick was hard, throbbing, my balls drawn up tight to my body.

Cindy breathed heavily, her breasts rising and falling softly, her nipples tight, hard. My mouth watered for a taste.

“Alex.” She whispered my name again and I groaned in pleasure.

“You have no fucking idea how much I want you.” I took a step forward and started getting undressed. I worked my belt free first, then went for the button of my pants. When I was out of my slacks and boxer briefs, I started unbuttoning my shirt. Damn all these fucking layers.    

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 3.5 Stars

     I am known by a small but select group of females as a heartless jerk incapable of falling in love. Each in turn soon gave up on me, more with a sad shake of the head than with dishes flying. It has happened so often that I have to concede the ladies are right. Apparently I have skipped or tripped over some developmental step that makes me incapable of true intimacy. I’ve made my peace with that, and recently have been lucky enough to meet Victoria, a lady who seems to suffer the same affliction. (Does that make us soul mates or soul-less mates?)

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Dating The Prince
Alina Snow
(What If Series, #1)
Publication date: May 7th 2018
Genres: Comedy, New Adult, Romance

Small-town girl, Katie O’Connor has always dreamed of seeing her name in lights. Check the box for fame, a movie deal, the perfect leading role that comes with a gorgeous leading man! Katie moved to Hollywood, elbows her way into auditions, lives on a shoestring budget—whatever is required to land a deal, she throws her heart into… until she’s involved in a royal kidnapping.

As the future king, Prince Alexander refuses to rule from an ivory tower. Duty-bound, he intends to relate to his future subjects, regardless of their walk of life. Before his coronation, he needs a foolproof plan to outrun his security team and go temporarily AWOL. While visiting L.A., all it takes is a sound stage collision and Alex is blindsided by a headstrong woman who is simply irresistible. So much so, he calls in a favor in order to secure her help … as his pretend girlfriend.

Their worlds are oceans apart, but their immediate attraction is impossible to put aside, especially their nonstop banter. Miffed at being wrangled into a situation that might blow up in her face, Katie comes up with her own plan. If The Prince is serious about walking the walk of the common folk, she’s only too happy to oblige as his pretend girlfriend. Through an ice storm, a road trip, kitchen duty, and a Texas pig race, Alex captures the hearts of the locals as well as Ms. O’Connor’s.

What starts out as a deal Katie can’t refuse becomes the acting role of a lifetime… letting Prince Alexander go without a fight.

A delightfully funny retelling of The Prince and The Pauper that romance readers of all ages will enjoy. On a two-week 1,500-mile road trip, Katie and Alex discover the end of the road might just be the beginning of their ‘Happy Ever After’ together.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Dating The Prince is a cute, somewhat predictable, feel-good romance, right along the lines of the feel-good movies I love to watch on the Hallmark Channel! Alex is about to become the king of a small country (because, of course!) when he randomly bumps into sweet, funny, Katie. He’s immediately smitten, as is she, and he asks her to be his tour guide.

Katie agrees, on the condition that she be his pretend girlfriend. The road trip they embark upon leads to lots of playful banter and awkward situations, and Alex and Katie soon find that their fauxmance is feeling more and more real. But can this prince and the pauper turn the undeniable spark between them into something real and ever-lasting?

Realistic? Not at all. An escape? Absolutely. The story is entertaining, the characters are engaging, and Dating The Prince is a binge-worthy feel-good read. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Author Bio:

Southern gal at heart. Alina is a librarian who adores her job. She has a degree in anthropology from Vanderbilt and loves writing offbeat romance comedy. To refuel, Alina sings karaoke, bakes sweet treats, and can be found at the Y, kickboxing. She lives in Knoxville with her husband and Callie, their doxie mix.

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Closer, the stunning conclusion to the Taint Duet from USA Today bestselling author Carmen Jenner is LIVE!

Levi Quinn has it all—money, groupies, a panty-melting smile, and a really big d*ck.

At least, he had it all. Until an angry redhead joined the Taint world tour and turned his life upside-down. Levi fell in love with her. His bandmate did too. It did not end well.

Brielle Kagawa doesn’t keep company with rock stars, but when this gifted cellist finds herself kicked out of the Orchestre de Parisan all-expenses-paid gig in the south of France seems too good to be true.

Because it is.

The man footing the bill might be a disorderly drunk, but he has an offer she can’t refuse—stay in his chateau and play for the month. No strings attached.

Yeah right.

The truth about rock stars is that they’re awfully good players, but Levi isn’t the only one who knows how to master a set of strings.

He’s broken-hearted.

She doesn’t have a heart to break.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Closer was not an easy book to get through. It’s kind of dark, and Levi has some major issues. He’s absolutely broken-hearted, and makes some pretty awful decisions in the wake of the girl he’s in love with marrying his bandmate.

But one of those impulsive decisions leads to Brielle entering his life. They did not get off on the right foot at all — he broke the cello that her ill father had given her — and she comes back into his life because Levi is an egomaniac with money to spend. So their relationship is definitely and enemies-to-lovers one, but once they cross that line to romance, Levi is actually rather tender and sweet. A completely different man.

There was a lot about Closer that I felt kind of lost about, and that is my own fault for not realizing that this was the second book in a duet. I’m sure all of the questions I had about Levi’s past would have been answered had I read Revelry first. However, putting that aside, Closer is a great tale of a heartbroken man learning how to pick himself up by the bootstraps, face his demons and learn to love again.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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She lets out a soft cry, but it isn’t one of pain, it’s another kind of anguish. It’s need. “Please let me go,” she begs.

I study her face. “I don’t think you want me to let you go.”

“You’re wrong.”

I let her wrist slip free of my grasp and search her gaze. “Prove it.”

“I do not have to prove anything to you.”

“Then quit looking at me like you want me to fuck you, because it’s torture,” I snap. A week worth of pent-up frustration, of wanting this woman who refuses to give in, and never backs down. “It’s fucking torture the way you look at me.”

“Torture?” A crease forms between her brow. Fuck, she’s hot when she’s angry. “What the hell are you talking about?”

“Just what I said. You can’t keep looking at me like that.” I take another step closer and she backs up against the door. “Or walk around in these skimpy little outfits, and you can’t be this close to me.”

“The robe was your idea, and you cornered me!”

“You’re right.” I sigh, and step back but she catches my collar in her fist and draws me closer.

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Carmen Jenner is a thirty-something, USA Today and international bestselling author.

Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU, 2015.

A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore makeup addict and zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.

A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?

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Release Date: August 22, 2018

Cover Design: MadHat Books

Model: Daniel Rengering

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Synopsis

Trust is hard won but easily lost.
Doubt can easily creep in, but it’s hard to crush.
And every heart comes to a crossroad. 

Which path would you choose?

Noah Carmichael was a small-town country boy who became one of the top entertainment lawyers in Atlanta, while Tamryn’s small-town charm helped her become one of the most sought-after models in the world. High school sweethearts turned power couple, their careers had them jetting around the globe. 

They had it all.

But they were rarely in the same country much less the same bedroom, and one shred of doubt led to another…
and another…
and another.

Until leaving was the only choice that made sense.

Will their hearts choose the right path back to each other? Or push them further apart?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This story is a great reminder of how miscommunication and misconception can destroy a marriage.

Tamryn is on top of the game as a sought-after model, and her husband, Noah, is a top entertainment attorney. But when they each focus too much on heir careers, their relationship suffers, to the point where they rarely are even in the same city. So when Tamryn has reason to believe Noah has been unfaithful, she hightails it out of town.

As much as I enjoyed the story of Tamryn finding herself again, and the couple recalling how they fell in love as small-town teenage sweethearts, I had a huge issue with Tamryn just running away. She didn’t even know for sure! I get that her doing so is the reason for them finding their way back to one another, but it irked me to no end that she files for divorce on a hunch.

Still, Noah sets out to fight for his wife, and he does. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how they worked out all of their issues and focused on fixing their marriage. This was a really easy read, and an enjoyable one.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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About the Author

I’m Savannah Maris, a southern girl and hopeless romantic. I’m passionate about writing stories that incorporate southern charm with a little spice. Unwelcomed Greeting is my first book and the first book in the Riverton Crossing Series. 

I grew up on a farm in a small town with a love of sports, dance, and music which will show up somewhere in my books. I’m a mother to two grown kids. When I’m not writing, my husband and I are attending a sporting event, traveling, or working.

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