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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Complicated Relationships, by Amy McClung

 

 

Title: Complicated Relationships

A Southern Devotions Series Standalone

Author: Amy K. McClung
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: December 2, 2017

 

Blurb

 

Tristan Jacob’s
life is full of complicated relationships. Having been hurt by love and loss,
and with his focus on taking care of his younger sister, Macy, for the past
five years, it was safer to put his romantic life on hold.
But he’s finally
ready to find the girl of his dreams.
When an
auburn-haired beauty captures his attention, Tristan doesn’t realize she has a
connection to the woman who broke his heart. Will he get his happily ever
after? Or will the complications prove to be too difficult to overcome?

 Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Complicated Relationships was so much more than the complicated relationship between Tristan and Melanie! I loved the relationships amongst the circle of friends, Tristan’s bond with his sister, and estrangement with his dad. Hell, even Melanie had some complicated relationships of her own!

Melanie was totally right in calling Tristan out on his issues, and by that time, I was so rooting for them as a couple that I desperately wanted to see him get his act together! Tristan and Macy’s relationship was so heartwarming; it really tugged at my heart the way he not only had to step up for his sister, but wanted to step up for his sister.

This book is a standalone within a series, and I wish I’d read the others first to have a better understanding of previous events that are mentioned. But overall, Complicated Relationships was quite an enjoyable read!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Author Bio

 

Amy McClung was born
in Nashville, TN. She is the second oldest of four girls and occasionally
suffers from middle child syndrome. She met the love of her life online in
August of 2004, on his birthday of all days, and married him in September 2005.
Currently they have no human children only the room full of colorful robots
that transform into vehicles and the large headed Pop Funko’s who represent
their favorite characters. Collecting movies, shotglasses, Pop Funkos, and dust
bunnies are some of her favorite pastimes. She began writing in September of
2011 and independently published her first YA novel called Cascades of
Moonlight, Book one of the Parker Harris Series the following May. Her first
book was a means of therapy for her as it enabled her to escape reality for a
while during a difficult transition in her life.  

 

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: One Night To Fall, by Kelsey Kingsley

One Night To Fall

by

Kelsey Kingsley

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Synopsis:

To Kinsey McKenna, Patrick Kinney was a persistent glob of sticky peanut butter. He had been stuck to the roof of her mouth, since they were both three years old, when fate seemed to send his family next door to hers. All the way from the coast of Ireland to River Canyon, Connecticut.

Over twenty-nine years, fate has been both kind and cruel and many choices have been made. Can things go back to when they were more innocent and magical? Patrick has a plan and just one night to try and take back the reins of his destiny and put the wrong things right with a trip down memory lane.

Fall in love again with this novella of firsts and second chances, in a little town where everything meant everything.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

One Night To Fall was an a quick, easy read. It’s a solid second chance romance about a couple who grew up as neighbors and best friends before becoming each other’s first everything. But as many young couples do, Patrick and Kinsey split up — her decision — but by the time she realized what a huge mistake she’d made, Patrick’s actions had prevented them from being together again.

The prologue begins ten years later when Patrick and Kinsey are reunited under difficult circumstances. But Patrick refuses to let the one who got away escape from him again, and spends the next two years asking Kinsey out. Every single day. Because he just wants one night to convince her that they still belong together.

The sweet story goes back and forth between Patrick and Kinsey in the present, and memories of their youth, weaving a wonderful story of forgiveness, soulmates and everlasting love.

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When I was a wee lassie, I was told by my preschool teachers that I was a natural at storytelling. When I was just a little older than that, an old friend’s mother said to me, “Kelsey, one day your books are going to be on the shelves at the library.”

Well, Diane, I don’t know if my books are ever going to be on the shelves of libraries, but I’m sure as hell going to try.

When I’m not writing stories destined to be bestsellers, I enjoy devouring TV shows, listening to every type of music there is and going to concerts, reading pretty much anything (with a soft spot for romance and certain books located in 18th century Scotland), obsessing over makeup, and pretending to workout.

I also have a fondness for cats, my family, tattoos, and a really good French fry.

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Surprise Release! Michael: A Scrooged Christmas, by F.G. Adams

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MICHAEL
A Scrooged Christmas
by F.G. Adams

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Do holiday wishes really come true?

For kindergarten teacher, Holly Mary Edwards, she’s banking on a miracle when the man of her dreams returns from duty abroad.

Decorated army doctor, Michael Barnes, is not ready to face the holiday season after his fiancé leaves him for another man. Michael is convinced it’s time to put happiness in a tight little box and ship it back to the North Pole.

He wasn’t expecting Holly. And when the sexy Holly-jolly nymph takes it upon herself to divest him of his Mr. Scrooged attitude, she’ll do anything to bring him into the jingle bell jolly.

Can Holly convince him ‘tis the season for love?
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Sale Blitz: Fall Back Skyward, by Autumn Grey

Title: Fall Back Skyward
A Fall Back Series Novel
Author: Autumn Grey
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 9, 2016

Blurb
Eleven years ago, I
saved her. I loved her. But they took me away from her and locked me up. For
two years, all I could think about was her. She consumed me. Took up every room
in my head and gave me something to focus on, knowing I would see her soon.
Nine years ago, I
watched her as she walked down the aisle and into the arms of a man who wasn’t
me. My brother. I left my home and never looked back.
Now, I’m staring at
seven letters, each envelope stamped with one word in bold, red ink: URGENT.
I have no choice but
to go back home. Seeing her will be the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. But
in order to reconcile with my past, I have to face my present. Even if the
thought of seeing her, knowing that she is out of my reach, kills me.
I have no idea what
awaits me, but I can only hope that the demons of my past will finally be
buried and put to rest.
**Due to possible
triggering descriptions of self-harm, and some sexual situations this book is
not recommended for anyone under the age of 17 years old**

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Autumn
Grey writes sexy, angsty contemporary romance that always ends with a happy
ever after.  She loves reading stories
with flawed and quirky characters, broody alphas and sassy heroines.
 
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Cover Reveal: Dirty Deeds, by Stella Rhys, is Coming Soon!

Title: Dirty Deeds
An Irresistible Series Standalone
Author: Stella Rhys
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Vivian Monir
Release Date: December 17, 2017
Blurb

Growing up, we
hated each other.
Now, we’re f**kin’ roommates for the summer.

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It’s been twelve years since I’ve seen him, but loathing Emmett Hoult still
runs in my blood. Thanks to the hell he wreaked on my teenaged life, I’ve
avoided the prick like the plague. But desperate times call for desperate
measures, and after a fire destroys my apartment during the most important week
of my life, I’m suddenly as desperate as they come.
Hence the roommate situation.
It’s his summer home. His family said he wouldn’t be around. They said I’d
never run into him.
But oh, did I run into Emmett Hoult.
And in the worst way possible.

EMMETT

I didn’t expect to see her ever again, let alone in my house.
Wearing practically nothing.
But now that she’s back in my life, I’m not screwing things up. She still hates
me – I know that – but it won’t stop me from chasing the only two goals I’ve
made for this summer:
Making things right.
And making her mine.

Author Bio

Stella Rhys is an author of contemporary romance and can’t
help but write it hot, steamy and borderline filthy (just kidding, it’s just
flat-out filthy). Writing aside, she lives for coffee, the Knicks, the Yankees
and cooking recipes way out of her league. She was born and raised in New York
and now lives there with her husband and charmingly entitled fur babies.
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Cover Reveal: Crave, by Shanora Williams

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Crave, an all-new romantic STANDALONE from Shanora Williams is coming December 14th!

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Crave by Shanora Williams

Release Date: December 14th, 2017

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Designer: Jersey Girl & Co.

 

Every Sunday morning it’s just us in a fancy hotel suite.

We fight, argue, and make up like teenagers do.

We touch, we suck, but we don’t kiss.

No, we never kiss.

His lips have been all over my body – everywhere but on top of mine.

I wasn’t supposed to need his touch.

To beg for a kiss . . . just one little kiss.

But our little arrangement has swallowed me whole.

 

I only crave one thing, but I know he’ll never give it to me.

Because the only way he’ll kiss a woman is if he loves her.

And my playboy boss will never love me.

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Shanora Williams is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who loves writing about flawed heroes and resilient heroines. She is a believer that love outweighs all, but doesn’t have a problem making her characters fight for their happily ever after.

She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the mother of two amazing boys, has a fiercely devoted and supportive man, and is a sister to eleven.

When she isn’t writing, she’s spending time with her family, binge reading, or running marathons on Netflix while scarfing down chocolate chip cookies.

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The Bachelor Contract, by Rachel Van Dyken, is Available Now!

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The Bachelor Contract, an all-new sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller Rachel Van Dyken is available NOW!!

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The Bachelor Contract by Rachel Van Dyken
Release Date: November 28th

Genre: Contemporary Romance

A second-chance romance from the #1 NYT bestseller of The Bet, Matchmaker and Elite series!

She’s everywhere.

Ex-wife.

Love of his life.

The last person in the world he wanted to see…ever.

And now that he’s working beside her every day, he can’t escape her. Her scent, glimpses of her smile, even the tension in the air that makes his body hum with the kind of need he’d only experienced with one person-all of it is driving him over the edge.

Brant Wellington was certain of three things:

Alcohol wasn’t going to solve this.

He really was losing his F-ing mind.

And his gorgeous ex-wife was going to be the death of him.

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Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!

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Three Blind Dates by Meghan Quinn is Coming Soon!

We can not wait for this release! Check out the first teaser for THREE BLIND DATES by Meghan Quinn!
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“Good Morning Malibu, it’s another beautiful day on the west coast! I’m Noely Clark, your host: and I’m in the market for love…”

When the publicity team of the new local restaurant, Going in Blind, began their search for a hot, local celebrity to promote the wildly popular eatery, they couldn’t have found a better person than me.

Outgoing? Check.

Single? Check.

Open to finding love? Check.

I signed up immediately.

A hopeless romantic with an exceedingly demanding schedule, I’ve found it impossible to find the man of my dreams—so Going in Blind seems too good to be true! That’s until they start setting me up on dates—three very different, very attractive, very distinct blind dates—and only one thing is for certain . . .

I’m in big trouble.

Good Morning Malibu,
I’m Noely Clark, and I have a choice to make.
The question is who will I choose; the suit, the rebel, or the jock.
 
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Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Will dance for laughs, won’t eat anything spicy because you asked, but will squeeze boobs in replace of a hug. Grew up in Southern California (Temecula, anyone? Anyone?) lived in New York (the armpit of NY, not the city) and now resides in Colorado with my wife, son, two dogs, three cats, and my multiple book boyfriends. Loves love, anything romantic, and will die if I ever meet Tom Hanks. Yay, books!

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Heartthrob, by Katie McCoy

 

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Title: Heartthrob
Author: Katie McCoy
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Blurb
Move over, Colin Firth – there’s a new Darcy in town! 
Jax Hawthorne is Hollywood’s sexiest bad boy. I’m a
glorified secretary who thinks color-coding my library is a wild Friday night.
So when he shows up after all this time wanting to make good on our childhood
deal to tie the knot, it’s not because he can’t resist my perfect credit score.
He needs a fake girlfriend to rehab his reckless image, and
I’m the (safe, sensible) girl for the job. I would be insulted… if the proposal
didn’t come with an all-expenses-paid trip to England while he shoots a new
movie version of ’Pride & Prejudice.’ 
Goodbye, my dumpster fire of a dating life. Hello, steamy
nights with a chiseled hunk who knows all the right moves.
Soon, I’m knee-deep in the English mud – and on-set drama.
But all our fake-smoldering is getting my very real panties in a twist. It turns
out, Jax is so much more than just a reckless playboy. He makes me want to
forget our ‘arrangement’.. and break all the rules. 
Can our pretend romance turn to something real? Or will
scheming actresses, control-freak PR crews, and a pesky little thing called
love ruin the best (fake) relationship of my life? 
Find out in the hot, hilarious new romance from Katie McCoy!

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Heartthrob was an absolutely charming, funny, sexy story, set against the backdrop of a Pride And Prejudice movie. The fake girlfriend, need to save my reputation trope when it comes to celebrity romances can be tricky. But Jax is more of a partier with a penchant for making bad decisions than he is a manwhore, so right off the bat, McCoy gives this hero more rooting power than I would have felt for him if he was just banging every woman left and right.

I also liked the childhood connection and marriage pact that Jax and Penny made all those years ago, which she assumed he had long forgotten. The way he acted as her knight in shining armor in the NYC bar before the whole fake relationship plot unfolds really helped cement Jax as a likable hero in my mind as well. He knew who Penny was right away, and wasn’t going to miss the chance to get to know her.

McCoy does a great job of showing the reader and Penny the real Jax, the one who hides behind the mask of the Hollywood heartthrob. The reader gets a real feel for WHY Jax is so anti-relationship, and despite his best efforts, we see him fall for Penny without even knowing it. (Versus the reader just being told it’s happened. That is such a pet peeve of mine.)

I loved the appearances of Paige and Dash from Hot Bachelor and Emmy and Charlie from Royal Player, the first two books in this series of standalones. I can’t wait to see what happens in #4! Overall, Heartthrob was a great page-turner! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Katie McCoy is a self proclaimed sushi addict, Cardinals baseball fanatic, and lover of all things theatrical. A St. Louis native transplanted to Brooklyn, she acts, sings, and shakes her booty when she isn’t writing books about hot men and the girls who love them.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Lips Close To Mine, by Robin Bielman

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Lips Close to Mine, an all-new sexy STANDALONE romance from Robin Bielman is available now!

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Lips Close to Mine by Robin Bielman

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 20th

Synopsis

I wasn’t supposed to see Levi Pierce ever again. A few months ago, he charmed the pants off me and we spent one incredible night together.

End of story.

Only it wasn’t. Pretty soon everywhere I turn, I see him. Our best friends are dating. My mother mistakenly—and happily—thinks he’s my plus-one to my cousin’s wedding. And he’s the guy I have to work with on the most important job opportunity of my life.

Here’s my problem: I like Levi. I like his killer smile and his dreamboat eyes and definitely the way he makes me feel in bed. But I’ve sworn off relationships. So when the sexual tension reaches epic proportions and we fall back into bed together, I tell myself it’s temporary. When I start to feel more, I tell myself it’s over.

Only Levi isn’t a forget-it kind of guy. When his lips are close to mine and he swears he’s always wanted me, my defenses disappear. But some things in life just aren’t meant to be.

Or are they?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Lips Close To Mine had a little bit of everything: Levi and Harper have known each other since they were in diapers, there was an insane attraction between them, friends with benefits, a girl who experienced so much heartbreak she doesn’t want to open herself up again, witty dialog and funny banter between the main characters, enjoyable secondary characters… and a bet gone wrong.

No matter how badly Harper wanted to hate Levi, she just couldn’t. He kept showing her over and over again just how great of a guy he was — living up to his “Pants Charming” nickname and more. Both Levi and Harper have some major relationship baggage, but he seems to be more willing to move on with “Ham” than she is with him. I love how determined he is, how Levi just ignores all the pushing away she does. Although, at times, I kinda wanted to throttle her for not seeing what a great guy she had right in front of her!

Lips Close To Mine is a standalone second book in a series about a group of friends; I have not yet read Talk British To Me (Mateo and Teague’s story), but I didn’t feel like I was missing out either, even though Levi and Harper’s connection began in that previous book.

Overall, a solid, romcom. I can’t wait to see what comes next for this group of friends. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Excerpt:

      “What do you say we open that champagne then skinny-dip in the fountain?” I ask, releasing my seat belt. That I’m dying to Harper her naked again might have something to do with my suggestion, too.

        She searches my eyes for clues I’m serious. I help her out. “Unless you’re chicken.”

        With a straight face, she unclicks her seat belt, picks up the bottle of champagne and proceeds to pop the cork like a champ. She takes a swig, her full lips wrapped around the bottle, her eyes never leaving mine. My dick twitches as I imagine her gorgeous mouth sucking me deep. Full disclosure: I’ve been picturing this every damn night for the past two months.

        “Your turn.” She hands me the bottle as her tongue licks across her full bottom lip. If she’s trying to torture me, it’s working.

        Our fingers brush when I accept the Dom Perignon, and once again, the small, effortless touch isn’t enough. I take a small gulp of the sparkling drink, mindful I’m driving. When finished, I pass it back. “So, your cousin said something interesting to me tonight.”

        “Shit.”

        I laugh. The harder Harper tries to keep me at arm’s length, the more her family tries to draw me in. “Since you’re sitting at the head table during the wedding reception, she wanted me to know I’ll be sitting with your brothers.”

        She chokes on the champagne. “What the hell? I never RSVP’d you were my plus-one.”

        “Your mom did.”

        Harper’s head falls back against the seat, chin up, eyes closed. “That woman is impossible. I’ll tell them you’re not coming to the wedding.”

        “I don’t mind.”

        “I do.”

        “All right. Whatever you want.”

        “That’s it? Just like that, you’re not coming now?” She shifts positions, drawing her legs up so she’s sitting on them and facing me. I hadn’t noticed that she’d slipped off her shoes.

        “I don’t want to make you uncomfortable around your family.”

        “You don’t do that.”

        “You sure? I think I do.”

        “No. You don’t. Not even a little. But…”

        “But what?”

        “I did tell my mom I had a date so she wouldn’t bug me about it. I was planning to find a random guy to go with me, so I guess since she thinks it’s you…” She takes a drink, extends me the bottle.

        I put my palm over my heart. “How magnanimous of you.”

        “I know,” she teases. “Don’t you forget it.”

        “So I am going to the wedding?”

        “Yes.”
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When not attached to her laptop, USA Today Bestselling Author and RITA Finalist, Robin Bielman can almost always be found with her nose in a book. A California girl, the beach is her favorite place for fun and inspiration. Her fondness for swoon-worthy heroes who flirt and stumble upon the girl they can’t live without jumpstarts most of her story ideas.

She loves to go on adventures, and has skydived, scuba dived, parasailed, gotten lost in the wilderness (and only suffered a gazillion bug bites for it) hiked to waterfalls, and swam with dolphins. In her spare time she also likes to put her treadmill to good use while watching her favorite TV shows, take hikes with her hubby, indulge her sweet tooth, and play sock tug of war with her cute, but sometimes naughty dog, Harry.

She dreams of traveling to faraway places and loves to connect with readers. Keep in touch at all of her social media spots!

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