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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Black Tie Christmas, by Jo Michaels

Title: Black Tie Christmas
Author: Jo Michaels
Genre: YA Sweet Holiday Romance
Editor: Tia Silverthorne Bach with INDIE Books Gone Wild
Publication Date: November 27th, 2018
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Blurb:
Seventeen-year-old Evelyn Hart is a broken shell of her former self. She can’t even talk to the cute barista in the mall who asks for her number without having a panic attack afterward. Barely holding herself together, she heads to the Caymans with her family for a little pre-Christmas trip, needing time to focus on her future career as an artist.
All is well until they check in at the hotel, and Evelyn comes face-to-face with the boy from the mall, Adam. Believing she has a boyfriend, Adam tells her he just wants be friends, and she agrees. They spend their entire vacation hanging out together.
Falling in love wasn’t in her plan, and now, she has no idea how to tell him about the lie—or the incident that left her in pieces—because she’s terrified he’ll run. So, Evelyn lets him return to New York without saying a word.
All she can hope for is understanding from Adam and a little Christmas magic to help her open her heart to someone once again.
 
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This short story is simple and sweet. The writing style felt a immature, but this is definitely a short story suitable for a teenage girl.

Evie and Adam are quite a cute couple. Their paths keep crossing over and over again before they finally give in and kiss under the mistletoe.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Jo Michaels is…
Hi, I’m Jo. Let’s forget all the “Jo Michaels is blah, blah, blah” stuff and just go with it. I’m a voracious reader (often reading more than one book at a time), a writer, a book reviewer, a mom, a wife, and one of the EICs at INDIE Books Gone Wild. I have an almost photographic memory and tend to make people cringe at the number of details I can recall about them and/or their book(s). My imagination follows me around like a conjoined twin and causes me to space out pretty often or laugh out loud randomly in completely inappropriate situations.
I have a degree in graphic design, and my journey to the end was one few students who begin that program ever complete. However, this was one case where my memory and OCD tendencies helped me. Graduation was one of the most amazing days of my life. But, my most amazing day was when my now husband proposed. Every little girl dreams of being Cinderella someday, and he pulled off the proposal of fantasies.
At the risk of sounding cliché, I’m going to let it out there and say how much I absolutely adore the man I’m married to. Along with my children, he’s my whole world.
I’ve lived in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Georgia, but I’ve had my feet in almost every state. Traveling is something I adore, and have plans to someday see the Mongolia I’ve written about in Yassa.
One of my favorite things is hearing from fans! You can find me on social media most any day of the week. Connect! I’d love to hear from you.
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Ocean waves rolling over one another and birds cawing with the rising sun drove Evie out of bed the next morning. Someone had opened the sliding glass door, letting a light breeze blow through the room. She stretched, rose, and stuck her feet in her flip-flops to check it out. When she pulled back the curtain, she spied her parents cuddled together in the hammock a few feet away. They were mumbling to one another and stealing kisses now and then. Rather than disturb them, she went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and put her bathing suit back on, topping it with shorts and a tank.
Loudly clearing her throat before she stepped into the small yard, she plastered on a smile and pretended she hadn’t seen anything.
“Good morning!” Her mother grinned but didn’t disentangle herself from her husband. “Sleep well?”
“Like the dead. You?”
“Same. Benjamin up yet?”
“No. He was pretty tired last night. I’ve never seen him go to sleep that fast.” Evie laughed. “You guys going to breakfast?”
Her parents exchanged a look before her dad shrugged. “Do you think you can fly solo this morning? We’ll wait here for your brother to drag himself out of bed.”
“Er… How do I pay and stuff? Do I need money?” Evie asked.
“Nope. Everything’s included,” her mom answered.
“Okay. Do you guys have anything planned for today?” Wondering if there was anything for teens, specifically, Evie stuck her thumbnail between her teeth.
“Not at all. Go. Have some fun. Check in with us now and again via text, okay? Every few hours?” Dad asked.

“I will.” She turned to leave but called back over her shoulder, “You guys can go back to canoodling now. See ya later!” After grabbing her small backpack and stuffing her phone inside, she marched out the door, determined to find something fun to do.

 

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Make Me Beg, by Julie Kriss

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You wouldn’t believe Dex Riggs and I are from the same town. He’s the ultimate bad boy; I’m the one who goes by the book. He’s a sexy former cop with a shady past; I’m the girl who married her high school sweetheart.

But now my marriage is over, I’m burned out on my business, and worst of all, I never got the baby I wanted. And now I never will.

Unless Dex is willing to make a deal.

I get a baby; he gets… me. For a little while. Once I’m knocked up, we’ll go our separate ways. That’s the rule.

I’ve never broken a rule. Dex has broken all of them.

Which rule will we break first?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I have been waiting for Dex Riggs’ story! I knew he wasn’t the cold jerk that his brothers had written him off as!

Make Me Beg is the final book in the Riggs Brother series, and is the story of eldest brother Dex and Emily’s twin sister, Lauren. While the rest of the Riggs clan — and just about everyone else in town — has just decided that Dex was a dirty cop, Lauren sees past the mask he wears. Dex was her very first kiss back in high school, and she’s always had a soft spot for him. Now, Lauren is piecing her life back together after her divorce, and she and Dex strike up a friendship at Emily and Luke’s wedding… a friendship that eventually leads to Dex offering to be Lauren’s babydaddy through a baby pact.

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But this book is so muchmore than an agreement to co-parent. As the story delves into Dex’s failed police career, we see how much the loss of his career has affected him. In every aspect of his life. And when he is forced to testfy in one of the biggest criminal cases in years, will Lauren stand by her guy, or write him off as the dirty cop everyone assumes Dex to be?
The relationship that develops between these two lost, lonely souls was amazing. Lauren brings out a different side to Dex than the surly guy we’ve met in the previous books, and I fell in love with him right along with her! I am going to miss the Riggs boys, but Julie Kriss wrapped up the entire series with a pretty boy in an epilogue that covers all four couples. I loved it! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 

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New Release: Sunny Shelly Reviews The Ex Effect, by Karla Sorensen

Title: The Ex Effect
Author: Karla Sorensen
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: December 5, 2018
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
The headline could write itself:
Matthew Hawkins, star defensive end, comes out of retirement to play for the Washington Wolves. 
 
Which is perfectly fine by Ava Baker—it makes her job as publicist for the team easier. 
 
There’s only two problems. This particular football player was her first crush. 
 
The bigger problem: Matthew Hawkins was once engaged to her older sister. 
 
It’s been ten years since Ava has seen Matthew. He’s bigger, better looking, and best of all—completely single. Despite his history with her sister, the attraction between Ava and Matthew isn’t so one-sided anymore. 
 
It’s hot enough to burn down the entire city of Seattle. 
 
But this headline is far more complicated to write. And not just for the press or what it means for her family— because once her heart is involved, there’s no predicting the ending.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

The Ex Effect is the second book in Karla Sorensen’s Washington Wolves football series, and is the story of PR manager Ava and the guy she crushes on as a teenager, Matthew… who just so happens to be her bitchy sister’s ex-Fiance. I thought that the title was a misnomer; I was expecting a second-chance romance until I read the blurb.

I was a bit worried that the sibling double-dip in The Ex Effect was going to be icky, but Matthew’s dating and engagement to Ava’s sister happens ten years before the events in this story unfold. And the easy friendship that Ava and Matthew develop — and how easily they then slide into a relationship that neither one of them expected despite the potential messiness of their history — was incredibly sweet and endearing. I fell hard for this couple.

Matthew’s insecurities over having been cheated on and Ava’s baggage due to her overly critical family come into play quite a bit, and really give a background to how these characters interact. Or don’t, as the case may be, since Ava is so reluctant to discuss Matthew’s past with her sister. So when things blow up in their faces, I really got why they both reacted the way that they did.
In most books, it’s often the guy who makes the Grand Gesture to win back the girl. I loved how KS flips the script in The Ex Effect. Matthew is so hurt and lashing out, and Ava knows it’s up to her to prove her feelings to him… and she does in a spectacular way!

This book even ended with the sweetest HFN! I did, however, feel badly for Logan when he more or less loses Ava to Matthew. So I’m really hoping that Karla’s next book is his story!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Well, let’s see … I’m a wife and a mother. If the things that I write bring a smile to someone’s face, then I’ve done my job. I am obsessed with Outlander (both the books and the show). I’m almost exclusively a romance reader, which means some people will never consider me a literary snob. If I could meet one historical figure, it would be Jane Austen. I received my Bachelors in Public Relations and worked in health care marketing before I had my babies. I hate Twitter. I do it, but I hate it. Also, if you want to get on my good side, bring me wine and I’ll love you forever.
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New Release: Where Bad Boys Are Ruined, by Holly Renee

Release Date: December 5, 2018

Cover Design: Artist Regina Wamba

 

Synopsis

 

I ate leftover cupcakes and cracked macarons for breakfast.

I was ninety percent sure he simply ate up girls like me.

I was covered in paint splatters, cake batter, and sweat the first time I met him.

He was covered in badass tattoos and a smile that seemed to hold a secret I would never figure out.

Rule number 1 was never, under any circumstances, fall for the man who I wrote my lease check to.

So, I tucked him away in the “Fantasize Only” compartment of my brain and called it a day.

But he didn’t make it easy.

He was arrogant, funny, and the biggest flirt I had ever met.

Most of the time, I didn’t know if I was just a game to him.

If I didn’t know better, I’d say he was on a mission to ruin my life.

And maybe my heart, too.

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New Release: Wrapped In Love, by Lexi Ryan

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A one-night stand with the boss was never in her plans.

Neither was falling in love . . .

Wrapped in Love, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by Lexi Ryan is live!!

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The rumors are true. I’m a hot mess with an awful track record at love. Single mom. Down on her luck. Yeah, I’m bad news.

If the hardest part of moving back home to Jackson Harbor was going to be people talking, I’d be fine. I’ve kept my chin up through worse than their decade-old gossip.

I was wrong. The hardest part is resisting my boss. Brayden Jackson is the very picture of tall, dark, and handsome. And thanks to an ill-advised one-night stand we had seven months ago, I know exactly what I’m missing when I turn him down. Every. Single. Delicious. Inch.

But I have my son to care for and my job to keep, so I’ll keep on saying no.

Until my string of bad luck continues, and suddenly my precious four-year-old and I find ourselves with nowhere to live. At Christmas, no less. It’s for my son that I accept Brayden’s offer to stay at his place. One by one, my defenses are falling, as fast as I am. If Brayden was smart, he’d run, because it’s only a matter of time before he realizes he deserves better than what a girl like me can offer.

Unless, for once, my bad luck is leading me exactly where I need to be.

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Lexi Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of emotional romance that sizzles. A former academic and English professor, Lexi considers herself the luckiest girl around to make a living through storytelling. She loves spending time with her crazy kids, weightlifting, ice cream, swoony heroes, and vodka martinis.

Lexi lives in Indiana with her husband, two children, and a spoiled dog. You can find her at her website: http://www.lexiryan.com

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Man Bible: A Survival Guide, by L.A. Casey

 

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Title: The Man Bible: A Survival Guide

Series: Slater Brothers #6.5

Author: L.A. Casey

Genre: New Adult

Release Date: December 4, 2018

 

Blurb

 

Do you know what you’ve got in your hands?A little piece of fucking treasure, that’s what. I’ve taken initiative here and
have turned my trusty Man Bible into an actual survival guide, because the loot
between these pages will lead to each of you having happy, stress free lives
with your women.

Pick this gem up, put your big boy pants on, and start reading. Trust me, you
won’t regret it. I present to you, The Man Bible: A Survival Guide … you’re
fucking welcome.

By Nico Slater

 

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L.A. Casey
is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who juggles her time
between her mini-me and writing. She was born, raised and currently
resides in Dublin, Ireland. She enjoys chatting with her readers, who love
her humour and Irish accent as much as her books.
Casey’s first book, DOMINIC, was independently published in 2014 and became an
instant success on Amazon. She is both traditionally and independently
published and is represented by Mark Gottlieb from Trident Media Group.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: White Midnight, by Shari J. Ryan

 

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I was selfish and took everything for granted until my life turned veered off in a direction I never imagined.

I want to fix everything, but it’s too late.

Spending Christmas alone has become a new tradition. It is my self-inflicted punishment.

However, surviving a blizzard in New Hampshire was not supposed to be a part of my pity-party for one this Christmas, especially in a town where only a few locals were brave enough to wait out the storm. I never should have been one of those “brave” people … not with my fashionable boots and thin winter coat.

Now that the damage is done, I am confident I can write the next book on, “How to Survive a Blizzard in Fashion.”
There’s really only one step to this survival guide, though: find a hot mountain man and fall for his good looks and rugged ways.

Maybe this Christmas, I won’t be so lonely after all.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This was a really cute, binge-able Christmas novella. Finley has lost so much, and she’s holed herself up in her college dorm over the holidays. When a blizzard hits, she heads out to the convenience store where she meets Bex, the son of the owner. He was estranged from his father, and inherited the store upon his father’s death.

As they are trapped during the storm, Bex and Finnley help one another face their demons, make peace with the past, and find that they just may be able to share a future together.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Hi Everyone! I’m an indie writer of Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance, and Romantic Thrillers. Throughout the last six years of my writing journey, I’ve hit Amazon’s Top 100, Barnes & Noble’s Top 10, and iBooks at #1. Hiding in suburbia with my hubby and two wild little boys, my active imagination allows me to live life as adult with many imaginary friends.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Fumbled Love, by Lila Rose

 

 

Title: Fumbled Love
Author: Lila Rose
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: December 4, 2018

 

Blurb

 

The one day
English teacher Reagan Wild is late for work—and looks like she dressed herself
in the dark—she remembers Carter Anthony, a well-known football star, is coming
to the school to deliver a talk to her overexcited students.
While
Reagan knows Carter from her high school days, since he was her past crush, she
wasn’t ready to see him again. At the time, she hated being invisible. But
right now, she wished she could simply disappear.
Carter
Anthony is keen to give back to his hometown, but what he doesn’t expect is
getting something in return. When a chance encounter with Reagan, the shy girl
from his past, happens, he knows instinctively this woman is supposed to be in
his life.
With an
embarrassing ability to blurt out whatever’s on her mind, Reagan doesn’t understand
Carter’s attention. She has no doubt, though, he’ll soon realize his mistake
when he discovers just how crazy she and her family are. But no matter what he
sees, what he hears, or how her looney family behaves, he doesn’t run. In fact,
Carter’s family seem just as unique as hers.
Through dog
poop, naked yoga, and the paparazzi’s, can Carter and Reagan have any hope in
love, even when it’s fumbled?

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This was the first book I’ve read by Lila Rose, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. What I read was an amazingly hysterical story about a fumbling, awkward school teacher who doesn’t know what to do with herself when she comes face to face with her former high school crush and doesn’t know how to handle the fact that he may like her too.

I loved how real Reagan is. She’s spunky, has zero filter and is a hot mess. Who can’t relate to that?!?! When Carter, her high school crush and current NFL Star, shows up at her school, their awkward meeting sets the stage for a romcom that is full of so many laugh out loud moments.

As it turns out, Carter had a crush on Ree back in high school as well, but gave in to peer pressure and dated the pretty girl rather than the curvy one. Now that he has a second chance to get the girl, Carter sets out to prove that he’s not the same guy he was as a teenager.

The slow burn between these two was so amazing. Carter is so sweet, and I even fell in love with him. I really liked that Reagan’s size was just a fact, and didn’t become a plot point itself. Their two families were all kinds of crazy, and it fed into the madness that I loved about this book. I hope that there is a story in there for Carter’s brothers!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Lila was born in Brisbane Australia, her step-dad was in the
Army which caused them to move around a lot. They finally settled in country
Victoria, Australia. Being the youngest of four children she admits she was
spoilt a bit. Even drove her mum crazy when she refused to eat meat at a young
age.



Now, Lila lives with her husband and two children.



She started writing in 2013 and self-published the first of the Hawks MC:
Ballarat Charter series- Holding Out. Since then, she has published eleven
other titles, which range from erotica, humorous romance, YA and
paranormal. 

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Book Blitz: The Dirty Ones, by JA Huss, is Available Now

The Dirty Ones
J.A. Huss
Publication date: December 4th 3018
Genres: Erotica, Suspense

They said write what you know so that’s what I did. I wrote dirty, I wrote erotic, I wrote the truth.

And then they called me a liar. But it’s not me who’s lying, it’s them.

Our story isn’t for everyone. It’s not even for us.

So if you’re looking for the fairy tale and the stupid prince on his dumb white horse, move along. You’ve got a hold of the wrong book.

This is not your story, this is not your life, and this is not your opportunity to dip your frightened little toe into the dark pool of water and “try new things” and then pull it out and decide… #NotForMe.

When you go in with us you go all in. So make a decision before you turn this page.

Because I’m making one promise with this book.

Just one.

We are The Dirty Ones and this is our truth.

The Dirty Ones is a brand new dark romance about the secret world of erotica authors.

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In my dream we’re dancing. It’s a party, but not one I was ever at with them. Everyone is here. Hayes, Connor, Bennett all wearing tuxes. Me, Camille, Sofia all wearing gowns. They are the gowns we found in the basement room that first night with Louise.

I stop dancing when I realize that. I’m partnered with Bennett for some reason, which is also confusing. So I look around, searching for Connor, then Hayes. Connor has Sofia pushed up against a wall, his hand hidden beneath the long flowing layers of her elaborate skirt. Her head is tilted upward, mouth slightly open. And he’s whispering something in her ear.

I’m jealous, but turned on. So I lead Bennett over to them and take my place next to Sofia against the wall. Someone is kissing me. Bennett, or Connor, or maybe Sofia—but then I realize it’s Hayes. His soft lips caressing the side of my neck. His soft words wrapping around the tender skin of my ear just like Connor’s words wrap around Sofia. “Do you like it?” he asks. “I want you to like it.”

“What are we doing?” I whisper back. “When did this become who we are?”

And Hayes says, “It’s not real, so don’t worry about it.”

But it feels real. Camille is kissing Bennett now, her body pressing up against mine. Her soft, full breasts are bare. Somehow she’s gotten herself naked. And in my dream I laugh at that. Because it’s so typical of Camille to just take off her clothes and be indiscreet.

And then we’re all naked. All twisted together in the sheets of some giant bed. Camille’s bed, I realize. Now we’re at her Christmas party. And there’s butterflies in the air. Clear-winged butterflies like the ones at Connor’s parents anniversary. Dozens of them. No, hundreds of them. Their soft wings flutter around my hot, feverish skin like a summer wind. Making a cool breeze that feels so good.

But it’s not the butterflies. It’s Connor, blowing air across my pussy as his tongue laps against my folds, looking for the sweet spot. And when he hits it, I buck my back.

But Bennett is there, whispering, “This is wrong. This is so fucking wrong.”

And I reply, “Shut up,” because I’m irritated that he’s ruining the feeling of Connor between my legs. “Just shut up.”

And then he and Camille are gone and I get this weird feeling that they’ve left us. They figured it out—this wrongness—and left us.

But Hayes is there, saying, “Shhh, they don’t know anything. Don’t worry.”

But I do worry. Because I want to know what they don’t know. And Hayes is the secret-keeper and he’s close now. So close. “What don’t they know?” I ask him.

But Connor steals the words from my mouth with a kiss and it’s too much. I forget about my questions and how none of this makes sense and say, “It’s just a dream.”

And Sofia is touching me now. She was always so careful when she touched me, afraid she might do it wrong. But I used to tell her, “There’s no wrong way.” And that always made her happy for a little bit.

Which makes me think about her sadness. And her books. Those books she writes. The dark, sexy stories that steal your life away for days, or months, or years. And I say, “When did you change?”

And she just looks at me with her sad, sad smile that’s on her face so often now, I’ve grown used to it. She says, “You know when.”

But I don’t. I don’t really remember anything except that tower. And the book I wrote. And those dresses down in the basement. Why were there dresses in the basement?

“Kiera?”

It makes no sense at all. Why that guy had dresses. Did he have a fetish?

“Kiera?”

But they weren’t dresses, were they? They were costumes.

“Kiera!”

I open my eyes to find Connor on top of me. Holy shit, this is real.

 

Author Bio:

JA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller’s list 21 times in the past four years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings.

Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively, her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017, and her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2018.

She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Not Just Another Rock Star Romance, by Lisa Suzanne

 

 

Title: Not Just Another Rock Star Romance
Author: Lisa Suzanne
Genre: Standalone Romantic Comedy
Release Date: December 3, 2018

 

Blurb
I’ve never been able to say no to my manager, which is probably why my
band instated the No Bang Oath. When she asks me to star on a new reality
dating show right before we go on tour, the last thing I want to find is love.
But since it was Kylie who asked, I say yes. Besides, I can’t turn down the
exposure for my band.
As I forge connections with the women—including the show’s hostess—I can’t seem
to shake Kylie out of my head. When I find myself at the center of a scandal, I
don’t know what’s worse: the bad press or the disappointment in Kylie’s eyes.

How do I prove I’m not just another rock star before I hit the road with one of
the biggest bands in the world?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This story was such a slooooow burn between Dax and Kylie! I knew that they were the end game for this story, so i was getting really antsy waiting for them to get together. A good 3/4 if this book is Dax’s experience on a reality dating program, but I get that that journey was necessary for him to realize the full effect of his feelings for Kylie.

Lisa Suzanne does a great job of detailing the path Dax takes, weighing the pros and cons of telling Kylie how he feels. Will it ruin their friendship? Will it affect the band since she is their manager? If she doesn’t feel the same, how can they still work together?

Id love to see Danny and Nicole’s story. What went on with them while taping the show? How did they fall in love, and what was Danny’s experience as the other suitor on the show? And as a Vail Tail Girl, I loved the appearances by Mark and some of the other Vail guys! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Author Bio
Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with
her husband and baby boy. She’s a former high school English teacher and
college composition instructor. When she’s not cuddling baby Mason, she can be
found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.

 

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