WISH YOU WOULD by Lily Miller is AVAILABLE NOW

It wasn’t that long ago that I vowed to stay away from Holden Banks. He’s stubborn, cocky, practically intolerable. And now he’s my new roommate.

Suddenly, the two of us are sharing dinners, secrets, late night massages. Did I mention the guy is drop dead gorgeous? This was not in the plans when I moved back to Reed Point.

I know all about Holden’s reputation. He’s a notorious player. A heartbreaker who is way too attractive for his own good, with his smoldering smirks and piercing green eyes.

But it turns out he’s also sweet and thoughtful, even taking care of me when I get sick. Maybe that’s why, in a moment of weakness, I offer to be his fake date to his ex’s wedding. This is starting to get complicated—and dangerous.

There’s no denying the explosive chemistry between us, but we’re also complete opposites in every way. I’m a free spirit, he’s a Type A neat freak. I’m a romantic, he’s quick to remind me he doesn’t believe in love. Oh, and he’s also newly celibate.

That is, until a night out with our friends and a few too many tequilas ends with me in his bed. I tell myself it’s just one electrifying night and come morning, I’ll forget it ever happened. But the filthy things he said to me are unforgettable.

Soon, lines are blurred, and our relationship starts to feel very real. After all, what’s more real than finding out I’m pregnant with his baby?

Wish You Would is an extra spicy, small-town romance with angst, scorching hot tension, and an mmc you will fall hard and fast for.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

She’s a chaotic mess fresh off a breakup with a toxic ex. He’s a celibate control freak. She is a cat mom. He’s highly allergic. She loves peppermint tea before bed. He can’t stand the smell. Characters don’t get much more opposite than Briar and Holden, but these two were just so darn cute together!

Briar moved back to Haven Harbor after her breakup, but when the apartment she had lined up floods, she suddenly needs a temporary place to stay. Her best friend, Daisy (from Never Say Never) suggests that Briar move in with Holden now that he’s without a roommate after Tucker moved out. They’ve known each other for years through their mutual friends, so they easily fall into a routine as roommates, spending all of their free time together. Holden and Briar are each wildly attracted to one another, yet keep things strictly platonic at first. Briar is still healing after a bad breakup, and Holden is on a relationship hiatus. She eventually wants to get married and have a family, and Holden has never envisioned that future for himself. But then one night after a night out with their friends and too much tequila, they sleep together and Briar gets pregnant.

I loved how their relationship unfolded and seeing them grow as a couple throughout her pregnancy. The drama between Briar and Holden arises when neither one of them are brave enough to come forward about where they want their relationship to go — and the lack of communication leads to hurt feelings. Thankfully, these two get on the same page before long. They balance each other so well, and helped one another heal from their past relationships. Once he let himself give in to what he was feeling for Briar, Holden realized that she was everything he never knew he wanted,

He takes allergy meds every day just so she can keep her cat at his house. He makes her tea every night. Holden was such a swoony boyfriend, even before his and Briar’s fake relationship turns real.

I jumped into the Haven Harbor series with book #3, so I haven’t gotten to know the whole crew from the beginning, but I really enjoyed the two books that I read! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

SOMEDAY YOU LEARN by Harlow James is AVAILABLE NOW

Blurb:

“I’m here to see my fiancé. I believe you know Parker, Dad…”

That sentence seems innocent enough in the right setting.

But the woman’s father? Yeah, he happens to be my boss.

The first time I met Cashlynn O’Neil, she thought she was going to die before the plane we were on ever left the ground.

So I did what any gentleman would do—I comforted her, kept her distracted, and then later that night, she ended up back in my hotel room to thank me.

But then a year later she waltzed in the Carrington Cove Animal Hospital and told her father we were engaged.

And that would have been harmless, except the last time I was engaged it left me scarred beyond repair, vowing never to entertain the idea of love again.

I can’t fall for my boss’s daughter.

I can’t keep lying to myself about how I feel either.

But is it possible that someday you learn that it’s not the wrong person that will make you question what you want in life, but it’s the right one?

And is Cashlynn the right woman for me?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I loved Parker and Cashlynn’s story so much, and the couple on the cover are perfect for how I envisioned these characters in my mind! On the surface, this is a second-chance, fake engagement romance between two people who had a one-night stand. But once you get deeper into the story, it is a beautiful tale of grief and recovery.

Parker has sworn off relationships but allowed himself to indulge in a one-night stand with a beautiful stranger he met on an airplane. They had an incredible connection, and he was flabbergasted when she bolted out of his hotel room afterward. Flash forward to a year later, and Parker is rendered speechless when Cashlynn shows up at the veterinary practice where he works, and it turns out that she his boss’ daughter, and she claims they are engaged!

Parker is so stunted after the failure of his previous engagement, and he truly goes through so much growth before the end of this book. Meeting Cashlynn and falling in love with her (despite his best efforts not to!) changes him and makes him realize that he is more than the trauma of his past relationship and the guilt he’s been carrying around.

Although Parker is hesitant at first (because everyone who knows him knows he has sworn off relationships), he agrees to the “engagement.” Cashlynn is looking to start over her life in Carrington Cove, and with her dad on the brink of retirement, she agrees to nudge her dad in handing over the practice to Parker. As it turns out, Cashlynn is exactly what the buttoned-up Parker needs in his life. He’s so regimented, and she crashes into his space and turns things upside down. Literally and figuratively. (I loved the unplugging of the appliances to get under his skin!)

These two characters balance each other so well, and I thought that Harlow James really wrote a lovely tale in Someday You Learn. Teddy Hamilton is one of my favorite narrators, and I loved listening to him as Parker. He brought such depth to his performance, perfectly executing the nuances of the character’s vulnerability in tender moments as well as the growly lust in the spicier scenes. Likewise, Emma Wilder was vivid in the way she portrayed Cashlynn’s strength and determination as well as her frustration when it comes to her relationship with her father.

I loved how close the siblings are in this book. I jumped into this series for the first time with book 4. I wish I had gotten to know Parker in those previous books, because I feel like I really would have appreciated seeing him find love even more! I am most definitely interested in going back to read the other books in this series, and I am intrigued for Hazel’s book after that teaser at the end!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Harlow James:

Steamy Romance Author

Harlow James is a pen name I use to protect my identity as a high school teacher. Keeping those two roles in my life separate is necessary, but also fun! It’s like a live two lives, and anonymity gives me the opportunity to be bold and take risks in my stories.

I stumbled upon romance novels in 2018 when I picked up Driven by Kristy Bromberg, and I was obsessed. I had just lost my grandmother too, so reading offered me an escape from reality and a chance to grieve on my own terms.

About a year later, I got an idea for my own book and started writing. I researched self-publishing and jumped in with both feet. I had no idea what I was doing!

But now I’ve built a business and hobby that I LOVE! I have an outlet that’s just for me. When I write, I’m not a mom, a wife, or a teacher…I’m a woman who gets to tell stories that no one else can.

My books are the perfect blend of heartwarming moments, full-bellied laughs, and PLENTY of steam to melt your Kindles 😉 And there are always elements of me sprinkled in to every character and story that I write.

When I’m not writing you can find me reading or spending time in my kitchen. I love to cook and feed my family and friends. Otherwise, you can find me watching comedy specials with my husband, camping with our kids, or taking naps. I live for naps 😉

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From Asher, With Love by Brittany Taylor is NOW LIVE

He set my heart on fire… then destroyed it.

Ten years ago, I left the ashes of my past behind, determined to fulfill my dream of owning a flower shop in the largest city in the world.

With business now booming, I need to expand my storefront, and I’m desperate for help. So, when my best friend sets me up on a blind date disguised as a business meeting, with the billionaire CEO of the city’s most elite real estate firm, I cave.

What I don’t expect is the billionaire blind date turning out to be my ex-boyfriend.

Though one look is all it takes to know Asher Egan is no longer the boy I once knew from the wrong side of the tracks. He’s an ambitious, insanely wealthy businessman who knows exactly what and who he wants…

Me.

And the longer we work together, the faster the embers of our youthful love begin to reignite.

It’s a shame the pain isn’t as easily forgotten.

Fearing he’ll lose me again, he’s suddenly asking for a future we both walked away from all those years ago.

But will I be able to sift through the ashes of our past and find it in my heart to love him again… or will our second chance at a happy ending threaten to destroy us once and for all?

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

From Asher, With Love is a glowup of Brittany Taylor’s 2021 book Paper Hearts. It has been updated and expanded a bit, but the core story between Asher and Charleigh is still the same phenomenal enemies-to-lovers, second-chance romance that I loved back then.

Ten years after Asher ghosted her when they were seniors in high school, Charliegh is shocked to run into him in NYC. And even more shocked that their best friends are siblings, and they never happened to mention the other. Asher is now one of the best realtors in the city, and Charleigh is looking to expand her floral shop. Although she begins working with Asher’s rival, he gets her to take a chance on working with him — which just brings up old hurts and bad memories for both of them.

The story is told in a dual timeline, unfolding between past and present chapters. Asher’s life fell apart the night that their secret teenage romance was exposed. Although he is a successful executive today, back then, they were from opposite sides of the track and Asher didn’t have much going for him in his life. When his life literally went up in flames, he had no choice but to leave Charleigh behind. He never looked back, and assumed she was still living a charmed life all these years, but something was irrevocably broken in Charleigh that night and her relationship with her parents never recovered.

In present day, Asher and Charleigh face their past hurts and address the issues between them and where things went wrong. There are a few twists and turns in this story that I was not expecting. I also loved that the heart-shaped paper notes that Asher left for Charliegh in high school were still a part of this updated story, always signed “From Asher, With Love.” Asher and Charleigh realize that they never stopped loving one another.

Asher and Charleigh’s story is heartbreaking, and their journey back together is full of tears but so beautiful! A marvelous, emotional, second-chance story! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

🎧🎧🎧 Catch Her Heart by Julia Jarrett is AVAILABLE NOW in AUDIO! 🎧🎧🎧

I’m the oldest virgin in major league baseball. And I’m in love with a woman who’s about to marry someone else.

Listen. It’s not like I planned to still be a virgin at twenty-eight. Or to fall in love with the team trainer, who apparently would rather date a guy who wears polo shirts instead of baseball pants.

But life doesn’t always go according to plan.

When I first laid eyes on Lark Miller, I knew she was something special. Unfortunately, so did her boyfriend.

For years I kept my feelings hidden. I accepted my role as best guy friend, and focused on my career. My priority needs to be securing another contract with the Vancouver Tridents so I can help my parents retire. I can’t afford any distractions.

But then the day comes that Lark shows up at my door, and tells me she’s ended her engagement. Not only that, but she’s broken up with polo shirt guy.

And then she kisses me.

My fantasy becomes my reality. Lark wants me. Me. She’s perfect, we’re perfect, everything is perfect. I’ve got the woman of my dreams, and the best part is she understands how important baseball has to be for me right now.

But remember what I said about life not going according to plan?

My name is Dan “Monty” Montgomery: Formerly the oldest virgin in baseball, and now the newest expectant father.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

We are back with the Vancouver Tridents and catcher Dan “Monte” Montgomery and team trainer Lark. We have seen Monte pining for Lark throughout the first two books in this series, always keeping a proper distance since she had a boyfriend. Catch Her Heart opens with Lark telling Dan that she has gotten engaged. Of course, he is crushed, but he remains steadfast as her friend and support system… and then the day comes when Lark realizes that she can’t go through with the marriage. And Dan finally has his opening…

This was a really cute friends-to-lovers romance. I am a sucker for secret tattoos, so I squealed with glee when Lark noticed Dan’s bird tattoo. And the star! Oh my goodness, this man was swoony. Once Lark and Dan cross the line from friends/roommates to being romantically involved, things move super fast. But… i didn’t hate it. I loved how strong their friendship was, and it was a natural progression as they moved to dating and then expecting a baby when Lark unexpectedly gets pregnant.

Narrators Victoria Connelly and Tim Page did a great job with Lark and Dan’s story; I really liked the attention to detail Page gave with Dan’s Canadian accent!

I received a complimentary copy and voluntarily left a review.

Best Friends for Never by Teagan Hunter is now live! 

The movie star and the small-town girl he left behind. They have a lot of catching up to do in an emotional and rousing romantic comedy about fame, second chances, and making dreams come true.

Parker Pruitt’s dream is to restore her small town’s long-shuttered theater—one to be named in honor of Noel Carter, the boy who followed his dream from Emerald Grove, Washington, to Hollywood…and broke Parker’s heart. Now he’s back to attend the kickoff ceremony, and for Parker, that means smiling through a swell of mixed emotions at seeing her former best friend for the first time in a decade.

Noel may be one of the hottest actors in the world, but he’s still touched by the tribute. And a little nervous about seeing Parker again. But when his weekend jaunt extends into a six-week stay, long-repressed memories and feelings come rushing back. As the simmering attraction between them builds, Noel is determined not to ruin this second chance even if his return to LA is hanging over them.

They’re making the best of the time they have left, but is there any chance of a Hollywood ending?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

I love a good second-chance romance, and I was rooting for Noel and Parker from the start. They are both carrying around hurt and regret over the end of their friendship, and have been mourning the loss of the other for the past decade. When Noel comes back home to their small Pacific Northwest town for the groundbreaking ceremony on a theater being named in his honor, both he and Parker are forced to confront their past.

The banter between these two characters was spot-on, and I loved the quirky side characters like her mom Astrid and his Gran. And Axel was my favorite! I wanted more of Axel and Noel’s snarky exchanges!

But… 10 years? Neither one of them reached out in 10 years? I don’t know, I wish it hadn’t been that long. I loved Astrid, and found it hard to believe that she never nudged her daughter to reach out to Noel? I also wanted to slap them both upside the head for putting off having any kind of serious discussion about their future for so long.

Overall, Best Friends For Never is a quick, lighthearted, low-angst read. I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and Montlake and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Teagan

TEAGAN HUNTER writes steamy romantic comedies with lots of sarcasm and a side of heart. She loves pizza, hockey, and romance novels, though not in that order. When not writing, you can find her watching entirely too many hours of Supernatural, One Tree Hill, or New Girl. She’s mildly obsessed with Halloween and prefers cooler weather. She married her high school sweetheart, and they currently live in the PNW.

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Mr. Swoony by Piper Rayne is now live!

Hockey players were never my type.

At least, that’s what I thought—until I met Conor Nilsen. In truth, I didn’t know he was the goalie for the Chicago Falcons when he struck up a conversation the night of my bachelorette party.

He proved he wasn’t just some hot guy looking to score when he helped me get my drunk bridesmaid safely back to our hotel. That’s when he discovered my 30-before-30 bucket list—a list I hadn’t managed to check a single item off.

What was meant to be a night of stargazing turned into so much more. The chemistry between us was undeniable, and after one innocent night together, I started to question everything—especially my upcoming wedding to a man I wasn’t sure loved me.

Fast forward to my wedding day, and just as I’m standing at the altar, Conor bursts through the church doors to object. And now, somehow, I’m his roommate. Yikes.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Oh boy! I was dying to know how Conor knew Eloise well enough to stop her wedding, and Piper Rayne did not let me down with Mr. Swoony!

The title of this book was everything. After the dust settles from Eloise’s interrupted wedding, she and Conor start their relationship with a strong friendship/roommate situation. The instant attraction they felt the night they met is stronger than ever, and eventually Eloise just lets herself fall, puts her own happiness first, and lets herself get involved with Conor. Little by little, he shows her how a boyfriend should treat a girlfriend, and once he gets started, he goes all in. I loved how he helped her cross things off her bucket list and even created one of his own.

I read this book while simultaneously listening to the full-cast audio. Connor Crais was *chef’s kiss* as Swoony Conor. Luci Christian Bell is a narrator that I’m not so familiar with, but I thought she did a fantastic job of playing the range of emotions that Eloise goes through over the course of this story.

I am loving The Nest series and the found family this group of friends have made for themselves. Bring on Tweetie and Teddie!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Everything I Dreamed by Evey Lyon is AVAILABLE NOW

Oliver is my brother’s best friend and off-limits. Except there is one One road trip just made me his secret bride.

Ending up in the same bed with my brother’s best friend during an unexpected road trip to my brother’s wedding was never part of the plan. Yet, Oliver and I got stuck overnight at a hotel with one bed on our travels, temptation got the best of us, and what was meant to be a one-time thing was only the beginning. Because now he’s secretly my husband.

For convenience, of course… I think.

You see, I have my eyes set on a business venture, but it’s only possible with a husband by my side due to logistics. He swept in to help me, and there wasn’t much protest from me. Okay, none. But we want things simple and don’t want my brother to lose it or our friends to grab the popcorn and watch our situation unfold. Because Oliver is the guy that I’ve fantasized about for years, and it turns out the feeling is mutual. But we’re stuck in a marriage that wasn’t supposed to be real, and I might just run, because how could I be so lucky that Oliver and I may just be everything I dreamed?

Oliver and Hailey are a brother’s-best-friend romance with an epic road trip, one bed, and a secret marriage that is low on angst. It is the second book in the small-town Everhope Road series and can be read as a standalone.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

After the tease about Hailey and Oliver in Everything I Wanted, I was so excited to dive into Everything I Dreamed — and Evey Lyon did not disappoint! This is a low-drama, low-angst brother’s best friend, mutual pining romance. Hailey and Oliver keep their relationship a secret from their friends (Esme & Keats) and her brother Liam; Oliver feels that Hailey is off-limits because of his friendship with Liam.

Adding to the brother’s best friend trope, we have a fake (secret) marriage of convenience: Oliver gets his mom off her back with her constant desire to set him up, and Hailey is able to purchase the building where she wants to open a preschool. I loved how hard these two fell for one another. They had always had a thing for one another, but were both afraid to act on it because of their friend group.

Hailey and Oliver were spicy and swoony, and I loved the ride they took together. Having read the Lake Spark series from the start, I love still being in this world: the Dizzy Duck Inn, the Spinners, the friendships.

Looking forward to the next book in this series! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Under an Endless Moon by A.L. Jackson is now live!

I should have known I’d break the oath I made when I offered to let my best friend’s little sister move in with me…

She’s the sweetest woman on the face of the planet.

And to my great misfortune, the sexiest one, too.

She’s been living under her brother’s roof her entire life, and she’s ready to spread her wings.

And I’m the masochist who offers she stay at my place until she can find an apartment.

When I hear her having a nightmare, the only thing I can do is go to her. Hold her so she knows she’s safe from her demons.

The second she’s in my arms, the attraction I’ve tried to hide sparks to life. I know better than to push past the boundaries I’ve set for us, but when she begs me to touch her in a way she’s never been touched, I can’t resist.

And with my name on her lips as I send her soaring for the first time, I know there’s no going back.

I’m willing to break every rule and oath I’ve ever made to keep her.

Accept every consequence.

Only she and I have a dark, dangerous history that no one knows about.

And I’m afraid the consequences of loving her have just caught up to us…

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

AL Jackson delivers another fantastic romantic suspense story in Under An Endless Moon, the second book in her Moonlit Ridge series.

Told through past and present chapters, we really get to see the full progression of Raven and Otto’s friendship. How he became her protector even when she was a little girl, then became her safe space when she was a teenager, and became her world when she was a young adult. A horrible event impacted both of them, and they bonded over that shared trauma. But while Otto has been carrying around grief and anger from that time for the past seven years, Raven has been trying to rise above it and spread her wings. And now that she is ready to branch out, she wants to take flight with Otto. Except that he’s reluctant to let himself love her and drag her into the chaos that is his life.

This story also has a lot of drama between Raven, her brother River, and Otto, as he’d promised River years ago that he’d never make a move on Raven. But the heart wants what the heart wants, and it all comes to a head in a spectacular way.

The mystery threaded throughout Under and Endless Moon — who was after Raven? — had me guessing all the way up to the end. I loved the twists and turns in this story, and the dangerous situation that Raven was in ultimately led to a big rescue and romantic declaration.

Under An Endless Moon is a great addition to this series. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet A.L. Jackson

A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.

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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚!

𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒇, 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑.

𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥—𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥.  

𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.  

𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺.  

𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳.  

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯. 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺, 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘨’𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺…

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Five-plus stars for All The Missing Pieces! I have been reading Catherine Cowles’ books for a while now, and I always appreciate how she mixes emotion and romance with suspense. All The Missing Pieces was a perfect blend of all three elements as Colt and Ridley went from barely being able to stand the sight of each other to falling in love. (Oh, I can’t forget the perfect names her characters come up with for one another, like Chaos and Law Man!)

After losing her twin sister, Ridley has made it her life’s mission to try to help other families gain a sense of peace that she doesn’t have. She’s a popular true crime podcaster who investigates cold cases, sometimes successfully helping law enforcement find a new angle to solve the case. That is what brings her to Shady Cove — and because the unsolved case she’s tracking actually involves a victim, Emerson, who managed to get away, Ridley and her poking around are not exactly welcomed.

Colt and Ridley definitely get off on the wrong foot, but that makes their falling in love so much sweeter. Because the chemistry between those two was off the charts! While her being in Shady Cove is stirring up all kinds of emotions in him, and bringing things to light that his family would much rather leave in the dark, it also helps him heal and move past the trauma that he and his family lived through.

All The Missing Pieces was beautifully written, from start to finish. Colt and Ridley captured my attention from the first moment they met — fighting over her cat Tater, who was left unattended in her van — to the very last page. As I fell in love with the main characters, I also fell in love with the supporting players in the story — especially Emerson and her resilience. (I can’t wait to see her get her own HEA as this series continues!) The suspense component of this story had me guessing all the way, and I never suspected the twist that the story took!

Sebastian York and Andi Arndt narrated the audio for this book, and they did a phenomenal job. I loved listening to the way SebYo said “Chaos,” and how the vulnerability he brought to the character of Colt. Likewise, Andi was so colorful in her portrayal of Ridley

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca and voluntarily left a review.

BEAUTIFULLY CRAZY by A James is AVAILABLE NOW

Blurb:

As a single mom with my hands and heart full, finding love is the last thing on my mind.

Then Everett Windward comes along.

My new neighbor is charming, handsome, and sexy—and before I know it, I have a new friend…with benefits.

Fun and filthy benefits.

There’s just one problem—He’s also my son’s teacher.

That alone should have me pumping the brakes… except it doesn’t. I’m drawn to him and to the way he makes me feel. Everett has a filthy side that has reignited something inside of me that I haven’t felt in years.

Something I thought I lost.

But there are rules…

My son can’t know.

No sleeping over.

And absolutely no feelings involved.

But as time goes on, it becomes impossible to ignore the butterflies in my stomach when I catch him looking at me, or when I watch him play ball with my son day after day.

Before I know it, he’s so intertwined in our lives, and I can no longer deny the desire to break the very rules that I put into place to begin with.

But it’s not just my feelings I have to consider.

I can see how quickly my son is becoming attached to him. See the way he yearns for that father figure in his life.

We have experienced enough hurt and loss to last a lifetime. Can I really open up our hearts, knowing the risk I’m taking?

Buy Link:

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Beautiful Crazy is the first book I’ve read by Ashley James, and this was such a cute, heartfelt small-town — with a lot of spice and a very dirty-talking MC!

After inheriting his late grandmother’s house, Everett moves from Seattle to Blossom Beach, SC. He keeps crossing paths with Gemma: at the beach, at the cafe, at his hotel, and eventually discovering that they are neighbors. Fate puts them in each other’s paths once again when Everett turns out to be her son Sutton’s new teacher. As a friendship forms between Everett and Sutton, the sizzling chemistry grows between him and Gemma.

A friends-with-benefits situationship soon develops into so much more. I thought these characters really had a great connection, and I enjoyed seeing how their relationship progressed. The story is low angst, but there are high emotional stakes with Everett’s toxic relationship with his dad and Gemma grieving her late husband. Everett was such a solid support for Gemma as she navigated how to move on with a new relationship, and stepped up for Sutton in so many ways.

I binged this audio on a Sunday, listening to Connor Crais and his smoldering baritone as I put away Christmas decorations and did laundry. Likewise, Samantha Brentmoor was also a great narrator in telling Gemma’s story (complete with her Southern accent).

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Ashley James:

Ashley James is a romance author who enjoys writing (and reading) LGBTQIA+ books. She is from Washington State—and no, not Seattle—and currently resides in South Carolina with her two kids and hairless kitties, Goose, Maverick, and Houston. Ashley is introverted and slightly (okay, majorly) awkward. She refuses to make this section sound like a tacky dating app profile, so she won’t be telling you how much she enjoys music, how she thoroughly enjoys dancing and singing in her kitchen, despite not being able to carry a tune, and she won’t be telling you about her love of toxic and broken fictional men.

Connect with Ashley James:

https://authorashleyjames.com/links/