Sunny Shelly’s Review: Tennessee Truths, by Ashley Munoz

April 20, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

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Faith:

Our story was classic.

A typical fairytale.

Two young kids falling in love under an onyx sky, making vows they didn’t understand.

He was my dream …and I naively thought I was his.

Until he bartered our love and sold me a lie.

Now, I’m returning to the life I once knew…but not as the pathetic mess that left five years ago.

I’m a married woman, wed to the richest man in Nashville.

But it seems I wasn’t the only who changed during my time away…

Hardened by life, Jace Walker’s glares drip with heat and derision.

He’s got war in his eyes and venom in his veins.

I thought I would be safe coming back home, but it seems I only ran from my present to be caught in the cross hairs of my past.

Jace:

I traded my future for a life.

I knew what was on the line when I made the deal, I knew what I could lose, but I also knew that I didn’t really have a choice.

I gambled and lost.

Now the one person I had dreamed of having a future with was walking back into my life bearing the last name and wearing the ring of another man.

Lips painted red, hair that same honey gold and there against her creamy throat was our promise to one another, still dangling, reminding me that I may have lied, but she ran.

I was a liar, she was a coward.

Now she was home, and she wasn’t mine.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Tennessee Truths is a scorching, slow burn, angst-filled second chance romance. This is the first book I’ve read by Ashley Munoz, and it was gripping right to the very end. I love that when they see each other 5 years later, there’s no swoony romantic meeting. It’s ugly and hateful and i had to know why!

Jase and Faith’s story is raw and a roller coaster or emotions. These two broken souls find healing in one another, even though they share hurts from their past. Life has really put them both through the ringer, but Jase and Faith’s journey is a magical one.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Ashley was born in Nebraska, but raised in Oregon where she lives with her four children and husband.

If she’s not helping her husband with DIY projects around the house, she’s writing or sneaking off to a corner to read.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Southern Comfort, by Natasha Madison

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

Release Date: April 14

Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South.

Olivia
When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling over ten million dollars from his clients, you do what any sane woman would do. You escape reality and go undercover, trading in your city-girl Louboutin’s for country-pumpkin cowboy boots.

It wasn’t a forever change—it was temporary. I only had to stay here until things back home got straightened out, or so I thought.

Casey
I was riding horses before I was walking, or at least that was what they told me. I always knew I would take over the family farm. It’s in my blood.

Country boy at heart, the minute I saw her dragging her luggage up the gravel driveway I knew she was out of my league.

I shouldn’t have started anything with her, because I knew she was just passing through.

I couldn’t stop it, I fell in love with her. Even though I knew, in the end, she would leave me.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 2 Stars

Meh. This was a bust for me.

Before I even got through the first chapter, I felt like I was missing pieces of the story because I hadn’t read Southern Chance, the first/previous book in this series. That is a big turn off for me when a book is supposed to be a standalone.

Ii likes Casey enough, but Olivia was wishy-washy and rather dull. I gave up about 5 chapters in.

Natasha Madison is hit or miss for me. There have been books of hers that I devoured and adored, and others, like this one, that completely fell flat.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Natasha Madison

When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Chasing Melody, by Erin Cristofoli

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

Title: Chasing Melody

Author: Erin Cristofoli

Genre: Rockstar Romance

Release Date: April 1, 2020

Chase Brighton is a dick.

Elle Holloway needs a job that will get her off of her friends couch. When one practically lands in her lap, she is determined to snag it even though the job description is vague. But when she learns that she will be working for the world famous rock star Chase Brighton, her confidence begins to waiver.

Chase might make her heart race, but his attitude sucks. He is cocky and moody. He even accuses her of wanting her fifteen minutes of fame. But he is also a single dad to the most adorable little girl—and he needs Elle to be his nanny.

Heading out on tour, the last thing Chase needs is to be confined on a bus with a woman as sexy as Elle. It’s enough to drive a man insane as his thoughts are filled with fantasies of her instead of the music he should be focused on. To keep her at arm’s length, he gives Elle a hard time at every opportunity.

As their attraction grows, they struggle to keep it professional, but sometimes fate has plans of its own. When the downsides of Chase’s fame pour a cold dose of reality on them, can they find a way to make things work, or will their differences pull them apart?

“If you don’t mind me asking, what is this place?”

“It’s a recording studio,” Claire laughed, “not that you would be able to tell from the outside. But privacy is of the utmost importance to the owner and anyone that he lets use the facility. No one wants a lot of fan fare while they are trying to focus on their music. So, let’s get down to the details, shall we? You will be working for Chase Brighton.”

My eyebrows shot up in surprise. Superstar Chase Brighton? “I’m not sure what job I could possibly do for him. Does he need a secretary for the studio or something?” I stated feeling slightly confused.

“Well, you wouldn’t be providing services for Chase per se, you’d be looking after his daughter. For your reaction, you didn’t seem all that excited when I said Chase’s name.”

I shrugged. “Should I? He’s just another celebrity.”

Claire studied me a moment. “Huh. Most women would fall at his feet.”

Rolling my eyes, I replied. “Well I’m not like most women who lose their mind over someone’s fame. Fame can lead to a big ego and I’m no ego-stroker. I definitely don’t have any kind of ridiculous crush on Chase Brighton.”

She seemed satisfied by my response. “Good, because I need this to work out. So as I said, you would be taking care of Chase’s three year old daughter, Ivy. We’re going on tour, you see, and he wouldn’t agree to go unless she came with us.”

“That’s understandable. So I would be babysitting her.”

Claire nodded. “More like a live-in nanny.”

“Wait a minute, do you mean I would be going on tour too?”

“Yep, that’s the job.”

I leaned back in my chair and let out a breath. “Wow that is a lot to take in.”

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

I read Chasing Melody in an afternoon — it’s an easy to read rockstar/nanny romance. Single dad Chase is grumpy as all hell and plain mean to Elle when she begins working as the nanny to his young daughter, Ivy, at the start of a new tour. They are stuck together on a bus for four months, and Elle does her best to keep her distance because Chase clearly doesn’t like her. Of course, the opposite is true, and Chase is totally enamored with this spitfire of a nanny who takes no crap from him.

Elle doesn’t care that Chase is a rock god, and he likes that he can be himself around her. He’s been in a writing slump lately, and Elle has given him inspiration to write new material. I liked that they didn’t keep their relationship secret from the rest of the team for very long, so they were able to be as normal a couple as they could.

But naturally, they aren’t a normal couple. And when their lifestyle differences and his celebrity cause an issue for the first time, Elle goes running and breaks both of their hearts.

I kind of disliked that she did that. I get that it created drama for their relationship, but Chase didn’t do anything wrong. And one thing that I kept thinking during the grocery store incident was, if she’d just had it delivered, none of that would have happened!

But overall, this is a cute single dad/nanny romance. Nothing unexpected, but a sweet resolution. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Erin Cristofoli resides in Ontario, Canada, with her busy little family. Her publishing career began with her debut novel, Starting Over. She loves the thrill of publishing and diving into each new world and tell the character’s stories. When she is not writing, she thrives on many creative ventures, including photography, painting and crocheting.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Take Two, by Heather M. Orgeron

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

Title: Take Two

Author: Heather M. Orgeron

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: March 19, 2020

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Who says you can’t marry the same mistake twice?Certainly not Nya Perez…because that’s precisely what she’s done.

Liam Watts is the bane of her existence.

Her first love. Father of her child. And breaker of her heart.

Oh, he’s also her ex-husband. Well, he was, anyway…right up til this morning,
when she woke up beside him in a Vegas hotel room, sheathed in satin and tulle
with a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.

If it were just between the two of them, an annulment would be the obvious
solution. After all, they wouldn’t be the first to marry and divorce at the
little white chapel in the span of twenty-four hours.

But their daughter’s greatest wish has just been granted, and if there’s one
heart Nya wants to protect more than her own, it’s Ellie’s.

So, she promises to give it six months.

There’s no way she’ll be swayed by his thick southern drawl, those well-defined
abs, or that annoyingly delectable scruff lining his cheeks.

Nope. She’s got it all under control. Six months of playing house, then
everything can go back to the way it was before.

But first she’ll have to muddle through marriage with Liam—take two.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Oh, the things we do for our kids! Take Two is a clever twist on the second chance romance trope when Nya gets sucked back into a relationship with her ex-husband all for the sake of their young daughter.

From start to finish, this romcom is full of sass and laughter. I love the way Heather M. Orgeron can write something as haunting as Heartbreak Warfare and as hysterical as Take Two. Liam really pulls out all the stops to win back his ex-wife, and although Nya puts up a good fight…. she can’t help but fall head over heels again for her ex-husband.

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Heather M. Orgeron is a Cajun girl with a big heart and a passion for romance. She married her high school sweetheart two months after graduation and her life has been a fairytale ever since. She’s the queen of her castle, reigning over five sons and one bossy little princess who has made it her mission in life to steal her Momma’s throne. When she’s not writing, you will find her hidden beneath mounds of laundry and piles of dirty dishes or locked in her tower(aka the bathroom) soaking in the tub with a good book. She’s always been an avid reader and has recently discovered a love for cultivating romantic stories of her own.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Model, by Harlow Layne

April 18, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

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The moment I heard Ryder’s voice I was a goner.

As a photographer, I was used to working with beautiful people, but Ryder Williams was the most perfect male specimen that had ever stood before me. I knew without a doubt it would take no time at all for him to be the next big thing… or for him to steal my heart.

Model and photographer, we shouldn’t cross that line, but there was no stopping the passion we felt. Nothing else mattered. Not the age difference. Not that he was a client. Not even our pasts.

After my assistant caught us together, he was gone. I tried to put him out of my head, until fate threw him back into my life and my bed.

Time and time again we’re brought together, should I keep fighting or finally accept what my heart wants?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

I really loved Lexie and Ryder. The age gap between them didn’t feel forced, and I kind of forgot at times that the wild blue-haired photographer was older than the hot hunky model. There is an immediate connection between them during the day of their photoshoot, but Ryder is a model on the rise and Lexie is sure that she’ll never see him again.

So of course, despite their busy careers and hectic schedules, fate keeps putting Lexie and Ryder in each other’s paths. The more time they spend in each other’s orbits, the more they feel drawn to one another. They put in the work to keep their connection going even when they are both on the road. And the reappearance of Lexie’s psycho ex adds an element of suspense to this sizzling hot story.

The Model is a scorching, sexy age-gap romance. Harlow Layne did a bang-up job with this one! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Harlow Layne is a hopeless romantic who writes sweet and sexy alpha males who will make you swoon.

Harlow wrote fanfiction for years before she decided to try her hand at a story that had been swimming in her head for years.

When Harlow’s not writing you’ll find her online shopping on Amazon, Facebook, or Instagram, reading, or hanging out with her family and two dogs.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Never Kiss A Stranger, by Logan Chance

April 18, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

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Kiki

Ellis Atwood is the devil. Ok, maybe that’s too harsh. Ellis Atwood is ruining my life.

First, he demolishes a perfectly good wedding trellis.

Second, he destroys a gorgeous doggie wedding that I spent ages planning. (I kid you not.)

Third, he makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, and that is not ok. I prefer the cold and harsh way my fiancé makes me feel so much better. (wait, that didn’t come out right.)

Fourth, and there is a fourth, he gets me all wound up and flustered.

And last, when he unexpectedly kissed me it made me forget my own name, or the fact that I’m getting married…in a month.

Please someone help me out. I’m a mess.

Worst part is, Ellis isn’t the bad guy I first thought he was.

And being forced to spend time with him is making me realize that he needs my help more than anything.

So what’s a girl like me to do?

Ellis

I’m only in town long enough to figure out a plan with my brother on how to save our brewery from the awfulness that is my father. Oh and be in a wedding.

Where I may or may not be crushing a little too hard on the bride-to-be. (spoiler alert, I’m crushing hard.)

She’s really cute. Like seriously.

And she has the cutest job, she’s a dog wedding planner. (I kid you not.)

I can see why Henry loves her.

I can see why everyone loves her.

I can see why I’m falling for her.

I’m usually not a relationship-type guy. Call it picky or whatnot, but usually I get bored easily. So, my plan is simple. Spend as much time with Kiki (soon to be Faniki, I know) and hopefully get bored with her adorkable smile and sexy legs that go on for miles.

Then, I can save the brewery, be the best man of the wedding, and get my butt back to Chicago and away from the happy couple.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Never Kiss A Stranger is one of those books that I started on a rainy Saturday morning and finished by the afternoon. It’s full of angst and yearning, and had me turning the page to find out more about this perfect stranger who so perfectly completed Kiki.

A few hours after a goat eats her engagement ring during goat yoga, a run-in with a drop-dead gorgeous stranger in the hardware store parking lot leaves Kiki with a broken trellis for a dog wedding — and a kiss that she can’t get out of her mind. Her fiance has never left her panting like that after a kiss, so why did this stranger leave her so out of sorts?

Ellis, meanwhile, gets the shock of his life when the pretty girl he kissed — rather than have his estranged dad see him in that parking lot — turns out to be the woman his old schoolmate, Henry, is marrying. He’s only in town to save his family’s company, and Henry just happens to work for an investment firm. He helps out with the wedding planning by being the best man, and he gets the finances to save the family brewery. Except that the more time Ellis spends with Kiki, the more time he wants to spend with Kiki.

There is no cheating. Logan Chance does a great job of showing how wrong Henry is for Kiki and how right Ellis is. And Kiki ends things with Henry before she goes out with Ellis. Their relationship is completely different than the one she had with Henry. Ellis is attentive and kind, and interested in what Kiki does. She’s not just a trophy for him the way she was with Henry.

But Henry is not okay with his ex and his old pal being together….

This book was funny and sexy, a captivating and entertaining read. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Logan Chance is a USA Today, Top 20 Amazon, KDP All-Star, and KDP All-Star UK bestselling author with a quick wit and penchant for the simple things in life: Star Wars, music, and smart girls who love to read. He was nominated best debut author for the Goodreads Choice Awards in 2016. His works can be classified as Dramedies (Drama+Comedies), featuring a ton of laughs and many swoon worthy, heartfelt moments.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Sweet Chaos, by Emery Rose

April 18, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

He’s chaos… she’s the sweetest temptation. An angsty, forbidden romance, Sweet Chaos by Emery Rose is LIVE and will destroy your heart in the very best way. Fall in love with Dylan St. Clair TODAY!

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I’ve had a crush on Dylan St. Clair since he climbed into my bedroom window ten years ago.

I was eleven, he was seventeen. A bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks with a chip on his shoulder and fresh bruises from his latest fight, he went on to play the starring role in all my teenage fantasies.

But I always knew he was off-limits. So, over the years I gave up wishing and hoping we could ever be together.

Until he kissed me on a cold beach one starry winter’s night.

Until he said those five words that changed everything.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

From the moment that bad boy Dylan climbed into her bedroom window when she was just 11 years old — to sneak into her sister’s room — Scarlett has been in love with him. He was the last guy she ever should have been with, after the toxic 8 year on and off relationship he and her sister had.

Now, Scarlett is 21, has been cut off by her wealthy father, and is happily living her life as an artist. Dylan has made a name for himself as an app designer, and is no longer the gutter rat that he was back in high school. Even though he knows he should stay away from Sienna’s little sister, he can’t help himself. “Starlet” always makes him feel like he’s worth something. She always had faith in him when no one else did.

It’s a really bumpy road for Dylan and Scarlett, and not just because she’s afraid to tell her sister they are together. He runs so hot and cold, partially because he still doesn’t feel like he’s worthy of her and he’s got some major demons in his past thanks to his messed-up childhood. But there’s a sweet connection that they have, and once Dylan gets over himself, their relationship really blossoms.

Until, of course, it falls apart thanks to big sister. I kept waiting for the reason why Dylan was so hung up on Sienna to be revealed, and once it finally was, it wasn’t what I was expecting. It worked with the parameters of the story, especially explaining how hateful the girls’ dad was toward him.

Hurt by the situation with her sister, Scarlett backs off and takes off — leading Dylan to make a big grand gesture to win her back. It’s sweet, it’s over-the-top and it really shows how much he loves her. She’s not Sienna. She’s Scarlett. And she doesn’t have to be anything but Scarlett. That tattoo. Swoon. That HEA left me with a huge smile on my face.

Sweet Chaos is a standalone, but there is some of Dylan’s history that is referenced from his sister’s book, Wilder Love. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Her Perfect 10, by Briana Cash

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 sunnyshellyreadsLeave a comment

Title: Her Perfect 10

Series: Stars in the Sand #1

Author: Brianna Cash

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 2, 2020

For the online writing course I’m enrolled in, I’m assigned a partner for the entire semester. The syllabus says we’re to remain anonymous. While I never learn her name, she breaks every other rule there is. She’s dragging my grade down with hers, even after I’ve repeatedly asked her not to.

As our conversations turn personal—another broken rule—she encourages me to push my boundaries, and I learn why she has none: she doesn’t believe in love. Instead of looking for a guy who’ll sweep her off her feet, she rates them in different categories in an equation she created to find someone that’s supposedly perfect for her.

I have no idea what she looks like, how old she is, or where she lives. But I know I can change her mind about love.

Too bad I’d never measure up.

According to her equation, there’s no way I’m her perfect ten.

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I’ve never played these games before, but they’re kind of childish. I like to have a say in who I kiss. Not that the two girls I kissed during that first game were bad kissers, but I don’t even know their names. Maybe Rob and Alena should’ve had everyone go around and introduce themselves first. That would’ve made me a little more comfortable.

This whole thing was probably Rob’s idea. He’s always making fun of me, talking about how inexperienced I am. Just because I don’t sleep with anyone who gives me a second glance doesn’t mean I have no idea what I’m doing.

Alena locks us in some kind of housekeeping closet, yelling through the door. “Seven minutes, starting now!”

The girl I followed in spins around to find me watching her. She steps closer, swallowing the distance between us in two quick strides. She’s almost pressed against me, she’s so close. I step back, creating some space, reaching for her hand, ready to introduce myself. But she grabs my waist instead, tipping her head back and pushing up on her toes to press her lips to mine.

Her lips are soft and sure, melting instantly beneath mine as I kiss her back, and I quickly forget that she was making out with two other guys before me, a short time ago.

She pulls away, her eyes wide as she stares at me. There’s something familiar about them, the color, or the shape, or the incredibly long eyelashes that are framing a shade of green that matches not only her mask, but also her dress. There’s something about those eyes I can’t quite put my finger on.

I reach for her again. My hands slide around her hips and pull her closer, right up against me. She’s short, but with her heels, she’s just tall enough. Her eyes flutter closed as her head leans back, her lips parted in a silent invitation that my body is very intent on accepting, with or without my brain’s permission.

I’ve never been this close to anyone without knowing their name.

The thin silk of her dress caresses my fingers as I lower my face to hers. The warm cavern of her mouth teases me as her lips move under mine. Her body leans on me more fully—a silent protest as I pull away. I’m only changing the angle, though. I don’t hesitate to come back in for more.

And more.

And more…

Her lips part farther, wordlessly asking me to deepen the kiss. But I’m content to keep kissing her like this, with open mouths and soft lips merging together repeatedly. Her hands, which are still around my waist, pull my shirt out of the way, and then her fingertips are on my skin, trailing confidently over my back, right along the edge of my pants.

She smells like honeysuckle, like early summer nights spent catching fireflies in the backyard. There’s something else mixed in with that sweet memory. Something that’s probably all hers, whoever she is. Her eyes fly open when I take a second to breathe her in. I want to keep the memory of her scent forever, so I can relive this moment later, when I’m lying in my bed remembering how good she feels. When I need some fascinating moment to focus on. Something good. Something happy. Something…perfect.

“Kiss me,” she whispers, her breath warm on my cheek.

“Pretty sure we were kissing,” I whisper right back. No one can hear us. We’re totally alone, but it feels like we’re under some kind of spell, and we’ll break it if we’re too loud.

“No, really kiss me. Like you mean it.”

“I did mean it.” My voice rumbles in my chest as I try to keep quiet. I don’t know anything about this girl except she’s good friends with my future sister-in-law. But I also don’t know if I could stop myself from kissing her again if my life depended on it.

“That’s not what I meant.”

There’s a frown on those delicious lips, and all I want to do is change it into a smile. I clear my throat and keep whispering. “Kiss you like I know you?”

She gives a quick nod. “Kiss me like I’m the person you’ve been waiting for your entire life.”

Her eyes move back and forth between mine, her hands still on my skin under my shirt, making me want her in ways I never would’ve imagined possible at this point. She flexes her fingers on my sides before pushing both my shirt and her hands up, up, up.

It gets caught on my damn mask, but I reach up and untangle it. She then drapes my shirt over a shelf beside us. The mask stays on my face.

Her eyes are on mine as her fingers trail down my chest and stomach, lightly brushing over the dusting of hair that will lead her directly to something she has no right to discover. Not like this. Not in a closet. Not when I know so little about her. Not when she knows nothing about me.

When I inhale, the pressure of her touch lingering on the button of my slacks has my heartbeat pounding in my ears. She tilts her head to the side.

She’s daring me.

Kiss her the way she wants, or she’s going to do her best to get me out of the rest of my clothes.

I want to kiss her again. The simple kiss we shared was by far the best I’ve ever had.

But I also want to see how far she’s willing to take this.

Her gaze dips down, to where her hand is about to undo my pants, and then back at my face.

Which direction am I going to take us?

Cupping her cheek with one hand, I raise her face. With my other hand on her hip, I make sure she stays as close to me as is physically possible. And then I kiss her like she’s the person I’ve been waiting my entire life for.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Her Perfect Ten has a really cool concept of the H/h “meeting” online in a creative writing class and getting to know one another, only to then find out that they know each other in real life.

I really liked Sadie and Owen. I thought they were relatable characters, and I really got to know them as they got to know one another via their email exchanges. For the purposes of the assignment, they are supposed to remain anonymous, so there’s a bit of “is he, is she?” on both sides when they begin to suspect that they know one another from work.

Sadie has a long list of requirements for her dating partners due to the demons in her past, and Owen is determined to break down her walls. There are times where I felt he got a little judgements, but generally liked how the two of them came together.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Childish Dreams, by Malorie Verdant

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Release Date: April 2

It was just a singing competition, aired to thousands of people live on television.

It was just a choice.

One between the boy who has always supported her and the teen rock star who was paid to judge her.

It was just a fantasy world.

Filled with moments of fear, euphoria and jealousy.

It was a childish dream.

One that she was willing to fight for.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Have you ever had a childish dream about being a famous singer? Billie Bishop did. (Love her name!) When she auditions for an American Idol-type show called Superstar, Billie is thrust into a world this small-town girl is totally unfamiliar with. And the last person she expected to be holding her hand through it all is one of the show’s judges, hot singer Jax.

I really liked the friendship that unfolds between Jax and Billie. Their romance is hot and sweet, and he is totally supportive in a way that I didn’t expect from a “celebrity judge” as Billie goes through the madness of being thrust into the spotlight.

There’s a bit of a triangle with Billie’s childhood best friend, Zach — well moreso that he has feelings for her that aren’t exactly returned — and some drama with her mom that I really thought added to the depth of Billie’s character.

I loved everything about this story. It was a perfect escape! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Malorie Verdant

I first started reading romance when I was twelve.

My mother handed me her copy of Nora Robert’s Midnight Bayou and with resignation said, “Here you’ll love it, just skip the sex scenes or at least tell me you did.”

She knew I was young and she hoped I didn’t understand the diverse innuendos, but she also saw early on that I was a hopeless romantic and had a joy and thirst for romance novels that not even she and her protective motherly instincts could stop.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Ninth Inning by J. Sterling

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“This is sports romance at its best! I was hooked from the first page!” – Claire Contreras, New York Times bestselling author

The Ninth Inning, an all-new standalone sports romance from New York Times bestselling author J. Sterling, is available now!

Cole Anders is in his last season at Fullton State. If he doesn’t get drafted this year, he’ll be forced to hang up his cleats for good. It’s not something he’s ready to do.

To prove he’s serious about his final season, he’s given up girls. No more casual hookups, dates or one-night stands. But there’s one girl who has always refused to give up on him. One girl who has been there since the start of Freshman year. One girl he stupidly assumed would always be waiting for him when he got off the field, no matter how long it took.

Christina’s had enough of Cole pushing her aside for baseball. She’s grown tired of waiting for him to see what she’s known since they were freshmen… that they are good together. She’s finally moved on- for good this time.

Cole has other ideas, but she refuses to cave. It’s not her problem if he wants her now. Too little too late.

There comes a point in your life when you have to stop the incessant merry-go-round and just get off the ride, right? Try telling that to Cole.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 2 Stars

Ugh, I was having a hard time connecting with Cole and Christina from the start. And then the icky conflict comes about and I just lost it.

Seven months ago, Cole and Christina were hooking up. She liked him a lot, but he didn’t want to be in a relationship during his last college baseball season.

He eventually woos her back and she gives him a second chance. But I still just didn’t get all the feels from them. Somewhere along the way, she goes out on one date with Cole’s rival, Logan. And a big part of Logan’s interest in Christina is to just stick it to Cole.

So this is where it all goes wrong: Christina blacks out drunk, and it’s assumed she slept with Logan. She doesn’t remember. Knowing that Logan hates him, Cole goes off the rails. Victim blaming abounds. I just lost interest at that point. I already wasn’t fully invested in them as a couple because they just didn’t click for me from the start, and then I just was done.

Unfortunately, this was a bust for me. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About J. Sterling

My goal is to write books that you can get lost in and stories that will leave you with a smile and a full heart. If you can forget about the real world while you’re reading and fall in love with my characters, then I’ve done my job. A lot of what I write has real life aspects in it, but that’s what makes the stories so relatable- the fact that they could happen to anyone… and have!

I live in California with my son, Blake. If you can’t find me sitting behind a computer screen, then there’s a good chance I’m sitting in the bleachers of a baseball stadium watching him play. I love traveling to new places, meeting my readers and spending time with the love of my life, my very own second chance romance, who inspires me daily.

I know you have a million books to choose from and I am humbled, grateful and thankful each time you choose to read one of mine, or tell someone else to read them. Thank you.

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