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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Lineup, by Meghan Quinn

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THE LINEUP by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: December 5th

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Blurb:

Want to know a secret?

It’s about that girl over there.
Don’t look, but she’s the one in the power suit—with the long, black hair and the serious expression, the one I’m about to go on a date with . . .

Yeah, according to her, she “accidentally” donated an obscene amount of money to my charity — The Lineup — to win said date but I found out the truth. Miss. Button Up Blouse has a secret, passionate crush on me.

I didn’t know her name until two days ago, despite the friends we have in common.
Was I oblivious? Probably.
Was I blind to it? Definitely.

But I’m no fool, I see it now. The High Heel Harlot wants more than just a date with Jason Orson, she wants to be able to claim the best butt in baseball as hers.

Here’s another secret . . . she has no idea I know.

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EXCERPT:

**JASON**

It isn’t in my nature to cry over burnt ham, but here I am, tearing up like a jackass, because the meal I’ve been reluctantly slaving over for the past four hours is two shades away from charred dust.

I had it all planned out. The timing was right, the recipes perfected, the table decorated with impeccably folded napkins that impersonated angelic swans, and polished silver that I scrubbed for an hour until I could see my balls in the reflection. Nothing says polished silverware like a spoon that gives you a clear upside-down view of your gonads.

But even with countless hours of preparing this feast, naked as the day I was born with only an apron to cover my man-loins, I still ended up with a scorched ham doused in fire extinguisher agent because somehow, the damn thing caught on fire.

Imagine this, a grown-ass man—no, not just a grown-ass man, but a man at the fresh age of twenty-eight, built like a linebacker with buttocks you can bounce rocks off . . . thanks to squatting for a living—dancing around the kitchen on his twinkle toes, arms flailing with pink and white potholders attached to his hands, screaming like a banshee, as flames light up the Jenn-Air double oven where the brown sugar and pineapple ham resided.

Are you seeing it?

Add the imagery of said man naked, dick and balls harmoniously bouncing in panic while the apron his “girlfriend” got him that says Eat my food, Lick my dick, unravels in the fit to unleash the fire extinguisher.

That was me . . . a minute ago.

Frantic, screaming, and all in all losing any last shred of my man card I had left.

It’s why I’m currently weeping like a nitwit into the flaps of my apron, wondering where I went wrong.

If we’re going to be honest with each other—and I would like to establish honesty with you—I’ll admit, I’ve always leaned toward the sensitive side. You know, the cuddly grizzly bear. Big and intimidating but a fucking gooey butterball heart on the inside.

Tell me a love story. I’ll listen the crap out of it.

The Bachelor? Why yes, that’s one of my favorite shows.

Do I smile when sharing a candlelit dinner with myself, followed by a nice long soak in a bubble bath while Enya—the fucking goddess of all voices—plays in the background? I sure as shit do.

But if some ignorant asswipe gets in my face on the ball field, stirring up trouble, I’m the first to lay a fist across his jaw and the first to be thrown out of a game.

And I’m not even sorry about it.

People are arriving in an hour. I’m vulnerable as fuck with my bare ass resting against the cold white-oak floor of my girl’s apartment, while a lonely tear streams down my freshly shaven cheek. I have no main dish, and the apartment smells like burnt rabbit turd.

Why am I in this hopeless predicament?

Because of one person.

One single person who flipped my life upside down.

A bombshell in a suit, a ravenous sex-fiend in the sheets, a classy and sophisticated tight-ass in the boardroom. She’s a knockout who’s always on my mind. She’s the girl you do things for, that you never thought you’d ever do . . .

Like cook a fancy-as-fuck four-course meal for her and her business associates while practicing interesting conversational starters to ensure the night flows smoothly.

Back in college, I might have been referred to as the mother hen of the boys. I might have cooked at least two meals a week for the guys in the loft, and yeah, I was the ironing wizard, the one everyone turned to, to get out the most stubborn wrinkles. The title has carried on over the years, but my creativity in the kitchen has dwindled with the lack of time, my ironing is now done by my apartment keeper once a week, and the fresh flowers scattered around my place? They’re more dead now than alive.

My point—I’m not the lady of the house I used to be. But I’ve been getting back into the swing of it.

So when my girl asked me to perform the impossible feat of an intimate dinner for four, I should have ordered in, tossed everything in serving dishes, and called it a night.

But nooooooooo, I had to attempt to be a goddamn hero and try to cook everything myself.

And all for what?

For one girl?

No. Not just one girl. The girl who owns my balls, who has a grip so tight on them that if she asked me to bellow out my ABCs in soprano while swirling my finger around my belly button . . . I would.

Who is this girl that has brought me to the brink of boo-boo smush bear insanity and caused me to weep like a schoolgirl in the corner of the apartment?

There’s only one lady with more than enough ovaries to buckle the knees of the mighty Jason Orson.

The one and only Dorothy “Dottie” Domico.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Potato-Salad Stars

Every time I think Meghan Quinn has written my favorite hero, her next book comes out and I have to move them around on my list!

This is the third book in a series of standalones, but is set after the baseball boys are in college and are established major league players. But Dottie always had a crush on Jason back in school, and he barely remembers her at all. As an exec in her dad’s real estate development company, Dottie has a high-stress job. And the fact that her last personal relationship caused some professional problems has her unable to trust Jason at first. And he is pursuing her hard. But she’s totally holding her ex’s actions against him. But when she needs a boyfriend for a potential deal, Dottie claims that she’s been dating Jason for years, and then agrees to go out with him.

But when Jason finds out that it was all fake, is there any chance of Dottie convincing him that it was actually very real? I loved that in this book, it is the guy who got hurt as it’s typically the other way around. And Jason does not make it easy for Dottie when she tries to apologize. I was crying into my pillow just as Jason was crying on Knox’s shoulder! Just like Dottie was used for her power and position in a previous relationship, Jason was hurt by an ex who was only with him for his fame. But whereas he was all in when it came to their relationship, Dottie was definitely holding back.

There is something so special about Jason! The snarky comments between and digs between he and Dottie are awesome. But then there are all the sweet and tender moments — and that is one sensitive dude! I love how Jason owns it and makes no apologies for having big feelings.

This group of friends is so much fun. I loved catching up with Knox and Emory and Carson and Milly. I can’t wait for Walker and Cory to get their own stories, and I hope it’s with Lindsay and Natalie!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About the Author:

USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Sexy As Sin, by Julie Kriss

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The assignment should be a fashion stylist’s dream. Dane Scotland—brilliant programmer, millionaire, partner in my brother’s company—is going to a big-money meeting, and he needs to look the part.

The problem? Dane doesn’t want a makeover. He’s grumpy and reclusive, and his wardrobe consists of two pairs of old jeans. He doesn’t want me anywhere near him.

Did I mention that he’s my brother’s best friend? And that no one knows exactly what Dane and I got up to ten years ago?

The nerd I knew is gone—Dane ditched his glasses and bulked up. Now he’s six-foot-plus of hot genius, but I can be professional. I can definitely keep my hands off him. Again.

But when he looks at me like he used to, like no one else ever has, the only thing I want is to lose control.

Dane and I gave each other our first taste of heartbreak. Are we destined for another round?

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The tailor squawked as Dane pushed him aside, striding toward me in his underwear. He put his hands on the arms of my chair and leaned over me, his eyes on mine. I could see every inch of his naked skin. He glared at me.

“I get it,” he growled. “You’re pushing me. It’s what you do. Are you trying to see how far you can go?”

My voice came out breathy. God, I could smell him. “I’m not doing anything,” I said, and we both knew it was a lie.

“What do you want?” Dane said, thick with frustration. “Do you want me to say I’m sorry?”

My hands went cold and my breath stopped. “Sorry for what?”

“You know what. Sorry for what I did the last time I saw you.”

He thought he had to apologize for that? As if he had done something wrong? Had he thought that all this time? I couldn’t bear the idea. “No,” I told him. “Don’t say you’re sorry for that.”

He still watched me, his voice softening a little. “I’ll say it if you want me to.”

“Don’t,” I choked out. “Don’t.”

A muscle in his jaw twitched, and then he shook his head, backing off. “Can I at least put my clothes on now?”

I didn’t answer, and he didn’t wait for it. He grabbed his clothes and shoes and put them under his arm. “I’m going to dress in the men’s room,” he growled. “I’d like some privacy for a second.”

I still couldn’t speak. Dane walked away, and I downed the rest of the champagne in my glass, gulping it. He thought I wanted him to apologize. That fucking man.

That brilliant, stupid, utterly infuriating man.

I put my heels back on and stood up, looking at the suits and fabrics in the room. Now that the measurements were—mostly—done, I talked to the tailor about cuts, fabrics, and colors. Then my phone rang. Only after I hung up did I realize that Dane hadn’t come out of the bathroom, which was around the corner and down the hall.

“Would you like me to go find him?” the tailor asked politely.

“No need,” I said as suspicion bloomed in my gut. I walked around the corner myself, pushing open the door to the men’s room. “Dane!”

The room was empty.

“Fuck,” I said as the tailor came in after me. I turned to him. “Is there a back door?”

He looked stunned. Most likely, none of his rich clients had ever made an escape while getting measured for a bespoke suit. “At the end of the hall,” he said.

“Fuck,” I said again. I half-ran down the hall, moving as fast as I could in my three-inch heels. I slammed the back door open and saw nothing but parking lot.

Dane was gone.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Sexy As Sin, indeed! Julie Kriss has given the world another great second-chance romance with Dane and Ava. These opposites attract in a spectacular way and I could not put my kindle down!!

Ava is called to give her brother’s best friend (and her own secret past fling) a makeover. Dane is grouchy and grumpy, but the nerdy boy she knew has turned into a hot grouch. As they work together on their makeover, they also unpack a lot of their past baggage… and realize they aren’t over each other at all.

Ava is a hoot. She’s a straight-shooter with a take no crap attitude. Dane is a bit of an arrogant jerk these days, and it was entertaining to read them butt heads. The tension certainly builds up to an explosive reunion!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Julie loves reading and writing hot, sexy romances with awesome alpha heroes. Her favorite things are books, coffee, her perfect cat, and her husband, not necessarily in that order. She’s a writing addict who is always hard at work on her next steamy romance.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Weekend Fling, by Stacey Lynn

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It’s just supposed to be a weekend fling. . . .

“Stacey Lynn always knows how to perfectly balance sexy and sweet.”—New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne

Weekend Fling, an all-new contemporary romance from Stacey Lynn is available now!

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Fresh out of a long-term relationship, Willow Parks is working two jobs and caring for her mother, whose husband left her with nothing but a pile of bills. That’s why Willow made a vow: no men until she figures out her own life.

But while she may not need a man, she could use a break. And a weekend away at a California beach to clear her head? That’s appealing. Even if the offer comes from Trey Collins, the irresistible tech-mogul millionaire who visits her coffee shop every morning like clockwork—and needs a date for his best friend’s wedding. With an adorable, occasional stutter, he refuses to take no for an answer.

Once the weekend begins, Trey is intent on proving how good they can be together. Willow’s even feeling tempted to break her vow—until reality rudely interrupts her well-deserved getaway. There’s no way she and Trey have a future, not with the colossal amount of baggage Willow has to offer.

But Trey is used to getting what he wants. He just has his work cut out for him convincing her that they want the same thing.

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Excerpt:

“What’s your favorite color?” She tilts her head to the side and winks.

Damn, she’s cute.

“Navy blue.”

She snorts. “Typical male color.”

Anything but. “You were wearing navy-blue Converse sneakers with frayed denim jeans the first time I stepped into Java Joe’s and saw you.”

Screw waiting for tomorrow. Operation seduce-the-sexy-barista begins now.

I’ve surprised her, based on the way her jaw unhinges and her pretty blue eyes fly open. It’s time she realizes how long I’ve really wanted to ask her out. I scoot forward on my chair as she stammers, those cheeks of hers burning bright, and I place my hand at her jaw. It’s the first time we’ve truly touched, other than some minor hand-holding, and I’m stunned by the softness of her skin where my hand brushes her chin, and she closes her mouth with a snap.

I’m not generally a lay-your-cards-on-the-table kind of guy, preferring to keep them close to my vest with those I don’t know well. In my line of work, secrecy is absolute. Anyone can steal an idea, and it’s easier to keep anything personal to the few people I trust. But it might be time to throw all those cards down, faceup, if I want a chance with this woman.

“I like you, Willow. I was attracted to you the first time I walked into Java Joe’s. I like that you ignore me, but you blush as you look away. I like that you stood up to me when I put my foot in my mouth, and I even like that you’re scared of small planes and the ocean—”

“I’m not afraid—”

“I also think you’re beautiful and sexy as hell, heavy baggage and stubbornness included. You need to know all that this weekend, because I plan on spending the next few days showing you exactly how much I mean it.”

My thumb trails over her lips as they part. Soft. So damn soft. My dick is currently anything but.

“You’re very forward.”

I lean closer, my hand at her jaw sliding to the back of her neck to pull her close. She comes easily, lips parting further, as I get so close to her. My lips are at her ear, that hit of her jaw, her cheeks . . . “I’m very turned on by you, Willow Parks, and I’m not a man who passes on an opportunity when it’s quite literally almost in my lap. I’m more of a seize-and-conquer kind of man, but you’ll learn that. I promise.”

Her body shivers and her puff of breath against my skin turns shallow. I’ve turned her on and I’m hard as a rock. Brushing my lips across her cheek, I kiss her, tease, taking the hint of the promise of her sweetness with me and swallowing it down before I lean back. “We should go to sleep. You have an early morning.”

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Funny, flirty and so swoony! I am so happy that Trey got his HEA!

Willow was such a relatable character. Her life was in the crapper, when bachelor billionaire Trey asks her to accompany him to his friend’s wedding. Just for a weekend, she can forget about the past due bills, her moms depression and all the stress in her life. Trey is sexy and funny, and she can’t help but fall for him when she discovers how sweet he is, too.

But just as Willow is letting go, she gets a call that sends her rushing home. Trey doesn’t give up, though, knowing that there is a genuine connection between them. He has the patience of a saint, because no matter how hard Willow tries to push him away so he doesn’t have to deal with her baggage, he is right there offering support and a shoulder to cry on.

And when she finally gives in to her feelings and let’s herself fall, it’s magnificent.

This is a standalone within a series, and having previously read the other three, I was thrilled to catch up with Corbin and Trager, Braxton and Cara, and Caitlin and Jonas. Willow is the bridge for Braxton/Cara, as Cara’s friend, to the other couples in this series.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 

About the Author

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Stacey Lynn likes her coffee with a dash of sugar, her heroes with a side of bossy, and her wine a deep shade of red.

The author of over thirty romance novels, many of which have been best-selling titles on Amazon, AppleBooks, and Barnes & Noble, she loves being able to turn her vivid imagination into a career that brings entertainment and joy to her readers. Focused on sports romance and emotional, small-town romance, she also loves stretching herself in different genres.

Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, she now makes her home in North Carolina and loves all things Southern. Together with her ultimate tall, dark, and handsome hero, she has four children. Her life is a chaotic mess that fights with her Type-A, list-making, neurotically organized preferences and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: A Fairbanks Affair, by Katy Regnery

 

New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery returns with the third book in her Odds-Are-Good series!

 

Three nights. Two of us. One bed. Zero chance at love.
Boston businesswoman, Faye Findley, has devoted the last decade of her life to work, leaving no time for romance. Tired of being a 30-year-old virgin, Faye answers an ad in The Odds Are Good magazine, hoping to turn over her v-card to a sexy Alaskan she’ll never see again. 
Successful distillery owner, Trevor Starling, was left betrayed and broken-hearted when his brother and fiancée had sex the night before Trevor’s wedding. Anticipating a lonely New Year’s celebration, he places an ad in The Odds Are Good for a no-strings attached weekend of hot sex. 
Though mistaken identity threatens to derail everything, the chemistry between Faye and Trevor turns out to be stronger than either could have imagined. And what started out as a one-and-done mission becomes much more complicated.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

What starts out as a personal ad for a New Year’s Weekend fling turns into so much more for Faye and Trevor. There is an immediate connection between them the moment they meet, even if he is being a grade-A jerk. But they can’t deny their connection, especially once they figure out that their planned no-strings-attached night was with each other. It was meant to be!

Beyond the relationship with Trevor and Faye, there are some nice moments with their siblings. As a result of having to suddenly be the owner of the family company and guardian of her little sister, Harry, Faye has kind of pushed aside any personal relationship she and Harry have. They are essentially strangers. But there is nice growth between them as they get to know one another. And Harry and Trevor’s brother, Basil, are just adorable! I really hope there is a story there for them someday!

I just adored this story. It’s hopeful, it’s romantic, and it had a wonderful HEA! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract, and Katy’s first novel was published in September 2013.

 

Over forty books later, Katy claims authorship of the multititled New York Times and USA Today bestselling Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the seven-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series, including Katy’s “Beauty and the Beast” story, The Vixen and the Vet, which was a 2015 RITA© nominee; and several other stand-alone novels and novellas, including the critically-acclaimed, 2018 RITA© nominated, USA Today bestselling contemporary romance, Unloved, a love story.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The imPerfect Guy, by Leddy Harper

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We’re celebrating the release of The imPerfect Guy by Leddy Harper! Don’t miss this laugh-out-loud, swoony romance!

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Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 21, 2019
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I never set out to be famous. It sort of fell into my lap.
Just like Finn.

He was exactly what I needed in an assistant, and the exact opposite of everything I looked for in a guy, which made hiring him an easy decision.

It was perfect.
Then it wasn’t.

One by one, I started to fall for all of Finn’s imperfections, leaving me to question…

Was I simply looking for all the wrong things in a man? Or was Finn perfect because he was imperfect?

 

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EXCERPT:

“So, you have a man working for you? A new assistant?”
My mother was never one to waste time getting to the point.
“Ma,” I sighed as I tossed my head back and stared at the ceiling. “Please don’t make a big deal out of this. My work has become too much for Gia. She can’t manage her full-time job and helping me, so I decided to hire someone.”
“I don’t like it.”
“You don’t like what, Ma?”
“He’s trying to take advantage of you. You are young and gorgeous. And single…right?”
This woman made me groan more than getting a bikini wax.
I rolled my eyes. “Yes, I’m single. Thanks for pointing that out.”
“Then that explains it.”
“Explains what?” This conversation would go ‘round and ‘round without getting anywhere.
“Why he’s interested in you. There aren’t male assistants, Mady.”
“Mama, he really is an assistant—and a good one at that. I had my doubts in the beginning, too. In fact, I almost didn’t hire him simply because he’s a guy.”
“What changed your mind?”
“He pleaded his case, and he had a very valid point, so I agreed to give him a try.”
She tsked and shook her head, disapproval wafting off her like fragrance from a perfume shop. “You think ‘because’ is a valid point. You’re too gullible most times.”
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Oh, how I adored these two! Together, Maddy and Finn are perfectly imperfect!

From the moment they meet — She mistakenly believed he’d be a she — to all of their quirks, insecurities and arguments, I was rooting hard for these two.

I liked that Finn is the assistant to Maddy, rather than the other way around. There’s a delicate balance between these two as he tries to help her build her brand, yet not overstep as her boyfriend or put her down as not being a strong enough businesswoman.

But eventually the lines between their personal and professional lives blur. Finn is a confident guy, but he ends up letting his insecurities get the best of him. Still kind of beaten down from his divorce, he sabotages things when the going gets rough and turns the blame onto Maddy. At least he is man enough to realize that he screwed up and their reunion is worth the wait!

While this is a standalone, it’s set in the same world and timeline as The UnEXpected Plan, as Maddy and Brooke are friends. While the girls all hang out and there are some scenes that also took place in Brooke’s book, there’s nothing that carries over that you would need to know about.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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About the Author:

Leddy Harper had to use her imagination often as a child. She grew up the only girl in a house full of boys. At the age of fourteen, she decided to use that imagination and wrote her first book, and never stopped. She often calls writing her therapy, using it as a way to deal with issues through the eyes of her characters.

She is now a mother of three girls, leaving her husband as the only man in a house full of females. The decision to publish her first book was made as a way of showing her children to go after whatever it is they want to. Love what you do and do it well. And to teach them what it means to overcome their fears.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Break The Rules, by Roxie Noir

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Some lines shouldn’t be crossed.

Some rules shouldn’t be broken.

June is one of them, and I know it.

Break the Rules, an all-new hilarious, brother’s best friend romance from Roxie Noir, is available now!

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As a forest ranger, I believe in the simple life. I prefer cabins to apartments, trails to freeways, and trees to people. My life is orderly, predictable, and quiet.

Until it’s hit by a woman I never saw coming — Hurricane June.

She’s fierce. She’s feisty. She has a laugh like the first day of spring, and she’s so pretty that I can’t breathe when I look at her. June will only be in town for a few months—just while job-hunting. She won’t last until winter, but how can I resist?

Except I have to. She’s my best, oldest, and most loyal friend’s baby sister.

Betraying him would be the worst thing I’ve ever done. Not betraying him might be the hardest.

Especially once we start working together on a secret project. All this spending time together, sneaking around at night, and lying to her brother about what we’re doing sure feels like more than friendship.

June might break my heart. Her brother might break my nose.

But I guess some things were made to be broken.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Break The Rules is a feel-good, brother’s best friend romance. June blows into Levi’s life like a hurricane, making the shy recluse even more awkward as they start spending time together. And when they team up to solve the mystery of who has been cutting down old trees in the forests, the walls between them come down and — of course — they fall for one another.

I liked that they both had unrequited crushes on one another, and Levi was a bit of a bumbling idiot around her. I found that so charming! The forbidden-romance factor comes into play because Levi thinks June’s brother would kill him for dating his little sister. (I didn’t think that was such a big deal when all was said and done, honestly.) There is a breakup that happens due to a miscommunication. A predictable plot twist that could have been avoided, but it sets the stage for a Grand Gesture that is hopelessly romantic.

Although Break The Rules is part of a series, I have not read the others and found that it stood on its own. June and Levi are absolutely adorable together.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Excerpt

I like this side of Levi. It’s a side I’ve only ever seen glimpses of before in the past two weeks — sweet, slightly goofy, teasing and funny, different from the serious, quiet man I thought he was. It’s a strange revelation, but a good one, even if I wish I liked it less.


“One minute,” I tell him, and pull back from the window.


I shut it. I pull the curtains closed.
I wonder what I’m doing and why on earth Levi has shown up beneath my bedroom window at twelve-thirty in the morning. I wish that the sight of him down there had made me feel differently, that I was indifferent and vaguely curious instead of suddenly buzzing and feeling like I’m being lifted aloft by several large birds.


I tiptoe down the stairs and through the living room, still wondering. I haven’t heard from him at all since we ate pizza in the back of his truck two nights ago, and I wish that didn’t bother me. I wish I thought less about him sitting there, as night fell, laughing and showing me his cell phone or telling me that he’s an alien.


I wish I thought less about him, period.


When I get outside, Levi’s leaning against his truck, his shoulder-length hair out of its usual knot.

I’m not sure I remember seeing him with his hair down before. He looks different. Relaxed. Like himself.


“I named the dog,” he says as I walk up to him.

I don’t know what I was expecting him to say, but that wasn’t it.


“You do know that the last time a man came to my window, I called my brother to get rid of him,” I say. “I’m sure he told you about that.”


“He certainly did,” Levi said. “And if I were in my right mind, it might have deterred me.”


“You’re in your wrong mind, then?” I ask, tilting my head slightly, keeping my voice down.

“You didn’t ask what I named the dog,” he says.

“Did you come here at twelve-thirty in the morning to tell me you named your dog?” I ask.

Levi smiles, holds out one hand. I step forward and take it, his skin warm and he enfolds my fingers in his.

“No,” he says. “I came here to say that I think you should come back to my place for a nightcap.”

“A nightcap?”

“Yes,” he says. “I’d like to take you home, fix you a drink, and seduce you, and I’d like to do it without thinking even once of your brother.”

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Broken Record, by K.A. Linde

A new angsty second chance stand alone in USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde’s steamy Record series.
Savannah Maxwell’s life is perfect.
She landed her dream job, is moving to D.C. after graduation, and finally has plans to live with her long-term boyfriend, Easton. Everything is exactly how it should be.
Until the boy next door walks back into her life.
Now, Lucas Atwood is offering her everything she’s ever wanted.
The life she only dreamed of.
How can she choose between the easy love that she thinks she deserves and a second chance with the boy who broke her heart? 


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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This was a relatively short and sweet childhood friends/friends to lovers romance. Childhood best friends Lucas and Savannah dated, broke up, got involved with others, fought because they were jealous, got back together — over and over again. Like a broken record. Then one day, a miscommunication leads them to not speaking to one another for years.

Until the day that Lucas walks back into Savi’s life. But she has her act together, a great job, a boyfriend… and Lucas turns that world upside down. Will Savi give Lucas a second chance? It’s a story full of angst and a couple with hot chemistry.

There are alot of supporting characters in this story, characters from the previous books. (Which I’m sure is why I didn’t love love love them the way some early reviewers did.) I have not read any of the other books in this series, but my interest is piqued enough that I want to check it out. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Everything’s Better With Lisa, by Lucy Eden

 

Title: Everything’s Better with Lisa

Series: Everything’s Better #3

Author: Lucy Eden
Genre: Contemporary Romantic Comedy
Release Date: November 25, 2019
Blurb
When I first noticed Lisa Betancourt, she threatened me with
a baseball bat.
To be fair, I deserved it. 
But none of that mattered when I found out I had a baby
brother—a brother who is now left to my care. Too bad I don’t know the first
thing about parenting. If I have any hope of not ruining this poor kid’s life,
I need Lisa’s help. She quickly becomes my salvation, my heart. And even though
our timing is all wrong, I can’t help but wonder how I can convince her to stay
with me—with us—forever. 
Cole Simmons is just my insensitive jerk of a neighbor.
Or, that’s all he used to be. 
Now he’s in completely over his head, taking care of an
adorable child that I’m getting way too attached to way too
fast. And the scary part? I’m starting to get attached to Cole, too. After my
nasty divorce, I was sure I’d never risk falling in love
again—but Cole has me questioning my resolve at every turn. Frankly, I’m
starting to wonder if Cole isn’t the only one who is in completely over his
head.
Neither of them was looking for love or a ready-made family.
But what will they do when they realize they’ve stumbled head-long into both?

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

I’m a sucker for a cute neighbor romance, so Cole and Lisa are my jam. Add in a baby to stir things up, and reading Everything’s Better With Lisa was quite an enjoyable way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon.

But this is not a fun-filled story. Cole and Lisa both have a troubled past, and lots of obstacles to overcome and demons to deal with. Lucy Eden does a great job in handling issues like drug use, adoption, infertility, cheating, etc very well in telling Cole and Lisa’s story. There is so much more to them than suddenly being the caregiver of the infant brother he never knew, relying on the bartender next door to be his nanny. It works, but there’s a lot OF work that they put into it first.

I have not read the previous books in the Everything’s Better series. While the characters from the previous books play a part, I felt like Lisa read just fine as a standalone. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Excerpt
“So, that happened.” I tucked my bottom lip between my teeth
and raised my eyebrows.

“It definitely did.” He rolled me on top of him so he could kiss me again. “Are
you having regrets?”

“Definitely not, but—”

“Is this where you tell me that even though we spent the last,” he checked his
watch, “fifteen minutes having the best sex I’ve ever had, during which I made
you come three,”

I held up four fingers, grinning,

“Oh, excuse me, four times. It was a bad decision and we should never do it
again?”

“Cole…”

“Lisa, I’m probably going to lose my job tomorrow and CJ’s gonna wake up any
minute. Can we just enjoy this moment?”

A wide grin split my face. “The best sex you’ve ever had?”

“That’s what I said.”

“Okay,” I held his face in my hands and kissed him. “Let’s enjoy this moment.”

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Lucy Eden is the nom de plume of a romance obsessed author who writes the kind
of romance she loves to read. She’s a sucker for alphas with a soft gooey
center, over the top romantic gestures, strong & smart MCs, humor, love at
first sight (or pretty damn close), happily ever afters & of
course, dirty & steamy love scenes. 
When Lucy isn’t writing, she’s busy reading—or listening
to—every book she can get her hands on— romance or otherwise.
She lives & loves in New York with her husband, two
children, a turtle & a Yorkshire Terrier. 

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Someday, Someday, by Emma Scott

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How long would you wait for true love?

Someday, Someday, an all-new standalone romance by International bestselling author Emma Scott, is LIVE!

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Max Kaufman was kicked out of his home as a teen and his life has been an uphill battle ever since. From addiction and living on the streets, to recovery and putting himself through nursing school, he’s spent the last ten years rebuilding his shattered sense of self. Now he’s taken a job as a private caretaker to Edward Marsh III, the president and CEO of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Max soon learns Marsh’s multi-billion-dollar empire is a gold and diamond-encrusted web of secrets and lies.

The longer Max works and lives with the Marsh family, the tighter the secrets tangle around him. And his heart—that he’s worked so hard to protect—falls straight into the hands of the distant, cold, and beautiful son of a dynasty…

Silas Marsh is set to inherit the family fortune, but his father is determined his heir be the “perfect” son. Before Silas can take over the company and end its shady business practices, he must prove himself worthy…and deny his true nature.


Silas must choose: stand up to his father by being true to himself and his undeniable feelings for Max. Or pretend to be someone he is not in order to inherit everything. Even if it means sacrificing a chance at happiness and real love.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I haven’t read an Emma Scott book yet where I didn’t fall in absolute love with the characters, and her first M/M romance is no different. Silas and Max are… everything. They are such rich characters, and their story is so complex. Heartbreaking and sorrowful, and full of passion and trauma, all at the same time.

Silas is broken mess of a man, and Max tries to get him to see his worth. See that he’s more than who he’s been told he should be. Their journey isn’t an easy one, and Emma Scott brilliantly weaves together the romance amid a backdrop of abuse, mental illness and so much more. This book was not an easy one to read, and it left me with a major book hangover. But Someday, Someday is a remarkable story of hope, unconditional love and finding your person in the most unlikely of circumstances.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Emma Scott is an internationally bestselling author whose books have been featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, New York Daily News and USA Today’s Happy Ever After. She writes emotional, character-driven romances in which art and love intertwine to heal, and in which love always wins. If you enjoy emotionally-charged stories that rip your heart out and put it back together again, with diverse characters and heroes with a heart of gold, you will enjoy her novels.


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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Beautiful, Fragile by Michelle Montebello

 

Title: Beautiful, Fragile
Author: Michelle Montebello
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 25, 2019

 

Blurb
We’d
hurt each other, my soulmate and me…
Faith James
is found on a remote beach in the south of Spain with a head injury and no
recollection of how she got there. Recovering in hospital, she is desperate to
return to her twenty-five-year-old, single life in Sydney.
But Faith
has lost ten years of memories and her world becomes unrecognisable.
Her
husband, Will, arrives to collect her, and she is told she has three young
children waiting at home in London.
So begins
the emotional journey to reclaim the life she’s forgotten, learn how to be a
wife and mother, and mend a broken marriage. She wants to remember everything…
But are
all memories worth fighting for, even the ones that hurt?

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Beautiful, Fragile is simply beautiful! This book is a stark reminder of how life can change in an instant, and how deep the bonds of love run.

My heart broke for Faith and what she went through. And while I at first didn’t like Will, I began to see him in a different light. He was desperately trying to hold his family together (and no small feat, with three children) when his wife had no memory of the life they shared. There is a rollercoaster of emotions in this book, Will and Faith’s struggle is raw and painful, as they both realize how beautiful and fragile love is. Will was a rock, a devoted husband and father fighting a losing battle at times, but refused to give up.

As a mom myself, Faith’s situation hit me hard. Get some tissues ready when you read this, because you will need them. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Excerpt
“I want you
to remember, Faith,” he said softly. “I want you to remember all the good times
and leave out the bad ones.”
“I don’t
think I get to pick and choose.”
“We both
did things we weren’t proud of. Things that I’d be happy for you to forget. But
if it comes back to you, I want you to know that I’m sorry. It was my fault.”
I wanted to
ask him what we’d done, what awful things we’d put each other through. But I
was afraid to know. Maybe, in some ways, my memory loss was a blessing. All the
bad things had been wiped clean while for Will, he had to live with them each
day, had to remember every word, every hurtful action.
I leant in
closer and rested my head on his chest. At first his body stiffened, then he
relaxed, put his arm around me and held me close.
We laid
like that for a time while something skimmed the sky high above us.
“Look a
shooting star,” he said.
“The
International Space Station.”
“Show off.”        
I giggled.
Then he bent his head, put his lips on mine and kissed me.
Author Bio
Michelle
Montebello was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her
husband and two young children.
She is the bestselling author of The
Quarantine Station
and the Belle Series (Interwoven, A House of Lies
and Beneath the Pepper Tree).

Michelle won the 2018 Best New Author category in the AusRom Today Reader’s
Choice Awards. She was also a finalist for Author of the Year and Interwoven was a finalist for Best Book.



She has a
keen passion for reading, writing and travel.
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