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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Our Way, by TL Swan

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OUR WAY by TL Swan

Release Date: July 27, 2020

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Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

SYNOPSIS

Nathan Mercer, the only man in my life.

Falling for him was never an option.

We met ten years ago, when we started at the same company on the same day.

With being new in town and nobody else to rely on, we quickly became friends.

And while Nathan went on to rule San Francisco, I’m still doing the same job with the same people.

We finish each other’s sentences, we spend Christmas together and he sleeps at my house more than his.

He’s beautiful…. beyond belief.

In another life, he’s probably my soul mate.
However, lately things have changed. He’s started looking at me differently.

His eyes drop to my lips as I speak.

His hugs are tighter…. longer.

Our fights are more passionate, his jealousy insane.

I know it’s all in my head….it has to be.

They say to never love someone who treats you like you’re ordinary.

I don’t, to him I’m a queen.

But our story is complicated.

And as much as I love Nathan Mercer with all of my heart.

He’s the one man I can never have.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This book was not what I was expecting! I never suspected the reason why Nathan was so forbidden as a boyfriend for Eliza was the actual reason why they weren’t together.

Nathan struggles A LOT as he goes back and forth with his feelings for Eliza and whether to act on them. And there is a lot of hurt on both sides — unintended, but hurt nonetheless — as they try to navigate their situation. Is Nathan only using Eliza because he suddenly (unconsciously or not) realized that he wants a family? How did he just suddenly develop feelings for his best friend after 10 years? Is Eliza setting herself up for a lifetime of hurt and are her insecurities that he will return to his former life valid? Is Nathan right for feeling hurt that Eliza should be the one person to truly know his heart and he feels like she doesn’t?

This book was a lot to digest. But I was happy to see these two work out their issues and find a happy life.

What bugged me, however, was looking past the phrases and bits of dialog that are clearly not American by a non-American author setting a book in an American city. It’s always a pet peeve of mine.

But overall, Our Way is a winding story of twists and turns as best friends Eliza and Nathan try to figure out how to move from best friends and roommates to life partners. I received an advanced story and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Knox, by Prescott Lane

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From USA Today bestselling author Prescott Lane comes a standalone second-chance romance between a Hollywood heartthrob and the small-town girl he left behind…

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Sexiest man alive, scene stealer, Hollywood headliner.

That’s what the world calls him. I’ve got more colorful names for him, all of which would be bleeped out if I was on air doing my radio show. Even if he hadn’t broken my heart, he would just be Knox to me. Not a famous movie star.

Just a boy.

The boy who grew to be my first love.

That is, until he ripped my heart out of my chest and stepped on it, live on the red carpet.

I thought that was all behind me. Until he decided to come waltzing back into my life. Granted, he looked hot as heck doing it, but that’s neither here nor there.

He may have acted alongside some of Hollywood’s hottest “it” girls, but being my leading man is a much harder part to win.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Knox is a swoony second chance romance about first loves, forever loves and the one who got away.

Five years after they have broken up, Knox is now a mega movie star. His college sweetheart, Mae, is the one he’s never gotten over. One night, he hears her voice on a radio show and is suddenly transported back in time and wants to reconnect with his lost love.

Ok, so it bugged me that it took hearing Mae on the radio to want to win her back. It never occurred to him to try to contact her earlier? Once I got past that, I was all on board with this reunion. Knox really works hard to make their long-distance relationship work, and make sure that Mae is comfortable in his fast-paced Hollywood life. Mae has some barriers up, rightfully so, but Knox makes the best swoony gesture to remind her of who they really are and how great they were together. But when a crazed fan begins to threaten Mae’s life, will Knox be able to protect her and her loved ones?

I loved, loved, loved how Prescott Lane uses the cassette tapes between Knox and Mae to flash back on their younger years together. It really gave me a sense of just how much these two meant to one another. The resolution of the stalker was quite clever, even if I did suspect who was behind the fan mail.


I loved that tease for Knox’s brother, Ryder, and can’t wait to read his book! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
 
 

Meet Prescott


Prescott Lane is the USA TODAY best-selling author of ALL MY LIFE. She’s written several other romance books with strong heroines and swoon-worthy heroes. She is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, and holds a degree in sociology and an MSW from Tulane University. She married her college sweetheart, and they currently live in New Orleans with their two children and two crazy dogs. Prescott started writing at the age of five, and sold her first story about a talking turtle to her father for a quarter. She later turned to writing romance novels because there aren’t enough happily ever afters in real life. 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Desk Banger, by K.S. Rochell

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Title: Desk Banger
Author: K.S. Rochell
Genre: Contemporary Office Romance

Release Date: July 29, 2020

Blurb
What happens when your boss catches you making scans of your
butt instead of the case files he asked you for?Any normal boss would fire you right on the spot before you can even explain
yourself.

But mine asked to see the pictures in color.

Nicholas’s Brighton is one of the best attorneys of my generation.

Somehow though, he’s more known for being New York’s hottest bachelor.
Not like I have any time to drink in his features with all the work he’s
assigned me.

The man is such a mean and demanding jerk… but somehow that only makes him
more irresistible.

If things keep going this way I’m not sure if he’s either going to fire or f*ck
me.

And I definitely know which one I’d prefer.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 3.5 Stars

Desk Banger is a solid debut novel from KS Rochell. Amber is sweet and sassy, a bit naive with starts in her eyes. And Nicholas is your stereotypical grumpy boss. This workplace romance is hot and steamy, a great beach or pool day read.

Some of the dialogue and exposition felt clunky and unrefined, but I am chalking that up to this book being the author’s first. Otherwise, Desk Banger is a steamy rompfest between an alphahole attorney and the paralegal he can’t get out of his mind.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
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K.S. Rochell is a rabid reader turned blogger turned author.
This feisty Texas native loves her book boyfriends alpha and her heroines
strong. Her plan? Bring bad boys to their knees one glance at a time. 
K. S. has been married to her husband, Daniel, for two
years. Her other passion besides writing is the joy she gets from working with
special needs children, a job she has enjoyed for over sixteen years. 
K.S. appreciates the support of her loving family and devoted
friends who have been instrumental in making her lifeline dream of becoming an
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: How To Date A Younger Man, by Kendall Ryan

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How to Date a Younger Man

By Kendall Ryan

Release Day: July 21, 2020

 

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Tips for Surviving a Fling with a Sexy Younger Man

 

First, you’d think as a thirty-something-year-old woman, I’d be immune to Griffin’s flirty comments and six-pack abs. You’d think that his carefree playboy attitude, or the fact that he’s still finishing grad school, would deter me.

 

You’d be wrong.

 

If you accidentally bang your best friend’s younger brother, here are a few important tips . . .

 

One: Do not brag to your friend about how well-endowed her brother is.

 

Two: Do not go back for seconds (or thirds).

 

Three: Do not let him see your muffin top or jiggly behind. And definitely don’t let him feed you cookies in bed. Cookies are bad. Remember that.

 

Four: Act like a damn grown-up and apologize for riding him like a bull at the rodeo. And do not flirt with him when he laughs at said apology.

 

Five: This one is crucial, so pay attention.

 

Do not, under any circumstances, fall in love with him.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

How To Date A Younger Man is a refreshing, sweet contemporary romance. Layne is a career-driven lawyer who is desperate to find her partner in life — but she has no idea when her assistant books her a massage that the 10-years-younger hunky guy will turn out to be the love of her life. Or her best friend’s younger brother, for that matter!

From the moment he meets Layne, Griffin is absolutely smitten. He carries a torch for her for years before anything happens between them. Well, there is always this simmering undercurrent of *something* between them. Griffin bides his time, is patient and sweet. When Layne finally gives in to what has been brewing between them, she’s afraid to put more than fun and casual into the relationship. But Griffin sees their fling as testing the waters for something bigger and better.

I love that Layne struggles with how Griffin could possibly be a reliable, romantic life partner, because he has been reliable and romantic during their whole friendship. She finally sees past the preconceived notions she had about him and their age-gap — but it’s just as Griffin is about to move to New York. Can she convince him to stay?

This book was a delight! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than three dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 3 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world.

Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than 100 times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Hasty, by Julia Kent

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Title: Hasty

Series: Do-Over #4

Author: Julia Kent
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: July 28, 2020

 

Blurb
AN
ALL-NEW STANDALONE FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JULIA KENT
I never
thought my perp walk would lead to true love.
Then again,
I never thought I’d be arrested on RICO charges and hauled away in zip ties on
camera for the world to see, minutes after closing the most amazing deal of my
career.
And all of
it in front of my biggest rival, billionaire wunderkind Ian McRory.
I am broke.
I am
disgraced.
I am alone.
I am a
sucker.
But the
worst part? I have to go back to my hometown and live in my bedroom filled with
relics from my childhood.
Lisa Frank
never made me so mad before.
Just when I
needed a rescue, I got one — in the form of help from my biggest rival.
He can’t
bring back my money.
He
certainly can’t bring back my reputation or my pride.
But there’s
one thing he can bring back to me.
A sense of
hope.
Maybe even
love.
Ian sees
something in me no one else does, and he’s relentless about making me see it,
too. As we grow closer, I’m starting to see that while my entire life used to
be a lie, the truth is staring me in the present — and it’s a truth I like
very, very much, hot eyes and gorgeous smile and all.
But I have
to be careful.
I can’t be
too —
That’s
right.
Hasty.
The final
book in the USA Today bestselling Do-Over Series (Fluffy, Perky, Feisty), as
Mallory’s sister, Hastings “Hasty” Monahan gets her turn at a happily
ever after that starts off with an arrest.
Hers.

 

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Ian keeps chasing me, though. Why? And why does the fact that he won’t
let up thrill me?
That’s the part I hate. The thrill. The zing of arousal that shoots
through me every time that jerkface–who isn’t a jerk–does this. He’s pursuing
me and I don’t understand it, but I do like it.
More than I want to admit.
The fight inside me feels like layers of muscles in my abs are in a
tug-of-war. Ian McCrory represents everything I fought to achieve in my old
life. Self-made billionaire. Liked by everyone. Admired by even more.
Respected for his hardcore negotiating skills.
And droolingly handsome.
He was my nemesis. My enemy. The guy who sniped deals, and who I
sniped from. We were adversaries, but he flipped the script, didn’t
he? Coming to my rescue. Aiding me in a time of need.
I don’t want to need him.
And I especially don’t need to want him.
I stare at the phone. Just as my finger goes to the Power button to turn
it off again, three dots appear.
One dinner. Indulge me?
I go into my contacts, and I block him.
He just proved me right.
Taking help from people means you’re obligated.
And no matter how sweet the currency he’s dangling, I don’t like owing
him.
I don’t like owing anyone.
Burke turned my entire life into one big debt.
But my body isn’t available as collateral.
And neither is my heart.

 

 

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars 

The Do-Over series comes to an end with the conclusion of Hasty. We’ve seen and heard about Hastings (Mallory’s older sister) in the other books, and I always thought she was a super-stiff stick. A financial whiz, she was uppity and snobby and judgmental and not as mellow and funny as the rest of the girls in the group. But when Hastings falls from grace thanks to her sleazy non-husband, she falls hard. She finds herself living back with her parents in small-town Massachusetts, a few hundred dollars to her name, her savior is the last guy on earth she ever expected to be helping her, and elbow-deep in a birthing cow.

Ok, that part was hysterical. And how easily Ian just jumped in to help Cowtherine give birth was hysterical. I thought this guy can’t be all that bad, Hasty!

Ian helps Hastings rebuild her life when no one else would give her a chance at a job. He is sweet and charming, and not at all what I expected. Then again, Hasty turned out to not be such a witch when all was said and done, too. This book was a fun, clever conclusion to this series!

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Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge.
Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times
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books have been translated into French and German, with more titles releasing
in 2019.From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy
joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for
a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men’s
room toilet (and he isn’t a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy).

She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the
only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Path To Us, by Jennifer Van Wyk

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Title: The Path to Us
Author: Jennifer Van Wyk
Genre & Trope: Contemporary Romance, Small Town Romance, Single Parent, Friends to Lovers

 

⭐️ small town romance
⭐️ single parent romance
⭐️ friends to lovers
⭐️ emotional
⭐️ angsty
⭐️ sweet and all things JVW

Our story started the day I saved her from a playground bully when we were only four years old.
She thought I was her hero, but I was just Beau Aikin, small town boy.
Eventually we became more than classmates. We were best friends.

When tragedy strikes, I don’t think twice about stepping in to help.
To once again be Addy’s hero.
Not just hers, her five-year-old daughter’s, too.

Only now, I want her. More than anything.
Friendship isn’t enough anymore.
But she’s off limits for so many reasons.

Love.
Lust.
Guilt.

It all haunts me and it feels like everything is against us.
But I’ll do anything to make her mine.
This is our story of the path to us.

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Zoey gets tired of the hug-fest long before I do and not so subtly demands to be set down and runs to play with Macaroni. Before Addy can leave me also, I hug her alone, loving the feel of her softness in my arms. “I got something I want to talk to you about after Squirt goes to sleep.”

She looks up at me, chin resting on my chest. “Good stuff or bad stuff?”

“Good.”

“Well, I have something I want to talk to you about, too, so it works out.”

“Good stuff or bad stuff?” I ask, repeating her question.

“Good. I think.”

There’s heat in her eyes and with the way she’s touching my arms, as if she can’t not touch me, and hope flares in my chest that maybe she’s on the same path as I am.

“Addy…” I lean my head down so our foreheads are resting against one another and breathe her in. She always smells so good. A mixture of the flowers she’s been arranging all day and her own unique sweetness. I bet she’s sweet everywhere. My mouth waters just thinking about it. She shudders under my touch, almost like she knows what I’m thinking. “Damn, I hope your good stuff is the same as mine.”

She nods her head against me and I give her waist a squeeze. She stumbles just enough that it gets her closer to me. Closer isn’t enough. The need to become one with her is almost more than I can bear. Addy’s everything I ever wanted and for the first time in my life, I feel like she’s within reach. Like maybe it’s finally our time.

One hand travels slowly up my arm and over my shoulder until it settles against my neck. Her thumb slides over my chin, barely grazing the edge of my mouth. Her eyes watch her own movement until slowly they rise, connecting with me.

“Beau.” I breathe in my name from her lips and it fills me with so much need and want. It’s caveman-like. I understand why stories are told of them throwing their women over their shoulders and tossing them into a cave so they can have their wicked way with them.

Macaroni barks and scratches at the door, breaking the moment. We jump apart like we were just caught doing something wrong but I can’t allow the thought to settle in. Nothing about being with Addy is wrong and I finally get that.

I just hope she does, too.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Jennifer Van Wyk always writes a great, emotional romance. Addy and Beau’s journey is a rough one, but these two love each other so much. That came through so clearly with the author’s words as she described the guilt both of them felt in the face of their current predicament.

The flashbacks are fantastic, placed at the perfect moment to propel the story. I got such a feel for what Addy and Beau felt for each other even back then, back when they both thought the other didn’t feel the same way. And the guilt that Addy felt about being pregnant with another man’s baby — and Beau’s reaction to not being the father and realizing just how in love he really was with his best friend — was so well-written.

It’s a messy, messy situation, but Addy and Beau are one of those meant-to-be couples. Her daughter Zoey is adorable, and I loved the way she had Beau wrapped around her little finger. The Path To Us is heartfelt, and swoony and all of that good stuff!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 

From the Ground Up is Jennifer’s first published novel, with the hopes of many more to come. Jennifer makes her home in rural Iowa with her high school sweetheart, three beautiful and amazing kids, one crazy Jack Russell terrier. This is where her love for all things reading, baking, and cooking happen. Jennifer’s family enjoys camping, boating, and spending time outside as much as possible. When she’s not writing or editing/proofreading manuscripts for the many talented authors she’s come to love, she’s sipping coffee or iced tea with her kindle in her lap or binging on Netflix.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Bourbon Nights, by Shari J. Ryan

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BOURBON NIGHTS by Shari J. Ryan

Release Date: July 20, 2020

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Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

SYNOPSIS

One kiss … and her lips forever lingered on mine as if tattooed there.

Melody Quinn, all through high school I loved her from afar. Of course, in a cruel twist of fate, she waited until right before I left for boot camp to confess she felt the same. In that tender moment, we shared a kiss that branded her name onto my heart. Despite intense training, deployments, and life-altering tragedies, never once did she leave my thoughts.

Now, years later, fate has led me home. I can’t help but wonder … is a second chance possible? Reconnecting won’t be easy. My life has changed in ways she may never accept. But the spark that has always been between us explodes into an electrifying jolt every time she looks my way. The timing is horrible, but I have to risk it. She needs to know no matter how stormy these Bourbon Nights get, I’ll never walk away from her again.

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I love an all-male POV story, and I was hoping that Bourbon Nights wasn’t just going to be a rehash of Bourbon Love Notes. Thankfully, it was not. Of course, there are many of the same scenes between Melody and Brett, but this time told from his POV. But Shari J. Ryan did a great job of adding extra content about Brett’s life that really made this slow-burn romance so much more!

From the moment Brett thinks he recognizes Melody on the plane, to how he unconventionally became a single dad and his struggles in raising Parker alone, this book was fantastic from start to finish. Even though I *knew* Brett and Melody’s story already, it didn’t feel like I was reading the same book over again.

I can’t wait to see what SR does with Brody’s POV! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Forsaken, by Gabrielle G.

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been in love with Chris.

I was never old enough or brave enough to act on it.

He never saw me like anything more than his best friend’s little sister.

So, when he falls in love with my best friend, I smile and try to move on.

Only I never thought I would lose them both.

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One tragic night.

One day leaving me wondering what my future holds.

One event that has me seeing Salomé under a different light.

She’s the only one who can understand what I’m going through.

She’s also the only one who can soothe my pain.

I need her to survive. But I certainly shouldn’t take advantage of it.

A brother’s best friend novel like no other.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Wow. Just wow. Forsaken is not your typical brother’s best friend romance. Chris and Salome’s path to HEA is so twisted and hard and emotional and gritty and at times, ugly. I was really curious about the two of them after reading Heartbroken (Gritt Family #1) and Forsaken was nothing like what I expected between Chris and Sal.

Chris has always been an unofficial part of the Gritt family, as Aaron’s best friend. What started out as a crush on him when she was 6 years old turned into something deeper for Salome, and every guy she dated was compared to Chris. Nothing had ever happened between them since he’s 10 years older than her, but she has been in love with him for as long as she can remember.

Chris is bisexual, as we know from the last book. He dated Sal’s brother Luke when they were teenagers. (I haven’t read Luke and Dex’s book from the previous series, so I’m not sure how much detail there is about that relationship.) But this book really is about the romance between Chris and Salome. The fact that Chris is bisexual definitely is a big part of who he is and how that impacts their relationship.

It struck me as odd that Sal cared less about the fact that Chris had been with Luke than he was with her best friend. I don’t want to say too much about the events that lead Chris to be with Salome after being with her best friend. But had he not had that relationship first, there probably would not have been a relationship with her. And that screws with Chris’ mind. Sal feels guilt about it too, but it really messes with Chris, and it takes A LOT of work on his part to get to a good place. Meanwhile, Sal feels once again like she’s an outsider in her family when her brother takes Chris’ side over hers. Like she’s not good enough. Like no one cares what she thinks. And Chris has similar struggles. Why won’t Sal go with him when he needs to leave the memories of his ex behind?

It’s a tricky situation, and there is a lot of upheaval for both of them, but the resolution is a beautiful HEA. I am so enjoying this series! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gabrielle G will do anything for a hot cup of tea, still celebrates her half birthdays and feels everyone has an inner temptuous voice.

Born in France and having lived in Switzerland, Gabrielle currently resides in Montreal with her husband, three devilish children and an extremely moody cat.

After spending years contemplating a career in writing, she finally jumped off the deep end and took the plunge into the literary world. Writing consumed her and she independently published her work.

Gabrielle’s style is fiercely raw and driven by pure emotion. Her love stories leave you out of breath, yearning for more, while at the same time wiping away tears.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Winning My Best Friend’s Girl, by Piper Rayne

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Release Date: July 21

Imagine lying in a hospital bed and the doctor who pulls the curtain back to treat you is the one who got away. Even if you never really had her in the first place. She’s not only your high school crush, she’s the ex-girlfriend of your ex-best friend. The one girl you’ve always wanted.

 
Here’s a step-by-step list to finally win her over…
Key to win #1:  Try not to take offense that she snuck back into town without telling you—six months ago.
Key to win #2: Rekindle the friendship to ease the awkwardness. But… DO NOT enter the friend zone.
Key to win #3: Ignore the fact that she went speed dating the night before. Take it as good a sign—maybe she’s looking for a relationship.
Key to win #4: Attempt to keep the two of you out of the town gossip blog and away from your large family.
 
Make sure you don’t let this last one throw you off your mission. 
 
Key to win #5: Don’t get deterred when you find out the past is about to repeat itself. Because the man she met at the speed dating night is your best buddy from work.
 
Just remember, you sat back and let her slip away once, you won’t do it a second time. 
 
Failure is not an option.


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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Throughout The Baileys series, we have gotten glimpses of Kingston — surly Kingston. What is his deal? Why is he so grumpy? The answer is Stella. And their story was worth the wait.

There is so much back and forth between them, it broke my heart. King is so in love with her, but their past history is so muddy and complicated. Their past as teenagers colors every one of their exchanges as adults. Stella’s afraid to let go and be with him, afraid that she won’t survive losing him as a partner if one of his adrenaline junky adventures ends in the unimaginable. And he can’t seem to give her up and move on. Over and over again, King feels like the fool who is in love with a girl who won’t love him back. But when Stella finally takes the jump, it’s magical and the payoff is so worth it!

Bring on Sedona’s story!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Piper Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because we’re not one author, we’re two. Yep, you get two USA Today Bestselling authors for the price of one. Our goal is to bring you romance stories that have “Heartwarming Humor With a Side of Sizzle” (okay…you caught us, that’s our tagline). 



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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Flirtasaurus, by Erin Mallon
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Flirtasaurus, by Erin Mallon

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Flirtasaurus, an all-new quirky and fun, laugh-out-out romantic comedy from debut author Erin Mallon is available now!

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My name is Calliope and “I bone for a living.” Kidding. I am studying to be a paleontologist though. It’s the only thing I’ve ever wanted to be, and I have finally landed the perfect museum internship to make all of my dino-loving dreams come true.

Trouble is, everyone wants me to be a gentle, loving sort of creature, but I’m more of the T-Rex type by nature – the kind who is determined to stomp and tear her way through any obstacle in order to get what she wants.

But when a sexy, rumbly-voiced astronomer plummets into my orbit and threatens to break open my hard little heart, my career and my whole way of looking at the world is suddenly on the line.

The dinosaurs didn’t see their asteroid coming.

And I sure as hell wasn’t prepared for mine.

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Excerpt:

“I literally have no idea what you’re—”

“Your asteroid friends killed my dinos!” I say with a bit too much force, I’m guessing. Yup, my buzz can now officially be promoted to drunk.

“Ohhhhhhhhhh. Okay. Yeah, I guess that’s… Wait. You’re mad at me for that?”

“Maybe.”

“Huh.”

He takes a moment to consider his response. And then he shocks the hell out of me.

“What else can I say to you then, other than… I am incredibly sorry, Calliope?”

“You’re what?”

“I’m sorry.”

“I don’t think a guy has ever said that to me before.”

“What. That he’s sorry?”

“Yeah.”

“Wow.”

“It’s pretty… um. Well, it’s… it’s kind of. It’s really sexy behavior.”

“Oh. Well, in that case… let me take it a step further then. I, Ralph Anderson, take full and complete responsibility for the death of your dinos.”

“Shut up, dude,” I say, laughing.

“No, no, really! Had I known that a massive asteroid would strike this planet and wipe out the creatures you so dearly love, and if I had the power to go back in time and stop it… I would.”

“Well, how in the hell would you have done that? That’s impossible. That’s—”

“Hey, Callie?”

“Yeah?”

“Go with me here, will ya? I’m letting myself be unscientific and non-literal for just a minute.”

“You called me Callie.”

“I did. Is… that okay?”

“Nobody really calls me that. But, yeah. It’s okay.”

“Cool,” he says with a smile. “So, Callie. I guess what I would have to do… You know, after I time traveled back a few millennia—”

“A few?”

“Alright, more than a few. I’d have to invent a rocket since they wouldn’t be invented just yet, shoot myself up to the heavens, then circle the Earth’s atmosphere until I could hitch a ride on that bastard ball of flaming rock dead set for your dinos. I would latch onto it with my brute strength and push that mammoth motherfucker off course until it found some other planet and some other life form to obliterate. Then I’d fall back to Earth like a feather, land back on a cozy couch with you and our pet, Troodon, since Troodon is obviously and by far the most precious dinosaur to ever walk the planet, and we’d watch Friends, drink Yoo-hoo, and laugh our asses off together until the day we died a peaceful non-apocalyptic death.”

This. Guy.

“Uggadah-uggadah. Woo!”

“What was that? Did you just do a little jig?”

“Of course not. I just had a-a, uh…. a charley horse situation.”

“Really? I thought those only happened when people were sleeping.”

“Oh no, they can happen anytime.”

“Huh.”

Truth? I was so turned on by him at that moment, I did a lusty little leg shake to get those warm and fuzzy feelings moving right back where they came from.

Full disclosure?

It didn’t work.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 3.5 Stars

Flirtasaurus is a impressive debut romcom from popular romance narrator Erin Mallon! Ralph and Calliope were such sweet, quirky characters, and I liked them very much. From the hysterically awkward meet-cute and beyond, their story was a joy to read.

So why only 3.5 stars? This story had great bones (pun intended!) but the conversations between all of the characters were super wordy. After a while, that got to be a lot to take in. Some dialog was unnecessary and wasn’t necessary to the conversations. I felt that made the story drag at times and like i was pushing through jibberish and it made some of the conversations awkward.

But, the overall story of Ralph and Calliope was super entertaining. They have great banter, and they are likable characters. Even the supporting characters were fun and interesting. I am looking forward to what Erin Mallon puts forth in the rest of this series.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Erin Mallon‘s debut romantic comedy novel, Flirtasaurus, releases in July 2020. She is an award-winning narrator of over 450 books and an accomplished playwright and producer in New York City. She has written over 40 plays, which have been produced Off-Broadway and all over the country, including These Walls Can Talk, a raucous theatrical love letter to the romance audiobook community. She lives in a little yellow house on the outskirts of NYC with her husband and Three J’s.

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