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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Harvest Of Sighs, by Sierra Simone

 

HARVEST OF SIGHS (Thornchapel #3) by Sierra Simone
Release Date: May 1st

 

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Blurb:
The genius and the sunshine girl. As children, we fought bitterly and often, bickering every chance we got.

But then we grew up.
Then we came back.

Delphine Dansey carries her heart on the outside of her body; she’s looking for love and chasing dreams. She’s spoiled and selfish, the kind of beautiful that’s made for money and fame. But somehow she’s ended up in my keeping: a pretty submissive I can’t seem to resist, a lover who obsesses and tempts me.

I thought I’d locked my heart away a long time ago, along with all my other weaknesses. But some doors won’t stay closed, no matter how hard I fight to keep them shut. She unravels me, just like our friends are unraveling, just like Thornchapel itself is unraveling.

All year long, we’ve been sowing lust and jealousy and pain, heedless of the consequences. But a harvest is inevitable, and so now we must reap our sorrows.

And our sighs.

*Harvest of Sighs is Book Three in the Thornchapel series.*

 

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Without giving anything away… Harvest Of Sighs is just as decadently twisted as the previous two books in Sierra Simone’s Thornchapel series.

Harvest Of Sighs primarily focuses on the evolution of the Domme/Sub relationship between Delphine and Rebecca — but the whole crew is involved as the secrets and lies and twists and turns unfold after the way book 2 ended. There is a lot to digest in this book when it comes to the history of Thornchapel and how that ties into the modern-day relationships between Auden, Poe, Saint, Rebecca, Delphine and Beckett.

As with the previous two, there is a major twist in the ending, paving the way for the conclusion of this series with Door Of Bruises. Honestly, I can’t wait to binge-read this series in one sitting, because the time lapse between the releases of the books is killing me!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Like You Care, by Kaydence Snow

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“Gripping is an understatement when it comes to this book. From start to finish this book is an emotional roller coaster that keeps you captivated. I ugly cried, I raged, I cheered so freaking hard for both Mena and Turner it’s not even funny.” ~Saucy Southern Readers Blog

I am nothing.

Nobody.

I’d rather be invisible than deal with what happens on the days my classmates decide to acknowledge my existence.

But then Turner Hall shows up – all cool confidence and witty banter – and all of a sudden I don’t want to be invisible any more. I want to be seen.

I want him to see me.

I’m not who he thinks I am but I’m starting to suspect he’s not all he says he is either.

Just my luck that he starts to make friends with my tormentors. How am I supposed to tell him who I really am? How am I supposed to show him my true face? What if the boy I’m falling in love with decides I’m nothing too?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I first read Like You Care as part of the Bully Me charity anthology, and I was hooked on Turner and Mena’s sweet romance. So I was anxious to jump into the full novel and see what happens where the novella left off!

From opposite sides of their apartment balcony, these two high school seniors got to know one another in the purest of ways: by talking. Mena is definitely at an advantage as she’s figured out who Turner is amongst her high school classmates — but he is clueless that the girl next door is actually Phil/Philamena, the girl with the birthmark on her face who is the target of the cool kids’ bullying at school.

When Mena’s hand is forced by the mean girls and Turner figures out who she actually is, my heart broke for her. I was glad to see her stand up for herself and rip into Turner for standing by silently. And when the bullying reaches an awful, horrible climax, Turner redeems himself by being Mena’s white knight coming to her rescue. (Seriously, teenage girls suck.)

There’s an interesting subplot with Turner’s family going on, and I’m curious to see if that will continue to play out in the rest of this series — hopefully his little sister gets a book of her own because I’d love to see how the trauma she went through impacts her relationships moving forward. I wouldn’t classify this as a bully romance since Turner isn’t one of the bullies himself — but he does stand by silently as the popular kids torment Mena before he knows who she is. But once he becomes her savior, he really goes above and beyond to let Mena know that she’s beautiful with or without the makeup she wears to cover the birthmark marring her face. And through the love of the hot new guy and the support of her cousins, Mena gains an inner strength and confidence that she so desperately needed.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 

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Kaydence Snow has lived all over the world but ended up settled in Melbourne, Australia. She lives near the beach with her husband and a beagle that has about as much attitude as her human.

She draws inspiration from her own overthinking, sometimes frightening imagination, and everything that makes life interesting – complicated relationships, unexpected twists, new experiences and good food and coffee. Life is not worth living without good food and coffee!

She believes sarcasm is the highest form of wit and has the vocabulary of a highly educated, well-read sailor. When she’s not writing, thinking about writing, planning when she can write next, or reading other people’s writing, she loves to travel and learn new things.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Life Forgotten, by Layne Deemer

 

Release Date: May 7
 
When you carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, you’re bound to fall apart. Who will be there to help pick up the pieces?
 
Nellie Campbell is a fixer. She’s selfless in her need to solve the problems of the people she loves. 



When her mom is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, she puts her own life on hold and dives head first into caretaker mode. Her days are spent consumed with the troubles of others—her mom, her wayward sister, the neighborhood stray cat, the single mom next door. She tackles every issue as though it were her own, ignoring herself in the process.



Until she meets Jude Hargrove. After one brief encounter, he manages to awaken something inside of her that she had long left for dead. Herself.



But is it too late for Nellie? Can Jude help her see her own worth or will she be destined to see herself as a problem that just isn’t meant to be solved?


 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Life Forgotten was such a wonderful surprise! Nellie has put her own life on hold as she cares for her mother, who has Alzheimer’s, her elderly neighbor and her single-mom neighbor. Nellie cares for everyone else in her life, but never takes the time to do anything that makes her happy.

That all changes thanks to a handsome, charismatic Starbucks barista. Jude is everything Nellie needed at the exact time she needed — and she didn’t even know. Jude has been through some family trauma himself, and he helps Nellie live again, put herself first. But when life becomes unbearable and Nellie is forced to choose between what she wants to do to make herself happy and what she feels guilt about when it comes to her ailing mother, will she push away the best thing that has ever happened to her?

Nellie and Jude’s story is a wonderfully sweet romance, and this story is full of heart. I don’t want to give too much away, but if you are looking for a feel-good, clean romance, check out Life Forgotten. But this story is so much more than a feel-good romance.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Layne Deemer
Layne Deemer aims to push boundaries with her writing. Her stories deconstruct the ordinary until it becomes something else entirely. 
She has a degree in Communications with a minor in English and has worked in the fields of public relations, marketing, and advertising, but writing has always been her true passion. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading. Her wish list of books will take her a lifetime to get through. 
She resides in Pennsylvania with her husband, Adam, their two kids, Stella and Jasper, and their bulldog, Archie. In addition to Life Forgotten, she is also the author of Frayed, a psychological thriller.
 
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Trey, by A.M. Madden

 

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They say time heals all wounds. And maybe they’re right. But what about wounds no one sees? The kind that open again and again? The kind that have you feeling like you swallowed glass?

 

Those are the wounds I carry. Years of heartbreak have created layer after layer of scar tissue over my whimpering heart.

 

Everywhere I go, I play the part of rock star, shameless with my cocky attitude and salacious smirks. I deserve an award for how well I can fake being happy.

 

But then everything changes in my life—again.

Turns out they were right.

 

After all I’ve been through, I discover my heart can mend itself after all.

 

Even in the wake of tragedy, the tiny fragments of my heart are fusing back together.

 

What’s the magic elixir? In my case it turns out to be a stunning beauty with bouncy, caramel waves, a smile that has me forgetting my name, and crystal-blue eyes just like mine.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 3.5 Stars

 

Trey is an epic story of redemption, forgiveness, overcoming abuse, learning to love yourself and be loved, and coping with mental health. Trey is just kind of muddling through his life in the wake of his wife’s death, struggling every hour of every day with depression. But when a former fling reappears in his life, Camilla turns this fragile guy’s life upside down — and whether he will take control or spiral out of control is the question.

I thought AM Madden wrote a great story here… but it was lacking that WOW factor for me. I’m sure it’s because I haven’t read the other Lair series books, so I didn’t have that connection to wanting to see Trey find his HEA that some other reviewers had. This book is technically a stand-alone, but I felt like I was missing pieces of Trey’s backstory (specifically his breakdown after Tara’s death) that must have been in previous books. But since this story focuses on Trey’s present with Camilla, there isn’t a lot of space for his personal history when they have their own history that needs to be hammered out. And I get that. But that made the difference for me in a 3-star versus a 5-star read.

Is this book good? Yes. Did I enjoy it? Yes. It’s raw and hard to read at times, and there is so much that Trey still has to overcome in his daily struggles. But there’s a damn good HEA as this guy gets a second chance at living life.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

A USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, A. M. Madden is also a Jersey girl whose addiction to romance started at twelve after reading Judy Blume’s Forever.

As a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she truly believes that true love knows no bounds.

In her books, she aspires to write fun, sexy, realistic love stories that will stay with you long after you turn the last page. She creates realistic characters and believes there’s no better compliment than when readers feel they know the characters personally.

When not writing, she’s busy being a wife to her soul mate, and a mother to two boys who she believes are the most handsome men on earth. She loves to cook, hates to bake, and dreams about living at the beach someday.

AWARDS:

2016 eLit Gold Medalist – Best Romance Ebook – The Shortstop

2016 IPPY Silver Medalist – Best Romance Ebook – The Shortstop

2018 Book Excellence Finalist – Finding Mr. Wrong (co-written with Joanne Schwehm).

2019 Book Excellence Finalist – Scoring Mr. Romeo (co-written with Joanne Schwehm).

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Unforgettable, by Melanie Harlow

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“Holy SWOON! This is a sexy, small-town romance at its finest.”

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Unforgettable, an all-new swoon-worthy not-to-be-missed second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is out now!

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Back then, I had it all.

Wicked fastball. Killer instinct. Cocky grin. Full package.

(And believe me, I knew how to score.)

My senior year, I was a first round draft pick with a two-million-dollar signing bonus. Before I could even legally buy myself a beer, I made my Major League debut.

Point is, I was invincible.

Until one day I wasn’t.

After tanking my career—during the World Series, no less—the last thing I want to do is return to my hometown, where every jerk in a ball cap has an opinion about what went wrong with my arm. So when my sister drags me back to town for her wedding, I vow to get in and out of there as quickly as possible.

Then I run into April Sawyer.

In high school we were just friends, but I’d always wanted her, and I’d never forgotten her—the red hair, the incredible smile, the crazy, reckless thing we did in the back of my truck the night we said goodbye. It’s been eighteen years, but one look at her and I feel like my old self again. I can still make her laugh, she can still take me down a notch, and when the chemistry between us explodes, it’s even hotter this time around—and I don’t want it to end.

But just when I think I’m ready to let go of the past and get back in the game, life throws me a curveball I never saw coming.

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“Baseball was the only thing I ever did that made my dad proud. Without it, what’s left?”

I swallowed hard. “How about the rest of your life? All the amazing things you’re going to do and be? Maybe you can’t see them yet, but I can.”

He turned around and looked at me. Took my face in his hands. “No one has ever seen me the way you do.”

I smiled. “Maybe no one ever bothered to look beyond the surface—I mean, you’re Tyler Shaw. The surface is pretty nice to look at.”

He kissed me hard then, and deep, his tongue penetrating my lips, his hands sliding into my hair. The kiss grew hotter as he moved me backward toward the bed, shoving his pants down, and lifting me onto the sheets.

“God, April,” he whispered as his mouth traveled down my throat and his hands roamed over my skin. “I want you so much. I want you so much it scares me.”

“Why?” I arched beneath his lips and tongue and teeth and palms and fingers as they moved over my body. I put my hands in his hair.

“Because I keep imagining this life with you, this life full of things I’ve never wanted before.”

“What kinds of things?” As much as I loved his dirty mouth, his sweet words were just as thrilling, and I wanted to hear them all.

“I want to share a bed with you every night. And wake up to you every morning. I want to make breakfast for you, see you in the stands at Central High baseball games, reach all the stuff in the high cupboards in the kitchen. I want to be the one you come home to.”

I smiled. “Don’t be scared. I want all those things too.”

“But what if I fuck it up?” He kissed his way up the center of my chest and braced himself above me. “What if I’m not good at it? What if I don’t deserve it?”

“Tyler.” I took his face in my hands. “You deserve it. Do you hear me? You deserve to be loved the way I’m going to love you.”

Then his mouth was crushing mine and we were pressed chest to chest, rolling sideways with our arms and legs tangled as we tried to get under each other’s skin. He left my side only for the twenty seconds it took to put a condom on, and then he was back, easing into my body. When he was buried deep, he stopped and looked down at me. “I don’t know what the second act of my life is going to look like, but I know you’re the best part of it.”

My heart, already beating hard, threatened to burst right out of my chest. “Really?”

“Yes.”

Tell me again, I wanted to say, even as his mouth possessed mine once more and he began rocking into me with deep, steady strokes. Let me hear those words again, because they meant I didn’t have to be alone anymore. They meant the risk was worth it.

They meant that finally I could say to myself . . . This is what it feels like to fall in love.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that the Cloverleigh Farms series is done. I have loved the Sawyer sisters and their guys so, so much — and April and Tyler were the perfect end!

Throughout the series, there have been hints dropped about April’s secret, and what happened to her 18 years ago. Getting to the bottom of her story, and the guilt she’s been carrying around for 18 years about having given a baby up for adoption was a wonderfully heartbreaking journey. It was just a one-night stand between she and Tyler, and they weren’t in a relationship so they had no reason to keep in touch over the years.

And Tyler — I felt so bad for the guy! He is at a complete loss, not knowing who he is without baseball. Everywhere he goes, someone has an opinion about why his career came to a screeching halt. But when he reconnects with his old pal April, for the first time, he feels as if someone sees the real him. The him he keeps hidden away from the media and the speculation.

There’s a really great arc for both characters as they reconnect and start dating, but then on their own each come to terms with their personal demons. April finds a way to heal her heart and soul when it comes to the baby she gave up, and Tyler rediscovers his love for the game of baseball while helping out to coach the team at his old high school. But when their past meets the present, will Tyler stick it out and face his fears, or be a coward and retreat to his lonely life of solitude?

I loved all of these characters so much. I felt like I was part of the Sawyer family as I read these books, with each couple surpassing the last as my favorite. And with Amy and Tyler, I think Melanie Harlow saved the best for last!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About Melanie

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USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she’s not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like Schitt’s Creek, Homeland, and Fleabag. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.

Melanie is the author of the CLOVERLEIGH FARMS series, the ONE & ONLY series, AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Teaching Hours, by Sara Ney

Release Date: May 5

Everyone says Rex Gunderson isn’t boyfriend material.
 

 

Everyone says he isn’t serious enough. 
 
Everyone says he’s a joke. In fact, rumor has it—the disgraced ex-manager of the wrestling team left campus with his tail between his legs.
 

 

But Rex is back, nowhere near the douchebag he used to be—and ready to prove everyone wrong.

 

The leopard has changed his spots—and he’s about to become my dating coach.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
The Coaching Hours is the only D-Bag series book I’ve read, so I only know Rex as Anna’s best friend. I liked seeing him as the romantic hero in The Teaching Hours, and this novella (which was part of the Players sports anthology) is the perfect binge read.

Rex is a sexy nerd, and he’s so damn cute as little Lilly’s “funcle.” He and Hannah kind of don’t hit it off right away in their text messages, so it was great seeing how their relationship grow as as he “teaches” her how to flirt and date.

The Teaching Hours is sexy, sweet and silly, all rolled into one! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced latte’s, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British. 
 
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: In His Kiss, by Ava Alise

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“This was a mistake.”

With four little words, he sunk my entire world. Jordan should have been my first… he was already my everything. My best friend, my secret crush.

We were closer than siblings. Our family’s weaved together an intricate pattern of lines never meant to be crossed.

Until that night…

We had a bit too much to drink and the heated way he stared at me made me feel that we could finally be something more. Things got a little out of hand and once the kissing started I didn’t want it to stop. The time felt right and I gathered courage and told him how I felt.

If only I knew how awkward things would be the next morning.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

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Will a one night stand change everything for best friends Jordan and Xia in the best of ways — or damage their relationship forever?

I really enjoyed Jordan and Xia’s story. It developed nicely, and the ex-girlfriend drama didn’t overwhelm the blossoming romance. The family drama with Xia was intriguing and I kept wondering what was going on with her mom and dad. I thought Ava Elise handled mom Della’s depression nicely, and her hospitalization played well against the complex feelings Jordan had about his mom’s death. But it leads to an understanding between Jordan and his dad, and an acceptance on his part about his mom’s passing. I don’t think Jordan would have handled the relationship bump with Xia at the end as well had he not had that personal growth.

My biggest complaint is that the story ended so abruptly. I didn’t get the closure in the epilogue that I was hoping for, and that clearly serves as the tease for Kingston’s book.

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“I’ll sleep down here. You take the bed.”

My body is warm and tingling. A sensation that only alcohol can produce. I feel great but this is the longest staircase in existence. We make it to the top and nearly stumble into his room.

“What?” I ask, drawing out the end of the word. “What do you think will happen?” He’s just about to open the closet door but turns when he hears me. His face is flushed, his eyes hazy, and he’s swaying a bit, but he regards me without speaking right away so I continue my teasing. “You think I’m going to bite?”

“No, but I might.”

“What?”

“Alcohol,” he mumbles, shaking his head.

What did he just say? A heat rolls down my body and I know I should let it go. We’re both drunk and he’s probably just talking but my curiosity and a bit of liquid courage push me forward.

“What did you say?” I step in front of him and grab his arms, not missing how hard his muscles feel under my touch. His head is tilted downward, eyes fixed on where I’m touching him.

Slowly, he brings his gaze to mine, his breathing becoming rhythmic and deep as his eyes darken. A look I’ve never seen from him before. It makes my pulse race.

I exhale and his eyes drop to my parted lips, causing me to look at his. My God. Is he about to kiss me? Please be about to kiss me.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Summer Of Us, by Melanie Moreland

 
 
The Summer of Us by Melanie Moreland
 
 
Series: Mission Cove; Book 1

Genre: Contemporary Romance

 
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She was the light in my dark life. The sunshine that warmed me and made me smile.
 
We had one summer. One perfect summer, until the day it ended.
 
Years later, she walked back into my life. Older. Sadder. More beautiful than ever. 



How can I prove to her that summer was real?

 
How do I make her see that boy that loved her then, still loves her now?
 
How do we get back to the summer when we were us?


 

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
The Summer Of Us takes a misunderstood rich boy and the girl from the wrong side of the track, splits them up and then brings them back together ten years later, complete with a hint of revenge and a dash of true-love-never-dies. Linc and Sunny have been best friends from the time they shard a box of crayons as kindergarteners, and fell in love as teenagers. They hid their romance because Linc’s dad was an abusive, egotistical bastard, but even though dear old dad ripped Linc and Sunny apart that one summer when they were teenagers, true love prevails in this heartwarming romance.

The years they spent apart shaped Linc and Sunny into very different people than who they were as teenagers. She’s suffered so much loss, and his lonely life got even lonlier when he was sent away. Now Linc is stronger and richer than even his dad, and he’s set out to undo all the damage his father did in town. A chance meeting back in their hometown leads Linc and Sunny to explore another “summer of us” — but will his laser-focus on tearing down all that his dad was responsible for be the very thing that rips them apart?

From start to finish, The Summer Of Us is a brilliant story of love, loss, pain, betrayal and forgiveness. It is the start to a new series, and I was absolutely hooked on this crew of characters. I can’t wait to get my hands on Matt and Abby’s book when that comes out! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.


 

 
Cover Design: Karen Hulseman of Moreland Books, Inc
 
 

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Almost Never, by Melissa Toppen

 

Title: Almost Never
Author: Melissa Toppen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 1, 2020

 

Blurb
Alec Murray.

He was the one.

From the first moment I saw him, I knew.

I had never been more certain of anything in my sixteen years on this earth.But Alec didn’t notice me. At least not in the way that I wanted him to.

He noticed my best friend instead.

I stood by and watched their relationship blossom.

An outsider looking in, wishing things were different.

Torn between my loyalty to my best friend and the boy who had unknowingly
stolen my heart.

Weighted by feelings I could never express out loud, I wrote them all down.

Every thought. Every feeling.

I poured them all into a letter.

A letter he was never meant to read.

Only that’s exactly what he did.

He read it.

Every single word.

But by then it was too late.

Even if he was no longer dating my best friend.

Even if I was more in love with him than ever.

He was leaving.

I was leaving.

And there was nothing either of us could do to change it.

Alec Murray was my almost fairytale.

The happy ending I swore I’d never get.

But our story is far from over…

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
Almost Never reminded me so much of A Love Letter To Whiskey, which is one of my all-time angsty favorites when it comes to never getting the timing right. From the moment Alec and Hope meet to the moment they finally, FINALLY, get together, Almost Never spans six years, told in multiple parts through the POV of both characters.

The hurt and angst that Hope feels in the beginning of the book is palpable. She’s stuck in an impossible position as her best guy friend Alec dates other best friend, Lucy. Even though Hope met Alec first, pretty, popular Lucy swooped in to claim the guy, leaving Hope firmly in the friend zone. She pours her heart out to Alec in a letter she never intends for him to find — and when it does, it changes everything between them and yet changes nothing at all. Even though Alec and Lucy are no longer together, Hope refuses to betray her best friend by acting on the feelings and pull that is so strong between she and Alec.

Over the next few years, Alec and Hope don’t really see much of one another as they go their own ways for college, but the draw between them and feelings they have for one another are as strong as ever when he randomly shows up at her dorm room one day. Still, the timing is not right and Hope cuts Alec out. A year later, the timing is still not right as she’s off to train under a chef in Italy. Meanwhile, Alec, an aspiring writer, releases a serial that shows Hope, Lucy and everyone else just how much Hope means to him. And still, Hope is hesitant to do what will make her happy. Even as she was trying to protect Lucy’s heart all these years, she’d broken Alec’s to pieces. Eventually, finally, Alec takes matters into his own hands and decides that there’s nothing stopping them from being together but themselves.

So… I loved Hope. Even though she was a doormat when it came to Lucy, I loved how fiercely loyal she was, and how she put her own happiness aside in favor of not betraying her best friend. Alec was a great guy. Even when he got drunk and word vomited to Lucy, he was trying to do the right thing for him and Hope. I really disliked Lucy. She treated Hope horribly, and was just a selfish person. Even when Lucy was the one to point Hope in the direction of Alec’s serial, I still didn’t think she was redeemed for being such a shrew.

In the end, Almost Never was a angsty YA book that I enjoyed very much. This is the first book I’ve read by Melissa Toppen, and I will be definitely checking out her backlist! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Author Bio
Melissa Toppen is a USA Today Bestselling Author who specializes in New
Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more
than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for Romance and
focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read.
Melissa resides in Cincinnati Ohio with her husband and two children,
where she writes full time.

 

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Undeniably Perfect, by S.E. Rose

Release Date: April 28


They can deny their attraction, but that won’t make it go away.
Baseball player Kent Moore needs to figure out how to get his head in the game.
Tabitha Crane’s blossoming photography business is about to hit a snag.
When they are thrown together by an unforeseen event, their worlds are turned upside down. Can they see past their differences or will they strike out when it comes to facing their undeniable attraction?


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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Undeniably Perfect is a perfect escape! Moments after she’s finished shooting his portrait for an upcoming charity event, a fire at her apartment/studio throws photographer Tabitha together with baseball pro Kent. He’s been in a slump, and as his team comes up to the World Series, he needs something to shake up his life — and Tabby does exactly that. She cute and quirky, a breath of fresh air that he so desperately needs. And in her friendship with Kent, Tabby gets the loud, large family that she’s never had and always wanted.

It’s a slow burn as they cross from friends/roommates to something more, but their relationship is so sweet. I loved Kent’s big group of friends and siblings, and if this is the start to a new series, I hope that there is more to come with this crew! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet S.E. Rose
S.E. Rose hails from the Washington D.C. area.  She currently resides with her husband, two children, and always at least two cats.  While she works at a desk during the day, her evenings and weekends are devoted to writing and editing her romance novels.  
She loves all things wine, coffee, tea and dark chocolate; that’s right, dark chocolate. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, traveling, going to concerts, and reading. 
 
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