ALWAYS MEANT FOR YOU by Krista Sandor is AVAILABLE NOW

Blurb:

Mabel Muldowney is my best friend’s little sister. Sky-blue eyes. The girl who chased us through fields in pink shoes and dreamed about leaving our small town for the city.

I’m the boy from the farm next door who wasn’t supposed to fall for her.

I loved her anyway. Even when I shouldn’t. Even when I swore I wouldn’t. I buried it—every glance, every urge.

But I slipped–one time–when we were teenagers.

It was raining. We were under a willow tree.

She was ready to give me her heart, but I couldn’t be the guy who reached for his best friend’s sister. So I pulled away and built a life rooted in discipline and distance.

Then my best friend died. And Mabel left for the city.

Now she’s back with nothing but secrets and a suitcase. It’s the second chance I’ve been praying for. But she doesn’t want to stay, and I can’t leave. I’m held to the land by the promise I made to her brother as he took his final breath.

Mabel thinks I’ve spent my life ignoring her. What she doesn’t know is she’s all I’ve ever seen. I’ve got eight weeks to show her this town could be home again. Eight weeks to prove my love.

I don’t plan on wasting a second.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I adored Cal and Mabel’s story! Stoic, serious Cal has spent years trying to keep his feelings for Mabel under wraps, and Mabel has felt like she’s never fit in, both in her family and their small farming town. Following the tragic death of her brother, Jamie, Mabel set out to chase her dreams in New York City… but when the new life she’s built for herself comes crashing down, Mabel returns home to face her past. And Cal isn’t about to give up his second chance with the girl who’s always held his heart.

This book was one that had me up reading late into the night, needing to find out what happened next. I loved the layers that both these characters had, and how past hurts, insecurities, secrets, and promises impact who they are now. While Mabel is struggling to find her place in a world that she feels has no use for her, Cal is struggling under the weight of expectations. I loved seeing these two work through things and come together.

I am adding this book to my reread-again shelf! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Krista Sandor:

USA Today Bestselling Author Krista Sandor captivates readers with her scintillating contemporary romance and sizzling romantic comedies guaranteed to elicit laughter, sighs, and heart-fluttering moments. With her pen as her weapon of choice, Krista crafts stories that immerse you in a world of passion and humor.

When she’s not typing away in her office, you can find Krista exploring the picturesque landscapes of Colorado. Whether she’s weaving words or traversing nature’s trails, her vibrant surroundings fuel her creativity. Alongside her loving husband, two cherished sons, and two beloved rescue dogs, Krista resides in this colorful corner of the world, constantly inspired by the beauty and people around her.

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Single-minded focus can get you far in business. In love? Not so much…

Their timing? Couldn’t be worse. Their attraction? Mutual, hot… and utterly off-limits…

Presley

Giving up my soul-sucking career and moving to a small town was supposed to simplify my life. It didn’t.

Because relaxing isn’t as easy as I’d hoped it would be. Plus, the hot contractor in charge of my home reno is all kinds of distracting.

Especially when he’s so determined to keep our relationship strictly professional…

West

As a single dad with a military background, I’d seen it all. So, I was prepared for anything life could throw at me. Until her. Presley Holiday is so perfect she almost makes me forget that sleeping with a client is forbidden.

But I can’t afford to make another mistake when it comes to love. Keeping our relationship platonic is the right thing to do. Too bad doing the right thing has zero appeal when it comes to Presley…

Single-Minded, book 4 in the Single Dads of Dragonfly Lake series, is a spicy, small town, opposites attract contemporary romance that can be listened to as a standalone. Download today and get ready for swoony romantic escapism in Dragonfly Lake.

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🎤Narrated by Connor Crais & Stella Hunter

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

I am still relatively new to Amy Knupp’s books; the only other one I’ve read was the audio for Chance & Rowan in Single Chance. I enjoyed West and Presley’s story just as much!

West is an overwhelmed single dad to three daughters, and Presley is in between jobs when she buys a fixer-upper in Dragonfly Lake and hires his company to do the reno. The attraction between them is instant, but neither one of them is looking for anything serious. It’s a smoldering, slow burn as these two characters agree to secret hookups and fight their feelings — especially West, who struggles with his fears of letting down his three little girls. Will he make the leap and take the risk with Presley?

Stella Hunter and Connor Crais did a great job with this dual narration, capturing the vulnerable parts of the characters as well as the sexual tension between them.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Bestselling author Sara Ney scores with a fiery romance about online dating, where a single mom and a football pro ignite sparks when they swipe right—even though they know it’s all wrong.

Margot’s a busy single mom juggling teaching, parenting, and trying not to die alone. Dating apps? Total nightmare. But desperate times call for desperate swipes, even if they make her break out in stress hives. When she matches with a guy who looks too good to be true, she’s convinced he’s a walking red flag—or worse—a catfish.

Dex is hot, and he knows it. A quarterback with a killer smile and looks to spare, he’s a good guy looking for a long-term relationship. He wants what his friends have: someone to come home to…and if they’re naked when he gets there, even better. When he logs on for a casual scroll, he’s not expecting to meet her. One swipe, and suddenly he’s hooked.

Margot’s convinced he’s a catfish. Dex has zero dad bod and no dad energy. But their sizzling back-and-forth leaves them both thinking “what if.” After a surprise run-in leads to a mind-blowing (and soggy AF) kiss, their opposites-attract energy skyrockets. Can they find a way to make it last?

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Throw together a single mom teacher, a pro football player, and a dating app where the heroine is sure she’s being catfished, and you have Biggest Player, Sara Ney’s newest romcom.

Margo and Dex’s story was so lighthearted and fun. The banter between the two characters is hilarous, the how they meet and begin dating is escapism at its finest. And Margo’s daughter, Wyatt, steals every scene that she is in!

I loved that when they first started chatting online, Margo thought he was posing as a pro football player. Their first in-person meeting was hysterical (much thanks to Wyatt!), and even though they got off on the wrong foot, they agreed to be friends. Dex never imagined himself dating someone with kids, and as a single mom, Margot is not interested in casual hookups. Their first “hangout” leaves them both soaking wet…. literally, due to busted pipes.

Dex is so charming — even though he decides to use Margo to up his reputation points. He does a decent job of groveling to win her back, and I enjoyed seeing how these two navigated their friends-to-lovers status.

Biggest Player is the second book in the Not Yours series, but it reads as a complete standalone. He’s Landon/Andy’s best friend from Not Your Biggest Fan, and there is a lot of character growth from Dex between the goofy no-cares-in-the-world guy we met in that book to how devoted he is to Margot and Wyatt by the end of Biggest Player. Also, Margo and Dex meet through Harlow’s Kissmet app, and she and Andy make sweet cameos.

I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and Montlake and voluntarily left a review.

Chasing The Sun by Lena Hendrix is NOW AVAILABLE

What to expect:

Single dad

Rivals to lovers

Forced proximity

Grumpy/sunshine

Quirky small town

He wants me to stay out of his way. I want to get under his skin.
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One look at single dad Callum Blackwood, and I know I messed up. I never meant to save a farm––or steal it from under the grumpy innkeeper who had already claimed it as his future. Now I’m the woman who swooped in on a whim and left him seething in the process.
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Trouble is, I have no idea what I’m doing. Every smirk, every biting comment is a reminder that he’s waiting for me to fail. But I don’t back down from a fight—even when the fight comes with a jawline that should be illegal and a scowl that sets my pulse racing.
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Tempers flare, but when the lines between rivals and lovers begin to blur, I start to see him in a different light. The longer we go toe-to-toe, the more I understand the man behind the scowl. The one who loves his kid fiercely, who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, who looks at me like I’m the reason the sun rises.
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Cal’s wrong if he thinks I’ll give up on this farm. He’s even more wrong if he thinks I’ll give up on him.
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But holding a man like him is like chasing the sun––brilliant, blinding, and bound to set your entire life on fire.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Buckle up for Star Harbor! Lena Hendrix kicks off her next series with a delicious grumpy/sumshine, single dad, brother’s friend, rivals romance set in a charming small town with a ghost story lore!

I adored Callum and Elodie. He is the quintessential broody, single dad, tatted and scarred (literally and figuratively). He runs a successful B&B, but is in over his head when it comes to raising his teenage son, Levi. His plans to purchase the farm next to his inn’s property goes out the window when Ellie moves back to town (after a bad breakup and losing her job) and decides to help the old man who owns the farm revive the land and make it a destination for Star Harbor tourists. Needless to say, Ellie and Cal get off on the wrong foot — and the snarky banter and sizzling chemistry that followed had me hooked.

These two characters were perfect together! And I also loved how Ellie connected with Levi.

LH always puts a through-line that carries from book to book in her series. I was very intrigued by the legend of the lady who haunts Star Harbor, and the mystery that will continue throughout the rest of this series. I am really looking forward to the rest of this series!

Well done! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Write Me For You by Tillie Cole is now live!

Seventeen-year-old June Scott has always dreamt of becoming a novelist. To write the greatest love story ever told. One that would fill hearts and souls with happiness and joy.

However, June has never been in love and when she receives some devastating news, there doesn’t feel as if there’s much time left for her own beautiful love story.

That’s until she meets Jesse Taylor who treats every day as if it could be his last. Which could be true. For them both.

Together their worlds light up and a love so strong grows between them.

With days slipping away like sand in an hourglass June begins to write their love story. June is determined to give the boy she loves the story of them. And the world a reminder of who they might have been if their stars were written differently.

Because even when your heartbeat stops, a true love story never dies.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I knew this book was going to be a tearjerker, based on past Tillie Cole books I’d read. But I was so not prepared for the magnitude of this book. Heartwrenching doesn’t even begin to cover it. June and Jesse were full of so much promise and hope, despite the tragic circumstances surrounding their meeting. From start to finish, their story was epic.

June is a quiet bookworm who dreams of becoming a novelist. Jesse is a high school football star, with dreams (and a very possible potential) of playing in the NFL. On paper, they are complete opposites, and in the halls of a normal high school, they probably would never have clicked the way they did at Harmony Ranch, where they are both in a clinical trial because they are dying of leukemia. Despite their dire situation, Jesse and June — and two other teens in the group, Emma and Chris — became a quartet who got each other through a horrible shared experience. I loved the lighter moments between the Chemo Club, where they acted like normal teenagers. Because their shared experience was anything but normal for teens.

As they are going through the trial, June begins to write the romance novel she’s always dreamed of authoring. She gets to write the happy ending that none of them are sure they will ever get.

This beautiful, heartbreaking story isn’t just about the romance between Jesse and June, but the friendships between the foursome. How her parents stepped in and became surrogates for Jesse when he was otherwise alone because of his family circumstances. Even the staff became family for these kids, and the way TC wrote the connections between all of the characters was wonderful.

Write Me For You is not a lighthearted story. But it is an amazing one that stayed with me long after I sobbed my way through the last chapter. It will rip your heart out. Go in not knowing much about this book; it’s better that way!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa brings you a hauntingly-tender, slow-burn romance full of broken promises, buried secrets, and a love that always endures.

I thought I buried him with the rest of my past. The secrets. The ache. The night everything fell apart.

But now Keir Timberbridge—the traitor, the boy I once loved more than life—is back. Barely alive. In my care. With no memory of who I am or what he did to me.

I should walk away. Hell, I tried. But I’m the only one who can keep him hidden, keep him alive.
This town still thinks I’m the girl who let him go. No one knows the truth—about the letters or what it cost me to survive.

Now we’re playing house in the ruins of what we once were: me, a doctor with too many scars, and him, the man who vanished without a goodbye. We sleep in separate rooms. Share meals like strangers. And every time I look at him, I remember the boy who made promises at midnight… and the man who shattered them by morning.

Because loving Keir Timberbridge was always going to destroy me.

And I might let it again.

Releases exclusively on Amazon and to #KindleUnlimited on July 30th!!!

Narrated by Jason Clarke and CJ Bloom

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

This book was a lot! Not just lengthy in size, but sizeable in storyline! Claudia Burgoa packed a lot into this book.

Kier and Simone’s story unfolds between chapters set in the past and in the present, complete with heartwrenching letters she wrote him 2o years ago when he pushed her away when she needed him most. Their reunion comes when Simone least expects it. She’s working as a doctor in a clinic in their small hometown, and she’s ordered by her mysterious bosses to help a patient who was left for dead. She’s shocked to see Kier, the boy she once loved, is the victim, barely clinging to life. Under her boss’s orders, Simone takes Kier to her hidden home in the woods, where she literally has to nurse him back to health and keep him hidden in order to save both of their lives.

Holy. Slow. Burn. Seriously, I thought I would never get to the part where Kier and Simone finally reunite — and it was a doozy of a ride for them to get there! I appreciated that Kier took the time to work on himself and face his demons before he asked Simone for a second chance.

Kier and Simone’s story is narrated by Jason Clarke and CJ Bloom, two narrators I love to listen to. I started in on this straight off of listening to JC narrate a Catherine Cowles new release (Chasing Shelter), and I was amazed at how masterfully he played the two different characters. Both narrators did a great job at capturing the nuances of this emotionally complex story, and I especially loved how JC fluctuated between Kier’s anger and more vulnerable moments.

While Midnight Between Us could be read on its own, I suggest reading this series from the start since the through-line of the mysterious syndicate follows the brothers from one book to the next. I still have so many unanswered questions about that suspense storyline, and can’t wait to see how it continues to unfold in the rest of the Timberbridge Brothers books!

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He promised he’d come find me… then I forgot that he existed.

A tragic incident robbed me of any memories I’d ever had before my fourteenth birthday, and I spent the second half of my life wondering if I’d ever get them back.

Years later, on the way to my late husband’s funeral, in a city I don’t know, I slip into a bar to prepare his eulogy on a cocktail napkin. Instead, I end up confessing all my ugly truths about my abusive marriage to the bartender, confident we’ll never cross paths again.

Until I see him a few hours later, sitting beside my husband’s casket.

Turns out Weston Knight isn’t just a bar owner.
He’s also my dead husband’s billionaire brother.

Mortified, I’m desperate to escape, but when West finally catches up with me and offers me a job in one of his many bars in New York City, I can’t find it in me to resist him.

Everything about West feels familiar. His voice. His touch. His kisses.
It isn’t long before he’s consuming my every thought, even in my dreams.

But the closer we become, the more I learn that West has secrets of his own. Ones that have led to a life of regret. And when the memories of my tragic past finally return, I realize that maybe, just maybe, I’ve crossed paths with this man before.

They say you should leave the past behind.

But what if the past is all I’ve ever wanted?

*From West, With Regret is an angsty, spice filled, ex’s brother billionaire romance. It is Book 2 in the NYC Billionaires Series and can be read as a complete standalone, however, it is recommended you read Book 1 first.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Oh my gosh, I cried reading From West, With Regret. This was such a haunting, beautiful, emotional second-chance romance! I have been itching for West’s story ever since we got a chapter from his POV in From Asher, With Love, and Brittany Taylor did not disappoint!

The book opens with London taking a detour into a bar on the way to her husband’s funeral. They were only married a short time; it was a toxic relationship, and she had never met his family. She strikes up a conversation with the bartender, spilling secrets about her marriage, having no idea that not only is he the owner, but he happens to be her late husband’s brother. Oh yeah… and because London has amnesia, she also has no idea that the guy behind the bar is her first love, West.

There are so many twists and turns in this book, and I loved the exploration into London and West’s connected past. How much they meant to each other once upon a time, how devastated he was to lose her when they were 14 and 15, and how painful it is for him to be so close to her now, yet not be able to tell her who he is.

From West, With Regret deals with some heavy topics: grief, domestic violence, family drama, and so much more. I was consumed with West and London’s story, and their hard-earned HEA was so worth it after all the tears I shed for these two!

This book is a standalone, but the supporting characters are all a close-knit friend group. I enjoyed the updates with Charleigh and Asher, and the tease for what’s ahead in the next book!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

🍓Lead Me Knot by S.L. Scott is Now Available 🍓

Sometimes the temptation is too much to deny.

Tropes:

🍓Marriage of Convenience

🍓Sibling’s Best Friend

🍓Cowboy Romance

🍓Opposites Attract

🍓Small Town

🍓He Falls First

🍓Millionaire/Billionaire

Synopsis:

Falling into bed with my best friend’s brother was an accident.

What happened right after… not so much.

With abs more defined than the Texas Hill Country and a killer smirk I can’t ignore, the “boy next door” is all grown up and too hot for his own good.

My heart races for a man that’s forbidden.

My breath catches each time his hand brushes against mine.

His heated glances melt me, leading me closer to temptation.

One night together has us desperate for more. But we have no desire to give this small town something to talk about—or worse, upsetting his sister.

But when my family’s business is threatened by a new tyrant of a landlord, I need a miracle.

Call it a marriage of convenience or a friendly favor, but Baylor Greene comes through for me. The ring on my finger gets me out of a jam but also has us confronting our feelings.

Did I just make a deal with the devil? Or am I actually falling in love with my husband?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

I was having a bit of a rough week, and Lead Me Knot proved to be a great escape.

Baylor and Lauralee’s romance starts out as a one-night stand when he unexpectedly and accidentally shows up at her apartment. Neither of them is particularly looking for anything — especially not Baylor, since he lives in New York and not Peachtree Pass, but he ends up falling hard and fast for his sister’s best friend. I really enjoyed the chemistry and banter between these two, and their journey from friends to lovers. This is also the marriage of convenience story, and I loved seeing how Lauralee fell for Baylor despite her best effort not to. That was a great slow burn, and I couldn’t wait for them to acknowledge the real feelings that developed between them.

Lead Me Knot is an interconnected standalone with book 1: Baylor is Christine’s brother, and Lauralee is her best friend, so we’d met these characters before. Lead Me Knot can be read on its own, but I would definitely recommend reading these books in order for the full effect.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Against All Odds by Corinne Michaels is live! 

Blurb:
When my ex-husband leaves me for the co-star in his movie, moving back to Ember Falls feels like my only option.

Everett Finnegan, my first love and the man I’ve never forgotten, is ready to welcome me with open arms…and an open bed.

But when I find out I’m pregnant with my ex’s baby, my entire world is upended.

My ex doesn’t want the baby, but I plan to rebuild my life as a single mother and figure out how to handle all of this alone.

Except that I don’t seem to be alone―Everett always shows up for me.

I don’t expect him to get mixed up in all my drama―not when he has his own. And I wish he would listen to me when I say we have to stop whatever it is we’re doing.

But he wants me, the baby, and my heart.

So when I’m forced to return to California sooner than planned, I’m devastated.

Everett can’t leave Ember Falls, and I can’t stay.

Saying goodbye to him the first time was hard enough. This time, it just might break me.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Violet and Everett’s story was so sweet and wonderful!

When Violet’s world implodes — her actor husband was cheating on her with his co-star — she moves back to the small town where she spent summers with her grandmother and reconnects with her childhood love, Everett. Even though Violet’s life is currently a mess, Everett wants to rekindle what they once had. But she’s not sure if she’ll be staying in Ember Falls for longer than her year-long teaching contract, and, as his mother’s primary caregiver, Everett can’t ever leave. They agree to take each tomorrow as it comes… but their situationship gets more complicated when Violet discovers that she is pregnant with her ex’s baby. Everett realizes that he doesn’t want to waste the second chance he’s been given with the woman he still loves, but with the odds stacked against them, will they be able to make their relationship work?

I always find Corinne Michaels’ books to be a lovely balance of sweet and spicy, and Against All Odds was no different. There are some old hurt feelings that Violet and Everett have to deal with and put to rest before they can move forward, and I enjoyed those scenes where they realize that they never would have worked back then when they were heading off to college. They both had so much growing up to do. It’s a lovely journey as they reconnect and fall back in love as the grown-up versions of themselves.

I loved catching up with the ultimate frisbee crew and so enjoyed the banter between the guys!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.