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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Should Have Been by Evey Lyon

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป, a small town, second chance romance by Evey Lyon is LIVE on AMAZON! Donโ€™t miss the final book in the The Lake Spark Inn Series! 

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Blurb:

Nash didn’t plan on living with his brother’s widow. Or that he may finally get his chance to win me back.

I ended up with the wrong brother. Now, he has passed away, leaving me a widow with a baby. But then his brother Nash walks back into our small town and my life. My disdain for the former hockey player is apparent, yet still, he moves in to care for my son and me, claiming it was his estranged brother’s dying wish. But having Nash close stirs memories of when we may have had a chance. In truth, he always lingered in my thoughts. And it takes one kiss to cause turmoil.

Because nothing appears as it seems.

The relationship that develops is inevitable; we have a past, after all. But the dilemmas we reveal may tear us apart. Even with guilt for moving on, a fire between us feels near eternal. And the trail we create in the fallout of our romance makes me realize that Nash and I? We’re something long ago that always should have beenโ€ฆ

Nash and Summer will send you on a no-cheating rollercoaster in a forced proximity, single mom and a second-chance romance with a twist. Should Have Been is the third and final standalone book in the Lake Spark Inn series, part of the Lake Spark world.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Should Have Been wraps up the Lake Spark Inn series with Nash and Summer’s story. It’s complicated and messy, but at the end, it is a heartfelt second-chance romance.

As teenagers, Summer, and brothers Zac and Nash, were best friends. Zac was always ill, having battled cancer for most of his life. And while Summer loved Zac as a best friend, she was *in love* with Nash, and he her. But their relationship took a turn when Nash broke Summer’s heart, eventually leading her to marry Zac and give birth to their son, Bo. Now it’s years later, and Zac’s final wish was that Nash come back to Lake Spark and live with Summer and Bo for six weeks….

There are so many emotions in this story. Heartbreak, grief, resentment, guilt, and so much love. It takes a while for Summer and Nash to get to a place where they can even be in the same room without sniping at one another — he can’t get past the fact that she married his brother, and she is still so hurt by their breakup years ago. Things aren’t always as they seem, however, and once they hammer out their issues of the past, Summer and Nash fall into an easy relationship…

But it’s a secret one. How will the town react to her moving on so quickly? How will Nash’s parents respond? There is a lot to be navigated before they can get to their HEA, but in the end, it always Should Have Been Summer and Nash.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Lost In You by Brenda Rothert

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LOST IN YOUย 

by Brenda Rothertย 

Release Date: June 25th

Iโ€™ve got one job: protect the younger sister of my best friend and team captain. Then our private plane crashes in southern Alaska, and weโ€™re the lone survivors.

The two of us are the unlikeliest of partners when we find ourselves stranded in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. My hockey playing skills are of no use here, where the bitter cold is my new opponent. And Trinity Lorenzo? Sheโ€™s about as warm as a block of ice. I get it, sheโ€™s fleeing an abusive boyfriend and she and I are strangers. But I always keep my word, and I promised Dalton Iโ€™d keep his prickly sister safe. If we want to live, the two of us will have to find a way to get along and work together.

Our ordeal draws Trinity and me closer, and fighting the pull between us becomes harder than anything we face while hoping for rescue. Whether we make it out or not, I need her. More than water or shelterโ€”more than anything. Dalton will never forgive me if I cross the line with her, but surviving means something different now. Surviving means making her mine.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 3 Stars

I liked the first 3/4 of Lost In You, but the last 1/4 felt really rushed to get to the ending.

Following a plane crash, Lincoln and Trinity, his best friend’s little sister, spend several months together in an isolated cabin in the wilderness of Alaska, As they struggle to survive, they naturally grow closer. And there’s eventually no denying the attraction between them.

For the most part, Lost In You was entertaining and held my interest. The storyline is straight-forward, without any speedbumps or plot twists. However, after the rescue, everything seemed so rushed.

Meanwhile, Lincoln has.. a certain hangup… when it comes to relationships.ย  This comes back into play once they decide to make a go of things in the real world and he lays out his promises for the future. But his whole Grand Gesture to win her back felt kind of icky โ€” he made a lot of assumptions and what was supposed to be a sweet gesture was a major move that affected both of them, but he never discussed it with her ahead of time. And she was fine what that??!

Overall, Lost In You was entertaining, but it wasn’t my favorite. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Embers in the Outfield by Stefanie Castro

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When Kennedy met River at a frat party ten years earlier, sparks definitely flewโ€”but not the kind she would have preferred.

A decade later, they find themselves thrust together at their best friendsโ€™ wedding. Even though their intense attraction remained, nothing else seemed to mesh between the two. Constantly opposing one another, they couldnโ€™t run faster in opposite directions.

Too bad fate had different ideas.

Their lives became a continual game of push and pull until the day came when they could no longer fight that overwhelming connection.

What started as a way to just scratch an itch soon turned into unexpected feelings and questions of what-ifs.

Can these two enemies find their way to true love, or will they be destined to challenge what the future has in store for them?

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Stefanie Castro has quickly become a must-read author for me, and I loved this kick-off to a new series. River and Kennedy’s story gave me all the feels for an enemies-to-lovers romance.

These characters were so fabulously flawed. They hated each other for years, and there is a fine line between love and hate. Once they gave in to that passion, they were combustible! A secret relationship soon became so much more as these two commitaphobes realized they had more in common than they ever realized. There is also a lovely layer of the long-term effects of grief and the loss of a parent, and I thought that was handled so well by SC.

River and Kennedy complemented each other so wonderfully! I loved the supporting characters, and the sense of found family among the friend group. I CANNOT WAIT for Clay’s book!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Stay Real by Kaylee Ryan

Title: Stay Real
Series: Kincaid Brothers #8
Author: Kaylee Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Small Town/Fake Dating/Blue Collar
Release Date: August 27, 2024
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Courtney
Maybe blurting out my imaginary relationship status to my nagging mother wasnโ€™t the best idea.
Declaring that Iโ€™m dating my bossโ€™s brother-in-law, well, that was just wishful thinking and a lot of panic.
To my embarrassment, they both overhead me. But Merrick not only offers to be my plus one, he agrees to fake date me for the next couple of months leading up to my sisterโ€™s wedding.
The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to deny that every look, every touch, is making him more a part of my life than Iโ€™m prepared for.
The pain of thinking about walking away from him when itโ€™s time doesnโ€™t feel pretend. It feels realโ€ฆ too real.
Merrick
Courtneyโ€™s sister is tying the knot, and her mom is relentless about her finding a date and settling down. In a moment of panic, she claims sheโ€™s dating me.
To save her from the awkward situation and ease the pressure, I suggest we fake a relationship until the wedding. I figure we can hang out, show up to the wedding, and go our separate ways.
But as we start spending more time together and meeting each otherโ€™s families, the lines between real and pretend blur.
What was supposed to be a simple agreement starts to feel genuine. Iโ€™m unsure when it happened, but this relationship is suddenly the real deal, and I donโ€™t want it to end. I want us to stay real.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
After nine books, the Kincaid Brothers series comes to a wonderful end with Merrick and Courtneyโ€™s fake relationship romance in Stay Real!

The relationship between Merrick and Courtney starts out as a farce when she claims he is her boyfriend to get her overbearing mom off her back about not having a date for her sisterโ€™s wedding. But as they spend time together in their fake relationship, they fall into such an easy stride and itโ€™s all too real.

Long before their three-month deadline, both develop strong feelings for the other. Merrick is a swoony book boyfriend, and I adored how he pampered Courtney.

To tie up the series, KR gives readers a peek into the future with a bonus epilogue from the POV of Blakely, the oldest niece. Set 10 years in the future when she is now a college student, we see where the 9 brothers and cousin Ramsey are with their 24 kids. I loved that! And Blake is primed for a book of her own! I canโ€™t wait!

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, sheโ€™s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Bitter Rival by Emery Rose Andrews

๐ŸŒผ โ„๐•†๐•‹ โ„•๐”ผ๐•Ž โ„๐”ผ๐•ƒ๐”ผ๐”ธ๐•Š๐”ผ ๐ŸŒผ

๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ (Sutton Ridge) by Emery Rose Andrews is now LIVE! Donโ€™t miss this all new slow burn, enemies to lovers romance!

About BITTER RIVAL:

๐ŸŒผEnemies to Lovers

๐ŸŒผForced Proximity

๐ŸŒผWho Hurt You

๐ŸŒผSlow Burn

๐ŸŒผGrumpy X Sunshine

๐ŸŒผAll the Banter and Steam

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Spending the summer on a vineyard sounds idyllic. But my California dream comes with strings attachedโ€”forced proximity with the insufferable Beckett Heyward.

He loathes me and okay, I get it, but itโ€™s not my fault his father bequeathed me half of the Sutton Ridge estate.

Not that we actually own it yet. First, we have to meet the conditionsโ€”to live and work on the vineyard for three consecutive months. Together.

God help me. I donโ€™t know how Iโ€™ll survive three minutes under the scrutiny of his piercing blue gaze let alone three months.

What do I care if my childhood crush has broad shoulders and sculpted abs now?

His roguish good looks and dimpled smile leave me cold. What smile? All he ever does is scowl and brood and march around, barking out orders.

Oh, I know what heโ€™s up to, but good luck trying to cut me out of the inheritance.

Granted, he was his fatherโ€™s only son, and sure, Iโ€™m only the stepdaughter. But Iโ€™m not the evil villain in this fairy tale.

Iโ€™m just the girl tasked with the impossibleโ€”to convince my bitter rival to keep the vineyard.

And to not, under any circumstances, fall in love with Beckett Heyward.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Bitter Rival is a great new start to a new series by Emery Rose Andrews. There is a lot of push and pull between Beckett and Daisy in this enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, coworkers story. While the story overall is pretty low-angst, they are complicated characters with emotional baggage, and they both go through quite a transformation.

Beckett and Daisy are given joint ownership of a winery after his dad dies. Technically, they are former stepsiblings, but it’s been quite some time since they’ve seen one another. She’s always felt at home at the winery, and he wants nothing to do with her, his estranged father, or the vineyard. I loved the setting of Sutton Ridge, and the banter between these two characters kept me hooked on the story.

Emery Rose Andrews did a wonderful job of crafting a slow burn, opposites attract story between a heroine who is the sunniest of bright flowers and the surliest of grumpy heroes. I enjoyed Bitter Rival so much, and I can’t wait to see what comes next in the Sutton Ridge series!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Cash by Jessica Peterson

Cash by Jessica Peterson is now live!

Butting heads leads to knocking boots in this wildly sexy enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, small town cowboy romance by Jessica Peterson.

My dad and I have been estranged for years. But as his only living relative, itโ€™s no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. Something that is a surprise? The stipulation in his will, which requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money.

I havenโ€™t stepped foot in Hartsville, Texas, population one thousand, since my parents split when I was six. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company, and a girlโ€™s gotta do what a girlโ€™s gotta do.

Thereโ€™s just one giant roadblock to my plan: the ranchโ€™s foreman, grumpy cowboy Cash Rivers. I donโ€™t care how good he looks in his Wranglers and chaps. Heโ€™s rude, heโ€™s growly, and he wants me gone. Iโ€™d fire him in a heartbeat, but I need this cowboy to teach me the ropes of running a ranch.

Weโ€™re enemies from the get-go. But turns out, Cash is really good at this ranch thing. Heโ€™s got strong hands, an intelligent mind, and letโ€™s just say everything really is bigger in Texas. Working alongside him leads to conversations beneath the stars. Throw in some cheek-to-cheek dancing at the local dive bar, and it all feels so right that I start to fall in love with life on the ranch. And maybe with him, too.

But my stay in Hartsville is only temporary. And you know what they say about cowboys: they may break horses, but they also break hearts. If only Cash hadnโ€™t already lassoed mineโ€ฆ

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Cash by Jessica Peterson is a great start to a new series. I knew it was going to be a grumpy/sunshine, enemies-to-lovers cowboy romance, but it also touched upon family drama, grief, loss, and healing.

After Mollie’s estranged father dies, she is expecting to get an inheritance of cash that she can turn around and place into her boot business. Instead, she inherits the entire ranch, and a stipulation in her father’s will requires her to live there for a year. Meanwhile, ranch foreman Cash was under the impression that the ranch would be left to him. Mollie’s dad had been a surrogate father to him after his own parents passed away, and he couldn’t understand how she could have been so cold towards a parent that loved her so much. So not getting the ranch (which he was hoping could help him restore his own family’s neighboring property) was a real stick in his craw.

There is nothing but distrust and dislike between Cash and Mollie at first. Yet as Mollie learns the ways of ranch life, she falls in love with the land, and eventually even with moody Cash. This slow-burn romance was lovely. These characters are wonderfully written, and I loved seeing how their feelings toward each other changed along the way!

I can’t wait to see the other Rivers brothers find their soulmates! I am going to keep Cash on my re-read list!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Jessica

Jessica Peterson writes romance with heat, humor, and heart. Heroes with hot accents are her specialty. When sheโ€™s not writing, she can be found bellying up to a bar in the southโ€™s best restaurants with her husband Ben, reading books with her adorable daughter Gracie, or snuggling up with her 70-pound lap dog, Martha.

A Carolina girl at heart, she fantasizes about splitting her time between Charleston and Asheville, but currently lives in Charlotte, NC.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Bridesmaid Undercover by Meghan Quinn

From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a witty, friends-to-loversโ€ฆ turnsโ€ฆ enemies-to-lovers romance. BRIDESMAID UNDERCOVER is now available in all formats! Check out the excerpt below and one-click your copy of this steamy, hilarious romance today!

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About BRIDESMAID UNDERCOVER:

Everly Plum is delighted to be heading up the Bridesmaid for Hire program at Magical Moments by Maggie. And when Hardy Hopper, one of their billionaire investors, approaches Everly for help with his friends’ wedding, she’s more than happy to step in. But Hardy has an extra assignment for her: his ex-girlfriend will be the maid of honor opposite his role as best man, and he wants Everly’s help getting her back.

There’s only one problem: Everly may have a tiny crush on the dashing businessman. But despite the way Hardy makes her stomach flutter, she’s determined to prove herself, both as a bridesmaid and as a matchmaker. That is, until she finds her crush turning into real feelings. Not to mention, Hardy can’t help but notice how well he clicks with Everly, and before he knows it, he’s not looking for his ex’s attention anymore.

But even after their simmering attraction finally rises to the surface, they will have to contend with meddling friends, poor timing, and professional boundariesโ€”and the risk that no one might get a second chance after all.

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โ€œWhen I say no one ever wants to share pizza with me, Iโ€™m not kidding,โ€ Hardy says as he picks up a piece from our shared pie. The Uber dropped us off at a hole-in-the wall Italian place downtown, and we may as well be in Lady and the Tramp, just minus the spaghetti. โ€œThey always say pineapple isnโ€™t supposed to be on pizza, but I donโ€™t agree.โ€ 

โ€œIโ€™ve never had just pineapple, itโ€™s always accompanied by ham or pepperoni, but Iโ€™m not opposed to this. Itโ€™s sweet, and the side of barbeque sauce is a nice surprise.โ€ 

โ€œGood, right?โ€ Hardy asks, waggling his brows.

โ€œI would say more along the lines of interesting.โ€

โ€œHey, Iโ€™ll take it,โ€ he says with a smile. โ€œMaple never liked pineapple on pizza.โ€

Which makes me a better fit for Hardy than she is, but weโ€™re not going to mention that or make this a competition because Maple is actually really sweet. 

But just for my own personal record and satisfaction…ha, Maple, I can share a pizza with Hardy, and you canโ€™t. 

Okay, pettiness is over.

โ€œShame,โ€ I say. โ€œBecause itโ€™s good. The dipping sauce Iโ€™m still adjusting to.โ€ 

โ€œHang out with me some more and Iโ€™ll win you over.โ€ He winks. 

Boy, you have already won me over.

You won me over months ago.

After he swallows and takes a sip of his drink, he says, โ€œSo, tell me about your day.โ€

โ€œPretty sure you know about my day,โ€ I say.

โ€œYeah, but youโ€™re not eating dinner alone tonight, so act like I donโ€™t know anything about what happened today.โ€

Well…that makes my heart nearly beat out of my chest as I look into his perfectly blue eyes. With comments like that, heโ€™s making it next to impossible for me to even think about anyone else but him. 

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Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke narrate in duet this steamy, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy. BRIDESMAID UNDERCOVER is now available on Audible!

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I feel like all of my Meghan Quinn reviews include this line lately: Each time I think she can’t possibly top herself, she absolutely does! Hardy and Everly’s story is brilliant! It’s charming, sexy, and laugh-out-loud hilarious, with awesomely rich characters that you just can’t help but root for.

I loved seeing the friendship grow between Hardy and Everly as she helped him win back his college love, Maple. Their “undercover” disguises and briefs were some of the best parts of this book! Things get complicated for Everly, who has long had a crush on Hardy, when she develops real feelings for the guy while trying to help him win back his ex-girlfriend. And it’s not too long before Hardy realizes that Everly is a pretty perfect match for him…

And JP Cane! Our penguin-loving friend, JP Cane, picks up a new cause in flamingoes in this story. If you know, you know…

I thought that Jason Clarke and Samantha Brentmoor did a wonderful job in their duet narration. They captured the nuances of playing multiple characters, and really shone as Hardy and Everly.

Bridesmaid Undercover is a perfect example of why Meghan Quinn is one of my go-to authors! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Delicate Escape by Catherine Cowles

๐Ÿฉท ๐ƒ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐„ ๐„๐’๐‚๐€๐๐„ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐‹๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐Ÿฉท

๐™‚๐’†๐™ฉ ๐™ง๐’†๐™–๐’…๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐™ค๐’“ ๐‘บ๐™๐’†๐™ฅ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™๐’‰๐™š๐’‚’๐’” ๐’”๐™ฉ๐’๐™ง๐’š ๐’Š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐’‰๐™ž๐’” ๐’“๐™ค๐’๐™ข๐’Ž๐™–๐’•๐™š๐’” ๐’•๐™ค ๐™ก๐’๐™ซ๐’†๐™ง๐’”, ๐™œ๐’๐™ก๐’…๐™š๐’ ๐’“๐™š๐’•๐™ง๐’Š๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’“ ๐’™ ๐’ƒ๐™ก๐’‚๐™˜๐’Œ ๐’„๐™–๐’•, ๐™จ๐’Ž๐™–๐’๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐’๐™ฌ๐’ ๐’“๐™ค๐’Ž๐™–๐’๐™˜๐’†, ๐™›๐’“๐™ค๐’Ž ๐‘ผ๐™Ž๐‘จ ๐‘ป๐™ค๐’…๐™–๐’š ๐‘ฉ๐™š๐’”๐™ฉ๐’”๐™š๐’๐™ก๐’Š๐™ฃ๐’ˆ ๐‘จ๐™ช๐’•๐™๐’๐™ง, ๐‘ช๐™–๐’•๐™๐’†๐™ง๐’Š๐™ฃ๐’† ๐‘ช๐™ค๐’˜๐™ก๐’†๐™จ!

๐–ณ๐—‹๐—Ž๐—Œ๐— ๐–ฝ๐—ˆ๐–พ๐—Œ๐—‡โ€™๐— ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐–พ ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐—‚๐—…๐—’ ๐—๐—๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—’๐—ˆ๐—Žโ€™๐—๐–พ ๐–ป๐–พ๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—‹๐—Ž๐—‡๐—‡๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–บ๐—Œ ๐—…๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—€ ๐–บ๐—Œ ๐–จ ๐—๐–บ๐—๐–พ, ๐—๐—๐—‚๐–ผ๐— ๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—๐—๐—’ ๐—†๐—ˆ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—๐—‚๐—๐— ๐–บ ๐—†๐–บ๐—‡ ๐–จ ๐–ป๐–บ๐—‹๐–พ๐—…๐—’ ๐—„๐—‡๐—ˆ๐— ๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—Œ๐—Ž๐–ผ๐— ๐–บ ๐–ป๐–บ๐–ฝ ๐—‚๐–ฝ๐–พ๐–บ.

๐–ฒ๐—๐–พ๐—‰๐–บ๐—‹๐–ฝ ๐–ข๐—ˆ๐—…๐—Œ๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐—‚๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—…๐—… ๐—€๐—ˆ๐—…๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‡-๐–ป๐—ˆ๐—’ ๐–ผ๐—๐–บ๐—‹๐—† ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—๐–บ๐—Œ๐—๐–บ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—€๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐–ฝ ๐—…๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—„๐—Œ. ๐–ก๐—Ž๐— ๐–จ ๐—„๐—‡๐—ˆ๐— ๐—๐—๐–บ๐— ๐—‚๐—โ€™๐—Œ ๐—…๐—‚๐—„๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐–บ๐—„๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐–ป๐—’ ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐—’ ๐—Œ๐—†๐—‚๐—…๐–พ๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐—‰๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—†๐—‚๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—‹โ€”๐–จ ๐—๐–บ๐—๐–พ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐—Œ๐–ผ๐–บ๐—‹๐—Œ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐—‰๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—๐–พ ๐—‚๐—.

๐–ฎ๐—‡๐—…๐—’ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐—๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—Œ๐—ˆ๐—†๐–พ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—๐—‹๐–บ๐–ผ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‡โ€™๐— ๐—Œ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‰ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ป๐—’ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐–ป๐–บ๐—„๐–พ๐—‹๐—’ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—‰๐—‹๐—’๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—…๐—‚๐—๐—๐—…๐–พ ๐—๐—‹๐—Ž๐—๐—๐—Œ ๐–ฟ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—† ๐—†๐—’ ๐—…๐—‚๐—‰๐—Œโ€”๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—†๐–ป๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–พ๐—’๐–พ๐—Œ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—Œ๐–พ๐–พ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฟ๐–บ๐—‹ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—ˆ ๐—†๐—Ž๐–ผ๐—. ๐– ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—๐—๐–พ๐—‡ ๐–บ๐—…๐—… ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐—Œ๐–พ๐–ผ๐—‹๐–พ๐—๐—Œ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐–พ ๐–ผ๐—‹๐–บ๐—Œ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฝ๐—ˆ๐—๐—‡, ๐—๐–พโ€™๐—Œ ๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐—„๐–พ๐–พ๐—‰ ๐—†๐–พ ๐—Œ๐–บ๐–ฟ๐–พ, ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—‚๐–ฟ ๐—‚๐— ๐—†๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—Œ ๐—†๐—ˆ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—‚๐—‡๐—๐—ˆ ๐—†๐—’ ๐—‹๐—Ž๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—ˆ๐—๐—‡ ๐–ผ๐–บ๐–ป๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ฝ๐—ˆ ๐—‚๐—.

๐–ญ๐—ˆ๐—, ๐–ฒ๐—๐–พ๐—‰ ๐—‚๐—Œ๐—‡โ€™๐— ๐—ƒ๐—Ž๐—Œ๐— ๐—‹๐–พ๐–ป๐—Ž๐—‚๐—…๐–ฝ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐—๐–บ๐—…๐—…๐—Œ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐—†๐—’ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—†๐–พ; ๐—๐–พโ€™๐—Œ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—๐–บ๐—’ ๐—‚๐—‡๐—๐—ˆ ๐—†๐—’ ๐—๐–พ๐–บ๐—‹๐—. ๐–ฒ๐—Ž๐–ฝ๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‡๐—…๐—’, ๐—๐–พโ€™๐—Œ ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐—’๐—๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ: ๐—Œ๐—๐—‚๐—‹๐—๐—…๐–พ๐—Œ๐—Œ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—†๐—’ ๐—€๐–บ๐—‹๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐–บ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—๐–พ๐—… ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐— ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐—†๐—’ ๐–ป๐–บ๐—๐—๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—†. ๐– ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—†๐—’ ๐—‹๐–พ๐—Œ๐—ˆ๐—…๐—๐–พ ๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—‡๐—ˆ ๐—†๐–บ๐—๐–ผ๐—.

๐–ฎ๐—‡๐—…๐—’ ๐—‚๐—โ€™๐—Œ ๐—†๐—ˆ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—๐—๐–บ๐—‡ ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—€๐—ˆ๐—…๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—…๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—„๐—Œ. ๐–จ๐—โ€™๐—Œ ๐—๐—‚๐—†. ๐–ณ๐—๐–พ ๐—๐–บ๐—’ ๐—๐–พ ๐—๐–บ๐—๐–ผ๐—๐–พ๐—Œ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—†๐—’ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—Œ ๐–ป๐—Ž๐— ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—…๐—Œ ๐—†๐–พ ๐–จโ€™๐—† ๐—Œ๐—๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—€๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—๐—๐–บ๐—‡ ๐–บ๐—‡๐—’๐—ˆ๐—‡๐–พ ๐—๐–พโ€™๐—Œ ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—„๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—๐—‡. ๐– ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–จ ๐–ผ๐–บ๐—‡โ€™๐— ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—‰ ๐–ป๐—Ž๐— ๐–ฟ๐–บ๐—…๐—….

๐–ก๐—Ž๐— ๐–จ ๐—Œ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝโ€™๐—๐–พ ๐—„๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—๐—‡ ๐–ป๐–พ๐—๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—๐—๐–บ๐—‡ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐—๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—„ ๐–จ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐–บ๐—‰๐—‰๐—’โ€”๐—‡๐—ˆ๐— ๐—๐—๐–พ๐—‡ ๐–บ ๐—€๐—๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐— ๐–ฟ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—† ๐—†๐—’ ๐—‰๐–บ๐—Œ๐— ๐—Œ๐—๐—‚๐—…๐—… ๐—๐–บ๐—Œ ๐—†๐–พ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—Œ๐—‚๐—€๐—๐—๐—Œ. ๐– ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—๐—๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—๐–พ ๐–ฟ๐—‚๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—Œ ๐—†๐–พ, ๐—๐–พโ€™๐—…๐—… ๐–ฝ๐—ˆ ๐–บ๐—‡๐—’๐—๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐—๐–พ๐–บ๐—‹ ๐—†๐—’ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‰๐–บ๐—‹๐—, ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—‡ ๐—‚๐–ฟ ๐—‚๐— ๐—†๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—Œ ๐–พ๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—‚๐— ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—€๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐–ฝโ€ฆ

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I loved this beautiful story between Shep and Thea! Catherine Cowles always does a lovely job of penning a heroine in danger and Delicate Escape is right up there as one of the best!

After getting to know Thea the tiniest bit in Fragile Sanctuary, I couldn’t wait for her story. And her romance with Shep was EVERYTHING. I loved the connection between the two, and especially how patient he was with gaining her trust. After all that Thea had been through with her ex — and that is A LOT — the walls she had built around herself were sky-high. Slowly but surely, Shep gained her trust, and in return, she got the extended family, found family, that she desperately needed in Sparrow Falls. I also really liked how Thea seemed to give Shep a purpose. He was swimming in guilt after what happened to Rhodes in Fragile Sanctuary, and helping Thorne fix the plumbing issue at her house gave him some much-needed relief of that guilt. Watching them fall in love was magical!

This book is sweet and swoony, with the perfect amount of suspense mixed in. Narrators Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon were *chef’s kiss* with the audio. Teddy is my favorite male narrator, and I absolutely loved how he said “Thorn” throughout this book!

We also get to know the rest of the siblings a little bit more in this book, and catch up plenty with Rhodes and Anson. And Lolli is back with her diamond art in the most hilarious of ways! I can’t wait for the next book in this series!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About Catherine Cowles

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Center Ice by Julia Connors

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐˜พ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™„๐™˜๐™š by Julia Connors is NOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIO with Teddy Hamilton & Andi Arndt narrating!

TROPES:

๐Ÿ’ Hockey player

๐Ÿ’ Single mom

๐Ÿ’ Secret baby

๐Ÿ’ Second chance

๐Ÿ’ He falls first, and hard

BLURB:

Iโ€™ve always been a wild card โ€“ the first to start a fight on the ice, and the life of the party off it โ€“ but appearances can be deceiving.

Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.

But the first night Iโ€™m back in town, I come face to face with Audrey, my college calculus tutor. We had a brief fling right before I was drafted into the NHL. Now, her five year old son is standing by her side, and I donโ€™t need a tutor to do that kind of math.

Audrey insists she doesnโ€™t want me involved in Grahamโ€™s life unless I can commit to being a dad. With everything else going on, this is the worst possible timing.

But every minute I spend with Graham and Audrey feels exactly right, and Iโ€™m left questioning everything I thought I wanted.

Because now my goals are shifting, and getting what I really want might come at the expense of the game Iโ€™ve given my entire life to.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 3.5 Stars

Center Ice was a cute second-chance, secret baby romance from a new-to-me author.

Five years ago, before Drew got drafted to the NHL and moved away, he had a fling with his college math tutor, Audrey. Now he’s back in town… and discovers that he has a young son. While this story was enjoyable, albeit predictable, I felt like there was more smut than substance. I wanted to see more between Drew, Audrey and Graham than I did. I felt I was *told* more than I was *shown* — and this book had a great premise and a lot of promise, so I was a bit disappointed.

But… I listened to this on audio, so I got to hear my fave, Teddy Hamilton, along with Andi Arndt. And I will listen to Teddy read anything.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Falling Like Stars by Emma Scott

Falling Like Stars by Emma Scott is now live! 

From USA Today and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Full Tilt comes an emotional romance…

She kept her heart guarded and locked away…until she gave it to the world’s biggest movie star.

In the dazzling world of Hollywood where fame and glamour reign supreme, award-winning megastar Zachary Butler longs for something more than red carpet events and paparazzi flashes. As he navigates fame and tries to extricate himself from his celebrity ex-fiancรฉe, he discovers an unexpected spark with Rowan Walsh, a production assistant on his latest project.

Rowan, haunted by a devastating moment in her past, shields her heart behind walls of guilt, letting no one in. But Zachary’s genuine affection and desire for a meaningful life begin to chip away at her defenses. As their connection deepens, Rowan must battle the self-destructive patterns that have held her back from embracing her passions and finding true love, while Zachary must reveal his own hidden scars–wounds he’s borne in silence for years–if he hopes to heal.

Can Zachary and Rowan confront their pasts to build a future together, or will the storms of scandal, tangled relationships, and the scrutiny of stardom ruin their hopes for a perfect Hollywood ending?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

t’s been a while since Emma Scott gave us a new book, and she delivered a great one with Rowan and Zach’s second chance-ish story! I loved the connection between these two, especially that she didn’t care he is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. They just got each other right from the start, because their brokenness called out to each other.

Rowan has been drowning in grief and guilt for a decade. Yet somehow, Zach gets through those walls. Yet their first few encounters are missed opportunities, as she needs to deal with the trauma she’s carrying around from a defining moment in her life. Zach has his own baggage to deal with — boy, does he have trauma! I loved, loved, loved, seeing the vulnerability in his character! He’s been suffering in silence for years, carrying around invisible scars, and that impacts his ability to leave his past behind and move forward with Rowan.

Both of these broken characters put in a lot of work to get to a healthy place. They make each other happy, they complement each other wonderfully, and I loved reading their journey to that hard-won HEA!

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Meet Emma


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

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