Winter Break Up by Carrie Aarons is now live!

Going home for my last winter break of college had the same feel as the year my parents told me Santa was fictional; the daunting real world loomed too close without a childish safety net.

Working on our family Christmas tree farm is supposed to be a final, blissful reprieve before adulthood. Or it would have been, if my brother’s best friend didn’t return for his first festive season in our hometown in almost four years.

Why did Mercer Russell stay away in the first place? Oh, well that would be because I broke his heart. High school sweethearts never last, or so they say, so I destroyed us before long distance and university drama ever could.

Now that the soccer star destined for one of the best professional teams in the country is home for one last holiday hoorah, it’s clear I’m still on his naughty list … and not in the good way. Between hauling Douglas firs, helping families select their perfect tree, and assisting my mom on the register, Mercer hasn’t lost any love for those he grew up with. Except I might as well be a lump of coal with the way he glowers at me.

With the past lurking around every corner and our futures uncertain, giving into the burning attraction that could torch a Fraser would be the worst idea ever. Then again, a fling under the mistletoe might be just the closure we need to extinguish this spark for good.

After all, it would take flying sleigh-level magic to turn a cuffing season hookup into a healing happily ever after … right?

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

http://mybook.to/WinterBreakUp

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3LMkppY

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

When Mercer and Emily reignite their relationship over Christmas break their senior year of college, will it be a hot Winter Break, or a cold Winter Break Up?

This book was another great one from Carrie Aarons. I adored this second-chance romance, and all the tension and awkwardness between Mercer and Emily when they first ran into each other three years after she broke his heart. Both of them are so clearly still in love with the other, and that love and affection jumped off the page. Heated glances in the break room gave way to a searing kiss, and I was rooting for Mercer and Emily to figure out their issues and get back together!

But those issues were heavy. He has abandonment issues stemming from his childhood, and she feels like she’s never going to measure up against the pretty women who throw themselves at a pro athlete. Emily’s insecurities play into a larger picture of anxiety, and Carrie Aarons did a great job of delicately handling that mental health representation in this story.

I was so happy when Mercer and Emily finally got on the same page! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Carrie Aarons

Author of romance novels such as Fool Me Twice and Love at First Fight, Carrie Aarons writes books that are just as swoon-worthy as they are sarcastic. A former journalist, she prefers the love stories of her imagination, and the athleisure dress code, much better.

When she isn’t writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She lives in the suburbs of New Jersey with her husband, two children and ninety-pound rescue pup.

Connect with Carrie

Website | www.authorcarrieaarons.com

Goodreads | https://goodreads.com/carrieaarons

Amazon | https://amzn.to/3do0EDf

Facebook | https://facebook.com/carrieaarons

Facebook Group | https://bit.ly/2DDt1xX

Instagram | https://instagram.com/authorcarriea

Bookbub | https://bookbub.com/profile/carrie-aarons

TikTok | https://bit.ly/3fzcrkI

Newsletter | https://bit.ly/authorCAnewsletter

Grab Your Copy Here!

Available in KU

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

A Temporary Memory starts off with a temporary romance between Cody and Tova, but they were exactly what the other needed!

It’s been a year since Cody lost his wife, Meg, and he and his kids are still drowning in grief. He isn’t quite sure how to get out of being stuck between the family business and raising his kids, and thinks, since he’s a workaholic, that following his late wife’s wishes for them to live with her parents is the best choice for Ivy and Grayson. He’s living in Crocus Valley for the summer and desperately needs a nanny… just as Tova arrives in town after escaping from a manipulative and emotionally abusive ex. She needs a job, he needs a nanny, the kids love Tova, it’s a win/win.

There’s an insane attraction between Cody and Tova from the start, even though he’s super hard on himself about having feelings for his nanny when he feels he should still be grieving for Meg. But Cody and Meg’s relationship wasn’t a grand sweeping love, and Tova evokes all kinds of feelings in him that he’s not sure what to do with. Of course, they give in — but only because there is an end date in sight before the kids go to live with their grandparents and Tova returns to California to care for her disabled mom.

But what if they can have it all? Cody and his family give Tova a sense of belonging that she’s never felt before, and with Tova, he feels hope for a future that he thought was out of reach. Between his in-laws, her abandonment issues, and her stalker-y ex, it’s a bumpy road for Cody and Tova to get to their HEA. But the epilogue was well worth the payoff!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Marie Johnston

Marie Johnston is a RITA® Finalist, and a best-selling and award-winning writer of paranormal and contemporary romance – and an avid reader of them both.

Several years ago, when kids started outnumbering adults in the house, Marie Johnston left her job as a public health microbiologist to stay at home. Settling into working part-time and shuttling kids around gave Marie the opportunity to think about what she wanted to be when she grew up. A die-hard science geek, she explored her previously thought to be non-existent creative side after much time spent making snowman crafts and coloring princesses. Having entertained thoughts of writing a book one day then subsequently deciding it would be too hard, she finally put the figurative pen to paper and began to type – and fell in love with story telling.

 

The Sigma Menace is the first series by Marie with Fever Claim being her first book EVER.  She is humbled by the fact that people are willing to read to her books and looks forward to keeping readers entertained for many years.

 

Marie lives with her husband and four kids in North Dakota where the summers are gorgeous, the winters are brutal, and spring and fall are luxuries.

To learn more about Marie and her books, visit here! 

Brought To You By:

Claus and Effect by Piper Rayne is now live! 

Two strangers who couldn’t be more opposite find themselves on an unexpected cross-country road trip days before Christmas where whatever can go wrong, does.

He’s an Army Ranger.

She’s a baker.

He’s organized and rigid.

She’s messy and carefree.

He doesn’t do relationships.

She’s following her heart.

His family chat blows up his phone.

She just buried her last living relative.

The holiday season doesn’t seem so jolly as they venture from one mode of transportation to the next. But, they have to become friends and rely on each other if they’re going to survive all the obstacles thrown their way.

As the miles grow shorter, vulnerabilities are shared, and by the time they reach their destination, neither one of them is sure what they really want for Christmas anymore.

  Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and Kobo!

https://books2read.com/cae/

Audio Narrated by: Lee Samuels & Brooke Bloomingdale

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3mRbZnV

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I need Claus and Effect to be made into a Christmas movie! This book had everything I could ask for in a holiday story. Adorable, relatable characters who get off on the wrong foot but are perfectly matched for each other — but of course, they only find that out a series of mishaps and they must spend several days together on a road trip to get to their common destination. I chuckled, I laughed, and I even cried as Tre and Tessa fell in love with each other.

This book is a standalone, but is loosely connected to Piper Rayne’s other holiday story, Jingle All the Way, as Tessa is best friends with Kenzie. Kenzie and Andrew make a few appearances in this book, which was nice to see!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review

Meet Piper Rayne

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Connect with Piper Rayne

Website: www.PiperRayne.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne

Title: Sweet Spot
Author: Jessica Prince
Series: Redemption

Contemporary Romance, Small Town Romance, Friends to Lovers

Read on Amazon or FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Sweet Spot

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I’ve loved the Redemption series by Jessica Prince, and I thought that Gage and Wynn’s story was a great ending to this series.

The Viking and his Little Bit were so cute together, and so perfect for one another. They’ve been best friends for a few years and were pretty much in a relationship without the romance. They’d both been burned by past partners and were hesitant to get involved with anyone again. But when Gage’s ex-girlfriend unexpectedly shows up in town, Wynn jumps in to pretend to be his fiance — and these two characters find themselves rolling with the lie to save face.

Somewhere along the way, Gage realizes that Wynn is pretty much the perfect woman for him, and the fake relationship they are in becomes very real for him. But will he be able to convince Wynn that he’s not pretending?

Sweet Spot was a sweet story! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Visit Redemption
a series of interconnected standalone romances

Read for #free with #KindleUnlimited
BAD ALIBI
CRAZY BEAUTIFUL
BITTERSWEET
GUILTY PLEASURE
WALLFLOWER
BLURRED LINES
SLOW BURN
FAVORITE MISTAKE

Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.

Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.

In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.

Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.

Facebook | Website | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads

Sign up for Jessica’s Newsletter

💕NOW AVAILABLE 💕

𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐢𝐧 by Evey Lyon is LIVE on your favorite retailer! This is a small town, enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, hockey romance you won’t want to miss! 

“Waiting to Win is a fun, witty, entertaining read that is beautifully written with wonderful characters. A great addition to the Lake Spark Off Season that has left me wanting more and excited for what’s to come.” – Jackie Wright, Goodreads Reviewer

1-CLICK HERE!

Universal: geni.us/WTWinall

Amazon: geni.us/WTWinzon

Apple: geni.us/WTWinapple

Paperback: geni.us/WTWinpaper 

Goodreads: geni.us/WTWINGR

BLURB:

Connor Spears is hockey royalty who most definitely never planned to accidentally marry his childhood irritation Hadley Crews.

Connor is smug, grew up destined for his hockey career, and he’s irritatingly good-looking. He was also my next-door neighbor growing up. He wouldn’t give me the time of day and made it clear he would never be friends with me, the ballerina and daughter of a baseball legend. Except for that one time. Years later, one hazy night, and now he’s apparently my husband according to the paper next to his bed in a Vegas hotel room. You would think we would have it annulled, but he needs to clean up his image, and I’m a sucker for his occasional glances.

So, we agree to stay married.

Rumor spreads fast in Lake Spark, and the responses of our parents, who are best friends, well, uh… they’re mixed. But the problem with marrying for convenience is that you discover secrets about each other. You learn things too, like how he is by far more protective of you than you thought, or how sharing a bed brings out his dominant side. The thing is, it turns out that I may mean more to Connor than he’ll ever admit. When life throws me another twist, I need a real husband to support me. And it turns out that Connor may have always been offside, waiting to win…

Connor and Hadley bring heartwarming steam to this marriage-of-convenience romance with a hint of enemies-to-lovers and a dash of unrequited love. Waiting to Win can be read as a complete standalone and is the second book in the interconnected Lake Spark Off-Season series which is a spin-off of the Lake Spark series that includes their parents’ stories. For lovers of small-town romance with a touch of hockey.

Find other books by Evey Lyon here: www.eveylyon.com

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I was so excited when I found out that Connor and Hadley were getting their own story! I loved seeing these two as kids in their parents’ books and couldn’t wait to see how their own romance played out. And it didn’t disappoint!

This book starts out as enemies to lovers as Hadley and Conner exchange snarky barbs on a trip to Vegas with his teammates/her friends. When they wake up married the next morning, they agree to stick it out for a bit rather than break the hearts of their parents, who are best friends. I loved the use of history between these two characters, who grew up next door to each another. I also loved that this was a second-chance romance, because those are my favorite. Plus, the playboy star of the Spinners hockey team turned out to be a cinnamon roll hero and a pretty perfect husband!

While the plot twist that upends Hadley’s life was shocking, I did feel a bit let down after the reason was revealed why Connor broke things when they were teenagers. That was it? I was expecting a bit more. That said, Connor put in the work to prove to Hadley that they were meant to be together and I was very happy with how these two turned their oopsie drunken elopement into something real.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

HOLIDAYS WITH THE PROFESSOR

Alexa Padgett

Release Date: November 9

In his world of numbers, Libby’s presence turned his life into an unexpected calculation of love, grief, and second chances.

Professor Jamieson Finch, renowned for his academic brilliance, must confront the variables of life after tragedy thrusts him into single parenthood. When Libby, a determined grad student, enters his world, the equation shifts again.

Their connection is as undeniable as the mathematics they adore. With the holiday season approaching, the timing for a romance is imperfect…and forbidden. Dare Jamieson and Libby embrace the chance for a love that defies all odds?

This heartwarming holiday novella overflows with cheer and the transformative power of two lonely souls uniting to create an unexpected family. “Holidays with the Professor” is a story of hope, healing, and the magic of love during the most wonderful time of the year.

Grab Your Copy!

https://books2read.com/u/baq5DP

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This Christmastime novella was a quick read at about 10 chapters. It is a sweet and heartwarming story between professor Jamieson and one of his grad students, single mom Libby.

When Libby has to unexpectedly bring her infant son to class one day, it has the potential to be disastrous. But instead, Hudson’s presence sparks an unexpected connection between the single mom and her math professor.

While I didn’t feel the instalove connection between Jamieson and Libby (it seemed rather abrupt to me), I did appreciate how these two brought out something special in one another.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Alexa Padgett:

USA Today bestseller Alexa Padgett’s books have garnered accolades from prestigious organizations, including Kirkus Reviews, National Indie Excellence Awards, and Publishers Weekly.

Alexa spent a good part of her youth traveling. From Budapest to Belize, Calgary to Coober Pedy, she soaked in the myriad smells, sounds, and feels of these gorgeous places, wishing she could live in them all–at least for a while. And she does in her books.

She lives in New Mexico with her husband, children, and Great Pyrenees pup, Ash. When not writing, schlepping, or volunteering, she can be found in her tiny kitchen, channeling her inner Barefoot Contessa.

To find out about Alexa’s upcoming releases and giveaways, sign up for her newsletter https://alexapadgett.com/newsletter/!

To learn more about Alexa Padgett & her books, visit here!

Connect with Alexa Padgett:

https://alexapadgett.com/contact/

Hosted By:

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

It’s been a few years since I’ve read a book by Renee Harless, and I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed her storytelling! Nate and Alexandra’s story was wonderful — charming, full of heart, emotional, and with the two most adorable little girls!

Before the book begins, Nate and Alexandra had a one-night stand, with neither of them knowing that he is her older brother’s best friend. (She was always away at dance camp when he visited during the summers, it is explained.) I loved that when Nate showed up at the B&B with his twin daughters in tow, he had no clue who Alex was and she immediately remembered him. It made his attraction to her all that more delicious, because there was something so familiar about Alex that he couldn’t put his finger on.

Both Alex and Nate have some past-relationship trauma, and neither one of them is looking for anything serious. But while he’s in town, they agree to have some fun. Naturally, feelings get involved, and their no-strings-fling quickly ties them together. But when Nate has to leave unexpectedly to handle a family matter, will it be the end of what could have been between them?

I loved the relationship between these two, and I adored how easily Alex slipped into the mother role for his twins. Their time apart was hard on all of them, but that made the reunion so much sweeter!

This book is a standalone in a series; I did not read Autum & Colton’s story, and had no issues keeping up with the family happenings. But now I definitely want to go back and read their book before the rest of the series comes out! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Renee Harless

Renee Harless is a USA TODAY bestselling author with an affinity for wine and a passion for telling a good story.  

Represented by Stephanie at SBR Media for Foreign and Audio Rights.

To learn more about Renee and her books, visit here! 

MINE TO HONOR

Natasha Madison

Release Date: November 3

FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED

From Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a small town, best friends to lovers, fake marriage, and forced proximity romance.

When your best friend asks you for the biggest favor of her life.

EVA
Things were finally looking up for me.
I was my own boss; I owned my own house—
and I recently was contacted by an older sister I didn’t know I had.
Everything was perfect…until tragedy struck.
All the things that had come into my life were suddenly gone—except for one thing: my niece.

LEVI
I was a confirmed bachelor.
I was married to my work and committed to nothing more.
No woman was going to change that.
Eva is my best friend and needed a life-changing favor:
Marry her so she could gain custody of her niece.
A marriage of convenience that would only last a year, tops.
But there were stipulations we hadn’t planned on.
Things got blurry—lines got crossed.
I would honor my commitment…I just hope I can walk away.

Grab Your Copy!

https://amzn.to/3RZFtx4

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Meet Natasha Madison:

When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…

Keep up with Natasha Madison and subscribe to her newsletter https://www.natashamadisonauthor.com/

To learn more about Natasha Madison & her books, visit here!

Connect with Natasha Madison:

https://www.natashamadisonauthor.com/contact-me

Hosted By: