Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Review – The Truth About Cowboys by Lisa Renee Jones

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The Truth About Cowboys; Sweetwater #1 (Series)
by Lisa Renee Jones (Author)

This review is from: August 5, 2019 By Kay Daniels
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat Level:🔥🔥🔥🔥

City girl vs. country boy makes this a must read! One cranky cowboy, although cranky doesn’t begin to sum up how twisted Jason “The Flying J” Jenks boxers are over the arrival of Jessica the divorce attorney from Dallas, Texas. The chemistry, laughter and family moments are everything in this cowboy romance.

Clearly Jessica is out of her element in the small town of Sweetwater, Texas, but as a top divorce attorney in Dallas she’s used to tackling tough cases and the cranky, cowboy Jason is just another mountain she has to tackle to enjoy her escape. Yes, she escaped, ran is more like it, from her life in the city and her fiance after she caught him cheating and called one of the firms top clients a cheating scumbag. So, it all happened on the same day and her mental status may not have been in the best state, but that isn’t the total reason she’s escaping to the middle of nowhere for a mini-vacation (temporary leave) from her job to finally write a book on divorce. Everything will be fine, except it really isn’t. Can a person be attracted to bad luck? If so, she attracts it like flies to honey.

Jason is just trying to survive. After the death of his parents he left the big city, his career, and his dream of playing baseball to come back and run the ranch that is falling down around him. Yes, he gave up his dream, but he knew his parents dream was the ranch and he will do anything to keep their dream alive. With problems escalating what he doesn’t need is the city following him to his quiet solitude in the form of a shapely woman.  Jessica is everything he left behind and he will do everything to make sure she doesn’t stay.

A divorce lawyer in the middle of nowhere who wants to stay and a sexy cowboy who doesn’t want to be there, but won’t leave. How can these two possibly find a middle ground?

The Truth About Cowboys is delicious, full of family fun and love, lots of humor and sizzling heat!

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Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance

Review – Between Me and You by Kimberly Kincaid

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Between Me and You; Remington Medical #3 (Series)
by Kimberly Kincaid (Author)

This review is from: August 5, 2019 By Kay Daniels
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat Level:🔥🔥🔥

An enemies to lovers, medical romance. Where two very different personalities have to work together to achieve one goal, which seems impossible when Connor is focused on the operations side of the medical clinic and Harlow is focused on the business side. Under a strict deadline they need to perform a miracle and balance a budget that is already horribly in the red and do it by not sacrificing healthcare.

While working together both Harlow and Connor try to set aside their underlying feelings, knowing the time and place isn’t exactly ideal, plus they are complete opposites of each other, it would never work. But, underneath the polar views of how to run the clinic, they both realize that they actually have the same goal. Could they actually work together to achieve what they both want without sacrificing their own principles?

Between Me and You is a standalone in the Remington Medical world, but you might find the story more cohesive if you’ve read one of the previous books only to become familiar with the other characters and the basic premise of the clinic and how the doctors volunteer there during their free time and mention how chaotic it is run before Connor and Harlow take over. But again, it’s not necessary because Kimberly does a great job tying all of the characters in and bringing you up to speed.

Connor and Harlow have a slow burning chemistry. Connor is a huge sweetheart and I could love on him all day long. I would totally want a nurse like Connor on any hospital visit I have. Harlow is a strong, independent, business woman and in this day and age she can stand on her own. Together they match each other strengths and weaknesses very well.

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Excerpt/Teaser Share, New Releases

Release Boost – Perky by Julia Kent

RELEASE BOOST
Title: Perky
Author: Julia Kent
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: July 30, 2019

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AN ALL-NEW STANDALONE FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JULIA KENT

One hundred years ago when I was young and impulsive (okay, it was five, alright? Five years ago…) I let my boyfriend take, let’s just say… compromising pictures of me.

(Shut up. It made sense at the time).

Surprise! The sleazy back-stabbing jerk posted them on a website and, well, you can guess what happened. That’s right.

I’m a meme. A really gross one.

You’ve seen the pictures. And if you haven’t – don’t ask. And don’t look!

As face recognition software online improves, I get tagged on social media whenever anyone shares my pictures. You try getting a thousand notifications a day, all of them pictures of your tatas.

So. I’m done.

It’s time for revenge. Let him see how it feels! But how do you get embarrassingly intimate pictures of your jerkface ex who double-crossed you five years ago?

Especially when he’s a member of the U.S.House of Representatives now?

Getting sweet between the sheets with a congressman is pretty much every political roadie’s dream, right? I’m one in a crowd.

Except to this day, he swears he didn’t do it. Pursued me for months after I dumped him five years ago. Begged me to take him back.

And I almost did it. Almost. I was weak and stupid and in love a hundred years ago.

Okay. Fine. Five.

But I still have the upper hand. Second chance romance has all the emotional feels, doesn’t it?

I can’t wait to punch him in the feels.

All I need to do is sleep with him once, take some hot-and-sweaty pics of him in… delicate positions, and bring him down. That’s it. Nothing more.

Pictures first. Revenge after. And then I win.

At least, that’s how it was supposed to happen. But then I did something worse than sexting.

I fell in love with him. Again.

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EXCERPT

Being near him is oxygen.
Being beside him is power.
Being with him–oh, how we moved mountains together. We explored universes without ever leaving our bed.
And he explored me, in full, as if I were an uncharted land waiting patiently to be discovered.
Once you’ve been loved so thoroughly and centered so swiftly by another soul, how do you live without that?
The last five years have been a sad experiment for me.
One with no acceptable outcome.
Parker’s hand presses my rib line, one of his thumbs in the divot where my spine rests between two thick lines of muscle. My nose brushes against his lapel. He’s still wearing his suit jacket, the light wool infused with old cologne, woodsmoke, and the scent of a man who once took his time letting me learn how to be me, wholly me, in his orbit.
While he revolved around me in return.
We’re twinned by circumstance, by gravity, by some unnamed force that makes me breathe him in. His charged air is a nutrient I’m so deficient in that now–as I take him in freely, his foot moving surely, his thigh brushing mine, his belly beckoning–I see how much I need him.
How weak I am.
Giving in to what he’s told me would be so easy.
Dropping over the edge of the precipice of his truth would be the surrender I need.

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Little Miss Perfect – a FREE prequel to Fluffy!!

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Fluffy

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AUTHOR BIO

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men’s room toilet (and he isn’t a billionaire). She lives in New England with her husband and three sons in a household where the toilet seat is never, ever, down.

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Cover Reveal, New Releases

Cover Reveal – Tap Out by Alley Ciz

COVER REVEAL
Title: Tap Out
Series: BTU Alumni #2
Author: Alley Ciz
Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance
Cover Design: Juliana Cabrera, Jersey Girl Designs
Release Date: September 9, 2019

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What would you do if you came face-to-face with your celebrity crush? 

Rocky Steele is surrounded by professional athletes.
It’s her job.
As a physical therapist in a world renowned gym, she works with the best of the best, from NHL hockey players to UFC fighters. Celebrity status does not impress her. Nor do big, strong men in peak physical condition.
Nope.
When it comes to her job, she’s one hundred percent professional.

Enter Gage James.
Her celebrity crush.
And the newest fighter to train in her gym.
Where it will be her job to put her hands on every inch of the six foot seven two hundred and sixty pounds of utter Alpha male perfection.
She’s got this… Maybe.

Gage ‘The Kraken’ James is the reigning Heavyweight Champion in the UFC.
When he walks into The Steele Maker for the first time, it’s like he’s hit with a one-two punch to the chest in the form of a certain raven haired firecracker.
His coach’s daughter.
His physical therapist.
His every waking thought.

He’s in for the fight of his life.
The stakes are higher… outside the octagon.
Time to release The Kraken.
Game on.

TAP OUT is the second book in the BTU Alumni Series and can be read as a standalone. All your favorites return as a new cast of characters joins in on the fun. Prepare for major #SquadGoals as you get your first peak inside The Coven. This book features a hella sexy UFC Champ, feisty besties, the most awesome coffee house ever, scenes that might melt your kindle, and a heroine who can fight her own battles thank you very much. Time to tap gloves, HEA guaranteed.

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Free in Kindle Unlimited

AUTHOR BIO

Alley Ciz is an indie author of Contemporary/New Adult, Rom-Com, Sports Romances.
She’s a stay at home mom to 3 amazing and crazy mini royals, a 95lb lab, and let’s face it on some days her hubby is her 4th kid… But to be fair she totally loves him a a lot.
When she’s not corralling her crazy mini royals she can be found writing the stories the voices in her head tell her. Caffeine is a staple in her daily diet since she does most of her writing late at night when the rest of her house is asleep, usually with her trusty dog Buke (short for Beukeboom reluctantly named after a NY Ranger even though she’s a NJ Devils fan all the way. Is it any surprise she writes sports romances?
Pizza and mac-n-cheese are major food groups and she is a proud Potterhead and superhero buff.
She is a complete romance junkie and can always be found reading or listening to a book.

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Cover Reveal, New Releases

Cover Reveal – Secret Smiles by Laura John

COVER REVEAL
Title: Secret Smiles
Series: Love in Sienna #1
Author: Laura John
Genre: Rockstar/Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Kayla Reese, Destiny Productions
Release Date: September 6, 2019

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After relentless bullying throughout her childhood, Tia Marie Daggen dropped out of high school and homeschooled herself, determined to create a better life.

Now she is one of the best band managers in the music industry. She starts out on her own when the company she works for screws her over.

Her first client? Her old high school crush, Mikey Ecosta. When she lets down her guard and lets him in, things don’t go as planned. When he asks for one more chance, can Tia let go of the past and trust him with her heart?

Cocky, self-assured rocker Mikey Ecosta knows his effect on women. He flashes a sexy smile and they’re clamoring for his attention.

When he meets his new manager, Tia, sparks fly, but she’s determined to keep him at arm’s length. Just when he finally convinces her to let him in, a lie rips them apart. When the truth is revealed, can he win back the one woman who can bring him to his knees, or has he lost her forever?

This book discusses suicide and attempted suicide. In-depth details are not given, but it is spoken about at length. It also talks about mental health and drug addiction. If you feel like these subjects would be hard for you to read about, please avoid.

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45878443-secret-smiles

AUTHOR BIO

Laura John is a contemporary romance author with a love for music. She lives in Alberta, Canada with her husband, two kids, and one loveable fur-baby. She loves karaoke, makeup, and of course a good glass of wine. She mixes her love of words with her love of music and hopes to transport you into a world you don’t want to leave.

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Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Release Day/New Release

New Release – Regret at Roosevelt Ranch by Elise Faber

This time there won’t be any regrets…
Regret at Roosevelt Ranch by Elise Faber is now available!
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Henry Miller was nobody.

Not any longer.

He used to be an up and coming chef in New York City, training under one of the most famous celebrity chefs in the world. But that had been five years before.

When he’d been itching to leave the small-town life of Darlington, Utah behind and become rich and powerful and famous. He’d been on his way too—had the fancy apartment, the great job, the gorgeous fiancé.

Isabella had been generous, sweet, and beautiful inside and out . . . or so he’d thought. Because the moment he’d taken leave from his job to come home and care for his father, the moment he’d slipped free of the outer edges of celebrity by returning to Utah to help his mother run the diner, Bella had dumped him.

Without a word and definitely without any explanation, Bella had disappeared from his life faster than a Michelin star from a restaurant that had lost his shine.

And he was fine with that. He’d moved on, rebuilt a life in Darlington and found, if not fulfillment, then at least peace in cooking at his father’s old diner.

Until Isabella showed up in town with a new fiancé in tow.

Until Bella wanted him to cook the food for her wedding at Roosevelt Ranch.

Until . . . he found out why she had left.

Suddenly, the peaceful but boring life Henry had built for himself was chaotic and frightening and it potentially, maybe . . . possibly might be punctuated with a happy ending.

Read Kay’s Review: Regret at Roosevelt Ranch

About the Author:

Aside from writing romance, Elise’s passions are chocolate, Star Wars, and hockey (the order depending on the day and how well her team — the Sharks! — are playing). She and her husband also play as much hockey as they can squeeze into their schedules, so much so that their typical date night is spent on the ice. Elise is the mom to two exuberant boys and is thoroughly addicted to Dancing With the Stars.

Connect with Elise!

Website: https://www.elisefaber.com/
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