Review – The Fake by Rebecca Jenshak

The Fake; Smart Jocks #4 (Series)
by Rebecca Jenshak (Author)

This review is from: November 11, 2019 By Kay Daniels
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat Level:🔥🔥🔥🔥

Okay, first of all…for four books we’ve gotten to know Wes, Joel, Zeke, and Nathan. This book was bittersweet with all four now graduated and headed off into their future endeavors. Rebecca really did a fantastic job with all four novels and the ending of this Smart Jock era. (I’m so sad, but happy all at the same time.)

Now…Chloe was the perfect match for Nathan. At the moments when he felt unworthy she had the amazing ability to make him feel like a prince, yet as he always compared himself to a pauper, she was the prince who rescued him from his worst self.

I’ll explain…

Even before Nathan moved into the White House to live with the men who would be not only his best friends, but would change his life forever, he never felt like he was worth much. His father died before he came to school, his mother lost her job, and his younger brother was left home to basically fed for himself. Nathan didn’t make the best choices to help his family scrape by, but he made them nonetheless. Living his life always looking in, that was how he met Chloe.

Chloe is a transfer in to Valley U her senior year. Trying to leave a scandal behind from her prior university she’s wanting to start over, but her teammates make it difficult when they all seem to hate her. After a one night stand and Nathan wakes up in her dorm, she introduces him as her boyfriend and the snowball only gets bigger as the lie grows, but when her teammates seem to like her more because of his association she’s hesitant to correct it.

Nathan would really like to date Chloe for real, but she insists on keeping their “relationship” fake. Honestly he’ll take just about any reason to be around her, she makes him want to be a better man, but the more time they spend together the more he wants the real deal. He’s afraid she’ll leave their arrangement and he not only likes himself since knowing her, he just likes her.

I’m going to miss these guys. The comradery, sportsmanship, learning, love, friendship, basically everything that was wrapped up in the Smart Jocks novels. The good news is Rebecca did promise a new generation of jocks will be coming and I’m soooooo looking forward to more great stories!!

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Review – Desire at Roosevelt Ranch by Elise Faber

Desire at Roosevelt Ranch; Roosevelt Ranch #5 (Series)
by Elise Faber (Author)

This review is from: November 11, 2019 By Kay Daniels
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat Level:🔥🔥🔥

I’ve been looking forward to Rex’s story for multiple books. A reformed badboy is one of my favorite tropes. There are always two sides to every tale and I was anxious to hear Rex Roosevelt’s, resident bad guy, basically the complete opposite to his twin brother, Justin.

Rex definitely did break my heart. He always felt like an outsider, someone who never measured up. I suppose when you already have the carbon copy of yourself who is perfect, why try to measure up? The only way Rex could garner attention was with the wrong kind. Here we are several years later and Rex finds himself at a crossroads of wanting to change, but how exactly does he do that?

Meet Tilly, a damsel in distress over and over and over and Rex who continually comes to her rescue. They both can’t seem to stay away from one another, there is this magnetic pull, but more than that an underlying understanding between the two of them. They have both suffered from the same situations, being an outsider looking in on life.

I was a tad sad that Justin didn’t stand up for his brother more, but given Rex’s history I can certainly understand it. For all of my expectations, which were totally my own, I was expecting more (more what? I can’t place my finger on it), but this was still a very touching story between two broken people that I loved watching grow and love one another.

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New Release – Adore by Ella James

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Title: Adore
Duet: On My Knees #2
Author: Ella James
Genre: MM Romance
Release Date: November 11, 2019

The heartrending conclusion to the On My Knees Duet, a forbidden MM love story by USA Today Bestseller Ella James.

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EXCERPT

Shit.
Dude is not a talker. I don’t know if I should ask. I’m pretty good at leaps of faith, though, so I move over to him slowly…wrap myself around him from behind. I kiss his nape and stroke his back until chills move in the wake of my fingers.
He lets out a low groan, and my hand roves down his abs, stroking till I find him hard against his belly.
“You do this.” His voice is flat—so I can’t tell if he’s angry or resigned.
I grip my hard-on with my free hand, rub myself against his flank. “And you do this.”
“Clouds my head,” he rasps.
I start to stroke him. “That’s why I came out here. To make your head so cloudy you can’t think of anything but me.”

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I shouldn’t have even been there—stranded on a little sand-speck island in the Caymans.
When I swam out to a yacht in the dark, all I really wanted was fresh water.
That night, we quenched our thirst together.
In the light of day, my nameless savior washed his hands of me.

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I’ve resisted this temptation my whole life. How did he make me surrender?
My self-restraint is legendary. It’s part of being a McDowell. For thirty years, I’ve followed in my father’s footsteps, carried on my famous grandfather’s tradition. I wield power and influence worth far more than flesh.
I’ll lose everything if I give in again.
So why does one man bring me to my knees?

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AUTHOR BIO

Ella James is the USA Today bestselling author of sixteen teen and adult love stories. She’s an angst-a-holic who loves exploring difficult situations and the emotions of the people caught up in them. Also, smut. But always, always romance.

Ella’s obsessions include vanilla cream soda, hiking, other weird, crunchy things like rock collecting, and the antics of her three little monsters.

To find out more about her projects, follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ellajamesbooks, tweet her at author_ellaj or follow her on Instagram (authorellajames).

Interested in the foreign rights for one of Ella’s books? Contact her agent, Rebecca Friedman, at rebecca@rfliterary.com.

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Cover Reveal – Sexy as Sin by Julie Kriss

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Sexy as Sin is book 2 in Julie Kriss’s Filthy Rich series about four guys who run a successful venture capital company… They’re rich, they’re dirty, and they get tamed one by one! Sexy as Sin is Dane and Ava’s story!

Cover created by: Hang Le 

Photo by: Wanger Aguiar

Second chances burn hotter

The assignment should be a fashion stylist’s dream. Dane Scotland—brilliant programmer, millionaire, partner in my brother’s company—is going to a big-money meeting, and he needs to look the part.

The problem? Dane doesn’t want a makeover. He’s grumpy and reclusive, and his wardrobe consists of two pairs of old jeans. He doesn’t want me anywhere near him.

Did I mention that he’s my brother’s best friend? And that no one knows exactly what Dane and I got up to ten years ago?

The nerd I knew is gone—Dane ditched his glasses and bulked up. Now he’s six-foot-plus of hot genius, but I can be professional. I can definitely keep my hands off him. Again.

But when he looks at me like he used to, like no one else ever has, the only thing I want is to lose control.

Dane and I gave each other our first taste of heartbreak. Are we destined for another round?

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Julie loves reading and writing hot, sexy romances with awesome alpha heroes. Her favorite things are books, coffee, her perfect cat, and her husband, not necessarily in that order. She’s a writing addict who is always hard at work on her next steamy romance.

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New Release – Sweet Victory by Alley Ciz

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Title: Sweet Victory
Series: BTU Alumni #3
Author: Alley Ciz
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: November 11, 2019

BLURB

Holly Vanderbilt is running.

From her past, her present, her future – everything.
Baking is her only solace. Cookies, cakes, ingredients coming together, they make sense.
A professional fighter walking into her kitchen? Not so much.

Vince Steele is focused on his future.

The next fight.
The next win.
Nothing else matters except feeling the weight of the Light Heavyweight belt around this waist.
Until Holly.

He has what it takes to win the belt.
But will Holly’s past prove to be an opponent he can’t beat?
He’s never backed down from a fight.
He wasn’t going to start now, not when winning Holly’s heart could be the sweetest victory of all.

The Coven is back and about to recruit a new member. SWEET VICTORY is the third book in the BTU Alumni series and can be read as a stand-alone. This book features a Christmas-loving hot mess of a baker, an alpha-dirty-talking MMA fighter, and the best group of friends ever (even if they don’t know how to mind their own business). HEA guaranteed—being on Santa’s Nice List…not so much.

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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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New Release – Pierced Hearts by Ahren Sanders

RELEASE BLITZ
Title: Pierced Hearts
Series: Southern Charmers #1
Author: Ahren Sanders
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 11, 2019

BLURB

Darby
I’m here.
Back in the same town I ran from years ago and the man I left behind.
Pierce Kendrick, the man I’ve never stopped loving.
The day he walked up to me with his cocky smile, everything changed.
Now, I don’t recognize the cold, harsh, bitter man that stands in his place.
It’s time Pierce knows why I left, and the secrets that drove me away.
Nothing could prepare me for what happens next.

The man I loved reappears. This time, he’s a powerhouse, determined to get back what we lost.

Can it be that simple? 

Pierce
She’s home.
Darby Graham, the woman who ruined me, has returned. She rolls back into town, stirring up memories and feelings that I buried long ago.

One look at her and I know she’s been hiding something. What I don’t expect is for the truth to rock my world.  For a second time in my life, I’m helpless against the power Darby holds over me.

She’s mine.

Her resistance fuels my determination.
My insistence drives her wild.
She says we’re impossible.
I say she’s wrong.

And I’m going to prove it.
Darby Graham thinks I’m crazy.
She’s about to see how crazy things can be.

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AUTHOR BIO

Ahren spent her formative years living in an active volcano. There her family made collectible lava art. She studied rock collecting at the Sorbonne in France. There she met the love of her life-her pet pig Sybil. She returned to the states and started writing. She is happily married to a guy who used to live under a bridge and she met while pole-dancing.

Now, meet the real me. I grew up in the south and consider myself a true “Southerner”. Most of the special locations mentioned in my books are reflections of my favorite places. Living on the Florida coast, my family spends a lot time at the beach which is where I usually can be found with a book in my hand.

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New Release – SPECIAL DELIVERY by Lauren Blakely

From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes her first ever holiday romance! This sexy, feel-good novella will fa la la its way into your heart and jingle all your parts!

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SPECIAL DELIVERY by Lauren Blakely
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Helen Williams

Blurb:
All I want for the holidays is the willpower to resist my brother’s sexy, charming, easy-on-the-eyes new business partner.

Instead, I’m stuck planning all the holiday parties with the one guy who makes me want to break my dating diet.

Who thought that was a good idea?

Oh, me. Yep, brilliant, strategic me who raised her hand and said yes I’d love to hang mistletoe with that hot former sports star. (Note to self: Mistletoe leads to toe-curling, knee-weakening kisses.)

And I’d love to get snowed in with the one guy I shouldn’t fall for. (Addendum to the note to self: You know exactly where eight inches of snow leads to. Ahem, eight inches.)

As long as I can make it through the holidays I’ll be on my merry way, fa la la la la. But the holidays have a surprise for me.

About the Author:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. She lives on the West Coast with her family, including her smoking hot and hilarious husband and her two brilliant and kind teenagers. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs — she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she’s lucky, she’ll soon have six dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, and she’s sold more than 3 million books.

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