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Book Reviews, RomCom, Year of Reviews - 2020

Review – Jock Blocked by Pippa Grant

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Jock Blocked; Copper Valley Fireballs 
(Interconnected standalone within a series)

by: Pippa Grant

Review Rating:

Review/Synopsis:

Review:

Jock Blocked is a unicorn pinata jammed full of glittery happiness and fun!! I laughed, giggled, and snorted unlady like through the entire book and loved every minute of it!

Pippa’s wacky characters are some of my absolute favorite and Jock Blocked is sprinkled with my all of my favorite ones which now include Mackenzie and Brooks. Interconnected with Pippa’s other worlds Jock Blocked can be read as a complete standalone, but you may spit your coffee out while laughing at the references to her other books if you have read them, but that is my own opinion.

With the jokes, laughs, and ROTF guffaws aside, there is also a loving story tucked in between about one super fan who never gives up and one baseball player that has lost his shiny way as to why he still plays baseball.

Jock Blocked, no matter if you are a fan of baseball, any sport, or really just any passion, will make you a believer and give you hope. Mackenzie has this inner glow, hope, and dedication that is unlike any I’ve ever run across. I want to be around her so I can feel better about anything that has gone wrong. She just never gives up and I love that fighting spirit.

Brooks, and his family, is the perfect mix of sweet and crazy (which is totally my kryptonite). A man who loves every nuance of his woman who is also sweet and crazy is literally the best. It won’t take much to fall in love with this baseball player, but more importantly, it won’t take much to fall in love with Mackenzie and her mission to keep him scoring on the field.

While Mackenzie works hard to keep her home team in her hometown, along with bringing back the team mascot she now adds to her list keeping Brooks Elliott a virgin for the baseball season. She is nothing but a dedicated fan.

Brooks is ready to cash in his v-card when he gets traded to the Fireballs, but a fiesty fan is jock-blocking him at every turn. He decides to turn block her at her own game and take matters into his own hands.

Can Mackenzie resist the handsome player when he insists on spending so much time with her and can Brooks improve his game if he actually listens to the fanatic fan? Welcome to Copper Valley.

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Synopsis:

She can’t let him score…

Call it superstition, but when a guy bats as hot as Brooks Elliott, you don’t mess with what’s working. And what’s working is him keeping his pants zipped and doing all of his scoring on the field.

So when I hear he’s planning to ditch his V-card now that he’s been traded to baseball’s lovable losers—aka my home team and my reason for living every March through October—I do what any rational, dedicated, obsessed fan would do.

I make a plan to stop him.

But the thing about stopping him is that it requires spending time with him.

Lots. And lots. And lots of time.

And the more time I spend with him, the more I like him. Not as the guy who’s going to help save my favorite team and finally bring home a championship ring, but as the guy who’s helping me in my quest to bring back the team’s old mascot. Who also loves making pancake and bacon sandwiches. And who would do almost anything for his love of the game.

But after all this time of jock-blocking him…do I even have a chance?

And if I do, are we both destined to a life of celibacy in the name of winning?

Jock Blocked is a home run of a romantic comedy featuring the world’s most superstitious sports fan, baseball’s oldest virgin hero, a rogue meatball, an adorable puppy with a cussing problem, and the best lovable losers. It stands alone and comes with a happily ever after more satisfying than a game-winning grand slam.

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Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Year of Reviews - 2020

Review – Wicked Bedmate by Jenika Snow

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Wicked Bedmate; A Cocky Hero Club Novel 
(A standalone within a series)

by: Jenika Snow

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Review/Synopsis:

Review:

Office romances aren’t typically my favorite tropes, but I love a good romance so I wanted to give Wicked Bedmate a try. This story didn’t fall into your typical office/boss romance until about half way through, so my overall rating for this book isn’t based on the trope, but the couples connection.

Linda and Jason meet on a blind date, which is set up by Linda’s friend and Jason’s brother. The sad part about this date is, their meet cute doesn’t happen for quite a while into the story so I kept wondering who Linda’s love interest was going to be and when the couple finally does meet they spend a lot of time inner monologuing vs. spending time actually talking to each other. Their sizzle didn’t jump off the page when suddenly they were proclaiming love just a few chapters later.

While Jenika’s writing is strong and this particular book wouldn’t stop me from reading her again, this story in particular just didn’t connect with me.

Wicked Bedmate references characters in Stuck Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, but you don’t have to have read it to enjoy this story. It is a complete standalone.

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More information to come!

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Cover Reveal, New Releases

Cover Reveal – Bona Fide by Hazel Grace

COVER REVEAL
Title: Bona Fide
Series: Illusive Duet #2
Author: Hazel Grace
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense
Cover Design: Black Widow Designs
Release Date: May 19, 2020

BLURB

Wade Lockwood is a liar.
A fake.
A fraud in a suit with a smirk that overwrites everything I ever told myself to steer clear from.
But he wants me, and in all Wade Lockwood fashion, he doesn’t allow things to not go his way.
He keeps me locked into our agreement, daring me to put myself in one hell of a position to get myself out from under his thumb.
He wants forgiveness, but that’s the last thing he’ll ever get from me.
I could care less about what sins he’s committed against others or how he got to where he is.
All I’m concerned about is erasing him from my life, taking whatever means necessary to ensure I never have to see him again.
A plan that proves to be easier said than done when my mangled heart—that traitorous thing—still beats for him.

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50610853-bf

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AUTHOR BIO

Hazel Grace is an avid music lover and hardcore Oakland Raiders fan from the mitten state of Michigan. Her writing goals are “what the f*ck” storylines while enjoying her readers private messaging her to cuss her out.

AUTHOR LINKS

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Release Day/New Release, Year in Releases - 2020

New Release – Charlie by Jennifer Hanks

RELEASE BLITZ
Title: Charlie
Series: The Dimarco Series #7
Author: Jennifer Hanks
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: May 8, 2020
BLURB

One. True. Love

Charlie Donovan has loved one man in her life. 

Spending years loving him from afar, she’s watched and waited for him to notice her as more than his sister’s best friend, but he never has.  He’s made it clear that he would only ever consider her a little sister and friend.  And after her parents’ disastrous marriage and divorce, she’s finally accepted that love is only for the lucky.

But luck has never been on her side.

Ben Dimarco hasn’t been living for a long time. 

After a horrible end to a relationship he thought meant everything to him, he’s given up on the idea of love.  Choosing to focus on his education and career, he only spends time with women who want something as shallow as he does and refuses to admit his feelings for a woman he shouldn’t desire.

Until she starts living life without him.

And he realizes love has been standing in front of him the whole time.

Just when he decides to go after everything he wants, jealousy rears its ugly head, and life as Ben knows it is torn apart.  He’ll need the strength of his entire family to battle a past that should have been buried years ago so he can plan a future that includes the woman he’s always loved.

But can a fragile relationship survive the storm, or will the damage tear them apart?

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52508124-charlie

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ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE DIMARCO SERIES

The prequel novella, Kasey, is FREE!

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AUTHOR BIO

Jennifer Hanks is the author of The Dimarco Series as well as The Elite Securities Series. Her stories are contemporary romance and romantic suspense, all with the underlying message of the power and strength in love. She’s also a sucker for a Happily-Ever-After. Her love of reading and books in general started at a very young age and has steadily grown into a love of writing as well. She admits to being addicted to all things romance and has no plans of quitting her habit. Jennifer lives in Pennsylvania with her two children. When she’s not reading or writing, she can be found with her kids at their various activities. Her house is frequently filled with any combination of her children’s friends, nieces, nephews and a variety of pets.

AUTHOR LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jennifer-Hanks-947981351951214
Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorJHanks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjenniferhanks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15089051.Jennifer_Hanks
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Hanks/e/B01D1PFI16

GIVEAWAY

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Cover Reveal, New Releases

Cover Reveal – The What If Guy by Lauren Blakely

THE WHAT IF GUY by Lauren Blakely
Release Date: July 24th
Cover Designer: Helen Williams

Add to Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52905542-the-what-if-guy

The What If Guy, an all-new sexy romantic comedy standalone by #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is releasing July 24th!!

THE WHAT IF GUY is a sexy standalone you can escape into!

PREORDER TODAY for a special $2.99 (US) preorder discount for THIS WEEKEND ONLY with the price going up next week!!
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MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE EXCITING AUDIO NEWS!!
THE WHAT IF GUY will be performed with duet narration from Joe Arden & Andi Arndt, with special appearances from Emma Wilder and…Tony Award Winner Santino Fontana!! Santino won the Tony last year for best leading actor for Tootsie, has starred in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on the CW and is best known as…the voice of Prince Hans from Frozen!! Lauren is so thrilled he’s joining the cast of The What If Guy and playing a role that will be purr-fection! An audio preorder is coming next month! Thanks to Audibly Addicted Productions for casting!

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Blurb:
It sounded like the stuff of romantic legends — that whole “their eyes locked across a crowded room” moment that turned into more.
I didn’t believe it. . . . until it happened to me.
Fine, the charming, clever, sexy-as-sin guy in the tailored suit was only trying to buy the same Snoopy lunchbox (as a gift!), but still, our eyes totally locked, and my lady parts definitely tingled as we vied for the prize.
Naturally, I did what any badass business woman would do. Negotiated for the lunchbox, then found my what-if guy online and made plans to see him the next night.
One night only — that was the deal we made.
But one fantastic night had us both changing our minds in the morning. And making plans for another.
Until I walked into the office to learn he just bought my company.
And here’s the biggest rule of romantic legends — no matter what, don’t bang your boss.
Especially if you’re already falling for him.

THE WHAT IF GUY is a sexy standalone you can escape into! The other standalone romances in The Guys Who Got Away series include Dear Sexy Ex Boyfriend!

PREORDER TODAY FOR $2.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME!
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✦Paperback ➜ http://blkly.pub/PBWhatIfGuy

THE WHAT IF GUY will be performed with duet narration from Joe Arden & Andi Arndt, with special appearances from Emma Wilder and…Tony Award Winner Santino Fontana!! Santino won the Tony last year for best leading actor for Tootsie, has starred in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on the CW and is best known as…the voice of Prince Hans from Frozen!! Lauren is so thrilled he’s joining the cast of The What If Guy and playing a role that will be purr-fection! An audio preorder is coming next month! Thanks to Audibly Addicted Productions for casting!

Sign up for an alert – https://blkly.pub/AudibleAlert

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. She also writes red-hot, ultra-steamy romance for her Lauren Blakely After Dark line. She’d love to give you a free book today!

Check out her web site to grab your free read: https://laurenblakely.com/one-free-book

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