Review – The Torment of Two by K. Webster

The Torment of Two; Shameful Secrets #5
(#5 within a series)

Publication Date: May 20, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/Enemies to Lovers/Suspense Romance

Author: K. Webster

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
K Webster rounded out this series with a story that was filled with all the feels. From laughter to tears and every emotion in-between. From the very first chapter, I was held within the books’ grip and brought tears, I knew that this book would be good, but it moved me beyond expectations!

To say that both Gemma and Two flourished by the end of this book would be an understatement. They blossomed bigger and brighter together than I could have anticipated.

Gemma Park loves her family, there is little doubt that she does, but she also feels like a prisoner trapped within the four walls of her home. She has an overprotective father, a mother that constantly worries about her, and multiple brothers who care just a bit too much. Yes, she realizes that these are selfish problems, as everyone in her life does care, but that also means she never gets any freedom to be alone or to be herself. It’s stifling, it’s controlling, and it’s lonely for a young girl.

Now that Gemma was beginning college this was the first time she had the opportunity to be free. To really find out who Gemma Park was without her family hovering. So while she was never lacking emotionally or physically, Gemma needed to spread her wings.

When she meets Tristan-or Two as everyone calls him, he may be one of the few people who instantly dislikes Gemma upon sight. The problem, they are partners on a huge project that takes up the majority of their grade. Gemma has her work cut out for her, so it’s a good thing she likes hard work.

Two is grumpy, but also kind of sweet. He’s a conundrum of opposites and I loved his character from the beginning of the book. Two is hyperfocused on projects he likes, but he’s also a bit of a mess in so many other ways. I adored that he was the opposite in so many things in comparison to Gemma, but she saw underneath his outer layer to his sweet soul. While they shared the same sort of passion in spirit they just displayed it in a completely different way. 🥰

Their relationship was a slow burn, but they had chemistry from the start. There was an innocence about the two of them that was endearing and sweet and completely different than the other Park siblings. A wonderful surprise for the final book.

Speaking of the whole series, there are quite a few cameos from from past books and with this being the last Park family book it made every appearance bitter sweet.

Synopsis:
From USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster comes an enemies-to-lovers, new adult M/F small-town romance!

She craves freedom from her overbearing family, and being a student at Park Mountain University is exactly that for her. Until she’s partnered up for an entire semester with a surly, difficult man who despises her immediately for no reason at all. So much for an escape…

At PMU, I can finally be free to be my own person away from the Park family name.
This semester, though, my happiness is threatened when I meet him.
Tristan “Two” Sheridan is a grumpy jerk who nearly runs me over with his hunk of junk car and then has the audacity to blame me.

Our dislike for one another is instantaneous.
Imagine my horror when not only is he in one of my new “blow-off” classes, but I’ve also been partnered up with him for a labor-intensive class project for a huge portion of my grade.
His distaste for me is mild at first, but the second he learns my name, it turns to utter contempt.

Why does he hate me so much?
What did I ever do to earn such nastiness from a man I don’t even know?

Beneath Two’s crankiness are secrets—secrets I plan to uncover. With each encounter, I peel back more of the mysterious layers of the handsome man with the pale gray eyes and find there’s someone likeable deep down beneath. And, despite his grudge against me and my family, I think he can’t help but like me too.

As we spend more time together on our project, and just when I think I’ve got a handle on Two, I start getting harassed by someone else. This person stalks me at every turn, leaving me anonymous creepy notes and promises of a future together.

The stalker is the least of my problems, though. When Two reveals the true reason for hating me—the crushing secret that has tormented him his entire life—my own world is suddenly turned upside down. I feel inadvertently responsible and want to somehow make it all better.

A budding romance burns hot between us as our walls come down, but we have to keep it a secret. My parents will vehemently disprove of our coupling, and his will be utterly destroyed. Under the guise of our project, we’re able to spend stolen moments together, stoking the flames of our growing feelings for one another, keeping the bitter truth from our families.

But my stalker has other nefarious plans that keep escalating in nature.

In order to get help from my father and my brother’s cop fiancée, I will have to come clean. My life may depend on it. Ugly truths will be brought to light and Two’s family will no doubt suffer the consequences. I dread the day I’ll be forced to spill the truth.
Is this thing between me and Two worth all the heartache and pain destined for our future?
Only time will tell…

***This is a complete M/F standalone novel with a happily ever after. Tropes for this book enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, college, new-age romance, opposites attract, historical preservation nerds, hidden rooms and treasure hunts, romantic suspense, mental health rep, and secret romance.***

Shameful Secrets Series

1 – The Teacher of Nothing (Callum’s Book)

2 – The Tangle of Awful (Hugo’s Book)

3 – The Heart of Smoke (Jude’s Book)

4 – The Law of Deceit (Dempsey’s Book)

5 – The Torment of Two (Gemma’s Book)

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New Release – So Wrong by Abby Millsaps

So Wrong by Abby Millsaps is live!

Releasing: May 15, 2024

No wrong moves.

Those were the words the first boy I ever loved whispered in my ear on graduation weekend.

Naively, I believed him. Now those three little words feel like a bad omen I can’t escape.

Every move I’ve made since I returned to South Chapel hurts my ex-boyfriend, Greedy. But it’s for his benefit. That’s what I tell myself. Intentionally hurting him is for the best.

It has to be. I said goodbye to the possibility of forever with him the moment my mom and his dad “introduced us” at their engagement dinner.

Three years have passed, but that doesn’t matter to Greedy. He’s hell-bent on making sure I remember it all.

On my darkest nights, the memories win. Since his bedroom is just two doors down, he’s the anchor I seek when it all feels like too much.

But now Greedy’s best friend is back in town, and he and I are “dating” to get his meddling mother off his back. Not only is Levi my new fake boyfriend, but he’s also our new roommate, too.

No wrong moves, Greedy assured me years ago.

What if there are no right moves either?

So Wrong is the first book in the Boys of South Chapel series. It is a steamy second chance why choose romance. A full list of tropes and triggers can be found on the author’s website.

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Meet Abby

Abby Millsaps is an author and storyteller who’s been obsessed with writing romance since middle school. In eighth grade, she failed to qualify for the Power of the Pen State Championships because all her submissions contained the same theme: young people falling in love. #LookAtHerNow

She’s best known for writing unapologetically angsty romance that causes emotional damage for her readers. Abby prides herself in writing authentic characters while weaving mental health, chronic illness, and neurodiverse representation into the fabric of her stories.

Abby met her husband at a house party the summer before her freshman year of college. He had a secret pizza stashed in the trunk of his car that he was saving for a midnight snack–how was she supposed to resist that level of golden retriever energy and preparedness? When Abby isn’t writing, she’s reading, traveling, and raising her three daughters.

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Blog Tour – Drew by Siobhan Davis

Loving me hasn’t ended well in the past. Why would this time be any different?

Drew, an all-new dark revenge romance, and the final book in the Rydeville Elite Series from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis, is now available!

Mistakes and secrets.

My life is littered with them. 

And it’s not always me who pays the price.

So, I do something I swore I wouldn’t do—become the monster my father raised me to be.

To shield my loved ones from the predators I hunt, I keep family and friends in the dark, but I won’t apologize for protecting them.

I do what needs to be done, and I’ve accepted my fate.

My heart is an impenetrable fortress now, and my only pleasure comes from anonymous encounters in the private dungeon of a club where I unleash my inner beast.

Years have passed, but my thirst for vengeance never dies.

I’ll tear the world apart to find the answers I seek. 

No one will stop me from having my revenge.

Including the woman who took a wrecking ball to my heart. 

Loving me hasn’t ended well in the past. Why would this time be any different?

Start reading today!

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Keep reading for a look inside Drew!

“Where are we going?” Charlie asks from the passenger seat of my SUV as I turn off the road and drive through the open gates of the private entrance that leads to the old, abandoned hotel situated thirteen miles from Rydeville.

“You wanted to know, and the best way is to show you,” I supply as my cell pings with an incoming call. I press the button to accept Blackwood’s return call. “About damn time,” I growl.

“You’re not my only client.” His voice rings out through the car speakers.

“I’m the only client that matters.”

“Your arrogance never fails to astound me,” he replies in a droll tone.

“You’re not the first person to tell me that today,” I admit, and Charlie snorts. Silence descends for a few beats. “It’s okay,” I tell my contact. “Barron is with me, and he’s about to find out everything.”

“Good. That’s good. It’s long overdue.”

“Don’t have a clue who you are, but you talk sense,” Charlie says as I navigate along the bumpy driveway, maneuvering around potholes and bits of the old fence that litter our way.

“Ezra is my PI and personal hacker,” I explain, turning the windshield wipers on as the heavens open, tipping sheets of rain from the sky.

“I want to be there when you tell Daniels, Hunt, and Anderson.” Charlie chuckles.

“They will never know,” I say in a clipped tone, casting a quick glance at my buddy. “You promised you’d keep this confidential.”

“And I will.”

“I mean it, Charlie. I’m not dragging anyone else into this. It’s too dangerous.” I take a sharp left at the end of the bumpy road, driving more smoothly along the tree-lined lower part of the driveway now we’re on asphalt.

“I don’t agree, but I gave you my word. I won’t say anything to the others. The only people who will know are me and Demi.”

Charlie has changed so much. There was a time he was as secretive and stubborn as me. I’m still shocked he tells his wife everything.

I wonder what it’d be like to not have to hold anything back. To have someone accept you and love you completely knowing every dark broken part of you.

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Review – So Wrong by Abby Millsaps

So Wrong; Boys of South Chapel #1
(#1 within a series)

Publication Date: May 15, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/Second Chance/Reverse Harem Romance

Author: Abby Millsaps

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
A wild and emotional ride that flips back and forth between the past and present and had my heart in a vice by the end.

Hunter St. Clair is caught in the middle of some big emotional upheavals in her life. She is a girl caught between hard choices and between two men, which leave her swirling as her past clashes with her present in this gut wrenching first book.

Hunter left her entire world behind three years ago only returning when her father forces her to make a choice. Go to college or be cut off. Never imagining that her past would still be there, waiting and ready to stir up so many unopened emotions, Greedy and Levi. The two boys who both have her heart and her secrets all wrapped into one turmoil of unending pain.

Greedy, or Garrett – his legal name, has been waiting for Hunters’ return since the day she left. He’s never gotten over her, nor does he plan to. She’s the girl for him and he’ll wait a lifetime if he has to, but now that she’s back, it has to mean something. Because for him, she means everything.

Levi also left three years ago, but he’d always meant to leave. Staying was never an option, but he never meant to cut off communication with his best friend. Life grew complicated when Hunter basically vanished, but now all three of them are back and nothing is the same. Everything is different, feels different, and this time he isn’t letting her go.

This book is angsty, but I loved how this book progressed in pieces instead of as a whole. It allowed the story to build slowly,  as each chapter laid another piece of the puzzle on the board giving the picture time to form. I’m on pins and needles now as I can’t wait for the next book and what new piece of the puzzle will be laid out before us to solve. For instance, Levi, Greedy and Hunter are complicated in a totally messy, but really great way. I couldn’t choose between Greedy or Levi and was completely engaged in them, so I didn’t want the book to end and I’m glad their story will continue so I can have more time with all of them.

Synopsis:
No wrong moves.

Those were the words the first boy I ever loved whispered in my ear on graduation weekend.

Naively, I believed him. Now those three little words feel like a bad omen I can’t escape.

Every move I’ve made since I returned to South Chapel hurts my ex-boyfriend, Greedy. But it’s for his benefit. That’s what I tell myself. Intentionally hurting him is for the best.

It has to be. I said goodbye to the possibility of forever with him the moment my mom and his dad “introduced us” at their engagement dinner.

Three years have passed, but that doesn’t matter to Greedy. He’s hell-bent on making sure I remember it all.

On my darkest nights, the memories win. Since his bedroom is just two doors down, he’s the anchor I seek when it all feels like too much.

But now Greedy’s best friend is back in town, and he and I are “dating” to get his meddling mother off his back. Not only is Levi my new fake boyfriend, but he’s also our new roommate, too.

No wrong moves, Greedy assured me years ago.

What if there are no right moves either?

So Wrong is the first book in the Boys of South Chapel series. It is a steamy second chance why choose romance. A full list of tropes and triggers can be found on the author’s website.

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Blog Tour – Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis

Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis is now live!

She’s my best friend’s little sister and completely off-limits. 
Especially to me.

A deliciously sexy, enemies-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend, hockey romance by Amazon Top 50 and USA Today bestselling author, S.J. Sylvis

Ford Collins is my brother’s best friend and Bexley U’s favorite defender on the ice. Unfortunately, he feels the need to block much more than the puck.

Namely, ME and any chance I have with a guy.

Encouraged by my older brother, Ford has ruined every single date I’ve ever had. With his hot smirk and sly maneuvers, he has made it his mission to make me the most unattainable female college student in the world—that is, until I have a brush with death, and I beg him to help me.

After all, he owes me. And I’ve come to collect.

Determined to rid himself of the guilt, Ford promises to help me score a boyfriend—or two—and swears he won’t interfere.

But the more time I spend learning from one of Bexley U’s most desirable playboys, the more I start to question the real reason why he’s been sabotaging my dates over the years.

With the lingering touches, heated stares, and sizzling chemistry between us, we both know we’re playing with fire. What happens when our game of “practice” and Ford’s spicy lessons become something real that we not only need to hide from my older brother, but from each other?

Puck Block is book #3 in the Bexley U series and CAN be read as a standalone in this interconnected series. 

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Meet S.J. Sylvis

S.J. Sylvis is an Amazon top 50 and USA Today bestselling author who is best known for her angsty new adult romances. She currently resides in Arizona with her husband, two young kiddos, and dog. She is obsessed with coffee, becomes easily attached to fictional characters, and spends most of her evenings buried in a book!

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Blog Tour – Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak

Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak is live!

He’s the hot, tattooed bad boy that I traded insults with…and now he wants my help?
Knox Holland is in a jam. After an incredible first year on the pro motocross circuit, he should be on top of the world. Instead, his bad reputation has landed him without a team. He’s untouchable and desperate to turn it around.
Which is how he ends up at my gym asking me to train him. As a college gymnast with two Olympic medals to my name, I know a thing or two about the pressure to succeed. Last season I choked and then injured myself before I could show the world that I’m not a twenty-year-old has-been.
Focused on the future, I can’t afford to get distracted. But I recognize the desperation in Knox’s eyes, and I can’t say no to him, either.
It should have been an easy task, but nothing about Knox is easy. One minute we’re arguing, and the next I’m enjoying his shirtless handstands a little too much.
Falling for him would be a mistake…
Burnout is a sports romance with a cocky bad boy, spice, banter, and a happily ever after.

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Meet Rebecca

Rebecca Jenshak is a USA Today bestselling author of new adult and sports romance. She writes sexy, feel-good stories with lots of swoon-worthy moments.

Rebecca lives in Arizona. When she isn’t writing, you can find her cheering on local sports teams, hanging out with friends and family, or curled up with a good book.

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Review – End Game by Monica Murphy

End Game; Kings of Campus #1
(#1 within a series)

Publication Date: September 17, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/Forced Proximity/Found Family/Sports Romance

Author: Monica Murphy

Review Rating: 4.5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
End Game is extremely character driven; main characters, secondary characters, and even background characters were all deeply involved within the story. That being said…that yes, the main romance revolves around the central couple of Nico and Everleigh, if it wasn’t for the rest of the characters, I’m not sure how invested I would have been with Nico and Everleigh if it hadn’t been for everyone else picking up the plot.

So let me explain….

Everleigh finds herself in a predicament when she transfers to UC Santa Mira and needs a place to live. Without going to much into detail, she moves into an empty room available at the home where Nico, Cooper and Frank also known as Dollar live. She has no idea who these men are, just that they have an available room and that she needs one she she isn’t sleeping in her car.

I would just like to raise a red flag, because who moves into a strange house with three strange men, but I realize this is fiction, so I let it go for the sake of the plot, but please single ladies, don’t do this. Ever.

As for the the three guys, they like her because Everleigh has no idea who they are. Again, I won’t go into all the detail, except to say that they enjoy the anonymity that she brings. As footballers they are used to the jersey chasers and while they need to rent the room, they also don’t need the crazy that comes with over enthusiastic women. The three guys; Cooper, Frank, and Nico decide to take a chance and come to an agreement to move Everleigh in realizing she is new to school, she will literally sleep in her car which is unsafe, and especially for Coop, Everleigh reminds him of his sister. Frank is a bit enamoured of her, but that infatuation is quickly laid to rest. As for Nico…he’s the leary one, but with his past he has a reason to be.

Among the secondary characters we also have – Cooper’s sister, Sienna, who becomes Everleigh’s best friend and Gavin, who is the team’s quarterback who is one of Nico’s best buds too. This is the core group and unlike some romance books where secondary characters come and go, the core group is there in basically every chapter. They made the plot fun and quirky and definately spiced things up.

I enjoyed the camaraderie between the guys, the girls and even with Everleigh and her roommates. It’s honestly the relationship between Nico and Everleigh that fizzled here and there. They both have baggage that stunts anything from budding in the beginning and then keeps their chemistry from really taking off. At least that was how I personally felt.

I did enjoy getting to watch the others begin potential relationships or even destroy some possibilities of ones. Like I said, they made the plot worth reading and why the book got a 4.5 rating over all.

Synopsis:

In this fun, sexy college romance, a transfer student finds herself living in a house full of football players—and falling for the one she knows she shouldn’t want.EverleighTransferring to UC Santa Mira is supposed to be my ultimate college experience—until housing falls through at the last minute. So when I overhear a group of guys complaining they need another roommate, I jump at the opportunity.

They’re just football players. Even if one of them makes me weak in the knees, it doesn’t mean anything unless I let it. And I won’t.

We want different things. Wanting each other doesn’t change that.

Nico

It’s my senior year and final season with the Santa Mira Dolphins. The last thing I need is a distraction, but that’s exactly what this girl is. Ever is too leggy, too gorgeous, too thoughtful—and a whole lot of too much that gets under my skin.

I guess I get under hers too. I can’t help myself.

We live together. That alone makes it a bad idea…but I never could resist a little trouble.

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Blurb Reveal – Drew by Siobhan Davis

Loving me hasn’t ended well in the past. Why would this time be any different?

Drew, an all-new dark revenge romance and the final book in the Rydeville Elite Series from  from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis, is coming May 9th!

Mistakes and secrets.

My life is littered with them. 

And it’s not always me who pays the price.

So, I do something I swore I wouldn’t do—become the monster my father raised me to be.

To shield my loved ones from the predators I hunt, I keep family and friends in the dark, but I won’t apologize for protecting them.

I do what needs to be done, and I’ve accepted my fate.

My heart is an impenetrable fortress now, and my only pleasure comes from anonymous encounters in the private dungeon of a club where I unleash my inner beast.

Years have passed, but my thirst for vengeance never dies.

I’ll tear the world apart to find the answers I seek. 

No one will stop me from having my revenge.

Including the woman who took a wrecking ball to my heart. 

Loving me hasn’t ended well in the past. Why would this time be any different?

Pre-order your copy today!

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New Release – Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis

Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis is now live!

She’s my best friend’s little sister and completely off-limits. 
Especially to me.

A deliciously sexy, enemies-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend, hockey romance by Amazon Top 50 and USA Today bestselling author, S.J. Sylvis

Ford Collins is my brother’s best friend and Bexley U’s favorite defender on the ice. Unfortunately, he feels the need to block much more than the puck.

Namely, ME and any chance I have with a guy.

Encouraged by my older brother, Ford has ruined every single date I’ve ever had. With his hot smirk and sly maneuvers, he has made it his mission to make me the most unattainable female college student in the world—that is, until I have a brush with death, and I beg him to help me.

After all, he owes me. And I’ve come to collect.

Determined to rid himself of the guilt, Ford promises to help me score a boyfriend—or two—and swears he won’t interfere.

But the more time I spend learning from one of Bexley U’s most desirable playboys, the more I start to question the real reason why he’s been sabotaging my dates over the years.

With the lingering touches, heated stares, and sizzling chemistry between us, we both know we’re playing with fire. What happens when our game of “practice” and Ford’s spicy lessons become something real that we not only need to hide from my older brother, but from each other?

Puck Block is book #3 in the Bexley U series and CAN be read as a standalone in this interconnected series. 

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

Amazon US: mybook.to/bexleyu3

Start reading the Bexley U series now!

https://mybook.to/BexleyU

Add to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/puckblockGR

Read Kay’s Review: Puck Block

Meet S.J. Sylvis

S.J. Sylvis is an Amazon top 50 and USA Today bestselling author who is best known for her angsty new adult romances. She currently resides in Arizona with her husband, two young kiddos, and dog. She is obsessed with coffee, becomes easily attached to fictional characters, and spends most of her evenings buried in a book!

Connect with S.J. Sylvis

Website: https://www.sjsylvis.com/

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New Release – Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak

Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak is live!

He’s the hot, tattooed bad boy that I traded insults with…and now he wants my help?
Knox Holland is in a jam. After an incredible first year on the pro motocross circuit, he should be on top of the world. Instead, his bad reputation has landed him without a team. He’s untouchable and desperate to turn it around.
Which is how he ends up at my gym asking me to train him. As a college gymnast with two Olympic medals to my name, I know a thing or two about the pressure to succeed. Last season I choked and then injured myself before I could show the world that I’m not a twenty-year-old has-been.
Focused on the future, I can’t afford to get distracted. But I recognize the desperation in Knox’s eyes, and I can’t say no to him, either.
It should have been an easy task, but nothing about Knox is easy. One minute we’re arguing, and the next I’m enjoying his shirtless handstands a little too much.
Falling for him would be a mistake…
Burnout is a sports romance with a cocky bad boy, spice, banter, and a happily ever after.

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Review – Puck Block S.J. Sylvis

Puck Block; Bexley U #3
(#3 within a series)

Publication Date: April 25, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/Brother’s Best Friend/Forbidden/Sports Romance

Author: S.J. Sylvis

 Review Rating: 4.5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
Taytum and Ford almost grew up as siblings, Ford was over at their home constantly from a young age. But neither really saw the other as such. However, due to the friendship between Ford and Emory, Taytum’s older brother, Ford doesn’t cross the line. There is a lot of yearning and hard longing glances between these two, but both of them know the consequences of crossing the line so they don’t. I wouldn’t necessarily call them friends, but I wouldn’t call them enemies either. It’s somewhere in between…frienemies 😉

Nothing has been the same for Taytum since she was diagnosed with Diabetes. Her entire world shifted as a college student. Eating, exercising, sleeping, literally everything revolves around her sugars and she just wants to be a normal college girl. It’s one of the reasons why she asks Ford for help in dating, plus it takes him out of the equation of his overbearing ways when it comes to getting close to guys. He is also able to play referee when it comes to her brother for the second portion of the favor because her brother has been detrimental to her dating life for years and she’s tired of living like a nun. I enjoyed how these two tried to figure out how to get Taytum into the dating life without being obvious that they had feelings for each other, and also sort of sabotaging it altogether. I also really commend Ford for his dedication to staying on top of Taytum’s life altering disease. Having that support, even though Taytum was reluctant at first, is huge, especially when she had someone who cares.

While I liked a lot of the mounting tension between Ford and Taytum, some of their actions felt a bit juvenile for their portrayed ages and more appropriate for high school, but if I shifted their ages down, the perspective, at least for me, was easier to swallow, but aside from that, I did enjoy their story overall.

Synopsis:
Ford Collins is my brother’s best friend and Bexley U’s favorite defender on the ice. Unfortunately, he feels the need to block much more than the puck.

Namely, ME and any chance I have with a guy.

Encouraged by my older brother, Ford has ruined every single date I’ve ever had. With his hot smirk and sly maneuvers, he has made it his mission to make me the most unattainable female college student in the world—that is, until I have a brush with death, and I beg him to help me.

After all, he owes me. And I’ve come to collect.

Determined to rid himself of the guilt, Ford promises to help me score a boyfriend—or two—and swears he won’t interfere.

But the more time I spend learning from one of Bexley U’s most desirable playboys, the more I start to question the real reason why he’s been sabotaging my dates over the years.

With the lingering touches, heated stares, and sizzling chemistry between us, we both know we’re playing with fire. What happens when our game of “practice” and Ford’s spicy lessons become something real that we not only need to hide from my older brother, but from each other?

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Review – Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak

Burnout; Holland Brothers #1
(#1 within a series)

Publication Date: April 25, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/Sports Romance

Author: Rebecca Jenshak

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
The spice, the banter, the ever-mounting tension between Knox and Avery…it’s all perfect in this new series by Rebecca Jenshak.

Knox Holland is cocky, full of stubbornness, and a man who is dedicated to his family – most times at a detriment to himself. I realize that it shouldn’t be a bad thing, but here’s the skinny on Knox, he’s already set aside his career once to help raise his siblings – that’s right siblings and that’s after he dropped out of school to help raise three younger brothers. Knox for all the outside black emo he likes to portray, he actually has a marshmallow heart when it comes to his family. Sweet, right! But now that his big brother is back home and stepping up to help, it’s finally Knox’s time to achieve his goals. Well…it was until he went and messed things up. His determination to win, to be perfect, sometimes is also a detriment when it comes to playing nice with others, especially when he needs to ask for help…it is downright painful. Knox loses his spot on his motocross team and like I said, Knox is cocky, even when he desperately needs help…he just can’t seem to eat humble pie and ask for some. 😂 Nope. He’d rather chew his own arm off than get help from the one person who just might be his salvation. A pretty pink former Olympian gymnast named Avery .  Pink and black don’t mix just don’t mix in his world.🖤

Avery is a little pink powerhouse in the gymnastics world, but she’s also patient and kind to those within her orbit. For someone like Knox who isn’t and makes all sorts of assumptions about her, watch out because she’s wicked and doesn’t hold back. Avery has actually helped out a friend of Knox’s before, by perfecting his aerials and strengthening his core, but Knox just can’t believe the pretty girl who drives a pink vehicle and always wears pink and lace could be useful to him. But when he’s down on his luck and without any options, pretty in pink doesn’t look so bad.

Avery isn’t like other girls. She’s busy with her own life and the fact that she wasn’t chasing after Knox was a huge draw. Avery is busy training for her own competitions and doesn’t suffer fools. Namely Knox most days.😉  Avery has an inner glow and strength in everything. Honestly, even when she was doubting about herself, she still didn’t let it get to her, she’s an Olympian for a reason, and it was really impressive how much that shined on the page. I have to say that these two were perfect for each other in just about every way as they were both competitive, adventurous, and liked to have fun.

Their relationship wasn’t instanaious, as it was the little things; like just spending time together, building a friendship, building a bond over their interests, that eventually broke down their walls. What eventually appeared easy, was something that came with time, and it was nothing that either of them sought out. It made their eventual fall hit hard because while it seemed to sneak up on them. It really didn’t. This book is extremely well done because it is a beautiful blossoming of friendship that eventually leads into more and the best part is we, the reader, actually get to witness it happening on page vs. learning about it through memories referenced off page. It’s fun, it’s hot, and it’s a great relationship with family, friends, and laughter.

Synopsis:
He’s the hot, tattooed bad boy that I traded insults with…and now he wants my help?

Knox Holland is in a jam. After an incredible first year on the pro motocross circuit, he should be on top of the world. Instead, his bad reputation has landed him without a team. He’s untouchable and desperate to turn it around.

Which is how he ends up at my gym asking me to train him. As a college gymnast with two Olympic medals to my name, I know a thing or two about the pressure to succeed. Last season I choked and then injured myself before I could show the world that I’m not a twenty-year-old has-been.

Focused on the future, I can’t afford to get distracted. But I recognize the desperation in Knox’s eyes, and I can’t say no to him, either.

It should have been an easy task, but nothing about Knox is easy. One minute we’re arguing, and the next I’m enjoying his shirtless handstands a little too much.

Falling for him would be a mistake…

Burnout is a sports romance with a cocky bad boy, spice, banter, and a happily ever after.

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Blog Tour – Possessive by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine

POSSESSIVE PARK AVENUE PRINCE

Park Avenue Princes #4
by Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank

Genre: M/M College Romance Standalone

Trope: Bad boy, grumpy/sunshine, alphahole, protective/possessive MC, touch him and die vibe

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Synopsis

Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven richer-than-sin legacies causing debauchery at the prestigious Astor University in Manhattan.

Some call us spoiled.

Some call us trouble.

But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.

Daire Connery

“The Bad Boy”

I’m not a man of many words. But when I do speak, it usually starts with F and ends with you.

Keep to myself. Don’t let anyone in. That’s how I like it.

That’s usually how everyone else likes it too. My scowl keeps them all away—all except him.

We may both be Park Avenue Princes, but we would never work.

We don’t belong in each other’s real worlds.

He’s too soft for mine; mine’s too harsh for his.

But I can’t stop thinking about him. About those pale grey eyes that see right through me. The ballsy way he gives right back whatever I dish out.

I like that. Respect it.

Want more of it…

Which is why when I find out his ex is bullying him, it makes me want to rip that bastard a new one. Makes me lose my goddamn mind.

Because no one touches Gavin Truitt. No one but me.

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As I pulled open the door, Daire stayed planted right where he was on the sidewalk, like he was debating whether to go in or tell me to screw off. But then he sighed and put out his cigarette on the bottom of his boot before heading inside the busy pool hall.

This wasn’t the kind of place Daire went to often, that was for sure, but I’d been to most of them throughout the city, though I’d had to change up the locations often. Regulars weren’t fond of pool sharks.

“We already know how this is gonna end,” Daire said as we both scoped out the scene.

I couldn’t help but smirk. “Admitting defeat already?”

“This is the only place you can kick my ass, and you know it.”

“True. But I don’t plan to kick yours tonight.” When Daire lifted a brow in question, I nodded toward a table of two guys already playing. “We’ll be kicking theirs.”

Daire followed my stare, and as we watched them take their shots, I filed away what I could see as our future opponents’ strengths and weaknesses to use to our advantage. Although once they got a look at me, I doubted they’d see me as a threat. For some reason, most didn’t until it was too late. Donovan called it my “angel effect,” that because I had what he deemed a sweet, angelic innocence about me, it was easy for me to catch others off guard. So I did what anyone in my position would—I played into it. And won a shit-ton of money every time I did.

“A couple of beers,” I told the bartender, and had to put my hand over Daire’s mouth before he could protest.

Once the bartender walked off to grab our order, I lowered my hand, and Daire cursed.

“A beer? You don’t even drink those.”

“I don’t?” He was right, but it was the fact that he noticed that sent a flutter through my chest.

Daire’s eyes narrowed on mine. “No. You don’t. And neither the fuck do I.”

“We do tonight. Trust me.”

As the bartender dropped off our beers and uncapped them, I slid some cash across the bar.

Daire was looking at the bottle as though it were full of piss. “Care to fill me in on whatever’s goin’ on in your head?”

I forced myself to take a sip of the beer without making a face. “First, we’ve both already had a few drinks and we don’t need to get sloppy. Second, holding a beer makes us nonthreatening—” I stopped and realized who I was talking to. “Well, makes me less of a threat, and you need all the help you can get, you scary bastard.”

I swore I almost saw Daire crack a smile at that, but if he had, it was gone just as quickly.

“Once they see you make your first shot, they’ll be onto you.”

“Maybe. Or maybe I’ll just have some help from a better player.” I shrugged. “Someone to show me the ropes. I might just have beginner’s luck.”

Daire snorted and shook his head. “Never would’ve taken you for a hustler.”

“I guess there’s a lot we don’t know about each other,” I said, twisting to face him. Part of me stirred at getting to show Daire a side of me he hadn’t seen. Showing him something I was good at, since all he’d seen of me lately was being a victim, and that’s not who I was. Not by a long shot.

Another reason I didn’t need another, stronger drink? Because I wasn’t sure I’d be able to resist trying for another kiss if I had more alcohol in me, and right now we just needed to reset our friendship and have a good time. Not the easiest thing to do when all I seemed to notice now was how dangerously attractive Daire was. How had I never noticed it before?

Oh, right. The perpetual scowl that warned everyone off, not to mention his oh-so-friendly demeanor. But I’d gotten a glimpse of what lay behind the mask, and it was too intriguing to forget.

“For this to work, I’m gonna need you to play along,” I said. “Whatever I say, just go with it.”

“Do I look like someone who follows?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll let you lead in other ways.”

It wasn’t often I surprised Daire, but I saw the quick flare of his nostrils, and there it was again. The heat between us sparking, but not yet igniting.

He took a long swig of his beer, barely masking his disgust, and then nodded toward the tables. “Let’s go fuck with these assholes.”

I grinned and tapped my bottle against his, and then let him lead us to the table I’d pointed out earlier.

“You two almost done?” Daire said to the guys as one called out the left corner pocket to make his final shot.

“No,” the one bent over the table said, and then aimed true, pocketing the eight ball. He stood up and looked us over with an assessing gaze. “You can join the next round if you’ve got the cash.”

Pretending to frown, I tugged on Daire’s arm and said loud enough for them to hear, “What does that mean? We have to play for money?”

“You’re catching on.” The guy smirked, adjusting his backward ball cap. “That a problem?”

“We were hoping for our own table,” Daire said coolly, crossing his arms as I fidgeted with the sleeve of my shirt.

“That’s too bad. Not a free table around here for the rest of the night.”

Daire looked down at me, and I made a show of biting down on my lower lip nervously.

“I want to play, but—” I started, and Daire cut me off.

“Then we’re in,” he told the guy, who was grinning like he’d just won the lottery. Probably thinking he was going to empty our pockets tonight.

“Good. We’ll start at…” He glanced at his friend, who leaned in to whisper something in his ear. “Five hundred.”

I blanched, playing my part. “Dollars?”

The guy shrugged. “If you can’t handle it—”

“We can handle it,” Daire said, and I wanted to laugh at how easily they were falling into our trap. Five hundred bucks for what we were going to sweep in a matter of minutes? Hell yes.

After peeling off a few bills and slapping them on the edge of the table, Daire grabbed a couple of cue sticks off the wall. He handed one to me, and I followed his lead by chalking up the tip.

After introductions—the guy in the hat was Dale, and his friend was something I couldn’t pronounce and decided to rename as Chip in my head—Dale racked up the balls.

“Tell you what,” he said, “we’ll let you break first.”

“You can do that,” I muttered, sticking close to Daire’s side.

He shook his head and pushed me toward the head of the table. “You have to learn sometime.”

“But—”

“Just do it like I showed you.” Daire moved in beside me, so close I could feel the heat of his body through his clothes and had to suppress a shiver. He moved one of my hands up the cue and reached around me to position the other near the bottom.

Holy shit. I’d never been so surrounded by him before, not even when he’d kissed me, and it was all I could do to keep playing my part when all I wanted to do was sink into him behind me.

“Now bend over.” His breath was warm on my neck as I followed along and tried not to take his words out of the context he meant them in. “Aim hard and fast.”

I nodded, and the warmth of him left me as he moved aside to let me break. I centered the cue ball, letting my hand slip so it rolled out of my grasp.

Chip and Dale didn’t bother hiding their chuckles as I scrambled to grab the ball and put it back in place. Glancing over my shoulder at Daire like I needed the support, he winked at me—fucking winked at me—and I turned off the role I’d been playing and easily slipped into one I knew I did well.

My first shot slammed the cue ball into the others, breaking them swiftly and sending several into pockets.

“Oh fuck,” I heard one of the guys say, but I ignored them as I zeroed in on my next shot.

And then my next.

And my next.

I swept the table without letting them take a shot, and when I landed the eight ball in a center pocket, I straightened and smiled at their shocked faces. Then I scooped up the money and fanned my face.

“Five hundred, was it?”

Chip—no, that one was Dale—looked at the empty table, humiliation and anger replacing the initial outrage as he turned back to me. The realization he’d just been taken hit him like a swift uppercut to the jaw.

Huh, would you look at that? It seemed all this time spent around Daire had me thinking like him.

“You played us,” Dale said, narrowing his eyes.

“Technically, I didn’t play anyone.” I couldn’t help my smug grin as I leaned against the table. “I’m just that good.”

“You’re a fucking cheat.” Chip stepped up beside his buddy, balling his hands into fists by his sides, and this was usually the part where I cut and run. As soon as I sank the eight ball and pocketed the cash.

But I figured with Daire standing watch, I’d take a second to enjoy my moment in the spotlight.

“I didn’t cheat.”

Dale threw his pool cue on the table. “Then what would you call it?”

“Reading the room. You sized me up as someone you could beat. I sized you up as— wrong.”

“You hustled us. You’re a shark.”

“You held the table ransom for five hundred. I just freed the hostage.”

Dale stepped toward me all but vibrating with fury, and before I could blink, Daire was in front of me, the discarded pool stick in his hand, the tip of it under Dale’s chin.

“Take another step and I’ll shove this thing so far up your ass you’ll be using chalk as a Chapstick.”

My eyes widened at the threat, but I couldn’t help but think how hot it was to have Daire defending me. Super hot.

“Fuck you and your little blond bitch.”

An ominous growl rumbled out of Daire, and I quickly sprang into action, reaching for his arm.

“Daire, stop. It’s just a game.”

I tugged on his shirt, hoping to get through to him before this turned into an above ground fight club. That was the last thing I wanted.

“Let’s just go,” I said. Daire looked down at where my hand rested on his arm, and I squeezed. “Please?”

He grunted and threw the pool stick aside, reaching for my hand.

Daire was holding my hand.

My breath caught as our fingers touched, and it was as if the entire world vanished and we were the only two there. The heat from his hand raced up my arm and infused my whole body. His grip tightened and he led me away from the table, away from danger, then pushed out onto the busy street.

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Park Avenue Princes #1

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INSATIABLE PARK AVENUE PRINCE

Park Avenue Princes #2

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Brooke Blaine is a USA Today Bestselling Author best known for writing romantic comedy and M/M romance. Her novels lead with humor and heart, but Brooke never shies away from throwing in something extra naughty that will scandalize her conservative Southern family for life (bless their hearts). She’s a choc-o-holic, lives for eighties bands (which means she thinks guyliner is totally underrated), believes it’s always wine o’clock, and lives with the coolest cat on the planet—her Ragdoll/Maine Coon mix, Jackson Agador Spartacus.

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New Release – Possessive by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine

POSSESSIVE PARK AVENUE PRINCE

Park Avenue Princes #4
by Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank

Genre: M/M College Romance Standalone

Trope: Bad boy, grumpy/sunshine, alphahole, protective/possessive MC, touch him and die vibe

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Synopsis

Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven richer-than-sin legacies causing debauchery at the prestigious Astor University in Manhattan.

Some call us spoiled.

Some call us trouble.

But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.

Daire Connery

“The Bad Boy”

I’m not a man of many words. But when I do speak, it usually starts with F and ends with you.

Keep to myself. Don’t let anyone in. That’s how I like it.

That’s usually how everyone else likes it too. My scowl keeps them all away—all except him.

We may both be Park Avenue Princes, but we would never work.

We don’t belong in each other’s real worlds.

He’s too soft for mine; mine’s too harsh for his.

But I can’t stop thinking about him. About those pale grey eyes that see right through me. The ballsy way he gives right back whatever I dish out.

I like that. Respect it.

Want more of it…

Which is why when I find out his ex is bullying him, it makes me want to rip that bastard a new one. Makes me lose my goddamn mind.

Because no one touches Gavin Truitt. No one but me.

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INFAMOUS PARK AVENUE PRINCE

Park Avenue Princes #1

PURCHASE

INSATIABLE PARK AVENUE PRINCE

Park Avenue Princes #2

PURCHASE

SCANDALOUS PARK AVENUE PRINCE

Park Avenue Princes #3

PURCHASE

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Brooke Blaine is a USA Today Bestselling Author best known for writing romantic comedy and M/M romance. Her novels lead with humor and heart, but Brooke never shies away from throwing in something extra naughty that will scandalize her conservative Southern family for life (bless their hearts). She’s a choc-o-holic, lives for eighties bands (which means she thinks guyliner is totally underrated), believes it’s always wine o’clock, and lives with the coolest cat on the planet—her Ragdoll/Maine Coon mix, Jackson Agador Spartacus.

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Blog Tour – Heartless Monster by Rachel Leigh

Heartless Monster by Rachel Leigh is live!

A Dark and Sexy, Enemies-to-Lovers, Step-Sibling Romance from USA Today and International Bestselling Author, Rachel Leigh.

Rome Cromwell isn’t just football royalty in our town.

He’s a heartless monster out for revenge,

And I’m the ordinary girl with his target on her back.

One year ago my knight in shining armor stepped out of the fog and rescued me. 

With a simple thank you and an “I owe you one”, I was on my way. 

Little did I know, that was only the start of our deranged story.

Now our parents are married and we’re living under the same roof. 

My new step-brother presents himself as a masked villain with strikingly good looks and a hypnotic appeal. 

Girls want him. 

His friends want to be him. 

But I only want to run from him. 

I see beneath his cracked facade into the heart of the beast.

Rome blames me for the fight that left his football career in shambles.

And he hasn’t forgotten I’m in his debt. 

Now his claws are digging in so deep, I fear I won’t survive. 

Rome no longer wants to save me. 

He only wants to own me. 

To break me.

Piece by piece by piece.

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Review – Possessive by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine

Possessive; Park Avenue Prince #4
(#4 within a series)

Publication Date: April 11, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/MM/Grumpy-Sunshine/Opposites Attract Romance

Author: Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
Completely fell for another couple in this princely kingdom.

“Daire wasn’t a safe bet. Not by any means. Yet something about him called to me in a way no one ever had before.”

Gruff, grouchy, grumpy, ALL the G words 😉…why do growly bad boys always make my heart beat fast and yet I can’t help seriously falling for them hard every. Single. Time. Something about them…and it isn’t because they are so bad, well maybe a little bit, but it’s usually because they have a squishy soft center that makes me weep and cry and then I fall even harder for them every. Single. Time!! I’m a sap for a giant grouch. ❤️

Daire most certainly fell into this category, big time, and the tears that flowed at the end of the book were all due to this possessive bad boy. He fights, sometimes literally, extremely hard against what he fees for Gavin, but once Gavin crawls over the very tall walls Daire’s erected around his marshmallow center, Gavin realized Daire was the boy for him.

“Daire was a walking billboard for heartache. A danger sign if there’d ever been one.”

Gavin isn’t a pushover, nor is he made of glass that will be shattered if he’s manhandled too roughly. Gavin is his own powerhouse that stands up to Daire and fights for him. He’s one of the few who sees beneath the bad boy exterior to the amazing man beneath. I loved that these two just got one another. Yes, they’d been around each other for years, but they really hadn’t taken the time to look beyond the surface, but I tell you, these two have intense chemistry, and they also are both very possessive of each other. Their encouragement, their love, their friendship, is almost beyond words. They have the power to last. That is what is felt, by the end of the book, hence ALL THE TEARS!!!🥹😍😭

“Gavin was all about long walks on the beach, holding hands, and candlelight dinners. Me? I just wanted to set fire to everything.”

Loved it and can’t wait to see who falls next!❤️

Synopsis:
This is the fourth book in Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine’s best-selling co-authored series of insanely sexy M/M college romance standalones with a scandalous goosebump-inducing edge.

What you can anticipate from POSSESSIVE PARK AVENUE PRINCE…

🔥 Bad boy
👑 Grumpy/sunshine
🔥 Alphahole
👑 Protective/possessive MC
🔥 Touch him and die vibe

Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven richer-than-sin legacies causing debauchery at the prestigious Astor University in Manhattan.
Some call us spoiled.
Some call us trouble.
But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.

Daire Connery
“The Bad Boy”

I’m not a man of many words. But when I do speak, it usually starts with F and ends with you.
Keep to myself. Don’t let anyone in. That’s how I like it.
That’s usually how everyone else likes it too. My scowl keeps them all away—all except him.

We may both be Park Avenue Princes, but we would never work.
We don’t belong in each other’s real worlds.
He’s too soft for mine; mine’s too harsh for his.

But I can’t stop thinking about him. About those pale grey eyes that see right through me. The ballsy way he gives right back whatever I dish out.
I like that. Respect it.
Want more of it…

Which is why when I find out his ex is bullying him, it makes me want to rip that bastard a new one. Makes me lose my goddamn mind.

Because no one touches Gavin Truitt. No one but me.

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Blog Tour – The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis

He’ll make her pay for her father’s crimes before taking revenge on the brothers who abandoned him.

The Hate I Feel, an all-new dark bully romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis, is now available!

Zayn Becker has struggled to protect his little brother in the aftermath of the car accident which claimed their parents’ lives. They lost everything that night except for each other. What subsequently happened at the group home devastated Roman and set Zayn on a vengeful path that leads to the elite. 

When a mysterious guardian emerges, Zayn is more than willing to help take down the brothers who abandoned him and Roman as babies. But first, he targets the sweet, innocent daughter of the man who owns the group home.

Emery Copeland lives a blissfully sheltered life as the only daughter of wealthy parents. She’s not looking for a new relationship when Zayn sweeps her off her feet at summer school. Giving him her V-card feels right until his betrayal is revealed and her world implodes.

Kaiden Anderson hasn’t stopped searching for the brothers his father gave away. His desire to find them is all-consuming, especially now it seems they’re in danger. 

Upon reuniting, Kai discovers Roman is broken and Zayn has a secret agenda. With the elite threat ever-present and their father in hiding overseas, Kai will stop at nothing to protect his youngest siblings. 

Zayn regrets hurting Emery, and he’s determined to win her back despite how she keeps pushing him away. Protecting her and Roman becomes his new goal, and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe.

Even if it means opening his heart to the brothers he once vowed to hate.

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“Are you sure you want to go through with this?” Everett asks as we loiter at the bottom of the stone steps leading to the building where our summer school classes are being held.

“What’s not to be sure about?” I pull a long drag of my cigarette, blowing smoke circles into the warm New York air. “I told you I’m going to make them pay. Every last fucker who has hurt me and Roman will suffer.”

“But Emery isn’t directly involved,” he protests, and it’s not the first time I’m hearing this argument from my best friend.

“No one asked you to enroll. If you’ve changed your mind, I can hack into the WLU system and remove you from the schedule.” I know he won’t back out because he needs this program as an excuse not to join his family in The Hamptons.

Everett blows strands of inky-black hair out of his eyes, turning to glare at me. “Quit being a dick. You know I’m on your side. I have stuck with you this far, and I’m not bailing. I just don’t like you using this chick to get back at her parents. She’s innocent.”

Tossing my cigarette butt on the ground, I stub it out with the toe of my sneaker. “But is she?” I arch a brow in his direction as I run a hand over my cropped dark hair. “She’s grown up surrounded by wealth. Living in her posh Tribeca penthouse. Vacationing in exotic locations. Wanting for nothing because of that asshole she calls Dad. She’s got to know he’s a shady fucker who hides his criminal enterprises behind a few legit businesses and fake charitable endeavors.” I swing my gaze around the imposing university campus. “If she’s here, she’s smart enough to know he didn’t generate that kind of wealth from a few tech shops and private group homes for troubled teens.”

“That doesn’t make this right,” he grumbles, removing a bottle of water from his backpack.

“What happened to my brother wasn’t right! You know what happened to Roman in that place,” I growl, my mood instantly darkening. Everett is the only person I told what went down, and I expect more understanding. “You know how Winston Copeland laughed in my face when I told him what that bitch had done.” Pushing off the stone pillar I’m leaning on, I swipe my backpack off the ground, my skin prickling with unspent rage. “He didn’t give a shit about right and wrong, and I’m sure as fuck not going to lose sleep when I exact payment from his daughter and leave her ruined.” I grind my teeth as I stare at him. “No one is forcing you to be here. If you’ve suddenly developed a conscience, feel free to leave.”

I push past my buddy—the only guy who still talks to me at school—bristling with anger and pent-up frustration. Everett is hardly the poster child for morality, and he’s starting to get on my last nerve.

Climbing the steps two at a time, I head toward the entrance doors, not waiting to see if he follows. I push through the doors, walking in the direction of the registration office. Everett narrows the distance between us with his long-legged stride, falling into silent step beside me as I walk along the eerily quiet hallway.

This year is the first year West Lorian University has opened its doors to advanced high-school students who wish to take prerequisite college courses before starting senior year. It’s a joint initiative with West Lorian High and a few other private high schools across NYC, including my school.

When I hacked into Emery Copeland’s tablet and discovered she was signed up for the program, I wasted no time in applying. I knew I’d get in because I’m a straight-A student with an above-average IQ. Throw in the orphan card, and it’s a done deal.

Our parents were strict about studying, and all three of us were encouraged to achieve our full potential through extracurricular classes and regular supervised study sessions. I was luckier than Roman or Penelope because things seem to come easily to me, and I never forget something once I have learned it.

After we register and officially pick up our schedules, we make our way to the auditorium for our first class. I already downloaded our schedules last week, ensuring we were attending all the same classes as Copeland’s precious princess.

“She’s over there,” Everett mutters under his breath, subtly jerking his head to the right as we step foot in the auditorium.

I take a moment to study her as I walk along the row directly behind my prey. Emery’s dark-red hair hangs in soft waves down her back, bouncing gently as she turns her head to speak to the brunette in the seat beside her. Flawless pale skin peeks out from behind her hair, and her startling green eyes move in my direction as we make our approach.

I stare at her, fixing her with a challenging look that dares her to keep looking at me. Two pink spots appear on her cheeks before she twists her head around, refocusing on the conversation with her friend.

I drop into the seat directly behind her, purposely breathing heavily on her hair as I deposit my bag on the ground between my feet. She stiffens, ever so imperceptibly, and I smirk as I hold my head still for a few beats, letting her feel the intensity of my attention.

Everett claims the seat beside me, pulling shit from his bag.

The brunette whips her head around, narrowing her eyes at me. “Do you mind?” She gestures toward Emery.

“Fuck off.” I drill her with a look that usually sends people scurrying for the hills. But this chick has balls. She flips me the bird, and I chuckle as I settle back in my seat, deliberately pushing my feet against the back of Emery’s chair.

“Asshole,” the brunette murmurs, turning around as the professor steps onto the podium and calls for quiet.

The rest of the morning follows the same pattern. Us trailing Emery and her pint-sized friend from lecture hall to lecture hall, sitting behind them in every class. She doesn’t turn around, but from her rigid stance, I know she’s aware of me. Most likely, she’s trying to figure me out.

I know I’m making her nervous, so I’ll consider that a win.

During lunch, I choose the table directly in front of them, situating myself so I’m staring her in the face.

“I thought the plan was to fuck her,” Everett says before biting into his burger.

“That’s still the plan.” I stab a piece of chicken, chewing it slowly as I drill a hard glare at the pretty redhead. Two nerds with slicked-back hair, wearing almost identical white polos with khaki shorts, slide onto the seats beside them, and I watch as Emery makes polite conversation while pretending she doesn’t feel my hatred burning a hole in the side of her skull.

“How does glaring at her like she’s the she-devil accomplish that goal?” Everett inquires.

“Chicks dig assholes. I’m just giving her what she wants.” I pierce my fork into another piece of chicken, watching Emery blush at something dweeb number one says.

Everett chuckles. “I’m glad I stuck around for this.” He sure has changed his tune. “I can’t wait to see how you get her to drop her panties in four weeks. She might as well have virgin stamped on her forehead.”

“You doubt my skills?” I tear my gaze from my target for a few seconds, quirking a brow at my friend.

“Fuck no. I’ll never bet against you.” His lips curl at the corners. “If you could persuade Terri Vickers to let you fuck her while Gray was in the next room at Crawford’s party, I know you’ve got this in the bag.”

I refocus on Emery, pleased to find her inquisitive eyes already on me. I stare at her as I make a meal out of licking my fork, enjoying the blush creeping up her neck. Dweeb number two glances over at me, a frown marring his brow, and I flip him off because he’s annoying me. She purses her lips in distaste, and I fight a smile.

Princess Emery is so prim and proper with her fake superiority and misguided pride.

I can’t wait to dirty her up.

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New Release – The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis

He’ll make her pay for her father’s crimes before taking revenge on the brothers who abandoned him.

The Hate I Feel, an all-new dark bully romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis, is now available!

Zayn Becker has struggled to protect his little brother in the aftermath of the car accident which claimed their parents’ lives. They lost everything that night except for each other. What subsequently happened at the group home devastated Roman and set Zayn on a vengeful path that leads to the elite. 

When a mysterious guardian emerges, Zayn is more than willing to help take down the brothers who abandoned him and Roman as babies. But first, he targets the sweet, innocent daughter of the man who owns the group home.

Emery Copeland lives a blissfully sheltered life as the only daughter of wealthy parents. She’s not looking for a new relationship when Zayn sweeps her off her feet at summer school. Giving him her V-card feels right until his betrayal is revealed and her world implodes.

Kaiden Anderson hasn’t stopped searching for the brothers his father gave away. His desire to find them is all-consuming, especially now it seems they’re in danger. 

Upon reuniting, Kai discovers Roman is broken and Zayn has a secret agenda. With the elite threat ever-present and their father in hiding overseas, Kai will stop at nothing to protect his youngest siblings. 

Zayn regrets hurting Emery, and he’s determined to win her back despite how she keeps pushing him away. Protecting her and Roman becomes his new goal, and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe.

Even if it means opening his heart to the brothers he once vowed to hate.

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New Release – Heartless Monster by Rachel Leigh

Heartless Monster by Rachel Leigh is live!

A Dark and Sexy, Enemies-to-Lovers, Step-Sibling Romance from USA Today and International Bestselling Author, Rachel Leigh.

Rome Cromwell isn’t just football royalty in our town.

He’s a heartless monster out for revenge,

And I’m the ordinary girl with his target on her back.

One year ago my knight in shining armor stepped out of the fog and rescued me. 

With a simple thank you and an “I owe you one”, I was on my way. 

Little did I know, that was only the start of our deranged story.

Now our parents are married and we’re living under the same roof. 

My new step-brother presents himself as a masked villain with strikingly good looks and a hypnotic appeal. 

Girls want him. 

His friends want to be him. 

But I only want to run from him. 

I see beneath his cracked facade into the heart of the beast.

Rome blames me for the fight that left his football career in shambles.

And he hasn’t forgotten I’m in his debt. 

Now his claws are digging in so deep, I fear I won’t survive. 

Rome no longer wants to save me. 

He only wants to own me. 

To break me.

Piece by piece by piece.

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Rachel Leigh is a USA Today and International bestselling author of new adult and contemporary romances.

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Review – Painful Love by T. Ashleigh and Addison Beck

Painful Love; Kings of Aces #2
(#2 within a series)

Publication Date: April 9, 2024

Genre/Tropes: Forbidden/Gang/Dark/Age Gap/Antihero/MM Romance

Author: Addison Beck and T. Ashleigh

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
Painful Love is a whirlwind of two obsessive, deeply disturbed men who fall for one another. This isn’t a fluffy tale of sunshine and roses, it’s gray meeting darker shades of gray. However, it is a story that highlights love is love in every way. When two people are meant to be together they just fit and Bunky and Whaley are two puzzle pieces that fit no matter how you spin them. It’s crazy, it’s passionate, and at times it’s a little psycho, but that’s love.

From the beginning we have spunky, over-the-top Bunky who absolutely knows what he wants and that is falling for Whaley, who is not only older, but gruffer and would seem opposite, but they have a lot in common. While Whaley does his best to keep Bunky at arms length…at least in the beginning…it is like trying to hold back a tornado.

“His soul screams to mine.” 🫠🥵

God, I adore Bunky. He knows he’s impulsive, sporadic, and obsessive, no one needs to tell him that. He is solid in his convictions. He wants Whaley and deep down he knows Whaley is the only person who could love him for the person he is. It’s so pure, at its core, it’s really hard not to side with Bunky’s obsessive thought processes.

“When I see Whaley. God, he always makes my heart throw up glitter.”

However, Whaley isn’t ready to take on Bunky’s demons along with his own, at least not at first. Bunky is persuasive, or like a fungus that won’t go away 😂…and as Whaley let’s his guard down it’s not long until these two become obsessed with each other. It’s beautiful.

Their obsession makes their love bond like cement with super glue and resin. Making their love so strong that nothing could pull them apart.

“There’s no longer a me without him.”

This book is well written, intersecting plots between the first book and what I imagine will be the next one. I can hardly wait for how that to play out, but as for Whaley and Bunky these two are hotter than the sun and I have a total crush.

Synopsis:

Whaley-

My life has been a series of one nightmare after another. Every day is a fight to be stronger as I try to outrun the past that refuses to give me peace. Somehow, I managed to keep myself under control…

Until Bunky messed it all up.

His soul screams to mine in a way that awakens every part of me, even the parts I’ve tried to keep buried. We’re a jagged fit, a match made in Hell, but I can’t have him because together we’d burn the world to the ground.

Bunky doesn’t see that. He’d rather fuel the toxic fire of obsession than give up, and I don’t know how much longer I can hold out before I cave to the demon that everyone should fear.

Including him.

Bunky-

I’m not what most people would consider normal.

Everything in my life is touched by darkness and shaped by my past. Living life constantly on the brink of being swallowed up by the monster that wants to consume me is exhausting, so I drowned myself in vices to try and smother the memories.

Until I realized all I needed was my missing piece.

Whaley flipped a switch in my brain, making me see he was meant to be mine, but he’s not letting us be together like we were made to. He’s too worried we’ll destroy everything in our path if we give in to the connection that tethers us together.

Good thing I have no problem watching the world burn if it means I get him.

ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀɢᴇ-ɢᴀᴘ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏ. ᴍɪx ɪɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏxɪᴄ ᴠɪʙᴇꜱ, ʟᴏᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴘᴀꜱᴛꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.

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Review – The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis

The Hate I Feel; Rydeville Elite #7
(#7 within a series)

Publication Date: April 2, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/Dark/Bully/Intrigue/Found Family Romance

Author: Siobhan Davis

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
Part of the Rydeville series, this story fits in after Sawyer and before Drew.

Zayn and Roman have been lost to the Anderson brothers for years; through a chain of events which led them to being adopted and untraceable. Now young adults, these boys have led very different lives than their four older brothers; Kaiden, Maverick, Harley, and Joaquin Anderson. Now the four older brothers want nothing more than to reunite with the younger two, but Zayn has other plans.

Zayn is full of anger and seeking revenge, while Roman is sweet, but also loyal to the only brother he’s only ever known. That’s not saying Roman doesn’t crave more, but their lives haven’t been easy and Zayn is fiercely protective. I wanted to smack some sense into him multiple times, but he’s totally reminiscent of another brother…which he gets reminded of repeatedly. 😉

This book revolves around all of the brothers-which made me fangirl numerous times-, but for the most part it mainly focuses on Zayn and the girl who enters his life, Emery.

Emery is an intriguing character. She has her before Zayn, more demure persona, and then her after Zayn, fiercer persona. I won’t say why there is a before and after transformation, except that I enjoyed all the layers she was able to reveal because of it.

Their coupleship is sometimes second fiddle to the overall Rydeville plot, but honestly it didn’t even dawn on me because there is so much meat to the entire book. Siobhan does such a great job at writing big family series’ and incorporating all of the characters that come with that huge undertaking. This book was not only the continuation of the overall Rydeville series, but also a starting point for another branch of characters to begin their own❤️. It’s a wonderful mix and this is the book to make all of this happen.

So, yes! This was a reunion, of sorts, for fans. 🥰 But is was also a story filled with intrigue and dark shadows. Zayn and Emery have a lot to figure out before heading into a happily ever after together, but that is what makes reading Siobhan so exciting.

Synopsis:
Want to know what has happened to the missing Anderson brothers? Find out in The Hate I Feel.

This Rydeville Elite spin-off was originally published as a short story in the Hot Summer School Nights anthology, which has since been unpublished. It has now been updated, extended, and re-released as an extended book, just before Drew the final book in the series releases.

The Hate I Feel, an all-new dark bully romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis, is coming April 2nd!

He’ll make her pay for her father’s crimes before taking revenge on the brothers who abandoned him.

Zayn Becker has struggled to protect his little brother in the aftermath of the car accident which claimed their parents’ lives. They lost everything that night except for each other. What subsequently happened at the group home devastated Roman and set Zayn on a vengeful path that leads to the elite.

When a mysterious guardian emerges, Zayn is more than willing to help take down the brothers who abandoned him and Roman as babies. But first, he targets the sweet, innocent daughter of the man who owns the group home.

Emery Copeland lives a blissfully sheltered life as the only daughter of wealthy parents. She’s not looking for a new relationship when Zayn sweeps her off her feet at summer school. Giving him her V-card feels right until his betrayal is revealed and her world implodes.

Kaiden Anderson hasn’t stopped searching for the brothers his father gave away. His desire to find them is all-consuming, especially now it seems they’re in danger.
Upon reuniting, Kai discovers Roman is broken and Zayn has a secret agenda. With the elite threat ever-present and their father in hiding overseas, Kai will stop at nothing to protect his youngest siblings.

Zayn regrets hurting Emery, and he’s determined to win her back despite how she keeps pushing him away. Protecting her and Roman becomes his new goal, and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe.

Even if it means opening his heart to the brothers he once vowed to hate.

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Review – Heartless Monster by Rachel Leigh

Heartless Monster
(standalone)

Publication Date: March 29, 2024

Genre/Tropes: New Adult/Step-Sibling/Enemies-to-Lovers/Intrigue/Forbidden/Bully Romance

Author: Rachel Leigh

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
Intense, full of red flags, and an MC who falls first…YES PLEASE!! My heart began to race from all the warnings before the book even began and I was ready to dive in. I love Rachel’s crazy-psycho characters and Rome Cromwell completely fits the bill, I fell in love! 😍

No good deed goes unpunished..or so the saying goes. Elodie thought she was doing the right thing one fateful night, but instead it set the tone and fate for her senior year when she meets her new stepbrother right before school begins. That good deed begins her punishment from the very man she thought she was helping, Rome Cromwell. She is strong, doesn’t easily back down and Ioved her passion. 🫶

Rome has one thing circling his mind; payback for the person who is responsible for taking away everything in his life and her name is Elodie, his new stepsister. Lately all he feels is anger. He’s become a heartless monster with a constant rage building inside of him that needs to be let out and Elodie is the perfect outlet. He rules the school as you’d expect from this kind of book, but he also has his vulnerable moments when you’d least expect it.

These two burn slowly with heated looks, lots of barbs, and fighting their feelings at every turn. There is also slight intrigue, which intensifies the heat between these two. 🔥 It was great with the perfect twists and the right amount of darkness.

Synopsis:
Rome Cromwell isn’t just football royalty in our town.

He’s a heartless monster out for revenge,

And I’m the ordinary girl with his target on her back.

One year ago my knight in shining armor stepped out of the fog and rescued me.

With a simple thank you and an “I owe you one”, I was on my way.

Little did I know, that was only the start of our deranged story.

Now our parents are married and we’re living under the same roof.

Rome presents himself as a masked villain with strikingly good looks and a hypnotic appeal.

Girls want him.

His friends want to be him.

But I only want to run from him.

I see beneath his cracked facade into the heart of the beast.

He blames me for the fight that left his football career in shambles.

And he hasn’t forgotten I’m in his debt.

Now his claws are digging in so deep, I fear I won’t survive.

Rome no longer wants to save me.

He only wants to own me.

To break me.

Piece by piece by piece.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥

🤭 step-Sibling
👀 enemies to lovers
🔥 bully
😏 forced proximity
🌷 virgin heroine
🏈sports romance

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Blog Tour – Hit Me With Your Best Shot Anthology

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𝐇𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭, a sports romance anthology by six of your favorite authors is live!! ⁣
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Participating authors include Saffron Kent, Becca Steele, S.J. Sylvis, Maggie Rawdon, Ki Stephens and Jay McLean. We are thrilled to share this amazing book with you!!! ⁣
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𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀:

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𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝙼𝙰𝙳𝙴 𝙼𝙴 𝙳𝙾 𝙸𝚃 𝚋𝚢 𝚂𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗 𝙺𝚎𝚗𝚝⁣
Soccer Romance/Age Gap/ Single Dad/Nanny/ Dirty Talk/ Spicy ⁣
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𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙳 𝚋𝚢 𝙺𝚒 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚜⁣
College Soccer/ Childhood Friends to Strangers to Lovers/ Oblivious to love ⁣
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𝚃𝙴𝙼𝙿𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚋𝚢 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚎⁣
M/M Romance/ College Romance/ UK Setting/ Soccer Player/Adult Content Creator ⁣
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𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷 𝚋𝚢 𝚂.𝙹. 𝚂𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚒𝚜⁣
Hockey Romance/Roommates /Brother’s Best Friend/Forbidden Romance/ Spicy Lessons⁣
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𝙾𝙽𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚐𝚒𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚠𝚍𝚘𝚗⁣
Friends to lovers/ Single Dad/ Football/ Sports Romance/Runaway Bride/ He falls first ⁣
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𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙿𝙰𝙽𝚈 𝙾𝙵 𝙳𝙰𝚁𝙺𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝚋𝚢 𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙼𝚌𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚗⁣
Sports/ Basketball Romance/ Boy next door/ Small town/ Opposites attract/ Fake dating-ish/ Grief/trauma healing⁣
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𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙭 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨.⁣

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Blog Tour – Heartbreaker Handoff by Lex Martin

Get ready to swoon! Heartbreaker Handoff by Lex Martin is here!!

HEARTBREAKER HANDOFF BY LEX MARTINRelease Date: March 8thGenre/Tropes: Sports Romance / Baby Isn’t His (But no cheating) / Football player/cheerleader / Forbidden Romance / Coach’s daughter / He falls first / Fake Dating / Small Town / Slow Burn But Steamy

This sizzling sports romance follows a sassy cheerleader and a charming football player as they navigate a fake dating scheme turned real, all while dealing with the consequences of unexpected parenthood and forbidden love in a small-town setting. Can they defy the odds and find their happily ever after?

Find out in this angsty, friends-to-lovers tale that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last!

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Billy’s not my baby daddy, but he doesn’t mind pretending to be…

I’m a Division 1 cheerleader with hopes of becoming a sports broadcaster. None of my plans for college include getting knocked up by a cheating ex who just got engaged to another girl.

When my father finds out I’m pregnant, he goes ballistic. That’s when my BFF, bad boy Billy Babcock, comes to my rescue and agrees to “take responsibility.”

Billy and I solidify our contract on a napkin—he’ll pretend to be my baby’s father, and I’ll help him clean up his image. The only problem is my father, the football coach, hates Billy. He warned me off dating players a long time ago, and he thinks Billy’s the biggest player out there.

Now that we’re in a “relationship,” Billy thinks we should spend some quality naked time together, but I’m worried about crossing that line. Because athletic guys with big muscles, intricate tattoos, and sexy smirks are my biggest weakness, and Billy ticks off all those boxes.

Can my football player “boyfriend” walk the straight and narrow for me?

Or did I just get handed off from one heartbreaker to another?

Heartbreaker Handoff is an angsty, friends-to-lovers, forbidden romance featuring a sassy cheerleader, who’s about to be a single mother, and a criminally charming football player determined to prove he’s the man for her, one sizzling kiss at a time. Heartbreaker Handoff is a dual POV standalone in the USA Today-bestselling series Varsity Dads.

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Lex Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of The Varsity Dad Dilemma, the Texas Nights series, and the Dearest series, books she hopes readers love but her parents avoid. A former high school English teacher and freelance journalist, she resides in Texas with her husband, twin daughters, and a bunny named Dandelion.

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New Release – Hit Me With Your Best Shot Anthology

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𝐇𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭, a sports romance anthology by six of your favorite authors is live!! ⁣
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Participating authors include Saffron Kent, Becca Steele, S.J. Sylvis, Maggie Rawdon, Ki Stephens and Jay McLean. We are thrilled to share this amazing book with you!!! ⁣
⁣
𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀:

⁣

𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝙼𝙰𝙳𝙴 𝙼𝙴 𝙳𝙾 𝙸𝚃 𝚋𝚢 𝚂𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗 𝙺𝚎𝚗𝚝⁣
Soccer Romance/Age Gap/ Single Dad/Nanny/ Dirty Talk/ Spicy ⁣
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𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙳 𝚋𝚢 𝙺𝚒 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚜⁣
College Soccer/ Childhood Friends to Strangers to Lovers/ Oblivious to love ⁣
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𝚃𝙴𝙼𝙿𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚋𝚢 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚎⁣
M/M Romance/ College Romance/ UK Setting/ Soccer Player/Adult Content Creator ⁣
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𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷 𝚋𝚢 𝚂.𝙹. 𝚂𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚒𝚜⁣
Hockey Romance/Roommates /Brother’s Best Friend/Forbidden Romance/ Spicy Lessons⁣
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𝙾𝙽𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚐𝚒𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚠𝚍𝚘𝚗⁣
Friends to lovers/ Single Dad/ Football/ Sports Romance/Runaway Bride/ He falls first ⁣
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𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙿𝙰𝙽𝚈 𝙾𝙵 𝙳𝙰𝚁𝙺𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝚋𝚢 𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙼𝚌𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚗⁣
Sports/ Basketball Romance/ Boy next door/ Small town/ Opposites attract/ Fake dating-ish/ Grief/trauma healing⁣
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𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙭 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨.⁣

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Blog Tour – Jump on Three by Julia Wolf

Jump on Three by J. Wolf is now live!

Releasing: March 7, 2024

-Rules are my favorite.

-Order relaxes me.

-Tattooed boys with shaggy hair and soulful eyes are strictly off-limits.

I’ve recently come to the conclusion I’m bad at boyfriends. But as terrible as I am at choosing them, even I would never consider my sister’s former crush–tall, growly, enigmatic Ivan Sokolov. That’s a line I won’t cross, even if Delilah is way over him.

Ivan is just my swim teammate.

The guy who walks me to class and shares his playlists.

And he’s the person who keeps stealing my study room. Sure, there are others, but room three is mine. Which I let him know, in no uncertain terms.

The thing is, Ivan thinks my bluntness is adorable. He’s not scared off by my dozens of questions or need to move. My quirks are cute to him.

And I…well, I can’t stop looking at him, even though I shouldn’t. I also can’t resist following him–just a little–to find out his secrets.

I know better. Bullies and a life that hasn’t always been kind have toughened me up. I’m a realist and this is black and white.

Except when Ivan’s lips touch mine and my orderly world is turned upside down, I suddenly start to see how beautiful gray can be.

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Meet Julia

Julia Wolf writes sexy rockers, broken bad boys, snarky heroines, and bad ass women. She’s a firm believer in happily ever afters, no matter how rocky the road is to get there.

Julia lives in Maryland with her husband and three crazy, beautiful children. When she’s not writing romance, she’s reading it. Some of her favorite things are, in no particular order: goats, books, coffee, and Target.

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Blog Tour – Ignited by Becca Steele

💛NEW RELEASE💛

 𝐈G𝐍I𝐓E𝐃 (𝐿𝒮𝒰 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 3) by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Becca Steele is LIVE! Don’t miss this M/M, new adult, student/professor, college romance!!!

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From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Becca Steele comes a new standalone student/professor college romance.

My life was perfect. A dream degree course, amazing friends, a different guy every weekend.

Until him.

One night.

No names.

We thought we’d never see each other again.

But the man that blew my mind turns out to be Dr. Wilder, a lecturer at my university with a reputation of being cold and unapproachable.

Completely wrong for me.

He’s a teacher. I’m a student.

Did I mention my housemates loathe him?

It was only supposed to be a one-night stand…until it wasn’t.

Now, we can’t seem to stay away from each other.

He’s turning my world upside down.

We’re in too deep.

There’s only one way this can end, and neither of us are prepared to face the consequences…

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Ignited is an M/M new adult student/professor college romance, and is the third book in the LSU series. Each book can be read as a standalone.

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Catch up on the rest of the series!
#0.5 Collided (stepbrother, enemies to lovers, musician)
#1 Blindsided (enemies to friends to lovers, sports, roommates)
#2 Sidelined (best friends to lovers, sports, roommates)

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ABOUT BECCA STEELE

Becca Steele is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of M/F and M/M romance. She currently lives in the south of England with her husband, two kids, and a whole horde of characters that reside inside her head.

When she’s not writing, you can find her reading or watching Netflix, usually with a glass of wine in hand. Failing that, she’ll be online hunting for memes, or wasting time making her 500th Spotify playlist.

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Blog Tour – On Guard by Andi Jaxon and JR Gray

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Selling my virginity wasn’t how I saw my first week of college going.

On Guard, an all-new must-read, enemies to lovers, MM romance from bestselling authors Andi Jaxon and J.R. Gray is now available!

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But after my parents cut me off, an offer from a gorgeous rich stranger doesn’t sound so bad. 

It’s only twenty-four hours and I’ll never have to see him again. 

Wrong. 

Much to my horror, the stranger is Oliver Godfrey, the captain of my fencing team. 

And as if that isn’t bad enough, his parents own half the city. 

There is no escape from him or the way he makes me feel. 

He’s everything I don’t want. 

And everything I need.

A playboy like him shouldn’t look at me twice, so why is he ruining my life? 

But what Oliver wants, Oliver gets, and he wants me. 

He’s arrogant, possessive, and infuriatingly obsessed with me. 

This can’t work. 

His parents want him to marry an heiress so I can’t keep him. 

All I can have is stolen moments hidden in the dark. 

He’s going to destroy me and I’m going to let him.

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I can’t bring myself to look him in the eye. Someone like him won’t care about my problems. I doubt he’s ever had money issues. He was probably born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
“It’s just life.” I shrug when he doesn’t walk away.
“You’re a student here. A freshman, if I’m assessing the situation right.” He pauses, and I can feel his gaze scanning over me. “So what could it be . . .” His words aren’t unkind, but they are probing. “Family issues or money issues.”
Ding ding ding.
How did he know? Is it written on my face? A stamp on my forehead?
“I must be easy to read.” I suck in a shaky breath to collect myself and keep my voice steady. “Both.”
“Ah, yes, I can see how one would easily follow the other.” He takes a seat on the bench next to me. “Want to talk about it?”
“Not really.” I laugh without humor. “It’s not going to help.”
“You never know. Sometimes discussing things with a stranger can give you a perspective you might not have seen yourself. What do you have to lose? I don’t know you, and you don’t know me. Even if you told me the innermost details in your heart, I don’t know your name.”
“You know where I live, and we go to the same school.” I assume anyway.
“You live in a building with hundreds of other kids, and we go to a school that’s attendance is in the tens of thousands. It’s nearly the same as being anonymous. You don’t seem like you have anyone else to talk to. I’m a good listener, I promise.”
I exhale a weary breath I feel in my bones, knowing he’s right. I don’t have anyone else. “My parents cut me off because they think I slept with my high school boyfriend.” I sneak a half glance at him to gauge how he’ll react to my statement.
Stone face. Not even a single twitch of his mouth.
“And I thought I had it all figured out,” I continue, just to fill the awkward silence. “I had my loans lined up and a job. I knew it wouldn’t be easy to juggle all the work and studying, but I really thought I could do it.” I swallow back a sob, refusing to let anymore weakness show. But my chest is tight, and my stupid lip trembles.
“What happened?”
“I got fired, and my first loan payment hasn’t processed yet, and while the school will wait, nothing else will.” I pull my knees into my chest and drop my head to hide the fresh wave of tears threatening to fall down my face.
“The school will wait. Is there a textbook you need or a computer? Usually you can sit in the library and use theirs. They don’t let anyone check them out for this exact circumstance.”
Well, that solved one problem. “I didn’t know that. Thank you, but textbooks were the lowest on my list of emergencies.”
“What am I missing? What is higher?” He gives me another once-over, finally settling on my face with his deep probing blue eyes.
“I had to skip a meal plan because I couldn’t afford it. I only got so much aid and scholarships, and because they take into account my parents’ income, they wouldn’t loan me anymore, and my parents won’t help, so I had to remove something. I thought if I worked I could at least buy textbooks and food if I’m really careful, but then I got fired, and I’ve put in dozens and dozens of applications, but no one has called me back, and my phone will be shut off if I don’t pay in a few days, so they won’t even be able to call me. I have six dollars to my name, and I’ve been over and over it, and I can’t make it work. I’m down to my last ramen.” I’m barely breathing at the end of my rant. My face flushes with frustration and embarrassment. I should be able to figure this out, to take care of myself, but I can’t. I can’t get a break, and I’m tired of trying.
He doesn’t say anything for a long time. I’m pretty sure he’s attempting to come up with an exit strategy.
“You don’t have to stay and keep listening to me. I know it’s a lot of word vomit from a stranger. No need to say anything. I know you want to find a nice way to leave,” I mumble as I pick at a string on my pants.
“You’re quite wrong on the direction you think my mind went.”
I meet his eyes for the first time. He’s younger than his style suggests, or maybe he has a young face, but where at first I’d thought he was a doctoral or master’s student, he’s probably not more than a few years older than me. “What were you thinking?”
His expression strains between amusement and a deeper ruefulness, but that doesn’t give me any clues to what he’s thinking. “I shouldn’t say. My mind goes a lot of places better left off public consumption.”
“Can it be worse than the direction my life is already going?”
“That entirely depends on your definition of bad and proclivity to solve your problems with out-of-the-box thinking.” He shrugs, smile not wavering.
“I’m willing to try almost anything at this point.” My voice has a breathy quality I’ve never heard from myself before.
“Have you tried the food pantries?”
I scoff. “Don’t tell me that’s what you had in mind? And yes, one. I’m only allowed to get one box a month, and the other is run by my parents and their church. I know the second I show my face in there, they’d know about it.” I realize after I said it how easily I can be found with that information, but what did it really matter?
“Zealots for relatives. Delightful.”
“Hardly.” I let out another shuttering breath. “Thanks for listening. I should pull myself together and go hand out resumes.”
“But of course, I won’t keep you.” He stands but lingers. “Would you like a different way to earn a few thousand dollars?”
I cough as my eyes bug out of my head. “A few thousand dollars? I’m not selling drugs.”
“It’s not selling drugs, and I can assure you it’s legal.” He’s almost amused by my response.
I narrow my eyes, not believing him. “If there was a way to make thousands in a night without selling drugs, wouldn’t everyone be doing it?”
“No, because I wouldn’t pay just anyone.” He’s not amused now but watching me with a heat in his gaze that I’ve never felt before.
My heart skips a beat or two, and my breath catches in my throat. “Wh-what do you mean?”
“Give me twenty-four hours of your time, and I’ll give you, say, a thousand dollars.” There’s no hesitation. He offered the amount like it’s pocket change. That much money might get me through the whole semester if I’m careful.
“Twenty-four hours of my time to do what?” My voice cracks. Deep down in my gut, I know.
“Anything I want.” The seductive lilt to his voice has my stomach fluttering.
I gasp, despite knowing what he’d meant. “I couldn’t.” But I want to.
“No? Not even to not starve?” I shake my head. “Thanks for the offer, but I really can’t. I’ve-I’ve never slept with anyone.”
He cocks his head to the side. “But you said . . .”
“I said my parents thought. I didn’t say it was true.” My voice quivers, betraying me even more.
He blinks, but his smile returns with vigor. “You’re kidding.”
“No,” I whisper.
“Why didn’t you tell the zealots as much? Surely, they would have accepted you back into the fold.”
“Because they wouldn’t believe me, and they wanted me to put off going to college until I’m more mature.” I jut out my chin out, not ashamed I’ve chosen myself.
“A bit of spirit then. I like it.” He lingers for another moment before reaching into his inner jacket pocket and pulling out a metal case. He takes a card from it and holds it out. “Three thousand dollars for twenty-four hours. You don’t have to answer now. Think it over.”
I take the heavy black card from him expecting to find a name, but there is only a number, and when I look up, he’s gone.
I know I can’t do it, but three thousand dollars . . .

ABOUT ANDI JAXON

From Dyslexic kid with a love of Algebra to a published author, no one expected me to become an author. I love to write about tortured pasts and hot sex, a happily ever after that has to be worked for. My stories tend to be contemporary with a few little dark elements and some comic relief, typically in the form of sarcasm.

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New Release – Ignited by Becca Steele

💛NEW RELEASE💛

 𝐈G𝐍I𝐓E𝐃 (𝐿𝒮𝒰 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 3) by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Becca Steele is LIVE! Don’t miss this M/M, new adult, student/professor, college romance!!!

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From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Becca Steele comes a new standalone student/professor college romance.

My life was perfect. A dream degree course, amazing friends, a different guy every weekend.

Until him.

One night.

No names.

We thought we’d never see each other again.

But the man that blew my mind turns out to be Dr. Wilder, a lecturer at my university with a reputation of being cold and unapproachable.

Completely wrong for me.

He’s a teacher. I’m a student.

Did I mention my housemates loathe him?

It was only supposed to be a one-night stand…until it wasn’t.

Now, we can’t seem to stay away from each other.

He’s turning my world upside down.

We’re in too deep.

There’s only one way this can end, and neither of us are prepared to face the consequences…

Start the series today: https://mybook.to/LSUcollided

Ignited is an M/M new adult student/professor college romance, and is the third book in the LSU series. Each book can be read as a standalone.

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Catch up on the rest of the series!
#0.5 Collided (stepbrother, enemies to lovers, musician)
#1 Blindsided (enemies to friends to lovers, sports, roommates)
#2 Sidelined (best friends to lovers, sports, roommates)

Read Kay’s Review: Ignited

ABOUT BECCA STEELE

Becca Steele is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of M/F and M/M romance. She currently lives in the south of England with her husband, two kids, and a whole horde of characters that reside inside her head.

When she’s not writing, you can find her reading or watching Netflix, usually with a glass of wine in hand. Failing that, she’ll be online hunting for memes, or wasting time making her 500th Spotify playlist.

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Review – Hit Me With Your Best Shot Sports Anthology

Hit Me With You Best Shot; Sports Anthology
(Anthology)

Publication Date: March 15, 2024

Genre/Tropes: Sports Anthology

Author: Saffron A. Kent, Becca Steele, S.J. Sylvis, Maggie Rawdon, Ki Stephens, Jay McLean

Review Rating: 5 Gold Stars

Review/Synopsis:

Review:
Love sports and the intense men who play them? I know I do. Six authors who also crave those same things contributed new stories to this anthology. Each short story targets a different sport, different tropes, and different levels of spiciness. It’s a great way to read a new story by an author you already love and also a great chance to read a new author who writes in the tropes you obviously love too.  Here are just a few of the stories contained within that I took a peek at:

𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝙼𝙰𝙳𝙴 𝙼𝙴 𝙳𝙾 𝙸𝚃 𝚋𝚢 𝚂𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗 𝙺𝚎𝚗𝚝⁣–
Soccer Romance/Small Age Gap/ Single Dad/Nanny/ Dirty Talk/ Angsty

This story is about Meadow and Riot. Riot is a single dad who plays professional soccer on the same team as the Thorne brothers, also under the eldest brother-Coach Thorne. This story takes place in Bardstown and the Thorne family does make a cameo for Kent fans, but the sole focus is on Meadow and Riot. Meadow is the nanny for Riot and like many of Kent’s books, it’s written mostly from the view of Meadow where she has a huge fixation on the older man in her life. Probably like I do on most of her books I went back and forth on liking the MC and wanting to kick him…hence the angst, but when Riot spends time with the Thorns…totally worth it.😂

𝚃𝙴𝙼𝙿𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚋𝚢 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚎⁣-
MM Romance/ College Romance/ UK Setting/ Soccer Player/Adult Content Creator/Bi-Awakening

I loved Niccolò in Ignited. He’s very outgoing and didn’t mince words. So when he meets Bennett for the first time, who isn’t sure what he is yet…as far as orientation…Nic is very forward. Niccolò’s personality is infectious and it’s not to say that Ben is shy, but he’s just – to be honest, has questions about guys and Nic is super sweet and very willing to help answer those questions. Even though I loved Niccolò and Bennett moments, the cameos from the other couples, especially Ander are hilarious. The “Ball club” 😂 Bennett, Ander, Levi, and Liam – footballers who now have boyfriends as Ander coined it…he’s definitely likes making Ben blush when answering Ben’s questions. I loved returning to LSU for this steamy short story.

𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷 𝚋𝚢 𝚂.𝙹. 𝚂𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚒𝚜⁣-
Hockey Romance/Roommates /Brother’s Best Friend/Forbidden Romance/Spicy Lessons⁣

With great enemies-to-lovers vibes, full of chemistry and spice, Nolan and Hannah make this spicy story worth jumping into. Hannah is forced to move in with her brother and his two roommates for the end of the semester. Nolan overhears a private conversation Hannah has about her last boyfriend and well….I’ll just say that the spice level goes up ten thousand degrees after that phone call. Even better, Sylvis announced at the end that this novella that this is just the first of a brand new hockey world that’s coming soon; Wilder U. From this tiny taste alone, I know I’m thirsty for more. The banter was spot on, the spicy level was intense, and the chemistry vibes between Nolan and Hannah were off the charts, so YES, I want more from Wilder U, please.

Synopsis:
All new sports romance stories from six bestselling authors!

They may be players on the field and rule over a million hearts. But watch them lose theirs in the all-new angsty and steamy stories by six of your favorite sports romance authors.

𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: ⁣

𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝙼𝙰𝙳𝙴 𝙼𝙴 𝙳𝙾 𝙸𝚃 𝚋𝚢 𝚂𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗 𝙺𝚎𝚗𝚝⁣
Soccer Romance/Age Gap/ Single Dad/Nanny/ Dirty Talk/ Angsty ⁣
⁣𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙳 𝚋𝚢 𝙺𝚒 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚜⁣
College Soccer/ Childhood Friends to Strangers to Lovers/ Oblivious to love ⁣
⁣𝚃𝙴𝙼𝙿𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚋𝚢 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚎⁣
M/M Romance/ College Romance/ UK Setting/ Soccer Player/Adult Content Creator/Bi-Awakening
⁣𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷 𝚋𝚢 𝚂.𝙹. 𝚂𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚒𝚜⁣
Hockey Romance/Roommates /Brother’s Best Friend/Forbidden Romance/Spicy Lessons⁣
⁣𝙾𝙽𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚐𝚒𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚠𝚍𝚘𝚗⁣
Friends to lovers/ Single Dad/ Football/ Sport Romance/Runaway Bride/He falls first ⁣
⁣𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙿𝙰𝙽𝚈 𝙾𝙵 𝙳𝙰𝚁𝙺𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝚋𝚢 𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙼𝚌𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚗⁣
Sports/ Basketball Romance/ Boy next door/ Small town/ Opposites attract/ Fake dating-ish/ Grief/trauma healing⁣
⁣
⁣𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙭 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨.⁣

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