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  Title: Temptress Series: Whiskey Dolls Author: Jessica Prince Contemporary Romance; Small Town Romance single dad, tattooed hero, grumpy/sunshine, neighbors to lovers, spicy Who knew the grumpy single dad next door would turn out to be The One? As Sloane Chambers stood at her window and creeped on the new guy moving in next door, she was immediately drawn to the tattoos, muscles, and the way his jeans hugged his perfect . . . frame. But when she caught him hacking up her rose bushes with a chain saw, the battle was on. For Silas Bridger, moving to a new town and starting a new job was his chance for a fresh start. He’d already failed at being a husband, but he was determined to make things right with his teenage daughter and be the father she deserved. Which meant there was no room in his life for complications. Especially in the form of his gorgeous, sassy next-door neighbor.  When the attraction to Sloane becomes too intense to ignore, that line he kept firm...

Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels is now live! First rule of being a nanny? Don’t fall for the single dad, even if he is smoking hot. But that’s exactly what happens when grumpy small-town sheriff Asher Whitlock reluctantly hires me to take care of his daughter for the summer. Neither of us is thrilled with the arrangement, but he’s desperate for help, and I need the money for grad school this fall. All we need to do is keep our distance and remain professional . . . turns out, that’s easier said than done. Instead of focusing on my future, all I see is the strong jawline, crystal-blue eyes, and rock-hard body right in front of me. We try to resist each other, but we end up crossing every line until I’m in his bed. I tell myself it’s just this once. Okay, twice. All right, every night. But it’s got to end–he’s fourteen years older than me, with a kid and a stressful job. Have I mentioned my dad is his boss? Then there’s the past I’m try...

Smart Move, an all-new grumpy sunshine sweet romance by Amanda Pennington, is now available in Kindle Unlimited! Ivy Lunden is Team Keep Things Casual… I am Toby Azumah’s opposite in every way. I’m a pessimist; he’s an optimist. I’m into art; he’s into sports. Still, I’m highly entertained by our flirtationship.  When he finally talks me into a date, everything goes wrong. Chaos descends on my orderly life when my mother falls and needs nearly round-the-clock care. Add in my nosy neighbor, and my peace of mind has been turned inside out. When Toby, Mr. Best-Case Scenario himself, offers to help, I’m skeptical. A relationship with him would only make things more chaotic, right? Or maybe Toby is the real deal, and giving him a chance is a smart move after all. Toby Azumah is Team Happily Ever After… I’ve wanted to take the mysterious, beautiful Ivy Lunden to dinner ever since we met, and I’m confident she just needs a little time to warm up to the ide...

RULE #1: Do not catch feelings for the man who doesn't believe in love. An Armored Heart by RC Boldt is now live! Four months. That's how long I'll need to pretend to be Steele Cunningham's doting girlfriend. I agreed to this insanity only to save my restaurant. He's doing it because he needs someone outside his "social circle" to stick it to his meddling parents and clingy ex. Ruthless and emotionless in both his personal life and his career, Steele's ego rivals his net worth. Operating on joy and positivity—and a healthy bit of feistiness—I challenge him at every step. He's a tin man—heartless and cold. Falling for him would be a colossal mistake, because there's no chance he'll ever love me. He can't. After all, he's the man with an armored heart. ***5 ‘Team Ella’ Stars*** This book gave me everything my reading loving heart loves in a romance. Amazing characters ~ all of them, even the ones I want to throat pun...

***5 ‘Butterfly’ Stars*** So. Much. Goodness. Not that I didn’t expect it from the Savoie family as a whole, because I love them all, or from Clara and Henry after all the time they spent seeing each other, but NOT seeing each other *eye roll/grin* but this book had so many great moments, my book loving heart is all kinds of satisfied ~ yet, needing-wanting-demanding more because how does one not want to hang out more with this crazy, loving family. Now that I’ve gotten that out…Clara and Henry. I freakin’ loved and adored them both. Clara is kindness personified and while Henry is a bit on the grumpy side, and his heart is a bit bruised and battered, he is just a sweetheart. Their journey is a fun one from start to finish. I loved how balanced they were in their relationship and how they saw each other clearly and truly adored who they were at their cores. The angst was thankfully on the low end of the scale, but there were a few bumps that they had to work through and only made their...

Runaway Love by Melanie Harlow is now live! Yes, I'm a single dad who needs a nanny for the summer. But hire the stranded runaway bride who shows up on my doorstep in a wedding gown with no references, no skills, and no experience? No one is that desperate. Except within twenty-four hours, down-on-her-luck Veronica Sutton manages to charm my kids, my family, and half the population of Cherry Tree Harbor into believing she's perfect for the job. And for me. It's not that I can't see the appeal-those baby blue eyes? The endless legs? That mouth made for trouble? But I've got enough on my plate, raising two kids on my own and keeping the family business alive. I don't have the time or the inclination to fall for an outspoken city girl. So I should have kept my hands to myself. Holding her in my arms was a big mistake. Even worse? Spending the night together. She ignites a possessive fire in me that I'm finding hard to snuff out. But the most un...

One Look by Lena Hendrix is now live! I'm a full time single dad. A former NFL player turned coach, tasked with turning around a college team full of kids who either don't take it seriously or are determined to get injured.  I will absolutely not be falling for my new neighbor, despite the number of times my meddling brothers try to set us up. Lark Butler is pure chaos wrapped in gorgeous, infuriating sunshine.  She showed up out of nowhere—getting paid to cry at a funeral, no less. Who does that? But somewhere between offering her condolences and crawling out of a literal grave site, we've found ourselves tangled in the drama of Outtatowner, Michigan-my coastal hometown with a decades-old feud and two aunties determined to end it. I'm finally putting down roots so my daughter has a normal life and I need to forget about Lark. Forget the way it felt the night we kissed or what it's like to finally take something  just for  me . But when those sparks ig...

***5 ‘Crisis Cake’ Stars*** First and foremost ~ I warn all of you that you will be hungry while reading this, even if you don’t have a huge sweet tooth like myself, you’ll end up NEEDING food of some kind, so be warned.  Second ~ OMG,I freakin’ adored this book! The smalltown vibe, the grumpy/sunshine kinda insta but not thing going on and a whole slew of characters I seriously want to hang out with more…this baby had it all and made my romance loving heart oh, so, happy! I adored Nora and Rowan. ADORED. Nora is determined and quirky and sweet. Rowan is all kinds of grumpy, protective alpha as F*** male. They both have their demons and are constantly working with them, around them, through them, but they have really good hearts. Their journey is a strange mix of slow burn (OMG Slow burn, but OMG when the heat starts *fans face*) and insta all at the same time, but it worked for me. It takes awhile for them to get on the same page, the bumps in their journey sometimes seem endless,...

Knock Out, an all-new grumpy sunshine small town romance from Jiffy Kate, is now available in Kindle Unlimited! In the blink of an eye, Willow Bernard goes from stocking shelves at the Piggly Wiggly to kicking butt at Viking MMA.   Willow Bernard has taken a lot of hits in her twenty-two years but always manages to come back swinging. Hoping to fly under the radar for a change, she relocates to Green Valley. Her strategy works until one fateful phone call initiates a series of events that shakes up her quiet existence.  Tattooed adventure-seeker Ozzi Erickson goes where the wind takes him. When he blows into Green Valley for his big brother’s wedding—and to figure out his next move—he isn’t prepared for the knock-out punch coming his way.  With Ozzi sticking around the Tennessee mountain town, his brother gives him a temporary assignment as Willow Bernard’s trainer.  His job is to teach her how to fight. But will she have the skills ...