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The One I Didn't See Coming by Piper Rayne is now live!  It’s the classic story—girl returns to her hometown only to end up moving in with her high school crush, who she hates. Returning to Willowbrook was my only option after Chicago chewed me up and spit me out. Technically, it wasn’t Chicago’s fault. It was his fault—the man I thought I knew who turned out to be a liar. My older sister, always the one to swoop in and fix things, secured me a job as a yoga instructor on her fiancé’s family ranch. As my self-assigned protector, she’s keeping one eye on me and one eye on Emmett Noughton, her fiancé’s brother. He’s the charming, fun-loving, take-life-as-it-comes kind of guy, and once upon a time, his name was scribbled in my notebooks. Back then, I was invisible to him. Now, he’s looking at me like I’m the only thing in the room. But he lost his chance with me a long time ago. It’s easy to keep him at arm’s length and nurse the grudge I’ve held onto for years. Until the house ...

The One I Stood Beside by Piper Rayne is now live!  It’s the classic story—best friends since childhood agree to a fake marriage, thinking they can pretend to love each other without their relationship changing. Jude would do anything for me. He’s stood by my side since we were six, and I’ve done the same for him. When my father dies, leaving our family farm drowning in debt and on the brink of being auctioned, I’m not surprised Jude steps in to help. I just never dreamed he’d fall to bended knee and devise a plan for us to fool everyone into thinking there’s more than a lifelong friendship between us. Soon, I’m moving into his house, we’re planning a wedding on his family’s ranch, and we discover a new side to our relationship. I keep reminding myself it’s not real—it’s only to secure a loan to save the farm. I’ve secretly loved Jude all my life, and now that I know how good we are together, I’m not sure we can return to being just friends. ***4.5 Stars*** Even though this i...

***5 Stars*** Great start to a new series (I didn’t know about the prequel One Last Summer until finishing the book)! I’m a huge fan of small town romances and all the crazy it can bring to a story and lemme tell you this one has some real good stuff going on as Ben comes back home and finds himself face to face with the girl he’s never stopped loving. I adored Ben and Gillian. Gillian is a fighter, sweet and sassy. Ben is a sweetheart, a bit clueless (for obvious reasons) but a good guy who is trying to figure out what to do next with his life. Their second chance journey was a lot of fun. I was definitely Team Gillian but as she and Ben continue to collide, it was easy to see that there was still a spark between them from how easy their flow was, even as Gillian attempted to keep Ben at bay. I loved how they worked through their pasts and worked to make a future together. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved how the town as a whole rallied to get Ben and Gillian back in each ot...

The Trouble with Runaway Brides by Piper Rayne is now live!  I should not still be hung up on my high school girlfriend. I’m a billionaire, with a penthouse in New York City, a private plane, and was recently crowned one of Manhattan’s most eligible bachelors. She’s engaged to my rival. A real prick of a guy whose family is about as famous as mine. So, pictures of the happy couple are plastered everywhere, and it’s driving me insane. The last time I spoke to her was my freshman year of college, and I never imagined I’d bump into her at a crowded restaurant in the busiest city in the world. But fate had other plans, and when I innocently suggest that the press wouldn’t bother with her wedding plans if she held it in our small Alaskan town where we grew up, I had no idea she’d take me seriously. Now, I find myself helping her plan the wedding at my dad’s luxury resort while the town’s gossip app follows our every move, afraid that their golden boy will get his heart broken t...

  The Issue with Bad Boy Roommates by Piper Rayne is now live!   I was only looking for a roommate… I’m the town widow. Not the only one, but the youngest by far. My husband died one year after our wedding, casting me as the charity case in my small Alaskan town. Since then, everyone—including my big family—try to keep me busy as if that will stop the haunting memories from resurfacing. Do I know it’s time to move on? Of course, but that’s easier said than done. Then Van Adler rides into town. His bad boy vibe complete with his motorcycle and tattoos causes my body to fill with need for the first time since my husband’s death. To make matters worse, he’s the one who answered my ad for a roommate. Sharing the close quarters of our two-bedroom apartment means I have to set some ground rules like keeping his rippled abs covered. Soon we become friends, he’s making me dinners, and we’re binge-watching television shows all night. T...

The Problem with Second Chances by Piper Rayne is now live! For Rylan Greene and me, it was simple. Love only got us so far. I’ve known him since we were six, long before he became the professional soccer star he is now. We’ve weaved in and out of one another’s lives as rivals, teammates, friends, and lovers. Until three years ago, when my life took a hit and I ran back to my small Alaskan town, Lake Starlight, away from anything or anyone that could hurt me. He’s never far from my mind, a constant pining ache in my heart, but I’ve convinced myself I’m better off. But now, my best friend announces her engagement and that means Rylan will return home to stand as best man to her fiancé. He’ll be back in my orbit for three whole weeks… but I can easily keep my distance. Sure, we’ll have to walk arm in arm down the aisle together, he’ll hold me close during the bridal party dance and we’ll stand for pictures next to each other. Nothing I can’t handle. I’m s...

Let’s say you’re an independent, self-sufficient woman who runs the family company and you find yourself falling for your little brother’s best friend. Now, more than ever, you need to count all the reasons why you need to abandon falling. Abandon Falling #1 –  He’s a womanizer. Hasn’t had a serious relationship a day in his life and changes women more often than he changes his sheets. Abandon Falling #2 –  He’s never serious. He cracks one-liners, mostly at your expense. Abandon Falling #3 –  When things go wrong, he seems unfazed and always remains in control. It’s  so  annoying. Abandon Falling #4 –  He has tattoos. Lots of them. Everywhere. Not to mention, he owns a tattoo parlor. (Damn it! Why doesn’t that sound like a bad thing anymore?) Abandon Falling #5 –  There’s a growing list of how different you two are. You can’t get along for fifteen minutes—a lifetime together would land one of y...

He’s the quiet brooding guy who’s owned my heart since I was sixteen but has refused to claim it. I’m the naïve woman who believes that someday our time will come. I just didn’t realize that someday would include waking up in Vegas with a raging hangover and a ring on my finger. If we believed in fate, maybe one of us would’ve trusted that something more powerful than ourselves interceded because our love is one of tangled vines. As twisted and frayed as they’ve become over the years, they’ve never broken. An annulment seemed like the easy way out. We should’ve known it wouldn’t be fate that intervened, but our Italian Mamas. They can deliver Oscar-worthy performances when heaping on the guilt. We thought it’d be easyHe’s the quiet brooding guy who’s owned my heart since I was sixteen but has refused to claim it. I’m the naïve woman who believes that someday our time will come. I just didn’t realize that someday would include waking up in Vegas with a ragin...

Let’s say you’re an independent, self-sufficient woman who runs the family company and you find yourself falling for your little brother’s best friend. Now, more than ever, you need to count all the reasons why you need to abandon falling. Abandon Falling #1 –  He’s a womanizer. Hasn’t had a serious relationship a day in his life and changes women more often than he changes his sheets. Abandon Falling #2 –  He’s never serious. He cracks one-liners, mostly at your expense. Abandon Falling #3 –  When things go wrong, he seems unfazed and always remains in control. It’s  so  annoying. Abandon Falling #4 –  He has tattoos. Lots of them. Everywhere. Not to mention, he owns a tattoo parlor. (Damn it! Why doesn’t that sound like a bad thing anymore?) Abandon Falling #5 –  There’s a growing list of how different you two are. You can’t get along for fifteen minutes—a lifetime together would land one of you in prison. ...