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New Release from Sawyer Bennett King (Pittsburgh Titans, Book #14) Synopsis:   J ack Kingston is known for his dominant playing skills on the ice, but off, he ’ s a down - to - earth guy who values a true connection over a meaningless hookup.  I love being a member of the Pit tsburgh Titans, even if my teammates are constantly ribbing me about women who they claim are throwing themselves all over me. Could I go for the easy lay? Sure, but that ’ s not my style. I ’ m more of long - term kind of guy. Instead, I ’ m going to keep doing w hat I do best — killing it out on the ice. Everything else will fall into place ... eventually.  That time comes sooner than expected, in the most unlikely of ways. At the rink to watch our goalie ’ s kids play Peewee hockey, I meet Willa Montreaux and somehow, by the end of that interaction, I ’ ve offered to help her coach the Ice Pups. Altruism or were there other intentions in that offer? A little of both, if I ’ m being honest. A...

***5 Stars*** So. Much. Goodness! I was already excited to go back to Hope Valley and catch up with as many of the crazy, lovable characters I’d come to love ~ and though we don’t get to catch up with EVERYONE ~ it is kind of a long list and we probably need some kind of family tree to keep ~ it gave me all the small town romance feels and more and I cannot wait to go back! I loved Rae and Zach, well, loved them after a bit of frustration with them ~ nothing major, and I did empathize with both for the most part, but the eye rolling was real ~ but soon they both grew on me. With Rae it was how she took the situation she was in and stepped up. She may not have wanted to be there, but she basically “woman’s up”, takes it all in stride and finds that the life she thought she wanted wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be.  Zach is a sweetheart, but when he gets in his own way, he gets in his own way and boy can he be a grump. They definitely do not get off on the right foot at th...

He is the ultimate grump. Should Have Been Me, an all-new fake dating, small town romance from bestselling author Jessica Prince is now available! She’s a sunny, sassy photographer. Jolie Prescott has always been in love with love. She spent most of her life walking around with hearts in her eyes and immediately jumped at the chance to start a wedding planning company with her two best friends. So when her own fiancé called off their wedding and immediately started dating someone else, it was a major blow she never saw coming. The gossip about it finally starts to die down in her small town. Then her ex announced he’s engaged again . And his new fiancée just happens to be Jolie’s worst enemy. Which makes it really inconvenient that she can’t seem to stop thinking inappropriate thoughts about that woman’s moody half-brother.  He is the ultimate grump. Vaughn Cavanagh never thought he’d set foot back in Pembrooke, Wyoming after moving away when he was thirtee...

***5 ‘Rage Room’ Stars*** When I picked this book I didn’t know I’d meet and be intrigued by both Leo and Mari in Passing Notes, so to say I was all excited to find out more about them and what was going on between them in an understatement and while they both gave me a good case of whiplash, I had a really difficult time putting this one down because I needed to see both get those lightbulbs moments about themselves and each other was not disappointed.  I did end up adoring both Leo and Mari. Both are really good people with good hearts that are a bit bruised and battered and they go to extremes to protect themselves that tend to keep them stuck in a vicious cycle they can never truly break out of. So, when they collide they do their best to keep the other at bay, but fail miserably as walls are broken down and they see that the surface doesn’t match the interior. Things start off rough between them, but the more they are together, the more I liked them and liked what I saw goin...

***4 Stars*** The title was the hook and I’m always down with checking out a new to me/debut author, so I figured why not and I have to say that it was an overall enjoyable read for me that has me interested in seeing where the characters lives we got to meet will go in the future. As for Helen and Thad. I loved Helen. She’s shy and sweet and yet she is determined to step outside the whole “good girl” label and figure out just who she wants to be now that she’s taken the habit off and I loved watching her grow into her own skin. Thad…here’s the thing. I liked him. His backstory was interesting and I understood why he did the things he did and felt the way he did, but the urge to Gibbs smack him was strong. So to say that I got whiplash from their journey is an understatement because the push/pull was STRONG, and I’ll admit that there were moments where I was like ~ why bother? But I also wanted to see Helen get her HEA and Thad to take his head out of his booty…which I did get in the...

Title: Dead to Rights Author: Jessica Prince Series: Ashland Spicy Small Town Romance,  Opposites Attract, Romantic Suspense, Bad Boy Biker When I caught my husband having an affair, I picked up what remained of my tattered pride and broken heart and left the city behind, heading for a small town where motorcycles outnumbered cars three to one. Ashland, Tennessee was where I planned to start over and become the woman I wanted to be; a woman who was fun and just a little bit reckless. The need to break out of my shell led to one wild night with a man I never planned on seeing again. But when the tattooed stranger showed up unexpectedly at my new job, he made it clear that once wasn’t going to be enough for him. As the president of a motorcycle club with a checkered past, Courtland Pope should have scared me, but no matter how hard I tried to stay away, the pull to him was too strong to ignore. However, when old rivalries breach the surface and the line between good and bad begi...

Meet Your Matcha, an all-new opposites attract romance from Nanxi Wen, is available now in Kindle Unlimited! “It’s my life to ruin!” Pippa Fleming is a woman who always has a plan… until she finally secures a coveted promotion and her dream job suddenly feels worse than getting caught under the sun as a redhead with no sunscreen. Exhausted and confused, Pippa seeks an escape by signing up for a reality dating show. Everyone is allowed one identity crisis, right? And where better to recharge than on a beach sipping cocktails with little umbrellas? As long as she remembers she’s only here to have fun, not lose her heart… “She was a walking red flag, so far out of my league that I couldn’t even see what league she was in.” August Weather is laid back and content with his quiet life. But when his sister nominates him for a reality dating show, he sees it as a chance to experience the world outside of his small town. What he didn’t expect was to fall for someone...

Ewe Complete Me, an all-new forced proximity romance from USA Today bestselling author Susannah Nix, is now available in Kindle Unlimited! Love defies logic when two polar opposites attract. Chloe and Brandon have nothing in common. She’s a spontaneous, people-loving fiber artist; he’s an uptight, introverted law student. The only thing they agree on during their blind date is that they hope to never see each other again. Except they do have something in common—Brandon’s mother Dawn, who happens to be Chloe’s boss and dear friend. Which is how they end up stuck with each other for a six-hour road trip to Dawn’s destination wedding. But as they get to know each other better, their mutual irritation morphs into an inescapable connection. Maybe these two opposites aren't so mismatched after all. Could Brandon be the yin to Chloe’s yang? The peanut butter to her jelly? The rock to her roll? Or will their differences tear them apart when they return to thei...

Meet Your Matcha, an all-new opposites attract romance from Nanxi Wen, is LIVE in Kindle Unlimited!  “It’s my life to ruin!” Pippa Fleming is a woman who always has a plan… until she finally secures a coveted promotion and her dream job suddenly feels worse than getting caught under the sun as a redhead with no sunscreen. Exhausted and confused, Pippa seeks an escape by signing up for a reality dating show. Everyone is allowed one identity crisis, right? And where better to recharge than on a beach sipping cocktails with little umbrellas? As long as she remembers she’s only here to have fun, not lose her heart… “She was a walking red flag, so far out of my league that I couldn’t even see what league she was in.” August Weather is laid back and content with his quiet life. But when his sister nominates him for a reality dating show, he sees it as a chance to experience the world outside of his small town. What he didn’t expect was to fall for someone lik...