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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Review: Over the Moon by Laura Pavlov

Over the Moon by Laura Pavlov is live!  This standalone romance is not to be missed. Check out my spoiler-free review and download it for free using Kindle Unlimited. 

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Synopsis:

Hockey is my first love. And I’m coming off the best season of my life.

In the process of scoring the winning goal that gave us the Stanley Cup I tore my MCL, and I’ll need to spend the next few months recovering.

Eloise Gable, the team’s new physical therapist, has been sent to Rosewood River to help me heal and get me ready for the new season.

Yet, she doesn’t seem all too happy about the situation.

In fact, she can’t stand me most days.

It doesn’t stop me from staring at her any chance I get.

She’s beautiful and brilliant, but she’s got her guard up the minute I get close.

Eloise is a distraction I wasn’t prepared for.

Did I mention that she’s also my coach’s daughter?

But after a long run together in the summer heat, our built up tension snapped.

We end up stripping down and jumping in the river.

It seemed like the logical thing at the time.

The problem is, Eloise Gable is completely off limits.

But I’m a professional hockey player, and in my world, limits were meant to be pushed.

Hockey may be my first love, but after falling for my coach’s daughter—it’s definitely not my last.

Review of Over the Moon

Over the Moon (Rosewood River, #3)Over the Moon by Laura Pavlov
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’m over the moon about Over the Moon by Laura Pavlov! The third book in the Rosewood River series did not disappoint. I couldn’t get enough of Clark and Eloise. Fans of Laura’s other small-town romances will love seeing familiar characters from her previous books pop up. While those connections are a fun bonus, this story absolutely shines on its own and can be enjoyed as a total standalone. (That said, I’ve read and loved all her small-town romances and recommend them every chance I get!)

Over the Moon is packed with swoon-worthy moments, laugh-out-loud flirty banter, delicious chemistry, and all the small-town charm that makes Laura’s books so special to me. I’m ready to pack my bags and move to Rosewood River already! I also can’t wait to read Bridger’s book, Crazy in Love, when it releases in September. This unputdownable series is totally one-click worthy.



Sunday, July 27, 2025

Review: Denim & Diamonds by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

Denim & Diamonds by Penelope Ward AND Vi Keeland is LIVE and available on Kindle Unlimited.  I absolutely loved this standalone opposites-attract small-town romance.  Check out my spoiler-free review.

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Synopsis:

From New York Times bestselling authors Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland comes a new standalone romance. When the board of directors of my company mandated that I go to a wellness facility in small-town Maine to recharge, that shouldn’t have included:


1.) Using a ladder to sneak out of the bedroom window at night and going to the local bar.

2.) Getting so drunk that the bar owner brought me upstairs to sleep it off in his bed.

3.) Waking up staring at the taxidermy moose head on said bar owner’s wall.

4.) Falling for said bar owner who was the most drop-dead gorgeous man I’ve ever seen.


But Brock Hawkins was so much more than just the hot bar owner. He owned half the town, built log cabins with his bare hands, and was apparently the most eligible man in all of Meadowbrook.

He was also a cinnamon roll despite his seemingly rock-hard exterior.

And the last man I should’ve been falling for—because my time in this small town was limited.

I had to head back to my life in New York City, one that was the complete opposite from the kind Brock lived.

He was denim. I was diamonds.

The problem was, the sexy lumberjack wasn’t the type of man who was easy to walk away from. Hell, I couldn’t even part with his plaid shirt that had become a constant fixture wrapped around my shoulders most days, let alone think about erasing him from my life.

A life with Brock, though, would have to be all or nothing.

Go big or go home.


 Spoiler-free review

Denim & Diamonds (Special Edition)Denim & Diamonds by Penelope Ward
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I still have the best book buzz after finishing Denim & Diamonds by  Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland! I couldn't put this book down if I tried—and let's be real, I didn't even consider trying.

Brock and February are total opposites in the best way. He's a rugged, lumberjack-esque bartender living the small-town life in Maine. She's a high-powered New York City handbag designer staying at a wellness resort. He's denim, flannel, and grit rather than flash. She's diamonds. And somehow, against all odds, they make perfect sense. February has huge aspirations for her company, and Brock loves his life in Maine.  Their opposites-attract connection was magnetic, full of fun banter, feels, spice, and moments that tugged hard at my heart. I didn't see that plot twist coming. I laughed, I swooned, and that taxidermy wake-up scene?  I'm still laughing, thinking about February's legendary first night in town.

Vi and Penelope delivered another heartfelt story full of fun, feels, spice, charm, and a plot twist I didn't see coming. Brock and February's journey from strangers to soulmates is one I'll be thinking about for a long time.


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Meet the Authors


PENELOPE WARD

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.


She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. 


With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.


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VI KEELAND


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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.


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Thursday, July 24, 2025

Kindle Book Review: Rolling 75 by Brandy Hynes

Rolling 75 by Brandy Hynes is live!  Check out my spoiler-free review of this new and intoxicating mafia romance.  Read it now using Kindle Unlimited.  

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Synopsis:
La Lune Noire has a pulse. It rules apart from its owners.

Backroom deals and electro swing. Extravagant parties and bootlegger tunnels.
The walls have secrets. The doors have codes.
Ashes and lies. White oak and screams. Champagne and delusions.
Hope is the gateway to hell.

Ryker
The house always wins.
Unless it’s concerning Mercy Phillips.
My brothers and I own La Lune Noire, a resort and casino that caters to the criminal underworld.
To them, we’re kings.
To her, I’m the friend she left behind.
Some say absence makes the heart grow fonder. For me, it bred obsession.
Three years searching.
One offer she can’t refuse.
Countless rolls of possibilities.
Cognac. Contracts. Coming home.
And someone lurking in the shadows, playing us all.
But the house will win again. She’s always been mine.

Mercy
That’s not even my name anymore. Much less who I am.
Other than my precious baby boy, only shards remain of that girl.
Scars from a monster.
Until Ryker Noire—my best friend and a reminder of the worst night of my life—breezes into town with a tempting proposition.
Three years running.
One haunting phone call.
Countless reasons to stay away.
But the choice isn’t mine. What a Noire wants, a Noire gets.
No matter the battle, hope is the last thing to die.


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Spoiler-free Review

Rolling 75 (Noire Brothers #1)Rolling 75 by Brandy Hynes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Rolling 75 by Brandy Hynes is a sinfully sexy, dark, and intoxicating start to the Noire Brothers series, and I’m hooked. This spin-off from the KORT  secret society universe brings back some of my favorite familiar characters while standing strong on its own. You don’t need to read the KORT series first, but if you have, knowing the connections is an extra treat. (That said, I loved the KORT series, and I highly recommend checking it out!)

In Rolling 75, Brandy spins a deliciously twisted web of love, power, secrets, lies, and unshakable family loyalty, all centered around the Noire family’s dealings and their exclusive and opulent New Orleans club, La Lune Noire. Ryker Noire and Mercy Phillips share an explosive chemistry, and their connection is darkly spicy, emotionally raw, and unforgettable. And yes, there are plenty of French 75 cocktails involved. I might need to try one myself after finishing this book.

Rolling 75 sets the tone for what promises to be another dangerously addictive series. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next Noire Brothers installment, Twelve Mule Limit (Noire Brothers Book 2), coming in March. Bravo, Brandy!



Friday, July 18, 2025

Review: Sweet Distraction by K. Bromberg

Sweet Distraction, a sexy single dad, nanny, forbidden romance from New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg, is LIVE!  Check out my spoiler-free review below. 

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Synopsis: 

The rock star never planned on fatherhood. The nanny never planned on staying. But sometimes the biggest surprises come wrapped in pink bows and second chances.

Gavin “Rocket” Caldwell, member of the world’s biggest rock band, lives fast—sold-out tours, wild nights, and zero responsibilities. Until a three-year old daughter he never knew about lands on his doorstep, and suddenly, the party’s over.

Willow Adams is hired to help him adjust to being a dad—a steady, grounded nanny with a soft heart and a quiet strength he can’t ignore. She’s nothing like the women he’s used to. And maybe that’s exactly why he can’t stay away.

What starts as a temporary arrangement turns into something deeper, just as a custody battle threatens to take it all away. Rocket never wanted to be a father. But now? He’ll fight like hell—for the adorable little girl who changed everything, and the unexpected woman he never saw coming.


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Review of Sweet Distraction by K. Bromberg

Sweet Distraction (Backstage Pass Book 3)Sweet Distraction by K. Bromberg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 Sweet Distraction by K. Bromberg was the perfect emotional escape, hitting all the right notes. As the third and final installment in the Backstage Pass series of interconnected standalones, this rock star romance delivers a heartfelt finale that will leave you smiling.

Gavin “Rocket” Caldwell is living the rock star dream—until reality crashes the party in the form of a surprise daughter named Poppy. Suddenly, he’s juggling band life and fatherhood, and leaning on Willow, Poppy’s government-appointed caregiver, to help him figure it all out. But Willow isn’t just helping him with dad duty—she’s slowly melting his heart.

This slow-burn romance is packed with emotion and charm. Watching Rocket fall not just for Willow, but into his new role as a father, was the sweetest distraction.  Great series! 


Thursday, July 10, 2025

Review: The Wildest One by Marni Mann

The Wildest One, a scorching hot, hockey, forbidden, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann  by Marni Mann is now live!  Check out my spoiler-free review below.  I can't wait for you to meet Beck and Joile. Get it now on Kindle Unlimited. 

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Synopsis:

I’m not the calm before the storm. I am the storm. And only she can tame my wild ways.


Hockey is my religion.
My body is my temple.
My only goal in life is to win another Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Whales, so women are just a sexy distraction.

Until her.
The fiery redhead I see across the bar while I’m at an away game.

With one look, I know I have to meet her.
With one touch, I need her beneath me.
With one bat of her long lashes, I want those eyes gazing up at me as she kneels before me.
And with booze flowing through my veins, I do something I’ve never done. I offer her a proposition—to spend a long weekend with me.

What is only supposed to be three nights of sizzling passion turns into much more, and when I leave for my next away game, I find myself wanting her in ways I’ve never felt.

She’s a young heart with an old soul.
My dream woman in every way.
The only thing I’ve ever encountered that my family name, talent and money can’t attain.

But there’s too much distance between us, and I realize that maybe we just aren’t meant to be.

Until a chance meeting skates us right back together and our time is suddenly now.

Except all of that changes when I learn the truth …

She’s forbidden, untouchable, and off-limits.

With my heart on the line, can I score the most crucial goal of my life, or will she realize that being with the wildest one isn’t worth the sacrifices she’ll have to make?


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The Wildest One (The Weston Group, #2)The Wildest One by Marni Mann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Wildest One (The Weston Group #2) by Marni Mann did not disappoint! This icy-hot hockey romance is guaranteed to melt your Kindle and your heart. Man, oh Mann, I needed a spice fix, and The Wildest One delivered a hat trick of heat, heart, and swoon-worthy moments. This sexy, sweet standalone in the Weston Group series is a total win.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Review: Wildflowers by Kylie Scott

Wildflowers, a heart-pounding apocalyptic romance from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott, is LIVE!  Check out my spoiler-free review below. 

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Synopsis: 

There’s only one person Dean Wallace wants to save from the end of the world: sunshine girl from across the street. She’s always smiling. Who knows, maybe she can teach him a thing or two about how to live? But saving her against her will is harder than he expected.


Astrid Hardy doesn’t know what to think when she wakes up in her hot neighbor’s basement. He says he wants to protect her from the deadly virus threatening to collapse society. But that sounds like paranoid conspiracy theory nonsense, and losing her sh*t seems like the correct response.


As they watch the downfall of the world play out online, hear approaching gunshots, and smell smoke from nearby burning buildings, it all starts to seem horribly realistic. With almost everyone they know dead, and law and order gone…how will they navigate this new world together?


Spoiler-free Review:

WildflowersWildflowers by Kylie Scott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wildflowers by Kylie Scott is a catastrophic romance that caught me completely off guard in the best way. Astrid never expected Dean, her neighbor, to kidnap her just before a mysterious, COVID-like virus decimated the world. What follows is a front-row seat to the apocalypse, peppered with unexpected humor, heartbreak, and a slow-burn romance that blooms amid the ashes. I don’t usually gravitate toward apocalyptic stories, but I’m glad I took a chance on this unlikely romance. Wildflowers is raw, darkly funny, and unexpectedly tender. 


Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Review: Severed Heart by Kate Stewart

Severed Heart by Kate Stewart is LIVE!  This is the second book in The Ravenhood Legacy.  Check out my spoiler-free review.  One-click this incredible book on Kindle Unlimited. 



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Synopsis:

Once upon a time there lived an ambitious boy determined to become a man before his time.


And there lived a woman, one who believed herself past the point of redemption. Her scars mild in comparison to the secrets she holds.


Intent on his quest, Tyler enlists the only person who can help him—his best friend’s volatile aunt, Delphine. A woman twelve years his senior, and one he can’t seem to stop fantasizing about.


Delphine’s only goal is to shape him into the Raven soldier he needs to be. But the forbidden connection between them grows.


It’s the forging of their bond that will irrevocably change them both.

And for Tyler, it’s the loss of that love that will birth the warrior within.


But then, nothing has ever been fair in love and war . . .


Severed Heart (Ravenhood Legacy, #2)Severed Heart by Kate Stewart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Severed Heart by Kate Stewart packed an emotional sucker punch in the feels.   Kate, what did you do to my heart?! I was hooked from page one and completely wrecked by the end of this book. Tyler's story is raw, gritty, and overflowing with heart and heat. Getting inside his head and heart was priceless.  Luckily,  I had a box of tissues on standby because this book broke me at times. The second installment in the Ravenhood Legacy Series again proves why Kate Stewart is an auto-buy author. It's no surprise this series is headed to the big screen! Check out Kate's movie news on Deadline's website. Thank you so much for such an incredible book.  I can't wait to read Birds of a Feather (The Ravenhood Legacy #3) when it releases in December. Chef's kiss!


Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Book Review- Someone Knows by Vi Keeland

Someone Knows by Vi Keeland is LIVE.  An English professor’s deadly past comes back to haunt her in this chilling and sexy thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland. Check out my spoiler-free review of Someone Knows.

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Synopsis:

As a college English professor, Elizabeth looks forward to the start of each new semester teaching her creative writing seminar. At least until she reads chapter one of The Reckoning, a tale about a high school senior who has an affair with her teacher. To anyone else it would be the beginning of a great page-turner, but to Elizabeth it is the beginning of the end.

She knows this story. It’s all familiar because she lived it. The girl in the story was her best friend Jocelyn, and Elizabeth knows exactly how the story will end—with the teacher dead. Because she was the one who killed him.

Someone knows what Elizabeth did twenty years ago and her secret is about to be exposed, but who is the mystery student submitting the chapters? In an effort to find out, Elizabeth returns to her Louisiana hometown where it soon becomes clear that no matter how many years have gone by, she can’t escape her past.


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Spoiler-free Review of Someone Knows

Someone KnowsSomeone Knows by Vi Keeland
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Someone Knows by Vi Keeland is a jaw-dropping, twisty thriller. This book grabbed me by the throat from chapter one and did not let go. The suspense? Relentless. The secrets? Buried deep. The ending? Let’s just say I’m still picking up my jaw up from the floor. I went in expecting tension and drama, but I didn’t expect my heart rate to spike and my brain to spiral into “trust no one” mode. And I LOVED every second of it. Vi, please never stop writing thrillers. Someone Knows by Vi Keeland is one of my top reads of 2025.

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

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I never realized how many book lovers' Lego sets existed. Many of these sets are available now or for pre-order. I need to get one of these sets to do with my kids. I also included a few tariff-free/shipping sets from Temu. I bet one of these sets would make a great Father's Day gift.


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