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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Review: Dream On by Jennifer Hartmann

Dream On by USA Today bestselling author, Jennifer Hartmann, is now live! Check out my spoiler-free review of this new standalone crossover romance filled with heartache and dreams.  Dream On can be downloaded using Kindle Unlimited. 

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Synopsis:

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes an all-new standalone crossover romance filled with heartache and dreams.


Lexington Hall and I were never supposed to collide—he, the golden boy of Hollywood, and me, a small-town dreamer with stars in my eyes. But when we shared the stage in our high school musical, something ignited.


Then, just as quickly, it all fell apart, leaving my dreams in pieces.


Now, four years later, Lex is a household name, turning our past into a television sensation. He's spun our story for the world to see, while I'm still haunted by what we lost.


With millions obsessed over the "real" Stevie St. James, Lex reappears with an offer too tempting to turn down: a fake romance to keep the buzz alive, in exchange for the financial freedom I desperately need.


I convince myself I can play the part. But as old feelings resurface and new risks emerge, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur.


Dreams are easy to chase—but falling for the guy who shattered mine could cost me everything.


Spoiler-free Review

Dream On (Deluxe Edition)Dream On by Jennifer Hartmann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jennifer Hartmann, what did you do to my heart? I just got sucker punched in the feels—in the best, most devastating way.

Dream On is an unforgettable slow-burn romance about Stevie, a farm-town girl with big dreams, and Lex, an emotionally guarded Hollywood actor grappling with a troubled past and his growing feelings for Stevie. Their complicated love story unfolds through scripts, music, and a connection that begins to blur the line between acting and reality. Lex is able to express his true emotions through the roles he plays or behind a cell phone screen. Their connection is electric, and I was thoroughly invested in these two characters.

This book is everything. I savored every word from the first to the last page. The feels. What an epic journey. Dream On might just be my favorite book by Jennifer Hartmann.
Hands down, Dream On is one of my top reads of the year.





Monday, August 11, 2025

Review: You've Been Served by Carina Rose

You've Been Served by Carina Rose is LIVE and the perfect binge-worthy read. Check out my spoiler-free review of this swoony romance. 

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Synopsis:

From Carina Rose comes this swoony romance between a small-town coffee shop owner and a hotshot lawyer!


It all started when the cappuccino machine went haywire and sent frothed milk all over me and a couple of my customers. Then the fire alarm went off thanks to my oven overheating. My day couldn’t get any worse, right? Well… hold my double-shot latte because I was served an eviction notice—my coffee shop and apartment, gone in sixty days. Cue my tears.


Then came the one-night stand—no last names, no strings, just one unforgettable, slightly reckless night with the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. He made me feel things I hadn’t before. But more importantly, he helped me forget about my awful day.


Then we went our separate ways.


What I didn’t expect was for him to track me down. Or ask me out. Or make me laugh when everything I loved hung in the balance.


And just my luck, he was an attorney. Just the man who could help me, right? Wrong. His law firm was the one overseeing my eviction. And I couldn’t help wondering if he knew who I was all along, or if fate just had a twisted sense of humor.


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Review of You've Been Served

You've Been ServedYou've Been Served by Carina Rose
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 You’ve Been Served by Carina Rose was such a delightful surprise, sweet, charming, and just the perfect summer read.

A one-night stand turns into a caffeinated conflict of interest when Beckett, an attorney, crosses paths with Hope, a coffee shop owner who is about to lose her shop.  Sparks fly and hearts start to brew up something neither of them saw coming.

Like the perfect cup of coffee from Hope’s Cozy Sip café, this story is both tasty and uplifting, and impossible to put down. You’ve Been Served is a warm, feel-good romance that leaves you smiling long after the last page.

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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Spoiler-free Review:

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

Review: Sweet Surrender by K. Bromberg

Sweet Surrender is now live! Sweet Surrender by K. Bromberg is a sexy, rock star, marriage of convenience romance by New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is live and available using Kindle Unlimited. Check out my spoiler-free review. 

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Synopsis:

Jase Gizmodo is the wild card of the world-famous band BENT. He drums like a legend, lives like a rebel, and attracts headlines like a magnet. But when his recklessness causes a no-nonsense judge to threaten the band's upcoming international tour, he needs a quick fix—and proof that he’s settling down might just do the trick.


Enter Hendrix Wright. Cookie queen. Small business owner. And barely hanging on. Her dream bakery is on the brink of closing its doors thanks to her ex’s betrayal, and she needs a miracle. Who knew a chance meeting with a charming, enigmatic, and incredibly sexy stranger in a coffee shop would change all that?


So when that stranger, Jase, offers her a deal—a temporary marriage for the cameras in exchange for the money to save her bakery—Hendrix should run. Fast. But instead, she finds that the more time they spend faking wedded bliss, the more real their chemistry feels.


Because falling for a rockstar was never part of the plan.

But surrendering? That might be the sweetest risk of all.


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Review of Sweet Surrender

Sweet Surrender (Backstage Pass Book 2)Sweet Surrender by K. Bromberg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 Sweet Surrender by K. Bromberg is the second irresistible installment in the Backstage Pass series of interconnected standalones. I read Sweet Ache back in 2015, where I met the boys from the band Bent. 

This time, it's Bent's drummer Jase Gizmodo's turn in the spotlight, and he has some serious damage control to do. With the band's future tour on the line, Jase is pressured to clean up his wild image. He meets Hendrix Wright, a sweet and sassy cookie baker who's just trying to keep her business afloat after a bad breakup that left her broke. She needs dough (literally), and he needs a redemption arc. What starts as a mutually beneficial arrangement organically spirals into something neither of them saw coming. Jase and Hendrix fill the gaps in each other's hearts in the most beautiful, emotional ways, and their journey is pure rock and roll magic.

This sinfully sexy and sweet rock star romance doesn't miss a beat. Sweet Surrender rocked my world and tugged at every emotional heartstring.  I can't wait to read Vince and Rocket's upcoming books this summer.

Meet Kristy
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New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary romance novels that make you work to get your happily ever after. She likes to write strong heroines and damaged heroes, who we love to hate but can’t help but love.


Since publishing her first book on a whim in 2013, Kristy has sold over two million copies of her books across twenty different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over thirty times. (She still wakes up and asks herself how she got so lucky for all this to happen.)


A mom of three, Kristy finds the only thing harder than finishing the book she’s writing is navigating parenthood during the teenage years (send more wine!). She loves dogs, sports, a good book, and is an expert procrastinator. She lives in Southern California with her family.

 

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Review: You, Me, and Forever by Laura Pavlov is LIVE!

You, Me, and Forever by Laura Pavlov is live and available to download on Kindle Unlimited. This might be one of my favorite Laura Pavlov books. Check out my spoiler-free review below. 


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You, Me, and ForeverYou, Me, and Forever by Laura Pavlov
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Stop reading this review and one-click this book. You’re welcome. 😉 If you decided not to listen to me, please read on.

You, Me, and Forever by Laura Pavlov is the first book in her new Blushing series of interconnected standalones. We meet Montana and Myles in this small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance that is set in Alaska.

Montana, a fiercely lovable wedding planner, meets her match in Myles, a swoony New York real estate mogul who rolls into town with plans to tear down her favorite wedding venue. But is he also about to bulldoze her heart?

With heartfelt moments, spicy tension, and laugh-out-loud banter, this book had me blushing in Blushing, Alaska. Laura proves once again why she’s a one-click author for me. Every time I read one of her books, I swear it’s my new favorite—and You, Me, and Forever might just be IT. She had me laughing one minute and swooning the next. My heart is happy. Who knew Alaska could be so hot? I cannot wait to read Love You, Mean It when it releases in November.


Meet Laura


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Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!

 

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