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I saw this cover a couple of weeks ago and couldn't wait to show you guys! Check out the cover for My Favorite Souvenir by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland.  This standalone contemporary romance will release on 4/27.   I know a few of you will ask... Simone Bredariol is the cover model.

MY FAVORITE SOUVENIR

Release date April 27^th, 2020

A Standalone Contemporary Romance 

New York Times Bestselling Authors Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

COVER CREDITS:

Cover designer: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative

Photographer: Davide Martini

Model: Simone Bredariol

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BLURB

My planned trip for two unexpectedly turned into a trip for one. Rather than let my breakup get me down, I packed my bags and decided a week at a luxury resort was just what I needed.

But one calamity after the next, and suddenly I was stuck without a hotel room, along with a few hundred other people.

It looked like my fancy vacation was about to turn into me sleeping on the hotel lobby floor.

Until I overheard a gorgeous man pretending to be someone he wasn’t in order to steal a reservation from a guest who hadn’t shown up yet.

When I realized there were two rooms, instead of calling him out, I pretended to be his sister. That’s how the story of “Milo and Maddie Hooker” began.

We were the Hookers.

My depressing trip quickly made a U-turn into an adventure.

My fake brother spent the next few days showing me around his hometown. When it was time to leave, neither of us really wanted to go yet.

So, instead of flying back to our respective homes, we ventured on a road trip.

At every stop, we’d pick up souvenirs.

But as hot as our chemistry was, we never crossed the line.

Milo knew I’d just come out of a tough relationship and didn’t want to mess with a vulnerable woman.

So instead, at the end of our trip, we made a pact to meet again in three months.

It was always my intention to meet him.

But when I got back home, reality hit in a big way.

And I worried I may have lost my handsome stranger forever.

Was there a place for him in my future?

Or had the memory of him just become my favorite souvenir?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

PENELOPE WARD:

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 over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty 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

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author.   With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty-five languages. 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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The Secrets We Held by E.K. Blair is LIVE!  You can read this book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited. Try it for free HERE! Check out my spoiler-free review below. 

RELEASE BLITZ

Title: The Secrets We Held

Series: Secrets & Truths Duet #1

Author: E.K. Blair

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 26, 2020

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46205041-the-secrets-we-held 

BLURB

Born and raised in West Palm Beach, it’s time for Kate to move to Miami, spread her wings, and have the time of her life.

Wings are easily broken.

Deception masks itself as love while it slowly consumes every inch of her world. Lies spin into a web, trapping her in a nightmare she believes to be a fairy tale.

Fairy tales only live in fables.

Soon, her body will be painted in a truth she can’t deny but is too scared to face, so she runs.

A person can only run so far.

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Review of The Secrets We Held

The Secrets We Held by E.K. Blair

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kate is a Florida college student and an avid surfer. She starts to hang out with other student surfers and crush on the man whore of the group when she meets Caleb, who sweeps her off her feet.  While Caleb looks good on paper, things are not as they seem.  Kate starts to figure out that Caleb might break her surfboard or her heart.

The Secrets We Held by E.K Blair tackles some sensitive issues. I liked this book and connected with characters about 50% of the way into it. I’m looking forward to reading The Truths We Told when it releases on 3/12.

AUTHOR BIO 

E.K. Blair is a New York Times best-selling author. Her books range from thrillers to romance to YA, all of which shine a light on the inner workings of relationships through adversity. She resides in Oklahoma with her husband and two beautiful children. When not writing, you will most likely will find her sipping on a mug of overly-sweet coffee while watching reality television or the latest true crime documentary.

AUTHOR LINKS

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Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros is LIVE! This small-town military romance is not to be missed. Check out my spoiler-free review of one of the best new romance books this year.

GREAT AND PRECIOUS THINGS 

By Rebecca Yarros

Release Date: February 25

How do you define yourself when others have already decided who you are? 

Six years ago, when Camden Daniels came back from war without his younger brother, no one in the small town of Alba, Colorado, would forgive him—especially his father. He left, swearing never to return.

But a desperate message from his father brings it all back. The betrayal. The pain. And the need to go home again.

But home is where the one person he still loves is waiting. Willow. The one woman he can never have. Because there are secrets buried in Alba that are best left in the dark.

If only he could tell his heart to stay locked away when she whispers she’s always loved him, and always will…

Great and Precious Things is a heart-wrenching story about family, betrayal, and ultimately how far we're willing to go on behalf of those who need us most.

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Review of Great and Precious Things 

Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This slow-burning romance was isn’t just good; it’s great and precious!

Great and Precious Things is a slow-burning love story packed full of hard-won and endearing great and precious moments. Cam and Willow are old friends who need to deal with some unaddressed emotions. Willow is Cam’s dead brother’s former girlfriend and untouchable in Cam’s eyes. Cam, who recently retired from the Army Special Forces, blames himself for his brother’s death. He returns home many years to a small town of people that despise him, including his own father. Cam and Willow have to so many family-related hurdles and emotional baggage to sort through. They tip-toe through a mine-field of love, lies, guilt, and deception to find each other. Great and Precious Things was beautifully written and not overdramatic. The end was just a perfect beginning! I loved this one.

About the Author:

I’m a hopeless romantic and adore all things chocolate, coffee and paleo. No, seriously, I need to have a caffeine IV put in. I’ve adored reading all my life, and writing naturally evolved from my love of late nights and promises of one more page.

I’m also a military wife of sixteen years. During my husband’s deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, I was devouring a book a day, and during his third deployment, I finally wrote my own. With a somewhat ironic timing, I received my book deal for Full Measures during his fourth deployment, and published a month after he returned home. We’re currently preparing for his fifth deployment, so check out the blog for the latest!

On the homefront, we have six kids. Yes, you read that right—six. If I’m not writing or playing guitar, I’m usually tying hockey skates for our four boys, or sneaking in John Hughes marathons with my two daughters. We fostered and adopted our youngest daughter from the foster system and we’re passionate about helping others do the same through our non-profit, One October! We’re always busy navigating the winding road of our daughter’s recent autism diagnosis, getting our boys to hockey, prepping for a deployment, and generally trying to stay sane. We’re die-hard Mets fans, but our hearts call Colorado home.

If you’ve read all of that, haven’t fallen asleep, and still want to know more about me, check out my blog: http://www.rebeccayarros.com/blog! 

Connect with Rebecca Yarros:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaElizabethYarros

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Rock romance lovers won't want to miss this the first book in the Love You More Trilogy by Laura Pavlov.  Get it for 99 cents or download and read for FREE using Amazon's Kindle Unlimited.  Try Kindle Unlimited for FREE.   Check out my spoiler-free review and enter for a chance to win a $50.00 Amazon gift card and a signed copy of More Jade!  Open internationally!

BLURB

And then I met Cruz Winslow…

He’s everything I’m not, and then some — a budding musician, he’s cocky and arrogant. He’s at ease in every situation and treats me like I’m the only person who exists.

Together we’re in sync with everything we do and I’m falling hard and fast for him.

He’s also a complicated boy and although I can’t begin to understand the life he’s lived, I want to be there for him in every way possible.

And that’s how it happened.

Slowly but surely, he’s captured my heart —

One I wasn’t prepared to give away…

Jade Moore is not my type…

She’s a good girl and has her entire life mapped out. I’ve never met anyone like her.    

The girl is disciplined and determined.

I’m not.

She follows the rules.

I don’t.

She’s sunshine and girl next door.

I’m sex and booze.

We don’t mix.

But from the minute I lay my eyes on her, I’m done for. She’s everything I never knew  

I wanted…

And now all I want is…more Jade. 

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EXCERPT

Maybe this was a form of Stockholm syndrome. She'd sucked me into her nerdy little world, and now I wanted more. Like a psychological phenomenon, I'd developed positive feelings for my captor. A girl I had nothing in common with. 

Nada. 

Zilch. 

She would despise my world. She was sunshine and rainbows and I was booze and sex. Speaking of sex--wouldn't mind having some with my captor. Something about her goodness screamed virgin, which was not something I ever wanted to mess around with. There were girls who took that shit seriously, and many who didn't.

I tended to stick with the latter. 

She was probably saving herself for something or someone special. 

That was definitely not me. 

But I guarantee if I spent one night with her, I'd want to tattoo More Jade across my body. 

After I rocked her fucking world, of course.

More Jade Review
More Jade by Laura Pavlov
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I want MORE JADE! I didn’t know this book is part of a trilogy when I started to read it. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am! I’m so happy to get some more Jade and Cruz; they are such likable characters. More Jade is set in college and wasn’t your typical YA/NA cookie-cutter rock romance. This book isn’t heavy or overdramatic, but it was a page-turner. I can’t wait to read some More Jade! 

AUTHOR BIO

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 a couple crazy yorkies. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after.   

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: https://www.laurapavlov.com 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/laurapavlov 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraPavlovAuthor 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2464715543785142 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurapavlovauthor 

GIVEAWAY

There is a giveaway for a $50 Amazon gift card + a signed paperback of More Jade (1 winner, open internationally)

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You need some JOY in your life!  Just One Year by Penelope Ward is LIVE on all platforms. There is a limited time release day sale of $3.99. This will be the ONLY sale ever and it will NOT be going into Kindle Unlimited. The price will go up to $4.99 super soon!   Just One Year brought so much JOY into my romance book-loving heart! Best of 2020.  Check out my spoiler-free review.

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.

SYNOPSIS

The beginning of my sophomore year in college was off to a rough start.
On the first day of orientation, I had an altercation with an infuriating British dude in a campus bathroom.
(The ladies’ room was out of order. So, I used the men’s room. Don’t judge.)
I got home later that night and realized that the foreign student we were expecting to rent a room in my parents’ house was allergic to our cat.
So, the spare room went to someone else: Caleb—the British guy from the men’s room.
And so it began…my love-hate story with Caleb Yates. Or was it hate-love in that order?

The guy knew how to push every one of my buttons.
Sometimes I’d email him to express my aggravation and disdain.
He’d actually rewrite my own words and send them back to me.
That was the type of infuriating person Caleb was.
So frustrating.
And…
Sometimes incredibly funny and endearingly sweet.
And hot.

He eventually grew on me, and Caleb soon became one of my best friends that year.
Too bad he was headed back to England soon, so nothing could happen between us—for so many reasons.
I definitely couldn't fall in love with him, especially since all we had was just one year.

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Review of Just One Year

Just One Year by Penelope Ward

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Did Penelope Ward just make me cry? Omg, she did! She also made me laugh and swoon over Caleb, a beautiful British exchange student. Gah, I want to love like that all over again. Dam. This all-consuming emotion-packed angsty romance made my heart skip a beat! My heart hasn’t done the whole flip flop thing in forever. 

I love Penelope Ward and this unputdownable college romance. Just One Year brought so much JOY into my romance book-loving heart! Best of 2020. 

BIO:

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

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The Life You Stole, the unforgettable and stunning conclusion to The Life Duet from Jewel E. Ann, is available now!  Check out my spoiler-free review below.  Check out my Instagram for a paperback giveaway. Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Try Kindle Unlimited for FREE! 

Synopsis: 

Sex.

Lies. 

Revenge. 

On the heels of a devastating loss, Evelyn fights to put her life back together. 

Only … part of her husband belongs to another woman, and the devil owns her soul. 

“If you tell her the lie, I will tell her the truth.”

When her best friend goes to great lengths to protect Evelyn from destruction and devastation, mistakes are made, lines are crossed, and all trust is shattered.

“We weren’t unbreakable. 

I just needed to believe we weren’t unrepairable.”

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The Life You Stole Book Review

The Life You Stole by Jewel E. Ann

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thank you to my blood pressure meds for doing your job and getting me through The Life You Stole by Jewel E. Ann.  I’m at a loss for words. I’m blown away by this book, by this writer, gah... just everything about this series. The conclusion was one heck of an emotional roller coaster ride of love, pain, entangled hearts, and bitter twisted love. This book series is the definition of Kindle Crack. 

About Jewel 

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business. 

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing. 

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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