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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Seven Book-To-Screen Adaptations to Watch in 2023

Check out these seven books that will come to life on a screen. I always love the book more than the movie, but I'm willing to take a chance and watch these adaptations.

Book to movie adaptations 2023

Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward was just optioned by PassionFlix

Release date: TBD

Start the series: https://amzn.to/3YcoGH5


Rule by Jay Crownover

Production title: Marked Men

Casting includes Chase Stokes & Sydney Taylor

Release date: TBD

Read the book: https://amzn.to/3jkJaPb


It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Casting includes Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

Release date: TBD

Read the book: https://amzn.to/3YcoGH5


The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

Casting includes: Anne Hathaway & Nicholas Galitzine

Amazon Prime Video release date: TBD 2023

Read the book: https://amzn.to/3jghX09


The Perfect Nanny by Leila Sliming

Casting includes: Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine

HBO limited series production

Release date: TBD

Read the book: https://amzn.to/3HNGz9D


Sex Life/ 2 based on 44 Chapters about 4 Men by BB Easton

Casting includes: Sarah Shahi & Adam Demos

Watch season one now on Netflix. Season two, March 2nd

Read the book: https://amzn.to/3kZOVSS


Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Casting includes: Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, and Suki Waterhouse

Amazon Prime Video release date: March 3rd

Read the book: https://amzn.to/3wMnrmd







Friday, February 3, 2023

Review: When a Moth Loved a Bee by Pepper Winters

New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, delivers a brand new High Fantasy Romance. When a Moth Loved a Bee is the first volume in the Epic Fantasy Romance Destini Chronicles. A heavily romantic, spice-filled fantasy set in a world where life and death, shadows, and stars watch over two forbidden lovers whose powers are best left forgotten. Check out my spoiler-free review below! 


“It’s taking everything I have not to touch you. Not because I want to make you mine but because every part of me screams that you already are.”


When a Moth Loved a Bee by Pepper Winters ebook


Synopsis:

A pack of wolves hunt a girl who takes her last breath by a river’s edge.

She is found and nursed back to health by the kind-hearted Nhil people.

She has no memory.

No past.

And is given a choice that could change her forgotten life forever.


A pack of wolves adopt a man who begs for death in the grasslands.

Blood revives him. Flesh strengthens him. All while the alpha watches him as if he knows who he is.

He has no memory.

No past.

And yet…he’s drawn toward the smoke of a faraway clan.


And in that smoke, he finds a girl with the same mark on her thigh, the same empty mind, and the same forgotten language on her lips.


He’s convinced they know each other.

She’s certain they are strangers.

But the more time they spend together, the more tangled the truth becomes.

Their forgetfulness was deliberate.

To keep them apart.

To keep them lost.

To keep them from claiming their true power.

Because in that power exists a terrible choice.

A choice that could destroy the world…

…or each other.


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 Spoiler-free Review

When a Moth Loved a Bee (Destini Chronicles, #1)When a Moth Loved a Bee by Pepper Winters
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When a Moth Loved a Bee by Pepper Winters was truly an epic tale. Its depth and intricacy make it perfect for a multi-season sci-fi high fantasy show. Hello, Netflix?! I highly recommend going into this book blind to experience it all. Pepper has edited the length of the original version, which was approximately 970 pages, making it a more streamlined read. When a Moth Loved a Bee is unlike anything I have ever read; its cliffhanger ending left me eagerly anticipating the release of the next installment, Destini Chronicles (When a Moth Loved a Bee Book 2). I have no doubt it will be worth the wait!

Meet Pepper:
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Pepper Winters is a multiple New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller.

After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She's an multiple #1 Apple Books bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Romance Thriller.

Pepper currently has close to 40 books released in nine languages. She's hit best-seller lists almost 40 times, is a self-confessed hermit, yoga convert, has a house rabbit, six horses, and a long suffering husband.

To learn more about Pepper please visit: www.pepperwinters.com where she regularly posts videos of behind the scenes writing, horses, books, and more.

 

Connect with Pepper


Website: www.pepperwinters.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7151973.Pepper_Winters

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pepper-Winters/e/B00EWT0DJ8

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

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1511645192400372

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PepperWinters

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pepperwintersbooks

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/pepper-winters

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pepperwinters/_saved/

Other: https://pepperwinters.com/category/peppers-blog/

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/pepperwinters



Thursday, February 2, 2023

Romance Book Review: Before Us by Jewel E. Ann

Before Us by Jewel E. Ann is now live!  Check out my spoiler-free review below and one-click this incredible romance book for FREE using Kindle Unlimited! 


Before Us by Jewel E. Ann Kindle book cover

Blurb:

I never saw him coming.


I didn't know what would happen after my client found me sleeping in my car.

I'd been cleaning his house as his wife was dying.

I didn't expect them to invite me to live with them.

I didn't expect Suzie to become my lifeline—until she was gone.


I didn't expect him to ask me to marry him when he found out I needed medical insurance.


I didn't expect to fall in love with a grieving man.


There are so many reasons to keep my distance from Zach. Every tender moment secreted away.


When we're not together, I miss the man I call husband.

Does he miss his wife? If so, which one?



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Spoiler-free Review of Before Us

Before UsBefore Us by Jewel E. Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“I think hearts are the one thing in life that work better broken. All those cracks and holes let the love inside. Love is fluid, filling every space, moving with time, a solvent for all other emotions. Until it breaks, I’m not sure we really feel true love.”

Before Us by Jewel E. Ann hit me in the feels, pulled on my heartstrings, and didn't let go. This angsty all-consuming, and compassionate story of love, loss, and second chances captivated me from the first page to the last. I was completely invested in Zach and Emersyn's relationship as they struggled to navigate life and love after a tragic loss. Both characters were perfectly imperfect, with their own emotional baggage to unpack. Their hard-earned journey to find their own HEA was full of the feels. The epilogue alone deserves a chef's kiss! All the stars.

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Meet Jewel:
Jewel E. Ann author photo on Kindle Crack

Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she's not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance. 

 

Connect with Jewel:


Website: https://www.jeweleann.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7505427.Jewel_E_Ann

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jewel-E-Ann/e/B00IJYHDIG/

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

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/485996228236493

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewelE_Ann

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/jewel-e-ann

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

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeweleannauthor



Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Book Review: A Pessimist's Guide to Love by Jennifer Hartmann

A Pessimist's Guide to Love, Book two in the Heartsong Duet by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann is LIVE EARLY and FREE in Kindle Unlimited! The Duet is now complete! Don’t miss this grumpy/sunshine, best friend's brother slow-burn romance!  Check out my spoiler-free review below.

Buy Link: https://amzn.to/3JeiNEU 

Add to your GR:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62982917


Start the duet with book 1, An Optimist’s Guide to Heartbreak! https://amzn.to/3R9Qiui


A Pessimists Guide to Love ebook cover

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Within the tangled roots of grief, we stand to lose so much. But no one ever acknowledges what we stand to gain.

Strength. Perspective. Appreciation. Resilience.

And sometimes, every once in a while, if you’re truly lucky…

There is love.


After an emotional cliffhanger, we finally get inside Cal's head and discover his secrets, along with more details of his tragic past, that have been keeping him from Lucy.


A Pessimist's Guide to Love is the final installment of the Heartsong duet, ending in a guaranteed HEA.


 

SPOILER-FRE REVIEW: 

 

A Pessimist's Guide to Love (Heartsong, #2)A Pessimist's Guide to Love by Jennifer Hartmann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Pessimist's Guide to Love by Jennifer Hartmann is book two in the Heartsong Duet. If you read An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak, there is no way you aren't reading this book after that cliffhanger ending. Cal and Lucy gave me emotional whiplash as they worked through their issues. I felt every emotion reading this book. I needed answers, and Jennifer delivered. Cal and Lucy's relationship is the epitome of the grumpy/sunshine trope! Their hard-earned HEA made my heart sing!  


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ABOUT JENNIFER HARTMANN

 

Jennifer Hartmann resides in northern Illinois with her husband and three children. When she is not writing love stories, she is capturing them through wedding photography with her own personal romance hero. She enjoys sunsets (because mornings are hard), bike riding, traveling, and that time of day when coffee gets replaced by wine. Jennifer loves tacos, and she really, really wants to pet your dog. Xoxo

 

 

CONNECT WITH JENNIFER

 

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

New Kindle Book - An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak by Jennifer Hartmann

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak by Jennifer Hartmann is LIVE and FREE to download on Kindle Unlimited. Check out my spoiler-free review below.  

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Synopsis:

From USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Hartmann, comes a brand new, heartfelt, two-book romance series.


There once was a girl with fireflies in her eyes and music in her soul.


(Remember her... she's important.)


She's the reason I panic-bought the little brick house on Maple Street; the one I lived next door to for eight magical years. Now that I'm back digging up floorboards and lost journals, I can’t stop thinking about the two people who grew up here.


You see, that girl was my best friend, and this house was once hers. She also had a big brother who was my everything before circumstance turned us into nothing more than memories.


That’s why I applied for a job at his auto shop—unprepared to discover that my new boss, Cal Bishop, is now gruff, built, and covered in tattoos.


I'm the sun to his overcast sky. The smile to his surly solitude.


A reminder of everything he longs to forget.


But my heart has a secret, and we’re running out of time to fix our torn pages.


Maybe... the same girl who used to be the glue still holds the key to putting our pieces back together.


(See? I told you she was important.)


Toodles,

Lucy


 Spoiler-free review of 
An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak 

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak (Heartsong, #1)An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak by Jennifer Hartmann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jennifer Hartmann what did you do to my heart? I feel like I was dropped-kicked in the feels. An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak (Heartsong, #1) by Jennifer Hartmann left me feeling emotionally invested and completely captivated. The story had a powerful impact on me, and the ending left me desperate for more. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a thought-provoking and heart-wrenching read. I can’t wait to read A Pessimist's Guide to Love (Heartsong #2) will it releases on 1.31.


Monday, January 16, 2023

Book Review: The Game by Vi Keeland is LIVE

The Game by Vi Keeland is LIVE!  I LOVED this new contemporary sports romance so much!  Check out my spoiler-free review below and get one-clicking. 

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The Game by Vi Keeland on Kindle Crack

Title: The Game

Author: Vi Keeland

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 16, 2023


BLURB


It started out like any other Tuesday.


I spent twelve hours writing algorithms for one of the largest companies in the world and then came home to work on a pet project of mine—feeding facts about the men I knew into a formula to find my perfect match before my twenties came barreling to a close.


But then a man knocked on my door and handed me some papers that turned my life upside down.


Apparently, a father I never knew existed had left me something in his will. That something turned out to be part ownership in a professional football team.


Next thing I knew, I was learning a sport I knew nothing about by spending time with the team’s quarterback who was out with an injury, a man who my formula would definitely determine was all wrong for me.   


Christian Knox was too handsome and confident for his own good and could have any woman he wanted.  Only lately the only woman he seemed to want was me. 


But there was no way I was getting involved when I was now his boss, even if he was insanely 

gorgeous and had the dirtiest mouth I’d ever come across.


It would be wrong, wouldn’t it?


Probably. But you know what they say about things that are wrong...sometimes they feel so right.



GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63235520-the-game 


Spoiler-free Review of The Game

The GameThe Game by Vi Keeland
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Every time I start a new book by Vi Keeland, it feels like I’m unwrapping a holiday gift from my favorite person. Reading this book was one of those occasions. I read The Game in early December, and I’m still thinking about this book a month later. Christian and Bella are everything! This book is filled with delicious chemistry, Vi’s signature witty banter, and the perfect amount of heart and heat.   It is unputdownable. I literally binge-read this book. I didn’t have a choice because I couldn’t put it down! The Game is another winner from Vi. Get your head in The Game when it releases on 1/16. All the stars! 

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AUTHOR BIO


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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, Israel, 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.



AUTHOR LINKS


Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/vi.keeland 

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Vi-Keeland/435952616513958 

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

Website: http://www.vikeeland.com 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vikeeland 

Instagram: http://instagram.com/Vi_Keeland 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ViKeeland 

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887119.Vi_Keeland 

Sunday, January 8, 2023

The Muse by Emma Scott is LIVE!

The Muse by Emma Scott is now live! Check out my spoiler-free review of this paranormal m/m romance.   You can download and read this book for free using Kindle Unlimited

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Synopsis:

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Emma Scott, comes an emotional paranormal romance about sacrifice, redemption, and the power of true love. 

Cole Matheson didn't expect the road toward being a successful painter would be paved in gold, but he hoped there'd be a few less potholes. Insidious self-doubt that whispers that he's no good, talentless, hopeless has him on the brink of despair. Maybe it would be better to just give up.

A midnight visit by a beautiful creature of darkness changes everything...

Ambrosius Edward Meade-Finch surrendered to the underworld centuries ago after knowing only pain and suffering during his short life. Now, Ambri makes humans dance on his strings, feeding on their desire for his own pleasure. But his liege lord questions his loyalty and commands him to bring a pure soul into their dark realm.

Cole Matheson seemed like an easy mark, but Ambri didn't count on his goodness or the depth of his generous spirit that wants Ambri just as he is. And Cole never expected to find in Ambri a muse who unlocks his talent and who might also be what his lonely heart has been searching for. Something fragile yet powerful grows between them, and the possibility of soul-deep love hangs in the balance, if only they have the courage to reach for it.

But fairy tale endings don't come without a price. The dark forces Ambri answers to have been promised a soul, and they're coming to collect...

The Muse is book 2 in the Angels and Demons series but can be read as a standalone. 


Review of The Muse by Emma Scott

The MuseThe Muse by Emma Scott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In The Muse, Emma Scott has written a captivating paranormal romance (PNR) featuring two main characters, Cole and Ambri, struggling with their own demons. Cole is a starving artist trying to make ends meet, while Ambri is a demon tasked with destroying Cole's life or facing eternal suffering. Ambri, who has hundreds of years of emotional baggage, did not think he was worthy or capable of love until Cole painted his way into his black heart. Ambri has to destroy Cole or face a special kind of hell.

“Prove yourself to me, Ambri. Prove you are a loyal servant of hell. Drive a human to ultimate despair. Persuade them to end their miserable existence, and then guide them to me. Fail, and you will know eternal agony.”

Despite his initial reluctance, Ambri begins to care for Cole and must decide whether to follow through with his mission or risk everything for love. This slow-burn romance of epic proportions between the grumpy demon and sunshine-filled artist is highly enjoyable. Overall, this book is a must-read for fans of PNR and M/M romance. One-click worthy!


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Emma Scott is a USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author whose books have been translated in six languages and featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, New York Daily News and USA Today's Happy Ever After. She writes emotional, character-driven romances in which art and love intertwine to heal, and in which love always wins. If you enjoy emotionally-charged stories that rip your heart out and put it back together again, with diverse characters and kind-hearted heroes, you will enjoy her novels. Visit www.emmascottwrites.com

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Kindle Book Review: Total Chaos by Nikki Ash

Total Chaos by Nikki Ash is LIVE and FREE to read on Kindle Unlimited.  The audiobook is also live and narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Sarah Puckett.  Check out my spoiler-free review below.

Read it today! 

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Kindle: https://amzn.to/3WNf31h

Audio: https://amzn.to/3CsQHSa

Books in the Love & Lyrics series:

Controlled Chaos  (Love & Lyrics Book 1) https://amzn.to/3Qfrbpo

Silent Chaos  (Love & Lyrics Book 2) https://amzn.to/3ZbfxzU

Total Chaos (Love & Lyrics Book 3)

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Bleeding Chaos (Love & Lyrics Book 4) March 23 release https://amzn.to/3IqCXLy


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Title: Total Chaos

Series: Love & Lyrics

Author: Nikki Ash

Release: January 5, 2023

Genre: Friends to Lovers, Rock Star Romance

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60903339-total-chaos

Cover Designer: Jersey girl designs

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Model: Alex C.

Audio Narrators: Teddy Hamilton and Sarah Puckett


Blurb:

From USA Today Bestselling Author Nikki Ash comes a Runaway Bride, Friends to

Lovers, Rock Star Romance...

Kendall

My life has been an endless loop of heartache and breakup songs.

I’ve lived in fear that I’m broken and will never find the kind of love that would piece me

back together into something whole.

When my boyfriend proposes, I say yes, desperate for an easy fix. For a super-glue solution.

But, on the day of my wedding, when my dad tells me to follow my heart, it doesn’t lead me

down the aisle.

Instead, it takes me straight to Declan Pierce’s car—where I crash his road trip.

The more time we spend together, the more he shows me it’s okay to be broken.

With him, lyrics aren’t just words on paper.

Promises aren’t just whispers in the dark.

And having a few cracks...well, they help the light come through.

Declan

I’ve had feelings for my best friend’s sister for as long as I can remember.

Watching her jump from guy to guy, I’ve been biding my time, waiting for the right moment

to tell her.

And then she does something I never thought she’d do…she gets engaged.

This is the part where I’m starting to accept that the woman I love will never be mine.

Until she jumps into my car in her wedding gown and tells me to floor it.

With Kendall in my passenger seat and the past in the rearview mirror, I plan to do

whatever it takes to show her that she doesn't need super glue.


She needs to find the beauty in the cracks.


Review:


Total Chaos (Love & Lyrics #3)Total Chaos by Nikki Ash
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Total Chaos is the third installment in Nikki Ash's Love & Lyrics series. This friends to lovers, rock star romance is equally addictive and impossible to put down! Declan and Kendall's relationship is the stuff that love songs are made of. I've read a lot of rockstar romance books, and I think this series stands out as a favorite. While you can certainly enjoy Total Chaos as a standalone, I recommend reading the entire series to get the full picture of the band's dynamic. I absolutely loved all three books, and I can't wait for the next one! Five stars for this book and the series!



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