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An Optimist’s Guide to Heartbreak Review Blitz

🎡💓 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 💓 🎡

𝓐𝓷 𝓞𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽’𝓼 𝓖𝓾𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴, Book one in the Heartsong Duet by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann is LIVE and FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Don’t miss this Grumpy/sunshine, best friend’s brother slow burn romance!

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𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗥𝗕 

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

Holy Moly! This author and her ability to flay my heart right open with her phenomenally unforgettable stories. Every single one that I read imprints itself on my heart and I find myself thinking back on them often. This story was no exception.

From the moment I started it I was intrigued with the way we started off. It was obvious there is lots of history, and heartbreaking circumstances just waiting to be revealed. The characters immediately capture me like beacons. Both for different reasons. Both still hurting and suffering from what all we just don’t know yet. But what we can tell is that there is definitely a special connection between them, and their reactions to that draw towards each other is completely different.

Lucy’s character made me feel so much. I laughed, I cried, I rooted for her, I hurt for her. Right now, I feel so much for her. Right now… I am NOT OKAY!
Cal is everything I want in my book boyfriend. He’s gorgeous, he’s tatted, he’s mean yet protective. He’s all anti-relationship yet possessive AF. He’s hurt y’all. And hurt people hurt people.

He frustrated me as much as he fascinated me. He could be intimidating, infuriating, but oh so enticing too. He put up this hard exterior but you can see hints of the ooey gooey center beneath. It will just take the right person to get him to expose those parts of himself.

I must warn you, If you are offended by cliffhangers in books then I must urge you to wait until 1/31/23 until both books in the duet are out. But If like me you don’t mind feeling the burn, then jump head first into this duet ASAP!! I need book 2 immediately, I am ready to see what kind of HEA Author Jennifer Hartmann gives us. I just know it’s going to be EPIC!!

Preorder 𝘼 𝙋𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩’𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚, Book two, releasing on January 31st!

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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

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The Hatesick Diaries Release Blitz & Review

Release Date: January 10

Echo Adler hates Reign Davidson. He’s the reason the love of her life left her all alone and broken hearted two years ago. 
 
So it should be easy to stay away. 
 
It should be easy to not dream about his dark and mean eyes, or his cruel but sexy smirks. It should be easy to not think about the guy who ruined her happily ever after. 
 
Only it’s not.
 
Sometimes his intense stares make her heart race, and those smirks of his make her breathless. 
 
But it needs to stop. 
 
Because she has a mission: to get back together with her ex-boyfriend. And Echo will be damned if she keeps dreaming about Reign. 
 
The guy who not only makes her sick with hate but who also happens to be her ex’s best friend.

NOTE: This is a standalone set in the world of St. Mary’s.

Grab Your Copy Here!

Saffron A. Kent has done it again. She just has this special gift with her writing to immediately suck me into her stories. Her characters will undoubtedly snatch me up by my heartstrings in a fisted grip and I know they will put me through the wringer over and over before all will be said and done. OMG! This book Y’all. From the moment I cracked it I was immersed, I was obsessed. I was instantly ADDICTED!!


It doesn’t get better than enemies-to-lovers, but add in that he’s the ex-boyfriends best friend. WOW!! The drama, angst and forbiddenness that it adds to this. Yes please!
Echo is the sweetest. She is beautiful and just good as gold. Like most of this author’s heroines she’s a bit quirky, adorably so. I love her. 🥰

Reign has always had a thing for Echo but really never really thought he deserved her. So when his best friend took a liking to her as well he stepped aside and let who he thought “was the better man” go for her.

This book is such a rollercoaster of emotions. I went from my heart all a flutter, to furious, to fanning myself because it’s freaking HAWT! 🔥 Then I was swooning, swearin’, and shouting hot mess. This book had me feelings every emotion. All the thighs. Even at my lowest points in the book I wouldn’t trade a second.

This is probably my FAVORITE of the series. Just Phenomenal, Fantastic, Terrifically Unforgettable. Fifth and final standalone book in the St. Mary’s Rebels is not to be missed. I highly recommend the entire series but you absolutely cannot miss this one. I cannot wait for the spin-off series coming soon. FIVE Favorite in Series Stars ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨


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The Goalie Who Stole Christmas Release Blast & Review

🏒🎄 𝑵𝑶𝑾 𝑨𝑽𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑨𝑩𝑳𝑬 🎄🏒

THE GOALIE WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS is now available on Amazon and FREE with kindleunlimited!!

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What to expect:

🎄 fake relationship

🏒 home for the holiday’s themed

🎄 college hockey player

🏒 one bed

🎄friends to lovers

𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓

After my mother was diagnosed with cancer last year, she has been on my siblings and I to get married.

Afraid that her time is running out, she just wants to be here for all of the milestones in our life.

I’m the last one left, the one who doesn’t even have a girlfriend.

My family knows that my life is invested in hockey, yet they still continue to push.

I can’t show up at my brother’s wedding alone and deal with their disappointment.

Instead, I need to find someone who will pretend to be my girlfriend for the week.

𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒚𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆…

𝑺𝒚𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒚

With my family gone for Christmas, it looks like I’m spending the holidays alone.

Until Asher Golding propositions me.

We’ve been friends since freshman year and swore to keep it that way.

Asher asks me to go to Maine with him, to be his fake date for his brother’s wedding.

He wants me to spend the holiday with his family afterwards, to make his mother happy.

Who am I to say no?

I don’t have any plans, Asher is one of my closest friends, and we’re just playing pretend.

𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑, 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕?

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒅…

My Review

OH HOLLY JOLLY!! 🎄I am aching for Asher and Sydney stole my heart instantly. I can’t stop with Cali Melle and her wonderfully mouth watering Wyncote Hockey Boys. With every new book I find myself more and more entranced in this book world she has created and I never want to leave it. I sent Santa 🎅 my list and it included lots and lots of Wyncote stories. I’m talking, Cali Melle can do generations if needed. Pretty Please with gumdrops and candy canes.  I just need these men like I need hot chocolate 🍫 this time of the year. 

Asher and Sydney’s short, sexy, and swoony little novella gave me everything I needed to take me out of my Christmas chaos. I was able to grab a hot drink, a comfy blanket and settle in while my kiddos took a long winter’s nap… SIKE! 😝 My kids won’t nap. But the great thing- this is just the perfect length novella. I devoured it in the time it took for a round of the Grinch movie and an afternoon snack. Not one of my little creatures was stirring, but mama’s heat level sure was. 🔥🔥🔥

Fake dating 👩‍❤️‍👨

Friends to lovers 😀😍and

Forced proximity 😲

Sports romance🏒

Hot couples 🥵and

Loveable families.🥰

Package that all up for me, 💝top it with bows.🎁 Oh I am such a big ol’ Christmas Ho. Ho, HOOOO! 🤭

Okay so my rhymes may need work, but this book does not. It will quickly become one of your favorite holiday reads. With heart, heat and some holiday cheer. Don’t miss this standalone novella in the Wyncote Wolves series. FIVE CHRISTMAS STARS!!! 🌟🎄🌟🎄🌟🎄🌟🎄🌟🎄

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What Was Meant To Be Review & Release

🔥🔥SINFULLY SEXY NEW RELEASE🔥🔥

From the author of Love Unexpected comes an all new age-gap forbidden romance.

Two years ago, Jacob Price walked away.

After a whirlwind steamy affair, my father’s best friend broke my heart. 

He told me things were too complicated. Messy. Wrong. 

That we could never be together. 

I knew he loved me but the fear of ruining our family was too great. 

With too much at stake, he sacrificed our hearts and ended it. 

Now, he’s back and he still wants me.

He still loves me. 

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 

What you can expect: 

💋Godfather/ Dad’s Best Friend

💋Age Gap 

💋Second Chance 

💋ANGST.

1𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 → https://books2read.com/u/brXvAk

Oh QB Tyler, My Astonishing Angel of Angst. You have done it once again. What Was Meant to Be has whipped it’s way right into this gals heart. A staggering and bewitching story that will have you stunned from the start all the way to the explosive ending. If you even mention a forbidden age-gap I practically start drooling. 🤤GAH! They are so my jam, yall!  The heat, the angst, the sneaking around.

HOLY HOT HADES!! 🔥🥵🔥Don’t even get me on a roll about QB Tylers dynamically explosive 🧨 love scenes. I don’t know how she does it but she always manages to blend this perfect amount of tender and soul-uniting moments with down and dirty, toss them under goods they are ruined now, moments. She just casts 🪄 her literary spell on me and I’m entranced and under her spell until the last syllable of the epilogue. 

I really loved all the characters. Well okay not all  *cough,cough Parker🤬) Jacob, Kevin, and Michelle have this amazingly close friendship that has spanned years. As godfather to Kevin and Michelle’s two children, Jacob just fit right in as a piece of the family puzzle. 

The dynamics of all that could change when the once innocent way he felt about Whitney changes when he has a little too much to drink and stays over at Kevin and Michelle’s. Whitney reveals that she has been crushing on him for a long time. She isn’t a little girl anymore. She is a beautiful woman and totally off limits.  Everyone knows that forbidden fruit is always the yummiest! 🍑🍒

Guilt, fear, and loyalty leads to a life changing decision and double dose of heartbreak for our couple. Even if the road was paved with good intentions it can still be one heck of a bumpy ride. 

You do not want to miss a paragraph of the heart-wrenching emotions, the angst, and the steam. So full of frustration, lip biting banter, and sinfully wicked chemistry?! OMG the chemistry. A tantalizingly taboo tale of inevitable love that just may have you wondering, can a relationship that has the power to hurt so many people really be What Was Meant to Be? Well in this case… I say yes, yes, one thousand times yes!! Five Stars for the H3 Effect! ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️

💔Heart Break ✔️

😩Hangover ✔️

🥰Happy Ever After ✔️

Stay Forever Release Blast & Review




Title: Stay Forever
Series: Kincaid Brothers #2
Author: Kaylee Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 1, 2022

BLURB
Declan


My whole world has revolved around caring for my baby girl. I never wanted to let anyone into my life—into our life—until Kennedy came to town and threw a wrench into my single-dad routine.

She’s the first woman to make me feel something… anything, in a long time. If only she would let me in.

Kennedy is kind, beautiful, and everything I never knew that I wanted. She looks at me as if I’m her entire world, and her bond with my daughter is something to see. But there’s a problem: she’s leaving in a few weeks, and I need to find a way to ask her to stay.

Kennedy

My trip to Willow River came at the perfect time to escape. Taking care of my grandmother should be my whole focus. What I shouldn’t be doing is falling for a drop-dead-gorgeous single dad. But my meddling grandmother has other ideas.

Declan is impossible to resist. Everything with him is easy and feels right. We feel right. But the timing is all wrong—no matter how I wish I could change things.

He’s a forever kind of guy, but this isn’t my home, and he doesn’t know what he’s asking when two words change everything… “stay forever.”

Holy Moly You Guys! Kaylee Ryan has done it again. Not even a little surprised but just as giddy and excited that she did. Her stories are just the sweetest. Relatively low on the angst they always leave me feeling so warm and ooey gooey inside. I oh and ah over the sweet and tender moments and then totally fan myself 🥵 over the scorchingly sinful moments of shared lovin’ too. 🔥

Deacon Kincaid is MY Kincaid brother. This is my official public claim of him.  I have been kinda obsessing about the sexy single dad since we met him. Even with just getting small glimpses of him here and there I still just knew he would be amazing by the way his little girl was his everything. TBH  I have always been a sucker for a single Dad because I was raised by one, and there is no bond more precious than the bond of a Daddy and his Daughter. Since Blakely Is his number one responsibility, Declan has no plans to settle down anytime in the near future. Well…That is until he meets Kennedy. She just might be the person that has him reevaluating his stance on living life as a bachelor with his only commitment to his daughter. The way he is with his daughter is just absolutely adorable. Blakely is so sassy and inquisitive. The is bubbly and loving and an overall ray of sunshine. She could cheer the grumpiest of grumps up, on their worst of days. 

Kennedy is just coming off the tail end of a situation that wasn’t fulfilling her the way it should have. Even though ultimately she would never see any of her dreams come to fruition had she stayed it still was a difficult thing to endure. Her grandmother had an injury that required her to need some help with the events facility she owns in Willow River. This opened up the perfect chance for her to get away and lick her wounds while also helping her grandma. When she meets Declan Kincaid and his little girl, she certainly is NOT ready for the overload of feelings they bring out in her. She finds herself falling hard and fast for these two. Struggling with all the ifs, and’s and but’s, will she throw caution to the wind and take a chance and decide to give love a chance and Stay Forever with Declan and Blakely?! Grab this amazing story and find out now.

FIVE Forever you will Stay Stars! 








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AUTHOR BIO


New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.


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Stay Over Release Blitz & Review




Title: Stay Over
Series: Kincaid Brothers #1
Author: Kaylee Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 13, 2022

BLURB
Brooks


Overhearing my cousin’s best friend confessing that she’s never been satisfied wasn’t my fault… but offering to help her change that definitely was. Her brother is a friend of mine, and while this has a bad idea written all over it, it doesn’t stop us from becoming friends… with benefits.

Palmer is gorgeous, off-limits, and stubborn as hell. For the first time, I’m the one left wanting more.

I’m tired of watching her walk away. I’m ready for her to stay.


Palmer

I never dreamed having my crush overhear my most embarrassing confession would land me in his bed… or that I would want to stay there.

But our secret relationship has rules. No strings. No expectations. No feelings. What’s that saying about rules? Oh yeah, they’re meant to be broken.

But when it comes to Brooks, I’m afraid if I’m not the one to walk away, it won’t be just the rules broken.

Well  I thought I was hopelessly  devoted to Deacon. ( Never with Me) I just knew I was utterly obsessed with Orrin.(Stay Always) But without a doubt I can say “ Move Y’all, Get Out The Way.” Because be still my heart, ♥️ I have been Bewitched by Brooks. His and Palmer’s story is steamy, sweet and totally swoony. In typical Kaylee Ryan fashion you get fantastically fun and flirty times, a great cast of secondary characters, a romantic and heartfelt story that is sure to melt both your heart and your kindle. 

Stay Over, the first FULL LENGTH book in the Kincaid brother series, is a standalone but has characters we met briefly in both Never with Me, Deacon and Ramsey’s story. As well as Stay Over, Orrin and Jade’s novella. In Never with Me we are first introduced to the Kincaid brothers. Nine gorgeous and charming Georgia boys. I am already in love with them all and cannot wait to devour each and every one of their stories.Unique and amazing men each with his own story to tell but fiercely loyal to their family. The supportive way they jump in to be there for each other. Oh My Heart.  

😭“Not just today, but today and all of the tomorrows. We’re here for you.”

Palmer is a sweet and sassy photographer. She’s the youngest sister of Deacon and Ramsey is her best friend. She is really proud of herself for getting her brother and best friend together, but hasn’t seemed to have that same kind of luck in her own love life. Plus she was really focused on her career and the guy she had the longest running crush on is her brother’s best friend, Brooks. He is older than her by six or seven years and would never look at her that way. Or so she thought. 

Brooks Kincaid is caring, gorgeous and a total sexy sweetheart of a man. He grew up around Palmer because of his friendship with her brother but now he’s starting to see her in a whole new light. For both of them growing up in such loving homes, they saw examples everyday from their parents that set high standards in both their minds on what they wanted for their future partners.  So they both were willing to hold out until that person came along and focused on their careers. But a some fun and flirting at a celebration open up the doors for a secret “mutually beneficial” arrangement that worked for both of them…until it didn’t. Feelings, miss understandings, and a little drama make for an enjoyably engaging journey with ALL the best friend shenanigans and Kincaid brother backing your little heart desires. 🥰

My Cr8zysockbookblock Wrap Up

⭐️Star Rating~⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨~

Four and a Half,  Fun, Flirty and Fall in Love with the Kincaids STARS!!

💭Overall Thoughts~I am such a Kaylee Ryan fan. Her writing never fails to suck me right in. Her ability to blend fun and super sexy, with the perfect amount of emotions without being angsty. I love the thought and background she puts into each and every unique character she writes. I can’t get enough of her writing. Especially her series. That is why she is one of my.  <b>favorite one-click authors!</b> I sure cannot wait for Declan’s story. ASAP.

🌶HEAT~ 🌶🌶🌶🌶Brooks and Palmer are Definitely Deliciously Hot! 

🥰HEA/CLIFFY🧗‍♀️~ No Cliffy. HEA– I was left all warm and ooey gooey with this perfect ending. Can’t wait to get more glimpses of Brooks and Palmer in the rest of the Kincaid brothers stories. 








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COMING SOON


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Releasing January 10

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Only available at the following
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AUTHOR BIO


New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.


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Deflected Hearts Release & Review

NOW AVAILABLE

Deflected Hearts is now available on Amazon and FREE with kindleunlimited!!

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“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 & 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘺’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.” – 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳

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𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒚

August Whitley was just a fling–someone fun to spend my time with no strings attached.

We broke things off before our feelings grew, but it was already too late.

After leaving town, I swore to myself that I would never look back.

And when I get surprising news, I’m completely committed to doing it alone.

𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦…

𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕

𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘴. She was an enigma and a mystery that I wanted to unravel.

Neither of us were ready for a commitment and after a misunderstanding, she left town without a single word.

I tried to find her, but it was as if she fell off the grid. It was messing with my head and becoming a threat to my hockey career.

Until one night, one date with another girl… I find Poppy working at the restaurant and she’s pregnant.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥.

𝑰 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚.

Holy Hot Hockey Pucksl!!🔥🔥 I am beyond obsessed with August and Poppy’s addictively sweet and unforgettable story. I am allured by August, and Poppy is just positively perfect. This is a steamy and dreamy second chance romance with all the feels. A must read surprise pregnancy/sports romance that’s hotter than H-E-double-hockey-sticks!! 🏒🏒

August is loving life, living his dream playing hockey for the Wyncote Wolves hoping it will lead to playing professionally one day. He lives, eats, and sleeps hockey and has no plans of letting anything get in the way of that. However, things just got complicated. Because when he runs into the hookup he hasn’t been able to get out of his head his thoughts about what matters most for his future just might start to look completely different. For months he searched for Poppy and now here she is in front of him with an obvious bun in her oven…and It’s pretty likely that August is the one that put that bun in Poppy’s oven.👶🏼

Then comes the sweet and swoony side of August and oh he just stole my heart. ♥️ This is a reformed playboy (with a heart of gold). Take note, I said play boy as opposed to Fork-boy. I always knew he was a good guy to his core. Even when he and Poppy were just hooking up, they were only hooking up with each other. 

Oh my sweet Poppy. 🥺 My heart just hurt for all she’d been through. She knows how August feels about commitment and that is fine with her until she finds out her future is about to change in a big way. 🤰🏼She felt she couldn’t do that to August so she did the only thing she could think of, she ran. She knew she needed to confront the truth and tell August one day. But a few months passed and she would confront him whether she was ready or not when they happened upon each other. While it seems like August quickly wants to jump right into the deep end, Poppy just wants to tread lightly in the shallow end and guard her heart. But she sees the changes in August. He is going out of his way to prove to her what is most important to him and that is quickly crumbling the walls she’s put up. He wanted to take care of her.

Oh my heart! I legit ATE.IT.UP. He  just made me melt. 🫠The way he went after what he wanted. His patience with her, he was smexy, sweet, and sensitive. He went from a non-committal guy to just the guy that knows how to love you wholly. Mind, heart and body. Unselfishly. WOW! Is my love for August obvious or what?! 🥰🥰

I can not get enough of this series. These Wyncote Wolves are everything. My hubby was never into hockey but boy do they have me wishing he was. Lol  It’s just so aggressive and testosterone filled and HOTT!! Good GAH! What a great group of guys too. They are just amazingly written characters and I want ALL of their stories. So far in each book we get enough snippets of the ones with stories to come to be intrigued and anticipating the days until we get them. I love that they are all so aggressive and alpha when they need to be.  I find myself binging hockey teams on TikTok and picking out I think who would be my who.

Deflected Hearts is told in dual POV ( my personal favorite) and is the second standalone book in the Wyncote Wolves series. I am in love with how Cali Melle’s writing just sucks you right into the story and I cannot get enough of her panty melting, heart stealing heroes and the strong willed and sassy heroines that bring these men to their knees. While you don’t have to read Cross Checked Hearts before reading this book I would definitely recommend checking out Logan and Isla’s story. It is a fantastic brother’s best friend’s romance as Isla is August’s sister and Logan is his best friend.   

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My Cr8zysockbookblock Blog Wrap Up

⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️~FIVE! Falling Hard and Fast STARS!! 

Love Me some WYNCOTE WOLVES! This is a must read for all surprise pregnancy, sports/hockey, and second chance romance fans alike. Unforgettable characters, great storylines, and witty banter makes for  a fun and engaging story that will grab you from start to finish. 

🌶HEAT~🌶🌶🌶 Steamy,Sweet and Scrumptious.🔥

🥰HEA/CLIFFY🧗‍♀️~No Cliffy. Happy Ever After Perfection!!🥰♥️🥰

Stay Over Cover Reveal

Title: Stay Over
Series: Kincaid Brothers #1
Author: Kaylee Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Book Cover Boutique
Photo: Regina Wamba
Release Date: September 13, 2022
BLURB
Brooks

Overhearing my cousin’s best friend confessing that she’s never been satisfied wasn’t my fault… but offering to help her change that definitely was. Her brother is a friend of mine, and while this has a bad idea written all over it, it doesn’t stop us from becoming friends… with benefits.
Palmer is gorgeous, off-limits, and stubborn as hell. For the first time, I’m the one left wanting more.
I’m tired of watching her walk away. I’m ready for her to stay.

Palmer
I never dreamed having my crush overhear my most embarrassing confession would land me in his bed… or that I would want to stay there.
But our secret relationship has rules. No strings. No expectations. No feelings. What’s that saying about rules? Oh yeah, they’re meant to be broken.
But when it comes to Brooks, I’m afraid if I’m not the one to walk away, it won’t be just the rules broken.
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.
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Fame Release Blast & Review

FAME

The final, breathtaking stand-alone in the Secrets in L.A. Series

I guess it’s naïve to say I thought I would be an actress.

But isn’t that why everyone comes to Los Angeles? Fame?

Then again, I’m from here.

And after years of paying my dues, all that fame and fortune was shoved at me with the promise of care for my family.

I’d grabbed for it without truly seeing what I was reaching for. Now I’m trapped in a role that owns my body and slowly steals pieces of my soul.

I wanted to be on camera . . . I never wanted this.

But when an intriguing stranger steps into my life, everything changes.

For the first time in so long, I feel alive—cherished and adored.

But as our stolen glances and secret smiles turn into shared nights and hidden passion, I know it’s only a matter of time before we fall apart.

Because he has no idea what I do for a living, and he works with my boss . . .

Now all my secrets are threatening to expose my deepest shame and ruin so much more than the façade I’ve fought to maintain.

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My Review

My friends, FAME is FANTASTICALLY FABULOUS!! It’s MAGICALLY MARVELOUS!! I’m gonna calm down and stop yelling at you in shouty CAPS

But in all seriousness this book y’all. Molly McAdams once again proves why she is one of my absolute favorite authors. She is a must read everything she writes, plus owns every ebook, and signed paperbacks too. It doesn’t matter the genre or trope I know going in that with this author’s work I’m in for a story that will be profound and positively unforgettable. A story that is sure to weave itself through my mind, heart and soul and leave a little piece of itself behind. A story I felt so deeply that I will think back on it for years to come. As I still do with pretty much all of her books I have read thus far. (I will go to my death bed still feeling Taking Chances)

Trust me when I tell you Fame is a story like no other. Jensen and Mia are two imperfect humans who just happen to be perfect for each other. Bringing you the best by giving you a little taste of everything, this sinful and sexy romance is slap full of secrets, lies and mystery. Not skimping on the angst, steam, banter, tension, and a good ‘ol swoony and southern, Georgia bred country boy to come in and make everything all better  (this Georgia girl might be biased but there’s nothing hotter than a GA boy) I promise this book has something for every reader. It will captivate you from paragraph one until the very last sentence. Not just a book but an unputdownable journey to unite two amazingly unique and inspiring characters who against any obstacles that may come between them truly belong together. But what to do when love is inevitable between two people and one is dang near ready to sprint in the opposite direction away from it?  Will love bring them together or will Fame tear them apart? 

Mia is really a special character. She is one of the most unselfish of heroines I have ever had the pleasure of reading, yet her circumstances broke my heart over and over again. Her strength and dedication to her family was commendable. How could you not fall in love with her story? This amazing woman who sacrificially suffered for those she loved most in the world. It was devastating and inspiring at the same time. The internal conflicts are gut-wrenching. But I was so immersed in this story I really felt her struggle and found myself battling the what would I do in real life?

I think her battles with the life she was forced into and its impact on her character as a person just made me love her more. She was a deeply loving character but as much love as she had for others she didn’t have it for herself. I wanted to be able to jump into the book and just hug her and tell her I see you. You are beautiful and I see you for who you are. I see you for why and not what you have to do. She was existing, getting by and surviving. But she wasn’t living. She wasn’t enjoying her life. Until she met Jensen. He brought life back into her. He made her feel things no one ever had. It put the carefully crafted walls she’d put up to hide her secrets behind at risk of crumbling down around her. But for the first time she began to think she finally found someone who might be worth the risk. But there is still so much he doesn’t know about her. What will happen when the truth comes to light?

“You don’t know what my greatest joy is or the worst moments of my life. You don’t know what I’ve done to survive.”

Jensen is deliciously swoony and without a doubt book HUSBAND material. I say husband because this man is better than a book boyfriend. Boy oh boy was he ever hot and so dreamy too y’all. 

He had been burned in the past and that had an impact on him. He certainly wasn’t looking for a relationship, but he was instantly drawn to the beautiful yet emotionally barricaded girl from the third floor of his new office building. Quickly he finds himself unable to resist the need to get to know and win this woman over. He knows it will be no easy feat but not one to give up; he sets out to win her over. He’s just so stinking sweet. He is caring and thoughtful. Successful but humble. Supportive and protective. Loving and kind. Gah! The way he was with her melted me into a puddle of goo y’all! I was a pile of jelly for Jensen. I could go on about him FOREVER

None of that matters because I hear you in songs. I see you when I close my eyes. I feel you in my veins.”

In closing let me just say this book will tug on your heart strings. It will move you. You will laugh, and cry. You will fan yourself, get frustrated, cry again, and swoon so hard. You will fall so hard for all these characters (old and new). The writing is so engaging you feel like one of the gang, a part of the story.  So vividly you feel like you share in the outrage, the excitement, the urge to smack a fool upside the back of his head and tell him to get it together.  Mostly I just wanna see everyone get all the goodness life has to offer.  But alas, I cannot actually be a part of the story and that is just the mark of a truly talented author, the fact that they make you forget that you aren’t. This author does this to me. EVERY.SINGLE.TIME! 

Jensen and Mia’s breathtakingly remarkable journey is not one to be missed. It is the final standalone (with crossover characters) in the Secrets in L.A. series and told in dual POV. You can read the entire series for FREE in Kindle Unlimited. Go grab you some snacks, a drink and hold onto your taters because Fame is gonna take your heart on one heck of a rollercoaster of feelsEnjoy!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Molly grew up in California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with her
husband, daughter, and fur baby. When she’s not diving into the world of her
characters, some of her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and long walks
on the beach . . . which roughly translates to being a homebody and dishing out movie
quotes with her hubby. She has a weakness for crude-humored movies and loves curling
up in a fluffy blanket during a thunderstorm . . . or under one in a bathtub if there are
tornados. That way she can pretend they aren’t really happening.

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Pieces of a Life Cover Reveal

Jewel E. Ann has revealed the gorgeous cover for Pieces of Life, part 1 of a new duet in The Life Series!

Releasing: September 13, 2022

Cover Designer: Jenn Beach

Photographer: Regina Wamba

 

The summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable.

He played the piano and baseball.
I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten.
We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations.

We were also forbidden to be more than friends.
But that didn’t stop us.

Weeks before graduation, he annihilated my heart, and it’s been seventeen years since the day I knew I’d hate him forever.

Now he’s back in my life—a single dad and a homicide detective looking over my shoulder while I perform autopsies as one of Chicago’s most gifted forensic pathologists. Then fate throws us a curveball.

Colten saves my life, but he can’t erase the images that now keep me awake at night. And I can’t explain them.

Am I still the girl he’s always loved? Or nothing more than pieces of that life?

 

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Meet Jewel E. Ann


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.

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