Feb 13, 2024 | 2024, Blog, February 2024
Accepting Agatha by Victoria Blue is a spicy story with interconnected characters from the Shark’s Edge series that can be read as a standalone.
✔ Dual POV
✔ Strangers to Lovers
✔ Opposites Attract
✔ Forced Proximity
✔ Destination Wedding
✔ Accidental Wedding
☕🔥🔥🔥 This is best enjoyed with your favorite iced-beverage, a cozy chair, and maybe a fan.
Trigger Warning: Alcohol / Alcoholism
What would you do if you woke up and discovered you’d gotten married after a wild night of partying? Agatha Farsay is no stranger to wild nights, will she ever slow down? One wild night in Vegas will change her life forever. Maybe it’s time she finally deals with her problems? Carmen Sandoval never imagined he’d be returning for a wedding with a wife.
What will happen when he decides to give this a real shot? Can he convince Agatha they may have a chance at something? In order to find a way to have their own happy-ever-after they will need to navigate through family drama, secrets, and challenges as they grow closer and learn to trust each other. Thank you Waterhouse Press for an advance reader copy for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 2024, Blog, February 2024, Meghan Quinn
THE REASON I MARRIED HIM by USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn released this week and we’re headed back to Almond Bay. Yay!
Wyatt Day would do anything to make sure he inherits his family cabin before his slimy cousin gets a chance to outsmart him. Just as fast as the cabin was in his possession, he’s now left to find a wife. Time for a plan, how hard could it be for a successful author to plot his own happy ever after?
Aubree Rowley is doing her best to save her sisters farm. What will happen when Wyatt shows up and wants a piece of her farm but he’d gladly give it up under one condition.
Will Aubree agree to his terms? It’s a race to the finish as Wyatt and Aubree discover that perhaps there might be a little divine intervention in their plan. Is it possible that there is more to there charade?
✔ Marriage of convenience
✔ Enemies to Lovers
✔ Reverse Grumpy Sunshine
✔ One Bed
✔ Small Town Romance
✔ Romantic Comedy
Caution, this scorchin hot read may lead to unexpected need to turn on the A/C. So steamy the pages ignite.
Plenty of delicious banter, verbal foreplay, and a ton of shenanigans as the tension builds and things heat up. Meghan Quinn has a huge backlist with plenty of adventures and readers … she’s in kindle unlimited which means reading for days! I received an Advance Reader Copy from Meghan Quinn for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
“See,” he says as he turns toward me. “I am helpful on the farm.”
“Never said you weren’t helpful,” I reply as I cast the room into darkness by turning off my light. “Just that you don’t have to be on the farm every day.”
“What if I like being on the farm every day?” he asks as his fingers dance down my arm, creating a wave of goosebumps.
“Well, I mean . . . that’s, uh . . . that’s up to you,” I say as a blast of nerves hit me all at once . . . because I know what’s coming.
I know what we’ve been developing over the past few nights.
The intensity has grown.
The countdown in my head until I can slip into bed with him has kicked up.
And today, when I was washing my face and getting ready for bed, I realized that this light, airy feeling in my chest was the anticipation of how he might kiss me tonight.
“Well, I like being on the farm.” He dances his fingers down to my wrist where he encircles it and then slowly lifts my hand over my head and pins my wrist to the pillow. “I saw you looking at me through the office window.”
“What?” I say breathlessly as he lowers his head. “No . . . no, I wasn’t.”
“Darn,” he says with a devilish grin. “I was hoping to catch you. You didn’t watch me at all?”
“I, uh . . .” He brings his face so close our noses are nearly touching. “I was, um . . .” I wet my lips. “Working.”
“Maybe next time,” he says and then whispers. “Well, good night, Aubree.”
“G-good night,” I say just before his mouth descends on mine.
At first, he’s soft, exploratory, just like last night, but when I think he’s going to pull away, he applies more pressure as his mouth opens.
His body leans into mine.
And his mouth opens and closes along with mine, causing my mind to reel and my body to sing.
It’s so good.
His kisses are so delicious.
So addictive.
I cup his face softly and mold my lips against his, parting my lips as his tongue connects with mine.
Oh yes.
My grip intensifies as I take a chance and slip my tongue against his.
He mutters something as he pulls away and stares down at me, his chest heavy, his eyes searching.
I run my tongue over my lips as I keep my gaze on his. “That . . . uh, was that okay?”
“Yeah, more than okay,” he says right before he brings his mouth back to mine. This time, his body sinks into my side, the heaviness of it now falling into me like a weighted blanket. He parts my lips again, and his tongue dances across my tongue, tangling and twisting, our mouths opening wider.
He’s so good at this.
His command, his pressure, the feel of him holding me in place but also treating me as if I’m fragile. It’s unlike any kiss I’ve ever experienced. And I don’t want it to end.
It’s why I move my hand to the back of his neck.
It’s why I shift, making more room for him.
It’s why I continue to run my tongue over his, causing him to groan softly as he returns the stroke.
This is unexpected, but it’s also what I thought might happen tonight. Because the tension every night has been building. The kisses have grown. And now that he has me pinned against this bed, making out with me, using his tongue, making me feel things I don’t think I’ve ever felt, I’m slowly starting to melt.
To accept this.
To be okay with it.
To want it.
USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 2024, Blog, February 2024, Xio Axelrod
Girls with Bad Reputations (The Lillys Book 2) by Xio Axelrod is the second book in the Lillys series and can be read as a standalone. However, once you meet the band … you’re gonna wanna dive into Book 1.
Kayla Larrington is living her dream and avoiding her family. If they knew where she’s been, would they be supportive of her choices and understand?
Instead of following the path of perfection her mother planned long ago, she’s living her best life. All Kayla ever wanted was to live life with stick in hand while drumming on her kit.
Despite her loss, the pain impacts her decisions. If only her family’s expectations of what her future looked like and her dreams could be aligned. Could they ever approve?
It’s time to hit the road with The Lillys with this all-access behind the scenes from their tour bus to the music stages along the way. Hopefully their bus driver Ty is able to navigate through all their personalities.
Are you ready to meet The Lillys?
Expect plenty of drama and shenanigans. Most definitely a little spicy heat, and of course lots of music.
C’mon … will Xio tell us what really happens? I think their story will unfold the way it was meant to be … drama, secrets, shenanigans, love, and the unexpected.
What about the other members? Yeah … you’ll meet them too. I expect future features for the rest of the band if we are lucky.
Oh .. and yes … let’s not forget
✔ Strangers to Friends to Lovers
✔ Pan MMC – wears a kilt!
✔ Bad-Ass Female Rockers
✔ Book Nerds in Love
✔ Tour Bus Shenanigans
✔ Secrets
✔ Found Family
Now, it’s time to kick back, settle in and meet The Lillys who are ready to rock your world.
This spicy read is best enjoyed with your favorite iced beverage, a cozy chair, and maybe a fan. Characters comfortably express their desire with kissing and passionate exploration. If you’re looking for a medium level of heat this should be a satisfying read.
Thank you to @sourcebookscasa for an advance reader copy for an honest and fair review. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 2024, Authors Dish, Blog, January 2024, Jeanne Adams, Mariah Ankenman, Samantha Chase
Welcome to Authors Dish – a time to connect with your favorite authors or discover new ones as they share a little bit about themselves. I’m always so appreciative when they take the time to chat and hang out a bit while writing all the adventures we crave. I’ll be sharing their links and bio so if they are a new author for ya, you’ll have all the info you need to check them out.
If you’re an author and interested in dishin’ comment below or hit me up on any of my social media platforms.
Today we are officially one month into 2024 and with that …. hopefully a month with a planner that is well used, filled with amazing adventures, goals, and tasks. If you’re a booklover than I’m sure you have those stacks of books waiting to fill our shelves with a goal to read them all. Are you ready for a little author fun?
Today we’ve got NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author Samantha Chase, Bestselling Author Mariah Ankenman and Author Jeanne Adams ready to dish!
1. With the new year underway, do you have a “word” of the year or do you set monthly goals?
Samantha: You know, I never got into the “word” thing and I don’t know why. I had to pick a word of the year for this retreat I’m getting ready to go on (and it gave my great anxiety to have to do it), but my word is CONFIDENCE. As for setting goals, it’s a little like making a New Year’s Resolution every month and I can honestly say that I don’t. I know that I have things I have to do, but life seems to really get in the way sometimes – especially these last few years – and I always seem to end up feeling defeated because I didn’t reach my monthly goal. So now, no goals.
Mariah: I don’t really have a word of the year unless you count “panic” lol, just kidding. I’m more of a task person than a goal person. I set out achievable tasks I need to accomplish then get a ton of satisfaction crossing them off the list when they’re done.
Jeanne: I do pick a word of the year – this year is FOCUS! Grins. I’ve had a lot going on in the last few years and finally a lot of that is resolved so now…I get to FOCUS!
2. If you’re a snow lover what is your favorite thing to do outside in the winter months? If you prefer the sunny beaches and warm sand …. where would you rather be?
Samantha: Ooo…I wouldn’t say I’m a snow lover, but I certainly love a good snowy day! I love the quietness of a day when the snow is coming down and just love watching it. I’m not a winter sports person, but I used to LOVE to get on a sled and go down a big hill when I was younger!
And I think I’ve mentioned it before that I do also love the beach, but only in the off-season when it’s cooler! Lol!
Mariah: I love the snow! It gives me an excuse to sit inside and read under a cozy blanket. I used to ski, before it got too pricey. I love a quiet walk in the snowy woods, but my kids prefer making snow forts and sledding. Once I set up my aerial hoop in the snow. It was freezing but I got some really fun photos and video.
Jeanne: I AM a snow lover!! I love to watch it snow from inside the house and make soup and chili and other hearty things. Grins. I do like to have a good snowball fight, however, and I like to ski.
3. It’s January and we’re all thinking about staying organized and setting our goals, what are the top five things you’ve found to help motivate you and keep you on task?
Samantha: Nothing! Lol! My attention span is like a squirrel in traffic – it’s all over the place! Staying organized is hard for me because it never lasts long. My office slowly starts to fill with papers and notes and other random stuff (like snack wrappers!) and I find that I need to work with no chaos around me. I’ve taken to writing more in our bonus room because it’s neat and peaceful. As for keeping me on task? Seriously, nothing does except fear of a looming deadline.
Mariah:
1.My desk calendar where I can write everything down.
2. Coffee
3. Chatting with my agent about the years plan
4. Coffee
5. More coffee!
Jeanne: Getting that new planner set up and ready to go is my number one thing to motivate me and keep me on task. I use a combination Bullet Journal and Sarra Cannon’s HB90 calendar method to keep me on track. Number two is to set aside sacrosanct time on Sundays to plan my week – as Stephen Covey would urge – to put the “big rocks” (writing, family, etc) in first before the days fill up with minutia
Number three would be to add stickers and color! (it helps me!) Four is look at the calendar every night before I go to bed. And last but not least at #5 is plan BIG, stretch goals, Beyond goals and Good goals – the three tiers lets my brain know that Good is good enough, but there’s bigger levels if I have time and energy to streeeeeeetch!
4. If you could create a winter drink what would you call it and what would be in it?
Samantha: I am not an adventurous drinker at all. I’m relatively boring. It’s either water, Coca-Cola, or hot cocoa. No flavors, just the basics. So maybe just a really rich, chocolatey cocoa called Simply Yummy. Lol!
Mariah: I actually made a winter cocktail called the Coco Mint Martini a few years back. It’s peppermint vodka, irish cream, and chocolate syrup poured into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass and top with whipped cream. It’s delicious!
Jeanne: If I could create a winter drink….hmmm…Probably some kind of hot coffee toddy with Kahlua and my fav coffee and cream. I’d probably call it something goofy like a Ski Lift (caffeine..get it?)
5. Do you have a winter bucket list?
Samantha: To stay warm. It was really cold last week here in NC, but today, I had to put the A/C on because it was 75 degrees in the house!
Mariah: Not really a bucket list, but we’re going to see the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek next month. We haven’t been in years and I’m so excited to go again.
Jeanne: Always! It only really works if it actually snows, however. As in, curl up with a good book and watch it snow. Pile on extra blankets and read in bed. Make Snow Creme. Build a Snow Fort and have a Snowball fight. You get the idea!
6.You just found out a snowstorm is headed your way and you need to run to one store to pick up provisions to last for three days. Where are you shopping and what are you putting in your cart?
Samantha: I love knowing we’re going to be snowed in! When that happens (whether it’s snow or a hurricane) I love to bake. I don’t know why, but if there’s a storm coming, there will be cake, cupcakes, brownies, and cookies. But when it’s cold out, I’m going to make a batch of turkey chili, a batch of creamy corn chowder, and a big pot of sauce with meatballs and sausage. We may be cold, but we won’t starve! The Italian in me will not allow that to happen 😊.
Mariah: Bread, soup, canned food, water, cheese, firewood, sidewalk salt, coffee, vodka, batteries.
Jeanne: Thankfully, I can get books online if I run out of reading I already have, right? For me, it’s the local grocery to be sure I have eggs, sourdough bread, the makings for chili and chicken soup, coffee and Diet Coke. I’m good!
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Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than eighty titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 32 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
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Bestselling author Mariah Ankenman lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her two rambunctious children and loving spouse who is her own personal spell checker when her dyslexia gets the best of her. Mariah loves to lose herself in a world of words. Her favorite thing about writing is when she can make someone’s day a little brighter with one of her books. To learn more about Mariah and her books, visit her website http://mariahankenman.com/ follow her on social media, or sign up for her newsletter.
Jeanne Adams is an award-winning author of more than 20 thrilling suspense, wicked Urban Fantasy, paranormal romantic suspense, and dramatic space adventures which have been compared to the works of Robert Heinlein and Jack McDevitt. Both traditionally and independently published, Jeanne is a sought-after speaker for her Body Disposal for Writers Worldbuilding for Writers, Plotting for Pantzers, and her workshop on Fight Scenes in Fiction.
Jeanne helped create the Nora Roberts Writing Institute at Hagerstown Community College; served on the Board of Directors for Romance Writers of America; was featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine; and is a showrunner on ConTinual, the online Con that Never Ends. She’s currently completing her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction and has won numerous awards for both her fiction and non-fiction work. Jeanne lives in DC with her sports-mad husband and sons, as well as three large, boisterous dogs. Find links to her latest work on her website or through most online purchasing platforms!
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Jan 26, 2024 | 2024, Blog, Eva Siedler, January 2024
This is from the aforementioned staff meeting scene. Rayah has just put an early end to Jake’s session so that his trainer can attend. Be sure to read my Coffee With Eva Siedler from earlier today for more info regarding this scene.
“Jake dropped that bar with a symphony of clinks and a triumphant, “Haha, sucker!”, then fled for the track to cool down before someone gave him another exercise to do.
‘Saved by a girl!’ Pierce taunted.
Rayah wasn’t engaging that nonsense, but Jake retorted, ‘A sexy one, at that.’ As his gaze slid over her, she practically felt his big, warm hands on her skin. When his eyes settled on hers, his voice went from hot to incendiary. ‘She can save me anytime.’
It means nothing, she reminded herself. He was a shameless flirt. Her body still hadn’t received the message, though. Fire flashed through her system. That was all it ever took. One look, one wicked comment, and she was on the surface of the sun and loving every second.
And his time here is half over. More even. She shoved that fact and all the worries about why it depressed her into a mental box marked No Touchy.
Pierce jogged toward the kitchen, face screwed up like he’d tasted something sour. ‘Eww, dude. Rayah’s hot and all, but she’s family.” She was still absorbing the multiple layers of shock in that statement when he stopped in front of her and rolled his eyes. ‘Like I need to picture you carrying his dumb ass off to have your way with him.’
Jake happened to be passing them on the track. He pivoted, walking backward to keep her in sight. ‘Anytime, cupcake. Anytime.’”
*Excerpt approved by Eva Siedler*
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Eva Siedler and her sexy aircraft mechanic husband have built a crazy home in Central Ohio filled with almost as much neurodiversity as love. By day she wrangles two teenage boys with the supernatural ability to misplace anything, her POTS symptoms, and carpools. By night she writes funny, spicy love stories packed with strong, sassy heroines, big-hearted heroes, and tons of wacky small-town shenanigans.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 2024, Blog, January 2024, Shana Galen
The King and Vi by National Bestselling Author Shana Galen is the first book in the historical romance Misfortunes Favorites series and the beginning of an amazing adventure. I love that this historical begins with three friends cursed in the midst of a childish prank. When the witch vows for revenge … will she get it? Do you believe in curses?
The Marquess of Kingston or “King” to his peers is about to discover his life has changed once again, and not for the better. A decision he made decades ago has come full circle, and now turned his world upside down. With all the damage unleashed, is there a way to make things right and fix the damage? Who can be trusted?
Violet Baker must repair the damage to her tavern after it was destroyed in a brawl. As it is she’s barely surviving while taking care of her family. What will happen when a stranger turns her world upside down? Will Vi let King stay while he tries to repair the damage?
Both will discover that money can’t fix everything, but just the right amount of coin might be enough to save them from the Ferryman and risk being put out on the streets.
The only way to survive is to make amends and make things right. Will he be forgiven, or is it too late? Neither expected to find love but once they realize their feelings, will they have time to let their flame ignite and burn bright, or will it burn?
A story woven with witches and curses, the past is now colliding with the present. Get ready for a plot that pulls you into a world that is refreshing, fun, and a lots of passion, desire, devotion and love. Who will have faith? Who can be trusted? Who will find redemption? I can’t wait to read the next installment in Shana’s new world!
This spicy historical romance is best enjoyed with your favorite iced beverage, a cozy chair, and maybe a fan. Characters comfortably express their desire with kissing and passionate exploration. If you’re looking for a medium level of heat this should be a satisfying read.
Thank you Dragonblade Publishing for the advance reader copy for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
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