Jan 1, 2025 | 2024, 2025, Blog, January 2025
Last night we officially said goodbye to 2024. I hope your year was meaningful and memorable.
For those who are relieved to close the book may it be less painful and filled with hope and joy.
It’s time to start a new journal, planner or calendar. Are you ready? Do you have your pens, post-it notes, stickers, and cards ready?
Authors may your creativity fill all the pages and you surpass your goals.
Readers may you find new books to replace the ones you read so your days and shelves are always filled.
We have 365 days to research, plot, write, and plan this next chapter.
May you all find the words, spark ideas, achieve all your goals, experience new adventures and enjoy the journey.
โ: ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ‘๐๐?
Dec 24, 2024 | 2024, Blog, December 2024
Wishing those who are celebrating a very merry Christmas. I hope it is filled with joy, health, happiness, and lots of new memories.
May there be laughter, delicious food, and lots of love tonight.
For my friends who have lost a loved one this year please be kind to yourself as you navigate all the gatherings, services, and conversations. May your tribe have the strength to lift you up, support you, and take care of you during this season.
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
Dec 20, 2024 | 2024, Blog, December 2024
There is nothing better on a cold winter day than lunch with a friend, seafood chowder, and a surprise snow shower.
While I have not posted lately I have been busy reading over the past few weeks. I am excited to share all the fabulous books I’ve devoured and bookish content planned.
Thankful for my cozy reading spot, comfy blankets, and plenty of options to keep my mug filled now that I have myย @pittsfordfarmsdairyย eggnog! All I need is a few logs on the fire and I’ll be good for a few days!
In a short while my nest will be full for the holidays. I can’t believe that there are eleven sleeps left until a new year and I plan to fill each day with family, friends, and fun.
With only a few final touches left before the holidays begin next week I have plenty of time to bake, read, and enjoy the season.
๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ?
Dec 20, 2024 | 2024, Blog, December 2024, Lauren Blakely, Lizzie C Koz, Meghan Quinn, Piper Rayne
Looking forward to reading these anticipated reads. What a fabulous surprise! Thank you…
@authorpiperrayne
@laurenblakelybooks
@meghanquinnbooks
@lizzieckoz
๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ง๐
๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
๐ Single Dad
๐ Professional Hockey Player
๐ Close Proximity
๐ First & Only Love
๐ Mutual Pining
๐ Meddling Teammates
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ง
๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐
โ Forced Proximity
โ Single Dad
โ Enemies to Lovers
โ Small town
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ฒ
๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐
๐ Marriage of Convenience
๐ Friends to Lovers
๐ Brother’s Best Friends
๐ Marriage Pact
๐ Forced Proximity
๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ณ
๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
โ Forbidden Romance
โ Age-Gap
โ Sassy Heroine
โ Forced Proximity
โ Slow Burn
๐ฌ๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Dec 5, 2024 | Blog, December 2024, Rachel Howzell Hall
The Last Oneย @rhowzellhall
What would you do if you woke up half naked in the woods with no memory?
A battle of survival for Kai to uncover her identity and purpose. Who can be trusted?
At times the pacing was a little slower than I preferred but my desire to uncover the secrets, deception, and lies kept me going. Add in morally grey characters and a slow burn and I was excited to flip the last page.
A romantasy with a slow burn sprinkled with a dash of spice, lots of suspense, world building with plenty of twists and turns leaves you gasping as you turn the last page.
Thank you toย @gosparkpointย @redtowerbooks for the advance reader copy for an honest and fair review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐?
Dec 5, 2024 | Blog, December 2024, Gwyn McNamee
๐ช ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ป ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ช
If you love spicy holiday romances with growly lumberjacks and feisty heroines, grab this standalone, small-town contemporary romance that gives you all the grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, snowed-in, second chance, angsty, and steamy Christmas vibes you can handle!
After eight years Noel Jolly has been able to avoid running into Luke Crisp, will she be able to avoid him again this Christmas?
I grabbed my peppermint mocha java and didn’t get up until I turned the last page.
Luke Crisp has struggled to move forward when Noel walked away from him and his family farm. What will happen when he runs into Noel, will he be able to hide how he feels?
When fate gives Luke a second chance at love will he seize the moment or let it slip away again?
A holiday romance about facing your past and overcoming fears. In a small town it’s easy to get swept away and focus on family expectations and let the town gossip with assumptions.
If Luke and Noel can find a way to communicate they might discover that their love can survive anything. Hopefully they can figure it out before the roads are cleared. At the rate the snow is falling it might be a while.
If you want to read a scorchin’ hot romance story that will leave longing for a cabin in the woods, fresh fallen snow, crisp cold mountain air, and all the holiday vibes read this book.
There are multiple intimacy scenes, some may be โextra spicyโ and/or graphic. CW: death off page
I received an advance reader copy fromย @gwynmcnameeย for an honest and fair review. All opinions are my own.
๐ค: ๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ฉ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐?
Dec 1, 2024 | Blog, December 2024, Sara Cate
Keep Me by Sara Cate is the perfect read if you’re looking for a sexy brooding Scotsman, a manor, dark secrets, trauma, and a whole lota spice.
โ Strangers to Enemies to Lovers
โ Grumpy Billionaire
โ Sassy Heroine
โ A Contract
โ Family Drama
โ Trauma
โ Age-Gap
โ Mental Health Rep
โ Loss/Grief
โ Scotland
One moment will change Sylvie’s life but will cost her the one thing she secretly desires, to be deeply loved. Would you sacrifice the one thing you have been seeking in order to survive? Just w
hen it appears that her life is spiraling out and she’s been cut-off from her family in every sense of the word…salvation magically appears at her doorstep. Will Sylvie accept Killian’s offer?
A fast paced book with writing that kept me hooked and the plot moving forward. The character arcs were easy to follow and the tropes…plenty of them! If you like a good strangers to lovers than you will want to read this inferno read. Please note Trigger/Content warnings at the bottom of this post to avoid spoilers for those who do not wish to know,
This was the first Sara Cate book I’ve read and I’m excited to read her backlist as I wait to see which characters might have their story unfold in future books.
Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for a gifted e-arc for an honest and fair review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Nov 29, 2024 | Blog, November 2024, Rebecca Norinne
All I Want For Christmas Is The Hot Fireman Next Door by Rebecca Norinne Caudill
Why you need to #ONECLICK this bookโฆ
๐ฅBrother’s Best Friend
๐Small Town
๐ฅHoliday Romance
๐Single Mom
๐ฅFirefighter Hero
๐Slow Burn
๐ฅCinnamon Roll Firefighter
๐3rd Person POV
๐ฅNo Third Act Breakup
This Spicy Romance has exploration that is more explicit between characters that may include dirty talk, detailed intimate moments, or suggested desire of what they would like to do with their partner. This moment might also be expressed before, during, or after intimacy, spicy e-mails, letters, or texting.
Readers can expect multiple detailed scenes or momentsย that leave no doubt there is a medium level of heat.
Callie Caldwell is a single mom who traded her wild days in the city for the dependable and charming life in SnowFall Valley. Just when her heart is open to the possibility of love a secret resurfaces from her past that could destroy everything. Will she find the courage to trust her feelings with James and face the truth or will she push him away? Itโs time to find out if their friendship is strong enough to work through the one thing that could leave her questioning everything.
James Carmichael will need to make a decision that will change his life. Will the dependable fireman let the fire burn out for Callie? Or, will he add fuel to the flames in the hopes their feelings can finally burn hot and steady after all these years. When he discovers how Callie feels will he hesitate because heโs her brotherโs best friend or something he never expected that could keep them apart?
A spicy smalltown holiday romance about forgiveness, acceptance, and friendship intertwined with secrets, twists, and a few surprises. Yes please.
I adore the dual covers and the holiday vibes each brings. While this is part of a series it can be read as a standalone but it’s the holiday season…you deserve all the books so treat yourself to both! Now to patiently wait for Rebecca’s next book!
Thank you to @theauthor.agency for an advance reader copy for an honest and fair review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐? ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?
Nov 28, 2024 | Blog, November 2024
Readers, Authors, Publishers, and Book Friends I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. If you don’t celebrate hopefully your long weekend will be filled with friends, family, and lots of fun!
I’m thankful for my health, family, amazing friends, plenty of leftovers (minus the mac-n-cheese), and plenty of books I’m reading or looking forward to reading.
To those who find the holiday season difficult, painful, stressful, or are unexpectedly alone – sending you comfort and hugs.
The next few weeks will be very challenging for some. Please be kind to yourself off and on social media.
We hosted dinner this year and while the day was not without a little drama, the food was cooked to perfection. I’m very thankful my husband insisted on using dinnerware that belonged to his parents allowing for new memories and conversations about past holidays.
Time to rest up…only a few more weeks till we gather again.
๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
Nov 26, 2024 | Blog, November 2024, Samantha Chase
๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ by Samantha Chase
โ Enemies to Lovers
โ Workplace
โ All the misunderstandings
โ Fake Dating
โ Grumpy x Sunshine
โ Slow Burn
โ A baker who loves the holidays
โ An architect with no holiday spirit
The intimacy between characters is warm, sensual, and inviting but will fade-to-black leaving the details off the page. The reader can confirm the characters have taken their exploration to the next level and are now connecting in a more intimate nature. In some books you will find a little extra drama that might be paired with a third act break-up which hopefully leads to a reunion sprinkled with a little romance of some kind before the story ends.
Everyone knows that being a grinch during the holidays is the fastest way to Santaโs naughty list.
Tristan Knight is on a quest to get rid of the cheery baker in his office building but when his meddling family forces him to craft a plan, will Daphne Noelle help him survive the holidays?
Sometimes we need a little motivation to pursue what makes us happy. Not everyone is willing to appologize when they make mistakes. Will Tristan and Daphne find a way to work trust each other and work together?
A cozy slow burn that is sinfully sweet and perfect for the holiday season. A sprinkle of witty banter, unexpected mistletoe magic, and a dash of holiday cheer. Donโt be surprised if you find yourself stirring up a few batches of muffins, cookies, and sweet treats.
My holiday wish is that this book becomes a holiday romance movie in the not so distant future. This would would be a perfect addition to the Netflix or Amazon Prime holiday line-up.
This sinfully sweet romance has characters have expressed their feelings as they begin to explore a physical connection which many include kissing and sexual touching. There is plenty of sexual tension on the page and the bedroom door is open.
Thank you Samantha Chase for the advance reader copy for an honest and fair review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐?
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