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[New Post] ARC Review: My Silver Lining by Laura Pavlov

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Title: My Silver Lining

Author: Laura Pavlov

Page count: 347

Published: March 20th, 2025

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

A Small Town, Fake Dating, Enemies to Lovers, Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.

Lulu Sonnet is the bane of my existence.
She’s caused me more physical pain than any man should ever endure.
From an accidental throat punch to a near death by shovel—
Don’t even get me started on that vicious pool ball accident where she almost robbed me of my family jewels.
She’s a hot little heathen, and what’s worse?
She’s staying in my brother’s rental house while I’m temporarily living in the guest house.
And now she needs a favor.
A fake boyfriend.
I’ll dote on her for a few weeks, she’ll return the favor so my boss’s daughter will stop nagging me, and then we’ll part ways.
It seems simple enough.
Until we end up in the same shower.
And then the same bed.
The lines are blurring.
She’s beautiful and fierce and sexy all at the same time.
But Lulu isn’t staying in Rosewood River forever.
The place I call home is just a pitstop for her.
But suddenly everything I thought I wanted is no longer important to me.
My fake girlfriend has turned my world upside down.
And now nothing feels right without her.

Lulu and Rafe have one of my favourite meet cutes. From there they have fantastic banter and chemistry. I was able to read this in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down. I was completely enamored with the story and forgot that I was reading. Lulu had just got out of a relationship and was wanting to show her family that she was able to move on from him. Lulu decides that she’s going to go and spend time with her best friend in Rosewood River. While there she meets Rafe, he’s charming and caring with a protective side. That’s were Lulu and Rafe start as a fake relationship, but you can tell that its more then that from the beginning. Lulu and Rafe’s story is one with memorable moments that that me laughing out loud and fell in love with these characters. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next one.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Sweet Collide by Ava Harrison

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Title: Sweet Collide

Author: Ava Harrison

Page count: 412

Published: March 29th, 2024

Publisher: Literally Yours PR

Genre: Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

From USA Today bestselling author Ava Harrison comes a new standalone hockey romance.

Aiden Slate.
Pro hockey star. Captain of the Redville Saints. And the bane of my existence.

All it takes is a little liquid courage to storm his castle.
Or, in this case, a cushy five-star hotel suite.

I’m supposed to give him a piece of my mind.
To unleash a decade of pent-up anger.

What I’m not supposed to do is sign an NDA meant for another woman.

He thinks I’m here to relieve his stress.
Well, he’s in for a rude awakening.

Problem ? The boy I grew up with doesn’t remember me.
Problem ? I fall to my knees at his command. Literally.

Next thing I know, I agree to be his fake girlfriend.
He doesn’t realize I’m the girl he left behind ten years ago.
The last thing I’ll do is admit it.

Because Aiden might have abandoned me all those years ago.
But me? I’ll forever be his.

The book starts with them in the same trailer park as kids and became the best of friends. This book has some mental health rep and its great to see in more and more books. Cassie and Aiden have great banter and chemistry. Their relationship started off as being fake to help Aiden with his anxiety and OCD. Cassidy is a great help and can help when Aiden is struggling. Along the way they start to realize they have feelings for one another and they are able to help one another grow a lot through the book and have a slow burn romance that kept you interested.

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[New Post] ARC Review: A Little Naughty by Tia Louise

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Title: A Little Naughty

Author: Tia Louise

Page count: 350

Published: March 14th, 2024

Publisher: Grey’s Promo

Genre: Suspense Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

I wasn’t planning to propose to Raif Jones, the bad boy from the wrong side of town.
The one with the tattooed muscles, naughty blue eyes, and dimpled, James-Dean grin.

You see, it all started with a series of bad decisions.
First was flirting with a dangerous criminal to rescue a little girl I didn’t even know.
Second was throwing a massive, masked gala in my small-town hideout (complete with drag queens) and not expecting to draw attention…

Then Raif rode in on a motorcycle and melted my undies (and my heart), saying he wouldn’t let anybody hurt me.
Of course, I asked him to marry me.
Imagine my surprise when he said yes.

We’re a little naughty and a lot hot, and the perks of being married are very… perky.
They’re perky in the shower, on the kitchen table, against the front door…

Until Bad Decision tracks me down (thanks to Bad Decision ), and my outlaw husband turns Alpha Protector, risking everything to keep us safe.
It’s just a marriage of convenience. It’s supposed to have an end date.
But when the dust settles, walking away from Raif Jones could be the worst decision I’ve ever made.

(A LITTLE NAUGHTY is a small-town, marriage of convenience romance with single-mom vibes, a protective hero, no third-act breakup, and light suspense. No cheating. No cliffhanger.)

The story line to this one got piqued my interest with not seeing a lot of books that have this relationship dynamic. Raif having the reputation of a bad boy, to me he’s one of my favorite hero’s. Jemima is a reporter that wants to interview him for the town paper and get to know him. Raif is misunderstood and judged due to his family people think that he’s a criminal but if you get to know him you will see that he is the sweetest as can be. Jemima is and amazing person helping a girl that she faced from a pretty terrible person. Jemima and Raif are amazing people on their own but butting them together they became unstoppable.

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[New Post] ARC Review: The Dream Guy Next Door by Lauren Blakely

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Title: The Dream Guy Next Door

Author: Lauren Blakely

Page count: 259

Published: March 7th, 2021

Publisher: Candi Kane PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 3/5

A sexy, swoony falling-for-the-neighbor standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely!

Just my luck – my new next door neighbor is a unicorn.
Yep, the British hottie is clearly a mythical man because – get this – he’s a sexy, witty, charming, big-hearted single dad.
Who, wait for it, wants to find Mrs. Right and get hitched.
He’s a once-in-a-blue-moon kind of man, and it’s a darn shame I’m not on the market. If I were, his accent alone would melt me. Add in the fact that he’s a veterinarian, and my animal-loving heart would be flip flopping.
But my heart’s on the mend. I’m a single parent like him, and raising my teenage daughter is my top priority. Plus, falling for a guy who shares your property line is a line you shouldn’t cross.
Still, I’m an outgoing gal, so I do the neighborly thing and offer to be his dating insider.
Surely, I can help this small town’s most eligible bachelor ever navigate his way through all the fantastic single ladies eager to make his acquaintance.
What could possibly go wrong in helping the dream guy next door find his one true love?
So I set him up on one date, two dates, three dates — and I’m about to find out exactly how dangerous my offer is.

For me this book was a DNF at 50%, I couldn’t connect to the characters at all.

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