[New Post] ARC Review: The Trouble With Players by J. Nathan


Title: The Trouble With Players

Author: J. Nathan

Page count: 222

Published: June 17th, 2024

Publisher: Grey’s Promo

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5



When my summer vacation is unexpectedly cut short, I have no choice but to return to the Cape Cod beach house where I’ve spent all of my summers. What I’m not expecting is for my bedroom to be taken over by Crew Burke, a college baseball player my family is hosting for the summer.

Crew may be a superstar on and off the field, but his charm is wasted on me. He thinks not giving up my room will push my buttons, but he has another thing coming. There’s nothing in this world that I hate more than baseball players, especially the ones who think they’re God’s gift to women. So, while other girls can be Crew’s one-night stand, I’ll never be with a baseball player. I despise them.



Crew and Payton start as enemies and having to live with one another along the way they realize that maybe its not so bad after all. The chemistry, banter, spice was all what kept me glued to the book, there is a twist that took me by surprise that I wanted to read faster so that I could know what happened I was speechless, which doesn’t happen often. With after reading this I’m eager to see what else Nathan has in store.



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[New Post] ARC Review: Love You Too by Stacy Travis


Title: Love You Too

Author: Stacy Travis

Page count: 282

Published: October 15th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Sports Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5



A small town, surprise pregnancy, hockey romance from bestselling author Stacy Travis

You know what they say—when things start to come together, life throws you a curveball.

Well, in this case…a hockey puck.

Ten years ago, we were college sweethearts. Until Dominick (Ren) Renaldi decided the grass was greener playing pro hockey in Canada.

I moved on—made my mark as a designer. I run two restaurants and an inn at our family winery, Buttercup Hill.

Nothing is missing. Nothing at all.

Then Ren struts into my small town, a reminder of a broken heart I locked in the past.

Okay, yes, this responsible, type A girl could really use a wild night of scorchin’ hot fun, and Ren, with his penetrating eyes and easy charm, is all too happy to deliver—grownup style.

Imagine my surprise when I see a little pink plus sign a few weeks later.

I’m not looking for love, especially with a guy who’s walked away once. And Ren’s serious about his career, so he will walk away. Besides, I’m not the kind of woman who traps a man with a surprise baby.

But when our shared history and a certain little growing bean brings us close again, I discover the real reason Ren left—and why he’s back.

I find myself starting to like my baby daddy and the man he became.

But what if I love him, too?



Back in Collage Ren and Trix were collage sweethearts, until Ren broke her heart when he left to play pro hockey. Now that it’s been ten years Trix has a wonderful career, she’s a workaholic so her assistant tells her that she needs to take come breaks. This one time she goes for a walk and happened to cross paths with her collage sweetheart Ren, and they share a wild night together and the rest is history. The emotion, banter, friendships and second chances with a great family dynamic.



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[New Post] ARC Review: Loving the Liar by Lola King


Title: Loving the Liar

Author: Lola King

Page count: 572

Published: September 12th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Dark Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5



An angsty, secret society, dark romance from best-selling author, Lola King
Welcome to Silver Falls University, where the elite comes to thrive.

My life as a queen bee was always traced for me. I’m rich, I come from an influential family, and I constructed my personality to become the girl everyone wants to be. I rule Silver Falls University with bright smiles and the pretense of being everyone’s friend.

But in a place where toxic rich kids love to see others fall, no one is safe.
Especially when my family loses its power and someone threatens to spill all my secrets.
In the blink of an eye, my life as I knew it crumbles, and to save the people I love, I’m forced to initiate into the one place I thought I’d never be—the same Secret Society who betrayed my family.

Powerless, I’m thrown into a world of men who want nothing but to use and break me, and only one person can save me.

My ex.

He wants to take care of me even though I hate him.
He wants to protect me when he’s not allowed.
And he wants to make me his even if it puts us both at risk.

I have no hope of surviving a secret society.

But if Christopher Murray makes me his…I have no hope of surviving him.

Loving The Liar is a dark romance intended for readers over 18. Please, read the CW in the book.
This is the first book in a series of 3 interconnected standalones.
He lost her once. Now he will do anything to have her back. Anything.



While reading I felt like my head was on a swivel with everything that was going on, I didn’t know which way to turn. This was a fantastically dark with so much spice it was delish. Ella is the sweet and popular girl having it all but, on the inside, she is also insecure. I just wanted to hug her so many times. Chris is the ‘golden’ boy, when you get behind closed doors, he’s all I’m going to say is HOLY! I was shocked at some points due to his obsessive behavior. Ella and Chris do have a toxic relationship at some points I thought they were not going to get there HEA and they did. Out of all the other books that I have read by King I think this one is the spiciest, steamy books that I have read by her and loved it. I didn’t want it to end. With how this book is I would honestly check the trigger warnings because this book is intense. This was a top 2024 read for me



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[New Post] ARC Review: Rule Breakers Fall Hardest by Micalea Smeltzer


Title: Rule Breakers Fall Hardest

Author: Micalea Smeltzer

Page count: 552

Published: June 27th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Sports Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5



Once upon a time, Daire Hendricks was my childhood crush. He was always there, saving me from his annoying brothers. He was my rock, my safe place from my overbearing family.

Until he wasn’t.

Imagine my annoyance when we end up at the same university and I have to see his smug, too-handsome-for-his-own-good face all over campus.

Every time we cross paths, we spew hateful words at each other, so imagine my surprise when he seeks me out and utters the most surprising question.

“Marry me?”

He needs my help, and his solution is marriage. It’s a pretty big ask, but somehow, I find myself saying yes. We might hate each other now, but the benefits of this arrangement are worth it.

But what neither of us expects, is when playing house starts to feel a little too real.

Falling for each other was never part of the plan, but you know what they say about the best laid plans?

They often go awry.



Books that have enemies to lovers with marriage of convenience seems to be a new trope that I’m obsessed with adding that they have known one another since they were kids is my favourite tropes in one book. (chef kiss) Daire finds out that he needs to get married to get custody of his son so he asks his friend Rosie for help, but will she say yes to helping him out? Will they be able to get past their miscommunication?.



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[New Post] ARC Review: End Game Monica Murphy


Title: End Game

Author: Monica Murphy

Page count: 285

Published: September 17th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Sports Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5



In this fun, sexy college romance, a transfer student finds herself living in a house full of football players—and falling for the one she knows she shouldn’t want.

Everleigh

Transferring to UC Santa Mira is supposed to be my ultimate college experience—until housing falls through at the last minute. So when I overhear a group of guys complaining they need another roommate, I jump at the opportunity.

They’re just football players. Even if one of them makes me weak in the knees, it doesn’t mean anything unless I let it. And I won’t.

We want different things. Wanting each other doesn’t change that.

Nico

It’s my senior year and final season with the Santa Mira Dolphins. The last thing I need is a distraction, but that’s exactly what this girl is. Ever is too leggy, too gorgeous, too thoughtful—and a whole lot of too much that gets under my skin.

I guess I get under hers too. I can’t help myself.

We live together. That alone makes it a bad idea…but I never could resist a little trouble.



Everleigh aka Ever is wanting to have a true collage experience as a transfer student. To start things off on the wrong foot, her housing got cancelled with her car broken into. Ever meets a group of football players that happen to have a room available, and she agreed to cook for them in exchange for living there. One of the player’s named Nico has a crush with sparks when they first meet but he doesn’t do relationships or feelings. Having Ever living with him just might be able to change his mind. Nico and Ever a slow burn romance with engaging chemistry that keep you clued to your kindle. I adored Dollar I hope there next in the series.



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