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[New Post] ARC Review: Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak

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Title: Burnout

Author: Rebecca Jenshak

Page count: 454

Published: April 25th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Sports Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

He’s the hot, tattooed bad boy that I traded insults with…and now he wants my help?

Knox Holland is in a jam. After an incredible first year on the pro motocross circuit, he should be on top of the world. Instead, his bad reputation has landed him without a team. He’s untouchable and desperate to turn it around.

Which is how he ends up at my gym asking me to train him. As a college gymnast with two Olympic medals to my name, I know a thing or two about the pressure to succeed. Last season I choked and then injured myself before I could show the world that I’m not a twenty-year-old has-been.

Focused on the future, I can’t afford to get distracted. But I recognize the desperation in Knox’s eyes, and I can’t say no to him, either.

It should have been an easy task, but nothing about Knox is easy. One minute we’re arguing, and the next I’m enjoying his shirtless handstands a little too much.

Falling for him would be a mistake…

Burnout is a sports romance with a cocky bad boy, spice, banter, and a happily ever after.

Knox is a tattooed bad boy that comes off as a grump but once you get to know him, he’s a teddy bear. Avery is not taking any flack from Knox with some moments left me loling. She’s a gymnast that is just coming back offer a knee injury and is nervous that she’s not going to be the same since her accident. I haven’t read that many gymnastic books, so this was a nice spin on a motocross read. This was a cute read that had the perfect balance of love, steam, tension and banter, these two find out they have more in common then they both at the start was wonderful. If you are in the mood for a good girl/bad boy book? Then this is the book for you.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Wild River by Laura Pavlov

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Title: Wild River

Author: Laura Pavlov

Page count: 353

Published: March 28th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Boy Obsessed, Found Family, Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.

Ruby Rose declared me the enemy before I had a chance to defend myself.
I may be an attorney, but this girl had appointed herself judge and jury.

And I’d never minded a good verbal sparring.
There was a comfort in going to battle against the evil queen.
Maybe it was just the recognition of one damaged soul to another.
But the more we fought—the more I craved her.
Until our arguing turned into a bit of a wager.
One I was determined to win.
One time. Sixty seconds. A secret only we would share.
I’d work my magic and she’d declare me the winner.
I’d gloat, she’d sulk—that was my plan.
She was determined to prove me wrong.
But from the minute we crossed the line, there was no turning back.
She was so far under my skin I couldn’t think straight.
Feeling things that I’d never felt before was one thing.
But knowing the clock was ticking was another.
Ruby Rose may have given me more than sixty seconds, but she wasn’t offering forever.
And now my world doesn’t work without her in it.
But how do I convince her to stay, when she already has one foot out the door?

Ruby starts off by strongly disliking River, they have fantastic banter and chemistry that keeps you glued to your kindle. River is a lawyer Ruby is the responsible one in the family taking care of her mom and half brothers. While getting to know Ruby, River is determined to help her. Their relationship starts as a no strings attached but before they knew it, it was something so much more.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Lonely for You Only by Monica Murphy

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Title: Lonely for You Only

Author: Monica Murphy

Page count: 334

Published: February 6th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Young heiress Scarlett Lancaster is delighted when her father tells her he hired a famous pop star and former boy band member to play at her eighteenth birthday. But delight becomes utter disappointment when it turns out he wasn’t talking about Harry Styles. No, Scarlett’s dad hired Tate Ramsey, former lead singer of the band Five Car Pileup, who hasn’t been popular for years. Tate, after years of alcohol- and drug-fueled partying, is sober and ready for a comeback. He is in top form at Scarlett’s party and blows the audience away with his performance–though Scarlett herself still isn’t impressed. But when they talk after he leaves the stage, their encounter ends in a kiss that surprises them both–and immediately goes viral. The viral kiss and the video of Tate singing at the party do wonders for both of their burgeoning careers. So after some careful negotiation, the two of them agree to start a fake relationship. But before long they discover their feelings might not be fake after all …

When Scarlett turns 18, she is surprised by her dad when he was able to hire Tate from Five Car Racing whom she has loved since she was 13. Scarlett is offered the deal of a lifetime and agrees, this starts as a fake relationship because Tate is in need of picking up his public image, and it turns into something more. They have a few struggles along the way not knowing what was read or what was fake but in the end, they were able to have a cute slow burn romance.

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[New Post] ARC Review: The Playboy by Marni Mann

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Title: The Playboy

Author: Marni Mann

Page count: 1388

Published: December 28th, 2023

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary NA Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Spade. People know what to expect when they hear my last name.

Billionaire. Alphahole. The forever bachelor. Heir to Spade Hotels, one of the most luxurious brands in the world.

Want to know what they would never call me?

Boyfriend.

Until her.

With one glance at her in the club, I’m ready to claim her for the night.

Dark, flowing hair. A smile that causes my heart to pound. Eyes that pierce my soul. And a perfect body that makes every part of me pulse.

She’s addictive. Electrifying. Consuming.

I’ve never wanted anyone more.

Our eyes meet, but she looks right past me. She isn’t here for me. She’s here for the music.

For the first time in my life, a woman makes me work for it. Her indifference fuels the fire inside me.

The result? One night. No names. No introductions.

Just pleasure.

The way I’ve always liked it.

But now, I find myself fantasizing about this gorgeous stranger, and I swear I can still feel the softness of her skin and taste her on my lips.

The minute I saw her, a switch flipped inside me. Now, how do I stop this raging … obsession?

When our paths cross again in the most unexpected way, I’m on a mission to make her mine. But what happens when she wants nothing to do with me?

A sizzling grumpy-sunshine, boy-obsessed, one-night-stand romance.

I have read a few books by this author and when I found out there was another series coming out, I wanted to check it out. Macon is a billionaire who spends a night with a woman and instantly knows that he needs more of Brooklyn in his life. These two have the passion the witty banter the chemistry and more.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Dark Princess by Tracy Lorraine

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Title: Dark Princess

Author: Tracy Lorraine

Page count: 313

Published: July 28th, 2022

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight’s Ridge Empire world.

I was playing with fire. I knew that.

I’m the one who lit the match.

But the possibility of getting burned still wasn’t enough to stop me.

I wasn’t only dancing with the devil.

But his brother… and our enemy.

Everything was going to come crashing down around my feet… it was inevitable.

I just never expected it to happen quite so fast.

Dear reader,

Dark Knight is the second book in Calli and Batman’s story, the fourth trilogy in the Knight’s Ridge Empire series. If you like your alphas dark and your romance full of angst, then you’re in the right place!

This was intense keeping you on the edge of your seat not knowing which way you were going to go next. Calli has grown a lot since the last book she is coming to the dark side which is amazing. I know that this only has one more in the series but I never want it to end it’s so freaking good and addicting. I knew that this was going to be a doozy of a cliffhanger but HOLY that was not what I expected. I’m now itching to get the next one to know how it ends because WOW is it ever going to be good.

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