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[New Post] ARC Review: Lucky Shot by K. Bromberg

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Title: Lucky Shot

Author: K. Bromberg

Page count: 400

Published: February 13th, 2025

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

A spicy bad boy/good girl, close proximity, sports romance from New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg

Our first meeting? He stood me up.
Our second chance encounter? I told him exactly what I thought of him.
Our third? It came with a bet (he lost) and an understanding that we’re stuck with one another.

It doesn’t matter that he’s Alexander Hardy—British soccer star extraordinaire, world-famous in every way, and a certified sex symbol. We come from two different worlds and live in two different realities. But all we need is one month.

The bet: Help him rehab his reputation to the media and the masses, and in exchange, he’ll help my soccer academy and the underprivileged kids who idolize him.

That doesn’t mean I have to like him. Not his delicious accent, his sexy smirk or those storm cloud gray eyes. Not his incredibly fit body or his sinfully dirty mouth. Not even the way he shows up day after day for the kids or the way he looks at me like he wants to devour me.

He looks at time spent in my world as a penance, while I look at it as a way to leverage his star power to help my academy survive.

But as the days turn to weeks, it seems we’re not as different as I once thought. The man who cares about no one, has fixed his sights on me. With his time at my academy up and his obligations back home calling, do we have a lucky shot of working out?

Alex is a football star that is in need of an image change. Whitney owns the football academy, she worked hard to keep the academy, but the one downside is that the expenses that are needed to do so. She gets a phone call that is about to change her life completely. These two both have trauma they both need to work though and for them to have one another to do so was no better match. They take you on an emotional journey with chemistry that’s electric. Alex and Whitney have a banter that will keep you glued to your kindle.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Wildest Dreams by Kristen Proby

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Title: Wildest Dreams

Author: Kristen Proby

Page count: 339

Published: July 18th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Small Town Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

Ryan Wild thought he had everything he could ever want. A billionaire before thirty, he’s finally
moved back home to Bitterroot Valley, built a beautiful house on his ranch, and has
recently adopted a teenage boy that has brought nothing but joy into his life. The only thing that’s been missing is the feeling of Polly in his arms since their incredible night together months ago. Memories of her touch aren’t nearly enough to satisfy him, and Ryan will do anything he can to make her his.

Polly can’t forget the one night she spent with Ryan all of those months ago, but she understood that it was a one-time deal. Yes, she still thinks about the sexy billionaire cowboy and his strong arms wrapped around her, but she’s a busy woman, with a thriving clothing shop and a group of friends that keep her on her toes. When you add in a house that always needs repairs, Polly’s days and nights are completely full. But when Ryan starts coming around, tempting her with that killer smile, heated bedroom eyes, and generous gifts, how is she supposed to stay away from him?

Polly knows how important the bond between father and son is and feels guilty for taking
some of Ryan’s attention away from Jake, especially when Ryan whisks her away to Paris for
the romantic vacation of her dreams. And just when the three of them start to settle in together, where Polly, Jake and Ryan start to feel like a family, she starts getting warnings and prank phone calls. Someone wants to come between them and their growing relationship.

The love they share is beyond their wildest dreams, but when danger lurks, will they be torn apart forever?

Ryan has everything that he could buy, he’s moved back home and has bought his own ranch, except for the one girl that he couldn’t get off his mind Polly. Polly has had a crush on Ryan for as long as she can remember. She owns a little shop in town. They end up having one magical night months prior it changes everything for them both, Polly ends up leaving before Ryan can wake up and haven’t seen one another since. When they do talk things out it just happened to be a miscommunication. When they start spending more time together, they see that they feels hadn’t changed and everything is going to change for the better. This is a small town read that is romantic and sweet. One of the things that I truly loved was Jake who got adopted by Ryan and they have a wonderful bond.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Northern Twilight by Samantha Young

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Title: Northern Twilight

Author: Samantha Young

Page count: 354

Published: August 8th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

She’s the girl he left behind. He’s the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever …

As teenagers, Callie Ironside and Lewis Adair were inseparable. So much so, Lewis still can’t work out where it all went horribly wrong, or why he’s spent the last seven years in London away from the love of his life.

Callie knows exactly where it all went wrong and while she tried to move on—learning pastry techniques in Paris and dating French men—returning home to Ardnoch to work in her mother’s bakery only reminds her of the future she lost with Lewis.

But when a visit to London brings them unexpectedly together, the passion, pain and animosity between them leads to a one-night stand. For Lewis, it’s the beginning of winning Callie and his life in Ardnoch back. For Callie, it’s a mistake that’s shaken up the devastating heartbreak she fought hard to forget. However, Lewis is determined to fight for her, and proves it when their night together results in more than just unresolved feelings.

As they come to grips with impending parenthood and the mistakes they’ve both made, Callie and Lewis will not only have to decide to fight for a love that has endured so many years apart, but a mysterious adversary who seems intent on destroying the future they’re building together.

Oh, I just love going to Scotland reading these books. Callie moves to a small village in the Highlands when she was a kid. When she got to high school, she met Lewis they were madly in love until their not. Callie moves to Paris to learn more about desserts. Coming home from Paris to help her mom with the bakery. When Lewis bumps into her he realizes the mistake he had made all those years ago and wants to make things right but will Callie be able to forgive him? Watching these two has been an emotional, friends to lovers, small town and so much more.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Sin and Betrayal by Sienna Snow

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Title: Sin and Betrayal

Author: Sienna Snow

Page count: 414

Published: April 11th, 2024

Publisher: The Author Agency

Genre: Dark Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Princess in a Tower

Captive in a Cage.

There is no Power.

Only Rage.

They promised me love and devotion,

And left me with shattered dreams.

They’re back expecting forgiveness.

But my price is very steep.

Betrayal is a risky business,

Now that I’m the Queen they wish to keep.

This was a fantastic book that kept me on the edge of my seat not knowing what was going to happen next. I have read a few books by Sienna and this was my favorite of hers by far. They way that Xander and Theo are devoted to show Nerine that they are the ones of her. She doesn’t know what she wants but getting to see the journey of that she does decide is an emotional roller coaster that I didn’t expect to enjoy as much as I did. The cliffhanger… was a great end to this but I can’t wait to see what happens because this book was fantastic.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Wild for You by Kristen Proby

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Title: Wild for You

Author: Kristen Proby

Page count: 299

Published: January 30th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all-new small-town series set in Montana, starting with WILD FOR YOU, an Age-Gap, Single Dad, Nanny, Grumpy/Sunshine romance!

Remington Wild is a single dad of two adorable kids, and as the oldest son of the Wild family, has recently taken over the Wild River Ranch from his father. Life is crazy, and he’s finally willing to admit that he needs help, and the sooner the better. He has no idea that the beautiful woman he sees every day at Bitterroot Valley Coffee Co. is the woman who would show up for the job.

Erin Montgomery couldn’t get out of Seattle fast enough. It’s not that she doesn’t love her big, loud family, but living in the big city just wasn’t for her. The minute she stepped foot in Bitterroot Valley, she knew she was home. She loves the slower pace, the friendly people, and her job at the coffee shop. Even the smoking hot grumpy guy who stops in every afternoon can’t put a damper on how much she loves small town life!

Thanks to car trouble, and her stubbornness when it comes to using her trust fund, Erin needs a second job and applies for the position of a part-time nanny. She’s surprised to find that it’s Grumpy himself who answers the door at the ranch, but Erin quickly learns that she loves his kids and the ranch, and it’s a no-brainer to take the job. She just has to remind herself to resist the sexy rancher and keep it strictly professional.

Remington is attracted to his younger nanny, and finds himself falling headfirst in love with her. He and his kids have never been happier, and he knows she is the perfect addition to their family for as long as she’s willing to stay. Hopefully forever.

But when secrets are exposed, one of which endangers his children, will their love survive? Or will it tear them apart?

Always wanting to have the simple life and an escape Erin moves to a small town in Montana to have a job at a local café. Remington is a single dad of two running the family ranch. With how things are with the kid’s mom he has had to raise them without their mom. Remington finds that he is in need of a nanny and his sister works with Erin and thinks that she is perfect for the job. He’s a grump and she is the sunshine that he needs on his cloudy days. With is an age gap which maybe off-putting to some, their age gap you don’t realize that there is one aside from a few parts you did that aside, they had a great connection and Erin was able to bond with Remington’s kids right away. This was a great story with suspense, the past coming back, love, chemistry and everything in between.

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