Review: The Dugout by Meghan Quinn

Length: 360 pages

Published: September 16, 2019

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

Let me ask you a question:

If someone is vying for your spot on a team and just so happens to injure you during practice, would you believe it was on purpose?

Word around campus is . . . it was no accident.

That injury has cost me everything; my starting position, my junior year—and the draft. Now, I’m a senior fresh off recovery, struggling to find my groove, until the day I run into a nervous, fidgety, girl with freckles, in the dining hall.

They call Milly Potter The Baseball Whisperer, The Diamond Wizard, and The Epitome of All Knowledge. She believes in baseball. She breathes it. She’s the queen of an infamous dynasty, but no one actually knows who she really is, and she plans to keep it that way.

One mishap in the panini line, one miscommunication in the weight room, and many failed attempts at an apology equal up to one solid truth — Milly Potter never wants to speak to me again — no matter how good my forearms look.

Little do we both know, she’s about to become more than just my fairy ballmother.

My thoughts 💭

I loved this book even though the last few chapters had me in tears! This book gave me all the feels! I laughed and cried and wanted to punch Carson in the throat. Milly knows baseball. Carson needs her and he gets her and they are the most adorable couple ever! Then tragedy comes along and makes everyone cry until they kiss and make up. I definitely recommend this book!

Review: Sugar Plum by Jenika Snow & Isabella Starling

Length: 108 pages

Published: December 26, 2019

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

My sugar plum was all grown up and more forbidden than ever.

Holly Halliday was twenty years old and deliciously curvy.

My best friend’s daughter.

Too young.

Off-limits.

I’d kept my desires buried for the last two years, but now, with her realizing the effect she had on me, I was struggling to stay away.

But this holiday season, Holly was especially irresistible, and there was no way I could say no to my desires any longer. I find myself breaking the vow I made with myself not to be with her. Holly’s learned to use her womanly charm, and the moment those lace panties found their way under my pillow, I was a goner.

There was no way I was keeping my distance, and I’d know how sweet Holly really is.

Sugar Plum is a father’s best friend romance. Sugary sweet and self-indulgent, this novella is the perfect bite-sized treat to enjoy on a cold winter evening!

My thoughts 💭

This was an okay read for me. It was short and steamy. I just wasn’t able to love how Holly wanted Bastien so much but after they finally do what she’s been wanting she starts to feel bad about going behind her dads back. She wasn’t worried about it before then. But I did like their happy ending.

Blog Tour: Delinquent Demons by K Webster

Delinquent Demons

Paranormal Prison
by K Webster
Publication Date: February 24, 2020
Genres: Paranormal, Reverse Harem, Romance

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From USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster, comes a dark, paranormal prison romance reverse harem standalone novel!

I’ve been wrongfully accused.
Sure, everyone sent to prison says that.
It’s true, though.
I’m not who they say I am.
Dark. Evil. An abomination. The worst of the worst.

They sent me to the deepest, most awful catacombs of Nightmare Penitentiary. It’s where they put all their secrets they don’t want anyone in the world—both human and paranormal—to know about. I’m left to be forgotten and waste away until the day I die.

And I’m not alone.

I’m there with others. Others who are worse than me.
Terrifying. Horrible. Monsters.
Four demons in particular who seem to wake from their evil slumber the moment I enter their presence.

They want me.
All four of them.

I’m not sure what they plan on doing once they get their hands on me.
But one thing’s for sure…

It won’t be good.

Release Blitz/ ARC Review: Delinquent Demons by K Webster

About K. Webster

K Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks. She lives in “Tornado Alley” with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.

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Blog Tour/ARC Review: Pretty Lies by Bethany-Kris

PRETTY LIES

by Bethany-Kris
Publication Date: March 2, 2020
Genres: Adult, New Adult, Mafia Romance, Romantic Suspense

SYNOPSIS

Pretty things always tell lies …

Cory Rossi isn’t what you would expect the youngest son of the Chicago mob’s underboss to be. Despite what everyone thinks, he can actually do what he’s told. He just does it his own way. The problem with that is every tattooed- and leather-covered inch of him screams one thing to Della Costello—total heartbreak. It’s all men like him do, right? One hook-up, when he didn’t even know her name, was all she could afford.

Their one-time encounter should have stopped there. But an ex that causes problems for her business—and the mob’s—and Cory becomes her new shadow until the bullets quiet in the streets. It gets harder and harder to stay out of his bed.

They’ll walk a fine line.
And there is no mercy in this tragedy.

For love and lost blood, once more, Chicago will rage.

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Pretty Lies is a standalone romantic suspense within Bethany-Kris’s Commission World.

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My thoughts 💭

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I really enjoyed Della and Cory’s chemistry! I definitely enjoyed Cory’s dirty talk. They meshed really well together. The story was wonderfully written and I couldn’t get enough! I definitely recommend this author for all your mafia read needs!

ABOUT BETHANY-KRIS

Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something … when she can find the time.

To keep up-to-date with new releases from Bethany-Kris, sign up to her New Release Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/bf9lzD

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Review: Ho Ho Hennessy by Jamie Begley

Length: 116 pages

Published: December 23, 2019

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

F*ck Mistletoe.

Screw Jingle Bells.

Ho-ho-ho can kiss my a$$.

Who in the hell drinks mulled wine anyway?

Instead, reach for a damn shot of Hennessy to keep you warm this holiday season.

Finding himself at The Last Riders’ clubhouse was the last place Hennessy planned to be during the holidays. He hated snow, hated wrapping gifts, and he preferred his Harley over a sleigh. He and the Grinch were more than best friends; they were brothers. And he had planned to ride out the holiday fa-la-la-ing his a$$ to Florida …

… Until a curvy cutie had him sinking to the depths of playing a naughty game of Dirty Santa that he’d had no intention of playing.

The rules were simple:

Guess who’s sending you the naughty but nice notes or you get a lump of coal in your stocking. If you got three lumps, then you were s*it out of luck, because there would be no sex until after Christmas.

The 12 days of Christmas have never quite been spent like this …

My thoughts 💭

Any book with the Last Riders in it is a must read! Hennessy is a bit of a grinch but Arin knows what she wants for Christmas and she plans on getting it! This was an enjoyable holiday read.

Release Blitz: Sting by Cindy R. Wilson

STING

by Cindy R. Wilson
Publication Date: March 3, 2020
Genres: Entangled: Teen, YA, Dystopian, Friends-to-Lovers, Romance

SYNOPSIS

They call me the Scorpion because they don’t know who I really am. All they know is that someone is stealing from people with excess to help people with nothing survive another day.

But then a trusted friend reveals who I am—“just” Tessa, “just” a girl—and sends me straight into the arms of the law. All those people I helped…couldn’t help me when I needed it.

In prison, I find an unlikely ally in Pike, who would have been my enemy on the outside. He represents everything I’m against. Luxury. Excess. The world immediately falling for his gorgeous smile. How he ended up in the dirty cell next to mine is a mystery, but he wants out as much as I do. Together, we have a real chance at escape.

With the sting of betrayal still fresh, Pike and I will seek revenge on those who wronged us. But uncovering all their secrets might turn deadly…

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ABOUT CINDY R. WILSON

Cindy began creating worlds as a kid, entertaining her siblings with spontaneous ghost stories before bed. She filled notebooks with novels and ideas and realized quickly she wanted to be a writer as an adult.

Now Cindy lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and loves using Colorado towns and cities as inspiration for settings in her stories. She’s the mother of three girls who provide plenty of fodder for her YA novels.

Visit her website to learn more about her books or subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.cindyrwilsonauthor.com

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Release Blitz/ ARC Review: Waiting For My Queen by Georgia Cates

Title: Waiting For My Queen
A Dark Mafia Romance
Author: Georgia Cates
Genre: Adult Dark Romance
Release Date: March 3, 2020
Blurb
Emilia—

All I’ve
ever wanted was to marry for love.

But girls
like me don’t have that luxury.

We are used
as pawns in a game we can’t control.

The game?
It’s called Mafia.

I was
foolish enough to try to change the rules… and I lost.

Luca—

She was
promised to me years ago.

And he
dared to take her from me.

Dared to
touch what was mine.

I put an
end to that.

I hope he’s
enjoying the view from his dirt room.

Emilia—

My
beloved’s killer placed a ruby ring on my finger and called me his queen.

But that
red gem symbolizes something different for me.

It
represents the blood shed by those I love most.

Hell was
empty the day we wed.

Because the
devil was standing before me and said “I do.”

Luca—

I saw her
as a possession.

A shiny toy
I didn’t want other boys to play with.

But she’s
so much more.

Beautiful
and brave and strong and broken all at once.

She tastes
like everything I’ve ever wanted.

Emilia—

Hidden and
patient.

I wait for
the perfect time to seek my revenge.

But slowly,
I feel him possessing me.

His heart
is full of darkness… and I still want every inch of him.

Hard as I
try, I can’t escape loving this beautiful monster.

Luca—

I’m waiting
patiently because I already know that she’s mine.

Mine in a
way that no one will ever understand.

Even if she
hasn’t yet realized it.

For love,
I’d do
anything.

For her,
I’d do
everything.

My thoughts 💭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Heed the warning about Luca! I was pissed at him for a while. He somewhat grows on you so don’t worry! I absolutely loved Emilia! She just wanted to marry for love and not be in the middle of mafia life. She does what she must to survive but falls for the enemy along the way. This was a good book.

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Excerpt
I focus my attention on the girl sitting to Sofia’s left. The more
beautiful one. The older-looking one. The more frightened-looking one with
tears pooling in her lower lids.

Dark brown hair cascading over her shoulders and down her arms, the ends
nuzzling against her bare skin like a frightened child clinging to its mother.
Almond-shaped deep-caramel eyes surrounded by lush dark lashes. A few scattered
freckles across the bridge of her perfectly shaped nose. Plump, glossy coral
lips.

In my wildest dreams, my betrothed didn’t grow up to be this beautiful.
And it annoys the hell out of me because I don’t want to be attracted to her.

I want to make her suffer.

Sofia Bellini grips the hand of the girl in question. “Please, Marco.
Swear to me on your honor that my daughter will be safe with you.”

My father chuckles. “Emilia is going to give us babies, heirs to the
Rossini empire. There is no safer place for her than with our family. You know
that.”

Sofia and the girl beside her, my Emilia, embrace one another and sob.
Her grandmother and sisters cluster around her doing the same. It’s pathetic. I
would have expected less of a display from Bellinis. Certainly not this
spectacle.

My betrothed has weaknesses. Those will need to be eliminated before she
influences our sons with that nonsense.

“That’s more than enough of that,” I tell them.

She lifts her chin and her eyes meet mine for the first time. Inside
those deep-caramel orbs, I see something I like very much: rage. There during
one heartbeat and gone the next, it was only a fleeting flash. But I saw it and
I don’t mistake it for what it is.

This girl is going to be so much fun to break.

“Come, Emilia. I’m ready to take you home.”

Author Bio
Georgia
resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two
beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse
before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked
back yet.

When she’s
not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s
listening to her music and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress.
Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.
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Review: Ungrateful Roommate by Layla Stone

Length: 67 pages

Published: November 22, 2019

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

Finding the right roommate is hard.

Staying polite when a Demon is being rude to you is excruciating.

Ryya’s life was simple and she can’t decide if she hates or likes the Demon’s presence. He’s messing with her head. If he doesn’t stop she’s going to knock him out with a frying pan.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

She shouldn’t have kissed him.

Did it mean anything to him? Or was he playing with her like a typical Demon?

Note to reader: This is a sci-fi romance that can be read in 90-minutes. Mature content and situations.

My thoughts 💭

This was an enjoyable quick read. Ryya finds rude and bossy roommate, Sorn. Despite Sorn’s rudeness Ryya finds herself attracted to him. He saves her and gives her a choice to become his mate. Their banter was cute and I wouldn’t mind reading more of these stories.

Review: Hitman’s Prey by Mink

Length: 160 pages

Published: December 17, 2019

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

He’s up to something. I know it. No man can be that handsome and mysterious. He’s probably a spy. I can’t say for sure, but I’m going to find out. Watching Heath is easy, but wanting him is the part that’s going to get me into trouble.

Lena peeks from her windows and tries to catch me doing something, though I’m not sure what she thinks she’ll see. What sort of an assassin would I be if my sweet neighbor figured me out so easily? Besides, I’m here to watch over her. The only problem is that she’s irresistible and far more alluring than my work. Choosing between them may be the death of me, but Lena is more than worth it.

My thoughts 💭

This was an okay read. Lena is spying on Heath. He is aware since she’s not very good at it and he likes to spy on her as well. He thinks she’s adorable and she thinks he’s hot but up to no good but she can’t prove it. When he chooses Lena over his job all heck breaks loose and his secrets come out and they run together to start their new life.

Cover Reveal: Who’s Smiling Now? By Joy Wood


Title: Who’s Smiling Now?
Author: Joy Wood 
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Cover Design: JD Smith Design

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Laura Foley hooks up with the handsome author Cohan Laity while on holiday in Spain. For Laura, a holiday fling is just what she needs – but that’s all she needs, refusing to see him again once the holiday comes to an end.
But a besotted Cohan won’t take no for an answer. He follows her back to the UK and infiltrates every aspect of her life to get to her, threatening everything she loves and holds dear.
She tries reasoning. She tries hiding. She even tries involving the police as Cohan stalks her every move and worms his way into her family by dating her sister.
Laura is terrified but won’t capitulate. She must take matters into her own hands, and he may well have underestimated her as the hunter becomes the hunted.






As a working nurse, Joy Wood has been creating stories in her head for years, but never found the time to do anything with them – life just got in the way somehow.
Five years ago, she was made redundant and moved to the picturesque seaside town of Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire. She loves nothing better than walking along the seafront and thinking up ideas for stories. Her debut novel ‘For the Love of Emily’ was written by Joy “just to see if she could really,” – she had no idea it would sell like it did and continues to do so. Joy is quick to point out it is most definitely one for adults only! At various book signings, readers recognized Joy from articles in local papers and suggested they’d like a hospital romance, so she concentrated on ‘Knight & Dey’ a hospital romance with a difference. Someone dies on the first page, but Joy hasn’t given away the gender of the victim, nor the gender of the assailant. The idea is for the reader to engage with each character in the book, trying to decide which one dies, and who did it.
Next came ‘Chanjori House’ – a love story set in Scotland. Eve was in love with Rick but he went away. Eleven years later he’s back, but she’s married to his father. Sparks fly . . . revenge is a dish best served cold.
‘April Fool’ is Joy’s 4th novel and she is hoping readers will love it. April Master is an undercover police officer trying to raise enough money to send her son for surgery in the USA. Her remit is to expose the dynamic and charismatic gallery owner who is behind the heists of expensive oil paintings. She embarks on an affair with him – just to bring him to justice she tells herself. But is he too clever for her . . . or is she too clever for him?  
Who’s Smiling Now? is Joy’s 5th Novel and she can’t wait to hear what readers think of it!