BAD BOY BENEFITS J.D. Hawkins

Release Date: June 24th

Genre/Tropes: Contemporary romance, Frenemies to lovers

 

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Blurb:

She’s my sister’s best friend…

The night we hooked up was definitely the best in my life. But you know sisters—they make things complicated.

So Maeve and I called it one and done, and for the sake of their friendship, we pretended it never happened.

It’s pretty easy to develop a routine. We joke around, make fun of each other. And I never let on that I know what Maeve looks like without her clothes—or how often I think about it.

I’m starting to think we pulled it off when out-of-the-blue she sashays back into my jewelry store. The visit starts like normal. The banter. The teasing.

But then she invites me to a party. And what kind of gentleman would I be if I didn’t walk her home after?

Let’s be real—I’m no gentleman. And Maeve is no lady.

The kind of teasing we’re doing now is dangerous. This is fast becoming a frenemies-with-benefits situation. It’s complicated enough before my sister decides to set us up… with other people.

We can only keep our secret for so long.

I’m starting to think there might be a diamond in all this rough.

But Maeve never lets me have the last word…

 

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JD Hawkins writes erotic romance with modern-classic alpha males and strong, independent women. He currently lives with his wife in Austin, TX. He loves to travel and has lived in many places, including LA, New York City, India and Thailand. When he isn’t writing, JD enjoys surfing, training in Mixed Martial Arts, reading and taking naps. He once dreamed of becoming a ballerina. He’s always loved making up stories, especially ones inspired by real life.

 

 

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Francisco never backs away from a challenge.
Isabella never bows down to anyone.
This scorching hot battle of wills may leave both of them broken.

Finale, an all new captivating and sexy North Security novella from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren and 1,001 Dark Nights, is available now!

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Francisco Castille, the exiled Duke of Linares, knows his duty. Even in modern times, the line must continue. So he’ll marry and produce an heir.

Yes, a wife will fit into his well-ordered life.

Instead he ends up with the brilliant pianist Isabella. Strong. Spirited. And highly disobedient. She rebels against every custom and every rule, threatening his careful balance.

Francisco never backs away from a challenge.

Isabella never bows down to anyone.

This scorching hot battle of wills may leave both of them broken.

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Excerpt

We reach the entrance to the cathedral. The powerful organ reverberates through the floor. Every single person—man, woman, and child—stands and turns to face me. It would be so easy to flush. To let my heart pound out of my chest and the blood rush to my face.

Instead I lift my chin. I face them down with a calm expression. A Bradley at heart.

Only, I won’t be a Bradley for much longer. Fifteen minutes, give or take.

My father steps forward. I grip the sleeve of his tuxedo so tight he must feel it. He must feel my terror, but he doesn’t seem to notice. He keeps walking, and so I do the only thing I can—I follow his lead. I float down the long carpet covered in rose petals.

At the end of the aisle, my groom waits for me.

Francisco Castille, the exiled Duke of Linares.

I suppose I should leave the “exiled” part off. It’s probably a touchy subject in his family. I wouldn’t know. I’ve never met anyone on the right side of the church. They move in European high society, while my family has been strictly New York City upper crust. This will be a merger of more than two people. It will combine businesses and connections. And, above all, this wedding will save my family’s entire world. Our livelihood. Our reputation. And the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of employees. So if my groom is as controlling as my brother warned, then that’s the price I’ll pay.

That is the price I’ve promised to pay.

Francisco wears a tuxedo, naturally.

Some men stand stiffly in them. He looks as if he was born in that tux. As comfortable as I might be in my favorite sweater and worn jeans. It’s the royalty in him, I suppose.

Black hair. Thick brows. A stern expression.

So far away. The cathedral has to be huge to fit the guest list. Walking closer is like coming into focus, seeing the brackets around his lips, the small slash in his eyebrow. A scar, perhaps. How did he hurt himself? I have no idea. We’re basically strangers.

We reach the end of the aisle.

My father moves my hand into Francisco’s grip.

Then we’re left alone, two of us standing in a sea of people. About to be married.

“Fancy meeting you here,” he murmurs.

Through the delicate satin of my glove, I feel his strength. His heat. It’s a comfort, even though I barely know him. I match his dry tone. “I heard someone’s getting hitched.”

His lips quirk. “A wedding, you say. Nothing too fancy.”

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Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

Have you ever read a writer who stylistically is so interesting? Their intentionality to their stylistic choices marks them in your mind with each of their stories. For me, one of those authors is Saffron A. Kent. And here’s the thing…I don’t think many of her readers get that about her. 

What do they see?

1. An author who writes indulgent New Adult romance. What that means is there is angst and dirty $ex in abundance in her stories. 
2. A hero and heroine who inspire the type of feelings you love from New Adult romance: some pettiness, some unfiltered feelings, some insecurity. All of these seem like tenants of NA romance, and she infuses these easily into her stories. 
3. Stories that seem enchanting. They might not deviate too far from the traditional NA romances – usually, it’s forbidden for any of the many tropes available. But SAK’s readers love the almost taboo nature of her stories. 

But what do I see and adore? What keeps me coming back for more? What makes me ravenous for her stories?

1. There is an intentionality in her style that I don’t think people get. She uses these simple sentences to bring a cadence to her stories. That cadence tends to mimic a “stream of consciousness” feel in her storytelling. It suggests unbridled access to the thinking and feelings of her characters. It’s become a convention of Saffron A. Kent’s stories, and her newest story, A Gorgeous Villain, does this brilliantly. 
2. Her limited point of view drives anticipation. SAK loves to hide her heroes from her readers. She gives us small portions of them until they are revealed in full force. This creates a rabid devotion to them because you get so little of them or you earn them through the perspectives of her heroines that you find yourself wondering what they really feel. How can they really make that inciting comment to her heroine? In A Gorgeous Villain, SAK doles out Reed aka “Roman” in small doses. She also did this with the first book of the series, My Darling Arrow. You gorge on the story to get to the POVs of the hero because you need some reconciliation, some meaning behind Reed’s actions. The intentionality of this choice makes you binge-read a story such as A Gorgeous Villain. 
3. SAK has a type. When I was working on my master’s thesis, I envisioned a new hero for modern literature specific to gender. Like me, Saffron A. Kent creates the same heroic type in her stories: broken, misunderstood, possessive, and physically gorgeous. If you look at her reviews, and you review the negative ones, you’ll find people who complain about the repetition of this. But again, it’s intentional for her. It’s a precept of her romance. If they read close enough, they will find the differences. With Arrow, we are treated to the devastation of perfection. And with Reed, we recognize familial abuse and its devastation on Reed’s developing character. Her readers who adore her recognize this in her heroes, and we fall deeply in love with them. My heart hurt for Callie and Reed equally. Most specifically, Reed has grown up in a world where love doesn’t exist without him doling it out in actions. To love without being loved stunts a person. Only the action being loved can save them. 
4. Her heroines are matched for her heroes. They deliver them from themselves, sometimes to their own detriment. Callie is selfless in her love and adoration of Reed. This creates an emotional journey that tips back and forth as the story progresses. SAK puts her readers through the paces with this story because it wouldn’t be a SAK story without the emotional ups and downs of it. Again, some would call it repetitive, but it feels necessary as the journey is drawn. Reed has spent so much of his life living in fear of his father that it feels natural for him to resist growing into love. Thankfully, Saffron A. Kent allows us to take the journey with Callie and Reed. 

It took me a couple of days to write this review because there are so many words I have for A Gorgeous Villain: angsty, ebullient, dirty, ephemeral, and sweet. Each turn of the page culls more and more feelings from you. I found myself holding my breath, tearing up, and wanting to throw my Kindle at the wall through Callie and Reed’s journey. But…that’s what I love, and once again, Saffron A. Kent has shown me why I adore her stories. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

L.B. Dunbar’s Living at 40, the first book of her newest series, Lakeside Cottage, is an emotional journey about finding an abundant life. Her hero, Logan, and her heroine, Autumn, are searching without realizing they are searching. Both of them feel their ennui, but each has handled it in different ways: Autumn wants a child to provide the fulfillment she lacks in dating relationships, and Logan pours his focus into his child and his career to keep him from recognizing the lack in his life. When a life issue provides them with a different perspective, they find themselves drawn to each other. Realizing that he finds her attractive, Logan offers to give Autumn the baby she wants, while Autumn falls into the crush she’s had on Logan for years. Both of them engage in this journey without realizing the magnitude of their interest in the other. As the story progresses, they find themselves falling deeper when they both were trying to protect themselves against that. This story along with Dunbar’s adept characterization makes for a story that insistently pulls at your heartstrings. For me, the ending of this story is Dunbar’s masterpiece. It is the definition of bittersweet, and you will leave Living at 40 with tears in your eyes and a sigh in your heart. 

With all of that, though, I found the story to be a bit repetitive and inconsistent in its rendering. Autumn and Logan circle each other for much of this story, and for quite a bit of it, I struggled with liking Logan because his inconsistency punches holes in Autumn’s heart. As Living at 40 isn’t a dark romance, that was a hard pill to swallow. When Logan finally realizes his truth, their romantic journey becomes easier, but it takes much of this book for them to reconcile their love for each other. 

What ameliorates this issue, though, is their chemistry in the bedroom. Autumn and Logan are steamy. Additionally, the inclusion of other characters into the story along with a health plotline for Logan add more dimension to the story that pulls from the constant push and pull of Logan and Autumn. Thankfully, this allows for a distraction from the inconsistency of Logan and Autumn’s journey. 

But really, the piece de resistance of Living at 40 is its ending. It is there where the entire story is reconciled in a way that will make you cry. There is both resolution and reconciliation, but it’s done within the specter of sadness. And I loved that. We are so used to the happy endings of romances where everyone gets everything that they want, but is that real life? In this book, L.B. Dunbar reminds us that where there is life there is also darkness. Her finale felt poetic in reminding us to live the most abundant life no matter our circumstances. We can choose happiness even in difficulty. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

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BLURB:

Is it an accidental pregnancy, if it’s purposefully planned?

Autumn Kulis wants a baby. It’s that simple and that complicated because one thing stands in her way – she doesn’t have a man in her life. And at almost forty, she isn’t getting any younger. On a two-week trip to her brother’s lakeside cottage, a plan forms. Make a list of three men. Sleep with each of them. Allow nature to take its course. Only, a certain someone gets in her way.

Logan Anders goes with the flow of life. Divorced, single dad, he works hard, and occasionally plays harder. When his college roommate invites him to Lakeside Cottage for two weeks, he hadn’t remembered his best friend’s little sister being so hot. Nor was he a fan of her plan to find a baby daddy. He’s determined to make her list then tear it to shreds leaving him the only man horizontal with her.

When we were forty, we had so much life to live, and a simple proposition could be the start of a second chance at really living.

TROPES

*Brother’s best friend

*Childhood crush revealed. . . and acted upon.

*Purposeful pregnancy plan

*Four lifelong friends and shenanigans

ABOUT L.B. Dunbar

L.B. Dunbar has an over-active imagination. To her benefit, such creativity has led to over thirty romance novels, including those offering a second chance at love over 40. Her signature works include the #sexysilverfoxes collection of mature males and feisty vixens ready for romance in their prime years. She’s also written stories of small-town romance (Heart Collection), rock star mayhem (The Legendary Rock Stars Series), and a twist on intrigue and redemption (Redemption Island Duet). She’s had several alter egos including elda lore, a writer of romantic magical realism through mythological retellings (Modern Descendants). In another life, she wanted to be an anthropologist and journalist. Instead, she was a middle school language arts teacher. The greatest story in her life is with the one and only, and their four grown children. Learn more about L.B. Dunbar by joining her reader group on Facebook (Loving L.B.) or subscribing to her newsletter (Love Notes).

 

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Timing is everything.

Presley Hale and Sebastian Vargas are no strangers to goodbye. Their high school summers were spent wrapped up in each other until she would inevitably go home to California. One season after college, Sebastian finally escaped the little Texas town to travel the world, and they said goodbye for what they thought might be the last time.

Sebastian went one way. Presley went the other.

For the first time in five years, they’re both in town, but the timing is no better than ever. So the only thing to do is what they do best. Keep it casual.

Friends with benefits.

They’ve done it before—doing it again will be easy.

But their hearts don’t get the memo.

When the lines of their arrangement blur, Presley and Sebastian are faced with decisions they’ve avoided for years. And that’s not even their biggest problem.

A small town in danger of failing.

A secret that could tear them apart.

And two hearts that can’t hide anymore.

They’ve shared so many summers, but none compare to what they’ll face.

Timing is everything.

And their time is almost up.

Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life — a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, though she’s certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she’s been drinking whiskey. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.

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Title: The Rookie

Series: Looking to Score

By Kendall Ryan

Release Day: July 20, 2021

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He has everything a man could want. A lucrative hockey contract. Adoring fans. A family who loves him.

But he’s about to throw it all away. Logan Tate’s name is dominating the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Instead of goals and assists, the talented young defenseman has been racking up fights and suspensions.

I work with athletes who are struggling, but Logan’s different. He’s not just going to blow his season, but his entire career. And now he can’t return to the ice until he deals with his issues, but the stubborn man won’t let anyone get close enough to help.

Which is why I packed up and followed him to his family’s property in the remote mountains of Colorado. He can’t avoid me here.

The only problem?

I can’t avoid him either. He’s chopping wood and building fires, rescuing my car from snowy ditches, and inviting me to Sunday dinners with his loud extended family. He’s a whole lot of man, but beneath all those hard edges is an unexpected tenderness.

Tempted or not, I have to stay out of his bed and get him back to the ice . . . no matter how difficult that might be. 

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Easton Westbrook entered my life like an arrogant, grumpy, wrecking ball, and refused to leave.

One Little Mistake, an all-new enemies-to-lovers romance from Avery Maxwell, is coming July 1st!

Our banter is addicting, and nothing I do or say will make him change his mind. But when his mind becomes focused solely on me, I run.

I can’t afford to give my heart away again. Not when I’m barely surviving with the broken one I have.
I have walls up for a reason. Reasons that are none of his business, but Easton is used to getting what he wants. And when he decides he wants me, I’m not sure I’ll survive it.

Lexi Heart entered my life like an arrogant, bossy, she-devil in heels, and I can’t get her out of my head.
She’s always ten steps ahead, and I have to admit, I’m intrigued. With every lash of her sharp tongue, she puts me in my place. But when I peel back the layers of her tough girl exterior, I see the broken shell she’s hiding, and my own walls come crashing down.

We quickly learn that what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay there, and I know I’m done for. I want this girl in every sense of the word, but can I convince her to take a chance on us? Or will the damage from her past be too much, even for true love?

Join Easton and Lexi in their highly emotional journey to a happily ever after. One Little Mistake is an enemy to lovers, accidental marriage romance that will draw you in and refuse to let you go.

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Avery Maxwell is an American Romance Author who loves wine, sexy stories, pizza, and her family.

Avery is a hot mess of a mom to four wildly sweet mini-humans and two fur babies. She spends far too much time in her pj’s and trips over herself multiple times a day. Accident-prone is probably a fair assessment.

Having grown up in small-town Vermont, Avery often jokes about being the most naïve person in the room. Luckily, she’s used that small-town charm to write character-driven contemporary romances that have you laughing one minute, and crying the next.

When she isn’t refereeing (three little boys require a lot of whistle blowing), or cuddled up with her real-life Prince Charming, you can find her tucked away with a bottle of wine (because those steamy scenes don’t write themselves!), or coaching her daughter’s basketball team.

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A man with everything.
A woman with nothing left to lose.
A love that might save them both.

The Dom Identity, the all new steamy standalone in the Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is coming September 14th, and we have the incredible cover!

A man with everything

Michael Malone seems to have it all. A wealthy, loving family. A job that fulfills him. Friends he can count on. But something is missing. He’s spent years watching his brother and close friends get married and start families, but it hasn’t happened for him. When an assignment comes up to investigate fallen Hollywood star Vanessa Hale, he jumps at the chance. She’s gorgeous and potentially deadly. Playing the spy game with her might be just the thing to take his mind off his troubles.

A woman with nothing left to lose

Vanessa Hale had big dreams that ended in scandal. She returned home with nothing but heartache and the desire to find her sister’s killer. The trail points to someone at Lodge Corp, so taking a job with Julian Lodge’s mysterious company is her best option for finding the truth. While she hunts for a killer during the day, she hopes to find some solace at night in The Club. Meeting the gorgeous, sexy and seemingly kind Michael Malone, their chemistry sparks in a way she’s never felt before, and Vanessa thinks maybe her luck has finally changed.

A love that might save them both

When Michael’s true motives are revealed, she will have to find a way to forgive his betrayal. The killer has made Vanessa their next target. Working together and stopping this monster is the only chance for them to have the real love they both deserve.

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New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.

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