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✍🏻 I’ve been SOOO anticipatory for Fiona Cole’s Blame it on the Vodka. What’s not to love about a steamy night in Vegas between friends? Preorder it today. ✍🏻

Fiona Cole has revealed the cover for Blame it on the Vodka!

Releasing: April 21, 2022

Cover Designer: Najla Qamber

Waking up beside my best friend after a crazy night in Vegas is nothing new.

However, waking up wearing nothing but two shiny, matching wedding rings is.

For the girl who promised to never settle down, it’s her worst nightmare.

For me, it’s a dream come true.

I’ve wanted Raelynn Vos since she first propositioned me at a frat party. I, of course, turned her down, knowing I’d need more than a one night stand. Nothing less than forever would do.

She’s fierce and determined, but I’m more determined than she could ever be.

When fate forces us to pretend our marriage is real, I use every second to prove I’m the perfect man to tame her wildness.

In fact, by the end of our charade, I’ll have her begging for it.

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Meet Fiona

Fiona Cole is a military wife and a stay-at-home mom with degrees in biology and chemistry. As much as she loved science, she decided to postpone her career to stay at home with her two little girls and immersed herself in the world of books until finally deciding to write her own.

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Website: www.authorfionacole.com

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✍🏻 L.B. Dunbar’s next story in her Lakeside Cottage series, Loving at 40, is coming June 2nd. Check out the cover for her next steamy story. ✍🏻

Release date: June 2, 2022

LOVING AT 40

When a sexy, silver, alpha hero returns after years of absence, he discovers someone sleeping in his bed, and she isn’t Goldilocks, but a raven-haired single mother who has him in a tailspin.

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Blurb:

The prodigal son returns to his small town to find himself sharing space with a single mother and facing the facts—he has a lot to learn about family and love in order to earn a second chance at both. 

Archer McCaryn has been a mystery to his family. At forty-five, he isn’t certain himself who he is anymore. When he returns to the family’s lakeside home, he finds his sister has moved in, and there’s someone in his garage apartment. In fact, she’s in his bed, and he doesn’t have a problem with the beautiful, single mother staying there as long as she doesn’t want into his heart.

Jenna Davis is self-aware – she’s a teacher, a mother, and a widow. This once free-spirited woman considers herself a responsible adult in her early forties and works hard to keep it all together. When a college friend invites her and her two little girls to come for a visit, she’s thrilled about a vacation. Only she’s placed in the apartment of her best friend’s older brother, and suddenly feeling a little reckless.

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What to expect:

  • Alpha hero returns
  • Single mother of adorable little girls
  • Small town beach vacation
  • One shared apartment
  • Second chance at love
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✍🏻 DEATH WISH (The Deception Duet #2) by @KristiWebster is coming 3/29! ✍🏻

DEATH WISH (Deception Duet #2) by K. Webster

Release Date: March 29th

Genre/Tropes: Reverse Harem /Cinderella Story

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EXCERPT:

The thought of being in control of a situation, for once in my life, is gratifying. Empowered by that thought, I ignore them.

They say they like to play games.

Well, boys, I’ll play.

“So, Sparrow and I had sex today,” I say around a mouthful of fried rice.

Sparrow curses under his breath and Sully chokes on his food for a second. Scout doesn’t react, continuing to eat as though my revelation doesn’t bother him.

“He says I’m his,” I taunt, unable to stop now that I’ve started. “Is that true, Scout?”

Poke the beast, Landry. Terrific idea.

I’m so used to tiptoeing around the monster in my life, that these guys pale in comparison.

“Ours,” Scout clarifies, his nostrils flaring.

He’s not as apathetic as he’s trying to be.

“So how does this whole sharing thing work?” I continue with a saccharine smile sent Scout’s way. “Am I completely off-limits to Sparrow while you’re gone? Or are we just sleepover buddies who cuddle? What if Sully wants a piece? If there are rules to this stupid arrangement, I’m pretty sure we broke them. Oops.”

“Why are you doing this?” Sparrow demands, hurt shining in his maple eyes.

“Why not?” I shovel more food into my mouth, ignoring their intense stares.

“Yeah,” Sully chimes in. “What are the rules, because I’m pretty pissed that all I am in this situation is the fucking babysitter?”

“No one asked you to babysit,” I snap, glowering at him. “Maybe you three can schedule in who watches Della while the other two take turns tag-teaming me.”

Sparrow shoves his container away from him. “Enough. You’re just trying to rile us up and it won’t work.”

But it will.

They’re all getting pissed. I can see it all over their matching faces. Jealousy. Possessiveness. Each of them wants me all to themselves. I’m not a fucking pie you can cut into three sections and separate equally.

“I’m done eating. Scout? Is it your turn?”

“Stop,” Sparrow growls. “I said that’s fucking enough.”

“You’re not the boss,” I bite back, pointing at Sparrow. “Is he? Scout, are you the boss?”

“Honey,” Sully starts, his voice soft like he’s trying to calm me.

“I’m not your honey! I’m your stupid toy!” I yell in a mocking tone. “Take your turns! Use me up! Come on, Scout. It’s our turn to fuck!”

Push. Push. Push.

I crave to push all three of them right off the edge.

Blurb:

All I wanted is for my little sister Della to be safe and happy. And maybe, in brief stolen moments, I dreamed of a happy ending for myself with a brown-eyed man. That hope has turned into sharp, bright fear. There’s only survival now.

I’m the daughter of a controlling and cruel billionaire, so I understand about power. But I find myself fighting anyway. I find myself testing them.

I have claws and I bite. I’m not going down without a fight.

It’s like I have a death wish.

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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✍🏻 T.K. Leigh’s Provocation, book 3 of her Temptation series, is coming April 25th. Are you ready for more of this edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense? You can preorder it TODAY! ✍🏻

Title: Provocation
Series: Temptation #3
Author: T.K. Leigh
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: April 25, 2022
BLURB
One week. No names. No expectations.
That was our agreement.
We were supposed to walk away once our time in Hawaii was over.
No matter what.
But that was before I finally decided to take a risk and jump.
And that’s precisely what being involved with Lachlan Hale is… A risk.
Between the complications that go along with dating a celebrity and the real possibility that my ex-husband is still watching my every move, there are times I question whether it’s worth it.
Whether I’m selfishly putting Lachlan’s life at risk, too.
But like he promised… We’ll get through it. Together.
Until the bottom drops in a way I never could have anticipated.
Lines are drawn.
Loyalties are tested.
And I’m stuck in the middle, engaged in a fierce battle between my head and my heart…
Where there can only be one winner.
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T.K. Leigh is the USA Today Bestselling author of romance ranging from fun and flirty to sexy and suspenseful. Originally from New England, she now resides outside of Raleigh with her husband, beautiful daughter, special needs rescue dog, and three cats. When she’s not writing, she can be found training for her next marathon (of which she has run over twenty fulls and far too many halfs to recall) or chasing her daughter around the house.
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✍🏻 Who’s ready for another Meghan Quinn story? The cover is here for Those Three Little Words. Preorder your copy today! ✍🏻

 

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THOSE THREE LITTLE WORDS by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: April 5, 2022

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Blurb:

I knocked up my best friend’s sister.

Figured I would get straight to the point because how it happened is a mere snippet of the story I have to tell. The real meat and potatoes is what happened after.

Let’s start with how she decided to inform me and Pacey the news . . . together. Imagine that nightmare. I was going into what I thought was a hockey marketing meeting and then BAM! I’m going to be a dad and my best friend/teammate is attempting to imprint my face with his fist.

It wasn’t pretty.

Threats were tossed around, friendships were revoked, and then I was marched up to her apartment, suitcases in hand, and forced to live with her so I could take care of her every need. Given how much I’ve pined for the girl, you would think that wouldn’t be a hardship. Wrong.

This is my one shot to win my teammate back. Pacey is the only family I’ve got, so hooking up with his sister isn’t a mistake I can make twice . . . despite the fact that she’s pregnant with my child.

But with every mood swing, every pair of pants that doesn’t fit right, and every late night run to find the perfect donut, I’m finding it harder and harder not to fall for my best friend’s little sister.

Especially when she kisses me…

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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✍🏻 One of my many reasons for loving the romance community is their heart for people. Over 50 authors have come together to write for Nightingale, an anthology created to raise money for the relief and human rights efforts in Ukraine. ✍🏻

Check out the gorgeous cover of the all-new charitable multi-author anthology, Nightingale!

Releasing: April 5, 2022


NIGHTINGALE is a romance anthology with over FIFTY original, never-before-seen stories from bestselling authors. 100% of the royalties will be donated to relief and human rights organizations working in Ukraine.

NIGHTINGALE is only available for a limited time, so one-click your copy before it’s gone.



AUTHORS INCLUDE: Katee Robert, Siobhan Davis, Robin Covington, Xio Axelrod, Vanessa Vale & Renee Rose, Terri E. Laine, Lucy Lennox, C. Hallman & J.L. Beck, Sara Ney, Willow Winters, Rebecca Yarros, Sienna Snow, Ana Huang, Willow Aster, Pepper Winters, Piper Rayne, Rebecca Zanetti, Honey Meyer, Alta Hensley & Livia Grant, Samantha Chase, Parker S. Huntington, T.K. Leigh, Kate Canterbary, Laura Thalassa, Carian Cole, Natasha Knight & Ashleigh Zavarelli, Rina Kent, Jennifer Probst, Lauren Rowe, Rachel Van Dyken, Karla Sorenson, Claudia Burgoa, Kelsey Clayton, Helena Hunting, Aleatha Romig, K.A. Linde, Carly Phillips, Meredith Wild & Chelle Bliss, Kelly Elliott, Brenda Rothert, A.L. Jackson, Jenika Snow, Katie Ashley, Amo Jones, Susan Stoker, Harloe Rae, L.B. Dunbar, Gina L. Maxwell, Tijan, Amelia Wilde, Skye Warren, Penny Reid, Susannah Nix, Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Dylan Allen, Kandi Steiner, Raine Miller, Toni Aleo, Natalie Wrye, Debra Anastasia, Brittney Sahin, Heidi McLaughlin, Melanie Moreland, Jay Crownover, Catherine Cowles, Roni Loren, Shantel Tessier, Aly Martinez, Julia Kent

All royalties from this project will be donated to relief and human rights organizations working in Ukraine. We aren’t affiliated or endorsed by these charities. We are simply authors who want to help.

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✍🏻 Professor Romance 4.5 ⭐️ Review: Kandi Steiner’s Fair Catch ✍🏻

Overall Grade: 4.5 ⭐️

The true MVP of Kandi Steiner’s Fair Catch isn’t given to the hero or heroine. Instead, Gavin, the heroine’s brother, earns the title with all the tallied votes. Don’t get me wrong Zeke and Riley, the hero and heroine of this new romance, will steal your heart for a multitude of reasons, but it’s the wizened sage embodied in Gavin that challenges the characters to do better, to be better. Through his characterization, Zeke and Riley become their best selves, and it surprises you. 

There is so much to love about and be challenged by Fair Catch. For one, this story deals with the impact of trauma. There is a reason that Riley finds herself as a starting kicker on a D1 college football team. I’d love to say it is her love for the sport of football, but without the trauma of her past, she wouldn’t have found herself there. Even more, that trauma edges her actions and thinking for a large portion of the story. When she finally processes the emotions of that trauma, Steiner colors in Riley’s character beautifully, reminding her readers of the way that trauma forever changes us. This lesson moves the character of Riley away from an angry young woman, separating herself from the love of her life, to one self-possessed and more whole. 

Through the lens of Zeke’s character, Steiner challenges us with the impact of self-doubt and negative self-talk. Zeke embodies the romantic hero who, on the outside, seems controlled and self-assured, but, of the characters in this story, he is the one who struggles with his internal self-talk. He’s great at inspiring Riley, but his self-doubt about his own ability to learn undermines his success. He is clearly a flawed hero, and it breeds compassion in Steiner’s readers. Add to that his abiding love for Riley, his need to call her his, and he becomes the type of romantic hero that readers in Facebook fan groups fight to call a “book boyfriend.” I was ready for Zeke to be a “player,” to put Riley through her jealous paces, but that isn’t the type of hero Steiner gives us. Instead, he’s a romantic dream, and I dare you to avoid him stealing your heart. 

However, the true magic of this book is its focus on women in male-dominated sports. Honestly, it’s one of the best parts of the book as it shows the psychological and emotional impact of it. Steiner forces us to consider the consequences for the female sports hero as she must “prove” herself while always being a loss away from being disregarded. Riley’s struggles aren’t surprising, yet as you’re faced with them in the context of this story, you find your heart sinking and butterflies in your stomach every time she must perform for her team. I love this emotional draw in Fair Catch.  

And lastly, Kandi Steiner’s ability to weave stories gets me every single time. In this romance, the story’s pacing is perfect. Everything hits at the right time which connects the reader further into her story. Additionally, she is such a wordsmith, knitting the right combination of words together to create the biggest emotional punch. She’s so freaking quotable that you imagine book edit after book edit inspired by her words. 

There is the perfect combination in Fair Catch: a consistently deft writer + the sport of football + a hero’s and heroine’s characterization that feels fresh and exciting. All of these elements are the perfect team that leads to the win of this book. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

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✍🏻 Found: Your weekend’s romance read. Check out Helena Hunting’s Love on the Lake, a story with edges for enemies-to-lovers or grump/sunshine ✍🏻

Love on the Lake, a beautiful small town standalone romance filled with laughter and tears from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting, is live now!

Read my 4.5 ⭐️ HERE.

Teagan Firestone has always been the dutiful daughter, especially since her mom died. But as her father finally begins to move on, it’s her turn to do the same. Her destination: Pearl Lake, a close-knit community with an entrepreneurial spirit and secrets of its own.

One of them is Aaron Saunders, who dropped out of college to work construction for Pearl Lake’s upper class. He’s a mystery and has a playboy reputation—that is, until he meets Teagan. Neither of them is looking for love, but in a town this small, it’s hard not to let your heart get involved.

As their romance heats up, Aaron’s elusive past comes to light and Teagan is there for him, bringing them even closer together. But when Teagan is forced to face her own demons, her inability to accept the support of friends and family threatens the life she’s worked so hard to build.

Can Aaron love her, even when she can’t love herself?

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Excerpt

She crooks a finger, beckoning me closer. But there’s only six inches separating us. If I take a step forward, my boots will touch her toes. So I bend instead, until my ear is next to her lips, like I’m waiting for her to tell me a secret.
For a moment I consider the fact that I’ve been up and down the stairs to the loft at least a dozen times. The only air circulation in here is from a portable fan, so I’ve been sweating and shirtless for several hours. I might not smell all that fresh.
But that thought disappears when her fingertips drag along my collarbone and I feel the warmth of her breath at the edge of my jaw.
“Aaron.”
Her palm wraps around the back of my neck. So soft. So warm.
I swallow and grind out, “I’m listening.”
Her thumb finds that spot between my ear and my jaw, and she presses, gently at first and then more firmly. Her lips brush the shell of my ear, and she whispers, “Look at me.”
I feel like a marionette, and she’s pulling all my strings. I turn my head toward her, and her lips brush across my cheek, sending a hot shiver down my spine, lighting me up like a pinball machine.
Teagan Firestone is a dangerous woman. Sweet, beautiful, broken, and yet . . . bold and resilient. She’s a lethal combination, and it’s all compounded when those soft lips meet mine.
I don’t even know what’s happening. Well, I know. I’m kissing her. Or she’s kissing me. She definitely started it.
It’s like an explosion. Like an entire warehouse of firecrackers igniting at the same time. I groan into her mouth and wrap an arm around her waist, pulling her flush against me.
Our tongues tangle, and her other hand grips my biceps, sliding up and over my shoulder. She knocks my hat off my head, and it drops to the floor behind me. And then both of her hands are in my hair, sliding through the damp strands, gripping at the crown, angling my head farther to the side. Deepening the kiss.
Dragging it out.

About Helena Hunting

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.

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✍🏻 A.L. Jackson’s Say It’s Forever is coming March 28th, and I have a sneak peek for you. ✍🏻

Say It’s Forever

A Close Proximity, Single Parent Romance from A.L. Jackson

Coming March 28th

“You matter, Salem. You matter. Look at you, darlin’.”

There was the charm all mixed up with the disorder that was at the heart of this man. 

My chest squeezed and the blood thundered through my veins. 

“Beauty. The meaning of it.” The words fell on a harsh exhale from his lips, and the air that was barely skating up my throat died right there when he slowly toed off the dress shoes he wore. 

Obsidian eyes flashed like a rush of the darkest night, rough as they devoured me from across the space.

Without looking away, he leaned down and peeled the socks from his feet.

I gulped, then I was nearly passing out when he ticked through the buttons on his shirt and peeled that off, too. 

The man was nothing but wide, wide shoulders. Muscle everywhere, bulky on his arms and chest, his abdomen packed, tapering down and narrow at the waist. 

Most all of his skin was covered in ink that seemed to scream the same as the walls, though it remained indistinct in the minimal light cast down from the rafters. 

But I could make out enough to get the intonation.

The pure intimidation. 

Menace and peril and life. 

The mountain of a man stood there for a moment, then he took a step forward. 

Energy rushed across the floor.

He approached like a phantom. Like a painting that had come to life. 

It covered me whole and caressed me in shadows. 

I was right. This man was definitely, definitely dangerous.

There was no question about it then.

And still, I remained there, held in his gaze, feeling the safest I’d ever felt. 

I thought he was coming for me, only he slipped by on his bare feet. 

Desire rippled through on his wake. 

God, that was sexy, too. 

Jud Lawson was an anomaly.

Conflict and peace.

Harmony and dissention. 

A blinding light in the longest night. 

Stealer of heart and sanity and good sense.

Because remaining there on the ground like an offering? 

Posing for him? 

There was no question I’d lost my mind.

His aura rippled through the room as he moved over to the wall that I faced. He pulled an easel closer, and the canvas he set on it looked like it’d been painted over a thousand times. He knelt to open a few jars of paint. 

He picked up a brush and studied me.

I trembled beneath his watch.

“Beauty,” he rumbled. “Second I saw you out in the rain. Thought I had to be imagining things. Hallucinating.” 

“I was terrified,” I admitted, our voices dancing through the condensed air. 

Louder than they should be. 

The thrumming of our hearts was palpable.

Frantic beats that echoed against the other. 

A smirk ticked at the corner of his sexy mouth, then it slipped when he glanced at me then to the canvas. He began to paint. Quick, sweeping strokes, as if the images fell from him without thought. “I felt your fear, Salem. I felt your desperation. Wonder if I felt it then, that we were bound to be more than strangers. Wonder if I knew you were supposed to be on the back of my bike that night. Wonder if I knew you were going to become something that mattered in my life.” 

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“If you want a book that will wreck you in the best way possible than grab this UNPUTDOWNABLE, HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL story that will leave you with ALL THE FEELS!” 

— Melissa, Book Addict Fanatic

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The Alternate Cover is Here!

Not only do we have the AMAZING release boxes up, but the alternate cover is now available to pre-order as well. I am IN LOVE with both covers and can’t choose a favorite!

If you can’t choose either – I also have hardbacks that feature both!

Want a Say It’s Forever Release Box? It includes a signed paperback, premium merchandise, and goodies! This box is even better than the last and I CAN’T WAIT for you all to see what’s inside!!!

Quantities are limited and boxes sell out fast, so reserve yours now!

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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.

Her bestselling series include THE REGRET SERIES, CLOSER TO YOU, BLEEDING STARS, FIGHT FOR ME, CONFESSIONS OF THE HEART, FALLING STARS, and REDEMPTION HILLS novels. Watch out for her upcoming stand-alone, SAY IT’S FOREVER, releasing March 28th!

If she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the pool with her family, sipping cocktails with her friends, or of course with her nose buried in a book.

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✍🏻 Professor Romance’s 4.5 ⭐️ Review: Sarina Bowen’s Shenanigans ✍🏻

Overall Grade: 4.5 ⭐️

I’m certain that the ability to become vulnerable will forever be a keen romance trope. Vulnerability is difficult for anyone; it requires you to trust that someone won’t take advantage of one’s willingness to show their fears. Charli, Sarina Bowen’s heroine in Shenanigans, her newest Brooklyn Bruisers’ story, has had to build tall emotional walls as protection. As a young girl and then a young woman, she has been taken advantage of, physically, emotionally, and mentally, by so many in her life, some of whom should have protected her. When we meet her in Bombshells, she’s fierce and funny and independent and willing to put anyone in their place. She’s also protective to a fault. Her banter with Neil in that book made me curious about Shenanigans. How would Sarina Bowen take a seemingly clueless hockey player, one who can’t seem to filter his thinking, and pair him with this brilliant woman? Well, if I had any doubts, they were wiped away within the first couple of chapters of Shenanigans. 

You see, underneath their seeming differences, lies a couple who enchant you. Charli and Neil together are a revelation. For one, Neil brings light to Charli’s heavy world. Charli challenges Neil to think beyond himself and his own experiences. Neil is actually passionate about more than hockey. And Neil has the capacity to love the hardest parts of Charli. It’s those moments that make you fall in love with them. In fact, there are two moments between these two, one where Neil challenges Charli to live life fully and one where Charlie reminds Neil that hockey is all his own that best illustrate their friendship before their romance.

I think what I loved the most about Charli beyond her ferocity at living life on her own terms is her struggle with being vulnerable. Her story arc is painful because she’s been hurt so much in the past; she’s been made to feel like she is no one’s “first choice.” Living with that message, your heart hurts for her. Bowen makes that struggle palpable. 

Neil is a soft landing space for her. He’s funny and cute and charming. He’s also rich, so he can spoil her, but he knows that can’t be his default with her. It takes him a bit to also be vulnerable with Charli. Once he determines his plan, though, Neil is a swoon-fest. 

Sarina Bowen’s Shenanigans brought some light into my busy days. I didn’t think Neil and Charli’s story could achieve that. I was waiting for Neil to insult Charli more, but the laughter and fun between them, along with their steam, I couldn’t help but devour this book. Sarina Bowen fans, this is exactly the book you expect from her. There is so much more to it that my review will do it justice, but it’s exactly the story you should read right now. 

In love and romance,

Professor A