Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

If you read Laurelin Paige’s Man in Charge series, then there is a part of you that fell in love with Brett Sebastian, the man that Tessa, the heroine of that duet, looked past to Scott Sebastian, that series’s hero. And thank goodness because Tessa and Scott were destined (sorry, Brett). Thankfully, though, Paige recognized that Brett needed a story. I mean, he’s all hero and deserves his own space in Paige’s universe of stories. What is shocking, however, is Paige’s choice of heroine for him: Eden, the woman of the Man in Charge series who is caught by Tessa with Scott at its beginning. 

At the start of Man for Me, I wasn’t a fan of Eden. Honestly, it took almost half of this novella for me to understand her. In fact, that seems to be Paige’s superpower: taking seemingly unloveable characters and finding them a place to be loved. Eden is self-absorbed through this story, not fully recognizing the gift of Brett Sebastian. Once, however, she begins to see him after a night of unrivaled bedroom antics. When she acknowledges her latent feelings for him, she can’t unsee him anymore. Unfortunately, after years of being “passed over”, Brett isn’t accepting of Eden’s interest. It’s there where the story takes on a more serious tone. Eden must find a way to win Brett’s heart again. However, in order to humanize her, Paige intelligently makes her face her truth. For me, that’s when Man for Me finds its power. 

Eden and Brett are indeed suited for each other. Paige has crafted a deep chemistry between these two that runs as hot as her other couple in this world. If you think you’ll be disappointed, by comparison, you won’t. Instead, you’ll probably say that you’d wish Eden and Brett had more space to develop more of their physical relationship. But that isn’t the case, and the space they are given is an inferno. 

Just as Laurelin Paige did with Celia in her Slay series, in Man for Me, she asks us to see the vulnerability of Eden. In doing so, she crafts a heroine for Brett that is worthy of his love. From the start to its finish, Man for Me is a great afternoon read. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I’m intrigued with Christina Hovland. Each writer has a fingerprint in the writing world, a voice that is their own. Rom-com writers especially tend to have a type of quirk that intrigues their readers. This is Christina Hovland. I first discovered it in her Rachel, Out of Office, and I found myself drawn to it. In her newest story, April May Fall, there is definitely more of this unique voice. Page after page, you find quirky auxiliary characters, a hero who needs a heroine to make his life messy, and a heroine who needs him to help her blossom again. It makes for a story that tugs at your heartstrings, while also making you laugh at the decidedly crazy antics of its characters. 

April May Fall is a story about a woman who has lost her sense of self after a devastating divorce. With an ex-husband who has “checked out” of his former life, the “Calm Mom” no longer has her chill. She’s struggling to raise her three children while growing her influencer brand, the Calm Mom. Unfortunately, the cracks show, and she finds herself in an embarrassing situation. Her management, namely Jack, the brother of Rachel from Hovland’s first book, steps in to assist her in “finding herself” again while protecting her brand. He helps her breathe again, he helps her remember her inner strength, and he watches her bloom again, while also falling in love with her and her three children. The man who likes a structured, buttoned-up life, realizes that life is better when it feels lived in. And he finds a new home in April over the course of Hovland’s story. 

What I loved the best about this story isn’t Jack’s guidance. It would be reductive to think he is the only impetus for helping April remember what makes her her. Instead, Jack simply listens and reminds her of who she was before. Even more, Hovland has creatively written a cavalcade of women who also inject support and love into April’s life. From her crazy, out-of-control neighbor, Kitty who acts as a matchmaker to April’s next-door neighbors, Simone and Yelena, to Jack’s sister and April’s friend, Rachel, each woman provides April with something she needs to help her find herself again. When these women are together in the story, it feels both out of control and supportive, and the community of women is honestly my favorite part of April May Fall. 

Ultimately, though, it’s the interrogation of motherhood and womanhood that makes this story special. We live in a world where mothers are supposed to “act” a certain way, and there is so much judgment in mommy communities. April has a great monologue at the end of this story that speaks the truth as it relates to the roles of women and motherhood, and this is the piece de resistance of the book. 

If I’d have any criticism of the book, it would be the comedy aspects of it. At times, the funny feels forced, and the “jokes” of the story don’t always land as I imagine Christina Hovland expects them to. However, that seems minute in contrast to the bigger lessons of April May Fall. As Jack struggles to accept a different life for himself than was his initial plan, he accepts that he just has to “fall,” fall into love with April, fall into a different plan for his life. And it’s a great reminder for readers who might be curious about Christina Hovland’s April May Fall to simply fall into the chemistry and quirkiness of her newest story. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

TAMING OF THE CREW (The Hockey Gods Series #5) by Xavier Neal

Release Date: October 28th

Genre/Tropes: Sports Romance, New Adult/College Romance, Opposites-Attract

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Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical.

All the other college athletes across the country wanted to be them.

All the chicks who glided into their gazes were excited to bang them.

Their reputation was that of Gods who wore skates instead of sandals.

And thanks to a certain center’s constant leadership on the ice, they are true champions once again.

Captain Patrick Peck lives and breathes hockey, yet one glimpse at his head coach’s loud-mouth, full of life niece who has just moved to Vlasta, and suddenly, he wants more.

More days of watching old TV shows and less days of listening to hockey podcasts.

More nights of hearing her scream his name and less nights of scheduling extra practices.

More memories out of the rink and less memories of only being loved in it.

Will this overly focused center be able to balance hockey and love, or will he be forced to abandon one for the other?

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Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I’m certain that anyone reading Rebecca Jenshak’s Campus Nights series was ready for Johnny Maverick’s story. As the women of their friend group were whittled down in pairings to the guys in the friend group, it was clear that Dakota would be the last woman standing for Maverick. Anyone ready for Wild Love was anticipatory for their pairing because (1) Maverick didn’t seem like the “settling down type,” happy to continue his extracurricular activities and (2) Dakota, a challenge to Maverick, but also incredibly sensible wouldn’t be bowled over by all that is Johnny Maverick. 

So Jenshak had a task ahead of her: to make Maverick and Dakota more than friends. In Wild Love, she does this brilliantly, isolating them, turning them into roommates, and creating a secret wedding in Vegas to help them fall in love. Even more, it introduces new characters into Jenshak’s romance universe, igniting a brand new hockey romance series, one that this reader is excited for, especially in the promise of one Jack Wylde. 

Wild Love is a perfect ending to the Campus Nights series. It brings all of the characters from those stories together (I would still love a novella for Heath and Ginny and Reagan and Adam…we need some marriages). I will say that there were times with Wild Love where I struggled with Dakota and Maverick’s chemistry, and this had more to do with Maverick’s characterization than Dakota’s. Maverick is such a “feel good” kind of hero that emotional gravitas seems to escape him. Even with a past that includes parents who struggle to love him as himself, I wanted a bit more emotionally from Maverick sooner in the story. Jenshak gets us there, but it takes most of the story to do so. Even then, it’s couched in Maverick terms. 

Thankfully, Maverick’s want to give Dakota the world creates a story ending that is a true fairytale. I love how he loves her, and Dakota is worth every bit of it. Through Dakota, Jenshak infuses some real-world issues relating to sexual harassment. It adds depth to Dakota and Maverick’s story. 

Wild Love is simply the best introduction to Rebecca Jenshak’s forthcoming Wildcat Hockey series. If you read Wild Love, and you don’t fall in love with Maverick and Dakota, then you need to see a heart doctor…because it’s sweet, steamy, and a chef’s kiss ending for the Campus Night’s series.

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

I am continuously astounded at Devney Perry’s capacity to write romances that slay your soul. I keep waiting to be disappointed, and it never happens. With a new series, you hope you’ll love it. Once an author attaches himself/herself to your spirit, you tend to like what they write, but, in the back of your mind, you wonder when you’ll be disappointed. To date, that hasn’t happened for this reader. And with Perry’s newest series, The Edens, I finished Indigo Ridge rabid for more. 

Set in rural Montana, Indigo Ridge is a small-town romantic suspense. For me, it feels like Perry’s Jamison Valley series. It begins with the heroine, Winslow, a detective from the Bozeman PD (yes, the same Bozeman PD where one Cole Goodman works), who has relocated to small-town Quincy, Montana where her grandfather is the mayor. Having been hired to be the Chief of Police, her work is cut out for her. On her first night in town (she has visited throughout her life given that it is her father’s hometown), she meets Griffin, a stranger in a local bar. They have instant chemistry and end their evening in the backseat of his truck. Thinking she will never see him again, she meets him again while having lunch with her grandfather. She learns that he’s an Eden, the founding family of Quincy, and neither of them is pleased to know they will run into each other again. Griffin likes one-night stands with tourists: no romantic entanglements, quick fun. Winslow is a complication he doesn’t need; however, he can’t seem to get her out of his mind. When a dead woman is found on his family’s ranch, he, unfortunately, must deal with Winslow. Fortunately, though, their chemistry ignites. And the rest is history. 

Like any of her earlier series, based on Indigo Ridge, The Edens series promises more compelling, entertaining romances. From Chapter 1 of this newest book, I couldn’t stop reading. Every turn of the page illustrates the complication of the relationship between the town cad and the newest member of the Quincy Police Department. Perry is careful in constructing Winslow. She’s an outsider, she’s young, and no one believes she can do the job except for a handful of people. Even Griffin has his doubts about her abilities in the first third of the story. Yet, Devney crafts her as intelligent, insightful, and empathic, and she embodies the best qualities of a romance heroine. 

Since Winslow is incredibly capable, she requires a hero such as Griffin. He is an alpha-hero, yet he recognizes her capability. I think what I love most about Griffin is his dedication to loving Winslow once he recognizes she’s “it” for him. With an alpha-male hero, there is always the risk that they will push away the heroine out of some ill attempt at protecting her. Not Griffin. And once you hit the last 10 percent of this book, you need a hero such as him. In fact, I think Indigo Ridge might be one of Perry’s most violent stories. 

In terms of the romantic suspense portion of this book, I had an inkling of the villain, but I was reductive in my thinking on it. Devney Perry hides this well, which causes you to turn the page wanting to find out the culprit. 

Again, I couldn’t help but inhale Indigo Ridge. The characters, the story, and the potential for more are constant reminders that Devney Perry is the master of her romance domain. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I’m fairly certain that Griff of Avery Flynn’s Neanderthal is going to be my favorite hero in her Last Man Standing series. What’s not to love about a man who has so many thoughts and feelings, has learned to lock them down because his abusive father mocks his intelligence, which causes him to lack the words to say to the people he loves. In fact, his cousins, Dixon and Nash, consistently mock his inability to provide more than one-word answers to questions. This Lego-loving, wounded warrior of a hero is adorable, and in Flynn’s Neanderthal, he falls fast and hard for its heroine. And that is for good reason. 

If Griff is my favorite hero of this series, then his heroine, Kinsey, wins the award for the best heroine. I love complicated characterizations, and Kinsey is this. On the outside, she is a blonde Southern bombshell, evoking every cliche there is about a Southern woman. Yet, she is a genius. She graduates high school early and begins college as a fifteen-year-old. She processes situations at lightning speed, and she offers solutions to remedy problems. Her brain and spirit are more exciting and beautiful than her outer beauty. And Griff wins her heart by loving her brain over her beauty. 

Now, Flynn takes the space of this romantic comedy to also spotlight women in STEM and the harassment that occurs for them given it is a male-dominated field. She focuses on a woman’s autonomy. Griff blows it in disrespecting her ability to choose for herself. Flynn shows her readers the double-standard that women, especially women with outer beauty, must endure proving their worth, and this lesson takes the seeming informality of a rom-com and lends it depth. 

There are moments of this story that feel a bit manufactured and inconsistent, hence my reason for the 4-star rating. Overall, though, Avery Flynn’s Neanderthal creates a combination of chemistry and candor to win you over to it. If you love misunderstood heroes and heroines, then this should be on your e-reader.

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s newest story, Well Played, takes you on an emotional journey, weaving through forbidden, football, and single-parent romantic tropes. It follows Presley, a single mother, who was returned to her hometown in the south in the wake of her son’s father’s grandfather’s death. He has willed a bed and breakfast to her son. Since he is too young, she has been tasked with managing his stake in this inn. The issue lies with the other stake in this bed and breakfast: Levi, her ex-fiance’s successful professional football-playing brother. Unfortunately, Levi wants to sell his grandfather’s historic inn, given that he lives in Denver where he plays for the Broncos AND the inn needs quite a bit of work. Seeing its potential and wanting to restore a piece of her son’s familial history, Presley fights Levi, offering to make the changes herself and betting him that she can sell out the rooms. If she can, Levi has to stop his idea of selling. Levi pushes back at Presley every step of the way because he believes something about her that isn’t true. When he finds out that his brother, Tanner, is the cause of the split between them, he begins to see her in a different light. Additionally, Presley notices her attraction to Levi. However, given that Levi is her ex’s brother, she works hard to shut down her attraction. Until she can’t. As Levi and Presley do the forbidden romance dance, they start to fall deep in love. Unfortunately, Levi is only in Beaufort for the summer and the situation is messy. Is it possible for Levi and Presley to find a happy ending?

Being that this is a romance, the obvious answer to this is “yes.” Yet, getting to that point is an emotional journey with ups and downs along the way. Keeland and Ward have carefully crafted Levi and Presley with dimension and clear chemistry, although, for me, I’ve read stronger connections between their characters in other books. I was hoping for a bit more emotional gravitas for these two, but it never quite lit for me.

Did I appreciate their initial hate-to-love situation? Absolutely! The banter and connection between Presley and Levi are quite sweet with some serious steam on the side. These two are adventurous with their bedroom activities. The scenes with Levi and Alex, Presley’s son, will melt your heart because Alex is starved for male attention. It’s clear that moving to her small-town home is a great move for Presley and her son, and Levi, being there, adds more to their relationship.

The challenge for Presley and Levi to be together given the messiness of their connection to Tanner engages the reader through the length of the story even when it gets uncomfortable. Yet, Keeland and Ward are careful in presenting Tanner. If he had been a stalwart guy, then this story would be different. Given that Tanner lacks emotional maturity, it’s easy to accept Presley and Levi together. In fact, it just feels right.

Once again, Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward have written a story that, at first glance, might offer lightness and heart. As Well Played goes, the depth of the story unleashes the emotion commonplace to their romances. While there were moments when I struggled to feel the emotional connection between Levi and Presley, overall, this small-town forbidden romance was a perfect weekend read.

In love and romance,

Professor A

Unknown by Andi Burns is now live!

Can I become the man they need me to be?

Knox

I learned early in life that love is an illusion—it’s a tool people use to get what they want. I never trusted anyone until I met the three guys that would become my best friends, my true family.

Aside from them, I’ve kept my guard up…until her.

The last week of our senior year in high school, I fell hard and fast for a girl I had no business wanting. We spent one incredible night together…and then, nothing. I awoke alone the next morning with no trace of her in my bed.

To say I’ve been fucking up my life ever since is an understatement. I come from chaos, so that’s what I’ll become. There was only one time I thought I had a shot at something better and…well, look how that turned out.

So, I’ll drink and fuck my way through college, and worry about the consequences later.

But unexpectedly, the woman I fell for turns back up in my life, and it turns out that our night together had consequences of its own.

Unknown is a full-length novel with a hot-mess hero, a feisty heroine, a secret baby and a HEA. It is the second inter-connected STANDALONE in the Bainbridge University Series and it follows Uncovered. For the best reader experience, they should be read in order.

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Love in a Pickle, an all-new standalone contemporary romance from L.B. Dunbar, is LIVE in Kindle Unlimited! 

When a mysterious silver fox becomes intrigued with this small town’s most disliked society woman, he finds she’s more than a little trouble and possibly a whole lot of heart.

Scotia Simmons. The name says it all—ornery, judgmental, mean—but underneath a woman like that is typically a shattered heart. Locked within her secrets, this fried pickle princess has used her unkindness as a shield of protection against the loneliness. However, menopause and a one-night stand can change a woman’s perspective on things. Who knew it would take a man the likes of him to push her strong will to its limits?

Chester Chesterfield. The name has more than one meaning—generous, quiet, private—but within one man is a multitude of personas. The gruff oil mogul has a wounded heart (and a big secret) that holds him hostage from the man he’s meant to be. His past defined him, or so he thought. He never imagined it’d take a woman like her to push him over his carefully constructed edges and show him love has no boundaries.

When you’re in a pickle, it’s time to relish what—or rather who—stands before you and accept that even over forty, a second chance at love can be a big dill (every pun intended).

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I give Chester a five-second head start before I follow him. My heart bleeds for him after hearing the story he’s told me. This big, beautiful man—his heartbreak is so huge.

We move away from the crackle and snap of the fire and into silent darkness. The loud crunch of my wellies on gravel echoes in the night. My sister’s farm has been restored now that she owns it outright and shares the land with Jedd. He’s built a horse barn on the property, and Chester stalks in the direction of the structure.

I want him to talk to me, but he continues to walk faster without looking back. With his long legs, he’s put quite a distance between us. He detours into the barn as I’d suspected. Once I enter, he seems to have disappeared inside the dark building. Despite a dim light illuminating the passageway, I’ve lost him.

“I know you’re in here,” I call out as if we’re children playing a game of hide-and-seek. Perhaps we are, as it seems we share bits and pieces of ourselves with one another, hiding truths, and then seeking full disclosure. We’re . . . curious . . . about each other, or at least, I am about him. I want to know more about him. And I’m not letting him walk away after the bomb he just dropped.

I pause before a horse stall. The heavy breath of Lucky One steams into the cold passageway. Jedd breeds and trains horses for the rodeo. It’s a process I don’t pretend to understand, not being much of an animal lover myself, but it makes him happy. Jedd’s happiness makes Beverly ecstatic, which is something she rightfully deserves after all she’s been through.

I think about Chester. His best friend, Davis, and his wife, Harper, lost their lives in a house fire, leaving behind three beautiful boys. Chester is now their guardian and an excellent provider for them. For a moment, I wonder why he doesn’t live with them. Why does he live in a bus just over the border instead of the valley? I suppose the locale might have something to do with his ownership of The Fugitive, but then again, his Chesterfield Oil offices are said to be in Knoxville. There’s a hefty distance between the locations with Green Valley in the middle.

I’d reach up to pet the horse, but I’m afraid he’ll bite me. Jedd likes to call him a mean sonofabitch, yet surprisingly, the animal has a soft spot for Beverly. While Beverly loves animals, Naomi loves the woods, which reminds me of her Samhain ritual later tonight. I’m doing my part to keep up the sisterhood rejuvenation plan, and after what I’ve learned about Chester’s friends, I take a moment to recognize I’m blessed that my sisters are still with me. I’ve missed them. We’re very different people as adults, and in many ways, it should make us more incompatible than ever, but there’s something about blood I can’t deny. My sisters are the truest people I have in my life next to my daughter, who I haven’t spoken to in a week.

After a few minutes, I decide I’m not going to find Chester in the dimly lit barn and give up on the hope of him speaking further to me. I turn toward the entrance and pause when I see him blocking my exit.

“Why did you follow me?” His low, gruff tone startles me, and we stare at one another for a minute.

“Because I don’t want you hurting. That was a lot you shared, and I just want to be sure you’re—”

I’m cut off from more words as he closes the distance between us in three broad steps and crushes his mouth to mine. His hands firmly cup my face. He kisses me as though he can’t get close enough. Our mouths nip and suck, devouring one another, reminding me how I’ve never been thoroughly kissed. Never like this. 

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L.B. Dunbar has an overactive 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), rockstar 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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Hopelessly Devoted, an all new forced proximity MM novella from Piper Sheldon, is LIVE in Kindle Unlimited!  

Skip has one goal: retrieve his romantically reckless best friend from Green Valley, Tennessee and get back to their normal life. Then Skip meets Jack. The handsome and caring stranger is just another distraction from his careful plans. 

Jack has dealt with more than his fair share of troubled men and is done with letting his guard down. When he meets walking red flag, Skip, he knows he should run the opposite direction and ignore their chaotic attraction.  

Only, fate seems to have other plans when they are stuck on a camping trip together. Jack and Skip are convinced they can put their attraction aside and focus on helping their friends. 

One quick trip, one shared tent, what could possibly go wrong? 

‘Hopelessly Devoted’ is a contemporary romance novella and can be read as a standalone. Book #3.5 in the Scorned Women’s Society series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe. 

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“Stop looking at me like that.” His intimidating grumble was lost on his fuzzy bedhead.

“Like what?”

“Like you think I’m adorable.”

I shrugged innocently.

He was adorable. I didn’t want to think about how nice it felt to have him drowsing on my shoulder. I wouldn’t let myself think about that. Nope.

“I didn’t sleep well,” he said.

Another bump caused his phone to fall to the floor. As he bent to pick it up, some cards in his back pocket slid out. I grabbed them and quickly examined the notes.

“What are these?” I asked as I read.

Some were just bullet points that said things like “Build a fire” or “simple trap.” Another had the list of all the guys on the bus. He had prepped for this trip.

“Nothing.” He reached to snag the cards from me but I pulled them away from him, blocking him with one arm as I read.

“You did research,” I said and then titled my head to read, “Why is this one about dabbing crossed out?”

He shook his head, his cheeks were bright red.

“You looked up all the kids coming?” I looked at him now that he stopped struggling.

He looked around and whispered, “Ford gave me the roster. I thought I should at least know their names.”

Despite my very logical mathematician brain, my heart pitter-pattered dangerously in my chest.

“You’re doing it again,” he grumbled.

“What?”

“Looking at me like I’m a fluffy bunny you want to take home and feed carrots to.”

My cough of laughter surprised us both. He smiled at his clenched hands.

“This is very thoughtful,” I said earnestly.

He scratched the back of his neck and shrugged. Every time he did that, I considered it an invitation to check out his body.

“It’s important to me that I don’t mess this up,” he whispered.

 “You won’t. Just the fact that you made any effort at all means something.”

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Piper Sheldon writes Contemporary Romance and Paranormal Romance. Her books are a little funny, a lotta romantic, and with just a little twist of something more. She lives with her husband, toddler, and two needy dogs at home in the desert Southwest. She finds writing bios in the third person an extreme sport of awkwardness.

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