Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I don’t typically like Christmas romances. I’ve read a handful of them since I began reading romances 3 years ago. Jana Aston’s Reindeer Falls romances are a guaranteed sure thing for me, however. The newest book of this series (book 4) is Elves with Benefits, and it’s everything a Christmas story should be.

1) It shouldn’t take itself too seriously, and it doesn’t. I love the different ways that Aston plays with the theme of Christmas through the town of Reindeer Falls. Also, her heroine, Maggie, is so very over the top. Aston describes her as elvish and adorable, and she should be Santa’s helper if her actions in Reindeer Falls are anything to go by.

2) A Christmas-loving heroine should fall in love with a Grinch-like grump of a hero. That is truly the case for Elves with Benefits. For each moment that Maggie vomits forth all things Christmas, Ryan is her foil, her antithesis. This obviously creates some serious heat between the two that is clearly realized in this story. For me, the hardest part of this story, and the reason for the 4-star review is the one-person POV. I would have loved Ryan’s POV in this story. However, this story is meant to be a bite-sized nugget of fun for Christmas.

3) It should not be a LONG story. And Elves with Benefits is not. It is the perfect little morsel of story.

Overall, if you are looking for an easy, spicy Christmas story, a perfect afternoon read on the weekend in the midst of Christmas shopping or hiding away from relatives, then you will definitely want this book. In the end, you will adore Maggie and Ryan.

In love and romance,

Professor A

Overall Grade: 4.5 ⭐️

I want to come at Sweeper from a different angle than Amy Daws’s other reviewers might come from. You should know that I have yet to read the other Harris Brothers’ books except for Blindsided and Replay...and now Sweeper. I’ve come to her booklist later than some, but it’s never too late to jump in. As such, my review of Sweeper comes from the place of a newer reader to Amy Daws. After reading Blindsided and Replay, spin-off stories of the Harris Brothers series, I was hooked. One hundred percent, I wanted more. At the end of Replay, Santino and Tilly’s story, Daws left her readers with a huge “WTF” moment, set up for Sweeper, her newest book. Even without the perspective of the Harris family, I NEEDED this book. I WANTED Sweeper because Amy Daws takes fictional characters and makes them real for her readers. It’s as simple as that. Whether she’s crafting heroes and heroines in a tire store or on a futbol field, you want to know Amy Daws’s characters, and Sweeper is absolutely no different. 

From the beginning, Zander intrigues you. He’s a jumble of emotions as he finds his mother’s secret, one pointed to at the end of Replay. With this information, he’s in freefall, trying to make sense of his life. Instead of confronting his mother, he takes advantage of a scouting prospect and becomes a football player for Bethnal Green. This is a huge set-up for disaster for Zander. As a reader, you see the future issues, but you can’t help turning the page to the impending disaster. Daws ameliorates this disaster by placing Zander as a neighbor in proximity to Daphney. Obviously, Daphney has problems of her own, a past heartbreak that has left her distrustful of men. Zander tends to come on strong. He sees most women, initially, as hookups (in fact, that was my least favorite part of Zander – every woman he meets he has an opinion about his attraction to her. He begins the story sounding very much like a hound dog). Yet, as Daphney helps Zander settle in London, sparks fly, and it’s clear fairly early on that Daphney and Zander have more. While they develop a physical relationship far before their emotional one, that relationship development takes most of the story to evolve. Some might call it a slow-burn romance in terms of acknowledging their deeper feelings for each other, but Daws shows her readers it’s necessary to develop it at a slower pace as Zander’s situation must unravel in order for him to realize his feelings for Daphney. 

Here’s the thing. You can’t help but fall in love with Zander and Daphney. Zander, after you get past his playboyish ways, shows himself to be caring and empathic. He’s simply doing his best in the face of his life-changing issues. And Daphney is independent and insightful, challenging Zander every step of the story while trying to protect her vulnerability.

Add into the book the zaniness and chaos of the Harris family as well as some solid European football, and this story reminds you again why you should read everything Amy Daws writes. From her humor to her plotting to her story and character development, Sweeper is a perfect addition to the Harris Brothers world. When Zander finally faces the truths of his life, the raw emotion of this story will make you cry and tear at your heart, but the compassion and love in its wake will make it worth every tear you shed. Just remember…you don’t have to have read the other books of the series to get the full emotional power of Amy Daws’s Sweeper. 

In love and romance,

Professor A

Ignite, an all new sexy-as-sin single dad, age gap, small town romance from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie Harlow is coming November 22nd, and we have the five alarm cover!

My new neighbor is a firefighter—and a scorching hot single dad—but I swear I didn’t set off that smoke alarm on purpose.

(And I was beyond mortified when he rushed in and saw me naked.)

Nothing happened, of course—because I, Winnie MacAllister, romance junkie and owner of a constantly broken heart, have sworn off men for one solid year.

Even protective men with chiseled jaws, bulging biceps, and deep brown eyes that make my breath come faster. Even former SEALs with broad chests and strong hands that make my skin sizzle. Even gorgeous, grumpy guys who have their hands full raising two adorable little girls and claim they don’t believe in love.

Until Dex kisses me one night, and I drop all my defenses.

(Also my underwear.)

He says he’s not gentle, and he’s right. He says I should take the dream job I’m offered in another state, and he’s right. He says he’s too old for me and could never be the man I deserve.

He’s wrong.

Dex and I might be twelve years apart, but the fire between us is the kind that will never burn out.

How can I convince him to give happily-ever-after with me a chance?

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About Melanie Harlow

USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she’s not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like Ted, Lasso, Schitt’s Creek, and Fleabag. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.

Melanie is the author of the BELLAMY CREEK series, the CLOVERLEIGH FARMS series, the ONE & ONLY series, AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, and the FRENCHED series. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.

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A Year of Love
Cover design: Sarah Sentz, Enchanting Romance Designs

Fall in love all year long.

12 months.

12 authors.

12 short stories to make you swoon.

JANUARY –  RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR  by H. HUNTING

Secrets are shared, awkward conversations are unavoidable, and shenanigans abound when the Kids of Pucked get together for a New Year’s celebration.

FEBRUARY – SKATING ON THE STARS by DEBRA ANASTASIA 

Asking her to marry him is the easy part, but Gaze needs everything to fall in line this Valentine’s Day. Pixie Rae deserves the best, and a wild racoon has no part in the beginning of their forever. 

MARCH – BUTTERFLY, BROKEN by ILSA MADDEN MILLS 

When Everly wakes up at Crystal Lake Academy, she has no idea how she arrived at the strange college. When a threatening letter appears, she seeks the help of the most ruthless gang at Crystal Lake. They’ll help her for a price. 

APRIL  –  APRIL FOOLS  by MAX MONROE

My April Fools’ Weekend beach getaway was only supposed to include three things: relaxation, wine, and fun in the sun. Something it absolutely wasn’t supposed to include: The bane of my teaching existence—Mack Houston—walking in on me in the shower.

MAY – OPERATION: MILE HIGH CLUB by BB. EASTON

An all new sexy, hilarious, (mostly) true story from BB Easton, author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men, the memoir that inspired the #1 Netflix series Sex/Life!

JUNE – FREE TO LOVE by KENNEDY RYAN 

Mere weeks from my wedding, I don’t have jitters. I have a future mother-in-law making everything obnoxiously bigger. The guest list. The band. The pain in my . . .you get the picture. My sweet, hot, sexy fiancé better fix it or there may not be a wedding at all. 

JULY – WEEKEND FLING by ELLE KENNEDY 

Getting stuck with her brother’s annoying girlfriend and his sexy best friend is not at all what Kate had in mind for her family weekend getaway. But sometimes, the unexpected can be exactly what you need…

AUGUST  –  TRAINING CAMP by SARINA BOWEN 

Do an internship with a professional hockey team, they said. It will be fun, they said. Too bad I’m terrible at my job. Until the rookie defenseman offers to help…  

SEPTEMBER  –  NO DRAMA, SERIOUSLY by TIJAN 

Mara only wants to be a normal college student. No drama. 

Too bad that her family might not let that happen. And who is Cruz?!

OCTOBER – POSSESSION by KF BREENE 

When a deliciously sexy demon tricks Jaelyn into showing up at the hottest and most dangerous Halloween party of the year, she must confront him and her past if she hopes to survive. 

NOVEMBER  – FOREVER MORE by K. BROMBERG

When Lyric Evermore crashed Angie McIntyre’s all-alone-on-Thanksgiving pity party four years

ago, she never could have imagined it would be the start of their own annual tradition. Nor did

either of them know, it might be the start of something more meaningful . . .

DECEMBER – MY SECRET by W. WINTERS

She’s my secret. Mine and mine alone.

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Daphney Clarke can’t stand the cocky footballer next door. But after one steamy hallway kiss, Zander is convinced that “neighbors-with-benefits” would be a much better game to play than “neighbor wars”.
Only question is, who will be the winner?
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Title: SWEEPER
Author: Amy Daws
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date: November 4, 2021
Cover Designer: Amy Daws

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The cocky footballer next door has some serious game…luckily, Daphney Clarke knows how to play.

Zander Williams is the hot new American determined to take European football by storm. His head is so big, it barely fits under his backwards hat. And when he’s recruited to one of the biggest up and coming clubs in London, he’s certain to make his name known.

Managing the building where they live is only one of Daphney’s many jobs. It’s why she has zero patience for the obnoxious American on the other side of the wall who makes the most ungodly noises and likes to answer his door in nothing but a pink tea towel.

Tensions build and after one steamy hallway kiss, neighbor wars quickly shifts into neighbors-with-benefits and that’s a battle they both intend to win.

But Daphney doesn’t know the real reason Zander is in London and now she’s stuck in the middle of a game she didn’t even know she was playing.

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★★★★★ Sweeper is undoubtedly a top 2021 read. A captivating blend of searing chemistry, a charming alpha hero, an exceptionally witty heroine, amusing banter, bursting with emotion, laughter, giggles, heartbreak tears, happiness tears, and steam, inside a world that has become a fictional home, with a family that has embedded themselves in my soul. Their love shines through you long after you reach the end. -Goodreads Reviewer

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“Boop, boop, boop,” a deep voice echoes much too close to my face, and my eyes fly open in terror as I catch sight of Zander Williams’s finger by my nose.

“What are you doing?” I exclaim, scrambling up off my sofa and standing behind the arm of it to put some space between us. I hold my chunky blanket out in front of me like it’s somehow going to protect me from the psychopath currently standing in my flat.

Zander holds his hands up defensively, his eyes wide. “I didn’t mean to scare you!”

I blink back at him as my sleep-fogged mind clears, and I take in the surroundings of my flat. I reach up and touch my nose. “Did you just touch my nose?”

“I booped it.” An awkward smile spreads across his face as he grips the back of his neck. “You were sleeping so cutely. I thought it’d be a funny way to wake you up.”

“Funny?” I repeat, forking my fingers into my messy bun and glancing down to make sure I wasn’t having another wardrobe malfunction in front of him. “You thought it would be funny to break into my flat and touch me?”

His face falls. “Well, when you put it like that, it sounds creepy.”

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Check out Amy’s Facebook page for an awesome giveaway!

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Even though Sweeper reads great as a standalone, you’re going to want to meet all of the colorful secondaries that pop up in this book! Binge the Harris Brothers Series in Kindle Unlimited or dive right into Sweeper, which reads great as a standalone!

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Amy Daws is an Amazon Top 13 bestselling author of sexy, contemporary romance novels. She enjoys writing love stories that take place in America, as well as across the pond in England. When Amy is not writing in a tire shop waiting room, she’s watching Gilmore Girls, or singing karaoke in the living room with her daughter while Daddy smiles awkwardly from a distance. For more of Amy’s work, visit: http://www.amydawsauthor.com

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The Senior by Monica Murphy is now live!

Eli Bennett.

Magnetic. Outspoken. Infuriating.

Top ranked college quarterback. Sexy. Funny.

Oh, and now my ex-boyfriend.

When he makes me choose between him or a once in a lifetime opportunity, I surprise us both — and don’t choose him. He can’t tell me what to do. Besides, he’ll get over my so-called betrayal and we’ll be back together in no time.

But when I return from my European study abroad program, Eli is still angry. He wants me to apologize for leaving him. I want him to apologize for giving me an ultimatum. Looks like we’re at a standstill.

He’s playing the season of his life thanks to him channeling his anger into aggressiveness out on the field, and now he’s got NFL prospects. His every dream is coming true, but I know he misses me. He still wishes he had his parents’ approval. He’s on top of his game, but secretly, he’s miserable.

Until a life changing moment has us both reconsidering what we’re going to do with our lives. And if we’re going to end up…

Together.

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 Meet Monica

Monica Murphy is a New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling romance author. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. Both a traditionally published and independently published author, she writes young adult, new adult and contemporary romance. She’s also known as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.

A native Californian, she lives on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere with her husband, two kids, one dog, and four cats. When she’s not writing, she’s an assistant coach for her daughter’s high school cheer team, which is a two season sport. Meaning, she’s at practice with a bunch of teenage girls all the time. Or she’s at a football game. Or a basketball game. Maybe someday, she’ll even write about this experience.

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ELVES WITH BENEFITS (Reindeer Falls Book 4)

by Jana Aston

Release Date: November 4th

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Blurb:

My name is Ryan Sheppard and I don’t care about Christmas. I’m only returning to my over-the-top Christmas-themed hometown to sell the house I inherited from my late uncle so I can get back to the city and the promotion I’m chasing at work.

Unfortunately, there’s a flaw in my plan.

Because according to the town Christmas cop, there’s a moratorium on selling houses during December. She says it’s bad for the aesthetic. She’s also slapping an alarming number of tickets on my front door. For being in violation of holiday décor. And I swear on Rudolph himself, one is for ‘unsportsmanlike Christmassing.’

To top it all off, this Christmas cop looks like a red-headed elf.

A sexy red-headed elf…

About the Author:

Jana Aston likes cats, big coffee cups and books about billionaires who deflower virgins. She wrote her debut novel while fielding customer service calls about electrical bills, and she’s ever grateful for the fictional gynecologist in Wrong that readers embraced so much she was able to make working in her pajamas a reality. Jana’s novels have appeared on the NYT, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, some multiple times. She likes multiples.

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Need a little Christmas romance reading? Check out Willa Nash’s A Partridge and a Pregnancy, The Naughty, the Nice, and the Nanny, and Three Bells, Two Bows, and One Brother’s Best friend.

THE NAUGHTY, THE NICE AND THE NANNY
Release Date: November 4th
By Willa Nash
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One week with one little girl—an angel, according to my staffing agency. Acting as the short-term nanny for a single dad should have been an easy way to make some extra cash. Until I show up for my first day and face off with a demon disguised as a seven-year-old girl wearing a red tutu and matching glitter slippers. 

Oh, and her father? My temporary boss? Maddox Holiday. The same Maddox Holiday I crushed on in high school. The same Maddox Holiday who didn’t even know I existed. And the same Maddox Holiday who hasn’t set foot in Montana for years because he’s been too busy running his billionaire empire.

Enduring seven days is going to feel like scaling the Himalayas in six-inch heels. Toss in the Holiday family’s annual soiree, and Christmas Eve nightmares really do come true. But I can do anything for a week, especially for this paycheck, even if it means wrangling the naughty, impressing the nice, and playing the nanny.

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THREE BELLS, TWO BOWS AND ONE BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND
Release Date: November 4th
By Willa Nash
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I pride myself in being grounded. Sure, I’ve had my share of childhood fantasies. Winning an Oscar. Winning the lottery. Winning an Olympic medal for an athletic talent I have yet to discover. But the only fantasy I ever thought might actually happen was winning my brother’s best friend.

Heath Holiday.

My crush on him has ebbed and flowed over the years, but the day I started working for his construction company was the day I smothered it for good. Sort of. Mostly. It was on my to-do list. Making it a priority would have been easier had he not arrived at his family’s annual Christmas party looking ridiculously handsome in a suit.

Then he kissed me. We stepped into an alternate universe and he kissed me. I assumed the next day I’d just be Guy’s little sister again. The office newbie. Our kiss forgotten. Except he keeps showing up at my house. With gifts.

A gold bracelet carrying three jingling bells. Two dainty jeweled earrings, each shaped as a bow. And finally, he brought himself.

One brother’s best friend, asking if I can keep a secret.

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A PARTRIDGE AND A PREGNANCY
Release Date: November 4th
By Willa Nash
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There are a lot of places I’d rather spend Christmas Eve morning than on a cold, snowy sidewalk outside someone else’s home. I’d kill to be sitting beside a fireplace, drinking cocoa, wearing flannel pajamas and reading a book. 

Instead, I’m here, standing in front of my one-night stand’s house, working up the courage to ring the doorbell and tell him I’m pregnant.

I hate that term—one-night stand. It sounds so cheap and sleezy. Tobias Holiday is neither of those things. He’s handsome and caring. Witty and charismatic. And once, a long time ago, he was mine. 

Our one-night reunion was only supposed to be a hookup. A fling with an old lover. A parting farewell before I moved to London and put my feelings for him an ocean away. How exactly am I supposed to explain that to Tobias that I’m having a baby? His baby? Maybe I could sing it. He always loved the silly songs I made up in the shower. 

Three French hens, two turtle doves. 

And a partridge and a pregnancy.

The Pact, an all new hilarious foretold prediction from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is coming November 13th and we have the fantastic cover!

Sexy bachelor Flynn Winslow is such a man of mystery, not even his four siblings know the details of his life. He’s quiet, patient, and kind, and when the time comes for a coolheaded perspective, he’s always the man for the job.

But over a decade ago, a fortune teller predicted that one day Flynn would make a pact with a beautiful stranger and his life would take a drastic turn…

This Winslow Brother better buckle up—he has no idea what’s coming.

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A duo of romance authors team up under the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you sexy, laugh-out-loud reads.

Max Monroe is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of more than ten contemporary romance titles. Favorite writing partners and long-time friends, Max and Monroe strive to live and write all the fun, sexy swoon so often missing from their Facebook newsfeed. Sarcastic by nature, their two writing souls feel like they’ve found their other half. This is their most favorite adventure thus far.

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Overall Grade: 4.5 ⭐️

My favorite part of any love story is the ‘meet-cute’ – the moment when the hero and heroine meet and begin their journey into love. It’s not surprising that Meghan Quinn would upend that moment, taking all of the joy out of it just to infuse it later in her characters, Lottie and Huxley, in her newest story, A Not So Meet Cute. 

Lottie unceremoniously has lost her job. Her best frenemy and boss, a vapid human being, fires her to avoid paying Lottie more. Without a job and having promised her mother that she would be moving out, she finds herself in a “situation.” Living on the fringe of Beverly Hills, she decides to take a walk one day to find a “rich husband.” This is meant to be in jest, but she runs into Huxley. Huxley is a real estate developer, and he is wealthy. He has made the unfortunate mistake of lying to a potential business prospect. Wanting to make a connection with this man, he tells him that he’s engaged to his pregnant fiancee, even though he has no interest or time for relationships. On meeting Huxley, Lottie spills her brief misfortunes to Huxley, and Huxley decides to ask Lottie to pretend to be his fake pregnant fiancee. When Lottie finally agrees to it after Huxley’s cajoling, she finds the pleasant man at their meeting to be gone, and A Not So Meet Cute switches form and embraces the enemies-to-lovers trope. Huxley has changed, but he’s done so to protect himself and his business. Unfortunately, as his business prospect and fiancee put Huxley and Lottie through their friendship paces, they begin to fall in love and Huxley’s fight to stay professional becomes undermined by his growing feelings. 

A Not So Meet Cute is a typical Meghan Quinn romp into frivolity. Lottie and Huxley’s arranged relationship coupled with the various activities they accompany Dave and Ellie on are over-the-top fun. Yes, there are serious moments in Quinn’s newest book, but ANSMC is meant to make you laugh out loud. Lottie and Huxley’s journey is fraught with the tension of their physical interest in the other and their growing feelings. But that tension is ameliorated by the humor of Quinn’s romance. 

Yes, there is steam. Yes, there is a solid story here. And yes, Lottie and Huxley find their happy ending. Meghan Quinn’s A Not So Meet Cute exists to bring a bit of fun and happiness into your day. You simply need to download it to your favorite e-reader or buy its physical rendering for insta-cute. 

In love and romance, 

Professor A