Crowne Jewel by CD Reiss - ARC Review & Release Blitz

He claims that he can't protect me if he falls in love with me.

Crowne Jewel, an all-new bodyguard, enemies-to-lovers, second chance romance from New York Times bestselling author C.D. Reiss is available now!

Protect me at all costs.

That’s the mission my father placed on Anton Markov—my new bodyguard. Shield me from a ruthless, faceless stalker. The menace hijacked my online presence, levied chilling threats my way, and promised to unleash a barrage of damage to me personally and professionally.

There’s one problem with Anton.

It’s simple. I despise him.

He stole everything years ago—my heart, dreams, and dignity.

 With a four-line farewell note stuck to my kitchen table, he broke my heart and almost my spirit.

But it seems Anton has his own collection of grievances over what happened in New York, and he’s not willing to let them go.

It’s complicated. He hates me.

As my stalker escalates his threats, Anton and I are thrust closer together. 

His smoldering good looks, irresistible charm, and unwavering dedication to my safety blur the line between lovers and enemies.

He claims that he can't protect me if he falls in love with me. With the danger closing in, we’re about to put that theory to the test.

Anton and Lyric are one of those couples that you think really shouldn't work (and really they think the same) but they really do.  They deal with this by a little bit of pretend that I think both of them know is a shield, so they can say they are keeping their distance from one another, but at the same time they (and the reader) know that there is really no distance between them.

The secondary characters are interesting and add to the story, without making you feel you need to have read all of the previous titles to understand who they are or what is happening, although I suggest doing so as all of the Crowne titles are a lot of fun.

I loved a lot about this title and the way it was constructed.  I loved the agency the characters were given, even though I think some of that was an intentional risk on the part of the author (although we have come to expect that from this author, so it wasn't a shock) and how real each of them felt.

I also appreciated that it was clear the author actually knows Los Angeles and didn't set it in LA by learning about the city in a short visit and some time on Google.  I get it, you can't always set every book in your home town, but I sometimes struggle reading titles set in LA...not this one.

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Learn more about C.D. Reiss and her releases by visiting her websites:

https://cdreiss.com

Hide Away by the Sea by L. P. Dover - ARC Review & Release Blitz

 

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From New York Times bestselling author L.P. Dover comes a compelling tale of intrigue, hidden family secrets, and long overdue second chances.

Everleigh Abbott – born and bred in Oak Island, N.C. – always had a dream of going off to college and making a difference in the world.

Presented with the opportunity to attend the university with the top surgical program in the country, she couldn’t pass it up. Even though it meant leaving her family and Jensen McLean – the man she loved – behind. The couple knew the distance would come between them, yet Jensen had no choice but to stay in Oak Island and take over his family’s business.

Twelve years later, Everleigh’s a well-respected neurosurgeon in Boston and living the life she’s always wanted. However, when her grandmother passes, Everleigh learns she's been left everything, including the beach house. What she soon realizes is that there are secrets hidden within the house, secrets that could change everything. It all leads to a tragic past that brings Everleigh face to face with her only regret.

Jensen McLean has devoted his life to making his family business the best on the North Carolina coast. When he finds out Everleigh is back in town, he refuses to waste the chance to see her again. More than anything he longs to show her what she’s missed and help her realize Oak Island is her true home. Little do either of them know, the mysteries hidden at the beach house will reveal truths that connect them in ways they never thought possible.

Irresistibly Wild by J. Saman-Cover Reveal

                                                                                     

            

J. Saman has revealed the gorgeous cover for Irresistibly Wild!

Releasing: July 24, 2023

Cover Designer: Lori Jackson

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

Model: Chase Mattson

Layla Fritz. Young. Beautiful. Wild. And now my med student.

I slept with someone I shouldn’t have.

One moment I was saving her from the clingy jerk at the bar, and the next I was making her an offer.

No strings, no last names, just a wild night neither of us would forget.

Until she walked into my classroom Monday morning. As my med student.

Which officially makes her off-limits.

For a while, we manage to keep things professional, especially when my life takes a tragic turn, and I become a single dad to my niece. But when everything starts to fall apart, I ask her for an irresistibly wild favor—

Only Layla isn’t just any other woman, and before long it becomes impossible to keep my hands to myself—they’re in her hair, on her body, and making her cry out for more.

What started off as a friendly arrangement quickly goes up in a ball of hot, sweaty flames.

I’m risking it all to win her heart. But what if I’m after something she isn’t ready to give?

Bookshop Cinderella by Laura Lee Guhrke - ARC Review

Fans of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn will adore this opposites-attract romance featuring a dashing duke, a shy bookshop owner, and a wager that will change their lives forever.

Evie Harlow runs a quaint little bookshop in London, which is the biggest adventure an unmarried woman with no prospects could hope for. Until Maximillian Shaw, Duke of Westbourne, saunters into her shop with a proposition: to win a bet with his friends, he’ll turn her into the diamond of the season. The duke might be devilishly attractive, but Evie has no intention of accepting his ludicrous offer. When disaster strikes her shop, however, she’s left with little choice but to let herself be whisked into his high-society world.

Always happy to help a lady in distress, Max thinks he’s saving Evie from her dull spinster’s life. He’ll help her find a husband and congratulate himself on a job well done. But as shy Evie becomes the shining star he always knew she could be, she somehow steals his heart. And when her reputation is threatened, can Max convince her to choose a glittering, aristocratic life with him over the cozy comfort of her bookshop?

Dominated by Marni Mann - ARC Review & Release Blitz

 

Dominated by Marni Mann is now live!

A one-night stand is sometimes so much more than just one night of heat …

Bale Pierce came into my life unexpectedly.
He dominated my body.
He fulfilled my fantasies.
He lit me with a passion I’d never felt before.
I fell completely, madly in love with him.
And then, one morning, he was gone.
Vanished.
Not a trace of him anywhere—and I’d looked absolutely everywhere.
Who really was the mysterious Bale Pierce?
Why had the man I’d fallen in love with disappeared?
And would he ever come back to me?

There are five stand-alone books in this series:
Signed — Brett's Book
Endorsed — Jack's Book
Contracted — Max's Book
Negotiated — Scarlett's Novella
Dominated — Pepper's Novella