He's A Mean One - Content Advisory #8 - By Lani Lynn Vale

Title: He's A Mean One

Series: Content Advisory #8

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Holiday Romance, One Bed, Forced Proximity

Grumpy (Her)/Sunshine (Him), Snowed In

Release Date: December 9, 2025

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For a solid five years, Jasper Madden has done nothing but look the other way when it comes to Calliope Hodges. At first, she was way too young for him, barely eighteen the first time he laid eyes on her. It also didn’t help that he’d witnessed her at the lowest of lows, practically making peace with rock bottom.

But as time goes by, he realizes that Calliope is different. She’s a brave, stunning young woman that has slowly captured his heart while he was watching from the shadows.

He knows that it’ll take time for her to realize that he’s not the enemy, but instead her saving grace. So he decides to play the long game.

For years, he’s waited in the periphery for her to be ready. He stands right there, knowing that one day she’ll look up and finally see him as the man that is desperately in love with her.

But that chip on her shoulder keeps her from looking everywhere but his direction.

Luck finally leans his way when she moves in next door, and a battle of the neighbors ensues.

Where she sees war in the form of a friendly holiday decorating competition, he sees the opportunity of a lifetime.

All it takes is one bed, a freak snowstorm, and a Christmas miracle for her to realize that he’s been there all along. A silent knight in shining armor willing to take on the world just to make sure she never has to feel unworthy ever again.

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Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.

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Kace BY Sawyer Bennett (Kace and Laurel)

Kace Elliott is the hockey player with a genius IQ and a secret side hustle in applied physics. He’s falling

for his research partner, but she doesn’t know who he is outside of the lab. Now, the closer they get, the

harder it becomes for him to keep his two worlds from colliding.

On the ice, I’m Kace Elliott—starting goalie for the Pittsburgh Titans, fighting to prove myself in the

playoffs. Off it, I’m William—a scientific researcher, quietly holding on to the academic world I’ll return to

when hockey is over. Both versions are real, they just aren’t meant to overlap.

Until Dr. Laurel Kent.

Laurel is brilliant, principled, and deeply rooted in a world where transparency matters. She knows me

online as William, her intellectual equal, the man who shares her passion for data, late-night

collaboration, and easy, unexpected chemistry. William is very much her type whereas athletes are not.

I need her to like the bigger part of me—the hockey player. When she meets me in person, as Kace, I

make the choice to let her see the type of man she’s sworn off from ever dating. She gets the Titans

goalie and all the craziness that comes with the playoffs. But here’s where it gets complicated: I make

the dangerous decision not to tell her Kace and William are the same person.

By some stroke of luck, Laurel agrees to give Kace a shot, and our time together is more than I ever

hoped for. The closer together we grow, the less she talks about William, and I convince myself I’ll tell

her the truth when the timing is better, once I’m able to prove I’m more than the label she’s written off.

But timing has a way of unraveling even the best intentions.

As the pressure of the playoffs intensifies, the boundary I’ve relied on becomes impossible to maintain.

When Laurel discovers how closely intertwined my worlds really are, I’m faced with the cost of asking

someone to love only part of me.

And winning on the ice means nothing if I lose the woman who made me want to stop dividing my life in

two.

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Tropes

 ● Secret / Hidden Identity

● Hockey Romance

● hockey player

● Slow Burn romance

● He Falls First & Harder

● he falls first aesthetic

● Found Family

● Brainy Heroine

● Swoony Hero

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life

experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary

romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just

about everyone.

A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur,

stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to

her wonderfully naughty dogs.

If you’d like to receive a notification when Sawyer releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter

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I received a complimentary early release e-book prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This is a fun book about insta love. It stars Kace, William and Laurel. Its  a secret identity story where Kace is William also but Laurel has no clue that he goes by two names. 

Kace falls hard very fast and he has no idea how to tell Laurel the truth as he falls hard very fast. Laurel is a sweetheart but she doesn't love the athlete way of life. So thats why Kace holds off from the truth right away.

Its a fun story with a bit instalove. Its not super realistic but its a really fun shenanigan type of romance. 

Whisper Sweet Nothings - Rosewood River #6 - by Laura Pavlov (Winnie and Archer)

ABOUT THE BOOK Winnie Smith is the perfect nanny. She’s reliable, warm, and my daughter adores her. She cooks like a pro, styles pigtails like a fairy godmother, and knows her way around a car engine better than most mechanics. She’s made life easier. The house feels full again. And maybe… so do I. But living under the same roof has its challenges. Like catching her in the kitchen after midnight… barefoot, in tiny sleep shorts, eating ice cream straight from the tub. Don’t even get me started on the way that her lips wrapped around that spoon. I digress. It shouldn’t mean anything. She’s a decade younger. I’m her boss. She’s off-limits. And yet, it’s all I can think about. I was just looking for a nanny—not nightly cold showers and definitely not feelings. But the more we blur the lines, the harder it is to keep pretending. We say it’s temporary. No strings. Just one harmless arrangement. But what if she’s not just what my daughter needs… What if she’s exactly what I’ve been missing too? Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited https://bit.ly/3MCOCeF Paperback: https://amzn.to/4aE3n96 Hardcover: https://amzn.to/4aGlBqx Audiobook: https://geni.us/WSNAUDIO Narrated by: Sebastian York & @savannahpeachwood Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48WD6lz ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Meet Laura

Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!

 

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This is Archer, Winnie and Melody's story. Its a nanny romance with an age gap and found family. It was sweet, hot and sexy and a lot of fun. I really loved how Archie's family likes to harass him but in the very best way. 

Melody is five and has the worst teacher ever. I loved how Winnie stands up for her with the teacher. Fun Fridays were well ....FUN! I really liked how present a dad Archer was with Melody. 

The age gap was really not this huge deal, but Archer really made it one. First because Winnie is a divorced woman. On the other hand, she had only kissed her ex before Archer so in a way she was divorced but innocent. Second, she is 24/25 in this story and is a college grad, is an author and lastly is divorced. For me the bigger deal was that she lived in his house, his daughter was very attached, and she got paid a salary by him. That should have been the primary objection rather than the age gap. 

I loved how the author had Archer and Winnie meet for the job interview. It definitely was a meet cute original. All in all I loved the story a lot. I laughed a lot at Archer's previous sex partner because she was just too much. 

Its a fun and cute story about a single dad, his daughter and the woman that changes everything for both of them.

People We Avoid - Don't Date Him #2 By Lani Lynne Vale (Birdee and Creed)

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All Birdee Calvert wanted was to be normal.

She wanted the parents who didn’t divorce when she was a kid and make her life a living nightmare. She wanted the sisters who actually liked her. She wanted to live in a town where everyone loved her and didn’t have a single bad thing to say about her.

That was not the life Birdee was given.

She had the exact opposite life. The kind of life where she slunk through the grocery store with a hoodie on so no one would recognize her. The kind of life where men like Creed Daugherty didn’t give her a second look.

After years of abuse and heartache, she built walls. Big, huge, thick ones that no one could ever breach. If she didn’t put forth the effort to get to know someone, she couldn’t be hurt.

At least, that was the theory.

She never counted on Creed Daugherty hitting her with his truck. Then, deciding that once he entered her life, he would never leave it.

Though Birdee should’ve known that Creed was too good to be true.

All it takes is one mistake on her part, and Creed freezes her out. Then forces the rest of the town to make it almost impossible for her to live in Sawtooth, Montana, anymore.

Birdee only thought it couldn’t get worse.

But Creed makes sure to show her that it can and will.

The thing about rock bottom?

Once you’re there, you have nothing else to lose.

And Creed Daugherty just made himself enemy number one.

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Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.

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I received a complimentary early release e-book prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I loved this book. Its a fun story and is pretty light reading. Its the second book in the series and I did not read the previous book. At times I was lost but the author does a great job of catching you up with what you might have missed and the relationship to the characters. 

One thing to note is that Cody is a girl. For a majority of the book I thought she was a he. But she is a pretty minor character for a majority of the book so its not an issue til later.

This story features Birdee who has had a bad rap in the last book. As we get to know her, she is absolutely awesome. A huge sweetheart but also one who is overlooked a lot. She also has a terrible family. But so does Creed. In a way it bonds these two as they get to know each other. 

Creed is a jerk to Birdee a lot. Even before he pulls his major fit in this book, I thought he was a jerk. I really didn't see much romance before they get together. But once he makes a mess of things, I liked how he was after that. Thats when he won my heart. 

A lot happens in this story and it's what made it a really fun book. It also introduces some really terrific new female characters, and I am excited to see what happens next.