Monday, September 30, 2019

Tackled in Seattle by Jami Davenport

 
A football player & a princess...will he choose love over duty?
Tackled in Seattle by Jami Davenport is available now!
 
Alisa: My family has always treated me like a princess, and when my mother reveals her secret, I find out I really am one. I'm the only child of the second in line to the throne, and after the news breaks, I'm thrust into a life I never imagined. Now I'm trying to fit in and not screw up the never-ending rules and protocol, but I can't forget Gage, the guy I left behind.

When my father insists I marry an appropriate blueblood of his choosing, I run to the one person who can save me from myself. Can I go against my family's wishes and choose love over duty? Gage: On the surface, I've always been a carefree playboy taking full advantage of the perks of being a college quarterback. When Alisa enters my life, everything changes, and nothing is as cut and dried as it once was. After recovering from an injury, I lose my starting spot to the new guy and my heart to Alisa. Now I'm confronted with the grim possibility of a future without football or Alisa. Can I trust Alisa enough to reveal the truth hiding under my spoiled, rich boy faรงade, or will I once again run away from the one woman who loves me for myself?

About the Author:
USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary and sports romances, including her two new indie endeavors: the Game On in Seattle Series and the Madrona Island Series. Jami’s new releases consistently rank in the top fifty on the sports romance and sports genre lists on Amazon, and she has hit the Amazon top hundred authors list in both contemporary romance and genre fiction multiple times.

Jami ranked Number Seven on Kobo’s Top Ten Most Completed Authors, an honor bestowed on the year’s “most engaging” authors based on an average page completion rate by their readers. Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland cross with a tennis ball fetish, a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat, and an opinionated Hanoverian mare. Jami works in IT for her day job and is a former high school business teacher. She’s a lifetime Seahawks and Mariners fan and is waiting for the day professional hockey comes to Seattle. An avid boater, Jami has spent countless hours in the San Juan Islands, a common setting in her books. In her opinion, it’s the most beautiful place on earth.

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This was a nice story about two college almost graduates and their life after college. Alisa and Gage hooked up the previous year but he had an injury and kinda told her to leave him alone. Why? Because everyone thinks he is a rich college kid when he is really a poor college kid.
 
Alisa meanwhile discovered she is British royalty and has come back to school to graduate and then plans to live in England as a princess. Both end up living together with a bunch of other guys in a house Coop and Izzy own.
 
Yep we see a little of Izzy, Cooper, Tanner, and Riley in this book which was fantastic.
 
I enjoyed this story and don't want to get too much into the plot because a lot happens and the life they each think they will lead is not the one they end up with. Choices are made and futures are plotted and I highly enjoyed the surprises along the way.

This was a fun romance with some really great characters who have some hard decisions to make as they face the life after college. I loved how the author used characters from other books in this book to help out.

Man Find By Krista Sandor


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An anonymous chat forum. 
Two lonely people. 
And the summer everything changed.
 
Camden Bergen is Colorado royalty. An heir to the Bergen Mountain Sports empire, he could have the world at his fingertips. Instead, he’s shouldering the pain of his past, across the ocean, hidden away from everyone but his anonymous online friend known to him only as Mountain Daisy. 
 
But that’s about to change.
 
Cadence Lowry doesn’t have time for distractions. Between teaching full time, raising her young son, and renovating two historic homes, her only escape is corresponding with her chat forum friend, Mountain Mac. 
 
Love isn’t on her radar until Camden mysteriously returns to Denver after a decade long absence and moves in next door. 
 
It’s only for the summer, but things don’t stay neighborly for long. 
 

 
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An anonymous chat forum. 

Two lonely people. 
And the summer everything changed.
Camden Bergen is Colorado royalty. An heir to the Bergen Mountain Sports empire, he could have the world at his fingertips. Instead, he’s shouldering the pain of his past, across the ocean, hidden away from everyone but his anonymous online friend known to him only as Mountain Daisy. 

But that’s about to change.
Cadence Lowry doesn’t have time for distractions. Between teaching full time, raising her young son, and renovating two historic homes, her only escape is corresponding with her chat forum friend, Mountain Mac. 
Love isn’t on her radar until Camden mysteriously returns to Denver after a decade long absence and moves in next door. 
It’s only for the summer, but things don’t stay neighborly for long. 
Surrendering to an attraction they can’t deny, they agree to a no strings attached steamy summer fling. 
But when their hidden identities are revealed, will it be too late to salvage a love always meant to be?

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This is an absolute wonderful series and each book stands alone. This is the last book in the series and I am so sad its ending. The first book is definitely my favorite, the 2nd book was also a lot of fun and this book was a fun way for the series to end.

This story seemed like it would be great and I was looking forward to seeing a bunch of texting messages but it was very different than I was expecting.

Book 1 featured the playboy and black sheep, Brendan. Book 2 was the responsible, uptight CEO brother Jasper, and this book is Camden's and he is the baby brother who ran away and became a mountain man in Switzerland.

He meets a woman online and he leaves his hometown to find his online friend Daisy. He finds her very easily but he also finds out she is a single mom and he feels he should not be a dad and so he knows they can only have a fling and he does not tell her who he is. I HATED this. It felt very wrong to keep such a big thing from Cadence/Daisy.

They both end up as neighbors and work at a summer camp and that's when their romance heats up. I loved the summer camp, it was a really fun aspect of this book. I also loved seeing and catching up with the previous couples from the other books.

This is definitely not my favorite in the series but it ended the series very nicely and I enjoyed getting to know Cam.


 
 



 



 



 



 


















 





Sunday, September 29, 2019

FASCINATION by Ainsley St. Claire

Today we have the release day blitz of FASCINATION by Ainsley St. Claire! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!

 

About Fascination:

It started when my boyfriend was caught in public with a girls lips on his you know what. People think my life is easy - they couldn't be more wrong.   A girl can never be too thin, too rich, or too famous. From experience I know that's crap. Well, maybe not the thin part.   Men don’t see me – they see my name and my bank balance.   Dating is near impossible with the paparazzi following my everywhere. Any sane man would run from that.   When a competitor steals my company's entire fall line, down to names and packaging, I daydream of tropical islands far away from the mess of my life. He brings me back.   There was one man who saw the real me. A man who wasn't swayed by the money and was strong enough to deal with the craziness that surrounded me. But we'd been friends to long to move beyond that.   But can I control myself? I have feelings for him but our timing has always been off.   **Fascination is is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s the ninth and final book in the Billionaire Venture Capitalist series. You can read it on its own, everything you need to know is explained, but once you get a taste you'll want to binge the rest ;}**

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  Catch Up on the Series:

Forbidden Love (Venture Capitalist Book 1)

Promise (Venture Capitalist Book 2)

Desire (Venture Capitalist Book 3)

Temptation (Venture Capitalist Book 4)

Obsession (Venture Capitalist Book 5)

Flawless (Venture Capitalist Book 6)

Longing (Venture Capitalist Book 7)

Enchanted (Venture Capitalist Book 8)

 

Exclusive Excerpt:

“Where are you going? My house is in the other direction. I live in the city, not over the Bay Bridge in the East Bay.” I try the door handle, but it doesn’t work. I push my shoulder into the door, hoping it’s only stuck. I push harder, putting my whole weight into the door. It doesn’t budge. “I know where you live,” he sneers. “We’re going for a ride.” “What are you talking about? Take me back! Stop the car! Let me out!” He ignores me and doesn’t respond. When my panic levels out to an even terror, I begin to think clearly. The app documented my ride. My friends and family will look for me. I stare down at my phone. I can call 911. I dial. Nothing. I look to see how many bars are on my phone, and instead it reads “No Service.” My heart races faster than it ever has. I see the driver hold up a contraption that looks almost like a garage door opener. “This is called a cell phone jammer. No cell service for you.” My blood turns cold. I try the door again. I finally realize the child safety locks are engaged. I don’t know what to do. Holy crap. What did I get into? I verified everything when he drove up. What has set this guy off? I look frantically around me. People are busily going about their day, heading home for the evening, driving over the Bay Bridge and heading east away from San Francisco. No one looks at other drivers, too busy concentrating on the narrow lanes of the bridge and five lanes of traffic. My pulse quickens, and I begin to sweat. I’m breathing too quick and start to hyperventilate. My mind is racing. I think of Mason. I know he’ll turn over hell to find me. I think of my brother and desperately wish that my twin telepathy actually worked for once. I think of my three best friends. Emerson. I’ve known her since our freshman year at Stanford. She was so busy with the golf team and her classes that she hardly paid attention to my drama, but she quickly became a steadfast friend. Hadlee grew up next door, and when her mother died, her dad left her to be cared for by nannies as he searched through three more wives looking for a replacement. She essentially moved into my room. Greer’s mother is sick. Her father plied Greer with money so she’d stay and take care of her mother while he started a new family. Now she has a wonderful husband, and I’m sure she’ll be pregnant any minute. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to stop this. Even though we’re going over the bridge in heavy traffic, moving well below the speed limit, if I could open the door, what use would it be? We’re going too fast and the traffic is moving too quickly for me to get out. An evil, maniacal laugh comes from him. “Face it, you’re mine!” I sit back in my seat, knowing I need to think, not dwell. I close my eyes and hear the rhythm of the bridge. Bu-bump, bu-bump. I take a big breath and hold it for a count of three, then purse my lips and blow out. I do that again and again as we pass over the bridge. We head north on 80 toward Sacramento. The traffic begins to thin, and his speed increases. I need to get him talking. I need him to see me as a real person, not someone the newspapers and gossip columns have made up. “What did I ever do to you?” “You have no idea,” he growls. “I know who you are and where you work. I know all about you and your little group of friends at SHN.” Holy shit, this guy is a stalker. How did he manage to get my ride? How is it even possible? He exits the freeway and takes a four-lane road through the Contra Costa mountain range. I’m trying to keep talking while I pay attention to every turn we make. “I know all about them. Dillon thinks he’s so smart. He’s not. Cameron thinks he’s so great with computers. He’s not. Mason never liked me; he always thought he was smarter than me and that he had better business acumen. Well, I showed them.” We transition to the 680 and begin heading south on the other side of the mountains in the hot central valley. It’s almost like we’re doing a circle. Maybe he’s going to rant and rave for a while and then drop me at home. I decide to keep him talking. “How do you know Dillon, Cameron, and Mason?” “I’ve known them since we went to school together.” “When did they go to school together?” Duh. They all met at Stanford. He glosses right over my question. “We met then, too. You were all high and mighty. Mizz Caro-line Are-no. La-tee-da with your French last name and your big trust fund. You’ve never had to work a day in your life.” I need to direct him to share more about himself and not add to his craziness by defending myself. “I don’t recall meeting you. When did we meet?” “Oh, we’ve met lots of times,” he says snidely. He doesn’t elaborate and begins to mutter a little bit to himself. I try to listen to what he’s saying, but I can’t make it out. I don’t think he’s drunk, just mad. Mad as a hornet. “You guys and your little clickie-club. No one is ever good enough for you. You snub anyone who tries to break into your little group. Oh, I know all about you.” I stare at the side of his face. He doesn’t look familiar. We slow as we enter some of the larger towns on the other side of the Contra Costa mountain range. I keep watching my phone, waiting to see if I get any bars. Nothing. It’s dark now, and all I can see are headlights of the oncoming cars. It’s getting stuffy in the car. “Can we crack the window?” “No.” I begin to do my breathing exercises as we approach San Jose. I look in my bag for the water bottle I always keep there and my keys fall out. I push them out of the way as I search and then notice the safety hammer attached to my keyring. Of course! The hammer is made to break a window! We have to get off the freeway at some point. He’ll need gas eventually. I can wait. My anxiety begins to ebb. Suddenly he explodes. “Dillon is a giant pussy. He’s all about any slut who waves her snatch in front of him and then forgets everyone else around him. He goes wherever a pussy leads him.” I might as well engage him. “I don’t know if you know this, but he’s happily married and has a little boy.”

About Ainsley St. Claire:

Ainsley St Claire is a Romantic Suspense Author and Adventurer on a lifelong mission to craft sultry storylines and steamy love scenes that captivate her readers. To date, she is best known for her series Venture Capitalists. An avid reader since the age of four, Ainsley’s love of books knew no genre. After reading, came her love of writing, fully immersing herself in the colorful, impassioned world of contemporary romance. Ainsley’s passion immediately shifted to a vocation when during a night of terrible insomnia, her first book came to her. Ultimately, this is what inspired her to take that next big step. The moment she wrote her first story, the rest was history. Currently, Ainsley is in the midst of writing a nine-book series called “Venture Capitalist.” When she isn’t being a bookworm or typing away her next story on her computer, Ainsley enjoys spending quality family time with her loved ones. She is happily married to her amazing soulmate and is a proud mother of two rambunctious boys. She is also a scotch aficionada and lover of good food (especially melt-in-your-mouth, velvety chocolate). Outside of books, family, and food, Ainsley is a professional sports spectator and an equally as terrible golfer and tennis player.

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This is the last book in the series and it features Mason and Cece. I do want to mention this is a LONG series but I have only read the last book before this one and so it can stand alone. You will definitely feel lost at times but you can read it without reading the other stories.

Mason and Cece have been good friends for years but never even kissed. They have dated, had sex with and even lived with other people. In this story Mason ends up in a life and death scenario and Cece is there for him.

They are also both single at the same time and as they become roommates as well as good friends they decide to explore a relationship.

Meanwhile they both own their own companies and some bad stuff happens to their businesses and so the FBI and investigations and finding out who is after them is also a big part of the story. This might be where you get lost a little if you have not read every book in the story but I was able to follow along as things are explained well in this story.

Who the bad guys are I kinda guessed. Seemed pretty obvious to me but there were some red herrings thrown in so you don't find out the truth until the last moment. I did enjoy this book a lot and I loved the honest relationship that Cece and Mason had.

I will definitely be reading more from this author as I did enjoy her romance and stories.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

ALL THE WAY - By Kendall Ryan


 

ABOUT THE BOOK

I know it’s time to move on from my rocky past and get back out there and start dating again.
 
It’s just that every time I think about it, I get all nervous and sweaty.
 
Good thing I have a secret weapon to help me—my best friend, professional hockey stud Owen Parrish.
 
He’s the king of hookups, and promises he’ll be my guide through the world of online dating. With his help, I know this won’t be as hard.
• • •
I’ve never been this hard in my entire life.
 
My friend Becca wants my help hooking her up with some douchey guy from a dating app.
 
I said I’d help her—but now I’m noticing all kinds of things I can’t ignore, like how pretty she is behind those baggy clothes and messy buns.
 
I want to be the one to help her, to show her the ropes in the bedroom, and it turns out, Becca’s game to let me take a more hands-on approach.
 
But what happens when she’s ready to take her newfound confidence and move on? I’ve never been boyfriend material, but for her, I want to try.
 
Your favorite hot jocks are back with an all new standalone novel. If you like sexy, confident men who know how to handle a stick (on and off the ice), and smart women who are strong enough to keep all those big egos in check, this series is for you!

About Kendall Ryan
 

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than three dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 3 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world.
Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than 70 times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.She lives in Texas with her husband and two sons.
 
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This was by far my favorite in this series. This is book 2 but it easily stands alone. It stars two besties Becca and Owen. He is a bit of a player and she was assaulted in college and so she is a bit afraid of sex.

But she is lonely and wants to find someone and so she asks Owen if he can help her get comfortable with sex. He wants to help her and so they start a sexual relationship with the goal being her having a real adult relationship with a man.

Once they start getting sexual, they discover how hot they can be together and they slowly fall for the other. This was a wonderful best friends falling for each other story and I truly loved every second of it.

Hearty - Ashton Family Series #4 - by Carrie Aarons (Evan Ashton and August Percy)

  ABOUT THE BOOK They say you can always go home again, but for August Percy, that didn't apply even when she had to live there until he...