Tuesday, July 30, 2024

REVIEW BLITZ: Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan and Lacey Black

 



Title: Beneath the Desert Sun
Series: Never Too Far #2
Authors: Kaylee Ryan & Lacey Black
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Small Town/Military/Brother's Best
Friend/Marriage of Convenience
Release Date: July 30, 2024


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Faith

Graduating from college is bittersweet. I’ve accomplished my dreams, obtained my teaching degree, and am ready to find my dream job. However, I never realized how difficult or stressful it would be to find a position.

That’s why I jump at the chance to visit Chad, one of my best friends, on base in California.

It was meant to be two weeks of catching up and putting all thoughts of job hunting out of my mind. Little did I know those two weeks would change my life and alter the course we were both on.

Chad

The day she agrees to join me in California is one of the happiest days of my life. Having her with me gives me the taste of home I’ve been craving, but deep down, it’s more than that. She’s important to me, more than just my friend, and my closest friend’s twin sister.

Spending my nights with her has done nothing but reinforce this feeling I get when I’m with her. I know we said we’d keep things light, but she’s making it so damn hard not to want more.

Then I get stationed overseas. Everything changes in the blink of an eye, and I’m not just talking about our jobs or the fact we’re suddenly thousands of miles apart. Call it fate or destiny or just pure luck, but it’s beneath the desert sun that finally our future becomes clear.








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REVIEW
Reviewer: Chelsea

Just as I was hoping after book 1, we get Chads story!!! I have always loved a military love story, add in the friends to lovers aspect and lord I was even more hooked!!


All the emotions these two go through when they are long distance were so powerfully written that the reader can feel them too!! 


I really can’t rave enough about these authors and the stories they wrote together. I devour them in one sitting typically. I can’t wait for more from this amazing duo!!


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KAYLEE RYAN

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she's not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.
LACEY BLACK

USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.




Monday, July 29, 2024

Review: King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds

 



Title: King of Nothing
Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Hurt/Comfort, Redemption, Secret
Billionaire, Emotional Scars, Road Trip
Release Date: July 29, 2024


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I met him when my ship was sinking, and I clung to him through the storm. Little did I know he needed me as much as I needed him.

The first time I saw Roman Dante King, he stuck out like an odd puzzle piece that got mixed up in the wrong box. It wasn’t his blue eyes in the dim light of the bar, the tattoos that covered his arms and hands, or even his arrogant personality. It was something else—something I couldn’t see—that told me he didn’t belong in our small beach town on the Oregon coast.


Elora Mazie Barlow reminded me of a hummingbird zipping from one flower to another, never stopping, never allowing anyone more than a glimpse before she was gone. Never letting anyone in… until me. Then she gave me her smiles that were more valuable than anything I ever owned and wrapped me in her peace without asking for anything in return.

Her tragic story sounded achingly familiar to my own.

Our connection is knotted up in loss. The journey we’re on together will eventually come to an end. But will we be able to untangle the mess of strings that have tied us together?

Will we even want to?







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REVIEW
Reviewer: Chelsea
Rating: 4.5 Groupie Stars

Damn this book almost wrecked me! Roman and Elora are both dealing with so much grief when they meet in a small costal town. 


These two go on a journey together, sparked by Elora wanting to spread her mother’s ashes. The reader goes on this  journey with them and dang it had me in tears at times.


I fell so dang hard for these two characters and was so sad when this book came to an end. 


100% recommend!!





AUTHOR BIO


Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground Kings, Shooting Stars, Fluke My Life and How to Catch an Alpha series.

Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.


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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Review Blitz: Escape by A.K. Evans

 



Title: Escape
Series: Harper Security Ops #16
Author: A.K. Evans
Genre: Military Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Friends to Lovers/Touch Her and Die
Second Chance/Close Proximity/Survivor Story
Release Date: July 23, 2024


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What happens when your home turns toxic?

The place she should have felt safest was a nightmare turned reality for Josie Day. Each day that passes gets worse and worse. And it’s been that way her entire life.

But she refuses to be a statistic, so she comes up with a plan to get out.

Huck Davidson immediately recognizes the signs when a chance encounter puts him face-to-face with Josie for the first time in years. He pleads with her to let him help, and she agrees.

Sadly, before she can escape, things take a horrific turn.

Fortunately, Huck answers Josie's call for help. He’s more than prepared to mend her wounds and give her the life and love she was always meant to have.






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REVIEW
Reviewer: Christi
Rating: 5 Groupie Stars

So, I think I found my new favorite book in the Harper Security Ops series (and yes, I have read every single one).  This is the 16th book in this series by AK Evans, featuring Huck and Josie.

Escape is a heart-breaking, second chance, slow burn romance.  Complete with the swoony protective hero, this romantic suspense starts when our MCs meet in high school. The first few chapters show us the foundation for our story. Josie’s life in high school was a nightmare until she was paired with partner for a project.  She found friendship, safety, and solace in Huck, until they parted ways after graduation.  

Their reunification, which occurs years after they parted ways, is fraught with complications. The relationship blossoms from the complications though is beautiful. The emotions bottled up in this story are heavy, but it is truly a satisfying read. 

I don't want to give away too much of the story, however I do want to note, even though there are no trigger warnings accompanying this book, DV is depicted in several scenes. One scene in particular is slightly more graphic and is honestly gut wrenching to read. It adds the heaviness that this kind of story carries, but also shows the healing that can take place after.  


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Releasing September 17

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AUTHOR BIO


A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over forty published novels. While she enjoys writing a good romantic suspense novel, Andrea’s favorite books to write have been her extreme sports romances. That might have something to do with the fact that she, along with her husband and two sons, can’t get enough of extreme sports. 

Before becoming a writer, Andrea did a brief stint in the insurance and financial services industry and managed her husband’s performance automotive business. That love of extreme sports? She used to drive race cars! 

When Andrea isn’t writing, she can be found homeschooling her two sons, doing yoga, snowboarding, reading, or traveling with her family. She and her husband are currently taking road trips throughout the country to visit all 50 states with their boys.


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