Category: Release Day Event

Release Day Blitz & Review…Sweet by Adriana Locke

​​

 

Title: Sweet
Author: Adriana Locke
Cover Designer: Kari March
Release Date: February 28, 2022


Buy link: https://geni.us/SweetLocke

TROPES: single dad, workplace romance, grumpy hero, age gap, forced proximity

Synopsis:

USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke delivers a “fresh and fun!” romance between a grumpy single dad and his beautiful, spunky employee—the one he can’t have.

Chemistry is not love.

That’s what my boss, the grumpy single dad with brilliant green eyes, says anyway.

I have my V-card. He’s ten years older than me. I work for him.

Nate Hughes has a million reasons why a relationship between us would never work. Honestly? It’s all a farce.

He can’t deny our connection. His soft smiles, brief touches, and protective behaviors come too easily. And when I need a place to stay? He can’t stop himself from offering me a room—though I’d prefer his bed. After all, there are sparks—delicious, sizzling sparks—when we’re together.

Our forced proximity brings things to a head. Our shared experiences and traumas draw us closer. Our undeniable attraction has us toeing the line between friends and lovers—whether Nate likes it or not.

He’s right—chemistry is not love. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t fall in love with him … even if he can’t love me back.

Excerpt:

“Now it’s my turn,” she says, the strength in her voice slipping.

“For what?”

“You have two choices.”

“Between …?”

She licks her lips. “Choice one is that we can stand here all night and address this situation.”

“Or?”

A slow, so-fucking-slow grin slips across her kissable lips. My whole body comes alive, pushing, pulling, all-out boiling for this woman.

God, help me.

“Or you can get over here and undress me instead.”

Release Day Blitz & Review…Wasted Love With You by Whitney G.

 

 

 

 

Release Blitz: Wasted Love with You

Author: Whitney G. 

Publication Date: February 28th, 2022

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Light Erotic

 

 

 

 

 

Synopsis

 

The last time my husband gave me an orgasm was … Well, that’s never happened.

 

And from the way our marriage is crumbling under the weight of his lies, it never will.

 

Alas, after fighting like hell for a divorce, I promise myself that I’ll never waste love on anyone else.

 

I don’t even want to ‘date’ anyone else.

 

But that’s until I literally run into a man who leaves me breathless at first sight, a man who etches his way into my memory with nothing more than a single smile and a question.

 

He’s an enigma who doesn’t want to give me his first name—a man who has more secrets than answers—and from the sexy smirk on his lips, I know that I should stay far away from him.

 

I try to keep my distance, but he pursues me anyway …

 

When he offers me a job I can’t refuse, I throw caution to the wind and take a chance.

 

I should’ve thought about this a little more.

 

Little do I know, this man is about to take me on a dangerous ride that might cost me everything.

 

Book 1 in the wickedly addictive Wasted Love trilogy.

 

Read the first seven chapters here.

 

 

 

PURCHASE LINKS

 

AMAZON US    AMAZON UK    AMAZON AU    AMAZON CA

 

APPLE BOOKS     BARNES & NOBLE 

 

OTHER RETAILERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author 

 

Whitney G. is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author. Her books have been published in twelve languages.

 

Whenever she’s not penning a new novel, you can find her blogging about self-publishing at The Indie Tea, drinking hot coffee, or traveling the world in sweater boots.

 

You can connect with Whitney via whitneyg.com & via social media:

 

 

 

 

Facebook: Facebook.com/AuthorWhitneyG

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneyg.author/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhitGracia

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/whitgracia

Email Whitney: www.whitneygbooks.com/contact

 

 

 

Don’t forget to sign up for Whitney’s monthly newsletter, The F.L.Y. List, by clicking here. 

 

Affiliate links used. If you purchase something through these links, the affiliate may get awarded a commission for that purchase at no additional cost to YOU.

 

 

WHITNEY!!! This was fantastic!!!

I read this originally on the author’s website when it was available for free on there as she released each episode. She’s now gathered all the episodes together into one season and it’s just as infectious as it was when she released them episode by episode on her website.

Wasted Love With You is the start of Whitney’s episodic series, Wasted Love. If you’ve never read an episodic story before, it’s written in episodes and seasons. Each book will be a season filled with many episodes as each season plays out over specific period of time. It’s comparable to a dramatic TV show and you will find yourself devouring the entire season in one sitting.

Readers are pulled into the dramatic plot right from the start. Autumn is in a very unhappy marriage and she finds herself struggling to get away. Mister R is as mysterious as they come. I have so many questions running through my brain and I cannot wait to find out what happens after that bomb drop at the end.

Whitney gives readers small snippets of information as the plot plays out daily. You will find yourself knee deep in the mystery and suspense along with the tension that fills these pages.

I am anxiously awaiting the next season.

Release Blitz…The Assignment by Penelope Ward

Title: The Assignment
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 28, 2022
BLURB

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.

Reasons why I should not be drawn to Troy Serrano.
Number one: He’s obnoxious.
Number two: He and I were enemies over a decade ago in high school.
Number three: He’s my friend’s ex-boyfriend.
I could go on and on, really.
When my boss gives me an unwanted assignment and tells me it involves spending time with the grandson of one of our residents—the grandson turns out to be Troy. He’s now as successful as he is undeniably handsome.
Lucky me. Four hours a week of having to deal with his insufferable personality and unsolicited advice.
The only consolation is getting to stare at his annoyingly gorgeous face in between our many arguments.
Eventually, though, we slowly warm to each other and our outings become something I actually look forward to.

What’s happening to me?

Apparently, I misunderstood the assignment, because it certainly didn’t include thinking about Troy when I close my eyes at night, imagining what it would be like with him—just once. All the while hating myself for fantasizing about a guy who’s all wrong for me. A guy whose car I keyed back in the day. (Long story, but he deserved it.)
That’s all this is—a fantasy.
Well, until that one night at the bar.
The night Troy and I run into each other, and all of our pent-up frustration comes barreling out.
Still, I refuse to accept that it means anything.
There’s no way the guy I’m supposed to hate is also the one I can’t live without.

PURCHASE LINKS
Limited time release price $3.99!
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
AUTHOR BIO
Penelope
Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling
author of contemporary romance.

She grew up
in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son,
and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two
million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author
of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen
languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
AUTHOR LINKS
OTHER BOOKS BY PENELOPE WARD
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AMAZON US / UK / 

Release Day Blitz & Review…Weight of Regret by K.K. Allen

Release Date: February 24 


“𝘜𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘈 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧.”

 

Anderson Bexley was the love of my life… or so I thought.

 

For years, I convinced myself that one day he would see me as more than the bubbly activities director at his family’s campground. 

Sure, he was ten years older.

Deeply tortured.

And far too devoted to the family business to make time for his own happiness.

But none of that mattered. Especially during that one blissful night when he was all mine.

 

I thought our forever had finally begun, but he broke my heart instead.

 

A year later, I’m moving on.

In a new city.

At a new job.

With a new man. 

Add in a promotion that lands me my first big account, and things can’t possibly get better.

 

Until I hear my first client is none other than Anderson Bexley…

 

Now, I’m heading back to a place I had once called home.

Back to Camp Bexley.

Back to him. 

 

Only this time, I’m determined to walk away on my own terms… with my heart intact.


Grab Your Copy Here!

Meet K.K. Allen


K.K. Allen is the USA TODAY Bestselling and award-winning contemporary romance author of sweet, sexy, and inspiring stories that evoke emotion at every turn. 


K.K.’s debut romance novel, Up in the Treehouse, was named the Best New Adult Book of the Year by RT Book Reviews, an honor beyond belief. And she continues to take reader’s emotions on an epic ride every single time with real, layered, coming of age romance stories that will make you fall in love over and over again. 

Born in Hawaii, raised in Washington, and currently residing in Florida, K.K. lives for laughs with her little dude, the great outdoors, watching football, dancing the night away, and her eclectic taste in music. 

K.K. also loves connecting with her readers and attends signings when she can! You can find upcoming event dates and other information at: www.kkallen.com.

Connect with K.K. Allen

Newsletter | Facebook | Amazon Author Page | Goodreads | Instagram 


Hosted By:

Release Day Blitz & Review…The Difference Between Somehow and Someway by Aly Martinez

The world gave me everything.
And then it took it all away.

The Difference Between Somehow and Someway, the second book in the moving and captivating The Difference Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is now live!

The world gave me everything.

After surviving a plane crash, I was lucky to be alive. It was a harsh truth, but one that changed my perspective on how fragile life could be.

So when a fellow survivor caught my eye, I owed it to myself to take a chance and follow my heart.

Bowen Michaels was guarded and broody, but I saw through his well-formed armor. Much like me, he was broken and lost, but together we found our way through the darkness.

For a brief moment, wrapped in his arms, it felt like maybe he was right about fate and we’d been destined to find each other all along.

But when buried secrets of the past erupt, igniting us both, it was hard to believe we’d been fated for anything other than failure.

The world gave me everything.
And then it took it all away.

Read today!
FREE in Kindle Unlimited
Amazon: https://amzn.to/32n2we4
Amazon Worldwide: http://mybook.to/SomehowSomeway

5+++++++ STARS
HOLY SHIT!!!

Full review below:

It’s been over a week since I finished this book and I still can’t get over it.

This book picks up exactly where the first one left us and readers will not be able to catch their breath reading this one.

Aly does a phenomenal job of keeping readers right at the edge of their seats throughout this entire book.

The story goes back and forth between past and present but it just helps add another layer to the story and gives readers more insight into the story and along understanding Remi and Bowen even more.

I knew we were building to something as they story got closer and closer to the end, but I never anticipated the blow that came. I am still in shock.

I cannot wait for the last installment in this series. Aly has truly outdone herself with this one. You must read these in order.

Start the trilogy today!
FREE in Kindle Unlimited
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3u82l1L
Amazon Worldwide: http://mybook.to/SomebodySomeone

Pre-order the rest of the trilogy today!

The Difference Between Someday and Forever
Releasing March 24th
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3FMcUte
Amazon Worldwide: http://mybook.to/SomedayForever

About Aly
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her four hilarious children.
Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys movies that can surprise her with a twist, charcuterie boards, and her mildly neurotic golden retriever. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.
She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine by her side.

Connect with Aly
Facebook: http://bit.ly/2RvbjCA
Twitter: http://bit.ly/2DUCq1Z
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2We92eT
BookBub: http://bit.ly/2V32S4B
GoodReads: http://bit.ly/2UKGUOM
Facebook Reader Group: http://bit.ly/2DEpPAh
Instagram: http://bit.ly/2DUgzrJ
Website: https://alymartinez.com/
Stay up to date with Aly by joining her mailing list today: http://bit.ly/2WnkxjS

Series Release Blitz…Dirty Wild Trilogy by Laurelin Paige


Binge the Dirty Wild Trilogy by Laurelin Paige today!

We were supposed to run away after graduation.
When she didn’t show at our meeting place, I got brave and went after her.
It was a mistake.
I left bloodied and bruised.
I had no choice but to walk away.

Years passed.
I traveled, settled halfway around the world,
made enough money that I didn’t have to look back.
But I never got over her.

Then, out of the blue, she calls.

And, what she asks for, the favor that she wants?
I never thought I’d be willing to take a life.
But the truth is, and always has been: I’d do anything for her.

Download and listen today!
Wild Rebel: https://laurelinpaige.com/wild-rebel
Wild War: https://laurelinpaige.com/wild-war
Wild Heart: https://laurelinpaige.com/wild-heart

Add them to your TBR!
Wild Rebel: https://bit.ly/3m8lsDM
Wild War: https://bit.ly/3e4eIma
Wild Heart: https://bit.ly/33CvHtD

Meet Laurelin Paige

With millions of books sold worldwide, Laurelin Paige is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author. She is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however.

When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Killing Eve or Letterkenny, or dreaming of Michael Fassbender. She’s also a proud member of Mensa International though she doesn’t do anything with the organization except use it as material for her bio.

She is represented by Rebecca Friedman.
 
Connect with Laurelin
Website | https://laurelinpaige.com/
Goodreads | https://bit.ly/3o2fRjl
Amazon | http://amzn.to/2knJOrx
Facebook | https://bit.ly/34drcpC
Facebook Group | https://bit.ly/35qXxdr
Instagram | https://bit.ly/3u3wsY8
TikTok | https://bit.ly/3IzvqH8
Bookbub | https://bit.ly/3u6CZ47
Newsletter | http://bit.ly/LaurelinNews

Release Day Blitz & Review…Second Chance Scandal by M. Robinson

 
 

Release Date: February 22

 
 

From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a second chance sports romance.

 

 

 Blackmail isn’t the most romantic way to propose, but with the history between us … I had no choice. 

 

 

Long story short–I broke her heart and pushed her away. Years later we reconnected, and this time she walked away. 

 

Neither of us knew she was pregnant.

 

So when we had a second chance to be a real family, I led her to believe our marriage was fake— that one football season by my side was the only way to prevent another scandal for my career. 

 

We were a publicist’s dream. I was football god and she was a world famous romance author. 

 

The world would fall in love with our story…

 

But the truth was… 

 

I was never letting them go.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Grab Your Copy Here!
 
 
Meet M. Robinson

 

 

 

M. Robinson is the Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author crowned as the “Queen of Angst” by readers around the world. 

 
Dive into her visionary world that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and leave you wanting more. 
 
She writes everything from contemporary to suspense romance and is best known for her novel, El Diablo.
When M isn’t in the cave writing her next epic love story, you will find her shopping and living on a boat in Florida with her real life pirate, her lobster, her husband Bossman. Sipping on Starbucks and hanging out with their two dogs, a German shepherd mix and a gordito Wheaten Terrier reading a good book. Or spending time with her family, who she is extremely close with.

Above all, M loves her readers more than anything and loves to connect with them! She is on all social media platforms but you will find her in her happy place the most. Her VIP Reader Group on Facebook or her second favorite happy place, Instagram.

 

 

 

 
 
Hosted By:

 

 

Release Day Blitz…The Reunion by Meghan Quinn

TheReunion_FBPage-availnowbanner

THE REUNION by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: February 22, 2022

Genre/Tropes: Romantic Comedy/Contemporary Romance

Montlake Publishing

GRAB THIS ALL- NEW HILARIOUS, SEXY ROMANTIC COMEDY TODAY!!

AVAILABLE NOW!!

FREE in Kindle Unlimited!!

Universal: mybook.to/THEREUNION

THE REUNION Cover - Meghan Quinn (1)

Add to Goodreads:

https://bit.ly/3GZ88tX

TheReunion_RD-nowlive

Blurb:

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Wedding Game comes a new romantic comedy about the antics that ensue when three siblings come together for their parents’ fiftieth-anniversary party.

Martin and Peggy Chance believe love should last a lifetime. With their fiftieth wedding anniversary on the horizon, they’ve modeled a beautiful relationship for their three grown children. But to their dismay, that lesson hasn’t quite caught on—the three siblings just can’t seem to take a chance and find love in their own lives.

There’s Ford, the eldest, devoted to his work and resistant to romance…or so he claims. Cooper, the middle child, can’t get past his divorce—until he reconnects with a feisty baker from his past. And Palmer, the baby of the family, is the free-spirited world traveler who always pictured herself with someone other than a handsome small-town family doctor.

When the Chance siblings come together to plan the ultimate anniversary party for their parents, they’ll have to navigate romantic entanglements, sibling rivalries, and the definitive end of their childhood. Whatever happens, The Reunion promises to be a fun, flirty, wild ride.

TheReunion_teaser-5

Excerpt:

TO: Family and Friends
FROM: Cooper Chance
SUBJECT: 50th Wedding Anniversary
You’re invited to celebrate the 50th wedding Anniversary of Peggy and Martin.
· Food and drinks.
· Music.
· Fun.
Party is at the original Watchful Wanderers store.
Sunday, June 2nd.
RSVP to Cooper Chance—just reply to this email
No presents.
***
TO: Cooper Chance, Ford Chance
FROM: Palmer Chance
SUBJECT: Re: 50th Wedding Anniversary
Bro,
Please do not tell me you just sent a wedding anniversary invite through an email? Did that just happen?
Palmer—your not-so-happy sister
***
TO: Palmer Chance, Ford Chance
FROM: Cooper Chance
SUBJECT: I Did
***
TO: Cooper Chance, Ford Chance
FROM: Palmer Chance
SUBJECT: Re: I Did
You know I hate it when you respond in the subject line. It’s more work to delete the subject line and type in your response, than to just reply in the body of the email.
But ignoring that, what happened to the beautiful linen invites I picked out? You can’t just send an email for Mom and Dad’s 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. We look so . . . uncultured.
***
TO: Palmer Chance, Ford Chance
FROM: Cooper Chance
SUBJECT: Re: I Did
The invites you wanted to purchase were going to be twelve dollars a pop. TWELVE dollars, Palmer. That’s a waste of money, a waste of resources, and just a useless way to kill more trees. Also, while you’re out galivanting around the world, who do you think was going to have to address all of those?
Me.
So, I did what was easiest. Sent an email. If you don’t like it, too bad.
***
TO: Cooper Chance, Ford Chance
FROM: Palmer Chance
SUBJECT: Re: I Did
You realize the family owns a multi-billion dollar, franchised, outdoors store, right? Twelve dollars an invite is a blip in the pool of gold Mom and Dad are sitting in. Now we look like cheap asses who send out a wedding anniversary invitation through email. You’re an editor, but you didn’t even beef up the text. You made bullet points.
Food.
Drinks.
Music.
Fun.
^^^ Yup, screams fun, Coop.
***
TO: Palmer Chance, Ford Chance
FROM: Cooper Chance
SUBJECT: Re: I Did
Once again, if you’re not here, you can’t have an opinion.
***
TO: Cooper Chance, Palmer Chance
FROM: Ford Chance
SUBJECT: Re: I did
Just catching up.
The invitation is less than ideal, especially for such a large and monumental event in our parents’ lives, parents who have given us every opportunity to succeed in life. I think we need to treat this anniversary with a little more appreciation and a little less complaining about the time and effort we have to put forth in order to make it happen.
I just spoke with Larkin and she is ordering the linen invites, having them shipped overnight, and we will have them sent out ASAP. We will treat the email as a funny save the date. I will reply all and tell everyone to expect a formal invitation in the mail.
Larkin and I will be flying out to Washington on Tuesday. We will be working up until the anniversary party on some very time-consuming tasks. Please be conscious of our time and energy.
I’ll be sure to have Larkin schedule in some meetings to go over all party arrangements as well as time with the family, but we won’t be staying with Mom and Dad. We booked two rooms at the Marina Island Bed and Breakfast, one being the attic suite so we can conduct business in private.
Please send your itineraries to Larkin and any requests so she can schedule them in.
Thank you.
Ford

M_Quinn_photo

About the Author:

USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

Connect with Meghan:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meghanquinnauthor

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7360513.Meghan_Quinn

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormeghanquinn/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorMegQuinn

Website: http://authormeghanquinn.com

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/meghan-quinn

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2LitE4x

Release Day Blitz…Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy

Release Date: February 18

For years, I’ve dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.

It didn’t matter how wild I allowed my imagination to run, it always led me to the same place in the end. 

 

It led me to him. 

My future was clear, and he was it. 

 

Until suddenly … he wasn’t. 

 

Now I’m a shell of who I was, on a path too blurry to follow, and I see no way out.

No way up. 

 

They say first loves last forever.

That’s exactly what I’m afraid of.

Grab Your Copy Here:
Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon Universal | Paperback | Alternate Hardcover 

Meet Meagan Brandy

Meagan Brandy is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of New Adult and Sports Romance books. 


Born and raised in California, she is a married mother of three crazy boys who keep her bouncing from one sports field to another, depending on the season, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Starbucks is her best friend and words are her sanity.
Connect with Meagan Brandy
Newsletter | Website | Facebook | Join Facebook Reader Group Instagram | Twitter | Amazon Author Page | Goodreads

Hosted By:

Release Day Blitz & Review

 

Criminal by Mary Elizabeth is now live!

Talent Ridge is a criminal.

On the surface, Talent has it all. The respect from his city, a successful law firm he shares with his brother, and a beautiful woman by his side. Nothing is as it seems. When the workday is over and the lights go down, the charming and sophisticated lawyer loosens his tie and takes rank in the mob he grew up in.

The elusive Lydia Montgomery changed everything the moment she stepped into his office and his heart a year ago. They navigate the delicate balance between their public and private lives as they delve deeper into the world of organized crime.

As a lawyer, he swore to abide by the law. As a made man, he pledged his life to the mafia.

He has one more vow to make.

If only she’ll let him in.

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!
http://mybook.to/cme

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/396T2TS

Start the Hush Series today!
Tramp: https://amzn.to/3CFwdnu
Harlot: https://amzn.to/3kns8NP

 

 

Meet Mary Elizabeth

 

 

Mary Elizabeth was born and raised in Southern California. She is a wife, mother of four beautiful children, and dog tamer to one enthusiastic Pit Bull and a prissy Chihuahua. She’s a hairstylist by day but contemporary fiction, new adult author by night.

 

Mary can often be found finger twirling her hair and chewing on a stick of licorice while writing and rewriting a sentence over and over until it’s perfect. She discovered her talent for tale-telling accidentally, but literature is in her chokehold. And she’s not letting go until every story is told.

 

Connect with Mary Elizabeth

Website | http://www.maryelizabethromance.com/

Goodreads | https://bit.ly/30IAFDR

Amazon | https://amzn.to/2PQqNmv

Facebook | https://bit.ly/3DVKa0N

Facebook Group | https://bit.ly/3DXb9ZK

Instagram | https://bit.ly/3DSVpqI

Bookbub | https://bookbub.com/profile/mary-elizabeth

Newsletter | http://eepurl.com/bgkN29

4.5 Stars

I have been patiently waiting for this book to be released and Mary did not disappoint at all.

Criminal is the third book in this series and you must read the previous books to fully grasp all that is going on in this book.

In the first book, Tramp, readers met Talent and Lydia and watched them fall for one another. But their story was far from over and now we finally get more of it. Mary has truly upped her game with this book. We not only get the continuation of Talent and Lydiai’s story, but we are finally seeing how everything is starting merge together.

I will say that this was a bit slow for me in the beginning but around the 40% mark, things started picking up and Mary really started bring the suspense fully into the book. I do wish that romance and suspense blended a bit better, but it didn’t hurt the story too much.

It was great to see Lydia grow a lot in this book; she’s still 100% there but her growth was amazing. Talent has the patience of a Saint but it’s because his love for Lydia is so strong, there is no other choice for him.

I loved seeing all the secondary characters playing bigger roles in this book as we get more of the mafia parts in this book. I am really hoping to see more of Rip and the mafia side of things in the next book (read the novella Kiss of Death to get more on him) along with romance and suspense aligning more together than being separate.

Mary has definitely set us up perfectly for the next book. It’ll be interesting to see where things go next.

Release Day Blitz & Review…The Player Hater by Sara Ney

 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: February 15

 

 

 

I would do anything for my best friend.

 

Well. Almost anything.

 

When she begs me to come on a weekend getaway so I can bond with her new boyfriend, I can’t say no—no matter how badly I want to. After all, who will keep an eye on the guy; he’s your stereotypical, professional football player (emphasis on PLAYER) and I don’t trust him with my friends heart.

 

Worse? He has the nerve to bring his single best friend Davis on the trip, too. Davis is too handsome, so funny and smart he can’t possibly be human. Grandma’s, babies and kittens all fall for his smile.

 

In fact, everyone adores but me **narrows eyes** What’s he hiding?

 

I refuse to fall for his act; at some point he’ll will drop the Good Guy act and show his true colors: he’s a player, too. He must be.

 

You know the saying: if he seems too good to be true, he probably is.

 

 

Grab Your Copy Here:
 

 

 
 
 
Meet Sara Ney

 

Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. 


Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced lattes, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British. 
 
Connect with Sara Ney


Hosted By: 
 

3.5 Stars

The Player Hater is the first book in Sara’s next series, Accidentally In Love.

This story focuses on Davis and Juliet, who are both requested to join their best friends on a trip for them all to get to know one another better. However, the trip doesn’t go exactly as Juliet intended. Plus both Juliet and Davis’ best friends end of making it more of romantic getaway for the two of them and it’s left up to Juliet and Davis to find things to do.

I don’t know where to start this one. While I enjoyed this one, something was missing. Juliet was a bit prudish to me, even though Sara does her best to make sure not seem that way. Davis was a bit too easy going for me. I struggled in the beginning to see their connection. But I did enjoy that they got to know one another in a friendly way before moving into the more romantic territory immediately.

I know that with Sara’s stories, she tends to avoid epilogues but, I always just assumed because they were college romances. I was apparently wrong in that assumption and felt as though Davis and Juliet were sort of gipped of their HEA. This books ends setting up the next book, which I am looking forward to.

Overall, I didn’t hate the book, just felt like it was lacking. It was truly right down the middle for me.