Monday, April 26, 2021

Celebrity Dirt {cover reveal}

 🖤🖤 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗟🖤🖤

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗝.𝗗. 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵!

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆, 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗻-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲!

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!


BLURB

Since day one, working as a gossip columnist at Celebrity dirt, Chicago’s trendiest tabloid magazine, has been cutthroat. Now, after three long years of chasing that big break, it’s finally my turn.

It’s simple:

Steal an invite, pretend to be somebody else, get the dirt, make a name for myself.

Sounds easy, right?

That’s until I realized that somebody else is the same person who has a target on their back by Chicago’s most notorious mob boss.

But he’s not my biggest problem. No, my biggest problem would be the mob boss’s broody, sexy right-hand man with a serious chip on his shoulder who tells me the only way to survive is to trust and do what he says…

Now, I have to figure out how to play by his rules while getting the story and somehow not end up six feet under—or worse, under him.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer by day and superhero by night. When she’s not cooking, event planning, or spending time with her family, she’s relaxing with her nose stuck in a book. With her love for romance, and her head full of book boyfriends, she was inspired to test her creative abilities and bring her own stories to life. Living in the Midwest, she’s currently at work on blowing the minds of readers, with the additions of her new books and series, along with her charm, humor and HEA’s.

J.D. Hollyfield dabbles in all genres, from romantic comedy, contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, fantasy and erotica! Want to know more! Follow her on all platforms!

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The One I Want {cover reveal}

THE ONE I WANT by S.L. Scott is coming May 10th!

This Opposites Attract, Office Romance, Friends-to-Lovers Romance is going to sweep you off your feet this Spring.


Cover Designer: RBA Design

Photographer: Kyla Jeanette Photography

Models: Karlie Place & Colin Ringas

Narrators: Sebastian York & Summer Morton

 

She was everything he never knew he needed.

He was everything she avoided.



It's not the first time I've been called a stalker.


I can’t blame Andrew Christiansen for thinking that since we keep crossing paths, especially when I pop up in the most unexpected of places—his office.


We’re opposites in every way. Not the kind that attract.


I’ve been called a ray of sunshine. He’s been called a grumpy workaholic that needs an attitude adjustment. By me.


Somehow, we become friends, the teasing, flirting, and kissing kind. But this thing blooming between us threatens to turn this relationship from friends-to-lovers into a full-blown office romance. 


That's the least of my worries because one or two, little, okay big, secrets I've been keeping may turn him from the one I want into the one I can't have.


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Meet S.L. Scott

New York Times and USA Bestselling Author, S. L. Scott, was always interested in the arts. She grew up painting, writing poetry and short stories, and wiling her days away lost in a good book and the movies.

With a degree in Journalism, she continued her love of the written word by reading American authors like Salinger and Fitzgerald. 

She was intrigued by their flawed characters living in picture perfect worlds, but could still debate that the worlds those characters lived in were actually the flawed ones. 

This dynamic of leaving the reader invested in the words, inspired Scott to start writing with emotion while interjecting an underlying passion into her own stories.

Living in the capital of Texas with her family, Scott loves traveling and avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She's obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist. She dreams of seeing one of her own books made into a movie one day as well as returning to Europe. Her favorite color is blue, but she likens it more toward the sky than the emotion. Her home is filled with the welcoming symbol of the pineapple and finds surfing a challenge though she likes to think she's a pro.

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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Saving Us {teaser}

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SAVING US by Wendy Million is coming May 17!



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Hot, talented, and fresh to campus. Can Natalie trust the gorgeous new football player, or will his team loyalty win out? 

Natalie Chapman is drawn into a friendship and flirtation with Northern University's newest football transfer, Sebastian Swan, when her roommate and best friend, Annika, begins dating his teammate. Fresh off a breakup, Natalie isn't interested in hooking up with a player who has women chasing him all over campus.


But Sebastian claims his best quality is perseverance, and he has no problem pursuing Natalie instead. As the two grow closer, details of Annika's troubled relationship with the star quarterback come to light.  


With the football team on the cusp of winning a National Championship, Natalie wonders if Sebastian's loyalty to his teammates supersedes all else.


Can she trust him to do the right thing, or will he let her down when it matters most? 


Triggers: Sexual and physical abuse 

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Friday, April 23, 2021

Salvation {a review}


Back in March I had read Recovery by Nicole Dykes. This was my introduction to her writing style, and I was immediately drawn into the world. I loved all the characters, and the friendship they had. In my review, on Goodreads, that I posted that "I'm hoping there is a book coming for Charity". Well friends, guess what. THERE IS!

Salvation is all about Charity! (okay, it's about Finn too.) 

If you read Recovery, then you know that at the end of that story Charity called Mya from a hospital. Seeing as how Mya no longer lived in that state, she called Finn and asked that he go find her. Nevermind the fact that Mya had no clue what hospital Charity was in! Talk about a wild goose chase. Obviously Finn locates Charity and is there to help. Except Charity doesn't want his help.

In Salvation we find out why Charity ran all those years ago when she left Christian, her brother, at the foster home. We also find out what she is dealing with now. And it's a lot. It's also why she was admitted to the hospital in the first place. Charity is also dealing with a lot of mental demons from her upbringing, and the last few years. Christian and Charity also got to reconnect, and let's just say there are issues.

Salvation was such a good story. I found myself not wanting to put my kindle down. I wanted to stay with Finn, Charity, and the group. Yes it was hard to read about everything that Charity had to go through, but at the same time I understood her so much more. Then Finn, oh Finn, he was raised by a mother very similar to Charity's, so he understood that history. The ending gave me exactly what I wanted. I love a good HEA.

Oh, and before I even say "I hope Christian gets his story told", that's already happening. I was so happy to read that at the end of Salvation. A release date hasn't been announced, but just know I'm anticipating Retribution.

Thank you for taking time to read my thoughts,


Please scroll a little further to read the teaser for Salvation. There are also links to connect with Nicole Dykes, and should you so desire there are links to purchase the book.


Release Date: April 22

Charity

I’m in trouble. Big trouble. Not that I should be surprised. My entire life has been one huge misfortune.

I have nothing and no one. 

But then . . . Finn comes along. Gorgeous, stubborn, and infuriating. 

And he can’t seem to leave me alone. 

 

Finn

Life hasn’t been a picnic. But finally, I had it all figured out. 

But then . . . Charity comes crashing into my life. Beautiful, unwavering, and aggravating.

And I can’t let her go. 



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Meet Nicole Dykes

Nicole Dykes is a wife and professional assistant/mom to two gorgeous girls. 

Currently residing in Kansas, she’s a lover of coffee, Kansas City Chiefs, and all things romance. 

She currently has over 20 published books with her Monroe and Adamson series being the most popular. 

She enjoys cranking up the angst level, making her readers cry, and turning those tears into the coffee the fuels her writing.

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Caged {a review}

 


If you read my April Anticipated Reads post, then you know I was a bit worried about whether or not I would enjoy Caged by Elise Faber. I was basing that on the fact that Charging, book 10, and I didn't exactly mesh well. Charging just didn't give me the same Gold Hockey feelings that I had come to expect.  So even though the first nine were so good, I was worried because of that one book. Silly I know.

I shouldn't have worried though. Nope. Not at all. You see I FREAKING LOVED Caged. Loved it. I want more of it. I want more of Dani and Ethan.

Gold Hockey is known for their workplace romances, and Caged (Dani/Ethan) just made my heart happy. From the very beginning, Caged felt like coming home to my people. Dani is the video coach for the team. She is responsible for getting the video edited/isolated so the players and coaches can go over everything. Dani is also very tech friendly, and is often looked to for assistance from other members of the organization.  So when Ethan approaches her, Dani automatically assumes he needs some IT help. Nope. Not the case. This professional hockey player is trying to ask her on a date. It's not going well either. Nevermind the fact that Dani has had a crush on Ethan for the past couple of years. There's no way he really wants to go out with her. Plus he'll just leave. Or so she tells herself. Eventually a date happens though, and Ethan is determined to take it slowly.

There is a scene where Dani and Ethan are talking about books, and it just fed right into my bookworm heart. Both of them had visited the local library, and Dani had quite the stack of books.  Days later, Ethan asks Dani to tell him what her favorite book was.  

“Will you tell me about your favorite?” “Favorite book? Or favorite from that stack?” “What? Do I look stupid? Favorite from the stack,” he teased. “It’s impossible for a true bookworm to choose her favorite.”
Oh my book loving heart.

Moving on from all of that...

Here's the thing, both Dani and Ethan have some issues that they need to work through. Both of them often feel less than, and that isn't helping in their relationship. Dani's "issues" stem from a prior relationship and a loss. Ethan's are coming from a conversation he over heard many years ago.

This conversation between the two of them was so good:

"You think I’m not attracted to you. To you,” she repeated. “To you!” Yup, less joyful and more irritating. “Yes, sweetheart,” he muttered. “I think I made myself clear, don’t you?” “No.” She tossed up her hands, strode to her car again. “Nothing about this makes sense.” Her words came in a flurry. “You at the library. You asking me out. You thinking that you’re not the absolute most gorgeous man in all the universe, so freaking beautiful and sexy that I’ve f*cking fantasized about you for years. I mean, your tattoos, your butt, your abs—” She clamped a hand over her mouth."
I legit laughed when Dani realized that she said all that out loud.

The scene where Dani had a panic attack, I didn't quite understand where that came from. I feel like I must have glossed over the reasoning for why she took that declaration the way she did. I'm assuming it had to do with her past, but again, I must have missed that. The things that happened after that panic attack frustrated me to no end, and I wanted to knock some sense into Ethan. UGH.

When the story concluded, I was all swoony. These two are just spectacular. I love that these two both have people in their lives that are willing to help them out, and be a sounding board. When Ethan went to his teammates for their help, I ahhh'd. Plus when Fanny talked to Ethan about Dani, I was loving it. Caged gave me everything that I love in a romance. There was the build up, there was the steam, there was the conflict, and then the resolution. I loved it all.

Also, that second epilogue? Um, say what? I am so ready for Crashed to read Fanny and Brandon's story. (and you better believe I have that book preordered! I know what's going on my July anticipated reads list.)

If you are a hockey romance fan, and you haven't read Elise Faber's Gold series, then please go do so. I think you might fall for the characters like I did. 

Thank you for taking time to read my thoughts,


Please scroll a bit further to read the teaser for Caged. I've also included links to add the book to your Goodreads, as well as purchase on Amazon.


Shy.
God, she was so painfully, awkwardly shy.

Blurting out the wrong thing at the wrong time? Check.

Puking in front of the class when she’d needed to give a speech? Double check.

Critically, embarrassingly unable to summon any semblance of a rational thought when in the presence of an attractive man? Triple check.

And she was surrounded by gorgeous, sexy men on a daily basis.

As video coach for the San Francisco Gold hockey franchise, Dani spent her days wrapped in a technological bubble. She studied tape, prepared clips for the players, and generally avoided other people.

Until Ethan.

She’d thought he was going to ask her to fix his computer.

Instead, he’d asked her out.

On a date. A date! That didn’t compute. It couldn’t be right. No one asked her out—

Ethan had.

And suddenly, Dani thought it might be possible to leave her shy, awkward days behind her. 


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