Friday, December 10, 2021

12 Days of Christmas {book tag}


As I was preparing for my first ever Bookmas (blogmas), I fully admit that I did a google search for seasonal book tags. That search lead me to Zezee with Books blog, and this 12 days of Christmas tag. The tag was originally posted on the Falling Down the Book Hole blog back in 2014.

Well I've decided to participate.Thankfully tags like this can be timeless, so we can over look the fact that I'm sharing a tag from 7 years ago.

Before we start, a quick note: my answers will only take into consideration the books that I've read in 2021.

Let's do this!

Rookie by Laramie Briscoe {cover reveal}


Laramie Briscoe has revealed the cover for Rookie!

This is the first book in the new Bradford Station series, and if firefighters are your favorite, add this to your TBR NOW!

Rookie will be available on January 21, 2022.

Cover Designer: Cover Couture
Photographer: Jeanne Woodfin

A new series from the USA Today and WSJ Bestselling author of the Moonshine Task Force Series!

The heat is on.

Situated on the Tennessee and North Carolina border, this town is nothing like you've ever experienced. Hot guys, the women they love, and a town worth saving. Bradford, TN is the epicenter of the next great romance dynasty.

Firefighters, family, and community...

Danny Ramirez
As a Probationary Firefighter, I'm doing everything I can to impress the members of my company. Knowing I'm the first in my family to be educated makes me proud, and gives me hope for the future.

I hold myself to a higher standard than anyone else, especially with a southern small-town breathing down my neck. One night, on a dark mountain road, I help the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life change a flat tire.

What I don't know, is she's the youngest daughter of my Chief. His number one rule? Don't date his daughters'.

I try to stay away from her, try like hell, but when a forest fire threatens our town, and the guys in my company. I know I can't let her walk away from me. Not without a fight.


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Meet Laramie Briscoe


Laramie Briscoe is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of over 30 books, with sales of over half a million copies.

Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on iBooks, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Her books have been known to make readers laugh and cry. They are guaranteed to be emotional, steamy reads.

When she's not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on Netflix. Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband.
 
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Duched series by Xavier Neal

 Xavier Neal has just re-released the Duched trilogy!

The Duched trilogy is a laugh out loud royal romantic comedy that features a charming playboy prince, and an art student who loves to knock him off his throne. This previously published series has been updated with new covers, as well as new content!

This trilogy follows Brie Sanders, and Kellan Kenningston. The books must be read in order, and the first two books will end in a cliffhanger. So let's jump into this opposites attract rom com, and find out what happens with our couple.


Duched


I, Kellan Kenningston, am known for being three things:

The 2nd Prince of Doctenn - it's honestly for the best that I probably won't ever rule the country - my big brother is much better at keeping his royal jewels in his pants than I am.

Duke of Rockbridge - oh so not my idea. It was a royal decree or won in a poker game or something equally as eye-rolling.

And king of one-night stands - okay, well, I was until one mouthy, American art student knocked me off of that throne.

Now, I'm embarrassingly domesticated.

I remember to close the curtains at fancy hotels.

I've learned to cook since the woman I'm crazy about can barely microwave popcorn.

And most importantly, I've stop dragging our family's sacred name through the mud.

What do I plan to do next?

Turn the love of my life into a duchess, of course.

At least that was the plan until my father stepped in and duched it all up...


Royally Duched


When Brie Sanders unexpectedly falls head over heels for the playboy of Doctenn, Prince Kellan Kenningston, Duke of Rockbridge, she highly underestimates the risks he is willing to take to give their love a chance.

After dealing with an emergency, family disagreements, and a media nightmare, the two of them are forced to wade through the unfriendly waters of being a royal couple.

Traditions will be broken. Loyalty will be tested. And relationships will be redefined.


Royally Duched Up


Preparing to marry Kellan Kenningston, Prince of Doctenn, Duke of Rockbridge, hasn't gone as smoothly as Brie Sanders was hoping. However, her fiancee who seems hell bent on breaking traditions is equally hell bent on giving her the special day she's always dreamed of. After their whirlwind wedding and hot honeymoon, the two embark on the adventure known as happily ever after.

It isn't long before old issues arise, unexpected challenges are presented, and new foes are exposed.

While the royal couple knows their life together isn't going to be easy, neither is prepared for the heartaches and hardships that lie ahead.



Add the series to your Goodreads TBR!

Ready to read the series?
Duched | Royally Duched | Royally Duched Up

By the way, Duched is currently FREE on Amazon.

So go download Duched before December 12, 2021!


Also, you can read the series for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

About the Author


Xavier Neal is a best-selling romance author who enjoys hopping from sub genre to sub genre like a game of Hopscotch she can't resist.

In between writing, she loves to read (everything from romance to self improvement books), watch movies (old and new), eat too much Tex-Mex (her Chuy's t-shirt collection is out of control), and watch AHL hockey games LIVE (preferably against the glass whenever possible). 

She currently resides happily in Texas with her bearded husband "Lumberjack" and their two fur babies.

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Link by Anna Brooks {a review}

Link is the 9th book in the Guarding Her series from Anna Brooks, and it is now available!

Lincoln (aka Link) was a bodyguard for many years. In fact that is how he and Oakley initially met. She was a nanny for a family, and he was a bodyguard for the family. One night, at an event, Oakley had a bit much to drink, and decided that it was the perfect time to make her move on Link. She's been attracted to him for a while, so it just made sense. Link shot her down. Oakley was crushed. The two parted ways. Until the night that Lincoln shows up to a wedding that Oakley is at. One of Oakley's sisters is a wedding planner, and she needed Oakley's assistance. Oakley and Lincoln end up talking, which leads to him giving her his room key, which then results in a night spent together. All is going fabulously until Oakley slips out overnight. Then she decides to relocate to Warrenville. Essentially she's running. Lincoln lets her run, until he feels she's ran long enough. Then he puts his plan in motion.

Now I'm brand new to the Guarding Her series by Anna Brooks, and after reading Link I need to go back and read the previous books in the series. (and yes, I've already downloaded Surface.) Anna Brooks has hooked me in with her writing, and I am loving every moment of it.

So seeing as I am new to the series, I geeked out when Mack Ryder was mentioned. It took me a bit, until outside The Tap, to realize that Wilder and Frankie were the same characters from Wilder. I tell ya, I was tired. As soon as realization hit though, I was all giddy. After all, I've been thoroughly enjoying the Ryder Ranch series! Also, I love when series cross over like that!

As for the story between Oakley and Lincoln, I was all in. From the one night stand, to Oakley relocating, to Lincoln relocating, to Onnika (her twin) visiting, to everything that happened after her visit, I could not put the book down. Now I will say that at times Lincoln was a bit over the top for me. Maybe it was his because of his profession, maybe it was just him being overprotective, maybe he is just that intense. No matter what though I enjoyed it.

And now I'm curious about Foster and Onnika. What happened there? Is he going to get his own book? Oh, and that set up for Callen's story? UM WHAT? Need it.

Please go read Link. He's an alpha. He's a grump. She's amazing, and full of sunshine. These two are destined to be together, and their story is just so good.

Thank you for reading my thoughts on this book. Please let me know if you read it!

Laura


Even though she knew I’d always catch her, she still had a bad habit of running.

As fun as our little game was, I was getting tired of the chase.

Especially when one night of combustible passion proved we found the reward we both deserved. 

 

Once I finally had her right where I wanted, her world was tragically torn apart, and she needed me now more than ever.

Honored to be the man to pick up the pieces, I didn’t realize putting her back together would come with a price.

Because once she was whole again, she wasn’t the same woman I had fallen in love with. 



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Meet Anna Brooks


The first time Anna tried to read a romance novel, her hair caught on fire when she leaned over a candle to sneak a peek at her mom’s Harlequin. She thinks being hit on the head with a shirtless Fabio until the smoke cleared is what sparked the flame for her love of romance. 

Anna was born in Wisconsin, but currently lives in Texas with her husband and two boys. 


She writes sexy romance that always has a happy ending and loves bringing characters back for cameos. Less than six degrees of separation connects any of her novels. 


When she’s not writing or reading, she’s watching reruns of her favorite romcoms, talking to her dog and cat like they’re human, eating carbs, or practicing hand lettering. 

 

She loves to hear from readers and can be found on social media as @annabrooksauth everywhere.


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Jock Romeo by Sara Ney {a review}


The latest addition to Sara Ney's Jock Hard series is now available! Jock Romeo introduces us to Roman, and in this book he finds his HEA with Lilly. Now if you read Jock Reign, then you may recognize Lilly, after all she is Eliza's friend and former roommate.

This book starts when Lilly and Roman are freshman. They both attended the same party, and wind up sitting in the stairwell talking for a while. When their time together is up, Lilly gives Roman the bracelet she had made. Flash forward a couple of years. Roman has just returned to the states after having spent a semester abroad. After arriving at his parents house, he realizes he can't do this any longer. He needs to move out. Thankfully he befriended Ashley when he was in England, and Ashley mentioned that his brother Jack might have a spare room. So naturally Roman moves in with Jack and Eliza. On move in day he is carrying a box out to the garage, and is taken by the beautiful woman talking with Eliza. It takes him a moment, but he realizes that it is the same Lilly he had spoken to all those years ago at the party. Roman ends up dropping the box, and shatters the award that was in there. Lilly feels guilty, and is determined to fix it. After all she loves to craft! What happens next is friends who start to fake date, only to realize that they've fallen for each other. But of course their relationship isn't drama free. 

Jock Romeo was a cute college romance. I really enjoyed the way this book started. It gave us history to the characters, and honestly I was rooting for them from that point on. The way Sara Ney incorporated Ashley and Jack into the story was an added benefit. I happen to be one who likes it when former main characters make appearances in other books. It's the familiarity. The second introduction between Roman and Lilly was definitely a bit awkward, but it had that cute rom-com vibe to it. These characters on their own are great, but together it makes them so much better. Especially since Lilly is an extrovert, and well Roman is a homebody and introvert. So it gives that nice balance. The way their relationship started, and how Roman took care of Lilly, was so good. The fact that he had no issues bringing her home (as a friend) to enjoy a meal with his family, was nice. It was also the perfect set up for the fake relationship to begin. Also, I LOVED Roman's family. His Aunt was hilarious, and added some great comic relief to this book. Now I will say that the dramatic moment wasn't all that impressive. I'm so used to reading these big explosive situations that this one just seemed extremely minor. BUT this moment fits with the characters. So while I would have preferred something a bit grander, it is what it is. 

One other thing I want to mention is regarding this book fitting into the Jock Hard series. I'm struggling to see how it fits. The only way I can make it fit, in my mind, is that Lilly is the "jock" since she is a cheerleader.  It works. She's definitely a spectacular athlete. The reason I say I struggle to see how this book fits in is because in the previous books the male has always been the "jock". 

Like I said, the story was cute. It was an a quick, easy read, and I was able to return to a familiar setting. If you like new adult romances with a college setting, then give Jock Romeo a read.

Thank you for reading my thoughts,
Laura



HE IS THIS STORIES LEAST LIKELY ROMEO.

Roman Whitaker is every girl’s best friend. An easy going nice guy, Rome is brilliant and funny. At the age of twenty-two, he’s moving out of his parents’ house for the first time and into off-campus housing with two complete strangers.

No more Mister “Playing it Safe.”

Rome may be wicked smart, but math and science will only get him so far, and they certainly won’t land him a first date with the girl of his dreams.

For that, he’ll get a little unwanted help from his friends—and meddling family members.

YOU NEVER FORGET A FRIENDLY FACE.

Lilly Howard is tired of being taken for granted. After breaking up with her philandering boyfriend, she’s giving up guys and learning to love herself again. 

She’s sick of playing nice.

When she bumps into Rome, they become instant friends. When he asks her to be his fake girlfriend to keep his family off his back, she agrees—but only if he’ll return the favor…

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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. 

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