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The Cruiser by Rowan Rossler

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series The Hustlers Trilogy #1 number of pages 284 published March 7th 2022 genre contemporary, romance, adult follow the tour here rating 💜💜💜 💜 cover 💜💜💜 Goodreads  ||  Amazon giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway synopsis Morgan de Rohan-Chabot is Monaco’s most notorious yacht designer. A maverick playboy with a reputation for leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Young, talented, not to mention sexy AF, he’s also got a boatload of attitude. In other words, he’s my perfect public relations challenge. So what if he’s trouble with a capital T? I’m a pro. Vandana Hillman: The Queen of Luxury PR. My life’s just blown up, I need a distraction, and Morgan wants me to join him on the glittering shores of Monaco to help him land a conservative Saudi Prince as a client. Ten days. In, out. No biggie, right? What could possibly go wrong? review Vandana runs a luxury PR business.  Just before her business partner goes on a month-long vacation, he springs a new potential client on her. 

My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

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number of pages 272 published May 31st 2022 by Holiday House genre ya, contemporary, romance rating 💜💜💜 💜 💜 cover 💜💜💜 💜 💜 Goodreads || Amazon Bel doesn't want to think about the future. She has no idea what she wants to be or do. She has a lot of talents but doesn't like to put herself out there, but rather stays in the background. When her parents separated, she had to switch schools and one of the teachers notices her talent and makes her sign up for the robotics team.  Boy ignore her and the only other girl is not her fan. Being a part of the time is new for her.  Mateo Luna is all about the plans. He is a captain of the club, plays soccer, is incredibly rich and all girls fawn over him. He has this intensity, wanting to prove himself and carrying way too much on his shoulder. They instantly butt heads.  They spend a lot of time together, building robots and making sparks fly all over the place. :)  It's such a beautiful story of falling in love for the first

Mirrors & Mysteries by Christina Bauer

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series Fairytales of the Magicorum #9 published March 24th 2022 genre ya, fantasy, fairytale retelling, romance, paranormal follow the tour here rating 💜💜💜 💜 💜 cover 💜💜💜 💜 💜 Goodreads  /  Amazon  /  Barnes & Noble  /  iBooks  /  Kobo  /  Google Play giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway synopsis Rapunzel meets Jane Eyre in the epic conclusion of this fairy tale romance! Grayson Eyre has left her old life behind. She’s no longer stuck serving Lady R, a sadistic Rapunzel from the Lowood clan of elves. Instead, Grayson now teaches at the Thornfield home for shifter orphans. Even better, her boss is none other than the sexy alpha, Dex. It’s all good until a mysterious witch, Jocasta, appears in a nearby tower, demanding that Dex and Grayson discover the true nature of all Rapunzels. If not, Lady R will return to claim Grayson… and Thornfield will be wiped out by the evil Prism Master. Can Dex and Grayson discover the truth in time? And what will it mean for their growing attractio

The Sunken City by Emma V. R. Noyes

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number of pages 376 published January 29th 2022 genre ya, fantasy, adventure, pirates rating 💜💜💜 💜 💜 cover 💜💜💜 💜 💜 Goodreads || Amazon Have you ever watched Pirates of the Caribbean? Imagine, that on one of the pirate ships, in the same sea that Captain Jack Sparrow and Black Pearl sail, was a little girl raised by pirates. The sunken City is the nail-biting, awe-inducing, swoon-worthy, kickass story of Amare.  Raised by a captain on a pirate ship, makes a girl tough and able to defend herself well. But it doesn't leave a lot of room for being a woman. After digging through the chest of treasure that she shouldn't touch, she touches a shell and that just opens a can of worms. :) She starts to need to be in the water, like a lot, until one day the call of the sea is too strong and she just jumps in. What happens after she wakes up is even crazies. She finds herself in the underwater city, full of beings that live there and discovers her heritage, well part of it. She t

Together We Strand Vol 2, A Collection of Survivor Stories by Various Authors

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All proceeds from the print and digital sales of this book will be donated to organizations providing relief to Ukraine.   We are the ones who walk barefoot through hell, making it out the other side with nothing left except sheer will and a whole lot of grit in our pockets. By losing everything, others hailed us as beacons of hope. Our journeys were by no means glamorous. Each of us left an important part of ourselves behind so that we might start anew. We are the survivors. This is our chance to grab happiness by the horns and make it our own. Join 20+ USA Today, bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming authors as they weave tales of horror, loss, persecution, and unfair struggles, leading to new lives, new romances, and most importantly, well-deserved Happily-Ever-After endings. With stories written by C.A. King, USA Today Bestselling Author JA Lafrance A.L. Morrow, USA Today Bestselling Author AM Cosgrove Katia Kozar TL Mayhew C.L. Collier A.N. Waugh Ryan Grey,

In League with Ivy by J. J. Sorel

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number of pages 195 published March 19th genre contemporary, romance, adult rating 💜💜💜 💜 cover 💜💜💜 Goodreads || Amazon Ivy lives with her hippy mom and tries to find a way to be an independent, successful and strong woman. It's not going all that well. :) She works at her mother's store and tries to run a blog on the side, but it feels like her heart isn't in it. 8 months ago she fell hard for Chase Elliot, the billionaire playboy. But she wanted more than him, so they broke up. Now they are friends with benefits, but it's very hard not to get the feels.  Chase was used to being carefree. His days consisted of partying and pretty girls, but now he faces an ultimatum. He needs to get married and take over the company. For neither of which he is ready. But the more time he spends with Ivy, the more he can imagine what the future could be like. The only problem, he didn't mention the ultimatum to Ivy. It's a romantic and very steamy story, there is a lot of

How to Be the Best Third Wheel

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number of pages 336 published May 3rd 2022 by Wattpad genre ya, contemporary, romance rating 💜💜💜💜💜 cover 💜💜💜💜💜 Goodreads || Amazon Lara spends her summer vacation in the Philippines with her family. She couldn't wait to come back home and hang out with her group of friends. On the first day of school, she is in a world of surprise. All of her friends have boyfriends. And what's even worse, they all start acting crazy. Lying to her, forgetting about plans and generally not treating her well. James, her long time arch-nemesis, kind of forces her into tutoring him. And with her friends always busy, they kind of start to hang out. And the more time they spend together, less she hates him. Living in a tight-knit family is never easy, there is always some drama going on and with the end of high school, there is a lot of decision to be made. It is a story of growing up, finding your own place in the world and finding love in an unexpected place. I loved reading the book. The

In the Shadow of the Throne by Kate Sheridan, Gaia Cardinali (Illustrations)

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received from Netgalley number of pages 176 published August 30th 2022 by Mad Cave Studios genre ya, fantasy, graphic novel rating 💙💙💙💙 cover 💙💙💙💙 💙 So Good! Jordan is on vacation with his family. His parents expect him to take care of his younger siblings all of the time. Tired, annoyed and irritated he wanders on his own and finds himself in another world. Literary.  He soon embraces the world and even training for a knight, but all is not well in the world and there are many secrets lurking below the surface. The illustrations are gorgeous. As I flipped the pages the world came alive. The magic, the setting, it's all well thought out.  It's a lovely story, light, short and to the point. It could do with a bit more depth, with the story and the characters. However, I greatly enjoyed it. :) Goodreads || Amazon happy reading, anie

Boys I Know by Anna Gracia

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received from Netgalley number of pages 352 published July 5th 2022 by Peachtree Teen genre ya, contemporary, romance rating 💙💙💙💙 cover 💙💙💙💙 💙 Boys I Know is the story of growing up, of getting to know your worth outside of what your family demands and of standing up for yourself.  June Chu can never win. She is the younger sister, the less talented one and she hears about it, all the time. Her sister is a very talented violinist and got a scholarship for college because of it. June is pressured to practice 3 hours every day and basically follow the same path. And all of this pressure is starting to break her. She has kind of a boyfriend. She and her bio partner make out a lot, but he doesn't want to commit. Then she moves on. But the people she hangs out with are not the best for her. June is not an easy character to like, especially in the beginning. She makes a lot of mistakes, a lot of stupid choices, but that is part of growing up. And the more she grows, the more lik

The Girl at Holly Cottage by Tania Crosse

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received from Netgalley number of pages 352 published February 26, 2022 by JOFFE Books genre historical, romance rating 💙💙💙💙💙 cover 💙💙💙💙 The Girl at Holly Cottage is a remarkable story of a girl, whose life was filled with pain and obstacles, and whose path to happily ever after was filled with twists and turns. The story starts after the war, in 1954. Anna is at the end of high school, ready to go to training college, but reluctant to do so. Her father got injured and hasn't been the same since then. He gets into fits of rage and hurts her mom and the only thing that can stop her is Anna. One he goes too far and Anna isn't safe anymore.  In desperation, she leaves school and gets a job. She works for a lady in a town far away. The work is hard, and the other people working there are not nice to her. There is one shining star, the owner's son, with his sweet words and charm. Soon she has to run away and find refuge in an idyllic cottage on the moor, living with an

The Witchfinder by J. Todd Kingrea

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received from the author number of pages 340 published September 23rd 2021 by BHC Press genre fantasy rating 💙💙💙 cover 💙💙💙 The Witchfinder is a past-apocalyptical story. The world that has become, has a very medieval vibe, there is medieval torture, the ruthless rule of the church, daily witch burnings,... Malachi is loyal to the church and its cause until he discovers more, and it makes him question everything. I like the world-building, it was very well thought out and vivid. While I liked the storyline in general I had a hard time connecting with it and staying in the story. Goodreads || Amazon happy reading, anie

The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page

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received from One More Chapter number of pages 384 published March 17th 2022 by One More Chapter genre contemporary, fiction rating 💙💙💙💙💙 cover 💙💙💙💙💙 I was blown away by how much I was enveloped with the story. It's simple, but it somehow worms into your mind and heart, until you can't help but feel for every character (almost every, I greatly dislike Mr No, no not now :)) Janice is a cleaner. We follow her through the weeks as she visits and works for her many clientele. She has a very interesting hobby, Janice collects stories. There are rules of course. They have to be freely given, and she doesn't have a story to give.  There is an old opera singer, with kids all over the world, recently widowed Fiona with son Adam, who both have trouble moving on. There is a delightful old lady, for who she bakes sometimes and then there is horrible Mrs YeahYeahYeah with the cutest dog, Decius. Janice is his dog walker sometimes, too. One day Mrs YeahYeahYeah asks her to clea

Merciless Stars by Candace Robinson

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received from author number of pages 257 published March 9th 2022 by Midnight Tide Publishing genre fantasy, romance rating 💙💙💙💙 cover 💙💙💙💙💙 We follow two sisters, Afton and Silver. Afton is the queen, the older sister, who always protects Silver. She even killed their parents to save them. Afton wasn't looking for love until she meets Ragan. The story starts with an attack from the enemy's king guards, for which they are severely punished. Only the attack doesn't make sense, with the upcoming betrothal. Silves used dark magic to pull the soul back from death and into a wax figurine. Each time the form melted, but not before they form a bond. Each time he lost his memories and she wasn't able to give him proper form, until now. She figures he can be a guard for Afton. There are more sects to uncover and dangers lurking everywhere. Merciless stars is dark, twisted and so romantic. :) The would build is very interesting and the characters are very vivid. Highly r