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BLOG TOUR Up in Smoke (Hotshots #4) by Annabeth Albert Up in Smoke by Annabeth Albert is available in eBook, mass market paperback and audiobook formats on April 27th! Book Description Three Men and a Baby meets Backdraft with explosive chemistry and heartfelt feels. Freewheeling smoke jumper Brandt Wilder thrives on adrenaline. He’s never met a parachute he can’t repair or a dangerous situation he couldn’t wrangle his way out of. He’s popular and fun-loving and not at all looking to settle down or form lasting relationships. It’s a lifestyle that’s served him well…right up until the day he finds a baby on his doorstep. Shane Travis is used to putting his country music career—and his own happiness—on hold after his sister rolls through his life. Like last spring when she convinced him to try skydiving for his birthday—and she walked away with the hot parachute instructor. Now he gets to deliver the piece of news that will upend Brandt’s carefree life: he very well might ...

BLOG TOUR Title: Feel the Fire Author: Annabeth Albert Series: Hotshots, #3 Length: 336 pages Genre: Contemporary Romance Imprint: Carina Press eBook On-Sale: October 26, 2020 eBook ISBN & Price: 9781488076855, $4.99 U.S. MMP On-Sale: October 27, 2020 MMP ISBN & Price: 9781335459527, $8.99 U.S. Book Description: The third installment of Annabeth Albert’s Hotshots series—the emotions and intensity of Chicago Fire with the raw, natural elements of Man vs. Wild. When their career paths bring two high school sweethearts together again, the forest isn’t the only thing ablaze… Fire behavior specialist Luis Riviera goes where his job takes him. But when he’s assigned to an arson investigation in Central Oregon—the place he left his broken heart twenty years ago—he’s afraid of being burned all over again. Tucker Ryland had planned to join his first love, Luis, in LA after high school graduation, but life got in the way. Now a fire management expert and a divorce...

Review: Her Aussie Holiday (Patterson's Bluff #2) by Stefanie London REVIEW: HER AUSSIE HOLIDAY (PATTERSON'S BLUFF #2) By Stefanie London Amazon / Amazon UK / Amazon CA / Amazon AUS / AppleBooks / Nook / Kobo / Entangled House-swapping in Australia is just the thing Cora needs when her life starts to fall apart in the US. She didn't expect to meet her fellow house swapper's gorgeous brother on her first day, or to fall headlong into his warm embrace and loving family. Trent has a secret that he hasn't told his family. Well, most of his family. And it's wearing on him. Then a gorgeous American stumbles into his life when she swaps homes with his sister. Is Cora just the thing needed for his bruised heart? This is such a sweet, warm story. I loved Trent and his family. They're like a big, squeezy hug when you need it most. Cora is almost the opposite with her defensive shell, but I felt so for her once her backstory with her father was revealed...

Currently Reading: Trouble (Dogwood Lane #3) by Adriana Locke She wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless grin and let’s-play swagger, carpenter Penn Etling leaves women wanting in Dogwood Lane. What do they get? Avery Perry knows: a one-night stand. She’s been there. She remembers every hot pulse as if it were yesterday. But Penn? He doesn’t remember a thing. Now he’s making new moves, and Avery’s not falling for trouble… again . Is she? How could the beautiful stranger resist him? Avery is going to be a challenge for the bad boy. She’s the kind of woman who digs deep—deep enough to see there’s more to Penn than meets the eye. But first she has to give him a chance. She has to say yes. Could she also be the woman to make him change his playboy ways? When these two come together, it’s hard to pull them apart. But with love and trust ...

Review: A Cowboy Like You (Heart of Texas #4) by Donna Grant A COWBOY LIKE YOU (HEART OF TEXAS #4) Danny is feeling dissatisfaction with his life. Oh sure, he likes his job as a sheriff, has great friends, and his town is wonderful, but he doesn't have anyone at home to share his heart with. Until he rescues someone from his past one night. Skylar was the girl he had always crushed on, but never made a move on back in high school. He always thought she was destined for bigger and better things than him, so when she moved out of their small town and into the city, he knew for sure he wasn't good enough. But now she's back, trying to escape her abusive ex. Can Danny get the woman of his dreams this time? And protect her from someone with more money than sense, and a family who always bails him out of trouble? I really enjoyed A Cowboy Like You. It's sweet and heartfelt, and intense and action-packed, too. Sounds like a weird combination, but it really works here. Sk...

CURRENTLY READING: Dangerous Desires (Dangerous Beauty Book 2) by J.T. Geissinger Dangerous Desires, an all-new sexy and suspenseful romance from J.T. Geissinger is coming August 20th! He’s everything she has ever desired. But there’s only one way to keep her man alive: let him go. With Nasir’s life on the line, Eva makes a deal with the devil. She slips away to return to Dimitri, the mob boss who held her captive for years, only to step into a new world of trouble. Abducted by one of Dimitri’s most cunning adversaries, Eva finds herself an unwitting pawn in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. When Eva disappears, Naz is prepared to do anything to find her. Tracking her to the remote regions of Portugal is just the beginning of the hunt. Bewitched by Eva’s beauty, the darkly seductive spy who abducted her now has more than business on his mind, but the only way for the trio to defeat Dimitri is to work together…despite the explosive desires threatening to consume them. With a g...

Add to Goodreads Currently Reading: Hearts and Flowers (Hearts Series Book 2) by A.M. Brooks Nora He broke me. He gave me everything I never knew I wanted then in one moment destroyed all my happiness. Now I’m back in Araminta to finish senior year before I move on and leave this town full of fake and corrupted people behind. I don’t expect him to chase me. To change the game. He wants my heart but it’s destroyed. Even as we fight back against his enemies who want to ruin his name, he puts me above all else. He wants to protect me. Fix me. Claim me. Too bad I’m not the same girl I was. I can’t forgive him.... Darrian I’m sober. So fuckin sober. I’m broken and bruised but the only pain I feel is watching her and knowing I can’t have her. Danger lurks around us. My enemies are growing in numbers. I need to keep her safe and untouched by the chaos I created. I will destroy the walls around her heart and prove to both of us that I am the man she wanted me to be. She wants to ...

Currently Reading: Handle With Care (Shacking Up Book 5) by Helena Hunting Handle With Care, an all-new romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is coming August 27th! HE WANTS TO LOSE CONTROL. Between his parents’ messed up marriage and his narcissistic younger brother, Lincoln Moorehead has spent the majority of his life avoiding his family. After the death of his father, Lincoln finds himself in the middle of the drama. To top it all off, he’s been named CEO of Moorehead Media, much to his brother’s chagrin. But Lincoln’s bad attitude softens when he meets the no-nonsense, gorgeous woman who has been given the task of transforming him from the gruff, wilderness guy to a suave businessman SHE’S TRYING TO HOLD IT TOGETHER. Wren Sterling has been working double time to keep the indiscretions at Moorehead Media at bay, so when she’s presented with a new contract, with new responsibilities and additional incentives, she agrees. Working with the reclus...

Currently Reading: The Aussie Next Door (Patterson's Bluff Book 1) by Stefanie London Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2yoFTDe American Angie Donovan has never wanted much. When you grow up getting bounced from foster home to foster home, you learn not to become attached to anything, anyone, or any place. But it only took her two days to fall in love with Australia. With her visa clock ticking, surely she can fall in love with an Australian—and get hitched—in two months. Especially if he’s as hot and funny as her next-door neighbor… Jace Walters has never wanted much––except a bathroom he didn’t have to share. The last cookie all to himself. And solitude. But when you grow up in a family of seven, you can kiss those things goodbye. He’s finally living alone and working on his syndicated comic strip in privacy. Sure, his American neighbor is distractingly sexy and annoyingly nosy, but she’ll be gone in a few months... Except now she’s determined to find her perfect match by checkin...

Currently Reading: Resist (Wicked Ways Duet Book 1) by K. Bromberg From the New York Times bestselling author of the Driven series comes a powerful romance about reaching great heights through low depths. Resist, the first in an all-new irresistible duet by New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is coming July 30th! Who says you have to play by the rules to get what you want? Agreeing to meet Ryker Lockhart is my first mistake. Rich, handsome, and more than intriguing, he thinks blackmail will bend me to his will. But he’s wrong. I may have done a few things that weren’t exactly legal, but I have my own reasons for that. The last thing I’m going to do is let some high-powered divorce attorney come into my life, have my body, and rule my heart. Not to mention ruin everything that I have carefully built in just a short amount of time. But as much as I try to resist him, and against my better judgment, there is something about him that has me agreeing to his proposal. I...

Review of Making Up (Shacking Up Book 4) by Helena Hunting MAKING UP When Cosy spies a hot suit about to enter the adult toy shop where she works, she hustles herself up the sidewalk, as to not miss letting him in. A girl's gotta make that commission! It's obvious Griffin is uncomfortable in the shop, he says he's there to buy gag gifts for his friend's bachelor party, but Cosy doesn't judge (much) and she needs that commission, so she swans around in her skimpy outfit, determined to give Griffin what he wants *wink wink*. But when he leaves her his number in hopes she calls him, there's no chance she'll actually go out with a customer. Who knows what kind of man he is... Luckily for her, he turns out to be an absolute sweetheart, if one with some demons. Neither is looking for a serious relationship, though. She because she plans on finishing college finally, getting that internship, and traveling as much as possible. He because he was burned in ...

Currently Reading Making Up by Helena Hunting Making Up, an all-new laugh-out-loud romantic comedy standalone from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is coming July 16th! Cosy Felton is great at her job—she knows just how to handle the awkwardness that comes with working at an adult toy store. So when the hottest guy she’s ever seen walks into the shop looking completely overwhelmed, she’s more than happy to turn on the charm and help him purchase all of the items on his list. Griffin Mills is using his business trip in Las Vegas as a chance to escape the broken pieces of his life in New York City. The last thing he wants is to be put in charge of buying gag gifts for his friend’s bachelor party. Despite being totally out of his element, and mortified by the whole experience, Griffin is pleasantly surprised when he finds himself attracted to the sales girl that helped him. As skeptical as Cosy may be of Griffin’s motivations, there’s something about him that intri...

Currently Reading Tangle (Dogwood Lane Book 2) by Adriana Locke Synopsis Sparks fly between a die-hard romantic and a sexy cynic in this fresh, funny romance from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious. But moving in on a handsome devil like Trevor Kelly is bad news for a die-hard romantic like Haley. Trevor doesn’t believe in love. She does. Giving in to a fling and Trevor’s irresistible charms can’t end well. Can it? What can it hurt to give it a shot? Girls always fall for Trevor, and in the end, he always ends up looking like a bad-boy cad. Still, spending some time with Haley and her smart-talking, kissable mouth sounds pretty perfect. Besides, he’s only going to be in Dogwood Lane for one week. How much trouble could they possibly get into? The only answer? A “no falling in love” contract. All Trevo...

Currently Reading Parental Guidance (A Hot Hockey Romantic Comedy) by Avery Flynn Parental Guidance, an all-new, sexy and LOL romantic comedy from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Avery Flynn, is coming June 17th! All I want is to play hockey on the Ice Knights, instead, I’m in a viral video for all the wrong reasons and my mom—yes, my mom—has taken over my dating apps. Then, when I think it can’t get any worse, the fates deliver Zara Ambrose, a five-feet-nothing redhead with more freckles than inches and who’d rather be anywhere other than on a date with me. Now a bet with her friends and my PR nightmare have us both stuck in this go-on-five-dates-with-the-same-person hell situation. But if we band together, we can get the whole thing over with and go on with our lives. It’s perfect! No feelings. No future. No fuc— *ahem* fun. No naked fun. What could go wrong? Nothing—as long as I remember the rules. Don’t notice the way she looks in a dress. Don’t react when she does...

Review of Sleepless in San Francisco by Ryan Field SLEEPLESS IN SAN FRANCISCO When Noah's father dies, it leaves his other father, Ed, in a state of grief so bad that he packs Noah up and moves to San Francisco. Once there, Ed takes on the renovation of the big house, but it's not really working for them. So Noah writes an email to the producers of a reality flipping show à la The Property Brothers, asking them to help with the house, which will in turn help Ed to sleep better. When Jonathan shows up in San Francisco to speak to Ed and Noah about the possibility of using their home on his show, attraction blooms instantly between Ed and Jonathan. But, once the contracts are signed, the two know they can't mix business with pleasure, so must now be platonic. Uh huh... I really could not get into Sleepless in Seattle. There's little to no character and relationship development, the chemistry between Jonathan and Ed is the only thing that keeps them together, and...

Review of Untamed (Hotel Temptation Book 3) by Caitlin Crews UNTAMED Lucinda has come to this island in paradise with only one goal: to get playboy Jason Kaoki to allow her company to put in a luxury hotel on his island. She's not above using her feminine wiles (blech) to get him to do things her way, either. Um yeah... And that right there, ladies and gentlemen, is where this book lost me and never got me back. In this day and age, in the era of #MeToo and this author has the gall to throw this crap in?! Just no. Not that I don't appreciate a woman's sexuality, because everyone's sexuality is important, and everyone should be allowed to express it. But to use it to get ahead or to use it against someone else? Nope. Make that HELL NO! But still, I had to read ahead and find out if it got better - newsflash: it didn't. Because a) insta-love, b) Lucinda never becomes likable and c) basing Jason's character on Jason Momoa is not exactly a good way to show ...

Review of Chasing Fire (Colorado High Country Book 7) by Pamela Clare CHASING FIRE When the first responders of Scarlet Springs notice the first plume of smoke, tensions immediately ramp up and the men and women snap to attention. What follows is a nail-biting, on the edge of your seat, action-packed ride as everyone, from simply residents, to different responders (hot shots, smoke jumpers, firefighters, medics and law enforcement) to the animals of Scarlet Springs and nearby areas, evacuate and attempt to help battle the fire. Although I've only read two of the Colorado High Country series, and none of the I-Team series, it was fairly easy to read and understand what was going on in Chasing Fire . I didn't recognize all the characters here of course, but of the ones I did recognize, I loved seeing them again, especially Chaska and Naomi and Jesse and Ellie. From page one, down to the very last page, I was so into this story, wanting to know how/if everyone would get o...

Review of Tomboy (The Hartigans Book 3) by Avery Flynn TOMBOY Fallon isn't very thrilled when the favor her friend Lucy asks of her is to go take care of Zach Blackburn, defenseman of the Ice Knights pro hockey team, the most hated man in Harbor City. And when she investigates and finds that he was given food poisoning by a woman he slept with who has a rival team's, Cajun Rage, tattoo? Yeah she's really not thrilled. And she can just tell that he's not going to be any more likable than she had thought. And so after a weekend of her caring for his ungrateful ass, Lucy walks away. But Zach's different after. He plays amazingly and he gets it into his head that Lucy's his good luck charm. Will she go for the proposition he has for her? To come to his games so he can soak up her good luck vibes? What about when she negotiates him into volunteering at the clinic with her? As the two start to get to know each other, somehow the sparks neither wanted, ignite, ...

Review of International Guy of Volume 4 (Madrid, Rio, Los Angeles) by Audrey Carlan INTERNATIONAL GUY: VOLUME 4 Madrid So much happens in this installment. The stalker/harasser is ramping up their efforts, but all it does is cement Sky and Parker's love even more. This is a really exciting installment, super steamy, and I can really see how much Parker and Sky love each other, and can tell that their future is calling. Rio Then they head to Rio to help out Parker's brother, Paul, and Paul's man Dennis, with Dennis' family company's problems. I think Rio was even better than Madrid. I love how the extended family closed ranks and showed how much they all love and support each other. Paul in particular is a wonderful character, I would absolutely love to read his and Dennis' story from their very first meeting clear through to their HEA. The stalker/harasser is still out there and starting to lose it and does something so heinous that it shakes Sky a...

Review of Packaged Husband (Trophy Husbands Book 3) by Noelle Adams Chelsea is known as the pretty sister. She has no marketable skills, nothing beyond her degree. She wants to prove to her Pop and sisters that she can make a life of her own, so with a referral, she sends her resume to Owen, a man in need of some makeovers, both of himself, and more importantly, for his company. She throws in a marriage of convenience suggestion just to catch his attention in her pitch, and she's completely surprised when he brings it up himself. Who knew her throwaway suggestion would actually turn out the way it does? I thought this was such a sweet, sexy read. Owen, although a couple decades older than Chelsea, and hopelessly behind the times, is absolutely adorable. It was so obvious how much he thought of Chelsea, and she herself was a bit oblivious, even though that was what she accused him of, because it was obvious how much he cared about her even though she had no idea. I've rea...