The last couple weeks have been crazy with all these new books coming out! I've read quite a lot considering I still have lots to do otherwise, but it's been fun. Here's a quick rundown of the books I've read and reviewed in the last couple weeks:

• Scoring the Player by Rebecca Jenshak
• A college sports romance that's got all the fake dating and sweetness you'd want.
• How to Win the Girl by Sara Ney
•  This is a hilarious and sexy college sports romance that I think I read in like a day. Ney never disappoints!
• Dimitri by Cala Riley
• Love in the Russian mob is possible in this romance. I loved the angst in this one. 
• Tempting Little Thief by Meagan Brandy
• This is a steamy and explosive romance where secrets abound, and danger lurks everywhere. 
• Rebellious Rockstar by Gina Azzi
• This is a different sort of romance from Azzi that's got plenty of drama. It's the first part in a trilogy, and it does end in a cliffhanger. 
• Made For Romeo by Natasha Madison
• This is a non-sports romance in a sports romance series, but our heroine in this one is part of the hockey dynasty family. Be warned: this book contains some triggers that you might want to check out. I loved this storyline, though, and the ending was worth the emotional turmoil. 

I'm lucky that I get to be on a number of ARC teams and am able to get advanced copies from PR companies when I see a book I want coming out soon. Sometimes, they all decide to release their books all at the same time. That's what happened with these, but wow what a selection! Like, if I'm going to have to power read and review, this has been such a wonderful list of books to get through. I'd recommend any of these books to anyone that loves romance. 

Check out my full reviews for these books here or on my Bookstagram. 

Misdeeds of a Billionaire is out now! The newest book by one of my absolute favorite mafia romance authors is available on KU. Can't get better than that!

Why you want to read it: it's sexy, well written, and the characters are solid. See my full review here. 

Misdeeds of a Billionaire

by 

Eva Winners

Available June 1, 2023

𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩…

Misdeeds of a Billionaire, Book Two in the Billionaire Kings Series by Author Eva Winners is 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪!

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·· 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 ··

𝙈𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚-𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙. 

𝘼 𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙙. 

𝘼 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚.

The man who ruled his empire with a cold head and an even colder heart. And most importantly, my son’s father. Except, he wasn’t aware of that little fact. To the media, Byron Ashford is a Billionaire King. To me, he’s a reminder of the hottest, most forbidden, night of my life. And my biggest mistake.

I hadn’t seen him in years and 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙚’𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.

But then, my best-laid plans always seem to go astray. Now, I need his help to bail me out of trouble. He’s a billionaire and I’m just a broke, debt-riddled surgeon.

Against my better judgment, I sought him out. It should have been easy, in and out. Except, nothing with Byron Ashford was ever easy. He refuses to hand out free favors. And the price for his help?

𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺. 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.

He wants to shackle me to him with a marriage I don’t want then throw away the key.

His demands are scandalous. 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.

It was supposed to be a mutually beneficial deal, but nothing about Byron is ever that simple. Once he slips the ring onto my finger, the rules change.

His demands grow. He no longer just wants to own my body. He also wants my heart and soul. But I’m not that young, naive woman anymore.

Too bad this billionaire forgot one thing. 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘆.

And this time, I’m not blinded by his smile and especially not by his lies.

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I'm so excited to present you the cover reveal for Adriana Locke's Flaunt. It's the fourth book in the Carmichael Family series and is Banks' book. I'm beyond excited to meet the woman that's going to tame this hilarious, kinda crazy, definitely sorta kinda needy MMC. I've got a feeling that his is going to be my favorite book of the series...but then again, we don't have Fox's book, so maybe don't quote me on that just yet. Either way, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of this small-town romance!

FLAUNT BY ADRIANA LOCKE

Release Date: June 2nd

Genre/Tropes: Roommate-to-Lovers / Blue Collar / Small Town Romance

Cover Designer: Kari March

CHECK OUT THIS SEXY COVER!!

Flaunt by USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke is coming June 2nd!

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Blurb:

Looking for a Fake Fiancé

Have you ever wanted to prove someone wrong so badly that you could taste it?

It doesn’t matter if they’re right. The fact that they had the audacity to say it is what counts.

Hi. It’s me. I’m that person.

The man I’ve been casually seeing told me I’m not “wife material” and should

“lower my expectations”. Didn’t he realize I lowered them the moment I met him for dinner?

Obviously not.

Am I petty? Maybe. Annoyed? Of course. Determined? Definitely.

I need someone to help me flaunt my new engagement—my fiancé couldn’t wait to pop the question because I’m that amazing—in his face.

The problem? I don’t have a boyfriend, let alone a husband-to-be.

Which brings us to you.

Are you handsome? Successful? A smooth talker extraordinaire?

Are you willing to do all the things that someone madly in love would do?

Putting your hand on the small of my back. Forehead kissing. Acting like I’m a treasure you can’t live without. I need you to be prepared to do all those things …and maybe more.

What do you get out of this? I’m willing to negotiate terms—especially if they include a job and a place to stay. It’s a long story.

One night. One event. Let’s put on one heck of a show.

From USA Today and Amazon Charts Bestselling author comes a “hot and hilarious!” fake-dating tale between two frenemies that turn into roommates, coworkers, and, ultimately, lovers. Fans of close proximity, one-bed trope, and blue-collar, small-town heroes will fall madly in love with this story.

About the Author:

USA Today Bestselling author, Adriana Locke, writes contemporary romances about the two things she knows best—big families and small towns. Her stories are about ordinary people finding extraordinary love with the perfect combination of heart, heat, and humor.

She loves connecting with readers, fall weather, football, reading alpha heroes, everything pumpkin and pretending to garden.

Hailing from a tiny town in the Midwest, Adriana spends her free time with her high school sweetheart (who she married over twenty-five years ago) and their four sons (who truly are her best work). Her kitchen may be a perpetual disaster, and if all else fails, there is always pizza.

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I'm beyond excited for Meagan Brandy's newest book! Here's the cover reveal. I'm loving Bass' look here, and look how pretty the non-model cover is, too!

TEMPTING LITTLE THIEF

Meagan Brandy

Release Date: June 1

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Meagan Brandy comes a steamy forbidden romance featuring a possessive hero … who falls first and will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Blurb:

Bastian Bishop. That’s his name. 

He’s rough, rugged, and utterly unpredictable. 

He’s not cautious or contemplative. He’s a volcano. Silent and steady one second, and a nightmare in the next. 

But that’s not the worst of it. 

This guy? He’s an outsider and in my world outsiders don’t belong. 

They’re unwanted, unwelcome and known to disappear without a trace; yet he doesn’t seem to care. 

After one night of reckless rebellion, the tattooed tyrant keeps coming back, sneaking into my world without permission, and causing trouble I can’t allow.

I should end this now before my father discovers his existence and does it for me, but he won’t allow it. 

He says, like it or not … I am his now, that nothing and no one will stand in his way. 

What he refuses to understand is I’m a Girl of Greyson, a coveted queen of sorts in the underground crime world.

He’s a nobody, an insignificant man with nothing to his name, marking him a threat to my own.

We could never be, but he won’t hear it.

And me? I know exactly how this ends.

Or so I thought I did, until betrayal burns so deep that suddenly nothing makes sense.

Nothing but him…

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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.

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I adore everything I've ever read by Dyer and for good reason...her books are well written and her ability to write these characters that you automatically empathize with is amazing. Check out my review of her new release here. 

PUFFIN BAY

by

Annie Dyer

Release Date: April 27

Heartbreak led me to Puffin Bay, searching for peace in a small, coastal town. Four years later, my bar is thriving, and my next business is just what the town needs.

It doesn’t need Roman Tominey. Arrogant, city-boy, suit-wearing grump - he knows how to push every one of my buttons, and after an evening of bad decisions, he knows how to push that one too.

When Roman’s newly found teenage son joins him, Roman’s summer stay is extended. We spend the days arguing over a building project the local council insist we do together, and the evenings with him sneaking into my room.

Then Roman’s ideas for Puffin Bay’s development cause all-out war between us.

Those sparks between us? They become weapons.

Only Roman doesn’t fire his. It seems he wants something more than another zero on the end of his bank balance and he might just discard his suit - and its buttons - to keep on pressing mine.

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Meet Annie Dyer:

Annie Dyer enjoys her alarm to be off, her books to be steamy, and her gin to be dry. Her

stories are set in the UK and filled with more heat than an English summer. She writes about strong women and the men who are men enough to make them happy! Her books are made to binge read and guarantee a happily ever after. Annie lives in Manchester, England with her husband and pets, in a Victorian house with leopard print carpet!

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Irresistibly Perfect is out now! It's a rockstar romance, which I don't regularly read, but when I say it's good just believe me. J. Saman is definitely one of my favorites contemporary romance writers, and it's for good reason. She's a fantastic storyteller, and the way she weaves drama and sexiness together is spot on. 

Irresistibly Perfect by J. Saman is now live! 

From USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes a steamy brother's best friend, friends-to-lovers, forced proximity romance about a hot rock star and the irresistible woman he's always wanted but could never have.

When I was fourteen, I fell in love with the girl next door.

My best friend’s sister was off-limits to me in every way.

I was the bad boy, and she was the good girl. I was the kid with big rock star dreams, and she was the princess with her entire life planned out for her.

We were impossible from the start. Even when she’d randomly show up at my concerts and we’d spend a night or two lost in each other it would always end in goodbye.

Years later she’s back in our city.

Only now, she’s engaged to the last guy I’d ever want to see her with. So I do something crazy. I never expect to hear from her again until one night she takes me by surprise.

A drunken phone call and suddenly I’m racing through the airport to catch her plane before she takes off for Europe.

Now I’ve got one week to change both our lives.

My plan? Make her fall in love with me as we get lost in Italy and France. Her plan? Discover the woman she wants to be instead of the perfect one she’s always had to be.

I’d love to tell you that from here on out it’s all love and sex, but nothing has ever been easy for us, and this is no exception.

Fallon Lark has always been mine. Now I just have to prove it to her…

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Meet J. Saman

J. Saman is a USA Today and Amazon top 40 bestselling author who writes sassy, swoony, and scorching contemporary romances. She is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).

J. is an admitted lover of second chance romances, enemies to lovers, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing funny and emotional romances filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer side—especially for their women.

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Guys, I've had the great pleasure of reading a very early copy of Twisted Promises by Lilian Harris, and when I say you don't want to miss out on this mafia romance I mean it. It's sexy and dangerous, and it has all the twists and turns that I love about Harris' writing. Read on for more info. 

Lilian Harris has revealed the covers and blurb for Twisted Promises, book 3 in the Messina crime family series, which can be read as a standalone.

“It’s been a while since I've threatened to kill you.” -Iseult (ee-salt)
“Damn, bambina, I love it when you talk dirty to me.” -Gio

🖤 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: May 15th
🖤 𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽:
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🖤 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://geni.us/TPNL

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁:
🥵 Mafia
🥵 Forbidden (sister's fiance)
🥵 Reverse Grumpy/Sunshine
🥵 Secret Identities
🥵 Female Mob Enforcer
🥵 Touch Her & D!e
🥵 Possessive & Obsessed Hero
🥵 Frienemies to Lovers
🥵 He Falls First
🥵 All the Banter

𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗯:
I hate everything about him. I hate his smile. I hate his laugh, and most of all, I hate how he makes me feel—so completely alive with every forbidden kiss.

Gio is the son of the Italian Mafia and I’m an Irish Mob princess.
An assassin who swore her life to the cause.

We were never meant to find each other.

But one night changed everything. I was about to end his life, while he was about to end mine.

Instead, we found ourselves in bed hashing out a lot more than our differences.

I disappeared after that. I couldn’t let him get under my skin. I couldn’t let him figure out my secrets.

But he found me and refuses to let me go, reminding me why I crave him.

The only problem is, he’s set to marry my sister.

 🏈 TEASER REVEAL 🏈

Pick Six by Maggie Rawdon is releasing May 4th!! This is a steamy, fake dating, sports romance, you won’t want to miss! 

Link in bio @maggierawdonbooks

What to expect:

🖤Fake Dating

🏈Football Romance

‼️ Ex-husband’s Best Friend

🔥ALL the heat

💚He loved her first

BLURB:

What’s worse than playing a fake girlfriend to the all-pro defensive end for the Seattle Phantom?

When the same infamous playboy is my ex-husband’s best friend.

I’m normally great at keeping my distance from him—pretending like he doesn’t get under my skin. 

But after he punches a teammate over me, we’re stuck faking a relationship to save his career and mine.

If we play the game well, we could both get out ahead. 

I just have to remember everything about this is for show, including the reformed player act. 

A few blurred lines and crossed boundaries won’t change things. 

Because falling for your ex’s best friend is wrong, right?

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Adriana Locke's newest book in the Carmichael Family series is out now, and Fluke is not to be missed! Jess is everything and more and deserves book-boyfriend status without a doubt! This is the spiciest of the books in this series, but we still get all the silly antics of the Carmichael brothers (specifically Banks), too. If you're in the mood for some great smalltown romance, then look no further than Fluke. Don't forget to take a look at my full review here. 

FLUKE BY ADRIANA LOCKE

Release Date: April 10th

Genre/Tropes: Fake ex-husband / Small Town Romance / Friends to Lovers / One Bed / He Falls First

Fluke, an all-new small-town romance, by USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke is NOW LIVE!

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Blurb

SEEKING AN EX-HUSBAND

I need a fake ex-husband. 

Let me explain … 

I may have let it slip to my new co-workers that I have an ex-husband. Now they’re fascinated with the details, specifically with him.

Why wouldn’t they be? He’s gorgeous, has exceptional skills in the bedroom, and is determined to win me back.

But there’s a problem. He doesn’t exist.

The bigger problem? I have to produce him to save my job.

This is where you come in.

I'm seeking someone to play a smitten ex-husband for two weeks. You’ll need to remember our love story—details matter when it comes to romance! Please be prepared to travel in-state at a moment’s notice. We may be in close proximity and sharing a bed may be required.

One more thing—kisses are required for optics as necessary.

If this sounds interesting or, at the very least, entertaining, let me know.

Signed,

Your Future Ex-Wife

***

Buckle up for a steamy adventure between friends-turned-lovers in this new “fresh twist on a favorite trope!” take on fake dating, close proximity, and romance in the workplace from USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke. 

About the Author:

USA Today Bestselling author, Adriana Locke, writes contemporary romances about the two things she knows best—big families and small towns. Her stories are about ordinary people finding extraordinary love with the perfect combination of heart, heat, and humor.

She loves connecting with readers, fall weather, football, reading alpha heroes,

everything pumpkin, and pretending to garden.

Hailing from a tiny town in the Midwest, Adriana spends her free time with her high school sweetheart (who she married over twenty-five years ago) and their four sons (who truly are her best work). Her kitchen may be a perpetual disaster, and if all else fails, there is always pizza.

Learn more at adrianalocke.com.

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Natasha Madison's latest book Made for Us is now live! If you haven't read her before, please do. She's one of my favorite authors, and her books are always 5 stars for me. Like ALWAYS. She literally never disappoints. Anyway, check out my full review here. 

#1ClickHere
https://geni.us/D58TvO2
Available in KU

What you will find inside the pages...
🏒Single Dad
💞Best Friend's Sister
🏒Family Vacation
💞Secretly in love with each other.
🏒One night stand
💞A positive pregnancy test
And or course.
🏒The big question “when are you getting married?”

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Blurb

Abigail
It was time to celebrate.
After all my hard work, I was graduating at the top of my class.
Our family vacation was the perfect chance to relax.
Until I saw him get on the plane and my plans went out the window.
Tristan's everything I've always wanted but can never have.
One night was all we had together.
Now, I’m staring at the two pink lines wondering if I should even tell him.

Tristan
Six years ago, I was living for myself until I found out I had a two-year-old daughter.
Now, I love my life exactly how it is: me, my daughter and hockey.
Except—I've been in love with Abigail from afar for years.
She was the only one I trusted my daughter with.
One night with her is more than I deserve.
Now that I've had her, I know she was made for us.