🔖 REVIEW BLITZ 🔖 Two Tickets to Paradise by Hannah Blowers

Two Tickets to Paradise by Hannah Blowers

Release Date: May 24, 2024

Pages: 435

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

I do what any jilted bride would do in my situation—escape to Hawaii with my best friend for my nonrefundable honeymoon…and pretend we’re married.

My happily ever after takes a nosedive when my fiance dumps me at the altar for his ex. So instead of toasting to marital bliss, I plan on drowning my sorrows in tequila. And instead of promising forever, he's promising I'll never have to see him again if I hand over the tickets to Hawaii. I can’t believe my ears at first when he tells me he wants to whisk his girlfriend away on what was supposed to be our romantic getaway. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound!

But when life hands you a lime, you put it in a coconut.

Licking my wounds in paradise was the last thing I wanted to think about in my dispirited condition, but now I have a perfectly good reason to go—so he can’t.

Enter Holden Santos, the guy who's seen me through braces, bad haircuts and questionable fashion choices and miraculously stuck around. Now we’re rocking wedding rings, snuggling in a king-sized bed at a luxury resort and playing doting newlyweds as we sip cocktails by the pool. Piece of cake, right?

Until we share a kiss for appearances, that’s so explosive, it reignites feelings I thought were long buried. The butterflies that once fluttered in my stomach during algebra class awaken with a vengeance.

Now I’m at a crossroads. Do I lock away my feelings like the letters I never sent him one year at summer camp? Or do I take the leap, risking it all to lay my heart bare, knowing the consequence could be losing him—the man who’s become my everything, my confidant, my anchor—forever? 

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My Review:

Not having read any other works by the author before, I didn’t know what to expect before reading Two Tickets to Paradise. Needless to say, Blowers delivers a steamy and emotional friends-to-lovers romance that will leave you wanting for more.

As an EMT living in New York, Maddie Evans is far from her childhood home of Glenwood Springs. The small town where her family still lives, including her childhood best friend, Holden Santos. Having grown up together, he is someone that she has relied on ever since they were little and throughout the changes growing up. But Maddie hates coming home, only to leave her best guy behind again. Until the day of her wedding day that her life takes an unexpected turn that proves just how much Holden might be right for her.

For Holden Santos, being surrounded by firefighters inspired him to follow on with their paths. That’s how he met his other half and best friend, Maddie Evans. There is nothing he wouldn’t do for her, so when she asks him to go to Hawaii with her and pretend to be married, there is no hesitation. It’s once they are enjoying their time away from everyone else, does he start to realize that he’s always had feelings for her.

I really enjoyed reading Two Tickets to Paradise, the relationship between the two main characters is off the charts from the very beginning. They have such a close friendship that it keeps growing stronger than ever as they face different obstacles in the book. Holden is sweet and really wants to turn things around for Maddie. What starts off a vacation becomes so much more when they have to printed to be a couple. Neither of them expected to reveal hidden feelings or for the curveballs that they need to face before they get their happily-ever-after. All in all, I would highly recommend it if you love reading friends-to-lovers romances, worth adding it to your TBR. :)

***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***

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Meet Hannah Blowers:

Hannah Blowers lives in Michigan with her husband and their two cats. She loves coffee, graphic design and writing heartwarming books with happy endings when she's not concocting stories in her head at her customer service job. Writing and laughing are her best forms of therapy.

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🔖 REVIEW BLITZ 🔖 Meant for Her by Natasha Madison

Meant for Her by Natasha Madison

Release Date: May 10, 2024

Series: Meant For #2

Pages: 399

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Sports

From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestselling Author Natasha Madison comes new enemies to lovers, forbidden, single mom, hockey romance.

Christopher

I came from the biggest hockey family in the NHL.
Records were set by my grandfather, my father, and now my brother.
I was taught to love the game, but more than that, I learned early the men you play with are your family.
You get on the ice every night and protect them, celebrate the wins, and pick each other up when you fall.
So when we lost Benji, I stepped in to help his wife and kids, but this pull I feel when it comes to them is something more than I can even understand.

Dakota

My life was perfect, until it wasn’t.
Gone was the husband I thought I knew and in his place was a stranger.
I saw him change before my eyes.
Then he was gone, leaving me and our girls alone.
I wanted nothing to do with anyone or anything that took him away from me.
But no matter how many times I’ve told his best friend I don’t need help.
He’s here doing things for us, and the worst part is, I want him to. 

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My Review:

As the second book in the Meant For Series, Madison delivers a touching second chance romance in Meant for Her. This hockey romance will leave you rooting for the characters until the very end!

For Dakota, being the wife of a professional hockey player comes with its ups and downs. She is aware of the attention and pressure that her husband constantly gets. But nothing could have prepared her for the upcoming change in her life. Her husband was no longer the same and when tragedy struck she was left with her girls as well as a very unsettling future. That is until Christopher Stone came into her life, as her husband’s best friend and teammate he’s been in their lives ever since they drafted at the same time. They were supposed to be there for each other after all these years, but Dakota starts to feel resentment toward Christopher. He should have done more and he didn’t. Christopher Stone never intended to fail his best friend, but Benji is gone. Now it’s up to him to look out for his family. Little does he know that his life was about to change forever.

I throughly enjoyed reading Meant for Her, the chemistry between the characters is what stood out to me the most. No matter how much Dakota wants to stay away from Christopher, she can’t resit how good he is toward her and her daughters. He is a good example to them and his good heart is what ultimately wins her over. But there are obstacles that they need to face, including facing the guilt that has them unable to fully move on with their relationship. This story is about facing loss and starting new beginnings. I loved the ending, it fit the characters so well. I would highly recommend checking out this story as well as the rest of the series! :)

***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***

My Rating:4.5/5

Meet Natasha Madison: 

When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her… 

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