🔖 REVIEW 🔖 A Simple Life by Melanie Moreland

A Simple Life by Melanie Moreland

Release Date: January 9, 2025

Pages: 290

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

From NYT bestselling author Melanie Moreland comes a feuding to lovers standalone romance -
John Elliott is a busy man. He runs his farm and his business, keeping to himself, with no time for anything else in his life.

Quinn Harper is a single mother, looking for a fresh start.
The small town she picked seemed perfect—until her first run-in with John.

They strike sparks of the wrong kind and insist that keeping their distance is for the best.

Yet, despite his growly nature and curt tone, he is sweet to her daughter.
And he finds himself looking for reasons to be in Quinn’s company.
Do things that make them both smile. Make him feel happy.

Sparks sizzle into a low, banked fire.
And then an inferno erupts.
Neither wanted it.
But now, they can’t live without it.

Author's Get ready to swoon over a rugged farmer with a hidden heart of gold, falling for a fearless single mom and her charming little girl.

AVAILABLE NOW

My Review:

Moreland has outdone herself in her latest release, A Simple Life. This opposites-attract second chance romance will leave you rooting for the characters until the very end!

For John Elliott, being able to take over his grandparents’ farm has has brought him a lot of joy and pride. His businesses keep him busy, with no time for any distractions of any kind. So when John gets word that one of his rentals has a new tenant, he is taken aback when he sees Quinn Harper. The beautiful woman he’d met at the local fair the night before. She is feisty and a single mom to her daughter, Abby. John apologizes for the assumptions that he’d made the night before, there is a part of him that feels protective of Quinn from the very beginning. Something that doesn’t change as the two start to get to know each other better. John has been alone for too long and he makes it his mission to convince Quinn that they might just be meant for one another. Starting a new chapter in her and her daughter’s life is what motivates Quinn Harper to move to a small town. Not realizing just how much their lives were about to change forever.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading A Simple Life, we get to know and fall in love with John’s caring self. He is overly protective when it comes to Quinn and her daughter. It’s a trait that shows Quinn how different he is from her ex. He is sweet and willing to teach Abby everything about being a farmer. We get to see their bond grow stronger throughout the story as well. Meanwhile, the relationship between the main characters just keeps getting steamer than ever and there is not denying how much they like being around each other. They both have pasts to overcome and they have to go through curveballs in oder to get their happily-ever-after. All in all, I would highly recommend checking out this book and any other book by the author. You will not regret it! :)

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

My Rating:

Thanks for stopping by! 📚

🔖 RELEASE BLITZ 🔖 The Way We Score by Tia Louise {REVIEW}

The Way We Score by Tia Louise

Release Date: January 16, 2025

Series: The Bradford Boys #3

Pages: 360

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

We promised our love was forever. A decade later, two little blue lines might settle the score.

You've heard of those kids who peak in high school?
Meet my love life.
Garrett Bradford was mine from the moment we saw each other in ninth grade.
Even then, he was a six-foot-four mountain of muscles with bright blue eyes, a wide grin, and a way with his hands.
He was the high school football star, and I was the dance team captain.
We were the storybook cliché... until we weren't.

Now he's the most famous offensive lineman in the league, and I'm a buttoned-up, ultra-professional lawyer.
My dancing days are over, and my carefully controlled life is a mess.
Infertility killed my marriage, or that's what I told myself. Infertility and a cheating ex.
And my inability to get over Garrett Bradford.

One reckless night at his little sister's wedding is only supposed to be a reunion, a trip down memory lane to a time when life was happier.
Six weeks later, I'm staring at a positive pregnancy test wondering, How did this happen?

I figure I'm on my own until Garrett overhauls his life, moves back to our small town, and shows up every day to massage my feet, hold my hair when I barf, and go with me to all my doctor's appointments.

Our situation has an end date, just like it did so many years ago.
Unless this little score changes the game and gives us the second chance I thought we'd lost. 

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! 

Amazon, Audible

My Review:

Louise delivers a heartwarming second-chance story in The Way We Score. As the third book in The Bradford Boys Series, this small-town sports romance will leave you wanting for more!

They thought that their love was going to last forever, but for Garrett Bradford and Olivia Bankston, their lives completely change the minute they get accepted into different colleges. While Liv’s dream is to become a professional dancer, Garrett’s is to be a pro football player. Neither of them expected to be pulled apart after having known each other since they were kids. But Garrett is set on to follow his future, not realizing that he would not see Liv again for many years. A decision that completely devastated Liv and one that made her afraid of trusting completely. She will not let herself get hurt again, even if it means having to see him again ten years later. It would take a decade to bring them together, with her as a professional lawyer and him as a famous offensive lineman for the New Jersey Pirates. It would take one night to cross the line of no return to bring into question their potential future together. Giving Garrett the chance to prove that he is a changed man before it’s too late.

I loved reading The Way We Score, to see how the characters grow overtime as they navigate the second chance that they have been given. It’s evident that Garrett truly cares about Liv, he goes above-and-beyond to be for her when she needs him the most. He is willing to do anything for her and adding a baby to the mix is what gets him in an overprotective mode. Although Liv’s previous relationship failed, making her believe that she was at fault, there is a part of her that was scared to give Garrett that second chance. Yet, he has always been it for her even after many years apart. Now they have to lean on each other for the next phase in their lives. All in all, I would highly recommend checking out the book. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series. :)

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

My Rating:

Meet Tia Louise 

Tia Louise is the USA TODAY best-selling, award-winning author of super-hot and sexy romances. All her heroes are alphas with hearts of gold, and all her heroines are the smart, sassy ladies who love them.

NEVER miss a New Release or Sale--get her newsletter now: http://smarturl.it/TLMnews
OR Get New Release Text Alerts: Text "TiaLouise" to 64600 (U.S. only)

Keep up with her at TiaLouise.com or Instagram (@AuthorTLouise) or Facebook (@AuthorTiaLouise).

Thanks for stopping by! 📚

🔖 REVIEW BLITZ 🔖 The Proposal Play by Lauren Blakely

The Proposal Play by Lauren Blakely

Release Date: January 8, 2025

Series: Love and Hockey #3

Pages: 528

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Sports

My plan when I win a date in Vegas with my brother’s hockey star best friend? Poker and go to sleep early. Instead, I wake up with a ring on my finger and the sexy athlete naked in my bed.

But Asher’s my best friend too so we’ll get this annulled and laugh about this secret for years to come.

Trouble is our wedding pics went viral overnight.

Now everyone thinks we’re a real couple. We race back home, where I’ve just landed the big art commission of my dreams and he’s launching a sports charity so we need to look like we meant to tie the knot.

Easy enough. We’ll claim we’ve been secretly in love, while staying in separate rooms for the rest of the hockey season.

The last thing either one of us wants is to ruin a decade-long friendship by falling into bed again.

But I experience a new side of my husband at home. He cooks for me, encourages me…and buys me so many toys.

And, it’s more fun to share your toys with a friend.

We’re just enjoying temporary marital benefits.

Except, the more times he calls me his wife, the more I start to wonder if Asher was ever pretending?

And if my heart is ready to take the biggest risk of all.

Amazon, Audible

My Review:

As the third book in the Love and Hockey Series, Blaklely delivers a steamy and swoon worthy romance in The Proposal. This friends-to-lovers story will leave you wanting for more, highly recommend it!

For Asher Callahan and Maeve Harley, having been friends for a decade they’ve seen each other go through ups and downs. She is his lucky charm and Asher doesn’t take their friendship for granted. While Asher’s career as a professional hockey player for the Sea Dogs of San Francisco takes off, Harley is still trying to find her footing as an artist. Maeve thinks that no one is going to want to marry a broke artist who’s bad at romance, so Asher makes her a proposition, that if she is ever in need of a husband he’ll marry her. She accepts, not realizing that they would end up just that in order to save Asher’s reputation. Now they have to pretend in front of the whole world that they love each other. But with close proximity, they start to see each other in different light and Asher wants to keep her as his for good. He just needs to convince her that they might just be it for one another.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Proposal, Blakely is such a great storyteller/writer, her stories are always well-developed and full of emotions. We have two characters who have been through similar circumstances, neither thinks that love is in the cards for them. Until they are put in a situation where they have to pretend to be in love with each other that everything changes between them. Asher starts to realize that he might have loved her all this time and wants to be the man she wants. But making the wrong move can jeopardize their friendship as well, one that she is so set on keeping safe. Filled with sweet moments and a little dog in the mix, I would highly recommend checking out this book as well as any other by the author. You will not regret it. :)

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

My Rating:

                                     

READ THE EXCERPT:

It’s a soulful, lingering kiss that thrums deep in my bones. She’s soft in my arms, her breath gusting across her lips. A whimper crosses them too, and it sounds like a plea for more.

I want to swallow all her sounds, let them lead me on into the night.

Because they are not platonic.

They are not friendly.

They are unbearably sexy and needy.

Maeve Hartley tastes incredible, and this kiss rattles through my entire body, touching every damn corner of me. I don’t let go. As I kiss her more deeply, I’m struck with a cold, new clarity. It wasn’t merely affection I felt all along. It wasn’t simply lust either. It’s a whole lot more than basic attraction.

I’m wildly, annoyingly obsessed with my best friend.

Otherwise known as…my wife.

ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s cute but spicy. Lauren likes dogs, cake, and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.

Connect w/ Lauren:

Website: laurenblakely.com

NL Signup: http://laurenblakely.com/newsletter

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LaurenBlakelyBooks

Instagram: http://instagram.com/laurenblakelybooks

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenblakelybooks

Thanks for stopping by! 📚