🔖 REVIEW Full 🔖 Throttle by Melanie Moreland

Full Throttle by Melanie Moreland

Release Date: June 13, 2024

Series: Reynold's Restorations #5

Pages: 292

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

There’s a new mechanic in town.
Dom Salvatore.

Tall, serious, intense. A loner.
Exactly what he wants to be.
Until he meets her.
Cherry Gallagher.
Independent. Stubborn. Sexy as hell.
And not interested.
Or is she?
What happens when two lonely people open up and discover there is more to life than being alone?
When the sparks they feel become an inferno they can’t control?
When they discover the best part of each other is what they were missing?
Can they handle the full throttle of love?

Author’s Note: Join this found family in the final story set in the small town of Littleburn, Ontario, Canada. Where this group of blue-collar heroes learn to love fiercely the strong women in their lives.

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My Review:

As the last book in the Reynold’s Restorations Series, Moreland delivers a second chances and new beginnings story in Full Throttle. This steamy romance will pull at your heart strings and never let go. A must-read!

At the beginning of the story we are introduced to Dom Salvatore, a mechanic who is ready to settle down in one place. Getting the job at Reynold’s Restorations has given him the chance to finally feel part of a family. They have accepted him for who he is, but that only reminds Dom of his past. He is not ready to feel disappointment again, especially after meeting Cherry Gallagher. She is smart, independent and there is an undeniable connection that neither can deny. Yet, she has build walls around her heart and Dom is set on prove that they might be meant for each other.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Full Throttle, the characters were relatable and their chemistry was sizzling. As a single mom, Cherry has been focusing on taking care of her daughter for a very long time. Now that her daughter is older and moving on with her life, Cherry still feels like she has to protect her heart. Meeting Dom for the first time is electric and his intense/sexy persona is what gets her to want to give him a chance. Discovering that they have a lot more in common than she originally thought, makes Cherry want to give them a chance. But neither of them expected for his past to threaten their chance to be together. I loved the wholesome family aspect that Melanie Moreland always brings to her books. The ending was perfect for the characters and their story. I would highly recommend checking out this series 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: 4.5/5

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🔖 RELEASE BLITZ 🔖 My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake

My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake

Release Date: June 4, 2024

Series: Park Avenue Promise #2

Pages: 260

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series...

Three young women make a pact in high school—to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.

My Royal Showmance

Anika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show. She’s working her way up at the production company she works for and she’s close to achieving some of her dreams. The big boss just wants one thing from her. She’s got a potential problem with the director of The King Takes a Bride and she wants Anika to pose as a production assistant and report back.

As the king of a tiny European country, Luca St. Marten knows the world views him as one of the pampered royalty of the world. It couldn’t be further from the truth. His country is hurting and he’s right there on the front lines with his citizens. When he’s asked to do a dating show, his counselors point out that it could bring tourism back to Ralavia. It goes against his every desire, but he agrees.

When one of the contestants drops out at the last minute, Anika finds herself replacing the potential princess. She’s sure she’ll be asked to leave the first night, but Luca keeps picking her again and again. Suddenly she finds herself in the middle of a made-for-TV fantasy, and she’s unsure what’s real and what’s simply reality TV.

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Meet Lexi

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she's sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.

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🔖 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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