Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray

4 Stars

He's a hot, shirtless hockey player…and he’s my fake date for my ex-husband’s wedding. Talk about a hot flash to beat all hot flashes.

The wedding bells are ringing and my ex-husband is the groom! When my grown kids hook me up with a fake date to my ex-hubby's tropical island nuptials, I expect sun, sand, and plenty of fruity cocktails - not steamy nights with a shirtless pro hockey player!

Roman might be all swagger on the ice, but this growly, egotistical male model of perfection has a soft side too. While I battle dresses made for twenty-somethings, awkward run-ins with my ex, and unwelcome hot flashes, Roman is there to distract me with flirty compliments, stay up late with me when I can’t sleep, and make me feel vibrant and ageless.

As good as it feels, none of this is real, and Roman is way out of my league. Who’s going to believe this gorgeous, famous, muscle-bound athlete would ever date a scatterbrained, hot-flashing, insomniac nerd with twenty stubborn extra pounds around the middle?

But as the big day approaches, we grow closer. Wedding activities lead to beach walks at sunset, and his oh-so-talented fingers twist my hormones up in a whole new way. Gazing into Roman’s eyes, I start to wonder if he could be my shot at a real happily ever after.

That’s the thing about vacations, though; at some point, you need to return to reality.

Loved this story so much. Olivia has an issue with her backbone with everyone but Roman. For whatever reason he brings out her spunk. When she finally stands up for herself it was amazing. Loved how all in Roman was with her and how it all played out for these two to get their HEA.

Book 1 Hot Flash Hookups

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Burn Butterfly Burn by Reese Rivers

3 Stars

What's a Butterfly to do when she gets too close to the flames?

Fly, fly away and start her own damn fire, that's what.

Savy got burnt when she gave those careless boys her heart. She flew from her cage and built a new one made from fire so no one can hurt her again. She's writing her own story now and they won't be a part of it, her book is closed to them.

Her men will do anything to get her back but when fire meets fire it causes an inferno that might turn them all to ash.

Starts right where one ended with the FMC away from the guys. They are sending her messages that she’s ignoring. It starts off 4 years later where she’s cut herself off from just about everyone and just working. She doesn’t want to get hurt again so refuses all advances from the guys. They don’t really do anything to win her back perse. They just keep putting themselves in her path until she caves. It was just an ok ending to the overall story.

Book 2 Masked Duet

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Bunny Blues by Sedona Ashe

 

4 Stars

I’m a bunny on the run.

Forced to bond with a fluffle of rabbit shifters who care only for my ability to provide offspring, I’ve spent the last several months tucked away in a burrow. My matched wouldn’t disrespect our elders by publicly rejecting me, but privately, they made their lack of feelings clear by refusing to bond with me. The only time they remembered we were paired, was when I went into heat… and became fertile.

After being betrayed and hurt yet again by the men who were supposed to be my matched, I ran from the burrows. I didn’t think there was anyone who would be willing to help me until I watched a viral video of a raven-haired bunny who’d been claimed by the Alpha of the most powerful pack of wolf shifters on earth. Monroe had faced down the elders of her burrow and offered sanctuary to any bunny who needed it among her wolf pack.

Gathering my courage, I decided to travel across the country and take her up on the offer. Making the journey to Monroe’s pack isn’t the hard part. No, the far more difficult challenge is trying to convince three very persistent wolf shifters that it is impossible for me to be their mate… no matter how much I wished things were different.

But what if the elders are wrong?

What if the rejection I’d suffered from the butthole rabbit shifters means the bond can be broken?

Love this series so much. Ellora was so strong to leave for a better chance of a HEA. She worked for her ending and the fact that she ended up with wolves made me giggle so hard. I kinda was hoping for her original mates to have an epiphany and realize what they had and make it up to her and maybe join them all but that didn’t happen. Even without this redemption I enjoyed the read and can’t wait for the next one.

Book 2 Hey There, Hop Stuff

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Knot Going Anywhere by Alisha Williams

3 Stars

After years of putting it off, I find myself ready for a pack. I’m not much of a social person, books and writing being my whole life, so meeting a pack organically is out of the question. So, when my best friend finds an ad for a Valentine's Day speed dating event, I take the leap and sign up. I only had hopes for at least a date for the holidays, but I end up leaving with a lot more. Holden, Benji and Grant are everything I was hoping for in a pack. Things happen fast, but they feel right because we’re meant to be. But, their older brother Phoenix is not very happy about the Omega his brothers bring home. He says he doesn’t want an Omega, and that his brothers can have me. Only thing is, I’m his scent match too. But you see, I have a little secret I’m not ready to tell my new pack about. I’m a world famous author with only a select few who knows the real identity of the person behind the pen name. Phoenix wants to make a deal with Marie Day, to make one of her books into a motion picture. That's not going to happen until he can pull his head out of his ass and give in to the want for me he clearly has. Because I’m a stubborn omega with nothing but time and I’m not going anywhere.

I liked this one but the drama with Nix went on way too long. You have to wait until the very end to find out what happened to lead to all the drama. It was a good read but wasn’t great.

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Promo: Grace McGinty

📣New Release Alert📣

“There were only three things in life that gave me the same risk-to-reward thrill as motor racing. Discounted end-of-day sushi. Petting an orange cat. Sleeping with another driver on the grid. “

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Do you love watching hot guys maneuver fast machines around a track in onesies, yet somehow still manage to be hot as hell?

No?   

How about reading about a badass woman chasing her dreams in a male dominated sport, kicking ass and taking names?

Still no?

What about sweet, sexy guys with dirty mouths who will make your body sing, and then get up in the middle of the night to feed and change a crying newborn?

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MAKE MY HEART RACE is a brand new motorsports contemporary sports romance.

Enjoy a RH romance with:

☑️A strong FMC who won’t let life’s hardships stop her from achieving her dreams.

☑️Workmates-to-lovers

☑️Marriage of convenience

☑️A pregnant FMC

☑️Sweet cinnamon rolls

☑️A egotistical Formula One Driver with a sweet centre beneath a crunchy exterior.  (Or maybe thats an M&M…)   www.books2read.com/mmhr

Dance Butterfly Dance by Reese Rivers

3 Stars

Savy St. James is a sad lonely girl with too many secrets to count. She hides away in her oversized frumpy clothes and thick glasses wishing she was brave enough to be seen without her mask.

One small favor backfires and forces her into a fake date deal by the school’s hot shot quarterback. Him and his three best friends treat her like a pet to play with and are careless with her until she’s had enough and breaks the deal. But when her secrets are revealed and her masks are stripped away, they will all burn for it.

Tate Valor thinks this nerdy girl is the perfect choice to use as his shield keeping all the groupies and gold diggers off his back. Savy’s a built in tutor to help him drag his marks back up so he doesn’t get benched. He never expected the make out show he forces her to put on in public to affect him more than it does her.

Jude Dixon is the wild child, f**k boy of the team. His crazy antics that match his white blond hair, multiple piercings and slightly psycho personality couldn’t be any different from the shy little doll Tate’s brought into his orbit. He’s the first to see the treasure that she is and stakes his claim when he falls hard and fast for her even when she doesn’t want to be claimed.

Beckett James had his shot at going pro blown right along with his knee. With football no longer a choice, he’s lost and depressed. Savy’s sweet heart and peach smelling hair has more than his interest stirring. He wants to peel back the masks she hides under and see the real her.

Asher James doesn’t give a sh*t about the bookworm his friends are obsessing over. He only has one obsession, the Butterfly that dances in the cage for him. It doesn’t matter that she’s never spoken to him in two years. He wants her and only her…until Savy starts getting under his skin and he sees that maybe he’s been the one in the cage all along.

Pretty solid read. I loved Savy and how she tells the guys off repeatedly. She is incredibly strong even though she’s wealthy she doesn’t act like it. The guys each have vastly different personalities. Some of them are more interesting then other ones. The telling off continues throughout the book and she ends up walking away from them. Which was the end of this story to be continued into book 2.

Book 1 Masked Duet

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promo: Yve Vale

😈 Prepare for Sparks to Fly! 😈 

Imagine catching four smoking-hot guys... who also happen to be a werewolf, a gargoyle (that's Flint!), a phoenix, and a DEMON!😲

But the heroine, Jade, isn't your average damsel!

She snaps a photo (bad move!), gets caught red-handed, and then fears for her life. But are these monster hunks really the villains of the story?

Step into a world where enemies become lovers, and a fierce, independent heroine holds the cards.

Start with Bewitching Her Monsters: 

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Continue with Charming Her Monsters: 

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 This series is perfect for you if you love:

👿 Unique Characters 

🥵 Steamy Paranormal Why Choose Romance 

🛡️ Protective Alphas (both growly and cinnamon roll varieties!)

🔎 Suspenseful Mystery that'll Keep You Guessing

The monsters are out! Will she unlock their secrets... or unleash chaos?

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