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Baby Yours by Kennedy Fox(Review Post)

Published May 23, 2019 by bookbesties

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The worst day of my life happened when Brandon died.
We had our entire future mapped out.
Careers, marriage, kids—in that order.
Then the universe threw a curveball and ended it all.

As I come to terms with everything, I learn I’m carrying his baby. Now I’m living with his roommate, the guy who’s made my life a living hell the past two years. Hunter’s now the one to hold me up when all I want to do is fall.

Knowing my religious parents will never accept the pregnancy out of wedlock, Hunter offers to be my fake husband. While I think he’s gone crazy, it’s the only plan that’ll keep them in my life. So I do whatever it takes to make our relationship believable—kissing, touching, even letting him hold me when we sleep. The lines are so blurred neither of us want to admit we’re no longer pretending.

The guilt of what we’re doing eats me alive as I struggle to deal with my emotions. I push him away, but he pulls me closer, showing me how he’s always felt.

Just as I begin to follow my heart, I learn Hunter’s been keeping secrets.
And I’m left to make the hardest decision of my life…

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It is always sad and exciting when you are done with the last chapter of a Kennedy Fox book, and that’s how I felt about this one especially. A real page turner, angsts, emotional, loving and sweet read.

With these books you get a whole experience and you really get to know the characters and you feel and can sympathize also. From book one(Baby Mine) you got the feeling for Hunter and I was rooting for him all the way! In book two, Baby Yours, you really see both characters develop and grow.

You see the show that is put on when they pretend to be together for her parents then having to see the struggles that these two have to deal with since Brandon passed away since it has both of them feeling things that have given them guilt. Seeing Lennon as a Mom is beautiful and rewarding. She definitely grew a lot.

I can’t tell you enough how you just want to grab Hunter and never let him go he is just such a wonderful book boyfriend! I am always happy to see the realness between the characters that makes them relatable and trust when I say you will ride that emotional roller coaster with them. I will tell you that by the end of the ride you will have that HEA and you will be jumping up for joy! This book was a hit for me.

I can’t wait for the next couple because that Epilogue is fire!!

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Dirty Flirty Enemy Cover Reveal!

Published May 23, 2019 by bookbesties

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He’s the arrogant Manhattan
realtor with billboards advertising his six-pack more than his expertise in
negotiations.I’m the competing broker who stupidly moved across the hall
from his office.

From day one, I’ve been his sworn enemy. Okay, so I might
have accidentally stolen one of his clients. Well, is it stealing if the client
comes to me?

Even our vicious banter and loathing gazes can’t hide the
chemistry between us. Who can blame me? He has enough charisma to make every
hot-blooded woman in the city melt with a single word.

Just when I think a mutual respect could be born between us,
the biggest developer in the city offers us an opportunity that pits us against
each other.

Time to forget Carmelo Mancini’s dreamy eyes and tight abs.

Game on.

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Heart’s Desire(Review Post)

Published May 15, 2019 by bookbesties

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Lady Clarissa has decided to live life on her terms. After the end of a ten-year betrothal, she wants nothing to do with marriage or the men of the ton. Least of all her friend’s brother, the very charming Lord Markham, or Hearts, as many ladies call the oh-so-handsome earl.

Markham pursues relationships with no ties that bind. Acting the rake leaves everyone satisfied…until he overhears a wager that could lead to Clarissa’s ruin. He can’t help but step in and claim she’s his intended bride.

Clarissa is appalled. She did not need to be saved. Reluctantly, she agrees to the fake courtship, if only to experience what the rakish Markham can offer. But when lust becomes love, Clarissa must make up her own terms and bet it all on Hearts.

Each book in the Lords of Chance series is STANDALONE:
* Scandal in Spades
* Heart’s Desire

OH MY GOOD BOOK!!!!

This is the first book I have read by Wendy LaCapra and let me just put it out there in the bookiverse that after this one book I am a fan!!! This is also the first Historical Romance book I have read where our leading lady is a total alpha in the bedroom. It was so exciting!!!! I love that this author was not afraid to allow her heroine to be sexually demanding, that is something you almost NEVER see in the H.R. genre. I will be buying this book and adding it to my book shelf so I can read it over and over again.

Percival Stanley, the fifth Earl of Markham also known by the ton as “Hearts” finds himself breaking all of his self-imposed rules in an attempt to save the reputation and honor of a woman. Too bad it’s the only woman in the ton who clearly dislikes him and would rather risk ruination than go along with his scheme. Or is she?

Just when Lady Clarissa Laithe thinks she has won her freedom by offending a notorious bully and gossip thusly choosing to become a spinster, the one man she finds “intolerable” takes it all awake in a misguided attempt to rescue her from humiliation and scandal. It’s only after conceding to go along with his scheme that she see maybe he isn’t as intolerable as she thought.

I enjoyed this book so much and cant wait to hear what all of you think about it.

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This Is Crazy(Cover Reveal)!

Published May 15, 2019 by bookbesties

From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off This
is…

Zara Stone

All my life, I’ve said I will never date a hockey player. I know
better because I’ve seen and lived it all. My father is a hockey god, my
brother is the captain of the most successful NHL team in the world, and my
brother-in-law also plays in the league. Their lives are complicated, so I went
in the opposite direction.

I fell in love with a scholar. But instead of proposing marriage,
he broke up with me.

Three months later, I saw his engagement picture on Instagram. I
couldn’t let him get away with that. No, it didn’t matter what, I was going to
make that man see that I did not need him.

Evan Richards

I was in the running to pass my point record from last year, ready
to claim the number one spot in the league. On top of my game, I was riding my
career high wave.

Then, Hockey’s Princess, Zara Stone tweeted me. She wanted me to
crash her ex’s wedding.

The worst that could happen? A PR nightmare. The best? A fun night
with a beautiful woman.

It started out as a game—something I’m good at. Her crazy idea
twisted into something I wasn’t looking for, something neither of us wanted.

When push comes to shove, one thing runs through my mind:

This is Crazy. Also, this is crazy right.

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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…

How to Date a Douchebag: The Lying Hours(Review Post)

Published May 9, 2019 by bookbesties

ABRAHAM
DAVIS—Honest Abe to his friends—IS IN OVER HIS HEAD…

He’s a fixer
and a do good-er. The all-knowing, resident “grandfather” on the
wrestling team who everyone relies on to fix their problems. His teammates go
to him for everything; advice, homework, or when they need a sober driver at
three in the morning–whether he likes it or not.

Abe’s
current mission is easy: mend his roommates broken heart by helping him find a
girlfriend on the LoveU app–without getting caught in the lie…

SKYLAR
GABRIEL. IS. OVER. IT.

Over her bad
grades. Over her meddling older brother and his two best friends. And over
dating douchebags. What she wants to know is: where have all the nice guys
gone?

She longs
for a handsome, sweet, and honest guy who can make her laugh. In one last ditch
effort to prove that he exists—Skylar turns to LoveU.

On her worst
day, Skylar has no filter (it’s a miracle she hasn’t been ditched mid-date).

On her best,
she’s as wholesome, and sweet, as pie.

On Thursday?
She matches with Abraham Davis’s roommate.

Skylar
Gabriel is falling for the wrong guy—she just doesn’t realize it yet.

Why?

BECAUSE ABE
DAVIS IS A LIAR.

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I was excited to review this book since I have read the rest of the books in the series, and loved them.

Abe Davis is on the wrestling team and also does the bidding for his roommate JB. His roommate is on the Love U app which is the school’s version of Tinder, and he has Abe filtering his matches. Abe comes across Skylar who seems different from the others and right away he is hooked. Skylar is looking for a relationship and after her friends talk up the Love U app she decides to give it a try.

She loves the exchange with JB(aka Abe) on the app but when they both go on a date she is left wondering where is the sweet and funny guy she has been talking to? Abe hates the fact that JB has this great catch but is showing his true jerk qualities. This whole time I am yelling at my kindle because I want Abe to show himself to Skylar but he is feeling some Bro code and keeps quiet until……Skylar finds out that in a way she was Catfished with these two and then the race for Abe to try to redeem himself is on!

I felt Abe was a bit weak at times and felt the ending left a bit to be desired. Overall not my favorite in the series but I am interested in Skylar’s roommates book. This is a great series to read.

Sara Ney is
the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is
best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite
vices, she includes: iced latte’s, historical architecture and well-placed
sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets,
and fancies herself British.

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Stay by Tia Louise Cover Reveal!

Published May 8, 2019 by bookbesties

Cover Design: Shanoff Reads

Cover Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Stephen
Hastings is a control freak.

He’s arrogant. He’s smart as a whip and sexy AF.

He has too much money. He’s bossy, and he’s usually right.

All I saw were his clear blue eyes, tight ass, and ripped torso.

I gladly handed him my V-card that night, ten years ago.

I was so stupid. I swore I’d never be that stupid again…

Emmy
Barton works for a dry cleaner?

Yes, that Emmy Barton—long, blonde hair, bright blue eyes, pretty smile…

Sexy little ass. Smart mouth.

She was the only girl who interested me, but I was leaving to be an officer in
the Navy.

Now
I’m home, running my business. My life is perfectly ordered until I bump into
her, divorced and struggling to make ends meet.

I hate seeing her like this. I hate that she married Burt “The Dick” Dickerson.
What an asshole.

She
says she hates me, but when we fight, it’s all heat and lust.

I won’t leave her this way.

She will let me help her and her son. She will stay…

It’s a thin line between love and hate, and this line is on fire.

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After being a teacher, a book editor, a journalist, and finally
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Kiss Me Tonight(Review Post)

Published May 2, 2019 by bookbesties

I had it all.

The Super Bowl rings.

The hot shot TV gig.

Then I got fired.

Now I’m living in
middle-of-nowhere Maine, playing assistant coach to the woman of my nightmares.

Did I mention that she
and her son are my new neighbors?

If you talk to the
locals, they’ll tell you Aspen Levi is the queen of high school football.

But if you ask me, my new head coach is a pain in my left nut sac.

She’s too blonde.

Too peppy.

And way too sexy for my
peace of mind.

Only, one minute we’re
fighting, and the next I can’t keep my hands off her. One hot kiss. One
forbidden touch. I don’t do love but . . .

What I want, I take, and
what I want is Aspen Levi.

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This is my second book I have read from this author so I definitely was excited to read this book and hoped that I would enjoy it.

The two characters in this book are in their 30’s so it’s a refreshing change from the young college age romances. Dominic DaSilva is a retired NFL player with many accolades under his belt. He needs away from the limelight and needs to hide after going on a dating show failure. He is hoping that the small town of London will be the right fit. Night one and as he is nursing his beer at the bar he meets Levi Aspen who herself is back in her hometown of London. She is bouncing back from her failed marriage of 15 years. Only good thing is her teenage son.

She finds herself intrigued by this solid, beautiful man sitting in the stool by her. After striking out with Dom she goes home. Well of course life is sometimes not fair. Levi is the new head coach of her high school football team and it so happens that her assistant coach is no other than Coach Dom. Now, one he has to deal with being the Assistant and Levi now has to work alongside this sexy beast . The chemistry with these two is scorching and Levi is funny with her thoughts of being in her 30’s , having a kid and how her body looks and her feelings for this man that is gorgeous and wanted by every lady he looks at. The journey of Dominic DaSilva healing his wounds and allowing himself to try and open up to Levi is beautiful. Levi was very young when she married her ex husband who was older than her and he controlled every aspect in her house. Dominic challenges her and tries to break down her walls. This is a funny sexy relatable romance that will have you panting one moment and sighing the next. Great read very much enjoyed!

Maria Luis is the author of sexy contemporary
romances, though she may or may not have a few historical romances hiding
in the cobwebs of her computer.

When she’s not writing about strong men and the sassy
women who sweep them off their feet, Maria is a historian who specializes
in medieval England and 19th century New Orleans. What do the two eras
have in common, you ask? Not much, except for disease, scandalous activities
and crime–Maria’s favorite topics.

Maria lives in New Orleans with her better half, where
she can generally be found hiking with her two dogs, Zeus and Athena, kayaking
in Louisiana’s inter-coastal waterways, or curled up on the couch with a good
book.

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Birth Of A Baby Daddy(Review Post)

Published May 2, 2019 by bookbesties

If you’re having fun living
your bachelor life in your Alaskan hometown and out of nowhere a woman shows up
holding a baby she insists is yours, you need a plan-a birth plan.BP Step #1 – Lift your jaw off the floor.BP Step #2 – Figure out the baby’s age-do the math.

BP Step #3 – Try to remember the woman and with any luck, her
name.

BP Step #4 – Double check that she’s not confusing you with
your twin brother.

BP Step #5 – Ignore your five sister’s scowls as your entire
family watches the drama unfold.

There’s only one thing you shouldn’t do.

BP Step #6 – Don’t assume she’s there because she wants your
daughter to call you Daddy. You’ll only end up disappointed.

Time to figure out a new plan-one that changes her mind.

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Ok…..first I love the cover. Second if you have been reading any of the Bailey family saga then you know that the twins Denver and Rome are bachelors at heart and are not doing the commitment thing at all! The family gathers at Rome restaurant to have dinner when a lady walks in with a 18 mth old on her hip and she says she is looking for Denver….yeah I thought the same thing because secretly I wanted Rome to have his turn. Well it turns out Rome is the baby daddy!!

Harley has a one night stand almost two years ago and it was definitely memorable but that’s not the agenda of her being in this small town in Alaska. Her surprise when she finds out that her one night stand gave her the wrong number and barely remembers pieces of their night together. That’s ok because Harley just needs a DNA test and Rome medical history for her daughters records. Get in and get out! Well we know what they say sometimes about the best laid plans…….

I love a good story and Rome is a bachelor at heart until it melts when he gets to know his daughter. Next thing you know both Rome and Harley start to think maybe they can make something work. Let’s see if this Lake Starlight bad boy will fall? I always love the banter not only with the main characters but all of the side characters too. There is always a great flow to the story and Piper Rayne never disappoints! Again if I could give it 20 stars I would.

Piper
Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because we’re not one author,
we’re two. Yep, you get two USA Today Bestselling authors for the price of one.
Our goal is to bring you romance stories that have “Heartwarming Humor
With a Side of Sizzle” (okay…you caught us, that’s our tagline). A
little about us… We both have kindle’s full of one-clickable books. We’re
both married to husbands who drive us to drink. We’re both chauffeurs to our
kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes and quirky heroines that make us laugh,
and we hope you do, too.

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Anything But a Duke(Review Post)

Published May 1, 2019 by bookbesties

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The second scintillating novel in Christy Carlyle’s The Duke’s Den series.

“I absolutely adore Christy Carlyle!”–Lorraine Heath, New York Times bestselling author

Self-made man Aidan Iverson has seen more closed doors in his thirty years than he’s ever cared to count. As a member of the elite Duke’s Den, he has all the money he could possibly need but the one thing he can’t purchase is true power. If roguish Aidan can’t buy his way into society’s hallowed halls, he’ll resort to a more extreme measure: marriage.

Brought up to be a proper lady, the only thing Diana Ashby desires is to be left alone to the creation of her own devices. But when her dreams are crushed, she must find another way to secure the future of her invention. Knowing his desire to enter her world, Diana strikes a deal to arrange his marriage to the perfect lady—as long as that lady isn’t her. She doesn’t need any distractions from her work, particularly of the sinfully handsome variety.

As Diana and Aidan set out to find him an aristocratic match, neither are prepared for the passion that ignites between them or the love they can’t ignore.

In the Duke’s Den, can happiness ever be a winning prospect?

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Book two in the Duke’s Den series was just as amazing as book one. To say I loved it is an understatement. As much as I love strong, pioneering women I love the men who are secure in their masculinity enough to love and support those women. This book has both!

   Diana Ashby is a second generation inventor who is determined to get funding for her latest invention, doing something her father was never able to achieve. Who knew a chance meeting and an impulsive kiss with an injured stranger in the Belgravia mews would come back to haunt her in her pursuit of her dreams.

   Aiden Iverson has a reputation for making sound investments in large scale industrial enterprise and inventions. So much so that he and his business partners have taken to meeting with inventors in their gentleman’s gaming club. Never did he think he would run across the woman who is never far from his thoughts after she saved his life when he was attacked in Belgravia again. Much less did he expect her to be one of the inventors he was to interview and potentially invest his money with.

   I love how even though this is a historical romance novel, the socially awkward and brainy woman gets a happy ending. And how the orphan boy who fought to make a name for himself finds his place in the world as a man in love. This is another great success of a story for Christy Carlyle and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.

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Prince on Paper(Review Post)

Published May 1, 2019 by bookbesties

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The Reluctant Royals series returns with a good girl searching for the life that’s not too big, and not too small, and the bad boy prince who might be just right for her.

Nya Jerami fled Thesolo for the glitz and glamour of NYC, but discovered that her Prince Charming only exists in her virtual dating games. When Nya returns home for a royal wedding, she accidentally finds herself up close and personal—in bed—with the real-life celebrity prince who she loves to hate.

For Johan von Braustein, the red-headed step-prince of Liechtienbourg, acting as paparazzi bait is a ruse that protects his brother—the heir to the throne—and his own heart. When a royal referendum threatens his brother’s future, a fake engagement is the perfect way to keep the cameras on him.

Nya and Johan both have good reason to avoid love, but as desires are laid bare behind palace doors, they must decide if their fake romance will lead to a happily ever after.

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This is the second book by this author and from this series I have read, and while like its predecessor it is not a historical romance I thoroughly enjoyed it none the less. This book was a total run read and every minute of it had a smile on my face.

     Dating games on her phone were Nya Jerami’s window in to the world of romance that she was to self- conscious to enter in real life. Until the wedding festivities of her best friend brought her together with the one man she has had a secret crush on she was never allowed to dream of being loved by anyone but her family.

     Johan von Braustein aka the Tabloid Prince of Liechtienbourg aka Bad Boy Jo-Jo is known for being the life of a party and the paparazzi couldn’t get enough of his wild antics. Too bad for them they only saw the mask of the man he wanted them to see. At his best friend’swedding he finds himself in close proximity with one of the few people who is able to see the man beyond the mask, and it just so happens that he has been crazy about her for a while.

    This book isn’t a historical romance but it absolutely reads like and follows a similar story line to all of my favorite H.R. books. I really enjoyed seeing Nya find her inner strength and watching Johan shed his Bad Boy persona all as they fall completely in love. I couldn’t put this book down and I hope it is the same for you.

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