Monday, September 26, 2022

Release Blitz for Sawyer Bennett's Coen



★★ NEW Hockey Romance from Sawyer Bennett ★★


A hockey hunk spinning out of control. The neighbor he can't stand, but can't get out of his head. Coen: A Pittsburgh Titans Novel is available NOW from Sawyer Bennett!


Meet Coen Highsmith! Read the first THREE chapters of Coen: https://sawyerbennett.com/chapter/coen/ 


And then grab your copy of Coen, a standalone hockey romance that will have you swooning, laughing, crying, and reaching for a glass of ice water:
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Coen Highsmith was a league star, but he lost more than his team the day the Pittsburgh Titans’ plane crashed. Can he be saved from his downward spiral of guilt and regret to become the man he once was?


I had it all—a successful hockey career, the respect and adoration of the fans, a rotation of beautiful women warming my bed, and a feeling of self-worth and contentment with the direction of my life. But that all changed the day the team plane went down, taking my only chance of redemption with it. Now I’m left with the daily reminder of all my failures and my inability to correct them. 


My new teammates are tired of my attitude and following my suspension, I hole up in a mountain cabin to get away from all of it. The isolation is exactly what I need to get out of my own head, and I’m beginning to think I could be content in this quiet forever.


Tillie Marshall isn’t the type of woman who would usually catch my attention, yet she manages to do so for all the wrong reasons. I’m here for the peace and seclusion but the quirky artist is hell-bent on destroying that by cutting down the trees that separate our properties so she can open a pottery studio. If it’s a fight she wants, it’s a fight she’ll get. I have the money and the time and no issues bringing her down through the court system.  While I see flashes of steely determination within her, I’ve found that being a jerk comes naturally these days and she won’t be hard to intimidate. 


Unfortunately, that gorgeous and somewhat odd neighbor who has been causing me grief is creating another type of feeling within me. And once that spark is lit, Tillie displays a faith in me that for the first time since the crash I desperately want to believe. Now it’s time for me to step up and become the man—no, a better man than I once was.







Trinette Dungee's 4 Star Review


One of the “Lucky Three”. That’s what Coen Highsmith has been referred as since he was one of the three members of the Pittsburgh Titans who did not perish in the horrific plane crash that took his entire hockey team; but “lucky” is that last thing he feels. Not only is he dealing with Survivor’s Guilt, but he’s dealing of the guilt of leaving something unresolved with someone who was on that flight. He’s had several high profiled incidents that weren’t so positive. He’s been in multiple physical altercations. He’s pushed away anyone who tries to help him or shows concern for him. At this point he’s more or less hit rock bottom and has been suspended from The Titans. In his mind, he’s done with the team and with hockey in general. To his dismay, the team’s owner, Brienne Norcross, and a few self-proclaimed friends from the team won’t let him just quit.  They’ve suggested he use his down time to get himself together. 


When his teammate Stone offers him his cabin to get away and regroup, he finally takes him up on his offer. He enjoys this seclusion so much he buys the cabin. At the time he didn’t realize along with the cabin, he’d inherit a pain in the ass neighbor hell bent on cutting down the trees that borders both of their properties. Tilden Marshall is stubborn, mouthy and sexy as hell. All he wants is peace and quiet, and not constantly wonder what it would be like to claim her. 


Since the start of this series, I’ve been anxious for two stories, Coen being one of them. He has been a true asshole in the previous three books, so I had this feeling that he was dealing with something so deep that my heart was going to be ripped out. But he turned out to be nothing like I thought he would, his story was nothing like I thought it would be, and I was pleasantly surprised!  The guy is a walking contradiction. While he does have some issues that he needs to work through, and can be blunt and harsh, he’s a very likeable guy. As a matter of fact, he’s quite…. dare I say…. charming.  The Coen before the accident was a nice guy, a fun guy, the life of the party guy, and this is the guy who shows up during this book, okay not so much the life of the party guy…but the nice, fun guy. 


The first glimpse of this humor appears when he and Tildie have their first argument about her wanting to cut down the trees around his sanctuary. 


The man is overly dramatic as he waves his hands. “I’m a goddam naturalist. I draw strength and serenity from Mother Nature.  I’m a motherfu*king, modern-day Snow White who communes with all the forest creatures and don’t want their habitat destroyed.” My head tips to the side as I frown with skepticism. “Really?”  ” No, not really,” he says with an eye roll. “I just like my privacy, okay? End of story.”  That was my first laugh out loud moment and there were many with him. 


What has Coen spiraling out of control in regard to the plane crash was nowhere near what I thought it was going to be. Coen’s journey is learning to forgive himself for something he had no control over. Even though he finally confides in Tillie what drives his drastic personality change after the accident, for me it wasn’t her convincing him that he had nothing to feel guilty about, but her helping him bring out the person deep down inside that was capable of more than what he thought he was even before the crash. He faced the issues he had with him family, his feelings of not being important in anyone’s life, not being capable of being who he truly is. 

These characters were fun. Their banter was fun. Their attraction was instant, and the chemistry was crazy. Coen wasn’t the grump I thought he was going to be. He was intuitive, compassionate, and he was so matter of fact that I couldn’t help but to laugh at his delivery in his conversations. They almost always had me giggling. 


“So, not fu*k buddies, but like... fu*k neighbors?” I ask, because that sounds ridiculous. He shrugs, “You’re the one keen on labels.”


I really liked Tillie. This woman was not afraid to speak her mind around Coen. She may have been thrown for a loop by her attraction to him, and struggling to understand why he’s attracted to her, but she doesn’t hold back when it comes to telling him about himself. Even when she learns that he’s a famous hockey player, she’s not about stroking his ego. When he’s being an ass, she calls him out. 


“Are you okay?” He blinks in surprise. “Yeah, why?” “Because you’re quiet and brooding and acting weird. I feel like if I say the wrong thing, you might explode.” It’s not a good sign that Coen’s jaw sets into a hard line. “If I make you uncomfortable, you don’t have to stay.” And that’s all he needs to say for me to judge the situation. “I’m out of here.” I put my beer on the handrail and head for the back door, going in to grab my purse, my keys and my dignity. I don’t need this shit. I don’t even make it a few feet before he’s up and out of the chair, stepping right into my path. His expression is thunderous. ‘You’re just going to leave…like that?” Ordinarily, I world laugh at someone who would say something so ridiculous. “you told me to leave if I was uncomfortable. I’m distinctly uncomfortable.” “Well, then fu*k you and your tender sensibilities,” he snarls. “No, fu*k you,” I snarl right back at him as I barrel past.


What I loved about their battles, he could get really snarky with her, and she’d basically give him the finger, exit stage left, and he’d be the one running after her! Also, as much as he wanted to keep it physical, it was him who was beating down the emotional connection the most. His level of compassion was a pleasant surprise. I especially loved the way he handled the mean girls and don’t even get me started on the chipmunk. Cutest thing eh-ver!!!


My favorite snark from Coen came after an “encounter” the two had. 


“Couldn’t have done that to you if you’d have cut the trees down now, could I?” Coen pivots on his foot and walks away, chucking as he toward his house. “Seriously?” I call after him, bending over to thread my foot back through my shorts. I’m pulling them up as he turns his head slightly to yell over his should, “We should have a bumper sticker made. Save a tree, ride my mouth.”


Coen turned out to be a somewhat light-hearted read that gives your inside that giddy feel. If you haven’t read the first three books, you definitely should, it will give you a lot of context/background to give you the true “Coen Experience”.


Up next is Drake…. he’s the other character I’ve been dying to read about. We really only meeting him in book one and his encounter with Brienne Norcross isn’t a pleasant one. While I was off in my prediction that Coen was going to gut me. I think I’m pretty spot on with thinking this single dad is going to be, Grumpy/take no prisoners/panty melting HOT AF!!! 







Monday, September 19, 2022

Release Blitz for Erin Spencer's More With You

 

 





 





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𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙. 


𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘗𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥.    


𝘉𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥.    


𝘉𝘶𝘵, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺. 𝘛𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵.    


𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦… 



 

 





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A passionate and accomplished storyteller, Erin’s love of the arts has been nurtured across her 20-year career in entertainment. From screen to stage to voicing over 400 audiobooks, Erin continues to seek meaningful ways to connect with audiences.


Erin is the owner and executive producer at One Night Stand Studios, an audiobook production company based in Los Angeles, California. She lives with her husband, Matt, identical twin daughters, Gala and Estella, and her dog, Derby. This is her second novel, the first which she co-wrote with Emma Sable. The Yes Factor, a rom-com, can be found wherever fun and flirty books – and audiobooks – are sold. 

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5 Star Review by Trinette Dungee!


“If it’s meant to be, you’ll find me”


Talk about a leap of faith or taking a major chance; but that is exactly what Summer does when she meets Ben. He’s the stranger who saved her from a possible attack that she seems to have an instant connection with, which is strange because the only person she’s ever had anything close to a connection or had an attachment with is her grandmother. 


Not quite a rolling stone, but more like a petal on the wind, Summer moved from place to place following the best opportunities; the opportunities to make the money needed to take care of her grandmother. Landing in a small coastal town in Mississippi, Summer finds herself feeling strangely settled. It is here where she meets single dad, Ben and his daughter, Grace and where an epic love is born. With Ben being from one of, if not the most affluent families in the state, it’s a love that Summer and Ben must fight to keep. 


I can’t say that I believe in love at first sight, but I do believe in instant connections that can have two people falling unusually quickly for each other; and this is exactly what happens with Summer and Ben. It’s rare that I find a book that checks all of the boxes, that’s exactly what More With You does. It gives compassion, empathy, humor, and all the feels. This is not your typical “romance” book, which is why I’m choosing to not call it a romance but a love story. 


The story is told primarily from Summer’s POV with a few entries from Ben. While Summer realizes how quickly she and Ben develop feelings for each other and is hesitant, Ben is all in. The immediate connection does freak Summer out a little because she’s never had feelings like this for anyone factor in Ben’s daughter Grace, and she’s completely out of her element. Especially having not been cared for by her own parents; she’s not even sure if she has any maternal instincts. Even with her doubt; Summer, Ben, and Grace forge ahead. Of course, they are met with obstacles while building on their relationship from Ben’s family, as well as an old childhood friend turned complete douche. 


The pace of the story was very good. The dialogue between all of the characters was excellent, and the deep detail of the town gave me such a vivid picture of every scene. The chemistry between Summer and Ben was pretty unmatched by pretty much any other couples I’ve read. The supporting characters were also amazing. I simply adored Mrs. Thibodeaux aka Ms. T. She was Summer’s very own Jiminy Cricket. She was sassy, funny, and loving. Even the crappy characters, Ben’s parents and family friend Levi were very well rounded. This could all be because Summer’s story was based on the author’s life (with some embellishments). 


I knew going into this book it was going to hit me in the feels, but by no means did I think it would bring out the emotion it did. If you pay close enough attention, you can kind of figure out where the story is going, but I’m willing to be you will underestimate how hard it hits you in the gut and/or heart. 


This is Erin Spencer’s first solo project. If you are an audio book fan, you’re probably familiar with her works as she’s narrated hundreds of books as Ava Erickson. If reading this book gutted me, I can only imagine what hearing her bring her own book to life will do to me.


When I think of tomorrow, when I think of next week, when I think of Christmas, when I think of this time next year and the years beyond that, you’re in every image. I want more of you. I want…more with you. Don’t say that my Summer is over. Not yet. If I could and you decide you can, I’d make it everlasting. 


And this is only in chapter 11 when Ben says this! It was one of the scenes when I knew this book was going to gut me. 


This author and first solo written book gets 5 stars from me. 



 


Sunday, September 18, 2022

Release Blitz for Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland's The Rules of Dating




Title: The Rules of Dating
Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 19, 2022


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It all started when I hosted a little party for a bunch of new friends.
Though “friends” might not be the right word since the invitees were all the women I’d found out my boyfriend was talking to behind my back. When the guest of honor walked in—aka my now ex—things took a turn…
Unfortunately, a stranger witnessed the whole blowout. I was in a mood that night and ended up giving this gorgeous guy an attitude, too. As if my night could get any worse, before he stormed off, he informed me he was actually my landlord.
Colby Lennon, along with three of his friends, owned the building where my tattoo shop was located. He and I were total opposites. He wore a tie, oozed confidence that came with years of women falling at his feet, and wasn’t afraid to say what he wanted, which lately—was me.
I hated that I found myself attracted to him. Especially since I was supposed to be on a self-imposed dating hiatus. Yet the two of us couldn’t seem to stay away from each other. We started hanging out, as friends. I even went as far as making rules for what he’d dubbed our “undates.”
But eventually, our explosive attraction became too much to bear, and we broke our resolve. I let my guard down and started to really fall for Colby.
Nothing could have prepared me for the ride he took me on. And I certainly wasn't prepared for where I'd wind up when the ride was over.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn't see coming.







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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance. 

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. 

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.



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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.




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Lisa Kane's 4 Star Review 

Billie is a talented tattoo artist who's discovered her boyfriend has been spending way too much time on Tinder. So she devises a plan to invite all the women he's been corresponding with and have them show up at her shop. Just a little special birthday for her cheater boyfriend. What goes down gets a little heated and Billie doesn't hold back. She has a bit of a meltdown in front of a customer. He seems to be enjoying the show but when he gets up to leave he lets it slip that he's Colby Lennon, her landlord. Oh lordy...

The two meet again on calmer terms and find they have chemistry. It doesn't hurt that Colby is a single day to the most precious little girl Saylor. She charms Billie as much as her dad does- Billie is more than a little intrigued. But their burn is slow and steady and they form a close friendship before crossing any lines.

Now this is a Keeland/Ward story so you know there is going to be some major heart dropping conflict that will cause the bump bumps in your stomach. But keep reading because the dark clouds have to pass for us to get our rainbows. This is the first in a series of connected stories that can be read as stand alones.

























































































































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