#BookReview: If We Were Perfect (If Love, #4) by Ana Huang

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Two exes, one house. What could go wrong?

Olivia had a plan: MBA, Wall Street VP by thirty-two, marriage and two children (preferably twins because #efficiency).

Not in her plan? Losing half her belongings in an apartment flood and being forced to turn to her ex for help.

Definitely not in her plan? Moving into said ex’s house and watching him walk around shirtless, bake her cupcakes, and look at her with those smoldering—

Wait, what was she talking about again?

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Between his bakery and meddling family, Sammy had enough on his plate without bringing the ex he’d never been able to forget into the mix. 

But when Olivia asks for his help, he couldn’t say no. He could, however, make her regret breaking his heart—as long as he doesn’t do anything foolish, like sneak into her room and kiss her senseless… 

As passion slowly replaces their dislike for each other, Sammy and Olivia discover their past isn’t what it seems and their future is anything but certain. Can they overcome their pride and give love a second chance, or is history doomed to repeat itself?

If We Were Perfect is a steamy second chance/roommate romance. It's book four of the If Love series but can be read as a complete standalone.

Recommended for 18+ due to explicit content and adult language.

#BookReview: If Love Had a Price (If Love #3) by Ana Huang

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From BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes the next in her swoony, romantic If Love series. When Kris offers Nate $10,000 to seduce her father’s gold-digging fiancée and stop the wedding, she doesn't expect a kiss to be a part of the deal.

Every heart has a price.

She offered him $10,000 to seduce her father’s gold-digging fiancée.

He countered with $15,000 and a kiss—from her. At any time he chose.

Kris should’ve said no, but she was desperate to get rid of her stepmother-to-be, and the gorgeous actor with the wicked grin was perfect for the job.

So she agreed to his terms—not knowing that doing so would cost her a lot more than money and a kiss...

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He did it for the money, which he desperately needed.

The kiss was just a bonus, or so he told himself.

Melting an ice princess like Kris started as a challenge, but by the time Nate realized there was more to Kris than meets the eye, it was too late: he had fallen.

But they’re not just from opposite sides of the track—they’re from different worlds. And when those worlds collide, Kris and Nate must decide whether they’re willing to give up what they have for what could be…

#BookReview: When We Lied (Fairview Hockey #2) by Claire Contreras

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A brand new hockey romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Claire Contreras set in the same world as Until I Get You...

Finneas Alexander Barlow is a walking thirst trap. Tall, hot, and broody. Tousled brown hair, chiseled jaw, alluring green eyes, perfect teeth, well-groomed beard, broad shoulders, and lips good enough to bite. He’d look like a Disney prince if the prince was a broody ahole.

Four years ago, a fated meeting led to an inevitable hook-up. Just one. It’s his rule. One-time hook-ups, no information exchanges, and no repeats. I knew that even before he established his boundaries, and he kept his promise. I hadn’t seen or heard from him since.

A year ago, when tragedy struck, he came back to town and sought me out. Gone was the disarming grin and the innuendos he’d once used to make my knees go weak. Unfortunately, his ire was equally debilitating. Now he’s back as the face of Fairview’s brand new professional hockey team and he’s looking for answers I don’t have. Finn won’t accept that, though. He’s as determined to uncover my secrets as I am to keep them. He pushes as hard as I pull. It’s only a matter of time before the rope snaps. Now I can only hope I'm the one left standing.

#WaitingOnWednesday: The River Has Roots by @tithenai

COMING 3.4.25

Dear Readers,

 

Have you ever wanted to pick a fight with a song?

 

This book – like rivers, and roots – had a long, meandering path through the world, but its source and seed was a seventeenth century folk ballad that I loved and wanted to fix. “The Cruel Sister” – and its many variants – is a ballad type where an older sister murders her younger sister for the love of a man.

 

As an eldest child who loves her younger sister more than anything, I had opinions about this! Not least of which: I couldn’t countenance the idea that a man could court two sisters at the same time and not be the villain of the story.

 

The River Has Roots is a love letter to ballads and the sisters who sing them together; to harp music and riddle songs; and to the landscape and history of Dartmoor, with its Stannary Towns and mysterious stone outcroppings that, whatever else they are, seem to mark a path into other worlds.

 

When This Is How You Lose the Time War came out in 2019, I couldn’t have been happier with its reception. I used to work in a bookstore, and felt so privileged to see This Is How You Lose the Time War on the receiving end of the kinds of passionate shelf-talkers and hand-selling that I used to do with Holly Black’s Tithe, Terri Windling’s The Wood Wife, and Hope Mirlees’ Lud-in-the-Mist. But seeing booksellers embrace the wild, madcap wonder of Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood last summer and be such kind stewards of that renewed enthusiasm was its own tremendous gift. Bookstores and booksellers have repeatedly changed my life for the better, and I’m so thrilled and excited to commit The River Has Roots – my solo debut! – into your hands. If this twisty little book finds its audience, I know it will be because of your generous work.

 

Wishing you all the very best,

Amal El-Mohtar

BookReview: Passenger Princess (Evergreen Park #1) by Morgan Elizabeth

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A sexy, Bodyguard, Grumpy/Sunshine, Celebrity romance from best-selling author, Morgan Elizabeth.

Who knew applying to be the next Miss Americana while you’re drunk on tequila would actually 
get anywhere? But that’s exactly what happened to Ava when she wanted an excuse to promote her best friends’ new businesses. She never even expected to get past the first round of auditions, much less win the beauty pageant, and now here she is, wearing a silk sash and a crown on her head, trying to picture what the next three months is going to look like. As the newly crowned Miss Americana, she’s off on a three-month press tour, visiting all 50 states as part of her contract. 

For a girl who loves adventure, it’s a dream come true, except for two hiccups. The first one being the morality clause and long list of rules the organization is forcing her to live by while wearing the crown. And second, and probably the worst one, is the delicious sexy, yet grumpy driver-slash-bodyguard assigned to keep her in line. 

Jaime normally spends his days as head of security for the world-famous rock band Atlas Oaks, but when they take a break from touring, he’s excited for a change of pace. Until he learns his new assignment is the gorgeous and ever-frustrating pageant princess who gets under his skin in more ways than one.

When he learns Ava has made it her mission to drive him crazy—by constantly looking for a new hit of endorphins by toeing the line as well as by flirting with him endlessly—he realizes what he thought would be a simple assignment is anything but. Now if only he can survive the next ninety days keeping his hands to himself and off the woman he can’t get out of his head.

#BookReview: An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons #3) by Julia Quinn

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Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

Who was that extraordinary woman? Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers her his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy tale love?