Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young Review & Release Blitz!!

A grumpy vs sunshine, age-gap, romantic suspense set in the Scottish Highlands.

Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young is now live!

It's been a long time since Walker Ironside left behind Scotland and the memories that haunt him. Yet after years of traveling the world as a bodyguard, Walker misses his homeland enough to return. To a village in the Scottish Highlands that plays host to an exclusive members-only club, Ardnoch Estate. If not happy, Walker is content working with the elite security at the club and maintaining his bachelor lifestyle. What he doesn't need is distraction in the form of the enticing but too-young newcomer, single mother Sloane Harrow.

Sloane never imagined she'd get pregnant at sixteen. Or that a decade later she'd escape from California with her daughter, Callie, to start over in the Scottish Highlands. Hidden and safe from Callie's dangerous father, Sloane is satisfied with their new lives. Her daughter is happy. Sloane has a stable job, a quaint cottage, a passion for baking that might just be turning into a business, and a huge crush on brooding security guard Walker Ironside. Unfortunately, the grumpy Scot seems immune to Sloane's charm, but she can't help but try to seduce him with cupcakes and baked treats whenever the opportunity arises.

However, when someone arrives in Ardnoch intent on destroying Sloane's life, Walker is the first to step forward to protect her and Callie. Even if it means giving into temptation and awakening his own demons. Because in doing so, Walker faces failing not only to shield Sloane from her past, but to safeguard her against his own.

Review:

I knew this book was going to be incredible and I am so glad my prediction was correct! I was so sad when the Adair family series ended and was afraid I’d have to leave a family I fell in love with and a setting (looking at you, gorgeous Scottish Highlands) I fell in love with behind. While this book was mostly focused on the two main characters Sloane and Walker, I also got to continue my love affair with the Adairs, Scotland, and Samantha Young’s incredible storytelling! 

This book can easily be read as a stand-alone and the start of a brand new incredible series, but if you’re looking for several books to get hooked on- I highly recommend reading the Adair series first! It’ll help you know the supporting characters throughout this story and you’ll be delighted to see the updates in those characters’ lives too!

 However, I have to spill about my love for Walker and Sloane at this point! OMG, does Samantha Young know how to write a book filled with drama, suspense, a broody man you can’t help but fall for and a bada** female lead! Sloane and Walker’s story was everything I hoped for! On the outside, Sloane appears quiet and reserved but when you really get to know her, she’s quite the firecracker! She’s fiercely protective of her daughter, she knows what she wants and she isn’t afraid to go after it no matter how many obstacles stand in her way! She’s also very well versed in making men fall for her by way of their stomachs and her incredible desserts! Walker is the strong but silent type. He’s moody and broody and keeps to himself, but has a heart of gold and when he feels someone he cares about is threatened, he will stop at nothing to keep them safe. Gah, I love a character like Walker. I love when a male character starts off stand-offish and broody and by the end, we’ve been able to peel back a few layers to see the real guts on the inside! Sometimes they are great, sometimes they aren’t, but I’ll tell you this- Walker Ironside is one you want to get to know! “Walker’s like a Mento. Hard on the outside, soft on the inside.” 😂 

There are so many things I loved about this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering when the next shoe was going to drop and from where and/or who. It kept me wondering how it will all end for the main characters. The end of this book was all that I hoped for and ended how I needed this book to end. Overall, I am such a fan of this story, of what I’m sure will be this whole series, and of Samantha Young’s writing in general overall! Another incredible story, thank you Ms. Young!

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Samantha Young is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She's been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. Samantha writes adult contemporary and paranormal romance, YA urban fantasy and YA contemporary fiction and is currently published in 31 countries.

She resides in Scotland.

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Wilder Presley Says He Loves Me by Winter Travers review and release blitz!

Title: Wilder Presley Says He Loves Me

Author: Winter Travers

Genre: Small Town Romance/Romantic Comedy

Release Date: October 1, 2022

From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Winter Travers comes a small town romantic comedy that will have you laughing and swooning all at the same time.

Nine years ago, Shelby Lyn told Wilder Presley she loved him. Wilder hopped in his red SUV, and left without a word or a goodbye.

Now, Wilder is back looking as fine as the fireworks on the fourth of July lighting up the Jefferson county sky, and he's here to stay.

Shelby always knew that Wilder was out of her league. He was the popular country boy who was loved and adored by everyone while Shelby was the shy, quiet girl who was invisible to everyone.

It shouldn't matter that Wilder is back, but he just pulled into Shelby Lyn's driveway, and he's got something to say…

Review:

This short story was a great little breath of fresh air. It was a quick read, but the storyline was full and had characters that you fell for within its short few pages! Shelby Lyn is the type of girl you can easily imagine yourself becoming best friends with. Wilder is the guy who got away but was so good you could never give your heart to another. I loved this little small town atmosphere with everyone knowing everyone’s business in good ways and bad. I loved Shelby’s self made wreath business and Wilder’s readiness to come back home and make a difference in his small town, while also winning over the girl he had to leave behind. Overall, I enjoyed this story and look forward to reading Missy’s story next!! I also loved her as a friend and can’t wait to find out what happens with her and Charlie!

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Winter Travers is a devoted wife, mother, and aunt turned author who was born and raised in Wisconsin. After a brief stint in South Carolina following her heart to chase the man who is now her hubby, they retreated back up North to the changing seasons, and to the place they now call home. Winter spends her days writing happily ever afters, and her nights being a karate mom hauling her son to practices and tournaments.. She also has an addiction to anything MC related, puppies, and baking.

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True North by JB Salsbury Review and Release Blitz!

She’s his total opposite.

But she could be his everything.

True North, an all-new opposites attract contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author JB Salsbury is now available!

The North name is a heavy burden. Two things I learned young—the best way to keep my head on is to keep my head down, and… never fall in love.

But I’m a sucker for a damsel in distress.

Lillian came into my life swinging. Mistaking me for my abusive twin brother, she greets me with a swift kick to the balls and a busted lip. Then she really shakes up my world.

She needs her job, but she needs a break just as much. And nothing silences my demons as efficiently as playing the hero.

To protect her from my jerk twin—her boss—I take her on a business trip and quickly learn that she’s different. Blunt. Honest. Intriguingly strange. I’m transfixed, so when she unknowingly sinks a multimillion-dollar deal, I don’t speak up. Something my family won’t forgive.

Now, I have a choice to make. I can go against my own blood and burn the North legacy to the ground, or play it safe, commit to my self-imposed rules and predestined future. Choosing her would ruin my life as I know it, but I’m starting to wonder if a life without her is worth living.

Review:

OMG! That ending!! I’ve looked forward to every new book in this series, but with that ending… I’m going to need Hayes’ story right about now, Mrs. Salsbury!!! I’m both shocked and ecstatic about being so excited to read Hayes’ book as he is easily one of those characters that you can’t stand, but I also know JB will find a way to redeem him in the reader’s eyes.

Anyway, enough about Hades. Can we talk about Hudson and Lillian?! What a perfect match! I love everything about Hudson. I’m a sucker for a savior, probably because I just love when a man loves his woman and wants/needs to do everything he can to protect her. Yes, please! And I adore Lillian. I love her quirkiness and I love that she starts to own her ADHD and quirks towards the end. I also LOVE the collaboration that comes later in the book for her, her new job is an absolute best case scenario that I didn’t even consider but now just freaking love. I love Hudson and Lily’s relationship. I love when she gets past her insecurities and Hudson can admit to himself how he really feels. The only thing I feel like I’m missing with this book is more on how things ended up with Lily and her family. We know that she continues a relationship with Aaron even though he seems like a succubus, I just wonder what happened from the time she threw everything in the apartment at him to make him get out, to then her celebration party towards the end. I’ll likely never know but I had this thought and I felt Lily would appreciate me randomly inserting this thought into this review!

Moving on… I also of course loved getting to see the other North brothers and their partners that I’ve also previously fallen in love with. There was so much good in this book. It was a perfect installation into the North Brothers series and up to par with how fantastic the other books have been. I finished this book with a big smile on my face and also so many questions for the next story. I can’t wait!! 

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JB Salsbury, New York Times Best Selling author of The Fighting Series, lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and two kids. She spends the majority of her day lost in a world of battling alphas, budding romance, and impossible obstacles as stories claw away at her subconscious, begging to be released to the page.

Her love of good storytelling led her to earn a degree in Media Communications. With her journalistic background, writing has always been at the forefront, and her love of romance prompted her to write her first novel.

Since 2013 she has published six bestselling novels in The Fighting Series and won a RONE Award.

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Stolen Princess by Julia Sykes Book Review!!

 

Book review:

The saga continues and what a good saga it is! Book 2 in the Rapture & Ruin series, Stolen Princess, was just as entertaining as the first for me! I love the back and forth pull of Allie’s feelings for Max. She knows that she shouldn’t care about him so much but she can’t help how she feels.

I also appreciated Max’s turmoil throughout the book not wanting to damn Allie to a life centered around the mafia but also knowing he’ll never find another woman that he feels as strongly about as Allie.

 I love that Max continues to be the protector we all want to have. I love that Allie is persistent and won’t let things go. I like that she’s intrigued by Niko, but also still sees through his BS. 

In book 1, I felt like Allie was a little naive and through this book, I really feel like she’s starting to take her self appointed blinders off and see her world for what it really is. I hope in the final book we continue to see this growth in her character as a strong young woman fighting to find the truth and share her love with those she cares about. Max, on the other hand, at the end of this book has made me want to shake him. I am hoping he finds a way back to my good graces in book 3 as I am thoroughly frustrated with some of his choices in this book. Regardless, I cannot wait to read more about this book family and see how everything ends up!! Come on, book 3!!

His for the Holidays by Samantha Chase Book Review and Release Blitz

His for the Holidays by Samantha Chase is now live!

What better way to unwind from the stress of a family Thanksgiving, than escaping with an armload of Christmas cookies?

Hannah Christy was eager to head home and devour her treats in solitude, while doing some prep work for the promotion she was vying for. Those plans came to a screeching halt... along with the elevator.... trapping her inside with her sexy neighbor.

After being trapped with his match-making family over Thanksgiving, getting stuck in an elevator was a welcome reprieve for Gage Lawson.

If it was up to him, he would gladly stay stranded well into the new year. Especially since his neighbor has a whole treasure trove of ideas on how to pass the time. The best Christmas cookies he's ever tasted. Delicious spiced wine. Fun getting-to-know-you games. It's the most holiday merriment he's had in a long while.

Somewhere in the midst of it all, Gage comes up with the perfect plan. A fake romance to help make both their family get-togethers more jolly! To his surprise, Hannah agrees to be his for the holidays. Yet with the mistletoe in full bloom, and her on his arm, Gage soon realizes their little Christmas show isn't enough. He wants her for real... and forever.

Roast the chestnuts and hang the stockings, Gage has a plan! With the help of the 55 and over residents, magical flurries, and a never-ending supply of hot cocoa with extra marshmallows, he's determined to show Hannah that Christmas is the most wonderful time of year to fall in love.

Review:

Who doesn’t need a sweet story this time of year? This is the story you need to read in December when all you want to do is cuddle up and watch a good Hallmark movie but life gets in the way. I love that we learn so much about Hannah and Gage, individually. I feel like this author has a way of painting such a detailed picture of each character in this book that you can easily understand why each one acts/thinks the way that they do throughout this book. One of my favorite things about this book was Gage and how much he really pursued Hannah, without overdoing it, without making her uncomfortable, without risking it all but also repeatedly trying to get how he feels across. He balances it so delicately but I thought it was so refreshing to read a man’s story who is so sure of what he wants but also wants and values this other person so much that he’d rather risk hurting himself than her. I also loved Hannah, though. There’s such a realism to her character. We all have our flaws, we all have our habits, healthy or not, end I loved the delicate way she worked through them herself with help from a few others. The will they, won’t they of this story kept me reading until the very end. I’m so glad I added this book to my reading list for December, it was such a treat! *Review written in exchange of an honest review.

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Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that's hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than seventy titles under her belt - including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She's a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80's rock. When she's not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene...oh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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Shattered Union by Brooke Summers Cover Reveal

 

 

Title: Shattered Union

Series: Made Series #4

Author: Brooke Summers

Genre: Mafia Romance/Unexpected Pregnancy

Release Day: September 23, 2021 

 

Heartbreak can hurt you. Shatter you. Destroy you.

Falling in love can be easy. Simple. Beautiful.

Until it’s not.

That’s what Callie O’Hara found out when she met Denis Gallagher.

He swept her off her feet and made her feel as though she was the only girl in the world.

Except she wasn’t.

The truth came out and her world crumbled around her.

Denis Gallagher has lived a life filled with pain and hatred.

As the head of the Irish mafia, Denis has learned a lot of lessons in life.

None more so than the ones that his wife taught him.

His world was filled with darkness and anger.

Until Callie.

She tore through his world like a tornado.

He fell hard and fast for the young sassy woman.

He made mistakes. Evaded the truth. And lost her in the process.

But Denis has a plan. One that involves winning back the woman he loves.

Someone isn’t happy that he’s moving on.

What happens when someone targets the love of his life?

Can Denis win Callie back or are the lies too much for her to bear?

 

 

Brooke is a Londoner born and raised. She lives with her husband and their daughter. She’s a foul mouthed, dirty minded weirdo. An introvert and would rather spend the night in front of the fire reading, rather than going out and partying.