The What If Guy by Lauren Blakely

REVIEWED BY

Melinda Lazar 

 

The What If Guy by Lauren Blakely
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The What If Guy by Lauren Blakely

The What If Guy is the latest in Lauren Blakely's RomCom repertoire and is possibly her sexiest one yet. After the meet-cute, all meet-cutes aspire to be, and reconnection like no other, Brynn and Logan discover that Logan is in fact, Brynn's new boss. Queue the shock and horror. They do their absolute best to keep things strictly on a professional level but who are we kidding here? The chemistry was off. the. charts. There was no way these two could keep the sexy things out of the relationship! Le sigh.

I lovvvvve single parent romances and Logan is probably one of the sexiest single dads around. I loved his relationship with his daughter - it was so sweet! He’s never been given the opportunity to express himself fully in a sexual sense and he’s delighted to discover that Brynn and he are two peas in a pod. Brynn herself has never had the freedom to just let go and vocalize her needs and she thrives in that regard with Logan.

These two characters really set the pages alight with the heat factor but I would have loved a little more heart. Both Logan and Brynn were extremely likeable characters and I’m looking forward to more glimpses of them going forward. While I loved the main characters and the story itself, the cats really stole the show for me. Lauren Blakely writes brilliantly from *any* point of view - be it human or otherwise!

*I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

**Reviewed by Melinda for Joandisalovebooks Blog.

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Am I The Only One by E.K. Blair

REVIEWED BY 

Becky Cox

EK Blair has written a delightfully twisty and suspenseful story. Somewhere in every chapter, you doubt what you thought was happening the chapter before. I truly enjoyed Am I The Only One.

The characters are well developed and have depth. They felt real to me which is the epitome of an excellently written book. I am limiting my discussion of the story itself, as I feel going in blind is the best way to read this story.

If you enjoy thrillers, romance, and anything a bit twisty you will love this book.

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Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid

 

REVIEWED BY

Monique Cashmere 

Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

If you have read The Winston Brothers, you will be very familiar with Cletus and his Jenn. Their book is third in that series and is called Beard Science. If you haven't read the previous series, what's wrong with you?!! There are a whole bunch of amazing brothers you will absolutely love! This new series is set in the same town of Green Valley and comes after book four of the original, and you will appreciate Cletus and Jenn's dynamics more, and their families, if you read The Winston's as well. What I loved about this first book was not only the mystery but we get so much more of Jenn and Cletus and their budding relationship. Cletus has a very secretive side that aids him in his shenanigans, though a softer side is revealed from him that heightens his devotion to his Jenn. Add in that the rest of the Winston Clan - minus Jethro and his bride, as they are still on their honeymoon - who make appearances throughout the book, and I was over the moon. I felt like I was visiting old friends and didn't want to leave them.

Cletus is a clever man, others think he is a simpleton, but that only causes them to monologue which makes Cletus wiser than his opponents. And Jenn is learning his ways, and this helps them be a collaborative team in solving who killed Mr Badcock's chickens and causing problems for Jenn's Bakery. Things don't add up as to why Jenn's suppliers are closing up and not selling to her anymore. I love the way Cletus thinks and how he gets revenge on his adversaries and even his siblings. Especially the one he pulled off with Shelly's help - hilarious! And his brothers are none the wiser! As is Cletus’s way.

If I didn't make it clear enough, I not only loved the original series, but I am falling in love all over again with Cletus, Jenn and the rest of the Winston's in this new spin-off. To me, it was more about the couple with a mystery astutely written to give us an entertaining and witty story.

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Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend by Lauren Blakely.

REVIEWED BY 

Melinda Lazar 

Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend by Lauren Blakely
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend by Lauren Blakely

*breathes a huge sigh of absolute content*

Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend was exactly what I needed to read right now. This friends to lovers/best friends sister RomCom was packed with all the warmth, banter, and sexiness that I love from this author.

Summer and Oliver have been friends since their childhood days and know each other, as well as anyone, could. They’ve helped each other out time and again, acting the part of girlfriend/boyfriend but never taken it further, each for their own reasons. Friendship is the only name of the game until Summer pens a letter to win a contest and almost causes Ollie to lose a verrrry important client. What else can they do but play this out and concoct a fake engagement? Things start off innocently enough until one searing kiss turns to two, then three, then four and more and they start falling. Or perhaps I should say, they realize that they’ve already fallen.

I loved this book from the first page to the last. Ollie and Summer gave me what I was desperate for in terms of lightness and humor while still delivering a story that had depth. I loved the friendship that was so special and paramount to them both, their kisses, their cheeky banter, their kisses... oh, their kisses! Such a wonderful book.

*I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

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Last Name by Rebecca Sharp

REVIEWED BY

Jackie Vanhinsbergh

Last Name by Rebecca Sharp
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Rebecca Sharps latest book ‘Last Name’ will not disappoint!

Carrie is on a girl’s weekend in Vegas and they plan a scavenger hunt throughout the strip. She goes with work colleagues as a big splurge, as they feel they are all at threat of redundancy as their hotel is being taken over on the Monday. Her friends keep moving on to the next part of the hunt and so she has to play catch up. She meets James who steps in to help a damsel in distress, things take a turn for the worse re her friends as they always are on the next challenge and James ensures she hits her list with him being the saviour! The end up drinking and the last challenge leads to trouble for both of them! She wakes up with a ring on the left hand and no James. She assumes he’s done a runner, so she leaves too.

James is frustrated he could not find his bride after he returned to her room and he launches a hunt with PI’s to find her!

On the Monday she is due to meet her new boss to get fired when he discovers his new wife is the last team member on his hit list. He can’t and won’t fire he and hires her to be the events coordinators for his brother’s wedding.

They start their journey together and realise they really like each other. A lot of turns of events which make this book enjoyable and hard to put down! I do not want to ruin anything.

This is a great book, well worth the read, I read this book as an ARC for jo&isalovebooks blog and promised to give my honest opinion.


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One Night Only by Lauren Blakely

REVIEWED BY

Melinda Lazar 

One Night Only by Lauren Blakely
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

One Night Only by Lauren Blakely

One Night Only is a novella in Blakely’s super-sexy, fantasy-fulfilling After Dark series. The book centers on bodyguard, Callum and hotel heiress, Ivy living out her filthiest fantasies.

While Callum has been in her employ for some time now, they’ve always been very careful to not blur lines, though they’re both extremely attracted to each other. Things finally take a turn for the sexy when Callum’s friend Stones essentially dares them to kiss and they take it away from there!

As with this whole series, One Night Only delivers us another scorchingly sexy read. There’s a hint of the forbidden with bodyguard and client attraction and of course, MFM fantasies. I loved that Callum knew exactly what Ivy needed and was willing to go above and beyond to make sure she got it. And I loved that while so in control of her professional life, Ivy was happier to cede control to someone she trusted in her personal life.

Another delicious read in the After Dark world!

*I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

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Winning Hollywood Goodest Girl by Max Monroe

REVIEWED BY

Jackie Vanhisbergh

Winning Hollywood's Goodest Girl by Max Monroe
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book and recommend reading.

This is the story of Raquel Weaver (Rocky), Hollywood's good girl, who is still a virgin, who falls in love.

She is controlled by her manager and one night she slips out, alone and bumps into Harrison Hughes, a rich CFO, who so happens to be a childhood neighbour and friend but that they have not seen each other for 20 odd years. Harrison is oblivious to her Hollywood's fame as he was never interested in movies or the entertainment world.

They have a night of passion and well no more virgin! To top it all she becomes pregnant but she does not reach out and tell Harrison.

Harrison is shocked when he finds out Rocky is not only four months pregnant but is a Hollywood actress. He arranges a meet and greet for £1M dollars to see her and it all goes on from there. He is determined to be in the child's life and support Rocky. He lives in New York and lives in California so he relocates.

His friends Thatcher and the Cap cannot believe the change in Harrison but are fully supportive. Through the story, it becomes apparent that Rocky has no real friends and Harrison's friends take her under their wing too.

Harrison is swoon-worthy with how he protects Rocky time and time again. I do not want to ruin these books you really must read it.

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