Jan 20

Crossing the Line by Kendall Ryan Release Blitz

CROSSING THE LINE, a friends-to-lovers hockey romance from New York Times Bestselling Author, Kendall Ryan, is available now!

 

Hello, rock?
Meet hard place.

Recuperating from a pulled groin muscle isn’t exactly how I planned to spend my much-needed summer vacation.

But I’ll admit, being nursed back to health by my gorgeous friend Bailey, who’s just graduated from medical school, doesn’t exactly sound like a hardship.

We spend a week together at my family’s beach house, a week of swimming and barbecues, a week of entertaining my little cousins and sleeping right across the hall from each other. A week of watching Bailey grow closer with my mom and sisters, and my wacky but lovable grandma. A week of enjoying Bailey tending to me—which is saying something, because it involves a lot of shoving ice packs into my underwear and taping up sore muscles.

She’s funny and kind, and after just being myself for the first time in a long time, my walls come tumbling down. But when Bailey says she’s not looking for a relationship, I’m bound and determined to be more than just the fun hookup who sprained his groin a second time—this time with her.

 

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“…sweet, swoony and seriously steamy…”  ~Danielle, Red Cheeks Reads

 

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About Kendall Ryan

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than three dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 3 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world.

Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than 70 times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.

She lives in Texas with her husband and two sons.

 

 

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Jan 20

Inappropriate by Vi Keeland Blog Review Tour

INAPPROPRIATE, an emotional standalone workplace romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Vi Keeland, is available now!

 

Terminated for inappropriate behavior.

I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands.

Nine years.  Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba. 

All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends—a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought…

Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices.

I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

I certainly never thought I’d suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk.

Eventually, he realized I’d been wronged and made sure I got my job back.

Only…it wasn’t the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me. 

But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss’s boss’s boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming.

It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even.

Sort of like the video that got me into trouble to begin with.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

But sometimes it’s twice as fun.

 

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“…I felt all the feels and sobbed all the tears as I cheered for this couple the whole way through.” ~Danielle, Red Cheeks Reads

 

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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 have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty-five languages. 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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Jan 20

Crossing the Line by Kendall Ryan Review

5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

Hello, rock?
Meet hard place.

Recuperating from a pulled groin muscle isn’t exactly how I planned to spend my much-needed summer vacation.

But I’ll admit, being nursed back to health by my gorgeous friend Bailey, who’s just graduated from medical school, doesn’t exactly sound like a hardship.

We spend a week together at my family’s beach house, a week of swimming and barbecues, a week of entertaining my little cousins and sleeping right across the hall from each other. A week of watching Bailey grow closer with my mom and sisters, and my wacky but lovable grandma. A week of enjoying Bailey tending to me—which is saying something, because it involves a lot of shoving ice packs into my underwear and taping up sore muscles.

She’s funny and kind, and after just being myself for the first time in a long time, my walls come tumbling down. But when Bailey says she’s not looking for a relationship, I’m bound and determined to be more than just the fun hookup who sprained his groin a second time—this time with her.

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REVIEW:

I am loving Kendall Ryan’s Hot Jocks series so much! Each book has been fresh, fun, original and sexy, and I can’t get enough of these hockey players and their feisty women! The friends-to-lovers trope is a favorite of mine, and Ryan has been combining that theme in these hockey romances with tremendous success.

Asher is sidelined with a few injuries while the rest of the team heads into the playoffs. He wants to head home for a family reunion, but the team requires that a nurse travel with him to oversee his care. In steps recent medical school graduate and his friend, Bailey, who after four years of medical school and on the cusp of starting her residency, could really use a vacation. Heading to southern California to hole up at Asher’s family’s beach house sounds good to her.

I loved Asher and Bailey – their chemistry, their banter – but it was the way that their flirty friendship caught fire that kept me tapping my Kindle. Asher and Bailey’s romance was sweet, swoony and seriously steamy, and I devoured it in a single sitting. Five smooches from me for Crossing the Lines by Kendall Ryan!

~Danielle Palumbo

 

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Jan 20

Inappropriate by Vi Keeland Review

5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

Terminated for inappropriate behavior.

I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands.

Nine years.  Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba. 

All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends—a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought…

Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices.

I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

I certainly never thought I’d suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk.

Eventually, he realized I’d been wronged and made sure I got my job back.

Only…it wasn’t the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me. 

But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss’s boss’s boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming.

It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even.

Sort of like the video that got me into trouble to begin with.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

But sometimes it’s twice as fun.

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REVIEW:

From the first page, I was totally swept up in Ireland and Grant’s romance. I loved how their relationship began with playful, witty banter laced with sexual tension. She always gives her readers a well-written, well-developed witty and sexy story, so it was no surprise that Inappropriate was all of that—and then some.  What began as a flirty, teasingly antagonistic relationship grows into so much more.

Wrongfully terminated from her position as an on-air news anchor, I loved Ireland. She was smart, sharp and she was not afraid to give as good as she got. Grant was the CEO of the company Ireland worked for, and while they tried at first to keep things professional, chemistry like theirs was hard to deny. I loved how their relationship began with playful, witty banter laced with sexual tension. Grant was used to women who basically fell at his feet, who knew going in that he wasn’t interested in a relationship. Then he met Ireland, and it was impossible for him not to let her in, and in doing so, for the first time in years, he finds himself wanting more than the casual flings he’s been having.

But Grant has some seriously devastating, absolutely heartbreaking baggage, and Ireland is coming into this relationship guarding the tattered pieces of her own heart. The fact that they were both so deliberate was what I loved most about this couple – while they absolutely were proceeding with caution, the key here was that they were proceeding. Baby steps lead to purposeful strides, a few stumbles and then finally some leaps of faith, and I felt all the feels and sobbed all the tears as I cheered for this couple the whole way through.

Grant and Ireland’s love story was heartwarming, heart-healing and full of all the hope, passion and emotion I hope for from a highly anticipated contemporary romance. I love Vi’s work, I’ve read the overwhelming majority of her books, but this book is a new top favorite of mine from her. Five smooches from me for Inappropriate by Vi Keeland!

~Danielle Palumbo

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Jan 15

Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills Cover Reveal

DEAR AVA, an all-new full-length, enemies-to-lovers, high school standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is coming February 2nd, and I have the smoking hot cover!

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Title:  DEAR AVA

Author:  ILSA MADDEN-MILLS

Genre:  CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Designer: LETITIA HASSER, RBA DESIGNS

Photographer:  COREY THOMAS

Model:  CHRISTIAN HOGUE

Release Date:  FEBRUARY 2, 2020

 

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The rich and popular Sharks rule at prestigious, ivy-covered Camden Prep. Once upon a time, I wanted to be part of their world—until one of them destroyed me.

The last thing I expected was an anonymous love letter from one of them.

Please. I hate every one of those rich jerks for what they did to me. The question is, which Shark is my secret admirer: Knox, the scarred quarterback and their leader, Dane, his twin brother, or Chance, the ex who dumped me…

Dear Ava,

Your eyes are the color of the Caribbean Sea.

That’s stupid.

What I really mean is, you look at me and I feel something REAL.

It’s been ten months since you were here, but I can’t forget you.

I’ve missed seeing you walk down the hall.

I’ve missed you cheering at my football games.

I’ve missed the smell of your hair.

The truth is, I wanted you back then—but you had him.

And then everything fell apart that night.

Don’t hate me because I’m a Shark.

I just want to make you mine.

Still.

 

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Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is best known for her angsty new adult romances and romantic comedies.

Eight of her eleven novels have placed in the Amazon Top 10 Best-seller List: Dirty English #1; Fake Fiancée and I Dare You #2; I Bet You, Filthy English, and Very Bad Things #6; Boyfriend Bargain #8; The Last Guy, her collaboration with Tia Louise, #4.

A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.

She’s addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females. Feel free to stalk her online.

 

 

 

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Jan 15

Inappropriate by Vi Keeland Excerpt Reveal

INAPPROPRIATE, a sexy new workplace romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Vi Keeland, is coming on January 20th! I’ve got this exclusive excerpt for you today!

INAPPROPRIATE

A Standalone Contemporary Romance 

by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland

Release date January 20, 2020

 

Terminated for inappropriate behavior.

I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands.

Nine years.  Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba. 

All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends—a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought…

Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices.

I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

I certainly never thought I’d suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk.

Eventually, he realized I’d been wronged and made sure I got my job back.

Only…it wasn’t the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me. 

But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss’s boss’s boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming.

It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even.

Sort of like the video that got me into trouble to begin with.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

But sometimes it’s twice as fun.

 

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I wondered if he’d be here.

I was mid-conversation with some former colleagues I hadn’t seen in a few years when I got my answer. The sight of him made me lose my train of thought.

On the other side of the room, Grant Lexington stood wearing a classic black tuxedo. He was talking to an older gentleman, which gave me the opportunity to really take him in—tall, broad shoulders, yet not overly bulky, a narrow waist with one hand resting casually in his pants pocket. Even from a distance, his confidence registered. There was something about the way certain men held themselves that showed they were in charge, and that really worked for me. It could take a man who was a seven and make him an eleven in my book. On the other hand, a handsome ten with a meek personality could be reduced to a five.

Mr. Confident held a drink in his left hand and raised it to his mouth, but he stopped before drinking. He seemed to sense something and looked around the room. When his eyes caught mine, a slow, wicked smile spread across his face. He excused himself from the conversation and strode toward me.

My body tingled as I watched him approach with long strides, and I turned from the group I’d been standing with.

“What a pleasant surprise,” he said.

I tried to appear casual as I sipped my champagne. “I’m filling in for Bickman.

”He nodded. “Of course.”

Grant eyed the group next to me. “Are you here with a date?”

“No. You?”

He smiled and shook his head. “Would a compliment be unwelcome? I wouldn’t want to sexually harass you.”

“Compliments are always welcome, Mr. Lexington.”

His eyes sparkled. Taking hold of my elbow, he led me a few feet away from the group I’d been standing with. “That’s a dangerous thing to say to a man like me.”

“What was the compliment anyway?”

Grant’s eyes swept over me. “You look beautiful tonight.”

I blushed. “Thank you.”

Grant stopped a waiter as he passed. He gulped back the rest of the amber liquid in his glass and slipped the flute of champagne from my hand, setting them both down on the waiter’s tray.

“I was drinking that.”

He motioned for the waiter to move along and returned his attention to me. “I’ll get you more when we’re done.”

“Done with what?”

He held out his hand. “Dance with me.”

I shook my head. “I’m not sure that’s such a good idea.”

He smirked. “I’m fucking positive it’s not.”

 

 

 

About Vi Keeland:

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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 have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty-five languages. 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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Jan 14

Baiting Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds Release Blitz with Giveaway

Title:  BAITING HIM
Series:  HOW TO CATCH AN ALPHA #2
Author:  AURORA ROSE REYNOLDS
Publisher:  MONTLAKE ROMANCE
Genre:  CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Release Date:  JANUARY 14, 2020

 

Chrissie doesn’t have time for guys, hot or otherwise; most days, she barely has time to sleep. With a thriving bakery that demands her attention and plenty of proof that relationships aren’t worth the trouble, she’s content to go it alone. Too bad she’s unwittingly baited Mr. Tall, Dark, and Way Too Gorgeous—and he’s just waiting for a chance to bite.

Gaston is used to getting what he wants, but he also knows nothing good ever comes easy. From the moment he meets Chrissie, he realizes that this woman who makes him laugh, smells like cupcakes, and looks like a tasty snack is going to be his greatest challenge. And if he’s lucky, she’ll be his biggest reward.

But someone else wants to catch Gaston at all costs—even if it means endangering the lives of the people he loves. Somehow Gaston must thwart danger and convince Chrissie that he’s the perfect catch.

 

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“Aurora Rose Reynolds totally brings the boom in Baiting Him…”  ~ Danielle, Red Cheeks Reads

 

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Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground Kings and Shooting Stars.

Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.

 

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Jan 14

Baiting Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds Review

4.5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

Chrissie doesn’t have time for guys, hot or otherwise; most days, she barely has time to sleep. With a thriving bakery that demands her attention and plenty of proof that relationships aren’t worth the trouble, she’s content to go it alone. Too bad she’s unwittingly baited Mr. Tall, Dark, and Way Too Gorgeous—and he’s just waiting for a chance to bite.

Gaston is used to getting what he wants, but he also knows nothing good ever comes easy. From the moment he meets Chrissie, he realizes that this woman who makes him laugh, smells like cupcakes, and looks like a tasty snack is going to be his greatest challenge. And if he’s lucky, she’ll be his biggest reward.

But someone else wants to catch Gaston at all costs—even if it means endangering the lives of the people he loves. Somehow Gaston must thwart danger and convince Chrissie that he’s the perfect catch.

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REVIEW:

I’m a big Aurora Rose Reynolds fan, and I love her brand of alpha hero. I love the heroines she pairs them with, and her stories always deliver the perfect blend of sweet and steam to produce that addictive BOOM! that makes my heart happy. Low on the angst, heavy on the sweet and the swoon, Reynolds creates these completely addictive romances that are easy-to-read, sexy and drama-free.

Baiting Him is the second story in Reynolds’ How to Catch an Alpha series. Chrissie owns a successful bakery, and if it isn’t a cupcake, she doesn’t really have time for it. Gaston, or Gus as everyone calls him, is a successful nightclub owner and knows a thing or two about being busy between running his three clubs. But he also knows a good thing when he sees it, and after their first meeting, he pulled out every swoon-worthy move to get her attention. But Chrissie’s been down this road before, she knows guys like Gus aren’t for her, she’s been chewed up and spit out by them before, and she’s not up for that again. Their undeniable chemistry and the witty banter bouncing back and forth between them is Chrissie’s first clue that there is more to Gus than meets the eye. If his good looks weren’t enough, the gentle way he treats her and his determination start to wear her down, and she’s a complete goner when she meets his aptly named little dog, LeFou.

Aurora Rose Reynolds totally brings the boom in Baiting Him with a low-angst, light-hearted, feel good story with all of the sweet and sexy romance readers love from her. Gaston was a determined hero who knew exactly what he wanted and pulled out every swoon-worthy move to get her attention. I absolutely loved watching this couple fall in love, and I was totally swept up in their romance as I devoured this book in a day. Baiting Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds gets 4.5 smooches from me!

~Danielle Palumbo

 

 

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Jan 14

This is Forever by Natasha Madison Release Blitz

THIS IS FOREVER by Natasha Madison

Release Date: JANUARY 14, 2020

 

Caroline
Becoming a teen mom at eighteen was not what I expected, but then again, neither was being a single parent. Still, I wouldn’t change my past because that boy is my world.

Hockey is the only thing my son seems to care about, so I work two jobs to make sure he can play. I’d do anything to make sure he doesn’t suffer because of the bad decisions his father made.

When he won a whole summer of hockey training, I knew in my heart he was going to have an amazing time.

What I wasn’t prepared for was meeting his new summer coach.

He was magnetic, powerful, and a player—in all forms of the word.

If my life had taught me anything up to this point, it was how to avoid making bad decisions, and Justin Stone was the definition of a bad decision.

I could never be a woman his family approved of. Even if I wished I could be.

Justin
Growing up as the son of a hockey God is one thing. Growing up as the brother of a second hockey God is another. I had big skates to fill, so it was a good thing I loved every second of it.

Summer was my off time, my time to let loose, but when they ask me to coach a hockey camp for underprivileged kids, I couldn’t say no.

But when she walked in holding a little boy’s hand, my heart stopped beating. Or maybe it started for the first time.

They were a package deal, and I knew this—wanted it more than I’ve ever wanted anything. It didn’t take long to realize that no matter what happened, I would do anything to protect them.

She is the only one I want to be with.

When push comes to shove, I have to prove to everyone that this is my choice, and This is Forever.

 

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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.

 

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Jan 13

Sex and Other Shiny Objects by Lauren Blakely Review

5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

The second the test-the-sexy-scenes offer landed in my lap, I said yes.

After all, I’ve been damn curious about a few things I’ve read in romance novels. Do buttons truly go flying across the floor when you rip off a guy’s shirt? Is staircase sex hella hot or does it leave you with a big old bruise mark on your back? And don’t even get me started on all that panty shredding, and whether it even works.

Time to find out as I embark on Project Sexy Scenes Research, at the request of my hotshot book editor bestie.

All I need is a willing scene partner. Enter Tristan, my best guy friend. The witty, tell-it-like-it-is, bearded hottie volunteers for the experiment.

He’s also the guy who gave me the most devastating, toe-curling kiss of my life ten years ago. But nothing has happened since then.

And nothing will come between my panties and our friendship now since we have a plan to keep it PG.

But once the buttons start flying, all bets are off…

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REVIEW:

Romantic comedies, by far, are my favorite trope to read, and hands down, Lauren Blakely’s are always at the top of the heap for me. Blakely’s writing always draws me in with her wit, her endearing characters and their whirlwind romances. I’ve yet to pick up one of Blakely’s novels and not loose myself in the pages of it. But there was something about the Boyfriend Material that felt different to me, and after reading Asking For A Friend, the first book, in the series, I was hooked.

Sex and Other Shiny Objects, a friends-to-lovers romcom, grabbed my attention right away with a fresh, fun story line. Peyton, a lingerie store owner, and her best male friend, Tristan, a bar owner, team up to help another friend with a special project by testing out some standard romance novel plot devices. As a romance reader, I know I have wondered about some of the things I’ve read. Like ripping panties off – how is that accomplished without delivering a potentially painful, and mood killing, wedgie? And those scattering buttons tap, tap, tapping across the floor after a man’s dress shirt is ripped open… does it really go down like that? Every time? Blakely builds this couple’s story around their pursuit of this project, and I was thoroughly entertained.

Simmering beneath the surface, however, linger long buried feelings that bubble back up between the lingerie shredding, dress-shirt ripping and their scantily clad states during these experiments. Friends since college who shared a bit of an attraction back in the day, they’ve been victims of bad timing before. This time, though, nothing—except their friendship—is standing in the way of the sizzling chemistry crackling between them.

Sex and Other Shiny Objects had it all. From those sweet and tender moments to cleverly executed humor, it was full of all the feels and fire I want to experience as two friends fall in love. Refreshingly different and unique, Blakely has penned something truly special, wholly amusing and completely addictive in Tristan and Peyton’s love story. This is gold, this is the good stuff, and the kind of romcom magic that Blakely has created in the Boyfriend Material series is precisely what lands her at the top of my favorites list over and over. Five smooches from me for Sex and Other Shiny Objects by Lauren Blakely!

~Danielle Palumbo

 

 

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