Sep 04

Mess Me Up by Lani Lynn Vale Release Day Launch with Excerpt

Today we’re happy to bring you the release launch of MESS ME UP, the first book in USA Today Bestselling Author Lani Lynn Vale’s Bear Bottom Guardians MC series!

Title: MESS ME UP
Series: Bear Bottom MC
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Romantic Suspense 
Release: September 4, 2018

 

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ABOUT MESS ME UP:

 

When Rome Pierce moved to Bear Bottom, Texas, it was his intention to lay low. To not be seen. To find a way to heal his body and soul—as well as his son’s.

Nobody would know by looking at him that he used to play professional football. Not with the Bare Bottom MC cut covering his back, and definitely not with his friendly smile completely obliterated.

No longer is there charm in each smooth word that comes out of his mouth. What’s left is an angry, bitter, scared man that’s terrified one day he’s going to wake up and his entire world is going to be gone.

Nobody knows what drove him to leave the game he loved—nobody but her.

She’s the one person that has helped him make it through the dark days and even darker nights. She’s the bright and shining star in his pitch-black sky.

And he doesn’t even know her name.

He should be afraid that she knows things that not anyone—not even his best friend—knows.

Yet, with each encounter, he gives what little bit of his soul remains, and before he knows it only two people on this earth—one dying, and one too afraid to live—make his life worth living.

Until one day he has to choose—the love of his life, or the life he brought into this world.

Two impossible situations. One decision that would change him forever.

 

 

 

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EXCERPT

Rome

RP’s Biggest Fan,

I’m not sure how you became my therapist, or how we even got to the point of being pen pals, but I’ll take what I can get.

I could use a friend.

So, you want to hear about my life? How it’s nowhere near as glamorous as everyone makes it out to be?

Where should I start?

How about the paparazzi. They’re awful. They follow me home. They follow me to work. They follow me to my son’s appointments—though technically, they don’t know he’s my son. Luckily. That was one thing I did manage to do right—keeping him out of the limelight.

Lucky for me, too. Or, at least for him.

And if the paparazzi wasn’t bad enough, my ex was only with me for my money—because she knew that I had it.

If there was one thing I could erase from my life, it would be her.

But, if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have my son…and at this point, he’s the single bright light in the sea of darkness that is my life.

Last week she threatened to sue me because I broke the custody agreement we have for our son. Do you want to know what I did? Nothing. Not one damn thing. I stayed at her house while she went away for the day, and I put a drink on her coffee table.

Let me repeat that…I put a drink on her coffee table.

Ok, so it was a Coke can, and I didn’t use a coaster… but I’d finished the damn thing. It was completely empty, it wasn’t sweating, and it didn’t leave any sort of mark.

But, with the way she reacted, you would’ve thought that I’d carved my initials in the table using a screwdriver or something.

Oh, and let’s not forget what my team manager wants me to do.

He wants me to pose naked except for a strategically positioned football for Sports Illustrated.  When did Sports Illustrated stop focusing on sports in favor of selling what’s sexy?

You told me last week that you weren’t sure that you were going to write anymore. I realize that this back and forth we have going on isn’t normal, but if it doesn’t bother you, it doesn’t bother me.

I hope you write to me soon, RP’s Biggest Fan.

Rome.

 

 

 

About Lani Lynn Vale

Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.

 

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Sep 04

TIMID by Devney Perry Release Day Launch with Excerpt

We are so excited to bring you the release launch of TIMID, the second book in the Lark Cove Series, from USA Today Bestselling Author, Devney Perry.  Download your copy today!

Title:  TIMID (Book 2)
Series:  Lark Cove
Author:  Devney Perry
Release: September 4, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

 

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ABOUT TIMID

 

Willa Doon has always been shy. Her quiet demeanor was something she’s always embraced. That is, until Jackson Page moves to town. The one man she desperately wants to take notice struggles to remember her name.

Year after year, Willa stands by, watching as the bartender slash playboy drowns his demons in beer and sex. Then one night, he shows up at her door, suddenly aware that the girl he’s seen around Lark Cove is now a beautiful woman.

Except what he doesn’t remember is that this visit isn’t his first. They spent a night together once before. A night he’s forgotten, thanks to a bottle of tequila.

A night that crushed a timid girl’s heart, and set a broken man on the path to heal them both.

 

 

 

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EXCERPT

 

“Oh.” She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. “What, um . . .” Her fingers fiddled with the clip on the board. “What’s up?”

“You read my note?”

She nodded. “I did.”

“Good.” That meant we could move on from the whole me-calling-her-by-the-wrong-name thing and get to the days where she wasn’t slamming doors in my face. “Come to the bar and have dinner with me tonight.”

“Was that an invitation or a command?”

I shrugged. “Does it matter?”

She frowned and I knew immediately that wasn’t the right thing to say. Without a word, she marched toward the building between the bunkhouses marked SHOWERS.

“Hey, wait!” I ran after her, but she was walking fast. “What about dinner?”

She didn’t answer. She just kept on marching all the way to the women’s side, disappearing inside without hesitation.

Well, fuck.

I guess my note hadn’t worked after all.

I debated going inside the showers but didn’t want to terrify a young girl if Willa wasn’t alone. So with a grumble and a kick at the dirt, I went back toward the parking lot.

I didn’t miss Hazel watching from a window in the lodge, laughing her ass off. At least I was entertaining her.

She’d be in for another show soon, because I’d be back again tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

About Devney Perry

Devney is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley series. She lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories. Devney loves hearing from readers! Connect with her on social media.

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Sep 04

Mess Me Up by Lani Lynn Vale Review

5 SMOOCHES!

SYNOPSIS:

When Rome Pierce moved to Bear Bottom, Texas, it was his intention to lay low. To not be seen. To find a way to heal his body and soul—as well as his son’s.

Nobody would know by looking at him that he used to play professional football. Not with the Bear Bottom MC cut covering his back, and definitely not with his friendly smile completely obliterated.

No longer is there charm in each smooth word that comes out of his mouth. What’s left is an angry, bitter, scared man that’s terrified one day he’s going to wake up and his entire world is going to be gone.

Nobody knows what drove him to leave the game he loved—nobody but her.

She’s the one person that has helped him make it through the dark days and even darker nights. She’s the bright and shining star in his pitch-black sky.

And he doesn’t even know her name.

He should be afraid that she knows things that not anyone—not even his best friend—knows.

Yet, with each encounter, he gives what little bit of his soul remains, and before he knows it only two people on this earth—one dying, and one too afraid to live—make his life worth living.

Until one day he has to choose—the love of his life, or the life he brought into this world.

Two impossible situations. One decision that would change him forever.

REVIEW:

Each month when I sit down with Lani Lynn Vale’s next book, it’s like a visit with friends—even when she rolls out a new series full of new characters. The Bear Bottom Guardians MC series is a new series, but as is generally the case with Lani’s work, it stems from another series. This series isn’t necessarily a spin-off of the Heroes of the Dixie Wardens series, it’s more like an expansion of that series. With each new book Lani releases, she builds upon those worlds, further developing her characters. The result for her readers has been an unparalleled, unique reading experience, and I’m completely hooked. New readers can step in at any point, however, and they’ll be able to ease right in from that series onward.

I think Mess Me Up may be the most gut-wrenchingly emotional story that Vale has written to date. But in true Lani style, she managed to balance all the heavy emotion with some well-timed, appropriately placed humor, a sexy romance and an interesting, suspenseful plot. The hero, Rome, suffered a devastating loss, and Vale took readers along on this man’s journey to healing and love. The road was bumpy, that’s for sure, but this man truly found his perfect match in Izzy. She could relate to his pain in a way that no one else could, and because of that, she was far more understanding than any other woman could have been. While their love story wasn’t exactly easy, it was real and raw, and Vale really brought out all the feels while telling it. Five smooches from me for Mess Me Up by Lani Lynn Vale!

~ Danielle Palumbo

 

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Sep 03

Flirting With Forever by Kendall Ryan Release Blitz

We’re excited to bring you FLIRTING WITH FOREVER, a sexy, standalone best-friends-to-lovers romance from New York Times Bestselling Author, Kendall Ryan! It’s available to purchase now!

Title:  Flirting With Forever
Author:  Kendall Ryan
Release: September 3, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance

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ABOUT FLIRTING WITH FOREVER

 

I’ve waited years for the perfect girl, yet she was right in front of me all along.

My best friend, Natalie, has been by my side through everything. Leaning on my shoulder, borrowing my sweatshirts…and making my pants too tight when she flashes me that sassy smile that drives me crazy.

But she has no idea about that last part. She doesn’t have a clue I’ve felt this way about her for years.

Until one night after too many cocktails, we fall into bed together.

I’m flirting with my forever…she just doesn’t know it yet.

This book is a sexy, slow-burning best-friends-to-lovers romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cheating. Dive in, and get ready to melt for Cam!

 

 

 

 

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About Kendall Ryan

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 1.5 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She’s a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she’s appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.

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Sep 03

Flirting With Forever by Kendall Ryan Review

4.5 SMOOCHES!

SYNOPSIS:

I’ve waited years for the perfect girl, yet she was right in front of me all along.

My best friend, Natalie, has been by my side through everything. Leaning on my shoulder, borrowing my sweatshirts…and making my pants too tight when she flashes me that sassy smile that drives me crazy.

But she has no idea about that last part. She doesn’t have a clue I’ve felt this way about her for years.

Until one night after too many cocktails, we fall into bed together.

I’m flirting with my forever…she just doesn’t know it yet.

This book is a sexy, slow-burning best-friends-to-lovers romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cheating. Dive in, and get ready to melt for Cam!

REVIEW:

I adore a good best-friends-to-lovers story and Kendall Ryan’s Flirting With Forever was a great one. Ryan’s writing always entertains me, especially when it’s one of her sexy and sweet contemporary romances. The way that she blends her charming plots with a steamy romance between two characters I’m rooting for never fails to produce a story that I easily fall into. Kendall Ryan’s contemporary romances are light-hearted pleasures to read, and thankfully, she’s given her readers many of them to enjoy this year.

Cam and Natalie’s easy-going, comfortable friendship was genuine and real, and whether it was as friends or a couple, I loved them together. After so many years as best friends, these two were very much in-sync and knew each other well. It was obvious how much they cared for one another, but somewhere along the way, their feelings started to change. By telling Natalie and Cam’s story in both of their points-of-view, Kendall really helps the reader to connect with these characters by bringing them into their thoughts. Once they each realized their feelings for the other had shifted, it was like the chemistry between them exploded and the flood gates of emotion opened wide. I absolutely loved the delicious, slow-burn build up between them, and I definitely appreciated how Ryan drew that out by not rushing things between them. Once they crossed that line, however, there was no going back for either one of them, and I was right there with them in this heart-soaring romance. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, though, and Ryan interjected just enough conflict to keep things interesting without drowning this budding romance in drama.

Flirting With Forever was a charming love story that I was fully invested in and kept a smile on my face as I devoured it in a single sitting. I happily and easily got lost in this sweet romance, and these kinds of fun, easy-reading and sexy stories are what I love most from Kendall Ryan. Flirting With Forever by Kendall Ryan gets 4.5 smooches from me!

~ Danielle Palumbo

 

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Aug 31

Professor Feelgood by Leisa Rayven Cover Reveal

We’re happy to bring you the cover reveal for PROFESSOR FEELGOOD, a sexy, new standalone romance from Leisa Rayven, the international bestselling author of BAD ROMEO. It releases on September 16th!

 

Title:  PROFESSOR FEELGOOD

Author:  LEISA RAYVEN 

Genre:  CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Release Date:  SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

 

 

 

What’s a girl to do when a man who’s countless shades of wrong feels oh-so-right?

Ambitious book editor Asha Tate is a hopeless romantic. Despite her mediocre track record with men, she believes in swooning, sighing, and the everlasting love of true soul mates. Sure, sex is okay, but she’s not someone who’s ever been driven by her animal urges.

Until now.

When Asha stumbles upon the scorching hot Instagram feed of someone calling himself Professor Feelgood, she falls in lust for the first time. Not only is she left panting over the professor’s insane body, but his angst-filled poetry about losing his one true love speaks straight to her soul.

Desperately in need of a bestseller for her struggling publishing company, Asha knows the professor’s potential to sell to his millions of loyal followers could be the lifeline her bosses need. However, the ink is barely dry on a book deal before she realizes she’s made a terrible mistake. Sure, the professor is incredibly talented and sexier than any man has a right to be, but the man behind the persona isn’t at all who she pictured. In real life, he’s intense, arrogant and infuriating, and his uncanny ability to rub her the wrong way turns her dream project into a total nightmare.

Knowing that the professor is everything she doesn’t want in a man should help Asha ignore her occasional urges to mount him, but she quickly learns that explosive, unwanted chemistry can make even smart people do stupid things.

Don’t miss this sexy new standalone from the international bestselling author of Bad Romeo!

 

 

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About Leisa Rayven

Author, actor, and professional snuggler, Leisa is the creator of the critically acclaimed Starcrossed series, published through Macmillan New York: BAD ROMEO, BROKEN JULIET, and WICKED HEART. The finale in the Starcrossed series was the holiday-themed anthology, BAD ROMEO CHRISTMAS.

Her latest release is a love-letter to romance readers: MISTER ROMANCE.The other titles in her Masters of Love series, (PROFESSOR FEELGOOD and DOCTOR LOVE,) will be released in 2018/2019.)

Leisa’s books have gained hordes of passionate fans all over the world, and can be found on e-readers and bookshelves in fourteen foreign countries. She’s been featured on various international bestseller lists, including Brazil and Germany.

Leisa Rayven lives in Australia with her husband, two little boys, three cats, and a kangaroo named Howard.

(Howard may or may not be her imaginary marsupial friend. Everyone should have one.)

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Aug 30

Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie Release Blitz

COCKED AND LOADED, an all-new standalone in Jordan Marie’s best-selling Lucas Brothers series is now LIVE, and we’re happy to bring you the release today!

 

Title:  COCKED AND LOADED

Series:  LUCAS BROTHERS (BOOK #4)

Author:  JORDAN MARIE

Genre:  CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Release Date:  AUGUST 30, 2018

 

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About COCKED AND LOADED:

 

When I slap the handcuffs on her
I’ll be taking her to bed, not jail.

Getting involved with the wrong woman can destroy your life.
I had to move back home and lose my position as Detective to get away from one.
The last thing I need is to repeat my mistake.
I finally have what I want.
Deputy in my home town, surrounded by family and friends—
Life is good.

Then she crashes—literally crashes—into my world.

Adelle Harrington is a pain in my ass.
She’s way too high maintenance for my tastes.
She’s sassy, opinionated, and stubborn as hell.
She’s also the Mayor’s only daughter.
Which means she should be completely off limits.
When she forces my hand and breaks the law, all bets are off.
She picked the wrong cop to tangle with.
I’ve got her in my sites, she’s not getting away
And I’m definitely not shooting blanks.

 

 

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About Jordan Marie

USA Today Best-Selling Author Jordan Marie is just a simple small town country girl who is haunted by Alpha Men who talk in her head 24 hours a day.

She likes to create a book that takes you on an emotional journey whether tears, laughter (or both) or just steamy hot fun (or all 3). She loves to connect with readers and interacting with them through social media, signings or even old fashioned email.

 

 

 

 

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Aug 30

Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie Review

5 SMOOCHES!

SYNOPSIS:

When I slap the handcuffs on her I’ll be taking her to bed, not jail.

Getting involved with the wrong woman can destroy your life.
I had to move back home and lose my position as Detective to get away from one.
The last thing I need is to repeat my mistake.
I finally have what I want.
Deputy in my home town, surrounded by family and friends—
Life is good.

Then she crashes—literally crashes—into my world.

Adelle Harrington is a pain in my ass.
She’s way too high maintenance for my tastes.
She’s sassy, opinionated, and stubborn as hell.
She’s also the Mayor’s only daughter.
Which means she should be completely off limits.
When she forces my hand and breaks the law, all bets are off.
She picked the wrong cop to tangle with.
I’ve got her in my sites, she’s not getting away
And I’m definitely not shooting blanks.

 

REVIEW:

As a fan of Jordan Marie’s since she released her first book, it’s a given that if she releases it, I will read it. Initially I was drawn to her intense and gritty MC romances, and I have loved every single one of them. Her writing never fails to move me, to shock me, to make me feel. So, when she made the leap to romantic comedies with this series, I was a bit surprised at first. But that surprise soon morphed into another level of appreciation for her writing abilities. As it turned out, Jordan Marie was a natural when it came to slap-stick style romantic comedies. With that first book, she upended everything I thought I knew about her talent, and I’ve been just as hooked on this side of her skill ever since.

Cocked and Loaded is the fourth book in the Lucas Brothers series—or the Crayon Gang, as her readers refer to this, um, “colorful” family. It’s Black’s turn in this book, and right from the start, I was stung with a sharp prick of old-school comedy when Addie crashes—literally—into his life. That was just the beginning. I laughed and smiled my way through this book at their antics and those of his family. Ida Sue, the matriarch of the family, was right there in the thick of it, butting into his business, uttering inappropriate sexual innuendos or offering one of her infamous, “all natural” remedies. Addie was the exactly what Black needed in a woman after the nightmare of his last relationship. She was smart and so sassy, and she didn’t hesitate to go toe-to-toe with him, giving as good as she got. Their chemistry sizzled in every single one of their interactions, from their witty back-and-forth banter to the heat of the moment.

Cocked and Loaded is another wholly entertaining addition to the Lucas Brothers series. Jordan Marie brought the heart and heat here and colored it with plenty of humor. It wouldn’t be a Jordan Marie novel, though, without a bit of angst and drama, and there was just enough here to make things very interesting. I devoured this book, smiling and laughing my way through it, and I’m already on the edge of my seat waiting for more. Five smooches from me for Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie!

~ Danielle Palumbo

 

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Aug 30

The Perfect Duet: The Left Side of Perfect & The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn Blog Tour

We’re thrilled to bring you THE LEFT SIDE OF PERFECT, the first book in The Perfect Duet, from Meghan Quinn today! It’s available now, and the second book, THE RIGHT SIDE OF FOREVER, releases tomorrow, August 31st!

 

 

THE PERFECT DUET 

The Left Side of Perfect   •  The Right Side of Forever

by Meghan Quinn

 

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The Left Side Of Perfect – Release Day – August 30

For better or for worse,’til death do us part . . .

The better captured me; she’s who stole my heart.

And made me realize I couldn’t live without this woman.

The worse of her took my breath away–kicked me when I was down and twisted me into a million knots.

When I first met her, I thought she was someone I would never see again.

The second time I ran into her, it was a random coincidence.

The third?

I didn’t know it at the time, but she was the girl I was going to marry.

But life isn’t always perfect. You have to take the better and the worse–even if it means giving her up, having her slip between your fingers, and letting her walk away.

I’m getting married.

This is forever, ’til death do us part.

 

 

 

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The Right Side Of Forever – Release Day August 31

In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish . . .

It sounds so simple, to love someone unconditionally.

To give them your heart.

So why is she slowly eating away at my soul with every unanswered phone call, every unread text, and every door left unopened?

She said yes, and yet, in order for her to be with me . . . I need to let her go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About Meghan Quinn

Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.

Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking.

Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!

 

 

 

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Aug 30

The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn Review

5 SMOOCHES!

SYNOPSIS:

In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish . . .

It sounds so simple, to love someone unconditionally.
To give them your heart.

So why is she slowly eating away at my soul with every unanswered phone call, every unread text, and every door left unopened?

She said yes, and yet, in order for her to be with me . . . I need to let her go.

 

REVIEW:

As a longtime fan of Meghan Quinn, I think it’s safe to say that I can no longer refer to her simply as one of my favorite romantic comedy authors. With this book, the fourth intensely emotional military romance this year, she’s demonstrated a depth of skill that far exceeds one genre. I was impressed by her writing before these stories, but now I’m giddy at the prospect of what is yet to come from this immensely talented author.

I was absolutely wrecked when I started The Right Side of Forever. Eyes swimming with tears, a lump in my throat and broken-hearted, I immediately started this story not knowing where it would go. My trepidation was warranted given what happened in this duet’s predecessor, The Blue Line Duet. I wasn’t sure how much more heartache I could take, but as it turned out, I could, in fact, take more, and more was exactly what I took.  Continuing down the road on this journey, readers were paused at despair at the end of The Left Side of Perfect, and that emotion largely colors The Right Side of Forever.

I was enthralled with the details and storytelling in The Left Side of Perfect, and Quinn develops her characters further here, digging deeper into their personal histories and emotions. Where she laid a foundation in the first book, she build a structure here. Further down the road in their journey, the characters are in a much different place than where they began. Everyone gets to a point in their lives, whether it be personally or professionally, where realization dawns and a choice or a decision must be made—Oprah called this point in a person’s life their “a-ha moment.” Quinn takes readers inside the a-ha moments of her characters, when oblivion becomes obvious. Finally, the cloud of heavy emotion began to lift, and for a brief moment, my heart soared with hope and raced with possibility. There was still road on this journey to travel, though. In order to give and accept the love they both deserved, these characters needed to confront their demons and heal, and therein is where the pain in this book stems. Once again, Quinn has readers pondering how much you would sacrifice for the person you loved.

One of my favorite parts of this duet is where Quinn eloquently explains the meaning of titles, leaving me floored by their relevance. Where The Left Side of Perfect was the beginning of something huge and life-altering, The Right Side of Forever is where the transformations took place in this unselfish journey to true love. The beauty of this love story was in the pain and then the healing from it. Meghan Quinn did a phenomenal job of capturing this emotion on the page for her readers to experience along with her characters. It was an absolutely incredible love story, and it will stay with me for a long time to come. Five smooches from me for The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn!

~ Danielle Palumbo

 

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