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One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery

 

Susan Mallery always strokes the heart strings, no exceptions here and this newest. Christmas story fits perfectly into the seasonal theme. There is a lot going on and the characters are interesting, fun and emotionally intense. “Cougar pee” lol…. Loved this one. Definitely add to your reading list. Do not miss this one.

Until It Was Love by Pippa Grant NOW AVAILABLE!


Until It Was Love

A Complicated Situationship RomCom

Author: Pippa Grant

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Tropes: Teammate’s Sister, Enemies to Lovers

Accidentally Dating, Grumpy/Sunshine

Release Date: April 11, 2024

 

BLURB 

 

There are a million reasons why I shouldn’t agree to a date with Fletcher Huxley.

 

He’s a growly-faced, stubborn-streaked, international rugby legend trying to revive his flailing career in the US after being canned by his team overseas.

 

While he might have the good kind of thunder thighs, intriguing tattoos, and a booty of steel, he also holds the top position on my very short nemesis list thanks to what happened the first time we met.

 

Plus, his mustache is as terrible as the reason he’s picked me to be the woman he wants to date.

 

But he has one big checkmark in the why this date is a good idea column: he’s my brother’s new teammate.

 

They already hate each other.

 

And my brother has made an unfortunate habit of interfering with my love life recently.

 

So a revenge date with Fletcher to make my brother mad? While letting Fletcher think this date is merely for the good of the team?

 

Yep.

 

I’m in.

 

I’m moving to London for work in a month. And it’s just one date. What could possibly go wrong?

 

Until It Was Love is a banter-tastic romcom featuring an overgrown snack of a man with a soft spot for his purse dog, a normally optimistic life coach trying to live her best life, a mustache catastrophe, and one little tiny fainting spell. It stands alone and comes complete with a swoony happily ever after that will leave your heart in a happy puddle of joy.

 

 

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AUTHOR BIO 

 

Pippa Grant wanted to write books, so she did. Before she became a USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling romantic comedy author, she was a young military spouse who got into writing as self-therapy. That happened around the time she discovered reading romance novels, and the two eventually merged into a career. Today, she has more than 30 knee-slapping Pippa Grant titles and nine written as Jamie Farrell. When she's not writing romantic comedies, she's fumbling through being a mom, wife, and mountain woman, and sometimes trying to find hobbies. Her crowning achievement? Having impeccable timing for telling stories that will make people snort beverages out of their noses. Consider yourself warned.

 

 

AUTHOR LINKS

 

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BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/pippa-grant 

Website: http://www.pippagrant.com 

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Until It Was Love by Pippa Grant

My new top read by Pippa Grant. Loved, loved, loved this newest romantic  comedy, so much fun and laughter, found myself putting it aside, so as not to finish it too quickly. Goldie and Fletcher are awesomely adversely involved, this leads to so much fun and amazing emotional moments. Do not miss this one and be prepared to laugh out loud.

The Burning by Linda Castillo

First, let me just say how much I am enjoying this series, and man, there is some bad stuff happening in these particular Amish communities. This story kept me on the edge of my seat. Twisted, gruesome evil invades Kate and Tomasetti’s world. The reason and outcome are unsettling,as the story progresses, the reader is wrapped with anticipation and the possibilities of several different outcomes. This is book has a high degree of tension and is an excellent read.

Hopelessly Romantic by Barbara Freethy


First in a new series and a sweet romantic story. Ava and Liam are two very different people who find themselves thrown together and in spite of those differences, spin toward each other finding a true balance. Do not miss this newest romance, a relaxing read.

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

Once upon a time…….this story is literally a modern day fairy tale, and so enjoyable! A different type of fantasy and a breath of fresh air. Asin all fairy tales, the bad and evil are present, there is redemption, humor, romance and maybe an HEA, you will have to read, to know. Enjoy!

Hate To Fake It To You by Amanda Sellet

Kept thinking, if I put it down and go back, I will find a connection and was disappointed. I was lost in the hard push at rom com. I just could not find my balance and did not really like the characters. Am giving this five stars, because I feel like it was my problem and another reader will love this, just not me.

One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day


Let’s start by saying, there is no truly good person in this story. A couple are on the line, but they are questionable. The “family” here is a quagmire of deception and conspiracy all rolled up in a blanket of false hoods. I enjoyed reading this book, it kept me motivated to find the answers almost throughout and the timeline shifted back and forth, but kept me involved and interested. A good, interesting read, although dark almost throughout.

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NOW LIVE! Stolen By The Billionaire by Blair Babylon

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Stolen By The Billionaire by Blair Babylon is now live!

 

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I am an American Navy SEAL, and I will not be blackmailed by a goddamn Russian mafia boss.

Years ago, I parlayed a loan into a billion-dollar crypto fortune. The head of the White Russian Syndicate is demanding I pay it back in illegal military-grade weapons, but I won’t. I will not be responsible for adding to the misery of innocents.

It’s time to hit back at the head of the White Russian Syndicate.

So I kidnap the mafia boss’s niece.

Who I did not realize is my best friend’s estranged little sister.

Who he’s never mentioned.

Not even once.

Sarah is a sweet little hayseed right off her Iowa farm, but when the mafia boss decides she’s a liability to eliminate, she becomes my responsibility to protect.

We’re on the run. But with each passing day, with each attack I defend her from, every hotel room with only one bed, I’m starting to fall for her.

The Russian mafia wants Sarah dead, and her brother is going to murder me when he finds out I’ve gone too far with his sister.



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Meet Blair Babylon


"I'm passionate about books and literature. Books delve into what it means to be human and connect us to each other. I write intense, deeply imagined romance novels for serious readers because the world needs more love." ~~Blair Babylon

 
For readers of JS Scott, E.L. James, Rina Kent, Nicole Snow, Sadie Kincaid, Catharina Maura, and Shantel Tessier, Blair Babylon is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author who used to publish literary fiction. Because professional reviews of Blair's other fiction usually included the caveat that there was too much deviant sex and too much interesting plot, she decided to abandon all literary pretensions, let her freak flag fly, and write hot, sexy, suspenseful romance. 

 

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NOW LIVE! Stolen By The Billionaire by Blair Babylon

 

 

Stolen By The Billionaire by Blair Babylon is now live!

 

My Bag of Books Blog review:

http://Pippen.booklikes.com/post/6129950/stolen-by-the-billionaire-by-blair-babylon

 

I am an American Navy SEAL, and I will not be blackmailed by a goddamn Russian mafia boss.

Years ago, I parlayed a loan into a billion-dollar crypto fortune. The head of the White Russian Syndicate is demanding I pay it back in illegal military-grade weapons, but I won’t. I will not be responsible for adding to the misery of innocents.

It’s time to hit back at the head of the White Russian Syndicate.

So I kidnap the mafia boss’s niece.

Who I did not realize is my best friend’s estranged little sister.

Who he’s never mentioned.

Not even once.

Sarah is a sweet little hayseed right off her Iowa farm, but when the mafia boss decides she’s a liability to eliminate, she becomes my responsibility to protect.

We’re on the run. But with each passing day, with each attack I defend her from, every hotel room with only one bed, I’m starting to fall for her.

The Russian mafia wants Sarah dead, and her brother is going to murder me when he finds out I’ve gone too far with his sister.



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Apple Books: https://lnk.to/Blaze-AB  

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Kobo: https://lnk.to/Blaze-Ko  

Google Play: https://bit.ly/3OkZUSF     

 

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3R0ksBy 

 

 

Meet Blair Babylon


"I'm passionate about books and literature. Books delve into what it means to be human and connect us to each other. I write intense, deeply imagined romance novels for serious readers because the world needs more love." ~~Blair Babylon

 
For readers of JS Scott, E.L. James, Rina Kent, Nicole Snow, Sadie Kincaid, Catharina Maura, and Shantel Tessier, Blair Babylon is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author who used to publish literary fiction. Because professional reviews of Blair's other fiction usually included the caveat that there was too much deviant sex and too much interesting plot, she decided to abandon all literary pretensions, let her freak flag fly, and write hot, sexy, suspenseful romance. 

 

Connect with Blair

Website | https://blairbabylon.com/   

Goodreads | www.goodreads.com/author/show/7201465.Blair_Babylon   

Amazon | https://amzn.to/3UiM1Im 

Facebook | www.facebook.com/BlairBabylon      

Instagram |  www.instagram.com/blairbabylonauthor  

TikTok |  www.tiktok.com/@blairbabylonbooks     

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RELEASE DAY! Never Fall For The Bride’s Father by Julia Kent 5 Stars

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NOW LIVE! Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent is available now!

 

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“an entertaining, phenomenal read from the first page to the last” – Book Addict

 

“I couldn't put this fabulous book down… I loved every word.” – Goodreads reviewer

 

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Power outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms.

And the always classic: jealous MILs who wear white.

No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.

The best wedding ever.

Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes.

But always-prepared Katie? She’s steering clear of her own HEA. Years of dating older, wealthy, alpha businessmen who treat her like an ornament has left a bad taste in her mouth.

And some bruises on her ego.

Love is her job. Not her destiny.

So when she falls for silver fox and self-made millionaire Patrick Cooper, she breaks a rule so taboo, it doesn’t technically exist:

Never fall for the bride’s father.

Enter Patrick, a widowed art dealer with salt-and-pepper charm. He can't resist trying to share an Uber with the captivating, enticingly stubborn blonde. Their encounter? Classic enemies-to-lovers. Sparks fly, but not the good kind... at first.

Starting off on the wrong foot left a terrible impression, but when a series of coincidences pushes them together, the more time they spend with each other, the more the lines blur.

Chance favors the risk-takers, so when he takes a leap of faith and gets a passionate kiss that rocks his world, Katie opens closed doors in his heart.

Can he really have a new soulmate —

Or is this just a May-December fling?

 

Also available in the Whatever It Takes, Maine series

 

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Never Fall For The Bride’s Father by Julia Kent

So much fun, laughs and emotion are wrapped up in this newest book by Julia Kent. I admit to some trepidation with Patrick and Katie’s mostly “off” relationship, they start out with an epic misnomer, move through and reconcile, only to run into emotional obstacles. There are many truly beautiful written sentiments here. Well written and fun, do not miss this one.

For The Love of Summer by Susan Mallery

So much happening in this newest book by Susan Mallery and now that I have finished, found myself wishing for more to continue the story. Loved the interaction between characters and the problems, solutions and final chapter of the book. A definite addition to your TBR list, do not miss this one.

Currently reading Never Fall For the Bride’s Father by Julia Kent!

Stolen By The Billionaire by Blair Babylon

This is the third of the “best” friends from Le Rosey. We have read Twist, Shine and now are in process of learning of the ultimate betrayals.  The end of this story is a cliffhanger (just a warning) and I sincerely hope for a light at the end of the tunnel. I knew Logan was dicey, from the earlier books, but this puts all in question. One good thing, is Blair usually does not make us wait too long for the next book, as I hate cliffhangers with a passion. A definite addition to your TBR LIST.  Don’t miss this one. 

MARCH 5, 2024 RELEASE. STOLEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE BY BLAIR BABYLON

Stolen By The Billionaire by Blair Babylon is releasing March 5, 2024!

 

Preorder your copy today!

 

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Blurb

I am an American Navy SEAL, and I will not be blackmailed by a goddamn Russian mafia boss.
Years ago, I parlayed a loan into a billion-dollar crypto fortune. The head of the White Russian Syndicate is demanding I pay it back in illegal military-grade weapons, but I won't. I will not be responsible for adding to the misery of innocents.
It's time to hit back at the head of the White Russian Syndicate.
So I kidnap the mafia boss's niece.
Who I did not realize is my best friend's estranged little sister.
Who he's never mentioned.
Not even once.
Sarah is a sweet little hayseed right off her Iowa farm, but when the mafia boss decides she's a liability to eliminate, she becomes my responsibility to protect.
We're on the run. But with each passing day, with each attack I defend her from, every hotel room with only one bed, I'm starting to fall for her.
The Russian mafia wants Sarah dead, and her brother is going to murder me when he finds out I've gone too far with his sister.

 

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