Blog Tour Stop: Time by Penny Reid

Time

by Penny Reid

Series: Laws of Physics #3

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Penny Reid

Publication Date: April 15 2019

Source: ARC received for review

Rating: ★★★★

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A (brokenhearted) physicist.

Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician.

The worst has already happened. 

Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can’t seem to escape him. He is literally everywhere, or at least images of him are. 

Just when she thinks things can't get any more confusing, Abram returns... What happens next? Only TIME will tell.

I can't believe it's over! 

This novella is the most painful to wait for compared to the second one, because the cliffhanger in SPACE was a bit brutal. 

"It's living artistry, Mona. Being with you is like living in a song."

My babies Abram and Mona are struggling with long-distance relationship in this one. Mona has her Physics work in Europe while Abram is doing a US tour with his band, there are a lot of frustration of not being able to physical be where each other are, a lot of frustration about having to spend a lot of time apart. Being a sucker for angst, I'm totally for all the yearning (especially Abram's--the boy could yearn) in this book; TIME has it in spades. I love the way Abram's completely gone for Mona. He basically worships the ground she walks on and I love smitten heroes.

Honestly, I think TIME would stand better if it wasn't a novella. The fact that I enjoyed reading it notwithstanding, I do feel like it's the weakest out of all three. The three novellas in this series will be released as one book eventually, so I feel like TIME would work better if we had a seamless flow from SPACE, instead of having to wait a month in between.

Overall, I do love the journey of Abram and Mona learning each other and learning how to be together. We have a KITC gang cameos because Marie from KITC is Abram's sister and we get a Marie x Matt wedding glimpse in this (!!!!). And the sneak peek to Beard with Me killed me off. 

I'm now deceased.

About Penny Reid

Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. When she’s not immersed in penning smart romances, Penny works in the biotech industry as a researcher. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

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Blog Tour Stop: Space by Penny Reid

Space

by Penny Reid

Series: Laws of Physics #2

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Penny Reid

Publication Date: March 11 2019

Source: ARC received for review

Rating: ★★★★

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Space, the second book in the all-new Laws of Physics Trilogy from Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is available now! 

One week.
Private cabin.
Famous physicist.
Still an unrepentant slacker.
What’s the worst that could happen?

Mona’s meticulously planned allotment of relaxation is thrown into chaos by the unscheduled appearance of her older brother’s band of friends, including the one person she'd hoped to never face again. Abram still makes her feel entirely too much, which is one of the reasons she disappeared after their one week together. But now, trapped on a mountain of snow and things unspoken, Mona will have to find a way to coexist with Abram, chaos and all.

Laws of Physics is the second trilogy in the Hypothesis series; Laws of Physics parts 1 (MOTION) & 2 (SPACE) end with a cliffhanger.

This post was supposed to go live yesterday but there had been so much going on that I forgot, eep. 

But anyhoozle, SPACE! 

Where do I start?

"You want to...listen to my heartbeat? That's what you want?"

I basically dived into the book immediately after the ARC dropped in my Kindle because you guys, the cliffhanger in MOTION was brutal, okay.

SPACE was set 2 years after the events in MOTION. Mona DaVinci was making a name for herself in the Physics field, lots of things to do and places to go, but she never truly forgot the week she had with Abram Harris, or her feelings for him. Mona and Abram reunited when she went to her parents' vacation place in Aspen and got snowed in with her brother's friends.

I can't believe Penny gave us a snowed-in trope. 

While MOTION took me a while to get into, it was a smooth-sailing journey with SPACE. I'm happy that we got Abram's POV in this; while it wasn't really needed in MOTION, it added value to the story here. I quite enjoyed being in Abram's head because he's one moody mofo and I love his angsty butt. He was so angry with Mona for deceiving him (yea, man was smart he figured it out), and there were some tense situations (which I totally lived for) and poetry (Drew Runous would have been proud).

I can't continue anymore without spoiling this story but SPACE totally beats MOTION for me. There were a lot of moments between Mona and Abram that I highlighted and bookmarked. We even had Kaitlyn and Martin cameos in this one! Also, the cliffhanger was a little bit bearable here than the first one too. 

TIME next! Now I'm sad that it's almost over.

Start the series today!

Motion

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Time

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About Penny Reid

Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. When she’s not immersed in penning smart romances, Penny works in the biotech industry as a researcher. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

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Blog Tour Stop: Motion by Penny Reid

Motion

by Penny Reid

Series: Laws of Physics #1

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Penny Reid

Publication Date: Feb 11 2019

Source: ARC received for review

Rating: ★★★★

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Motion, the first in the all-new Laws of Physics Trilogy from Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is available now! 

One week. Home alone. Girl genius. Unrepentant slacker. 

What’s the worst that could happen?

Mona is a smart girl and had everything figured out a long time ago. She had to. She didn’t have a choice. When your parents are uber-celebrities and you graduate from high school at thirteen, finish college at seventeen, and start your PhD program at eighteen, you don’t have time for distractions outside of your foci. Even fun is scheduled.

Which is why Abram, her brother’s best friend, is such an irritant.

Abram is a talented guy, a supremely gifted musician, and has absolutely nothing figured out, nor does he seem to care. He does what he feels, when he feels, and—in Mona’s opinion—he makes her feel entirely too much.

Laws of Physics is the second trilogy in the Hypothesis series; Laws of Physics parts 1 (MOTION) & 2 (SPACE) end with a cliffhanger.

Abram's book is here! 

I was intrigued by him when first met him in Elements of Chemistry, especially when he dared go and poke the grumpy Martin Sandeke. Pretty excited when I heard Penny was going to write his book, and when it was revealed that he was Marie's (from Penny's Knitting in the City series) little brother. Talk about a crossover! 

The beginning of the story was a little bit rough for me because I wasn't really sure what to feel about Mona. I was charmed by Kaitlyn (Elements of Chemistry) right away while it took me longer to warm up to Mona. She was a girl genius being roped into impersonating her identical twin sister Lisa for a week, and I didn't know how to feel about this until I got further into the story--when Mona had to pretend to be Lisa while staying with Abram, and found herself catching feelings for him, and him for her. 

"Was he falling for me? Or my sister?"

That just fueled my need for angst. Every time Mona thought about the hopelessness of her situation, my heart broke for her. By the end of MOTION, I could confidently say that I love Mona, her Physics jokes and her quirky sayings. I just want to protect her from all types of heartbreaks. 

I feel like we haven't learned enough about Abram in MOTION, but what we did learn (a little bit of his backstory, his passion for music, how he feels a little too much), I like. Side note: there is a little discussion about romance books in this story because Abram is a romance reader (!!!). He defended the genre to skeptical Mona and even recommended her Lisa Kleypas. His favourite LKs were Devil in Winter and Love in the Afternoon! I love that man. 

The cliffhanger was a brutal one, but Penny did warn us about it multiple times. Luckily we don't have to wait that long for the next book (which will also have a cliffhanger... *dies*)

[TW: mentions of assault]

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Enter the Giveaway

About Penny Reid

Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. When she’s not immersed in penning smart romances, Penny works in the biotech industry as a researcher. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

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www.pennyreid.ninja

Can't-Wait Wednesday (7): Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the yet-to-be released books we're excited to read. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hi everyone!

It's a new Wednesday and as usual I'm here to share with you another one of my anticipated titles.

Lisa's Sunday Update (2)

Hi guys!

I haven't done a proper reading update in a while, welp. I have been sharing Can't Wait Wednesdays just to post something but I'm going to try and do better from now on. 

It's the weekend and I have a new appreciation for it now, because I just started my full-time job on Wednesday! That's right, your girl is no longer funemployed and is now a working professional. The job isn't my first choice and isn't something I ever imagine myself doing in a million years, but it pays well and should be a good experience. I need to fund my book-buying habits and hopefully save some money for travel, LOL.

Today I'll be sharing some mini reviews of the books I read...a week ago? Two weeks ago? I can't remember the last time I finished a book because I've been in a weird headspace since I was confirmed for the job. I told my sister that I haven't touched my iPad since I started working and she was like, "Are you okay?"

Onwards!

Can't-Wait Wednesday (6): A Wedding One Christmas by Therese Beharrie

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the yet-to-be released books we're excited to read. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hi everyone!

It's a new Wednesday and as usual I'm here to share with you another one of my anticipated titles.

Excerpt: Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert

Mating the Huntress

by Talia Hibbert

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Nixon House

Publication Date: September 24th 2018

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This Halloween, love bites back... hard.

Chastity Adofo knows a monster when she sees one. As soon as Luke Anthony wanders into her family’s coffee shop, she recognises the evil lurking beneath his charming smile and fantastic arse. The handsome werewolf is determined to have her—but she’s determined to cut out his heart.

Little does she know, Luke’s plans for her are far more pleasurable than murder. And when the full moon rises, all bets are off...

Warning: Mating the Huntress is 30,000 words of red-hot, Halloween-themed romance. This book contains one flirtatious, cursed creature of the night, one badass, knife-happy heroine, and forbidden lust at first sight. Please read responsibly! 

Blog Tour Stop: Make Me Fall by Sara Rider

Make Me Fall

by Sara Rider

Series: Books and Brews #2

Genres: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Indie

Publication Date: September 24th 2018
Source: ARC received for review
Rating: ★★★★

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Enemies make the worst neighbors, but the best lovers

After losing her job, her home, and her friends in her divorce, Nora Pitts is determined not to make the same mistakes when she starts over in the small town of Shadow Creek, Washington. No more slaving away in the lab at the expense of her social life, and definitely no more men. Ever. But making friends in her thirties is so much harder than she anticipated. And when it comes to her gorgeous yet obnoxious neighbor, it’s a whole lot easier to make enemies.

Eli Hardin doesn’t have a lot of sympathy for his uptight neighbor, until he overhears her so-called new friends making fun of her un-datable status. Suddenly he finds himself volunteering for a date with a woman who’s been leaving angry hate-notes in his mailbox, and in way over his head. Because all it takes is one disastrous date with Nora for Eli to fall hard.

But falling for Eli isn’t something Nora’s ready for—not when he’s her complete opposite, and especially not when he turns out to be the best friend she’s made in Shadow Creek. But as her attraction and her feelings for Eli grow hotter, resisting him might just lead to heartbreak anyway.

Can't-Wait Wednesday (5): Cards of Love: The Moon by Sierra Simone

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the yet-to-be released books we're excited to read. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hi everyone!

It's a new Wednesday and as usual I'm here to share with you another one of my anticipated titles.

"Siri, why am I still single?" : a super long Rebel Hard review

Rebel Hard

by Nalini Singh

Series: Hard Play #2

Genres: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: September 18th 2018

Source: ARC received for review
Rating: ★★★★★

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New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh continues her Hard Play series with a sweet, sexy romance featuring big, fat, OTT weddings, a meddling grandma, and a too-serious hero who needs to be unbuttoned...

Nayna Sharma agreed to an arranged marriage in the hope it would heal the fractures in her beloved family... only to realize too late that a traditional marriage is her personal nightmare. Panicked, she throws caution to the winds, puts on the tiniest dress she can find, and ends up in the arms of a tall, rough-edged hunk of a man who has abs of steel—and who she manages to mortally insult between one kiss and the next.

Abandoned as a child, then adopted into a loving family, Raj Sen believes in tradition, in continuity. Some might call him stiff and old-fashioned, but he knows what he wants—and it’s a life defined by rules...yet he can’t stop thinking about the infuriating and sexy woman who kissed him in the moonlight then disappeared. When his parents spring an introduction on him, the last woman he expects is her. Beautiful. Maddening. A rulebreaker in the making.

He’s all wrong for her. She’s all wrong for him. And love is about to make rebels of them both.

Okay so if you've been following my posts or tweets, then you'll probably know that Nalini Singh is a new-to-me author I've started reading early this year, and I've been a huge fan ever since. After devouring her paranormal works and loving her angels, vampires, and changelings, it's only right that I venture into her contemporary works as well.

Rebel Hard is my first, and holy shit it's SO GOOD. I basically said that about almost every Nalini book I've read so who's surprised? Not me, obviously.

Blog Tour Stop: Forever Theirs by Katee Robert

Forever Theirs

by Katee Robert

Series: The Thalanian Dynasty #1

Genres: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Indie

Publication Date: September 10th 2018
Source: ARC received for review
Rating: ★★★1/2

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Meg Sanders enjoyed her wild night with a prince and his bodyguard—but now she’s moving on. She has enough problems without borrowing the kind of trouble Theo brings just by being who he is. But no matter how determined she is to leave that night a fond memory, she hasn’t seen the last of Theo and Galen...

Galen Mikos's life boils down to one goal. Keep Theo alive. But as long as Theo draws breath, he’s a threat to the powers that have taken over Thalania—and anyone they associate with runs the risk of becoming a target, too. Galen will never forgive himself if they let their selfish desire for Meg puts her in danger. But it might already be too late...

Theo Fitzcharles might be an exiled prince, but he doesn’t intend to stay that way. He’s only concerned with one thing—clearing his mother’s name and reinstating himself as Crown Prince of Thalania. There’s no room in that plan for distraction, especially when it makes him forget himself the way Meg does. But after spending one perfect night with her and his best friend, Theo has no intention of leaving her alone.

Even if it damns all three of them in the process.

Can't-Wait Wednesday (4): Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the yet-to-be released books we're excited to read. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hi everyone!

It's a new Wednesday and as usual I'm here to share with you another one of my anticipated titles.

Fireworks by Sarina Bowen finally has a cover!

Hey guys!

Nick posted the new cover for Samantha Young's On Dublin Street yesterday, have you seen it? It's the cutest thing ever! I really loved the old cover because it captured the sensuality of the story, but I've always loved good illustrated covers and I adore this new one too. Would be fun to have that one in paperback.

Anyway I have another cover reveal for you, this time for Sarina Bowen's new installment in the True North series. Are you ready?

Can't-Wait Wednesday (3): The One You Fight For by Roni Loren

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the yet-to-be released books we're excited to read. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hi everyone!

It's a new Wednesday and as usual I'm here to share with you another one of my anticipated titles.

Blog Tour Stop: The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne

The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo

by Kerrigan Byrne

Series: Victorian Rebels #6

Genres: Historical Romance
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Publication Date: August 28th 2018
Source: ARC received for review
Rating: ★★★1/2

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The bravest of heroes. The brashest of rebels. The boldest of lovers. These are the men who risk their hearts and their souls—for the passionate women who dare to love them…
He is known only as The Rook. A man with no name, no past, no memories. He awakens in a mass grave, a magnificent dragon tattoo on his muscled forearm the sole clue to his mysterious origins. His only hope for survival—and salvation—lies in the deep, fiery eyes of the beautiful stranger who finds him. Who nurses him back to health. And who calms the restless demons in his soul…
A LEGENDARY LOVE
Lorelei will never forget the night she rescued the broken dark angel in the woods, a devilishly handsome man who haunts her dreams to this day. Crippled as a child, she devoted herself to healing the poor tortured man. And when he left, he took a piece of her heart with him. Now, after all these years, The Rook has returned. Like a phantom, he sweeps back into her life and avenges those who wronged her. But can she trust a man who’s been branded a rebel, a thief, and a killer? And can she trust herself to resist him when he takes her in his arms?

Can't-Wait Wednesday (2): Archangel's Prophecy by Nalini Singh

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the yet-to-be released books we're excited to read. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hey guys! 

I'm here again to share with you another book that I'm willing to offer my future seventhborn (since my future first- until sixth- babies are all booked) for the chance to read it now now now. 

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Archangel's Prophecy

by Nalini Singh

Series: Guild Hunter #11

Genres: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Berkley

Publication Date: October 20th 2018

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Return to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s darkly passionate Guild Hunter world, where human-turned-angel Elena Deveraux, consort to Archangel Raphael, is thrust center stage into an eons-old prophecy....

Midnight and dawn, Elena’s wings are unique among angelkind…and now they’re failing. The first mortal to be turned into an immortal in angelic memory, she’s regressing. Becoming more and more human. Easier to hurt. Easier to kill.

Elena and Raphael must unearth the reason for the regression before it’s too late and Elena falls out of the sky. Yet even as they fight a furious battle for Elena’s very survival, violent forces are gathering in New York and across the world.

In China, the Archangel Favashi is showing the first signs of madness. In New York, a mysterious sinkhole filled with lava swallows a man whole. In Africa, torrential monsoon rains flood rolling deserts. And in Elena’s mind whispers a haunting voice that isn’t her own.

This time, survival may not be possible…not even for the consort of an archangel.

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UGH I'm so impatient for this book! Still a bit sad that my Wish on Netgalley doesn't seem to have any chance of being granted (I mean I know the function's kaput so I shouldn't be as disappointed but still).

Anyway, Elena and Raphael are one of my favourite couples and I'm ready to be reunited with them again. They're both so fiercely protective over each other, they command respect every time they enter a room, and they're each other's strength and weakness. They are truly that power couple. Also, the blurb gave me chills. Elena's a baby immortal and now she's regressing??? What is happening??? And oh my god, what is going on with Favashi???

Believe it or not, I've been consistently reading Nalini Singh since the beginning of the year and I have zero regrets. I mentioned in my Sunday Update that I'm in the middle of binge-reading Psy-Changeling, and currently I'm on Tangle of Need. Riaz and Adria are truly giving me all the feels right now.

What's your Can't-Wait Wednesday book?
Share with me in the comments!

Lisa's Sunday Update (1).

Hi, guys!

Gosh, it's been a while since I last did a real update. I've been doing nothing worth mentioning since I graduated (sad). I even had a touch of reading slump that really bummed me out. I did go to Singapore the last weekend of July, though. It's only a 50 min flight from home, and I missed Nick who was just there by, like, two weeks or so?

So. Frustrating. 

Anyway, I've seen Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again twice in the movies and I'm proud to say that I'm a Lily James fan now. She was amazing in Mamma Mia! I love her singing voice. Because I'm a new fan, I decided to watch The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society because it was on Netflix and she was in it. I haven't read the book but guys, the movie was AMAZING, and I'm pretty much in love with Michiel Huisman (who is married???? wow all the men I want are unavailable) after that. Because of my love for him, I decided to watch Irreplaceable You, which was not a romance because it was a cancer movie and you knew it didn't have a happy ending from the start, but I still love it a lot because it was surprisingly lighthearted while dealing with death. Gugu Mbatha-Raw was amazing in it, I was utterly charmed by her.

And of course, I saw To All the Boys I've Loved Before and I adored it a lot. I sat down with my sisters and we watched it together. It's not without problems, but overall it's still a pretty decent adaptation and I hope its hype will prompt more book adaptations soon!

Reading-wise, I have been binge-reading the Psy-Changeling books for August and guys, I'm so in love with this world and characters. I was just about dying for Archangel's Prophecy, the upcoming new book in Nalini's Guild Hunter series, and Psy-Changeling works to assuage that need a bit. I'm going to do a big review for all the books once I finish the series. There are a lot of books in this series, I'm thriving!

I also read these ARCs that I will probably do mini reviews for in the near future:

An Earl Like You by Caroline Linden (★★★★)

Down with Love by Kate Meader (★★★★)

Boy Toy by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby (★★★★)

Untouchable by Talia Hibbert (★★★★★)

The Cowboy Meets His Match by Sarah Mayberry (★★★★)

Hope you're having a great Sunday!

Can't-Wait Wednesday (1): Make Me Fall by Sara Rider

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the yet-to-be released books we're excited to read. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Hey guys!

Wow, I've been so bad at blogging lately. I talked to Nick about my blogger's block and she suggested I find blogging memes so here we are.

Today I'm sharing with you a book (yep, just one, because I am the epitome of restraint) in my TBR that I'm excited about.

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Make Me Fall

by Sara Rider

Series: Books and Brews #2

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Publication Date: September 24th 2018

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Enemies make the worst neighbors, but the best lovers

After losing her job, her home, and her friends in her divorce, Nora Pitts is determined not to make the same mistakes when she starts over in the small town of Shadow Creek, Washington. No more slaving away in the lab at the expense of her social life, and definitely no more men. Ever. But making friends in her thirties is so much harder than she anticipated. And when it comes to her gorgeous yet obnoxious neighbor, it’s a whole lot easier to make enemies.

Eli Hardin doesn’t have a lot of sympathy for his uptight neighbor, until he overhears her so-called new friends making fun of her un-datable status. Suddenly he finds himself volunteering for a date with a woman who’s been leaving angry hate-notes in his mailbox, and in way over his head. Because all it takes is one disastrous date with Nora for Eli to fall hard.

But falling for Eli isn’t something Nora’s ready for—not when he’s her complete opposite, and especially not when he turns out to be the best friend she’s made in Shadow Creek. But as her attraction and her feelings for Eli grow hotter, resisting him might just lead to heartbreak anyway.

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Doesn't the blurb sound good? And look at that gorgeous cover!

I've been waiting for Eli's book ever since I read the excerpt at the end of Real Kind of Love; if you haven't read that one, then this is your cue! This book is coming out 4 days after my birthday and lucky me, I don't have to wait that long because I have the ARC (!!!!).

Which book(s) are you looking forward to read?
Tell me in the comments!

Blog Tour Stop: Dr. Strange Beard by Penny Reid

Dr. Strange Beard

by Penny Reid

Series: Winston Brothers #5

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Penny Reid

Publication Date: July 30th 2018

Source: ARC received for review

Rating: ★★★★

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Hunches, horse races, and heartbreak

Ten years after Simone Payton broke his heart, all Roscoe Winston wants is a doughnut. He’d also like to forget her entirely, but that’s never going to happen. Roscoe Winston remembers everything—every look, every word, every single unrequited second—and the last thing he needs is another memory of Simone.

Unfortunately, after one chance encounter, Simone keeps popping up everywhere he happens to be...

Ten years after Roscoe Winston dropped out of her life, all Simone Payton wants is to exploit him. She’d also like some answers from her former best friend about why he ghosted her, but if she never gets those answers, that’s a-okay. Simone let go of the past a long time ago. Seriously, she has. She totally, totally has. She is definitely not still thinking about Roscoe. Nope. She’s more than happy to forget he exists.

But first, she needs just one teeny-tiny favor...

Dr. Strange Beard is a full-length romantic comedy novel, can be read as a stand-alone, and is the fifth book in the USA TODAY bestselling Winston Brothers series.

Excerpt: It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time by Kylie Scott

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

by Kylie Scott

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Self-Published

Publication Date: August 7th 2018

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"Addictive like all Kylie Scott books, you'll swoon, laugh, ache, put your life on hold, and compulsively read until the wee hours of the night—only to reread the whole thing the next morning. Perfection!" - Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author

Returning home for her father’s wedding was never going to be easy for Adele. If being sent away at eighteen hadn’t been bad enough, the mess she left behind when she made a pass at her dad’s business partner sure was.

Fifteen years older than her, Pete had been her crush for as long as she could remember. But she’d misread the situation—confusing friendliness for undying love. Awkward. Add her father to the misunderstanding, and Pete was left with a broken nose and a business on the edge of ruin. The man had to be just as glad as everyone else when she left town.

Seven years later, things are different. Adele is no longer a kid, but a fully grown adult more than capable of getting through the wedding and being polite. But all it takes is seeing him again to bring back those old feelings.

Sometimes first loves are the truest. 

EXCERPT

“Did you enjoy the wedding?” he asked.

“W-what?”

The man stood much closer than necessary. “The wedding. It was nice, right?”

“Sure.”

Faint strains of music carried from across the road. It seemed worlds away. He downed a mouthful of scotch, gaze never leaving my face. All I could smell was the single malt, his cologne, and the slight scent of salt on his skin. After all, it’d been a hot night and he’d been dancing in the suit. He wasn’t happy; I knew the signs well enough. The tension in his jawline and the look in his eyes. All heated and intense.

“So you’ve been sitting in the dark, drinking and brooding, huh?” I asked. “That sounds constructive.”

“What did Leona have to say?”

I laughed. “Oh, hell no. I’m not getting caught in the middle of you two again. Why don’t you try settling your issues like normal people and actually talk to one another?”

“You have such a clever mouth, Adele.” He cocked his head. “Always got an answer, don’t you?”

“Enjoy your scotch, Pete.” I turned away. “I’m going to bed.”

“What’s the rush?” Strong fingers wrapped around my arm, not gripping me hard, just enough to hold me in place.

“I’ve spent enough time tonight in the company of a drunken asshole, thank you.” I smiled.

His return smile was lopsided. “You’re angry.”

“I’m tired.”

“You’re angry and tired. Me too,” he said. “Less so on the tired, though. Actually, I’m wide the fuck awake.”

“Good for you.”

He finished off his drink, then reached past me, setting the empty glass on the kitchen counter. “Keep me company.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Why not?” he asked, expression full of false interest. “Thought you’d love the chance to tell me off some more.”

I looked away. “We’re done here.”

“No, we’re not.”

“Yes, we are.” I pulled my arm out of his grasp. “We’re finished, Pete. Our friendship or whatever the hell it is these days . . . It’s over, kaput, the end. Took me seven years, but tonight I finally wised up.”

“That so?”

“Yep,” I said. “I refuse to keep feeling this way about you. It’s such a stupid waste.”

His gaze narrowed.

“You know, I even have a plan.”

“What might that be?”

“In the morning, I’m going to go home and fuck every available man I meet until one of them does it for me.” My smile felt jagged and horrible. It couldn’t have been pretty to see. “And then I won’t think about you anymore.”

His fingers curled into tight fists. Nice to know I wasn’t the only one affected. I put my hand on his chest, getting up in his face. Two could play the invading-personal-space game, for fun and intimidation. As if I would back down.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kylie is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year, 2013 & 2014, by the Australian Romance Writer’s Association and her books have been translated into eleven different languages. She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet. 

You can learn more about Kylie from http://www.kylie-scott.com/