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		<title>ARC Review:  My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This was a charming read and fun.  I enjoyed Anika and the lengths her friends and moms went to to make sure she was OK (which was probably necessary considering how her first day on the job went).  Luca was charming and it was hard not to like him and his reasoning for being on [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/174060244._SX315_.jpg?ssl=1" alt="ARC Review:  My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake" title="ARC Review:  My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake" class="ubb-cover-image alignright"><strong>My Royal Showmance </strong> by <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/authors/lexi-blake/">Lexi Blake</a> <br><strong>Series:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/park-avenue-promise/">Park Avenue Promise</a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/2/">#2</a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/park-avenue-promise/">#2</a> <br><b>Publication Date: </b>June 4, 2023 <br><strong>Pages:</strong> 260 <br><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=My+Royal+Showmance+ Lexi+Blake" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a> |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?searchTerm=My+Royal+Showmance+ Lexi+Blake&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> |  <a href="http://www.bookshop.org/search?searchTerm=My+Royal+Showmance+ Lexi+Blake&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> </b><br><b>Find on:  </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=✓&query=My+Royal+Showmance+ Lexi+Blake" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-book-blogger/assets/images/stars/red/three-half-stars.png?ssl=1" alt="three-half-stars"> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/zubb-flame-ratings/assets/images/flame-1/one-half-flames.png?ssl=1" alt="one-half-flames"> <br><blockquote class="ubb-synopsis"><p><b>From <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series...</b><br />
<i>Three young women make a pact in high school—</i><i>to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.</i><br />
<b>My Royal Showmance</b><br />
Anika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show. She’s working her way up at the production company she works for and she’s close to achieving some of her dreams. The big boss just wants one thing from her. She’s got a potential problem with the director of The King Takes a Bride and she wants Anika to pose as a production assistant and report back.<br />
As the king of a tiny European country, Luca St. Marten knows the world views him as one of the pampered royalty of the world. It couldn’t be further from the truth. His country is hurting and he’s right there on the front lines with his citizens. When he’s asked to do a dating show, his counselors point out that it could bring tourism back to Ralavia. It goes against his every desire, but he agrees.<br />
When one of the contestants drops out at the last minute, Anika finds herself replacing the potential princess. She’s sure she’ll be asked to leave the first night, but Luca keeps picking her again and again. Suddenly she finds herself in the middle of a made-for-TV fantasy, and she’s unsure what’s real and what’s simply reality TV.</p>
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		<div class="pbs-main-wrapper"><p>This was a charming read and fun.  I enjoyed Anika and the lengths her friends and moms went to to make sure she was OK (which was probably necessary considering how her first day on the job went).  Luca was charming and it was hard not to like him and his reasoning for being on a dating show.  You could see why Anika fell so hard for him.</p>
<p>This was a quick read, but it was the perfect weekend read that left you with a smile on your face.</p>
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		<title>ARC Review:  Forgotten Desires by Corinne Michaels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finishing up the Whitlock series with baby sister, Brynlee has all the feels but it&#8217;s really Carson (Crew) who makes this story..  Brynlee has always wanted someone to put her first and Crew does that in aces.  Whether it was her chicken coop, her barn or her health, he was always thinking of her.  You [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/207703241._SX315_-1.jpg?ssl=1" alt="ARC Review:  Forgotten Desires by Corinne Michaels" title="ARC Review:  Forgotten Desires by Corinne Michaels" class="ubb-cover-image alignright"><strong>Forgotten Desires</strong> by <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/authors/corinne-michaels/">Corinne Michaels</a> <br><strong>Series:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/whitlock-family/">Whitlock Family #4</a> <br><strong>Genres:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/genres/contemporary-romance/">Contemporary Romance</a> <br><strong>Published by</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/publishers/baae-publishing/">BAAE Publishing</a> <b>Publication Date: </b>June 5, 2024 <br><strong>Pages:</strong> 396 <br><strong>Also in this series:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/2023/06/arc-review-forbidden-hearts-by-corinne-michaels/">Forbidden Hearts</a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/2023/11/arc-review-broken-dreams-by-corinne-michaels/">Broken Dreams </a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/2024/02/arc-review-tempting-promises-by-corinne-michaels/">Tempting Promises </a> <br><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Forgotten+Desires Corinne+Michaels" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a> |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?searchTerm=Forgotten+Desires Corinne+Michaels&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> |  <a href="http://www.bookshop.org/search?searchTerm=Forgotten+Desires Corinne+Michaels&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> </b><br><b>Find on:  </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=✓&query=Forgotten+Desires Corinne+Michaels" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-book-blogger/assets/images/stars/red/four-stars.png?ssl=1" alt="four-stars"> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/zubb-flame-ratings/assets/images/flame-1/two-flames.png?ssl=1" alt="two-flames"> <br><blockquote class="ubb-synopsis"><p><b>He’s a billionaire in need of a wife …And I’m his ex who can’t say no to him.</b><br />
Ten years ago Carson Knight was my one great love, but he abandoned me without a trace.Now he’s a billionaire single-dad in need of a temporary wife.And he’s at my house on one knee with a proposal …Marry him, so he’s more likely to win full custody of his daughter, keeping her safe from her unstable mother. In return, he’ll take care of the medical expenses for a surgery my father needs to survive.<br />
Reluctantly, I agree to tie the knot, on one condition. Once those custody papers are signed, we go our separate ways. Because he’s even more gorgeous, charming, and sweeter than he was back then, and I don’t trust myself not to fall for my fake husband.<br />
Especially when I hear him say “my wife.”<br />
Or feel his hands on my skin. Taste his kiss or see the way he looks at me with those blue eyes and know that our carefully crafted rules will shatter.<br />
Right alongside my heart.<br />
Right alongside my heart.</p>
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		<div class="pbs-main-wrapper"><p>Finishing up the Whitlock series with baby sister, Brynlee has all the feels but it&#8217;s really Carson (Crew) who makes this story..  Brynlee has always wanted someone to put her first and Crew does that in aces.  Whether it was her chicken coop, her barn or her health, he was always thinking of her.  You can understand why Brynlee didn&#8217;t get over him 10 years ago.    Corinne Michaels never disappoints.  This marriage of convenience / second-chance story has all the feels and made for the perfect weekend read.</p>
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<h3>About Corinne Michaels</h3>
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<p>New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Corinne Michaels is the author of nine romance novels. She’s an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.</p>
<p>After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love.</p>
<p class="ubb-author-links"><a href="http://corinnemichaels.com/" target="_blank" class="">Website</a> | <a href="http://corinnemichaels.com/blog-2/" target="_blank" class="">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/authorcmichaels" target="_blank" class="">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/corinnemichaels" target="_blank" class="">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7753662.Corinne_Michaels" target="_blank" class="">Goodreads</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/1NVZmhv" target="_blank" class="">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/corinnemichaels" target="_blank" class="">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/corinnemichaels/" target="_blank" class="">Pinterest</a></p>
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		<title>Release Blitz:  My Royal Showmance &#8211; Lexi Blake</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><b><i>My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake is now live! </i></b></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Title: The Surrogate</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Author: Penelope Ward</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tropes: Age Gap/Widower/Found Family</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Forbidden/Enemies to Friends to Lovers</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Release Date: February 26, 2024</p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">The problem is: it’s not <i>my</i> baby.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: <i>Sigmund Benedictus</i>.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">He and I butted heads.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Gradually, he learned to trust me.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">He even became protective.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I was falling in love with him.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">But my time here had a limit.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>SIG:</b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">They swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted—but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Against my better judgment, I agreed.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I’d continue to pretend it wasn’t happening and live the empty, single life I’d become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I most certainly <i>wouldn’t</i> fall in love with the surrogate.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.</span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.</div>
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					<description><![CDATA[Title: The Surrogate Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Age Gap/Widower/Found Family Forbidden/Enemies to Friends to Lovers Release Date: February 26, 2024 BLURB &#160; From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel… ABBY: I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying. The problem is: it’s not [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Title: The Surrogate</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Author: Penelope Ward</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tropes: Age Gap/Widower/Found Family</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Forbidden/Enemies to Friends to Lovers</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Release Date: February 26, 2024</span></span></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">From <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…</span></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>ABBY:</i></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">The problem is: it’s not <i>my</i> baby.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: <i>Sigmund Benedictus</i>.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">He and I butted heads.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Gradually, he learned to trust me.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">He even became protective.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I was falling in love with him.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">But my time here had a limit.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>SIG:</b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">They swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted—but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Against my better judgment, I agreed.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I’d continue to pretend it wasn’t happening and live the empty, single life I’d become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I most certainly <i>wouldn’t</i> fall in love with the surrogate.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">By Penelope Ward</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="scroll-box">My phone rang, and I looked down to find it was Lourdes, a woman I’d hung out with over a year ago. She’d been texting me lately to get together, and I’d been ignoring her messages. I silenced the ringer.<br />
“Who was that?” Abby asked.<br />
“Someone named—none of your business.”<br />
“A woman? Is that why you’re in such a rush to get back to London?”<br />
“Trust me, I haven’t met anyone worth rushing anywhere for.”<br />
“Well, excuse me, Mr. Picky.”<br />
I rolled over a bit to face her, resting my chin on my hand. “You think it’s odd to be selective?”<br />
“I don’t think you’re being selective. I think you’re closed off to everyone. There’s a difference.”<br />
“You seem to have me pegged, but what about you? Why are you single?”<br />
“I had a bad experience, as I think I’ve mentioned, and haven’t felt like having my heart toyed with again.”<br />
“How long ago was that? The guy who broke up with you…”<br />
“Nearly three years now.”<br />
“But you’ve dated since that breakup.”<br />
“Yeah. There’ve been a few brief…”<br />
“Hookups?” I arched a brow.<br />
“I guess I can admit that now that you’re not actively assessing my character.”<br />
“Why would I judge you for that? Sex is natural—necessary for survival, if you ask me.”<br />
“You just don’t want to have anything to do with the women after.”<br />
Unable to deny it, I shrugged. “There haven’t been that many women since Britney. At least nothing compared to when I was younger. Most of the time, I meet someone and decide not to go through with anything. But of the encounters I have had, yeah, it’s never mattered whether I saw them again.”<br />
“What was different about Britney? I mean, when you met her? How did you know she was the one?”<br />
My chest constricted. “I’d love to be able to give you a less cliché answer—because I hate clichés—but I just knew. After about an hour together, I never wanted to be apart from her.”<br />
“Fair enough. They say that’s what happens sometimes. You just know.”<br />
“You’ve never experienced that?”<br />
“Nope.” Abby shook her head. “Still waiting for it to happen to me.” She smiled. “Anyway, for the record, I don’t just hook up with people randomly, like some people.” She elbowed me. “I have to know them first.”<br />
“Knowing you, Abby, I can’t imagine you not asking someone a million questions before you sleep with them.”<br />
“Well, yeah. I need to know who I’m dealing with. I’m not going to waste my time with anyone who’s not a good person—even if I’m wildly attracted to them.”<br />
“Sometimes less is more,” I mumbled.<br />
“This from the man who interrogated me the first time he met me.”<br />
“Well, I need to know a bit more about someone who’s going to be carrying my child than I would someone I’m merely going to&#8230;”<br />
“F*ck?” She finished my sentence.<br />
The word on her tongue gave me an unwanted thrill. I wouldn’t have minded hearing her say it a few more times, which probably meant I needed my head checked.<br />
“You wanna go?” she asked.<br />
Somehow I’d forgotten my urgency to leave. I’d become pretty comfortable in this spot on the hay. It wasn’t about the hay at all, though, was it?<br />
“Well, now you’ve made me lazy. You’re a bad influence, Knickerbocker.”<br />
She leaned her head on her hand. “Why don’t you just sleep at the inn tonight? Lavinia loves your company.”<br />
“She’ll be conked out by the time we get back there, but I suppose you have a point. At this hour, I might as well just drive into London with you in the morning.”<br />
“You keep work clothes at The Bainbridge, right?”<br />
“Yes. I have everything I need in my room.” I looked out through the barn door. It was now completely nightfall. “Now that it’s dark, you need to be careful driving back.”<br />
“You’ll be behind me anyway, in case I run into trouble, right?”<br />
“Well, you won’t find me driving in front of you ever again,” I teased.<br />
“Good one.” She laughed as she stood and brushed off her dress. “Can you turn around for a minute?”<br />
I narrowed my eyes but did as she asked. “Okay…why am I doing this?”<br />
A few seconds passed. “All good now.”<br />
“What was that all about?” I asked.<br />
“You promise not to make fun of me?”<br />
“No. But tell me anyway.”<br />
“I had a piece of hay stuck in my underwear.” She flashed a goofy smile.<br />
And then…I laughed for what felt like the first time in years.</div></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t sure what to expect from Rowan Whitlock, but let me tell you 🔥🔥🔥 In this installment of the Whitlock series, youngest brother Rowan tangles with next-door neighbor Charlotte and things get hot pretty fast.  There&#8217;s a bit of history between Rowan and Charlotte.  She has a smidgeon of animosity towards Rowan because she [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/202245621._SX315_.jpg?ssl=1" alt="ARC Review:  Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels" title="ARC Review:  Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels" class="ubb-cover-image alignright"><strong>Tempting Promises </strong> by <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/authors/corinne-michaels/">Corinne Michaels</a> <br><strong>Series:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/whitlock-family/">Whitlock Family #3</a> <br><strong>Genres:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/genres/contemporary-romance/">Contemporary Romance</a> <br><strong>Published by</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/publishers/baae-publishing/">BAAE Publishing</a> <b>Publication Date: </b>February 22, 2024 <br><strong>Pages:</strong> 366 <br><strong>Also in this series:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/2023/06/arc-review-forbidden-hearts-by-corinne-michaels/">Forbidden Hearts</a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/2023/11/arc-review-broken-dreams-by-corinne-michaels/">Broken Dreams </a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/2024/06/arc-review-forgotten-desires-by-corinne-michaels/">Forgotten Desires</a> <br><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Tempting+Promises+ Corinne+Michaels" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a> |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?searchTerm=Tempting+Promises+ Corinne+Michaels&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> |  <a href="http://www.bookshop.org/search?searchTerm=Tempting+Promises+ Corinne+Michaels&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> </b><br><b>Find on:  </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=✓&query=Tempting+Promises+ Corinne+Michaels" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-book-blogger/assets/images/stars/red/four-stars.png?ssl=1" alt="four-stars"> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/zubb-flame-ratings/assets/images/flame-1/three-flames.png?ssl=1" alt="three-flames"> <br><blockquote class="ubb-synopsis"><p><b>What’s the worst thing you could do when you’re stranded in the woods with your rival? Sleep with him. That’s what.</b><br />
Not only is Rowan Whitlock my sister’s ex, but we’re both vying for the contract that would save my family farm.<br />
So why did it have to be Rowan who came to the rescue after I fell on a remote hiking trail? When the weather turned unexpectedly, we were forced to find shelter and ride out the storm. Only that wasn’t the only thing I ended up riding.<br />
We promise ourselves what happens at the cabin stays at the cabin, but when we get back to Sugarloaf, it’s impossible to stay away from him. Those blue eyes captivate me, his strong body comforts me, and he makes me feel beautiful.<br />
Which is crazy, right?<br />
If only my stupid head would listen and stop this before my heart gets involved, but I keep going back because I’m already in too deep.<br />
I should’ve known that the temptation wasn’t worth the risk because when it all falls apart, our promises are broken, and I’m afraid my heart will never recover.</p>
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		<div class="pbs-main-wrapper"><p>I wasn&#8217;t sure what to expect from Rowan Whitlock, but let me tell you <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f525.png" alt="🔥" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f525.png" alt="🔥" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f525.png" alt="🔥" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<p>In this installment of the Whitlock series, youngest brother Rowan tangles with next-door neighbor Charlotte and things get hot pretty fast.  There&#8217;s a bit of history between Rowan and Charlotte.  She has a smidgeon of animosity towards Rowan because she thinks he cheated on her sister Aurora.  But as they say, there is a fine line between love and hate and these two are almost professional tight-rope walkers.  But when they finally submit, I&#8217;m surprised they didn&#8217;t burn down all of Sugarloaf.</p>
<p>I loved Rowan.  There was a part of me that identified with his sarcasm and loved him all the more for it.  His interactions with Olivia always left a smile on my face, along with his brothers and sisters.  But when he was with Charlotte, he went next level.  Yes, he was bossy (especially behind closed doors), but he always made sure Charlotte know he was supporting her and she could do whatever she put her mind to.</p>
<p>Charlotte on the other hand.  She was mean and witchy a lot of the time.  I get it, she was backing her sister, but was her sister really worth that blind loyalty?  I think my favorite part of the book was on page 133 (I wrote it down) when Charlotte realized she was a witch!  Half the battle is realizing it, Charlotte, so kudos to you.</p>
<p>As with the other books in this series, it was a great mix of fun times, smexy times with a little bit of angst sprinkled in.  This was the perfect weekend read.</p>
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<h3>About Corinne Michaels</h3>
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<p>New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Corinne Michaels is the author of nine romance novels. She’s an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.</p>
<p>After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love.</p>
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		<title>ARC Review:  My Anti-Hero by Tijan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Billie and Brett had me wondering what was happening a lot of the time.  They were both changed by the events of their childhood, dealing with things in their way&#8230;making it day by day not making connections.  But a meet-cute at a local TV station changed both of them. Billie had some pretty horrible stuff [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/203374883._SX315_-1.jpg?ssl=1" alt="ARC Review:  My Anti-Hero by Tijan" title="ARC Review:  My Anti-Hero by Tijan" class="ubb-cover-image alignright"><strong>My Anti-Hero</strong> by <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/authors/tijan/">Tijan</a> <br><strong>Published by</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/publishers/tijan/">Tijan</a> <b>Publication Date: </b>February 8, 2024 <br><strong>Pages:</strong> 564 <br><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=My+Anti-Hero Tijan" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a> |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?searchTerm=My+Anti-Hero Tijan&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> |  <a href="http://www.bookshop.org/search?searchTerm=My+Anti-Hero Tijan&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> </b><br><b>Find on:  </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=✓&query=My+Anti-Hero Tijan" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-book-blogger/assets/images/stars/red/three-half-stars.png?ssl=1" alt="three-half-stars"> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/zubb-flame-ratings/assets/images/flame-1/two-half-flames.png?ssl=1" alt="two-half-flames"> <br><blockquote class="ubb-synopsis"><p>I shouldn't have agreed to this. What was I thinking?Appearing on a local news show? <i>Just</i> because something happened to me?I live mostly in isolation on purpose.<br />
But here I am.I was so nervous that I needed the make-up chair, twice.And then I walked past <i>his</i> room.<br />
He's a giant--no softness, all muscle.And a rich beard that made me want to rub myself all over it.He made me see stars, literally because the second time I saw him, I tripped.Or I would've, but he caught me, and the cameras were rolling.Soon, that clip will be trending because he wasn't just another guest on the show.He's Brett Broudou, the Kings' newest football star.<br />
We couldn't be more opposite.The <i>only</i> special thing about me is the reason I was on the show.Brett, the Super Bowl champion, and me, the survivor who helped bring down the infamous Midwest Butcher.<br />
Brett might not think he's anyone's hero, but he's about to become mine.</p>
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		<div class="pbs-main-wrapper"><p>Billie and Brett had me wondering what was happening a lot of the time.  They were both changed by the events of their childhood, dealing with things in their way&#8230;making it day by day not making connections.  But a meet-cute at a local TV station changed both of them.</p>
<p>Billie had some pretty horrible stuff happen to her, so I don&#8217;t fault her with finding solace with her chickens.  They only wanted to love her and didn&#8217;t hold anything that happened in her past against her.  Billie couldn&#8217;t see that her adoptive family was the same way.  But when Brett came into her life, she latched onto him very quickly and opened up to him in a way she wouldn&#8217;t with her family.  I couldn&#8217;t understand why, but I kept telling myself to stop worrying about the why and be happy she could open herself up to Brett.</p>
<p>Brett was another tough nut to crack.  Unable to forgive himself for what he&#8217;d done in the past or recognize that he&#8217;d pulled himself out of that situation.  Instead, he isolated himself.  That is, until Billie.  When he met her, all that went out the window.  Again, I couldn&#8217;t understand why.  Was this a like calls to like kinda thing?  In the end, I kept telling myself to get over it.</p>
<p>The suspense portion of the storyline was fun.  I kept vacillating on who I thought it was&#8230;almost thinking I was right and then Tijan proved me wrong.</p>
<p>For those who&#8217;ve read the author&#8217;s Fallen Crest series, this is a series adjacent book so you&#8217;ll see some familiar characters (Chandler <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f602.png" alt="😂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f602.png" alt="😂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />).</p>
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		<title>ARC Review:  Legacy of Temptation by Larissa Ione</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think I cut my paranormal teeth with the Demonica series. I adored that series and happily jumped into the Four Horsemen when that released. So I was very excited to discover a “next generation” book. LOT focuses on Thanatos’ eldest, Logan. He founds himself in the middle of a competing agency swap that goes [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/174057689._SX315_.jpg?ssl=1" alt="ARC Review:  Legacy of Temptation by Larissa Ione" title="ARC Review:  Legacy of Temptation by Larissa Ione" class="ubb-cover-image alignright"><strong>Legacy of Temptation </strong> by <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/authors/larissa-ione/">Larissa Ione</a> <br><strong>Series:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/demonica-birthright/">Demonica Birthright</a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/1/">#1</a>, <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/series/demonica-birthright/">#1</a> <br><strong>Genres:</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/genres/paranormal-romance/">Paranormal Romance</a> <br><strong>Published by</strong> <a href="https://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/reviews/publishers/blue-box-press/">Blue Box Press</a> <b>Publication Date: </b>February 6, 2024 <br><strong>Pages:</strong> 392 <br><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Legacy+of+Temptation+ Larissa+Ione" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a> |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?searchTerm=Legacy+of+Temptation+ Larissa+Ione&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> |  <a href="http://www.bookshop.org/search?searchTerm=Legacy+of+Temptation+ Larissa+Ione&search=Find+book" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> </b><br><b>Find on:  </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=✓&query=Legacy+of+Temptation+ Larissa+Ione" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-book-blogger/assets/images/stars/red/three-stars.png?ssl=1" alt="three-stars"> <br><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.cocktailsandbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/zubb-flame-ratings/assets/images/flame-1/one-half-flames.png?ssl=1" alt="one-half-flames"> <br><blockquote class="ubb-synopsis"><p>Eva Tennant, like everyone at The Aegis, hates demons. But she loves her job as Deputy Spokesperson for the global demon-slaying organization, and she’s excited to be in the running for Chief Spokesperson. All she has to do is not screw up the two-week exchange program with The Aegis’s rival agency, the Demon Activity Response Team. But things go horribly wrong when a murder turns her into a fugitive from justice and puts a demonic target on her back.<br />
Logan, son of the Horseman of the Apocalypse known as Death, has dedicated his life to fighting demons alongside his colleagues at DART. He loves fighting, females, and his pet hellhound, Cujo. What he doesn’t love is The Aegis, whose leadership attempted to slaughter him at birth. Understandably, he balks when he’s ordered to protect an Aegis Guardian responsible for the deaths of his friends. Really, he’d rather feed her to Cujo.<br />
But when an old enemy rises from the ashes, Eva and Logan find themselves giving into temptation even as they sacrifice the things…and people…they love the most.</p>
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		<div class="pbs-main-wrapper"><p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body"><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">I think I cut my paranormal teeth with the Demonica series.</span> <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">I adored that series and happily jumped into the Four Horsemen when that released.</span> <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">So I was very excited to discover a “next generation” book.</span></p>
<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body"><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">LOT focuses on Thanatos’ eldest, Logan.</span> <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">He founds himself in the middle of a competing agency swap that goes awry.</span> <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Angel, human and demon politics are out of control.</span> <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Now seems like the perfect time to fall in love.</span> <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f928.png" alt="🤨" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />. The relationship between Logan and Eva was a bit enemies to lovers~ish, but they were never really enemies.</span> <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">It was the everything else going on around them that got into the way until almost the very end.</span></p>
<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body"><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">The dynamics with the next generation characters were interesting (and sometimes confusing). I’ll admit those interactions were more interesting to me than the love story between Logan and Eva.</span></p>
<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body"><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">A decent read, but not one of my favorites from this author.</span></p>
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<p>Larissa Ione is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. An Air Force veteran, she traded in a career as a meteorologist to pursue her passion of writing. She now spends her days in pajamas with her computer, strong coffee, and supernatural worlds. She believes in celebrating everything, and would never be caught without a bottle of Champagne chilling in the fridge…just in case. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her U.S. Coast Guard husband, her teenage son, a rescue cat named Vegas, and her very own hellhound, a King Shepherd named Hexe.</p>
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<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗹’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀!</span></h3>
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<p><b>The Renegade Akseli Cyborg<br />
Aldebarian Alliance #5<br />
by Dianne Duvall </b><br />
Release Date: January 23, 2024</p>
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<div>Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a desperate need for change. So when the opportunity to travel across the galaxy aboard a Lasaran warship to a utopian planet arises, the powerful Immortal Guardian jumps at the chance. Rachel eagerly looks forward to making a fresh start… until an enemy attacks and she ends up alone in an escape pod so far from alliance-occupied space that no one can hear her communications. No one except a renegade cyborg who shouldn’t exist.</div>
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<div>After a grueling, hard-fought rebellion, Wonick and his cyborg brethren settled on a distant planet, where they’ve finally carved out a peaceful existence. The Aldebarian Alliance believes every Akseli cyborg died long ago. And battle-weary cyborg leader Wonick is determined to prevent anyone from discovering otherwise, knowing such would spark the fiercest manhunt in the galaxy. Yet when he hears Rachel’s communications, temptation drives him to speak to her, sparking friendship and a longing for a very different future.</div>
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<div>Rachel finds Wonick even more appealing when she meets him in person, and the friendship they’ve formed soon deepens into love as the cyborgs—no more immune to her fun-loving, laughter-inducing nature than Wonick—cautiously welcome her into the fold. But the warriors’ unbridled ability to collect intel uncovers a secret the enemy has guarded for decades, one that compels them to embark upon a mission fraught with danger.</div>
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<div>If they succeed, they may end the enemy’s attempts to conquer the galaxy once and for all.</div>
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If they fail, it could cost Wonick and Rachel everything.</div>
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<div>Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series, the Aldebarian Alliance sci‐fi romance series, and The Gifted Ones medieval and time‐travel romance series.  The Lasaran, the first book in the Aldebarian Alliance Series, was a #1 Audible Mover &amp; Shaker. The Segonian, the second book in the Aldebarian Alliance Series, was a Barnes&amp;Noble Top Indie Favorite. Audible chose Awaken the Darkness as one of the Top 5 Best Paranormal Romance Audiobooks of 2018. Reviewers have called Dianne&#8217;s books &#8220;fast-paced and humorous&#8221; (Publishers Weekly), &#8220;utterly addictive&#8221; (RT Book Reviews), “extraordinary&#8221; (Long and Short Reviews), and &#8220;wonderfully imaginative&#8221; (The Romance Reviews). Dianne&#8217;s books have twice been nominated for RT Reviewers&#8217; Choice Awards. And her audiobooks have been awarded the AudioFile Earphones Award for Excellence.</div>
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<div>Dianne&#8217;s books have all appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble, Apple Books, and/or Kobo Bestseller lists.  The first book in Dianne&#8217;s The Gifted Ones series, A Sorceress of His Own, is a prequel of sorts to Darkness Dawns. A USA Today bestseller, A Sorceress of His Own is a medieval romance with paranormal elements that was awarded the AudioFile Earphones Award for Excellence and was an Audie Finalist. The second book in the series, Rendezvous With Yesterday, is a time travel romance that won the GraveTells Readers&#8217; Choice Award for Best Historical Romance.</div>
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<div>In addition to writing romance, Dianne has completed a one-act play (comedy) and teamed up with an award-winning screenwriter to write a spec script for a new situation comedy. Several of her poems have also been published in anthologies.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">To celebrate the release of The Renegade Akseli Cyborg, Dianne Duvall will be giving away a Aldebarian Alliance Swag Pack* to (2) two separate readers (US only please) AND a $25 Amazon Gift Card to (2) two separate readers! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form found in this post. Follow along with the Tour at <a href="http://DianneDuvall.com" xlink="href">DianneDuvall.com</a> for more chances to win daily. Good luck!</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Author: Penelope Ward</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tropes: Age Gap/Widower/Found Family</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Forbidden/Enemies to Friends to Lovers</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs</span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photographer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamconstantin" xlink="href">Constantin Papakonstantinou</a></span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Model: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/valentinleonard" xlink="href">Valentin Leonard</a></span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Release Date: February 26, 2024</span></span></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">The problem is: it’s not <i>my</i> baby.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: <i>Sigmund Benedictus</i>.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">He and I butted heads.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Gradually, he learned to trust me.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">He even became protective.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I was falling in love with him.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">But my time here had a limit.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>SIG:</b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">They swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted—but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Against my better judgment, I agreed.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I’d continue to pretend it wasn’t happening and live the empty, single life I’d become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I most certainly <i>wouldn’t</i> fall in love with the surrogate.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.</span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.</div>
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