In the Unlikely Event- Review and Excerpt

"Romance masterpiece" - Kylie Scott, New York Times bestselling author

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new,
contemporary romance with heart-wrenching twists and laugh-out-loud moments.

In The Unlikely Event is available now!

BLURB:

Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of
yours.

A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land.
An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny.

We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met
again, we would drop everything and be together.

Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here.

In New York.

And he’s America’s music obsession.

The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees.

The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe.

Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king.

But a king he became, and now I’m his servant.

I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused
hands.

I have a career I love.

A boyfriend I adore.

An apartment, a roommate, a life.

I changed. He changed, too.

But Mal kept the napkin.

Question is, will I keep my word?

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My Review:
My Rating: 3.5 Stars

I received an arc in exchange for an honest review. I really liked most of the book, it has humor, angst and romance. Honestly though, I think I have to rate this book a 3.5 stars. This is written differently than other LJ Shen books and well I was able to read it quickly there were many that upon retrospection I just didn't care for how they were dealt with. After Aurora loses a dad she never really knew she goes to Ireland where she meets Mal. There is a series of events and they end up having a one night stand.They fall for each other and write on a napkin if they ever meet again they will drop everything or anyone to try and be together.

I will say what I like about the book first. I loved that it was written it differently than the other books. I love the notes because it added more of the story and most of the time they made me giggle. I especially will not be able to look at chocolate the same way. Like always I love how Leigh writes and how the words seem to flow off the pages and the cover art!

What I didn't like. I didn't like how insta love the relationship between Mal and Aurora was. I didn't care how a very sensitive topic was handled. I liked that it was opposite than what we normally think, but as I was talking with another person who read it too we both just thought the way it was handled was poorly.

This was not my favorite Leigh book and I was excited to read it and because of some of the issues this book I just can't give it 5 stars and you know what? That's okay. If you read this book and loved it good for you, not everyone is going to love every book. Read the excerpt below and see if this book is for you.

Excerpt:

When I finally come face to face with the street artist standing on the side of the
pavement, his guitar case open and full of rolled-up notes and change, I understand
why his grandfather told me I’d recognize him with the self-assurance of an avid
believer.

I’ve never seen someone like him before.
He is beautiful, true, but that’s not what stands out to me. He is radiant.

It’s like his presence has a presence. He sucks the air out of everything in his
vicinity, making it impossible not to look at him. Malachy is tailor-made for a huge,
colossal heartbreak. Everything about him—his tattered jeans, filthy boots, white shirt,
and leather jacket that was broken in decades ago—screams trouble. He looks like a
seventies heartthrob. An icon. A Terry Richardson muse. Bruce Springsteen pre-fame.
His voice is like honey and warm spices. It lulls me into a place in my mind I’ve
never been before, even though it’s far from beautiful. It is gruff, throaty, and smoky.
When someone bumps my shoulder to get closer to him, I snap out of my reverie and
realize what I’m listening to.

“One” by U2.

The coincidence is strange. I try to tell myself it’s nothing. This is Ireland. U2 is a
national treasure.

His eyes are squeezed shut as he sings. It’s like no one exists other than him
and his guitar. Something warm rushes through my skin, like a heat wave, and I
shudder in delight.

Warmth.

I always thought there was something melancholy about street performers—the
way people walk past them, ignoring their music, their art, their passion. But this guy,
he’s the one doing the ignoring. The tables have turned. He’s got the crowd eating from
the palm of his hand. Every woman here is under a thick, sweet spell. He’s got that
Harry Styles quality that makes girls want to bed him and older women want to adopt
him. The men are a cross between impatient, annoyed, and jealous. You can see it in
the way they tap their feet, check their watches, nudge their wives and girlfriends to
move it.

The song ends, and Malachy Doherty cracks his eyes open and stares directly at
me, like he knew I’d be here. Like he watched me watching him through closed eyes.
Disoriented—and for some reason wanting to do something, anything—I throw a bill into
his guitar case and look away, realizing to my horror that I threw the fifty euros his
grandpa gave me. Everyone around me murmurs and whistles. They think it was
intentional. I can feel my face flaming red. I bet he thinks I want to sleep with him.
Do I? Probably. But should he know that? Hell no.

About LJ Shen

L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 best-selling author of
contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen
different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and
enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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Something Just Like This- Review!!

★★★ BRAND NEW RELEASE ★★★

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new story in her Stay series.

A sexy, emotional office romance in the high stakes world of politics…”

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Jonathan Lake is the beloved NYC mayor who’s making a run for Governor. His widowed status and close relationship with his daughter casts him as the darling of the press, and the candidate to beat, but behind the flash of the cameras, things are spinning out of control. It all has to do with his strait laced, ruthlessly organized assistant. Her skills and reserved demeanor are perfect to run his campaign, but her brilliant brain has become a temptation he’s been fighting for too long. Can he convince her to take a chance on a long-term campaign for love or will his efforts end up in scandal?

Alyssa Block has admired the NYC mayor for a long time, but her secret crush is kept ruthlessly buried under a mountain of work. Besides, she’s not his type, and office scandals is not in her job position. But when they retreat to an upstate horse farm for a secluded weekend, the spark between them catches flame, and Jonathan sets those stinging blue-eyes on winning her. Can she convince him to focus on the upcoming election, or will she succumb to the sweet promise of a different future?

**For fans of Jennifer Probst’s Stay series, Something Just Like This is book four in that series.**

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My Review:
My Rating: 4 Stars

This is the first book that I've read by Jennifer Probst and I have to say it won't be my last. Sometimes with novellas things fall through the cracks and the story line is too much for too little words. This was not the case with this novella. Alyssa works for Jonathan as his assistant and pretty much right hand woman. The two characters know each other so there is no trying to build a relationship between the two. Alyssa has always admired her boss, but kept everything strictly work related never believing that she was his type. Jonathan has lately been looking at Alyssa differently. She challenges him in ways and even though she's not his usual type she may be the type of person he could ending up with. The only problem is that she's his assistant and he's a political figure. They have to decide if what they have is worth the risk or if they should just pretend their are no feelings. I thought Jennifer did a great job with the chemistry and laying out all the problems of a relationship between the two. Both characters felt real and tangible and neither one was perfect. They both had faults and were worried about how everything was going to play out. Overall, this book made me realize I would like to read a full length book by Jennifer. 

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About the author

Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.

She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.

She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon’s Best Books for 2012, and spent 26 weeks on the New York Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews.



Website:  www.jenniferprobst.com
Facebook Fan Page:  https://www.facebook.com/jenniferprobst.authorpage
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Something Just Like This- Release Blitz

★★★ BRAND NEW RELEASE ★★★ 

BLURB: 

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new story in her Stay series.

A sexy, emotional office romance in the high stakes world of politics…”

Jonathan Lake is the beloved NYC mayor who’s making a run for Governor. His widowed status and close relationship with his daughter casts him as the darling of the press, and the candidate to beat, but behind the flash of the cameras, things are spinning out of control. It all has to do with his strait laced, ruthlessly organized assistant. Her skills and reserved demeanor are perfect to run his campaign, but her brilliant brain has become a temptation he’s been fighting for too long. Can he convince her to take a chance on a long-term campaign for love or will his efforts end up in scandal?

Alyssa Block has admired the NYC mayor for a long time, but her secret crush is kept ruthlessly buried under a mountain of work. Besides, she’s not his type, and office scandals is not in her job position. But when they retreat to an upstate horse farm for a secluded weekend, the spark between them catches flame, and Jonathan sets those stinging blue-eyes on winning her. Can she convince him to focus on the upcoming election, or will she succumb to the sweet promise of a different future?

SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS is available now!

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Watch the Book Trailer: http://bit.ly/2OnqPxd

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43161407-something-just-like-this

About the author

Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.

She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.

She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon’s Best Books for 2012, and spent 26 weeks on the New York Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews.



Website:  www.jenniferprobst.com
Facebook Fan Page:  https://www.facebook.com/jenniferprobst.authorpage
Twitter:   https://twitter.com/jenniferprobst
Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2965489.Jennifer_Probst
Newsletter: https://www.jenniferprobst.com/newsletter

In the Unlikely Event- Release Blitz

“The perfect blend of soul crushing angst, laugh out loud wit and heart melting
romance.”--Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, contemporary
romance with heart-wrenching twists and laugh-out-loud moments. This standalone is like no
other by this author. In The Unlikely Event is available now!

"Romance masterpiece" - Kylie Scott, New York Times bestselling author

BLURB:

Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of yours.

A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land.
An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny.

We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we

would drop everything and be together.
Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here.

In New York.

And he’s America’s music obsession.

The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees.
The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe.

Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king.

But a king he became, and now I’m his servant.

I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands.

I have a career I love.
A boyfriend I adore.
An apartment, a roommate, a life.
I changed. He changed, too.
But Mal kept the napkin.
Question is, will I keep my word?

Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!

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About LJ Shen

L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 best-selling author of
contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen
different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and
enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

Connect with L.J. Shen
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Insatiable- Review!

BLURB:

I didn’t mean to see him naked--it was an accident.
It had to be, right?

Because Noah McCormick and I have never been anything more than friends. In all the
years I’ve known him, he’s never once laid a finger on me. And even though he was a
cute lifeguard at 16 and a hotter-than-hell sheriff’s deputy at 34, he's always been that
protective guy I could trust to keep his hands to himself. I never wanted to mess with
that.

Until I walked in on him getting out of the shower and saw his hard, muscular body
totally bare and dripping wet. At that moment I never wanted to mess with anything so
badly in my entire life.

I should have covered my eyes. Said I was sorry. At the very least, I could have handed
him a towel.

After all, I was only in town for a few days, and he was just doing me a favor by
escorting me to my sister’s wedding. It wasn’t a real date.
But I didn’t apologize. And he didn’t cover up.

(Talk about a hot mess.)

After all those years of being just friends, suddenly we’re insatiable.
He’s made it clear he’s not interested in romance. Which is fine with me because
I’ve got a plane ticket back to my real life at the end of the week.

It's all in fun...or is it?

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Review:

Rating: 4 stars

Noah and Meg have been friends since they were in high school and Noah was a lifeguard who rescued Meg. Even though Meg doesn't live in the same place as Noah they still talked and stayed friends. Meg is coming home for her sister's wedding and after a relationship that just fizzled out she just wants to hang out with her family and her best friend Noah. This was a great book on friends to lovers. I love that it started from them being friends and didn't start exactly where the blurb began. It built the background of the friendship first. Noah was a great guy who always tries to do the right thing, until he gets pushed just too much and goes after what he wants. Plus they know it won't last right because it's just for fun..or are feelings actually happening between the two...besides friendship?

This is book 3 in the Cloverleigh Farms series, but can be read as a standalone. I really liked the way this book was written and so I will be checking out the other books in the series.

Insatiable- Excerpt

BLURB:

I didn’t mean to see him naked--it was an accident.

It had to be, right?

Because Noah McCormick and I have never been anything more than friends. In all the
years I’ve known him, he’s never once laid a finger on me. And even though he was a
cute lifeguard at 16 and a hotter-than-hell sheriff’s deputy at 34, he's always been that
protective guy I could trust to keep his hands to himself. I never wanted to mess with
that.

Until I walked in on him getting out of the shower and saw his hard, muscular body
totally bare and dripping wet. At that moment I never wanted to mess with anything so
badly in my entire life.

I should have covered my eyes. Said I was sorry. At the very least, I could have handed
him a towel.

After all, I was only in town for a few days, and he was just doing me a favor by
escorting me to my sister’s wedding. It wasn’t a real date.
But I didn’t apologize. And he didn’t cover up.

(Talk about a hot mess.)

After all those years of being just friends, suddenly we’re insatiable.
He’s made it clear he’s not interested in romance. Which is fine with me because
I’ve got a plane ticket back to my real life at the end of the week.

It's all in fun...or is it?

Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!

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Excerpt:

Sawyer?” I said in disbelief.

Breaking into a huge grin, she started to run.

I was still standing there in shock when she barreled into me, throwing her arms
around my neck. She smelled fucking fantastic. Feminine, sweet, delectable.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, trying to hug her back without getting sweat
or paint on her. “I thought you didn’t get in until Thursday.”

“I changed my ticket.” She let go just enough to smile up at me impishly. “I’m glad
to see you too.”

I laughed. “I’m glad to see you. You just surprised me is all.”

“That was my plan.” She stepped back, and I figured my odor was probably
repulsing her.

“I stink, sorry. I went for a run earlier and I never showered. Then I painted the
garage.”

“I never mind the smell of sweat. It means hard work.” She brightened. “Will you
run tomorrow? I’d love to go with you.

“Sure. We can run tomorrow. I’m off again.”

“Great! Although I’m probably way out of shape.” She made a face. “My work
schedule is so crazy, I don’t run as much as I used to.”

“You look great,” I told her. And it was true—she did look great. Maybe not quite
as skinny as the last time I’d seen her, but the added curves looked good on her. My
eyes wandered without my brain’s permission to her slightly fuller chest and rounder
hips. Quickly, I attempted to look at her face again, but then my gaze lingered on her
mouth. I remembered what it had looked like the other night in my fantasy as she’d
wrapped her lips around my cock and moaned like it was the best thing she’d ever
tasted.

My dick twitched beneath my running shorts, and I cleared my throat. “You’ve got
a favorite murder? Is there something I need to know?”

She glanced down at her shirt and smiled. “It’s a podcast about true crime. I’m
addicted.”

“Never heard of it.”

A sound of exasperation escaped her. “You live under a rock! I can’t believe
you’re still not on social media.”

“Yes, you can.”

“Okay, I can, but it makes it really hard to stalk you.”

I shook my head. “People like you are exactly why I don’t want to be on social
media.”

She hit me on the shoulder. “I’m kidding! I just want to keep up with your life. I
miss you.”

“So come home more often. Talk to my face.”

She grinned. “I do like seeing your face. Want to go grab a beer? Maybe some
food?”

“Sure.”

About Melanie

Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty
bits left in. When she's not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like
VEEP, Game of Thrones, Succession, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three
miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.
Melanie is the author of the ONE & ONLY series, the AFTER WE FALL series, the
HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK
EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from
her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet
rabbit.

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More Than Pleasure You- Review

BLURB:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shayla Black comes a new story in her More Than Words series…

Can I convince her our hot but temporary engagement should last forever?

I’m Stephen Lund, confirmed bachelor…and son of a successful billionaire whose sins I can’t forget—or forgive. After he delivered an ultimatum to either get over his transgressions or get out of the family business, I put space between us with a temporary getaway to Maui. My rental’s sexy caretaker, Skye Ingram, is a beautiful distraction. Yeah, it’s a terrible time to start a fling, but I can’t help wanting to give her every bit of pleasure she’s willing to take.

When Skye needs a date to her ex-boyfriend’s wedding, I’m game to play her pretend fiancé. The jerk should see what he passed up…and that I’m holding her now. But our pretend engagement begins to feel real. Our passion certainly is. So are the consequences. When I’m confronted with the reality that our lives are now irrevocably entwined, I have to choose between leaving Skye to return to the life—and wealth—I’ve always known or abandoning everything familiar to start over with the woman who awakened my heart.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**


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My Review:
My Rating: 3 stars

I received an arc in exchange for an honest review. Sometimes the problem with novellas is the author is trying to cram too much in a short time that some of the details that connect the reader to the characters fall short. This novella is about Stephen, who is staying in Maui trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life. His caretaker Skye is trying to just live her life and make it through her ex-boyfriends wedding. Stephen decides to help her out and be her fake fiancee.

I felt everything moved really fast and wish the author would have slowed down a few parts. I think this could have been amazing if they author would have taken out some of the obstacles for this couple since it was such a short story, but it was cute. I would recommend this book if you are looking for a cute, fast story to read.

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About the author



Shayla Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than seventy novels. For twenty years, she’s written contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances via traditional, independent, foreign, and audio publishers. Her books have sold millions of copies and been published in a dozen languages.

Raised an only child, Shayla occupied herself with lots of daydreaming, much to the chagrin of her teachers. In college, she found her love for reading and realized that she could have a career publishing the stories spinning in her imagination. Though she graduated with a degree in Marketing/Advertising and embarked on a stint in corporate America to pay the bills, her heart has always been with her characters. She’s thrilled that she’s been living her dream as a full-time author for the past eight years.

Shayla currently lives in North Texas with her wonderfully supportive husband, her daughter, and two spoiled tabbies. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading, and listening to an eclectic blend of music.


Connect with her:
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BLURB:

Can I convince her our hot but temporary engagement should last forever?

I’m Stephen Lund, confirmed bachelor…and son of a successful billionaire whose sins I can’t forget—or forgive. Though he insisted I get over his transgressions, I can’t. So I put space between us with a temporary getaway to Maui. My rental’s sexy caretaker, Skye Ingram, is a beautiful distraction. Yeah, it’s a terrible time to start a fling, but I can’t help wanting to give her every bit of pleasure she’s willing to take.

When Skye needs a date to her ex-boyfriend’s wedding, I’m game to play her pretend fiancé. The jerk should see what he passed up…and that I’m holding her now. But our pretend engagement begins to feel real. Our passion certainly is. So are the consequences. When I’m confronted with the reality that our lives are now irrevocably entwined, I have to choose between leaving Skye to return to the life—and wealth—I’ve always known or abandoning everything familiar to start over with the woman who awakened my heart.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

➣ Follow Shayla Black on Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/shayla-black


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About the author



Shayla Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than seventy novels. For twenty years, she’s written contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances via traditional, independent, foreign, and audio publishers. Her books have sold millions of copies and been published in a dozen languages.

Raised an only child, Shayla occupied herself with lots of daydreaming, much to the chagrin of her teachers. In college, she found her love for reading and realized that she could have a career publishing the stories spinning in her imagination. Though she graduated with a degree in Marketing/Advertising and embarked on a stint in corporate America to pay the bills, her heart has always been with her characters. She’s thrilled that she’s been living her dream as a full-time author for the past eight years.

Shayla currently lives in North Texas with her wonderfully supportive husband, her daughter, and two spoiled tabbies. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading, and listening to an eclectic blend of music.



Connect with her:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaylaBlackAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shayla_Black
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShaylaBlack/
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In the Unlikely Event- Chapter Reveal!!

In the Unlikely Event, an all-new “messy, sexy, laugh-out-loud, cry-out-loud romance” from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is coming November 19th and we have a sneak peek of chapter one!

BLURB:

A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land.

An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny.

We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together.

Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here.

In New York.

And he’s America’s music obsession.

The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees.

The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe.

Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king.

But a king he became, and now I’m his servant.

I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands.

I have a career I love.

A boyfriend I adore.

An apartment, a roommate, a life.

I changed. He changed, too.

But Mal kept the napkin.

Question is, will I keep my word?


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Sneak Peek from In the Unlikely Event: 

Chapter One

Present day

Rory

My life is contained in a round, beautiful snow globe.

The kind no one has bothered to pick up from the dusty shelf in years. Unshaken. Quiet and still. From the outside, my manicured Swiss village looks perfect. And it is. Kind of. At twenty-six, it appears I have my life together.

Perfect job.

Perfect apartment.

Perfect roommate.

Perfect boyfriend.

Perfect lies.

Well, they’re not lies, per se. All my accomplishments are real. I worked hard for them. Problem is, I promised eight years ago to give them all away in the blink of an eye if I bumped into him again. But back then, I wasn’t the same person I am today.

I was lost. Grieving. Broken. Confused.

Not that it matters, because that was then, and this is now, and it’s not him I’m staring at. Nope. There’s no way.


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Insatiable- Release Blitz

“Insatiable is absolute magic! Fabulous banter, volcanic level heat and a
hero so sexy and swoon worthy he kicks all other book boyfriends off their
pedestals.”

—Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author

Insatiable, an all-new “steamy and irresistible” friends to lovers romance
from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is available now!


Blurb:

I didn’t mean to see him naked--it was an accident.

It had to be, right?

Because Noah McCormick and I have never been anything more than friends. In all the
years I’ve known him, he’s never once laid a finger on me. And even though he was a
cute lifeguard at 16 and a hotter-than-hell sheriff’s deputy at 34, he's always been that
protective guy I could trust to keep his hands to himself. I never wanted to mess with

that.

Until I walked in on him getting out of the shower and saw his hard, muscular body
totally bare and dripping wet. At that moment I never wanted to mess with anything so

badly in my entire life.

I should have covered my eyes. Said I was sorry. At the very least, I could have handed

him a towel.

After all, I was only in town for a few days, and he was just doing me a favor by

escorting me to my sister’s wedding. It wasn’t a real date.
But I didn’t apologize. And he didn’t cover up.

(Talk about a hot mess.)

After all those years of being just friends, suddenly we’re insatiable.
He’s made it clear he’s not interested in romance. Which is fine with me because
I’ve got a plane ticket back to my real life at the end of the week.

It’s all in fun...or is it?

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About Melanie

Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty
bits left in. When she's not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like
VEEP, Game of Thrones, Succession, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three
miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.

Melanie is the author of the ONE & ONLY series, the AFTER WE FALL series, the
HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK
EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from
her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet
rabbit.

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ITUE-Cover and name Reveal!!!!

Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part
of yours.

In the Unlikely Event, an all-new must-read contemporary romance from

USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is coming November 19th and we have the gorgeous cover!

BLURB:

A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land.
An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny.

We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together.

Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here.

In New York.

And he’s America’s music obsession.

The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees.

The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe.

Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king.

But a king he became, and now I’m his servant.

I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands.

I have a career I love.

A boyfriend I adore.

An apartment, a roommate, a life.

I changed. He changed, too.

But Mal kept the napkin.

Question is, will I keep my word?

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Cover designed by Hang Le

About LJ Shen

L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 best-selling author of
contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen
different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and
enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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Insatiable- Teaser Blast!!

Insatiable by Melanie Harlow

Blurb:
I didn’t mean to see him naked--it was an accident.

It had to be, right?

Because Noah McCormick and I have never been anything more than friends. In all the
years I’ve known him, he’s never once laid a finger on me. And even though he was a
cute lifeguard at 16 and a hotter-than-hell sheriff’s deputy at 34, he's always been that
protective guy I could trust to keep his hands to himself. I never wanted to mess with
that.

Until I walked in on him getting out of the shower and saw his hard, muscular body
totally bare and dripping wet. At that moment I never wanted to mess with anything so
badly in my entire life.

I should have covered my eyes. Said I was sorry. At the very least, I could have handed
him a towel.

After all, I was only in town for a few days, and he was just doing me a favor by
escorting me to my sister’s wedding. It wasn’t a real date.
But I didn’t apologize. And he didn’t cover up.

(Talk about a hot mess.)

After all those years of being just friends, suddenly we’re insatiable.
He’s made it clear he’s not interested in romance. Which is fine with me because
I’ve got a plane ticket back to my real life at the end of the week.

SNEAK PEEK!!!!

It’s all in fun...or is it?


Can I ask you a question?” I ventured, the wind blowing my hair all around my face.

“If I say no, will you ask it anyway?”

I thought for a moment as I gathered it over one shoulder. “No. I won’t. Because it’s personal.”

He exhaled. “Go ahead and ask. There’s not much I don’t tell you.”

“You might not want to tell me this.”

“For fuck’s sake, Sawyer. Just ask already.”

“Okay.” I bit my lip for a second. “Why haven’t you ever tried to kiss me?”

He didn’t answer. He didn’t even look at me.

 When a five full seconds had passed—which felt like five years—I got nervous. “Never mind. I shouldn’t have asked. It’s a stupid question, and the answer is none of my business. Obviously, you’ve just never felt that impulse or you’d have done it. And that’s fine, it’s totally fine. I don’t know what’s going on with me. I think I’m just feeling bad about myself, and I—”

He moved so fast, I didn’t even see it coming. One second I was sitting there gripping my hair over one shoulder, burning with humiliation and wishing a hole would open up in the sand and swallow me, and the next I felt his lips on mine, his hands on either side of my face.

My pulse went haywire as the shock and thrill of his kiss moved through me like lightning. His mouth was warm and firm, and covered mine completely. His lips moved with slow, strong confidence, and his tongue sought mine with hungry strokes. I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think, couldn’t even kiss him back. My hands remained wrapped around my hair as heat pooled at my center and my mind spiraled with happy, dizzy, unimaginable excitement. A small sound issued from the back of my throat—a gasp for air, a plea for more, a cry of blossoming desire.

Suddenly Noah let go of me, breaking the kiss, and I fell back on my elbows in the sand. I hadn’t even realized he’d been holding me up. I blinked at him as the wind whipped my hair around my face again.

 “Fuck,” he said. “I’m sorry.”

I shook my head. “No, don’t be—”

“I don’t know what I was thinking.” He jumped to his feet and moved a few feet toward the water, readjusting his cap. Renzo came running over with the stick again, but Noah didn’t throw it.

For a few seconds, I just lay there on my elbows, staring at Noah’s broad back and trying to figure out what the fuck had just happened. Last I could remember, I’d said something stupid and embarrassing, and he’d gone silent. Then all of a sudden, his lips were—

I closed my eyes as my core muscles clenched. God, he was a good kisser. Even better than in my fantasy. And I loved the way his hands had grabbed me that way. Possessively. Hungrily.

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The Billionaire’s Forbidden Little Sister- Release Blitz

Question: What do you do when you fall for your best friend’s little sister?
More important question: How long can you keep it a secret before it all goes up
in flames?

The Billionaire’s Forbidden Little Sister, an all-new brother’s best friend
rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe, is available
now!

Theo Cruz, a New York man known for his family’s billion-dollar empire, Cruz Enterprises, has been indicted this afternoon in the Court of Public Opinion on charges of Bro-Code Conspiracy.

Chief counsel for the prosecution, Caplin Hawkins, spoke candidly about the accusation.

“Once thought of as a best friend to many—including myself—Theo Cruz has officially turned his back on human decency. He’s conniving and dishonest, and a habitual offender of Bro-Code Law 676. He’ll rue the day he forgot that you never—under any circumstances—get involved with your best friend’s little sister.”

Fact: I haven’t actually been arrested or indicted.
More important fact: I inadvertently messed up—big-time.

Two strangers in a foreign country, we said hello.
Hello turned into a kiss.
A kiss turned into a rendezvous.
And a rendezvous turned into more than I’d ever imagined.

But her unruly golden curls and beautiful body hid an important detail—She’s my mouthiest billionaire best friend’s forbidden little sister.

Fact: I knew not of my crimes.
More important fact: I know now, but even though I know I’m playing with fire, there’s no way I’m stopping. I can’t leave her alone.

Question: What do you do when you fall for your best friend’s little sister?
More important question: How long can you keep it a secret before it all goes up in flames?

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A secret duo of romance authors team up under the New York Times and USA Today
Bestselling pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you sexy, laugh-out-loud reads.
Max Monroe is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of more than ten
contemporary romance titles. Favorite writing partners and long time friends, Max and
Monroe strive to live and write all the fun, sexy swoon so often missing from their
Facebook newsfeed. Sarcastic by nature, their two writing souls feel like they’ve found
their other half. This is their most favorite adventure thus far. ​

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Stealing Her- Release Blitz and Review

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an unexpected
love story of family, secrets, and the most intimate of deceptions.

Stealing Her, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author, Rachel Van Dyken, is live!

BLURB: 

My estranged twin brother, Julian, was always the wonder boy—and soon-to-be CEO of
our ruthless father’s corporation. My mother and me? Left behind. Now, years after
tearing our family apart, my father dares to ask me for a favor? Pretend to be Julian
while he fights to survive a tragic accident. It can save the company. Nobody will be the
wiser. It’ll be our secret.

I can play Dad’s favorite. I’ll do it for Julian. And for my mother, who’ll want for nothing.

But this double life comes with a beauty of a hitch: my very real feelings for Julian’s
fiancée, Isobel. Not only am I betraying Julian, I’m deceiving a woman I love. She
doesn’t suspect a thing. As lies compound, lines are crossed and loyalties tested, all I
can ask myself is…what have I done?

Because sooner or later something’s got to give. There’s no way I’m giving up Isobel.

But once the truth is exposed, it might not be my choice at all.

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My Review:

My Rating: 3.5 stars

I received an arc in exchange for an honest review. This book for me was only 3.5 stars. Rachel is one of my favorite authors..so I feel bad not loving this book, but I felt the relationship between Bridge and Izzy's relationship just felt too fast and forced. I also didn't like how Izzy was supposed to be this smart strong woman and didn't realize that Bridge, who is more muscular and a few other things wasn't Julian. I think for me the first part of this book dragged, but the second part kicked up a bit and I felt it was better. I might be in the minority here, but I also felt bad for Julian. We only know what Izzy and Bridge knew and I feel like some of the stuff they knew wasn't the truth.(view spoiler) I will say by the end of the book I was rooting for Bridge and Izzy. They were both flawed, but fit well together.

About Rachel:

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today
Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you
can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers!
She loves to hear from readers!

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