Tales of a bookworm 23

Monday, October 16, 2023

Risky Game-Release Blitz and review!!

 Risky Game by Stacey Lynn is now live! 

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Romance between them is strictly off-limits, but forbidden attraction has never felt so irresistible…I’m playing a risky game…

I’m the brand new coach of the current Super Bowl Champions. If that isn’t hard enough, I’m also one of the youngest coaches in the league.

Coupled with a recently finalized divorce and the goal to take the team and the city of Nashville's fans by storm, my ex throws me for a loop when she says she’s sending our daughter to me so she can take an extended three-month vacation.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my little girl more than anything but suddenly becoming a full-time single dad and the Steele’s new coach rocks the turf beneath my feet. I need some help and I need it fast.

Enter Ruby Moore.

The answer to my prayers. She’s looking for a new start, is great with kids and is the perfect set of eyes to watch my daughter when I’m not around.

The problem? I think she is perfect for me too.

The other problem? She’s not only my nanny, but she’s also the younger sister of a guy I’m tasked with leading. She’s way too young and sweet for me and the way she loves Amelia makes my heart melt. I don’t expect her perfume to remind me of lazy beach days and for her smiles to become a craving I can’t live without. But I can’t stop thinking about her. Fleeting glances turn into deeper conversations and even more carnal nights.

Soon, she’s a forbidden addiction I can’t quit.

I know I'm playing a Risky Game, but can I keep the woman I've fallen in love with, while still maintaining the respect of the team I’m trying to lead to another Championship?





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My Review:
My Rating: 4 Stars

Logan is the new coach of the Nashville Steel football team. That's not the only new thing in his life as he is recently divorced and now his daughter is un expectantly coming to stay with him. He's not ready for her yet, especially with trying to coach a new team. Needing to find a nanny now for his daughter sooner rather than later one of his player overhears his predicament and recommends his younger sister Ruby nanny for him while she figures out what she wants to do in her life next.

Ruby is staying with her brother as she saves money to pay off her loans after graduating college before going to grad school. She can't beat the price that Logan is willing to pay her to watch his daughter Amelia. As the two are around each other the attraction and chemistry sizzles as they both try to ignore it. After all, Ruby is the nanny and younger than Logan. 

This book was spicy and I liked how the author wrote the different relationships between Logan and the women in his life. I enjoyed learning more about Ruby and Logan's lives and you even get to see glimpses of the other Nashville Steel player's from previous books. This can be read as a standalone, but the other books in the series are so good and each book is different that I would recommend you read those too. As I said watching these two fight their feelings until they can't anymore will make you swoon. I also loved how it was realistic and showed the problems they went through as a couple. I don't want to give too much away but if you love the nanny/ single dad trope or the football trope you need to read this book. 

Meet Stacey 

Stacey Lynn likes her coffee with a dash of sugar, her heroes with a side of bossy, and her wine a deep shade of red.

The author of over thirty romance novels, many of which have been best-selling titles on Amazon, AppleBooks, and Barnes & Noble, she loves being able to turn her vivid imagination into a career that brings entertainment and joy to her readers. Focused on sports romance and emotional, small-town romance, she also loves stretching herself in different genres.

Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, she now makes her home in North Carolina and loves all things Southern. Together with her ultimate tall, dark, and handsome hero, she has four children. Her life is a chaotic mess that fights with her Type-A, list-making, neurotically organized preferences and she wouldn't have it any other way.

 

Connect with Stacey

Website: www.staceylynnbooks.com

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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Haven-Review!!!

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Brandon Dixon came into my life like a quiet storm. Powerful and intense. I was sure he was my fresh start. But it turned out life had other plans.

We’ve spent the past decade avoiding each other until we can’t anymore. And if I thought a younger Brandon was hard to resist, that boy doesn’t hold a candle to the man standing in front of me now. Bigger, broader, and more protective than ever, ignoring him is impossible.

The longer we fight our attraction, the higher and hotter the flame grows—until one night and one elevator change everything.


Buy Link:

Grab your copy here:  https://books2read.com/TDK5

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157854281-haven

My Review:
My Rating: 4 Stars

I love Bella's writing and have read every book, except the short stories. This is the last of the first generation Kingston's and I'm sad to see it end. Ashlyn is the step mom to most of the Kingston and has a 15 year old. She's been in the books since the beginning quietly at first until the last book where she really connected with Juliette. I was excited to get to know Ashlyn more and find out why she married the older John Kingston when she was so much younger than him and we finally understand why she made the choices she did.

Haven is a second chance romance between Ashlyn and Brandon. The two met when she was an Olympic skater and after spending one night just talking the two felt a connection. Things happened and 15 years later Brandon's sister is married to one of Ashlyn's step sons. The two have been around each other because of the Kingston family trying to avoid each other until one incident happens and the chemistry between the two that has been laying dormant for years picks up.

I enjoyed this book. I felt the romance was a little rushed if I hadn't read the previous books, but I was intrigued as to Ashlyn's past. This is a second chance romance and I feel those are usually rushed a little more because the two characters already have a past together and know each other. I loved her relationship with her family and especially her daughter Lindy. I love that Ashlyn has a big family who is always there for her whether she wants them or not and I love how protective Brandon was of Ashlyn and Lindy. It was great to see the other Kingston's in this book and I absolutely love their family group chats. Can I be included on those because they crack me up! I can't wait to read Lindy and Easton's book because I know with Bella's writing it's going to be amazing. I also loved the epilogue of this one because it ties up all the first generation of Kingston's and where they are in their happily ever afters. If you love romance, second chance, football and a little bit of a mystery I suggest reading this book if you haven't. 

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Haven-Release Blitz!!

🏈Haven is the football romance that you have been waiting for. Brandon Dixon and Ashlyn Kingston have a second chance at love that will have you on the edge of your seat in the epic finale of the Defiant Kings series by USA Today bestselling author Bella Matthews. Haven is available to read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited.

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She’s a former Olympic figure skater whose world turned upside down. He’s a pro-football player who never let go of the past. What happens when these two finally have their second chance and a stalker threatens everything?

Brandon Dixon came into my life like a quiet storm. Powerful and intense. I was sure he was my fresh start. But it turned out life had other plans.

We’ve spent the past decade avoiding each other until we can’t anymore. And if I thought a younger Brandon was hard to resist, that boy doesn’t hold a candle to the man standing in front of me now. Bigger, broader, and more protective than ever, ignoring him is impossible.

The longer we fight our attraction, the higher and hotter the flame grows—until one night and one elevator change everything.


πŸ‘‘ Grab your copy here:  https://books2read.com/TDK5

🏈 Order your Foiled Book Boxes here: https://www.authorbellamatthews.com/product-page/haven-book-box