Bibliophile Chloe

Book Blogger, Mom, Wife….Jill of all trades, master of none!

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Two parents. One deal. A pair no one expected.

They call me “The Bang Queen.”
No, not for that reason.
It’s because I’m known around Nashville for being the go-to person when you’re convinced bangs will fix your problems.
Now I have a new nickname—girlfriend of Asher Reed, star hockey player for the Music City Rockers.
But I’m not.
Let me explain.
As a tired single mom, I don’t have time for many things. My days are pretty packed between my son, my job, and planning my sister’s wedding to my baby daddy.
Yes, you read that right.
The last thing I have time for is dating, which is why Asher Reed is the perfect fake boyfriend. He’s gorgeous, also doesn’t want a relationship, and he’s teammates with my ex.
If I’m going to fake date someone, I’m going to do it right.
The best part? This temporary arrangement was his idea. As a widowed single dad, he’s tired of people pushing for him to get back out there.
It’s the perfect plan. No way am I going to fall in love with the six-foot-five defenseman with perfect hair who’s the epitome of a girl dad.
Right?
That is until I see him in a tuxedo.
Until he holds me against him.
Until he kisses me.
It’s then I realize I never stood a chance.
Because this pairing might’ve been unlikely, but now I’m wondering if this relationship was always meant to be.

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My Review...

Oh, how I am a sucker for a widower and a single parent romance! 

This newest installment of the Nashville Player series is gonna grab you in all the feels!

This story of Asher and Sutton is more than just a swoony romance; it’s about finding your true family and the meaning of that.

I love how Ms. Sloan brings back popular characters from her previous series to make cameos that don’t take away from the main story, but add more too it! It’s fun to see what they are up to.

You are gonna laugh, you are gonna get a bit weepy, and you are gonna fall in love with the characters and the story!

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But when emotions get a little too real, love might be the best gift to give this year.

Merry eXes, the all-new single dad, fake dating holiday romance by bestselling author
L.B. Dunbar is Available Now!
Fake dating turns into a holiday fling until feelings get in the way and hearts suggest taking this something-new into the next year.

Last Christmas, Noelle’s boyfriend broke up with her when she thought he was going to propose.
Last Christmas, Dane’s wife asked him for a divorce, leaving this firefighter a single father to his precious twin six-year-olds.

This year, the honor of Dane Winter and Noelle Darling’s presence has been requested at the wedding of their exes . . . to each other.

With a hotel mishap, only one bed, and a weather snafu, two lonely exes make the most out of the holiday season by fake-dating each other as wedding guests and enjoying peppermint-spice worthy time when alone.

It’s only for the weekend, right?

But when emotions get a little too real, love might be the best gift to give this year.

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My Review...

What a holiday treat from Ms. Dunbar!

This newest series comes in with a holiday bang!

I loved this story of Noelle and Dane. A serendipitous story of healing and swoons. A mix of both heartbreak and new beginnings.

I loved the way that Ms. Dunbar brings past characters into the mix to really bring home the world that she creates.  

Like a peppermint martini or a shot of Fireball, this story goes down like a holiday treat. Smooth, spicy, and leaving you feeling warm and fuzzy on the inside.

 

 

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Nothing says Merry Christmas like fake fiancés, family pressure, and accidentally falling for your ex’s brother.

Nolan never met a spotlight he didn’t like. As a major league baseball player with a filthy mouth, an ego the size of the North Pole, and zero interest in behaving, he’s perfectly happy breezing into Christmas in Kringletown like the charming disaster everyone expects him to be.

Taran, on the other hand, has made an art form out of keeping the peace. She’s polished, careful, and so committed to making everyone else happy that she’s somehow agreed to a fake wedding with her ex just to keep her family’s holiday from imploding.

There’s only one problem: the ex in question is Nolan’s brother, and Nolan sees right through her. He knows Taran deserves better than pretending her way through life.

And he’d really like “better” to be him.

Now Taran is juggling family expectations, holiday chaos, and a man who is far too cocky, far too funny, and far too determined to bulldoze every wall she’s ever built.

But with Christmas closing in, secrets snowballing, and one very fake engagement threatening to blow up in spectacular fashion, this holiday season is about to get messy. And someone’s sure to end up on the naughty list.

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My Review...

I have never laughed out loud so much when reading a story as I did with this newest holiday release from Ms. Quinn!

This story of Nolan and Taran is going to get you right in the feels!

Taran is the classic oldest sibling, always looking out for her loved ones and taking her feelings as a secondary decision, never putting herself first until Nolan comes bursting back into her life.

Nolan, oh my me, what a hero! I loved his brash attitude, and his internal dialogue is absolutely hilarious! 

I loved the nod to one of my fave Christmas movies, “Christmas Vacation.” I floved the easter eggs that were dropped throughout. 

And let’s not forget the secondary characters making their appearances known! I loved seeing past characters adding even more to this story.

Like an eggnog latte, this story is going to put you in the holiday spirit with a dash of spice and a heart full of warmth!

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Sit still. Hold on.

She was eighteen and stranded on a desert track. He stopped.

They had four years. Then she left Arizona with a promise she intended to keep.

Years later she is back. The man who told her to hold on is still there. So is the life she built without him, and the one she never stopped measuring against him.

Whether that is enough is the story.

The desert keeps what you leave in it.

ROADRUNNER is a dual-timeline second-chance romance about found family, a first love that did not stay finished, and a woman who kept her word after the man who asked for it was gone.

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My Review...

What a welcome back Mr. Hildreth!

This is a story that is gonna grab you in all the feels. A true second chance romance that is so much more.

It’s about a love between two people that will wait for as long as it needs to. It’s about mistakes that were made and how people react and move forward.

It’s about a found family that is better and stronger than blood.

This is a story that demands you take your time to read it, to really absorb the words written.

Mr. Hildreth has stated that this is the best story he has written and I can unequivocally state that this is one of the best. Welcome back to the world of writing, thank you for sharing this story with us, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!

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She has no memory of choosing him. Her heart, apparently, didn’t get the memo.

I wake up in a hospital with a year of my life missing—and Grant Hastings at my bedside. I remember him, all right. He’s wealthy. Arrogant. British. And my late brother’s best friend. The last man I’d ever want to marry.

Except apparently I did.

Now I’m living in a beautiful house I don’t recognize, wearing a ring I don’t remember receiving, and expected to play the devoted wife while his aristocratic family, unaware of the gaps in my memory, descends for his birthday. Grant is patient and attentive, dropping hints about an explosive relationship that makes my pulse race. He’s nothing like the cold, haughty man I remember.

Torn between suspicion about this inconvenient marriage of convenience and an attraction to my husband I’m not ready to name, I have to make a choice: leave the past buried or trust Grant to help me find my way back to a life I can’t remember choosing.

The terrifying part? I’m starting to think past me knew exactly what she was doing.

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My Review...

Wowza, just wowza…

I am a sucker for an amnesia trope. A well-written story with a forgetful main character is my weakness. 

Take this new story by Ms. Sorenson. This story of Mercy and Grant is just amazing.

Now I will say, Mercy as the heroine-it took me a minute to fully embrace her. She has a lot of jagged edges, while I love a gal who sticks to her guns and is fiercely independent; she was a bit more prickly than I expected. You get a glimpse of her background and her past, and that helps explain the way she is and that helps. 

Grant, first, who doesn’t love a hero with an accent? I know I do. Second, the way that he has to navigate around Mercy’s diagnosis and seeing his struggles with it is both heartwarming and swoony. Second, reading his chapters just made me fall even harder for him. 

The chemistry between these two burns up the pages, and I couldn’t put this down once I started. 

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Mac Meyers.
My secret crush.
Most unattainable guy on campus.
Relentless flirt (except with me).

Being friends with the guy on campus that everyone wants comes with its own set of problems.

None of us can eat in the cafeteria without being interrupted ten times.
Well, I’ve had enough.
So the most unhinged thing comes out of my mouth: I tell them to leave my boyfriend alone.
Except Mac is not my boyfriend.
Not even close.

Until he looks at me like I have the most inspired idea.

My name is Ophelia Forrest-Hammer, and Mac Meyers wants to be my fake boyfriend.
But I wish he was my real one.

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My Review...

Well, well, well….

This newest story in the Tilton University series was well worth the wait.

This is Ophelia and Mac’s story, and what a page-turner.

Fee and Mac are part of a friend group that is strong and secure. Both Fee and Mac are holding back stronger feelings for each other because they don’t want that friend group to suffer. It’s the common dilemma of the friends-to-lovers trope that I love.

There is a bit of surprise when it comes to their budding relationship, and when it comes I love how Ms. Hunting navigates it in a swoony and heartfelt way. There is no rush, and boundaries are fully in place when needed.

And to see past characters make their cameos and presence known?!? Absolute *chef’s kiss*! I flove seeing how Ms. Hunting is able to weave her other hockey worlds together in a seamless way that gives long-time readers a wonderful glimpse.

I have yet to read a story from Ms. Hunting that I haven’t loved, and this story is no exception! Well done Ms. Hunting!!

 

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Neve Snowe doesn’t need to settle down. She is already settled in her small harbor town, with a cozy beach cottage and part ownership in the family-run auto repair shop. She doesn’t want a man, but she likes them. And she has one golden rule: only sleep with flatlanders. You know, the guys who never intend to stay in Lovewell Landing, only use the coastal area for a brief holiday.

And the last thing she desired was the unexpected . . . to be expecting.

Tate Love spent his summers in Lovewell Landing as a teenager, but somehow he’d missed the beautiful girl who turned into a spunky woman, daring him to jump into the icy ocean one New Year’s Eve, then slept with him near the town’s sacred well, holding spell-binding waters.

He never thought he’d see her again, until nine months later, a business prospect brings him back to the area.

Now, the man who longs to be tied down finds that one night planted the seed to everything he ever wanted, while he holds the pen that could sign away all she’s ever loved.

Welcome to Lovewell Landing, where autumn is in the air, pumpkins decorate every doorstep, and a little fiasco might cause opposites to fall in love.

Fall Love is a steamy, romantic comedy companion novel to The Holiday Post and continues the romances of the Snowe sisters in the beautiful and quirky small town of Lovewell Landing.

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My Review...

What a welcome back to Lovewell Landing!

This is a story of a wishing well, unexpected blessings, and the heart and heat of a love that is like a beautiful fall day.

This is the story of Neve and Tate.

Neve is a bit of crumudegon, she is struggling with the changes that are coming her way, from losing her last piece of her dad to the Little Wrench she has coming.

Tate is a total Golden Retriever hero; he is dedicated to making sure that Neve is taken care of in every way.

Their relationship was fated in the stars (actually in a well); it was lovely to read and oh so swoony.

Seeing the other Snowe sisters making their appearance in this story was charming and gave the reader even more to look forward to in coming stories set in this lovely town.

If you are looking for a cozy fall read, look no further. The over-40 romance queen strikes again with this.

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They’re just friends.

At least, that’s what she thinks. Him? He has other plans.

Bennett Brinkman is San Francisco baseball’s golden boy―focused, disciplined, and very bad at ignoring the one woman he shouldn’t want. Falling for his sister’s best friend was inevitable, even though she’s always seen him as safe, familiar, and firmly off-limits.

Bower knows exactly why wanting Bennett is a terrible idea. She’s fiercely loyal to her best friend and well aware that crossing this particular line could blow everything up. But when she moves into Bennett’s apartment building, that “just friends” boundary begins to blur in the most tempting ways.

The banter comes fast.

The sparks come faster.

And pretending it’s “no big deal” is getting ridiculous.

As feelings get messier and attraction turns undeniable, Bennett and Bower must decide if risking their family ties is worth chasing the love that’s been in front of them all along.

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My Review...

The second book of the Bay Area Players series is one for the record books! Meghan really brings the heat and the hilarity with this newest installment.

This is Bennett and Bower’s story.

I am really falling hard for the reverse age-gap trope, and this story brings it! 

There are swoons aplenty and the secondary characters…oh my me, they are phenomenal! I was literally laughing out loud, and I truly did not want this story to end. 

The angst that Bower is under is relatable and understandable. I really empathized with her hard.

The struggle of Bennett to have Bower see him as more than her best friend’s little brother was heart-melting and charming.

I am never disappointed in a Meghan Quinn story, and this one is one of her best! Love, love, flove it! 

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A heart-mending romance for a small town marriage-in-repair between reunited lovers seeking a second chance at love later in life.

Dart Rivers is my ex-husband, or so I thought.

Three years ago, he drove out of our small town to chase racing dreams, leaving me and my broken heart in his rearview mirror.

Couple goals and shattered promises brought feelings of failure on both our parts.

Then one night, a special delivery is left on my back step. A stork-drop of sorts. (Think Baby Boom). At first, I believe there must be a mistake, but when the sweet bundle swaddled in pink gazes at me, I’ll do anything to keep her.

Enter Dart Rivers again.

An accident on the track leads to him sneaking into the house, crashing on my couch, and announcing he’s still mine.

Close proximity provides honest conversations, friendly couch time, and familiar attractions. With silver speckled in his hair, Dart is still the best-looking man I’ve ever seen, making my belly flutter and my heart beat again.

But can I trust that fragile organ? Can I give my ex-not-ex-husband a second chance? Can I believe Dart’s new promises? 

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Rogue River series is a spin-off from the Sterling Falls series, specifically Sterling Touch, giving readers small-town romances with characters over 40.

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My Review...

What a welcome to the newest series by Ms. Dunbar.

This story of Trinity and Dart is going to pull at all your feelings. From sorrow, to anger, from promises made and promises broken and what the real meaning of forever is.

Trinity and Dart what you think is a perfect romance, until you see the cracks, the breakdown of communication and what following your dreams means.

I wanted to shake both of these characters and yell at them. But then, through time and pages, they figured out what went wrong and work on fixing what was broken. Not perfectly, not like how it was before, but in a new and different way.

Add a surprise baby in the mix, and you get to see both Trinity and Dart really come together like what should have been all along.

I dubbed Ms. Dunbar the “Queen of over 40 romance” and she does not disappoint with this new series, a new cast of characters and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

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Ten years ago, Mila Ferguson ran from Hart’s Landing after one life-changing night.⁣
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Now she’s back… and Everett McKean—the boy she never forgot—isn’t about to let history repeat itself. 🔥⁣
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USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie Harlow writes sweet, sexy, feel-good romance. She likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. If she’s not writing or reading, she’s probably at Orangetheory or watching Schitt’s Creek again. She lifts her glass to readers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.

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My Review...

Well hello Hart’s Landing!

New town, new cast of characters, and for long-time fans, some cleverly hidden easter eggs to keep your heart happy!

This story introduces you to the town of Hart’s Landing. This also introduces you to a group of friends that has let tragedy separate them.

This is the story of the first of the friends, Mila. She is coming back to Hart’s Landing after ten years to care for her narcissistic mom. She feels like she had a reason to run. She feels responsible for what happened “That Night”. 

Everett is just…swoon…he is all that is right in a hero. 

I love the flashbacks, the mysteries aplenty, and to see the friends come back together is something that I fell hard for. 

Not only is this a love story between Mila and Everett, but it is also a story of true friendship and the mystery surrounding what really happened “That Night”.

I cannot wait to see what comes next from this cast of characters!