Bibliophile Chloe

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The wait is over! Waiting for my Queen by Georgia Cates is LIVE!! #OneClick today!

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Emilia—

All I’ve ever wanted was to marry for love.

But girls like me don’t have that luxury.

We are used as pawns in a game we can’t control.

The game? It’s called Mafia.

I was foolish enough to try to change the rules… and I lost.

 

Luca—

She was promised to me years ago.

And he dared to take her from me.

Dared to touch what was mine.

I put an end to that.

I hope he’s enjoying the view from his dirt room.

 

Emilia—

My beloved’s killer placed a ruby ring on my finger and called me his queen.

But that red gem symbolizes something different for me.

It represents the blood shed by those I love most.

Hell was empty the day we wed.

Because the devil was standing before me and said “I do.”

 

Luca—

I saw her as a possession.

A shiny toy I didn’t want other boys to play with.

But she’s so much more.

Beautiful and brave and strong and broken all at once.

She tastes like everything I’ve ever wanted.

 

Emilia—

Hidden and patient.

I wait for the perfect time to seek my revenge.

But slowly, I feel him possessing me.

His heart is full of darkness… and I still want every inch of him.

Hard as I try, I can’t escape loving this beautiful monster.

 

Luca—

I’m waiting patiently because I already know that she’s mine.

Mine in a way that no one will ever understand.

Even if she hasn’t yet realized it.

For love, I’d do anything.

For her, I’d do everything.

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked back yet.

When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her music and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire

 

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My Review…

This story hits you from the get-go!

First I loved the time frame of when this story took place! I was having some flashbacks to my young girl days reading this.  Second, the soundtrack for this story, I loved how the music played into the evolution of Emilia and Luca.

Oh my me, Luca Rossini…this is a character you are going to hate to love.  But with Ms. Cates phenomenal storytelling skills, you are going to realize that Luca is redeemable, he is a true mafia man and will stop at nothing to get what he wants.  And what he wants is the betrothal that was promised to him years ago.

Emilia is grace under pressure.  She is steel wrapped in silk.  She is strong when she has to be and knows when to bend when she must.  She has plans, revenge and vengeance is what spurs her on her quest for justice for her family.

The chemistry between Emilia and Luca is on fire!  The line is almost transparent between love and hate between them.

If you are looking for an angsty, dark and steamy tale, look no further than this new story from Georgia Cates!

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ONE NIGHT STAND-IN by Lauren Blakely
Release Date: March 2nd

 

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From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a wildly clever enemies-to-lovers romance that takes place over twenty four hours in New York City!

 

 

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Blurb:
Lucas Xavier is the last person I want to spend 24 hours with, let alone two minutes. Exes are exes for a reason. In his case, for a million reasons. Because he’s not only an ex-lover, he’s also an ex-friend. We didn’t just break up – we combusted in a spectacular bonfire of barbs and doors slammed.

Nothing will change that. Not his clever wit, not his ridiculous good looks, not his unfair levels of charm. And definitely not a wild dash through the city that takes us on an accidental scavenger hunt through our past, where we stop for a tango lesson, pancakes and a visit with some llamas.

And certainly not time together to make amends and say we’re sorry.

But, let’s say that was enough…it’s not like you can fall in love in 24 hours.

Indulge in the BOYFRIEND MATERIAL series! Three best friends. Three outrageous proposals. Three chances to fall in love. Three brand new standalones from Lauren Blakely! ONE NIGHT STAND-IN is a standalone romance in this series!

 

 

 

 

About the Author:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot love stories for her Lauren Blakely After Dark line.

She’d love to give you a free book today! Check out her web site to grab your free read: https://laurenblakely.com/one-free-book/

 

 

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My Review…

This is a fast paced, fun, quick read!

Set in the Boyfriend Material Series world, we get Lola’s story.

Lola is on a mission for her little sister, who she practically raised as her own child.  This mission also puts her back into the world of Lucas, her ex-friend and possibly more.  But circumstances and immaturity had stopped it before it even began.

Lucas is also wrangled into this mission by his younger brother, who he also practically raised as his own. But the love and enabling man that he is, he thinks that he can do this scavenger hunt with Lola with practicality and no feelings involved.

Oh boy when Lola and Lucas meet up again the sparks fly and in no time at all the chemistry between them blazes white-hot.  The friendship that was lost and the love that was stifled comes back in full force.

The secondary characters are amazing and bring so much more to the story! Do I see hints of some new stories in the future too?  I hope so!

Another stellar story from Ms. Blakely, well done!

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I was born to play and bred to win.

My priorities were instilled in me early on—family and football. Those ideals led me to TGU and a coach whose ironclad principles mirrored my own.

With one last college season to play, my goal was singular—get drafted. By realizing my NFL dream, I could save my family, our ranch, and the only home I’d ever known.

Two birds, one ball.

Playing hard was my only option, but there’s always a wild card.

For all of my planning and hard work, I never anticipated falling for the coach’s daughter. Harper was a fair catch, but who knew loving her could be the one play to throw my career before it started or that the weight of our secret would change the game.

*This is book #3 of The Underdogs Series, but you can read as a stand-alone. *Formerly published in Team Player 2 but is now a 107k full-length novel with an extended epilogue.

 

EXCERPT:

Harper

“I’ve missed you, you know? More than you can imagine.”

“Can’t imagine it at all,” he says, picking through a book he’s not reading.

“Can I help you two?” One of the store sales associates asks, and I shake my head and smile. When she takes her leave, I look over to Lance who stands fuming on the other side of a table filled with loose items. We’re in a mismatch shop full of mostly cheap junk, and I can’t imagine him finding anything for his mother here.

“Lance, I have missed you. Horribly.”

“Could have fooled me.”

I can only take so much. Irritated, I lift a designer coffee mug from the table.

“You like this for your mom?”

“No.”

“How about this?”

“Nope.” He’s not even looking at what’s in my hands.

“You sure? It’s a hide purse. Cute for a rancher’s wife, don’t you think?” This gets his attention, and stormy eyes lift to mine.

“Would you buy that for you?”

I look it over and shake my head. “Not really my style.”

“Bet it’s not.”

I can feel my ears reddening. Fuming, I eye a box on the shelf, snatch it and shove it into his chest. “How about this giant fucking purple dildo and matching anal plug!? Think mom will like that?”

He looks up completely unaffected, “Nope.”

“I don’t think we’re in the right place,” Tossing the box down, I stalk out of the cluttered shop and into the department store next to it. He’s hot on my heels.

“Got that fucking right.”

I turn back to see he’s spoiling for a fight and release a stressed breath. Fighting with him is the last thing I want to do. “Look, lets, just…” I search around and pull a sweater from the closest rack. “How about this? Simple, elegant.”

“You think Mom’s simple, huh? I’ll give her your regards.”

“That’s it.” I hook the sweater back on to the rack and close the space between us, forcing his eyes to mine. “God, you’re still a brute, aren’t you? You haven’t changed a bit. Still pig-headed as hell.”

“Pig-headed?” He opens his mouth in mock shock and covers his chest with his hand. “How dare you.”

I’m in between fight or flight, but I’ve been dodging this long enough. My heart can’t take more confrontation. I missed him too much. His eyes flare with satisfaction at my irritation. “Misery loves company, right, Lance?”

“Never said I was miserable.”

“You don’t have to. Did you come to New York just to torture me?”

“Maybe.”

“Rub it in on what I’m missing out on?”

A voice sounds from next to us. “Is there something I can help you find today?”

We both turn to the woman with lasers in our eyes, and she swallows. I clear my throat. “We’re fine. Thank you.”

Lance winks at the woman, his eyes scanning her form. “Maybe you can help me?”

“You son of a bitch,” I hiss, before walking away from the table. His voice rings out next to me as I rip through a rack of scarves.

“Good to know you care, Priss, gotta admit, it’s surprising.”

I reel on him. “Don’t you dare! Leaving you was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I had to make a clean break. I had just lost everyone that mattered to me. I was losing my mind.”

“I got pissed for one day, and you went off the grid.”

“And you let me go because you knew no matter how much we wanted it to work, it couldn’t. You have no idea what I went through!”

“What you went through? Do you know I spent six months ranting to an Uber driver named Dave because everyone on my team hated me when the truth came out?” He stomps after me as I pull sweater after sweater off the rack. “Troy jumped ship after he got drafted. I had no one but Tony and those fights.”

I turn to him with twenty sweaters in my arms. “Jenner? When did y’all get so tight?”

“When shit got tough, and my fucking girlfriend bailed!” He glares down at me, his breaths coming out fast.

“Guys, we’re going to need you to take this outside.” A woman whom I assume is the store manager approaches us cautiously.

I look around the store and see all eyes are on us, especially the women sizing him up. “He’s available ladies,” I snap, laying the sweaters on a nearby table, “I’m willing to bet he comes really cheap.” He’s on my heels as I push through the glass of the department store.

“Oh, was I supposed to wait for you? Must have missed that memo. That’s it, you must want a saint. That’s why you didn’t stay.”

“I was twenty years old and alienated from a place I didn’t want to be anyway.”

“Good to know.”

“That’s not the way I meant it. And you know damn well until you, I was only there to appease my Dad, who I barely speak to now.”

“I’m sorry about that, I am, but that’s on him. And what in the hell are you talking about ‘alienated’?”

“Forget it.” I pull on my gloves as heavy snow starts to come down. “I think we’ve concluded our tour for today.”

He glances around the sidewalk. “Well, no need to show me more, I hate this fucking place!”

“And why is that? Not enough free-range chickens?!”

His eyes flare. “You digging on the ranch now, Priss? I saw a fucking rat the size of a cat on my run this morning!”

“Probably has better manners than you, shit head.”

“Pulling out the big guns now, huh? There’s that backbone. I was wondering where it went.”

“Go home, Lance, you hate it here. And you obviously hate me.”

“Just the opposite. It’s impossible, and believe me, I’m trying!”

“Well, I hope you succeed! Thanks for stopping by, Mary Poppins. Best Christmas ever! Make sure to bulldoze the nativity scene on your way out!”

“Fuck this.” He throws his hands up and eyes me warily before turning and walking away.

“Merry Christmas to you, too!”

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My Review…

The Underdog Series

“What if this moment, right here, is the moment that changes your life…”

I am in tears!  Tears of sorrow to see this beautiful, funny, heartfelt story end and tears of joy because everything in this world is as it should be!

This is Lance’s story, and how I have been waiting for the full story! We got a glimpse of his story in Team Player but to see this story, the full story of Lance and Harper is magic, absolute writing gold!

Lance has been an elusive fella, in the other books in this series, we only see glimpses and glances of him, and now to “see” him is epic.

Harper is an amazing character and I love that Ms. Stewart didn’t make her a “beautiful” heroine, she made her real and honest and for that, as a reader, I thank you!

I love how Lance saw Harper as perfect in his eyes and that all that matters. I could empathize with Harper in finding that hard to believe and the struggles she faced by being with him.

This story, hell this series is absolutely amazing and this book is definitely in the running for my “Best Reads of 2020”.  It’s full of heart, heat and oh the fabulous laughs. A #comebackkidlovestory indeed!

P.S. The epilogue is one of the best ones I have read.

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Runaway Bride meets Father of the Bride in this new, steamy romantic comedy from bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, that will have you laughing and swooning all the way down the aisle…

 

Dixie Dorothea Winston cannot get married.

 

After leaving three grooms at the altar, she fled her small-town infamy for the big city, hiding her past in plain sight: Winston Weddings by Thea Winston – because those who can’t wed, plan.

 

Now, she’s the most sought-after wedding planner in Manhattan. Though she’s handled many bridezillas and momsters, Thea’s never dealt with a man like Oliver Kingsley – the father of the bride.

 

Wealthy. Demanding. Divorced. Oliver’s determined to give his daughter the perfect wedding with Thea’s help. But the fiery, gorgeous businesswoman isn’t what he expected – and neither is the attraction between them.

 

From cake tastings to dress fittings, Oliver’s daughter misses one event after another, giving Thea more time with the brooding billionaire than she bargained for. And it’s not long before the lines begin to blur around the roles they’re supposed to play.

 

But Thea knows too-well how this works… First comes love, then comes marriage.

 

She needs to keep her heart in check because when it comes to walking down the aisle herself, the only thing she’s ready to do is run…

 

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GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the release of Ready to Run, Rebecca Sharp is giving away a $25 Amazon gift card! Head to her Facebook page to enter: https://www.facebook.com/drrebeccasharp/

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Rebecca Sharp, while using a pen name, is actually a doctor living in Pennsylvania with her husband – the love of her life.

She enjoys working in her practice with her father as well as letting her creativity run free as an author. Growing up she’s always loved a good love story and finally decided to give writing one of her own a go.

After graduating with her doctoral degree, she now enjoys spending that thing called free time traveling with her husband, cooking, and knitting.

 

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My Review…

A Country Love Novel

Now I will be the first to admit, I am not a big country music fan.  That being said I was so glad that I push that feeling aside when I was given the opportunity to read this story!

This is a fresh, fun take on a country song!  (And I actually kinda like the song too!)

This is the story of Thea (Dixie) and Oliver.

Thea is a powerhouse of her own making! She is at the top of her career as a wedding planner.  I loved reading her back story on how she became to be the person she was.  It was a tragic back story, but it made me admire this character all the more. To be bombarded and “thrown under the bus” by the people that she should have absolute trust in have made her into the person she has become.

Oliver is the absolute king of his kingdom.  Unfortunately, that also makes him a bit of an autocrat.  But when he meets Thea, he sees a whole new world of possibilities and a future.

I loved the tenaciousness of Oliver, I loved the spunkiness of Thea.

This story is full of humor, heart and heat!  I couldn’t put it down until the very end and then I was sad to see it over!  Get your hands on this!!

 

A Highland, Georgia Novel…

I absolutely love this series by Laura Trentham.  The whimsical mix of Scotland and the South.  A hodgepodge of cultures that mix beautifully.

This is the story of Ian and Anna.  While this story can be read as a stand-alone, I had the privilege to read the first book in this series, where we briefly meet both Ian and Anna.

Anna is a true red-headed spitfire.  She is southern charm wrapped in a “Bless your heart” personality.  She is bound and determined to need no one.  When she gets put in charge of the annual Highland Festival she is frazzled but she is going to do it all!

Ian is from Cairndow, he is the groundskeeper’s son.  He has been selected to help Anna with the festival.  He is a true testament of the saying “still waters run deep”.

I absolutely love the world of Highlands, Georgia.  The world that Ms. Trentham has created with this series is so visual.  I can “see” myself walking down Main Street.  I can visualize the beauty of Stonehaven and the pageantry of the festival.

Ms. Trentham has made her characters believable.  They are not all glossy and perfect, in fact, the way she describes Ian shows that it’s not the outer beauty, but the inner beauty that radiates and pulls Anna into his world.

I am so looking forward to the next book in this series, I hope there are many, many more! If you are looking for a whimsical, funny and swoony story, get your hands on this!

 

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