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Book Review: I’ll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K. Boone

Out now!   This was a good and fluffy romance. I really enjoyed it. I was confused at first because I didn’t read the synopsis and thought that the romance was between the two fmc’s characters on the cover. Once I understood that this was a house swap with two different romances I was with it.  This book follows the two fmc’s Bee who’s from an affluent part of the city and Clover who lives in a…

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Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley 

US pub date - 11/12/24

Okay, let’s clear some things up - I love reading classics, and Jane Austen is a particular favorite - regarding Pride and Prejudice I despise Lady Catherine, Mrs Bennet, and Lydia, Lizzy infuriates me at times, Wickham is a total cad, Mr Collin’s is a jerk to the nth degree, and I often side eye Darcy and Mrs Bennet as well as her relations. There’s a lot of shitty behavior in P&P, but I digress. However, ah, however, I still absolutely love the story. 

I also really love JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction for the uninitiated), and sports romances. Therefore, I was excited to see Puck and Prejudice and when I had the opportunity to read an early copy, I jumped at it. Okay, so it’s not precisely JAFF, but the premise was so appealing that I read it immediately (finishing it the second day I had it). 

*time travel

*forced proximity 

*marriage of convenience 

Perhaps surprising, perhaps not, I enjoyed this - it was a purely fun and amusing read. 

This was my first time reading Ms Riley’s work, it won’t be the last. 

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the DRC

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Breakaway by Grace Reilly is now live! 

The BookTok sensation: a spicy coach’s daughter college sports romance, second in the Beyond the Play series, with new exclusive content in this edition!

A secret friends-with-benefits arrangement with the hockey coach’s daughter shouldn’t have a shot in the dark of leading to more…

Cooper

As a pro-bound college athlete with a good-time reputation, I usually have my pick of puck bunnies. But lately, I’ve been in a dry spell that feels more like a curse, and the stress is affecting my game—the one thing that can’t happen if I’m going to make team captain, and eventually the NHL.

Enter Penny Ryder.

She’s my coach’s daughter, but the moment she pulls me into that ice rink closet, she’s the one thing on my mind besides hockey. She has a sex bucket list, and each item on it confirms we’re kindred spirits in the bedroom. If I say yes, I’ll be relaxed on the ice again—but if her dad finds out, I’ll be forced to say goodbye to being captain and finally earning my own father’s approval.

Penny

Thanks to the ex from hell, I’m a long way from being ready for a relationship—but it’s time to reclaim my agency, one long-sought-after experience in bed at a time.

Enter Cooper Callahan.

He’s my dad’s star defenseman; an arrangement with him will mean keeping yet another major secret from my father. But the agreement we strike is simple: secret friends-with-benefits until he makes captain…and I cross off everything on my list, so I can finally move on from the incident that ruined both my life and my figure skating career.

Yet the longer our connection goes on, the more we trust each other, and the less I want to say goodbye. I know love leads to heartbreak, but what if it can also clear the ice for a breakaway?

Filled with swoons, spice coaching, sports, and book nerds in love, Breakaway is a don’t-miss adult college sports romance.

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and Kobo! 

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Narrated by: Brian Meslar & Faith Clark

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Bridgerton Season 3 Poster and Netflix Tie-in Cover of RMB

Hi everyone, I'm copying and sharing this message from our Discord server regarding the changes made to Nicola on the Season 3 Poster and Tie-In Cover of RMB.

Just because it happens doesn't necessarily mean that it should happen. Nicola is a beautiful woman and honestly basing this on my own opinion, the original photo is much better than the altered one and looks way more natural.

This goes so far beyond the Bridgerton fandom, so please don't just base this on fandom.

Please consider signing this petition if you feel the same...

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I'm sure you’ve seen the book cover and poster art for Bridgerton S3 by now, as well as Nicola Coughlan’s post with the original version of the poster image.

In 2024, it’s really disappointing to see the female lead of a show be so heavily edited, whilst the male lead has been hardly touched. While we understand that marketing images will always have touch-ups, the amount that was done to Nicola is frankly sexist and insulting to her and her hair and makeup artistry team.

We know that the editors have overlaid their faces so that they’re both looking in different directions. However, when we compare the two photos, we can see that beyond basic retouching and flipping her face, the following edits to Nicola have been made:

Redefined her chin

Erased her elbows

Elongated her arm

Enlarged her lips

Changed the shade of her eyes

Changed her makeup

Added cleavage

The following edits have been made to Luke Newton:

Increased saturation and sharpened

All this on the cover of a book about finding self-acceptance.

If you would like Avon Books, Shondaland and Netflix to change the poster and book cover, please sign this petition here: https://chng.it/nDh4qnvkJn

We’d appreciate any shares we can get on socials tagging @avonbooks @shondaland and @netflix.

We know that the books will likely already have been printed, but we also know that they can be reprinted. There is time for the posters to be redone.

And if not, we're calling out bad marketing.

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• puck & prejudice •

Sometimes a book comes along thay just brings you an immense amount of joy: and Puck & Prejudice is exactly that for me.

The second I heard “hockey player time travels to Regency England,” I knew I wanted to read this, and when I opened it up and saw the dedication to a BTS member (💜), I knew it was going to be exactly the balm I needed.

The story follows Tucker Taylor, an NHL goalie who finds himself transported to the 1800s while visiting his Jane Austen-obsessed sister in Bath, and Lizzy Wooddash, a friend of Jane’s with her own writing aspirations and burning desire for independence. After discovering Tucker emerging from a pond (😏) and quickly accepting he is a time traveler, Lizzy agrees to help him get back to his time. But then Jane and Lizzy’s cousin throw in a kicker – Tucker has to marry Lizzy so that once he disappears, she can be a “widow” and thus have her freedom.

It’s an incredibly fun and deeply feminist story with a whole lot of heart and some pungent spice – and it’s obvious that Lia Riley had the absolute best time writing this.

So if you’re in the need of something a little bit silly but in the way that feels like the best kind of comfort romcom (and who among us isn’t?), definitely pick up Puck & Prejudice.💜

🥅A massive thank you to @avonbooks and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy. Puck & Prejudice is out on November 12th!💕

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🦇 The Wedding Witch Book Review 🦇

❓ #QOTD What's your favorite witchy read? ❓ 🦇 Bowen Penhallow has always been a loner, studying dark and ancient magic on a mountaintop in Wales. Tamsyn Bligh is not a witch, but she makes her living off of them as a procurer of magical items. Bowen becomes her exclusive client—as well as the star of several of Tamsyn’s dirtiest dreams. They both attend a wedding at Tywyll House—Bowen to help a dearly departed friend, Tamsyn to complete a job that would set her up for life. Unfortunately, a strong spell combined with a wedding mishap transports Bowen and Tamsyn into Tywyll House’s past, to the Yuletide Celebration of 1958. Can Bowen and Tamsyn work together to get back to the present while fighting feelings for one another--before it's too late?

💜 Erin Sterling's prose is strong, witty, and enchanting. The chemistry between Tamsyn and Bowen is off-the-charts from the moment they meet in person, simmers through texts and emails, only to completely boil over once they meet again in person. This is a fun, flirty read, perfect for witchy season!

💙 Unfortunately, the story itself leaves much to be desired. As the third book in a series, the characters and world-building should be well-established. Instead, this reads like the writer was rushed to meet a deadline with only a half-baked idea. A lot of the chemistry builds off-page, leaving us with more of an insta-love story (no thank you). The mixed time travel/Parent Trap plot is messy, and most sources of conflict are resolved without explanation. There's so much potential here, but it doesn't quite meet the mark.

🦇 Recommended for fans of witch lit, paranormal romance, and April Asher's Supernatural Singles books.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🐈‍⬛ Witch Lit 🧹 Only One Bed 👻 Work Relationship 👻 Time Travel + Parent Trap 🧹 Holiday Season 🐈‍⬛ Third in a Trilogy

🦇 Major thanks to the author and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book. #TheWeddingWitch @Avonbooks / @HarperVoyagerUS

💬 Quotes ❝ "Read once that magic was like a naked blade. You can hold it, but you damn well better be careful with it, and even if you are, you are probably still going to bleed.” ❞ ❝ "I’m not having us break that rule on a technicality, Tamsyn,” he told her, his voice rough. “When we break it, it’ll be the real thing, cariad.” My love, he’d called her, because she was." ❞ ❝ “From the moment you walked into that pub,” he said, “I knew you’d be the making and the ruin of me all at once, woman.” ❞

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A Most Intriguing Lady by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York #BookReview

The #DuchessofYork has written a new #VictorianEra novel that follows on the success of #HerHeartForACompass. It's part #historicalfiction, part #Mystery, and it was loads of fun. #AMostIntriguingLady #AvonBooks #SarahFerguson #Audibook #2023Books

From Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, a sweeping, romantic compulsively readable historical saga about a Duke’s daughter–the perfect Victorian lady–who secretly moonlights as an amateur sleuth for high society’s inner circle. Victorian London was notorious for its pickpockets. But in the country houses of the elite, gentleman burglars, art thieves and con men preyed on the rich and titled.…

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ICYMI: BOOK REVIEW of #TheForgottenBookshopOfParis by #DaisyWood. Split timeline story with male and female POVs revolving around a Parisian bookstore. https://suanneschaferauthor.com/book-review-the-bookshop-in-paris/@avonbooks @daisywoodwriter

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BETTER THAN FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis

New #bookreview: BETTER THAN FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis, #SunriseCove bk 7. Unresolved feelings & buried secrets make this charmer a terrific read! @jillshalvis @avonbooks @HarperCollins #AvonBooks #ReadAvon #HappilyEverAvon #secondchanceromance #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

CLICK TO PURCHASE Sunrise Cove, Book 7 From the publisher: A Cozy Romance with a Touch of Suspense, Perfect for Winter 2025, Snuggle Up and Fall in Love! Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. When Olive Porter’s…

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Book Review: Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey 🏒

Out now! Thank you Avonbooks for the free copy!

Hear me out but this just might be the least steamy and slow burn book Tessa has written(that I’ve read) and I’m here for it. The longing, want and angst in this book was good. I just wanted these 2 adults to be together but they couldn’t because their parents were together and getting married which would make them step siblings. Let me just say that they met each other before their parents got together I didn’t see the problem with them double dating with the parents lol.

The mmc Sig is down bad obsessed with Chloe like he did everything for her. In the beginning i felt like he liked her more but as the book went on I saw how much both did. The steamy scenes weren’t that much but it was full of ‘we’re doing this, we shouldn’t be but we can’t help it vibes’. The romance was cute but i wanted to see more domestic bliss moments when they finally could be together.

Read for:

🏒Forbidden romance

🏒Instant attraction

🏒Sports romance

🏒All the longing

🏒Hockey player and harpist

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The Trouble with Inventing a Viscount (The Liar’s Club, #2) by Vivienne Lorret

US pub date - 9/24/24

After reading (and loving ❤️) the first book in this series, It Had to Be a Duke, I knew the second I saw this title and cover that I wanted to read it. After reading the synopsis, I was sold. After being fortunate enough to read an early copy of this, I started it immediately and was pulled right in.

Reading thoughts - 

*This second book in the series is making me wish for a book about Roxana and Con’s story 😍

*The slow burn is manageable but nice 

*I was enjoying my reading time with this - the longing that peeked through during the falling (on chap 22 (62%) currently and there’ve been some kisses and innuendo laden remarks - feelings are really simmering 

*the Hartley family ❤️

I officially enjoyed this - The Trouble with Inventing a Viscount was a very fun read of a series I recommend - great escapist romance. 

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the DRC 

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First Down by Grace Reilly is now live! 

Tutoring the star quarterback in exchange for a few fake dates won't lead to anything more... right? James Football is my everything. I live, eat, breathe the sport. But when I transfer to McKee University to escape the distractions that nearly cost me my future in the NFL, I'm faced with another consequence: retake and pass the writing class I failed at my last college or lose any chance I have at making it big. That's where fellow senior Beckett Wood—gorgeous, stubborn, and just my type—comes in. She's the key to my success in this class... but the price of her help is a fake relationship, and I never do things halfway. Bex I don't mess around with athletes—I've already learned that lesson–and at first glance, handsome, self-assured James Callahan is no exception. He wants me to help him pass the writing class we're both stuck taking, but I'm too busy to take on yet another responsibility. But when his teammate—my cheating ex—won't leave me alone, I realize I need to convince him I've moved on... and what better way than by pretending to be with James, who wants nothing to do with a real relationship? Yet with every fake kiss, James pulls me deeper into a place that thrills and terrifies me. Why does he make me feel alive like no one else has? And why don't I want it to end?

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@authorprayne has revealed the gorgeous new look for the Midnight Manor series, now known as The Ritual Room!

Fresh new covers. Brand new titles. But SAME book!

Get your copies today!

His Ultimatum (previously Moonlit Thorns): https://books2read.com/mtpr

His Possession (previously Shattered Vows): https://books2read.com/svpr

His Obsession (previously Midnight Whispers): https://books2read.com/mwpr

His Subordinate (previously Twisted Truths): https://books2read.com/ttpr

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UNLADYLIKE RULES OF ATTRACTION By Amita Murray @AvonBooks @AmitaMurray #UnladylikeRulesOfAttraction #BookReview

Available 23rd May 2024 / paperback / ebook/ SYNOPSIS As one of the daughters of an English Earl and his Indian Mistress, Anya Marleigh has defied Regency society’s rules by playing her sitar and singing beautifully for Queen Charlotte at the court of George III. When she comes into an unexpected inheritance, her change of fortune comes with a catch — she must marry before her twenty-fifth…

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I received an eARC of this book from @Avonbooks and @HarperVoyagerUS in exchange for an honest review.

Summary (from Bookshop):

The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to be the worst year of Eddie O’Leary’s life. He can’t manage to hit the ball, his new teammates hate him, he’s living out of a suitcase, and he’s homesick. When the team’s owner orders him to give a bunch of interviews to some snobby reporter, he’s ready to call it quits. He can barely manage to behave himself for the length of a game, let alone an entire season. But he’s already on thin ice, so he has no choice but to agree.

Mark Bailey is not a sports reporter. He writes for the arts page, and these days he’s barely even managing to do that much. He’s had a rough year and just wants to be left alone in his too-empty apartment, mourning a partner he’d never been able to be public about. The last thing he needs is to spend a season writing about New York’s obnoxious new shortstop in a stunt to get the struggling newspaper more readers.

Isolated together within the crush of an anonymous city, these two lonely souls orbit each other as they slowly give in to the inevitable gravity of their attraction. But Mark has vowed that he’ll never be someone’s secret ever again, and Eddie can’t be out as a professional athlete. It’s just them against the world, and they’ll both have to decide if that’s enough.

My review:

I utterly adored this book. It’s a romance novel, and Mark and Eddie’s relationship is at the center of the story, of course, but it’s also a treatise on grief and loneliness, an examination of queer identity, and a love letter to baseball and the way we turn sports into metaphors for life. You don’t have to love baseball to read this book (it’s not my sport of choice), but it’s clear that Sebastian does, or at least understands those who do, and that comes out in the writing.

One thing I really appreciated about the book craftwise is the choice to switch POV in larger sections rather than each chapter like most romances do these days. Sebastian made the same choice with We Could Be So Good and it works just as well here. The extended time with one POV character allows you to really settle in and feel Mark’s grief and Eddie’s loneliness, but we still get to see both of their internal struggles and their growing feelings for each other.

Another thing Sebastian excels at is creating supporting characters who actually feel like real people and not just story props. The team manager, the older sportswriter, the Black pitcher, and even Mark’s dog all have their own personalities and quirks and Sebastian manages to show them to us without just listing a bunch of traits or shoehorning things in. It makes me want to reread the book just to study how she does it so well so I can try and replicate it in my own writing.

Ultimately, this is a beautiful book about finding joy after heartbreak and getting back up after a failure and the way terrible things happen, but we still get to make the next choice and it’s up to us what we do with that chance. I’ll leave you with a couple of my favorite quotes from the novel (I could have chosen so many more):

“Maybe something awful happened, and those girls are going to be changed by it, but they’re still people, and good things can still happen to them. It’s like you said – even after a disaster, there’s still tomorrow.”

“Now, though, he thinks that the game may have earned those metaphors. It’s slow and often seems pointless. It’s beautiful, when it isn’t a mess. There’s a vast ocean of mercy for mistakes: getting hits half the time is nothing short of a miracle, and even the best fielders are expected to have errors. The inevitability of failure is built into the game.”