Thank you to NetGalley and Atria for the copy of 365 Days. I requested this from NetGalley on a whim, I will fully admit to watching this movie when it did come out. So now I am reading and reviewing the written source material “for science.” “The sexy and deeply romantic internationally bestselling novel that inspired the blockbuster movie. Laura Biel and her boyfriend are on a dream vacation in beautiful Sicily. On the second day of their trip, her twenty-ninth birthday, she is kidnapped. Her kidnapper is none other than the head of a powerful Sicilian crime family, the incredibly handsome, young Don Massimo Torricelli, who is determined to possess…
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Sarina Bowen’s Boyfriend ARC Review
Thank you to Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the team for the advance reader copy of Boyfriend, a new story in the Moo U universe. I was mourning the end of the World of True North, but then Sarina decided to gift us all with this phenomenal story. “A new hockey player to steal your heart this fall… The dreamiest player on the Moo U hockey team hangs a flyer on the bulletin board, and I am spellbound: Rent a boyfriend for the holiday. For $25, I will be your Thanksgiving date. I will talk hockey with your dad. I will bring your mother flowers. I will be…
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Corinne Michaels’ A Moment for Us ARC Review
Thank you to Corinne Michaels and the team at Valentine PR for the advance reader copy of A Moment for Us, the third book in the Willow Creek Valley series. I have loved the previous two books in this series. If you have not read both Return to Us and Could Have Been Us I highly recommend you do. Corinne is such an awesome, emotive writer. “New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels returns to the Willow Creek Valley Series in this stunning small town/unrequited love romance. Joshua Parkerson has watched his parent’s marriage implode. As the oldest, the responsibility of his four younger siblings fell to him and he doesn’t…
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Lauren Blakely’s The Virgin Replay ARC Review
Thank you to Lauren Blakely and her team for the advance reader copy of The Virgin Replay, the third story in the Rules of Love series. This story releases on September 24th! The Rules of Love series has been so much fun so far. Who does not love a good sports romance! I am a member of Lauren Blakely’s review team, but I stand by my reviews remaining honest and true. “A charming but damaged baseball player taking a break from romance. His feisty, flirty friend ready to ditch her V-card. And two hot nights in Hawaii with one room left in the hotel… Weddings and me? We don’t mix.That hardly…
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Helena Hunting’s When Sparks Fly ARC Review
Thank you to Helena Hunting, NetGalley, St. Martin’s Griffin, and their teams for the advance reader copy of When Sparks Fly. This story releases on September 21st! I absolutely adore Helena’s sweet rom-com stories. Everything she has published with St. Martin’s Press has been adorable! I am a member of Helena Hunting’s review team, but I stand by my reviews remaining honest and true. “Running the Spark House, a hotel/event space that has been in her family for years, has been Avery Spark’s lifelong dream. After years of working hard and making personal sacrifices, Avery and her two younger sisters have turned the Spark House into the premier destination in…
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Aria Wyatt’s Afterglow ARC Review
Thank you to Aria Wyatt, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Afterglow, the tenth story in the Busy Bean series. Read all my World of True North reviews here. Time for the final World of True North book!! “I’m a numbers girl. Or at least I thought I was, until my formula fell apart. Back home in Vermont, with my dream on hiatus, I’m working at the Busy Bean and taking online classes. As long as I keep my focus, I’ll be back in New York City next semester. Hopefully. When Declan O’Shaughnessy storms into the café, all muscles and tattoos,…
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Alexa Gregory’s Footnote ARC Review
Thank you to Alexa Gregory, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Footnote, the ninth story in the Busy Bean series. Read all my World of True North reviews here. “A moving second-chance romance where hope can turn history into a footnote. Sasha Covey needs a rewrite. Or a really big eraser. Her past doesn’t belong in the life she’s trying to rebuild. Her future—and her recovery—depend on a fresh start. Moving to Colebury seems like the perfect test until Penley Brooks waltzes into the Busy Bean. The handsome veterinarian is just as charming as when she fell for him a decade…
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R.L. Kenderson’s Sidetracked ARC Review
Thank you to R.L. Kenderson, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Sidetracked, the seventh story in the Busy Bean series. Read all my World of True North reviews here. “Sometimes, not knowing where you’re going will lead you to where you need to be.” CHARLI My workplace eliminated my position the same month my relationship ended. With nothing keeping me in Richmond, Virginia, I get in my car and head northeast, unsure of where I’ll end up. Until I walk into The Busy Bean Café. With the Help Wanted sign and the quote on the wall meant for me, I know…
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Delancey Stewart’s Fireproof ARC Review
Thank you to Delancey Stewart, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Unforgettable, the sixteenth story in the Vino and Veritas series. Read all my World of True North reviews here. “The newest barista at the Busy Bean is about to steam the place up… Former Marine Mason Rye can make a cappuccino with military precision, but he finds it much harder to serve up a smile. It’s not that he doesn’t like people. But he knows from experience that once you let someone in, it hurts like hell when you lose them. And Mason’s lost too many people already. So it’s…
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Teralyn Mitchell’s Doubletalk ARC Review
Thank you to Teralyn Mitchell, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Doubletalk, the sixth story in the Busy Bean series. It is time now for not just the last batch of Busy Bean books. Today’s drops are the last books in the World of True North World. “Basketball has always been his one love, until now... Zeke Armstrong never imagined he’d be back in Vermont, but here he is, living in Colebury and trying to rehab an injury that could mean an early retirement from pro basketball. Running into his former classmate, Mallory Barrett, shouldn’t be…
