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…
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Stephanie Rose’s Safeguard ARC Review
Thank you to Stephanie Rose, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Stronghold, the ninth story in the Speakeasy Taproom series. Read all of my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Jilted. Living in a glorified closet. The world’s worst bar waitress. I just need to keep a roof over my head and make tuition payments until I can finish graduate school. Then my real life will start. But right now, long nights at the Speakeasy have me burning the candle at both ends and the wax melting all over my fingers. When a bar manager offers me…
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Wendy S. Marcus’ Stargazer ARC Review
Thank you to Wendy S. Marcus, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Stargazer the eighth story in the Speakeasy Taproom series. Read all of my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Randall Dickson is coping. Sort of. An upcoming medical eval, one that could end his military career, has him stressed and making bad choices. So when a concerned friend issues a strongly-worded “invitation” to Vermont, R.D. is all in for a change of scenery, a temporary job as a bartender, and the opportunity to shake himself out of his self-destructive routine. Then he sets eyes on…
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Christine DePetrillo’s Starlight ARC Review
Thank you to Christine DePetrillo, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Starlight, the seventh story in the Speakeasy Taproom series. Read all of my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “He doesn’t trust women. She only trusts dogs. Why can’t they keep their paws off each other? Darren Reade builds stone walls in Vermont–and around his heart. Women don’t stick around, so it’s better to put up No Trespassing signs and focus on raising his adopted son. Darren is willing to do whatever it takes to help the boy cope with his mother’s death. But doing it alone…
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Leslie McAdam’s Undone ARC Review
Thank you to Leslie McAdam, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Undone, the eighteenth story in the Vino and Veritas series. Time for the final Vino & Veritas book! What a journey we have been on with all these wonderful characters and love stories. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “My new roommate has the worst taste in men. I mean, Murph’s special. He’s funny and flamboyant and full of life. While I’m straight, even I can tell these guys aren’t good enough for him. I had to yell at one date, toss another one out the door, and throw a beer in…
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Regina Kyle’s Showstopper ARC Review
Thank you to Regina Kyle, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Showstopper, the seventeenth story in the Vino and Veritas series. I am so excited to be returning to Moo U within the Vino and Veritas world! I am such a sucker for college romance and throw in a hockey player! Damn, I love a good college hockey romance. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “I swore I wouldn’t do this again. Mix sports, school, and sex. But right now the only thing standing between me and the NHL is six feet of frenemy packed into a pair of form-fitting jeans that have…
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Marley Valentine’s Unforgettable ARC Review
Thank you to Marley Valentine, 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. I had never read anything from Marley Valentine but I have heard such good things about her writing so I was pumped to read this. Read all my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “One night with Reeve Hale wasn’t enough. I knew it when I kissed him, I knew it when I slept with him, and I was certain of it when I walked out of his motel room the very next day. So when the…
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E. Davies’ Limelight ARC Review
Thank you to E. Davies, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Limelight, the fifteenth story in the Vino and Veritas series. Who does not love a little rockstar romance! Read all of my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Save the bees, ride a rock star. Formerly famous . . . and planning to keep it that way. After my band kicked me out, I ran away to Vermont, changed my name, and kept my head down. So far, it’s working and nobody knows who I am. Or who I was. Until I see geeky poet…
