“Everyone deserves a chance to be rescued.” That’s the mantra I’m repeating when a well-equipped biker pulls over to save me. One glance at the scowl Crawford Doxe is wearing proves he isn’t impressed with the task. My efforts to change his mind deflate faster than the shredded tire at our feet. But disgruntled or not, my so-called hero still agrees to fix my flat. I don’t expect to see Crawford again, but he’s suddenly very visible in our small town. Avoiding him would be my preference. That’s not how this story goes. For whatever reason, my daughter finds an ally in the broody mechanic. Denying her is something I do my best to avoid. I can only hope Crawford’s shine wears off before he tarnishes what little trust still exists. As if the odds are ever on my side. Commitments are a foreign concept to him. He doesn’t make any promises to try. That should’ve been enough for me to steer clear. It most certainly isn’t. What follows can only be described as a disastrous clash of epic proportions. But one indisputable fact remains. That lone soul has no plans of opening his heart.
RELEASE DATE: Jume 11, 2020
This is not my first read by the author but I haven’t read lot of her books yet. That said this one was a enemy to which is my favorite.
I can always appreciate this authors writing and words, she definitely has a way with them. I lived Millie, she was like a little cute adorable referee between the hero and her mama the heroine. It was really sweet! Overall once I got warmed up more to the heroine and hero, they really do not hold back and it’s beautiful all around. Glad I was able to review this, looking forward to more!
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Rating: 5 out of 5.
Romance: ♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Triggers: N/A Standalone/Series: Standalone Type: All Tags on top of this page! Recommended: ☑
Clutch player: an athlete who is good under pressure and performs highly impossible plays in a quick and almost impossible amount of time. Harper I fell in love when I was sixteen. Landon was my entire world and I thought he would be my forever. But I was young and dumb, and with one error in judgement, I destroyed any chance of a future we could’ve had together, along with our hearts. Twelve years later and I’m going through the motions of life, but not actually living. Which is why I let my friends, Bridget and Simon, set me up on a blind date. Turns out, it’s not so blind after all. Because the man sitting in front of me is the same man who’s held onto my heart all these years. Landon They call me a Clutch Player because I’m good under pressure and quick on my feet. I was also quick to fall in love. The first time it was with baseball, the second was with Harper. And for a short time I had them both. Until I lost Harper and all I had left was baseball. For years, I focused on my career. I had accepted that baseball was my one true love. Until I saw her again. I never imagined we’d ever get a second chance, but now that she’s sitting right across from me, I know there’s no way in hell I’m going to let her go again.
RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2020
“It’s us, Harp. It feels like this because it’s you and me.”
Not my first read by the author but it has been a while, I really really loved this one too. The romance on this was off the roof, you will fall in love with the hero instantly…this is a heartbreaking story of mistakes being made, misunderstanding and priorities being thrown around instead of organized. Sweet, beautiful, sizzling and captivating. It went really well with the Cocky Books and your heart will melt with the epilogue!!
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Rating: 5 out of 5.
Romance: ♡♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Triggers: N/A Standalone/Series: Standalone Type: All Tags on top of this page! Recommended: ☑
One night changed an entire town. Ten years ago, I left Hawk Valley. I never planned to return. Not to the regrets. The bitter memories. The guilt. My baseball career gave me both the excuse and the money I needed to start over. Then my mom called, and I found myself headed back to the one place I swore I wouldn’t step foot again. Meeting Delilah wasn’t part of the plan. Falling in love with her adorable son was even less so. And yet, what’s brewing between us is too intense to be denied. The unexpected passion is almost enough to distract us from the crumbling of both our worlds. But even as the sparks fly, someone is waiting in the shadows to burn it all down.
RELEASE DATE: April 21, 2020
From cradle to grave. From sandbox to the pine box. From home plate to center field.
I inched closer to her even though I was denying what I wanted to do, which was sweep her into my arms and kiss the living daylight out of her.
-Gunner
Not my first read by the author, she was a new to me a little ago but I read one book and then I had to read all of her books. This one, not so different. Have you ever started a book and it’s so damn good that you had to stop yourself from reading because you didn’t want it to end? Well, this is that type for me!
The book stars off with you needing tissues, because not only do things happen fast but also in doubles. But you will instantly fall in love with Gunner, right off the bat! Both hero and heroine are put in difficult situations, very different form one another meaning they carry the same amount of guilt and worry on their shoulders but worlds apart. Typing this reminds me of how I could have used another 5 or 6 books of continued stories from just this one book.
Gunner is the perfect hero, caring, strong, sweet, sexy and a baseball player…that’s all I need to say. He lost something a very long time ago but it hung on him for years, now that he is back in town for his mother…he can’t seem to get away from the memories. Delilah is a woman that let’s just say had to grow up pretty fast. Going through life cooking one meal after another, by the way she is a fantastic chef…and her son is the main thing in her life at all times. I absolutely, if you don’t fall in love with Gunner by himself at the beginning you will once you meet him and Tucker *swoon swoon swoon* after all this book gave me all the feels, emotional, beautiful, haunting, captivating and all the romance and sexiness you need! I can’t wait to read more…p.s. secretly looking and hoping Colt Delilah’s brother gets a story!
TOP 2020 MUST READ! Rating: ★★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Type: Standalone Recommended: ☑ HIGHLY ☑ ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
Everyone associates the name Ryker Winchester with money, power plays, negotiations…it’s what I’m good at. In the boardroom, I get exactly what I want. In the bedroom, there’s no difference. I was wholly unprepared for Heather. She’s a feisty single mom, challenging me in ways no woman ever has. I can’t get enough of her. The way she gives in to me is intoxicating, but I need more than hot nights and sexy dates. When she introduces me to her daughter, I fall for that little girl hook, line and sinker. No one has ever played me for a fool like that kid can do with a single dimpled grin. I want to keep them both. Heather’s been hurt before. She’s hanging by a thread and doesn’t trust easily, but I want more than just some fun. How can I show her that we can build something incredible together?
RELEASE DATE: April 14, 2020
Not my first read by the author, love Layla’s books, but I have not read book #1 in this series, which I hope to get to soon…yes even backwards. I am so glad I read this because reading book 1 will be a MUST if it’s as good as this!
Ryker is a successful businessman, has it all, but his favorite is playing the guitar nightly at a local bar. Que in single-mom Heather who is feisty, sassy and so sweet. They don’t have much interaction that first meet but Ryker comes to the rescue…in many ways. When they see each other again, not only are they drawn to one another but the sparks fly, really fly. I absolutely LOVE them together…and I can’t say this enough but Ryker is a whole new level of SWOONY, the way he is with Heather’s daughter *sigh* everything about this book was charming, exciting, romantic and beautiful!
A MUST READ! Rating: ★★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Type: Book #2 of Series Recommended: ☑ HIGHLY ☑ ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
My life was perfect . . . Until fate took it all away. Heartache and broken bones left me searching for solace in the darkest of places. It wasn’t pretty, but with the support of my family, I persevered and I’m stronger for it. My daughters deserve nothing less. Things were finally back on track, until I met Grant Ellison. Tall, dark, and handsome he sets my heart racing. If only the fear of loving again didn’t paralyze me. Nobody was as surprised as me when I left a long military career for a slower pace in life. After all, I’ve never been one to make decisions lightly or without a plan. A new town means a fresh start. Although it’s a lonely existence, I don’t regret my decision. Especially when a beautiful woman catches my eye. Dakota Jennings’ strength and ambition are for all to see but her heat is protected by the strongest of walls. My new mission is to show her how precious she is and how great we can be together.
RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2020
One… Two… Breathe… I can do this. I’m a strong independent woman raising two smart kind, and loving little ladies. One how is probably at daycare eating glue and the other who is giving speeches on mortality. You can’t win them all, I suppose. -Dakota
Not my first read by the author but my first official review. The blurb is what caught my eye and of course the beautiful cover! The first book in this series was a must read so I was looking forward to this one!
This is a VERY SWEET single-mom friends-to romance. It started off a little slow for me but once it picked up, I enjoyed it very much. The characters were on point and wonderful, the heroine is a widow single mom to two beautiful little girls, she is beautiful without trying, funny, very sweet and the biggest heart. The hero is a SEXY HANDSOME early 40s man who is ex military and doesn’t have much. Grant moves to the same town and Dakota helps him find a home. They strike a friendship only to not be able to ignore the chemistry and pull. Dakota struggles with moving on while Grant struggles with the fact that he is alone. They navigate through ups and downs, in the end the big question is will love win?
Rating: ★★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥 Type: Book #2 of Series Recommended: ☑ ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
Teagan Berkley is trying her best. A single mom raising a precocious teen, she may have given up on her dreams, but she’s accepted her life in her small beachside hometown. Now the one person who abandoned her when she needed him the most has returned, bringing back memories of what might have been. Derek Hartz arrives in town with a teenage daughter – and he’s full of guilt over his failed marriage and the way he ended his friendship with Teagan. He’s determined to set things right with her, but first he needs to gain her trust. Something he’s not convinced he deserves. As Teagan and Derek open up to each other-and confess their deepest secrets-it’s impossible for them to deny what’s always been between them. But just when their happily ever after is within reach, their complicated history surfaces again and threatens to keep them apart. Forever.
RELEASE DATE: March 17, 2020
Not my first read by the author, she happens to be one of my favorites!! That said I was super excited to read this book, from the BLURB alone!! Glad I had the chance to! Corinne writes beautiful words!
This broke my heart and slowly mended it together. Second-Chance Tear Jerkers are one of my favorites and this one was on point! Talk about feeling and emotions! Teagan and Derek are two souls that through they had time, until that time turned into 13 years later. When they are both back in the small town after many years…seems that old feelings brew up but run a lot hotter than they remember. How do they tell one another what they both know needed to be said? How does Teagan remain the best mother and hold it together when internally her heart is shattering, the memories the emotions…GAH, seriously will not be able to put this down! Be prepared to go for a ride, one you will not see coming filled with angst in the best ways, romance, sweetness, sexy handsome Derek and an adorable little girl. JUST PLAIN BEAUTIFUL!!!!
TOP 2020 MUST READ! Rating: ★★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Type: Standalone Recommended: ☑ HIGHLY! ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
Can you pinpoint a time in your life where you realized you are completely and utterly screwed? I can. I got the dreaded phone call, the one every baseball player hopes and prays never comes. I was traded. Yeah, that phone call. Traded from my long time team of over ten years. And not just to any team, but my childhood rivals; the Chicago Rebels. Completely and utterly screwed, right? Wrong. The trade was the least of my concerns. I met a girl. Natalie. Man, she’s perfect. I swore I would never get involved with anyone during the season. Too complicated. But can you believe I have zero restraint when it comes to this girl? I couldn’t get her out of my head and the more I talked to her, the more I realized I needed her in my life. So what’s the problem? Why am I screwed? Because, Natalie, the girl I can’t stop crushing on, yeah . . . she’s married. At least, that’s what I was told . . .
RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2020
Not my first time read by the author, and I have read book #1 and now this one in the series. I was a little nervous about the whole heroine being married part but glad I gave this a full shot. I honestly can’t say I disliked anything about this book!!
This is a story of two people and wrong timing. Then fast-forward to a second chance meeting and not only do sparks fly but the chemistry between them, the way they are around one another, you just can’t help but pull to them. They both battled their own daemons and had their own struggles, but when they were together, EXPLOSIVE! Now the only question is, if they can heal one another or just take it as it was and move on?!
Beautiful BEAUTIFUL story, definitely one of my favorite reads in this series! Cory was the swooniest hero and so so sweet, tough, alpha and smart! Natalie, bless her heart, I felt for her with every word. They really made the perfect pair!
A MUST READ! Rating: ★★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Type: Book #3 in the Series Recommended: ☑ HIGHLY! ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
A single mother. An up-and-coming drummer with a sordid past. Their paths never should have crossed. But when a senseless crime rocks Mia West’s entire world, she agrees to spend the summer hiding out at her rock-star brother’s mansion in Savannah until the storm blows over. What she never expected was the gorgeous, brooding drummer living in the guest house. His darkness a lure. His gaze a trap. She knows better than to go after what will hurt her most. Leif Godwin has two focuses in his life: his band, Carolina George, and seeking retribution for what was stolen from him. Mia was never supposed to be a part of the equation. Her eyes an appeal. Her body a temptation. Touching her is nothing but a sin. But will loving her destroy them all . . .
RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2020
“I’m no savior. You can be sure of that. But I’ll gladly stand in the flames if it means keeping you from the fire.”
-Leif
His kiss was like candy. Crystallized brown sugar. Shark as a knife.
-Mia
Not my first read by author, she is one of my favorites & I have read all her books! I love LOVE her stand alone’s as much as her series! So I was super excited for this one, the blurb blew me away!! And the beginning…honestly, top favorite meets of hero and heroine!
Mia the heroine is a interesting woman, she is shy, a little thing, beautiful beyond words, a mom and strong. After a failed relationship (by failed i mena crashed and burned, been there done that a few times and had the t-shirt to prove it)I have a love/hate relationship with her and her ex that’s all I am saying. Well while Mia is Lyrik’s little sister (he is the famous ever so singer or I should say rock-star) which bu the way YOU WILL ALSO LOVE. When danger comes knocking on her door, there isn’t anything more she can do then be close to the one person that has always been there for her and always protected her, her big brother. Moving her kids to Georgia, she can’t believe that she stumbles upon the mystery man she met at a LA party she attended at her brother’s. It was a dark meet, two strangers found themselves in the same room, same time, lost but looking for something. One with big daemons daunting him and the other likewise but in a different sense. It was really ‘dark romance’ type of meet I have to say, sensual, sexy, dangerous…she was running away from danger while running towards it’s all in the same.
Leif the hero actually is someone that Mia’s older brother has known for a while but he plays for and with another band. When Lyrik is in a bind, he reaches out to him for an offer Leif can’t refuse. He moves out to Georgia at Lyrik’s property to be close, only to come face to face with his illusion. Illusion because up until know, Leif though he had made her up, made up the scenario that occurred that night, the sizzle, the feelings. What hit him the most is, that she was a mom on top of being off-limits but then that. And you will get more in the story to why I said it like that.
Motherfucking Karma. She’d moved into my room and taken a seat at the bar, holding her glass in the air in a silent cheer. She truly was a bitch.
-Leif
They both just wanted to…to…FEEL something. Aside from theri pasts and the danger, and everything swirling around them…both Lief and Mia can’t deny the connection they have, how the air is more crisp around one another. This truly is magical to read, the feelings and words between the hero and heroine, will give you shivers. But everything beautiful has it’s dark side and this comes in the form of both their past, secrets, little of mystery, suspense and twists. Which ALL are in here, I was so caught up with the book that nothing else around me seemed to exists. Truly an amazing book because Amy the author, is magic with her words. Really don’t want to spoil any more, will say that it contains the right amount of angst, passion and udderly beautiful romance.
TOP 2020 MUST READ! Rating: ★★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Type: Standalone Recommended: ☑ HIGHLY! ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
My name is Jude Harris and I’m an adrenaline junkie. If it makes my heart pound and my blood rush, I’m all in. That’s how I ended up at the sex club. It was supposed to be one night of fun. No names. No professions. No small talk. Perfect anonymity. One hundred percent no strings attached. I thought I could handle the rules, but that was before I saw her. I should’ve walked away and forgotten the whole thing. Coulda, shoulda, woulda… didn’t.
She told me not to get attached, but I did it anyway. If I thought our first sexual encounter changed my life, the second one rearranged my future.
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She’s turned on. She wants me. And she tastes lie good and evil all wrapped into one.
-Henry
Not my first read by the ladies Jiffy Kate and I will say that their books are a INSTA-READ to me. I absolutely love their writing and was excited for this one very much! I do have to first off say that this is something totally different FOR ME from them, meaning I have read almost every book they have written and this is something different. This is mostly HIS POV until about Chapter 23 when you get Quinn the heroine.
Henry is a dare-devil, risk-taker, will try anything once. That’s why he is at a sex club, blindfolded and being bid on. When a woman that not only smells great but feels great bids on him, it’s on. And I mean that in every sexy sexual way I can. Half the fun was not being able to see her but feel everything!
Quinn is a woman that isn’t afraid to say or show what she wants. She is a mysterious woman through out the book, but when she bid on a man that called to her, the night they spend even only a short amount of time, was the most amazing time of their lives.
When lines get blurred for Henry, he is repeatedly rejected until fate stepped in. I don’t want to give out too much, but will say that my rating had a lot to do with the fact that out heroine was so mysterious and what was given, I did not like. Here is why the 4 star, without giving out too much:
-Having only his pov from the beginning to almost end, took out the romance for me (because even though i dont mind single pov’s, I did not enjoy our hero being the one pinning) -Don’t get me wrong, the sex in this was AH-MAH-ZING and sizzling but there I say it, it was a lot of it and just not enough romance to balance it out FOR ME. -Again, the fact that I was not able to connect with the heroine because of the lack of her and what was given of her, was unconventional and at times un-emotional.
All that said, I really think because I was expecting one thing and got another from the ladies, threw me off and of course the not able to connect with the heroine part. And by the way by the time I got to a little more of her, I was already so upset and disconnected that I couldn’t do it in such a short time. I really really debated on 4 or 4.5 stars and sadly I just can’t get over what hurt me the most. As I always say I am always honest with my review’s even with author I LOVE..always honestly. Therefore what I said, is all my opinion and for me. You may feel different. No bashing just simply being honest.
Rating: ★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Type: Standalone Recommended: ☑ ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
In hindsight, I should not have had that fifth mimosa at Breakfast with Santa. Or the sixth, seventh, and eighth. But my shame over the public meltdown that resulted was nothing compared to being abandoned by my husband of fifteen years for a much younger woman—and did I mention she’s pregnant? For the sake of my children and my pride, I packed up and headed for my childhood home and the small town where I grew up. Cloverleigh Farms would be the perfect place for a fresh start. Falling for Henry DeSantis wasn’t part of the plan. Sure, he’s easy on the eyes and hard in the bedroom (also the hallway, the bathtub, and on top of his desk), but he’s newly divorced too, and things between us are moving so fast I’m afraid neither one of us has had enough time to heal. Not to mention the fact that I’m a single mom now—my kids have to come first. But Henry makes me feel beautiful and sexy and wanted and strong—things I haven’t felt in years. We understand each other, and when I’m in his arms, I’m tempted to trust again. To love again. To let myself be loved without fear. But deep down, I’m terrified. Is this all too much, too soon? Or am I a fool to let a second chance at happily ever after pass me by?
RELEASE DATE: February 10, 2020
Make her feel brave and beautiful and sexy– all the things I saw when I looked at her.
-Henry
“Hi. Come on in.”I moved aside so he could come into the house and caught the scent of his cologne as he passed by.My dormant lady parts tightened.
Not my first read by the author, she is one of my favorites as well as I have read the previous 3 books in this series & have devoured and loved every single one of them. I was extra excited about this one because as the oldest and married sister, who you get a little bit of a glimpse from the previous book in this series…something about a single-mom who is sassy, sweet and smart!
Sylvia is a woman that gave 15 years to a man and their children, when he up and leaves her for a younger woman who happens to also be pregnant, she makes a decision that will be right for both her and her two children. When she comes back it’s just like being back in her teens, she missed the smell, the vine yard..the people.
Henry has been working for the Sawyer Vine Yard for over 10 years and has no LOVES what he does. He is funny, geeky, very smart, handsome and sweet..with a secret hint of alpha (you’ll see) so when his wife leaves him without so as to an actual reason aside from what they have gone through…he is baffled and a little lost.
One night when Sylvia comes to see him, he is shocked at his feelings for her but must never voice them…after-all she is in the same divorce-train as him. One must want to step off that train to be able to move on, but when Sylvia becomes brave and makes a move…will he be able to keep his promise he made to himself, will he be able to give her only what they can both give?
This story contains a single-mom and a handsome and geeky man who is the ultimate alpha when it comes to it. I won’t lie but these sexy scenes, got me hot and bothered in the best way possible. Holy smokes the sizzling sexiness! The wall, the desk…I’ll just leave it there. He wears clothes that have holes in them and she wears short skirts…symbolic to both! Beautiful story and I am glad that they both got their’s and am looking for more in the series in hopes of a glimpse of more of them!
On the 2020 MUST READ list! Rating: ★★★★★ Romance: ♡♡♡♡♡ Steamy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Type: Book #4 of Series Recommended: ☑ HIGHLY! ⇨ H A P P Y – R E A D I N G ⇦
