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ARC Book Review - Delayed Penalty (Seattle Serpents, #3) by Teagan Hunter

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  Book Rating:   DELAYED PENALTY  is the 3rd book in the series, but it  is a standalone hockey romance novel. Quinn Benson is a bit of a hot mess, she's in her early twenties. However, she can't keep a job, she runs through roommates like crazy, she is late on paying her bills. She's an adult who isn't adulting. She doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up.  Adam Hayes is a younger hockey player. He recently gained custody of his niece,  Flora he never knew about. He doesn't have the first clue about feeding her, him and keeping the day going. Hayes is all about hockey, that's the only thing he has ever wanted to do. Hayes needs a nanny for Flora, and the baker  Mrs. Bess, down the street suggests her daughter, Quinn would be perfect. Turns out Mrs. Bess is right! Quinn may be a hot mess as an adult, but Flora takes to her instantly. Quinn makes Flora feel at ease, and makes her feel safe and comfortable. That's all Hayes wants, is for Flora

ARC Book Review - The Heartbreaker (Spade Hotel, #4) by Marni Mann

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Book Rating:  This is the 4th book in the series. You don't need to read the others as they are stand alones. Tropes:  single dad, billionaire, age gap Ridge, loves working with his family, but also hates working for his family. Ridge is in charge of the California properties. He feels like he is torn between his home and Malibu to finish the property there and the one in Beverly Hills. He is driving all the time and sitting in traffic. Ridge has a 6 yr old with his ex, who has started school and is now in 1st grade. Ridge doesn't know if she's ready for 1st grade, but, after meeting her teacher and seeing how she is understanding more than the other kids it helps put his mind at ease.    Addison (Addy) Lark, is a teacher, Ridge's daughters teacher more specifically.  They met before Addy knew his daughter, and now she's not sure if she should stay on to teach her or not. But, Addy has always wanted to be a teacher and be around kids. Addy does love Ridge's daug

ARC Book Review - Face Off with the Captain by R.C. Stephens

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  Book Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finn is the Captain on the Capital U hockey team. He is also a senior. He loves science, he's a biochem major. He would rather be in the lab working on assignments than on the ice. But, he knows he has the scholarship to be on the hockey team, it's just helping him get through college he would be able to afford on his own.  Finn lives in the hockey house with some other players. He's always a grump. But, when he meets Charlie she helps soften him. Finn isn't sure he wants to go to the NHL, he feels like that has been his brother's calling, not so much his. He wants to be in the labs helping to find cures for illnesses - cancer's specifically.    Charlie was dating a guy, but, after the video of him in a threesome showed during their marketing class, she left him.  Charlie ran right into Finn, and they developed a frenemies-with-benefits situationship. Charlie has always sworn off athletes, always saying she wouldn't date an athlete

ARC Book Review - In the Details (Mile High Billionaires) by Julia Wolf

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  ARC Book Review - In the Details (Mile High Billionaires) by Julia Wolf Book Rating:  What starts off as two strangers in a backcountry road biker bar develops into much   more when they run into each other in the city. Jake Hayes likes his corporate job, but he also likes to be out in the open air riding his bike. He does have a teenage daughter, and she loves being around him.  Jake is 30, he has a great job and loves what he does. He likes being outdoors more, but likes his office job.  Clara Rossi is the CFO for  Rossi Motors. She works well with numbers and spreadsheets. She doesn't do well dating or with the male opposite sex. But, after her on and off meet ups with Jake she's surprised when he walks into her boardroom one day with his brother. This can't be the same guy who she meets up with, can it? Clara is trying to move on from her ex, and she wants to trust Jake, but, at the same time she is used to being on her own and being independent.  Clara has a young 3

ARC Book Review - She's Got the Time M.O. Mack

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  Book Rating  This is the 3rd book in the series. This is a  mystery/thriller romance.  Emily / Justine - winds up in a maximum security prison. The warden is dirty, and his guards are just as dirty. Emily is trying to escape, but she gets transferred to another prison instead. This new prison she needs to worry about being in gen pop with the other prisoners, not just the guards and warden.  In the 2nd book, She's Got the Money, Emily started having feelings / falling for Charge. But, that seems to have been a mistake.  Is he the reason behind her going to prison? Was that a ploy just to keep her safe?  Now Emily has been rescued by the Heroin King - Elonzo himself. Will she be able to trust him? Or will Charge try to rescue her again? Does Charge need her to continue Suite Forty-Five? Emily isn't sure who to trust, Elonzo or Charge. Who is telling her the truth?  I did receive a free ARC copy of this book. I am freely leaving an honest review.    

ARC Book Review - Never Too Much (Star Falls #4), by Chelle Bliss

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  Book Rating    Benito Bianchi owns the most popular restaurant in Star Falls., Benito's. He loves cooking and loves his family. However, cooking and running the restaurant doesn't leave him with much of a personal life.  Benny doesn't know how much cash his restaurant takes in. He doesn't know what's going out the door. He doesn't have time to do the books and take care of the 'office' things. He wants to cook and make people happy while they eat. Benny needs an office supervisor to look over everything on the business side.  Willow Watkins usually stays in a location a year at the most. She works for a restaurant business that opens new businesses, and works with ones that need help applying for Small Business loans, to get a new roof, to do updates to the restaurant.  Willow & Benny start seeing each other and as luck would have it Willow is renting the place right next to Benny's. Any time after they get home they see each other. Willow is a

ARC Book Review: The Student (Tanglewood University #2), by Skye Warren

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  Book Rating    This Book 2 picks up where book 1 left off you will need to read book 1, The Professor.  Professor William Stratford isn't Anne's professor any longer. He is involved with her assignment and now her mentor for the Tempest Prize,  which is awarded to an exceptional student in Shakespearean literature. Anne and the Professor work once a week in the library on her paper. He is guiding her, looking over her work, he is not writing the paper.  Anne hasn't been going to any of the secret society's meetings they keep sending her invitations for. After they nearly killed her roommate she has been keeping her distance from them. Now they sent an invitation and she wants to go and see what is going on, and what they are requesting from her. However, things turn south quickly. Professor Stratford is there to rescue her and take her back to his house. But does this now put him and her at risk as many people saw him claim her and know there is more to them?   Will A