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  Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a shorter novella length book.  Kitty Valentine is a best selling writer. But her last book didn’t make the best sellers list. Her agent and publisher want her to change her soft loving romance stories to change to harder romance. S** sells is what her agent and publisher tell her. That’s not what she writes. Her best friend tells her that also. Soft romance isn’t what’s ‘in’. She needs to find a different romance trope and write to that new trope.  Kitty knows the owner - Blake of the publishing house is going to be a key note speaker in a few days and she snags a ticket to go hear him. When Blake ends his talk Kitty tries to talk with him but someone pushes her to the ground instead. But, that seems to work in her favor and now Blake has his attention drawn to Kitty. Blake takes care of Kitty the rest of the day during the conference. They also have a few dates. But, as a billionaire CEO he is very busy running his different companie...

Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Odette Chambers is a wedding planner. But, lately her wedding planning has taken a hit. One wedding the flower bouquet the bride to be carried turns out she was allergic to those and wound up having an allergic reaction. Not Odette's fault, the florists fault really. The last wedding, the reception caught fire, due to the chaffing dishes and the burners catching something on fire, which was something the   caterer    did, and wasn't Odette's fault. But, she is still being blamed. She is hoping that with Izzy's wedding nothing bad will happen, and everything will go smoothly. Although working with Noah the grump may put the wedding in  j eopardy   if he doesn't figure out how to get happy.  Noah Stevens is a former NHL hockey player, now he runs a local cidery in their home town. Noah is 12 yrs older than his little sister, Izzy and her best friend Odette. He was already playing professional hockey when they were in high school. Odette ...

  Book Trope: Rocker bad boy, slow burn,  Dean Ross is the  guitarist  for  Devil’s Halo rock band. They are currently traveling the US for the tour. He's always been a womanizer, never having more than just a hook up at every city. But, when he meets Sadie and is around her on the bus, and throughout the tour, he can't seem to stay away from her. Dean was hurt when he was younger, and stay away from anything that involves feelings now. But with Sadie he can't stay away. Dean is worried about what Sadie may / may not print about the band in the magazine. He doesn't want her to show them in a bad light.  Dean isn’t cold and unfeeling. He’s wounded. He doesn’t avoid feelings because he doesn’t have them. He avoids them because he has too many. Sadie Brooks is a photojournalist, who was sent by  Amped Music assigned to shadow the band for two unfiltered months. Her job? Capture the soul of Devil’s Halo. She has feelings towards Dean, but knows she needs t...

  Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Family Saga, Forbidden, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Rival Families, Secret Relationship.  Rome Pierce is Formula One’s golden boy and he also drives for the rival team, his father's team. Rome has recently left his father's team. He doesn't want to be on the cheating side any longer. He and his father had a horrible relationship in the racing world. Rome went to Mr. Vanstone to see about racing for him, which he was open to and accepted Rome to come race on his team. Rome is a fantastic driver, he doesn't need someone calling the shots for him through the headphones, but, when they come from Tessa he wants to listen, her voice calms him. He looks forward to hearing her during the races.  Tessa Vanstone is the Princess of Vanstone Racing. She is a racing engineer. Now that her father has stepped down from the Helm he wants Tessa to take over, her 3 brother's are involved with the team also. Now that Rome is on her team, she isn't ...

  Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book Trope: best friend’s older brother, enemies to lovers.  Jameson (Jamie) Murphy plays for a NFL team in Philadelphia, PA. He has known Ashton for forever with being his younger brother Finn's best friend, they were always together growing up in Kroydon Hills. Jamie, Finn and Ryker live together now in Kroydon Hills.  Ashton (Ace) Carmichael is best friends with Finn, who is Jamie's younger brother. Ashton's mom is a train wreck, she's in jail, for another DUI. Her father is the NFL Line Coach for the Philadelphia Kings - Jamie's team. Ashton now lives in Chicago, and is a professional ballerina. Now it seems Ashton will be uprooting her life and moving to Philadelphia. Ashton and Jamie have had feelings for each other since high school. But never acted on anything towards each other. Now that they are adults and meeting again they seem to have a hate / like for each other. Ashton is sooooo angry with Jamie for something when they were t...

  Book Rating:  Book Tropes: Dark Romance,  Forbidden, opposites attract/ bad boy / spoiled American Princess, Steamy, Slow Burn.  I haven’t read any of the Crowne Point series yet, but this book definitely directing me to read the other books in the series.  Gemma Crowne - America’s Princess. Her life has never been her own. Her life has been pre-planned for her since she was born. Gemma comes from upper New York wealth. She needs for nothing. She wants for everything. She has no true friends, all the girls who still surround her will sell her out in a minute if given the chance. Gemma never knows who to trust. Her mother is trying to set her up with a wealthy many to marry. But most of the 'suitor's' know about Gemma and her link to the Four Horsemen, and many of those who come around her never stay alive for long.   Gemma Quote: I f Grim is your reaper, then you're his fucking reckoning. He knows you're going to kill him, and he refuses to let you g...