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ARC Book Review - Small Town Smoke Show (The Calloway Ranch #2), by Holly Renee

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  Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book Trope: Small town romance, slow burn Hunter Calloway works his family's ranch, the Calloway Ranch. He is Colt's brother who we met in Book #1,  Cowboy Casual.  We don’t get any back story on Hunter. We know he lives on his family’s ranch and works it with his brothers. He does live with one brother McCoy, and he is fixing up a house he brought but it’s been a side project for 2 yrs now.  Maggie Dawson works in the bakery - Darlin' Delights in the small town. Her sister Ella was dating Hunter. But, her high school boyfriend Dean, came back into her life, and Ella left Hunter to go back with Dean, and they moved back to Alabama to the small down they were from. Ella and Dean have just gotten engaged, and Ella is guilting Maggie to move back home so they could be close and work the wedding planning together. Maggie stayed in the small town in Tennessee, as she said this small town felt more like home more than her parents place ever had...
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ARC Book Review - Stay With Me (Dangerous Obsession #1) by Nikki Sloane

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  Book Rating:  Book Tropes:  Alpha Male, Captive-Kidnapped, Insta-love-lust. Laurel Hayward has danced in ballets as long as she can remember. Now that it’s her debut night, she is so excited, but, during her performance her night gets ruined, as her debut night is ruined once the gun shots ring out. Will she be able to dance again as a professional dancer? Laurel thinks her life can go back to the same after she witnesses someone shooting at her and the crowd at her performance. Then she gets a stalker. Someone is after her but why?    Deputy U.S. Marshal Jason Dunn: handsome, & confident has been assigned to watch and protect Laurel until they are able to move her into the WTSEC Program. Laurel needs Jason to survive. But Jason is crossing the lines when it comes to Laurel, the lines are getting blurred and he's not sure which one is crossing the lines first.    When the person after Laurel kills Jason's partner the US Marsha...
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ARC Book Review - Wicked Sanctuary, (The McCarthy Family) by Jane Henry

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Book Rating:   ️ ️ ️ ️ Book Trope:   Dark Irish Mafia ,  Obsessive MMC,  “Touch her and die” energy,  Forced Proximity,  Possessive + Protective + Worship Combo,  Morally Grey,  Caretaker / Aftercare King,  “Mine” But make it consistent,  Unhinged Devotion with Structure,  Praise / Affirmation heavy,  Bad Boy / Good Girl,  Beauty & the Beast Vibes,  Captor / Captive,  Grumpy / Sunshine,  He Falls First,  Age Gap,  Dual First Person POV We first meet Ashland McCarthy right after he has won a fight. He hears screaming coming from down the street and finds Bianca being manhandled by people she doesn't know, who he doesn't know. He scares them off and lets her go. Only to stalk her for the next 6 years. Ashland watches Bianca going to school, going out with her friends, being at home. He wants to be with her, but, is worried that their age difference no one would be able to welcome them with o...
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ARC Book Review - The Backup Plan (Lone Star Rebels #1) by K. Bromberg

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  Book Rating:  Book Tropes:  Workplace romance,  Quarterback x Team Doctor,  Hot chemistry,  Career in jeopardy,  Genuinely good MCs,  His shower broke,  Duet Narration,  In their 30s Dr. Emery Porter has been working hard to get herself established in the sports world. She loves helping players and helping teams. Emery was married, and recently divorced. She took a job in Austin with the new NFL Football team. Not knowing what her future would hold there. But, when she realizes that Lucas is her next door neighbor can she help noticing him? When they become early morning running buddies is there anything he can't do? Lucas has been there for her more than her ex-husband ever had been. Is there something more for Emery & Lucas?  Lucas Hale built his entire life around football. Recovering from a devastating shoulder injury, the veteran quarterback signs with the Lone Star Rebels for one last chance to prove he still belong...
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ARC Book Review - Set It Right (The Kelly Ranch #4), by Julia Wolf

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  Book Rating:   Book Trope: second chance romance, friends to enemies to lovers, starting over coming into her own, chemistry, connection, a little post-divorce pot stirring from the ex.   Zara Vasquez is recently divorced. She's not sure where / what she should do. She heads back to Sugar Brush, Wyoming for the summer to work on the ranch she knows all too well. She needs to get her head back on her shoulders. Zara can't believe her now ex-husband was trying to pull over deals through the company he and his brother's worked at. Zara lost herself in her marriage now she needs to find herself again.    Cormac (Maccie) Kelly lives in the small town of Sugar Brush, Wyoming. His family have always owned a large ranch in the area. They do cater to visitors every spring, summer and fall. They have a lot of families that come to the ranch to vacation, with riding the horses, and rock climbing.    Zara and Cormac h...
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ARC Book Review - Desire (Men of Inked Sinners #5) by Chelle Bliss

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Book Rating:  Book Trope: He falls first, Bar tender.  Mason Gallo has always been the bachelor of the family / the playboy. No one ever thought he would settle down. But, he's been interested in Hunter's sister, Lizzy, but just has never gotten the courage to let her know.    Lizzy, is Hunter's sister from Book #4, Wish. Lizzy lives 3 hrs away in the small town they grew up in Star Falls. Now that her brother moved to Chicago, she has no ties any more to Star Falls other than their memories. She hates her job, she isn't sure why she's stayed in the small town when everyone she loves is up in Chicago. Lizzy needs to make a decisions about if she should stay and commute every few weeks to Chicago or just move up there to be around everyone.    Mason wants Lizzy to move to Chicago so they could pursue a relationship. But, he doesn't want to pressure her any more than she already is. Mason wants Lizzy to decide not feel like the whole family is pressuring her....
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ARC Book Review - Untamed (Beneath the Reign #1), by Luna Mason

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  Book Rating:  Book Tropes:  Small Town/Dark Romance,  Cowboy x City Girl,  Insta love /lust,  Single Dad,  Marriage of Convenience,  Mafia,  Morally Grey MMC Luna Jackson, has always been told what to do her whole life. Her parents own the largest fashion houses in New York, and they have always told her what to do. Study, business in college, so she can one day be the CEO of the company. Be the online fashion influencer, for brands with clothing, makeup, travel, be the pretty face and the hot body to sell their products. Her best friend Violet was moving out to Arizona to take over her sick uncles catering company. Luna went with her to get away from her family and her obligations her parents were putting her in. This is the first time she's out on her own. She doesn't want to be the face of the fashion house any more. She wants to become a photographer an artist. But, will her parents let her walk away from the brands? From the deals and ...
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