Cover Reveal | Fortuity by Jewel E. Ann

"The wildly talented Jewel E. Ann consistently finds a way to level up. Every book she writes leaves me desperate for more!"

—Ella James, USA Today bestselling author

A standalone romantic-comedy. 

Forty-something Gracelyn Glock is living the dream. 
No husband.
No retirement plan.
And since her self-imposed man-ban—no need to shave above her knees.

After a tragic accident, Gracelyn inherits her ten-year-old nephew. She signs a lease on a San Diego beach house and learns their neighbors for the summer are a sexy anatomy professor and his young daughter. 

Professor Nathaniel Hunt has spent the last decade being a single dad … and not having sex. 

So when he discovers Gracelyn has a peculiar outdoor stripping ritual, a million inappropriate thoughts fill his responsible mind. 

When kisses are stolen, man-bans are broken, and summer comes to an end, will hearts stay in one piece and hope stay alive? Or will saying goodbye destroy everything?

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor. With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business. 

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing. 

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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Waiting on Wednesday {43}

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, Hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that I'm eagerly anticipating. 

Title:

More Than Just a Pretty Face

Author:

Syed M. Masood

Publication Date:

August 4th, 2020

Publisher:

                         Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Summary from Goodreads:

For fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han, a sweetly funny YA rom-com debut about falling in love, familial expectations, and being a Renaissance Man.

Danyal Jilani doesn't lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he's funny, gorgeous, and going to make a great chef one day. His father doesn't approve of his career choice, but that hardly matters. What does matter is the opinion of Danyal's longtime crush, the perfect-in-all-ways Kaval, and her family, who consider him a less than ideal arranged marriage prospect.

When Danyal gets selected for Renaissance Man--a school-wide academic championship--it's the perfect opportunity to show everyone he's smarter than they think. He recruits the brilliant, totally-uninterested-in-him Bisma to help with the competition, but the more time Danyal spends with her...the more he learns from her...the more he cooks for her...the more he realizes that happiness may be staring him right in his pretty face.

                                                     

Review | More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn

More Than Maybe

by Erin Hahn

Published by Wednesday Books

Expected Publication: May 12th, 2020

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Format: eARC

Source: Kindly provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

Summary from Goodreads: 

Growing up under his punk rocker dad’s spotlight, eighteen-year-old Luke Greenly knows fame and wants nothing to do with it. His real love isn’t in front of a crowd, it’s on the page. Hiding his gift and secretly hoarding songs in his bedroom at night, he prefers the anonymous comfort of the locally popular podcast he co-hosts with his outgoing and meddling, far-too-jealousy-inspiringly-happy-with-his-long-term-boyfriend twin brother, Cullen. But that’s not Luke’s only secret. He also has a major un-requited crush on music blogger, Vada Carsewell.



Vada’s got a five year plan: secure a job at the Loud Lizard to learn from local legend (and her mom’s boyfriend) Phil Josephs (check), take over Phil’s music blog (double check), get accepted into Berkeley’s prestigious music journalism program (check, check, check), manage Ann Arbor’s summer concert series and secure a Rolling Stone internship. Luke Greenly is most definitely NOT on the list. So what if his self-deprecating charm and out-of-this-world music knowledge makes her dizzy? Or his brother just released a bootleg recording of Luke singing about some mystery girl on their podcast and she really, really wishes it was her?

Buy Links:

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Review

More Than Maybe is a cute story that can be read in one sitting.

Luke Greenly loves music but, having grown up under his punk rock dad's spotlight, doesn't want to be in the spotlight himself. He has no desire for the fame he saw his father acquire, he instead prefers to use his talent to create music in secret with no intention to ever perform in front of others himself. He also happens to have a, not so, secret crush on Vada Careswell, a music blogger whose wit and expansive knowledge on all things music has created a lasting impression on him.

Vada Careswell has big plans for her future, which includes following a five year plan to land her a dream opportunity. On the right path to achieve all of her goals as she follows the path to her future, Vada begins to develop a crush for Luke. However, Luke is most definitely NOT on her five year plan. As they pair up to work on a school project, they both begin to realize that there may be more depth to their feelings than they could have ever could have anticipated. 

I adored Hahn's writing style, the cultural references, and how fast it was to go through this book. It made the entire story an overall sweet read. Vada is the type of protagonist I would necessarily root for, I found her narration to be highly entertaining and realistic. It was also entertaining to read about Vada's family, particularly her parents' relationship. The dynamics between almost every character in this story felt quite authentic and made the story that much sweeter to read. It was interesting to read the influence music played on both Vada and Luke's characters and how it can support them as well as connect them to each other.



Overall, More Than Maybe is a cute fast read that would be perfect to dive into during the Spring and one I definitely recommend adding to your TBR.

 

Rating

★★★★

About the Author

Erin started writing her own books when her little sister gave her shade about a country music-themed Twilight fanfic. By day, she gets to share her favorite stories with her elementary students. By night, she writes swoons. Erin married her own YA love interest whom she met on her first day of college and has two kids who are much, much cooler than she ever was at their age. She lives in Michigan, aka the greenest place on earth and has a cat, Gus, who plays fetch.

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Cover Reveal | THE HUNTER by L.J. Shen

Boston’s debauched elite is going up in flames, and it’s the Fitzpatrick family that set it on fire.

The Hunter, an all-new dazzling and delicious contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is coming May 11th and we have the stunning cover!

Hunter

I didn’t mean to star in a sex tape, okay?

It was just one of those unexplainable things. Like Stonehenge, Police Academy 2, and morning glory clouds.

It just happened.

Now my ball-busting father is sentencing me to six months of celibacy, sobriety, and morbid boredom under the roof of Boston’s nerdiest girl alive, Sailor Brennan.

The virginal archer is supposed to babysit my ass while I learn to take my place in Royal Pipelines, my family’s oil company.

Little does she know, that’s not the only pipe I’ll be laying…



Sailor

I didn’t want this gig, okay?

But the deal was too sweet to walk away from.

I needed the public endorsement; Hunter needed a nanny.

Besides, what’s six months in the grand scheme of things?

It’s not like I’m in danger of falling in love with the appallingly gorgeous, charismatic gazillionaire who happens to be one of Boston’s most eligible bachelors.

No. I will remain immune to Hunter Fitzpatrick’s charm.

Even at the cost of losing everything I have.

Even at the cost of burning down his kingdom.

About the Author

L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to twenty different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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Review | All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

All Your Perfects

by Colleen Hoover

Published by Philomel Books on October 1st, 2019

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance

Format: Paperback

Source: Bought from Indigo

Summary from Goodreads: 

Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it.

Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.

All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?

Buy Links:

Amazon│Barnes & Noble│Indigo

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Review

All Your Perfects has to be, hands-down, one of the realistic and emotionally moving books I have ever read.

I recommend heading into this book without knowing anything really about it. It will bring you on an emotional rollercoaster but I guarantee that it's worth it.

 All Your Perfects was an extremely tough and emotional book to read. It put aside theatrical dramatics to depict true day-to-day struggles couples have to go through in order to make their marriage work. Colleen Hoover has written so many beautifully written stories that discuss serious and usually sensitive topics, that are often topics skirted around. With her blunt and honest portrayal of the journey both Quinn and Graham go on, one can not help but feel deeply affected.

Happily ever afters do not come wrapped in a sparkling fairytale ribbon. They are gritty, hard to come by, and beyond real. While this book deals with infertility, it showcases the hope that is ever present even in difficult times of one's life. Though hope often pushes and sometimes hurts us, it keeps us going and fighting to not wish for things that may not be but to also push for what you have.



Quinn and Graham's relationship was a beautiful mess, filled with so many emotions and truths that it is hard to turn away from the page. It will tear you apart, leaving you a crying mess, feeling everything. It may be hard to sometimes read but I honestly believe this is a book, much like Hoover's It Ends With Us, that many need to pick up and read. 

TRIGGER WARNING: Infertility, infidelity, grief, self harm, anxiety, and miscarriage. 

Rating

★★★★★

About the Author

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Winner of the Carnegie Medal.


Ruta Sepetys was born and raised in Michigan in a family of artists, readers, and music lovers. The daughter of a refugee, Ruta is drawn to underrepresented stories of strength through struggle and hopes to give voice to those who weren't able to tell their story. Her award-winning historical novels are published in over fifty countries and have received over forty literary prizes.

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