Book Review & Recommendation: Practice Makes Perfect (When in Rome #2) by Sarah Adams

Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match-someone who nicely compliments her happy, quiet life running her flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. Unfortunately, she worries her goal might be too far out of reach when she overhears her date saying she is “sounbelievably boring.” Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice…and Annie has the perfect person in mind to become her tutor: Will Griffin.

Will–the flirtatious, tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard–is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement grows for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker. He has one personal objective during his time in town: stay away from Annie Walker. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will soon finds himself not only breaking his rule, but tasked with far more than simply providing security.

Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie, but he can’t bring himself to say no to her request, so he officially agrees to teach her how to be the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky, and find the love of her life-even if he doesn’t believe in love himself. Between faking a relationship so the meddling town doesn’t catch on to what’s really happening on their practice dates, and tutoring lessons that convince Annie to add passion to her list of must-haves in a mate, it doesn’t take long for the lines of their friendship to blur… (From: Goodreads)

New Book Spotlight: Singlets and Secrets (Unveiling Aiden #1) by Joe Chianakas

Title: Singlets and Secrets

Series: Unveiling Aiden

Total instalments: 4

Author: Joe Chianakas

Genres: Young Adult, LGBTQIA+, Romance, Loners & Outcasts Fiction, Coming-of-Age

Publisher: Mad Cat

Release Date: August 29th, 2023

Blurb:

Dripping with raw emotion, unexpected twists, and more than a dash of hope, Singlets and Secrets isn’t just more high school drama. It’s a deep dive into figuring out who you are and accepting it no matter what someone else may think-a heroic journey that speaks to the struggling teenager in us all.

Book Review: Stay Alive (Stay Awake duology #2) by Audrey Francis-Plante

Defeating the Shroud was one thing. Adjusting to life without rest vials is another.

Farren Bray is slowly learning to deal with the guilt and trauma attached to her sleep. She’s finding her place at the fields with Easton when someone she was hoping she’d never see again contacts her. Theo.

After running from the ISRR with Geoffrey’s research, he’s now developing a new product that requires the assistance of his darling “Cloudy”. Theo’s ambition knows no bounds, and eventually Farren is forced to get involved.

But the world has been precarious and unpredictable since the Shroud. This time, the challenge won’t be to stay awake…

It’ll be to stay alive. (From: Goodreads. Get yours NOW.)

Blog Tour: The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead

Hello, bookish people!

Happy Summer! Welcome to my first blog tour of 2023!! Today I’m bringing you a lovely, light-hearted romcom by Ashley Winstead called “The Boyfriend Candidate,” which will certainly brighten up your summer. Without further ado, let’s get started, shall we?

Blog Tour: Would You Rather by Allison Ashley

Hello, beautiful bookish friends! How’s your summer so far? Mine’s okay but time literally FLIES, y’all; every time I feel like it’s just the beginning of the month, it’s actually edging towards the end. At least by the end of this month, there’s an exciting new release coming up in the Contemporary Romance genre so we’ve got something to look forward to, right? *wink*

Without further ado, please let me present my current favorite book, Would You Rather by Allison Ashley with you all!

Blog Tour: For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa

Hello, everyone! First of all, thank you for stopping by! I know it’s been a while since I last participated in a blog tour but I’m beyond thrilled to share this wonderful summer read with you! By the way, I’d like to thank the one and only Harper Collins Publishers for including me in this blog tour. 🙂

Without further ado, let the party begin, shall we?

The book I’m featuring today is For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa, and I’ll share the book info, author intro, exclusive excerpt for Chapter 1, my full review, and fun recipes inspired by the story. Just keep reading!!

Release Blitz & Book Rec: Somewhere Between Hello and Goodbye by Aisling Magie

Hansel

I never knew I needed her until she came into my life—my beautiful stranger. Bowie was everything I wasn’t. Free. Impulsive. Carefree. With a common destination, we embarked on a road trip. Little did I know, my life was about to change forever.

Bowie

I never thought he’d become more than a stranger—my dopamine hugger. Hansel was everything I wanted. Caring. Understanding. Giving. I told him we could remain strangers during the road trip but part with good memories. But the best and worst things lie in the unexpected.

We were never supposed to meet again, but when we did, I wished we had never said hello in the first place.

Book Review: Stay Awake (Stay Awake #1) by Audrey Francis-Plante

If you could get sleep from the store, would you buy it? It’s 2141 and rest vials can be bought worldwide, small injections that provide the energy of three, six, or nine hours of sleep without having to actually sleep them.

Nineteen-year-old Farren Bray doesn’t have a choice but to use rest vials after her parents’ deaths left her struggling with insomnia and debt. Buying her sleep allows her to work a full 150-hour week and survive in a fast-moving city.

But a mysterious entity called the Shroud is spreading on the continent, killing people in their sleep. The price of rest vials goes through the roof and a lot of people, including Farren, can no longer afford sleep.

Her rest vials are dwindling.

The Shroud is approaching.

The only option left is to stay awake.  (From: Goodreads)

Book Review: Thanks, Carissa, for Ruining My Life by Dallas Woodburn

The person who ruined their lives just might bring them together…

Brad is ready for a perfect senior year: he has a seat at the popular lunch table, a gig co-hosting the school’s morning announcements, and a gorgeous girlfriend. But when Carissa breaks up with Brad, his carefully constructed life comes crashing down. Convinced everything would be perfect if only Carissa would take him back, Brad creates a “self-improvement plan” and vows to re-win her heart.

Rose wishes she were having a normal senior year like everyone else, but leave it to her twin sister Carissa to butt in and ruin her life. Carissa secretly nominated Rose for the reality TV show Help Me Lose Weight and Live Again—and now Rose is on her way to Texas for three months of calorie-counting, marathon-exercising hell. Rose already felt overshadowed by her “perfect” sister, and collapsing on a treadmill on national TV is not making things any better. Plus, Rose can’t squash feelings for her sister’s boyfriend Brad (even though she knows he would never see her as anything but a friend.)

For fans of friends-to-lovers romance comes a heartwarming novel about self-improvement, identity and acceptance in our image-obsessed culture.  (From: Goodreads)

Book Review: The Good Girl’s SECRETS by Autumn Rivers

514… It’s the number of days left until my eighteenth birthday. It’s also the number of days until I can finally escape from this prison that my mother left me in to rot three years ago.

Sixteen-year-old Josephine strives to stay off of her step-father’s radar until the day she can finally be out on her own and away from his abuse. The last few years since her mom left without giving her a reason why, she has created her own little bubble to live in that has kept her safe but, unknowing about what she’s going to endure in the coming months. When she ends up meeting a very candid, but adorable boy outside of school, her world is turned upside down in a matter of days, and she never saw it coming.

Hunter, the once popular small-town Golden Boy, has survived a recent tragedy that, according to his parents has tarnished the family name. Riddled with guilt, he’s quickly descended into a self-destructive lifestyle to numb the pain that is FOREVER present, hoping that it will help him forget what he’s lost.

Will these two broken souls be able to heal from the scars of their past, or will they let their tragic beginnings affect a future with the person they LOVE? (From: Goodreads)