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Eden Finley's Twincerely Yours, releasing on July 26th, and here's the stunning cover!
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What Can You Expect From Twincerely Yours:
mistaken identity pseudo professor/student hockey
P.S. I've already gotten a sneak peek at the WIP chapters 🤫 and it's so good, You definitely don't want to miss this one!! Eden is definitely one of my fave authors.
Cover Designer: BreathlessLit
Photographer: Cadwallader photography
Blurb:
A fire mage who believes he’s broken. A vampire who believes he can fix him. A contract that’s going to change everything.
Blaise
I’ve never been good at doing the right thing.
A series of bad choices have left my life in tatters. Everyone is telling me to move on, but how can I? What I did was unforgivable, even if others believe otherwise. My whole world ceased to exist the night I left a human dying on a classroom floor.
I don’t deserve anything good in my life, I know that. But I’m desperate for peace. Just a few moments where I can escape from everything I’ve done.
When Toby offers me a solution that promises just that, I jump at it. I never imagined having a Dom, but with Toby in that role?
Nothing has ever felt so right.
Problem is, this is a contract, not a relationship. A temporary one.
Which means I need to guard my heart and stop myself from falling for this enigmatic vampire.
Like I said, I’ve never been good at doing the right thing.
Toby
I never learn.
Every time I see a needy sub, I can’t help but offer my help. Every time, I forget that it’s a contract and fall too hard and too fast.
I’m the one who fixes them, never the one they choose to spend eternity with. That’s the way it always goes.
When Blaise bursts into my life, I already know how it’s going to end. I can’t stop myself from wanting to help him, but this man has the capacity to break me in whole new ways. Maybe if I keep the boundaries strict between us, I can walk away at the end without another scar on my heart.
Like I said, I never learn.
Temperance is the third book in the Damned Connections series. Featuring a needy sub and a dom who’s trying to avoid heartbreak, this spicy MM PNR romance will pull at your heartstrings. Although this can be read as a standalone, it’s better enjoyed in order. Each book follows a different couple and has a guaranteed HEA.
Trigger Warnings: Suicidal ideation, Depression, PTSD, anxiety attacks - all shown on page. Violence, death, illness, stalking, battle are also shown on page.
About the Author:
Lark lives with her family in southern England. An obsessive romance fan, she loves nothing more than a Happily Ever After – especially if there’s a good plot and a hefty amount of spice along the way. When she’s not reading or writing, she can be found hiding from adult life in escape rooms, travel and the MCU. As a Bi woman with OCD, Lark is a fervent supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community and an advocate for mental health awareness and support.
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Release Date: May 15, 2024
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Such a cute MM romance. I was drawn to the book via the cover, with the stunning illustration, and the story of falling in love with a sex worker not something that is typical in the contemporary MM romance. The poetic wording further drew me in, with the hurt/comfort storyline. This story is low in angst, but high in comfort. The way Jesse was just accepting of all of Ash is really sweet. Read this book for boss/employee forbidden romance, slow burn, and found family.
I’ll leave you with a highlighted quote from the book that I love.
“As the dark void in which only pleasure exists slowly faded and reality settled back around us, I realized we had both been forever changed by this night. We belonged to one another completely.”
Blurb:
Ash
Working as a consort has been a respectable profession for close to a century now, and while I didn't exactly sit around dreaming about this profession in my youth, when dad died and I suddenly had to care for not just myself but my younger sister as well...let's just say sometimes we stumble onto a path by accident. My clients are mostly regulars, so I don't have to deal with many weird surprises, but they make enough new client referrals to keep things interesting. I've done well enough for myself that several years back I was able to purchase a small house with a yard outside the city, and my work apartment is in an upscale part of town. All things considered, at 36, I love my life. I have my work and my books and my plants, and I'm happy. I've never felt like I've missed out on anything life has to offer...except a new assistant.
I definitely need to find a new assistant.
Jesse
I come from a family of farmers, but I’ve always felt like I have more to offer. When I’d told my family that I wanted to go to medical school instead of staying on the farm, they’d hugged me, supported me, and told me they were sure that I was going to be a success no matter what path I followed. They’d saved every penny they could, and had somehow been able to send me off to the city with my tuition and expenses fully paid. Only, it turns out the city is more expensive than we'd expected and I don’t have the heart to tell them even with all they’ve given me I can’t quite afford things like...well…food…When I saw the help wanted listing, the money and hours made it seem like someone had miraculously created a job posting exclusively for me.
Now if only I knew how to be a consort's assistant.
Harrison’s love life is a parade of fun, flirty encounters thanks to every dating app you can imagine, but nothing sticks. Finally, sick of the endless cycle of Friday night hookups, he hits uninstall on the apps and challenges the universe to show him that he deserves someone better.
What he didn’t expect was the universe throwing him a curveball in the form of his best friend’s younger brother. Despite being best friends with Gordon for years, he’s never actually met his siblings and even half-joked they didn’t exist.
But there they are, at a party at Gordon’s place, and one brother, Arlo, is seriously hard to ignore. He’s nothing like Gordon. Quiet, adorable, and totally off-limits… which sucks. But when Harrison spots an opportunity to help him steady his nerves on his children’s book tour, he jumps at the chance to get to know him better, because spending time with him feels like the most right thing he’s done in forever.
The more time they spend together, the less Harrison can imagine being with anyone else. But going after what he wants means betraying his best friend. Can he find the courage to catch life’s most unexpected pitches?
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Wow, this book is a page turner, I devoured this book in one sitting because nothing else was important. I needed to know what happened to Jase and Lucas from the moment the first book ended, and I couldn’t wait to find out.
And while Jase and Lucas’ sexual chemistry is off the charts, this book is not just all spice and no content, but a lot of content and very little spice with the two of them trying to figure out their own truths and how to be vulnerable with one another, and somehow they keep reading each other wrong, and thus misunderstandings are frequent until they finally get it together and get their HEA.
I’m seeing a theme in this series and that’s closeted gay guys and they have to work through their own internal homophobia to get their happy endings with their The One. And also there are a variety of bad guys in the book preventing them from their happy ending. Having the really bad guy makes this series very intense for me, it’s not a happy-go-lucky book for me.
“I want everything that makes him who he is—his neurotic food habits, his compassion, his love for his family, his desire to help others, but most of all, his heart.”
Also now that I’ve finished book 2 of the series, I need book 3 like yesterday!!
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Available: May 2, 2024
Release Date: April 30, 2024
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The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer by Chloe Archer. It’s book 2 in her Monsters Hollow series and a first read by this author for me. I must say I didn’t care much for gargoyles or monsters in general before this, but this book has me looking at monsters for potential book boyfriends. The quick blurb is that Ryder is a romance writer who ran away to Mystic Hollows to hide from a stalker, and The Gargoyle, Vash DarkWing is the security protection. It’s a gargoyle-bodyguard turn friends with benefits turn HEA.
Each chapter of this book begins with either forum chats, or an excerpt from a book by the Romance Writer. While in the beginning it was fun to read about it and take a step back from the story, towards the end when things got intense, I started skipping it to move the story along. I went back to read them later on to make sure I didn’t miss anything though.
There are mentions of other monsters in the book that is making me want to read their story, like Max and the Orc, Yuki and his demon, or even in the future, Hal and the hairdresser. I’m definitely gonna read the rest of the series and catch up with Max’s story.
The cover art drew me in and made me want to read this gargoyle romance even though I’m not into monster romance and had to look up a few monsters to see what they look like since I’m not familiar with them.
Other things I like about this book is the dialogue between Ryder and DarkWing. Ryder’s filterless brain gets him into trouble with hookups and potential partners, but DarkWing finds his thoughts refreshing and he likes that Ryder is no frills and says exactly what he thinks and what he means. I love it when MCs finally find the one who can accept all their quirks and habits that others have used as reasons not to be with the MCs.
Highly recommend.
Elite Connections by:
Ana Ashley, BA Tortuga, Colette Davison, Emily Silver, Erin Zak, Jax Calder, Kelex, Frances M. Thompson, Jodi Payne, Rhys Everly, Sarah Zane, Saxon James, V.L. Locey
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Elite Connections is a queer charity anthology containing MM, FF, and other LGBTQ+ romances and will be available for a limited time only. All proceeds will be split between the chosen charities.
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Release Date: April 26, 2024
Rating:
Spice 🌶🌶 🌶
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I skipped a few stories because they didn’t spark my interest, but the ones I did read I really enjoyed.
Hired by the Enemy by Jax Cadler was good. It’s a childhood enemies to present lovers, second chance romance, misunderstanding, and fake dating. The two MCs now older grew to see other sides of one another and really saw a softer and vulnerable side of the other. I love how they blew the other couples out of the water with the resort’s couples’ quiz “because it turns out that spending years plotting the downfall of someone means you acquire a lot of knowledge about them.”
“And even though it’s fake, and it’s my enemy’s hand, there’s still something nice about having someone claim me like this.”
I mean love and hate is a thin line anyway.
Text Me Like You Love Me by Rhys Everly is also another one I enjoyed. This one is also fake dating, but the plot twist is that their dynamic is a billionaire/escort romance 20 year age-gap and power exchange.
Usual power exchange one would stereotype is that the older is the Master, and younger is the sub, but in this story, Keaton likes to be dominated and Milo loves being a Dom. Their pet names during the act is a bit derogatory, but that’s what they like and I am not judging someone else’s kink.
“The world warns you about getting addicted to drugs and booze. No one ever warns you about getting addicted to a person. It’s unfair.”
Friend for Hire by Saxon James is also a cute one. We finally get Elle’s HEA. Elle is the spunky feminist sister from the MC in the husband hoax. I have been waiting to read this story ever since it was announced, and it didn’t disappoint. It’s the same kind of fun writing Saxon is known for, and as always we get a glimpse into other characters fighting for their stories to be told. I can’t wait!!
“I force my limbs to work again and pull the shirt over my head, then look down at the sight of my very ample cleavage trying to greet the world.” LOL
Darts and Dashers by V.L. Locey is another cute one. It’s another fake date, but hockey romance. Although out and proud hockey legend Paul needs a date for an upcoming award ceremony. His PA sets him with Elite and helps pick out the man of his dreams, in a sort of blind date way. It’s super cute with the other MC, Roth, a sewer and hoping to get his clothing collection for owner and pet off the ground. Roth is typically a handful, but a great fake date.
Read this for micro-trope of feminine men in over the top outfits and and makeup and dogs in matching outfits.
“You’re the luckiest puck pusher in all of Florida to have such a lovely creature on your arm.”
All in all, I would definitely recommend reading the anthology as it’s a great way to get a sample of different authors without having to commit to a whole novel, plus it’s nice to see how the different authors come up with different ways to write the same theme.
