It’s Release Day for Until Nalia by Aurora Rose Reynolds!

Nalia never expected to move back to her hometown, especially not with her ten-year-old
sister in tow. But when her biological mother is sent to prison, she finds herself stepping into
the role of parent. Overwhelmed with her new reality, she turns to the one place she has
always felt safe. Home with her family.
What she doesn’t expect when she moves home is him.
After getting divorced, Logan Rafe is not interested in another relationship. His world revolves
around his two kids and the auto shop he built from the ground up.
But then he meets Nalia Mayson. Beautiful, brave, and completely uninterested.
Using everything at his disposal, including their kids’ friendship, as an excuse to get closer,
Logan slowly breaks down her walls. And before long, what began as an unlikely friendship
becomes something deeper, something only he saw coming.
But healing takes time, and Nalia will need to accept herself and her past before she can fully
let herself fall in love. And the two of them, well, the two of them will need to navigate having
children, a school bully, and a complex family situation if they are going to find their happily
ever after.
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5 Fantastic Stars!

I have been watching each and every member of the Mayson family fall in love for over 10 years now. And it has been one of the greatest reading journey of my life. I can’t say that enough. This family has owned my whole heart since that very first moment with November and Asher, and I have been rooting for them all ever since. Their stories have taken me on countless journeys as each, and everyone of these characters has found their person, their soulmate, and fallen in love with the exact right person they were meant to fall with. Getting to go along with each and every one of them as they fell so deeply in love, as they shouted that love from the rooftops, and as they experience that boom for themselves has been absolutely everything.

I truly cannot say that enough.

Now suffice to say, I love this family and I love this series. I really hope that this author plans to continue to write so many more stories in this world because I just love them all. I have loved getting to see each and every one of them find their match, and getting to be there as they put their hearts on the line and fought for the love that they all felt so truly and deeply and authentically. I have treasured and been consumed by every one of their stories, and this one was no different. And as sad as I am to see this particular chapter of this world come to a close, I also know that this author brought it all together in a way that I will never forget. And in a way that does this family, and their generations, and their stories the justice that they so deserve.

Nalia Mayson was the perfect person to end this chapter of this series with. I will die on that mountain. Because her story was the perfect way to bring this part of this world to a close because it was finally her time. It was her time to find love. It was her time to accept the love that she has always deserved and to build the family. She never thought she’d have. It was her time to be understood. It was her time to feel everything. It was her time to just relish in the life she had worked her ass off to build and to celebrate the love that she found with Logan. This book was her time and everything falling into place for her in a way that she’s so rightly and truly deserved… and I could not have asked for a more perfect sendoff for this family or a more perfect story for her and Logan.

I think what I loved most about Nalia and Logan‘s story was that they just fit. Even when they drove each other crazy, even when they questioned what they were really feeling, even when they weren’t sure where this would go, they just fit. They worked. They made sense. He had kids, she had her sister who she was the guardian of, and they made the most beautiful family together. They saw each other, understood each other‘s vulnerabilities, and the pieces that made them who they were.

They saw each other flaws and all, and loved each other for them. They just got each other and we’re there for one another, and just rooted for each other with their whole hearts. They also felt everything for one another, and that connection was not only consuming and full of the most glorious tension and connection, but it was just wholeheartedly them. It was full of longing and passion and so much love. And getting to watch that unfold over the course of this book with the two of them was nothing short of fantastic.

I loved what these characters made each other feel. I also could not get enough of their banter and the tension that built between them. I think it worked so well that this book was a bit of a slow burn for these two because even though that boom was there, even though that unadulterated connection was firing off from the very first moments they met, they took it slow. And that made sense because of their situations.

They were both parents, they were both trying to make sense of what they felt, and he was trying to make sure he didn’t scare her off, while she tried to make sense of everything that was falling into place in her life. She needed to figure out and work through so many things from her past and present, and he was there to support her through them. And that made for the most glorious slow burn buildup of tension that I could not get enough of. It just built and built in the most incredible and unforgettable way until that inevitable breaking point that was beautiful and fiery, and just so wholeheartedly them.

Aurora Rose Reynolds truly delivered the best of everything in this book. She encapsulated every single thing I’ve loved about reading her stories and just amplify that. She had those moments of swoon, those moments of fire and banter, those moments that just make you believe in her characters and the love they’re experiencing and fighting for. She also knows how to throw in a little bit of mystery and a little bit of something to up the ante for these characters, and watching them, be there for each other, watching them, protect one another, and watching them just love one another is truly the best. I can’t say it enough.

Until Nalia is a romantic story about two people who have definitely had their fair share of struggles. It is about two people filling in the missing pieces for one another and building a love and a life and a family that I know we’ll stand the test of time. It is a story of two soulmates finding their way to one another, putting in the work to get there, showing up when it really matters, and just loving each other with their whole hearts. It is a beautiful and touching story that will definitely have you melting with what these to give you, but more than that it will just have you believing and everything they share and feel together. It will have you, knowing that things were meant to be to get them to the places they end up in this book, and you will just love getting to see it all unfold.

As a longtime fan of this series, and as a huge Mayson family supporter, I truly could not have asked for a better ending to this second generation series. Getting to see Nalia reach her much and well deserved happily ever after, while also realizing the love that has always been around her with her family was perfect. It was the best way to solidify and show the love that this family has for each other, and the love that they have for those who they fall for along the way. You feel the true power and heart that this family shares, the connection that will never be severed, and you see how they continue to be there for each other in every way. Getting to feel that once again, while getting an incredible love story is something I will never forget. And honestly, it’s just part of what I’ve loved about reading each and everyone of these stories, but especially this one with Nalia and Logan.

Nalia, Logan, Billie, Coop & Zuri we’ll just mail your heart with what you get with them along the way in this book. You will love what they all create together, and you will be just loving what grows as this family take shape. You will especially love getting to see Nalia and Logan fall so hard for one another and believe in the power of everything they feel and share together. I truly can’t stand enough how much I enjoyed getting to experience their love story and I know that it is one I will go back to time and time again just like I have with all the ones before it because I just loved this couple, just like I have loved every couple of this series.

Aurora Rose Reynolds once again exemplified to me why she’s one of my favorite authors and why I always love reading a book by her. This book was romantic, it was realistic and authentic, and it gave me characters that I loved with my whole heart. It brought me back to a very special world of characters that I will never get enough of, and it reminded me again and again while I loved them so much in the first place. It was a book and a story that not only encapsulated an incredibly romantic and authentic love story, but it also reminded me why this family and their love and their connection are simply the best. And getting to feel all of that, along with everything that Nalia and Logan share was truly outstanding. And it is something I will never forget.

Never doubt the power of the boom or the Mayson family charm, and never doubt that this author will deliver an absolutely consuming and romantic love story that you will be obsessed with. I felt all of that and more reading Until Nalia, just like I have reading every other book by this author. And that is not something I take for granted. At all. Because when you find a series or a family of characters or an author who just completely consumes you with what they create that is something to be celebrate and treasured because incredible reading experiences are EVERYTHING.

And that’s what this book, this series, and this entire world are by this author, and I truly cannot say that enough. Over a decade later and so many so many books and love stories, I have fallen in love with this world, and this family and the way this author brings together the most incredible love stories with this very special family. It has truly been an honor getting to watch them all fall in love and find their way, and this last book in this series truly brings it all to a close in a fitting way that just shows again and again why and how I fell in love with them all in the first place.

Nalia and Logan leave it all on the pages of their story, and you will love getting to experience the love that grows between them. The boom, the fireworks, the connection and spice, the family they build, the family they share, and everything in between… It all comes together in the most beautiful and sweet and incredible way, and honestly that’s just scratching the surface about what I loved in this book. So just do yourself a favor and read this book and every other book that encompasses this outstanding and unforgettable family. You’ll be in for the reading journey of your life and you will LOVE every second of it. I promise you that because I know I have.

A million times over. 💕

Meet Aurora Rose Reynolds:
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground King, Shooting Stars, Fluke
My Life and How to Catch an Alpha series.
Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to
leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the
world.
Connect with Aurora Rose Reynolds:
https://linktr.ee/Auroraroser

All Legends hold Fragments of the Truth.
A mountain with a legend.
A sassy wedding planner in desperate need of a date.
A cocky firefighter she can’t stand… her only option.
Finding out your sister is marrying your ex is a major gut punch. The thought of showing up to
the wedding solo? Even worse.
That’s exactly the situation Harlow Hayes is in, unless she finds a date—fast.
Enter Linc Masters.
Childhood nemesis turned local firefighter. The boy who tormented her every chance he got,
now the man who lives to push every one of her buttons.
She can’t stand him, but desperate times call for desperate measures, and he might be the
only one bold enough to pull it off.
The plan is simple: fake the perfect love story, survive the weekend, go back to hating each
other.
Only, the longer they pretend, the more the lines begin to blur.
Old memories resurface.
New sparks catch fire.

And the secret they buried that night on Heart Mountain has them questioning everything.
Like, maybe the legend isn’t just a story.
Maybe the villain was the hero all along.
And maybe—just maybe—the rivalry was only a disguise for something far more beautiful
waiting to be told.
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4.5 Incredible Stars

I have been reading and loving books by KC Lynn for years, and to be back in one of her books is truly the best place to be. Her books feel so genuinely good to read and experience. They have all the swoon, they have such fire and connection between her characters, and there was always so much heart to her stories. I have felt that in every book of hers and this one was no different. It encapsulated everything I’ve come to love about books by this author and it just had me completely enamored by everything that Harlow and Linc shared.

Now I have had the pleasure of reading every book in this series and they just continue to show me that Kc Lynn writes incredible small town romance that is packed with so much heart and connection and love. This book just personified that and it showed that while Linc and Harlow might like to push each other‘s buttons and get under each other’s skin, they also equally feel everything for each other. I loved getting to be in the thick of their dynamic, their tension, and every bit of connection and pull that continue to pull them closer and closer together. I truly could not get enough of it with them.

This book allows you to be in the best place with these two as they go from childhood enemies, to adult rivals who definitely feel something more for each other, to fake dating, to so much more. This book definitely takes them for a ride and you will be just beyond glad to go along on it with them. That ride is full of emotional moments, moments that will get your heart beating so fast, and moments that will show you that these characters are meant to find their way. Their second chance at seeing what could be and believing in that pull and connection that is so between them is absolutely everything, and you will love getting to see them give into it once and for all.

What I love about this book and every other book by this author, is the connection you truly feel to her characters. You just get them. You love them. You get them. You believe in them. You just root for them with all that you have. You also find yourself in the thick of it with a small town of characters you can’t help but love. I felt that in every single book by this author, and in KC Lynn‘s Heart Mountain series I felt that again and again. I truly can’t say enough good things about this small town and what this author creates in the magic of this world. It is sweet and spicy and swoony and it will have you believing in a legend that hopes for more. A legend that pushes and hopes and brings life to love and all the possibilities it can bring. And getting to be a part of each of these characters journeys as they feel that magic, as they experience it, and as they finally let themselves believe in, it is truly outstanding.

I just can’t say enough good things about this book. The way that Harlow and Linc banter back-and-forth is the best. Getting pieces of the past mixed in with a present just has you feeling their rivalry and their “enemy” state even more, but also will have you knowing that there’s so much more to it than that. The way these characters just feel everything for each other, the way that they truly get each other, and the way that they just can’t help but feel it all is truly the best. That coupled with the fire they bring out in one another, the way they see each other‘s real self, and the way they are actually able to be vulnerable with another makes for the perfect package. It truly shows that they are meant to be and that you can’t help but love them and what they share. Even when they drive each other crazy. It’s just the best and it makes for a hell of a love story.

I loved this book. It was a perfect addition to the series, and I loved everything these character shared. I believed in it, I believed in them, and I just loved getting to experience all of the emotions they shared as they did the work and experienced every second together of their love story. I also just loved being back in this world, and I am already chomping at the bit for more stories. I want so many stories from this world and so many more moments with the legend of Heart Mountain because this series is very special. It’s got a beautiful message to it, it’s got incredible characters, and it’s got a small town that I just love with my whole heart. I can’t wait to be back with all of these characters because this book just had me loving them and everything they gave me even more.

If you are a fan of this author or this series, you will love getting Harlow and Linc’s story. You will love their banter, you will love what they feel and share, and you will love how right they feel for one another. If this is your first time, jumping into a book by this author, then I also promise you, you will love it. This book will just make you feel good. It will make your heart happy. It will melt you and just have you feeling that spice, but more than that it will just have you feeling the love with these characters. KC Lynn once again wowed me with this book and what she delivered with this couple. She truly brings it all in this book and you will love it. You will love these characters and everything they share together. I promise you that!

I loved every part of this small town romance, and I loved getting to watch these enemies become so much more. Their connection is true, their love is real, and the magic that is created between them in the small town with a legend, that rings completely true, is absolutely beautiful to experience. This story definitely throws them for a loop a time or two, but it shows them again and again that they are the one person they can always count on and they were always meant to find their way back to each other. Getting to be in the heart of that connection and pull and moments with them as they find their way to one another is truly the best, and will have you just loving everything you get with them. And it will just make you love Harlow and Linc and their whole story with your whole heart.

Trust me.

Meet K.C. Lynn:
K.C. Lynn is a small-town girl living in Western Canada. She grew up in a family of four children—two
sisters and a brother. Her mother was the lady who baked homemade goods for everyone on the street,
and her father was a respected man who worked in the RCMP. This being one of the things that inspires
K.C. to write romantic suspense about the trials and triumphs of our heroes.
K.C. married her high school sweetheart, and they started a big family of their own—two adorable girls
and a set of handsome twin boys. It was her love for romance books that gave K.C. the courage to sit
down and write her own novel. It was then a beautiful world opened up, and she found what she was
meant to do.
When K.C.’s not in the writing cave, she can be found watching a good, true crime documentary or
exploring the picturesque landscapes of her own backyard in the Canadian Rockies with her husband
and their four children.
Connect with K.C. Lynn:
https://linktr.ee/authorkclynn

✨Let’s celebrate! It’s release day for MY FAVORITE HERO by Melanie Moreland Grab it in KU!

In a house full of rules, the only one they can’t follow… is staying away.
Jesse Thorne
Local hero, firefighter, loner, and now grumpy landlord.
She wasn’t what he expected.
His new tenant is a walking disaster wrapped in sunshine, breaking every rule he sets
and driving him insane.
Controlling her? Impossible.
Ignoring her? Even harder.
And he’s not sure he can stop it.
She’s under his skin, melting his frozen walls, and making him question everything—including
his stubborn heart.
Casey Lawson
Roamer, IT specialist, current tenant, and golden ray of trouble.
Her new landlord is a thorn in her side with his never-ending house rules.
He’s always there when things go wrong—rescuing her with his strong arms and that sexy,
smug
smile. Breaking down her defenses, one gesture, one growl at a time.
They love to argue, but the chemistry between them is undeniable.
And when they give in, it’s explosive.
Can they escape the fire without getting burned?

Author’s Note: If you love explosive chemistry, fiery banter, and a grumpy firefighter who
always saves the girl, My Favorite Hero delivers all the heat and heart you crave—grab it now
before Jesse Thorne steals someone else’s.

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***** 5 Absolutely Fantastic Stars*****

It started with a window, a wind chime, and a very grumpy landlord who was definitely not going to fall for his sunshine next-door neighbor tenant.

My Favorite Hero by Melanie Moreland is one of my favorite books I’ve read this year. My heart is so abundantly happy right now after finishing this book and I can’t tell you that enough. This book felt so good to read and experience. It was beautiful. It was fun. It was effervescent and vibrant in the best way. It was just joy and love and so much connection pulled together in the most unforgettable package. It was banter and fire and so much spark that you truly could not get enough of what you did with these two characters.

Simply put, this book was the perfect romantic comedy that I cannot say enough good things about.

Melanie Moreland completely outdid herself in this book. I am a huge fan of hers and have read many of her books. She always has a way of infusing such life and heart into her words and her characters, and this book was no different. It truly exemplified why these characters were meant to be and how they just had to find a way to get that much deserved happily ever after. Every page of this book just made me love her characters, had me laughing and smiling so hard that my cheeks hurt, and just had me melting and swooning over the connection and heart that her character shared. She once again puts you in the heart of her story, instantly connecting you to her characters and the rightness of what they share. You will love and cherish, and honestly just melt. In every moment she gives you with them, and honestly that’s just part of what you will love about this incredible and perfect love story.

My Favorite Hero follows Jesse and Casey, two people who definitely know how to push every button possible, but have the most unyielding and incredible and tangible connection you will ever experience. These two definitely know how to get on each other’s nerves, but it’s the absolute best, and you will truly just be enamored by the two of them, their connection, and all that they feel and share together. there is just something so right about the two of them, even when they drive each other crazy, you feel it in your bones, how right they are for one another, and you will love getting to be with them as they discover what they really feel, the true depth of what they share, and as they see what it all means for the two of them and their futures.

I think what I loved about these characters was that they were so seemingly opposite, yet they worked so perfectly together. He was all grump and thorns and hard exterior. And she was sunshine and literal wind chimes and just effervescent joy. They both knew exactly what to say, and do to get the other going and to have them equally annoyed, but also simultaneously turned on in the same breath. And I was here for all of that glorious tension between them. They also knew how to deliver the world‘s best banter, and this author definitely shows you that these two have some quick wit between them and loved pushing each other right to that edge. And that edge between them is glorious, filled with so much fire and connection, and will have you practically salivating over what they share together.

This both brings these two together when Casey takes over the apartment that is connected to Jesse‘s house. These two share an undeniable connection and they share some connections through the past and a very special woman that brings them together in the present tense of this book. These two definitely make each other feel a lot of things that they’re not prepared for, and the events of this book and what they share together, definitely have these two wondering if there is something real happening there between them. You see both of these characters have had their fair share of difficulties. They’ve both experienced loss, they’ve both been burned by love in the past, and they both struggled to feel and grow roots. This book definitely pushes them to confront those past, to feel things they weren’t prepared for, and to give into everything they are feeling and experiencing. You will love getting to go along with them through that journey and getting to see them go from enemies, who like to push each other‘s buttons, to landlord and tenant who definitely like to annoy each other in the best way, to friends with benefits feeling all the connection and fire, to something so much more.

And that more is absolutely glorious and unforgettable. Trust me.

What I think I loved the most about this book, besides the fact that it just had everything I love about a good romance book, was the fact that this author perfectly balances, the connection and the banter and the spice and the laughs, with some true heart and emotion. She finds the perfect balance to really connect you to her characters in the most real and authentic way. These two definitely have a fire between them that is a dazzling fireworks display, waiting to happen, and it is incredible getting to be in that glorious tension and connection with them, and it’s truly the best getting to see them give into that and share what they do, but more than that, it’s incredibly hard touching to see them be vulnerable. To see them pull back the layers of one another, and open up about their past, about what’s attempted to break them, and what’s currently holding them back from making this the real deal. I loved that this author allowed them to have that vulnerability and honesty with one another and with themselves. It was needed, and it felt to be beyond true and real, but more than that it just had me, knowing that these two could not be more right for one another.

They both might be running from a part of their past, that has held them down in the present, but they soon start to realize of the course of this book that with each other, they can do anything and that with one another, they can finally allow themselves to feel what they never let themselves feel or even imagine before… Love.

Jesse and Casey just truly stole my heart. And I promise you that the moment you start reading this book, you will feel the same. Between their pets, the fact that they are literal next-door neighbors sharing walls, her putting up windchimes just to annoy him, him trying to hide said wind chimes just to get back at her, every bit of glorious banter they share, every shared meal and everything in between we’ll just have you enamored by them. I mean there’s no way you can read this book and not be consumed by what those two share and what they make each other feel. There’s just such an ease there and the way that they help each other break down those walls around their hearts, the way that they’re able to finally be their true and genuine themselves, and the way that they’re able to connect on the diva of levels is truly everything. I could have lived in this book with these two for the rest of time. That is how good and honest and real their love and connection is, and you will just be blown away by what you get to experience with them.

I promise you that. I promise you that and so much more.

I can’t say enough how much I loved this book. This is truly why I’m a romance reader. Books like this and love stories like this one between Jesse and Casey are why I love love stories and believe in the magical possibles they bring.

These characters are just meant to find one another in this book. You know that in every part of your heart through every page of this book. The way that they just fit. The way they make everything right. The way that they help heal everything that went wrong before. The way that they just see each other and get each other and show up for each other and the way that matters is absolute perfection. These two definitely make each other work for it in this book and they have their fair share of things to figure out, but you will absolutely love getting to be with them as they do just that. They are beyond worth it. They are incredible and layered and memorable characters, and you will just love them with your whole heart. There’s just something so inherently right and special about them, what they see in each other, what they fight for with each other, and what they love about one another, and it’s absolutely everything getting to experience that with them over the course of this book as they fall so unbelievably hard for one another.

I also have to say that I think what I loved so much about these two, besides the fact that they simultaneously drove each other crazy while also feeling everything for one another, was the fact that they were just good people trying their best even though they had both been given some very hard circumstances to deal with. They were both showing up when it really mattered, they were both trying to do good in their world, and they were both continuing to show up even when it scared them out of their minds. Neither of them were willing to let the past circumstances take over their lives or hold them back, even when they struggled to make sense of it all. Even when they didn’t know what all they were feeling truly meant. Even when they felt more than they thought possible. They continued to be their good and genuine selves, and it showed everything about their characters. I loved that about the two of them, and what this author created with them because it not only deepened the connection I felt to both of them, but it just showed who they truly were and who they were always meant to be. Getting to be with them as they let the truth of themselves and their feelings and hearts continue to show up again and again was absolutely outstanding.

It made my heart so abundantly happy getting to see all of the layers of these characters and the pieces that they had once held back come together to make the most beautiful picture together.

Melanie Moreland brings it all to life in the most authentic and real way that will have you laughing with him, melting with them, swooning at every turn, and just loving the two of them with all that you have. You will be rooting for the two of them to not only figure it out, but to also keep pushing each other‘s buttons and driving each other crazy because it’s just who they are. This author lets these characters shine in their authenticity, and their layers, and their flaws and complications, in a way that just continues to show that they’re real, that they’re meant to be, and that there is no ending that doesn’t involve the two of them finding their way to one another and showing each other just could be.

I cannot tell you enough how much this book and couple just stole my heart, and how much I loved these characters. They truly gave me everything in their story and I could not have asked for more. My heart was just so happy and honestly so proud of the two of them for what they overcome to get to the place they end up. They worked their asses off, they have hard conversations, they show up when it matters, they were authentic and real and weren’t afraid to push in the right moments when putting it all on the line, and they feel everything together. Getting to see them do that again and again when it really mattered, for each other, and for everything they wanted for their future together was absolute perfection. And it melted my heart in the best way. But more than that, it just had me knowing that this is one of my favorite books I’ve read this year and that this love story is one I know I won’t forget because what these to share, what this author so unforgettably creates for them, is beautiful. It’s heart touchingly beautiful, and will just have you believing in every breath of what they shared and felt together.

I absolutely loved every word and moment and second of this book. If you take one thing from this review, besides that you need to read it this instant, it should be that. This book was romantic comedy goodness. It had the heart, it had so much spice and connection and fun and joy, but more than that it had a love story that I believed in. It had real characters with pasts and flaws and complications, putting their hearts on the line for the one person who made all the difference and made them feel everything. It had moments of highs and lows and everything in between. It had moments of protection and heart, and just so much love. It had moments of these characters, driving each other crazy, so much banter in between, and just the most unyielding connection that continue to pull them closer and closer to one another because there was no future without the two of them doing it together.

The way that these characters give in and feel all of that, the way that they embrace it, and the way that they just feel every breath of it will blow you away in this book. The way they just fit, the way their pets fit, the way everything seems to have been pulling them to this moment in time. We’ll just have you knowing that they have to find a way. You will love getting to feel that level of heart and connection with them over the course of this book. And all of that incredible banter and spice and heat doesn’t hurt either. Because these two are meant to find a way and were meant to find each other in this book and you will feel that in your soul through every page of it. And honestly, that is one of the best things about this book and what you experience with these characters because it just feels so right and so meant to be.

Melanie Moreland has completely out on herself in this book. She’s one of my favorite authors for a reason because her books truly are my happy place. She pours it all into these characters, into their connection, and into the love that they built so beautifully and authentically. You will truly treasure the moment you get with these characters because it will just feel like everything coming together in the most perfect way, and I can’t say that enough. She brought this love story to life in a way that had me smiling and spooning, and just loving these characters wholeheartedly. And it truly doesn’t get better than that. It really doesn’t.

My Favorite Hero combines the best of everything. There’s a vibe of enemies to lovers, forced proximity, grumpy sunshine, he’s a small town firefighter, she’s there to drive him crazy, and they just feel everything for one another. And even though at times it might scare them out of their minds with the depth, and the reality of it all, they show up. They fight. They feel. And they definitely push each other‘s buttons in the best way. But more than that, they just feel and live and love authentically over the course of this book and it is everything to experience. Absolutely freaking everything. and honestly, I just feel grateful that I had the chance to experience their love story and this book with them because my heart needed the two of them and everything they so unforgettably gave over the course of their story.

This book is definitely one of my favorite reads of the year and has just showed me again why this author is a must read for me. Her books infuse so much joy and vibrancy and effervescence that you can’t help but love. Her characters are real and layered and memorable. Her stories are consuming and just a joy to read. And truly, I could say so many more things about this book and every other book, I’ve had the pleasure of reading by this author because I feel like my words can’t even begin to capture how utterly incredible her love stories are and what she gives you with them and her characters. So just do yourself a favor and go into this book heart first ready to live and laugh and love with these characters. You’ll cherish every moment with them and you’ll love where they end up because it’s where they were always meant to be.

It ended with a lot more wind chimes, and a still sometimes grumpy man/landlord, his very sunshine-y neighbor/tenant, and so much love. Lots of banter, and pushing of buttons still, but mostly love. So much glorious, feel it with your whole heart and chest, can’t stop thinking about you, turn your world upside down, love. And that love, with Jesse & Casey?

It’s absolute perfection. And more. So much more.

And it’s something you deserve to experience for yourself, so run yourself to this book, these incredibly dynamic characters this second. Be prepared to feel every breath of their love story, well also smiling so damn hard that your cheeks hurt, while also knowing that these two might drive each other crazy, but they couldn’t also be more meant to be. And knowing and experiencing that is just a fraction of what you absolutely love about this utterly incredible love story.

I promise you that.

Meet Melanie Moreland:
New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a
quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat,
Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent
with them. 
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and
technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample.
She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is
always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck
of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her
own feet.) She’s learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
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The Surrender by Jodi Ellen Malpas is now live! 

He’s a tantalizing man of mystery. To solve him she could risk everything in a scorching romance by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the This Man series and The Invitation.

A pawn in a man’s callous game, Amelia Lazenby is trying to heal after being betrayed by the wealthy and scorchingly sexy Jude Harrison. Now he’s saying all the right things, whispering apologies as sincere as his kisses, and refusing to let her walk away. It’s hard for Amelia to resist a force as strong as Jude. Before long, he’s making her pulse pound, her head spin, and giving her the rapture she craves.

But once she surrenders, Amelia can’t help but fear she’s risking her heart all over again. This time, maybe even more. Jude is every bit as mysterious and possessive as she remembers. His ex-lover is back to wreak havoc on their lives. And Amelia’s own ex has returned from the past, knowing more about Jude than Amelia can imagine. As the secrets and shocking revelations keep coming, Amelia must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to stay with the man she loves and above all else…can’t resist.

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*****5 Absolutely Incredible Stars*****

I dare you to not love this book. I dare you to not love Jude and Amelia and every passionate, unforgettable, and unadulterated moment they give you in this book and in every breath of their story. I dare you not to feel like you experienced the most fiery, consuming, and utterly fantastic, full of emotional twists and turns, love story with everything you get in this book.

I fucking dare you.

To say that I was ready for The Surrender by Jodi Ellen Malpas to be in my life is a complete understatement. Ever since reading The Invitation earlier this summer, I have been counting down the days until this follow up book. I have been desperately needing and wanting more Jude and Amelia, desperately thinking about what would come next for them and needing every answer to all of my questions, and hoping with all of my heart that those two would find their way despite everything stacked against them. And this follow up book for them delivered all of that and more. It delivered everything.

EVERYTHING.

I could not put this book down. Just like the first one in this duet, I was hooked. From the very first page, I was in it with Jude and Amelia. I was emotionally invested. I was literally living and feeling and breathing every breath of their unforgettable and fiery story. But more than that, I was rooting for them to find their way because there is something so right about the two of them. This book definitely puts them both through the wringer in more ways than one. It forces them both to face some hard truths about themselves, about their feelings for one another, and about the future. It is definitely not an easy ride for those two, but through it all you know that they are worth it.

You know that their love and their passion and what they make each other feel is beyond worth it. You know with every fiber of your being that they have to find a way to one another because no other ending would be acceptable or worthy of them. You know that with your whole heart through every page of this book, and that is one of the things I loved most about what I got with these characters and what this author created through their story.

Jodi Ellen Malpas completely wowed me with this book. And I’m not surprised at all. There’s a reason she’s one of my favorite authors. She’s written some of my favorite books ever. Some of the most memorable characters I’ve ever met that. I still think about to this day. And I have no doubt that Jude and Amelia will be right up there because those two are memorable. They’re dynamic. They push each other so far over the edge that it’s glorious. They make each other feel everything. They make each other question everything. They make each other mad in the best way. Their love is complicated and messy and raw and flawed, but it is so so beautifully them. It is authentic and deep and you feel it in your soul. You feel it in every breath of every moment that this author creates throughout this book and the first book in this duet and it is truly exceptional.

I cannot say that enough.

The tension, the love, the emotion and feeling and heart behind it all with what Jude and Amelia share is tangible on these pages. You feel it, you breathe it, you can literally touch it at times because of what this author gives you with them, and how she connects you into the thick of what they share. She shows you how these to lay it out on the line, when it really matters, when it’s really fucking hard, and when they’re scared out of their minds. And through it all she shows you that they are destined to be together. That through every hurdle, that through every hard conversation and truth, and that through every emotion they have to process, that they have to find their way. They are soulmates. They are endgame. They are meant to be. You feel that, you believe in that, and that combined with everything you get with this couple pulls you and them through everything they go through.

Getting to experience that with them, getting to experience that level of connection as their love story unfolds, and comes to the most epic and beautiful conclusion, and just getting to live in love with them as they fight like hell for one another and their love is just the best. Really it’s more than the best, it’s utter perfection. And getting to live that love story and every moment in facet of their journey towards one another and their much deserved ending is truly nothing short as spectacular.

I feel like when I read this book and as I was experiencing everything with Jude and Amelia, I practically wasn’t breathing. And I mean that because their story is so utterly consuming and unforgettable, and just filled with such tension and feeling and heart that you are just in it with them. You are in the thick of it, living every breath of this book, and it steals your breath away. Because these two make you work for it in the best way. They make each other work for it yet in the same breath it’s so inherently right and easy seeing them together because they just fit. They may drive each other crazy, they may push every button and break every rule, they may make each other feel things they never thought were possible, but they also get each other. They love each other with their whole hearts. They see each other in the truest and realist of ways, and they show up and fight when it really matters. When it means everything.

And all of that passion, all of that fire, all of that connection explodes in the most dynamic and unforgettable love story in this book. The way that this author just allows, you to live through that experience with them is breathtaking. It really is. You don’t stop with them, you keep going and going, feeling and living and experiencing every breath of what they share, and it just pulls you so fiercely to them and the love that they share. And that is what sees you through every twist and turn this story throws at them and you because you know that no matter what they are worth it, their love is beyond worth it, and getting to see them reach that much deserved happy ending is truly worth everything.

I think one of my favorite aspects of this book was just getting more Jude and Amelia. It’s suffice to say that I love those characters fiercely and that I could not get enough of their story. I was hooked from the first book and could not stop thinking about them Throughout the time waiting for this follow up book, and reading this book itself. I just love those two. I’m invested in them. I believe in them and what could be. I love that. They’re both flawed, they both have their fears and insecurities, and they both work together to find the truth in at all. To feel and given to what they share. To just live and bask and celebrate what’s between them and what they both so desperately want together.

I truly could not get enough of what those two so vulnerability and authentically left on the pages of this book as they peeled back the layers of one another, as they exposed their fears and hidden things from the past and what they truly wanted and desired. I felt like I really got so much of who Jude and Amelia truly were in this book. I got that in the first book, but this one truly pulled back those layers. It allowed them to see each other so really. So deeply. So authentically flaws and all.

These characters aren’t perfect. Their love isn’t perfect. It’s messy and complicated and flawed and it has highs and lows just like the two of them do. But what this book and this whole duet shows you is that that love they share is incredible. That love is indestructible. That love is undeniable. That they are incredible and effervescent, and just everything. There is something so right about the two of them, what they make each other feel, what they make each other hope for and getting to see them navigate the ocean of emotion that they share together, getting to see them navigate the scars of the past present and future and how that all weaves together, and getting to see them show up and fight for each other, even when it scares them out of their ever loving minds was utterly incredible in this book.

There’s nothing these two won’t do to see their love through and even in those moments when you can tell it scares them, when you can tell that they don’t know what to do with all that they feel, and when they don’t know what comes next, there is always the truth in the fact that they feel everything for one another and that love cannot be denied. I loved getting to experience that with them through every second of this book and this whole story with them. I loved getting to see them fight with their whole hearts for what they wanted. I loved getting to see them even in the hard moments. Even in the moments when they fucked up, even in the moments when they said or did the wrong thing, even in the moments when they weren’t sure how to fix it. Even in those moments, I loved them because they were there, showing up, feeling it all, and loving each other through it all. Scars and all, flaws and all, they were there, with fierce hearts, that loved each other, no matter what. They continued to show up, they continued to push to show one another that there was no denying what they felt, and they continued to do the work to make it better, even when it took everything out of them. Even when it scared them shitless. Even when it tore them apart, while simultaneously making them feel everything. And even when it made them question everything, they were still there, feeling everything, and showing up and fighting when it really mattered.

And that honestly just blew me away.

It made me love these characters more than I thought possible, and it truly had me desperate for every breath and moment and morsel of their love story. The way that Jodi Ellen Malpas creates the story, this utterly fierce dynamic with these characters in their love story, and the way that she just allows you to experience every breath of what these characters share in the most wholeheartedly, true and real way is absolutely everything. And it is just part of what made me love this book and this whole duet, and what makes the story one of my favorites that I have read this year.

I truly cannot say enough good things about The Surrender. It delivered everything that my heart needed with these characters. It kept everything I loved about their love story from the first book. But it multiplied it a million times over. This book was fiercer, it was spicier, it was deeper, it was more consuming, and it had even more twists than I saw coming. It had more emotion to it, it had more glorious tension. It just made me love these two more. It also push them more as they fought for the love that was so true between them.

And I loved it. I fucking loved it so much. I literally cannot say it enough.

I was enamored by Jude and Amelia. I couldn’t get enough of them and what they made each other feel. It was crazy and passionate and threw them through the wringer every turn of that page, but I loved it. Because it just felt like them. It felt right. It felt like pure passion. It felt like two people, two forces, so meant to be finally finding their way, despite everything that tried to stand in their way. It felt inevitable. It felt beyond right. It just felt like them. In the best, most unforgettable, fiercest way possible. And I loved every second of getting to be a part of it with Jude and Amelia.

Jodi Ellen Malpas has just completely out on herself with this book. I can’t say that enough. I could not get enough of this world. All of the characters, all of the twists and turns, just all of the feelings and emotion and fire she put into this duet was absolutely incredible. I have not been consumed by a book and a world and a story and characters like these ones in quite some time. There’s truly nothing like this duet and I was here for every single second of it. I am sincerely hoping this author plans to write more in this world because I need it. Desperately and with my whole heart. And there is one particular story that I really need as soon as possible. (IYKYK) this author, definitely creates an incredible, consuming, an unforgettable world with these characters, and you will love every bit of what you get with them.

I promise you that.

Every word of this book gave me everything. I really can’t say it enough. I know I sound like a broken record at this point saying that about this book, these characters, and their incredible love story, but it’s just so true. This book and their love story was absolutely unforgettable. It was full of life, connection, and so much heart, and I loved every second of it. Getting to see these characters work their asses off, dare each other to no end, and fight like hell to show each other that they were meant to be was absolute perfection. They did it in a way that was wholly them, that was truly consuming and unforgettable, and in a way that had me on the edge of my seat with a heart feeling every breath of their love and connection, and I fucking loved it. I loved it so much and I could not have asked for more with their story and journey. It was wholeheartedly theirs, and getting to see these characters be true to themselves, each other, and their love, through every single page of this book was everything and more. And I cannot say enough how much I am just blown away by what I got with them.

It was everything. Every damn thing and more.

Jodi Ellen Malpas definitely leaves at all on the pages of this book and I can’t say enough how incredible it is. What she creates with her words with these characters, their love story, and their passionate and fiery love story is something you won’t forget. It is stories like this one that make me the romance reader I am and I will never stop loving Jude and Amelia, their love story, what they make each other feel and what they give each other, but mostly what they fight like hell to share together. This story is not only one of my favorite reads of the year, but it is definitely one. I know I won’t soon forget. I cannot tell you enough how much I loved every part of this book, the one that came before it, and just this entire world.

And I know you will love it too. Just prepare yourself to be utterly consumed in the best way by everything these characters give you, and be prepared to love every second of it. Because these characters leave it all on the pages of this book and their story, and it is nothing short of everything.

Jude and Amelia utterly wowed me with their love story, the depth of their connection and feeling and love, and everything they went through to get to where they end up in this book. And I loved every damn word of it. So so much. So when you read this book, when you experience every breath of what these two give you, and every ounce of what they feel with their whole hearts, I dare you not to feel the same about them and their incredible love story.

I fucking dare you.

Burn Bright by Krista & Becca Ritchie is now LIVE! 

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BURN BRIGHT is the first book in the Cobalt Empire series, a new adult romance series about legacy, loyalty, and love.

Love burns hottest when it’s blue.

Ben Cobalt is number six. Not sixth place—in fact, he’d be considered at least third draft pick for the NHL if he didn’t quit hockey during college. And he’s not sixth-in-line for any throne. Though, most consider his larger-than-life, billionaire family American royalty.

He is the sixth-born Cobalt.

Out of a normal family of seven, he might get lost in the shuffle. But being the black sheep of the Cobalt Empire comes with its own intense spotlight. After he hits a major low at college in Philly, his four older brothers convince him to move in with them in New York City. Transferring to Manhattan Valley University—piece of cake.

Living in an apartment with all of his brothers while harboring a giant secret among a family who’s more tight-knit than a secret society—total effing chaos.

He has to find a way out of the tense living arrangement, especially as he clashes with his oldest brother Charlie. Ben turns to an unlikely source for help. A grumpy, punk-rock girl with a troubled past who’s already pissed off one Cobalt brother.

So when an undeniable attraction ignites, Harriet Fisher is expecting the flames to die out. Except…what happens when they don’t? Falling for a Cobalt brother with secrets might be a Shakespearean tragedy she can’t rewind.

BURN BRIGHT is the first book in the Cobalt Empire series, a new adult romance series about legacy, loyalty, and love.

*****5 Absolutely Unforgettable Stars*****

Let me start this review by saying that Burn Bright by Krista and Becca Ritchie is one of my favorite books I’ve read this year. I wanted to start this review saying that because I am going to say a lot of words about this incredible book, about Harriet and Ben and what I got with them over the course of their story, and just about how much I loved every second of this book. But the one thing I want you to know about this book, is you need to read it. You need to read it, live it, breathe it, experience every morsel of it, and just bask in what these characters so authentically give you. You will love it. And more. I promise you that.

Burn Bright is an utterly consuming love story of two seemingly opposite people finding the absolute best in one another and the possibilities of what could be, even when they can’t seem to always find it in themselves.

This book blew me away. And it didn’t surprise me one little bit. If you know me, you know that I’m a fan of these authors. I have literally read every book of theirs in this epic saga, and I have loved them all. Their books have seen me through so much. I have journeyed with their characters through so much. I have felt and experienced and breathed and lived every emotion and high and low and in between with their dynamic characters. and I wouldn’t trade those reading experiences for anything. Because those reading experiences have been the reading experiences of my life. They have given me unforgettable characters and love stories and moments that I will truly never forget. And getting to experience that once again in Burn Bright with Harriet and Ben, and every other incredible character of this world was just everything.

It was everything and more.

From the moment I started this book, from the moment I got a deeper look into these characters’ minds and hearts, and from the moment I started experience the magic and connection that was so utterly real between them, I was hooked. I was consumed. I was obsessed. I could not stop reading their story. I could not stop experiencing all of the moments with them. I could not stop thinking about them. That is the power and the talent of what these authors create in every one of their books, and I felt it so strongly in this one with Harriet and Ben. From page one.

I immediately connected to them. I immediately loved them with my whole heart. I immediately wanted every good thing for them and with them. I just immediately was enamored by them and the pull they had towards one another. I was immediately invested in them and what they we’re building together. From that very first moment with them, I was immediately consumed with the two of them, what they shared and felt together, and what could be… And that is a true testament to what these authors create right from the start that I felt that so truly and authentically.

Now like I said, I have been a fan of these writing duo since they’re very first book in the Addicted Series. I am many many books deep into this world with all of these incredible and dynamic and unforgettable characters. So it’s suffice to say that being back within this world, getting a new love story, getting to experience pieces of what made me fall in love with this series in the first place, while getting new moments and experiences with these characters was perfection. It was everything my heart needed. But I also loved that this book very much felt like a reintroduction to this world, and could be a perfect starting point for those looking to dip their toes into this incredible saga and family. These characters share many connections, years of time together, and layers of pieces to their relationships. And Krista and Becca do the most incredible job of allowing you to understand so much of that in this book and in the start of this series.

So whether you’ve been reading books from this world for years, or whether this is your first time experiencing the magic that is The Cobalts, this book is perfect for you. It perfectly and seamlessly blends past, present, and future moments with these characters in a way that will just have you beyond obsessed with what you’re reading. This book is the perfect introduction to a new series that I already need every single book of. I am already taking guesses at who the next book is about, but honestly, it could be about any of the Cobalts, and I would love it because I love this world, I love this family fiercely, and these authors have just brought us into a new set of books in the most incredible, effervescent, and unforgettable way.

And I am here for all of it.

Now, while I love every character of this world, I just have to prepare you now that you will absolutely melt over Ben and Harriet. Those two are everything. I honestly wish I had better words to describe it because what they give each other, what they make each other feel, what they make each other realize, what they allow each other to hope for, and just what they bring into each other’s lives is truly everything. It is heart touching, it’s emotional, it’s layered and complicated and real. It feels authentic through every second, and you just feel in the deepest part of your heart how much these two connect, how much they feel for one other, and how much they can’t help but be pulled towards one another.

Ben and Harriet truly are the definition of opposites attract. He is definitely got golden retriever vibes in the best way. And she is fierce black cat all the way. But they compliment each other perfectly. I can’t say it enough. The moment you meet them and see them interact with one another, you know it. You feel it in your bones. You just see how they click. How they make each other feel everything. How they make each other consider things they never would have before. How they make each other question what they thought they always knew and wanted. How they just make each other believe in all the things, including themselves and one another. The way that these two compliment each other, the way that they fall for each other, the way you get to see their relationship evolve from acquaintances to friends to so much more is incredible in this book. It’s searing. It’s glorious. And It makes their connection and tension filled slow burn romance utterly amazing to experience in every way.

Harriet was a girl that I just loved with my whole heart. I loved her tenacity and spirit. I loved that she did not apologize for who she was. I loved that she owned her surliness and personality. But I also loved those moments when Ben peeled back those layers and broke her a bit out of her shell, showing those vulnerable pieces that made her even more incredible and real. I loved that Harriet was so driven. I loved that Harriet had a plan. I loved that Ben threw wrenches and wrenches into those plans, but that it brought her to places that made her heart so happy. I loved that I loved her so easily, and fully, and deeply. I loved that this book and its events and everything she shared with those around her allowed her to realize that she could open her heart up. That she could feel and let herself be vulnerable. That she could share something very real and true with someone and that that something could be forever.

I just loved Harriet. She was layered and dynamic and complicated in the best way. She just felt real to me. I think that’s one of the strongest things these authors do is that they truly make their characters feel like real people. I felt like I was living through every moment of this book with her. I loved getting to see her find her place, getting to see her feel, and connect with Ben in the way that she did, and I really just loved getting to see her find the beauty and the vulnerability and strength that was always within herself. She is fierce, she is loyal, she has so much heart to give and she feels so much, even when it scares her. She shows up, time and time again, her true self in every way. In the best ways. There truly are so many things I loved about Harriet‘s character that I could go on and on about, but I will just say that she is a gem. She is who she is, she lets her authenticity shine in every moment of this book, and she loves herself for it. (And so does Ben.)

Now Ben Cobalt is a man that melted my heart from the moment I entered his brain. And that sounds kind of creepy to type right now, but it’s true. I’ve loved his character for so long. Having seen him in so many other moments in so many other books, I’ve gotten to know his character, but this was the real first opportunity to get inside his head. Inside his heart. To learn and experience more of him. And I was just blown away by him from the first moment I jumped in. I was truly blown away. By his passion. By his compassion. By his heart. By the way that he loves fully and deeply and truly, even when it scares him out of his mind. By the way he genuinely cares. By the way he feels everything. By the way he tries to help without expecting anything in return. By just the goodness that is that man. He is a good man through and through, he is layered and complicated and flawed. He is human and beautiful and just one of the most endearing and incredible characters I’ve had the pleasure of reading and loving.

Simply put, Ben Cobalt stole my entire heart. And I don’t want it back. There is such a beautiful level of vulnerability to Ben and you get to experience it in this book. You journey with him through it all and it will pull you to him in the most beautiful, all-feeling way. I can’t say it enough. And I want to tell you all the things about that, but it’s also something you deserve to experience yourself. With Ben. Because Ben really gives it to you in this book, and there’s no resisting experiencing every emotional and breathtaking second of it. And it will give you everything to experience that with him over the course of this book. Trust me. It will make you cry, it will make you laugh, it will melt you, it will blow your heart away with what you feel with him, but most of all it will just make you love him. In every way possible. And that is truly the most wonderful thing. Because not only does Ben Cobalt deserve all of the love, you will love what he gives you in return.

Ben and Harriet definitely bring out the best in one another. They push each other to feel. They push each other to fight for what they want and their dreams. They make each other better. But they don’t try to change each other. They don’t try to mold each other into different people. They don’t try to conform. They just love the other. Wholeheartedly. Fully. Passionately. They love who the other is, idiosyncrasies and all and what they bring to the world and each other’s lives. They connect to one another because they are so authentic in who they are, and they celebrate that about one another. They just fit. They work. They create magic together.

Getting to experience that as it evolves through the different layers of their relationship that unfolds over the course of this book was everything my heart needed. These characters are there for one another in every way that matters. Getting to see them share that, getting to see them put their hearts on the line, and getting to see them work so hard to thoughtfully peel back the layers of one another as they connect and feel in the truest way was nothing short of wonderful. And it just made me love them more.

Now I have to say, as a longtime fan of these authors and the words and the world they’ve created, it practically had me giddy getting to dive deeper into the Cobalts. Rose and Connor stole my heart in that very first moment they met each other and pushed each other‘s buttons with their very very smart brains and sharp tongues. And I have been loving them with my whole heart ever since. So getting to see them with their adult children, getting to see the dynamics that play in these sibling relationships and friendships, and also getting to experience the greater world of these characters was everything my heart needed. I could not get enough of the banter, of the quick wit, of the brains at play. I loved getting to see Ben and Harriet navigate through those relationships and dynamics, those interactions and moments. It had me truly consumed in everything I was reading and just loving all of the moments with these characters. Plus, it was just about everything to see so many relationships evolve and heal and just come to be in this book with this whole family. My heart needed that with this group. So so much.

I also just have to say that if there’s one thing you need to know about the Cobalts it’s that they are in this together. Fiercely. Loyally. No matter what. They show up for each other, they will definitely push each other‘s buttons, and they will definitely out win you at any game, but they most of all, will show up. Every. Single. Time. Anywhere they’re needed. With genuine hearts and a definite quick wit. Getting to see that explored and experienced in real time over the course of this book with Ben and Harriet honestly just made me love the Cobalts even more. Their relationships and dynamics may be complicated at times, but never doubt that they are there for one another, and that they will always show up together when it really matters. This book personified that idea and it hit me square in the heart in the best way.

Cobalts. Together. Forever.

I cannot wait to see what the rest of the series brings for them. I truly am already counting down the days to the next moment I am with them all because I could live in their dynamics for the rest of time. Truly. And very happily.

Like I said at the start of this review, if there’s one thing you take away from it, it’s that you need to read this book. You need to experience the pull that is Ben and Harriet. The way they compliment each other. The way they push each other. The way they feel absolutely everything for one another. The way that they turn their world upside down and help each other find which truly real. The way that they just seemingly understand and get each other, but more than that, the way they show up for one another in this book while simultaneously falling head over heels for one another, will have you just melting. And swooning. And feeling the heat and heart and depth and truth of what they share. And honestly, it doesn’t get better than that.

It doesn’t get better than them.

Krista and Becca Ritchie have created the most incredible introduction to a new series that is sure to steal your heart. And all of the rest of your emotions while it’s at it. Ben and Harriet truly deliver an authentic, layered, and emotional story in their book. They had me crying at times, they had me melting at others, and they honestly just had me in awe of what they were feeling and experiencing together. And I just loved it. I loved them. With my whole heart. And I don’t want it back because what these characters so authentically give you with themselves, with each other, with what they share and build together over the course of this book will give you the most incredible reading experience. But more than that it will just give you them, in truest way, while also giving you the most real and authentic love story between these two. I can’t say it enough. You feel what they share in your bones with how these authors allow you to seamlessly interweave yourself into the hearts of these characters, and it’s perfection. It truly is, and I couldn’t have asked for more.

Burn Bright is an effervescent, incredibly and thoughtfully layered, full of amazingness, love story. It is Ben and Harriet through and through. Authentically. Enthusiastically. Unforgettably. It is diving into the deep end of the Cobalts and their empire in the most perfect and memorable way. And it is a a story that is a testament to hard complicated truths, beautiful endless possibilities, and the evolution of love and connection and compassion.

This book perfectly weaves together a romantic story between two people who feel written in the stars. In more ways than one. It is a story of friendship and family and everything in between. It is a story of love. It is a story of hope. It is a story of keeping all the possibilities open. It is a story of vulnerability and very real emotion and experiences. It is a story of hard times and good ones and all the little and big moments in between.

But most of all it is a story of Ben and Harriet.

Two seemingly opposite people who complete each other in ways they didn’t even know were possible. And getting to experience every morsel of a moment you do with these two across this epic introduction to the series is the best reading experience you could ask for. Trust me. I would know. I just spent hundreds and hundreds of pages with those two and I could not be more in love with their characters, their story, and what these authors so authentically and unforgettably created with them together.

It was everything. And more. So much glorious more.

Together, Ben and Harriet and all the Cobalts will absolutely wow you in this Burn Bright. They might also drive you a tad crazy in the best way and have you simultaneously smirking while shaking your head, but that’s part of their charm. (Trust me.) And you will love it. You will love them. You will love every single second of this book. With your whole heart.

I promise you that. 💙

Save Me by K.A. Tucker is now live! 

Save Me is the second book in the highly addictive Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach series, a spin-off of the Wolf Hotel series.

The last thing I expected to find in Mermaid Beach was love.

Yet, here we are. I, Ronan Lyle, am infatuated with a woman again.

And there is no way in hell I’m losing this one to Henry Wolf.

Some people say I lack purpose.

I’m about to prove them all wrong because my sole purpose in life is to protect Sloane from her billionaire neighbor’s grand plans.

Even if it means my future goes up in flames.

This is the second half of Ronan and Sloane’s story.

Please note: This series is intended for a mature audience.

Available in Paperback and ebook (read for free in Kindle Unlimited)!

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*****5 Absolutely Incredible Stars*****

From the moment I finished Ronan and Sloane’s story in Release Me earlier this summer, I have needed more of the two of them in my life. Those two completely consumed me with everything they had in that book, and that level of consumption and addiction continued in this book because I could not get enough. From the moment I started this book, I could not put it down. I truly meant to just start the book last night, and a few hours later, I was finishing it because I just couldn’t stop reading. I couldn’t stop experiencing everything with these characters. I couldn’t stop living through this fantastic love story between these two. I couldn’t stop loving everything I was getting with them. I just couldn’t stop and more than that, I didn’t want to.

Save Me is the incredible follow up to the first book in this series and it is the perfect conclusion to Ronan and Sloane‘s story. This book gave me everything my heart was hoping for. It definitely had me enraptured in everything they were sharing, and their undeniable connection and pull towards one another. But more than that, it just had me once again in a world of characters that I will never get enough of. K.A. Tucker has fully invested me in everything these two have shared over both of these books, and I cannot tell you enough, how much I absolutely loved every word of their story.

This series and world of characters is surely something special. If you’ve met them, you know that. You know that they are dynamic. You know that they have complicated and funny and real as hell relationships and friendships. You know that there’s just something indescribable about what K.A. Tucker has infused into this world that makes it so alluring. That makes it so Unforgettable. That makes it so you truly cannot get enough. It is addicting. In every way. In every moment. It really is and it’s the best kind of drug being with these characters because you love them and simultaneously can’t get enough of them. You hate them at times. You are blown away by them at others. You are obsessed with them. You are definitely hooked on them and swooning left and right. You’re also laughing your ass off at other times with their back-and-forth and banter.

Simply put, your living and feeling and experiencing everything with them over the course of these two books, the original series, and every moment you get with them….and it’s phenomenal. That combined with the incredible story, has you in it with them in every way, just loving what you’re getting. I felt that through every page of this book and I can’t say it enough. Just like I could say that for every other book, I’ve read with these characters by this author. She truly makes them something special in a way that is completely unique and memorable, and there’s no resisting them.

I promise you that.

Now I don’t want to really reveal too much of what happens in the story because it would really take away from what this book is. Especially because this is the follow up for this couple and you definitely want to experience all of the moments and emotions and feelings and worries and thoughts and everything in between with this couple and all these characters. You deserve that reading experience because it is truly one hell of a reading experience. Like when I tell you, I literally devoured this book because I could not get enough of what these characters gave me in the second book, I mean it with my whole heart. I was addicted. I was consumed. I was fully enraptured. I was invested. I was living and breathing and experiencing it all. And I was completely in love with these characters, what they gave me, what they gave each other, and what they made each other feel and realize over the course of this book.

Getting to experience that as a reader with them as this conclusion to their love story came to life in this book was absolutely everything. It was exactly what I was hoping for and wished for for these characters. It was funny and spicy and just heartfelt and swoony. But more than that, it was just them. It was them fighting for what they wanted, realizing what they truly needed, and sharing all that they could. I couldn’t have asked for more with Ronan and Sloane with what I got with them in this book and over the course of their whole story. It was a story I’ve needed ever since I first met Ronan in the first book in the original series, and it just delivered in every way. It gave me so many new characters to love, it gave me old characters to reminisce and bask with, and it just gave me a fun, spicy, heartfelt, and utterly consuming love story that I absolutely loved every word of.

I have to say that one of my favorite aspects of this book but really this whole duet for this couple was getting to be with the two of them as they realized what they truly wanted. Both of these characters have been through a lot. They’ve been through breakups, people trying to take their businesses and their homes, they’ve been through failed relationships and friendships, they’ve experienced so many ups and downs. But this book and this story really pushed both Ronan and Sloane to think long and hard what they really wanted. What they wanted for themselves, their hearts and their lives, what they wanted for their futures, and what they wanted for those around them. It forced them to have hard conversations with themselves and others. It forced them to realize what was truly there in their hearts. It made them realize what they really felt, and what they were willing to fight for when it truly mattered. It forced them to feel, to truly feel in the realest way and to live in that feeling, no matter how much it might have scared them.

Getting to see that authenticity, that discovery, that vulnerability, that realness with them as they discovered that as it unfolded over both of these books was perfection.

Ronan and Sloane are complicated characters and people in the best way. They’re human. They’re layered. They’re dynamic. There’s so many pieces to them. And I feel like this book especially highlighted that because of what these characters go through, because of what they share, because of what they let themselves feel and give into together. These characters felt so real to me because of how this author developed and created them, because of the connection they shared, and because of the moments I got to experience with them. That made my reading experience with this book. It just had me loving every single second with them because I truly couldn’t stop loving them.

I loved them, flaws and complications and all because they were just true to themselves. They were real. They were honest about their fears and worries and what they felt. They were truthful about being scared out of their minds trying to figure out what came next, especially because it was so different than what they could have ever imagined. They were just themselves through and through, with genuine hearts that felt so much. And no matter what came their way they were so fiercely, loyal and passionate, they had good hearts and intentions, and they felt so much for one another. Getting to be in the heart of that over every moment these characters gave in this book was truly incredible to experience. And it just made my reader heart so happy getting to see and feel and live every moment with them.

Save Me completes the story for Ronan and Sloane, but I think what I loved about it is while it gave a satisfying conclusion to their story, it also leaves many doors and windows open for what could be and what’s to come. And I definitely have hopes that K.A. Tucker will continue to write every character and story and book within this world because I truly can’t say enough how incredible this world of characters are. They’re just encapsulating. They are unique and memorable. They are just the best. Truly. They feel like they’re real people and that you’re friends with them as you watch them live their lives in the world that this author has so unforgettably created. I love that. I love that feel so wholeheartedly connected to every character and story of this world. That truly speaks to what this author infuses and creates with her words that you feel that so deeply and truly.

It really is the best.

This book and the conclusion to this love story was everything. I hoped that it could be for these two. It was another incredible journey with all of these characters and I can’t say enough how much I just loved every single second and moment I read and experience over the course of this book and this entire story. It made me laugh, it definitely had me blushing, it had me melting with what these characters shared and felt together, and it just stole my heart with how real and true they were with each other and themselves as they put it all on the line in this book. Ronan and Sloane definitely both show up ready to give it there all and fight for what could be in this book, and I was here for every single second of it. And so was my heart and all of my feels with what I got with these two. These characters definitely go through a lot, and they definitely make you work for it, but they make it so beyond worth it in every single way. And you will absolutely love another chance at getting to experience the incredibleness that is them and their story and this world.

I can’t say enough good things about Save Me, Release Me, and truly every book in this world, and every book this author has written. She’s one of my favorite authors for a reason. She just puta you in the heart of her stories, gives you memorable and dynamic characters that you are surely not going to forget, she gives you the best moments with them that you live every breath of, and she just gives you unforgettable love stories that you will be invested in in every way. There’s no resisting the effervescent life and love and personality that she infuses into her characters and their stories, and Ronan and Sloane‘s story of the course of these two books was no different. It truly gave me everything and more. And I loved every single second of it.

Release Me & Save Me are the books of the summer for me. They are truly the perfect summer read, they bring all the fiery and flirty and fun vibes, but they also deliver an incredible story that you will feel and love every breath of. You will be completely invested in everything you get with Ronan and Sloane, you will love the antics and memorable moments with all of these characters, but most of all you will just love the genuine and consuming love story you get to experience. These books are the best of everything and you will love them. Every word, every page, every moment. And more.

There truly is no resisting the electric connection and pull between Ronan and Sloane, and you will just LOVE what those two give you with their whole hearts. I know I did. And I already miss those two with my whole heart because they’re just the best. And their story just stole my heart in every way, and I just loved it. I loved it and I loved them so so very much. And I know you will too. I’m pretty sure it’s actually impossible not to love those two and their charming, unforgettable selves. And that’s just part of what makes them the best. End of.