July 8, 2021 – Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Release Date: July 8

Nathan Bailey was the one that got away…or so I thought.

After leaving our hometown of Sweet Valley, Tennessee, for college,

He never looked back….

Until ten years later, when he walked into my bakery.

The now billionaire tech-mogul is back in town and has his eyes set on me.

He’s no longer the boy next door.

Tall, dark, and handsome, he’s all man now

His sweet-talking is impossible to ignore; it’s almost as delicious as my bundt cakes.

Can I take a chance on my first crush and hope he won’t break my heart for a second time?

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Samantha Lind is a contemporary romance author. Having spent the first 27 years of her life in Alaska, she now calls Iowa home where she lives with her husband and two sons.

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Attracting Your Life

July 8, 2021July 4, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Non fiction / Self Help / Goal Setting

Published Date: May 11, 2021

Publisher: Elite Online Publishing

Tap Into Your Greatness

Learn to identify the hindering blocks you have and start the process of tapping into your greatness. Your past thoughts created your current reality. You can reprogram your current views and thoughts to create your future. The concepts covered in this book include:

● Knowing Who You Are

● The Power of Manifestation

● How To Reprogram Your Thoughts

● The Law of Oneness

● The Importance of Abundance Mentality

● Creativity and Imagination Exist In Each of Us

● How To Ask The Right Questions To Unlock Your Potential

● How To Use Affirmations Correctly

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Mija spent years studying, learning and developing her abilities. She is a Certified Life Coach and Reiki Master Teacher and is versed in a number of modalities that she uses in her toolkit to serve her clients. These include trauma healing, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Akashic Record reading, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) & TFT (Thought Field Therapy). She hosted a Podcast titled, “Attracting Your Life” which is now archived on iHeart Radio. And most recently, Mija has begun studies at Northwestern University in clinical counseling. Mija lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two children. She enjoys reading, watching movies and spending time outdoors hiking and biking with her family.

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Before Us There Was Him by Lou Stock

July 8, 2021July 4, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Before Us There Was Him

Lou Stock

Standalone Contemporary Romance

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Ten years ago, Lucas Benson fell into my life. We lived like nomads together for years, traveling the country, never looking behind us, living for nothing but each day and each other. But then everything fell apart… especially my heart. Five years later and my wanderlust years were behind me. New York was now my home. I had everything, including a new man and a plan. At least I that’s what I thought… until Lucas walked back into my life and stole my breath away with one cocky smile.

A smile that could change everything…

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Lou Stock has always lived in a world of her own, continuously lost in her imagination. Whether in the forests that backed up to her home in Aberdeen when she was only six years old. The unique landscape of Singapore she discovered at eight, or the rolling woodlands that rolled up to Dartmoor during her teen years, there have always been new worlds to explore.

Now an adult living in Oakhurst, Texas, she lives with the forest surrounding her, encouraging plenty more stories to tell. She now has too many. When she’s not writing, Lou can be found hanging out with her family—playing with her crazy cats and pup or sitting at the computer lost in the creativity of her successful graphic design business, LJDesigns.

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Owned by the Bratva King

July 8, 2021July 15, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

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She’s been mine since the second I saw her.

It would be easy to say I have no business even looking at a girl like River Finn. She’s too young. Too innocent. Too much my daughter’s best friend.

That is, until the gorgeous forbidden fruit becomes my business. A rival bratva kingpin wants her. I want his empire. Kidnapping her as leverage should be an easy, simple business arrangement.

Except there’s nothing easy or simply about this. Not when she captures my piercing gaze. Not when she leaves me hungry and wanting. Not when her sassy mouth and dangerous curves make me weak.

But my world is strength and brutality. There’s no place in it for softness like River. There’s no room for the long-forgotten, smoldering feelings she ignites in me.

Touching her could destroy my empire. Keeping her could start a war. And yet, possession is nine-tenths of the law.

River has no business being in my world. But now, I’m making it my business to make sure she never leaves.

She’s mine—finders, keepers.

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

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Hate To Love You – Ember Davis

July 8, 2021July 15, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Title: Hate To Love You

Series: Stranger Shoot Series #3

Author: Ember Davis

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Are you interested in participating in a stranger photo session? It’s a fun way to meet someone new and take part in a unique experience. If you are single and in the Denver area, please fill out the form below. I will pair people as I see fit. All sessions will be free. I will post pictures from each shoot on social media. Each stranger session is different and will depend on the pair.
Maybe your soul mate is just a look away.
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GWEN

Planning events is my life and I love it; it’s the only thing I’m good at. I love the smiles on people’s faces, the memories they make, and the fun being had. I don’t even have hobbies. Building my small business takes up all my time.

I thought Ellie was joking when she told me she wanted to set me up with one of her stranger photo sessions. She insisted that she had the perfect guy to pair me with. I went along with it, but I should have asked more questions.

The man I turn around and see isn’t a stranger, though we’ve never met. He’s the one man in the entire city of Denver who makes my blood boil and annoys me with only a whisper of his name. Benjamin Patterson. He has no idea how good he has it or how hard I hustle to get every client. It’s not Ellie’s fault, but this photo session was doomed before it began.

BENJAMIN

I signed up to do a stranger photo shoot because I lost a bet. It was stupid, I knew I was going to lose. I always lose to Gwen Mclean. I’ve never even met the woman. Her business is all about personalized care, but I have to bring in the numbers for my boss at Unlimited Events or my job is on the line.

We might plan celebrations, but there’s no time for niceties when it comes to business. I’m ruthless every time I know we’re going after the same client. It’s not personal until I’m looking into her eyes.

I’m not expecting Gwen to be the woman I’m paired with for the photo session, but I’d know her anywhere. She acts like she hates me, but I see the truth. I’m not going to let her keep pretending. I’m going to make her mine.

If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. My Stranger Shoot Series are novellas that take place within the Denver Family world but is not part of the main timeline. Each book can be read as a standalone. Don’t be surprised to see characters from the Denver Family, other than Ellie, pop in.

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6.23.21: Off Limits

6.30.21: First Look

7.7.21: Hate to Love You

7.14.21: Blast From the Past

7.21.21: Timeless Connection

7.28.21: Less Than Strangers

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Ember Davis loves alpha heroes with a range of emotions, but a strong sense of how to take care of their women. She loves her heroines from all walks of life, just like her heroes, and she wants them to be real and relatable. Her heroines tend to be sassy, opinionated and smart.

Ember is a stay at home mom of two who recently refound her love of books and all things romance and is so glad that she did. She’s always been creative but writing and creating stories that she would love to read that satisfies the dreams she had as a little girl. She loves butterflies, the color purple and enjoying time with her family.

Pssst…it’s totally a pen name, but everything above is 100% true.

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Scarred by Vera Hollins

July 8, 2021July 15, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Title: Scarred

Series: Bullied #5

Author: Vera Hollins

Genre: Enemies to Lovers High School Romance

Cover Design: Rasha Savic

Release Date: August 30, 2021

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Three years ago, I became a shell of the girl I’d once been, left to pick up the pieces of my soul. I’d decided I wasn’t going to let anyone walk all over me or bring me down, and I was surviving just fine. But then I met him. Masen Brown.

I call him Barbie, though. Or Pudding Face. Or Walking STD. The list of insults goes on and on, I hate him that much. He’s rotten to the core, a bully, a womanizer, and the cockiest guy I’ve ever met.

So, I’m going to teach him his place. One way or another.

He doesn’t give in without a fight. He strikes back each time, though I’m not one to give up or be intimidated. He’s going to see he’s finally met his match in me.

So, either he’ll learn his lesson, or I’m going to make him learn it.

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Vera Hollins is the author of the Bullied series, which has amassed over 30 million reads online since 2016. She loves writing emotional, dark, and angsty love stories that deal with heartbreak, mental and social issues, and finding light in darkness.

She’s been writing since she was nine, and before she knew it, it became her passion and life. She particularly likes coffee, bunnies, angsty romance, and anti-heroes. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, plotting her next book with as many twists as possible, and watching YouTube.

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Twisted Games by Ana Huang

July 8, 2021July 15, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Title: Twisted Games

Series: Twisted #2

Author: Ana Huang

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Quirah Casey,

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Release Date: July 29, 2021

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She can never be his…but he’s taking her anyway.

Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.

He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her.

Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash.

Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he’s faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.

Because she’s his.

His princess.

His forbidden fruit.

His every depraved fantasy.

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Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.

But when her brother abdicates, she’s suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.

And as she navigates the intricacies—and treacheries—of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can’t have.

Her bodyguard.

Her protector.

Her ultimate ruin.

Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom…and doom them both.

Twisted Games is a contemporary royal bodyguard romance. It’s book two of the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.

Warning: This book contains a possessive alpha hero, explicit sexual content, and profanity.

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“Please.” Bridget spun toward me, fury and something infinitely sadder glittering in her eyes. “Every time I so much as smile at a man, you bulldoze your way between us like a territorial bear. Why is that, Mr. Larsen? Especially when you told me in no uncertain terms when we first met that you don’t get involved in your clients’ personal lives.”

I didn’t answer, but my jaw continued to tick in rhythm with my pulse. Tick. Tick. Tick. A bomb waiting to go off and blow up our lives as knew it.

“Maybe…” Bridget’s expression turned contemplative as she took a step toward me. Mistake number one. “You want to be in their place.” She smiled, but the haunted look remained in her eyes. “Do you want me, Mr. Larsen? The princess and the bodyguard. It would make a nice story for your buddies.”

Mistake number two.

“You want to stop talking now, Your Highness,” I said softly. “And be very, very careful what you do next.”

“Why?” Bridget took another step toward me, then another, until she was less than a foot away. “I’m not afraid of you. Everyone else is, but I’m not.” She placed her hand on my chest.

Mistake number three.

Her gasp hadn’t fully left her throat before I’d spun her around and bent her over the nearby dresser, one hand gripping her chin and forcing her head back while the other closed around her throat. My cock pressed into her ass, hard and angry.

I’d been on edge all night. Hell, I’d been on edge for two years. The moment Bridget von Ascheberg entered my life, I’d been on a countdown to destruction, and tonight might just be the night everything went to hell.

“You should be, princess. You wanna know why?” I growled. “Because you’re right. I do want you. But I don’t want to kiss or make love to you. I want to fuck you. I want to punish you for mouthing off and letting another man put his hands on you. I want to yank up that tiny fucking dress of yours and pound into you so hard you won’t be able to walk for days. I want all those things, even though I can’t have them. But if you don’t stop looking at me like that…” I tightened my grip on her chin and throat. She stared at me in the mirror, her lips parted and her eyes dark with heat. “I might take them anyway.”

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Ana Huang is an author of primarily steamy New Adult and contemporary romance. Her books contain diverse characters and emotional, sometimes twisty roads toward HEAs (with plenty of banter and spice sprinkled in). Besides reading and writing, Ana loves traveling, is obsessed with hot chocolate, and has multiple relationships with fictional boyfriends.

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Sweet Dreams Series Box Set by Sarah Peis

July 8, 2021July 15, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Title: Sweet Dreams Series Box Set

Author: Sarah Peis

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: July 8, 2021

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Find out what happens when cute meets alpha in this “hilarious and heartwarming” series.

This box set includes five standalone small town romantic comedies.

This box set includes:

Some Call It Love

A mistaken arrest, an unpaid debt and a trip to Vegas with my broody boss. What can possibly go wrong?

Some Call It Temptation

When the one person I really want is the one I can’t have things tend to get complicated. Because I need my job. And he is my boss.

Some Call It Fate

Call me a cynic, but after the mess I made of my life I didn’t think a happily-ever-after was what fate had in store for me. And then I met Oliver. He thinks we’re meant to be. Too bad I didn’t believe in love anymore.

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Sleeping hot guy? Check.

Fancy hotel room? Check.

The only thing covering me—a sheet? Check.

Ring on my finger? Check.

Fu*trumpet. Why is there a ring on my finger?

Some Call It Devotion

What would you do if you found out you’re married, but can’t remember your wedding? Well, I’m about to find out (once I’ve tracked down my husband).

Note from the author: In order not to get kicked out of the good (okay goodish…. fine, sometimes good) girls club, I’d like to point out that I write steamy romcoms and my characters use bad language (sometimes) and like to get it on. There’s no cheating and all my books have a HEA.

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Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan

July 8, 2021July 15, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan is releasing July 15th!

Series: Mason Creek, Book 8 – Standalone
Genre: Small Town Romance
Trope: Second Chance Romance, Single Parent

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Laken

Until Grayson walked into my bookstore, I thought happily ever afters were just fairy-tale endings. Looking every bit the handsome hero, his intensity creates sparks I’ve never dared to dream about. The single dad of adorable twin girls doubles as a firefighter by day. But there’s more. Grayson is also my old high-school crush.

My feelings for Grayson haven’t changed, but everything else has.

Grayson

Having lost my wife three years ago, my world revolves around raising my daughters. Then one day, I look up and see past my grief, and there stands Laken. This beautiful, kind-hearted woman has been under my nose my entire life, and now, just when I need her most, she’s here- loving my daughters like her own. But guilt can’t be reasoned with, especially when finding love again.

I’ve learned the hard way that second chances don’t happen often. So, when I’m lucky enough to get mine, I’m going to embrace it with everything I have.

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