The Way Back by Melissa Toppen

Title: The Way Back

Author: Melissa Toppen

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 23, 2021

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Time heals all wounds…

That’s what they say anyway.

But I believe some wounds never actually heal.

Like the hole left in my heart where Jake used to be.

The pain a permanent reminder of what I had, and what I lost.

A piece of me died with him that day.

A part of myself I thought I’d never get back.

But then he happened.

Zayne…

Unexpected and exciting, he’s everything I shouldn’t want and yet somehow, exactly what I need.

He challenges me in a way I’ve never been challenged.

He makes me see the person I used to be- the happy carefree girl with her whole life ahead of her.

It doesn’t matter that he’s older than me, or that he’s my brother’s closest friend.

All that matters is how he makes me feel…

Alive.

*The Way Back was originally released in 2014 as the Two Hearts Duet.

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Melissa Toppen is a USA Today Bestselling Author who specializes in New Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for Romance and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read. 

Melissa resides in Cincinnati Ohio with her husband and two children, where she writes full time.

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4 Push My Buttons Stars!!!  A beautiful story with grit and heart!

Grace has just graduated college and is headed off on a family vacation before starting her dream job as a writer in New York City.  On this trip, she meets her brother's best friend Zayne.  And while they both know they can't do anything because of her brother's hands-off rule, there's instant chemistry and connection.  Zayne is a complete jerk and he knows it and he's totally fine with it.  But with that, he also knows how to push Grace to her limits so she can see what she's worth.  Despite the rules and despite Zayne's attitude these two can't stay away from each other... but how long can that last... with Grace's past demons and Zayne's no-nonsense attitude.

This book will push your buttons and frustrate you, but it's so worth the read.  It will pull at your heartstrings and tug on your tear ducts, but again so worth it! Melissa Toppen knows how to write an emotional book that will suck you in!

The Last Good Liar by Sylvie Stewart

Release Date: March 4

They say the truth will set you free, but they've never met a liar like me.

I know his type: slick, stupid, and so far up his own ass it’s a miracle he can still breathe. In other words, he’s exactly what I’m looking for.

ANDIE:

Love is fake and so are most people. That’s why I prefer to keep it real by speaking my mind, using posers for my own devices, and protecting what’s mine. So when Ponch Amante swaggers up to my front door with his smirky face and annoying charm, all I see is a solution to a problem. If he agrees to be my fake boyfriend, I can get out from under my parents’ blackmail scheme to pair me up with one of their sanctimonious Ivy League spawns of Satan. Anything would be preferable to that—even putting up with Ponch for a few weeks. I, of all people, can resist a guy like him, right?

PONCH:

I know her type: frigid ballbuster with a huge chip on her shoulder. She wouldn’t know good sex if it hit her between her creamy white thighs. But the family she works for owns half the town, including the building I want to rent for my new motorcycle gear shop. One word from her can get me the shop, so if she needs a fake boyfriend for whatever crazy plan she has, I’ll be her fricking Prince Charming on a white Harley. It’s a no-risk investment as far as I’m concerned because there’s no way in hell I’d ever fall for someone like Andie. And that’s no lie.

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USA Today bestselling author Sylvie Stewart is addicted to Romantic Comedy and Contemporary Romance, and she’s not looking for a cure. 

She hails from the great state of North Carolina, so it’s no surprise that most of her books are set in the Tar Heel state. She’s a wife to a hilarious dude and mommy to ten-year-old twin boys who tend to take after their father in every way. Sylvie often wonders if they’re actually hers, but then she remembers being a human incubator for a gazillion months. Ah, good times.

Sylvie began publishing when her kids started elementary school, and she loves sharing her stories with readers and hopefully making them laugh and swoon a bit along the way. If she’s not in her comfy green writing chair, she’s probably camping or kayaking with her family or having a glass of wine while binge-watching Hulu. Or she’s been kidnapped—so what are you doing just sitting there?!!

 

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4 Lie to Me Stars!!!  Opposites definitely do attract!

Andie has always been known as a good liar and knows exactly how to get away with things.  But now she has to get out of an arranged relationship her parents have set up.  Soooooo, she needs a fake boyfriend.  And Ponch is just the guy for the job.  Ponch is willing to go for the fake relationship because he needs a favor from her.  He wants to rent a building for his motorcycle shop, that her parents own.  These two know they'll never fall for each other and never develop feelings for each other... what could possibly go wrong?

This was a fun book to read.  It definitely sucks you in and while you will want to slap some sense into both the characters you'll definitely have moments of giggling.  Great book!

Played by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland

 Release Date: February 25

He's a rock star.

She's a waitress.

He's about to rock her world.

Certified behavioral counselor (and former band groupie) Becca Forrester needs a break. Taking a leave of absence from her job, she moves into the apartment over her parents’ garage, and clinches a gig waitressing at a dive bar known for bringing in big name musicians.

Cedric “Linx” Lincoln is a certified rock star. Bassist for the hugely popular rock band, Dimefront, he’s in Denver while the band is on hiatus a-freaking-gain. He's looking for something—anything—to keep him occupied until they can all get back to making music. When he saunters into his friend’s bar, he finds the perfect diversion.

Becca’s presence is a breath of fresh air. The sizzle she ignites in him is precisely what he needs. Bonus: no-stress, no-strings hookups are his specialty. But when things between them tip toward serious, his band implodes, and Becca's leave of absence ends, they’re forced to decide what their “real” lives should look like. Maybe there’s room for an encore…

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USA Today Bestselling Author Christina Hovland lives her own version of a fairy tale—an artisan chocolatier by day and romance writer by night. 

Born in Colorado, Christina received a degree in journalism from Colorado State University. Before opening her chocolate company, Christina’s career spanned from the television newsroom to managing an award-winning public relations firm. 

She’s a recovering overachiever and perfectionist with a love of cupcakes and dinner she doesn’t have to cook herself. A 2017 Golden Heart® finalist, she lives in Colorado with her first-boyfriend-turned-husband, four children, and the sweetest dogs around.

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4 Fun and Flirty Stars!!!  Bekkah and Linx are perfection!

Bekkah is a behavioral counselor but she's taking a break from that working as a waitress at a hot little bar.  She enjoys watching the up-and-coming bands play and maybe occasionally hooks up with sexy bandmates.  Cedric "Linx" is annoyed with his current bandmates because they're constantly taking breaks and all he wants to do is make music.  Brek, the owner of Brek's decides to keep Linx in line and has him work behind the bar.  Bekkah and Linx have a few fun flings together but want to keep it strictly fun, nothing serious... but when feelings get involved all bets are off.

This was such a fun and flirty read!  I had a hard time putting the book down.  You'll definitely get a crush on Linx and love Bekkah's no-nonsense attitude.  Christina Hovland definitely knows how to write a book that will hook you!

Torque: A Bad Boy Next Door Romance (Burns Brothers, #4) by Gillian Archer

Title: Torque: A Bad Boy Next Door Romance

Series: Burns Brothers #4

Author: Gillian Archer

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 18, 2021

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She’s his little sister’s best friend—totally off limits. But then again, this tattooed bad boy has never followed the rules.

Maddie:

I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t in love with Nathan Burns. We met when I was six and twenty years later, I love him still. But he’ll never see me as anything other than his little sister’s best friend—a pest—if he even thinks of me that much. I’ve got to face facts. He’s not into me. He’ll never be into me.

It’s beyond time to move on.

Nathan:

I swear I blinked and my little sister’s best friend—a woman who’s about as off-limits as it can get—grew up. And she’s hot as hell. When did that happen? It doesn’t help that she’s everywhere now—at our weekly family dinner nights, sleeping on my brother’s couch next door, lying out in our complex’s swimming pool in a barely-there bikini. And who are these losers hanging around her lately? None of them are worthy of the woman she’s become. Then again, neither am I.

And when I stumble across her profile on a hook up app, all bets are off.

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To say I wasn’t in a great mood would be an understatement. I went to bed pissed off at my brothers, the production company, and most of the world—and woke up the same way. If not worse.

Although the honey sunning at the side of the pool was a pleasant distraction.

Hello, hottie.

I couldn’t see her face—she was on her stomach with her head turned away from the building, but her body was banging—curvy and plump in that way that got me hard with just one look. Her dark chocolate hair was up in one of those messy buns girls liked to do to keep their hair out of their face. It was easy to imagine it coming down her back in a luscious curtain. And me holding it in a fist as I knelt behind her…

Fuck.

I hadn’t met whoever had moved into the end unit, but it was past time that I introduce myself.

Ducking inside, I stripped down, pulled on board shorts and my favorite pair of flip flops. After grabbing a towel, some book Sabrina had been nagging me to read, and a pair of sunglasses, I shut and locked my door behind me and made for the pool.

I didn’t have any kind of a plan. Didn’t know what I was going to say. Or do. I figured I’d just wing it.

Reaching the condo’s pool, I tossed my stuff on a lounger. Ms. Hottie was in the same place, only now her head was turned the other way, so I still couldn’t see her face. From all appearances, and despite the book next to her, she was sleeping.

I didn’t want to look like the creeper I was clearly being, so I did the only thing I could think of.

I jumped in.

Diving into the deep end, I started swimming laps. My arms and legs moving in a comfortable rhythm. Soothing. After the second lap, I forgot about the beautiful girl I wanted to talk to. After about the fifth lap, I forgot my anger with my brothers. After the tenth, I forgot about my rage against our producer, James. After my twentieth lap, my stomach started growling.

Damn, I was hungry.

Resting my arms against the edge, I panted a little and took a break. My stomach growled again. Or maybe I was done. I needed breakfast.

“I didn’t know you kept up with your swimming,” Maddie’s voice sounded from my left.

I turned my head and because of the quick glimpse of her I got, I lost my grip. I plunged back into the pool with a splash, water invading my lungs.

Ms. Hottie was Maddie.

Maddie.

As in my little sister’s best friend, Maddie.

The revelation looped in my brain as I fought back to the surface. Breaking through, I coughed as I tried to breathe again. I pulled myself up onto deck, splayed out on my belly. But I didn’t stay there long.

Hands pulled against torso, urging me to my side. I blinked, and Maddie’s face came into focus as she hovered worriedly above me.

“Oh my god. Are you okay? Did you hit your head or something?”

I tried to scoff, but it came out a rough cough and forced more liquid outta me.

“Let’s get you into the recovery position. Hand under your head and this leg bent.”

My eyes crossed as Maddie leaned over me, her plump breasts straining against her itty-bitty bikini and only centimeters from my mouth.

When the hell did little Maddie Roberts get a body like that?

Christ, how had I missed all of this?

“Nathan? Nathan, are you okay? Oh god. I’m just gonna run in and grab Hope. She’s taken some first aid classes for the Boys and Girls Club. She’ll know what to do.”

The panic in her voice snapped me out of my haze. “Maddie, I’m fine.”

My wheezing breaths belied my words, but I’d stopped her from racing away.

Although, given the way her tits bounced with only a few steps, I was kinda sad when she stopped moving.

Fuck, what was wrong with me? This was my little sister’s best friend. Maddie firmly belonged in the friend zone. No matter how little her bikini was and how deliciously she filled it out.

Friend. Zone.

Right, my dick mocked as it pressed against my board shorts. I’d like to get friendly with her.

Fuck my life.

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Gillian has a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering but prefers to spend her time on happily ever after. She writes the kind of stories she loves to read—the hotter the better!

When Gillian’s not pounding away on the keyboard, she can be found surfing the couch indulging in her latest reality tv fixation, baking something ridiculously tasty (and horrible for her waist line) or snuggling with her husband.

Home is currently in the wilds of Nevada with her amazing husband, ridiculously cute kiddo, and goofy dog.

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"Every taste I'd gotten so far had been better than the last. I was more than prepared to overdose on her."

4 Addicted Stars!!! This book shows why it's okay to throw caution at the wind!!!  Go for the girl!

Maddie has had a crush on her best friend's brother for years now, and he doesn't seem to have the same feelings.  When he sees Maddie, he sees a little sister.  Fed up with waiting for him to finally feel the same, Maddie decides to date others.  But one day Nathan finally sees Maddie and realizes that there's more there than familial feelings.  Add in some drama and the relationship isn't as easy as they'd hoped for.

I love This series so much and I'd been waiting for Nathan's story... and Gillian did not disappoint at all!  The angst and push and pull were everything!  This has got to be one of my favorite series to date!!!

Trapped (Bullied, #4) by Vera Hollins

Title: Trapped

Series: Bullied #4

Author: Vera Hollins

Genre: Dark High School Romance

Release Date: February 18, 2021

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Six months ago, I arrived in Enfield looking for a fresh start. Scarred by an old incident, I hoped life in a new town would help me finally accept myself, but I was wrong because the big change brought something way worse. Blake Jones. 

I was on Blake’s radar from the first day of our senior year, when he humiliated me in front of the whole school with a “welcome party.” However, it wasn’t welcoming at all, and it was just the start. 

Day after day, Blake was there to remind me I was fat and worthless, and the coward in me never let me defend myself. 

Until I finally exploded and fought back, right in the middle of class. 

But now? Now I have to pay the price because Blake won’t let it slide. He’ll make sure I regret it. 

Unless I manage to break out of his hatred and my all-consuming fears.

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“I’m aware that I’m not the bravest person out there, but I can change. I want to change.”

“Aww, so touching. Do you want applause? Here.” He clapped his hands hard. Each clap brought me more shame and pain, but I didn’t back down.

“You can mock me all you want, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’ll be out of high school soon and won’t have to see your face ever again.” He clenched his jaw. “One day, I’ll be a better person, but you’ll never change. You’ll always remain this horrible jerk without a heart.” Something flashed in his eyes, and the veins at his temples bulged out. “You’ll stay alone.”

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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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"Blake had been crushing me day by day. He tainted my self-image, to the point where I disliked everything about myself."

4 Bullied Stars!!!  Just when I think I can't be more obsessed with this series, Vera sucks me back in!

Jessica or "Jess" is new to East Willow High.  She's a quiet girl who keeps to herself for the most part and deals with issues from her past.  She's in therapy for numerous things, including an eating disorder.  Blake is the captain of the football team, and basically all American boy!  He gets away with anything and everything with no consequences.  He sets his sights on Jess and that's when the tormenting begins... he pushes her so far over the edge she turns back to her eating disorder.  But when they land in detention together, Jess sees that under that tough exterior lies a boy with issues too, one of them being panic attacks.  And that's when things change...

This series is emotional and at times draining.  But Vera deals with sensitive topics in such a beautiful way.  It's hard not to fall in love with each of these characters.  You're heart breaks for Jess and what she's going through and once we get through Blake's hard exterior, it will break for him too!  This series is definitely worth the one click!

Whatever You Need (Whatever It Takes, #2) by S. Jones

Title: Whatever You Need

Series: Whatever It Takes #2

Author: S. Jones

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 11, 2021

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A one-night stand wouldn't hurt, right? That's what I told myself while I was stranded at the hotel bar in the middle of a snow storm. I thought indulging in a night of passion with the good-looking detective would be a great idea. I couldn't have been more wrong. 

Apparently, seeing him again was inevitable, especially when fate kept putting him in my path. 

I didn’t have time for a relationship. I had a business to run and obligations to honor. But as it turned out, resisting him required more restraint than the set of handcuffs that brought us together in the first place. 

I convinced myself that it was the perfect arrangement. He wasn’t looking for a commitment and I wasn’t in a position to give him one. That was already promised to someone else. 

We might have agreed to keep things simple, but sometimes rules are destined to be broken. 

He told me he would give me Whatever I Need. How can I bring myself to tell him what I need is for him to let me go? 

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“So…” She gestured for me to sit down on the couch. I was disappointed when she took the seat opposite of me. “How did you know where I lived?” 

I cleared my throat and sat up straighter. There was no sense in lying, so I told her the truth. “I looked up your information from the police report.” 

“Ahh,” was all she said, and I was grateful she didn’t seem too bothered by that. 

I pulled on the back of my neck, trying to relieve some of the tension. “Look, I know we weren’t supposed to see each other again, but I really enjoyed my time with you that night. And then when I saw you the other day,” I grinned, hoping she found it just as amusing as I did, “I knew that I needed to seek you out.” 

She crossed her legs, and suddenly memories of them wrapped around my back had my zipper straining against my pants. “Why is that?” she asked, drawing my attention up to her face. 

“Well,” I coughed, “I’d like to think that we both had a good time that night, and I’d like to do that again.” 

She looked appalled at that suggestion. “So, you illegally gained my address, which I’m pretty sure goes against policy, and thought it would be a good idea to show up at my home unannounced and ask for a booty call?” 

My eyes widened. “Shit, that came out wrong. I’m sorry, Amelia. What I’m trying to say is that I’d like to see you again.” 

“With or without my clothes on?” She challenged me with a pointed look. 

Was that a trick question? Judging by the way her blue eyes were turning icy, I’d say not. 

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S. Jones lives in Upstate, N.Y. with her husband, her two teenage children, and her adorable golden retriever Marley. She is a wine lover, coffee drinker, domestic chef, housekeeper, chauffeur, dog walker and world traveler...Oh and she is also a hopeless romantic! When she's not doing laundry, mowing her lawn or taking care of her family, you can usually find her on the computer planning out her next vacation, having a drink with her friends or reading a nice juicy book.

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“So, you illegally gained my address, which I’m pretty sure goes against policy, and thought it would be a good idea to show up at my home unannounced and ask for a booty call?”

4 Cuff Me Stars!!!  Fun and fast read!  I loved it!

Amelia wants a fun night out on the town and is looking to get some drinks.  After a mishap she ends up meeting Marco and that's where the story starts!  I have to say that this book is all things fun and lighthearted, with a touch of suspense!  I was completely invested the minute I started reading and I needed to know what was going to happen next!