Dog-Eared Daydreams

Fighting for Rain (Rain #2) by BB Easton Date Released: January 16, 2020
About Fighting for Rain The world was supposed to end on April 23, but Rainbow Williams’s world ended days before that. 
The mass hysteria caused by the impending apocalypse claimed everything she’d ever loved. Her family. Her city. Her will to live. 
Until she met him. 
Wes Parker didn’t have anything left for the apocalypse to take…he’d already lost it all by the time he was nine-years-old. His family. His home. His hope of ever being loved. 
Until he met her. 
Brought together by fate and bound by a love that would last lifetimes, Rain and Wes were prepared to die together on April 23. 
They were not prepared for what would happen on April 24.



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An Excerpt from Fighting for Rain “Did I pass?” Rain asks as I stop at the bottom of the tree house ladder to give her a hand up.

“I…

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Social Butterfly PR.
The world was supposed to end on the 23rd of April, but Rainbow Williams and Wes Parker lost everything that mattered prior to that deadline--their families, their homes, the lives they'd led. But the date has come and gone, and now, it's the 24th of April, with Rain and Wes coming to terms with both their reality and the unknown. Their situation is far from simple and new complications aren't just on the horizon--they're coming without warning and coming in strong. They vowed to be by each other's side going forward, but who will crack first under the pressure?

Ah, this book has me wishing the days would speed by at a faster clip because I seriously need to get my greedy hands on the third and final novel. I mean, come on?! Can you blame me, what with that ending BB Easton left fans and readers with?!? Gah! If you're going to read this book, you need to do two things first:…

Herd That (The Valentine Boys #1) by Lani Lynn Vale Date Released: January 21, 2020
About Herd That His Wranglers fit him like a glove. A really tight, leaving nothing to the imagination, glove. Codie wants nothing more than to shove that Wrangler-covered butt straight into the mud.
Ace Valentine has a smart mouth, a devil-may-care attitude, and those wicked eyes aimed directly at her.
She doesn’t know what to do with that kind of attention. Especially not from the sweet-talking man that has no problem charming every woman that enters his orbit—everyone but her, at least.
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Ace isn’t sure why Codie Spears had her panties in a twist when it comes to him, but every snub and insult she hurls his way brings him closer and closer to falling for her.
He’s not sure what it is about the town’s bad girl that draws his attention, but every encounter they have leaves him wanting her until there’s nothing else left to do but have her.
The only thing is, she’s been convinced by everyone around h…

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Wildfire Marketing Solutions.
Beginning with this series, I've made it a policy to no longer read the blurbs to any of Lani Lynn Vale's books. I'm still going to read them; I just don't want to read one thing that's written in the blurb and then find out while reading the book that the blurb was far-off. I've enjoyed almost all of Vale's books that I've read so far. Her stories tend to be a bit off-the-wall and has a heavy dose of humor mixed with suspense to them, and experience has shown that her series are interconnected to some degree. She kicks off her new Valentine Boys series with the four brothers of Georgia Pena née Valentine (wife to Nicolas Pena, Double Tap, book two of Code 11 KPD SWAT). My bit of advice? Read Georgia's book before diving into this new series starter. There is some very heavy family history when it comes to the Valentines, and while it is mentioned in thi…

Fade In (Tales of Bryant #3) by V.L. Locey Release Date: January 20, 2020
About Fade In Will Devon and Caiden discover that their new love is a wrap after the filming ends?
Weddings, champagne, and slow dancing. It’s a lethal combination and one that has led film student Devon Maxwell into one awkward predicament. Brought in at the last minute to help his friends Isamu and Brian during their Bryant Park wedding, Devon was not prepared for Caiden Dell to sweep into his life. The spark of attraction between him and the hip film executive was instantaneous. That spark led them right into Caiden’s big bed for a night of pleasure that Devon will never be able to duplicate no matter how many takes life gives him.
To make things even more complicated, Caiden offers the recently vacated job of office intern to him. He’d be a fool to turn down an offer to work at Budgie in the Dell, the hottest LGBT film production company in the Big Apple. Looks as if Devon’s hopes of working in film are about to …

Riven Knight (Tin Gypsy #2) by Devney Perry Release Date: January 21, 2020

About Riven Knight Genevieve Daylee didn’t expect to be standing in front of a judge on her twenty-seventh birthday. But ever since her life became entangled with a former motorcycle gang, she’s learned not to expect anything but trouble.
Her mother, a woman she once admired and adored, is gone, leaving behind a trail of secrets and lies. She’s living in a tiny apartment above a garage owned by her brother, a man who loathes her very existence. And the father she met beside her mother’s grave is as much of a stranger as Isaiah Reynolds, the broken man with soulless eyes standing beside her in front of the judge.
Isaiah is her protector from the murderer at large in Clifton Forge. Though he’s more like a riven knight in dented armor than a prince on a white stallion. She knows next to nothing about him, other than he works as a mechanic. As of tonight, he’ll be sharing her bathroom.
And, according to the judge, Isai…

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author.
Last night, he'd let down his guard.Last night, I'd fallen asleep in his arms.And last night, I'd stopped pretending I wasn't in love with my husband.
I have been itching to get my hands on Genevieve Daylee and Isaiah Reynolds's story from the moment I was done with the Tin Gypsy series starter, Gypsy King. After the events in book one, as well as that peek into what could be awaiting Genevieve and Isaiah in book two, I needed to know how everything would play out, and suffice it to say, Devney Perry penned one hell of an intriguing story in Riven Knight. Because there's one particular story line that was left unresolved the first book that carries over in this second book, I highly recommend that Gypsy King and Riven Knight be read in order. Trust me, you'll be happy you did because both books are so intoxicatingly addictive.

When Genevieve Daylee and Isaiah Reynolds get married, it isn't o…