Dog-Eared Daydreams

Note: This ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. Cole Chambers is a celebrity chef who has a hard-earned reputation for being a perfectionist and it's that perfection that has made him a wealthy man with restaurants that people line up for. He expects a great deal from his employees, so when a new chef at his LA-based restaurant Knife tweaks with a recipe of his, he wants to have a word with his newest chef who has no clue that the guy she cusses at for questioning her cooking is her employer. Instead of firing her, Cole takes an interest in Willow (whose last name isn't mentioned in the story), both professionally and personally. There's a fire in her belly that he admires and respects, and he can't deny that he's attracted to the talented chef. When Willow's ambitions run into conflict with Cole's own plans for his restaurant empire, things come to a head. Maybe it's true--too many cooks spoil the broth...and one hot ...

Mr. Right Now by Lila Monroe Release Date: July 30, 2017 About Mr. Right Now “I’m face-down in forty glorious inches of well-endowed cake, seriously reassessing my life choices, when suddenly I hear it. The voice that launched a thousand teenage boy-band dreams. My #1 crush, Drew Delaney himself.” Ten years ago, Drew was boy-band royalty: the subject of a million teenage fantasies—and the guy next door. He was so far out of my league, I couldn’t see him for stars, but now I’m back in town for our high-school reunion, guess who I run into but Mr. Right-Now himself… Older. Hotter. And still sexy enough to make me forget about the glittery white frosting currently smeared across my chest. Sparks are flying, and so are my panties, and soon, our trip down memory lane has taken a detour to ‘oh my god, don’t stop!’. Population: me.  But can I turn Mr. Right-Now into Mr. Forever? Or will crazed fans, vicious yoga moms, and three dozen c#ck-sicles (don’t ask) do...

Note: This ARC was provided by the author via Give Me Books Promotions in exchange for an honest review. I think it's safe to say that many of us have had at least one crush on a member of a boy band, or a pop princess if that's more of your thing. And hey, you don't even have to tell me whether that crush was when you were a teen or now as an adult. The thing is, there's something about boy bands that have made the female population, regardless of age, all a-flutter. We sing along to their songs, dance to their upbeat ditties, and sigh and swoon when they start talking. So, of course, there was no resisting a romantic comedy about a young woman with dreams of opening her own bakery and whose fantasy re-enters her life at the most awkward of moments. Oh, that fantasy? He happens to be a former member of a boy band that hit it big a few years back. And he also happens to be her best friend's older brother. And did I mention he was back in their hometown and t...

Hope Restored (Gallagher Brothers #3) by Carrie Ann Ryan Date Released: July 25, 2017 About Hope Restored The Gallagher Brothers series from NYT bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan concludes with the final brother who thought he had everything to look forward to and the one woman who can handle him. Life isn’t worth living if you don’t fight to live. That’s what Murphy Gallagher learned at a young age when cancer ravaged his body not once, but twice. Over the course of his survival, he lost his parents and his childhood, but he’s been healthy for years and has become a man he hopes his family is proud of. But when his world tilts on its axis yet again, he’ll have to learn what it means to fight not only the unknown but also his attraction to his best friend. Tessa Stone works hard and plays harder. She’s spent her life trying to figure out who she is in the present rather than looking back. Yet when she’s forced into close proximity with Murphy, she’ll have to ...

Note: This ARC was provided by the author via InkSlinger PR in exchange for an honest review. This is the third review in a row that has me saying goodbye to a series that I've grown fond of. Sigh. Over the span of three books, I've adored getting to know Graham, Owen, and Murphy Gallagher, who make up the Gallagher Brothers series. One other brother, Jake, already got his story told in Montgomery Ink , the original series that made Carrie Ann Ryan such a favorite with romance readers. Gallagher Brothers was my first ever Carrie Ann Ryan series read, so I have yet to get around to reading those books but hope to have time much later this year to finally check those of my never-ending to-be-read list. Still, I felt like I got to know Jake and the family he's created for himself by way of the stories that featured his three other brother more prominently. But I digress once again. Where was I? Ah yes, the final Gallagher brother gets his story told in Hope Restored , ...

All or Nothing at All (Billionaire Builders #3) by Jennifer Probst Date Released: July 25, 2017 Gallery Books About All or Nothing at All New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst invites readers to spend one last time with the Pierce Brothers in this third volume of the Billionaire Builders series. All or Nothing at All  is an all-new, heart-wrenching, and sexy contemporary romance perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins or Julie James. Tristan Pierce left the family business to carve out a life of his own, but never forgot his passionate affair with the much younger, inexperienced Sydney Greene, or the hurtful breakup that tore him apart. When he’s forced to return home and face his past, will he be able to carve out a future, or will lies ruin his second chance at love? Sydney Greene loved Tristan her entire life but when he left, he took not only her heart, but her trust along with him. Now that they’re together again, it’s time they both face the b...

Note: This ARC was provided by Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books in exchange for an honest review. I can't believe this series is over already! Gah! Jennifer Probst closes out Billionaire Builders , her contemporary romance series with a mix of blue-collar and white-collar courtesy of three brothers who are in the home building and renovating business with one in charge of construction, the other in furniture designing and making, and one more in architecture and design. The Pierce brothers--Caleb, Dalton, and Tristan--had gone their separate ways, their bond fracturing after the death of their beloved mother, the same mother who they discovered had died with another man by her side. She had left her husband and three sons behind, and that feeling of betrayal and not knowing what was real and what wasn't had the brothers following their own paths. Upon the death of their controlling father, the family-owned construction business only falls fully in their hands if they...