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May 17, 2022

#FiveBlushRead #ReviewBlitz ~~ June First by Jennifer Hartmann

Rating: 🌈 💓 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 💓 🌈 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann is LIVE and FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Don’t miss this angsty, forbidden standalone! ONE-CLICK: https://amzn.to/3wlhNrR Christina’s 5 Blush Review  Jennifer Hartmann has become a must-read for me. June First solidified my fandom for life. This book was so so good. It’s one of the best books I’ve read this year.June First isn’t a romance. It’s a love story. Parts of it appear romantic but at its core, this is a love story. What makes it so captivating is that it is forbidden, but in...

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May 2, 2022

Release Blitz & Review ~~ HIS RULE (The Rite Trilogy Book 1) by A. Zavarelli and Natasha Knight

Rating:   HIS RULE (The Rite Trilogy Book 1) by A. Zavarelli and Natasha Knight Release Date: April 26th Genre: Dark Mafia Romance/Secret Society/Captive Romance Stephanie’s 5 Blush Review  Wow! Ashleigh Zavarelli and Natasha Knight pull out all of the stops in His Rule. The journey, the slow burn, hurts sooo good. An enchanting, dark and twisted story. Filled with secret societies, mystery and wild desires. Be warned – it ends on a cliff. One I happily dove off of. There is no cure for a broken spirit. Mercedes and Judge clash as he is entrusted with her care following...

5 Star Reads (the ones that keep us up all night) / Adult Contemporary / Reviews / Reviews by Stephanie / Sports Romance

March 31, 2022

Blog Tour & Five Blush Review ~~ Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden Mills

Rating: “A sexy, fun romance from an author who always delivers.” —Kirkus Reviews Beauty and the Baller, an all-new moving and smoking hot fake relationship standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is available now!   Stephanie’s 5 Blush Review Beauty and the Baller is funny and romantic. It will pull you in and have you laughing out loud! I really loved everything about it. Ronan Smith is a former NFL quarterback who is now a high school football coach in Blue Belle, Texas. He is smart and generous, but his past has left him heartbroken and full...

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January 14, 2022

Review ~~ Bad Boss by Michelle A. Valentine

Rating: Stephanie’s 4 Blush Review Bad Boss is a fast, fun, and sexy read! I read it in one sitting!  Dominic Deluca is the broody, possessive, alpha male that we love! Fiona James is a serious med student. She can be shy at times but is sweet and beautiful. Fiona’s circumstances bring them together – with Dominic as her boss and things heat up! Bad Boss has all the things we love above romance. Insta lust morphs into love. Hot and steamy times. Tattooed, possessive hero. This fast-paced romance will leave you smiling as you read “The End.”   AVAILABLE...

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January 14, 2022

Release Blitz & Review ~~ Prodigal son by Jay Crownover

Rating: PRODIGAL SON (The Forever Marked Series Book 2) by Jay Crownover Release Date: January 12th Genre/Tropes: Single Dad Romance/Childhood Friends-to-Lovers/Destined Lovers Stephanie’s 4 Blush Review Jay Crownover invites us back to the world of the next generation of the Marked Men with careful and thoughtful words about mental health issues, suicide, and loss. A “trigger” warning of sorts. I was not expecting this! Prodigal Son, book #2 of The Forever Marked series unfolded into a heartwarming/heart-wrenching, emotional story of love, loss and so much more. Remy Archer is the life of the party. She is fun and loud. While all of her life...

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November 19, 2021

Kingdom Come by Aleatha Romig

Rating: Release Date: November 16 Stephanie’s 4 Blush Review Another great Underworld Kings story is told! Aleatha Romig brings her own special storytelling to the table. The complicated twists and multiple turns will leave you pulling at your hair. Calculated, descriptive and heart stopping. So much detail! I preferred action. I craved control. I desired power. Welcome to the Kingdom of two families. Each powerful with some dealings that are legal and others that you don’t want to know about! Corruption, imports, exports and other underworld activities. At times the story feels heavy – and then there is a scene that had...

5 Star Reads (the ones that keep us up all night) / Blog Tours / Reviews / Reviews by Stephanie / Young Adult/ New Adult

November 9, 2021

Release Blitz ~~ KINGDOM FALL by A. Zavarelli

Rating:     KINGDOM FALL by A. Zavarelli Release Date: November 9th Genres/Tropes: Dark Mafia Romance Kingdom Fall is part of the Underworld Kings Universe. A multi-author series of standalone books filled with mafia families waging war, danger and violence, arranged and forced marriages, angst, love, and everything in-between. Light or dark, twisted or sweet, the Underworld Kings has something for every reader. STEPHANIE’S 5 BLUSH REVIEW This book!!!! Kingdom Fall is everything! It is raw, passionate, and intense! I loved everything about it! Ashleigh Zavarelli really outdid herself! Alessio Scarrcello, a “Sovereign Son” and part of the secret “Society.” A powerful...

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November 1, 2021

#Reviews~~ ????? ?? ??????? by Jessica Ruben

Rating: ?NOW AVAILABLE? ????? ?? ???????, by International best-selling author Jessica Ruben, is live! This is a new enemies-to-lovers, arranged-marriage, stand-alone romance—with a Mafia twist, that you won’t want to miss! Stephanie’s 4.5 Blush Review Break on Through is a stand-alone in the Sex.Rock.Mafia series. Set in the Mafia world. The men are manly, dominating, strong and in very much “in charge.” The story is a roller coaster of emotions and intensity. Jessica Ruben’s writing will have you picturing the rich cultures and traditions laced throughout the book. Honor, loyalty and family will all be tested. Leo has been betrayed...

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October 27, 2021

Release Blitz ~~ Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Title: Until April Series: Until Her #6 Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: October 26, 2021 Stephanie’s 5 Blush Review Another great romantic read by Aurora Rose Reynolds! Is this really the 10th book in the “Until” series??? Until April continues to give me everything I love – hot, sexy alpha males, intelligent females, chemistry, and lots of steam. Always a 1-click! No one can put a smile on your face and take you to a happy place like Aurora Rose Reynolds! April Mayson is a strong and independent woman. She is a successful realtor and likes...

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July 20, 2021

#BlogTour~Pause by Kylie Scott

Rating: Pause, an all new emotional friends-to-lovers romance from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott is available now! An unpauseable new romance from New York Times bestselling, Audie Award winning author Kylie Scott! When Anna wakes up from a coma after a car crash, she discovers life has gone on without her. Her husband has been unfaithful—with her best friend—and she’s been long since replaced at work. While her old life is a distant memory, her new life feels like an empty shell. Then she meets the stranger who saved her life during the crash, and he changes everything....

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