A Cinderella story set in the dramatic world of reality TV dating shows. My Royal Showmance, an all-new swoon-filled romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake & Blue Box Press is now live! Anika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show. She’s working her way up at the production company she works for and she’s close to achieving some of her dreams. The big boss just wants one thing from her. She’s got a potential problem with the director of The King Takes a Bride and she wants Anika to pose as a production assistant and report back. As the king of a tiny European country, Luca St. Marten knows the world views him as one of the pampered royalty of the world. It couldn’t be further from the truth. His country is hurting and he’s right there on the front lines with his citizens. When he’s asked to do a dating show, his counselors point out that it could bring tourism back to Ralavia. It goes...

Need You Now Maria K. Alexander (A Pelican Bay Novella) Publication date: June 2nd 2024 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance Can two lost souls reunite in time to save her shop and their hearts? Abby O’Connell returned to Pelican Bay to start a new chapter of her life. With the revitalization of the hurricane-ravaged beach town, it’s a perfect time to open the bath and body product shop she’s always dreamed of. But with her place looking more like a construction zone, the risk of not being ready for opening day is high. Just when she thinks things can’t get worse, she takes a fall on the beach, only to be rescued by her sexy surfer ex. Connor Maguire was always the party guy. In recovery from a substance abuse disorder, he’s gotten his act together and now is a partner in a home improvement business and co-host of a reality TV show. Surfing has always been a way to escape his worries while becoming one with the waves. When he witnesses a woman fall on the beach, the ...

A Cinderella story set in the dramatic world of reality TV dating shows. My Royal Showmance, an all-new swoon-filled romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake & Blue Box Press is now live! Anika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show. She’s working her way up at the production company she works for and she’s close to achieving some of her dreams. The big boss just wants one thing from her. She’s got a potential problem with the director of The King Takes a Bride and she wants Anika to pose as a production assistant and report back. As the king of a tiny European country, Luca St. Marten knows the world views him as one of the pampered royalty of the world. It couldn’t be further from the truth. His country is hurting and he’s right there on the front lines with his citizens. When he’s asked to do a dating show, his counselors point out that it could bring tourism back to Ralavia. It goe...

Review: Everyone is Watching - Heather Gudenkauf - March 2024 One of my favorite authors is Heather Gudenkauf as I just love her thrillers. This one was also one of my favorite tropes. A group of people brought together in a game of revenge as they are all connected to the one person who has brought them together. Yet that person isn't revealed till the very last chapter. A new reality TV show is beginning and a group of people have been nominated - these people come from all walks of life and have lived and made mistakes but the enticing promise of winning 10 million dollars as them ticking yes and participating in a series of crazy adventures and dares and winning the challenges - no matter what as in this reality show - if you aren't careful, you could very well end up dead as the producers aren't playing by the rules in this game. Who has set up the game and what is their reason for watching all the players suffering? Everyone is Watching gives readers an insight into t...

Review: Wreck the Halls - Tessa Bailey - October 2023 This particular book comes with a funny story as I ended up with two copies of the title - one from the amazing HarperCollins NZ and the other from The Book Shoppe Box as it happened to be this year's Christmas Book Box Book and what better day to read it than on Christmas Day which I did. I knew I would love it as I am a big fan of Tessa Bailey's books and her quirkiness and characters tend to always hit the spot for me. I had the added bonus with this one too as being part of the Book Shoppe Box, on specific pages, I had lovely little gifts to open making the reading experience just that little bit more memorable this Christmas season. The book starts with two sixteen-year-olds Melody and Beat being interviewed and then the book jumps to the present time in December when they are both now 30 years old - well Melody is almost 30 as she is two months younger than Beat. 30 years ago, their mothers Octavia and Trina were know...

Review: Killer Content- Kiley Roache - November 2021 I was captivated by the cover of this book as I love my YA thrillers. Reading this book reminded me of the book One of Us is Lying as we meet a group of TikTok influencers who have over the summer decided to spend summer break in a house and film from there. We have six students from all walks of life with one thing in common - they all have high views on TikTok.  All goes well until two of the Tiktoker's end up in a massive fight and Sydney walks out.  Now, Cam, Gwen, Tucker, Ben, and Kat are waiting for Sydney to head back home but what happens when one morning they all wake up to find Sydney's body face down in the swimming pool with a bullet hole in the side of her head? All of them are a suspect especially when a video about the murder comes out from their account. With each of them hiding secrets and trying to keep the facades up for the world - will each of them slowly crumble? Who killed Sydney or is something more...

Falling for The Suitor Holly Kerr (Suitor Science, #1) Publication date: January 25th 2022 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance I never expected to fall for The Suitor. I actually trip on the hem of my dress. It wasn’t my idea to come on the reality show, because who really falls in love after twelve weeks? I’m not good at love… or being camera-ready 24/7. The other contestants know all about the First Date Rose, how to get The Suitor alone on a group date, and they all have a plan on how to best win his heart. It’s not going to be easy playing nice with them. But when I meet The Suitor— Grayson Grant, former player on and off the field, and with the smile that can light up a city—it’s the spark between us that makes me forget all the reasons I didn’t want to come on the show. I’m going to win this. Unfortunately, twenty-five other women think the same thing. Falling for The Suitor is the first in the new Suitor Science Series, a charmingly sweet, swoony, and la...

Licking Her Christmas Cookies Alina Jacobs Publication date: November 16th 2021 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance In hindsight, opening a Christmas tree ornament shop in a small town was a terrible idea. The Thanksgiving turkey is still warm, and I’m already up to my eyeballs in debt from my failed business. To make matters worse, my knight in flannel never appeared—you know, the guy , the one who was tall, dark, and plaid, who had a friendly yellow lab and a truck and sold firewood, the one who showed the big-city heroine the true meaning of love and Christmas. Yeah, he did not come rescue me. Instead, Matt Frost showed up like the Prince of Winter to yell at me about the rent I owed him. He did not feature in any of my Christmas fantasies. In fact, he was exactly the type of Christmas-hating alphahole billionaire in a suit I left Manhattan to escape. I can’t worry about him. I need to fix my life. I have to make a bunch of money before Christmas...