Review: The Favourites - Layne Fargo - January 2025 The Favourites by Layne Fargo is a gripping and emotionally intense novel that immerses readers in the cutthroat world of elite figure skating. From the first page, the book draws on the obsessive love of Wuthering Heights , set against the modern backdrop of competitive ice dancing. At the heart of the story are Katerina Shaw and Heath Rocha, two talented skaters whose chemistry and passion leave an indelible mark on the ice—and in the reader's heart. The narrative unfolds as a documentary-style recounting of the pair's turbulent relationship, spanning over two decades. Kat and Heath’s journey begins when they are just children, brought together by shared pain and a burning desire to escape their troubled pasts. Together, they rise to become champions, captivating the world with their performances and fiery bond. However, their obsession with each other comes at a steep price, leading to an explosive downfall. What makes ...

King of Nothing Paula Dombrowiak (Kingmaker Series, #1) Publication date: March 12th 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance I’m not the sort of girl you take home to meet your parents. But our marriage of convenience is the perfect revenge… I find Darren Walker drowning himself in expensive whiskey. Young, handsome, and educated, he’s the playboy son of a U.S. Senator, and his father’s sudden death has hit him harder than expected. When he offers me millions of dollars to marry him, I want to tell him that I can’t be bought. But of course, that’s not true, and Darren is prepared to play dirty. He’s made it his life’s mission to squander his potential in order to avoid living in his father’s shadow. But if he wants to see even one cent of his trust fund, he needs a wife. And not just any wife will do. Ours will purely be a marriage of convenience, and I’m going to be his final, perfect revenge. My name is Evangeline Bowen, and I’m an escort to the rich and powerful. B...

Title: Color Me Pretty Author: B. Celeste Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: June 25, 2020 Blurb For as long as I could remember, Theodore West was in my life as the support system I needed when my parents were too busy building our family’s future. He offered me shoes to dance on, a shoulder to absorb my tears, and the harsh reality of where my life was leading when I was at my lowest point. And when the future my parents planned derailed after a statewide scandal, I had no choice but to fantasize about one for myself that didn’t involve them. But Theo? He was always in it. My father’s best friend. The man who would undoubtedly end me if I didn’t end him first. ADD TO GOODREADS Purchase Links $2.99 for a limited time! AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU Free in Kindle Unlimited Excerpt “I’m surprised you didn’t get sick of me always bugging you to dance then.” I’d been relentless and h...

Review: The Van Birch Incident - Incident Series #1 - Marla Holt - May 2020 In the last year or so, I moved away from the Rockstar themed stories as I had gotten a bit bored of them. However, what attracted me to this particular book was the #MeToo and the words "scandal". In The Van Birch Incident, we meet Popstar Van Birch who is a popular singer and often in the limelight. She has been dating secretly her manager Bishop and is ready to come out as a public item, even if it means she must come clean about her fake boyfriend Bryant - her best friend and "partner" for the past five years. However, her plans go awry when one night Bishop takes things way too far and ends up raping her and leaving her with bruises. The next morning, it is all over the web and magazines. Needing to escape Van and her assistant Phoenix head to Van's hometown of Wellwood which has just been hit by a nasty tornado and some of the houses have been left as disaster zones...

The Van Birch Incident: A Rock Star Romance Marla Holt (The Incident Series, #1) Publication date: May 21st 2020 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Van Birch: Pop Star. A-list starlet. Off-limits. Clay Noble has spent the better part of a decade avoiding his taboo obsession: His stepsister Van. In love with her since the first time he’d heard her sing, even shipping himself off to the army couldn’t stop thoughts of her. Now that he’s lost everything in a tornado, he’s forced to move back in with the only family he has left, Van and her dad. Sleeping down the hall from her is forcing every unwanted impulse back to the surface. Clay Noble: Gorgeous. Infuriating. Untouchable. Everything Van touches turns to gold with a side of outrageous. When she accuses her manager of sexual assault, the public thinks it’s just another one of her publicity stunts and the backlash is brutal. Wounded, she dashes home to a tornado-devastated Wellville, Kansas to heal and help rebuild, even t...

Title: Ryder Author: R. Linda Genre: Contemporary Romance Publication Date: October 1 st , 2019 Cover Designer: Deranged Doctor Hosted by:  Lady Amber's PR Blurb: Ryder and I finally have a fresh start. Attending the same university as the man I love makes it easy to leave all the high school drama behind. Unfortunately, things don’t go as smoothly as I’d hoped. I end up sharing a dorm room with my ex-best friend, Christina, and I’m forced to see my ex boyfriend’s face on a regular basis. They already ruined my last year of high school, and clearly they’re not done with me yet. Between Christina’s temper tantrums, and Chace’s bad intentions hidden behind fake apologies, Ryder and I try to build a life together. But it’s not easy when past torments follow me wherever I go, slowly turning into a living nightmare. Even though Ryder saved me once before, it’s different now. This isn’t high school. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been, and this...