Friday, February 28, 2025

**REVIEW TOUR** THE DRUMMER'S HEART BY PENELOPE WARD



Title: The Drummer's Heart
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Rockstar Hero/"My Wife"/Small Town
Close Proximity/Slow Burn/One Bed
Release Date: February 23, 2025


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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…

Don’t say her name.
That was the one rule my bandmates followed, because they knew how much it messed me up to think about her, especially on tour.
My ex, Nicole.
The one who got away and the woman who still owned every piece of my heart.
After our divorce, I threw myself into the rock scene, trying to forget my heartbreak.
Three years after we split, a phone call from Nicole changed everything.
She told me her grandmother wasn’t doing well.
Mimi was still family to me, and she apparently had one wish before dying: to spend time with us—Nicole and me.
With Mimi’s caretaker away on vacation, it would be the ideal time for us to move in with her for a couple of weeks.
Of course, I couldn’t refuse.
But there was a catch.
Nicole apparently never told her that we’d gotten a divorce.
She hadn’t believed Mimi could handle it, because her grandmother loved me so much.
So, not only would I have to see Nicole again, but I’d be pretending to still be her husband.
Two weeks in a tiny house in a small town with the woman who broke my heart. Or was it me who broke hers?
It was complicated.
And it was about to be a heck of a lot more complicated sharing one bed in the guest room with a woman who wasn’t mine anymore.








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Tonya's Review
5 Stars

Even though this book is a stand alone, there is one before it, The Rocker's Muse.  You will want to read both, trust me.

This is Atticus' story.  He is the drummer for Delirious Jones.

Nicole is his ex-wife (not by his choice). 

They've been in love since Nicole was still in highschool.  Love isn't their issue though.  It never was.

We do find out what was their issues though through out the book.  And why things ended up how they did.

They still absolutely love each other though.  

Thank God for Mimi.  She brought them back together again.  A dying wish.  You gotta love her!

I can't believe the secret Mimi was keeping though.  She knew all along.  

This is a great book with great characters that you will absolutely love!





WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

ROCKSTAR HERO
"MY WIFE"
SMALL TOWN
CLOSE PROXIMITY
SLOW BURN
ONE BED






AUTHOR BIO


Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.


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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW** Mr. Swoony by Piper Rayne

 


Mr. Swoony by Piper Rayne is now live! 


Hockey players were never my type.


At least, that’s what I thought—until I met Conor Nilsen. In truth, I didn’t know he was the goalie for the Chicago Falcons when he struck up a conversation the night of my bachelorette party.


He proved he wasn’t just some hot guy looking to score when he helped me get my drunk bridesmaid safely back to our hotel. That’s when he discovered my 30-before-30 bucket list—a list I hadn’t managed to check a single item off.


What was meant to be a night of stargazing turned into so much more. The chemistry between us was undeniable, and after one innocent night together, I started to question everything—especially my upcoming wedding to a man I wasn’t sure loved me.


Fast forward to my wedding day, and just as I’m standing at the altar, Conor bursts through the church doors to object. And now, somehow, I’m his roommate. Yikes.


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Tonya's Review

5 Stars


This is the third book in The Nest series.  They are stand alones, but the previous book did set this one up.  And this one sets up the next book.

This is Conor and Eloise's story.

Eloise isn't with Conor at the beginning of this story.  They actually meet at her bachelorette party.  

Don't worry, there is no cheating at all on her part.

They did spend almost the entire night talking though.  There is a connection, but she's getting married.

She is a people pleaser, even if it doesn't make her happy.

Conor is a fixer type person.

These two are great together.  The "wedding" was awesome!

The roommate situation really helped both of them.

There is some other drama.  Eloise is such a great character.  I would have pressed charges.

I love how everything worked out for these two.

Next we FINALLY get Tweetie's book!!  I've been waiting for his book since the Hockey Hotties series!



Meet Piper Rayne



Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write "heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle" about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they're married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they're both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

 

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW** Hey, Daddy by Lani Lynn Vale



Title: Hey, Daddy
Series: Semyonov Bratva #2
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Mafia Romance
Tropes: Bully/Enemies to Lovers/Forbidden Love
Release Date: February 4, 2025


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Broody. Hot. Intoxicating.

Nastya Semyonov first met Haze at a bar, but for Haze Hopkins, duty calls before either can act on their desires. He’s gone without a glance back, leaving her thinking that maybe all the hot looks were only one-sided.

Fast forward to the next day, Nastya hitches a ride to her car that she left behind the night before, only to run into the same man from last night.

Neither one truly thinks before they act, and they spend a hot fifteen minutes in a fast-food restaurant bathroom before parting ways again.

It’s as she’s walking back to her car that she realizes how badly she’s screwed up.

Because her car is surrounded in police tape, and there’s one very angry man wearing a badge standing in front of it with her name on an arrest warrant for killing a man.

Mistakes were made. Repeatedly.

But Detective Haze Hopkins isn’t complaining.

He was ready to quit, anyway.

Crime pays better.






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Tonya's Review
5 Stars

This is the second book in the Semyonov Bratva series.  They are standalones, but it's one family.
This is Nastya and Haze.
Nastya is Sasha's little sister and she is one amazing lady.  She also makes me, and others, mad by not listening to her body.
I do wish I had her job though.  Well, minus the dead body and being set up for murder!
Haze is a detective.  He's on that isn't on Sasha's payroll.  He's great at his job, but he's over it.
These two together are awesome!
I love them both!
I didn't see all the twists with this story coming.  It kept me on my toes and very interested.
I absolutely love this family and can't wait for more!

"Feeling offended is a fucking choice.  The moment you let somebody else's words upset you, you've let them defeat you.  And who the fuck wants to lose a battle of opinion?"

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AUTHOR BIO

Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.


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