Friday 16 April 2021

[Review] BOMBSHELLS (Brooklyn Bruisers #8) by Sarina Bowen

Source: Received an egalley in exchange for an honest review.
Release Date: April 13, 2021
Photography by Wander Aguiar
Design by Hang Le

DESCRIPTION

The women's league is in the house! And Brooklyn will never be the same again for Anton Bayer and the team…

This is my last chance to ditch my playboy reputation and finally fulfill my potential. So I’ve made three rules for our biggest season yet: no boozing, no women, and no scandals.

Especially that last thing.

So who do I befriend on the very first day back at the rink? An amazing female hockey player. I want Sylvie in a way that’s more than just friendly. I crave her. But I have a championship to win, and so does she.

Then she gets her heart broken by my teammate, and I make the foolish mistake of comforting her in the best way I know how. Our night together sets off a string of sins.

Nobody can know about our affair, especially my overprotective teammate. I can’t let anyone see into my greedy little heart. Not even her.

The things I want from her, and the things we’ve already done? If anyone knew, there’d be bombshells.

Contains: a defenseman with dreamy blue eyes, a female goalie with bad ideas, a major battle of the sexes and a swimming pool scene...
G E T   Y O U R   C O P Y   N O W !

REVIEW

Whenever Sarina Bowen has a new Brooklyn/Brooklyn Bruisers coming book out, I'm always on board, and I was definitely excited for Anton's story! We've seen a few other Bayers in various books already, and we've gotten to know a bit about Anton already...but in BOMBSHELLS we finally get to know him even better...and let me tell you, if you liked him even a little bit in the other books, you will absolutely ADORE him in BOMBSHELLS

Anton and Sylvie were both wonderful main characters! They were driven, generous, and just fantastic people...and together...WOW! Their chemistry was obvious from the very first moment that they saw each other...and I was super here for it! I loved how their friendship and relationship evolved, and I really loved that we now have Brooklyn's new women's hockey team in this series, the Bombshells! It was so wonderful to get to see these new characters, and I'm super excited to see more of them...and to get more of Anton and Sylvie in future books, too! The only thing that I wasn't a huge fan of with BOMBSHELLS was that the past love interest part (the heart break mentioned in the description) just dragged on a bit too much for me. I would've preferred more moments between the Bombshells players and/or some more romance-y bits rather than have more on that particular character...but I was still super satisfied with what was there, just saying. :P

 Overall, I thought that BOMBSHELLS was wonderful! I loved Sylvie and Anton, and their chemistry was phenomenal! I only bumped one star off because I wanted a little less dwelling on past crushes, and a little more of the romance, and the new Bombshells team! I'd recommend this one to anyone who loves steamy, flirty, contemporary romances--even if you're not a big sports fan, I think you'll love this one. :)

Star Rating:

★★★★




What do you think?
Does BOMBSHELLS sound like a book you'd enjoy?
Have you read any of Sarina Bowen's books yet?

Tuesday 6 April 2021

[Review] MY ALMOST EX (The Greene Family, #2) by Piper Rayne

Source: Received an egalley to participate in the blog tour,
and also pre-ordered a Kindle version.
Release Date: April 6, 2021

DESCRIPTION

In the middle of a crowded bar in our small Alaskan town, my estranged wife snuggles up to me as if we’re still a happy couple.

Don’t get me wrong, we were a happy couple—before she walked out on me a year ago. We were the high school sweethearts everyone thought were destined to be together forever. We thought so too, which is why we married shortly after graduation.

We had a good marriage. Until she left me without any real explanation.

Now, she’s back—and this is the real kicker—she has amnesia and thinks I’m still her husband. Technically I am, although the divorce papers are sitting at the lawyer’s office.

She’s desperate to remember her life in Sunrise Bay but I only want to find out why she left me. Once we conjure that memory up, it’s sayonara because there’s no second chances here. But as you probably already figured out, things didn’t go quite as I planned.


REVIEW

This is going to be one super ecstatic review because this book was WONDERFUL! I started MY ALMOST EX, and didn't want to put it down. Adam and Lucy were such fantastic characters, and I loved getting snippets of their past, while also seeing them come together in the present! There were definitely some emotional moments in this one, but it was also funny, sweet, and had some steamy moments, too--I loved every single moment of it!
 
It's no secret that I love Piper and Rayne, and that I love their Baileys series...but The Greene Family series has only just started and I have to say that their books are off to a truly phenomenal start! I already love the entire family and all of the family moments with Grandma Ethel and the entire Greene clan. I love the Bailey family and Grandma Dori cameos, and so far I have loved the couples in these books, too. Adam and Lucy were high school sweethearts, then Lucy left with barely an explanation only to come back into Adam's life with no recollection of ever leaving him...that's right! Piper and Rayne went there! They gave Lucy amnesia! I have to admit that I've only come across the amnesia trope in one other book and it was handled so differently and was super angsty...but I liked that here it instead quite literally gave Adam and Lucy a second chance with their romance...and they were so in love...gah, it was just so good and I just loved it so much! And that's all I'll say because you definitely need to read this one for yourself. ;)
 
Overall, I thought that MY ALMOST EX was amazing! Second chance romances aren't typically a go-to trope for me because sometimes they feel a bit rushed, but this one was flushed out perfectly! I felt like I was able to both enjoy Adam and Lucy's past along with their present, and it was so wonderful! I recommend this to contemporary romance fans who love small town romances, unexpected romance tropes (that would be the amnesia lol), sexy forest rangers, and just fun, steamy, romances in general! At this point, I've read a lot of Piper and Rayne's books, and MY ALMOST EX has been one of my top favourites so far. It left me feeling so happy, and I truly just loved getting to experience Adam and Lucy's story!

Star Rating:★★★★★


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ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Piper Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because we’re not one author, we’re two. Yep, you get two USA Today Bestselling authors for the price of one. Our goal is to bring you romance stories that have "Heartwarming Humor With a Side of Sizzle" (okay...you caught us, that's our tagline). A little about us... We both have kindle’s full of one-clickable books. We're both married to husbands who drive us to drink. We're both chauffeurs to our kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes and quirky heroines that make us laugh, and we hope you do, too.

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I always love seeing what tropes Piper and Rayne come up with and what they do with them in their books, what are some of your favourite romance tropes?
 
What do you think?
 
Does My Almost Ex sound like something you'd like?

[Release Day] MY ALMOST EX (The Greene Family, #2) by Piper Rayne


 
Yay! 
 
Today's the release day for MY ALMOST EX, the second book in Piper and Rayne's newest series, The Greene Family!

MY ALMOST EX
By Piper Rayne
Release Day: April 6, 2021

In the middle of a crowded bar in our small Alaskan town, my estranged wife snuggles up to me as if we’re still a happy couple.

Don’t get me wrong, we were a happy couple—before she walked out on me a year ago. We were the high school sweethearts everyone thought were destined to be together forever. We thought so too, which is why we married shortly after graduation.

We had a good marriage. Until she left me without any real explanation.

Now, she’s back—and this is the real kicker—she has amnesia and thinks I’m still her husband. Technically I am, although the divorce papers are sitting at the lawyer’s office.

She’s desperate to remember her life in Sunrise Bay but I only want to find out why she left me. Once we conjure that memory up, it’s sayonara because there’s no second chances here. But as you probably already figured out, things didn’t go quite as I planned.

TEASERS








ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Piper Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because we’re not one author, we’re two. Yep, you get two USA Today Bestselling authors for the price of one. Our goal is to bring you romance stories that have "Heartwarming Humor With a Side of Sizzle" (okay...you caught us, that's our tagline). A little about us... We both have kindle’s full of one-clickable books. We're both married to husbands who drive us to drink. We're both chauffeurs to our kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes and quirky heroines that make us laugh, and we hope you do, too.

Connect with Piper Rayne:


Join our newsletter and get 2 FREE BOOKS!
 - http://bit.ly/2tsNcpP 


Be one of our unicorns: http://bit.ly/2snaBtK


I've been excited for this one ever since I finished My Beautiful Neighbor and it ended on a tease for this one--and it was sooooo good! I'll be posting my full review for My Almost Ex later today, so make sure to come back and check out my thoughts. :)

What do you think?
Have you started reading Piper Rayne's The Greene Family series yet?