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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Lady Amber's PR Presents: Harlequin August Recommended Reads; #BlogTour, #ReviewTour, #NowAvailable, #OutNow , #TBR, #Review




Title: The Nanny’s Secret Baby
Author: Lee Tobin McClain
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Love Inspired
Publication Date: July 16th, 2019
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Blurb: 

What she knows will change everything… at Redemption Ranch.

Arianna Shrader’s new nanny gig is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to bond with the infant boy she gave up to her sister for adoption. But widower Jack DeMoise doesn’t know she’s not just his child’s aunt. As Arianna grows closer to the ranch veterinarian and his son, can she find a way to reveal her secret…and become a permanent part of their family?


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Lee Tobin McClain read Gone With The Wind in the third grade and has been an incurable romantic ever since. The PW bestselling author of eight contemporary romances for Harlequin Love Inspired and twenty independently-published novels and novellas, she recently contracted with Harlequin HQN to write three mainstream romance novels, coming in 2019. When she's not writing, she's probably cheering on her daughter at a gymnastics meet, mediating battles between her goofy goldendoodle puppy and her rescue cat, or teaching aspiring writers in Seton Hill University's MFA program. She is probably not cleaning her house.

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 Title: Big Shot
Author: Katy Evans
Genre: Romance
Publication Date: August 6th, 2019
Harlequin Imprint: Desire
Rating:  4 Stars
Told in the first person.  Alternating person.


Disclosure of Material Connection:   I received this book for review from Lady Amber’s PR and the author.  I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255:  "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".

Blurb: 

He always gets his way…until he meets his match.

“I need you back. Now.” —William Walker

I can’t believe I’m letting my ex-boss talk me into working for him again. He’s arrogant. Domineering. He gets under my skin in ways I don’t want to admit. When I quit, it felt great! But now, seeing the big, bad billionaire rendered helpless by a baby, I give in to his demand. And I’m worried it won’t be the last time… —India Crowley


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My Thoughts:

India Crowley has other aspirations other than her current job.  William Walker is a tough man to please.  As they disclose who they are to each other is how the reader will get to know them.  This is why the first person point of view works so well here.

If you are someone who likes connecting with the characters, India is much more approachable and more likable.  William is more standoffish and all about business.  The author makes him come to a stop when she puts someone in his path that will force him to reevaluate his priorities. 

This might fit your office romance fix but it’s more about our couple’s interactions outside the office that will catch your attention.  You’ll see a spark and then as the scenes go by you’ll see that spark brighten.  I liked the fact that India started to speak up for herself but found that certain things that she wanted in her life almost disappear – especially when they are a part of who she is.  With William, we get to see him mellow out and actually find a way to enjoy the people in his life.

William’s brother and sister-in-law make an appearance.  If you haven’t already, you may want to check out their story in the book titled Boss.  It must be a Walker thing because when I was first introduced to Kit I thought he was a jerk.  With William I had the same impression.  I didn’t see anything anywhere to say that these two books are a part of a series but family connects them.  I don’t know if our author is going to connect another book but I’m interested to see if India’s friend Montana shows up somewhere in the future.  One other thing these two books had in common is the heat the couples have.



Katy Evans is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over a dozen novels, starting with her blockbuster debut romance, Real. She writes sexy contemporary romances with smoldering hot alpha males.

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Title: The Maid’s Spanish Secret
Author: Dani Collins
Genre: Romance
Publication Date: July 16th, 2019
Harlequin Imprint: Harlequin Presents

Blurb: 

For sweet maid Poppy Harris, her one and only passionate experience was scorching and absolutely forbidden. She shouldn’t have succumbed to Spanish aristocrat Rico Montero’s tantalizing seduction, but his touch was all consuming…and had a nine-month consequence! Poppy believes they could never be anything more. Until Rico appears on her doorstep demanding his hidden daughter—and determined to make Poppy his wife!

Enjoy this intensely dramatic marriage of convenience!


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Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with some laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life.

Dani writes contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule's Montana Born, but her backlist includes erotic romance, romantic comedy, and even an epic medieval fantasy. When she's not writing--just kidding, she's always writing. She lives in Canada with her high school sweetheart husband who occasionally coaxes her out of her attic office to visit their grown children.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Lady Amber's Reviews & PR Presents: Harlequin May Recommended Reads; #BlogTour, #ReviewTour, #NowAvailable, #OutNow, #TBR, #Review




Title: A Perfect Amish Match
Author: Vanetta Chapman
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Love Inspired
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR


Blurb:


Every courting disaster has led him to her.

An Indiana Amish Brides story

After three failed relationships, Amish bachelor Noah Graber would rather disappoint his parents than try again. But when matchmaker Olivia Mae Miller agrees to provide courting lessons, Noah’s perfect match becomes clear—it’s Olivia Mae herself! With ailing grandparents at home, she hadn’t planned on love or marriage. Might a future with Noah be everything she’s been missing?


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Vannetta Chapman writes inspirational fiction full of grace. She has published more than one hundred articles in Christian family magazines, receiving more than two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. She discovered her love for the Amish while researching her grandfather's birthplace of Albion, Pennsylvania. Her novel Falling to Pieces was a 2012 ACFW Carol Award winner. A Promise for Miriam earned a spot on the June 2012 Christian Retailing Top Ten Fiction list. Anna's Healing was a 2015 Carol Award finalist. Chapman writes Amish romance, Amish cozy mysteries, and Christian dystopian (suspense). Chapman was a teacher for 15 years and currently writes full time. She lives in the Texas hill country with her husband. For more information, visit her at www.VannettaChapman.com

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Title: A Cinderella to Secure His Heir
Author: Michelle Smart
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Presents

Blurb:


The Italian billionaire’s vow:

She’ll be his wife!

Alessio Palvetti will do anything to bring his young nephew into the family business. To secure his heir, he’ll use his incredible chemistry with the boy’s legal guardian, Beth Hardingstone, and command her to marry him! For Alessio, the Palvetti empire always comes first, but all orphaned Beth has ever wanted is to matter to someone. Will their intensely passionate marriage be enough for this innocent Cinderella?

Fall in love with this Cinderella story…






Michelle Smart is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author with a slight-to-severe coffee addiction. A book worm since birth, Michelle can usually be found hiding behind a paperback, or if it’s an author she really loves, a hardback.
Michelle lives in rural Northamptonshire in England with her husband and two young Smarties. When not reading or pretending to do the housework she loves nothing more than creating worlds of her own. Preferably with lots of coffee on tap.

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Title: Dealmaker, Heartbreaker
Author: Rochelle Alers
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Special Edition
Rating:  4 Stars

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from Lady Amber’s PR and the author.  I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255:  "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".


Blurb:

When a business deal
Becomes an affair of the heart.

Big-city Noah Wainwright’s always viewed business as a game. But when he stumbles across bed-and-breakfast owner Viviana Remington, she’s playing by different rules. Rules of honor that bring the love-’em-and-leave-’em playboy to his knees. And reserved Viviana’s hardly immune to the real-estate guru’s many charms. When Viv learns how the Wainright family plays the game, though, all bets are off…


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My Thoughts:


Noah Wainwright believes in being hands on with his job.  Viviana Remington wants to repurpose the family home and at the same time restores it to its former glory.  Theirs is a story that seems slow and easy – helps with the feeling like you are a part of what’s going on.

I could almost feel Noah “twisting my arm” to take this book and go on a road trip.  Viviana gave me the perfect idea of where I would love to stay.  I’m good at multitasking but if she has an old-fashioned swing, I’m not sure if it would be possible to swing and read at the same time. – I think I’d get lost in the ambiance. 

Renovation shows have found their way into my heart.  I watch quite a few of the House Hunters and their more extended renovation shows.  There would be no issue with me being transfixed if Viviana’s family estate was featured.  I could see Noah there as well.  She’s a woman who seems to be up to any challenge that may come her way but he would be there to give suggestions. 

If I had to give one critique it would have to be one scene between our couple.  Noah wants to prove something to Viviana.  He says one thing but then turns around and makes a suggestion that you know has temptation written all over it.  Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this laid back tale.  I’m not going to suggest that this is a beach read but I will say it’s a great vacation read.  It was an easygoing story that I could see reading every summer.




Rochelle Alers has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific African American authors of romance and women's fiction.

With more than sixty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, Ms. Alers is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expression Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.

She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Theta Zeta chapter and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling.

A full-time writer, Ms. Alers lives in a charming hamlet on Long Island.

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