Blog Tour: The Rogue King by Abigail Owen

The Rogue King

Author: Abigail Owen

Genre: Adult, Paranormal, Romance

Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤

Release Date: 30th July, 2019

Publisher: Entangled: Amara

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Summary

Kasia Amon is a master at hiding. Who—and what—she is makes her a mark for the entire supernatural world. Especially dragon shifters. To them, she’s treasure to be taken and claimed. A golden ticket to their highest throne. But she can’t stop bursting into flames, and there’s a sexy dragon shifter in town hunting for her…

As a rogue dragon, Brand Astarot has spent his life in the dark, shunned by his own kind, concealing his true identity. Only his dangerous reputation ensures his survival. Delivering a phoenix to the feared Blood King will bring him one step closer to the revenge he’s waited centuries to take. No way is he letting the feisty beauty get away.

But when Kasia sparks a white-hot need in him that’s impossible to ignore, Brand begins to form a new plan: claim her for himself…and take back his birthright.

Review of Rules The Rogue King

I need to own every book ever written by Abigail Owen.

After reading mostly YA fantasy books for the longest time, The Rogue King was such a refreshing read. It made me question why I ever stopped reading adult paranormal romances in the first place!

This book was everything I needed to read and more. Kasia was such a strong female character who, after the loss of her mother, has lived life on the run. When she starts to experience things that she cannot understand, she looks for help and that’s when our resident dragon, Brand, enters the picture.

I’ve read many dragon-themed books in the past, but what stood out to me with The Rogue King, is that Abigail Owen has actually managed to capture the essence of a dragon in Brand. His character oozes dominance and that combined with our hard-headed heroine, and the chemistry between these two that flies off every page was perfect.

After reading an ARC of this book, I knew I needed the physical copy – so now I’m very impatiently waiting for it to arrive!

If you’re looking for a face paced, sort of steamy paranormal romance. Then I’m a hundred percent recommending this book. Abigail Owens has officially been added to my list of all-time favourite paranormal romance authors, alongside Donna Grant and Christine Feehan.

I will be looking forward to the next instalment in this series!

About the Author + Links

Multi-award-winning paranormal romance author, Abigail Owen, loves plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, alpha heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of sexy shifters! Other titles include wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, spreadsheet lover, Dr. Seuss quoter, eMBA, organizational guru, Texan, Aggie, and chocoholic.

Abigail grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing). However, she swiftly discovered that writing without imagination is not nearly as fun as writing with it. She currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own personal hero, her husband, and their two children, who are growing up way too fast.

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Abigail also writes award-winning sexy contemporary romance and romantic comedy under the name Kadie Scott. AND sweet contemporary romance under the name Kristen McKanagh.

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That’s all for this blog tour! A massive thank you to the author, publisher, and Giselle from XpressoTours for organising this blog tour and allowing me to be a part of it!

Until next time,
Francine xo

Blog Tour: Rules We’re Meant to Break by Natalie Williamson

Rules We’re Meant to Break

Author: Natalie Williamson

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

Rating: ❤❤❤❤

Release Date: 11th June, 2019

Publisher: Swoon Reads

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Summary

Honest and full of heart, this clever contemporary romance debut deftly combines utterly relatable family drama with all the sweetness and uncertainy that comes with falling in love.

Rule #1: Don’t get attached.

Amber lives by strict rules to survive her mother’s love life: Always keep your eyes on the horizon and never get close to anyone connected to Mom’s boyfriends.

But after they move in with Kevin, the latest of her mom’s “soul mates,” the rules become increasingly difficult to follow. Kevin’s daughter, Cammie, keeps acting like Amber’s friend, even though she’s definitely not. And Jordan—star basketball player, hottest boy in school, and Cammie’s best friend—keeps showing up at the most inconvenient moments.

Amber has reasons for every one of her rules, and following them is the only way to protect her heart when her mom inevitably moves on. But as she spends more time with Kevin, his daughter, and especially Jordan, she starts to wonder if the rules might be worth breaking this time.

Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan’s young adult imprint Swoon Reads, Rules We’re Meant to Break is a charming, heartachingly real story of family and young love by debut author Natalie Williamson.

Praise for Rules We’re Meant to Break:

“The last time I devoured a book like this—I can’t even remember. … It was so openhearted and raw.” —Clarissa, reader on SwoonReads.com

“It is such a true true story about a girl finding herself within her first love. I loved it!” —Forever Bookish, reader on SwoonReads.com

Review of Rules We’re Meant to Break

Rules We’re Meant to Break is one of those young adult contemporaries that I truly resonated with. The main character, Amber, has experienced heartbreak after heartbreak, but not your average post-boy heartbreak. Her mother has had many men in her life, which also meant that they were a part of Amber’s life, only for them to eventually leave. This was especially bad when one particular boyfriend left, and so Amber decides to protect herself from future heartbreak by creating a set of rules (which, by the way, sounds like something I would do).

When I first heard about this book, I knew I needed to get my hands on it. I had hoped that the plot and characters would resonate with me on some level, and Natalie Williamson did not disappoint!

I appreciated the fact that while this was set in high school/pre-college there were no “mean girls” at all. That was such a refreshing thing to see, as nearly all YA contemporaries have them in some way, shape and form.

Without spoiling anything, I want to say that one of my most favorite things about this story were the relationships between the characters. The relationship between Amber and Cammie was realistic, I loved the fact that they didn’t have the whole ‘I hate you’/evil-stepsister thing going on. Her friendship with Hannah was a joy to read about, and Jordan… oh, Jordan. He was such a sweetheart, which again broke the stereotype mould because let’s face it: jock + sweet & caring hasn’t been a popular mix of traits in many books I’ve read (I need more more of these)! Coming from a blended family myself, I truly connected to the story and I’m sure many other people will do.

What an amazing debut! I cannot wait to see what Natalie Williamson writes next!

About the Author + Links

Natalie Williamson is an HR person by day and a YA writer by night and nap time. She referenced Harry Potter in her first ever full time job interview, which tells you almost all the things you need to know about her. Other important things to know include: she loves her husband, daughter, dogs, and cat; she has a serious dessert problem; and she frequently Wikipedias movies and TV shows to find out if they have happy endings. RULES WE’RE MEANT TO BREAK is her debut novel.

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That’s all for this blog tour! A massive thank you to the author, publisher, and Giselle from XpressoTours for organising this blog tour and allowing me to be a part of it!

Until next time,
Francine xo

Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

THE UNHONEYMOONERS

Author: Christina Lauren

Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance, Chick Lit

Published: 14th May, 2019

Source/Publisher: Gallery Books

Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤

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Summary

For two sworn enemies, anything can happen during the Hawaiian trip of a lifetime—maybe even love—in this romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling authors of Roomies.

Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion . . . she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests. Unfortunately for Olive, the only thing worse than constant bad luck is having to spend the wedding day with the best man (and her nemesis), Ethan Thomas.

Olive braces herself for wedding hell, determined to put on a brave face, but when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning, the only people who aren’t affected are Olive and Ethan. Suddenly there’s a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo.

Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui. After all, ten days of bliss is worth having to assume the role of loving newlyweds, right? But the weird thing is . . . Olive doesn’t mind playing pretend. In fact, the more she pretends to be the luckiest woman alive, the more it feels like she might be.

REVIEW

I’m not even kidding when I say that I was literally counting down the day until this book released, and as expected – I got myself a copy the moment it was out in the world.

Without diving too much into the plot, this story follows Olive and Ethan as they take their sibling’s place on a honeymoon to Maui. Even though Olive and Ethan are “sworn enemies”, even they wouldn’t pass on a free vacation to the land of white sandy beaches and mai tais. All they had to do with pretend to act the part of a newly wedded couple, sounds simple, right? What could possibly go wrong?

After reading young adult fantasy for so long, I just wanted to sit back and read a book that was not only easy on my mind, but would give me butterflies. The Unhoneymooners delivered on all fronts.

It was light and fluffy, and made me laugh out loud so many times! The chemistry between Olive and Ethan is insane. I mean, I don’t know if I was high on Christina Lauren release day fumes, but this book made me giddy all the way through. The banter was a whole other thing in itself – I loved it! I soaked up every ounce of the glorious banter between Ethan and Olive.

There was something about Olive that I absolutely loved – she was down to earth, funny as all hell, and sassy – oh the latina sass really made this book THAT much better for me.

Usually, I don’t pay attention to secondary characters in romances, but I was so in love with Olive’s family – her mom, her cousin, her sister, hell if she had a dog and cat that couldn’t speak I would’ve loved them too. They’re funny, and “broken” in all the best ways – and by that, I mean that life has thrown them curveballs, and they are the way they are because of it. Another thing I feel like I should mention is how supportive they are (in their own ways) towards each other – it really struck home for me and reminded me of my own family.

I could also relate to Olive in so many ways. This was just the book I needed to not feel so alone and somewhat lost, and it inspired me the way other books haven’t been able to do in oh-so long.

For that, I’m giving this one four and a half stars. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for an easy read, or just something to make your heart pound in your chest and to set those butterflies loose in your stomach.

Happy reading,
Francine x

ARC Review: Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams

Our Stop

Author: Laura Jane Williams

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: 13th August, 2019

Source/Publisher: Avon

Rating: ❤❤❤❤

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Summary

What if you almost missed the love of your life?

Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma’s after too much wine.

Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his Dad died.

One morning, Nadia’s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper:

To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I’m the guy who’s always standing near the doors… Drink sometime?

So begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power of the written word.

A fabulous feel-good romance for fans of Holly Bourne and Dolly Alderton.

REVIEW

Note: A massive thank you to the publisher for providing an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

I wanted to put this book aside for a day that I could just sit and binge read the entire thing. That day came yesterday, and boy was I glad.

Our Stop is about Nadia who misses her morning train, and happens to be on the same train as our male protagonist, Daniel. In a change of pace, Daniel doesn’t feel comfortable approaching her – and so he decides to write into the local news “Missed Connections” column.

This was an easy read with strong female protagonists, and several laugh-out-loud moments. I truly enjoyed this story and the characters that Laura Jane Williams created are adorable and relatable. The writing was strong and kept me captivated throughout.

A great debut novel! I would recommend this to anyone looking for an easy, cute as all heck read.

Happy reading,
Francine xo

Monthly Wrap-Up: April 2019 ♡

Hello everybody! How in the world is it already the 1st of April? I swear it doesn’t feel like too long ago that I wrote my wrap-up for March. But anywhos, I don’t know if this month has been as good of a reading month as last month was, we’ll tally it as I write this post this’ll be as much of a surprise for me as it will be for you!

➸ A Perfect Wreck by Aria Cola & Mila Crawford
Contemporary Romance | ❤❤❤.5/5
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Until Mayhem by Layla Frost
ARC | Contemporary Romance| ❤❤❤❤.5/5 | My Review
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Until Valerie by Jessica Marin
ARC | Contemporary Romance | ❤❤❤❤❤ | My Review
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Desperately Seeking Roommate by Micalea Smeltzer
ARC | Romantic Comedy | ❤❤❤❤❤ | My Review
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ The Roommate Agreement by Emma Hart
Contemporary Romance | ❤❤❤
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1) by Susan Dennard
Young Adult Fantasy | ❤❤❤❤
Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon

➸ Ache by S.M. Soto
Contemporary Romance | ❤❤❤❤❤
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Scary Hot by KD Robichaux
ARC | Contemporary Romance | ❤❤❤❤❤ | My Review
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Of Rioters and Royals (Swift Shadows #1) by m.l. greye
Young Adult, Fantasy | ❤❤❤❤❤ | My Review
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Shadow Frost by Coco Ma
ARC | Young Adult Romance | ❤❤❤❤❤ | My Review
Goodreads | Amazon

➸ Caraval (Caraval #1)
Young Adult Fantasy | ❤❤❤❤
Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon

➸ Unexpected Fate (Hope Town #1)
Contemporary Romance | ❤❤❤❤
Goodreads

➸ Stain by AG Howard
Young Adult Fantasy | ❤❤❤❤.5/5 | My Review
Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon

➸ Just Exes (Blue Beech #3) by Charity Ferrell
Contemporary Romance | ❤❤❤❤
Goodreads | Amazon

So I obviously struggled a little with my fantasy reads this month, hence the fact I have more romances on this list than fantasies, but I’m hoping this will change this month. I’ve got so many fantasy books on my TBR cart that I’m going to make it a point to make this month a good reading month for the genre.

On a separate note, who’s ready for a ton of good releases this month? I know I am and I’m hoping my bank account agrees.

Here’s to a good month of reading!

Much love,
Francine

Review: Stain by A.G. Howard

Stain

Author: A.G. Howard

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy, Retellings

Published: 15th January, 2019

Source/Publisher: Abrams/Amulet Books

Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤

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Summary

A high-fantasy gothic fairytale inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea.

Once upon a nightmare, her fairy tale begins…

After Lyra—a princess incapable of speech or sound—is cast out of her kingdom of daylight by her wicked aunt, a witch saves her life, steals her memories, and raises her in an enchanted forest … disguised as a boy known only as Stain. Meanwhile, in Lyra’s rival kingdom, the prince of thorns and night is dying, and the only way for him to break his curse is to wed the princess of daylight, for she is his true equal. As Lyra rediscovers her identity, an impostor princess prepares to steal her betrothed prince and her crown. To win back her kingdom, save the prince, and make peace with the land of the night, Lyra must be loud enough to be heard without a voice, and strong enough to pass a series of tests—ultimately proving she’s everything a traditional princess is not. 

REVIEW

Stain is a retelling of Princess and the Pea, and just happened to be the book I needed. After reading many YA fantasy books with the same premise and same tropes used in the same way, this was like a breath of fresh air.

God, I love this book.

Our main character Lyra is the princess of the Kingdom of Daylight, but she’s moon-touched, meaning she can’t walk in the sun without being burned. Vesper is the prince of the Kingdom of Night, dying from a curse/illness that courses through his veins, and the only person who can save him is Lyra. They are quite literally the night to each other’s day, equals in every way, and such fantastic characters. I loved the secondary characters too, Crony, Luce, and Scorch will always hold a place in my heart.

I must point out that in this moment, an hour after finishing the book, my mind is still reeling from everything that is this book. This is what I expect high fantasy to be, the world building was excellent from beginning to end, the curse and magic systems were complex but it adds so much to the story and I think I’m on a fairytale retelling high from reading Stain.

Normally, I’m able to kind of guess what the plot twists are in a book, and to some degree I’d get it right, but this threw me. I could not have guessed any of the plot twists, which was such a delight!

The writing was something I had to adjust to a little (again, doesn’t affect anything) but once I did everything flowed so perfectly. It’s written in third person and is reminiscent of actual fairytales, down to the magic and charm that flew off every page. AG Howard really out did herself with this one, and I will gladly pick up any books she writes because if I had to describe Stain in one word, it would be impossible because it was absolutely stunning.

4.5/5 stars!

If you love high-fantasy gothic fairytales, with an enchanting world, and a gorgeous cover? I mean, look at it! Then I highly recommend this book.

Happy reading,
Francine xo

Weekly Wrap-Up: 15-21st April ♡

Happy Easter, everybody! To those who celebrate and to those who don’t, I hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend. I know I have because it’s not over yet! Monday’s a public holiday here in Australia, so I get to spend more time with my boyfriend and of course, reading!

Oooh, did I get some reading done this week! I’m still in the middle of trying to write out reviews for some of the books, as well as catch up on back logged reviews that I should have written ages ago.

I think I’ve kind of, maybe slightly broken out of my fantasy slump – and that’s me jumping up and down, cheering because I finished one YA fantasy book… one. Yes, that’s how bad it’s gotten. Oh well, onto more interesting things: here are the books I read this week! I’m also going to try out a new layout for this just to see what works better, let me know what you think!

➸ Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1)

Author: Susan Dennard
Series: The Witchlands
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Rating: ❤❤❤❤

➸ Scary Hot

Author: K.D. Robichaux
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Read my review here!

➸ Ache

Author: S.M. Soto
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Note: Review to come because this book ripped my heart out.

➸ Just Exes (Blue Beech #3)

Author: Charity Ferrell
Series: Blue Beech
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ❤❤❤❤

➸ The Roommate Agreement

Author: Emma Hart
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Rating: ❤❤❤

➸ Desperately Seeking Roommate

Author: Micalea Smeltzer
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Read my review here!

➸ Until Valerie

Author: Jessica Marin
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
See my bookstagram post here!

➸ Until Mayhem

Author: Layla Frost
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ❤❤❤❤.5
Read my review here!

➸ A Perfect Wreck

Author: Mila Crawford & Aria Cole
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ❤❤❤.5

In case you were wondering that was nine whole books I read this week! I feel like I’m back on the reading train, devouring contemporaries the way I used to inhale fantasy books. Now all I’ve got to do is get back on the fantasy reading train and all will be right in the world again!

No audiobooks were listened to this week, but I did buy a new book on Tuesday. I got The Night Circus, which I’m super excited to read. Here’s to (hopefully!) another week of great reading.

What books have you read this week?

Happy reading,
Francine xo

ARC Review: Desperately Seeking Roommate by Micalea Smeltzer

Desperately Seeking Roommate

Author: Micalea Smeltzer

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: 26th April, 2019

Source/Publisher: Micalea Smeltzer

Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤

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Summary

WANTED: A ROOMMATE

Requirements
1. Don’t be a smoker. That’s gross.
2. Don’t be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings.
3. Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong?

If you meet these qualifications, call me.

Sincerely,
Desperately Seeking Roommate

When I put the ad in my university’s newspaper, the last thing I ever expect is for the star football player to respond. 

From what I know of him, Abel Russo is a womanizer and an absolute jerk.

Sadly, he’s the only thing stopping me from being evicted by my annoyingly gleeful landlord. 

It should be easy enough—there’s no chance we’ll fall for each other. But then he gives me lingering looks, and I might just be looking back. 

All I wanted was a roommate, but I’m about to get so much more than I bargained for.

REVIEW

Note: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own ❤

Obviously I’m on a contemporary romance binge at the moment. So forgive me if there are a bunch of CR reviews. Micalea Smeltzer was one of the first romance authors I read when I was younger and have loved all her books. So my excitement was barely contained when I received an ARC of Desperately Seeking Roommate on my kindle!

The main character Louisa, Lou, is unbelievably smart, quirky and witty. I didn’t know it until I read this book but she is the female protagonist I have been waiting for all my life. I kid you not, the things that run through her mind are scarily similar to what runs through mine on a weekly basis. I may have just found my fictional spirit animal!

Abel… Oh, Abel. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a new winner for the explosive ovary award. This guy was all sorts of swoony, he was like… just the most perfect male specimen (here’s hoping my boyfriend doesn’t read this). If you’re looking for a stereotypical jock, then look the other way because Abel is anything but. He’s nice, and hot, and so sweet to Lou, and just overall swoony. Oh did I mention he was hot? He was a swoony, swoony man (guy?) and I could not get enough of him.

I love, love, loved watching both character’s feelings develop for each other throughout the book – the chemistry was there from the beginning! The banter between these two was off the charts, and I lived for it.

This was such a great standalone, I enjoyed the heck out of it. A massive thank you to the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Five strawberry starbursts to this one!

Happy reading,
Francine xo

ARC Review: Until Mayhem by Layla Frost

Until Mayhem

Author: Layla Frost

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Published: 16th April, 2019

Source/Publisher: Layla Frost

Rating: ❤❤❤❤.5/5

Goodreads | Amazon

Summary

She was my princess.
I was her psycho.
Two worlds colliding with a BOOM.

There was a sh*tstorm brewing. Whispers. Rumbles. A rot—fueled by greed and protected by corruption—that’d seeped like sewage, eating away at everything it touched. The only people I trusted were my brother by blood, my brothers by patch, and the crazy Irish-Scottish bastard I did jobs for.

That was why, when the hot-as-hell blonde started trailing my brothers and me, I had to act.

Maybe Ophelia Kline was working with the enemy—playing me with lies from that damn mouth. Or maybe she was innocent—caught in the spread of toxic rot.

Either way, she was mine. And when push came to glock-in-the-face, I wouldn’t let her go.

Because all good relationships start with a BOOM and a little kidnapping… right?

—

This is a Happily Ever Alpha novel featuring crossover from the Hyde Series and Aurora Rose Reynolds’ Until Series. It can be read as a standalone, but it’s recommended you read Until Nox first since a certain accented someone shows up often.

Warning: Not recommended for readers under the age of 18 due to alllll the good things: Adult language. Adult situations. Biker hotties who work in the gray. And an OTT hero who knows what he wants when he gets hit by the BOOM.

REVIEW

Layla Frost did not disappoint with this stunning addition to ARR’s Happily Ever Alpha world! For those of you who are unfamiliar with Layla Frost, she writes a sexy biker series called Hyde and Seek, which was how I found her actually. I’ve been in love with ARR’s Until series for the longest time, and when I found out that there would be a Happily Ever Alpha world centered around the Mayson’s and all the characters I loved, I was all over it!

Last year, the author wrote a book for the HEA world called Until Nox, and she’s back this year with Until Mayhem. This book was all steam and grit, which was awesome.

Judge and Ophelia’s relationship does not start in a conventional way. It’s so far from conventional it made me laugh. Judge was all kinds of swoony, and Ophelia was such a badass considering the situation she was put in!

I loved seeing all my favourite characters from Hyde and Seek and a hint of my favourite Mayson’s. It was like a trip down nostalgia lane, which ended with me craving a re-read of all Layla Frost’s books.

If you love yourself some sexy bikers, witty heroines, and a whole lot of steam then boom! This book is for you! 😉 All books in the Happily Ever Alpha world are up on Amazon for you to one-click purchase ♡

Thank you so much Layla for trusting me with an ARC & I honestly cannot wait for the next book you write (and while I’m doing that I’ll just read Stoned, AGAIN).

Happy reading,
Francine xo

ARC Review: Scary Hot by K.D. Robichaux

Scary Hot

Author: K.D. Robichaux

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Military Romance

Published: 16th April, 2019

Source/Publisher: Boom Factory Publishing

Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤

Goodreads | Amazon

Summary

Z and Kayan’s happily ever after.
Aurora Rose Reynolds’s Happily Ever Alpha World.

Alpha former-military biker.
Quirky office manager of a vet clinic.
When their best friends meet and have a whirlwind romance, they get swept up in it and have a hot tryst of their own.
It leads to a surprise pregnancy—and a soul-deep connection—neither see coming.

REVIEW

Note: I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Oh my gosh, where do I begin with this book!?

As you can probably imagine, I actually squealed when I received an ARC of Scary Hot from the author. Until November by ARR is my all time favourite, and Until July was too – so when I heard that K.D. Robichaux was writing a Kayan and Z book, I needed it in my hands!

Scary hot was everything I needed, and more. I was hooked from page one, and finished it in one sitting! Kayan and Z’s chemistry basically oozed off of every page and had a goofy smile plastered on my face the entire time.

I loved how the author wrote the story following the timeline we see in Until July perfectly ♡ We even get familiar scenes between Kayan, July, Wes and Z, which blew me away! Way to really write a cross over. We got to learn more about Z and Kayan’s backstories, and can I just say that I absolutely adore Z’s parents!

The author did so much justice for Kayan (pronounced Kay-Ann, and not Cayenne) and Z’s story, I honestly couldn’t ask for more. But that’s pretty much a lie, because there was one problem I had with this book: it was too short! I wanted more, like heaps more, I just didn’t want it to end! That being said, K.D. Robichaux managed to fit in the right about of sweetness, panty melting hotness, and action into this beautiful novella!

Can I please get this in paperback?

Five stars! No, more than five stars!

Happy reading,
Francine xo