Booklover Judy Lynn

  Happy weekend.  I read 4 and a half books this week.  Have you ever had one of those moments when you are reading a book and you are not getting into it, but you know it is you not the book?  That was me this week.  So I took a break.  I stopped halfway through the book.  And I picked up something completely different from my recent reads.  I had added the Alien Bride Lottery book to my TBR on a whim after seeing an ad, reading the blurb, and laughing out loud.  So when I went to my TBR, there it was waiting: something completely different than what I have been reading.  And it was so perfect in breaking my funk,. I went straight into book two before getting back to my regularly scheduled reading.  In addition, I read a free copy of Lena Hendrix's novella addition to the Chikalu Falls series.  Readers can get it for free this weekend through Bookfunnel here:   https://dl.bookfunnel.com/yemk7ug7mi  It releases o...

What a week!  I finally feel like I was able to get some quality reading time in.  I read three ARCs, and two other books for reading challenge purposes.  It was a good week with a little bit of everything.  Everything from steamy insta-love to deep emotions are in this week's reads.  I hope my reviews will help you decide which of these you need to add to your TBR.  Happy reading! A Seal's Encounter (Real Hot Seals) by Mika Jolie ARC: Release Date- 07/14/2022 #Military #Cowboy #SmallTown #OppositesAttract #AgeGap 4 STARS Archer is a retired Navy Seal who has returned home to Montana to work on his family ranch.  Kaia is a big city marketing specialist who comes to Montana to help the ranch expand the footprint and grow.  There is a ten-year age gap between them.  Their story is written in first person from an alternating dual POV. This was a quick read with all the feels.  There is one steamy bedroom scene, and a couple that falls...

  Blurb: He doesn’t do relationships. He definitely doesn’t fall in love. The Redo, a steamy, friends to lovers rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe, is out now! Put a finger down if you’ve ever been a single woman who got stuck in a New York City elevator in the middle of a summer blackout with your former high school sweetheart—whom you haven’t seen in years—while pregnant with a baby that isn’t biologically yours. And you can’t believe how handsome that blast from your past is, so you unwittingly flirt with him a little even though your life is so crazy complicated you’re barely keeping your head above water, but everything about him makes you think you could totally still be in love with him. *puts a finger down* What? Just me? Needless to say, my current status is thorny. And no, I didn’t miss how close that word is to another one. Even though he’s the epitome of tall, dark, and incredibly handsome, Remington Winslow has been a single bachelor for most of ...

  I only read one ARC this week, but it was amazing.  It is probably the longest book author duo Max Monroe has written.  I loved every second of it and ended up savoring every word.  This series was a real joy to read and I definitely recommend it. The Redo (Winslow Brothers #4) by Max Monroe ARC: Release Date- 07/17/2022 #SecondChance #FamilySeries #SingleMom #FriendsToLovers #ForcedProximity #ARC 5 STARS Remy finally gets his HEA!!!!   I am so excited!   I have been waiting for Remy to find love since I met him in Scoring the Billionaire when I read it the first time back in 2018.   Maria is perfect for him.   Their story is written in first person from an alternating dual POV. Remy, oldest Winslow brother, is 44 when he gets stuck in an elevator with a very pregnant woman who turns out to be his old high school sweetheart.   Maria, 42, is a fierce professional realtor who specializes in expensive NYC real estate and owns her own fir...

  This year I was able to score a late ticket to Book Bonanza in Grapevine, Texas.  This was the fourth book signing I have attended in the last 12 months and it was by far the largest.  I heard it being compared to the Super Bowl of book signings and I can definitely understand why. With over 180 authors, multiple vendors, and more than 20 narrators it is big all by itself.  When you consider over 1800 attendees, it makes it downright huge.  I will be honest, I was a little intimidated.  Yet it was something I wanted to experience and I was missing my book friends.  So when I got a ticket, I bought a plane ticket, and off I went. I love the charitable focus of Book Bonanza. Here is a little about the event:  What is Book Bonanza? Book Bonanza is the creation of Author Colleen Hoover and her sisters, Lin Reynolds and Murphy Rae.  They dreamed of an event where readers could meet their favorite authors and also raise money for charity.  T...

  This post is coming to you on a Monday because I traveled to Book Bonanza 2022 in Grapevine, Texas over the weekend.  It was amazing, and wonderful, and exhausting.  I loved every minute of it.  Meeting other readers and author that I love as well as authors that were completely new to me was a fantastic experience.  I have been to other signings.  The scale of Book Bonanza was out of this world. With over 180 authors and more than 20 narrators, this is the first signing where I did not get to meet everyone, even with two days of signing opportunity.  It also had panel discussions with many of the authors.  The ones I attended were some of my best memories of the weekend.  I wish I had taken more pictures but I will do a separate Book Bonanza post with what I have as soon as I get unpacked. With all that, this post is late, but I managed to read two ARCs and a short story from Amazon First Reads. They all release officially between 7/12 and...