Booklover Judy Lynn

  For this last week of November, I read two arcs and a novella. Included in this post is my blog review for Pippa Grant's surprise holiday release from earlier this month.  I am continuing to streamline my commitments so that I can do more mood reading. I am excited for the coming months and what they will bring.  Check out these reviews and add these to your TBR today. Snowed in With Mr. Heartbreaker (Bro Code #5)  by Pippa Grant ARC: Release Date- 11/12/2024 #AgeGap #Celebrity #OneBed #SnowedIn #Holiday #Novella #ARC I actually finished this ARC 11/7/2024 but because it was a surprise release I held my blog review. Then I missed it in my last post.  Here it is. Cash Rivers gets his book!!!!!   Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, this novella can be read as a standalone and ends with HEA. A new addition to the Bro Code series gives Cash his happy ending with up-and-coming artist Aspen. Readers who have read other books by this author...

After I read season one of this serial earlier this year, I have been dying to read the sequel.  It was originally published in serial format on Kindle Vella. I don't prefer reading in serial format, so I was excited when it arrived in a four book set in kindle unlimited in July. I downloaded it right away, but then life and other commitments prevented me from reading this month.  Available in KU as a read and listen, I have been gradually making my way through the series and then the holiday novella this month. It had all the soapy goodness of season one and I adored every second of it.  The narrators for the audio were phenomenal. The characters were engaging as they all go on their journey to love and overcoming the obstacles to get there. This author was able to use the Kindle Vella platform with great success. Unfortunately, the zon has decided to bring it to an end. This season set up a continuation that the author is now unsure if she will pursue, which I completel...

  In November so far I have visited Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Utah, and my home state of Colorado. I helped my daughter paint and ready her first home and helped mov her in. I visited with most of my family. And I have spent time off-roading with my husband in our bronco. I also worked a few shifts at the job that pays me and have tried to keep my household running with limited success.  As a result, my reading has suffered. I did manage to read three ARCs on time, and these are those reviews. I hope you get a chance to check out the new holiday romances by Piper Rayne and Emily Silver. If you haven't read the Alchemy series yet by Elodie Hart, it is now complete and includes Always Alchemy. This is a wonderful book detailing the ever after of all of the Alchemy characters and it was feel good all the way.  Dive in.  Check out my reviews and and these to your TBR. You wont be sorry. Merry Kissmas by Piper Rayne ARC: Release Date- 11/19/2024 #Holiday #SecondChance ...

  Happy weekend! It has been a busy week or so. I am traveling to help my daughter get moved into her first house. Reading time is limited but I did read 2 ARCs the first week of the month. Max Monroe's new release is a wonderful spin on the You've Got Mail premise with some twists. Lauren Blakely's first holiday romance knocked it out of the park. They were both fun reads that left me smiling. I am off to clean and paint some walls. Until next week, happy reading! Meet Me At Midnight by Max Monroe ARC: Release Date-11/08/2024 #BestFriendsBrother #SecretIdentity #SecretRomance #Workplace #ARC Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, this standalone ends in a HEA. Set in Miami, these characters are wealthy, and their lifestyle reflects that. Beau is developing a marketing campaign for the new app, Midnight. Juniper is an intern at the firm and uses the new app to communicate anonymously with Beau.  I love a good texting romance, and this had all the fun banter t...

  It is hard to believe October is over. The second half of the month was so busy I only read two books on my TBR and a novella I somehow missed. I really enjoyed them. It was so good to be back with Maria Luis' Boston Blades. Nikki Castle's debut was my first real MMA romance. And One Taste was a series prequel I somehow missed by Lena Hendrix. Until next time, happy reading. Slap Shot (Boston Blades #5) by Maria Luis #FriendsToLovers #MoC #Sports Written in first person from ana alternating dual POV, this can be read as a standalone and ends with a HEA. Daisy and Weston are the perfect couple in a return to the Blades series. It was like coming home to me. Weston is such a good guy. He is focused on hockey and maybe a bit on proving his parents wrong with his success. Daisy becomes his best friend in college and remains so even almost ten years later. West would do anything for her. He sees her as “sunshine, strawberries, and hope.”  Though she is his coach’s daughter, t...