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PLAYING BY THE RULES (the Players 2) by Monica Murphy-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 30, 2023

What happens when you fall for your brother’s best friend? Find out in this upcoming sports romance by New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy…

Camden Fields is the star quarterback of our college football team.

Quiet.

Smart.

Absolutely gorgeous.

He’s the man all the women on campus rave about. And while he’s had a few casual hookups over the years, it’s never anything serious. Cam doesn’t do serious.

He also doesn’t do me.

See, I’m his best friend’s little sister, and whenever we’re around each other, he’s always warning me that I’m off limits. That nothing can ever happen between us.

But I see the way he looks at me when he thinks I’m not watching. The heat in his gaze. The hunger. He can deny it, but that man wants me.

I want him too.

I’m tired of always being the good girl and doing what everybody expects. For once, I’m going to break all the rules that have restrained me my entire life.

I’m going after Camden Fields.

And no one can stop me.

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REVIEW: PLAYING BY THE RULES is the second instalment in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, new adult THE PLAYERS erotic, football romance series, a second generation series, set in the author’s ONE WEEK GIRLFRIEND series. This is twenty-two year old, college quarterback Camden ‘Cam’ Fields, and twenty-one year old Blair Maguire’s story lines. Blair is the sister of Knox Maguire (Playing Hard to Get 1), and the daughter of Owen and Chelsea. PLAYING BY THE RULES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

NOTE:All of the events of PLAYING BY THE RULES cross over with, and run parallel to all of the events of book one PLAYING HARD TO GET-Knox and Joanna’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cam and Blair) PLAYING BY THE RULES focuses on the building but forbidden relationship between twenty-two year old, college quarterback Camden ‘Cam’ Fields, and twenty-one year old Blair Maguire. Blair and Camden have been dancing around one another for as long as our heroine can remember but Camden is best friends with Blair’s brother Knox, and Knox has declared Blair off limits to the entire football team. Camden doesn’t want to push Knox out of his life but his attraction to Blair is palpable and strong. Sneaking around behind Knox’s back makes Blair feel like Camden’s dirty little secret, and Camden believes himself unworthy of Blair or love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Cam and Blair, and the potential fall-out as Cam struggles with demons from his past, and Blair refuses to be hidden behind closed doors.

The relationship between Cam and Blair is a forbidden, best friend’s sister relationship which Cam and Blair fear the ire of Knox Maguire.Knox is adamant about protecting his sister from his teammates and friends, and in this his constant reminders are about to push Camden out of Blair’s life. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Blair’s parents Owen and Chelsea; her brother Knox and girlfriend Joanna, and their sister Ruby; Joanna’s roommate Natalie, Blair’s roommates Rita and Cheyenne; as well as Cam’s teammates Ace and Derek. Ruby and Ace’s story line is next.

PLAYING BY THE RULES is a story of family and friendships, secrets and lies, love and acceptance. The fast paced, character driven premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is seductive and emotional; the characters are charismatic and dynamic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one PLAYING HARD TO GET

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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Playing Hard to Get by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 1, 2022

Knox Maguire is the king of our college campus.

Star offensive tight end on the football team.

He is the complete opposite of me in every way.

I’m quiet. He’s loud.

I’m shy. He’s definitely not.

Everyone loves him. No one knows me.

Fresh out of a breakup, I don’t really trust him, and why should I? Knox is the ultimate player. When I become his English tutor, I tell myself we need to keep things between us strictly business. Watching my mother deal with my ex-athlete father long, long ago taught me to stay far away from that type of man.

Yet Knox is impossible to resist. Next thing I know, we’re getting hot and heavy in the library—and that was never part of the plan. When Knox admits he can’t stop thinking about me, I have a realization.

I can’t stop thinking about him either.

Instead of keeping my distance, I pull him in closer. Until somehow, we’re spending all of our time together and I find myself falling for Knox. Hard.

Will this actually work between us? Or am I getting played?

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REVIEW: PLAYING HARD TO GET by Monica Murphy is a contemporary, new adult, erotic, romance story line set in the world of the author’s ONE WEEK GIRLFRIEND series. This is college senior/quarterback Knox Maguire, and junior / book store employee Joanna Sutton’s story line. Knox is the son of Owen and Chelsea Maguire (Four Years Later/One Week Girlfriend).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Joanna and Knox) PLAYING HARD TO GET follows the building romance and relationship between Knox Maguire and Joanna Sutton. Joanna Sutton doesn’t pay attention to football or jocks but the numerous appearances of Knox Maguire at her place of work have our heroine fantasizing about the star quarterback. Knox Maguire is the star quarterback, a quarterback with a reputation amongst the girls on campus but Knox is struggling to pass his English classes and finds himself face to face with the woman that has been starring in his fantasies and dreams. Enter Joanna Sutton, Knox’s new English tutor, and the woman with whom Knox will fall in love. What ensues is the slow building romance and relationship between Knox and Joanna, and the potential fall-out as Knox made a vow that he is about to break

Joanna Sutton is fresh out of a three year, long distance relationship that ended when she discovered her ex-boyfriend with someone else. Not ready to jump back into the cycle of dating, she reluctantly agrees to ‘see’ Knox Maguire but Knox wants to keep everything on the down low. Knox Maguire made a bet with some of his teammates, and he was about to lose a butt load of money but Knox refuses to walk away from the only woman that has stirred his heart, a woman who continues to struggle with memories of the past.

The relationship between Knox and Joanna begins as tutor and client that quickly turns into something more. Joanna never expected to cross the invisible line but her attraction to Knox is visceral and intense. Knox Maguire doesn’t do relationships but some advise from his father forces Knox to reconsider his life going forward. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Knox’s parents Owen and Chelsea, and his sister Blair. We are introduced to Joanna’s co-worker Leon, her roommate Natalie, as well as Knox’s teammates Cam and Derek. There is something developing between Blair and Cam.

PLAYING HARD TO GET is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is captivating, engaging and heart warming-the conflict is limited; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are energetic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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PROMISES WE MEANT TO KEEP by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 22, 2022

Spencer Donato.

My brother’s best friend.

My dirty little secret.

We fell for each other at Lancaster Prep. Sneaking around. Not wanting anyone to find out. He was my first love, my protector, my knight in shining armor. We were made for each other, and I truly believed he was my forever.

But then I did the unthinkable, and betrayed him in the worst possible way. I thought I lost him for good…

Until I saw him at my brother’s wedding. Now he’s older. Crueler. Unbearably handsome. We’re drawn to each other still, but will Spencer be there for me when I need him the most? Or did I ruin us once again?

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REVIEW: PROMISES WE MEANT TO KEEP by Monica Murphy is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, romance story line set in the author’s Arranged Marriage / A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME / THINGS I WANTED TO SAY worlds. This is Spencer Donato, and Sylvie Lancaster’s story line. PROMISES WE MEANT TO KEEP can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Several characters cross over for back story and cohesion.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sylvie and Spencer) PROMISES WE MEANT TO KEEP follows the frenemies to lovers, second chance relationship between Spencer Donato, and Sylvie Lancaster. Sylvie Lancaster has been in love with her brother’s best friend Spencer for as long as she can remember but Sylvie’s life has been difficult in the wake of a number of illnesses and problems including her mother’s need to suffocate and protect our story line heroine.Forced into a marriage with a man she did not love, an early death meant Sylvie would be free of her family’s charge. On her own for the first time in her life, Sylvie would come face to face with the man who has starred in her fantasies and dreams, a man who battles between head and heart with his attraction and need for our story line heroine. Enter Spencer Donato, and the man with whom Sylvie has fallen in love. What ensues is the rebuilding friendship and romance between Sylvie and Spencer, and the potential fall-out as Sylvie’s pas refuses to let go, a past that few people believed or acknowledge.

The relationship between Sylvie and Spencer is one of second chances, of a sorts, Having loved one another since the first time they met, Spencer struggled with Sylvie’s back and forth, off and on emotional instability, something with which everything battled including our story line heroine but all was not as it appeared to be, and the truth would reveal an obsession and madness directly at our story line heroine. Together without fear of repercussions from family and friends, Sylvie would regain her independence, something she needed to move on with her life. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense but I struggle with the use of a certain four-letter word, although only use once, more for show value than anything else.

Three is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we meat in the previous story lines. We are introduced to Sylvie’s mother Sylvia and her father Augustus Lancaster; sister Carolina, and brother Whit and his new wife Summer.

PROMISES WE MEANT TO KEEP is a story of power and control, obsession and madness, betrayal and vengeance, acceptance and love. The premise is emotional and heart breaking; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are broken, struggling but moving forward with their lives.

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Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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The Reckless Union (Wedded Bliss 3) by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

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The Reckless Union (Wedded Bliss 3) by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 16, 2022.

Our marriage may look like a fairytale, but outside forces threaten to tear us apart. Don’t they realize that nothing will keep me apart from Charlotte? Not my family. Not hers either.

What started out as a relationship in name only has evolved into something much more. Something deeper. And when Charlotte is taken from me, I launch into action, determined to rescue her.

She’s mine. Nothing is going to stop me from being with her.

Not a damn thing.

Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty… The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors.

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REVIEWTHE RECKLESS UNION is the third and final instalment in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, new adult ARRANGED MARRIAGE (formerly Wedded Bliss) dark, erotic, romance trilogy, set in the author’s A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME / THINGS I WANTED TO SAY world, and a part of the multi-authored MIDNIGHT DYNASTY series. This is twenty-four year old businessman Perry Constantine, and twenty year old Charlotte Lancaster’s continuing story line. THE RECKLESS UNION should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two THE RUTHLESS GROOM.

SOME BACKGROUND: In an effort to improve their status in the criminal underworld, the Constantine matriarch Caroline, and her eldest son Winston offer up twenty-four year old Perry Constantine in an arranged marriage to Charlotte Lancaster of the very powerful, very rich and notorious Lancasters. Neither Charlotte nor Perry want anything to do with an arranged marriage but Perry suspects all is not well in Charlotte’s life, and offer his protection to the woman he believes has struggled to be seen and heard in the Lancaster family. Perry’s reputation has preceded his introduction to our story line heroine but Charlotte’s past is mired in secrets and darkness, secrets that are about to threaten Charlotte’s hold on her tenuous security.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Perry and Charlotte) THE RECKLESS UNION picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two in which Charlotte’s past has returned, demanding everything and more, a demand that pushes Charlotte to wonder if she has ever been loved by the people in her life. As Charlotte must face the ghosts from her past, Perry is pushed to the brink in an effort to save the woman with whom he is falling in love.

The relationship between Charlotte and Perry continues to build. Charlotte has struggled with issues of trust, never believing she is good enough or wanted, and in this our heroine will persist in her doubt about the people in her life including the man who has sworn to protect and defend. Perry is well aware that his young bride has been forced to enter into a marriage for the sake of his family but Perry is determined to prove she is worthy of protection and love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, we are re-introduced (some by way of mention only) to both Perry and Charlotte’s immediate and extended families, many of whom cross over from the numerous instalments in the interconnected Midnight Dynasty Collection, as well as Winston and Ash Constantine (Stroke of Midnight by K. Webster), Tinsley Constantine, Caroline Constantine; Charlotte’s siblings Grant (The Wrong Brother) and Finn Lancaster, their father Reginald Lancaster; the Lancaster family butler Jasper and the return of Seamus McTiernan.

THE RECKLESS UNION is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and madness, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is heart breaking, emotional and inviting; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are struggling, colorful and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Reluctant Bride
The Ruthless Groom

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

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Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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THE RUTHLESS GROOM by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 14, 2022

I didn’t plan to marry a reclusive heiress. Lucky for me, I find myself attracted to my beautiful new bride. Our arranged marriage connects two powerful companies. That we’re compatible between the sheets is a bonus, but I didn’t bargain on her ex showing up at the wedding reception uninvited.

That pushed me right over the edge.

I protect what’s mine, and Charlotte is now mine, whether she likes it or not. Our honeymoon is a disaster in paradise. I’m angry. She’s resentful. All those swirling emotions explode in the most physical ways.

But even as I’m drawn closer to my new wife, there’s still a threat looming out there. Seamus McTiernan is determined to destroy what we’ve created.

I won’t let anything tear us apart.

He has no idea who he’s dealing with. I will end him.

Watch me.

Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty… The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors.

WARNING: This book is intended for readers eighteen years old and over. It contains material that some readers could find disturbing. Enter at your own risk.

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REVIEW: THE RUTHLESS GROOOM is the second instalment in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, new adult ARRANGED MARRIAGE (formerly Wedded Bliss) dark, erotic, romance trilogy, set in the author’s A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME / THINGS I WANTED TO SAY world, and a part of the multi-authored MIDNIGHT DYNASTY series. This is twenty-four year old businessman Perry Constantine, and twenty year old Charlotte Lancaster’s continuing story line. THE RUTHLESS GROOM should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one THE RELUCTANT BRIDE.

SOME BACKGROUND: In an effort to improve their status in the criminal underworld, the Constantine matriarch Caroline, and her eldest son Winston offer up twenty-four year old Perry Constantine in an arranged marriage to Charlotte Lancaster of the very powerful, very rich and notorious Lancasters. Neither Charlotte nor Perry want anything to do with an arranged marriage but Perry suspects all is not well in Charlotte’s life, and offer his protection to the woman he suspects has struggled to be seen and heard in the Lancaster family. Perry’s reputation has preceded his introduction to our story line heroine but Charlotte’s past is mired in secrets and darkness, secrets that are about to threaten Charlotte’s hold on her tenuous security.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Perry and Charlotte) THE RUTHLESS GROOM picks up at the wedding between twenty-four year old businessman Perry Constantine and twenty year old Charlotte Lancaster. Charlotte Lancaster comes from a rich and powerful crime family, and has been used as a pawn to barter for power and control but Charlotte’s past has returned, threatening to destroy everything and everyone in his wake. From the outset Charlotte knows her marriage is a marriage of convenience but never expected to fall for Perry Constantine, a man who runs hot and cold towards his young wife . As Perry’s volatile moods continue to fluctuate, Charlotte’s past takes control, destroying a little bit of our story line couple with every mention of his name. What ensues is the building but tempestuous relationship between Charlotte and Perry, and the fall-out as Charlotte is targeted in war where our heroine is the ultimate prize.

Perry Constantine does not trust his wife in the wake of discovering the ‘who’ about her past. Charlotte has been broken by not only her family but by her first love, betrayed and left battling for any sense of pride. Forced to marry a man she does not know and does not love, Charlotte is further betrayed when issues of trust threaten to destroy her long fought chance at independence and happiness. Hoping to uncover the truth, the Constantine family begin a deep dive into the past, only to discover the past has returned, claiming Charlotte as his own.

The relationship between Charlotte and Perry is an arranged marriage, marriage of convenience in which our couple are slowly falling in love but Perry struggles to trust his young bride, and Charlotte is often the target of Perry’s mood swings and cold heart. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word.

Once again, we are quickly re-introduced (some by way of mention only) to both Perry and Charlotte’s immediate and extended families, many of whom cross over from the numerous instalments in the interconnected Midnight Dynasty Collection, as well as Winston Constantine, and the return of Seamus McTiernan.

THE RUTHLESS GROOM is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, trust and love. The premise is intriguing, captivating and engaging; the romance is heart breaking yet seductive; the characters are powerful, charismatic and impassioned. THE RUTHLESS GROOM ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE RELUCTANT BRIDE

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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A CALLAHAN WEDDING (The Callahans 7) by Monica Murphy-review tour

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A CALLAHAN WEDDING (The Callahans 7 ) by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 26, 2022

There is nothing quite like your first love. And no one knows this better than NFL quarterback Jake Callahan. After being with his high school sweetheart for years, he is finally going to make Hannah his wife.
Their wedding plans start out small. Intimate. A special ceremony with just their family and closest friends. Soon enough though, things get out of control. The guest list is huge. The planned reception, flashy. Jake is miserable. Hannah is overwhelmed. So they send an exclusive invitation to the ones that matter to them the most: pack your bags.
You’re invited to our destination wedding.

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REVIEW: A CALLAHAN WEDDING is the seventh and (final ?) instalment in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, adult THE CALLAHANS erotic, romance series -a spin off from the author’s ONE WEEK GIRLFRIEND series. Although focusing on the upcoming wedding of Jake Callahan and Hannah Walsh, we are also up close and personal with several of the couple from the author’s THE COLLEGE YEARS series, where we are witness to the lives and loves of Jake and Hannah’s high school and college friends.

Told from several first person perspectives including Jake and Hannah A CALLAHAN WEDDING follows Jake and Hannah as they make preparations for their upcoming wedding, a wedding that has exploded beyond their control. In the hopes of reigning in the madness, our couple opt for a destination wedding in Maui, a wedding with their closest friends and family.

A CALLAHAN WEDDING pulls the reader back into the lives of the couples we met in the author’s three interconnected series. We watch as friendships bloom, families grow, and the next generation of Callahans and Bennetts take their place on the field. Fable Callahan’s brother Owen Maguire (first introduced in the original ONE WEEK GIRLFRIEND series) returns with his family-the author has plans for another spin off series focusing on Owen’s now adult children. Owen’s son Knox’s story will be released in November 2022.

A CALLAHAN WEDDING is an emotional and heart warming novella with no angst or conflict, just happiness and peace. The premise is captivating; the characters are familiar and charismatic; the romance is passionate.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews for The Callahans
Close To Me
Falling for Her
Addicted to Him
Meant to Be
Fighting For You
Making Her Mine

Reading Order and Previous Reviews for THE COLLEGE YEARS
The Freshman
The Sophomore
The Junior
The Senior

Previous Reviews and Reading Order for DREW AND FABLE (aka One Week Girlfriend)
One Week Girlfriend
Second Chance Boyfriend
Three Broken Promises
Drew and Fable Forever
Four Years Later

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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The Reluctant Bride by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 19, 2022.

Everyone’s for sale, including me. One moment I’m the forgotten daughter of one of the most wealthy families in the country, and the next I’m the blushing bride in an arranged marriage. My fate is sealed in my wedded union with a complete stranger.

In public, Perry Constantine is the life of the party. Easygoing. Adored. In private, he’s brooding. Dark. Angry. But so am I. It’s a contest of wills to see who will break in the bedroom first, and while I try to remain strong, I find myself craving the very man I swore to hate.

My husband.

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REVIEW:THE RELUCTANT BRIDE is the first instalment in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, new adult WEDDED BLISS dark, erotic, romance trilogy, set in the author’s A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME / THINGS I WANTED TO SAY world, and a part of the multi-authored MIDNIGHT DYNASTY series. This is twenty-four year old businessman Perry Constantine, and twenty year old Charlotte Lancaster’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Perry and Charlotte) THE RELUCTANT BRIDE focuses on the arranged marriage between two powerful dynasties-the Lancasters and the Constantines, a marriage of convenience between strangers twenty-four year old businessman Perry Constantine, and twenty year old Charlotte Lancaster. In an effort to improve their status in the criminal underworld, the Constantine matriarch Caroline, and her eldest son Winston offer up twenty-four year old Perry Constantine in an arranged marriage to Charlotte Lancaster of the very powerful, very rich and notorious Lancasters. Neither Charlotte nor Perry want anything to do with an arranged marriage but Perry suspects all is not well in Charlotte’s life, and offer his protection to the woman he suspects has struggled to be seen and heard in the Lancaster family. Perry’s reputation has preceded his introduction to our story line heroine but Charlotte’s past is mired in secrets and darkness, secrets that are about to threaten Charlotte’s hold on her tenuous security. As the matriarch’s take over the wedding arrangements for Charlotte and Perry, Charlotte’s past demands everything and more. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Charlotte and Perry, and the potential fall-out as the criminal underworld retains a tight control of our story line couple.

We are introduced to both Perry and Charlotte’s immediate and extended families, many of whom cross over from the numerous instalments in the interconnected Midnight Dynasty Collection, as well as Monica Murphy’s A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime, Things I Wanted to Say, and The Wrong Brother; and K. Webster’s Cinderella Trilogy.

THE RELUCTANT BRIDE is a fast paced, emotional and quick peak at the possible fall-out of powerful connections. Charlotte is a pawn in her father’s world of business dealings and necessary connections, and Perry finds himself doing what is expected of a Constantine heir. The premise is emotional, intriguing and intense; the characters are charismatic and battling between head and heart. THE RELUCTANT BRIDE ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 10, 2022

Wren Beaumont is many things.

Beautiful.
Smart.
Sweet.
Innocent.

At Lancaster Prep, the girls love her. They all want to be her friend. Only I see Wren for who she really is.

A repressed little virgin who keeps her feelings locked up so tight she’s probably close to bursting. She thinks she’s above us all.

Even me.

I shouldn’t be drawn to her. She’s not my type.

Until we’re forced to work together in class and realize we might have more things in common than we originally thought. Soon enough I find myself completely obsessed. I will do anything for this girl to make her fall in love with me.

Anything.

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REVIEW:A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME by Monica Murphy is a contemporary, YA/NA stand alone erotic, romance story line set in the author’s THINGS I WANTED TO SAY (BUT NEVER DID) world. This is prep school students Crew Lancaster, and Wren ‘Birdy’ Beaumont’s story line. A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Crew is Whit Lancaster’s cousin (Things I Wanted To Say); Crew’s brother Grant’s story can be found in the novella- THE WRONG BROTHER.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers. Although the characters are seventeen and eighteen years old, the sexual situations are adult in nature.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Crew and Wren) A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME follows the tempestuous but building relationship between Lancaster Prep Boarding School eighteen year olds Crew Lancaster, and Wren Beaumont. Crew Lancaster is part of the school ‘legacy’, and as such his attitude is that of ownership and power, and something about newcomer Wren Beaumont irks Crew Lancaster like never before, so he makes it his mission to discover everything about our heroine whether she wants him to or not. Forced to work together on a psychology assignment, Wren and Crew slowly unravel the ins and outs of one another’s lives, an unravelling that pulls our couple closer together but all is not well at Lancaster Prep when a teacher is found to be crossing the line. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Wren and Crew, and the potential fall-out when Wren’s over protective father threatens to end the relationship before it gets started.

Crew Lancaster is a bully, and Wren is his current target but the acrimonious back and forth between our story line couple hides a barely veiled attraction that quickly turns into something more. From the outset, Wren’s new girl status made her popular amongst the other girls but slowly, Wren’s likability fell when the mean girls decided it was time to target our story line heroine. Wren is an innocent; naïve to many of the boy/girl nuances but an innocence fueled by the people at home.

The relationship between Crew and Wren is often testy and acerbic but Wren has no idea why Crew took an immediate dislike to our story line heroine. Working together meant a forced proximity, that pushed our couple together towards their own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are introduced to Crew’s family including his brothers, Finn and Grant, girlfriend Alyssa (THE WRONG BROTHER), their sister Charlotte, and Wren’s parents Harvey and Cecily, whose own relationship is combative and failing; Crews’ friends Malcolm and Ezra; Wren’s friend Maggie Gipson, as well as embattled Honors English teacher Mr. Figueroa, psychology teacher Ms. Skov, and the requisite mean girls. Charlotte’s story will be released in April 2022-The Reluctant Bride.

A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME is a story of power, control, money, and trust; family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is edgy and dramatic; the romance is tender and seductive; the characters are animated and intense.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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