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The Drummer’s Heart by Penelope Ward-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 25, 2025

Don’t say her name.
That was the one rule my bandmates followed, because they knew how much it messed me up to think about her, especially on tour.
My ex, Nicole.
The one who got away and the woman who still owned every piece of my heart.
After our divorce, I threw myself into the rock scene, trying to forget my heartbreak.
Three years after we split, a phone call from Nicole changed everything.
She told me her grandmother wasn’t doing well.
Mimi was still family to me, and she apparently had one wish before dying: to spend time with us—Nicole and me.
With Mimi’s caretaker away on vacation, it would be the ideal time for us to move in with her for a couple of weeks.
Of course, I couldn’t refuse.
But there was a catch.
Nicole apparently never told her that we’d gotten a divorce.
She hadn’t believed Mimi could handle it, because her grandmother loved me so much.
So, not only would I have to see Nicole again, but I’d be pretending to still be her husband.
Two weeks in a tiny house in a small town with the woman who broke my heart. Or was it me who broke hers?
It was complicated.
And it was about to be a heck of a lot more complicated sharing one bed in the guest room with a woman who wasn’t mine anymore.

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REVIEW:THE DRUMMER’S HEART by Penelope Ward is a contemporary, adult , erotic, romance story line set in the author’s THE ROCKER’S MUSE world. This is thirty-four year old, Delirious Jones drummer Atticus Marchetti, and thirty-one year old, hair stylist Nicole Marchetti’s story line. THE DRUMMER’S HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Atticus and Nicole) using present day and memories from the past, THE DRUMMER’S HEART follows the second chance romance and relationship between our story line couple. Approximately fifteen years earlier, Atticus Marchetti fell in love with the woman he would one day marry but the success of the band, and the possibility of life on the road, would tear the couple apart. Fast forward to present day, the couple have now been divorced for three years but Nicole needs a favor from Atticus, and two weeks together would bring back memories from the past and feelings that had never been buried. As the band prepares for their upcoming tour, Nicole has both good and bad news, and Atticus is prepared to reclaim our heroine as his own.

The world building focuses on the rekindling relationship; the past betrayals and heart breaking admissions; the future of each member of the group, and the next direction for the band.

The relationship between Atticus and Nicole is one of second chances. Atticus has never stopped loving the woman who stole his heart years before; Nicole must come to terms with what happened and why. As Atticus struggles to prove they are worthy of a second chance, Nicole struggles with the memories of the past. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of band members Rona, Tristan and Emily (The Rocker’s Muse), as well as the introduction of Nicole’s ‘Mimi’; Atticus’ sister Tina, and niece Kenzie.

THE DRUMMER’S HEART is a story of love and loss, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is emotional and captivating, and a little bit twisty; the romance is fated and uplifting; the characters are determined and charismatic .

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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The Rules of Dating a Younger Man by Vi Keeland/Penelope Ward

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🩷The Rules of Dating a Younger Man (The Laws of Opposites Attract 4) by Vi Keeland/Penelope Ward-review tour🩷

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 17, 2024

I was the last of my group of friends to find “the one.”
The guys would always tease me that I needed to hurry up and settle down.
But I was in no rush.
Until I met someone worth rushing for.

Alex was one of the weekend volunteers at Ryan’s House—a charity I founded to build housing near hospitals.
Little did I know she was the same person I’d been arguing with over email before the project started. At the time, I’d thought Alex was a dude.
In reality? She was a smoking hot blonde who captivated me from the moment we met in person.
Our chemistry was off the charts, and I fell hard pretty fast.
Unfortunately, Alex insisted I was too young for her. I hated that she felt that way. Because age was just a number.
Not only that, her words didn’t match the way she looked at me—like she was very interested.

I lived for the weekends we’d spend out of town volunteering. Alex and I side-by-side hammering during the day, while sharing intimate dinners together at the hotel at night.
Eventually, the walls she’d put up to protect her heart began to crumble.
Until fate threw us a doozy that I wasn’t sure we could come back from.
If I’d thought our age gap was the biggest hurdle, I didn’t know anything yet.
Rule number one for dating an older woman who insists you could never be together?
Don’t fall in love.

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REVIEW: THE RULES OF DATING A YOUNGER MAN is the fourth instalment in the contemporary, adult THE RULES OF OPPOSITES ATTRACT erotic romance series co-authored by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. This is thirty one year old businessman/ contractor / landlord Brayden Foster and spa owner Alexandria ‘ Alex’ Jones’ story line. THE RULES OF DATING A YOUNGER MAN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND : Approximately ten years earlier, Brayden Foster, Owen Dawson,Colby Lennon and Holden Catalano lost their best friend Ryan to leukemia, and in the wake of his death, Ryan left the foursome a building, where they will work, live and play, in memory of the friend whom they lost.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Brayden and Alex) THE RULES OF DATING A YOUNGER MAN follows the building but struggling relationship between our story line couple. Brayden Foster is the managing director of a renovation project known as Ryan’s House in honor of his best friend Ryan, but one of the ‘volunteers ‘ is the bane of Brayden’s existence, always contradicting Brayden’s ideas and suggestions for the home. Enter Alexandria ‘Alex’ Jones, the woman with whom Brayden will fall in love. Alex Jones is a business owner, who lost her first husband to cancer, and in his memory, has volunteered to help build Ryan’s House but from the outset her attraction to Brayden is tempered by the apparent age-gap in their relationship. Brayden wants something more from our story line heroine but Alex is struggling with the age difference, and tries desperately to keep her distance. Weeks pass, the attraction increases until one fateful weekend where their lives will implode forcing Alex out of Brayden’s life. What ensues is the slow building relationship between Alex and Brayden, and the fall-out when the past resurfaces, pulling our couple apart.

The world building follows the back and forth relationship between our story line couple. The closer Alex and Brayden feel, the further Alex wants to pull apart. Alex is worried about the age difference, what people will think, including the step-daughter she has raised as her own. As the renovations continue, life pulls the couple in opposite directions, until the past pushes our couple apart.

The relationship between Alex and Brayden is one of immediate attraction but an attraction tempered by our story line heroine. The palpable sexual attraction is obvious to everyone including our story line couple but Alex’s back and forth, up and down, is threatening any possible future. The $ex scenes are limited but intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Brayden’s friends Colby, Owen and Holden, their significant others, as well as several volunteers at Ryan’s House, cancer patients and Alex’s step-daughter Caitlyn.

THE RULES OF DATING A YOUNGER MAN is a story of secrets and lies, life and death, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is detailed, captivating and thought provoking; the romance is spicy; the characters are animated sassy and spirited. On the flip side, we never know the true age of our heroine, although it is alluded to less than ten years.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Rules of Dating
The Rules of Dating My Best Friend
The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is an attorney and a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Best Selling author. Over the last three years, ten of her titles have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller lists and three on the New York Times Bestseller lists.

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THE ROCKER’S MUSE by Penelope Ward-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2024

No one but me knew why I was actually in the California desert that day.
Nestled deep within the desolate, rocky area was a recording studio.
When a door suddenly opened, a man mistook me for someone he was supposed to be interviewing for a job.
The next thing I knew, I was whisked inside.
The position? An assistant on the upcoming tour for one of America’s most famous rock bands.
Pretty exciting opportunity for a twenty-two-year-old, just out of college.
Not surprisingly, I bombed the interview.
When I ended up mistakenly walking into the men’s room on my way out, I struck up a conversation with a stranger—not realizing it was the lead singer, Tristan Daltrey.
He seemed to like the fact that I had no idea who he was, that I saw him as a normal person.
That night, I got a call offering me the job.
So began my complicated story with Tristan.
Millions of women loved him.
Yet for some reason, after the shows, he only wanted to hang out with me.
Late-night talks. Casual dinners in his hotel room.
I wasn’t supposed to be fraternizing with the band’s frontman.
Despite our fifteen-year age difference, Tristan and I had a connection.
But I had a secret.
One that would eventually lead to my leaving the tour.
And one that would lead Tristan and the band straight to the small town where I came from.

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REVIEW: THE ROCKER’S MUSE by Penelope Ward is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, rock romance story line focusing on thirty-eight year old, rock star Tristan Daltrey, and twenty-two year old, assistant Emily Applewood.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Emily and Tristan) THE ROCKER’S MUSE follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Emily Applewood was desperate to speak to Tristan Daltrey, a man she didn’t know, much less, didn’t have any idea about his music or his life but Emily finds herself interviewing for the position of the band’s assistant wherein she will discover the mutual attraction between herself and the lead singer. As Emily’s time with the band means more time with our story line hero, Emily knows that the secret she had so desperately tried to reveal is about to pull her away from the man with whom she is falling in love. Months will pass, each will find someone else, yet Emily knows it is time to confront the man with the secrets she has kept far too long.

The world building focuses on the band Delirious Jones, and the growing relationship between our story line couple but Emily has a secret, and suspects, her secret may destroy the man with whom she is falling in love.

The relationship between Emily and Tristan is an age-gap romance between band assistant and rock star singer. Tristan finds himself pull into the home-spun aura that is our story line heroine but Emily is about to break Tristan’s heart with the secret she knows. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are introduced to the members of the band:bass player Ronan Barber and drummer Atticus Marchetti, and tour photographer Layla, as well as Emily’s mother Terry Applewood. Here’s hoping the author has plans for every member of the band.

THE ROCKER’S MUSE is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is emotional and engaging; the romance is seductive ; the characters are sassy and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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The Surrogate by Penelope Ward -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 26, 2024

ABBY:
I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.
The problem is: it’s not my baby.
And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.
As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.
At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus.
He and I butted heads.
Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.
Gradually, he learned to trust me.
He even became protective.
Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.
I was falling in love with him.
But my time here had a limit.
I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.
SIG:
When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board.
They swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted—but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.
Against my better judgment, I agreed.
I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.
I’d continue to pretend it wasn’t happening and live the empty, single life I’d become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.
And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…
I most certainly wouldn’t fall in love with the surrogate.

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REVIEW:THE SURROGATE by Vi Keeland is a contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line set in the same world as THE ARISTOCRAT. This is thirty-seven year old, British businessman Sigmond ‘Sig’ Benedictus, and twenty-five year old, American surrogate Abby Knickerbocker’s story line. THE SURROGATE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Sig Benedictus is the cousin of Leo Covington (The Aristocrat).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sig and Abby) THE SURROGATE follows five years after the death of Sig Benedictus’ wife. Sig’s wife had her eggs frozen, and his former in-laws wanted to raise their late child’s baby. With Sig’s reluctant permission, an American surrogate was found, a woman with whom Sig would fall in love. Enter Abby Knickerbocker. From the outset, Sigmund’s attitude towards Abby was cold and unforgiving. Not wanting to get too close, Sig Benedictus kept his distance but time spent together found Sigmund pulled towards the woman carrying his child. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sig and Abby, and the potential fall-out as Abby’s time in the UK comes to a close.

The world building focuses on love and loss. Sigmund Benedictus continues to struggle with the loss of his wife, a woman he knew for a very short time. Abby Knickerbocker was hoping to do a favor for a family friend but found herself on the outside looking in throughout part of her pregnancy. Having felt unwelcome by our story line hero, Abby battled between head and heart knowing the love she felt for Sigmund would never be returned.

The relationship between Abby and Sigmund begins as an arrangement but an arrangement Sigmund originally knew nothing about. Trying to keep his distance from our story line heroine, Sigmund made Abby’s life in the UK a bit of a struggle knowing the child she was carrying was going to a man who had yet to let go of the past. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and fun. We are introduced to Abby’s father Roland Knickerbocker, as well as Sigmund’s ‘second ‘ mother Lavinia, and his parents, and former in-laws Phil and Kate, We are re-introduced to Sig’s cousin Leo and his wife Felicity.

THE SURROGATE is a story of love and loss; family and relationships; friendships and forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is emotional and captivating; the romance is passionate; the characters are desperate, broken but determined to thrive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

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The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand (The Laws of Opposite Attract 3) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 12, 2023

Rule number one for having a one-night stand: Don’t fall for the girl.
After a lengthy dating slump, I finally met someone who sparked my interest.
Well, first the sparks flew when we argued. Later in the evening those sparks ignited into something more.
I was drawn to Devyn, in a way I hadn’t felt in a really long time.
Needless to say, I was disappointed when she abruptly left after our amazing night together.
I couldn’t stop thinking about her. But she hadn’t even given me her number.
In a city with eight-million people, I figured I’d never see Devyn again.
So imagine my surprise when I knocked on the door of an apartment in the building I lived in, and none other than my one-night stand stood on the other side.
If I thought Devyn didn’t want anything to do with me before, that was nothing compared to how she felt after finding out I was the landlord and she was about to be evicted…
And that was just the first surprise that would rock my world when it came to the mystery woman in apartment 410.

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REVIEW:THE RULES OF DATING MY ONE-NIGHT STAND is the third instalment in the contemporary, adult THE LAW OF OPPOSITES ATTRACT erotic, romance series co-authored by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward, focusing on four close-knit friends : Colby, Holden, Owen and Brayden, all of whom own one-fourth of a New York apartment building. This is real estate agent Owen Dawson, and LA casting agent Devyn Marks’ story line. THE RULES OF DATING MY ONE-NIGHT STAND can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Devyn and Owen) THE RULES OF DATING MY ONE-NIGHT STAND follows in the wake of a one-night stand between our story line couple. Having spent one glorious night together, Devyn ghosted Owen , never to be seen from again. Owen, as one-fourth owner of a New York apartment was tasked to hunting down a noisy tenant whose teen-aged children were running amok but to Owen’s surprise, he will come face to face with the woman who starred in his fantasies and dreams, a woman who is currently looking after her mother’s youngest children. Believing her time in New York may come with a dead line, and her first responsibility is to her younger siblings, Devyn struggles to keep her distance for our story line hero, a man who is hoping for something more. As the relationship begin to develop, the past returns, and a surprise announcement catches everyone off guard. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Owen and Devyn, and the potential fall-out when Devyn’s ex returns, still claiming to be a part of Devyn’s life.

The world building continues to focus on the friendship between Owen, Colby, Holden and Brayden, a friendship strengthened by the death of one of their own. Having inherited a New York apartment building, the four friends will find their own happily ever afters within the walls of a forty-unit apartment building.

The relationship between Owen and Devyn begins as a one-night stand but neither one knew anything about the other. Discovering Devyn was a temporary tenant, and the woman with whom he would fall in love gave Owen a second chance at his own happily ever after but Devyn’s home was on the west coast, and her time in New York may be coming to an end. When the past returns, Devyn is forced to make a decision, a decision that will ultimately break the heart of someone else. The $ex scenes are limited and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful, energetic and dynamic. We introduced to Devyn’s siblings Hannah and Heath; her ex-boyfriend and Hollywood actor Robert Valentino, as well as the return of Colby and Billie, Hayden and Laney , and Brayden.

THE RULES OF DATING MY ONE-NIGHT STAND is a fast paced, character driven yet predictable story of family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is seductive and spicy; the characters are determined, desperate and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Rules of Dating
The Rules of Dating My Best Friend

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is an attorney and a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Best Selling author. Over the last three years, ten of her titles have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller lists and three on the New York Times Bestseller lists.

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I Could Never by Penelope Ward-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 21, 2023

It all started with an unexpected phone call.
Two years after my fiancé passed away in an accident, his father died suddenly, leaving Brad’s adult, special-needs brother with no one to care for him.
The next thing I knew, I was on a cross-country drive to New Hampshire where I’d be moving in to look after Scottie until I could get him into a group home.
The last thing I ever expected?
I wouldn’t be taking care of him alone.
Josh Mathers, my fiancé’s best friend—who also happened to be my sworn enemy—insisted he was the better person for the job. He told me to go back to California, and I told him where he could stick that demand.
Our disdain for each other wasn’t anything new. It dated back to a text I’d accidentally read years ago.
We hated each other. But we both loved Scottie, so neither of us budged.
Now we were living together in a tiny house—with one available bedroom. Thank goodness it was only temporary.
Over time, I realized the broody jerk I thought I knew was different than I’d imagined.
I found myself slowly growing attached to someone I once considered the enemy…and growing attracted to him.
Sure, both of us were guilt-ridden over Brad. We were also two grown people with pent-up frustration toward one another—stuck in a cabin in the woods.
But this was Josh.
I could never.

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REVIEW:I COULD NEVER by Penelope Ward is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic romances story line focusing on thirty year old consultant, Josh Mathers, and twenty-eight year old, make up artist Carly Garber.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Josh and Carly) I COULD NEVER follows two years after the death of Carly’s fiancée Brad. Brad’s younger brother Scottie is a young man struggling with autism but when his father died, Scottie was left in the care of his aging aunt. Desperate to help, Carly drove from California to New Hampshire to help care for Scottie but came face to face with her late-fiance’s best friend Josh Mathers. Josh and Carly had always been like oil and water, and now that they were ‘living’ together to take care of Scottie, true feelings and emotions were about to boil over. Carly knew her time in New Hampshire came with an expiry date but she never expected to miss the one person who had the capability of pushing all of her buttons. What ensues is the building relationship between Josh and Carly, and the potential fall-out as both Josh and Carly battle between head and heart with issues of guilt, and struggles with PTSD.

The world building focuses on caring for an adult with autism. Josh and Carly are thrown into a world for which they are not prepared but Josh had been with Scottie for an extended period of time. Working together to care for Scottie meant working around the demons from the past, a past from which both Josh and Carly struggled to move on.

The relationship between Josh and Carly is a late best friend’s former fiancée; an enemies to lovers relationship in which their combined guilt is virtually catastrophic. Trying desperately to avoid the proverbial ‘elephant in the room’ Carly and Josh will test the dating waters with somebody else but always comes home to one another. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters are limited as the story line primarily takes place in a small cabin in the woods. We are introduced to Scottie, and his aunt Lorraine, as well as Josh’s brothers Michael and Neil, and Carly’s new friend Lisa.

I COULD NEVER is a story of struggle and mental health, loss and grief, guilt and acceptance, love and understanding. The premise is thought provoking and real; the romance is spirited; the characters are sassy and idealistic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

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The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister ( The Law of Opposite Attract 2) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 2, 2023

Rule number one for dating your best friend’s sister: Don’t.
Just don’t do it.
Especially when your best friend is dead and the last thing he made you promise him was that you’d keep an eye on his little sister, but not too good of an eye.
As a musician whose longest committed relationship was six weeks, I, Holden Catalano, was the last guy on Earth who should’ve been messing around with Laney Ellison.
The super smart girl whom I affectionately dubbed Lala since childhood was always off limits.
Though that didn’t stop me from thinking about her over the years, especially those times when the two of us would sneak out onto the roof and talk for hours after my buddy fell asleep. It was innocent, but I’d always held a torch for her.
After Ryan passed away, I vowed to always protect Lala. That included protecting her—from me.
Now all grown up and a scientist, Lala needed a place to stay when she accepted a temporary research position in New York. I thought I did the right thing by offering her an apartment in the building I co-owned with my three friends.
Except having her close by reignited all of those old feelings.
And things started to get complicated.
Especially since she was engaged.
And especially since, lately, I’d noticed something more in her eyes. Desire.
Lala didn’t exactly look at me like the platonic brother figure I was trying so desperately to be, even though I wanted her more than I’d ever wanted anything.
Yet, I was being good—on my very best behavior.
But you know what they say…all good things must come to an end, right?

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REVIEW: THE RULES OF DATING MY BEST FRIEND’S SISTER is the second instalment in the contemporary, adult THE LAW OF OPPOSITES ATTRACT erotic, romance series co-authored by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. This is drummer/building owner Holden Catalano, and medical researcher Dr. Laney ‘Lala’ Ellison’s story line. THE RULES OF DATING MY BEST FRIEND’S SISTER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Laney and Holden) THE RULES OF DATING MY BEST FRIEND’S SISTER follows the building romance and relationship between drummer/building owner Holden Catalano, and medical researcher Dr. Laney ‘Lala’ Ellison. Holden, Laney and her brother Ryan grew up together in Pennsylvania but eight years earlier Laney’s brother Ryan died leaving a hole in both Laney and Holden’s heart. Fast forward to present day, Dr. Laney Ellison is heading to New York for a medical presentation, and Holden has offered an apartment in the building he co-owns with several friends. Holden Catalano has been in love with his best friend’s sister for as long as he can remember but Laney is currently engaged to someone else, and Holden’s reputation as a manwh*re is well known to our story line heroine. As the days, weeks and months accumulate, the palpable sexual attraction between Laney and Holden is obvious to everyone, but Laney continues to battle between head and heart knowing there is somebody else left behind. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Laney and Holden, and the potential fall-out as Laney leaves behind the relationship she once knew only to face the possibility of no relationship going forward.

Laney Ellison has always felt something more than friendship towards her brother’s best friend but they haven’t seen one another for several years. Living side by side, always in one another’s business and life, Laney finds herself reconsidering her own future going forward, realizing that to settle means the possibility of losing the great love she will ever know. Holden Catalano has never stopped loving our story line heroine but her absence from his life meant she lived in a different world where he did not belong. Believing himself unworthy of our story line heroine, Holden is willing to sacrifice his happiness for the woman he loves.

The relationship between Holden and Laney is a best friend’s sister, friends to lovers relationship in which our couple must come to terms with what they both want going forward. Holden’s friends struggle with his need for and obsession over a woman who is supposedly in love with someone else, and Laney battles between head and heart knowing to fall in love with Holden mean to break the heart of someone else. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to Holden’s friends and building co-owners: Colby and his wife Billie (THE RULES OF DATING 1), Owen and Brayden, as well as Holden’s bandmates: Dylan, Monroe and Kevin. Laney’s parents, Bill and Jean Ellison, are witness to their daughter’s struggles with her attraction to our story line hero but know in the end, it is Laney’s decision with whom she will fall in love. Owen’s story line is next.

THE RULES OF DATING MY BEST FRIEND’S SISTER is a story of loss and acceptance, mistrust and miscommunication, friendships and relationships, family, and love. The character driven premise is emotional, thought provoking and inspiring ; the characters are animated and sassy; the romance is spicy and flirty.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE RULES OF DATING

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is an attorney and a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Best Selling author. Over the last three years, ten of her titles have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller lists and three on the New York Times Bestseller lists.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 27, 2023

At first, I thought I’d hate spending the summer with Archie Remington—the conceited son of my parents’ friends.
What I knew about Archie: he was gorgeous, pre-law, and had always treated me like I didn’t exist when we were younger.
When our families bought a house together on an island in Maine, he and I were forced to share a bathroom.
The boy I remembered was now a full-grown man—but with the same attitude.
After a rough start, Archie and I unexpectedly started getting along one day and eventually became friends. We shared secrets and bonded during our morning jogs. I discovered that Archie had a wild spirit and that he struggled to conform to his father’s expectations.
Things were cool until I had to go and ruin it, getting drunk one night, and blurting out my fantasy—involving him.
I took it back, but it was too late. Archie had heard me loud and clear. After that, we never quite knew how to toe the line.
When that summer came to an abrupt and shocking end, I headed back to college, unsure if anything would ever be the same again.
Across the miles over the years, he and I stayed in touch as friends, but fate and timing always kept us from becoming more.
You know the saying: If two people are meant to be, they’ll find their way back to each other?
Let’s just say Archie came back into my life in a way I would’ve never expected.
And this time, my heart would really be put to the test.

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REVIEW: TOE THE LINE by Penelope Ward is a contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on chef Archie Remington and journalist Noelle Benedict.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Noelle and Archie), following several timelines, covering approximately twelve years TOE THE LINE focuses on the frenemies to friends to lovers relationship between chef Archie Remington and journalist Noelle Benedict. Archie and Noelle’s fathers were both attorneys, with Noelle’s father mentored by Archie’s dad.Buying a summer home together in Whaite’s Island, Maine, the Remington and Benedicts would spend several weeks together, pushing their only children into an awkward friendship but Archie was a few years old than our story line heroine, more experience in the ways of dating and $ex. Eighteen year old, Noelle Benedict spent the summer watching as the man/boy she loved with someone else, never quite grasping the ways of seduction. In the hopes of finding someone for herself, Noelle makes Archie an offer, an offer to experience $ex before heading to college. Years pass, life, death and illness push Archie out of Noelle’s life until one final summer with an announcement of moving on without our story line heroine. What ensues is the building romance, relationship, and the fall-out of moving forward that threaten not only their friendship but their future together.

Noelle Benedict had always thought Archie Remington was a bit of a snob but the summer of her eighteenth year brought Archie and Noelle closer together. Noelle believed Archie only ever saw her as a friend, and nothing else, forcing Noelle to place some distance from the man that she loved. Archie Remington ‘s home life was a bit of a mess, and summers in Whaite’s Island gave Archie the freedom to play around but summers also meant a time to explore his relationship with our story line heroine, a relationship based on friendship and nothing else but years of miscommunication, misunderstanding and bad timing meant Noelle and Archie spent more time ruminating about one another than acting on their mutual love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Archie’s parents Archer and Nora Remington; Noelle’s parents; Archie’s girlfriend Mariah, Noelle’s boyfriend Jason.

TOE THE LINE is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; a story of love and loss, acceptance and second chances. The premise is emotional and heart breaking; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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