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MY FAVORITE SOUVENIR by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward-Review Tour

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MY FAVORITE SOUVENIR by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 27, 2020

My planned trip for two unexpectedly turned into a trip for one. Rather than let my breakup get me down, I packed my bags and decided a week at a luxury resort was just what I needed.
But one calamity after the next, and suddenly I was stuck without a hotel room, along with a few hundred other people.
It looked like my fancy vacation was about to turn into me sleeping on the hotel lobby floor.
Until I overheard a gorgeous man pretending to be someone he wasn’t in order to steal a reservation from a guest who hadn’t shown up yet.
When I realized there were two rooms, instead of calling him out, I pretended to be his sister. That’s how the story of “Milo and Maddie Hooker” began.
We were the Hookers.
My depressing trip quickly made a U-turn into an adventure.
My fake brother spent the next few days showing me around his hometown. When it was time to leave, neither of us really wanted to go yet.
So, instead of flying back to our respective homes, we ventured on a road trip.
At every stop, we’d pick up souvenirs.
But as hot as our chemistry was, we never crossed the line.
Milo knew I’d just come out of a tough relationship and didn’t want to mess with a vulnerable woman.
So instead, at the end of our trip, we made a pact to meet again in three months.
It was always my intention to meet him.
But when I got back home, reality hit in a big way.
And I worried I may have lost my handsome stranger forever.
Was there a place for him in my future?
Or had the memory of him just become my favorite souvenir?

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REVIEW: MY FAVORITE SOUVENIR co-authors by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward is a contemporary, adult, romance story line focusing on high school music teacher Duncan aka Milo, and Hazel aka Maddie.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Milo and Maddie) MY FAVORITE SOUVENIR follows the cross country adventure of Milo and Maddie aka Duncan and Hazel. In the aftermath of her fiancé’s announcement he wasn’t ready for marriage, Hazel took advantage of their already planned honeymoon but found herself snowbound in Vail, Colorado where she will meet her future in the guise of Milo Hooker. With no rooms available, our couple assume the identity of Milo and Maddie Hooker to take advantage of an available room. Over the next several days and weeks, Milo and Maddie will discover who they are and what they want. What ensues is the building plus platonic relationship between Milo and Maddie, and the potential fall-out when their true identities reveal a common connection.

Duncan Matteo had lost the love of his life, and his journey to Vail brought back memories of a time long ago. Meeting Hazel gave Duncan thoughts of a future with a woman he only knew as Maddie, a woman that would call to his heart. A promise to meet for Valentines Day, three months later, would be derailed when Maddie broke our hero’s heart.

The relationship between Maddie and Milo begins as a circumstantial convenience but a convenience that was fraught with palpable sexual attraction, that continued to grow as our couple journeyed together. Maddie and Milo were both aware that each had suffered a loss of love but Maddie struggled to move on from the past, a past that was hoping for a second chance. The $ex scenes are limited and mostly implied.

We are introduced to Hazel’s ex-fiancé Brady, and her friend Felicity, as well as several different eclectic characters our couple meet along the way including an eccentric B&B owner who has an odd collection of taxidermy focusing on children’s nursery rhymes and fairy tales.

MY FAVORITE SOUVENIR is a story of love, life, experiences and journeys; a story of second chances and happily ever after. The slow building premise is heart warming and engaging; the romance is passionate and captivating; the characters are colorful and charismatic. MY FAVORITE SOUVENIR is a wonderfully, impassioned story of falling in love.

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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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Just One Year by Penelope Ward-Review tour

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Just One Year by Penelope Ward-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK:Release Date February 24, 2020

The beginning of my sophomore year in college was off to a rough start.
On the first day of orientation, I had an altercation with an infuriating British dude in a campus bathroom.
(The ladies’ room was out of order. So, I used the men’s room. Don’t judge.)
I got home later that night and realized that the foreign student we were expecting to rent a room in my parents’ house was allergic to our cat.
So, the spare room went to someone else: Caleb—the British guy from the men’s room.
And so it began…my love-hate story with Caleb Yates. Or was it hate-love in that order?

The guy knew how to push every one of my buttons.
Sometimes I’d email him to express my aggravation and disdain.
He’d actually rewrite my own words and send them back to me.
That was the type of infuriating person Caleb was.
So frustrating.
And…
Sometimes incredibly funny and endearingly sweet.
And hot.

He eventually grew on me, and Caleb soon became one of my best friends that year.
Too bad he was headed back to England soon, so nothing could happen between us—for so many reasons.
I definitely couldn’t fall in love with him, especially since all we had was just one year.

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REVIEW:  JUST ONE YEAR by Penelope Ward is a contemporary, new adult, stand alone romance story line focusing on nineteen year old Teagan Carroll, and twenty-two year old, British exchange student Caleb Yates.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Teagan and Caleb) JUST ONE YEAR follows the building friendship, relationship and love between nineteen year old Teagan Carroll, and twenty-two year old, British exchange student Caleb Yates. Caleb Yates is older than most college freshmen but a year in Boston meant a year running from his problems back home. Finding himself a temporary member of the Carroll household brought Caleb up close and personal with the woman with whom he would fall in love. What ensues is the back and forth, yin and yang, up and down building romance and relationship between Teagan and Caleb, and the potential fall-out as Caleb’s time in America comes to an end.

Caleb Yates struggles with the demons from his past but for a short time he is able to push the demons aside as he navigates college life in America. Boarding at the Carroll home, Caleb feels like part of the family, a family wherein his attraction to Teagan is hidden behind friendship and sisterly-love. Teagan Carroll has always felt like she never belonged having never known her mother, a woman with a questionable reputation. Hiding in plain site only made matters worse when her attraction to Caleb felt one-sided and wrong.

The relationship between Caleb and Teagan begins acrimoniously when Teagan finds herself in the men’s washroom, only to come face to face with Caleb Yates. From that moment on, the push and pull between Teagan and Caleb is often offset by Teagan’s jealousy, and Caleb’s friendship with other girls. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

JUST ONE YEAR is a story of family, friendships, and relationships; a story of secrets and heart break; of regrets and love. The premise is heart warming and engaging; the characters are real and unforced; the romance is flirty and tender.

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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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Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 5, 2019.

I’d never forgotten him—a man I’d yet to meet.

Griffin Quinn was my childhood pen pal, the British boy who couldn’t have been more different from me. Over the years, through hundreds of letters, we became best friends, sharing our deepest, darkest secrets and forming a connection I never thought could break.

Until one day it did.

Then, out of the blue, a new letter arrived. A scathing one—one with eight years of pent-up anger. I had no choice but to finally come clean as to why I stopped writing.

Griffin forgave me, and somehow we were able to rekindle our childhood connection. Only now we were adults, and that connection had grown to a spark. Our letters quickly went from fun to flirty to downright dirty, revealing our wildest fantasies. So it only made sense that we would take our relationship to the next level and see each other in person.

Only Griff didn’t want to meet. He asked that I trust him and said it was for the best. But I wanted more—more Griff, in the flesh—so I took a big chance and went looking for him. People have done crazier things for love.

But what I found could change everything.

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REVIEW:DIRTY LETTERS by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward is a contemporary, adult stand alone, erotic romance story line focusing on twenty five year old author Luca Ryan Vinetti and rockstar Griffin Quinn aka Cole Archer.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Luca and Griffin) DIRTY LETTERS follows the relationship between twenty five year old author Luca Ryan Vinetti and rockstar Cole Archer aka Griffin Quinn. Luca and Griffin have been pen pals since second grade, and embarked on a long-distance friendship ever since but eight years ago Luca’s life imploded and she all but disappeared from family and friends. Fast forward to present day wherein Luca’s father has died, and while cleaning up his apartment, she finds a letter from Griffin Quinn, a letter that forces Luca to re-engage with the past. Enter Griffin Quinn aka Cole Archer, and the man with who Luca will fall in love. What ensues is the long distance relationship and romance between Luca and Griffin, and the potential fall-out as Luca continues to struggle with the past.

Following the devastating loss of a friend, Luca Ryan battles a debilitating emotional disorder that prevents our heroine from living her life to the fullest but discovering there was still a connection between herself and Griffin, Luca along with her friend and confident Chester Maxwell, embarks on a cross country journey in an effort to officially introduce herself to the man that she loves. Griffin Quinn is a man on a mission when it comes to the girl he is unable to forget. As the British rockstar and musician known as Cole Archer, Griffins leads a lifestyle that would further aggravate our story line heroine but Griffin is desperate to pull Luca into his life, a life that will send Luca spiralling out of control.

The relationship between Luca and Griffin spans twenty years in the making. From seven year old pen pals to lovers, Luca and Griffin have secrets that have yet to be revealed, secrets that may affect the future, going forward. Griffin accepts that Luca struggles with a paralyzing and emotional disorder but our hero never expected to be pushed out of her life. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are limited as the story line focuses on our leading couple. We are introduced to Dr. Chester Maxwell, Luca’s friend, confident and counsellor, a man who takes Luca under his wing, allowing her to test her love for a man she barely knows.

DIRTY LETTERS is a story of guilt and grief; tragedy, acceptance and love; a story of loss and heart break. The premise is emotional and captivating; the characters are colorful, dynamic, broken but healing; the romance is seductive and hot. Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward pull the reader into an impassioned, thought-provoking and tender love story between two people pulled apart by grief and despair.

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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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Park Avenue Player by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland-Review tour

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PARK AVENUE PLAYER by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 23, 2019

It started out like any normal day.

Then the fender bender happened.

The guy I collided with drove an expensive car and was drop-dead gorgeous. Too bad he was also a total jerk. We argued over whose fault it was and any other thing that came out of his condescending mouth.

Eventually, the police came and we went our separate ways. The insurance companies would have to figure things out. I had a job interview to get to anyway—one I was excited about.

Though that excitement changed to disappointment the moment the person interviewing me walked in. The guy from the accident.

Whoops!

Yeah, so I didn’t get the position.

The problem was, I really wanted it. No, I needed it. Anything to get me out of my current career and back into working with kids.

So, even though Hollis LaCroix was as intimidating as he was devastatingly handsome, I went back to see him and begged for a chance.

To my surprise, he gave me a shot taking care of his troubled niece.

At least my attraction to him wouldn’t be able to go anywhere. I wasn’t about to jeopardize my job or the strong bond Hailey and I formed.

But resisting the magnetic pull between us wasn’t that simple. (Then there was our little underwear game—don’t ask.)

We continued to flirt without crossing the line—until it finally happened.

This is the part of the story where we fall in love and live happily ever after, right?

Well, life has a way of throwing some major curveballs.

Ours was one I didn’t see coming.

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REVIEW: PARK AVENUE PLAYER co-authored by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland is a contemporary, adult, stand alone, erotic, romance story line focusing on Hollis LaCroix, and PI/nanny Elodie Atlier.

Told from present day and memories from the past PARK AVENUE PLAYER focuses on Hollis LaCroix’ hunt for a nanny for his eleven year old niece Hailey, a young girl whose father is currently serving a sentence in prison but things don’t start off very well when Hollis comes face to face with his potential nanny, the woman who hit his Mercedes just minutes before. Having no patience with to interview Elodie Atlier, Hollis dismisses our heroine, only to have Elodie arrive at his house, hours later. What ensues is the slow building relationship between Elodie and Hollis when Elodie is hired as Hailey’s nanny, and the potential fall-out Hollis struggles with a ghost from his past.

Elodie Atlier has worked for a private investigator as the lure in numerous divorce and cheating scandals. Tired of the men ogling and pawing our story line heroine, Elodie’s best friend Bree suggests working as a nanny for Hollis LaCroix but their ‘accidental meeting’ forces Hollis to not accept Elodie as his niece’s nanny. Hollis LaCroix has been burned in the past but his attraction to Elodie causes some trouble with their employee and employer dynamic. But a series of mixed messages from Hollis to Elodie, finds Elodie struggling with where she stands in Hollis’ life.

The relationship between Elodie and Hollis is one of immediate and palpable attraction predicated on a business arrangement between our leading couple but having been burned in the past, Hollis refuses to fall in love, or place Elodie in a position that could break his niece’s heart. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Elodie’s best friend Bree, and her previous boss and friend Soren, as well as Hollis’ business partner Addison, and his niece Hailey.

PARK AVENUE PLAYER is a story of family, friendships, secrets and lies; betrayal, grief, loss and love. The premise is engaging and captivating with a major twist that will break your heart; the romance is passionate and seductive; the characters are dynamic, charismatic and intense but there is some definite humorous back and forth between Elodie and Soren.

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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 Day He Came Back by Penelope Ward-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2019

It was the summer of my life.
I’d met the guy of my dreams.
Unfortunately, he was the son of my uppity employer—and very much off-limits.
But Gavin was a rebel. He knew his mother would disown him if she found out about us; in his eyes, we just had to be careful.
He never treated me as his mother did—like hired help.
Instead, Gavin put me on a pedestal and loved me harder than I’d ever been loved in my life.

What a summer it was.
Until it all ended—badly.

I was never supposed to see Gavin again.
That didn’t stop me from thinking about him every day for ten years.
I knew little about his life now, just that he was an entrepreneur living an ocean away.

When a twist of fate had me working again in the very place our love affair started a decade earlier, I knew it was only a matter of time before I might see him again.
But I wasn’t prepared.
What if he hated me?
What if he loved someone else now?
I wasn’t prepared for all the unknowns.

And most of all, I wasn’t prepared for today to be the day he came back.

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REVIEW:THE DAY HE CAME BACK by Penelope Ward is a contemporary, new adult to adult stand alone, romance story line focusing on Gavin Masterson, and Raven, the daughter of the hired help.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Gavin and Raven) spanning ten years in the life, THE DAY HE CAME BACK is a second chance story line that follows the forbidden summer romance between twenty-one year old Gavin Masterson, and Raven, the only daughter the Masterson’s housekeeper. Gavin Masterson was home for the summer, having returned from Oxford University in London England. Looking forward to a little rest and relaxation Gavin will come face to face with Raven, a woman his mother refuses to acknowledge or accept. A secret summer romance ensues but in the end Raven is forced to push Gavin out of her life, and in doing so destroys any chance at happiness for our story line couple. Fast forward ten years wherein Raven is, once again, employed by the Masterson family, but an employment that sees Raven assisting the family when they need it the most.

Gavin’s mother Ruth is all about the money and Raven does not represent the wealth and power expected for her sons. Gavin knows his mother is a judgemental snob but he had no idea as to the extent of her vindictiveness, a vindictiveness that was about to destroy so many lives. Raven knew to get involved with Gavin could mean the loss of her mother’s job, but the heart wanted something more until Raven was forced to break the man that she loved, and in doing so broke her own heart. Coming face to face with Gavin ten years later meant facing the man with whom she was still in love but Raven would soon discover that Gavin had moved on with someone else.

The relationship between Gavin and Raven is one of immediate attraction; a forbidden romance between two young people whose lives were about to spiral out of control. A decade would pass but the love would remain, a love that would be tested when the truth was revealed. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

We are introduced to Raven’s best friend Marni; Gavin’s parents Ruth and Gunther Masterson as well as Gavin’s troubled brother Weldon; and Raven’s mother Renata. Here’s hoping the author has plans for Weldon Masterson, a man who has been battling so many demons for a very long time.

THE DAY HE CAME BACK is a story of betrayal and revenge; wealth and discrimination; love and forgiveness; romance and love. The premise is emotional and captivating; the characters are colorful, energetic and broken; the romance is seductive, heart breaking and real. There are moments of angst and sorrow; happiness and love; acceptance and moving forward. THE DAY HE CAME BACK is an impassioned story of second chances and happily ever after.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

 With over one-point-five million books sold, she is a twenty-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

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When August Ends by Penelope Ward- Review and Book Tour

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WHEN AUGUST END by Penelope Ward-Review and Book Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 25, 2019

What do you do when a sexy, older man moves into your family’s summer rental?

Well, apparently, you make a fool of yourself—over and over. Things didn’t exactly get off on the right foot with Noah Cavallari. Our first encounter was embarrassing, to say the least.

But despite that, I found myself waking up every day with a newfound energy. Nothing exciting ever happened on the lake—not until Noah moved into the small boathouse on our property. He’d booked it for the entire summer…and I was still trying to figure out why.

When my mother became ill, I inherited the responsibility of making sure our guests were well taken care of. I should have been in college. Instead, I was living my best life…as a maid.

Dark, handsome, and mysterious, everything about Noah screamed forbidden.

I knew he was just passing through town for the summer.

I knew he was probably too old for me.

Yet, I was drawn to him.

Not to mention, he tried to save my life when he mistakenly thought I was drowning.

I wanted him and made no secret of it.

His own attempts to warn me away soon gave way to late-night moonlight chats by the lake. We were slowly easing into a friendship that was gearing up to explode into something I might not recover from.

Because he’s leaving at the end of the summer.

And I have no idea what I’ll do when August ends.

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REVIEW: WHEN AUGUST ENDS by Penelope Ward is a contemporary, adult stand alone, erotic romance story line focusing on twenty year old, waitress/college student Heather Chadwick. and thirty-four year old photographer Noah Cavallari.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Noah and Heather) WHEN AUGUST ENDS follows the building relationship between twenty year old, waitress/college student Heather Chadwick. and thirty-four year old photographer Noah Cavallari. Noah Cavallari is taking some time off from his busy photography business, and rented a boathouse up in New Hampshire, on Lake Winipessaukee. Coming face to face with Heather Chadwick, the owner’s twenty year old daughter, stirred something in Noah he had no business pursuing. Heather Chadwick’s attraction to, and seduction of Noah is met with refusal and rejection, but a last minute date for Heather forces Noah to look deep to understand from where his jealousy and need had come. What ensues is the slow building relationship and romance between Heather and Noah, and the potential fall-out as Noah keeps secret his real reason for coming to New Hampshire as his time in the lake house comes to a close.

Heather Chadwick has always wanted to be a nurse but her mother’s disabilities force Heather to become care-taker to a woman who struggles with mental illness. Still grieving the loss of someone close, Heather struggles with what was, and what will never be. Noah Cavallari battles his attraction to Heather knowing his secrets could destroy the precarious foundation upon which their growing relationship is starting to build, a relationship he will pursue as time passes them by.

The relationship between Noah and Heather is one of immediate attraction but Noah struggles with their fourteen year age difference, as well as the secrets he has yet to reveal. Heather knows that her attraction to Noah is currently one-sided, an attraction that comes with heartbreak and jealousy on both sides of the equation. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Heather’s mother Alice, and her estranged father Rick Chadwick, as well as friends Chrissy , and ex-boyfriend Eric; Noah’s ex Olivia, and his father Neil Cavallari.

WHEN AUGUST ENDS is a story of older man / younger woman, secrets, lies, guilt and second chances. The premise is engaging and intriguing ;the romance is a slow burn rejection and attraction; the characters are colorful and energetic. WHEN AUGUST ENDS is a sexy, character driven story of love .

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

 With over one-point-five million books sold, she is a twenty-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

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NAUGHTY OR NICE Anthology by Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Emma Chase, Marie Force, Corinne Michaels and Susan Stoker-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 24, 2018

Six new holiday short stories from seven New York Times Bestselling Authors.

OVERVIEW:  NAUGHTY OR NICE is a collection of six ‘naughty and nice’ short stories perfect for those nights when you want to cuddle with someone close.

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SEXY SCROOGE by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

The last thing I needed was to share an Uber with Scrooge—a cocky lawyer on a snowy Christmas Eve. It was bad enough I was on my way to court for the gift of eviction. Although maybe today wouldn’t turn out so bad after all. The Sexy Scrooge and I started to connect as we trudged our way through a storm. Our ride was about to end. But would I ever see him again?

REVIEW: SEXY SCROOGE follows twenty-eight year old Meredith Eden on Christmas Eve as she embarks on a mission to save herself from potential eviction. For weeks, nothing has gone right for our story line heroine but meeting attorney Adam Bullock sets Meredith towards a path of making all of her wishes come true.

A quick read, SEXY SCROOGE is a realistic, clean, Christmas tale with a down on her luck heroine, and a sexy ‘Clark Kent’ hero. A flirty and fun holiday short with a spirited couple.

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BIG BAUBLES by Jodi Ellen Malpas

Shannon’s last-minute Christmas shopping trip quickly goes from tedious to thrilling when she meets a sexy stranger in Harrods. He’s irresistibly cheeky, hot as sin, and he seems to want to play. So when he sets Shannon the challenge of completing her Christmas shopping before he completes his, she can’t help but accept. And she plans on winning. But the sexy stranger plays dirty on the shop floor. And even dirtier in the women’s changing rooms…

REVIEW: BIG BAUBLES follows executive PA Shannon as she finds herself in a dilemma on Christmas Eve. Forced to babysit her boss’s children, our heroine must make a last minute run in order to fulfill her own Christmas shopping list. Meeting a sexy stranger in a similar situation, Shannon reluctantly finds herself in a competition at Harrods, with said sexy stranger, to see who finishes their shopping first- winner takes all including an almost tryst in the change room!

Another quick read, BIG BAUBLES is a fun, sexy and flirty short story wherein our couple make a date to go shopping every day of the year.

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THE NAUGHTY LIST by Emma Chase

Evie Sanders has a secret. She’s in love with her boss, Jace Winters, the hot as hell, hardworking owner of the best bar in the snowy, ski resort town of Alpine. She thinks Jace barely knows she exists—that to him, she’s just an employee. But at this year’s Christmas party, bells get jingled, stockings get stuffed, snow—and other things—get thoroughly plowed, and Christmas wishes (even the naughty ones) just might come true.

REVIEW: THE NAUGHTY LIST is an erotic short that follows twenty-five year old Alpine Colorado bar waitress Evie Sanders as she struggles with her attraction to, and love for her boss Jace Winters. When given the opportunity to complete a sexual fantasy questionnaire, the answers become a naughty list of things she would like to do with her boss, a man whose own sexual fantasies include our story line heroine.

THE NAUGHTLY LIST is a sexy, spicy and provocative short wherein Christmas wishes, really do come true.

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JOYOUS–A QUANTUM CHRISTMAS by Marie Force

After a remarkable year that included a wedding and a big Oscar win for Quantum Productions, Hollywood superstar Flynn Godfrey wants to give his wife, Natalie, and closest friends a Christmas they will never forget. But when best-laid plans go awry, Flynn will learn that sometimes the season’s greatest gifts are those that can’t be bought or wrapped.

REVIEW: JOYOUS is a sexy, short story in Marie Force’s contemporary, adult QUANTUM series. Focusing on Hollywood superstar Flynn Godfrey and his wife Natalie, JOYOUS follows Flynn as he sets a plan into motion to give his wife the most amazing, special Christmas of her life. Things do not go according to plans when the entire Quantum Productions family is forced by bad weather to spend Christmas at the Castaway Inn in Saint George Utah.

JOYOUS is a heart warming and spicy look at the familiar faces we have grown to love.

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A HOLIDAY LIFT by Corinne Michaels

Holly has had enough pain around the holidays to last her lifetime. All she wants is to focus on her work. All of that becomes impossible when she’s stuck in the elevator with her co-worker Dean. She can’t avoid his intense stares, deep voice, and scent that drives her crazy. Will the holiday season bring them an unexpected lift or will they come crashing down?

REVIEW: Told from dual first person perspectives (Holly and Dean) A HOLIDAY LIFT follows Holly Brickman as her life continues to spiral out of control. With the timeline for a new campaign pitch for a new promotion shortened to within hours instead of days, Holly must face her one-night stand, a co-worker and competitor who all but ignores our story line heroine. Getting stuck in a elevator goes from bad to worse, when her only companion is Dean Pritchard, her one-night stand, and the man who could destroy her heart.

A HOLIDAY LIFT is a sweet, clean short story about two people drawn together by fate and love. A few minutes in the life of Holly and Dean, A HOLIDAY LIFT is a wonderful addition to this multi-authored anthology.

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BEST CHRISTMAS EVER by Susan Stoker

When Chris and Sienna meet during an accident in Texas, the perfect strangers soon discover they’re inexplicably linked…in more ways than one. Coincidence? Perhaps. Or maybe the makings of their very own Christmas miracle.

REVIEW: BEST CHRISTMAS EVER follows fifty-two year old, paramedic Sienna Bernfield in the aftermath of a car accident on Christmas Eve. Having witnessed said accident Sienna will find herself commiserating with accident victim, forty-nine year old prison guard Christopher King, as they wait for an ambulance and the police to arrive. One thing leads to another and our couple discover they have something in common including their children currently on leave from the US Army.

BEST CHRISTMAS EVER is another sweet, clean and encouraging short story. A spirited heroine, and a passionate hero who struggles to move on from the past.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward-Review & Excerpt Tour

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HATE NOTES by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward-Review and Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 6, 2018

It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress.

Something blue.

I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old.”

Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true.

The name embossed on the blue stationery: Reed Eastwood, obviously the most romantic man who ever lived. I also discovered he’s the most gorgeous. If only my true-love fantasies had stopped there. Because I’ve since found out something else about Mr. Starry-Eyed.

He’s arrogant, cynical, and demanding. I should know. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s my new boss. But that’s not going to stop me from discovering the story behind his last love letter. A love letter that did not result in a happily ever after.

But that story is nothing compared to the one unfolding between us. It’s getting hotter, sweeter, and more surprising than anything I could have imagined.

Something new.

But I have no idea how this one is going to end

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REVIEW: HATE NOTES by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, romance story line focusing on wealthy realtor Reed Eastwood, and sculptor and PA Charlotte Darling.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Reed and Charlotte) HATE NOTES follows the acrimonious relationship between wealthy realtor Reed Eastwood, and PA Charlotte Darling. It all started with a little blue note pinned to a forgotten wedding dress; a drunken phone call to Locklear Properties; an appointment to view a million-dollar listing; and the humiliation by said realtor, wherein our heroine Charlotte Darling will come face to face with Iris Locklear, the owner of Locklear Properties, and the woman who offers Charlotte the chance of a lifetime. But all chances come with a price including a working association with Iris’s grandson Reed Eastwood, the man whose hate for Charlotte Darling grows with every encounter. What ensues is the building romance but tempestuous relationship between Reed and Charlotte, and the potential fall-out as heartbreak and painful reminders force Reed to push Charlotte out of his life.

Reed Eastwood has loved and lost; the destruction of his heart and soul left our hero with no hopes for the future and he wasn’t willing to tempt fate a second time around. Struggling to keep his distance from Charlotte Darling, Reed found himself drawn into hurricane that would become his life. Charlotte Darling knows all too well the humiliation of having loved and lost but meeting Reed Eastwood gave Charlotte the hope for a future but a future with a possible end date before it began. Charlotte is a sexy, sassy and sweet heroine who struggles to find her own happily ever after.

The relationship between Charlotte and Reed began as a lie when Charlotte booked an appointment to see a property so far out of her price-range she hadn’t even realized that background checks would be part of the arrangement. Several outrageous lies result in a humiliating smack-down all to reinforce that perhaps Charlotte was completely out of her league but our heroine refused to give up without a fight. Working with Reed meant getting under one-another’s skin but getting into bed would be a whole other level. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and intense.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters include Reed’s brother Max, their grandmother Iris Locklear; and of course Reed’s ex-fiance Allison.

The world building focuses on the back and forth, yin and yang, up and down emotional roller coaster between Reed Eastwood and Charlotte Darling. Reed’s constant mixed signals, hot and cold attitude revealed a personal battle between head and heart.

HATE NOTES has a little bit of everything: romance and love, humor and laughter, conflict, anxiety, heartbreak and pain. The character driven premise is playful and spirited ; the characters are fun and flirty; the romance is animated and sensual. HATE NOTES is a thought provoking love story with a playful heroine and a hero who fights an uphill battle between himself and the world.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Grabbing my laptop, I searched my history and called up the last website I’d visited.
Eastwood Properties is one of the largest independent brokerage firms in the world. We connect the most prestigious and exclusive properties with qualified buyers, assuring the utmost privacy for both parties. Whether you’re in the market for a luxury New York City penthouse with a view of the park, a waterfront Hampton estate, or an enchanting chateau escape in the mountains, or you’re ready for your own private is-land, Eastwood is where your dreams begin.
There was a link to search properties, so I typed in the name of the place the woman had mentioned in the voice mail: Millennium Tower. Sure enough, the penthouse popped up for sale. For only twelve million dollars, I could own an apartment on Columbus Ave-nue with sweeping views of Central Park. Let me write you a check.
After drooling through a video and two dozen photos, I clicked on the button to make an appointment to view the property. An application popped up, the top of which read: For the privacy and safety of our sellers, all prospective buyers are required to com-plete an application to view properties. Only buyers that meet our stringent prequalifi-cation criteria will be contacted.
I snorted. Great prequalification criteria you have there, Eastwood. I wasn’t sure I had enough money to take the train uptown to get to that swanky place, much less buy it. God knows what I’d written that had qualified me.
I closed the website and was just about to shut my laptop and go back to bed again when I decided to take one more peek at Mr. Romantic on Facebook.
God, he was gorgeous.
What if . . .
I shouldn’t.
No good ever came out of ideas formulated while drunk.
I couldn’t.
But . . .
That face . . .
And that note.
So romantic. So beautiful.
Plus . . . I’d never seen the inside of a twelve-million-dollar penthouse.
I really shouldn’t.
Then again . . . I’d spent the last two years doing everything I should do. And where had that gotten me?
Right here. It’d gotten me right damn here—hungover and unemployed, sitting in this crappy apartment. Maybe it was time I did the things I shouldn’t be doing for a change. I picked up my phone and let my finger hover over the “Call Back” button for a while.
Screw it.
No one would ever know. It could be fun—getting all dressed up and playing the part of a rich Upper West Sider while satisfying my curiosity about the man. What harm was there?
None that I could think of. Still, you know what they say about curiosity . . .
I pressed “Call Back.”
“Hi. This is Charlotte Darling calling to confirm an appointment with Reed Eastwood . . .”


 

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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