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THE SUBSTITUTE (Single in Seattle 5.5) by Kristen Proby-review

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THE SUBSTITUTE (Single in Seattle 5.5) by Kristen Proby-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 20, 2024

Derek Langley can’t keep an assistant to save his life. He’s grumpy, demanding, and sometimes mean, which mirrors his reputation in court. Derek doesn’t have time to coddle an employee, so when the temp agency informs him their next placement will be the last, he knows he’s doomed.

Maya Sterling is excited to move to Seattle. She wants to be closer to her siblings and her new friends, and a position with a temp agency fits the bill for her new life in the city. She doesn’t plan on walking in and finding a sexy British grouch for a boss, but his gruff nature doesn’t really bother her. In fact, she’s attracted to his rough-around-the-edges nature.

They quickly realize the attraction is mutual and steam up the office. But Maya’s position with Derek is temporary, and she knows she must maintain a professional distance to preserve her sanity.

Will they be able to resist each other? Or does fate have other plans?

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REVIEW: THE SUBSTITUTE by Kristen Proby is a contemporary, adult, erotic, novella found in the author’s SINGLE IN SEATTLE series, and a part of the 1001 Dark Nights multi-authored series. This is attorney Derek Langley, and PA Maya Sterling’s story line. THE SUBSTITUTE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. May is Grayson Sterling’s sister (The Scandal)

Told from dual first person perspectives (Derek and Maya) THE SUBSTITUTE follows Maya Sterling as she struggles with a direction in life. Having spent six months touring Europe, Maya returns home, excited about a move to Seattle but leaving her parents is hard, in the face of her mother’s ongoing failing health. Working for a temp agency, Maya begins a thirty day trial period with attorney Derek Langley, a man whose reputation as a difficult boss, and toxic environment precedes his introduction to our story line heroine but form the outset Maye refuses to bow to Derek’s demands, and in the end, places her own boundaries when they both cross the line. What ensues is the rapidly building relationship between our story line couple, and the potential fall-out as Maya’s time with Derek comes to a close.

The relationship is one of immediate attraction but Derek doesn’t do relationships; he’s demanding and over bearing; and expects perfection from everyone in his life. Falling for Maya was never in the future but Derek knew Maya was the woman to calm his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are reintroduced to several members of Maya’s family including her brother Grayson Sterling, and both Maya and Derek’s parents.

THE SUBSTITUTE is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; forgiveness and acceptance. The fast paced premise is enthralling and captivating; the romance is fast and furious; the characters are determined, strong and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
The Secret
The Surprise
The Scandal
The Scramble
The Score
The Set Up
The Stand In

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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The Stand-In (Single in Seattle 5) by Kristen Proby-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2023

I don’t like my new boss. Not at all.

London Ambrose is a spoiled billionaire’s daughter. And now she’s the new co-owner of the Seattle football team, but that doesn’t mean that she knows diddly squat about football.

There’s nothing I hate more than having someone micromanaging me, shadowing my every move, and giving me their two cents on Every. Little. Thing. as I coach MY defensive line.

I don’t care about new team jerseys and branding or answering her million and one questions about how I do my job. But, I can’t help but come to her defense when an old flame shows up and starts harassing her. I’m a Montgomery. We don’t let anyone mess with women.

Now, I’m suddenly in a fake relationship, pretending to date the gorgeous billionaire and learning so many surprising things about this captivating woman that I just can’t seem to stay away from her.

When the lines between our fake relationship and real relationship blur, and my initial distaste for her turns into desire, I find myself coaching the most important game of my life – do I let my guard down or do I let London Ambrose walk away forever?

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REVIEW:THE STAND-IN is the fifth instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary, adult SINGLE IN SEATTLE erotic, romance series-a spin off with the next generation from the author’s With Me in Seattle series . This is twenty-seven year old, football coach Drew Montgomery, and thirty-two year old, team co-owner London Ambrose’s story line. THE STAND-IN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines and original series are revealed where necessary. Drew is the son of Caleb and Brynna Montgomery (SAFE WITH ME /With Me in Seattle 5).

Told from dual first person perspectives (London and Drew) THE STAND-IN follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Approximately five years earlier, Drew Montgomery’s football career ended before it began. Fast forward to present day, Drew is the quarterback coach for the Seattle professional football team, and finds himself at odds with his new boss. Enter London Ambrose, the woman with whom Drew will fall in love. The unexpected arrival of London’s ex finds Drew playing the doting boyfriend, a position that becomes all too real, rather quickly. As Drew and London’s relationship quickly turns into something more, there is always someone in the wings waiting to tear them down. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between London and Drew, and the potential fall-out when London’s family continue to interfere or struggle with the choices in her life.

The world building continues to focus on Drew’s large, close-knit extended family of rich, famous and powerful people including Drew’s parents Caleb and Brynna, and his sisters Maddie and Josie; and their cousin Lucy Williams. As per the author’s style, many of the previous story line characters are present, often controlling much of the narrative and direction of the story. We are introduced to London’s brother Rome, their father Chandler Ambrose, and their mother Adelaide.

The relationship between Drew and London begins as employer and employee but Drew witness a verbal attack against our heroine, and jumps in to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love but London is never alone, and there will always be someone waiting back home. As the relationship develops into something more, London finds herself welcomes into the family she never had. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

THE STAND-IN is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; power and control, acceptance and determination. The premise is captivating and emotional,; the characters are determined, sassy and spirited; the romance is lively and edgy.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
The Secret
The Surprise
The Scandal
The Scramble
The Score
The Set Up

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Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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The Setup (Single in Seattle 4) by Kristen Proby-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 18, 2023

I’m a sucker for pretty things. Give me a roaring engine in a souped-up vintage muscle car with cherry red paint and brand-new leather interior, and that’s about as pretty as anything I could ask for. I’m a simple man, who doesn’t need or want the kind of wild celebrity that my father has. I restore one-of-a-kind vehicles and sell them to the highest bidder. Usually, that bidder just also happens to be a celebrity.

But no matter how often my cars steal the spotlight, staying out of it is my number one priority.

Which is why Sydney Sterling is absolutely out of the question.

She’s a country music superstar. She’s in the spotlight. People can’t get enough of her.

It doesn’t matter that our one night together was hotter than a full throttle muscle car, or that she’s the most incredible woman I’ve ever met.

I. Need. To. Stay. Away.

And I was doing a great job of just that until our friends set us up on a blind date, and now here I am, sitting across from the only woman who made me want more. How am I going to handle the fact that the rest of the world wants her almost as much as I do?

And do I even have a choice in the matter?

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REVIEW: THE SETUP is the fourth instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary,adult SINGLE IN SEATTLE erotic, romance series-a spin off with the next generation from the author’s With Me in Seattle series. . This is country music star Sidney Sterling , and classic car restorer Keaton Williams’ story line. THE SETUP can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines and original series are revealed where necessary. Keaton is the son of Luke and Natalie (Come Away with Me/ With Me in Seattle 1); and Sidney is the sister of Gray Sterling (The Scandal).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sidney and Keaton) THE SETUP follows the friends with benefits relationship between country music star Sidney Sterling , and classic car restorer Keaton Williams. Sidney Sterling’s career has imploded, and she has returned home to Seattle to be with family and friends but never thought she would find herself in a relationship with Keaton Williams, a man who wants nothing more than a friends with benefits relationship. An opportunity will present itself for our story line heroine, an opportunity of which Keaton wants nothing to do. Keaton and his family grew up in the spotlight, and Keaton knows that fame is nothing more than heart break and pain. What ensues is the building relationship between Keaton and Sidney, and the potential fall-out as Keaton is willing to lose the woman he loves than face down the vultures who all but destroyed his life.

The world building continues to focus on the large extended Montgomery-Williams family, all of who are rich, powerful, famous and friends. From Hollywood, to Nashville, to the gridiron of the NFL, The Montgomery -Williams clan are supportive of one another, forgiving and under control.

The relationship between Keaton and Sidney is one of immediate attraction; a friends to lover, a friends with benefits relationship in which Keaton is willing to risk his friendships with Sidney to stay out of the spotlight while Sidney’s star is on the rise. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

THE SETUP is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; a story of betrayal and acceptance, forgiveness and happily ever after. The character driven premise is fast paced, emotional and edgy; the romance is seductive and steamy; the characters are determined and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
The Secret
The Surprise
The Scandal
The Scramble
The Score

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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THE SCORE (Single in Seattle 3) by Kristen Proby-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 31, 2023

I have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off. I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either. I walk the walk—or rather, I run the run. It was actually during one of those jogs through the park that I ran into him.

Of course, at the time, I didn’t realize it was the Isaiah “Ike” Harrison, Seattle’s hot new quarterback. All I knew was that I was suddenly pinned under some solid, sexy body, unable to breathe.

But even now, I keep running into Ike in the most unexpected places.
And he’s doing everything in his power to convince me that he’s not just a player—in any form of the word. It’s so much more than that.

But I’ve been there, done that. I have the mended broken heart to prove it and have no intention of doing it again.

Except the frustrating man is convincing, and my walls are quickly lowering—especially when I feel responsible for possibly upending his career.

Is letting him in a mistake? Or will it be the best thing I’ve ever done?

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REVIEW: THE SCORE is the third instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary, adult SINGLE IN SEATTLE erotic, romance series-a second generation spin off from the author’s WITH ME IN SEATTLE series. This is twenty-five year old football quarterback Isaiah ‘Ike’ Harrison, and twenty-eight year old nutritionist/vlogger Sophie Montgomery’s story line. THE SCORE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Sophie is the daughter of Isaac and Natalie Montgomery (With Me in Seattle).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sophie and Ike) THE SCORE follows the building romance and relationship between twenty-five year old football quarterback Isaiah ‘Ike’ Harrison, and twenty-eight year old nutritionist/vlogger Sophie Montgomery. An accidental meeting while jogging between Sophie and Ike will culminate in a family get together where Sophie and Ike will begin their romantic affair. Ike Harrison is Seattle’s new quarterback, a star both on and off the field but there are secrets behind the fame, and Ike struggles in the face of betrayal and greed. Falling for Sophie Montgomery, a part of the large extended Montgomery dynasty was easy but life and everything he knew was about to spiral out of control, forcing Ike to reconsider his future going forward, including the woman with whom he is falling in love. Sophie was the only constant in his life but love wasn’t going to save our hero from the tsunami that was trying to destroy his world and his career. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sophie and Ike, and the potential fall-out when greed,jealousy and obsession threaten to take down our story line hero.

The relationship between Sophie and Ike begins by accident when our couple literally run into one another while on a morning run but often accidents are kismet, a prelude to something more, and with a large extended family of successful athletes, musicians, artists and business people, the Montgomery’s welcome Ike as one of their own. On the surface, Ike Harrison has everything but the Harrison dysfunctional family dynamics are about to threaten everything Ike has worked for, and struggled to overcome.The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including many from the original With Me in Seattle series-the Montgomery family is ever expanding; their success are many; their support for one another loving and often fun.

THE SCORE is a story of family and friendships, relationships and love, betrayal and greed. The premise is compelling and delightful; the characters are sweet, flirty and fun; the romance is seductive and flirtatious.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2022

There are two things you need to know about me. 1: I’m never late. And 2: I hate Christmas. Yes, I’m a girl who hates the holidays.

My entire, enormous family is already enjoying their holiday vacation in Iceland, but thanks to my busy job and having to meet them there, I’m late. They could have chosen any holiday to fly across the world, but Christmas won, which sent me scrambling because the end of the year is my busiest time. It’s difficult to carve out moments to see the family at all.

So, now, I’m forty thousand feet in the air, trying to get to Iceland before Christmas morning, all while also attempting to get some work done. If only the hot guy next to me would leave me be.

Dylan says I should put the work away until after my holiday and relax a bit. And while his suggestion of spending some time together on the north Atlantic island seems preposterous, I can’t help but feel intrigued when he promises to show me how to enjoy the Yuletide season properly.

After all, I can’t possibly spend every minute with my family.

But how do I just shrug off my duty to my job and throw caution to the wind for a stranger…no matter how handsome he is? Because that’s something else about me: I never throw caution to the wind—even a beautiful, blustery Icelandic wind.

Then again, Mama always said, “Never say never…”

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REVIEW: THE SCRAMBLE by Kristen Proby is a contemporary, adult, erotic, romance novella found in the author’s SINGLE IN SEATTLE series, a spin off from the author’s WITH ME IN SEATTLE series, and a part of the 1001 Dark Nights. This is accountant Maddie Montgomery, and travel blogger Dylan’s story line. THE SCRAMBLE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Maddie is Caleb and Brynna’s daughter (Safe with Me/With Me in Seattle).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maddie and Dylan) with a final chapter from Caleb, THE SCRAMBLE follows Maddie Montgomery as she embarks on a family trip to Iceland, where she will meet her future in the guise of Dylan, a travel blogger, who convinces our heroine to extend her stay beyond twenty-four hours. As the Montgomery family celebrate the Christmas holidays in Europe, Maddie struggles to let go of her work until Dylan proves to Maddie there is more to life than accounting and numbers. What ensues is the quick building romance and relationship between Maddie and Dylan, and the potential fall-out as their time together comes to a close.

The relationship between Dylan and Maddie is one of immediate attraction,acted upon in the ‘mile-high’ club. Staying at the same hotel as the Montgomery family, Dylan sets into motion a plan to seduce our story line heroine, never thinking she would steal his heart in the process. The $ex scenes are intimate, seductive and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we have met in the original WITH ME IN SEATTLE series.

THE SCRAMBLE is a fast paced story of family and relationships, the holidays and love. The premise is entertaining, fun and frenetic; the romance is provocative and passionate; the characters are energetic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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