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Indiscretion by Vi Keeland-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2025

He’s her boss. She’s his greatest temptation.

The first time I met Dawson Reed, we wound up in bed.
The problem was, neither of us knew the other were there.
When I woke up in the middle of the night and found a stranger next to me, instinct kicked in and I attacked the intruder.
Only it turned out, the man wasn’t an intruder at all.
Dawson had rented this cabin, too. Apparently, a system glitch allowed a duplicate booking.
We’d soon find out we were in town for the same wedding, and Dawson was the groomsman I’d been warned about. He was as tall, dark and jaw-droppingly gorgeous as my best friend had described. Though she was also right when she’d said you two will hate each other.
When daylight rolled around, Dawson and I attempted to straighten out the mess we found ourselves in. But it proved to be more difficult than we initially thought. Since it was a holiday weekend, there wasn’t a single room available for more than fifty miles.
I suppose things could be worse than sharing a cabin for a weekend with a handsome man you despise.
Like maybe him winding up being your new boss?

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REVIEW:INDISCRETION by Vi Keeland is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on attorneys, twenty-nine year old Dawson Reed, and twenty-eight year old Naomi Heart.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dawson and Naomi) INDISCRETION follows the building relationship between our story line couple. A mutual friends’ wedding, a double booking, a broken hand, and a black eye find our couple saying goodbye at the end of the holiday weekend, never thinking to see one another again but when Dawson returns home to his law practice in New York, he discovers his ex girlfriend turned law partner is cleaning the office of clients and staff, leaving Dawson without help or aides. Meanwhile, Naomi Heart, is hoping to start anew , finds herself interviewing with our story line hero only to be rejected when she reveals the truth about her need for a change. Desperate for help, Dawson reluctantly takes on Naomi as a paralegal, wherein our couple will work together, and fall in love but Dawson has loved and lost, and struggles to let go of the ghosts from his past.

The world building focuses on heart break of the past, and the effort to move forward. From embattled exes, questionable losses and actions, betrayal and repercussions, both Dawson and Naomi reveal the emotional fall-out and consequences of their own demons.

The relationship between Dawson and Naomi begins at the wedding of their mutual friends Ben and Lily. A double booking at a cabin in the woods forces our couple together if only for a place to stay but their return home focuses on a new start for both, a new start together wherein jealousy rears, and the past can’t let go. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative .

We are introduced to fellow attorneys Ben and Lily; Dawson’s ex Emily, and Naomi’s friend Simon.

INDISCRETION is a story of secrets and loss, family and friendships, relationships, betrayal and love. The premise is emotional and engaging; the romance is passionate; the characters are a little bit broken but struggling to heal.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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 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 UNRAVELING by Vi Keeland -a review

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THE UNRAVELING by Vi Keeland-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 9, 2024

This isn’t a love story.

It’s a story about obsession.

After experiencing a terrible loss, New York City psychiatrist Meredith McCall feels painfully adrift. When she crosses paths with a man with whom she has a tragic connection, she follows him, sparking an unhealthy obsession with Gabriel Wright. How is he doing so well while her life is in shambles?

But when Gabriel walks into her office as a patient, seemingly unaware of who she is, she knows it crosses all ethical and moral bounds to treat him. Yet, Meredith can’t bring herself to turn him away and becomes further entangled. With her life and career continuing to unravel, it appears that things could not get any worse…until they do.

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REVIEW: THE UNRAVELING by Vi Keeland is a contemporary, adult, psychological thriller focusing on widowed psychiatrist Dr. Meredith McCall.

Told from first person perspective (Meredith) THE UNRAVELING follows Dr. Meredith McCall as she tries to navigate her life going forward. A tragic accident, loss of life, and two years of guilt find our heroine facing her past, a past that is now controlling her present. As Meredith begins to unravel, so too, do the ghosts that continue to haunt her, ghosts that refuse to let go, ghosts that are more real than she could have ever imagined.

The world building is fraught with twists and turns, betrayal and vengeance, power and madness, obsession and control.

We are introduced to widower Gabriel Wright, Meredith’s late husband Connor Fitzgerald, psychiatrist Dr. Alexander, receptionist and friend Sarah, and patient Rebecca Jordon, all who play a role in Meredith’s ongoing struggle.

THE UNRAVELING is a thought-provoking and unconventional story; a cautionary tale ; a raw, real and twisted look at despair, remorse and vengeance; of determination and dissolution. The premise is intriguing and powerful; the characters are desperate, tragic and questionable.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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What Happens at the Lake by Vi Keeland-review tour

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What Happens at the Lake by Vi Keeland-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 15, 2024

When life took an unexpected turn, I decided to get out of New York for a while. What better place to go than the idyllic small town my father spoke about so fondly when I was growing up? Laurel Lake held the title America’s Friendliest Town for seventeen years running, and friendly was just what I needed right now.

Unfortunately, friendly wasn’t the welcome I got when I arrived.

Instead, I got Fox Cassidy. My tall, dark, and burly neighbor, who grunted at me instead of saying hello.

Okay, so I might’ve had his mailbox in my hands the first time we met. And it might’ve been a little crushed after removing it from under my tire. And I might’ve needed his help breaking into the place I was staying in after the key broke off in the lock. But still…he didn’t have to be so grumpy.

As time went on though, I started to notice things about Fox other than his glares. Like how he watched me when he thought I wasn’t looking, or how fire ignited in his eyes whenever we bickered. Though I was in Laurel Lake to escape my problems, not create new ones. And getting involved with a man like Fox screamed trouble, even if he was gorgeous and unlike any man I’d ever met.

But alas, problem seemed to be my middle name this year. So why not have some fun while I was here for the summer? It seemed like a good plan. At least until it was time to go home…

They say what happens at the lake, stays at the lake. But it’s not so easy to walk away when what stays behind…is your heart.

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REVIEW:WHAT HAPPENS AT THE LAKE by Vi Keeland is a contemporary, adult, stand alone erotic, romance story line focusing on former professional hockey payer turned construction company owner Fox Cassidy, and pharmaceutical science engineer Dr. Josie Preston.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Fox and Josie) using present day and memories from the past, WHAT HAPPENS AT THE LAKE follows Dr. Josie Preston as she ventures towards her future on Laurel Lake. Years earlier, Josie’s grandmother, and subsequently her father died, leaving our heroine the family property but on ‘leave’ from work, Josie makes the decision to leave Manhattan only to discover the property at Laurel Lake in disrepair. Accidentally meeting her grumpy neighbor Fox Cassidy forced our heroine to reconsider everything about Laurel Lake including the town’s reputation as America’s Friendliest. As Laurel struggles with a myriad of home repairs, Fox knows the neighborly thing would be to help but it is not until someone else takes an interest does Fox step up his game. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Fox and Josie, and the fall-out as Fox’s demons refuse to let go, sending our hero into a spiral from which he may not return.

The world building focuses on the heart breaking past of our story line couple. Individually, each has a story that has shaped their current direction in life but Fox’s past continues to control his present, and with it, he is unable to let go. Having both loves and lost, Josie is hoping for a new start, while Fox continues to live in the past.

The relationship between Fox and Josie begins acrimoniously as Josie’s slightly flighty attitude sets Fox’s teeth on edge.Josie has become the town’s newest daughter, and the gossip chain refuses to let anything die, and Fox and Josie’s life becomes fodder for the town. As Fox and Josie’s relationship turns into something more, the ghosts continue to haunt our hero, pushing the woman he loves out of his life. The $ex scenes are intimate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, quirky and charismatic secondary and supporting characters, as well as the small town busybodies, and grapevines that pull everyone into everyone else’s business.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE LAKE is a story of loss and grief, guilt and shame, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is emotional yet captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are broken, determined and healing.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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

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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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SOMETHING UNEXPECTED by Vi Keeland -review tour

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When my grandmother found out she didn’t have long to live, she embarked on a crazy trip—jumping out of airplanes and scuba diving with sharks.

After I repeatedly voiced my concern, Gram blocked me—her own grandson—on text and social media, leaving me only her travel companion Eleanor’s number.

Eleanor started sending me pictures of Gram’s adventures. At first she seemed nice, but when I attempted to persuade her to talk some sense into her friend, she told me where I could stick my advice. After that, photos arrived with snarky comments, and Eleanor and I got into it on more than one occasion.

When I heard Gram’s upcoming plans were more dangerous than ever, I hopped on a plane.

Since I arrived late, I headed to the bar for a drink, figuring I’d surprise her in the morning.

To my delight, I met a gorgeous woman looking for a no-strings-attached night. Nora was just what I needed. She invited me back to her room, telling me to give her a ten-minute head start. But when I went to pay her bar tab, I realized how much she’d had to drink. As much as I wanted to ignore it, I couldn’t. So I stood Nora up.

I knew she’d be pissed, but I also knew I’d never see her again.

Except never came a little early. Namely, the next morning when I went to meet my grandmother and her evil-spinster friend. Because old Eleanor turned out to be young Nora from last night. And if I thought the woman disliked me before, that was nothing compared to how ticked-off she was now. Or how unhappy she was going to be that their party of two was about to become a party of three.

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REVIEW: SOMETHING UNEXPECTED by Vi Keeland is a contemporary, adult, stand alone, erotic, romance story line focusing on businessman Beckham ‘Beck’ Cross and Eleanor ‘Nora’ Sutton.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nora and Beck) SOMETHING UNEXPECTED follows the building romance and relationship between businessman Beckham ‘Beck’ Cross and photographer Eleanor ‘Nora’ Sutton. An accidental meeting at a bar introduces our couple to one another but Beck did not make a great impression, and Nora Sutton went on her way. With the help of her friend, Beck’s grandmother Louise is hoping to fulfill a bucket list of activities before she dies but said friend is a burr up our hero’s behind. Never expecting to come face to face with the woman from the bar, Beck will discover his grandmother’s friend is the woman currently starring in his fantasies and dreams. Enter photographer Eleanor ‘Nora’ Sutton, and the woman with whom Beckham will fallen love but Louise’s health is deteriorating fast, and Beck struggles with letting go of the woman who raised him and his brother. Often meeting up with Nora and Louise, Beck begins a slow seduction of our story line heroine, a woman who demands nothing more than friendship, and no happily ever after. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Beck and Nora, and the potential fall-out as Nora’s secrets and lies threaten to break Beckham’s heart.

Nora Sutton has her secrets but she refuses to cross the line from friendship to love. Hoping to complete Louise’s bucket list of travels, Nora sets out with Beckham’s grandmother but Louise’s health is too frail to continue. Beckham, along with his brother Jake, were raised by their grandmother, and she is the only family the brothers have left. Struggling to accept his grandmother’s fate, and her desire to travel near the end of her life, Beck often finds himself ‘stalking’ Nora and Louise, something that brings Beck up close and personal with our story line heroine.

The relationship between Nora and Beck begins as an accidental meeting but Beck has no idea as to Nora’s relationship with his grandmother, a relationship that is both purgative and cathartic for our story line heroine. As Nora and Beck’s relationship continues to build, Nora pushes Beck out of her life, keeping secret the true nature of her need to journey alone. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and provocative.

We are introduced to Beck’s brother Jake, their grandmother Louise, as well as Nora’s father William Sutton.

SOMETHING UNEXPECTED is a twisted story of secrets and lies, struggle and battles, acceptance and death, understanding and love. The premise is heart breaking and emotional; the romance is seductive ; the characters are desperate and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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 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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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 January 16 2023

It started out like any other Tuesday.

I spent twelve hours writing algorithms for one of the largest companies in the world and then came home to work on a pet project of mine—feeding facts about the men I knew into a formula to find my perfect match before my twenties came barreling to a close.

But then a man knocked on my door and handed me some papers that turned my life upside down.

Apparently, a father I never knew existed had left me something in his will. That something turned out to be part ownership in a professional football team.

Next thing I knew, I was learning a sport I knew nothing about by spending time with the team’s quarterback who was out with an injury, a man who my formula would definitely determine was all wrong for me.

Christian Knox was too handsome and confident for his own good and could have any woman he wanted. Only lately the only woman he seemed to want was me.

But there was no way I was getting involved when I was now his boss, even if he was insanely gorgeous and had the dirtiest mouth I’d ever come across.

It would be wrong, wouldn’t it?

Probably. But you know what they say about things that are wrong…sometimes they feel so right.

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REVIEW: THE GAME by Vi Keeland is a contemporary, adult stand alone erotic, romance story line focusing on quarterback for the New York Bruins Christian Knox, and new team owner Bella Keating.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Christian and Bella) THE GAME follows in the wake of the death of New York Bruins team owner John Barrett. Two years earlier, Bella Keating was informed she had inherited the New York Bruins football team from the father she never knew. Fast forward to present day wherein Bella will come face to face with her future in the guise of team quarterback Christian Knox, the man with whom Bella will fall in love. Bella Keating never knew her father, and in the wake of her mother’s death following a hit and run years before, Bella is surprised to discover the Bruins’ owner had left her the team. Falling for Christian Knox was easy, but discovering the truth about her mother’s death would push Christian out of Bella’s life. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Bella and Christian, and the potential fall-out when Bella’s issues of trust force Christian to walk from the woman he loves.

Bella Keating is a genius; a mathematician who uses numbers and algorithms to determine the who, what or why in life but Christian was never on her radar, and as the team owner Bella believed Christian was strictly off limits.Struggling with a antagonistic relationship with her half-sisters, Bella didn’t need any more aggravation or problems in her life. Christian Knox has been on the sidelines due to a knee injury, and his time off has been spent seducing our story line heroine, a seduction that will end will Christian falling in love.

The relationship between Christian and Bella is one of immediate attraction but Bella has no idea as to the identity of our story line hero. Bella has issues of trust in the wake of losing everyone she once loved, and betrayal is about to happen one more time. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and sexual.

The secondary and supporting characters include Bella’s ‘grandfather’ and Christian’s former coach Marvin Barrett; Bella’s half-sister Tiffany, as well as Christian’s brothers Jake and Tyler, and Bella’s friends Talia and her son Wyatt; Tyler, Trent and Miller.

THE GAME is a story of family and relationships, secrets and lies, betrayal and heart break, forgiveness and love. The premise is captivating and compelling; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are determined, and dynamic.

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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