Master Baker by Pippa Grant *~*~*~*~* Release Boost, Review & Giveaway

Title: Master Baker

Author: Pippa Grant

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design
Photo: Wander Aguiar
 Release Date: June 27, 2019

Blurb

They call me the sugar whisperer.
Anything your tongue desires, I can bake it. Scones? Child’s play. Cupcakes? I’ll frost them so good you won’t know what hit you. Donuts? Please.
You’re talking to a master baker.
But there’s one egg I’ve never been able to crack.
My best friend.
Correction: My former best friend.
She’s the apple in my pie. The whip in my cream. The lemon in my meringue. The wish in my bone.
She’s the one who got away.
After ten years in the military, she’s back. She’s bruised and battered by life, but she’s back.
Except she’s not my second chance. She’s gone to the dark side.
Running a rival bakery in a town not big enough for two.
So now I have to decide—which do I want more?
My bakery?
Or the woman I never should’ve let go in the first place?

Master Baker is a deliciously fun friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a smooth-talking baker, the one who got away, and a goat with more matchmaking tendencies than a nosy old grandpa. It stands alone with no cheating or cliffhangers.

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Master Baker by Pippa Grant

Review by Theresa Esterline 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I scream, we all scream...

Dive back into Shipwreck and Sarcasm with yet another Cooper Valley rom-com!  Oh and don't forget the animals.  This one has a boy goat named Sue, and many imaginary animals: tigers, elephants, pythons... From high school best friends to disaster to friends again and maybe more?  And now a bit about the story...

Grady and Annika were best friends all thru high school.  She was the daughter of a teen mom and vowed never to be in the same boat.  So when Grady kissed her, she ran scared off to the Army and didn't look back.  Now life has changed, 10 years have passed and she is back home and they are having a bakery war.  But there is a fine line between love and hate, will this war bring these two back together?

Favorite passages:

 - I lean in to hug her and kiss her cheek. “I’ll take care of the python. And the Shipwreck shitheads.”

 - “Since somebody let a whole herd of goats loose to ruin the biggest destination wedding in Shipwreck in four years last summer.”  “Who lets a herd of goats loose?”  “Sarcasm assholes.”  Okay, so maybe not a totally neutral topic.

Note: I was given a free copy and voluntarily chose to review this book.

Author Bio

Pippa Grant is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes romantic comedies that will make tears run down your leg. When she's not reading, writing or sleeping, she's being crowned employee of the month as a stay-at-home mom and housewife trying to prepare her adorable demon spawn to be productive members of society, all the while fantasizing about long walks on the beach with hot chocolate chip cookies. 

Books by Pippa Grant

Mister McHottie

Stud in the Stacks

The Pilot & the Puck-Up

Royally Pucked

Beauty and the Beefcake

Rockaway Bride

Hot Heir

The Hero and the Hacktivist

Hosed

Charming as Puck
Flirting with the Frenemy
America's Geekheart
Master Baker

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Master Baker by Pippa Grant *~*~*~*~* Release Blitz

Title: Master Baker

Author: Pippa Grant

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design
Photo: Wander Aguiar
 Release Date: June 27, 2019

Blurb

They call me the sugar whisperer.
Anything your tongue desires, I can bake it. Scones? Child’s play. Cupcakes? I’ll frost them so good you won’t know what hit you. Donuts? Please.
You’re talking to a master baker.
But there’s one egg I’ve never been able to crack.
My best friend.
Correction: My former best friend.
She’s the apple in my pie. The whip in my cream. The lemon in my meringue. The wish in my bone.
She’s the one who got away.
After ten years in the military, she’s back. She’s bruised and battered by life, but she’s back.
Except she’s not my second chance. She’s gone to the dark side.
Running a rival bakery in a town not big enough for two.
So now I have to decide—which do I want more?
My bakery?
Or the woman I never should’ve let go in the first place?

Master Baker is a deliciously fun friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a smooth-talking baker, the one who got away, and a goat with more matchmaking tendencies than a nosy old grandpa. It stands alone with no cheating or cliffhangers.

ADD TO GOODREADS

Purchase Links

$2.99 for a limited time!!

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Free in Kindle Unlimited

Author Bio

Pippa Grant is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes romantic comedies that will make tears run down your leg. When she's not reading, writing or sleeping, she's being crowned employee of the month as a stay-at-home mom and housewife trying to prepare her adorable demon spawn to be productive members of society, all the while fantasizing about long walks on the beach with hot chocolate chip cookies. 

Books by Pippa Grant

Mister McHottie

Stud in the Stacks

The Pilot & the Puck-Up

Royally Pucked

Beauty and the Beefcake

Rockaway Bride

Hot Heir

The Hero and the Hacktivist

Hosed

Charming as Puck
Flirting with the Frenemy
America's Geekheart
Master Baker

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Unbroken (Loveless, Texas #0.5) by Jay Crownover *~*~*~*~*~* Release Day Blitz & Review

 

From New York Times bestselling author Jay Crownover comes UNBROKEN, the prequel novella in her brand new Loveless, Texas series! Check out the amazing excerpt below, and grab your copy today!

 

About UNBROKEN:

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes a captivating novella about a rugged rodeo star who will do anything to protect the people he loves.

When rodeo star Crew Lawton loses everything in a bad bet, he has no choice but to take a new job to pay off his debts – even if it means becoming the face of an expensive male skincare line. Crew is used to getting sweaty and rustling in the dirt, not posing for photo shoots. And he’s certainly not used to being bossed around by a woman who doesn’t even know the difference between bulls and broncs. But Crew owes money to dangerous criminals, and he’ll do anything Della says in order to pay them back and keep them far away from his family in Loveless, Texas…

The launch of her new men’s line for her family’s company means everything to Della Deveaux, and she’s not willing to let some rugged, arrogant cowboy ruin her campaign. Crew Lawton is the last man she would have chosen to represent her chic, sophisticated brand. Unfortunately, her father already invested millions in Crew’s stupidly handsome face. Yet the more time they spend together, Della and Crew realize that opposites do attract. But when the time comes for Crew to face his past mistakes, will he be able to protect his family…and the woman he’s come to love?

 

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  EXCERPT: “This the one, Ms. Priss?” I turned in a circle, hating how restrictive and stiff the refined suit felt. There would be no staying on the horse for eight seconds in something like this. I doubted I could even bend over and pull my boots on in this getup. I failed to see how being dressed like I was going to high tea with the queen was going to convince normal men with a little extra cash to buy the junk in my hair. It felt like overkill, but I would chew my tongue off before telling Della that. I knew how much this campaign meant to her, and I needed her to keep me around so I could get paid. .. and get to kiss her again. Della circled around me, eyes scanning from head to toe. A small frown tugged her perfectly arched brows down into a V, and her lush, soft mouth pulled into a pout I was becoming achingly familiar with. She lifted a hand and touched the knot of the silk tie where it rested at the base of my throat. She fingered the delicate material and heaved a sigh. “You look perfect, but something is still off.” She met my gaze with a scowl. “Can you try and look a little less like you’re being tortured? That might help the overall image.” Her snippy tone and the upturn of her nose made me grin. I rolled my head around, causing my neck to pop and my shoulders to relax. Della’s expression softened when I was no longer standing at attention, but she still let out a dejected-sounding sigh and reached for my tie, releasing me from the expensive noose. “You have a body made for designer clothes, but something is lost when you put them on. I feel like we’re trying to wrap the Mona Lisa in silk or something. Frankly, it’s annoying that you make denim and flannel look just as good as Versace and Prada.” Once she had the tie off, she told me to go ahead and get back into my own clothes. I asked her what the plan was for the shoot and a brief flare of panic and doubt lit up her catlike eyes. She forced a smile and told me she would figure it out. Since I was totally a fish out of water in this scenario, all I could do was follow orders like a good soldier. I stripped out of the fitted vest and worked on the tiny buttons of the shirt. I was handing them both off to the flirty wardrobe girl who was enjoying the impromptu striptease when Della’s “Wait a second!” had both of us freezing on the spot. She was looking at me in the mirror, eyes roving over my half-dressed form. She wandered over to where my jeans and boots were tossed in a haphazard pile on the floor. After a second of rooting around, she came toward me, my black wifebeater in one hand and my boots in the other. “Put these on with the pants.” She looked at the wardrobe girl with a lifted brow and had to snap her fingers in the woman’s face to get her attention. “Go find me a pair of suspenders, leather if you have them.” The other woman scurried off to do as she was told and I dropped to the seat to pull on my boots. “I keep trying to turn you into something better.” I looked up at Della as she snorted out a laugh. “But from the start, you were perfect the way you are.”

I Heart Books Review 

Unbroken (Loveless, Texas #0.5) by Jay Crownover

Review by Theresa Esterline 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A rodeo clown and a business exec walk in a bar...

Sounds like a crazy start to joke, but these two actually fit really well together.  Both feel like they don't fit in just right, he is the family screw up and she can't get her father's affection no matter how much she succeeds.  Both lost their mothers young and are pulled together in this whirlwind romance with hints of danger.  And now a bit about the story...

After hitting it big in the rodeo circuit Crew is on top of the world until that isn't enough anymore.  He starts taking risks, doing things he shouldn't and it all starts to fall apart.  He's about given up when Della walks into his life.  Her father has already signed Crew to her newest product launch.  He isn't the sophisticated wall street type she wanted, but she's going to mold him into one, even if it kills them!

Favorite passage: “It doesn’t feel like a mistake.” It didn’t feel like rebellion, or gambling either. It felt right. It felt perfect and special. It felt better than anything had in a very long time.

Note: I was given a free copy and voluntarily chose to review this book.

Be sure to pre-order JUSTIFIED, the first novel in this brand new, sexy series!

About JUSTIFIED:

The New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series delivers a romance about a rugged Texas sheriff who must protect the woman who was once his sworn enemy...

Case Lawton comes from a family of criminals. So as the sheriff of Loveless, Texas, he's determined to do everything by the book--until he's called to Aspen Barlow's office after a so-called break-in. The last thing he wants to do is help the woman who cost him custody of his son. But Aspen isn't the heartless lawyer Case remembers, and he starts to question his long-held grudge...

Aspen is scared for her life, and Case is her last hope for protection. But to get him on her side, she'll have to reveal the painful truth from all those years ago. Now, as they work together to track down a dangerous criminal, Case and Aspen learn to trust each other. And as the threats escalate, it becomes clear there's a thin line between love and hate... because there's nothing Case wouldn't do to keep her safe.

 

Pre-order your copy of JUSTIFIED today!

 

About Jay Crownover: Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men series, the Saints of Denver series, the Point series, the Breaking Point series, the Getaway series, and the Loveless, Texas series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.    

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Guilty as Sin (Sin Trilogy #2) by Meghan March *~*~*~*~*~* Release Day Blitz & Review

         

Guilty until proven innocent.

That’s the way the world works, right?

I’m tired of being convicted without evidence, all because my last name is Gable.

The Riscoffs might own this town, but I’m done following their rules.

If only I could forget just how easily Lincoln Riscoff can drag me under his spell.

 

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Guilty as Sin (Sin Trilogy #2)  by Meghan March

Review by Theresa Esterline 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

How do you trust when you've been taught from birth not to...

Whitney and Lincoln are back right where we left them ... note: this review will have spoilers for book #1 (Richer Than Sin), but no spoilers for this book.  As with book one the story alternates between their perspectives and between present day and 10 years ago.  The tension, irritable family members, crazy antics, and hilarious moments are back in full force.  If I didn't need to sleep or work, I think I would have read straight to the end and been sad book #3 wasn't on my kindle yet!  And now a bit about the story... 

Whitney and Lincoln are rushing to the hospital to find out about the accident involving her parents and his dad.  Of course the evil queen is there causing trouble.  Whitney is beside herself with the news of what happened and has no idea how to cope.  At the same time Ricky and Asa arrive back into town, further driving the wedge between Lincoln and Whitney.  On the flip side, trust becomes an issue again and will Lincoln ever learn how not to screw up!  Now secrets are going to get exposed, people hurt, and how will Whitney and Lincoln fair????

Favorite passages:

 - You need to figure out what you want out of this life, kid.  Find the people you want to share it with and hold them close.

 - Totally Stupid.  Definitely crazy. But completely exhilarating.

Note: I was given a free copy and voluntarily chose to review this book.

       

         

From New York Times bestselling author Meghan March comes a brand new saga of forbidden love and second chances. A Riscoff and a Gable can never live happily ever after. Our family feud is the stuff of legends. Ten years ago, Whitney Gable caught me off guard with her long legs and grab-you-by-the-balls blue eyes. I didn’t know or care what her name was. Like any Riscoff worth the family name, I went after what I wanted. We burned like a flash fire until she married another man. She hates me, and she should. I objected on her wedding day. Now she’s home, with those same long legs and man-eater stare, but there’s no ring on her finger. They say a Riscoff and a Gable can never live happily ever after . . . but I’m not done with Whitney Gable. I’ll never be done with her.

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Richer Than Sin (Sin Trilogy #1) by Meghan March

Review by Theresa Esterline 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Opposites attract... But can they sustain?

Passionate, heartbreaking tale of two who's families are sworn enemies. The story mostly takes place in a smallish town where everyone knows each other and the Gable's and Riscoff's are reminiscent of the Hatfield's and McCoy's. Told from two perspectives, you bounce between the first time the two met, 10 years ago, and present day. This is a trilogy, so be ready for the cliff! And now a bit about the story...

Lincoln Riscoff is back home from New York City and he hates it. He knows he has to run the family empire someday, but he's going crazy. Then one night he meets the most beautiful woman "Blue", they decide on no names and when a bar fight ensues they sneak out to his place. Whitney Gable, aka Blue, has the best night of her life until she sees pictures at his place. She can't be there, he is the enemy! Now it's 10 years later, tragedy has happened and she's back in town. Can she avoid him, or will their too hot flames burn everything away leaving him poor as dirt?

Favorite passages:
- “... we all know you don’t wish for it— you work for it.”
- “Where are we going?” “Keep your eyes closed.” It was a miracle that I’d agreed to the blindfold, and probably a sign I should have been questioning my sanity.
- “That’s life. We get the shit and the good. It’s up to us how long we take the shit.” 
- She’s perfection wrapped in thorns, but the reward is so incredible, you’re willing to risk the sting.

Note: I was given a free copy and voluntarily chose to review this book.

     

Whitney Gable is the kind of woman you fight to the death to protect.

To keep.  To cherish.

I’ve finally learned my lesson, and it’s time to prove I’m the man who’s worthy of her.

I don’t care what it takes, because failure is not an option.

No matter who or what stands in our way—this time, she’ll be mine forever

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A New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty novels, Meghan March has been known to wear camo face paint and tromp around in woods wearing mud-covered boots, all while sporting a perfect manicure. She’s also impulsive, easily entertained, and absolutely unapologetic about the fact that she loves to read and write smut. Her past lives include slinging auto parts, selling lingerie, making custom jewelry, and practicing corporate law. Writing books about dirty talking alpha males and the strong, sassy women who bring them to their knees is by far the most fabulous job she’s ever had. Sign up for Meghan's newsletter and receive exclusive content that she saves for her subscribers: http://meghanmarch.com/subscribe To get the inside scoop on a daily basis, search Meghan March's Runaway Readers on Facebook and join the fun.

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The Bombshell Effect by Karla Sorensen *~*~*~*~*~* Release Day & Review

Title: The Bombshell Effect

Author: Karla Sorensen

Genre: Sports Romantic Comedy

Release Date: June 14, 2018 
Cover Designer: Najla Qamber

Allie Sutton just got a new job. 

Not one she wants, and definitely not one she's prepared for. She hadn't seen her dad in years, so the last thing she expects upon his sudden death is to inherit the thing he loved more than anything (or anyone) ... the professional football team he owned for the last twenty years. 

Luke Pierson does not want a new boss. 

What he wants is to be a good father to his daughter, the best quarterback possible for his teammates. What he doesn't need is a blonde bombshell ruining the team's chances at another championship. Especially when that bombshell turns out to be his new neighbor. The neighbor he was a complete jerk to the first time they met. 

For the sake of the team, they treat each other like complete professionals. In public, at least. Behind closed doors, it's a different story. And the fallout of giving in to that heat is something neither one of them can see coming.

"This book is EVERYTHING I love as a reader. It's hot, it's hilarious, it's witty and smart. YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE." - Amazon bestselling author Kandi Steiner 

"This book is like my own personal catnip. It has sports, it has tension, and the sexy bits are amazing. The perfect blend of hot and heartwarming." - Amazon bestselling author Amy Daws 

"She took one of my favorite tropes and totally dominated it, she killed it. Sorensen is a football junkie who took her passion for a sport and inserted it into a story. The Bombshell Effect is her gaming winning touchdown." - SBR Reviews

I Heart Books Review 

The Bombshell Effect by Karla Sorensen

Review by Theresa Esterline 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Bombs Away!!!

Hilariously funny sports romance - enemies to ???, you'll have to read to find out!  If you love baking, football, crazy surprises, or just stories about women that can do anything, this book is for you!  It is based in Washington, but includes travel.  The point of view alternates so you get bits of both sides of the story.  Though it starts with tragedy, it hasn't made me cry.  And now a bit about the story...

What happens when Allie, a blonde bombshell, moves in next door to Luke, the star football player?  Well he assumes she is just after his body of course.  But you know what they say about assuming, right?  Well that comes true for Luke.  He ends up wearing some hot pink frosting and fuming only later to meet Allie face to face and learn she is way more than what he thought.  Now they have to work together and fight the attraction, hatred, and first false impressions.


Favorite passages:
 - “Siri, why is the frosting melting off my cupcakes?” Oh, saying it out loud somehow made it worse.
 - ... the gaining of knowledge was transformative and irreversible.
 - Knowledge. It rearranged your brain, allowing space, shifting your perception of reality and making sense of what the domino effect might be.
 - “I had an idea just now.”  “I hope you didn’t hurt yourself in the process.”
 - Somehow, without conscious action, my days turned from unknown and overwhelming to expected and routine.
 - Cognizant of cameras aimed in my direction from the front row of my suite, I made sure not to gawk and drool, lick my lips like he was a perfectly seared eight-ounce filet after a week-long juice cleanse.
 - “Let them know that outside of these walls, they’re strictly on a ‘no comment’ basis, and if anyone utters a word to the media other than that, they’ll get a stiletto up their piss hole.”

 - “I want someone who doesn’t sit back and look at how the landscape of their life will change by adding me into it and weigh whether I’m worth the change. I want them to pull me into it with both hands and make it something new without a second thought.”

Note: I was given a free copy and voluntarily chose to review this book.

Just before they entered the room, something snapped through my ears at the sound of her voice, but it was nothing I could place, nothing I could pin down with certainty. We all stood to greet her, and as soon as I got the first glimpse of her dress, everything around me slowed to a sluggish, weighted crawl.

It was almost as if my brain couldn’t process what I was seeing, so the vision of her was reduced to blocks of color.

Tan shoes.

Tan legs.

Red dress.

Blond hair.

Red lips.

White teeth.

Blue-green eyes.

When it all snapped together, I lost my breath in a pained whoosh. This could not be happening.

As she smiled brightly at Dayvon, giving him her full attention, I realized she hadn’t seen me yet. My next-door neighbor, the one who had called me an arrogant asshole less than twenty-four hours earlier, was the new owner of the Washington Wolves. And she hadn’t seen me yet. 

Suddenly, I understood the rampant tug of nerves and the unshakable feeling that something was about to go very, very wrong. I swiped my hand over my mouth and let out a slow breath, straightening my shoulders and holding my head up high. I could do this. I’d stared down three hundred-pound linebackers who wanted to rip the helmet off my head as they tackled my ass to the ground.

I could do this. 

She turned in my direction, and I saw the moment it registered. The hitch in her step, the narrowing of her eyes, the slight purse in her scarlet red lips.

“You,” she whispered.

Everything stopped. All eyes turned in my direction. The temperature in the room with that one hushed word from her went from cordial to downright glacial.

“Oh, shit,” I muttered under my breath. She crossed her arms tightly over her chest. The chest I’d ogled while she shoved cupcakes at me.

There was absolutely no part of this that could end well.

Well, let’s see ... I’m a wife and a mother. If the things that I write bring a smile to someone's face, then I've done my job. I am obsessed with Outlander (both the books and the show). I’m almost exclusively a romance reader, which means some people will never consider me a literary snob. If I could meet one historical figure, it would be Jane Austen. I received my Bachelors in Public Relations and worked in health care marketing before I had my babies. I hate Twitter. I do it, but I hate it. Also, if you want to get on my good side, bring me wine and I'll love you forever.

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