Hannah Scott is great at finding the perfect match. For everyone except herself. When she travels to Sagebrush County for her best friendโs wedding, she expects a quick visitโhelp set up, celebrate, and head back to Denver. But the wide-open land, slower pace, and surprising shortage of women have her rethinking everything. Sagebrush doesnโt just need a matchmaker. It needs her.
Rhett Calder isnโt looking for a relationship. Heโs just looking for a reason to keep Hannah from leaving. So he signs up for her matchmaking serviceโplaying along, letting her set him up, and turning down every woman she puts in front of him. Because none of them are her. Hannah is convinced sheโs building something real in Sagebrush. A new life. A new business. A future that finally feels right. Until she realizes Rhett never intended to find a match at all. He just wanted her to stay. Now sheโs left wondering if any of it was realโor if she was just part of his game. But Rhett Calder isnโt playing anymore. And this time, heโs not looking for a match. Heโs choosing one.
While in Sagebrush for her friendโs wedding Hannah canโt deny the appeal and the residents and is convinced to stay and start up a matchmaking business as the differential between men and women is substantial. Her first client turns out to be Rhett, the cowboy she shared a dance with, however every match she makes doesnโt work out.
Rhett was drawn to Hannah from their first meeting and wants to spend time with her even if the only way for that to happen if for him to hire her as his matchmaker. While she tries to find his perfect match, he is going to use that time to show her that he has already met his perfect match and it is her.
I thought it was touching that Hannah believed that love was for others not her until Rhett comes into her life and shows her that she is the woman he has been waiting for even if it requires a little subterfuge to get there.
The Sweet Gum Cafรฉ smells like grease and coffee and something sweet thatโs been sitting too long on a heated rack.
Lark slides into the booth across from me, glancing around like sheโs cataloging everything at once.
โThis feels veryโฆ you,โ she says.
โShould I be concerned?โ
โYou probably should be.โ
I huff a quiet laugh. And just like that, the edge of the day softens. Something Iโm afraid only Lark could do.
โTell me something about yourself. Something I canโt find out by asking any person in this room.โ
Her inquiry should have been expected, but panic rushes through me at the same time.
โThe me you know now wasnโt always me,โ I say.
Her brows rise in that way that asks me to continue without saying a single word.
โWhat changed?โ
I hesitate, afraid to show her that part of myself, then answer anyway.
โI was the town goofball for a long time. In my large family, it was a way to guarantee I got some attention. Funny T-shirts, silly slogans, things like that. I just wanted to make people laugh.โ
Lark smirks and says, โI can see that about you.โ
โYeah, then there was a fire at my parentsโ farm,โ I say. โNothing big. But I was there.โ
โAnd?โ
โAnd I didnโt know what to do, like I was frozen on the spot.โ
Her expression doesnโt shift into pity, so I keep talking.
โI watched everyone else move like it mattered,โ I say. โLike they knew exactly how to fix it.โ
โAnd you didnโt.โ
โNo.โ
I exhale slowly.
โIt was as if suddenly I felt like the current version of me was taking up space, taking away the air they needed to breathe. I didnโt like that version of me.โ
Her gaze holds mine.
โSo you became someone else.โ
โYeah. Someone my family and the town could be proud of.โ
She doesnโt respond right away, just watches me, like sheโs seeing something new. Something she didnโt expect.
I shake my head slightly.
โWhat you do matters, Holt. You matter, always did.โ
Iโm trapped between two controlling males and Iโm not sure if Iโll survive their domination games.
The Elders made their move and now the future has been thrown into chaos.
With Seifiek missing and Axel biding his time, Iโll delve into my studies for as long as Iโm allowed at the Academyโor as long as I can survive. Thereโs a dark secret within the Collegium, one that I need to understand if Rowa, Zeke, and I are going to make it out on the other side of this mess and new enemies are fighting me every step of the way.
The worst being a third powerful male who has set his sights on me. He is delighted by the realms on the verge of war. Chaos is his home and madness is his bedmate.
Heโs as ancient as time itself and heโs set the future on a course where Iโll become his queen.
Ivy Quinlan knows how to find people. But this time, she might be the one whoโs truly lost.
Ten years ago, private investigator Ivy Quinlan slammed the door on her Boston life and started a new, untraceable one in Maine. Or so she thought. For years, sheโs made a living slipping into other peopleโs livesโcatching liars, exposing secrets, and getting out clean. (Or mostly clean. She tries.)
Until Frazier Morelloโthe guy she never got over or forgaveโshatters her peace with a problem that makes no sense: a missing influencer who looks exactly like Ivy.
Not similar, identical. Same voice. Same laugh. Same everything.
Kelsey Chillingham vanished three days ago, and the internet is obsessed. The only lead the police have is Ivy, and theyโre not going to let her go without a fight. Which leaves Ivyโwhoโs spent her life not knowing where she came fromโat the center of a story she never asked to be a part of.
Now Ivy is chasing a case thatโs dangerously personal, tangled up with the one man who still has the power to wreck her, and getting closer to a truth that refuses to stay buried. With time running out for Kelsey, Ivy must rush headfirst into her past no matter the cost.
Ivy has spent years running from her past, and now itโs on her doorstepโwearing her face.
The crowd shouts as I smile, hugging my girl close. I twirl her around the stage, feeding their cheers while planting a show-stopping kiss on her sinfully red lips. Our fans scream at our love, both excited and envious of what we have. But little do they know that, in spite of the goddess wrapped in my arms, my eyes look past her and gaze into those of another. My loverboy.
She thought I was lying. The first time we met, she dismissed me as a smooth-talking stranger with a cheap pickup line and easy smileโฆand decided to walk away.
I shouldโve forgotten her. I didnโt.
Now sheโs on my doorstepโsurprised, breathtaking, saying my name like she owns it. And all I can think about is pressing her against the wall and stealing the words from her mouth.
Because sheโs wrong about me. Iโm exactly who I said I wasโthe artist her boss is desperate to sign. The man behind the metalwork her boss canโt stop talking about.
Now sheโs here to convince me to agree to an exclusive show.
I might. On one condition. I get what I want. And what I wantโฆ is her.
๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ’๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ โ๏ธ Heavy Banter โ๏ธ Mistaken Identity โ๏ธ Negotiation Romance โ๏ธ City Girl/Country Boy โ๏ธ Dominant Energy โ๏ธ Creative/Artist Hero โ๏ธ Opposites Attracts โ๏ธ He Yearns For Her
โค๏ธReview Indy has been sent by her boss to Whispering Oak to meet the artist whose work in metal has drawn attention to convince them to participate in a show. After spending a day trying to find this person she is surprised to find out that he was the man she met in the pub the night before who she rebuffed because she didnโt believe him.
Toren was drawn to Indy from their first meeting and when she showed up at his door it only reinforced that feeling. He is willing to do the show as it will allow him to show Indy they belong together
The heat between them radiates off the pages and now that Indy is in his life Toren is willing to make whatever changes are necessary to keep her.
The Savage Kings crowned Sage Sachs their queen, but is she truly prepared to serve them? As one of the hottest bands soaring to stardom the Savage Kings need to repair their reputation. Who better to help them with that than the straight-laced, responsible Sage? But how much can it be repaired when they are contracting her to be in a very public polyamorous relationship with them? Sage is quick to fall for the sweet Collin Pernicious and fun Kellan Malicious, itโs the other two members that draw her in and terrify her at the same time. Drew Ferocious screams danger while causing her body to burn in ways she didnโt know were possible. The same rude, crude Gabriel Vicious that sends her fleeing when heโs in character wormed his way deep into her heart. Sage doesnโt know if she can meet the needs of four strong, sexy men, but does she really have a choice?
Birdie Whiskey has spent years watching love find everyone else. She has a successful chocolate business, an incredible family, and a full life. All thatโs missing is someone to share it with. When she gets swept up in a single, unforgettable night with a mysterious stranger, she believes itโs finally her turn. But the man who knocks her off her feet is the last man her family would ever accept.
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From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch, a small-town, big-family series of standalone romance novels featuring fiercely loyal, insanely sexy bikers who give horsesโand peopleโa second chance. Buckle up for a wild ride in Hope Valley, Colorado, as these big-hearted badasses and their sassy sisters wrangle in their forever loves. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and always a happily ever after.
Iโm the man people call when somethingโs off with a horse, and the one they avoid when the jobโs done. I keep my distance, keep my head down, and keep my pastโand the scars it left behindโto myself.
Then Rachel Grable shows up.
Sheโs in town to cover Mustang Mountainโs first rodeo, but it doesnโt take long before she starts asking questions. Questions about horses that donโt add up, records that donโt make sense, and things that were never meant to be looked at too closely.
I should shut her down. But sheโs the first woman who doesnโt look at me like Iโm broken, like there might still be something in me worth saving. So I stop pushing her away, and let her get close enough to matter.
This town buried the truth a long time ago. Now sheโs digging it back up. Walking away would mean letting her face it alone, and thatโs not something I can do. Because somewhere along the way, she stopped being a problem I needed to avoid and became the one thing I donโt know how to lose.
But if I donโt stop her, sheโs going to uncover everythingโฆ and I wonโt be able to keep her safe when she does.
๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ’๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ โ๏ธWounded hero โ๏ธBeauty and the Beast โ๏ธCowboy โ๏ธMountain man romance โ๏ธGrumpy/Sunshine
โค๏ธ Review Rachel is a journalist who finds herself in Mustang Mountain to write a story about the rodeo they are hosting. As she watches Roman work with the horses she canโt help but admire how patient and gentle he is with them, but she is beginning to suspect that not everything is as it appears when it comes to the horses.
Roman was drawn to Rachel from their first meeting as she sees beyond what he views as his imperfections to who he is. As she tries to uncover the truth about the irregularities regarding the horses he is concerned that she is placing herself and the town in danger.
Rachel is independent however she also wants to do what is right for the town and Roman while Roman wants to protect Rachel especially from herself and the way they put each other first was what made their romance special.