Ripple Effect Release Blitz

December 28, 2021

Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson is now live!

Enemies to lovers tale with an earth-shaking twist!

International pop star RJ Contreras finds himself at a crossroads when his mega famous boy band, AnyDayNow, breaks up. After his solo career fails to take off, RJ retreats to a no-frills apartment where he can hide out from the world and lick his festering wounds.

But when the girl next door starts slipping ‘good neighbor’ contracts under his door and complaining about his behavior through strategically placed Post-it-Notes, RJ snaps out of his self-absorbed melancholy to wage war.

Nothing short of an act of nature could repair the relationship between these two strong-willed enemies. But guess what Fate has in store?

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Meet J. Bengtsson

J. (Jill) Bengtsson is the bestselling author of the Cake Series. She writes contemporary novels focused on love, humor, passion, and family. Her heroines are strong, nurturing, and quirky while her heroes are what dreams are made of – gorgeous, committed, and in need of a little saving. A native Californian, Jill’s novels are set under the glittering lights of the West Coast entertainment industry.
They are for the dreamer in all of us.
Jill resides in Ventura County, California. She’s married to the Swedish boy she met as an exchange student her junior year in college and they have three children, a golden retriever, and two ragdoll cats.

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Crimson Kingdom

December 21, 2021

Summary

Rowan thought she had escaped her life as a prisoner.

But even in Lochlann, she is chained by the memories of everything she left behind in Socair.

Of everyone she left behind.

With her people clamoring for war, the responsibility falls on Rowan to enter into a marriage alliance to keep her kingdom safe. That should be easy, considering she’s already received proposals from half the clans in Socair.

But even with plenty of options, she’s left with no good choices.

Will she play it safe? Or will she risk everything for the kind of love she never wanted to begin with?

The kind of love that could break her.

Review

Crimson Kingdom is the third book in The Lochlann Feuds series. Rowan finally returns home to Lochlann after being imprisoned in Socair. Her perspective of the world is now different from before because of her experiences away that forced her to grow up. She left a piece of herself behind, along with some memories.

Everyone dreams of being a princess. They want a fairytale and happily ever after. Until they realize that royals are humans, too, nothing is perfect. So there are going to be negatives with positives.

Royals have responsibilities. The kingdom first before themselves. Rowan must marry to prevent a war among the kingdoms. As long as it benefits the kingdom in the long run, love doesn’t matter. Rowan must choose between playing it safe or risking everything for a love that can break her.

When I know there is a love triangle, I tend to stay away. The back and forth frustrates me. That is not the case with Crimson Kingdom. Rowan knew who she wanted. It was more to the matter of listening to her heart or her head. She is in a position where her decision doesn’t just impact herself but also her kingdom.

Seeing Rowan’s family was interesting. All of the characters, main or side, have backstories. They have depth; there is more to them than meets the eye. They aren’t flat. I understand that The Lochlann Feuds series is told from Rowan’s perceptive, but I wish there were multiple points of view. To see what the other characters were thinking and feeling. I guess that is why I tend to go for multiple points of views stories.

Crimson Kingdom was so captivating that I finished reading in one day. Robin D. Mahle and Elle Madison know how to hook you in from beginning to end. It makes you want to read the series from back to back in one go. Although I couldn’t read them that way, I’m glad the wait for Obsidian Throne isn’t that long. The Lochlann Feuds series concludes with Obsidian Throne on December 26, 2021.

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XOXO, Valentina Blog Tour

December 10, 2021

Release Date: November 3, 2021

Summary

He’s the hot new Spanish teacher.

I’m the principal.

That spells trouble with a capital T.

My story is simple. I’m one of the lucky ones. I had a man who rocked my world. I loved with my whole heart. Then, I lost. But at least I’d loved, and I had a son to keep his father’s memory alive.

I never thought I would be interested in a man again. Between herding a teenager toward manhood and running the highest-ranking elementary school in Azalea County, I didn’t have time for anything more than a fictional book boyfriend.

Then, Mr. Morales strolled down my hall and hola’d his way straight to my starved libido.

Work used to be my sanctuary. Now, every day is sweet torture.

I can’t lead a staff meeting without picturing him naked. One smile renders me speechless. I’m swooning in the halls, and it’s not because one of the students brought tuna fish for lunch.

I may be hot for teacher, but I’ll never have another man in my life. Especially one like Mr. Morales who’s more trouble than he’s worth.

Don’t miss out on this steamy romantic comedy set in the small town of Mossy Oak, North Carolina, where you’ll find the best bookshop in the world, a gold-medal winery, and an abundance of book boyfriends.

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Gabriella is a single mother who’s the principal of an elementary school. Busy raising a teenage son and being in charge of a school; Gabi has no time for a personal life.
Fernando “Joey” is the Spanish teacher who captures everyone’s attention. He is the one person who can see through Gabi’s “Iron Lady” persona and sees who she is.

XOXO, Valentina is the second book from the Blue Ridge Book Club series but can be read as a standalone. I had never read anything from Jill Brashear before, so I didn’t know how I’d feel.

I don’t think I was in the right headspace while reading XOXO, Valentina.
Maybe if I had read it at a different time when I felt better, I would have enjoyed it more than I did. But, instead, it was as if I was going through the motions reading. I wasn’t interested a lot of the time and couldn’t focus on what was in front of me. I don’t think it has anything to do with Jill Brashear’s writing or XOXO, Valentina itself, but moreso to do with me. I think I will give XOXO, Valentina, another chance when I can. If not, then give Jill Brashear another chance, at least.

The book reviews included in XOXO, Valentina was different, something I hadn’t seen before and enjoyed. There are books about book clubs, but not ones with book reviews in them, or at least the ones I had read. The side characters were fascinating—especially the ones in the book club. I would have loved to see more of the book club aspect since XOXO, Valentina, is part of the Blue Ridge Book Club series. Maybe it was more prominent in the first book, Love, Lacey Donovan? I haven’t read it yet, so I don’t know.

Gabi and Joey’s relationship is always so hot and cold. There was so much back and forth, and I felt like I kept getting whiplash. No relationship is perfect, but If they had talked to one another, there wouldn’t be any miscommunication. I don’t mind a slow burn, but I would like some angst along with it. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough angst to keep me interested the whole time. There were moments when I lost interest, but not enough to stop reading altogether. I enjoyed XOXO, Valentina overall and want to read more from Jill Brashear.

I received XOXO, Valentina in exchange for an honest review, but that does not impact my review in any shape or form.

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