That was the question rolling around Larissa Mason’s mind just before she asked Hollis Hudson to be her fake boyfriend.
It was only supposed to be for five minutes, after all.
Granted, that was also before she felt his hand on the small of her back as he charmed the heck out of her family.
She hadn’t heard his laugh yet either.
And it was definitely before she saw the football god shirtless. Otherwise, she would’ve had an idea of just how hard some things could be.
It turns out that pretending to be in love with a crazily handsome, somewhat enigmatic, and absolutely unforgettable tight end (that has an amazing tight end) is easy.
Reminding herself that just because opposites attract doesn’t mean they’re forever is much harder.
What they have isn’t love—it’s a relationship pact. Right?
She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather's nice and there's always a piece of candy in her pocket.
I haven't really read any Adriana Locke before but when I saw she had teamed up with two of my one click authors I knew I had to read this book. I love college sports books and the fake relationship is one of my favourite tropes. So, I was really looking forward to this one.
And I really enjoyed every single part of it. Larissa was an absolutely beautiful person inside and out and I could see myself being friends with her. Add in her sweet and supportive family and her crazy best friend and I was loving it.
But god could I relate to Hollis. He was so broken and alone and scared to put himself out there. Watching him open up to Larissa and letting her see his vulnerabilities made him perfect. I couldn't get enough of this couple.
Now I need to stalk Ariana's books and see if Crew and Bellamy have their own story. And add a whole heap more books to my TBR. Toodles
This was a really festive, heartfelt Christmas road trip of two childhood friends reconnecting. And I really couldn't have picked a worse time to read it. Because it is absolute chaos here with the school year winding up, Christmas approaching and basketball tournaments happening. All I wanted was to sit down in a quiet room and let this story wrap around me like a warm scarf.
So after struggling to find any time to read and being only 50 percent in and dying to see where this journey was going to take us. I ended up locking myself in the room where I got so lost in the story, I couldn't put it down.
Crew and Hazel were on this amazing trip through the German countryside and I was right there with them. Until I was slapped so hard by the feels. Seriously Meghan made me feel every emotion and I was reading this with tears streaming down my face. Then I was laughing or rejoicing and thought I had myself back under control and then nope more tears.
And as a fan of Meghan's writing, I have read a heap of her college sports books and loved the lighthearted, humorous style. But the emotions in this made this story epic and I wasn't expecting it to hit me so hard. Although that might just be me being a huge, premenstrual mess too.
Regardless of the reasons for it the emotions in this book were awesome and I loved every part of it. Even if real life did make it hard for me to get into it. This series is so great and I can't wait to get my hands on the next one.
The Revenge Pact kicks off an all-new series, The Kings of Football, with an emotional and super-charged new adult standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is available now!
River Tate is a god on campus.
The king of football.
A tattooed bad boy with gunmetal eyes that see right through you.
The only chink in his armor is her, the girl he pretends doesn’t exist, the forbidden one with the shy smile and lavender hair.
Anastasia Bailey is a nobody.
The queen of nothing.
An outsider with the face of an angel and a body made for sin.
The only chink in her armor is him, her boyfriend’s frat brother, the football player who hates her.
But when Anastasia’s life crashes down, River’s the one who sweeps in and picks up the pieces. Torn between loyalty, lies, and secrets, he battles the temptation to take everything from her when they make their revenge pact.
He can’t tell her no.
Because revenge (or love) is sweet, and once you get a taste, the craving never ends.
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About Ilsa Madden-Mills
Wall
Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today best-selling author Ilsa
Madden-Mills is best known for her angsty new adult romances and
romantic comedies.
Twelve
of her Sixteen novels have placed in the Amazon Top 10 Best-seller
List: Dirty English #1; Not My Romeo #1; Dear Ava, Fake Fiancée, I Dare
You, and I Promise You #2; I Hate You #5; I Bet You, Filthy English, and
Very Bad Things #6; Boyfriend Bargain #8; The Last Guy, her
collaboration with Tia Louise, #4.
A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.
She's addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females.
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Best-selling authors Ilsa Madden-Mills, Meghan Quinn and Adriana Locke,deliver three stand-alone romances about college football players finding true love while on the verge of losing everything.
THE ROMANTIC PACT
by Meghan Quinn
Release Date: December 10th
Synopsis
I haven't talked to her since the kiss.
So why am I on a plane, flying across the world to spend a week with her in Germany?
One word: Pops.
My life’s a mess.
My possible football career is hanging on by a thread.
I'm driving the roads of Germany in honor of Pops with the one girl I can never have.
And I’m sharing a bed with her, the girl I've measured everyone else up to, while desperately trying to not to touch her.
We made a pact growing up, never to get romantic with each other - never fall in love.
And I'm about to break that pact. For good.
PREORDER NOW: https://amzn.to/2KcbLUU
THE RELATIONSHIP PACT
by Adriana Locke
Release Date: December 17th
Synopsis
That was the question rolling around Larissa Mason’s mind just before she asked Hollis Hudson to be her fake boyfriend.
It was only supposed to be for five minutes, after all.
Granted, that was also before she felt his hand on the small of her back as he charmed the heck out of her family.
She hadn’t heard his laugh yet either.
And it was definitely before she saw the football god shirtless. Otherwise, she would’ve had an idea of just how hard some things could be.
It turns out that pretending to be in love with a crazily handsome, somewhat enigmatic, and absolutely unforgettable tight end (that has an amazing tight end) is easy.
Reminding herself that just because opposites attract doesn’t mean they’re forever is much harder.
What they have isn’t love—it’s a relationship pact. Right?
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I have been dying to read this book from the second I heard of it's existence. College, sports romance collaboration between three amazing authors is something to be excited about. Although after reading the blurb for this I was expecting it to be super angsty.
River was the perfect mix of cocky bad boy and sweet and sensitive perfect boyfriend. And watching him watch Anastasia as everything about their relationship from their very first meeting was revealed had me swooning. His whole life was such a mess, yet he was so concerned about everyone around him.
And Anastasia was so awesome. I loved that she knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. Her life had been so unconventional and that made her unique and world wise. I really enjoyed everything about her.
The story between these two was a true love story. It felt really fated and the secondary characters were just as great and I'm so excited about getting their stories in the next two books. I really couldn't put it down.
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Best-selling authors Meghan Quinn, Adriana Locke, and Ilsa Madden-Mills deliver three stand-alone romances about college football players finding true love while on the verge of losing everything.
Read below for all the exciting news, along with release dates and full blurbs for each title! Preorder is available also!
THE REVENGE PACT
by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Release Date: December 3rd
Cover Designed by: Leticia Hasser
Blurb
#1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers an all-new enemies-to-lovers romance that blurs the lines between revenge and love…
River Tate is a god on campus.
The king of football.
A tattooed bad boy with gunmetal eyes that see right through you.
The only chink in his armor is her, the girl he pretends doesn’t exist, the forbidden one with the shy smile and lavender hair.
Anastasia Bailey is a nobody.
The queen of nothing.
An outsider with the face of an angel and a body made for sin.
The only chink in her armor is him, her boyfriend’s frat brother, the football player who hates her.
But when Anastasia’s life crashes down, River’s the one who sweeps in and picks up the pieces. Torn between loyalty, lies, and secrets, he battles the temptation to take everything from her when they make their revenge pact.
He can’t tell her no.
Because revenge (or love) is sweet, and once you get a taste, the craving never ends.
PREORDER: https://amzn.to/36HNZaM
Text “ROMANCE” to 21000 to be alerted when LIVE!
About Ilsa Madden-Mills
Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is best known for her angsty new adult romances and romantic comedies.
Twelve of her Sixteen novels have placed in the Amazon Top 10 Best-seller List: Dirty English #1; Not My Romeo #1; Dear Ava, Fake Fiancée, I Dare You, and I Promise You #2; I Hate You #5; I Bet You, Filthy English, and Very Bad Things #6; Boyfriend Bargain #8; The Last Guy, her collaboration with Tia Louise, #4.
A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.
She's addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females.
Connect with Ilsa
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🏈
Instagram
🏈 Newsletter
🏈 Goodreads
🏈 Bookbub
🏈 Book+Main 🏈 Website 🏈
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THE ROMANTIC PACT
by Meghan Quinn
Release Date: December 10th
Cover Designed by: Leticia Hasser
Blurb
I haven't seen her in three years.
I haven't talked to her since the kiss.
So why am I on a plane, flying across the world to spend a week with her in Germany?
One word: Pops.
My life’s a mess.
My possible football career is hanging on by a thread.
I'm driving the roads of Germany in honor of Pops with the one girl I can never have.
And I’m sharing a bed with her, the girl I've measured everyone else up to, while desperately trying to not to touch her.
We made a pact growing up, never to get romantic with each other - never fall in love.
And I'm about to break that pact. For good.
PREORDER: https://amzn.to/2KcbLUU
Text "READ" to 474747 to be alerted when LIVE!
About Meghan Quinn
USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.
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THE RELATIONSHIP PACT
by Adriana Locke
Release Date: December 17th
Cover Designed by: Leticia Hasser
Blurb
How hard can it be?
That was the question rolling around Larissa Mason’s mind just before she asked Hollis Hudson to be her fake boyfriend.
It was only supposed to be for five minutes, after all.
Granted, that was also before she felt his hand on the small of her back as he charmed the heck out of her family.
She hadn’t heard his laugh yet either.
And it was definitely before she saw the football god shirtless. Otherwise, she would’ve had an idea of just how hard some things could be.
It turns out that pretending to be in love with a crazily handsome, somewhat enigmatic, and absolutely unforgettable tight end (that has an amazing tight end) is easy.
Reminding herself that just because opposites attract doesn’t mean they’re forever is much harder.
What they have isn’t love—it’s a relationship pact. Right?
Preorder: https://amzn.to/36HMIR2
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About Adriana
USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own.
She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather's nice and there's always a piece of candy in her pocket.
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