#Smalltownromance

[embeccy]

"I'd like to live with you in some small town, in never-ending twilight and the endless sound of bells."

- Marina Tsvetaeva

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 5/5

Book Blurb:

A high heat small town, romantic suspense story from author Clio Evans. You're Next. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time--and that moment changed me forever. After walking in on a masked man murdering my neighbor, I went back to the one place I swore I'd never step foot in again. Citrus Cove. The sleepy town hasn't changed much, but the people have. Including my old high school bully, Cameron Harlow. He's the last person I want to see. He should be the last person I want. But Cameron Harlow has been dreaming of the day he'd see me again, and wants to set things right. Our history makes me hate him, but he's sinfully hot, has that sexy southern charm, and calls me sunshine. How can I resist him? When the danger I've been running from shows up in my hometown, Cameron becomes my sole refuge. Someone is watching me. Following me. They want me dead. From the ashes of our broken beginnings, all we want is our happy ending. But the killer has other ideas and the only way Cam and me have a future together is if we live to see it...

Review:

Coming back to the small town where your high school bully leaves to try and escape a killer hunting you down is definitely not the destination vacation Haley had in mind... nor did she expect her high school bully to be a completely changed man hell bent on making amends and proving to her that he's been in love with her since he knew her. Haley escaped her small town of Citrus Cove the moment she turned 18. She couldn't wait to be free of Cameron Harlow, the boy who made her life hell all throughout high school. Now years later she is a successful travel writer, yet she is forced to return to Citrus Cove after all these years because she witnesses her neighbor being murdered and the murderer is now after her. Haley intends to lie low until the killer is caught... but now she is facing Cameron Harlow again. Cameron Harlow is a changed man, he went through therapy, he grew and now he is determined to prove to Haley he isn't the same guy and that he is beyond sorry for everything he put her through. Cameron now owns a bar with his brothers and loves his small town of Citrus Cove, all he's looking for is the one, the one perfect person for him and when the woman he wronged is back in town he wants nothing more than to make it up to her... if she'd even let him near her. Haley needs a job and when she is offered a job at a bar the last person she expects to be her new boss is Cameron. Cameron is determined to prove to Haley he is changed, and the fact that he is falling for her all over again means he'll do just about anything for her. Yet Haley's troubles are coming after her and when residents of the town start getting a body count and Haley begins receiving more threatening texts and photos, she and Cameron will have to find the killer before he kills any chance of the romance growing between Haley and Cameron. Oh I absolutely devoured this book, I'm a sucker for a small town thriller romance and this was everything. The amount of groveling Cameron did for Haley was just perfect, Im someone who does not enjoy bully romances but this one was just perfect. Cameron is so so in love with Haley and would do anything for her. I love that he grew and changed, that he made amends and went above and beyond to prove to Haley he is the perfect guy for her. I adored the Emma and Cameron's brothers as well. I honestly can't wait for the second book and to see where the next couple and story goes!! I couldn't put this book down and I would absolutely recommend it!!! It's hot, it's fun, and it's everything you could want in a read!

*Thank you Grey's Promotions and Clio Evans for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review!*

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Broken Beginnings: A High Heat Small Town Romance Suspense by Clio Evans is releasing June 4, 2024!

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★ What are you currently reading? I am almost finished with Heartless, the second book in @authorelsiesilver’s Chestnut Springs series and I am fully hooked on the series! Worth the hype 100%. The first book was an easy five stars, and I am certain this one is going to be as well. I am most excited to read the next book, it has some of my favorite tropes. 😏🤤 Have you read any of Elsie Silver’s books yet? ★ HASHTAGS // #RomanceBooks #smalltownromance #elsiesilver #chestnutsprings #totalbooknerd #bookshelfie #bookstagram #readerlife #homelibrary #bookshelves #stacksaturday #readingnook #currentlyreading #shelfie #cozybooks #bookaesthetic #shelfiesunday https://www.instagram.com/p/CpzCJcLuXmT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hey everyone! This is my new account because in my previous one there was a bit of chaos so for those of you who don't know me here are some facts.

Name: Anastasia

Interests: Reading romance books, manga/manhwa , anime, and most recently drarry fanfiction!!!

Favorite Fanfiction: Running on Air, HP and the Welcome to the World of Grey, Lily's Boy, The Rewards of Being Loved, Secrets, Evitative...

Favorite Shows: Criminal Minds, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a time, Teen Wolf...

Favorite Anime: One Piece, Sasaki and Miyano, Junjou Romantica, Naruto Shippuden, Kamisama Kiss

Favorite Manga: Sasaki and Miyano, Seraph of the End, A Condition Called Love

Favorite Book Series: Origin, From Blood and Ash, ACOTAR, Cat and Mouse Duet, Everything Catherine Cowles, All Rhodes Lead Here...

Favorite Book Genres: Small Town romance, Dark Romance

Favorite Games: God of War 2018, Elden Ring, Tekken, Fortnite, Animal Crossing...

I'm mostly active on Twitter but I thought I would also try this app!

Anyway that's pretty much most of my interests! Let's go have some fun!!!

[dark-academic-dead-poet]

"Nora."He just barely smiles. “You’re in books. Of course you don’t have a life. None of us do. There’s always something too good to read."

"Sometimes, even when you start with the last page and you think you know everything, a book finds a way to surprise you."

"The last-page ache. The deep breath in after you’ve set the book aside."

"That’s the thing about women. There’s no good way to be one. Wear your emotions on your sleeve and you’re hysterical. Keep them tucked away where your boyfriend doesn’t have to tend to them and you’re a heartless bitch."

"If I had to pick one person to be in my corner, it’d be you. Every time."

"So if you’re the ‘wrong kind of woman,’ then I’m the wrong kind of man."

"Those were the endings I found solace in. The ones that said, Yes, you have lost something, but maybe, someday, you’ll find something too."

“How do you do that?” His brow furrows. “Do what?” “Say the right thing.” The corner of his mouth quirks. “No one thinks that.” “I do.” His lashes splay across his cheeks as his gaze drops. “Maybe I just say the right thing for you."

"I know,” he says. “I can read you like a book."

"You fucking undo me."

"Maybe its possible to have more than one home. Maybe it’s possible to belong in a hundred different ways to a hundred different people and places."

"Some books you don’t read so much as live, and finishing one of those always makes me think of ascending from a scuba dive. Like if I surface too fast I might get the bends."

"Just because not everyone gets you doesn't mean you're wrong."

"A good bookstore,” Charlie says, “is like an airport where you don’t have to take your shoes off."

"A reminder that there are things in life so valuable that you must risk the pain of losing them for the joy of briefly having them."

Book Lovers, by Emily Henry

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No bride expected to be steering a boat in her wedding dress, running away from the day she’d been planning for months.

But that was me.

I was that runaway bride.

In a boat that now had no fuel, stranded on a stretch of dangerous water, and my phone was now swimming with the fishes.

The man who rescued me lived in a lighthouse and was the strong and very silent type, who also happened to foster rescue cats. He was now part of the lifeboat crew and the opposite of the geeky boy he’d been in school.

And I’d been the girl he’d secretly crushed on.

Thane didn’t want a relationship. He wanted a quiet life with no complications.

I wanted to get under another man to get over the one I’d left at the altar, then I wanted to get the rest of my life on track, back in my small-town home in Puffin Bay.

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[smutup]

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[ash-and-books]

Guess what I'm reading this week!?!?! I've been so looking forward to this one!!

Blurb

A high heat small town, romantic suspense story from author Clio Evans. You're Next. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time--and that moment changed me forever. After walking in on a masked man murdering my neighbor, I went back to the one place I swore I'd never step foot in again. Citrus Cove. The sleepy town hasn't changed much, but the people have. Including my old high school bully, Cameron Harlow. He's the last person I want to see. He should be the last person I want. But Cameron Harlow has been dreaming of the day he'd see me again, and wants to set things right. Our history makes me hate him, but he's sinfully hot, has that sexy southern charm, and calls me sunshine. How can I resist him? When the danger I've been running from shows up in my hometown, Cameron becomes my sole refuge. Someone is watching me. Following me. They want me dead. From the ashes of our broken beginnings, all we want is our happy ending. But the killer has other ideas and the only way Cam and me have a future together is if we live to see it...

Broken Beginnings: A High Heat Small Town Romance Suspense by Clio Evans is releasing June 4, 2024!

 Pre-order your copy today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4a9pClX      

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3PMXs7Y

 IG: @clioevansauthor Twitter: @clioevansauthor FB: @clioevansauthor @greyspromo

[libraryinthecountry]

★ Do you enjoy small town romances? What are some of your favorites? Happy Book Birthday, Devney Perry! I’m not even remotely kidding when I say all of my favorite small town romances are by Devney, and her latest, Jasper Vale is out in the world today! This is the fourth book in the Edens series of standalone romances, and it is available on Kindle Unlimited! I loved this book, and as usual, could not put it down. An oops Vegas wedding turns into a marriage of convenience with a dash of fake dating (aka top tier tropes). Then, add in characters like Jasper and Eloise and I’m completely sold. I knew it would be a five star read from the start. Description: Eloise Eden’s pride and joy is her family’s hotel in Quincy, Montana. Her lifelong dream is to own The Eloise Inn. All she has to do is prove to her parents that she’s the epitome of responsible. That her days of being duped and making reckless decisions are history. She’s so close she can taste it.

Until after one weekend in Las Vegas, she comes home married to a stranger.

Jasper must have put her under a spell with those soul-deep eyes because after a single night together, they woke up husband and wife. Her only hope is to keep this marriage a secret until it’s annulled. Then she’ll pretend it never happened.

Except Jasper begs her to stay married. To fake it for three months so she can accompany him to a wedding. Maybe she’s lost her mind to agree. But her brooding husband seems desperate. It’s only three months, right? Then she’ll say goodbye to Jasper Vale, and with any luck, hello to her new hotel. Thank you @devneyperry for sending this copy my way! ★ HASHTAGS // #bookstagram #devneyperry #jaspervale #garnetflats #juniperhill #indigoridge #smalltownromance #fakedating #romancereader #prettybooks #goodreads #bookhoarder #bookdragon #bibliophile #valentineprlm #romancebooks #romancebookstagram @valentine_pr_ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFhSYUrORj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Miles Martinez is a man lost to the past. Can his new neighbor show him he still has a lot to live for?

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When in Rome by Sarah Adams

9/10 recommended

If you like a good Luke and Lorelei - Grumpy / sunshine trope, this is the book for you!

Cute small town romance placed in Rome, Kentucky. - Famous pop star singer meets pie shop owner when she finds herself broken down in the middle of nowhere.

[allthingsdarkanddirty]

✦*✦ 𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 & 𝐞𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄! ✦*✦

We’re thrilled to share these stunningly beautiful covers for 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐕𝐄 by Bay Sinclair, created by Florida Girl Design, Inc.! 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐕𝐄 is an uber spicy, small-town romance standalone, featuring a dominant hero, and an emotionally damaged heroine. This is the fourth standalone novel in her passionate Fairford Affairs Series, arriving October 16th.

What to also expect from 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑣𝑒...

~ Damsel in Distress

~ Rich, confirmed bachelor

~ Fear of Commitment

~ Touch her and die

~ HEA

~ Dual POV

𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑! Amazon Universal ~ https://geni.us/ElevatingEvePL Don’t miss this smoldering hot early excerpt, add 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐕𝐄 to your Goodreads TBR, and enter Bay’s rafflecopter for the opportunity to score an early copy here: https://geni.us/VW6J About 𝐸𝐿𝐸𝑉𝐴𝑇𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝐸𝑉𝐸: 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑦…𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒.Jonathan spent his life as a man in total control. Control of his business, his money, and all the women at his high-end kink resort. Watching his business partners pair off and fall in love is causing a ripple effect in his life. Fairford Manor needs to grow. Expand. Change. And Jonathan Hale does 𝑛𝑜𝑡 excel at change. But life is about to hand him the ultimate test, and he might lose the one thing he’s holding onto the tightest. Eve. The woman he saves from a man she stays with to keep her father’s company and memory alive. The woman he has to show that pain and pleasure can happen with trust. With consent. With care. Eve wants Jonathan. But she needs control over her own future more. He needs to figure out how to balance being her Dom and her boyfriend before she walks away for good.