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It is Roman-tea time 🫖📚 Today’s blend is Caramel Peach Cake! Paired up with a certain secondary character baker who is currently 99 PENNIES on Amazon. Tea: Tea of The Month (gotta be a subscriber) and Peachy Keen Book: Ruthless King second chance hockey romance by @mayahugheswrites Mug: random in the cabinet #bookstagram #booksandtea #romancebooks #sportsromance #teablender #mayahughes https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj6X0OSrwKD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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GRAB RUTHLESS KING for 99¢ LIMITED TIME Second chances never looked so good from @mayahugheswrites Amazon: https://mybook.to/RuthlessKOR or Read with #KindleUnlimited My d*ck never got me in half as much trouble as my heart... We were high school sweethearts. I was head over heels for her and no one could tell me we weren’t going to last forever. College? Going pro? My family’s money? None of it mattered. She was all I needed. Then she ripped my heart out. But I’m not going to let that happen again. She’s back. Invading my life and acting like she was the wronged one. The pain is still there, but I can’t keep my eyes off her. I can’t stop thinking about her and how much was left unsaid between us. Being this close is making me question everything I thought I knew about her. This time everything will be on my terms. Everything… #KOR #Sale #KingsofRittenhouse #RuthlessKing #mayahughes #sportsromance https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj0_WmEPsbk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My d*ck never got me in half as much trouble as my heart...

We were high school sweethearts. I was head over heels for her and no one could tell me we weren’t going to last forever. College? Going pro? My family’s money? None of it mattered. She was all I needed.

Then she ripped my heart out. But I’m not going to let that happen again.

She’s back. Invading my life and acting like she was the wronged one. The pain is still there, but I can’t keep my eyes off her. I can’t stop thinking about her and how much was left unsaid between us. Being this close is making me question everything I thought I knew about her.

This time everything will be on my terms. Everything…

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The Perfect First (2019)

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A little Fulton U love! The Second We Met Love! The perfect hate-hate relationship is headed your way. These two are melting kindles and setting pages on fire left and right! THE SECOND WE MET will be here on October 17th! Add it to your Goodreads http://bit.ly/TWSMMonarchs Trapped on a spring break work site with Nix. Wonderful... Best-case scenario: He’d leave after one day of for some reason thinking it’d be a boatload of fun like the Glitter Posse. Worst-case scenario: I’d ‘accidentally’ fall off the roof and end up in a full-body cast for the rest of the semester. THE SECOND WE MET, a standalone enemies-to-lovers, neighbor from hell romance, will be here on October 17th! . . . . #mayahughes #thesecondwemet #nixandelle #fallishere #newadultromance #collegeromance #footballromance #sportsromance #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #kindlebooks #kindleunlimited #coverlove #alwaysreading https://www.instagram.com/p/B3O8ZAIA2FS/?igshid=yiznzq5ue1ht

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I don’t deserve her forgiveness, but I can’t stop myself from fighting for it. NOW LIVE The Sin of Kissing You by Maya Hughes Amazon Exclusive getbook.at/AmazonTSOKY Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited ABOUT Bay ran from me four years ago and I can’t blame her. I broke her heart and my own with one split second mistake. If I were a better guy, I’d walk away and let her live her life, but maybe I haven’t learned my lesson yet because I can’t stop thinking about her. And I won’t stop until she knows how much I still love her. The sins of my past are hard to run from, but I’ll battle every single one, if it means one more chance with her. The Sin of Kissing You is the second book in the new Fulton U universe sports romance, Falling trilogy. EXCERPT “I could never be with someone who could hurt me like that.” She jammed her finger into the center of her chest. “How you hurt me.” Her voice cracked. “You don’t get to come back from that. You can’t say a few words and apologize and we call it water under the bridge and move on.” “If you’d give me—” “Sorry, I’m fresh out of chances for people to wreck me again. I only had one of those in me per lifetime, and it’s already been used up. You’re here for a little over three weeks. Our paths don’t ever have to cross again. If you see me walking down the hall, you can walk the other way. And I’ll do the same for you.” “And if I don’t want that?” COMING SOON IN FALLING TRILOGY PREORDER BOOK 3 - THE HATE OF LOVING YOU - May 6, 2021 Amazon mybook.to/AmazonTHOLY ADD TO YOUR TBR! THE ART OF FALLING FOR YOU (Book 1) http://bit.ly/GRTHOLY THE SIN OF KISSING YOU (Book 2) http://bit.ly/GRTSOKY THE HATE OF LOVING YOU (Book 3) http://bit.ly/GRTHOLY #TSOKY #mayahughes #newrelease #falling #mayahughes #forgiveness #DareandBay #sportsromance #bookshelf #romancereaders https://www.instagram.com/p/CNbW9Y5jZb1/?igshid=1vlaaybs9hx

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Book Release: The Sin Of Kissing You By Maya Hughes

RELEASE BLITZ

Title: The Sin Of Kissing You

Series: Falling #2

Author: Maya Hughes

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Najla Qamber

Release Date: April 8, 2021

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ABOUT 

I don’t deserve her forgiveness, but I can’t stop myself from fighting for it.

Bay ran from me four years ago and I can’t blame her. I broke her heart and my own with one split second mistake.

If I were a better guy, I’d walk away and let her live her life, but maybe I haven’t learned my lesson yet because I can’t stop thinking about her. And I won’t stop until she knows how much I still love her.

The sins of my past are hard to run from, but I’ll battle every single one, if it means one more chance with her.

The Sin of Kissing You is the second book in the new Fulton U universe sports romance, Falling trilogy.

 EXCERPT

“Bay.” It sounded like a croak, a rusty gate of a word I hadn’t let myself say out loud in over a year. Somehow it seemed to be one of the few words I could utter in her presence. 

“Let’s not.” Her words were sharp and final, but I couldn’t be this close to her and not talk to her. 

“We need to.” Training camp was a grueling non-stop thirty days I’d prepared myself for. But it also meant she could dodge me as much as she wanted. Knowing she was closer than she’d been in years and not getting to say what I needed to say to her—that would kill me. 

“We don’t need to do a thing. This story”—she gestured between the two of us—“ended back in Greenwood.” 

She tried to push past me, but I couldn’t let her walk away, not yet. I didn’t have a single thing I could say to get her to stay. Not in the way I wanted. Not in a way she deserved.

Staring straight ahead, she pressed her shoulder against the metal doorframe. 

I needed to back off. I needed to get out of the way. But this might be the last chance I ever got to be near her. 

“I’m sorry.” 

Her head snapped to the side. Our bodies were so close. We were sharing the same air, passing it between us like all those nights I’d drawn her, or watched movies with her, or just felt like the luckiest guy in the world because she was beside me. 

“Too fucking bad. Take that apology and shove it so far up your ass you can taste the hair on your knuckles.” Her eyes blazed. Every muscle was tight, radiating the anger she’d let loose with every syllable. 

“Well that was graphic as hell.” The corners of my mouth twitched, nerves getting the better of me. She had a harder edge to her now. Or maybe it was what being around me did to her. 

“I wanted to paint the picture for you.” Her voice was low and biting.

I dropped my arm and stepped out of the doorway, still not giving her a clear path out. I was wrong on so many levels, but once again, I couldn’t stop myself. “Can we talk?” 

“What about how our interaction has gone so far has made you think I have a word to say to you?” 

“I-I thought you might want to talk.” My palms felt like I should have sweat droplets dripping from my fingertips. There were so many things I’d told myself I’d say the next time I saw her. I’d thought I’d have more time. A solid plan in place. Two brain cells to rub together. “Clear the air.” 

Her cheeks were flushed like they’d get when she’d catch me watching her in class, or after I tickled her and she gasped, panting, after finally telling me to stop. Or the way they’d gotten when we’d stood on the football field in our caps and gowns and she told me to walk away.

“About you humiliating me in front of the entire school? About sleeping with me and then breaking my heart?” Her throat worked up and down. “Or about breaking my dad’s guitar?” Her voice broke and I wanted to chop off my own hand for what I’d done. 

Her dad’s guitar. Standing in the sunny, summer afternoon, surrounded by our classmates, she’d told me what I’d done to something that had been such a precious memory of her father, and I’d known that was it. She’d never forgive me, but I needed to know she was okay. “Any of it. All of it.” 

“There’s nothing you can say to fix any of those things. Not a damn thing.”

“Bay.” It sounded like a croak, a rusty gate of a word I hadn’t let myself say out loud in over a year. Somehow it seemed to be one of the few words I could utter in her presence. 

“Let’s not.” Her words were sharp and final, but I couldn’t be this close to her and not talk to her. 

“We need to.” Training camp was a grueling non-stop thirty days I’d prepared myself for. But it also meant she could dodge me as much as she wanted. Knowing she was closer than she’d been in years and not getting to say what I needed to say to her—that would kill me. 

“We don’t need to do a thing. This story”—she gestured between the two of us—“ended back in Greenwood.” 

She tried to push past me, but I couldn’t let her walk away, not yet. I didn’t have a single thing I could say to get her to stay. Not in the way I wanted. Not in a way she deserved.

Staring straight ahead, she pressed her shoulder against the metal doorframe. 

I needed to back off. I needed to get out of the way. But this might be the last chance I ever got to be near her. 

“I’m sorry.” 

Her head snapped to the side. Our bodies were so close. We were sharing the same air, passing it between us like all those nights I’d drawn her, or watched movies with her, or just felt like the luckiest guy in the world because she was beside me. 

“Too fucking bad. Take that apology and shove it so far up your ass you can taste the hair on your knuckles.” Her eyes blazed. Every muscle was tight, radiating the anger she’d let loose with every syllable. 

“Well that was graphic as hell.” The corners of my mouth twitched, nerves getting the better of me. She had a harder edge to her now. Or maybe it was what being around me did to her. 

“I wanted to paint the picture for you.” Her voice was low and biting.

I dropped my arm and stepped out of the doorway, still not giving her a clear path out. I was wrong on so many levels, but once again, I couldn’t stop myself. “Can we talk?” 

“What about how our interaction has gone so far has made you think I have a word to say to you?” 

“I-I thought you might want to talk.” My palms felt like I should have sweat droplets dripping from my fingertips. There were so many things I’d told myself I’d say the next time I saw her. I’d thought I’d have more time. A solid plan in place. Two brain cells to rub together. “Clear the air.” 

Her cheeks were flushed like they’d get when she’d catch me watching her in class, or after I tickled her and she gasped, panting, after finally telling me to stop. Or the way they’d gotten when we’d stood on the football field in our caps and gowns and she told me to walk away.

“About you humiliating me in front of the entire school? About sleeping with me and then breaking my heart?” Her throat worked up and down. “Or about breaking my dad’s guitar?” Her voice broke and I wanted to chop off my own hand for what I’d done. 

Her dad’s guitar. Standing in the sunny, summer afternoon, surrounded by our classmates, she’d told me what I’d done to something that had been such a precious memory of her father, and I’d known that was it. She’d never forgive me, but I needed to know she was okay. “Any of it. All of it.” 

“There’s nothing you can say to fix any of those things. Not a damn thing.”

Review

4.5 Stars “The perfect beginning. The perfect story. The perfect love. But it wasn’t ours. And no amount of wishful thinking would make that the story anyone would write about us. But as messy as our story was, it was still just that—ours.”

The Sin of Kissing You picks up where the The Art of Falling For You ended, with Bay and Keyton meeting each other four years after parting on not so good terms. This book was highly anticipated for me after reading the first installment but honestly I was slightly worried that the sequels might not live up to my expectations but Maya didn't disappoint albeit not without the angst and lots of yearning.

Bay and Keyton are meeting each other again at a time in their lives where they are at crossroads on how the rest of their future is going to go. Bay has graduated from college and is trying to decide on which accounting firm job offer to accept while also trying to come to terms with leaving music behind. Keyton has been picked up by Los Angeles' professional football team and has to go through a month of football training camp to see if he gets picked to the team for the next season. The football training camp takes place at a local college where Bay happens to work as a dormitory's assistant resident director.

In this book we find out more about Keyton and it clear that he's still haunted by his actions and he has still not properly addressed his childhood trauma. We also see more about Bay's insecurities about pursuing music as a career.

What I particularly loved about this book was the way both Bay and Keyton's character growth is portrayed throughout the book. It's not written as a one-all-done-all-magic-wand-waving and a person is all changed and perfect that many stories seem to suffer from. Instead, we see that although Keyton has changed from the boy he was in high school, he is still struggling, refusing to address his childhood trauma. We see Bay working through her fear of commiting to music and taking a leap of faith. We see them both trying to figure out this new relationship dynamics given their history and uncertain futures.

I am fully ready and excited for the last installment, The Hate of Loving You to read more about Bay and Keyton and see how their story ends.

ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.

COMING SOON IN FALLING TRILOGY

PREORDER BOOK 3 - THE HATE OF LOVING YOU - May 6, 2021

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ADD TO YOUR TBR! THE ART OF FALLING FOR YOU (Book 1) http://bit.ly/GRTHOLY THE SIN OF KISSING YOU (Book 2) http://bit.ly/GRTSOKY THE HATE OF LOVING YOU (Book 3) http://bit.ly/GRTHOLY

AUTHOR BIO

Maya Hughes, that's me!, can often be found sneaking in another chapter while hiding in the bathroom from her kids! :-) I'm a romance writer who loves taking inspiration from everyday life, namely my husband and biggest fan. Inspiration also strikes when I hear a song, meet someone new or daydream while at soccer practice.

I love writing stories that capture the possibilities of the paths less travelled and enjoy experiencing life through my characters’ eyes.

I'm the mom of three little ones, the wife to an amazing husband and also work full time. Some of my favorite things are cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, white wine, laughing until I can't breathe, traveling with my family and Jeff Goldblum. 

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📍𝐎𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌 𝐉𝐎𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐋 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎 🏈 Romance esportivo... yes or not? Esse é um dos meus subgênero favoritos de romance... Eu já li sobre diferentes esportes, desde futebol ⚽️, basquete 🏀, baseball ⚾️, hóquei 🏒, rugby 🏉, f1 🏎, futebol americano 🏈 e amo cada um deles! Eu simplesmente adoro toda a personalidade do atleta seja ele arrogante ou tímido, profissional ou universitário e isso o torna impossível para mim parar de ler! Então eu preparei uma listinha de alguns livros de #sportromance que eu amei, começando pelos reizinhos da NFL! 👑 Em breve meus bebês do hóquei! ❤️ Quem vocês acham que faltou na lista? #sportromance #newadult #newadultbooks #newadultromance #futebolamericano #bookstagram #bookstan #booklover #bookgram #igliterario #instabook #instaliterario #vikeeland #cambriahebert #ljshen #karlasorensen #mayahughes #jaciburton #ginaazzi #asteague #ilsamaddenmills #theballer #theendzone #quarterback #theperfectplay #theperfectfirst #dreamcast #idareyou #thebombshelleffect #thelastfirsttime https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSj4AZD4dE/?igshid=1rlq726nu8zcx

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COVER REVEAL Title: The Kiss List Series: Fulton Rivals (STFU) #2 Author: Maya Hughes Genre: Contemporary Romance Cover Design: Najla Qamber Release Date: March 3, 2022 A campus competition. A chance at once-in-a-lifetime prizes. A fake relationship with the enemy. ADD THE KISS LIST  TO YOUR GOODREADS TBR https://bit.ly/thekisslist   💄ABOUT THE BOOK 🏈 If I were on fire, she’d break out the marshmallows. It’s not that we don’t like each other, more like hate with the fury of a thousand suns. But it wasn’t always that way. I still remember how her lips tasted. How they felt pressed against mine. How I wanted more. How I still crave her. Our disastrous night together ended with her storming out, me wondering if I’d ever be able to show my face on campus again and us as bitter enemies. When a campus competition is announced to find the most in love couple, she’s the last person I thought I’d turn to for help. But the prize could change both our lives. An internship for her and a chance to finally connect with my father. It’s too hard to resist. Just like her heated glares and tempting curves. To win, we’ve got to prove to everyone we’re a couple. Head over heels, can’t keep our hands off each other in love. Fake the hell out of it for our chance at glory. Maybe we’re a little too good at selling it to the whole campus because the lines haven’t just been blurred, they've gone up in flames. Can I convince her I want us to be together for real and keep the prize? Or will I lose them both? Book 2 in the new Fulton Rivals series - St Francis University campus world! Preorder Amazon: mybook.to/thekisslist Coming to KINDLE UNLIMITED Check out the playlist on Spotify - ​​https://spoti.fi/3pzMaGs Haven’t read Kiss&Tell yet? Purchase on Amazon https://mybook.to/KissandTell Read with Kindle Unlimited Add Every Little Kiss book #3 to your TBR https://bit.ly/EveryLittleKissSTFU    #TheKissList  #STFU #FultonRivals #mayahughes #newrelease #comingsoon #sportsromance #bookshelf #romancereaders #fakerelationship #enemiestolovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPavYirzVL/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My d*ck never got me in half as much trouble as my heart...

We were high school sweethearts. I was head over heels for her and no one could tell me we weren’t going to last forever. College? Going pro? My family’s money? None of it mattered. She was all I needed.

Then she ripped my heart out. But I’m not going to let that happen again.

She’s back. Invading my life and acting like she was the wronged one. The pain is still there, but I can’t keep my eyes off her. I can’t stop thinking about her and how much was left unsaid between us. Being this close is making me question everything I thought I knew about her.

This time everything will be on my terms. Everything…

#KOR #Sale #KingsofRittenhouse #RuthlessKing #mayahughes #sportsromance

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Release Blitz - Heartless King by Maya Hughes

Release Blitz – Heartless King by Maya Hughes

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Title: Heartless King

Series: Kings of Rittenhouse #5

Author: Maya Hughes

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs

Release Date: April 23, 2020

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Two blue lines. That means not pregnant, right? Right? Oh, sh*t.

Five years ago, Colm Frost asked me to marry him and I ran. I ran from my painful past…

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THE KISS LISTby Maya Hughes COVER REVEAL! The Kiss List by Maya Hughes releases March 3! If I were on fire, she’d break out the marshmallows.  Pre-order this college sports romance today! US: https://amzn.to/3H7oKz5UK: https://amzn.to/3JJctCoCA: https://amzn.to/3sT4OL7AU: https://amzn.to/3BDXXcl Cover Design: Najla QamberPhotographer: Aldrin Paul Del CarmenModel: Wyatt Cushman Add to your…

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Do you like second chance romance? 💗. . Ruthless King is the 3rd book in the King’s of Rittenhouse series by @mayahugheswrites ! I have been eagerly awaiting this book because Emmett and Avery’s story has been building throughout the first two books and I was so excited to finally have their story in my hands! Let me tell you, it did not disappoint! This book was second chance romance at its best! While this is a series that has hockey as its background, this book takes place over the Summer so there wasn’t too much hockey and I was ok with that. Although, it was a fun added bonus in the other books. I have really enjoyed this series and these characters and highly recommend to anyone who enjoys new adult contemporary romance! This is part of a series but can be read as a stand alone and is available now on Kindle unlimited! . Thank you so much to @mayahugheswrites for gifting me with this feee ebook for review! ________________________________________________________ We were high school sweethearts. I was head over heels for her and no one could tell me we weren’t going to last forever. College? Going pro? My family’s money? None of it mattered. She was all I needed. . Then she ripped my heart out. But I’m not going to let that happen again. . She’s back. Invading my life and acting like she was the wronged one. The pain is still there, but I can’t keep my eyes off her. I can’t stop thinking about her and how much was left unsaid between us. Being this close is making me question everything I thought I knew about her. . This time everything will be on my terms. Everything… #ruthlessking #mayahughes #kingsofrittenhouse #contemporaryromance #sportsromance #ireadromance #bookreview #bookstagram #igbooks #bibliophile #secondchanceromance #readersofinstagram #iphoneonly #photooftheday #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/p/BtOHtPSlQba/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8u1cffmjt6l1