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Alley Ciz’s “Sweet Victory” is LIVE & she’s sent over a 5 Fun Facts + she’s giving away a $25 giftcard & a signed copy!

November 11, 2019 By Maryse 10 Comments

<— Sweet Victory: (BTU Alumni #3) JUST WENT LIVE &Β author Alley Ciz is this week’s newsletter sponsor!! πŸ˜€ And early Merry Christmas to us ’cause we’re celebrating with fun facts, a $25 gift card + a signed book giveaway! But first…

What’s it about?

SWEET VICTORY is the third book in the BTU Alumni series and can be read as a stand-alone.

This book features a Christmas-loving hot mess of a baker, an alpha-dirty-talking MMA fighter, and the best group of friends ever (even if they don’t know how to mind their own business). HEA guaranteedβ€”being on Santa’s Nice List…not so much. read more

Filed Under: Book Releases Tagged With: fighter, fighters, giveaway

Alley Ciz – BTU Alumni Series Reading Order

November 11, 2019 By Maryse Leave a Comment

SPORTS ROMANCE SERIES ALERT!! Each one can be read as a standalone ’cause they follow different couples (and even different sports stars!!) A hockey star, and a couple of MMA fighters so far!! πŸ˜€ And book #3 just went LIVE!!

Sierra: Power Play was an absolute phenom! I can’t believe it was a debut!

Katherine: What I love about the book is the friendship between all the characters. Besides Jordan and Jake which by the way have an amazing chemistry, the union of friends and family it’s amazing. …I heard that it took Alley a few years to write the book… read more

Filed Under: Reading Order Guide: Tagged With: celebrity romance, fighters, hockey, MMA, sports stars

Kristen Granata’s “Fighting The Odds” is LIVE & she’s sent over a Five Fun Facts, an excerpt and we’re having a giveaway!

August 27, 2019 By Maryse 20 Comments

<— MMA FIGHTER ALERT!!! Fighting the Odds (The Collision Series Book 4)Β just went live this month, it’s available to read for free in KU and and author Kristen Granata is todays newsletter sponsor!! To celebrate her new release, she’s giving away a signed copy!!

P.S. YIKES on “Fun Fact #3”. Eeeeeeeep!!! *snort* Imagine?

β€œFighting the Odds is an emotional, gut-wrenching, slow burn New Adult Romance featuring a sexy-as-hell tattooed MMA fighter named TJ, and a strong-but-sweet heroine, Carla, who’s no damsel in distress.” read more

Filed Under: Behind The Books Tagged With: addictions, contemporary romance, fighters, giveaway, MMA, UFC fighter

Reader Question – The book about the MMA fighter that is opening a club with his sister…

June 20, 2019 By Maryse 7 Comments

Hadia is looking for this series. Her question is short and sweet with barely any details, but what she does provide might just be detailed enough to spark your memory. πŸ˜‰

I DO love MMA romance books and have read a ton, but I can’t remember this specific detail in any of the ones I loved.

She asks:

I don’t know the name of the series but it is amazing. It’s a 4 book series.

The plot is of a MMA fighter opening a club with his sister. It has a lot of martial arts in it.

Do you know the name? read more

Filed Under: Reader Questions Tagged With: celebrity romance, fighters, MMA, reader question, sports stars

Reader Question – Looking for on-the-edge-of-your-seat criminal underworld romance recommendations

November 8, 2018 By Maryse 5 Comments

Lene is looking for a specific book genre too. She’s looking for the bad guys. The REAL bad guys. πŸ˜‰

She asks:

I need help!

I’m really in the mood for the on the edge of your seat underworld romance.. The ones where you don’t know if he’s bad for you or hands down just dangerous…

All fighters, drug lords and other criminals please get in line and bring your friends lol

Do you have any suggestions?

I sure DO Lene. I was on a HUGE bad guy kick awhile ago, and made some fun lists for us to choose from, but I’d be happy to collect some of the latest reader recommendations and add to them! read more

Filed Under: Book Recommendations, Reader Questions Tagged With: antiheroes, bad guys, criminals, fighters, mafia, reader recommendations

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