PinkcowlandReads

Not Your Average Hot Guy by Gwenda Bond ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 This was such a fun surprise! I got totally swept away in this romp to save the world from Armageddon! Callie is a college grad trying to figure out what to do with her life, while working for her mom at an escape room… on the first weekend she is left to run the business on her own a cult shows up kidnaps her and her friend and then summons a demon to start armageddon!  And what a demon shows up!, The one and only… and extremely hands-on son of Lucifer, Luke! He isn’t like your regular demon from hell and ends up trying to right the world and put a stop to the end of the world with Callie and her friends… all the while Luke and Callie are fighting their attraction the whole time! Luke, like Callie is still trying to figure out what he is doing with his life… sure he is supposed to take over for his father, but is that what he wants? I really enjoyed how The Luke and Callie had this in common and found support and motivati...

A Reckless Match Ruthless Rivals, Book #1 by Kate Bateman ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 I love a good family rivalry and it looks like Kate Bateman’s new series is revolving around one as epic as the Montagues and Capulets! The Montgomery and Davies have had a long standing feud, so heated it was, that the King himself intervened and declared a strip. Of land bordering each families land be be in both their names if a family member should fail to show good faith and turn up on the solstice to shake hands with their neighbour.   It is at this very meeting that Maddy Montgomery find out that the new Earl of Powys has returned, Gryff, and the sparks of attraction light up! This a a delightful Romeo and Juliet retelling with all the smouldering attraction, heated banter, and plenty of secret kisses! I loved the idea of childhood frenemies turned lovers- I mean we all know why young boys taunt young girls… because they like them!!! Overall, this was a fun series opener that gave a good backgro...

Mama’s Boy Last Man Standing, Book #1 by Avery Flynn ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Mama’s boy Dixon Becket has learned his lesson on love and won’t be fooled again… so when his cousins decide to compete for the last gift from their much loved departed grandmother by each dating a girl 6 times before Christmas and the one not in love by then wins… he knows he has this comp in the bag!! Fiona Hartigan has been dating a steady sting of losers and has decided to turn over a new lease- no more Miss Nice Girl! So when she finds Dixon, the cosmetics CEO that has brushed off her last 3 scheduled meetings with him on a dating site she is channelling her inner badass and ready to try this new her out on him! They agree to 6 dates no stings and no attachments; he wins his bet and she gets an undisclosed favour in the end… how can it go wrong??? Oh my! This was a fun read! Dixon and Fiona are so perfect for each other and watching these two fight their attraction was a hoot! I loved the 6 dates planned by D...

The Duchess Hunt Once Upon a Dukedom, Book #2 by Lorraine Heath ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Hugh Brinsley-Norton, the Duke of Kingsland is back at it again, searching for a duchess, but this time his plan if foolproof! He has place the search and decision in the hands of his trusty secretary Miss Penelope Pettypeace. She has been a godsend to the duchy and his work, Hugh has complete faith in her abilities… Now if he could only get control over his own urges! Out of the blue, he has taken notice that Pettypeace and not for her excellent work, but as a the woman she is. The timing could not be any worse, with the announcement of his duchess-to-be looming! This tale was delicious! I love a good office romance and if you make it historical, all the better! Hugh and Penelope were such a perfect pairing in the office and the bedroom. I loved seeing them come together, even knowing that their differences in station and with the boss/ employee relationship between them. This book picks up quickly fro...

When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting Narrated by Jason Clarke & Stella Bloom ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 A bad decision has life changing effects in this tale of best friends to lovers! Avey and Declan have been best friends since Avery dated Declans BF in college. These two have even purchased a condo together. Nothing romantic has every came up between them  and Avery has always been seen as one of the guys… that is until she isn’t… Realizing that Avery might eventually meet someone and their perfect existence will be over creates a chain reaction of bad decision making by Declan that results in Avery getting into a terrible car accident… she needs constant care and as the one who put her in the situation, Declan insists on being her full-time caregiver until she is able to take care of herself. The close contact and the intimate situations they find themselves in evolve into more that a caregiver relationship and into a girlfriend /boyfriend situation.  But there are reasons why t...

The Lights on Knockbridge Lane The Garnet Run Series, Book 3 by Roan Parrish ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5  Adam Mills has moved back to his hometown of Garnet Run with his adopted daughter  August shortly before the holiday season… Adam is adamant that the messy bread-up that has sent them home, won’t ruin their Christmas, so when his daughter asks to have the more Christmas lights ever on their house- Adam pulls out all the stops, even reaching out and accepting help from strangers and the cute reclusive neighbour across the street. Wes Mobray likes to start in the shadows, he’s not comfortable under other people’s gazes… but the new neighbour and his little daughter that insists on their friendship makes him step out of his comfort zone this holiday season! Maybe this could be the family he never thought he could have? I just love the characters Roan Parish creates. Adam, Wes and August all have such endearing personalities. I was captured by Adam trying his best to make things right f...

The Dishonoured Viscount Diamonds In The Rough, Book 8 by Sophie Barnes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 The eighth and final full length book in the Diamonds in the Rough series resolves what happened to Marcus Berkly after he loses his title and assets when his father is convicted of the murder of a duke and Carlton Guthries’s father. Eight years has past since his fathers condition and hanging and his shunning from society… and in this time, Marcus has studied in Edinborough and worked hard to become one of London’s most renowned opthamologist. Living a contented life with his personal achievements, until a fateful night at his brother-in-laws ball brings him into contact with Lady Louise. Lady Louise has suffered from cataracts her whole life and been made to suffer a couching procedure to provide temporary relief to her loss of vision. The next painful procedure is always waiting around the corner… that is until her vision goes at a ball and she learns that there is another option- a more perma...

Not Even for a Duke Wallflowers of West Lane, Book 4 by A. S. Fenichel ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 A delightful wrap-up to a fun series! This final book of the Wallflowers of West Lane series gives us readers the story and HEA we have all been waiting for; Aurora Sherbourn’s story! Aurora may not have stated the Wallflowers group, but her tragic first marriage definitely inspired them to gang together in the search for love to ensure their matches are happy ones. (Trigger) Aurora’s arranged marriage was pretty much a death sentence of daily physical abuse, until fate ended it all with the accidental death of her husband- pretty much saving her life. Now she is independent and never plans to put herself in that position again… The new Duke of Corwin, Garrett Winslow, Aurora’s childhood friend is back in the country and reunited with his Wallflower friends. Soon sparks start up between him and Aurora, whom he has always loved… but she is adamant that she won’t marry again. What is a Duke to do...

Impassioned The Pheonix Club, Book 2 by Darcy Burke ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 I absolutely fell for this arranged married couple trying to figure out how to make their marriage work after 2 years of practically living separate lives. Sabrina has huge social anxiety issues and is intimidated by her husband’s indifferent attitude. Constantine was excited to wed the beautiful Sabrina until he finds out before the wedding that she doesn’t want him… two year of polite indifference and spartan strained interactions culminate in Sabrina coming to town and demanding her marital right s- she wants a child to Alleviate the loneliness in her life. Now these to both need the help of the Phoenix club to figure out how we can come together to make this baby happen… And maybe a real marriage! This was a great marriage in trouble representation. I also really appreciated the sensitivity given to Sabrina’s anxiety. Impassioned by Darcy Burke was release August 24th, 2021. I received a complimentary copy ...