Monday, March 31, 2025

Someone to Love

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Summary: One month. One fake boyfriend. One shot at forever.

I’ve got four weeks to cross one thing off my bucket list—and it isn’t exactly PG.

I’m not the type to take risks, but when a friend battling cancer dares you to go big, you don’t say no. My mission? Lose my V-card before my baby sister’s wedding. Did I mention she’s marrying my high school crush? Yeah. There’s no way I’m walking into that ceremony as the awkward, untouched older sister.

Enter single dad Ian Barlowe—my sinfully hot, NFL legend neighbor, who owes me big time after his daughter breaks into my house. He offers to make amends by playing my fake boyfriend. How can I say no?

It should be easy enough—except nothing about Ian feels fake. The chemistry? Explosive. His unexpected sweetness? Heart-melting. And the way he seems to like me just as I am? Ruh, roh.

Here’s the thing—I don’t do vulnerability, and neither does he. But as the line between pretend and real starts to blur—especially in the bedroom—I wonder if happily-ever-after is a game we can win. I set out to score one for the bucket list, but now I’m playing for keeps. And if we’re not careful, I might lose my heart in the final play.

This small-town, single dad, standalone sports romance is perfect for readers of Jill Shalvis and Laura Pavlov. If you like your happily-ever-afters swoony, steamy, and filled with laugh-out-loud moments, one click now to fall in love with The Skylark Series.

One (or more) Sentence Summary: I have never read a Michelle Major book and I can't wait to read another. I LOVED IT!

Ingredients for an amazing book:

A small town in Colorado

Ian the single dad (ex-NFL player)

Riva the sassy daughter

Sadie the next-door neighbor in need of a date

Felix the NFL player and Ian's younger brother

Piper the bride-to-be and Sadie's younger sister

Bradley the groom-to-be and Sadie's ex

Great gal pal bookclub

I thought Someone to Love was such a great story, that I wanted to keep reading and turning the next page even when life was calling for me to get moving. Sometimes you just need to turn the next page and keep on reading!

Without giving away the book, I wanted to cheer when Sadie stood up to people that "push" her around in the past. I loved watching her start to put her own happiness before others. I can't wait for the second book in the Skylark Series. In the meantime, I need to go read some of Michelle's other books like The California Girls series, Colorado Hearts series, Welcome to Starlight series, Crimson Colorado series, The Magnolia Sister Series, The Fortunes of Texas series, just to name a few. So many options!

USA Today and Top 5 Amazon Bestselling author Michelle Major writes swoon-worthy stories full of heart, heat, and guaranteed happily-ever-afters. When she’s not dreaming up romance, you’ll find her hiking the trails (or avoiding housework) in her home state of Colorado.

Connect with her at her website or come say hi on Instagram and Facebook.

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Airhead

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Synopsis: The night in 1982 that changed everything…

There is no way I can resist avenging my sister's broken heart by filling her cheating boyfriend's bitchin' DeLorean with extra buttered movie popcorn, a half-melted Snickers, and the contents of one shaken can of Tab.

There's only one six-foot-six-inch problem. It's not The Creep's car. It's Frank "The Airhead" Hartigan’s. Now he wants me to drive him to Harbor City to make up for trashing his ride.

On the outside, I'm all gag me with a spoon, but on the inside? Yeah, not so much. The truth is I haven't stopped thinking about him since that night at Marino's Bar when he rocked my world to the max—something that can't happen again.

Frank Hartigan isn't a guy you fall for if you want to keep your heart in one piece. Waterbury is littered with the broken hearts of the women who forgot that, and I am not about to join their ranks.

Fine. I'll drive him around town, but that's it.

No kisses.

No getting hot and bothered.

No toe-curling anything.

And no matter what happens tonight, my heart—and my panties—will for sure remain untouched.

One (or more) Sentence Summary: I LOVED THIS BOOK! I was in high school/college during the early 80's and boy did I have some flashbacks reading Airhead!

I couldn't get enough of Katie and Frank. There were so many laugh-out-loud parts.

Katie tries with all her might not to fall for Frank since a Hartigan and a Madigan don't mix. Frank was adorable and never lost hope that Katie would come around. Of course, Katie was hooked from the beginning.

Katie is a school teacher and Frank is a fireman. Both grew up and now as adults work in Waterbury. Katie wants out of her "small" town and feels trapped. As hard as she tries not to fall for Frank, you just know it's going to happen. She eventually realizes Waterbury isn't so bad of a place to be.

One of my favorite parts of the book was when they were running from some guys who thought Frank was his twin brother and they ran into Vito's restaurant and were assumed to be there to lend a helping hand. It was one of many lol parts of the book.

Airhead is must read book. I found out there are more books about the Hartigan books and I can't wait to find them!!

Some of my favorite mentions in Airhead

Long Island Ice Tea

An actual telephone and answer machine

Days of the week underwear

Acid wash Calvins

Banana clips

Ford Pintos

Electric blue

DeLorean

Halloween (the movie)

Orange Julius

Leg warmers

Hubba Bubba

Excerpt:

Hartigans should come with a warning label.

No, that wouldn’t be enough. There should also be sirens, alarm bells, six-foot-high razor wire, a full military squadron armed to the teeth, and the scariest nun from St. Bernadette's School for Girls, all of whom would warn that the end (of your panties) was nigh.

But not Katie Madigan’s panties.

Nope.

Her French cut undies were as safe as Fort Knox because she knew better than to ever fall for the charms of a Hartigan—especially Frank Hartigan.

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling romance author Avery Flynn has sold more than a million books, which have been translated into multiple languages. She has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She lives outside of Washington DC with her family and a pack of five dogs all named after food. If she’s not reading romance or binging reality TV, she’s most definitely plotting to take over the world so she can banish Crocs from existence. Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, she’ll be your best friend for life. Join her reader Patreon for special sneak peeks, chats, book boxes and more.