LOVE IN MOMENTS (LOVE DISTILLED #2)

Swedish hockey player, Anders “Iceberg” Berg, is counting the days until he’s an unrestricted free agent and can land the contract he’s worth. Yet, instead of recovering and resting at home so he can play to impress his dream organization, he’s in Denver for his brother’s wedding at a gin distillery, watching the pretty brunette who organized the whole thing.

Olivia Dyer can’t wait to put the year behind her. Her father died, and the event hall she ran at her family’s distillery was destroyed. The cost to the business and her mental health more than she could ever afford to repay. Rebuilding both takes all her effort leaving little time for anything else. Except for a single night of fun with the hot hockey player who’s been watching her every move.

When a kitchen catastrophe throws Anders and Liv together, it ends with an evening neither of them can forget. It was only meant to be one night. But when Anders is unexpectedly traded to see out the rest of his contract with the Denver Rush, and his plans to leave as quickly as possible are disrupted by the sultry brunette who defines courage, their only option is to give to the attraction they feel for one another.

Yet with Liv stuck in the past and Anders firmly focused on the future, can they put aside their differences and allow themselves to find love in the present?

Release Date: February 9, 2021

Kadelo Group Lt

Love Distilled #2

Contemporary romance

 Review copy provided by publisher

Nikki’s Review:

Umm...let me start by saying that Anders is fucking HOT! I love me some sexy hockey romance. 

This book starts out with a bang...literally. Holy shit balls it was delicious! Have I mentioned that Anders is hot? 

The connection between the characters was amazing. I could really feel each of their internal struggles with pursuing a relationship. There were so many emotions in this book. It was bloody palpable.

I really liked the first book in this series, but this one just grabbed me. It pulled me in and held my attention to the end. I think it might be because I was able to relate to the heroine, Olivia, on a personal level. Like Olivia, I have had my own struggles with depression and anxiety. Our journeys are different, but I could understand some of the things she was feeling. 

Scarlett Cole has the ability to make me fall hard for her characters, and this book was no exception. I was invested in their story and I rooted for their happiness every step of the way. Isn’t that a sign of an amazing book...When you feel so much? Because I felt all the feels! I can hardly wait for Jake’s book!

Also, Anders is sexy AF! Did I mention that already? 

Rating: 5 Stars

THE SWEETEST GIFT

The Sweetest Gift is a Christmas novella for fans of the Second Circle Tattoos and Preload series.

It’s messy. It’s loud. It’s the rough with the smooth. It’s love. And most of all, it’s family.

It’s Reid and Lia’s Christmas Day wedding, and everyone is invited.

Preload has officially become a cross between Pixie’s beloved Sound of Music Von Trapp’s and the McCallister family of Home Alone. With so many family members involved, it takes a private jet and a whole heap of patience to get the group to Miami. Elliott’s faith in the future is rocked, Nik needs to figure out how to reach the three children placed in his care, Lennon faces a dilemma, and Jordan has reasons to worry about Lexi.

Meanwhile, Cujo misses his wife, Trent’s world is shaken, Pixie’s heart is somewhere else, and Lia will be walking herself down the aisle, even though she worries she’ll be a terrible wife.

Each chapter in this 35,000-word novella catches up with a different couple (even PETAL and Kendalee’s Daniel get their say), as they all come together to celebrate. This book is not a standalone and picks up a year after Lennon Reborn.

Release Date: November 23, 2020

Kadelo Group Ltd

Second Circle Tattoos & Preload Series

Novella Length Christmas Stories

Nikki’s Review:

What an absolute treat this book is! You need to have read Scarlett Cole’s Second Circle Tattoos, and Preload series for the best enjoyment. You’ll be lost if you don’t. Also, if you haven’t read those two series yet you need to read them. ALL. OF. THEM! Scarlett reeled me in with the Strongest Steel ( Second Circle book #1 ) and I have been obsessed with her books ever since. This book was a gift for her devoted fans who have been begging for more from both series. Seriously, I didn’t stop smiling through the whole damn thing. It was like coming home and seeing your very best friends. 

Can I just say how much I still love Jordan from Preload?! And I’m still feeling stabby about what Scarlett put my man, Lennon, through in his book. I’m learning to forgive. It’s a long road, but I’ll get there...maybe. 😉

Rating: 5 Stars (A+)

LOVE IN NUMBERS (LOVE DISTILLED #1)

                                                     

Love In Numbers by Scarlett Cole

Series: Love Distilled

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Model: Lucas Loyola

Cover Designer: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs

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BLURB

Connor isn’t in the market for messy.

His life is going completely according to plan. He’s set to become CEO of his family’s company, his Ironman time is better than ever, and his regular poker nights with the guys are his one night a month he can stop worrying about counting macros and indulge himself. What he doesn’t need is a relationship with Emerson Dyer—daughter of his father’s lifelong enemy and most-hated rival.

Emerson’s life is nothing but messy.

Since her father died, leaving her CEO of their gin distillery, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Emerson is barely holding it together—what she doesn’t need is a complication like Connor Finch. Sure, his abs do look like they’ve been photoshopped, but she has no time to spend counting them. It’s her company’s numbers she should be worrying about. Still, there’s something about the way he makes her feel.

Together, they’re perfect.

Connor knows he and Emerson don’t make sense on paper. Too many differences between them—and one big secret that could destroy Emerson’s family business tells him to cut and run. But for once in his life, Connor doesn’t care about messy or imperfect—because the fact is, Emerson is the one perfect thing he needs in his life. Now if he can only convince her . . .

 

EXCERPT

When their lips met, he could taste the gin on her lips. Her tongue met his as boldly as the gin had done, bursting with life and flavor.

Her hand went around his neck, tugging him toward her, and he had half a mind to take her on the bar. Only the recollection that they were in her workplace stopped him from acting upon it.

When they finally broke for air, Emerson grinned. “When I said let it roll over the tongue, I meant yours not mine.”

“It tasted better on yours,” he said. “I needed a second opinion on the citrus.”

 

MEET THE AUTHOR

Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.

She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.

When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from any time.

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Nikki's Review:

I swear I heard angels sing the day this book hit my kindle! Scarlett Cole is a like unicorn...rare, beautiful, almost mythical in her ability to weave a love story together. I was more than ready for a Scarlett fix, and Love in Numbers didn’t disappoint. 

There are so many things that I can count on when reading a book written by Ms. Cole, but my favourite thing are her hero’s. It doesn’t matter if they’re ex-Navy SEALs, bad boy rockstars, or a hot AF businessman. I LOVE THEM ALL! Connor falls into the hot AF businessman category. The connection that he and Emerson had was instant and combustible. The sassy banter was entertaining, and made cutting through the raw sexual tension a little easier. I was dying for them to get all sweaty between the sheets. When it happened I felt like doing a fist pump. But it was worth the wait. Connor is all kinds of filthy in the bedroom. Yum!

I loved the friendship between Emerson and her siblings. They’re obviously family, but you can tell that they have a bond that goes beyond that. I’m really looking forward to Jake and Olivia getting their own books. 

I know Scarlett Cole loves her gin. I also assumed that she knew a little about this particular liquor, besides the flavour. However, the amount of detail about the botanicals used in gin production, and the overall process to get it on the shelves was amazing. I was able to visualize in my mind what the distillery looked like, and how the stills functioned. 

Honestly, this book wasn’t just great, it was amaze balls! The writing is off the charts, and the characters are so well developed and likeable. The only thing that I was left wanting was...more. Not because the story wasn’t complete, but because I wasn’t ready yet. That’s what Scarlett does, she always makes you want to come back for more. 

Rating: 5 Stars (A+)

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