Happy 2025 to you and yours!
Here's hoping that you had a wonderful night, said adieu to 2024, and are ready to blast into this next set of 365 days. If not, no worries...one day at a time is perfectly fine. Anywho, I'm kicking my site's new year off with a bang in the literary sense of the word...as in I'm featuring a review of a Spicy Romance novella from a holiday themed series that's a perfect indulgence for an afternoon quickie. *ahem* Ladies and gents, let's get between the epages of today's featured title COMING SOON to a retailer of your choosing...
☘️ Shamrock Kisses 💋
High Five Novella series, Book 3
by
Serena Pier
Releasing January 9, 2025
About the book...
Am I going to get lucky? Maybe if the hunky nerd I met yesterday takes me up on my invite to attend High Five's St. Paddy's Day party ...
Rachel Wagner, who's sworn off dating apps, is the last single one in her friend group. Focused on running her thriving cleaning business in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the thirty-one-year-old is caught off guard when she stumbles upon a bearded nerd while cleaning her biggest client's lake house.
Patrick Nowak, a reclusive cat-loving hacker, prefers code to conversation and planned to spend the St. Patrick's Day weekend out of Chicago enjoying a digital detox at his friend's lake house. But when Rachel, a confident brunette who seems way out of his league, invites him to a local bar's St. Paddy's party, his anxiety just might prevent him from taking her up on the offer.
In a game of attraction and vulnerability, neither of them is prepared for just how much their lives can change in a day.
(This is Book #3 in an interconnected series. It is encouraged, but not essential, to read Santa's Coming and Cupid's Shot before reading Shamrock Kisses.) Romance Tropes: Instant Connection, Strangers to Lovers, Small Town, Holiday Romance, Younger Man, Nerdy MMC
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It's short, it's sweet (at times), it's sassy, it's spicy (whew!).
It starts with a great circle of friends looking out for each other, and open to love, and stumbles into an unexpected (even if predicted by the story series!) instant connection with someone that is truly amazing. Am I talking about him or her? Great question because honestly, it's BOTH of them. I love how Rachel was her own person without apology. She loved her friends, was proud of her accomplishments but not boastful, clear about where she came from and what she was looking for, and ready to take life by the horns. Grant it, she didn't expect Patrick to pop up out of nowhere, but she didn't run from the opportunity, but towards it with her eyes wide open. Patrick was that perfect package of nerdy yet cool, sweet and shy yet ready for anything, easily took instruction, but just as easily could handle the reins. He had a past, but was open about it. He had brains, but wasn't showy. He planned, but not to the extent that something new would throw everything into disarray. They both knew how to treat friends, as well as potential significant others...and their connection was JUST RIGHT!
Despite not having read the prior releases, I loved the holiday angle, and the supposed magic of the High Five locale. The town sounded great, but the people even more so, especially how they have each other's backs, and want the best for each other. The sparkage after their first meeting was just right, and while things certainly heat up, it keeps a good pace for the story. I'm not usually one for novellas simply because they leave me wanting more...story...but this one was a great fit for someone looking for an afternoon escape, or other someone's having a hard time quieting their mind for longer expeditions between the pages.
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Meet the author...
Writing under the pen name, Serena Pier is a wine lover, coffee snob & wife. With Midwestern roots, her stories are primarily set in and around Chicago. Serena is deeply fascinated by power dynamics; her stories always explore unequal social status.
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Special thanks to Grey's Promotions and author Serena Pier for the chance to bring this title to you, as well as the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this series or her other works, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is set to release January 9th, 2025, so mark your calendar or preorder your copy today!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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