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~Love Notes – Enzo to Harper – Irreplaceable by Jenna Hartley~

February 13, 2022 by Lisa True Story Book Blog

Title: Irreplaceable (Love in LA Series Book #5)
Author: Jenna Hartley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

One impulsive, passionate week changed my life.
And I can’t stop thinking about it…or him.
The hot Italian with the full lips and inked skin.
The passionate man who made me feel incredible until I realized it was all a sham.
Because he lied.
About his name.
About everything.
Now, I’m not only pregnant with his child but thrust into the spotlight.
Because my vacation fling, my baby daddy, is an international soccer superstar.
He wants a second chance, but I’m concerned that he’s as much of a player off the field as he is on it.

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Title: Perspective (Love in LA Series Book #0.5)
Author: Jenna Hartley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Art was my first love—my only love.
But with my career at a crossroads, I’m forced to question everything.
When a new art student shows up, I realize she may be the muse I’ve been searching for.
Even though I’m the professor, it often feels as if Kate’s teaching me.
And the more time we spend together, the more I realize she’s changing my perspective on art…and love.
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Title: Unexpected (Love in LA Series Book #1)
Author: Jenna Hartley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Alexis
I will not sleep with my daughter’s new nanny, no matter how hot he is.
And boy is he. Preston Hawthorne looks like he’d be more at home on a Hollywood set than playing dress-up with my daughter. But he dotes on her, bringing a sense of calm and order to our home. And the way he looks at me, the way he makes me feel is…unexpected. As if I might spontaneously combust.
I know better than to mix business with pleasure, and I certainly don’t fall for men who are nearly a decade younger than me. But the more time I spend with Preston, the more I’m tempted to break all my rules.
Preston
I need to start thinking more about my future and less about screwing my boss.
Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Especially when she’s doing yoga on the lawn and working ungodly hours to provide for her daughter. Not to mention, she’s successful, savvy, and the sexiest woman I’ve ever seen.
But I’m determined to finally finish my degree, and that means I have to keep my job. A relationship with Alexis Black is the last thing I need, even if she’s the only thing I want.
Unexpected is a fresh take on the single-parent/nanny romance with a guaranteed HEA.

Title: Irresistible (Love in LA Series Book #2)
Author: Jenna Hartley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Lauren
No lies.
No feelings.
Just sex.
Sounds simple enough, right? At least, that’s what I told myself.
But Hunter Pruitt is insatiable, incredible, and…irresistible. When it comes to this man, I’m coming to realize my feelings are anything but simple. And the only person I’m lying to…is myself.
Hunter
No lies.
No feelings.
Just sex.
It’s basically my mantra. So when I meet a woman who demands nothing more of me than those three things, it sounds like the perfect arrangement.
Or so I thought.
Because for the first time in my life, I find myself wanting more. I find myself wanting the one woman who seems intent on keeping me at arm’s length.
Irresistible is a friends with benefits romance with a guaranteed HEA.

Title: Unpredictable (Love in LA Series Book #3)
Author: Jenna Hartley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Sleeping with the father of the bride—a former NFL player and one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors—was not part of the plan.
It was only supposed to be one night.
One night to forget.
But he made me feel wanted.
Reckless.
Alive.
I’d been down this road before, and it only ended in disaster.
Was I willing to risk my heart again?
Unpredictable is an age gap romance with a guaranteed HEA. No cheating. No cliffhangers.

Title: Inevitable (Love in LA Series Book #4)
Author: Jenna Hartley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

When my dad asked me to intern for his best friend, I knew I should’ve said no.
I had my own plans for the summer.
Ones that didn’t include revisiting my childhood crush.
Sleeping with the boss?
Probably not what my dad had in mind when he asked for my help.
But from the moment I step foot in the office, I can think of little else.
I still want Jonathan.
Am I willing to gamble my relationship with my dad and my heart?
*Inevitable was previously featured in the I Have Lived and I Have Loved charity anthology. It was a 15,000 word story that has been expanded to 80,000+ words. Some details may have changed, but the feel of the story remains the same.

Oh my goodness…Enzo is just so charming!

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~Love Notes – Gabriel to Julianne – Gabriel’s Inferno Series by Sylvain Reynard~

February 12, 2022 by Lisa True Story Book Blog

Title: Gabriel’s Inferno (Gabriel’s Inferno Series Book #1)
Author: Sylvain Reynard
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption.
When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell enrolls as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his past and his present collide.
An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love and redemption, “Gabriel’s Inferno” is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man’s escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible…forgiveness and love.

Title: Gabriel’s Rapture (Gabriel’s Inferno Series Book #2)
Author: Sylvain Reynard
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student, Julia Mitchell. Sequestered on a romantic holiday in Italy, he tutors her in the sensual delights of the body and the raptures of sex. But when they return, their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics, and a jealous ex-lover. When Gabriel is confronted by the university administration, will he succumb to Dante’s fate? Or will he fight to keep Julia, his Beatrice, forever? In Gabriel’s Rapture, the brilliant sequel to the wildly successful debut novel, Gabriel’s Inferno, Sylvain Reynard weaves an exquisite love story that will touch the reader’s mind, body, and soul, forever.

Title: Gabriel’s Redemption (Gabriel’s Inferno Series Book #3) Author: Sylvain Reynard Genre: Contemporary Romance

Professor Gabriel Emerson has left his position at the University of Toronto to embark on a new life with his beloved Julianne. Together, he’s confident that they can face any challenge. And he’s eager to become a father.
But Julianne’s graduate program threatens Gabriel’s plans, as the pressures of being a student become all consuming. When she is given the honor of presenting an academic lecture at Oxford, Gabriel is forced to confront her about the subject of her presentation – research that conflicts with his own. And in Oxford, several individuals from their past appear, including an old nemesis intent on humiliating Julia and exposing one of Gabriel’s darkest secrets.
In an effort to confront his remaining demons, Gabriel begins a quest to discover more about his biological parents, beginning a chain of events that has startling repercussions for himself, Julianne, and his hope of having a family.

Title: Gabriel’s Promise (Gabriel’s Inferno Series Book #4)
Author: Sylvain Reynard
Genre: Contemporary Romance

New York Times bestselling author Sylvain Reynard returns with the fourth installment of the beloved Gabriel’s Inferno series. When Gabriel and Julia Emerson first lay eyes on their newborn daughter, Clare, they realize life as they know it will never be the same. Gabriel has vowed to be a good father when he suddenly receives an invitation to give a series of lectures in Edinburgh, Scotland—an opportunity of high prestige—but that would mean leaving his wife and child in Boston. Hesitant to bring it up, he keeps the opportunity from Julia as long as he can, not knowing she has a secret of her own. When a frightening situation arises that threatens their new family, both parents must make sacrifices. With the family in danger, the looming question remains: Will Gabriel pursue his lectureship in Edinburgh, leaving Julia and Clare vulnerable in Boston, or will he abandon the chance of a lifetime in order to ensure his family’s safety?