{"id":62125,"date":"2021-11-07T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=62125"},"modified":"2021-11-07T22:47:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T03:47:45","slug":"new-release-review-a-year-of-love-anthology-by-helena-hunting-debra-anastasia-ilsa-madden-mills-max-monroe-bb-easton-kennedy-ryan-elle-kennedy-sarina-bowen-tijan-kf-breene-k-bromberg-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=62125","title":{"rendered":"New Release & Review: A Year of Love Anthology by Helena Hunting, Debra Anastasia, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Max Monroe, BB Easton, Kennedy Ryan, Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen, Tijan, KF Breene, K. Bromberg & W. Winters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fall in love all year long.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

12 months.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

12 authors.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

12 romantic short stories to make you swoon.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Need something steamy to get you through to the holidays? We have exactly what you need! A YEAR OF LOVE, an anthology featuring BRAND NEW short stories from some of your favorite authors!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Check out 12 steamy stories from Helena Hunting, Debra Anastasia, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Max Monroe, BB Easton, Kennedy Ryan, Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen, Tijan, KF Breene, K. Bromberg and W. Winters!<\/strong><\/div>\n
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It\u2019s FREE and only available through the month of November, all you have to do is click the link and download the anthology!<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Grab A YEAR OF LOVE ANTHOLOGY today!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\u2726 JANUARY \u2013 RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR by H. HUNTING\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Secrets are shared, awkward conversations are unavoidable, and shenanigans abound when the Kids of Pucked get together for a New Year\u2019s celebration.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 FEBRUARY \u2013 SKATING ON THE STARS by DEBRA ANASTASIA\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Asking her to marry him is the easy part, but Gaze needs everything to fall in line this Valentine\u2019s Day. Pixie Rae deserves the best, and a wild racoon has no part in the beginning of their forever. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 MARCH \u2013 BUTTERFLY, BROKEN by ILSA MADDEN MILLS\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When Everly wakes up at Crystal Lake Academy, she has no idea how she arrived at the strange college. When a threatening letter appears, she seeks the help of the most ruthless gang at Crystal Lake. They\u2019ll help her for a price. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 APRIL \u2013 APRIL FOOLS by MAX MONROE\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My April Fools\u2019 Weekend beach getaway was only supposed to include three things: relaxation, wine, and fun in the sun. Something it absolutely wasn\u2019t supposed to include: The bane of my teaching existence\u2014Mack Houston\u2014walking in on me in the shower.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 MAY \u2013 OPERATION: MILE HIGH CLUB by BB. EASTON\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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An all new sexy, hilarious, (mostly) true story from BB Easton, author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men, the memoir that inspired the #1 Netflix series Sex\/Life!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 JUNE \u2013 FREE TO LOVE by KENNEDY RYAN \u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mere weeks from my wedding, I don\u2019t have jitters. I have a future mother-in-law making everything obnoxiously bigger. The guest list. The band. The pain in my . . .you get the picture. My sweet, hot, sexy fianc\u00e9 better fix it or there may not be a wedding at all. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 JULY \u2013 WEEKEND FLING by ELLE KENNEDY\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Getting stuck with her brother’s annoying girlfriend and his sexy best friend is not at all what Kate had in mind for her family weekend getaway. But sometimes, the unexpected can be exactly what you need…<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 AUGUST \u2013 TRAINING CAMP by SARINA BOWEN\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Do an internship with a professional hockey team, they said. It will be fun, they said. Too bad I’m terrible at my job. Until the rookie defenseman offers to help… <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 SEPTEMBER \u2013 NO DRAMA, SERIOUSLY by TIJAN\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mara only wants to be a normal college student. No drama. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Too bad that her family might not let that happen. And who is Cruz?!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 OCTOBER \u2013 POSSESSION by KF BREENE\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When a deliciously sexy demon tricks Jaelyn into showing up at the hottest and most dangerous Halloween party of the year, she must confront him and her past if she hopes to survive. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2726 NOVEMBER \u2013 FOREVER MORE by K. BROMBERG\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When Lyric Evermore crashed Angie McIntyre\u2019s all-alone-on-Thanksgiving pity party four years<\/span><\/div>\n
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ago, she never could have imagined it would be the start of their own annual tradition. Nor did<\/span><\/div>\n
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either of them know, it might be the start of something more meaningful . . .<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u2726 DECEMBER \u2013 MY SECRET by W. WINTERS\u2726 <\/span><\/div>\n
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She\u2019s my secret. Mine and mine alone.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reviews<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ringing on the New Year <\/strong>by H. Hunting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

4 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I am so happy to be back with Lavender and Kody (from Little Lies<\/em><\/a>) and the rest of the Kids of Pucked in this hilarious New Years rom com. When it comes to these characters, we get more of the laughs, the steam, the swoon, and the heart we have come to expect and love. Lavender and Kody\u2019s relationship is fantastic and I love that they know exactly what they want and aren\u2019t afraid the ask for it. They know when to have fun but also when to be real and this couple remains a fave!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This novella gives us more of Lavender’s twin, River, and the other kids who are grown now, and wonderful snippets of their lives. We see happiness surrounding River and mystery surrounding Maverick. We get BJ, Lacey, Lovey and everyone else that makes this group amazing. It\u2019s short and sweet but it gives us just enough to remember why we love them all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We even get cameos of Alex and Violet (from Pucked<\/a>)<\/em>and they are so funny and over the top when it comes to all things having to do with sex, especially the advice they give their children. The banana costumes even make an appearance and the whole situation is hilarious, too.<\/p>\n

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Butterfly, Broken (Crystal Lake Academy) <\/strong>by Ilsa Madden-Mills<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

4 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wow, this is a new side to Ilsa Madden-Mills and I like it. Though it\u2019s just a novella, it’s jam packed with elements of a whole new world. There\u2019s mystery and magic, dragons and vampires. And it\u2019s just the start of what could be an entertaining fantasy series.<\/p>\n

Everly attends Crystal Lake Academy but she doesn\u2019t know how she got there. Her life has been hard especially after her mother died and her uncle and aunt took her in. She was treated horribly and now she finds herself in a completely new place. She doesn\u2019t fit in but she\u2019s there for a reason.<\/p>\n

Rune is the head of his gang, known as the Dragons, and something about Everly gets under his skin. He wants nothing to do with her but when she comes for advice, he has to decide if he will help her or let her face her future alone.<\/p>\n

Super intriguing and entertaining, I want more of this world and more of Rune. I want to know his history and learn about Everly and who she really is. It\u2019s a fantastic experiment from this author and I hope she gives us more!<\/p>\n

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April Fools <\/strong>by Max Monroe<\/p>\n

4 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A hilarious, enemies-to-lovers featuring two teachers who both just want a quiet long weekend away but end up sharing a rental.<\/p>\n

Mack is the music teacher and Katy is the calculus teacher at the same school. Their rooms are right next to each other so Katy has trouble teaching her students with all noise from Mack\u2019s room interrupting her every single day. She is so ready to get away from all the noise and chaos from next-door so she heads to her beach rental for some peace and quiet over the long weekend. To bad the rental is double booked and who shows up? Mack.<\/p>\n

This short story is hilarious. Neither Katy nor Mack want to lose out on the rental so the only option is for them both to stay. It\u2019s has a great mix of laughs and steam, and I could actually picture things playing out just like they do. Mack gets under Katy’s skin and I love how he pushes her buttons. It’s written in dual POVs and I love that we not only get Katy’s side of the story but also how Mack is feeling. The way their feelings coming out is sweet and I loved seeing these two get together.<\/p>\n

This story is a fantastic setup for a full-length novel and I want to explore their relationship further. Katy and Mack are so much fun and I want more!<\/p>\n

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