What Sam Reads

23/04/2024

Hey Book Lovers🩵👋🏼

Can we all just take a moment of silence for this BA title reveal from ! Cover Reveal coming soon & I am so excited!! It’s going to be GORGGGG!

🧜‍♀️𝗛𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗱 (𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹)
🌊 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘕𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢. 𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.

From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairytale of The Little Mermaid🧜🏼‍♀️🦀

ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴀ ꜱɴᴇᴀᴋ ᴘᴇᴇᴋ? ᴄᴏꜱᴍᴏᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴀɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴠᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋ!

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22/04/2024

You’re kidding…. I’m 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃!!! ⚾️🩵
It’s Grant’s turn & KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK with this cover😍

Mark your calendars for 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, spread the word, and get ready to be swept off your feet!! The countdown is ON!

⚾️Book Blurb⚾️
I fell for my secret pen pal believing we would never meet but now.. he’s 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅.

Grant Bergeron is Orleans University’s pl***oy first baseman.
He’s charming, kind… and a tad arrogant.
But underneath his party guy demeanor, he’s more than anyone sees.

I needed a husband, and he strode in like prince charming, taking me up on the marriage pact from our past. One that I never imagined 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 happening.

Our I do’s were meant to be temporary, a walk-off wedding that benefited us both.
But when he takes our vows more seriously than I expect, old feelings begin to resurface.
Now we’re sharing a too small apartment and he’s everywhere.
In my room, in my bed, and… in my heart.
Our marriage is supposed to be fake, but I think I’m falling for 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅.

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:
College baseball
Marriage of Convenience
Virgin Heroine
One Bed
“Teach me”
Secret Pen Pals

💭Is Walkoff Wedding on your TBR? Have you read any other Maren Moore books?

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21/04/2024

My mailbox delivered a little slice of happiness! ✨ Pippa Grant’s new release, ‘Until It Was Love’, is finally here, and I’m ready to dive into this rom-com adventure! Can’t wait to laugh, swoon, and fall in love with these characters.

💭Who else is reading this? 🙋‍♀️💕

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19/04/2024

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑰 𝑮𝒐 𝑶𝒏 𝑽𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒆𝒔 by Catherine Mack
𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆: April 30, 2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So when does Book 2 come out??
I binged this audio in a single day! It was so addicting. Would’ve been a page turner had a read the physical book! lol
I absolutely loved how the book was written. How it seemed like we were in the authors brain as she was planning out how she was going to write her next book. How humor, mystery, and romance were all intertwined to give us a great story line.
I for sure thought I knew who did it, but I would’ve never imagine it was them! Eleanor and Connor are the perfect protagonists. The plot twists and turns kept me guessing until the very end.
This is a must read book & I will be first in line for book 2!

Thank you , .audio, & Catherine Mack for this ALC of Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies.

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18/04/2024

My first ever PR package🥹 this moment is so surreal! I never thought when I started my bookstagram that I’d ever reach this point, but Hey Look Ma, I Made It💖

Thank you .grant & for Until It Was Love!!

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17/04/2024

The Meet Me at the Altar Series by Samantha Chase is on sale for a limited time!

Download today!
The Proposal Playbook: https://amzn.to/3EdTjT4
Groomed to Perfection: https://amzn.to/3HOOqRF
The I Do Over: https://amzn.to/37BO58E

17/04/2024

On Wednesday, we read 💖PINK💖

Featuring .ella.sparkle newest release💖

💭What is your favorite color?

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12/04/2024

From USA Today Bestselling Author Holly Renee, comes the second book in the scorching romantasy series with enthralling secrets, impassioned enemies, and luring tension.

Author has revealed the gorgeous covers for The Hunted Heir!

Releasing July 23, 2024
Cover Design:

Pre-order today!
https://geni.us/Thehuntedheir

Add to Goodreads: https://geni.us/TheHuntedHeirGR

The alternate cover will be a website & signing exclusive.

11/04/2024

We are excited to announce that The Knockout by Bella Matthews is now live!

From USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes a hot new hockey romance between a broken ballerina and the forbidden bad boy who saves her.

We all have dirty secrets. Some are just more fun to hide than others.

Ares Wilder is a so-called bad boy. A ladies man. The teammate most likely to fight both on and off the ice. And now this devastatingly dark and handsome hockey player with a sinful smile and a filthy mouth is my twin sister’s new brother-in-law, landing him firmly in the forbidden category.

Only he doesn’t see it that way.

Resisting him should be no big deal, right?

At least that’s what I thought…

Until one night, he manages to look past the illusion I’d spent a lifetime perfecting and see the broken girl behind the pink satin pointe shoes.

We were the perfect storm I never wanted to escape.

But with secrets piling up and my world crashing down, will Ares be one more thing I destroy?

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited
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Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/TheKnockout

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10/04/2024

Time to mail off my Sisterhood of the Traveling Book Club Book💜📬

This month I read By Any Other Name by Kate King & I loved it!! It is a retelling of Romeo & Juliette & a perfectly done retelling!

Book Blurb::
He’s seduced by the darkness, but she’s always been his sun.

In the elite university town of Stratford, Massachusetts, a secret society of eight wealthy and influential families use occult witchcraft to maintain their power and privilege. The entire society is dangerous, but the bitter blood feud between rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, makes them almost as infamous as Stratford itself.

Etta Capulet has always been a good girl.

Roman Montague is anything but good.

But despite their differences, their vicious family rivalry, and years of curses, threats, and murders, Roman has secretly loved Etta as long as he can remember.

So when he hears her moaning his name through her open bedroom window, he vows to make her his…Until death do they part💜

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09/04/2024

Breakaway by Grace Reilly is now live!

The BookTok sensation: a spicy coach’s daughter college sports romance, second in the Beyond the Play series, with new exclusive content in this edition!

A secret friends-with-benefits arrangement with the hockey coach’s daughter shouldn’t have a shot in the dark of leading to more…

Cooper

As a pro-bound college athlete with a good-time reputation, I usually have my pick of puck bunnies. But lately, I’ve been in a dry spell that feels more like a curse, and the stress is affecting my game—the one thing that can’t happen if I’m going to make team captain, and eventually the NHL.

Enter Penny Ryder.

She’s my coach’s daughter, but the moment she pulls me into that ice rink closet, she’s the one thing on my mind besides hockey. She has a s*x bucket list, and each item on it confirms we’re kindred spirits in the bedroom. If I say yes, I’ll be relaxed on the ice again—but if her dad finds out, I’ll be forced to say goodbye to being captain and finally earning my own father’s approval.

Penny

Thanks to the ex from hell, I’m a long way from being ready for a relationship—but it’s time to reclaim my agency, one long-sought-after experience in bed at a time.

Enter Cooper Callahan.

He’s my dad’s star defenseman; an arrangement with him will mean keeping yet another major secret from my father. But the agreement we strike is simple: secret friends-with-benefits until he makes captain…and I cross off everything on my list, so I can finally move on from the incident that ruined both my life and my figure skating career.
Yet the longer our connection goes on, the more we trust each other, and the less I want to say goodbye. I know love leads to heartbreak, but what if it can also clear the ice for a breakaway?

Filled with swoons, spice coaching, sports, and book nerds in love, Breakaway is a don’t-miss adult college sports romance.

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and Kobo!

Amazon: https://bit.ly/3J3cdjj
Apple Books: https://bit.ly/43KQCFR
Nook: https://bit.ly/3IYOm4x
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3PPFdir
Google Play: https://bit.ly/3U2mWB2

Audible: https://adbl.co/3vFoeZl
Narrated by: Brian Meslar & Faith Clark

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3POm8gt

09/04/2024

✨RIGHT NUMBER GIVEAWAY✨
There will be TWO winners💖✨

Right Number by Ella Sparkle

“Have you ever had one of those days where it seems like absolutely nothing goes right? Yeah. Me too.”
Anna’s day was one for the record books. Just when it seemed as if nothing else could possibly go wrong, she gets a text from a man at an unknown number asking someone named Susan out for a drink.The text from a stranger which started out as a mistake quickly turned into an unexpected friendship... that is until feelings became involved.

Suddenly lines began to blur, questions can’t be answered, and the geographical distance between them seemed to grow. Add in a handsome fellow art student with a surprising confession, a creepy ex-boyfriend that won’t go away, plus the looming Spring Art Show, and Anna’s life starts to feel like it’s turned upside down.Is it possible for a text message from a stranger to turn into a relationship? Will Anna take the leap into the unknown or is there something holding her back?

💖 GIVEAWAY DETAILS 💖
USA only due to shipping
1. Make sure you’re following and .ella.sparkle
2. Like, save, share to your story (no need to tag) and leave a📱in the comments!
3. Comment with your answer…. Have you ever received a text from a wrong number? Did you go along with the conversation or let them know it was a mistake?

✨BONUS ENTRIES✨
Tag friends in separate comments (1 friend per comment, 1 entry per tag)

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Winner will be announced on this post and in my story Friday evening (4/12).

08/04/2024

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒚 by
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

I go into books completely blind and I was not really sure what I was getting into with The Baby, but that was such a great book! This was such an addicting listen, I binged it in one day! Lucy was the perfect character. She wakes up after another long night of drinking to find a baby in here home… but she’s the only one whose been home and it’s definitely not her baby. So where did it come from? Lucy is not sure what to do. Should she go to the police? Should she keep him? I mean, no one has reported the baby missing. The twists and the turns of the book after that are mind blowing. So many things I never saw coming, especially that ending!! Holy cow!!

Tamsin Kennard did such a fantastic job narrating the Baby. Sometimes it is difficult for me to listen to a narrator that has a different accent on 2X speed, but Tasman did an amazing job at voicing all characters that I was able to listen to her with zero issue. I will definitely be listening to more of her narrations.

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06/04/2024

Words cannot describe how thankful I am for each & every one of you💜 To think my little world of books has grown to over 5,000 followers!

I hope you know that my DMs are always open to chat about anything & everything! The book world has completely changed my life & it’s all because of you!

05/04/2024

I put a psychopath in prison. Now he's free, and he's coming back for revenge.

Lawless God by is now LIVE!

Download today or read for FREE with
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Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3TVokG2

Lawless God is a Dangerously Sexy, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Marriage, Dark Romance from bestselling author, Lola King.

04/04/2024

I was a good girl who played by the rules. Except when it came to Davis Montgomery.

Rope the Moon by is now LIVE!

Download today or read for FREE with
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Goodreads: https://bit.ly/48vEBpC

Rope the Moon is a Sexy, Small Town, Military standalone romance by bestselling author, Ava Hunter.

02/04/2024

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐲 by
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Besides Mr. Wrong Number, I think this is my favorite Lynn Painter books! This was such a cute, kick your feet & giggle read. It’s hard not to fall in love with Blake & Izzy!! This book has so many of my favorite tropes. I flew through the audio book in 2 days.
There are some stories you never want to end & you want to read about them until they grow old together… Blake & Izzy are one of those couples for me!

💜Book Blurb💜
IT STARTED WITH A CUP…

Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she’s running late for her first day at a dream job and the barista yells for “Amy” 3x with no answer, she does the unthinkable.
Izzy takes that PSL.

It’s the exact drink she ordered and paid for, only waaaay further ahead in the line, so she mutters “I’m Amy” and grabs the cup. But when she turns around and runs directly into the most attractive man she’s ever seen, spilling the drink all over his GQ shirt and tie, she ends up having the ultimate meet-cute. Sparks fly and things feel beyond promising until he says the words, “See you tomorrow, Amy.”
Uh, oh – she’ll definitely have to straighten him out the following day.

Only when she gets to her new office and meets the VP of her department, it is none other than Blake Phillips - the hottie from Starbucks. And the man might’ve been charming to “Amy,” but he is an arrogant grump to Izzy, an arrogant grump who dos not find her explanation funny at all.

MEET CUTE + GRUMPY/SUNSHINE + FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS = ACCIDENTALLY AMY

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28/03/2024

𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨. 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙜𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙮.

𝑹𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏 by
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Davis “Hotshot” Montgomery🥵🥵 need I say more!?!

Ava did a fantastic job with Dakota & Davis’ story! You fall in love in the very first chapter with the broody, Marine Veteran & the sweet as a ‘Cupcake’ baker!

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A Sexy, Small Town, Military standalone romance by bestselling author, Ava Hunter.

I was a good girl who played by the rules. Except when it came to Davis Montgomery.

A handsome former Marine with a rough touch and a filthy mouth. A man I loved.

But when he didn’t ask me to stay, I took it as a sign to leave my small town and chase my dream. What a mistake that turned out to be.

Now, I’m back, running from the flames of my past to find a fresh start.

But fresh doesn’t always mean easy. Not when I’m now the town outcast. Not when I can’t hide my bruises or the baby I’m carrying.

When Davis finds out what happened to me, his protective nature comes out and he does the unthinkable. He moves me onto Runaway Ranch, determined to keep me safe. He says he’ll do everything he can to get me back on my feet. But I never expected the deep feelings and scorching attraction between us to come back even stronger.

One night, the embers of our past are rekindled and I remember all the reasons why I’ve loved him for so long.

That one spark gives us back our second chance. But second chances don’t come easy, especially when the shadow from my past is lurking. And ready to take back what’s his. . .

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28/03/2024

Book 3 is coming🖤🖤

January 21, 2025
https://amzn.to/3xf22po

27/03/2024

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒎-𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 by
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Because love is something you can learn. Love is something you can practice. It’s something you can choose to be good at.’

This was my first Katherine Center book & it will not be my last. This is a book that will make your heart so happy and put a big smile on your face.

One thing about Emma is she is head over heels in love with writing, but unfortunately she hasn’t been able to pursue it as a career. Instead, she became the sole caregiver for her father after a horrible accident. Then she is presented with an opportunity to go to Los Angeles and help her favorite screenwriter fix his disaster of a script. How can she say no to that? It’s everything she’s ever wanted. To write, to meet her favorite author… what more could she ask for! Until those 6 weeks completely change her life.

You definitely need to check out Emma & Charlie’s story in The Rom-Commer by Katherine Center! If you’re looking for a funny, lighthearted romance this is the one for you!

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and for this eARC.

26/03/2024

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by
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Rachel Price is dead. Right??

The Reappearance of Rachel Price is a gripping rollercoaster of mystery, deception, and familial secrets that kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Holly Jackson delivers a masterpiece filled with twists and turns that will leave readers questioning everything they thought they knew.

Bel’s journey to uncover the truth about her mother’s disappearance is both heart-wrenching and exhilarating, and the reappearance of Rachel Price adds a layer of complexity that is both chilling and utterly captivating. Jackson’s storytelling prowess shines through every page, making this a must-read for fans of suspenseful thrillers. I couldn’t put it down!

Thank you & Holly for this eARC of The Reappearance of Rachel Price🎬

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25/03/2024

Reese + Viv are out in the world and I’m going to scream about them for the foreseeable future, sorry not sorry guys 🤭⁣
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Everyone needs to fall in love @ Orleans U! ⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀? ⁣
💜 Read + loved⁣
⚾️ Currently reading ⁣
👻 on my TBR ⁣
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You can read for 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 on KU right now!

25/03/2024

FREE EBOOK 🚨 🚨

https://a.co/d/0tt894O

24/03/2024

Amazon is having a HUGE Kindle book sale!!
Starting a $.99!

Online shopping from a great selection at Goldbox-Deals Store.

22/03/2024

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚💜⚾️

I am so excited for y'all to meet Reese & Viv!

This is Book 2 in the Orleans U Series but can be read as a complete standalone, so if you haven’t read Homerun Proposal, it’s okay! But I definitely recommend reading it so you can meet Lane🥵😏

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20/03/2024

𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒔 by Lynn Painter
🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥

I am definitely in my Lynn Painter Era! I say this about a lot of books, but this one was so cute!!! Very easy read & definitely lives up to its name.

Wes & Liz are your picture perfect enemies to lovers! Living next door to each other their entire lives and fighting over “The Spot”, the best parking spot on their street, every single day!
Liz has a HUGE crush on an old friend who just moved back into town and she’s going to use Wes to help her ‘get the guy’ in exchange for “The Spot”! But while Wes is helping Liz score her dream man, the veil over her eyes is uncovered as she spends more and more time with him. Liz soon realizes he’s not so bad and he’s super duper hot, so it’s not so bad when she starts catching feelings!

The book has the ultimate aww factor that continues to make your heart flutter with every line. The narrator did such an amazing job and told the story very well!!

19/03/2024

The Bold and the Bullheaded by Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov audiobook is available for preorder!

Preorder today!
https://geni.us/BoldandBullheadedAudio

Narrated by CJ Bloom and Vincent Skye

18/03/2024

𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟 𝗜 𝗩 𝗘 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 💜⁣
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These are the ARC copies that will be sent out in PR packages today so the front border is slightly different than the final copy!⁣
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Sweetgrass info: ⁣
- I will unfortunately not have Catching Feelings final copies OR foiled copies available at Sweetgrass but will have around 20 ARC (which does contain errors) with me. ⁣
- One per ticket holder, first come first serve ⁣
- I 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 have Catching Feelings items available for purchase. (Limited quantities)⁣
- I will have the NSFW art prints available too. ⁣
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𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹!!!

18/03/2024

Love Unwritten releases in three months and I’m having a hard time staying quiet about it 👀💓 So here’s the first little tease from the book.

What is your favorite thing about Rafa Lopez?