BOOK REVIEW for "Four Weddings and a Swamp Boat Tour (Boys of the Bayou, #6)" by Erin Nicholas

Four Weddings and a Swamp Boat Tour 
(Boys of the Bayou, #6)
by Erin Nicholas

She’s been proposed to five times.
Five.
She even said yes to one of them.
And then broke his heart when she called it off. Not to mention her mother’s heart. And her grandmother’s. And his mother’s. And… you get the picture.

Paige Asher has now officially sworn off all dating. Diamonds give her hives.

All she wants is to be a yoga-doing, cat-collecting, vegetarian in peace. 

Away from her marriage-crazy family and all their expectations.

So when her weekend fling turns into a real friend and offers her a place to escape, she finds herself on his doorstep in Louisiana. And right in the middle of not just one family wedding, but three. Of course.

Charming, sexy bayou boy Mitch Landry gets stuff done. Whatever anyone needs. From alligator-sitting to getting a buddy drunk to showing a woman a good time to fixing a swamp boat, he’s the man. No problem. No drama.

But he wants a hell of a lot more from Paige than a temporary friends-with-benefits arrangement. He wants to take care of her. And her five cats. He also really wants other men to stop asking her to marry them.

But if a roommate and a few orgasms are all she wants, that’s what he’ll deliver.

He can just be her friend and not commit the greatest sin of all… 
asking her for forever.

Probably.

~ BOOK REVIEW for Four Weddings and a Swamp Boat Tour ~

****(4) out of 5 

The story of Mitch and Paige, much as I suspected, was utterly delightful!  We first get a good view of them in their prequel story, Oh, Fudge (billed as book #5 in the Hot Cakes series), also by Erin Nicholas.  Okay, and a couple of tiny little peeks before that even.  =) 

Mitch is a total doll!  He totally took to heart his dad's advice from his youth: "Be helpful, be grateful, make yourself useful, make them glad to have you around."  And just about every glimpse we see of him, he is ready and willing to help out someone or other, whether he's related to them or not.  He's just basically an all-around great guy.  And he's so head-over-heels for Paige that after falling for her hard and fast, he completely changes his playboy ways.  Which has been a bit hard, considering that she's several hundred miles and a few states away.  It's no wonder then that he's completely flabbergasted and thrilled when she shows up unexpectedly on his doorstep.  

Paige is also crazy in love with Mitch, but she's such a commitment-phobe that she doesn't want to admit it, even to herself.  So she tries to just pretend that there's nothing (much) between them.  But the fact that Mitch is the first place she even thinks to go when she needs an escape is very telling.  Not to mention that, even when they try to keep their distance, she falls for him even more.  And his big, crazy family.  And their home.  Finally, she finds somewhere that she really belongs, and eventually she discovers what that means to her and her future. 

This was an adorable story, that I really enjoyed reading.  I was perturbed at first when Paige came for a hot fling and they ended up being just friends instead.  And there were some parts of the book that seemed to be kind of skimmed over, that I thought could have used some more fleshing out.  But overall it was a great book.  It was especially fun to see so much of so many characters from prior books.  Seeing how they interacted with both Mitch and Paige was totally enjoyable.  This is definitely a book and a series that I highly recommend.  I'm sad to see it end, but so excited for the forthcoming spin-off series, Boys of the Bayou Gone Wild!

I received a free eBook copy of this title from Social Butterfly PR, 

and have willingly provided an honest review.

About Erin Nicholas

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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BOOK BLITZ for "The Best Man (From Connemara With Love, #1)" by Alex Kelly

The Best Man
by Alex Kelly
(From Connemara With Love, #1)
Publication date: Nov 12th, 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

I always turn up at just the wrong moment. I never know how to make the most of a situation; I don’t know the right thing to say, or when I should come or go.
Let’s just say I have really shit timing.
I’m not a smart guy. I don’t have great ideas.
I’m practical, a hard worker; someone who lives for his family, and for the air that she breathes.
It’s just a shame that the “she” in question never knew this. It’s a shame that I waited all these years to make my move. It’s useless to tell you, readers, that it was already too late; that I’d screwed everything up, once again. And, this time, my mistakes forced her to come home.
Except she didn’t want to stay.
And now she hates me – or maybe she doesn’t. I still haven’t worked out what’s going on between us, but like I said, I’m not the sharpest tool in the box. And even though this could be my last chance, I’m not going to be the one to ask her to stay. Not even if she turns out to be the one I’ve always waited for.
Because she doesn’t belong in this place.
And she doesn’t belong in my life.
My name is Alex Brennan, and this is my story: of how I realised I’d lost the most important person in my life, before I even had her.

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EXCERPT:

I walk behind her wordlessly, until we get to the door of her building. I’m a gentleman, and she knows it. I’ve always walked her to her door – something her brothers have always taken the piss out of me for – because I want to be sure that she gets home okay, and that nothing happens to her. I don’t do it now because of everything that’s just happened; I’ve always done it, and I always will. I’m not ashamed of that. If there’s one thing my mother taught me, it’s that I should never be ashamed of who I am and what I feel, and I’m not going to start feeling shameful tonight. So I walk up to the top floor with her without being asked why. Once we get to her front door, Ellie sticks her key into the lock and opens it, then stands, unmoving, with her forehead against the wood, trying to work out what should happen next.

“Don’t ask me,” I say, helping her.

Ellie turns slowly to face me.

“Now’s not the right moment,” I say, because it’s true. Even though the only thing I want right now is to push her inside, lock us into her apartment, and make love to her until we can’t walk anymore.

She smiles and nods; she knows this is for the best, too. I step closer to her and stroke her face, before gently pressing my lips to hers. Then I say it, because I can feel her fear pulsing into my chest.

“I’ll never ask you, Ellie.”

I’m an idiot, but I carry on anyway, because I love her more than I love the idea of the two of us together.

“I’ll never ask you to come back.”

I let go of her face and take a few steps back.

“Why not?”

“You know why,” I say; and from the way her eyes grow wide, I realise that she already knew my answer all along.

Author Bio:

USA Today bestselling author Michelle Hercules always knew creative arts were her calling but not in a million years did she think she would write a novel. With a background in fashion design she thought she would follow that path. But one day, out of the blue, she had an idea for a book. One page turned into ten pages, ten pages turned into a hundred, and before she knew, her first book, The Prophecy of Arcadia, was born.

Michelle Hercules resides in The Netherlands with her husband and daughter. She is currently working on the Legends of Gattica series.

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