Read Hopeless Bromantics by Isla Olsen #MMRomance #Bromance #HotSingleDad

  

Hopeless Bromantics

Love & Luck Series Book 4

Key Words: 

MM Romance, Rom-Com, Hot Single Dad, Rekindled Friendship, Bromance, HEA, 2x Bi-Awakening

Synopsis:

Wade

Here are some things I wish someone would have told me a few months ago:
1. Putting together an Ikea desk does not make someone qualified to help with home renovations
2. It’s impossible to un-teach a five-year-old the word ‘dildo’
3. Two straight guys messing around with each other is not as uncommon as people might think, so don’t freak out
Of course, I freaked out…
Moving back to Staten Island after my divorce was the simple choice, and hiring a contractor to help make my new place somewhat liveable was an even simpler one.
But I wasn’t expecting the contractor to be Brendan Kelly, an old high school buddy I’d lost contact with over the years. And I definitely wasn’t expecting what happened next…

Get It Now:

Direct Ebook

https://www.islaolsen.com/products/hopeless-bromantics-love-luck-book-4-e-book

Direct Paperback

https://www.islaolsen.com/products/hopeless-bromantics-love-luck-book-4-paperback

Direct Audio

https://www.islaolsen.com/products/hopeless-bromantics

Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089W2Q632

-----

More in the Series

-----

Who am I?

Isla is a cocktail-loving, history-obsessed Aussie who writes low-angst, high-heat queer romantic comedy.

She is best known for the Love & Luck series and P.S. I Loathe You.

Some of Isla's favorite tropes include: Friends to lovers, queer-awakening, age gap, enemies to lovers, best friend's/sibling's ex, secret fling...and many more!

Fun Facts about Isla:

If she had a time machine she'd go to London on July 13, 1985, to see Live Aid.

She's travelled to 44 different countries 

If she could re-live any year of her life it would be 2000

Her all-time favourite books are Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunters world

Her all-time favorite movie is Gladiator

Her all-time favorite TV show is Friends

Her all-time favorite song is "Live Forever" by Oasis, and she has the title tattooed on her forearm

The five people she'd invite to a dinner party are Neil Patrick Harris, JFK, Courtney Act, Miranda Hart, and Freddie Mercury

Stalk Me

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/islaolsenromance

Facebook Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2346067248994507/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/islaolsenromance
Website: https://www.islaolsen.com/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@islaolsenromance

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/isla-olsen

Amazon Author: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Isla-Olsen/author/B084KJH4LL

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19490084.Isla_Olsen

Subscribe Today: https://emailoctopus.com/lists/315057e9-0f12-11ea-be00-06b4694bee2a/forms/subscribe

The Perfect Summer Mix of Magic, Music, and Romance

Whether you're stretched out on the beach, relaxing by the pool, hiding from the summer heat under a shady tree, or simply enjoying a quiet evening on the porch, a good book can transport you somewhere far more exciting than your own backyard.

Here are some summer reads of mine:

1. The Unicorn and the Druidess

He crossed worlds for her. She thinks he's the enemy.

 

At the Summer Solstice, nothing is what it seems.

Not the unicorn leading her deep into the enchanted woods.

Not the runaway boy hiding dangerous secrets.

And definitely not the beautiful stranger watching her across the bonfire flames.

 

Druidess Maelona only meant to follow the creature for a moment. 

Instead, she stumbles into a stranger so devastatingly irresistible

he sets her blood on fire with a single look.

 

But Maelona has lived through Roman invasions, betrayal, and war. 

She knows better than to trust too easily. 

Especially when the mysterious outsider fighting beside her tribe may secretly be a Roman spy.

 

What she doesn't know is that Epon isn't mortal at all.

He's a god who crossed through the veil between worlds for her.

A god willing to become a unicorn, a warrior, even a hunted man

just to stay near the fierce druidess he can't stop wanting.

As the Summer Solstice blazes around them 

with wild dancing, ancient rituals, and magic, 

desire grows impossible to resist. 

 

But loving a mortal could cost Epon everything.

And for Maelona, falling for him may destroy far more than her heart.

From Amazon

From Everywhere else

2. Rock Your Hippie Soul

Ready for something a little more groovy? Grab your sunglasses, turn up the music, and enjoy the ride.

Craving Epic Romance, 60s Folk Vibes, and Electric Highs—ROCK YOUR HIPPIE SOUL

 A ticket to Woodstock '69, with a pair of cool couples who feel the music in their soul and discover their soul mates.

 The Please Man and the Flowerchild

In 1969, Daisy, fresh out of foster care, crosses paths with Shiloh—a magnetic, sensual, free-wheeling, guitar-strumming, gorgeous man.  

 Together, they'll discover if wild moments of joy… can lead to forever love?

 Back To the One I Love

In beads and bell-bottoms, Cash climbs onto Keith's motorcycle and hangs on. Fifty years later, her free-spirited dreamer is a couch potato. Cash begins to wonder if she climbed onto the wrong bike. 

 Will a 1960 time-traveling van, on a trip to Woodstock '69, where they first met, lead them to the harmony they once shared? Or have they grown so out of tune… that they have to go solo? 

Think sunshine, festivals, good vibes, and characters trying to find both themselves and each other.

From Amazon 

From Everywhere Else

3. A Fine Cauldron of Fish

And then there's the strangest Summer Vacation of all.

Sun, sea, and a blood-drinking fae. Best vacation ever.

 

I'm Andrew, vacationing on the mystical Isle of Man.

Looking for summer fun—sun, sea, and hot girls.

So, I hit the jackpot.

When I meet, dreamy, seductive Margaid.

 

There are only a couple of minor problems:

Margaid lives in a cave under the sea,

is invisible,

and thinks drinking my blood,

will save her from turning into a water horse!

But hey, whoever said love was perfect!?

 

Pulled into this secret fey world,

where passion meets peril,

can our love conquer all,

or will the waves of fate pull us apart forever?

 
 You'll have a blast with this one.

Which Summer Adventure Will You Choose?

Whether you're in the mood for a magical unicorn, a free-spirited journey of self-discovery, or a blood-drinking fae living beneath the sea, I hope one of these stories finds its way into your summer reading pile.

So grab your favorite cold drink, find a comfortable chair, and let the adventure begin.

From Amazon 

From Everywhere Else

Happy reading!

 

Writing the series became a mild obsession. It was mild because I have a day job, a horse, and a garden that I must take care of. I wrote in the late afternoons and on weekend nights. I didn't get much writing done when the weather was nice and sunny... You get the picture.

Despite the distractions, my muse and I quickly finished the plot, and I began another writing adventure with Jazmin and Ethan. I felt at home describing their life together and the adventures they survived. My editor once told me that she doesn’t read my books in the evening because they are too suspenseful.

This is exactly where I want to be—in an action movie with main characters that I love playing out before my eyes.

The excerpt from A Bodyguard's Trip to Peru begins when Jazmin and Ethan are captured by kidnappers after a hard-fought battle.

 

Description

While on a conference with the Secretary of State Ethan and Jazmin get confronted with terrorists, drug dealers, and a bunch of nasty people.

The conference for counter-terrorist cooperation in Lima was meticulously prepared. But for all that Ethan and the team of bodyguards can’t avoid a clash with assassins trying to kill the Secretary of State and an encounter with the resident drug cartel out for revenge. Once more the couple fights for their lives.

Excerpt

He put an arm around her shoulder when she huddled against his side. “Are you feeling all right?”

“Yeah.” She put a hand on his belly. “They gave us enough food and drink to be satisfied. I was allowed to brush and braid my hair, and we could wash ourselves. I hadn’t put it beyond them to hand you a razor. You look like a thug by now, with that stubble.”

“Thanks a lot.” He gave a curt bow and ran a hand over the stubble on his chin. “I don’t mind skipping shaving for a few days.”

Her voice sank to a threatening growl. “You won’t show up like some grizzly hunter on Christmas day, right?”

Ethan pursed his lips as if pondering the possibility. “If I’m to play Santa, I need more than stubble. I should start growing a beard right away.”

Jazmin made a disgusted face and he chuckled. “Imagine your mom’s face when I open the door in some checkered flannel shirt, unkempt, and with a beard reaching down to my chest. What would she say?”

“She’d check the name plate and ask if her son-in-law had moved.” Jazmin shook her head. “Don’t do that to her. You know how much she loves to show off with her famous son-in-law, the bodyguard. She’ll bring her closest friends and their families. I bet she’d faint seeing you like a scoundrel.”

“And you?” He kissed the tip of her nose. “What would you say?”

Jazmin replied in her bedroom voice, “I’d rip that ugly shirt off your body, push away the beard, and kiss my way down your navel. If you’d dare to wear anything else, it would have to go, so I could check whether your accessories were still intact on Christmas day.”

Ethan swallowed. He appeared out of breath. “You don’t like checkered flannel shirts?”

“I like unwrapping you to see you in nothing, Ethan, and you damn well know it.” She cocked her head. “The beard would be next on my list, of course.” And when he arched his brows, she added, “I like my man neat, clean-shaven. That reminds me that I’ve always wanted to wet shave you.”

“Wet shave? Why’s that?”

Jazmin ran a hand across his chin and cheek, smiling about his disgust. “The feel of it. Nothing compares to a wet shave. It’s so…smooth.”

“You really want to do that?”

“A girl can have dreams, right?”

Ethan inched away from her to look her in the eyes. “If that’s something you like—why haven’t you told me?”

Jazmin gave him an innocent look. “Because you once told me you didn’t like the time and effort. Especially not with your fast growing beard.”

“You remember that? After such a long time?”

Jazmin nodded. “I do.”

He shook his head, then a smile broke through. “Let’s make a deal, princess. Once back at home, I’ll allow you to shave me to your heart’s content, okay? That’s my Christmas gift for you.”

She bit her lips. “Just the beard?”

***

You can find my books at www.extasybooks.com and at online bookstores.

Take a look at my work at www.annraina.com, and follow me on Instagram @ann_raina_author.

 

It's LIVE!!!

  

Now Available! Yes, DEVOTION, book 3 in the Black Phantom series is out now! 

Don't you just love this cover!

He's the man she walked away from ... she's the woman he refuses to lose.
A business trip to Japan changes everything between Rourke and Ellie.

She ended it once before her obsession with him cost her everything. He refused to let her go ... until temptation became impossible to resist.

Now they’re breaking every rule.

He’s her CEO. She’s his Senior VP. And their relationship exists exactly where it has to ... hidden, controlled… and completely addictive.

Every stolen moment pulls them deeper. Every touch is a risk neither of them stops taking.

But secrets don’t stay buried.

When their relationship is exposed and brought before the Board, everything they’ve built comes under threat, careers, power, and the future they never planned for.

Because this was never just desire. It was never just temptation.

This is devotion.

If you love high-heat, forbidden billionaire workplace romance with emotional intensity then Devotion is for you.
Content Warning: Explicit sex/language, domination, light bondage and kink.

Black Phantom Series Link

Obsession - Book 1

Temptation - Book 2

Devotion - Book 3 coming soon.

mr lover - Black Phantom Manhattan

You know what else? I have a brand new cover for Passion Cowboy Style. It matches nicely to Loving the Cowboy. What do you think?

Trapped by a storm. Claimed by a cowboy. Changed forever.

A no-strings weekend with a cowboy she met online. The city girl he’s been fantasizing about for months.

Snowed in on his remote Colorado ranch. And the storm is only getting worse.
Chet, a rugged rancher and single dad, has spent months exchanging flirtatious messages with a city girl he’s never met. He’s ready to see if their chemistry is real. When she accepts his invite to his Colorado ranch, he’s not prepared for how much he wants her to stay.

Jenna expects a no-strings weekend with the sexy cowboy she met on line who has the ability to make her blush. But Chet isn’t just charm and hard muscle. He’s steady. Patient.

And irresistible.

Only .99 ebook until June 22 so get it now!

He risked everything to save her once — now he's risking his heart to make her stay.

Jenna barely survived the winter, and the rugged cowboy who saved her is the one man she can’t forget. So when summer calls, she heads back to the Colorado Rockies… and straight into Chet’s arms.

Chet never stopped wanting the woman he pulled from the cold. This time, he’s not letting her walk away. Not when the sparks between them burn hotter than ever, and the promise of love and hidden treasure gives him every reason to keep her right where she belongs. With him.

As deep feelings flare beneath endless skies and unforgiving peaks, Jenna has to decide what she’s really chasing…
Because in the mountains, the greatest treasure might just be the heart of the cowboy who refuses to let her go.

5 STAR -- This story is off the charts hot. I love the chemistry between Chet and Jenna, they are steamy, romantic, and swoon worthy. Goodreads reviewer
4 STAR -- This was a sweet, sexy read that will keep your turning the pages to find out what Chet and Jenna's days and nights will hold. Goodreads reviewer

Join my newsletter for a bonus read CLICK HERE

A Steady Diet of Comfort Literature: The Fastest Road to Mediocrity

Job pressures, an endless to-do list, ugly news, an unloving partner, frustrating and often unfulfilling parenthood—what’s the solution? Tuck into comfort literature, watch a favourite show or series. Comfort entertainment comes with a fantasy world peopled by fairies, werewolves, vampires, anthropomorphic stuffed animals, magical objects, ghosts, witches, and wizards. All have the power to turn unpaid bills and nasty neighbours into fairy dust, convert bratty kids and ungrateful grandchildren into kind and respectful paragons. In the world of comfort entertainment, kidnappers, murderers, shooters, and rapists will always be defeated by mythical strongmen and women; violent mafia murderers are always on our side; awesome lovers from other solar systems, dimensions, or centuries will whisper, “You’re not alone. You’re lovable.” Comfort entertainment centres on human kindness and connection. It brings a sense of security, underlines humanity’s desire to do good; and it whisks us off to a nostalgic yet wonderfully familiar setting that’s very different from the shopping centre, fast-food joint, super highway scene outside the window. Even better, there’s no tricky grammar and no complicated vocabulary to battle through. So, what’s wrong with it? When individuals and whole societies cling to familiar comforts, they perpetuate mediocrity, limit moral engagement and social responsibility. The more we rely on distractions to escape discomfort, the less tolerant and resilient we become, and the less capable of dealing with frustration. We’re transformed into hypersensitive, hyperreactive people, and any minor setback—spilled coffee, a wrong order in a restaurant, a slow driver, a neighbour’s tree, a delayed flight—turns into high drama. In an era of fake news, surveillance, and political polarization, excellent literature is a weapon. It has the power to challenge and warn, to sharpen our ability to think critically, to analyse, and it gives us a powerful grasp of language. So, let’s continue to read, to question, and engage critically with the world. Comfort literature, sometimes, but also literary works, history, literary travel, classics, satire, and non-fiction. Never stop learning or questioning. They’re the best tools we have. Jill (Arlene) Culiner is the author of Words for Patty Jo

Of Water and Dragons, a high-stakes romantasy

Two empires clash. Two destinies entwine. A love written in the stars—and forged in blood.

Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYB1FGL8

He’s a Roman soldier. She’s an enemy of Rome.

The Romans call the land they want to conquer Caledonia. Nemu calls it home. The half-human, half-water faery has a second chance to save the Celtic people from the Roman legions, but the cost might be too high.

Ambiorix is torn between his duty to Rome and his growing affection for a mystical Caledonian woman. He questions everything he’s been taught about the barbaric Celtic tribes.

Their worlds collide in a fury of fire, blood, and darkness.
*

Excerpt:

The ash trees stood around her, gray branches spread wide like open arms. She pressed her palm and cheek to the thin, furrowed bark of the trunk, silently calling to the spirit that inhabited the tree.

The leaves swayed back and forth, pushed by a light breeze. Vibrations coursed through her body and she closed her eyes, listening to the whispering of the trees.

The trees remembered what happened the last time the dragon was summoned.

Enter a world of enchantment and passion.

www.kelleyheckart.com

SUBMISSION - Reverse Harem - Sex Club - Hot & Kinky Play - Shameless Fantasies - Dominance - Discipline - on AUDIBLE - Tina Donahue Monthly Newsmagazine #TinaDonahueBooks #EroticRomance #ReverseHarem #Giveaways #EyeCandy

SUBMISSION

NOW ON AUDIBLE

Three powerful men

will ensure her

submission.

 

A Wanton Club Where Alpha Males Dominate & Pleasure Women

Reverse Harem

Hot & Kinky Play

Shameless Fantasies

Dominance - Discipline

 

Three powerful men will ensure her submission…

Surrender is the lifestyle club where professional women seek alpha males to dominate and pleasure them. A concept Bree envisioned from the moment she fled her impoverished past. However, dreams don’t come easy. To fund her wanton Malibu club, she needs partners.

Enter Lucius, Tav, and Cody, three wealthy and imposing males who know what they want and that’s Bree, stripped and submissive to their will. Bad boy Lucius has billions but what’s money when the right woman isn’t at his side to pleasure him sexually, while he uses her in the most provocative ways. Laid-back Tav isn’t so easygoing between the sheets, his dominance irresistible. Cody’s an adrenaline junkie, enjoying extreme sports in and out of bed.

Hot and kinky play is on the sexual menu, pulling Bree deeper into a shameless fantasy that can’t possibly last. Until and unless she’s willing to offer her heart.

 

PRAISE FOR SUBMISSION

AMAZON REVIEWS

“Wow. A very erotic read.”

Tracey Kennedy

"Excellent story"

Sue Barter

"HOT!!"

Sydney

"This was a great book."

Kindle Customer

TEASERS

Excerpt:

Lucius pressed close, his thighs to hers, his hand cupping her neck. “Like this?”

He captured her mouth, their lips fitted perfectly, his bristly cheeks scraping hers, tongue plunging inside.

Gawd. She sagged against him, powerless to resist his strength, scent, and taste. Something minty but also unique, a flavor belonging to him alone.

She gripped his lapels, needing them to keep steady and to get closer. The moment she had, she ground indecently against him.

A breath couldn’t have slipped between them, her breasts crushed to his chest, not allowing her to inhale fully.

Who the hell needed air?

He deepened his kiss, taking rather than asking, using, enjoying, his roughness a thrill rather than something to worry about, and precisely the behavior she required.

Yet she still desired more.

Once she pulled the leather tie from his hair, she drove her fingers through his thick, silky locks.

A lusty grunt rose from deep within him.

She’d rarely heard a better sound.

He tempered his passion, gentling the kiss.

That was awesome too.

They enjoyed each other as she’d wanted from the moment they’d met, her feelings for him building each time he smiled at her or they shared laughter she’d tried to avoid, their friendship deepening despite her attempts to keep an emotional distance. During those empty days when she’d denied herself physical contact, she never would have believed a kiss could be so wondrous.

The world faded away, sounds retreating, leaving them clinging to each other, savoring closeness and intimacy.

Wasn’t enough. If possible, she would have crawled inside his mind, heart, and soul. Barring such nonsense, she stopped herself from coming on too strong.

He struggled for breath, the same as her, then pulled his mouth free and gulped air.

Lucky him. She couldn’t draw in enough to clear her head.

Tav slipped his arm around her waist and pulled her into him.

Whatever air she’d taken poured out and mingled with his, his mouth on hers, tongue slipping inside, his beard rasping her skin.

Her knees sagged, bumping into him, his fresh, woodsy scent surrounding them, bringing to mind a forest, reclining on fragrant grass, leaves floating down, sun winking through countless trees to bathe their naked flesh.

She wreathed her arms around his shoulders, wanting him as a shelter against doubt and everything bad.

Holding her in a firm but gentle embrace, he angled his mouth for greater penetration, his passion as deep as Lucius’s, yet also carefree. As if necking with her here was the most natural thing in the world, even though she’d kept her distance when they’d worked together. Not once sharing a meal unless they bumped into each other at lunch in the employee break room.

Those times had prepared her for now, their intimacy exciting yet comfortable and necessary.

Unable to resist, she pushed his tongue from her mouth and filled him instead.

Rather than protest, he allowed her to enjoy his clean flavor and suckled her deep.

She hadn’t expected anything less from him. Tav took life as it came, greeting whatever was in his path. For the moment, she was his sole focus and wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

He eased her closer, his strength impressive yet subdued. His effort at containing it, making him tremble.

She wanted him as unleashed as Lucius would be.

And Cody.

He separated her from Tav.

“Hey, I wasn’t finished.” Tav shot him a look.

Cody shrugged. “You are now.” He grasped her wrist.

Surely, he wasn’t going to kiss it. He’d never seemed the romantic type to her.

And wasn’t now.

After he’d trapped her against the wall, he held her wrists above her head and cupped her breast.

Her nipples peaked, straining against her suit jacket.

He thumbed one rigid tip, his lime fragrance and sweet breath stoking her desire.

She wrapped her leg around his and pressed against him.

His grin spoke volumes. “Bad girl.”

“You think?”

“I know.” He brushed his lips over hers, their softness and heat striking, his smooth cheeks a balm, his tantalizing foreplay increasing her excitement.

Whoever thought wild monkey sex was the only way to go for a good time hadn’t experienced this.

What else will you learn about in my newsletter?

CLICK HERE TO READ

Thanks so much for reading today's post. Hope you enjoyed it!

Follow me on Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/tina-donahue