Dr Strange Beard

de Penny Reid (2018).

Résumé : Ten years after Simone Payton broke his heart, all Roscoe Winston wants is a doughnut. He’d also like to forget her entirely, but that’s never going to happen. Roscoe remembers everything—every look, every word, every single unrequited second—and the last thing he needs is another memory of Simone.

Unfortunately, after one chance encounter, Simone keeps popping up everywhere he happens to be . . .

Ten years after Roscoe Winston dropped out of her life, all Simone Payton wants is to exploit him. She’d also like some answers from her former best friend about why he ghosted her, but if she never gets those answers, that’s a-okay. Simone let go of the past a long time ago. Seriously, she has. She totally, totally has. She is definitely not still thinking about Roscoe. Nope. She’s more than happy to forget he exists.

But first, she needs just one teeny-tiny favor . . .


Roscoe est le petit dernier de la fratrie Winston, relativement discret dans les tomes précédents on peut enfin vraiment faire sa connaissance dans son roman. Et que ne découvrons-nous pas sur lui ?!? Roscoe (ou Penny) cachait bien son jeu. Un peu déstabilisant au début, le roman se passe 5 ans après le précédent (Beard in Mind), il a donc bien grandit depuis Beauty and the Mustache !

Simone et Roscoe, cette phrase était une évidence pendant leur enfance et adolescence et puis ils se sont brouillés et voilà des années qu'ils ne se sont plus revus. Jusqu'à ce que Simone revienne à Green Valley et se croiser était inévitable. Les deux amis d'enfance vont avoir beaucoup de choses à se dire, et leurs retrouvailles vont se compliquer avec le retour imprévu de papa Winston.

Après le choc des 5 années fictives écoulée depuis le tome précédent (et il s'en est passée des choses), c'est un plaisir de réintégrer le clan Winston. Roscoe et Simone vont très bien ensemble, on a des flash de leur adolescence, cela rend encore plus émouvant la raison de l'éloignement de Roscoe et pourquoi il ne se réjouis pas tout de suite de revoir Simone. Parcontre nous sommes incapables de résister (tout comme Simone) surtout quand Penny Reid nous sort une scène où Roscoe est par terre recouvert de chiots *-*

L'intrigue autour de Darrell et des bikers peut prendre parfois un peu le pas sur la romance, mais il était impossible d'échapper aux développements de cette histoire, et on en aura la fin dans le dernier tome. De ce côté là aussi, il y en a eu des évènements en 5 ans !

Bon j'ai l'impression d'écrire une review un peu légère, mais j'ai peur d'en révéler trop sur les personnages et l'histoire et qui pourrait spoiler le lecteur assidu. Mais sachez que vous allez kiffer Simone et vouloir donner des câlins à Roscoe :)

Roscoe is the youngest of the Winston brothers, relatively discreet in previous books, we can finally really meet him in his novel. And what aren't we learning about him?!? Roscoe (or Penny) hid his (her) game well. A little destabilizing at first, the novel takes place 5 years after the previous one (Beard in Mind), so Roscoe has grown well since Beauty and the Mustache !

Simone and Roscoe, this phrase was obvious during their childhood and adolescence but then they scrambled and they have not seen each other for years. Until Simone comes back to Green Valley and crossing path was inevitable. The two childhood friends will have a lot of things to talk about, and their reunion will be complicated with the return of the Winston's Dad.

After the shock of the 5 fictitious years since the previous book (and things have happened you know), it's a pleasure to be part of the Winston family again. Roscoe and Simone are good together, we have flashes of their adolescence and it makes the reason for Roscoe distance even more emotional and why he is not glad at first to see Simone again. We are unable to resist to him (just like Simone) especially when Penny Reid writes us a scene where Roscoe is on the floor surrounded by puppies *-*

The plot around Darrell and the bikers can sometimes take more room than the romance, but it was impossible to escape the developments of this story, we will have its end in the last book of the series. In addition, there have been events for the bikers in 5 years !

Well I feel like I'm writing a review a little light, but I'm afraid to tell too much about the characters and the story and I could spoil the readers. But you'll love Simone badassness and want to give Roscoe hugs all the time :)


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The Varlet and the Voyeur

Penny Reid & LH Cosway (2018).

Résumé : He kept his salacious secret for years. But soon, everyone is going to be reading about it in their morning paper…

THE VARLET (and the VOYEUR)
William Moore is a long way from home. A farm boy from Oklahoma, he’s now the most well-respected member of the Irish rugby team. But appearances are often deceptive, and Will isn’t the clean-cut, all-American good-guy everyone imagines him to be. He’s got a secret, one that will tarnish his reputation forever.

THE VOYEUR (and the VARLET)
Josey Kavanagh is a self-proclaimed mess, but she’s finally get her shi…uh, act together. She’s set her sights on becoming a veterinarian, but there’s one teeny tiny road bump. Her living arrangements are coming to an abrupt end, leaving Josey homeless and in need of a job to pay her way through college.

THE PLAN
What he needs is a companion to keep him on the right path.
What she needs is an apartment with free rent.
Will is convinced Josey will make the perfect companion, since she’s brutally honest and basically ‘just one of the guys.’ Josey is convinced she can ensure Will doesn’t succumb to his voyeuristic proclivities by keeping a scrupulous eye on him.
Except, what happens when the varlet is tempted by the voyeur, and vice-versa?!
Perchance something very, very volatile. And vexing.

The Varlet and the Voyeur is a full-length romantic comedy novel, can be read as a standalone, and is the 4th(and last) book in the USA TODAY bestselling Rugby Series.


La première impression que j'ai eu en découvrant Josey et Will c'est de les imaginer, lui en labrador pantouflard et elle en châton qui apprend la gravité en sautant partout autour de lui et sur lui... Bon c'est pas l'image la plus romantique qui soit mais la plus réaliste (enfin pour moi ^^).

Will est un mec posé, qui assume son penchant pour le voyeurisme. Il sait pourquoi il aime ça, d'où ça lui ai venu et comment s'y adonner quand le besoin s'en fait sentir (avec des règles strictes, des adultes consentants et aucun échange d'argent), pour lui ça relève d'une addiction dont il aimerait bien s'en passer. On peut adhérer ou pas, mais on ne pourrait pas reprocher à Will de faire n'importe quoi. Sauf que ce détail de sa vie privée va être rendu public (par une personne mal intentionnée) et il profite de l'occasion pour se faire aider avec un "compagnon de sobriété" comme collocataire. Et ce compagnon c'est Josey :)

Josey a besoin d'un logement et d'un job, faire la babysitter de Will ? Pour elle ça ne pause aucun problème, tout le monde voit Will comme bizarre, mais pour elle il est juste différent. Josey est un rayon de soleil, pas le passé elle s'est un peu éparpillée, mais être vétérinaire est vraiment sa vocation. La routine très organisée de la vie avec Will va donc l'aider à se focaliser sur son objectif. Ce qu'elle n'avait pas prévu c'est que plus elle en apprend sur Will et plus elle craque pour lui.

Je sais que je me répète à chaque fois, mais Penny Reid et LH Cosway créent des personnages atypiques, complexes, tellement intéressant. On lit ce livre sans interruption du début à la fin. Je n'ai jamais lu de romance avec une thématique sur le voyeurisme, mais j'ai l'impression qu'il ne pouvait pas mieux être abordé qu'ici : quand Will et Josey en discutent, c'est sans cliché, sans jugement. Un "must read" pour cette série !

The first impression I got when I discovered Josey and Will is to imagine them, he as a home-grown labrador and she as a kitten who learns gravity by jumping all around him and on him ... Well, it's not the most romantic picture but the most realistic (at least for me ^ ^).

Will is a laid-back guy, who assumes his penchant for voyeurism. He knows why he likes it, where it came from and how to do it when the need arises (with strict rules, consenting adults and no exchange of money), for him it's an addiction he would like to stop. We can agree or not on voyeurism, but we cannot blame Will for doing anything out of control. Except that this detail of his private life will be made public (by a malicious person) and he takes the opportunity to get help with a "sobriety companion" as a roommate. And this companion is Josey :)

Josey needs a place to live and a job, to babysit Will ? For her it's no problem, everyone sees Will as weird, but for her he is just different. Josey is a ray of sunshine, in the past she's scattered a bit, but being a veterinarian is really her dream job. The very organized routine of living with Will will help her focus on her goal. What she did not expect is that the more she learns about Will and the more she falls for him.

I know I repeat myself every time, but Penny Reid and LH Cosway create atypical characters, complex and so interesting. This book read itself without interruption from beginning to end. I have never read a romance with voyeurism, but I have the impression that it could not be better approached here : when Will and Josey discuss it, it's without cliché, without judgment.

A "must read" for this series !

Cocktales !

de Penny Reid et 39 autres auteurs (2018).

Cocktales, a limited-release anthology of original, never before published material, from some of your favorite bestselling authors is available now!

Each story was specifically written for this anthology. The goal of the Cocktales Anthology is to raise funds to fight against obstruction of creative expression. Specifically, what we believe are obstruction attempts through the trademarking of common (single) words for partiticular use in books / or as a book series (eBooks, print, and audio).

*ALL* net profits will be donated to :
Authors already impacted by creative-obstruction (10%), and Romance Writers of America (RWA) (90%) as a general donation intended for their Advocacy Fund.

*Disclaimer : This anthology is not being conducted on behalf of RWA, nor does RWA endorse this anthology or effort. They have, however, graciously agreed to accept the funds.

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Contributing Authors Include:

Nana Malone, USA Today Bestselling author – Foreword
Dylan Allen – 'Cocked and Loaded'
Jana Aston, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Double Cocked'
Whitney Barbetti – 'Cocksure Grin'
Author Sawyer Bennett, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'A Wicked, Cocky Plan'
K.f. Breene, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Magical Cock and Bull'
Ruth Clampett, Amazon top 20 Bestselling Author – 'Don’t Get Cocky'
L.H. Cosway, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Illusionist Seeks Neanderthal'
Mariah Dietz – 'Landmines'
Amy Daws, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling author – 'Cock and Balls'
BB Easton, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – 'Cocky BB: Two Boys, One Prom.'
Jaymin Eve, USA Today Bestselling author – 'The Cockier the Dragon, the Harder They Fall'
Emma Hart, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author – 'Tricky Bond'
Staci Hart, Amazon Top 10 Bestselling author – 'Cockamamie'
Jessica Hawkins, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Couture'
Julie Johnson Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – 'Culinary Cock-Up'
Karpov Kinrade, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Crimson Cocktail'
Adriana Locke, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Swag'
Lex Martin, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Love & Hate at the Stallion Station'
Aly Martinez, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Going Down'
Katyi McGee - USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocksure Co-Star'
Corinne Michaels, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cockblocked'
Liv Morris, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Getting It Up'
Red Phoenix, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Her Cocky Russian'
Daisy Prescott, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Confessions of a Cockblocked Wingman'
Jessica Prince – ‘A Cocky Corruption Engagement’
Meghan Quinn, Amazon Top 20 Bestselling Author – 'Fight or Flight'
CD Reiss, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Capo'
Penny Reid, WSJ and USA Today Bestselling author – 'Beard and Hen'
Julie Richman, USA Today Bestselling author – 'The Color of Love'
Aleatha Romig, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Aligned'
Kennedy Ryan, Top 40 Amazon Bestselling author – 'All'
Kylie Scott, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Short Story with Mal and Anne from The Stage Dive Series'
Sierra Simone, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Until the Cock Crows'
Tara Sivec, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Chocolate and Cockup'
Kate Stewart, Amazon Top 30 Bestselling author – 'The Golden Sombrero'
Leia Stone, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Alpha'
Karla Sorensen – 'Tristan & Anna: A Bachelors of the Ridge short story'
Rachel Van Dyken, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Mafia'
April White, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – 'Code of Conduct'

Cocktales, une anthologie à diffusion limitée de textes inédits, jamais publiés auparavant, de certains de vos auteurs à succès préférées est disponible dès maintenant !

Chaque histoire a été spécifiquement écrite pour cette anthologie. L'objectif de Cocktales est de lever des fonds pour lutter contre l'obstruction de l'expression créative. Plus précisément, ce que les auteurs croient être des tentatives d'obstruction par le biais du dépôts de marque sur des mots communs (simples) pour l'usage particulier dans les livres ou une série de livres (eBooks, impression et audio).

* TOUS * les bénéfices nets seront reversés aux auteurs déjà touchés par l'obstruction créative (10%), et la Romance Writers of America (RWA) (90%) comme un don général destiné à leur Fonds de plaidoyer.

* Avertissement : Cette anthologie n'est pas réalisée pour le compte de la RWA, et la RWA ne soutient pas cette anthologie. Ils ont, cependant, gracieusement accepté d'accepter les fonds.

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