Title: Beefcakes
Author: Katana Collins
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 24, 2020
Blurb
I might as well permanently add the label "Ex" to my name. I'm
an Ex-Mr. Universe. Ex-Mr. Olympus. An Ex-Hollywood Stuntman. But no one from
my small hometown cares anything about that. They only care that I'm the
ex-boyfriend to the beloved Mayor's daughter, Elaina Dyker.
And now, ten years later, I'm back, helping my siblings run my mother's
bakery while she takes on chemo. What should have been a routine cupcake
delivery turns into utter chaos when the bachelorette party thinks I'm a
stripper. And what's worse? Elaina is the maid of honor.
But the meme about us sure went viral fast. My small hometown has become
positively infested with tipsy bridesmaids looking for my erotic cupcakes.
Now Hollywood's knocking again--and this time they want me and my ex, Mr.
Beefcake, and Ms. Prude, to star in a reality show.
It could solve all my problems—except her.
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Review:
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Beefcakes is listed as the fourth book in the Maple Grove series by Katana Collins and I had no clue about that info until after I finished the book. That's how stand-alone this book is. The only connection I saw is the brief mention of Kandi from Bewitching You who is one of Lainey's friends. Also, there is a connection with two other stand-alone books, one of them being Roleplay. If you haven't read the other books, you won't even realize that some of the characters have their own books and that's what I call a stand-alone novel. I would like to add that I want Liam's book with a certain lady whose name I cannot reveal due to spoilers. Now that I think about it, we didn't see much of Lainey and Neil's friends, mostly their family and whoever was needed for the story to progress.
I wasn't a big fan of Lainey in the beginning, I liked her somewhere in the middle, and I kinda disliked her again towards the end although I applauded her actions. I cannot point why exactly, but I ended up not liking her. I don't think that she and I would ever be friends. I liked Neil's character more, to be honest. I found his actions justified more than did Lainey's, especially when it came to what he did in the past, but I feel like both of them couldn't put themselves in the other's shoes and that made me think less of the romance aspect of the book.
I liked seeing both main characters working and being passionate about something. The Beefcake situation was interesting and I thought that the book would be about that (I don't read a book's blurb before I read it). I found the pace of the book great and that the first half of the book was set up perfectly.
I have to say that I feel a little bitter or should I say off about the way the events unfolded after the surprise Lainey got at the bakery. I felt like the friction was not needed considering that there was enough of that in the first half of the book. Since I mostly enjoyed the book, I would recommend it.
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Author Bio
I love coffee.
As an author and a story-teller, it is the lifeblood to which my ideas
take flight. And I believe in giving credit where credit is due. Occasionally
someone (ie – my husband) will try to secretly switch out my beloved regular
coffee for decaf. I always know the difference. ALWAYS (I’m looking at you,
SEAN).
I am incapable of achieving the perfect ponytail. I’m dyslexic. I can
never wear white without spilling on myself. And I’ve never read Pride and
Prejudice (gasp!).
When I was younger and stole my mother’s Harlequins to read beneath the
covers with a flashlight (seriously, did we ALL do this? I think we did.), I
wanted to read about the tough as nails heroine. The perfectly imperfect girl
with quirks and attitude and sass. And the anti-heroes who were anything but
“Prince Charming.” Forget the knight on a white horse… give me the bad boy on a
motorcycle.
So, now, I write those romance novels I craved to see on the shelves all
those years ago—the sassy heroines. The badass heroes. I spend my days in the
throes of my imagination and am loving every minute of it. I can travel
anywhere and become anyone I want to be. One day, I’m a mechanic in Boston and
the next, I’m a vampire stripping in Las Vegas.
Since penning my first novel back in 2012, I’m now an international
author with 15 published books, in a wide range of contemporary romance
genres–(Paranormal, New Adult, Small town, Erotic Suspense… you name it!).
After living for a decade in Brooklyn, NY, I took the plunge and moved to
beautiful (although kinda chilly) Portland, Maine. I now live full time in
‘Vacationland’ with a kind of mean cat, a mellow chihuahua, and a very NOT
mellow lab-pittie mix. Oh, yeah… there’s a husband who draws comics somewhere
in that mix, too.
I can usually be found in a coffee shop with my nose in my laptop wearing
fabulous (albeit sometimes impractical) shoes.
I love connecting with readers and fellow sassy storytellers, so feel
free to drop me an email at katana.collins@gmail.com or connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@katanacollins). You can find a list of my
available books over on my Bookshelf or if you’ve already
read a book, it would make my day if you wrote a review!
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