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Thursday, November 3, 2022

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

‘Tis the season for a Bromance Book Club matchmaking mission!

'Tis the season for a Bromance Book Club matchmaking mission! This time, they're pulling out the mistletoe for everyone's favorite country music star, Colton, and his second chance at love.

Country music’s golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. But for her, it was a love him and leave him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it weren’t about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, he’d be wallowing in self-pity.

It’s hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish about the excess of Christmas when her clients are scrambling to afford their rent. So when her estranged, wealthy family reaches out with an offer that will allow her to better serve the community, she’s unable to say no. She just needs to convince Colton to be the new face of her family’s whiskey brand. No big deal…

Colton agrees to consider Gretchen’s offer in exchange for three dates before Christmas. With the help of the Bromance Book Club, Colton throws himself into the task of proving to her there’s a spark between them. But Gretchen and Colton will both need to overcome the ghosts of Christmas past to build a future together.

Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Bromance Book Club series!
For book one, The Bromance Book Club, click HERE.
For book two, Undercover Bromance, click HERE.
For book three, Crazy Stupid Bromance, click HERE.
For book four, Isn't It Bromantic?, click HERE.

 

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A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Book 5
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Reviews


Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the fifth book in the series – and I really would recommend that you read them all, and ideally in order, although each one deals with another member of the book club finding his happily ever after. Colton has been the most elusive to date, so it is great to see him get his chance too.

Gretchen and Colton have one perfect night – before she runs away, not wanting to taint him with the disfunction of her family. He is unable to put her out of his mind, and the Bromance Book Club gang finally step up to get them the happily ever after they deserve.

Watching Gretchen see what she so desperately would love from a family, and seeing Colton realise just how horribly her family treat her – the whole thing is nearly derailed by the sympathy/pity angle – but then the gang remind him of the romance of a big gesture... and we all get the outcome that we really wanted all along.

Really enjoyable read, and great to catch up with all the previous couples and their families.


Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/F Romance

Colton is living life the best way that he knows how. With his good friends by his side and his family being taken care of. When he is blindsided by his producing company, Colton isn't sure how he's going to get back to making music that he's passionate about and that is also something that his company likes.

Gretchen is trying to make the world a better place for those less fortunate. She works like a dog day and night to help those around her. But with her family, she knows that they will always be the way they are. With the exception of her Uncle Jack, nobody in Gretchen's family cares about her. She has known it for almost her whole life.

When Gretchen and Colton first meet, it's just one night. But Colton can't forget Gretchen. When they meet again, Gretchen is now tasked with helping Colton want to be the new face of her family's business.

As Gretchen and Colton get to know each other – faults and all – both will have to decide if happiness can outweigh responsibility to family and job.

This is a love story that is made from the manuals that Colton and his friends read. It's fun at times, serious during others, and has a love that you know will last forever.

 

 

Author Bio

After a nearly twenty-year career as a journalist, LYSSA KAY ADAMS’ dreams of writing and publishing her own HEAs came true in 2015 with the release of her first novel. Today, she writes full-time from her home in Michigan with a pesky, fluffy K9 assistant named Domino who spends most of his day snoring on her desk (that is, when he’s not burying things around the house).

Connect with Lyssa Kay Adams

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads
Facebook Group: The Lyssa Kay Adams Book Club

 
 

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of A Very Merry Bromance (Bromance Book Club #5) by Lyssa Kay Adams to read and review.

Monday, July 26, 2021

Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

The Russian is about to get Book Clubbed. Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams.

With his passion for romance novels, it was only a matter of time before Vlad wrote one.

Elena Konnikova has lived her entire adult life in the shadows. As the daughter of a Russian journalist who mysteriously disappeared, she escaped danger the only way she knew how: She married her childhood friend, Vladimir, and moved to the United States, where he is a professional hockey player in Nashville.

Vlad, aka the Russian, thought he could be content with his marriage of convenience. But it’s become too difficult to continue in a one-sided relationship. He joined the Bromance Book Club to learn how to make his wife love him, but all he’s learned is that he deserves more. He’s ready to create his own sweeping romance—both on and off the page.

The bros are unwilling to let Vlad forgo true love—and this time they’re not operating solo. They join forces with Vlad’s neighbors, a group of meddling widows who call themselves the Loners. But just when things finally look promising, Elena’s past life intrudes and their happily ever after is cast into doubt.

Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Bromance Book Club series!
For book one, The Bromance Book Club, click HERE.
For book two, Undercover Bromance, click HERE.
For book three, Crazy Stupid Bromance, click HERE.

 

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Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

Book 4
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Reviews


Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team


Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆☆
M/F Romance
Triggers: Click HERE to see Avid Reader’s review on Goodreads for trigger warnings.

Vlad, aka the Russian, is the enforcer on his hockey team. He's the quiet one who only talks when he truly has something to say. He's been hiding a secret from his teammates for a while now and because of that, he's started to pull away from them. When he's injured during a game, his secrets come crashing out and he has to hold on or let them pass him by forever.

Elena Konnikova is Vlad's wife. She has known him for so long that when he offered her a way out of the depression she was in due to the loss of her father, she grabbed on with both hands. She wanted their relationship to be real – in her head and heart, it was. But when she learns a hard truth, she'll have to think about what she's willing to live with and what she truly wants.

Watching these two figure out how to be strong apart, as well as together, is magical. They have such a deep connection. I really enjoyed Vlad's story. It's tender, without being mushy, but also has a bite to it. Elena isn't a shrinking violet by any means. She wants to learn the truth about her dad and she's willing to do whatever it takes to find out. Even if that means leaving her love behind.

You'll love this story. The bromantic gang is all back together and ready to romance the crap out of Elena. It's hilarious and fun, romantic and sassy.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the fourth book in the series, and I would definitely recommend that you read them in order – but I think you would still enjoy this if you can't wait. A diverse group of male friends has been using romance novels to sort out their less than perfect track record with love. Vlad has been slightly on the edge of the group, as he already married and his wife is away studying... although it is not exactly a standard marriage, even if he doesn't admit that to the group.

Let's be clear, Vlad has been such a great guy, and he is such a big hockey playing giant of a man, that seeing him acknowledging the need to be subtle and careful as he tries to win over his childhood friend and bride. We also finally get to understand why they married, and just how much Elena needs him, but also just how much she wants him.

Another great installment in this fun series, with a very satisfying ending, and a lot of humour as well as sadness along the way.


Veronica – ☆☆☆☆
I’d really been looking forward to seeing the big bodied and big hearted Russian hockey player get his happily ever after. Vlad has been married to his childhood friend, Elena, for six years but his friends in the Bromance Book Club don’t know it is a marriage of convenience. Vlad and Elena have shared nothing more than a simple kiss and Elena has lived in Chicago for most of their marriage. Now, she wants a divorce and to return to Russia.

I have to say that getting the backstory from Vlad and Elena made me pretty emotional. It hurt my heart that they weren’t together and were really suffering for it. But when Vlad is injured and Elena comes back to take care of him, the sadness dissipates and the fun begins.

I love seeing the tension build between Elena and Vlad, but they are both really stubborn and it is clear they are going to need help if they are going to actually have a relationship. This is where the crazy people in Vlad’s life come in. The guys of the Bromance Book Club, the loners (a group of local single women from Vlad’s neighbourhood), and the mysterious Cheese Man all want to see Vlad happy.

This is a story where the cast of characters was fantastic and entertaining, and I loved spending time with them just as much as I loved the romance. I adored the various scenes in Vald’s kitchen with people coming and going, the cooking, and when Vlad and Elena would fall into speaking Russian with each other in front of others and not even realise they are doing it, it is so sweet.

Isn’t It Bromantic? was funny, charming, romantic, and just a whole heap of fun. It can be read as a standalone, but I’d recommend reading this series right from the start. I definitely recommend Isn’t it Bromantic? and the whole Bromance Book Club series.

 

 

Author Bio

After a nearly twenty-year career as a journalist, LYSSA KAY ADAMS’ dreams of writing and publishing her own HEAs came true in 2015 with the release of her first novel. Today, she writes full-time from her home in Michigan with a pesky, fluffy K9 assistant named Domino who spends most of his day snoring on her desk (that is, when he’s not burying things around the house).

Connect with Lyssa Kay

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads
Facebook Group: The Lyssa Kay Adams Book Club

 

 

Berkley Romance


Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Isn't It Bromantic? (Bromance Book Club #4) by Lyssa Kay Adams to read and review.

Monday, October 26, 2020

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

The Bromance Book Club. Next Week’s Agenda: Decode the friend zone. Available Oct 27. Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

A hacktivist and a cat café owner decode the friend zone in this romantic comedy from the author of Undercover Bromance.

Alexis Carlisle and her cat café, ToeBeans, have shot to fame after she came forward as a victim of a celebrity chef’s sexual harassment. When a new customer approaches to confide in her, the last thing Alexis expects is for the woman to claim they’re sisters. Unsure what to do, Alexis turns to the only man she trusts—her best friend, Noah Logan.

Computer genius Noah left his rebellious teenage hacker past behind to become a computer security expert. Now he only uses his old skills for the right cause. But Noah’s got a secret: He’s madly in love with Alexis. When she asks for his help, he wonders if the timing will ever be right to confess his crush.

Noah’s pals in The Bromance Book Club are more than willing to share their beloved “manuals” to help him go from bud to boyfriend. But he must decide if telling the truth is worth risking the best friendship he’s ever had.

Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Bromance Book Club series!
For book one, The Bromance Book Club, click HERE.
For book two, Undercover Bromance, click HERE.

 

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Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Book 3
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Reviews


Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team


Veronica – ☆☆☆☆
Well this story had my emotions all over the place. Firstly, I loved that while Noah is a rich, super smart, good looking guy, he really is pretty clueless when it comes to his relationship with his best friend Alexia. Of course, the guys from the Bromance Book Club drag him into their club to help him.

The scenes with the men were the highlight of the book for me. I love the way they all interact; they are so funny, but they clearly care about each other. And the scene where they are getting massages is hilarious and is one of several that had me laughing out loud.

Now to Alexia. I was ambivalent when it came to her. She is a good woman and a good match for Noah. The two of them together were hot and fun, which made me happy. But everyone around her says how strong Alexia is, but when new people enter her life making an extraordinary request, she just goes along with it, almost like she is too scared to rock the boat and that really made me mad at her. So much so that about halfway through the book I had to put it down and walk away from it for a few hours.

But I came back to the story and pushed on because I was enjoying the romance between Alexia and Noah. But the story isn’t just romance and laughs, there are some serious issues, including both Noah and Alexia dealing with the grief of having lost a parent at a young age. This led to some really emotional scenes where I cried my eyes out.

By the end of the story I had sore eyes from crying, but I was smiling too because you know, all's well that ends well. And I loved the hint in the epilogue about what is going on in the Russian’s love life and I now can’t wait to read the next book in this series to find out what that is all about.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the third book in the Bromance Book Club series, and I would highly recommend that you read them in order, to just get the whole fun vibe that these guys have going, thanks to their decision to use romance novels to guide them in the ways of love. It is a fun concept and works really well – after all, not all the friends are as keen as the others, but they do support each other and give some very honest feedback when things aren’t going so well!

We start with the guys planning Mack’s wedding, as that seemed like a good idea at the time, and it is certainly fun for us along for the adventure. Their friend Noah has managed to stay on the sidelines as much as possible, but he feels himself being sucked in – and his ‘only’ friends with Alexis is fuel for their humour too.

Alexis spoke out about her boss sexually harassing her, and now runs her own café and supports other women who are in the same situation – she also lets the cat rehoming centre have cats there to entice new owners – a clever and effective concept! She is becoming a magnet for the downtrodden, and recently one woman in particular keeps coming in but clearly not taking the risk of speaking. When she finally does, the issue is somewhat shocking to Alexis and threatens her equilibrium.

It is a clever plot twist, which sets up the rest of the book on a family issues front and gives Noah a chance to step up and move his friendship with Alexis into more of a relationship status. But of course, he keeps making mistakes, which the guys then tie into the current Bromance book choice. I really do enjoy how they expect absolute honesty and then are so direct (shall we be kind) in their reactions to the outcome of Noah’s actions.

I am not going to spoil anything by saying more, but it is a very satisfying read, and is another success for the club. The hint that we get at the end of the Russian getting his story has me wanting the next book already!


Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/F Friends-to-Lovers Romance
Triggers: Click HERE to see Avid Reader’s review on Goodreads for trigger warnings.

Alexis and Noah have been friends for a while now. Noah knows that he is falling in love with Alexis, Alexis knows that she is falling for Noah, but neither is willing to risk their friendship to see if their relationship could be more.

When Alexis is found by her half-sister, her world is upended. She turns to Noah for comfort. Noah isn’t sure about Alexis’ newfound family and when he checks in to them, his past rears its ugly head too.

With feelings swirling around them, Noah finally caves to his friends and joins their bromance book club. But even after joining, Noah’s love life isn’t going as planned. With his friends not giving up on him, Alexis not sure with to do with her new life, and their romance fizzling before even getting started, maybe they were right to not risk their friendship.

These two have some real life issues to deal with. It made their story so much more realistic. I wanted to swat at those around Alexis – it felt so unfair to her. This book made me cry and laugh, all within the same chapter. I enjoyed watching them figure out their story and their realization that nobody was going to write their story for them.

 

 

Reviews

LYSSA KAY ADAMS read her first romance novel in eighth grade after swiping one from her grandmother’s book shelf and was hooked forever. After a nearly 20-year career as a journalist, her dreams of writing and publishing her own HEAs came true in 2015 with the release of her first novel, Seventh Inning Heat, followed by the RITA-nominated novella, Wild in Rio. Today, she writes full-time from her home in Michigan with a pesky, fluffy K9 assistant named Domino who spends most of his day snoring on her desk (that is, when he’s not burying things around the house).

Connect with Lyssa Kay

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads
The Lyssa Kay Adams Book Club Facebook Group

 

 


Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Crazy Stupid Bromance (Bromance Book Club #3) by Lyssa Kay Adams to read and review.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams


Braden Mack thinks reading romance novels makes him an expert in love, but he’ll soon discover that real life is better than fiction.

Liv Papandreas has a dream job as a sous chef at Nashville’s hottest restaurant. Too bad the celebrity chef owner is less than charming behind kitchen doors. After she catches him harassing a young hostess, she confronts him and gets fired. Liv vows revenge, but she’ll need assistance to take on the powerful chef.

Unfortunately, that means turning to Braden Mack. When Liv’s blackballed from the restaurant scene, the charismatic nightclub entrepreneur offers to help expose her ex-boss, but she is suspicious of his motives. He’ll need to call in reinforcements: the Bromance Book Club.

Inspired by the romantic suspense novel they’re reading, the book club assists Liv in setting up a sting operation to take down the chef. But they’re just as eager to help Mack figure out the way to Liv’s heart... even though she’s determined to squelch the sparks between them before she gets burned.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Veronica – ☆☆☆☆☆
I was so pleased to be back with the Bromance Book Club. The scene at the start of the book where they go to a bricks and mortar store to purchase their romance novels was great. Our hero, Braden, is the founder of the book club but when he see him out of a date for the first time, it is clear that while he might have some things right, he is completely clueless about others when it comes to relationships. I found the cluelessness kind of cute because he is a good guy, and a hot one too.

Mack is a constant flirt and I love that our heroine, Liv, isn't affected by Mack's charm in the beginning. When Liv and Mack team up to expose Liv's former boss, who has been taking advantage of his female employees, their initial interactions are not of a romantic nature, but they are fun and there is lots of sarcastic banter, particularly from Liv. She is a strong woman who is ready to fight the good fight and take on the world.

As Liv and Mack spend more time together, an attraction forms and their relationship changes, which was entertaining and a bit sexy as well. As well as a great couple, Undercover Bromance gave me what I want from a rom-com – a sexy romance with lots of fun banter, a supporting cast of interesting, funny and lovable characters that I didn't want to leave when the book was over. Undercover Bromance is my first five star read of 2020.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
4.5 stars of determination, ethics, and romance!

This is the second book in the series, and I absolutely loved it. I would recommend that you read them in order, as the basis for the book club, and the success of Gavin and Thea is well worth reading first. That said, if you are impatient, then you could read this first.

There are so many fun and fabulous parts to this story, that I hardly know on which element to concentrate in this review – the determination of Liv to expose her ex-boss for his perverted, controlling and bullying behaviour towards his female staff; the dedication of Braden (Mack) to following the rules he has set himself from his considerable expertise in romantic novels; all the crazy that is Rosie's farm; the camaraderie of the men in the book club; and of course, the fun of the developing relationship between Liv and Mack.

Understanding why Mack had set up the bromance book club and how he had relied on it to help him believe that he could be better than his father was a lovely part of the story as was the group's intervention to give him back the benefit of his own advice! Liv, too, had to move out of her safe place and accept that he really did care about her and she cared about him.

I am very much looking forward to the next installment.


Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/F Romance
Triggers: Click HERE to see Avid Reader’s review on Goodreads for trigger warnings.

Let's just say that while you could read this book without having read book one, it would be so much better if you read book one first.

Mack is an amazing character. He wants to believe in love so much that he began this romance book club. He and his friends try to learn all that they can from romance novels in order to win over women and woo them. I absolutely love his group of romance reading men. They are hilarious, chivalrous, and most of all, good men.

Liv has worked her butt off to get where she is. And despite where she is, she kind of hates it. When she witnesses her sleazy boss harassing another woman at work, Liv won't stand for it. Even though she knows that he is a powerful person in the culinary world, she doesn't understand why the women can't or won't stand up for themselves. She starts her own investigation.

When Mack hears about Liv's firing, at first, he thinks it's all his fault. After all, he did make her drop food into his date's lap. But what he doesn't realize is that her snarky, headstrong attitude is just what he wasn't looking for.

These two are like oil and water, until they aren't. I loved their banter and thought that they had great chemistry. Mack and his friends were funny and witty throughout and the Russian was my most favorite character of all in this book.

I can't wait to see what happens next because these couples are fantastic.


Also Available in the Bromance Book Club Series

Book 1
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For reviews & more info, check out our The Bromance Book Club post.



Lyssa Kay Adams read her first romance novel in eighth grade after swiping one from her grandmother’s book shelf and was hooked forever. After a nearly 20-year career as a journalist, her dreams of writing and publishing her own HEAs came true in 2015 with the release of her first novel, Seventh Inning Heat, followed by the RITA-nominated novella, Wild in Rio. Today, she writes full-time from her home in Michigan with a pesky, fluffy K9 assistant named Domino who spends most of his day snoring on her desk (that is, when he’s not burying things around the house).

Connect with Lyssa Kay

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads


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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Undercover Bromance (Bromance Book Club #2) by Lyssa Kay Adams to read and review.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams


The first rule of book club:
You don't talk about book club.

Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He’s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it’s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he’s let his pride and fear get the better of him.

Welcome to the Bromance Book Club.

Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage. But it'll take a lot more than flowery words and grand gestures for this hapless Romeo to find his inner hero and win back the trust of his wife.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is such a fun book, with some very moving moments too – so it is great news that it is part of a new series. And I am all for stories about men who have the wisdom to read romance books to work out how women think and how they perceive men. This particular bunch are a fun mix of wealthy, happily married, players and hopefuls – which should give us plenty of fun in future installments.

The first man in need of help is Gavin – his marriage has taken a dive, he is living in a rubbish hotel and drowning his sorrows, until an intervention by his friends who induct him into the Bromance Book Club. The only problem is that Gavin is deeply ashamed about why his marriage is on the rocks and just cannot bring himself to admit the cause, so he seriously hampers their attempts to help. It does, however, make it much funnier for the reader as he gets himself tied up in knots about it.

As we see things from both his and his wife, Thea's side, it is easy to believe that there is a chance for success, although Thea's sister, Liv, and their upbringing is clearly also a significant issue that needs to be addressed. I loved the twins and their importance to both parents in finding a way to move forward. And of course, most of all, the romance novel which helps Gavin see things differently, and gives him a whole new vocabulary of hilarious words to call himself!

I think this is a winning formula, and as we are given a clue as to who is going to be the next man that gets help towards a happily ever after, I am waiting expectantly for the next installment.


Veronica – ☆☆☆☆
The story starts with Gavin’s mate, Del, arriving at the crappy hotel he is staying in to stage an intervention. Gavin’s wife has kicked him out and asked for a divorce. Del, with several members of the Bromance Book Club, tell Gavin they are going to help him save his marriage through romance novels. We read parts of the novel with Gavin and we kind of get a novel within a novel, which was fun. I have to say the scenes of this book with the members of the book club are thoroughly entertaining.

When we meet Gavin’s wife, Thea, things with her seem more serious. She is taking care of their twin daughters with the help of her sister, applying to return to college, and wanting to get her life back on track without Gavin. Girl power is the order of the day. I had no idea how Gavin was ever going to win her back because she seemed determined not to give him the time of day. Having her sister in her ear the whole time, putting Gavin down at every opportunity, wasn’t helping either.

Gavin’s fight to win Thea back was at times sexy and romantic and at other times raw and emotional. Parts were challenging to read. They are confronting some really embarrassing and difficult issues. I particularly struggled with the feeling that the blame for their issues lay at Gavin’s feet. It takes two people to make a marriage and neither of them was perfect, and it is glaringly obvious that Thea has her own issues to confront.

This is such a good story. It has a mix of heavy and light subject matter and it does an excellent job of showing us a marriage isn’t all wine and roses, it takes work. This year I’ve struggled with reading contemporary M/F romance and with The Bromance Book Club, I feel like I’ve fallen back in love with the genre, so the author gets a big thank you from me.



Lyssa Kay Adams read her first romance novel in eighth grade after swiping one from her grandmother’s book shelf and was hooked forever. After a nearly 20-year career as a journalist, her dreams of writing and publishing her own HEAs came true in 2015 with the release of her first novel, Seventh Inning Heat, followed by the RITA-nominated novella, Wild in Rio. Today, she writes full-time from her home in Michigan with a pesky, fluffy K9 assistant named Domino who spends most of his day snoring on her desk (that is, when he’s not burying things around the house).

Connect with Lyssa Kay

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads


Berkley Romance


Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club #1) by Lyssa Kay Adams to read and review.