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Bad Girl Reputation   by Elle Kennedy (Avalon Bay #2) Published: 4th October 2022 by Piatkus Other works:  The Deal ,  The Chase ,  Good Girl Complex Rating: 4 stars I received a copy of this book from the publisher. This in no way affects my review. Synopsis: When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her mother’s funeral, she’s prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend, Evan Hartley. Their history is rife with turbulence. And passion. A heck of a lot of passion... which she’s trying desperately to forget.  But it’s impossible not to run into Evan in the small coastal town where they once ran wild. And the moment she sees her gorgeous ex again, it’s clear to Gen that Evan is still as unruly, sexy, and irresistible as ever. This time around, however, she’s resolved to walk a new path. No more partying. No more foolish mistakes. Her plan is to temporarily remain in town to help her father run his business, but the second he finds somebody else...

  The Player Next Door  by Elizabeth Davis Published: 11th October 2022 by Headline Eternal Other works:  I Love You, I Hate You ,  The Huntress Rating: 3.5 stars I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way affects my review. Synopsis: Finance bro Logan and tabletop game designer Clare couldn't be more different. They know this because their apartments face each other, and they've noticed. But not, you know, in a creepy way. Still, when they get stuck in the elevator together, sparks fly and they each see an opportunity: Clare needs her co-workers to believe that she is capable of a one-night stand to get them to buy into her new role-play character, and Logan needs a steady girlfriend to prove his maturity to his boss. After one night together, they're keen to get on with their respective plans. Except Clare can't understand why her hook-up seems to want to date her, and Logan is confused that Clare isn't responding to his flir...