Shyla’s Top Reads
My Top three Reads of the month. I’ve been making sure to carve out time for reading, and these were my favorites!
1. Nine Minutes by Beth Flynn
This book blew me out of the water, just wow. Ms. Lynn came in fearless and wrote a raw, gritty, and layered story about a young girl coming of age among the outlaw motorcycle gang that kidnapped her. By the time you get to the end of the story, you’ll feel like you have Stockholm Syndrome. Grizz isn’t a good man, but he loves Kit, and has his redeeming moments. Do they outweigh the many sins he’s committed? I’ll allow you to answer that for yourself. Born to a hippie mother who likes to drink too much, Kit has pretty much taken care of herself. At fifteen she’s an intelligent, independent young woman with a bright future ahead of her. Then she makes a bad decision that completely changes her life.
Their story is on of violence, growth, and uncomfortable moments, but above everything else love.
2. Harmony ( The Club Girl Diaries #1)
This book took me by surprise. Club girls blend into the MC scenery, and aren’t’ usually looked at in depth. Ms. Jane did an amazing job of showing us how they live, how some of them think, and why just maybe, they get a bum wrap. Harmony is smart, sassy, intelligent, and living life on her own terms. Proud to be a Club Girl, she abides by the rule and in exchange has her college tuition paid for along with a roof over her head, spending money, and all the fun she can handle. Her approach to what she does was eye opening. A vast majority of college girls sew their wild oats, why should she be different because her sewing is limited to a group of men. ( Makes you think doesn’t it?)
When our hero comes on the scene with his brilliant blue eyes and commanding presence things change swiftly. Kit takes one look at the beautiful blonde, and knows she’s something special. The outlaw isn’t afraid to show her how he felt, which was what endeared him to me. He took his time,showing her with actions he was there to stay.
Full of twists, turns, and interesting characters, this is a must read.
3. Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley
I devoured this amazing read. I was hooked from the very first page. Full of wounded characters, complex plotlines, and a spattering of humor. This hits all the romance sweet spots. Did I mention the smexy scenes are heat wave inducing.
When school teacher, Alexandra Evans falls in love with her introverted student Willow, she finds herself going the extra distance to make sure her student is okay. That concern, leads her to the rough, rugged, and unruly, Deacon, Willow’s father. The dance that comes next as two very different worlds brush and eventually collide is a dazzling combination of stops, starts, compromise, and sacrifice.
Deacon had so much growth in this book. I loved that about him. He started off as someone who needed a serious wake-up call. I wanted to throttle him more than not. But that changed as he stepped up and became the man he needed to be for his family, and i think for himself.
I don’t want to give away too much of the plot, because the journey is always best when there are surprises.
