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”You are the heroine just as much as he is the hero. And if he loves you, he will support you a*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
”You are the heroine just as much as he is the hero. And if he loves you, he will support you and your dreams just as you’ve supported his and will continue to in the future.” “If you were mine, Ruby Grace, your dreams wouldn’t come second to anything.”
”ON THE ROCKS” is a slow build, sultry summer romance read that is sure to be a hit with Kandi Steiner fans! The plot is filled with angst and drama. Enough to keep readers thoroughly entertained. It’s got a sweet and sassy heroine, a Hero who’s impossible not to fall head over heels in love with, and a secondary character that nearly steals the whole show.
Ruby Grace is about to marry the man of her dreams. He is devoted to her and on his way to becoming a powerhouse in the political arena. Her parents love him and are so proud of her. To everyone, it looks like she’s got the world at her feet. So why does she feel like she’s drowning? And how is it that the biggest "player" in town is the only one who can see through her facade? Noah is ten years older than her and they don’t run in the same social circles, but that doesn’t stop the sparks from flying between them when Ruby Grace shows up at Scooter Whiskey to purchase her fiancé a wedding gift.
Noah may not have ever been in a serious relationship, but he knows what love looks like. He’s seen it with his parents. Noah wants what they had and knows that someday the right woman will come into his life. He’s blindsided by the fact that it happens to be the one woman he can’t have. Ruby Grace is too young and definitely off limits. Noah knows he needs to stay away, but can he when he knows in his heart she is his true soulmate and is about to make the biggest mistake of her life?
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Her outstretched arms are an invitation that I gladly walk into. I hug her. The hug last*****FIVE+++++++ STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
Her outstretched arms are an invitation that I gladly walk into. I hug her. The hug lasts minutes. It’s more than an embrace—it’s apologies for the past and promises for the future. It’s solace, and safety, and reassurance, and friendship, and want, and need, and acceptance, and forgiveness. It’s contentment. It’s love.
I’m completely blown away by this incredibly poignant and exquisitely written story. ”THE OTHER SIDE” deals with very heavy subject matter—depression and suicide. At first, I wasn’t sure where Kim Holden was going with the plot. Some things confused me, but all I can say is as the story unfolds EVERYTHING became clear. I was left feeling completely in awe of this author’s gift of storytelling. I’m head over heels in love with this book and it’s definitely one of my top favorites by this author. Toby Page is a character I will keep close to my heart and he’s earned a spot high up on my list of favorite book boyfriends.
Toby is haunted by the loss of a loved one and he carries deep guilt within him over it. He keeps all of his despair inside and avoids engaging in conversations with kids at school and with other tenants in the house he lives in with. He’s got a plan and it doesn’t include making lasting relationships with anyone. He hears the ugliness spoken to him by his mother, on repeat, inside his head. It drives him to his one and only goal, but then a new tenant moves in who makes him dream of possibilities, if only for a brief moment.
There’s so much beauty in this story. I had a hard time not highlighting almost every page! Just when I thought I figured things out, the author goes and throws a curveball, which convinced me that Kim Holden is one truly talented writer.
I’ve left so much of the plot out of my review because you need to go into this one as blind as possible. My hope is that everyone will love this story as much as I do!
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Her laughter forever chases away any lingering darkness. She is my light, my mate, my future, my*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
Her laughter forever chases away any lingering darkness. She is my light, my mate, my future, my love. Mine.
”The Lost Planet” series is wildly entertaining and I’m thoroughly addicted!! In ”THE MAD LIEUTENANT” the third female awakens and it is the damaged and mentally tormented Draven who she clings to for comfort. Molly and Draven are kindred spirits and they seem to inherently know how to calm each other. Once Molly is made aware that the Morts plan to mate with her and the other females, she makes it very clear that she will choose the one to mate with.
Molly is a sweet southern belle with a feisty side. She’s tougher than Aria and Emery. She’s also brave and adventurous. Once the connection between Draven and Molly deepens, there isn’t anything she wouldn’t do to keep her lover safe. Unlike her fellow humans, she remembers everything from the past. Molly knows why she ended up on that ship in those cryo tubes with the other females.
In this latest installment, we get a lot of answers to some of our burning questions along with some new shocking revelations. I’m pretty sure the next installment will be my least favorite since it involves mm, but I love this series enough to endure it.
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Regan is too good for a man like me. In a way, I feel like I’ve just tainted her. She’s nowhere*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
Regan is too good for a man like me. In a way, I feel like I’ve just tainted her. She’s nowhere near ready for someone like me. And I really don’t think I’m ready for someone like her.
We’re now four books into the ”Arizona Vengeance” series and it’s getting even better with each installment. Not only does the book have an amazing cover, but it also has a couple of my favorite tropes-- ”friends-to-lovers” & “romance with the older brother’s best friend”. With all that going for it, there wasn’t a doubt that ”DAX” was going to be a fun and steamy read!
Dax Monahan’s best friend, Lance Miles, was recently killed during a mugging. Lance leaves behind his younger sister Regan. Their parents died when Regan was fourteen and Lance had been her sole guardian since. After the funeral Dax learns that Regan has a serious illness and no longer has any medical insurance to cover the exorbitant amount it costs to pay for her medication. Without even blinking an eye Dax convinces Regan to marry him so that she would have his medical benefits to pay for her treatment.
Dax moves Regan from California into his home back in Arizona and it’s not long before things turn physical between them. Even though their chemistry is hotter than anything Dax has ever experienced before, he still struggles with feelings of guilt and doesn’t think that he’s good enough for Regan. The two agree to go back to the way things were, but soon realize that there’s no turning back. Will their marriage of convenience turn into the real thing?
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”Love doesn’t have time frames or set limits. It’s either there or it isn’t. In fact, the peopl*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
”Love doesn’t have time frames or set limits. It’s either there or it isn’t. In fact, the people who wait months or even years to figure it all out make me question whether it’s really love they feel. Sounds to me like they need convincing, and love shouldn’t need that.”
It’s time to head back to the quaint little town of WhyNot, North Carolina, to find out if the last remaining single Mancinkus sibling is about to get her true love story. ”GIMME SOME SUGAR” focuses on the shy and beautiful baker who has put her personal life on hold to run her successful businesses for entirely too long. When Larkin isn’t working, she’s curled up on her couch with a good book. Everything changes for her when a sexy stranger rides into town on his Harley with his “Sons Of Anarchy” bad boy exterior. Deacon has no shortage of women swooning over him, but it’s the tiny and full of life Larkin that has captured his full attention.
Deacon Locke is an ex-marine and a nomad. He lives his life traveling down the open road and has not found a place or met a woman that has tempted him to want to call one place home. Then he meets Larkin and suddenly he’s finding any reason to delay his departure from WhyNot.
This is a slow build romance, heavy on the sweet but light on the steam. The characters are lovable and Deacon’s backstory is a little heartbreaking. I was rooting for these two to find their happily ever after. It would seem that it was definitely headed that way although we’re left wondering along with Larkin, whether or not Deacon would be able to retire his nomad ways. Will he head out of WhyNot on his Harley when things get a little too serious between him and Larkin, or will the nomad with no ties to any place or anyone, finally settle down?
”GIMME SOME SUGAR” releases on June 11th! I truly enjoyed this one so much that I went and one-clicked a couple of the previous books that I haven’t read yet!
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My eyes fell shut, my breath stolen by the sensation of him filling the voids I’d ignored for so*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
My eyes fell shut, my breath stolen by the sensation of him filling the voids I’d ignored for so, so long. Here, in this place, everything made sense. Nothing was careless. Here, together, it was like going backward in time. We traveled to the days when those letters were being penned. To when happiness radiated around us.
”LETTERS TO MOLLY” is the bittersweet and angsty second chance romance between Molly and Finn Alcott, who you may remember from ”THE BIRTHDAY LIST”. They’re Poppy’s big brother and best-friend/sister-in-law, whose marital woes were just beginning as Poppy was finding new love. We are reunited with the couple who have been divorced for about six years. Molly and Finn have found a way to get past the animosity for the sake of their two children who they share custody of. It’s been six years since they ended their marriage. Irreparable damage has been inflicted but yet neither has been able to move on to new love. Everyone else can see the longing looks they cast each other's way but these two are too stubborn to let go of the past.
After a night of movies with the kids and a little too much wine, Finn and Molly end up having an incredible night of sex, but the harsh light of day has them both backpedaling and declaring their night of lust a mistake. Soon after their night together, Molly starts to receive letters in her mailbox that Finn had written to her over the course of their relationship. The letters open up old wounds and begin to break down the walls that they each put up between them. There is also a mystery to solve as Finn isn’t the one sending the letters. Dread is all he feels because he knows that not every letter was written when he and Molly were in a good place.
Have these two hurt each other so much that there’s no hope for forgiveness and a second chance? When tragedy strikes the Alcott family again, will it tear them apart forever this time?
Finn and Molly’s story is incredibly angsty and filled with so much heartbreaking sadness. It was a serious page-turner! I couldn’t put this one down until I finished it at 4 AM this morning!! I wasn’t sure that ”The Birthday List” could be topped, but then Devney Perry goes and proved me wrong!
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He’s under my skin and going nowhere, and even when we’re not together, my annoyance and hatred*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
He’s under my skin and going nowhere, and even when we’re not together, my annoyance and hatred of him seem to fester. He’s just so…so arrogant! And rude! And coldhearted!
COLDHEARTED BOSS is “second-chance-romance” at its best! I loved the main characters and their chemistry was nothing short of combustible. The plot was wildly entertaining. It felt like no time had passed before I found myself at the end of the epilogue. I would have loved if the book had gone on for at least ten more chapters!!
Ethan and Taylor don’t have your typical ”meet-cute”. It starts off sexy as hell but then a momentary lapse of judgment ends with Taylor regretting her decision. Her only saving grace is that she’ll never have to see the handsome man in the suit again since he was probably just breezing through her small town for a business trip.
Taylor finds out about a job on a construction site that pays good money and she is so desperate to help care for her little sister and mother, that she will risk being harassed on a job site full of men in order to provide for her family. She never expected that her boss would be the suit she nearly had sex with, in a dirty bar bathroom.
Ethan hasn’t forgotten the beautiful thief who bewitched him over a month ago and while he is still furious with her he can’t fight the strong attraction he has towards her as well. It’s going to be a long summer where the two will be forced to share close quarters. They’re both really good at pushing each other's buttons but how long will they be able to deny the desires they feel burning up inside??
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The ”REAPERS” are my favorite fictional MCs. I have loved this series from the start, but I thin*****3.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
The ”REAPERS” are my favorite fictional MCs. I have loved this series from the start, but I think it’s time that Joanna Wylde stops writing these novellas and gets back to the full-length novels. ”ELI’s TRIUMPH” is the third novella in a row, and I’m starting to feel just a tiny bit cheated. This one was just ok for me. The Heroine, Peaches, was overly dramatic for my taste and I was missing some of that action that we normally get from a Reaper’s story. I’ll still continue to read whatever this author publishes because I love her style and I know it’s probably impossible to write a five-star worthy novel every time.
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”You can’t fix me. No one can. Only I can find my way back to the light” “Well…”I glanced arou*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
”You can’t fix me. No one can. Only I can find my way back to the light” “Well…”I glanced around the kitchen before coming back to shrug at her once more.”Then I’ll just stay with you in the dark and keep you company until you do.”
”THE REVENGE PLAN” is the latest installment of the ”Forbidden Men” series by Linda Kage and I’m wondering why I haven’t read all of the books yet. I absolutely loved ”Price of a Kiss” and couldn’t believe that so much time has passed that Mason and Reese have a niece old enough to be in her senior year of college. This story is a new adult, “friends-to-lovers” romance with enough angst to put your heart through emotional turmoil, but it’s completely worth it!! Wickham Webster is one hell of a swoon-worthy Hero. Once the story unfolds there is no doubt that readers are going to fall head over heels in love with him.
Haven Gamble catches her boyfriend in the act of cheating on her with her roommate. This sends her into an emotional tailspin and the one person who comes to her rescue is her boyfriend’s arch nemesis and fellow teammate on the football team. Wick and Topher have had a feud going on for years and only a handful of people know the true origin of their rivalry. I thought Haven’s reaction to Topher’s betrayal was a little extreme, but I get that it helped to develop the connection between her and Wick. The two end up being roommates and as time goes on a connection blossoms, one that seems to be so right and as if it was always meant to be.
Interspersed within the story are several chapters titled ”Hopeless Henry”. It’s an ongoing fictional story that posts weekly in the college newspaper. At first, I didn’t know what to make of these chapters, but as I got further into the plot, the puzzle pieces started to fit. I like what Linda Kage did there!!
”THE REVENGE PLAN” is currently available. It’s the perfect summer read! I am sure if you haven’t read the other books in the series, you’ll end up wanting to get to them all! I know I went and one-clicked a bunch of them!!
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K. Webster happens to be one of my favorite authors. She can take my mind to some pretty dark pla*****3 Stars***** {ARC Generously Provided by Authors}
K. Webster happens to be one of my favorite authors. She can take my mind to some pretty dark places, but she also has written some fabulous romantic comedies. She tends to write a lot of seriously dirty erotic novellas and SHARE ME falls in the last category. I'm almost always automatically signing up to review her books. It’s like a reflex I can’t control. I saw a teaser but didn’t really pay attention to the blurb. I was expecting an MFM romance but instead, I found myself reading a reverse harem story. I’ve never read a romance between one woman and four men. Let me just say there isn’t much of a story to be had here, just some truly erotic and downright dirty sexy times.
I can’t even say this ever was a fantasy of mine and I’m not sure how a normal woman could possibly handle four men all at once. A porn star maybe. Is it even possible to love four men at the same time? What man would want to share one woman with three other dudes? Have any of these people heard of using a condom? There is never a mention of wearing protection and I don’t recall Clove ever saying she was on birth control. This was just an out of control, never-ending orgy.
I’m not going to lie, the sex is super hot but this really isn’t my favorite trope and there was a little journey into the MM side which I did not love at all! That being said, I ended up reading the entire story and my eyes might have popped out quite a few times. The book is entertaining but definitely, eye-rolling inducing as well. This is purely meant to be a guilty pleasure read and it does it serves its purpose!
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We’d had our ups and downs, but our chemistry was undeniable. We knew exactly how to light one*****FOUR STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
We’d had our ups and downs, but our chemistry was undeniable. We knew exactly how to light one another on fire in every way, good and bad. But that weekend—that weekend—had made me believe we were soul mates. I honestly thought we’d spend the rest of our lives together. I thought I’d been wrong about him. So stupid.
The second book in the “Cloverleigh Farms” series about the beautiful Sawyer sisters and the epic loves that come into their lives, put me on an emotional rollercoaster. I felt a connection to the Heroine, Chloe, but I can’t say the same for the Hero, Oliver. When the Hero doesn’t light that spark for me, it ends up dimming my enjoyment for the story. The plot was entertaining but the angst caused by the total and utter douchery of Oliver, had me seeing red throughout most of the story. This is what I would label a ”frenemies-to-lovers/5th Chance romance”. I honestly lost count as to how many times Oliver strung poor Chloe’s heart out to dry. I only wished that in the end, she made him suffer so much more than she actually did.
Chloe and Oliver were born into their friendship. Their mothers were the best of friends, which meant the two spent plenty of time together throughout their youth and into adulthood. The story goes back and forth from past to present, but it’s really easy to follow and pertinent to the progression of the plot.
Chloe is trying to expand her family’s business but doesn’t have the money to do it on her own, so her parents convince her to go in as partners with her arch-nemesis, Oliver Pemberton. It’s the last thing she wants to do but when she realizes he’s her only shot, she decides to give the venture a chance. While spending the weekend together looking at a potential location for their expansion, they can’t seem to fight that chemistry that always ran hot between them, but Chloe tries to keep her heart protected. Every time in the past that they’ve come together, Oliver always ended up acting like an immature boy instead of a grown man with integrity. Chloe’s heart was broken time and again. Now it would seem as though Oliver has finally matured from his spoiled rich boy ways, but he’s keeping a huge secret from Chloe. Will this be the final straw that tears the two lovers apart for good?
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At some point we began to rock our steps, and as Henry’s eyes reflect against the setting sun,*****FOUR STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
At some point we began to rock our steps, and as Henry’s eyes reflect against the setting sun, the brown and green mix in a hypnotic gaze that stops my heart ever so briefly. It skips. I die, just for a breath. I die—and I come back.
BRED is Ginger Scott’s incredibly angsty version of one of her all-time favorite stories, ”Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. This is a coming of age romance between two teenagers who are from completely opposite scales of society but find they have more things in common than they do differences.
Lily's living with her last remaining relatives after her parents died in a tragic car accident. She’s a lonely girl who finds a bit of happiness in the beautiful boy she meets during her aunt’s job interview with the boy’s mother. Henry is also drawn to the beautiful and shy young girl. Over the course of the first year of their friendship, his adopted mother, Elena, offers to provide piano lessons to Lily. Lily proves to have a gift and picks up the piano quickly. She ends up getting a scholarship to attend the same prestigious boarding school that Henry is going to as well. From there the angst ensues and it’s the conniving Elena that plays with their minds and hearts as if they are pieces of a chess game.
The story started off at a pace that was a little too slow for me. The plot turns interesting when things start to change between Henry and Lily, and earth-shattering secrets are revealed. I couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen next for the young couple. Overall, this was a super angsty and enjoyable read.
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Michael closed his eyes and fell asleep. But Gabriel didn’t. Instead, he watched his bro*****FIVE+++++++ STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
Michael closed his eyes and fell asleep. But Gabriel didn’t. Instead, he watched his brother and roved his eyes over the rest of the sleeping Fallen. Boys who wanted to kill. Boys who walked in the dark, not the light. Lost boys. Boys with no hope, and no one left in this world.
If the prequel is any indication of how the rest of the ”Deadly Virtues” series is going to be, I can guarantee you this is going to be one of Tillie Cole’s BEST!! She is the queen of darkness. All I can say is that the darkness level of this story is at a TEN++++! The subject matter is raw and will be hard for some readers to endure. There are definitely triggers that may turn some readers away. This book is not for the faint of heart! These characters are going to be ones readers will fall hard for and will hope and pray for their redemption. I am so incredibly excited to find out what Tillie Cole has in store for THE FALLEN and the ”Deadly Virtues” series!!!
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”You are already mine. We were written in the stars before you set foot on the planet. No matt*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
”You are already mine. We were written in the stars before you set foot on the planet. No matter what happens, we will do it together. In this life or the one after.”
I am officially head over heels in love with ”The Lost Planet” series! The second installment was just as amazing as the first. I was rooting for Calix and Emery to overcome their adversities and find their way to their happily ever after. Their story is filled with heart, steam, suspense, and some heart-pumping action. I could picture this being a blockbuster sci-fi thriller up on the big screen.
This series has been amazing so far and I'm already dying to get my hands on the next installment!
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Maybe, one day, being treated like I matter won’t hurt so goddamn much, but I hope not. I hope*****FOUR STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
Maybe, one day, being treated like I matter won’t hurt so goddamn much, but I hope not. I hope it guts me every time, forever, as a reminder that this girl is a fucking miracle.
First off, can I just say how much I absolutely love the cover of this book? I was in full on cover-lust when I first saw it. Now, I am truly a big fan of B.B. Easton, but I did wonder if her writing was going to be as phenomenal as it had been with her ”44 Chapter” series. This time she wasn’t writing about her life experiences. Could she pull this off? I’m going to be honest, it took me a while to get into this story. Maybe it’s because I'm not certain that "dystopian" and "apocalyptic" stories are my thing, but as I said, I'm a fan of this author, and so I stuck it out. I did eventually start to feel a connection to the story. I began to care about the characters.
During a time when the world was falling apart and chaos was running rampant, Wes and Rain find each other and although they started out as strangers they soon become inseparable.
Is the world coming to an end? Or is it all some crazy hoax? Will these two be able to survive the insurmountable odds that lay ahead of them? Can we wait until the Fall to find out what happens next for Wes and Rain? I’m counting down the days!!
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The premise of A STICKY SITUATION sounded pretty hot and I was excited to get my hands on this b*****3.5 Stars***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
The premise of A STICKY SITUATION sounded pretty hot and I was excited to get my hands on this book, but I wasn’t expecting the story I ended up getting. That’s not to say that I was disappointed but I have to admit that this wasn’t my favorite in the ”Awkward Love” series. I would be lying if I said I was not entertained, because I was, but something was missing for me. I never completely felt the chemistry between Hannah and “Brix”. I don’t know that I liked the twist that the author threw into the story.
There were some very funny, extremely embarrassing moments that Hannah gets caught up in that made for some great entertainment. I just was always hoping for more development with the connection between the main characters. It felt like things were rushed and didn’t flow organically between them.
I have really enjoyed most of the books in this series. They’re quick and fun reads when you’re in the mood for something funny and steamy.
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Love isn’t the issue. It never was. We’ve had it in abundance, along with a healthy dose*****FIVE++++++ STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
Love isn’t the issue. It never was. We’ve had it in abundance, along with a healthy dose of trust. He’d rearranged our universe to revolve around the other, and once we did, we were both sealed in our fate, destined to be the moon and obeying tide. I glowed in his affection while he swept me away with one electrifying wave after another.
MIND BLOWN!!! I’m once again in awe of the incredible storytelling gift of this amazing author. Her words wreck my heart and then slowly puts it back together again. I feel like I’ve just gone ten rounds with Mike Tyson in the ring after having just finished ”METHOD”. This is truly one of Kate Stewart’s best works yet! Get ready to go on a wild and angst-filled ride with these amazing characters who will without a doubt steal your hearts.
Lucas and Mila are Hollywood’s current “IT” couple. Mila is living every woman’s fantasy. She’s a woman who is not in the industry who has won the heart of the biggest actor in Hollywood. From the moment these two met there was undeniable intense chemistry burning between them. They fell hard and fast. While their life has been like a living fantasy for nearly six years, their love is about to be put through the ultimate test by two epic life-changing events which happen at about the same time. Lucas wins the role of a lifetime soon after his best friend commits suicide.
Lucas is a ”method” actor. When he is working on a project, he completely immerses himself in the role he is playing. There is no Lucas—only the character exists and this time it seems as if he has lost himself completely. Mila has been Lucas’ rock and support system for years but this time feels different. Her love and trust in the man who owns her soul are being challenged at every turn.
The story switches from the present to many moments from their past and not all in chronological order, but still was easy to follow. Lucas and Mila’s journey is filled with so many intense and painful emotions that I really did feel thoroughly exhausted by the time I got to the end of this story, but I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
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She’s everything. She’s Mine. She’s a symbol of me getting life right. My Love, my hope. Always.
If*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
She’s everything. She’s Mine. She’s a symbol of me getting life right. My Love, my hope. Always.
If you love sports romances about sinfully sexy and cocky as hell hockey players as much as I do, then BOYFRIEND BARGAIN by Ilsa Madden-Mills is right up your alley. Zack Morgan is the captain of his university’s hockey team and all-around big man on campus. He’s got a lengthy list of coeds looking to warm his bed but no one has been able to steal his heart. He’s plagued by some serious guilt over a tragic accident from a few years back and it’s bleeding into his everyday life and affecting his game.
Sugar Ryan, didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in her mouth like the rest of the kids who go to her university. She’s had to work her butt off to pay for her tuition and has her sights on attending Vanderbilt Law School after graduation. Sugar is on the wait list and thinks that with a little help from the biggest player on the hockey team, that she might be able to finagle an acceptance letter. The only obstacle is that she and Zack don’t run in the same social circles, but she’s determined to get his help.
They meet at a frat party and soon enough sparks are flying. These two have crazy chemistry. You feel it from the moment they find themselves within a few feet of each other. Sugar asks Zack to be her fake boyfriend for a while just so that she can impress Vanderbilt’s Dean of Admissions, but she’s not fooling anyone but herself. Zack and Sugar are 100% into each other and you feel it from the very beginning.
Zack is the epitome of a book boyfriend readers fall head over heels in love with. He’s funny, alpha, gorgeous, and just a bit broken. When he falls in love with a woman, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do to win her heart. I think he just might be my favorite of all of Ilsa Madden-Mill’s Heroes. Sugar is a strong Heroine with an endearing sweetness to her as well. She is a challenge for Zack, who is used to women falling at his feet. I loved these characters and found their story to be truly addictive.
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Together, we hover above the nothingness of the world. Like dragonflies. This space away from o*****FOUR STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
Together, we hover above the nothingness of the world. Like dragonflies. This space away from our world is the space where we belong. Together.
Mars McKinney and Sage Emerson come from two different worlds. Mars grew up in a trailer park in Duncan with his alcoholic and abusive father. Sage comes from a very wealthy family from the affluent town called Ashton Hills. It would seem as though they have nothing in common but actually they were like two lost pieces of a puzzle that fit perfectly together. Both have parental figures who have made their lives miserable and they are both two very beautiful souls with artistic gifts. For nearly twenty years Mars and Sage have never crossed paths until they both end up attending the same college, and Mars gets a job as a barista at Sage’s favorite coffee house.
Their first encounter is sweet and what you would label a “meet cute”. Mars and Sage are undeniably drawn to each other and they set off on a sweet and innocent romance. For once in both of their lives, they’ve found someone who brings pure happiness and light into their world. But then weeks into their relationship Sage's mom tries to come between them. As soon as she finds out who Sage is dating she forbids her from seeing Mars, and when Sage refuses and is caught with Mars again, her mother reveals the heartbreaking truth, that Sage and Mars are half brother and sister.
The truth of their shared bloodline nearly destroys them both. Mars and Sage are overcome with despair and grief. How can something that felt so right turn out to be so incredibly wrong? How will they be able to ultimately accept their new circumstances?
I really loved how this plot was written. This was far better than the previous taboo story K. Webster wrote with a similar theme. Mars and Sage’s love story started off innocent. There was nothing wrong with their intentions.
*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
We weren’t touching, but I swore I felt him. I felt his heartbeats. When he hurt, my heart crie*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
We weren’t touching, but I swore I felt him. I felt his heartbeats. When he hurt, my heart cried. When he was in pain, my eyes were the ones to weep. That’s how close the two of us were. Our love story was so much more than a romantic tale. Our story was about friendship. About family. About looking out for those who always looked out for you. His soul was born to be loved by mine.
AMAZING!!! I am so in love with this story and Brittainy C. Cherry right now! I don’t think she has it in her to write anything that isn’t truly exceptional. ”ELEANOR & GREY” is an angsty, heart-felt story of friendship, innocent first love, and an epic romance formed through unimaginable heartbreak and second chances. I loved these characters. From the moment you meet them, you’ll find it hard not to care deeply for them, to feel their pain, and to shed many tears. I truly felt I was put through an emotional ringer from the angst and at times I thought it was beyond torturous, but I get that it made the story that much more poignant.
Eleanor and Grey became friends during their senior year of high school. Ellie was the shy, nerdy introvert, and Grey was the ”IT” guy at school. He was captain of the basketball team and the object of every girl's affection, but Ellie was not impressed by Grey. She had judged him unfairly and was so completely wrong in her assumptions. Grey, on the other hand, was intrigued by Ellie and saw the beauty in her that others were too blind to see.
Grey comes into Ellie’s life just when she needed him the most. He becomes her best-friend and savior during one of the most painful times of her life. He helps break her out of her shell and together they build a beautiful bond that eventually turns into a sweet and innocent first love. But just as they start to explore this new aspect of their relationship, Ellie’s parents decide to sell their house and move to Florida. They try to keep in touch through emails, texts, and phone calls but after Ellie goes through a traumatic loss, the two eventually drift apart.
I didn’t enjoy this part of the story. I really hate it when a couple that belongs together are forced to go their separate ways and then many years pass before they reunite, and yet I understand that this has to happen in order for the plot to develop and to keep readers engaged. I was so upset that they went about their lives for nearly sixteen years without any interaction and that they were able to love other people.
When Ellie and Grey meet up again, it is not the reunion that I was hoping for and these two are not the same people that they were when they were seventeen. Life has been hard and it’s changed them. It’s Ellie’s turn to be the savior. She’s the one offering to help pick up the pieces and bring light back into Grey’s life. Grey is nothing like the sweet and loving boy he once was. He’s become everything he swore he wouldn’t be all those years ago when they were the best of friends. Can Ellie help Grey find the sweetness that was embedded deep in his soul before it’s too late? Will Grey open up his heart to love again?
*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
I’ve been out of high school for over a decade and here I stand, feeling like I’m eighteen again*****4.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
I’ve been out of high school for over a decade and here I stand, feeling like I’m eighteen again. This whole thing feels wrong. She’s the innocent little librarian and I’m apparently the last man on earth her father wants her to be talking to. I guess everyone has a little rebel inside them.
MAKE ME BAD is a sweet and sexy romantic comedy with characters you are sure to fall in love with. This is a forbidden romance filled with tons of laugh out loud moments and heart. I always get a little giddy when a new R.S. Grey book is about to be released. She has consistently delivered some terrific stories which is why she is another author I rank up high on my favorites list.
Madison is a sweet, beautiful and somewhat socially awkward librarian. Her father is the police chief and her older brother is also a police officer. The two are beyond overly protective of her. They treat her like a child rather than a twenty-five-year-old woman. She is almost brutally attacked on the night of her birthday but is rescued by Ben Rosenberg, Clifton Cove’s most eligible and sought after bachelor. Madison has even daydreamed about him a time or two.
As luck would have it, Ben shows up at the library a couple of days later. He got into a bit of trouble and has to do community service to make up for his misdemeanor. He chose to work at the library, not knowing that Madison worked there. They never thought they’d see each other again and secretly they’re each happy to have the chance to spend more time together. Neither of them realizes that they have a mutual attraction building between them. Ben is a legend in their town and comes from money. He could have any woman he wants, and Madison seems to think she’s a big nerd who could never be thought as attractive to a man like Ben. She has no idea how she affects him.
She asks Ben to help her be ”bad”. She’s tired of being the good girl and always taking the safe route in life. She wants some excitement in her life and would like to start shaking things up. Ben is intrigued by her request and since he’s also a bit smitten with her, he agrees to help Madison with walking on the wild side. After spending so much time together, Madison starts to suspect that Ben might be having feelings for her which has her flying high in the clouds. But her father and brother despise him. Will she be able to defy them and go after what her heart wants? Will she have to choose between love and family?
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If time is the result of gravity shaping or warping reality—which it is, which is why clocks ti*****FOUR STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
If time is the result of gravity shaping or warping reality—which it is, which is why clocks tick faster on a mountain than at sea level—then what impact do heavy, weighty feelings have on time? I hypothesize that sadness slows time, and happiness does the opposite.
In this last installment of the ”Laws of Physics” series, Abram and Mona are struggling to find the balance between their personal and professional lives. Now that the truth is out and they’ve confessed their love for each other, they are struggling with the time they are forced to spend apart due to their hectic schedules that have them often on opposite ends of the world.
Can these two find the balance between their high profile careers and their budding romance? Will Mona find the courage to face the demons from her past?
Abram and Mona burn up the pages of this incredibly steamy conclusion to Penny Reid’s newest and fabulous series!
*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
I’d spent two years doubting my sanity. Instead, I should have been doubting the fundamental go*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
I’d spent two years doubting my sanity. Instead, I should have been doubting the fundamental goodness of people, my willingness to trust, and my intelligence. And. Then. The. Wolves. Came.
Abram and Mona are back, and I have to say that I loved them so much more in this book than the previous one. I could feel the yearning and chemistry between them. The angst was incredibly high because they were letting the hurt and old insecurities blind them to the truth. I just couldn’t get enough of this book and am super anxious to learn how it all plays out for Abram and Mona.
As soon as the story starts, we learn that two years have gone by since Mona and Abram last saw each other. I seriously screamed! I hate it when couples who belong together are torn apart for years. Anyhow, they’ve gone on with their lives but honestly never really moved past from one another. Mona has become successful in her career and after spiraling out of control for a little while, Abram got his life back on track and is the lead singer of a very popular rock band. He’s written many chart-topping hits and unbeknownst to Mona, she has been the muse of all of those songs. They haven’t had any contact with each other but that all changes when they both end up at Mona’s family’s vacation lodge in Aspen at the same time.
Mona has been agonizing over the guilt she feels for misleading Abram and she’s still very much in love with him. Her plan was to come clean with Abram, but she soon finds out that he knows her secret. Abram had figured it out for quite some time and he’s been battling with feelings of betrayal, anger, and longing. Seeing Mona again brings him joy but he’s also so overcome with resentment towards her. He thinks it was all a game to her and that she never cared for him. Mona struggles with insecurity and lack of self-worth and truly believes there is no hope for a happily ever after with Abram.
These two have just a week together to get their feelings sorted out. Will they have faith enough in each other to make things work?
*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
The baggage we both carried was daunting. And it was the permanent kind that wasn’t going to d*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
The baggage we both carried was daunting. And it was the permanent kind that wasn’t going to disappear into nothingness. But maybe it would fade. With time. With happiness. When the good times we’d create together finally outweighed the bad. We were going to have to fight for every moment of peace from now until eternity. But there was no one in the world I would rather have on my side.
INCREDIBLE!! The conclusion to ”The Regret Duet” completely surpassed my expectations. Book one ended with a HUGE and crazy reveal. I thought that plot twist was heavy enough to carry through to the end of the duet, but oh no, Aly Martinez with her clever writing, went and added another mind-blowing reveal in the story that I never saw coming!
I have read several books by Aly Martinez and have loved the majority of them, but this series has won its spot as my top favorite by this author. I loved Caven even more in book two. His love for his little girl and the woman who was his true soul mate catapulted him into top best book boyfriend status.
If you haven’t started this series yet, I highly recommend that you bump it up your TBR list. This story is going to hold you captive and you’ll love every minute of it!
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We were two people who had experienced the inside of Hell and lived to see the other side.*****FIVE ++++ STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
We were two people who had experienced the inside of Hell and lived to see the other side. Every once in a while, the flames would still devour me. The least I could do was try to extinguish hers.
”WRITTEN WITH REGRET”, the latest by Aly Martinez, is nothing short of absolute literary PERFECTION! This author never ceases to amaze me. Her stories are so unique and thoroughly entertaining. I thought I knew where the plot was headed, and that was a big mistake on my part! I should have known that the author would throw in a twist that would come as such a shock to me by the time I got to the end of this first installment, that I must warn ends with a HUGE cliffhanger! I don’t think I can wait to get my hands on the next book!
If you love single daddy romances, you are going to be in for such a treat!! Caven Hunt was the ultimate playboy who was about to close on a billion dollar high tech business deal. Then one night a tiny newborn baby girl that gets left on his doorstep changes his life forever. It turns out the beautiful redhead he had a scorching hot one night stand with has left him with an impossibly huge responsibility that he's not even close to being prepared for.
The story fast forwards to four years later and Caven has become an adorably devoted father to his cute and precocious little baby girl with curly red hair and expressive green eyes. There is no way readers aren't going to fall madly in love with Caven and little Rosie!
Caven’s world is turned upside down when his long lost baby mama makes a surprise appearance at Rosie’s fourth birthday party. There isn’t anything he wouldn’t do to keep his girl safe and Hadley will feel his wrath, but all she wants is a chance to get to know her daughter. Caven is rightfully suspicious of Harley's intentions and keeps his guard way up. There's so much anger and animosity inside of him towards Hadley but when she reveals that they share a connection to a haunting past, he starts to see her in a new light. He's torn up inside with guilt, anger, and burning desire, that he inevitably gives in to. Caven and Hadley reignite their passionate affair, but we know that trouble lays ahead for the two lovers.
Hadley reveals a piece of her past only to us readers during her chapters, and I thought I knew why she was keeping it a secret from Caven, but rest assured, you will be just as blown away as I was at the reveal at the end of book one!
”WRITTEN WITH REGRET” releases on May 23rd. It is a duet and if you hate cliffhangers, you may want to wait until book two releases on June 13th! I promise you this is a story you need to put at the very top of your TBRs!
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”I don’t know anything about relationships or how to care for someone. All I know is this feel*****FIVE STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
”I don’t know anything about relationships or how to care for someone. All I know is this feeling I have for you, this mind-numbing, soul-shattering feeling coursing through my body, isn’t going away, so I can either continue to try to fight it, or I can ask you for help.”
Meghan Quinn is one of my most favorite romantic comedy writers and she has far exceeded my expectations with ”DIARY OF A BAD BOY”. Everything about this story was pure magic! The story reels you in from the start and never lets go. The author’s signature snarky sense of humor is infused throughout and made for some belly aching laugh out loud moments. The plot was highly entertaining and I fell in love with both the Hero and Heroine. A total win!!
Roark McCool is a sexy hot-headed and foul-mouthed Irishman, with a penchant for liquor, fast women, and getting into fistfights. Sutton Green is a sweet and innocent Southern belle who can also give as good as she gets. The two first meet at a Gray’s Papaya where Roark gets into a brawl with a guy and nearly takes out Sutton in the process. Through the commotion, they wind up with each other’s cell phones and then the comical banter ensues. Roark goes out of his way to be a jerk and holds Sutton’s phone hostage while she desperately tries to meet up with him to get it back. This is ”enemies-to-lovers” romance at its best!
Things get complicated when they find out that Sutton’s dad is an NFL quarterback who also happens to be one of Roark’s top clients. Roark and Sutton thought their time in each other’s presence would end once their cell phones were exchanged but they’re both forced to work together on a philanthropic project that Sutton’s father holds near and dear to his heart.
Get ready for some serious sparks and painful sexual tension to form between the couple. I loved the quick-witted banter that flows fast and furious between Roark and Sutton, and their chemistry is scorching hot!! I wasn’t prepared to fall so hard for Roark as he didn’t really leave much of an impression on me in the first book, but that’s how I felt about Racer from ”Twisted Twosome”. That’s just how this author likes to throw you off and I love that about her writing.
DIARY OF A BAD BOY releases on March 7th! This is a book you’re going to want to get your hands on asap! Get ready to add another book boyfriend to your favorites shelves!
*****3.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
K. Webster is one of those authors who has the gift of being able to write just about anything.*****3.5 STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Author}
K. Webster is one of those authors who has the gift of being able to write just about anything. She doesn’t limit herself to just one genre. She also has a knack for writing some seriously steamy guilty pleasure reads, and that’s what these short novellas that are a part of her "Taboo World" are all about. Almost every novella is a scorching hot May/December romance between an eighteen-year-old girl and a man that is close to or in his forties. I can’t deny that I enjoy the naughtiness but I don’t always love the characters. Winter was, for the most part, an obnoxious teenaged girl and August was beyond crass. However, the passion between them does make for an entertaining read. This wasn’t my favorite story in this series but it did have its moments. I am hoping that the next book will be about the sexy doctor we met in “Enzo”, who also makes an appearance towards the end of this story.
Everything seems more real, more alive, just like the feeling in my heart, pounding, reminding me that no matte*****FIVE++++ STARS***** {Netgalley ARC}
Everything seems more real, more alive, just like the feeling in my heart, pounding, reminding me that no matter how often I deny it, the woman in my arms has a profound effect on me. Like I’ve come back to life after a long stint in purgatory.
With each book I read by Meghan Quinn, I become more in awe of her writing talent. She truly has a gift! THAT SECOND CHANCE was simply perfect! I loved the Hero, the Heroine, their friends & family, and the beautiful picturesque backdrop of Port Snow, Maine. I was consumed by the plot from the start. The story is super angsty, but still had little moments of Meghan Quinn’s signature humor thrown in that was just the icing on the cake. We are reunited with the main characters from “Two Wedding Crashers”, Rylee and Beck since the story takes place in the town these two call home.
Griffin is the oldest of four brothers, and these boys are the hottest bachelors in town, but none of the single women of Port Snow will risk getting involved with them. Word has spread throughout the town that they’ve got a love curse placed on them all by a vindictive palm reader. Almost every member of the Knightly family thinks the curse is rubbish, except for Griffin. He suffered a tragic loss not too long after the curse was placed and he’s sworn off love to protect his heart.
Ren is a sweet and delightful woman who has lived a somewhat sheltered life due to being the only child of super overprotective parents. She survived a horrible car crash over a year ago and now that she’s fully on the mend, she wants a change in her life. Ren moves across the country for a job as an algebra teacher in order to get some freedom and spread her wings.
Griffin and Ren’s first encounter would most definitely be considered a “meet cute” and soon after it’s as if fate with a little help from Griffin’s siblings, keeps throwing the two together. They’re instantly attracted to each other and their chemistry is hard to deny, but Griffin’s fears are nearly crippling and make for some hardcore angst.
Will love conquer all or will fear tear these two beautiful people apart?
THAT SECOND CHANCE releases tomorrow!!! I hope you all one-click it! You’re going to want to meet all the Knightly brothers because I predict there’s so much more to come in this series that I’m sure is going to be a huge hit!!
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Because, even after all these years, with college and boyfriends, and my career and my engag*****FOUR STARS***** {ARC Generously Provided by Publisher}
Because, even after all these years, with college and boyfriends, and my career and my engagement to David, Kyle Miller has always been a sliver in my heart, a shadow in my thoughts. A lingering “what if” that I have never been able to truly shake.
”SAY YOU STILL LOVE ME” is a sweet and steamy second chance romance that is both young adult and adult contemporary. It started off a bit too slow for me but luckily towards the second half of the story the plot started to rev up and I couldn’t wait to find out how it all would end. There were surprises I didn’t see coming.
Piper Calloway and Kyle Miller met and fell instantly in love during their shared summer as counselors at camp Wawa. It's hard to believe that you can find your true soulmate at sixteen, but as the story unfolds it becomes clear that what they shared was more than a summer fling.
The story goes back and forth between present and past. We see how adult Piper and Kyle are living their lives and it’s obvious that thirteen years of separation has done absolutely nothing to erase the feelings they had for each other. I did feel that there may have been a little too much emphasis played on the back story which created the slowness for me. Maybe I am getting a bit tired of the switch from past to present in most of the books I have been reading lately.
Luckily plot twists take place towards the end, which explains Kyle’s actions in the past and why he suddenly reappears in Piper’s life. Overall, I found this to be an enjoyable read. It’s definitely worth adding to your summer reads list!
Patty ~ Wrapped Up In Reading Book Blog
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