You see how we invest ourselves every single day more and more into communicating over our devices rather than face to face. Shirly not in person so wYou see how we invest ourselves every single day more and more into communicating over our devices rather than face to face. Shirly not in person so we can see each other’s emotions as they stream across our faces. That is why having an internet non-relationship with a friend worked so well for Sophie Henley. At least I guess that is was you would call it at least she thought it was perfect. You see she lost Braden, her boyfriend, a year ago and being able to have an established relationship almost a year before that helped her cope. Through her art, their talks, and him teaching her techniques. Lex as she called him, was her connection to staying sane. He also helped her set her goals higher, maintain her dreams to finish her final high school year, sell her fantasy art, and stay positive. You see he could always tell she was hitting the bottom of the barrel when her art became dark. No one else did. Selling her art on the internet was gaining a great following and making her great money towards her goals for after graduation. One goal was to go backpacking across Europe. Now that she was being commissioned to do her art it was getting better. Her last day of school was upon her and she was waiting for her ride her sister Sarah who was also the bride to be that coming week. Anyway, she was waiting at the craft store when a weird guy comes up to her as she is using a simple mindless coloring app. He starts saying you know that would make you feel better if you were really coloring. She wanted to say Duh! But she said thanks but NO! So, creepy dude goes and gets markers and a pad and gives them to her and says just try it you will enjoy it. She looks at him and then looks around like she is going to beat the crap out of this guy. When her phone rings. Being her sister calling saying she is close to being up front. She tells him saved from the universe. Meaning he won’t die today. Creepy Guy starts following her. She turns around and yells stop following me. He backs off. When she gets home she flies to the room. She knows that her elder sister, Jules and her husband, Josh will be arriving soon. They will be staying at the house. Along with Sarah who lives here and Aiden, her fiancé will bunk in my old room with his best man, Caleb. When she hears all the screaming she goes downstairs. Once she says hello she goes to the kitchen to start the dinner her mom made that morning. When she bumps into the frig. When it closes there stands, you guessed it, creepy guy, Caleb, Aiden’s best man. She is not happy at all. The thing that is interesting about this story, is even though they had this constant bantering going on there was something pulling them together. The author had it done in a tasteful way where it was not creepy. It is not like she had not grown up quickly over that last year that is for sure. When she meets Caleb, the attraction does peek her interest but she had set her rules down and crossing them was hard for her. She had so much fear of relationships. The no more relationships ever! The rule was tough.
This is a fast fun read. Both Sophie and Caleb are fun characters that are likable. They have a loveable charm that works. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
When Maddie Stanton walked into her parent’s suite before her wedding she didn’t see the train wreck coming. You see her father a powerful attorney w When Maddie Stanton walked into her parent’s suite before her wedding she didn’t see the train wreck coming. You see her father a powerful attorney with his own law office is used to getting his own way. Well, since his full figured, pushing thirty, librarian daughter was still not married he would take matters into his own hands.
So, two years ago when a guy from his office asked his daughter out. He put a bug in his ear that if he purposed marriage to his daughter there would be a prize for him. Yes, there would be a full partnership in the law practice after their first wedding anniversary.
So, when Howard. Out of the blue asks Maddie to marry him she kind of goes with the flow. Not that she loved him or that she thought he loved her, really. She just thought it’s the next step. Really, she had never found a man at this point in her life to make her feel the way she thought she should feel for her HEA moment.
But upon entering that room and hearing her parents discussing the cold hard facts was a blow. To listen to how Howard came to asking her for her hands in marriage was difficult and it pissed her off. She told them so and took off. Leaving meek and oh so boring Howard at the altar.
All she had when she left was her small bridal purse containing lipstick and a twenty-dollar bill for emergencies. Which she totally regrets about now as she realizes she has a flat in the middle of the Wyoming wilderness, USA, nowhere. Portland girl has no business getting married out on the range but when her daddy pulls a favor. Leave it to him.
As she starts walking a sleek sexy black SUV stops to see if Maddie needs a ride. It’s Garrett Trask. A rancher and bull breeder. She is grateful he stopped especially since she is in kitten heels and there are sixty miles to the next town.
He is beyond nice he goes so far as to give his license before she gets in along with his phone and says call a friend or family member and with my info and license plate number. So, you can feel safe getting in my car. Although, for some reason she already did. His eyes burned into her not in a creepy way but in a way that made her feel sexy and wanted for the first time in her life.
She decides she doesn’t want to go home so he offers his ranch and she accepts, making him very happy. He has his housekeeper buy her clothes. Then, he hires her for the three weeks she would have been on her honeymoon to clean the unused cabins on the ranch. Saying he needs to get them ready to start using them. Not true he just wants to keep her there. As long as possible he is so attracted to her.
He is looking for anything to keep her with him. See if they make the connection or lack the communication skills needed. Or will they allow Howard to come back in and scoop her up taking her home? I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com.
They say when you’re the youngest child you learn one of two things. One, how to get your way. Two, to learn from the old siblings’ mistakes. If yourThey say when you’re the youngest child you learn one of two things. One, how to get your way. Two, to learn from the old siblings’ mistakes. If your really lucky there is a third option in equal parts both because it helps you negotiate the world better.
But for April, she learned number two, really well not end up in a first bad marriage like Maggie. Or a teen pregnancy like her middle sister, Cassidy. Although, it has all been scrubbed from her parents’ minds since they both now married very wealthy men. The memories or the pain they went through is still strong in April’s mind.
Marriage and even dating seem to become a phobia for April. Townspeople are rooting for her and the sheriff to become a couple. Not her though. There is a friendship for sure but nothing else. No love interest at all.
When she and Ryan have to go on a home visit for a fourteen-year-old client Matthew Berrett for not going to school she was not expecting to find the gorgeous Brandon McBride underneath the Harley he was working on shirtless. This is one fine twenty-eight-year-old all man. And Matthew’s big brother and who has custody of him. An indie biker and mechanic.
Brandon is not taking twenty-three-year-old April Roby serious as a Social Worker. Until their path cross swords on their second-go-round at the local bar. He sees she’s no light-weight and can and will cause trouble for him if he keeps pushing her buttons. But she is so cute when he gets her riled up.
So, he needs to play nice. He tracks her down at home. At first, she’s fearful but then she realizes she is thrilled and she sees he wants to really help his brother. He really and truly loves his brother.
A dick move on his part on a surprise visit can cost him more than he ever knew he ever wanted in his life before. For the first time ever, he will go after it. Doing so will it cost April all she’s ever worked for or give her the things she’s locked down for so long it is freeing?
When the truth comes out where will their futures layout for them? Together or in shambles? See how April, Brandon, and Matthew fair. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com.
When you have a parent, who has regressed after a divorce. With that also becoming harmful to his rep but now it is affecting Vince’s which is becominWhen you have a parent, who has regressed after a divorce. With that also becoming harmful to his rep but now it is affecting Vince’s which is becoming a real problem. When it harms his business.
Vince Taylor’s father Geoff has turned into a bitter and hateful man ever since divorcing his mother. As if taking out all the anger on his son will make up for all the anger he has for his ex. Vince is by no means a lightweight.
You see he is a co-host of a television show, Bull Rush. Where those chosen give sales pitches hoping to get venture capital out of the two host. But as you can imagine Vince was rarely one to give willingly.
But when he did those people were very successful in what they chose to do. Which leads us to Marissa Roy. A college student going to business school. She is hoping to one day open her own business. There is only one big huge problem. Her ex-Andrew left with all the money that she signed for all the loans for solely. Leaving her with all this mounting debt.
When she pays off one another pops up. She doesn’t even have enough to buy good T.P. he bled her so dry. She was working double shifts and is going to school full time and trying to payback every creditor even if she is late doing it. She admits she was the stupid one.
Then a friend tells her about a sugar daddy site at 3w.millionairesugardaddy.com that is legit. Has been a Godsend to some girls who really needed the money. They are for rich men who need a woman on their arm for functions or events. At first, Marissa said no way. When one bill collector came pounding on her door yelling horrible things at her she thought again.
Enter Geoff Taylor, Vince’s daddy. He has already been in hot water, due to being caught with having an affair with a business partners wife. and sexual harassment complaints with mandatory counseling. So, when he tells Vince he booked a date Vince said No! Way! That he would meet the young lady instead and just pay her for her trouble and then send her on her way.
The meet and greet were not what he expected. Marissa was beautiful and down to earth. Not to mention a business major but not yet have a handle on how to do that clearly since she wrote her name on loans for her ex-who has now skipped. She didn’t care that he had bank and she told him point blank. She didn’t give a rat’s ass what he wanted or expected because as she said she didn’t book with him anyway. Her banter and street smarts intrigued him. As well as her care, kindness, and manners she showed to his staff.
See what they agree to on that boat as she calls it, LOL! The joking that goes on about this is funny. As well as the word millionaire. He thinks there need to be, rules. Yet, when things go south he wants to break them. A real Cinderella story and worth the read. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
What a fantastic story that had me from the beginning until the very end. This is a second chance story where the characters were intense and engagin What a fantastic story that had me from the beginning until the very end. This is a second chance story where the characters were intense and engaging from the get-go. I cannot tell you how many twists and turns this story took. The thing is they were not huge but they were enough to keep you turning the pages. This is the first time I read this author’s book and I would read her again. What I liked was she too you to the gritty side but not down the rabbit hole so low it was dark in the pits. You saw the underbelly of the drug world and the disgusting world of human trafficking. But she did it justice without the gory darkness but the awareness and some facts. Let me tell you, you will fall in love with some of her characters. Some you will hate first then you will love. So, this story is about Jenna and Quinn two that fell in love at a young age while Quinn was working on he Lazy ‘S’ Ranch. His mentor was Jenna’s stepmother Mac who had been in the USMC and was living with a prosthetic, along with their friend Boomer he too was USMC with a prosthetic. Being around them and the horses gave Jenna a new calling. So, she decided to change her major working toward a dream of opening, Healing Horses therapy program for troubled veterans. She saw how much it had helped both Mac and Boomer and wanted to help more Vet’s. After being around Mac as a mentor Quinn too changed his calling but without discussing any of it with Jenna. He decided to sign up for the USMC to fly Helos. In Okinawa since they took married couples. But one, he wasn’t married. Two, he hadn’t even asked Jenna to marry him or talked to her about moving away from her family and friends. While he was away on missions and all to be in another country alone. Can you guess what she said? So, being rejected was not something Quinn could handle and now he was off to another country, and being young he broke all ties with Jenna. Now four years later he contacts her and asks a favor to take only his crew member that lived through the crash that they were in with their crew into her program. She says, yes. Now a month later Kurt, Quinn’s friend is dead and Jenna must call to tell him. They were saying it is an O.D. When Quinn gets to the ranch Quinn will be staying in Kurt’s cabin. When he and Jenna start going through all of his stuff things are not adding up. What he finds at the scene and in his cabin tell him a different story. Follow Jenna and Quinn as they take you on the journey to find out where Kurt had been, his friends, and who he had talked to. Was it all bad or were things only made to seem a certain way? My favorite characters ended up being Moose and Soto (because she bugged the heck out of Finn.) I give this 5++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com.
A story of two best friends who fell in love with the same girl at the age of fourteen. Yet, one called dibs before the other. Being the good friend/bA story of two best friends who fell in love with the same girl at the age of fourteen. Yet, one called dibs before the other. Being the good friend/bother he had always been there for Ray and vice-versa. He knew how unsure of himself Ray was when it came to girls. So, when Ray asked Chris for a favor of asking Kelly to go with Ray and him to go get ice cream, he did it. Chris couldn’t say, no. Kelly being the spitfire she is said, No! That if Ray wanted to ask her out he could come and ask himself. So, later that day he did just that. Sending them all out for a fun afternoon of ice cream and laughter. From that day on they were a couple and the three were the Musketeers. The trio bonded and no one could break them except that bastard, death. At twenty-one, Kelly was a widow without ever being married. It took Chris coming home from college grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her, letting her know she wasn’t the only one grieving, and that was the breakthrough to healing. From college, he helped her form that partnership of the business Something Borrowed. When he came back to open his law practice he became their personal counsel for contracts. Now ten years have passed and Kelly wants to finally start dating. Even doing a profile on an online dating site. Chris wasn’t sure how he felt about that but he knew it had shaken his foundation. He couldn’t understand why he shouldn’t be happy for her he was in a relationship not one hundred percent committed but nice. That is until the good doctor dumps him because of his too close of a relationship with Kelly as the biggest factor. But when he is to take some contracts over to Kelly’s and meet the Scottish actor they both enjoy who was going to be hiring her to put on his sister’s wedding and he walks in. The feelings he gets are odd and off. He’s running late so he just walks in and it surprises him that Kelly’s cheeks are flushed, she’s giggling (she never giggles), and Hank Townsend is standing way too close. His green-eyed monster is starting to rear.
See how these two friends squeak through the past ghost, try and talk over the present and look into the future. Can they get past the fear of losing something like their friendship? If the relationship goes wrong? I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readers.com. ...more
This was really a good book and an interesting concept. Because you see this about a London soccer player, Lucas Carter. Who started playing professi This was really a good book and an interesting concept. Because you see this about a London soccer player, Lucas Carter. Who started playing professional ball when he was seventeen and he is going to be twenty-five in a matter of days. But unfortunately, he had been injured and had surgery on his leg. So, he is finally in a place where he can do physical therapy. He also bought a new apartment that he shares part-time with his longtime best friend famous model Yolanda. Who most of the world thinks is his love interest. When really, they just let them think that so that no one looks to close to who they are really dating. Strictly friends though. The team wanted to welcome him back into town so they met at the apartment. To which his agent hired a cleaning service to clean up the after party. The friends that dropped in left a mess. Being that the business is owned by Violet Henderson’s mother she volunteered to clean the place for her since she was feeling under the weather. When she was confronted by the shirtless under ware only footballer she was in awe. She had to remind herself of the promise she made to herself when her ex-boyfriend chose to have an affair behind her back and everyone knew but her. That she would never ever date a footballer again. She just couldn’t believe that she had to keep reminding herself of that over and over again. But she had to say in her defense he was her teen crush. On that first day Lucas asked her out but she said no, she made it a strict no that she didn’t date footballers. She said nothing against him. She made it a rule that she didn’t date footballers. She said her ex-cured her of all footballers. Two weeks later she was meeting parts of his family and even going to great lengths to be a part of the great parts of what he seems to want and need.
All the characters are very well rounded and full of great emotion. Makes you see that not always do the ‘stars of fame’ that are shining so bright with fame like all the hype. Sometimes they just want small town America again. Like Violet was able to give Lucas a well as still see it in, Lucas. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
What a totally interesting story with an ending I have to say I was not expecting at all. The author was able to pull off without it feeling rushed a What a totally interesting story with an ending I have to say I was not expecting at all. The author was able to pull off without it feeling rushed and taking away from the characters truth and personalities. Which, was a total plus.
But I have to say she pulled it off nicely. At about the thirty percent point I was beginning to ask myself some questions. Because it started to drag just a bit. But being that my hubby had already read it he said just keep reading it will make sense soon.
He was totally correct. I have to say I spent most of the book disliking the self-centered widowed wife and mother to Lucas Talbot. One, for putting her son I this position in the first place. Two, that she went on partying as usual. Boy, wasn’t she tore up that her husband died. Boo Hoo! Is that pee green jealousy foundation she’s wearing? I think so.
Anyway, she was out for blood because India Gale’s lawyer sued for money and one of her many homes for her pain and suffering. She didn’t know all that had happened to India or what exactly may have happened that night. If she was so secure in her marriage why did she think the worst about her husband? See where this takes them all. It will totally surprise you it did me. I give this 4 and if I could 4 ½ stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1radreaderreviews.com....more
I have to say this was a good book. Quick and easy read. I was disappointed not by the author but by the series that it didn’t complete the group sto I have to say this was a good book. Quick and easy read. I was disappointed not by the author but by the series that it didn’t complete the group story tell of the relationships. The Smart Ladies Club had one other original unmarried woman which was Serenity. Yet, she was not even mentioned in this book. Or if she was I don’t even remember it. She was such an in your face character it just seems odd for her not to have her own story.
With that being said, this book is about the grandson of the woman who was causing Elsa and her husband to be all that grief at the hair salon before they got married. You know the one Mrs. Briely is the one Elsa kicked out of her shop for good. Her husband was the mayor of the town and the man with all the manners and sweetness.
Yet, Mrs. Briely does cause not one bit of trouble or try to talk to Holly at all while she and her nephews were dating, doctor grandson, Ben. Who she raised after her son and daughter-in-law were killed in a car accident.
There just seemed to be a lot of open-ended questions in this book compared to the other books in the series for me. You see Holly to is an emergency room doctor. But her sister is killed in a car accident and she is left to raise two six-year-old twin nephews. Their father had died a few years prior from cancer. So, she was the only living relative.
She is stricken with guilt, mourning, and fear of how she is doing the right thing or not by them. She reopens her sister’s coffee shop. That does brisk business due to the Wirra Station Wedding Center. So, the business paid for itself actually. Since she was a barista in college it all worked out.
But when Ben noticed her back in town and confronted her, she had to apologize for her bad manners and behavior. She explained how she always considered him a great friend. She had been in a bad place and had to back away. Never telling him that his grandmother had cornered her causing her to stop talking to him. Which in turn caused her to take out her anger on him and dropping their friendship.
Which only opened the door as far as he was concerned to get himself back in her good graces. But he saw the sadness in her face and eyes. He had been secretly following her career. So, he couldn’t figure out what had happened. So, time to google. That’s when he figured out her career, her sister, and the twins were all in crisis.
He needed her and she needed him. He decided to do something if only to be her friend again. So that was his next course of action on how to make that happen. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com.
I have to admit I truly did not like Jack when he appeared all strong alpha male on the pages I was reading. Not to mention when I knew he was to be I have to admit I truly did not like Jack when he appeared all strong alpha male on the pages I was reading. Not to mention when I knew he was to be Elsa’s love interest.
You see Elsa has bee the driving force of all the women in Wirralong. Yes, she will try and convince anyone that Maggie and Izzy are the ones. Yes, they did the physical work at Wirra Station, the destination wedding spot in the Victoria, Australia area.
Yet, it has been Elsa giving a lot of the great ideas and spearheading and organizing things linking to everyone in town. With her great connections and her willingness to listen and knowing who to talk to or point you in the right direction. You see she not only grew up in Wirralong she is the owner and number on stylist at the local salon ‘Hair Affair.’
Which by the way, is the all-in-one-service salon for bridal parties for pampering on the days of the wedding. There is also her brash friend Serenity who at any time can have who knows what color hair. On the day Jack Hargreaves walks in for a haircut it did shock him for sure.
Elsa had two wedding parties back to back. She had no time to fit him in but he was desperate. He had just driven two days to get to Wirralong on time. Due to his hateful cousin, Anne, scheduling the funeral without his permission.
He walks over to the barber chair on the other side of the salon where a young boy is sitting. He picks up a pair of electric shears and starts cutting his hair. Before Elsa, who was watching him off and on through the mirror in front of her client, could say that the blade was at one it was too late. He was bald.
Making eye contact with her in the mirror bot their eyes twinkled but nothing was said. When he gets done he asks the boy for help. Before the kid could handle the shears, she reaches for them and cleans up the places he missed. Then he wants to start on his beard. She hands him shears for the beard.
When he’s done he looks at the clock and knows he’s running late. He says he’ll be back to clean up the mess. She walks up to him and says not to worry. Elsa makes eye contact with him when she realizes who he is and says how sorry she is to hear about his mom. He just nods and leaves one hundred dollars on her counter when she goes back to her client.
See how these two take this first meeting to so much more. It is a complicated relationship filled with pain and joys. Laughter and heartache.
When your young and you're made to feel unwanted it has a lasting effect and on the shaky ground, you seem to forever be. Not to mention when love isWhen your young and you're made to feel unwanted it has a lasting effect and on the shaky ground, you seem to forever be. Not to mention when love is not something real when your parents are divorced before your two. Then when your mom is trying to keep up with Elizabeth Taylor in the marriage the most club and is keep up quite well. So, moving and men were always coming and going so after a while she just stopped trying to keep up with their names. By nineteen Isabella Mastenson had enough and she didn’t move with her mother. She went one way and her mother the other. This is where she finds and meets Maggie who takes her in and she finds the sister she never had. She got a job and learned how to be a friend, worked and a member of the community. When Feb. comes around there was a conference in Vegas for four days that she wanted to attend that to learn more about new practices and coming trends in weddings. Being a marriage celebrant, she expected to come home to Australia with tips and knowledge about the celebration of marriage. Not a new husband of her own. The problem being she kinda lied to him by saying her name is Belle. Then worse of all she bailed before he woke up leaving no note or anything. Not anything for him to be able to contact her. Now eleven months later she is marrying a couple who met over the internet Simon from America and Amanda from right there in Wirralong. Now that Maggie and Max have Wirra Station Wedding Destination up and running she is, the-in-house celebrant. Guess who is Simons best college friend is attending the wedding? Yes, you got it, Harry Harrison. Guess how she is surprised when he greets her after the wedding as Mrs. Harrison.
This is a very cute story. Filled with pain, regrets, joy, happiness, and so much more. I did so enjoy this fast read. Being that this was part of a series some old friends from book one appears. But it can stand alone. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
An extremely hard to get close to loner of a woman who lived on a well-known sheep farm passes away and the last of the Walker family is left it all,An extremely hard to get close to loner of a woman who lived on a well-known sheep farm passes away and the last of the Walker family is left it all, Maggie. She has never had any real good memories of Wirra Station, Australia. No thanks to her aunt who took her in when her parents died and she disliked that she was made to take her in and care for her.
You see when Maggie was twelve she and her parents were on their way to visit her aunt who her dad loved a great deal. Her dad missed a bend in the road and crashed the car. Their aunt’s neighbor’s son, Max, happened to be out near the area and was able to pry her out of the wreck before the ball of fire took over the car in a ball of flames. Taking her parents from her.
She fought him to get away to try to go save her parents but he restrained her to keep her safe. Something she could never forgive him for, for a long time. When she eventually did it was too late the pattern of arguing with Max O’Connor had been set. More like a banter really.
He had this way of using his blue eyes to stare a hole right through her. But he was always her protector too. She did have a lot of good memories also. She went off to college in Melbourne and saw no reason to come home all that often when she knew her aunt never liked her to begin with. Her aunt was an odd fish and there was no love loss there so why pretend.
She did suffer from PTSD over her guilt of not dying in that crash too. Yet, she was grateful she was alive. Her people skills thanks to her aunt left much to be desired. Even her interactions with men lacked a connection.
So, coming back to Wirra came with still surprises the biggest being Max. He was still around and he was willing to buy the place lock stock and barrel. With conditions. Making her feel he might be sweet on her. How could that be? Because putting them in a room together and they were taking pot shots at each other.
But when he spoke his voice was low and sexy. So smooth it could melt butter. He had never been hard on the eyes ever which had only gotten better with time. Yet, when he looked at her there was always a split second of pain, longing and a lot of lust.
See how these two neighbors resolve past pains they never spoke about since that horrible night. See if they have more in common then not. See if there is more to their relationship that the bantering they do so well. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com...more
Rosie Herrera started working for three best friends James Harper, Mike Simmons, and Colm Cleary to form Trident Security. They even stayed friends whRosie Herrera started working for three best friends James Harper, Mike Simmons, and Colm Cleary to form Trident Security. They even stayed friends when James crossed the line and had sex with Megan, Mike’s younger sister.
As a result of their union, they created twin boys now four Jeff and Jamie. But Megan had no hand in raising them she bailed at her six-week post-partum exam. Leaving James Sr. to care for them alone.
When they hired Rosie everyone could see the chemistry flying both ways between, James and her. But Mike and Colm told him flat out to keep it in his pants and not mess it up for the business. Rosie is fantastic at her job and for sure they don’t need or want to lose her. As the years rolled by her love for James grew but now for his boys, it has become even stronger.
So, when she volunteers to use his car to go pick up his boys from his mom’s place since he has a late meeting. James is grateful and so glad to see her, that when she walks up to get him he kisses her. Shocking them both to where it makes him totally uncomfortable. He’s not up to talking about it. So, she figures after a night of tears she would need to clear the air.
Instead, she comes to work to find out that Megan showed up on his doorstep in front of the boys so that he couldn’t turn her away. He’s given her two weeks to get her act together. She loses it takes off to Georgie’s Bakery and asked for one of her penis’ cookies so she could bite off the head off. Georgie offers another with a drink to wash it down.
They have a bonding moment. Georgie confronts her with the truth of her frustration and meltdown. Knowing it has to do with ‘Maddening Megan.’ Because Megan had tried and almost succeeded in breaking up Mike and Georgie. Poor Mike feels torn for she’s his baby sister but she walked out on her babies and she’s a con artist.
Where Mike is with a successful business-woman who is a great baker too, with a bakery. Colm is with a financial wizard mogul and James is a good father. Then there is her Rosie, she is a woman who put her self through school. She has 2 years at community college and a bachelors of art in business management from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Took her night classes after work to do it for six long years but she did it.
All the guys, as well as her family, were so proud of her. That the guys made her do the walk to get her diploma. After which they threw her a party. Her mom still talks about how nice they all are. She had a great deal to be proud of. Graduating from college and her job and how valuable she is to the team at Trident.
But with the promise made to Colm and Mike. James felt like his hands were tied. So, that small uneventful kiss which meant something to them both went not even talked about because it had to be headed a big mistake. Although, in both their hearts the connection was stronger. But now it opened Rosie’s eyes to the fact James would never see her in the way she sees him.
Time to cut her losses and see what other fish were out there and biting. Time to find the men that would want her for her. James was not pleased by her new decision. Rosie felt she needed to find a way to forget James.
What a fun book to read. The characters were funny, romantic, and well thought out. They were all likable. Even when you wanted to be upset with them.What a fun book to read. The characters were funny, romantic, and well thought out. They were all likable. Even when you wanted to be upset with them. A family is a hard boat to man. So, for April Hamilton, an artist of body painting, to hire an actor for five days and six nights to fake being her boyfriend. You know that she has some tough stuff to deal with in the matchmaking family of hers. She has a mother, an aunt, a cousin, and a sister all sending her communications via calls, emails texts, etc.…. To let her know there was a nice fellow they all had to set up and ready for a date when she got home. Yay! Yeah, no pressure. So, when one of her best friends Xavier couldn’t player her fake boyfriend after all because she got a job doing a modeling job in London. She was beside herself. Yet, she should not have worried. A bartender/actor friend of Xavier’s named Theo Banks was coming to the rescue for a fee of course. But it would be so worth it. It would cost her bank but to hire him you see since she hires himself out as a boyfriend for many different functions for the evenings. Not as a gigolo though. Yet, since he knows X-man as he calls him he would do the extra days for April. She has no problem paying. They agree to meet to exchange some info and get a feel for each other. She agrees but lets him know she will be bringing a friend. Although, when she arrives she has two friends with her. He says that’s good to know she has people who care about her. All goes well they agree to each other’s terms. Theo realizes the meeting didn’t go as planned. Normally, he gets more info but he was so taken with her and their light bantering that he lost his head. So, on the train, they exchange a lot but they also create these make-believe vignettes of how their relationship started over the last couple months. The vignettes are some of the best parts. Their banter keeps this story alive and gives its romance and humor together. You get to see the conflict of marriage, children, teen love, family meddling, and family joy. This author shows how keeping secrets about your past only hurt you. Be the first to tell your truths so no one can beat you to the punch. The wrong story gets out otherwise and that can never be good. Let them come to the source or if someone hears it in the wrong context you can correct them and let them know come to me if you have questions.
This is a story of an executive assistant Lori Carlow who has worked very closely for a lot of years, a lot of hours, and so many days and holidays w This is a story of an executive assistant Lori Carlow who has worked very closely for a lot of years, a lot of hours, and so many days and holidays with her boss Jackson Sinclair.
The mastermind behind Sinclair Enterprises along with his brother Marc. When their father passed away Jackson being the oldest stepped into his father’s shoes never looking back. He is a no-nonsense kind of man with a different woman for every occasion.
Never once ever noticing the one woman right in front of him who had eyes only for him. A fiercely loyal and always there to be of service. Yet, he never really noticed her as a woman. As a matter of fact, as a person. More like a shadow.
That was until she decided to quit. Then all of a sudden Jackson wanted to throw money at the situation. Like that would fix her broken heart. He just couldn’t see. Working with him was slowly killing her. Would he see her one day or not? She couldn’t wait for the answer any longer she wasn’t getting any younger.
She explained he had nothing to worry about that she had already had a temp at her desk and prepared her. She also had set up interviews for E.A.’s for next week so he could pick a new person to take her place. He explained he didn’t want anyone else he needed her she was the best. Although she enjoyed hearing the words she still needed to leave. She explained like all the years before he wouldn’t even know she was gone.
She said her goodbyes to him a few of her friends. She made it to her car before her waterworks started. She’s driving out of the underground garage into the sun when someone jumps in front of her from out of nowhere. Before she has a chance to stop she hit them. She is so scared that she killed the person. She realizes it’s Jackson now she’s in a panic.
When they get into the hospital Marc his brother is called. Where he is told he has memory loss, due to the hit to the head from the car accident. He is not surprised Lori had finally quit after all the years she had put up with his brother’s attitude. Not that he is much better. But to mow him down he semi-jokes she is not ready to joke.
He explains she is needed now more than ever. For the company is in a position for a corp. take over. She knows him the best and she could prep him for all meeting and functions. She doesn’t like it but knows it’s all her fault. Showing her game face says okay.
See all that goes on to make this work and just how different Jackson becomes. See how well Lori handles it. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
Totally enjoyed this book of the novice actor in her first paid production in an off-Broadway play of Hamlet. Jenna Joyce’s only regret is that it isTotally enjoyed this book of the novice actor in her first paid production in an off-Broadway play of Hamlet. Jenna Joyce’s only regret is that it is being put on by well-known soap opera star Trevor Hughes.
You see after her father passed he was supped to do a charity event that would have made her efforts count and he backed out and for that, she can’t forgive him. You see she has given herself one year to make it in N.Y. so this job could be her last-ditch effort to stay in the city she loves, doing what she loves.
She has been studying under one of the most renowned coaches around taken from the beginner’s class to the professional’s class. She is what some would call a purist or a grunge to keep her art real. Others would just say no she is just embracing being poor. Which for the most part is a true statement because she pays her rent and then sends money home to help out. So, food is not high on her list.
When she shows on the first day she is sassy and a know it all. But once they all know about her training history with Don and his classes, they want her. Even more to try out. When she and Trevor play off each other it’s hot and there are fireworks for sure.
Then she blows up in his face when he picks her up in the middle of the scene without telling her. Like she is a rag doll, she is so mad she ends up at Don’s her elderly coach’s theater. He is a man well in his nineties. She spouts all that has happened. He was not surprised. She figures they called to check for sure about his teaching her. Once they talked she knew she had fences to mend.
Trevor, he liked her before she even opened her mouth. She brought with her a certain amount of energy that screamed I’m here. Then, when she acts, she grabs your attention that says watch me and you won’t be able to turn away. For him that was true. Plus, she is just gorgeous. She is so young, at least ten years younger than him. Yet, she was all woman. With all the right curves in that tiny petite body and the sass to go with it.
He laughed with the view he had of her at the catered food table shoveling in the amount of food in that tiny little body. It made him want to take care of and protect her. Keep her well and nourished. Yet, Maggie his fake girlfriend per his boss her father, might not like that. See where that goes. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com.
This short really surprised me. I had read some of the reviews and wasn’t sure what to expect. I am happy to report I that I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I This short really surprised me. I had read some of the reviews and wasn’t sure what to expect. I am happy to report I that I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I am not a gamer and this being a teen book about two friends that are going into their senior year in high school who meet the end of their freshman year. When Katie a candy striper at the hospital where Alex’s older brother Jason was being treated for cancer.
When she found out they were gamers she tried to connect and ask about the game they were playing. Being that Jason had gotten some really bad news that day talking about his love of gaming raised his spirits. Katie admitted she knew nothing at all about gaming. So, both guys asked her to come back to show her how to play. Being that she was so shy she surprised herself and said yes mainly because she found that she was instantly crushing on Alex.
Alex was smitten on sight with Katie. He found out they went to the same school but she was so smart and shy. He really wanted to get to know her. So, they told her any time she wanted to stop by to come. She and Alex got close. He liked how kind she was to Jason and would just stop by to visit him.
At the end of Jason’s life, he made Alex promise to live life to the fullest, to take care of Katie for she was a great girl, and that he really liked her. In Alex’s mind, he was saying he was in love with her. Quickly, putting Katie in the friend zone. When Jason did pass Katie was there to Alex’s rock to cry on. Now two years later they are still just best friends. She’s tired of waiting for Alex to see her.
He has dated about everyone in the yearbook and she has just had to sit and watch and sometimes help him break up or run interference. No more it is her time now. All the magazines she has read this summer on how to improve herself are going to pay off one way or another. If not on Alex then there are other fish in the sea. She is ready to put herself out there talking to guys and not shy away.
When Alex gets back from his week away with his family he has a plan too. He has decided he wants a fulltime girlfriend. Guess what it’s still not Katie. But he does want her to help him find the perfect girl. What better person to do it that his bestie and crush, Katie, to help find her. There were a few slow moments in the book for me that was only when they were talking gaming things.
This is a good clean friend to couple story that is very sweet. It is filled with unforeseen heartache for the supporting cast. There are funny moments like at the paintball meetup. I loved Sugarplum. So grownup, yet, such a kid she was too cute. Yet, they treated her as an equal. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
Being that this is the only book in the series that I’ve read I have to say I didn’t feel cheated at all. The two characters were well developed as w Being that this is the only book in the series that I’ve read I have to say I didn’t feel cheated at all. The two characters were well developed as well as their supporting characters.
You have Libby Reed the independent go-getter who enjoys fashion. So, she works two jobs to support her love of it. One of which is her own business. But she is a smart consumer anyone can buy designer at full price it is the smart consumer who can find it at the lowest price. So, she knows where and how to shop.
Then there is our Alpha Male and the all around, sexy brooding firefighter, Antonio Moretti. He is who was burnt by his only true love and will not allow anyone to do that to him again even though from the moment he saw Libby he’s lusted after her. But seeing her with designer labels lets him know she would be no different than his last girlfriend where nothing is ever good enough including him. So, to keep her at bey he picked on her and was a real jerk.
There was your comic relief Ms. Ina. Libby’s downstairs senior citizen neighbor. She is nosy, hard of hearing (selectively), meddling, and a spy for her mom tattling on her and her sister when she is there. You see at one time her other two sisters lived there too. But she is funnier than all get out.
The whole thing revolves around Antonio’s dad becoming ill and going into the hospital. His mom has to be with him. Since Antonio is the only child he is taking it over as well as doing his own job. The thing is he hates the pizza shop. Libby not only loves his parents she loves working at the pizza shop when it gets busy when Tony and Martina need help.
You see when she was a teen on Long Island she used to work at a pizza shop. When she moved to NY she missed home a lot. When she found Tony’s Pizza with Tony and Martina they welcomed her with open arms and her sisters too. She loves going there and visiting them. She had seen Antonia and developed a crush early on and she thought he might have one too until one day he just started being a jerk.
When she finds out that her sisters are helping out she volunteers. Antonio is not happy but he takes because he needs it. He has no choice. What surprises him is that she is good at what she does and she is happy while she does it. She is good with the other employees and customers. When the longtime employees ask about her experience she tells them about the pizza shop back home that she started working in, when she was a teen. Working until she moved for college. Had she stayed there they would have made her manager.
As weeks go by Antonio starts letting his guard down. They start being more of what you would call acquaintances really. Not quite friends until her boss at the salon where she is a fulltime hairdresser and makeup artist sets her up on a blind date again. He hears about it and goes ballistic in a quiet kind of way. Like a peacock spreads his fan.
All of a sudden, he wants to dismiss her from working at the pizza shop. She sets him straight, telling him, she is not his employee that she is there to help his parents. So, she’s staying, because she wants to be there. If he needs to hire another person there do it for himself, the person who actually doesn’t want to be there. Let’s just say things start to heat up after that.
See how these two, stumble, fall and pick themselves back up again. See if their strong enough to make the grade together. The best part is the time lapse epilogue in the advance. Loved it. I give this: 5 stars.
This was an unusual family dynamic that made the pain that plagued all involved, all the more. You see when Genie Sharpe’s mom passed away when she waThis was an unusual family dynamic that made the pain that plagued all involved, all the more. You see when Genie Sharpe’s mom passed away when she was just six-years-old she was struck with such grief. Her mom’s best friend Sinead Brennan decided to help out Genie’s father by taking Genie in. While he cared for just his two boys Beck and Jonah. She felt it would help her daughter Ciara too since she and Genie were best friends. Although, they were in two different places they all stayed close. She grew up with Ciara’s brother’s Finn and Niall. At some point, she noticed Niall as more than just a brother figure and her lifelong crush began. She even at fourteen got a kiss from him who was eighteen, but then he walked away never mentioning it ever again. The next time she sees him he had a girlfriend who was a real piece of work. She was thin, redhead, grey eyes, and very beautiful. But an A-1 bitch. If that’s what he wanted more power to him she figured. The best place for her after her encounter with them was the Army. So, after high school she enlisted, so did, Ciara. She never encouraged her that was of her own choice. Yet, everyone even Niall was blaming her. Like she forced her. She wouldn’t and couldn’t do that even if she wanted to. Ciara knew her own mind. The accident that sends her home shook her to her core. But it also lost her, her best friend. To the point where she was back to counting her beads on her wrist to soothe her. The anxiety was enough to kill her with the lack of good sleep she is a walking zombie. Everyone was okay with her being at home except for Ciara’s mom and basically her second mom Sinead. She was blaming her for Ciara being bombed and killed. Making her feel worse than before. She decides in Ciara’s honor she would do the things that Ciara had on her “bucket list.” When Niall finds out that there is a bucket list he decides that he wants to go with Genie and complete that bucket list with her. You see he had broken up with his girlfriend because he knew that he had feelings for Genie. When his ex-had started talking marriage and children, it wasn’t her he saw her he saw them with. He had even told Ciara about the breakup. She had never told Genie. There were secrets that Ciara had kept from her. Find out what other secrets have been kept from friends, enemies, and family. See how they make their relationship come together. How Genie finally works through the present moving onto her dreams of the future. I give this: 5 stars. Provide by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com. ...more
This was a very short one day read. The characters were engaging especially Daniel’s son Iain, who is four-years-old. You see he is granted full custoThis was a very short one day read. The characters were engaging especially Daniel’s son Iain, who is four-years-old. You see he is granted full custody because his wife after birth was hit with postnatal depression. To the point where she just wandered off one day leaving Iain alone in the house and vanishing. She went off the grid no one knew where she was, no one. So, they had the London police looking for her, the press, friends, and family. It was a motel worked that ended up recognizing her from her photo. They called in. She was brought home underwent medical care. They to her to see a therapist she got better but their marriage didn’t. With Daniel being an ER doctor, he understood but he could not get past her leaving Iain unattended. Now four years have passed he and his wife have divorced she has remarried in fact a year ago. So, she is settled. Daniel has gotten a routine down that works. He has his mother who moves from Glasgow all three of them still carry a Glaswegian accent that she finds endearing. His mom came to help out and take care and he has an after-school sitter as well. He still doesn’t date because he devotes all his energy to work and Iain. At work, there was an opening for the head of their department everyone knew he was the man for the job. What they didn’t know was that he didn’t even throw his hat in the ring. So, it was given to Bea. Bea comes to the first day on the new job bringing an arm full of homemade brownies to put in the lounge, for all to share. Plus, she bought a drink for everyone after the shift as a get to know you. With one exception, Daniel. He didn’t get off easy though she pulled him aside the next day and said they would be having lunch. Which totally bothered him. Not because she was someone that scared him. But because he had already heard from the others how well she got on with them, how well she listened to patients and comforted them too. Yet, what scared him was he didn’t want to like her on top of the instant lust he had felt for her. A reaction he hadn’t had since he was fourteen. Yeah, he knew he was in trouble. Follow these two along as they become friends. Brought together by a four-year-old who he meets Bea believes she is a princess because of the posh way she speaks. This story goes through heartache and pain yet brings you through the other side with the help of others, those you love, and professionals. I totally enjoyed it. I give this: 4 stars....more
This was an interesting mix of characters. Some of them, rich and spoiled and cheaters. Some just rick and loose and shy. Some not so rich, notBook 1
This was an interesting mix of characters. Some of them, rich and spoiled and cheaters. Some just rick and loose and shy. Some not so rich, not so loose and strong.
The story is about Rose and Tyler, friends who have known each other since preschool. Now, at Harvard law school together. Rose had always had it in her heart that one day that Tyler would grow up and stop girl hopping and being the man she knew him to be. Instead of the cheater, he tended to be.
He dated and had girlfriends for the shortest of times because he can’t seem to keep it in his pants. All the time Rose was waiting and secretly saying “See Me!” “Be With Me!” But when her boyfriend Marcus dumps her and she had already given up her apartment and she had nowhere to go because he broke the lease. She told Tyler and he offered his extra room at his place rent free.
Of course, she couldn’t do that so she wouldn’t just, not pay she would get the mail first and pay the utility bills. His girlfriend, Georgiana, really hated that whole arrangement. Almost as much as the fact that this was the first girlfriend that Tyler ever had that he wouldn’t chew and spit out. Both women hated each other. Making Tyler’s life a living hell. Georgiana believed men and women couldn’t live together.
I may have felt uncomfortable with the cheating but the emotional confusion was real. These characters were even more engaging than I had even thought or wanted to like. The author grips you and doesn’t loosen the ties at all. She allows you to see what is going on in the world of some of our young people of today.
I give this: 4 stars I would really say 4.5 stars.
Book 2
This was an interesting setup. You have a trio of friends. Alice being the dumped ex from the last book who was with Ethan. He is now with Rose who hates his little sister Georgiana who is dating Rose’s best friend Tyler who Ethan hate.
Which is interesting because Alice who is going into law, rooms with Ethan and Georgiana’s cousin, Madison who Georgiana hates. Now Madison is a romantic always with her head in a book. Aspires to be a writer.
The third in the roommate trio is Haley, she is the smart, airhead, butterfly all rolled into one.
Now that you know the players this is where the interesting parts come in. This trio seems to work. Alice has been in love with Jack also studying law since her freshman year. Jack is on the basketball team. Odd as it is Alice hates all sports. But her and Jack became best friends.
This is the year she is going to finally tell him her feelings of loving him. One little mistake happens first. She tries to kiss him and when he rejects her she says she’s sorry it was a rebound thing and from after her break up with Ethan. Before Jack can say another word, she is gone.
She explains she already knows how to handle one of those meaning him. From that night his jealousy meter is off the charts. See where this box set takes you. Because there are whole other two romances that keeps you hopping. I give this: 5 stars.
Book 3
This book follows mainly Haley and her crazy love triangle. Not one of her making but of two basketball brothers who have a more than a hate relationship. It’s so bad it’s like putting two bulls in the same pen. Which by the way would be safer? Then you add a pretty woman in the middle who didn’t even ask to be there, “Forget about it!”
She went with the one she saw first as eye candy from afar at the airport, Scott. Then ran into coming out of the men’s restroom. (When a girl got to pee, a girl got to pee. No line there.) Anyway, without that, she would have never met Scott.
It turns out Scott plays on the same basketball team as her friend’s boyfriend Jack plays on at Harvard. So, they would be traveling to Hawaii together. While in Hawaii she thinks she’s meeting him at his room turns out she ended up with two of them fighting over her. She is totally freaked out she has never seen such behavior especially over her. It took their teammates to break them up.
After that their bone of contention just grew between them. Haley was able to get out of Scott unknowingly that he had stolen a girlfriend of David’s (his brother) in high school while they were still dating.
So, now through twisted truths and mind games, he was making Scott's relationship with Haley uncomfortable. Not to mention his feelings for her grow. I give this: 5 stars.
Book 4
I have to say the fourth book in the series revolves around the triangle of Haley, Scott, and David. There is a resolution and I really can see an understand the reasoning when questioned by Scott for how Haley’s emotions changing could happen.
Some would say his lack of emotions was cold hearted but the reason she gave about Scott leaving did it. Made sense. Not that he left, but that he never called, called her back, barely texted her, or emailed her. Sorry, there is no Doctor that busy. Especially, if homeboy came back blonder and with a tan duly noted by the author that wasn’t addressed but was made a point and noted by the author as Haley noticing.
She could justify the action because the opportunity was once in a lifetime but to live without him physically is one thing but you can’t text me to at least say “Hi” “Miss you.” Weeks go by then nothing. No, I get it. It would be one thing if he was military couldn’t call but not the case.
Anyway, you also get to see Madison come into her own. She lets her dad know she’s not going to go to law school. She finds the man of her dreams is now a part of her reality. No to mention you find out about Rose, Tyler, Georgiana, and Ethan. See what has happened, over the last year in their lives. You will find yourself laughing, being appalled at times. At the same time, you will see life in a real way. The characters are believable and likable and some you would love to hate but find you can’t.
Overall, when you see the fierceness of these friends you hope your kids have friendships like this. Minus the “one and done” and backstabbing of course. I give you this: 5 stars.
Truthfully, as much as I like these books and I did, can’t say that I would be the one to do the individual books. My memory is bad so being in the set was perfect. I read them straight through which made it perfect for me.
College girls need to beware of the “one and done” they are more common than not. But for guys too. Let’s be honest. The fields have been leveled for both the sexes being this cold. But, when you bring this attitude of one and done into your life you open yourself up to be a throw-away. So, the consequences, be damned. Is that what you really want? If anything this book gives you an open look at college relations and hook-ups. Overall for the set I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at
This was a fast read that kept my interest all the way through. It is about a little girl Piper who has lost her mother to cancer. At six the only twoThis was a fast read that kept my interest all the way through. It is about a little girl Piper who has lost her mother to cancer. At six the only two living relatives she has are two men she has never met. One being her sickly grandfather who never gave a care to his first family by cheating on his wife and as a result of having her mom. The other man in her life is the half-brother of her mom the Assistant Coach of a high school football team seven hours away from her home in Boulder, Colorado. Single and no children. The only person Piper has ever considered family and always a part of her life is Audrey Bennett her mom’s best friend. Since her father skipped before Piper was born, Audrey was there for Dianna. She was there at the end for her too. Her last wish was for Piper to be with family namely her brother, Cam. Also, that Audrey is there as she transitions enough to feel comfortable with Cam. This all broke her heart. She had been with Piper since the beginning she couldn’t imagine not having the little ray of sunshine in her life. But she also knew per court order she could not legally go against what she was ordered to do. Let’s just say when Cam finds out he says, “No!” Because what he really says yeah not to many words. Let’s just say Cam is used to much bigger women in his house and most are usually the “One and Done” type. So, a six-year-old is not on his agenda even if she does come with a nanny. Boy, does he find out she’s not a nanny and she is not going to take any of his crap at all. That he better get it through his head or else. He is now a plus one. Yet, he is also a guy who allows the town Beehive Mafia to ride roughshod over (The Twitter) as they call it. Taking pictures of him shirtless while mowing the lawn, etc.…. This is one group of senior citizen ladies that know no boundaries. Even pictures through his windows of him. But he knows them all by name and smirks as Audrey tries to get him to reprimand them. Which tells her he has a heart down deep. You will totally enjoy the banter, the mind games, the acts of kindness, but the love they share for Piper seals the deal. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
This was a precious love story of two hearts who had no clue that they were waiting to be reunited. Jasmine Kingford had always thought that Leonard TThis was a precious love story of two hearts who had no clue that they were waiting to be reunited. Jasmine Kingford had always thought that Leonard Trask truly disliked her.
She thought that when he was nice to her he had been forced to by his mother, Janet. The woman her parents called their housekeeper but she knew was so much more. To Jazz as Leonard called her she was her second, Mom. You see she never refer to her parents as mom and dad. They were mother and father to their faces. Behind their backs, they were Victoria and Reginald.
She did have a brother but he was fourteen years older and a doctor, like her parents, but he was with doctors without borders. Something her parents hated about him. Once he left home he really never came home again.
They wanted her to be a doctor and live up to their expectations. But she refused because she wanted to be a nurse. At her graduation was the last time she saw both Janet and Leonard. Then moved out and went to college. Got a roommate two years ago when her old roommate left she got a new one, Winter. She loves her like a sister. Well, she met a firefighter and fell in love. Now they have gotten engaged. Jazz is throwing them their engagement party but she is an hour late because she couldn’t tell her parents, NO! Again!
Once again she was their puppet. Walk, talk, dress, act, met, who they want her too. At twenty-six-years-old you would think she would say enough but, no! Well, she starts a new nursing job so she has to tell them soon. Meanwhile, she gets there and Will, Winter’s fiancé sneaks up on her. She jumps then hugs him. He is a good guy along with all the guys he works with. Sexy as hell too she has noticed.
Yet, she has never tried to Shag one. He tells her where Winter is and about all her family crazy shit to keep her away from before Winter blows a gasket. Jazz says she’s on it. Jazz steals her away to the bar they have a drink catch up. When a sexier than hell, tall, ok hair, blue-eyed, stud puts his arm around the shoulders of Winter. She screams, “Leo!”
His eyes never leave Jazz’s eyes. Winter says, “Jazz this is Leo, Leo this is Jazz.”
He says, “I know. We’ve met.” She looks at him with a puzzled look on her face.
He says, “You used to call me when you called me Leonard. And I called you Jasmine.”
She looks at him sideways then it clicks! Bingo! “Leonard Trask?! OH MY!”
“YUP!”
The next thing you know Winter is being called away to take care of crazy family business Jazz ask about his mom. He says she’s doing good and she’s living in Florida with her sister. For the two of them the night moves quickly they keep this spark moving that started at grad night and they wanted it badly but a fire had other plans. Leo wasn’t going to let her get away again he lets his mom’s words take root in his heart. Jazz was his she just hadn’t figured it out. The romance was what she needed. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com....more
Although I enjoyed this short story there were a lot of answers left unanswered for me with no explanation at the end to let you if more was to come. Although I enjoyed this short story there were a lot of answers left unanswered for me with no explanation at the end to let you if more was to come. Or what or why?
The two main characters were engaging enough but just when I was starting to feel we were going to go somewhere the story was over. So, we don’t find out about the movie, who wrote the note, Cody’s stepmom’s secrets or health, Scarlett’s ex, does Cody marry Jillian, does her pregnancy go well???, etc.….
There seems to be a whole lot of secrets the siblings are keeping too from one another that stem from their father. What is up with his dislike for Scarlett? Is she not his? HMmm?
Now this book is mainly about Jillian a breast cancer survivor of two years out from the surgery. She is a locations scout for a major studio in Hollywood. She found a perfect location sold her bosses on it not knowing when she hiked onto it that it was private property. Owned by the McNeill family. She’s asked to film there but Cody McNeill keeps just saying “No” flat out. No explanation or meeting with her.
So, she went to town to get his approval in research she finds out he has numerous siblings including a brother, Carson. She decided she would contact him since he at one time was involved with the movie industry. So, when she is sitting in a little busy bar having her first glass of wine since being diagnosed she sees Carson pass by the window she is sitting in front of.
Even though it’s raining she follows him. He goes into a little hole in the wall bar that only locals seem to know about since no one is there. She sits in a seat that she can observe him. When he catches her staring at him and he assumes she believes he is his twin brother. He is mad at his brother for the first time in years so he decides to have a little fun to get back at him. Not knowing she doesn’t know him.
He asks her to dance not realizing having the feel of Jillian in his arms he would find out how well she fits. She fits in his arms cause the chemistry is overpowering and the chemistry stirs him that he hasn’t felt in months. Really some ever. When he looks down at Jillian’s face he would have to guess by the blush on her cheeks that she is having the same reaction.
So, he asks if she would like to go somewhere on an adventure with him. Well, once he said those words Jillian couldn’t resist because of her list not to mention she hadn’t been close to a man since her boyfriend dumped her the day of her surgery to remove the cancerous tumor.
During the end of the one and done she says Carson’s name and Cody, goes still because although he was lying to her she really thought she was with his brother. She is pale when he says who he is. Then she has a confession to make.
The story itself is a good one. It could just have been me looking for more answers. Maybe I missed something and this is a novella, to set you up for the series for sure. But the characters are likable. I give this: 3 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at
The laughter you get from this book makes it well worth the price of admission as they say. For it is an absolutely amazing story of two completely diThe laughter you get from this book makes it well worth the price of admission as they say. For it is an absolutely amazing story of two completely different people from what appears on the surface two different worlds. They start off as enemies, come to terms with being frenemies and become so much more.
You see Joellen Bixby is in a ten-year slump at her job as a copyeditor. Where on day one she fell head-over-hills in love with her boss Michael Maddox. One problem he’s very much married so she had admired him from her desk only missing one day.
Being a California girl coming from the all American Sunshine state family model mom, beauty queen sister, and photographer dad to the beautiful people of Hollywood. The poor girl who looked like none of them with her brown hair, green eyes, and pale skin. Not to mention her full body of curves and breast every man wanted to sink into yet she never noticed them watching she only noticed the disdain. Or so she thought.
So, getting her job in N.Y. was a dream come true this full figured curvy girl could get out of the line of fire and be herself. Even if she was a loner who loved books, her cat and rom-com movies. So, when she comes home late from work tired and gets off the elevator and hears the loud, foul mouth rap coming from her neighbor’s apartment she was too tired to deal with it right away. She fed the cat and herself then she pounded on the door and asked nicely maybe not, to turn it down.
Or at least that was after she popped her eyes back in and picked up her tongue back up and into her mouth. Because the mountain of a man in front of her was huge. He was wearing nothing but boots and a kilt. His chest was ripped and the arms on him were what she always read about but had never seen up close but they were real guns.
But that damn smirk pissed her off. With his Scottish accent, Cameron McGregor asked her if she needed anything else that she saw. When she yells at him to turn down the music she sees half-naked women and men and cards on the table. Strip poker and what she knew was going on. What a life! Was, her thought.
She proceeds to turn around and go home. The next night was the same thing with the music as she was making dinner of Shepard’s pie. So, she grabs a clean wooden spoon and goes and pounds on the door again kilt and loud music minus the people. He lowers the music and follows her over to her place telling her that he will agree to keep the music off after she gets home if she makes him dinner. She says yes. But the next night she does but then the night after he holds her cat hostage until she agrees to a week. Hence starts a pattern of banter.
The bantering that starts that night gives them more time to check out the other, options to handle things with each other, Cam is more than a sexy body, pretty face, and rugby player. He is a force bigger than life and he forces his way into wallflower Joellen’s life. Allowing her to see if you want something you go after it. Even if what you really want has always or needed is right in front of you all the time. Cam is, Joellen’s is finding out, the old saying for sure, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
This book has a lot of funny parts and yet some scary painful things happen. Things you know they must both walk through. I love the banter between them the characters are so engaging and real it actually makes you laugh out loud. I give this: 5 ++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com.
I really loved this story so much and really needed to read it and the message this adoptive mother had to walk through about her grief. You see Mike I really loved this story so much and really needed to read it and the message this adoptive mother had to walk through about her grief. You see Mike and Ellie couldn’t have any birth children but were blessed with two fully adopted sons Trevor the oldest in his thirties and Henry in his twenties. Then their son in the middle who was their foster son who stayed by choice because he knew a good family when he saw it and stayed entwined with the family, Shane. Plus, many more foster children over the years. Now this family owned a lumber mill and were hard honest workers with a and a forest on it. Trevor’s aunt and uncle lived next door they too owned a great deal of property which the two families considered all of theirs that is how close they all were. Living on the properties was a great place to grow up because they had trails and a lake. So beautiful Trevor built his own home on the property and it still could not be seen from his parents or his aunt and uncles. Shane is married to Kate and they have five children. He's stationed in San Diego. So, that is where they are living kind of far for visits to Oregon so the family misses them a lot. Henry was in San Diego also until they just found out that he was killed in practice maneuvers. A freak accident that killed him. He had just changed his will so that all his insurance money went to provide for his daughter Etta and his will would be handled by his older brother Trevor. You see he and Trevor were always super close but comes to find out not as close as Trevor thought. Not only angering him but the entire family. Because of the way the family had taken him in and all the children over the years they were taught to respect woman number one but to take intercourse seriously. And if a child was a result of such an event that they stepped up to the plate. Henry didn’t do that from all of what they were learning and THIS was not sitting well with Trevor the longer he sat with it. It was even worse because Trevor has always wanted a family. To know his little brother didn’t want his own flesh and blood after they had accepted him when he was two years old now the same age as his little daughter. It was killing him. See how this author takes you on this wild ride of many viewpoints, emotions, and situations. I never saw coming. Some things I was like, I saw that coming, and then boy, didn’t see that coming. Family dynamics are hard anyway and your children whether, either from the system or not there are emotions none of us can see coming unless you been there. Now I have to say keep a scorecard at first with names and who belongs to who and why. That can get a little hair but once you get everyone down it all makes sense. Make no bones this is a blended family with growing pains some funny and not so much. Little Etta is the icing on the cake that holds them all together and is the sassiest of things but a hoot. So worth the read. I give this: 5++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com. ...more
This was a cute, friends to lovers and more story. The two of them meet in third grade when out of nowhere he gives her a Starburst. By the way she s This was a cute, friends to lovers and more story. The two of them meet in third grade when out of nowhere he gives her a Starburst. By the way she still to this very day still has, it saved away in her childhood jewelry box. Because on that day she lost her heart to him. Who might that be none other than Max Blackwell. Angie Wilson and he no matter what had to be forever friends. You see Max comes from a family where his father is an alcoholic and who married his best friend. The thing about that is, they lived a lackluster marriage that his dad was only in it seemed to take out his misfortune in doing so on Max. Making hate the thought that although he had felt since forever for Angie he wouldn’t ruin a good thing with her. Angie, on the other hand, was living the perfect family life until her father up and died on them. Then her mother could just not cope with living in the home they shared and moved and moved again and again. A pattern that just kept going to the point where Angie stopped putting their name on the mailbox. Up until then, Max would always be welcome there her parents knew his home life was not good It was a safe place for him.
Yet, through all their moves Max kept in contact never losing track of his best friend. When he made it big he stayed the same Max down to his list they started making in Jr. high. Now he was almost thirty and Valentine was coming up in three days and he was wanting to marry. He just met his current girlfriend three months ago. Angie is a commit a phobic and so had he been up until this point. In fact, she had been his plus one too many of his events. All she knew at the moment is that she has three days to tell him she is deeply in love with him and always had been but thought he was against it too. Because at the beginning of the book she has ten days to get it done because said girlfriend to Max would be away but now she is down to the wire. This is very cute the methods that she goes about trying to get her man are just so funny. But you will be surprised to find out who is really the one who is afraid to commit. Not at all the one, I thought it would be. Well worth the read. Got this free on Amazon. A little late on the read but this short is worth it. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com. ...more
Can friends be bed buddies and still remain just friends. Well, Jess Walters and Jake Harrington are giving it a gallant effort. You see Jess the wor Can friends be bed buddies and still remain just friends. Well, Jess Walters and Jake Harrington are giving it a gallant effort. You see Jess the world traveler since the young age of thirteen when her mother passed away. Then she needed to live with her aunt and uncle. Here is the thing though her aunt and uncle could not sit still. They were world travelers but of the backpacking kind. So, she went from two madly in love parents to a father who dies a slow and terrible death. To a mother who dies of cancer but who not logically Jess believes willed herself to be with the love of her life. Jess came to believe love was never in the cards for her because she was doomed to a life of no family with no ties and no love. That she was not worth the effort and not a good bet for she would doom it to tragedy. But when she came back to London to visit her childhood home she decided to stay for her clothing line and blog. She had a to sign a six-month lease for a warehouse and one to be in a rental to live in. The one showing it is an American who was Skyping at the time she enters. Which already endeared him to her because it was with his family. But the thing was when he looked at her and spoke to her it was with his everything. And she knew there was something about him. She signed the lease anyway, thinking six months she might not make and if she did it would be a miracle. Jake, on the other hand, had come to London after fleeing a bad friendship breakup that broke his heart. They had been friends since one and twenty-four-years-old later they were no more. Three years have now passed and they have still not spoken to each other. He had caught her in bed with his ex-roommate from college in his home. He could have her. Meanwhile, no one, no one knows what exactly went down. That no more contact happened between them that’s it. But Drew, Jake’s brother bought a home in the Hampton’s and it turns out it is next door to Emily’s father's beach home so he calls to tell him the week that he will be there for the party week for his moving in with all their friends she will be next door. So, he is beside himself. While talking to Jess he comes up with the idea that if she were to come with him she could help keep her from doing something stupid. She actually agrees. While they are there Jess finally hits a point where she tells him you need to talk to her and talk it out in order to get past your past. This book was fun it was also funny and a joy to read. The characters were well developed and so interesting and full of a zest for life. Friends you just want to take home and to have your back for sure. I give this: 5++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com. ...more
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