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Another enjoyable read by Louise Bay. 





Likable characters, hot moments and a swoon worthy ending. 
Everything I like in my romance reads.

When I first started reading this book, I just kept thinking it had the same feel and reminded me of another book I had read before, after going through books I had already read I discovered it was Hopefull by Louise Bay, similar story-line, different characters. 

Play boy hero and a insecure heroine, afraid to trust and let herself fall in love with her friend through fear of being just another notch on the bedpost. 

Noah had been in America for a few years and Truly hadn't heard or seen him since he left, of course during his time away he had endless women and returned a billionaire so he was now also a successful and sought after bachelor. 
Truly had always had a crush on Noah since they had met at a wedding, they had been friends before he left and they both had mutual connections so it was inevitable when he returned she would see him again. 

I enjoyed Truly and Noah's story, I love it when a playboy finally opens his eyes and begins to see there's more than one night stands and discovers his future right under his nose and Truly with his coaching gained more confidence in herself and courage to take her pregnant sisters place for their business. What started off as one friend helping another, became more. 

International Player has great characters, it's a good friends to lovers story with an interesting and captivating plot. 

No cheating, angst or major dramas this is a Sunday read you can curl up with and enjoy. 

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​It was lyrics at first sight when I saw Violet Rhodes across that crowded party. She was lights and darks, swirled together. Music in motion. And all of it while looking like a hitwoman at an Elvis convention. 
I had nothing to offer the intriguing girl but a one-night stand. I figured I’d revel in my last night of anonymity before my first tour and shoot her a quick “We’ll always have L.A.!” goodbye the next morning.
But nothing went according to plan. 
In one night, Violet crawled under my skin and into my bloodstream. She tattooed her name across my chest and between my legs. She became my muse. And then she was gone.
Now, months later, here she is again. And in a twist I never saw coming, it turns out Violet is ultra-violet radiation. Beautiful, ethereal light bringing with her the promise of damage and destruction. 
My brain tells me to walk away from this girl, but my heart can’t stop feeling like she might be one of a kind . . . the sort of girl who comes along once in a violet moon.

ROCKSTAR is a standalone romance, the love story of Dax Morgan and the electrifying woman who rocked his world during his journey to worldwide rock superstardom.

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Another Amaze-balls read from Lauren Rowe. 




I have been looking forward to Dax's story so much, the baby of the family, the talented musician, in each of the Morgan brothers books you get a glimpse of little Daxy and and I couldn't wait for his rock-star journey. I'm probably showig my age younger girls will swoooon so much over Dax, I just loved him to bits like a mom, I feel so connected to this family. 

These Morgan brothers really are BBf's and Dax was no different, he's such a sweetie, he's funny, cool, laid back and holds so many family values, mamma Lou did good with all her children. 

Rockstar can be read as a standalone, but honestly, I am so glad I have read all these books in order, understood each of the family members especially when they all get together as they do get together a few times in this book, you have a better idea of the personality of each of them and the who is who, and the Morgans are so big on family gatherings, family is the centre of their world, so to just read one out of this series, hmmm,  I think you would be totally missing out on what has happened leading up to the little Morgan brother in the family finally finding his own passion and the love of his life like his sister and brothers did before him. 

Lauren's writing is brilliant, the flow is fantastic and the balance is great, it was hot in all the right places had drama were drama was needed, I just cant fault it and I loved Dax and Violet's story. Don't get me wrong though, I got frustrated, I wasn't totally breezing through this book clutching my heart with stars in my eyes, Violet could be a little whiny at times, she was very insecure which lead her to make some daft decisions that also made me roll my eyes and got me annoyed and I really don't like that in a woman, in books anyway were they show a lack of backbone but apart from that I liked her character, she was a perfect match for Daxy. 

​Rockstar shattered my expectations and went beyond what I was expecting, I loved it. 

I can't wait for what Lauren writes next and will be stalking like mad. 

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The new DARK ROMANCE novel from Callie Hart! 


Silver

Hit me. 
Kick me. 
Hurt me. 
Hate me. 

There’s nothing that the students of Raleigh High can do to Silver Parisi anymore. Over the past year, she’s had to endure more pain and suffering than most people are asked to bear in their lifetimes. She’s a pariah, an outcast, a ghost. She’s also never been one to take shit lying down, though…despite what half the football team might say. 

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With only one hundred and sixty-eight days left of the school year, it won’t be long until graduation, and Silver’s planning on skipping town and leaving Raleigh firmly in her rear-view mirror… 

Until he comes along…

Alex

Orphan. 
Degenerate.
Reprobate.
Deviant. 
Alex Moretti’s earned most of his labels, and he’s not shamed of a single one of them. He’ll earn far worse before he’s finished with his new found ‘friends’ at Raleigh High. Having spent years being ground down under the boot heel of society, it’s time for a little payback. And if exacting a revenge upon the heads of the Raleigh elite means he can also help the beautiful girl who hovers in the shadows, then that’s all for the better. 

Oil and water. Fire and ice. The differences between Silver and Alex are broader than any chasm. To reach one another, they must take a leap of faith and fall into the divide. 

And falling?

Nothing good ever came from falling.

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A college romance that packs a heavy punch to the emotions. 




The Rebel of Raleigh High is gripping, has elements of dark, it's intense and I just couldn't stop turning the pages. 

The beginning of The Rebel of Raleigh High immediately caught my attention and I could't wait to find out more about Alex Moretti and the reasoning behind his actions in the first few pages of this book, he comes across as mad, bonkers, a bad-boy and a rebel and I had to know more.. 

Silver Parisi used the be the "It girl" of Raleigh high until one night changed her life, her friends who were at the top of the high school chain disowned her and she was no longer the girl in the limelight anymore. Silver's aim following the incident was just to finish High school with her chin up and to get her grades. Silver was now a girl who sat in the back of class, in the shadows but she was a survivor and a 17 year old girl with backbone who was determined to just finish school, even if it was alone and without her turncoat friends. 

Alex Moretti is an orphan, a bad boy, a rebel and he is brought to Raleigh High by his social worker with an ultimatum, a new school or prison for what he had just been caught in the act doing, he had only one choice and that was to change schools and turn over a new leaf if he ever wanted to get his little brother back. 

Alex and Silver are both mature characters who have had to take on the roles of adults before their time, so even though this is a high school romance, the characters felt a lot older at times. 

There is so much to this book, Alex's backstory, Silver's backstory as well as lots going on in the present. 
On the romance side of things in Alex and Silvers story, Alex and Silver have immediate chemistry, two outcasts with a kindred spirit,  they were so meant to find one-another and although Silver pushes him away again and again because she doesn't want to bring any attention to herself, especially with the bad boy vibe Alex gives off, something all the girls are pining for, Silver tries to deter Alex, if she lets him in she would also have to trust someone again, so she continues to push, but Alex can't deny the pull toward her and he just keeps on going and going until she relents, until she gives in to her feelings too. 

A high-school romance, a story containing hate, jealousy, spite, loss, grief, revenge, forgiveness, starting over, new beginnings and trust. This isn't a high school romance with it's high school childlike dramas, this story is intense and has some gruesome moments, Alex and Silver are two teenagers with a whole lot of baggage of hurt and wrongs done to them but together, working together, they find healing.

In summary: A captivating story that I would highly recommend. 

TOLD IN FIRST PERSON DUAL POV. LEADS TO HFN ​

​We were supposed to be best friends
But turned out to be worst enemies… 

Penn
They say revenge is a dish best served cold
I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced.
I took her first kiss. 
She took the only thing I loved.
I was poor.
She was rich.
The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast.
Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project. 
Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much.
Yeah, baby girl, say it—I’m your foster brother. 

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There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she’s about to shell out some serious tears.
Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. I’m about to prove to her that she’s nothing but a spoiled princess.

Daria
Everyone loves a good old unapologetic punk.
But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries’ way.
The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you.
In Penn Scully’s case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day. 
Four years ago, he asked me to save all my firsts for him.
Now he lives across the hall, and I want nothing more than to be his last everything.
His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free.
Now? Now he is making me pay.

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Pretty Reckless is Pretty Amazing. 





If you have been following the sinners of Saint series you will discover that the characters in this book are the children of the Hotholes, this really excites me, I loved that series, if you haven't read it, its a must read and this being book one in a new series, it also feels like round two or something, another addition of excitement, angst, drama and hotness, I can't wait to read it all.
Daria is the daughter of Melody and Jaime. Jaime was one of the boys from the sinners of Saint series who slept with his teacher from All Saint's High, that teacher is Daria's mother. 

The Angst-meter is off the charts with this one, I loved Pretty Reckless it was compelling and I was gripped onto it throughout not wanting to put it down. I have read some angsty college or young adult romances before but this was, whoa, fabulously angsty. 

L.J Shen doesn't follow the norm, I never expect her to go with the flow, I have read all of her books and I still don't know what I am going to get this time and I love that about her writing. L.J Shen is an author that stands out from the rest, not only in her flawless writing but with her plots, the characters and the whole feel of everything she has written as though she knows exactly what the reader wants and that it to have their interest piqued throughout.
I have read many romance books were there are teenagers in a college environment and without fail there is always that bitchy girl, the spoiled princess, the head cheerleader who you just love to hate but what a refreshing turnaround by L.J Shen when the lead character, a character you are normally on the same side as and are supposed to like is actually the ice princess herself, the bitchy cheerleader, the girl with more stinging comebacks on her tongue than a viper and oh how I loved being in the front row seat on her journey, especially when she meets Penn at a young age for her first kiss then later on as an even more bratty teen and do you know what?  despite the fact I would normally despise these sort of characters, I bloody loved them.

A young love to teenage love story, High school rivals, friends to lovers. enemies to lovers, secrets and truths, confessions and forgiveness, hate and love, parenting issues, family issues in a nut shell  Pretty Reckless pretty much had it all going on.  

This is one of those books were you just have to read it, I can't go into spoilers, in fact I wouldn't know were to start I have so many favorite moments in this book.
There's no cheating though, god forbid if there was cheating as well that would make it fall off the radar for angst, but I will say this, if you love teenage drama's, complex and interesting characters and a good plot then pick it up it's so worth it. 

Also, Check out Defy if you haven't read it, Melody and Jaime's story its a novella and can be read as a standalone.

✔ Teacher-student romance
✔ Taboo
✔ Angsty
✔ Perfect length (novella)
✔ The prequel to the Sinners of Saint series!

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A friends to lovers romance that you won't be able to put down. 


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I loved these two characters. A perfect match as friends but will they cross the boundary? 

Reid and Willow do everything together, they spend so much time with each other they haven't even thought about looking for love, they are both content with each other's company. 

Willows mother owns a relationship match agency and Willow is supposed to be taking over following her retirement which she suddenly announced will be sooner rather than later. Willow doesn't have the best skills at matching people together and helping them to find love. When Willows mother threatens her future position at the match agency because she hasn't made enough matches she then challenges her to find Reid a future wife or the business is going to her sister. This challenge begins to stir feelings in both Willow and Reid when Willow has to then search on their books for his match, neither want to admit they have feelings for each other but also don't want the other to find someone else either, this challenge gives them the push they both needed. 

Willow is desperate to settle down get married and have a baby but Reid because of his father and the example he set with his own marriage to his mother doesn't want either. They maybe a perfect match in some things but this is a big issue for both of them once they admit their feelings for each other. 

This is a sweet romance at times, it has laugh out loud moments, I loved Willow's sister who brought humour to the plot with her wacky ways. The balance was perfect, the humour, the addition of likeable characters, the seriousness, hotness, IMPERFECT MATCH is definitely an all rounder and it was a feel good romance that ticks all the box's. 

I have read a similar book before so this isn't unique but I would definitely recommend for the feel good factor. 

TOLD IN FIRST PERSON. LEADS TO HEA. AVAILABLE IN KU
ARC RECEIVED FOR REVIEW PURPOSES ​

A raw and emotional story brilliantly written with fervor by Victoria Johns 

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I was immediately thrust into the world of Gigi,  a young girl living in fear of her brother, a young girl that endures far too much sadness in her young life than any girl should at her age and a young girl with determination and bravery. 

Gigi has been subject to verbal and physical abuse for most of her life from her brother and is counting down the days until she turns eighteen, finishes school and each day she lives in hope for freedom, not just for herself but also for her mother. 
Gigi's story is sad, dark, her character latches onto you and you don't want to let go until she finally has light in her life and that light appears in the form of a young biker called Gears. 

Gigis story was brutal, unfair but when she meets Gears their story becomes heartwarming, emotional, gripping, intense and I was completely swept away with their journey to love. 

Gigi's story becomes a book in two halves,  you are taken from the harsh beginning of Gigi, experience her freedom and finding love and then the sadness of her separation from Gears.
Have you ever had one of those moments were you face palm and shout at the character, like "oh no what are you doing?", well, I had a moment like that with Gigi but thankfully the story picks up again ten years later when Gigi and Gears are re-united but that doesn't go how I thought it would either, Gears has changed, he's angry for Gigi's sudden disappearance following a choice she felt she had to make for survival.  Gigi had some explaining to do as well as winning back the heart of Gears. I didn't always agree with the characters choices and one of those choices turns this heartwarming journey that was unfolding for Gigi and Gear's into a story of second chances but I wouldn't of had it any other way, I loved Gears and Gigi's journey and I  felt I took it right along with them . 

I felt the heartbreak the heartwarming moments the sadness and the joys, this story pokes and prods at your emotions but most of all I loved the happy, the hea that I longed for throughout this story. 

The MC is a family focused Mc and I ca't wait for more from these interesting characters I already have my eye on who I would love to have their own story next. 
Gig Contains no cheating, can be read as a standalone.
*Contains scenes of rape that does not go into detail but is present. 
Recommended MC second chance romance. Also recommended book one Angel which is Angel and Wolfe's story, a childhood to adult love story.  

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​From the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Thoughtless series comes a sweet, thoughtful romance set high in the Alaskan wilderness.
Mallory Reynolds is a driven woman fueled by her passion for photographing wild animals in remote locations. Every year she makes a trek deep into Alaska, but this time the unthinkable happens: she crash-lands after her plane stalls out in a storm. Injured, vulnerable, and threatened by the very creatures she loves, Mallory fears the worst—until she’s rescued by Michael Bradley, a mysterious mountain man living in self-imposed exile.
Mallory is grateful for Michael’s help but desperate to return home to let her family know she’s alive. Unfortunately, neither of them can leave Michael’s secluded cabin until spring. Mallory’s stuck with a stranger for months.
As Mallory recovers, a deep bond begins to form between the pair.



​ Mallory is convinced that fate brought them together, but Michael is buried in his past, unable to move forward. Undaunted, Mallory tends to Michael’s heart as tenderly as he cared for her wounds—but will her love be enough to heal him?

A story of survival and finding love in the most unexpected places. 





I liked this book, I just didn't love it. 

When Mallory's plane crashes in the middle of nowhere while flying solo for her annual photography trip, she is injured badly and the plane is beyond prepare. 
Alone, cold and fighting off wolves and the dangers of Bears she is unexpectedly then rescued by Michael who lives in solitude. 

With winter approaching and no way for Mallory to get back to civilisation until the Spring, Michael and Mallory cohabit making the most of the situation. Although Michael chose this life it takes some adjusting for Mallory, sharing a small cabin, hunting, bathing occasionally, living in isolation. 
Mallory begins to fall for Michael and virtually throws herself at him some days but Michael knowing she will be leaving someday and not wanting to hurt her feelings keeps his distance which was some mean feat considering their closeness and no other human contact. Michael is also still grieving the loss of his first love, one of his reasons for choosing the life he now lives.  

This was a very slow-burn romance, so slow I was bored throughout a majority of this book, the only excitement were hungry wolves and Bears. Having said that though I'm sure I could picture this being made into a film, it was just hard to read. 

Leads to a hea that has you wondering how life was after the fact they were together again, ironic really considering the long build up. 
​told in first person dual pov. 

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​Years ago, they were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and he was the devilishly handsome security professional hired to keep her safe. They fell hard and fast, no matter how they tried to resist one another. But not everyone around them was happy about their relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what they once had. 

Having just taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, Kynan McGrath is looking to rebrand and revamp his career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing Kynan has time for is to deal with his past. 




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More than a decade has passed since their split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to him for help, Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life. 

As the danger they face continues to intensify, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on him all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard he tries to convince himself otherwise, Joslyn still has his heart.

​My life has been served to me on a gold platter to be devoured by my silver spoon. 

Money, money, and more money. It’s the backbone of the Goddard name. I’m the only son, so it’s all mine for the taking. 

But sometimes money isn’t enough. I always want more, yet nothing seems to satisfy me.

My father has made sure I become a part of The Elite Seven. Where most candidates are chosen, I was given my place. Everything comes at a price, though. Luckily, I can afford any price—no one has more money than God. 
The Elite Seven have their initiations. My assignment is personal and beneath me: steal a car and send a warning. It’ll hurt my best friend in the process, but we both made a pact going into this. There’s no line we won’t cross.

My task makes an ugly turn and I nearly take a life. Such a small, unimportant person—someone no one would even notice was gone. She’s a problem my money and power can easily sweep under the rug. 

It’s what my father wants. It’s what my brothers want. But when she finally opens those big, innocent brown eyes, I realize I’ve found what I’ve been searching for my entire life. I don’t want my little problem to disappear…I want to keep her. 

Accept your sin wisely, for the tasks given to earn your place are not for the weak—they’re for The Elite. 

Money is my legacy, but I want something money can’t buy.
I am Baxter Samuel Goddard V.
I am Gluttony. 

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The Elite Seven Series
Lust (The Elite Seven, #1) by Ker Dukey
Pride (The Elite Seven, #2) by J.D. Hollyfield
Wrath (The Elite Seven, #3) by Claire C. Riley
Envy (The Elite Seven, #4) by M.N. Forgy
Gluttony (The Elite Seven, #5) by K Webster
Sloth (The Elite Seven, #6) by Giana Darling
Greed (The Elite Seven, #7) by Ker Dukey and K Webster

Prepare to meet God 





Oh wow, I think this is my favourite one yet!!. I am loving this series but after the first few books and the excitement of it all felt it sliding down and I wasn't enjoying it a much but then K Webster has picked it right back up again, and I can't wait for the next book. 

Gluttony had everything I love in my reads, angst, a good plot, suspense, hotness and a hea. 

"Money is my legacy, but I want something money can’t buy.
I am Baxter Samuel Goddard V.
I am Gluttony."

God has interested me throughout this series, he's the boy with the fast cars, the laid back attitude, the cocky and untouchable demeanor and a guy with more money than sense, no wonder his nickname is GOD.
Reading God's story, his own book in this series you will discover all the above is true, he really is all that, but he's also a cliche, God's life represents the saying "money can't buy you love".  

I liked God the spoiled rich boy with an attitude, but I loved God the man who learned that money doesn't buy you everything, especially the affection and love of a real woman, a woman called Zemira who began her life in an orphanage and doesn't need or want expensive things. God always got what he wanted, he never had to work for anything in his life and Zemira became his biggest challenge yet. 

I was elated with God, finally, a character that came across like a man and not a college boy.
I was also captivated by the whole story and flipped the pages eagerly, God meeting Zemira in the most drastic and shocking way, the updates on the Elite, Lillian finally getting what was coming to her and God pursuing Zemira like she was his next breath, it was all exciting stuff.  

I can't wait for the next book.
​Gluttony can be read as a standalone but there is a series of events in the Elite that you do not want to miss so I would advise reading from the beginning with Lust by Ker Dukey. Each book is written by a different author. 
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​FAST BALLS. FAST CARS. FAST WOMEN.
They are how I've learned to cope.

But then life throws me a curveball.
And I may never play the game I love again.

Then I meet her.
She represents everything I've lost.
In the best and worst of ways.

She may be the only one who can get me back into the game.
And I'm not just talking about baseball.
 Read this sexy romance now!





Benching Brady is a standalone romance. It is Book Two in The Perfect Game Series.
Books one is Catching Caden. Book three is coming soon.

A good sports romance. 




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It took me a little while to get into this book, firstly I am not a baseball fan, secondly, I know nothing about it and thirdly the beginning of this book is baseball, Brady playing, Brady getting injured and Brady starting his therapy.
Most sports romances I read don't have a lot about the sport and concentrate on the relationship but seeing as this relationship has a slow start you get a lot about the sport and Brady's recovery period. 
What does grab my attention is Brady's flashbacks to something in his past which you only find out about the real meaning to later in the plot. 

Brady is a single guy, known as a playboy in the Baseball world, he has a girl in every state, so he's pretty much a slut but there is more to Brady, he has a past that has held him back from settling down and does what he does for his own reasons. Brady is a man who is loving the game but ignoring the pain, a man who has lost and covering the grief with ways he can cope with. ​

When Brady meets his PT he is instantly attracted to her and pulls out all the charm but Rylee is aware of his reputation for being a player not just on the field and doesn't entertain his advances. 

Benching Brady is a slow-burn romance, there's a lot of push and pull, a lot of baseball talk and although I enjoyed it, I will have to read another book by Samantha Christy due to this being my first and the subject to me other than the relationship part of the story bored me.  

​Benching Brady has no angst or drama, no cheating, does lead to a hea and is available in KU. 

Great for Baseball fans. 

"The heart speaks in whispers but sometimes by the time you listen its too late" 



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Hook shot is a compelling and gripping story. A story of, choices, domestic abuse and survival. 

Wow, I was blown away with this story, not only does it awaken the awareness of domestic abuse but tells the story of two relationships, one that was destined to heal and one that had the potential to destroy. 

Iris is young when she first meets Caleb, she is swept of her feet by the golden boy in Basketball, she has her own ambitions, her own future to look forward to. Iris is a strong independent young woman with a mother who used men her whole life to get what she wanted and Iris is determined to break the mould, determined to go through life being dependant on nobody. All Iris's plans and ambitions are destroyed when she finds herself in a relationship with an obsessive, possessive man, a violent and destructive to the soul relationship she didn't see coming. 

Iris first meets August when Caleb is playing away,she is watching a game in a local bar near her hotel and they chat the night away, it's like their souls are aligned, like they have known each other years and in the moment when it's time to say goodnight Iris doesn't take it any further and even though the pull is strong for them to kiss she tells August she has a boyfriend, what she didn't realise in that moment was this was an invisible crossroads in her life. 

August felt Iris, it was more than attraction, so when he see's her again at a game he believes it's fate, until he discovers the boyfriend she was talking about was his rival in the sport, Caleb. 

Caleb is a possessive and vindictive guy, Iris didn't see the evil side to him until it was too late, the once strong black woman became a shell of herself when she became trapped in a relationship she couldn't get out of. 

Many times August and Iris cross paths, and even when they are apart August often thinks of Iris. August has no idea what Iris is going through behind closed doors, he sees only what the media see's, the golden boy of basketball and his new fiance but he was taught one thing by is father and goes by his gut and that is, when the time is right he needs to take a shot. 

"The last thing I wanted to be was a poster child for domestic abuse, not with the way our culture finds a way of blaming the victim but none of that was the deciding factor in why I finally spoke, I spoke because maybe there's some girl like me, young, vulnerable, naive, flattered by his attention, maybe she thinks that jealousy means he loves her more or that's cute but she realises slowly, surely, shes being cut of from her friends, isolated from her family, being moulded into something shes not, into what he wants her to be. The heart speaks in whispers but sometimes by the time you listen its to late" 

A beautiful but powerful story. August will make you weak at the knees and your heart melt. 

This story is bitter-sweet and worth the five stars given. Kennedy Ryan has a way with words and when I listened to this book in audio, the words either went straight to my heart or sat at the forefront of my mind for me to ponder on. 

I have read Book three HOOK SHOT which is Lotus's story, Iris's cousin and when I read that I was eager to know Iris's story. Each book can be read as a standalone and the author gives away no spoilers to the other stories. I am eagerly wanting to read other books in this series and more books from Kennedy Ryan. 
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​Her husband's a dangerous criminal. 

Yet Maria Fraser has turned a blind eye to his activities and other women for the past fourteen years.

Now all that is about to change.

When her husband is murdered, Maria finds herself working closely with Detective Jack McKenzie. For his part, McKenzie comes to see her as a real woman and not the glamorous arm-candy her husband had insisted in presenting to the world.

McKenzie likes what he sees.

Is he falling for the most important witness in an ongoing murder investigation? Can he unravel the lies and expose the secrets to uncover the truth?

Or, will his growing relationship with Maria take him down the same path as her husband?

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Secrets and Lies by Karen Frances was gripping and intense and I can't wait for the next book. 



This isn't my normal kind of read, I don't normally go for crime, suspense kind of reads but I am so glad I did and I will be coming back for more. Everything was balanced just right, I was quickly enveloped in the story through the ease of the authors writing and the action, suspense and hotness kept me hooked. 

Please note this cannot be read as a standalone and I read this through my kindle unlimited, so I will eagerly be awaiting book 2. 

Maria Fraser, wife of the notorious gang lord. The woman who has turned a blind eye to many crimes over the years. The woman who has lost herself.

I was instantly hooked on this book. After years of marriage Maria discovers her husband for the monster he is when she stumbles across an interrogation in the basement of one of his clubs and what she see's gives her not only chills but leaves her in disbelief and disgust at the monster she married and shares a bed with. 

When Maria's husband is murdered and other murders begin to happen Detective Jack McKenzie keeps a close eye o Maria but after interviewing her in hospital can't help but feel pulled towards her. There's attraction for both of them until it leads to more. 

"We live in different worlds, but with his skin against mine and his soft kisses trailing my neck, you’d never know we shouldn’t be together. This is a secret that can’t be shared. Not ever".

A risky relationship, a forbidden relationship i the eyes of the law, a suspect and Gangsters wife but the attraction is too strong for both of them. 

"For the first time in my life, I willingly surrender myself to a man. I’m allowing him dominance over me and my body. This time, I’m not a victim. I’m not weak. I’m full of passion and burning desire for a man who I know could ruin me."

I will be eagerly awaiting the conclusion of this story. If this was a complete story I have o doubt that I would have given this 5 star. 
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I am loving this series but I think this is my favourite to date.





Four friends, one Elite sex club, Four different love story's with a dash of dark, sexiness and hotness. 

Conceited is a story of unrequited love, teenage crushes followed by a love-hate relationship with angst and drama.

​Falcon is your typical man-whore kind of guy out of the Elite friends, he's cocky, doesn't sleep with a woman more than once, he's sexy and witty to boot.
Ariel is the best friend of  Tracy who is Falcon's sister and after not seeing Falcon for a few years she crosses paths with Falcon again while she is working as a reporter following the whispers of an Elite club and is trying to get the dirt and more information on the secret club in the city. 

If you have been following this series you will know that The Elite club is exclusive and no-one must say were it is or what goes on in this secret club, let it slip and you will lose your life, members know the consequences and dangers but Ariel is determined to follow her leads and find out more putting her own life in danger too. 

What a turn around this was, when Ariel meets falcon again she can't stand him for his rejection all those years ago when she was 17 but falcon now he's seen the older ,even more, hotter version of Ariel he can't get Ariel out of his head. 

I loved the push and pull in this book, the angst, the danger and the sexy times.  I do love a teen-crush, brothers best friend to lovers kind of romance and along with everything else that was in this book, Falcon's sexy demeanor and cockiness, the way he just kept rubbing Ariel up the wrong way, it just that little bit more than the previous books.

I am so looking forward to the last book. T.L Smith always adds hotness, angst, drama and a touch of dark to her books. Some books by T.L Smith are darker than others and I love the balance in her plots that always gives me everything I need that has me turning the pages eagerly.  

Can be read as a standalone but would be appreciated more if started from the first book in this series which is Cavalier, Creed and Elicia's story.  

Told in first person dual pov, leads to hea. 
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​Greyson East left his mark on me.

As the young girl who first fell for him, I didn’t know much about life. I did know about his smiles, though, and his laughs, and the strange way my stomach flipped when he was near.

Life was perfect…until it wasn’t, and when we were forced to go our separate ways, I held on to our memories, let go of my first crush, and wished for the day I’d find him again.

When my wish came true, it was nothing like I imagined.

I couldn’t have known when I took the nanny position that it would be his children I looked after, that my new boss would be that boy I used to know, that boy who was now a man—a cold, lonely, detached man. 


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The smile and laugh I had loved so much were gone, now distant memories. Every part of him was covered in a fresh pain.

When he realized who I was, he made me promise to do my job and my job only. 
He made me promise not to try to get to know him, not to recall the memories I’d treasured all this time. 

But, sometimes, I saw the boy I’d once known in his stormy eyes. I saw the Greyson who smiled and laughed, who had stolen a young girl’s heart, and there was no doubt in my mind that this boy was worth fighting for.

I was given a second chance with the one who’d left his mark on me. All I hoped was that somehow I’d leave a mark on his soul, too.

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"His soul was born to be loved by mine"

Eleanor & Grey is a beautiful story of first love, life, Loss, grief, friendships, family and forever love. 

This beautiful story and friendship begins with a teenage Eleanor and Greyson.
Eleanor is a shy introvert character who loves Harry Potter, her books and dragonflies, she's a cardigan-wearing young girl with braces and is subject to mean and cruel words from other kids but she doesn't let it bother her, Eleanor beneath her quiet exterior is a strong young woman. 
Greyson is one of the popular guys in school, he's good looking, rich and in the sports team so by default he is popular although he doesn't want to be. 

Grey and Ellie first meet at a house party when Ellie is just sat in a corner wearing headphones and reading her book after being persuaded to go along by her parents and cousin who just want her to get out more, experience things that teenagers experience. 

Following a conversation between Greyson and Eleanor a fascinating friendship develops between Ellie and Grey which comes at a time in their lives when their friendship is special and needed especially for Ellie who discovers her mother has cancer.

"Grey"
"Yes?"
"Would it be alright if I kept you forever?"

The book is in two parts the first part is Eleanor and Greyson's special friendship and then in the second half the older version of Eleanor and Greyson were 16 years had passed after losing touch. 
Both parts of this book are heartbreaking, heartwarming and bittersweet. 
I was so caught up in the teenage love story in the first half I resented Grey's older self of 16 years and the fact that he had lost touch with Ellie, married and had kids, I just thought how dare he after being such a sweet and romantic boy just how dare he, I had such high hopes for a teen to adult love story that swept me away but all was not lost,  this is a beautiful romance that doesn't quite go how I expected it to go but brilliant all the same. 

Nobody quite tells a story or takes you on a journey like Brittainy C. Cherry and this book will stick with me for some time just like other books before written by this author. 

"She was she, I was me, and we were us. This was our story"

Seriously, you need to lock yourself away and absorb this story, I completely recommend it. 
Told in first person dual pov. Leads to a hea. 

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​From NYT bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan, comes a brand new series where second chances don’t come often, and overcoming an unexpected loss means breaking everything you knew.

I fell for Cameron Connolly at the wrong time. And when he left, I thought my life was over. But then, after the worst happened, I truly understood what that phrase meant. Now, he’s not ready for a second chance, and I’m not offering one. Though given that our families have been forced together after losing one of our own, I know there’s no turning back. Not this time. Not again. Not when it comes to Cameron.

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I never wanted to hurt Violet Knight, but there were reasons I had to leave all those years ago—not that she'd believe me if I told her what they were. I not only left her,


​I also left my foster brothers. Honestly, I didn’t want to come back to Denver to help run my father’s failing brewery. But when it comes to my brothers, I know I’ll find a way to make it work. Perhaps I’ll even earn Violet’s forgiveness and face the connection we both thought long forgotten in the process. Because I wanted her then, but now I know I need her. I just hope she needs me.

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I enjoyed this story, it was very sad at the beginning and quite often throughout, Violet had recently lost her friend through suicide so the book does touch on a sensitive subject but does not go into the details, its sad none the less. Violet is left with hurt because she didn't see the signs in Alison and wished she could have done something for her friend if she had only known her inner turmoils that weren't visible. 

On the day of her best friends funeral the Connonly brothers attend to honour their mutual friend they all knew Alison from when they were younger and among them is Cameron Connoly the boy that left town and never returned leaving Violet hurt and lost, she had loved him and he her but he suddenly disappeared not only leaving her but his brothers too.

Now the boys were all back following their adopted parents deaths and wanted to save the bar they now all owned. 

This is a story of re-kindling relationships for all concerned and also one I wish had been told differently. If only this story had started when the boys were younger, the three mouth watering handsome heart-breakers who had all been in care and had been rescued by an amazing couple, what  journey that would have been but this story starts years later and is more a story of loss, love and friendships, the now without the journey of how they got were they are today. 

I found myself more interested in the boys re-kindling their relationships after Cameron's disappearance and they why and how they were determined to get the bar back up and running and making money to honour their adopted  parents rather than Violet and Cameron's relationship, I felt it lacked spark and in one chapter I think it was chapter 3 I found myself thinking that Violet didn't half waffled on, some words and sentences were also repetitive and the characters not exciting enough.

An enjoyable read but I think it could have been so much more and just lacked something for me.  

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Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as a newborn but below the class where much comes easy. With her tattered shoes and bargain-bin clothes, her life has never been full of glamour. 

So when a rich and charismatic man takes interest, she doesn’t fool herself into thinking their encounter is anything more than a one-night stand. Months later, she’s kicking herself for not getting his phone number. Or his last name. She’s given up hope of seeing him ever again.

Until one day, years later, Logan Kendrick waltzes into her life once more and turns everything she’s built upside down. This time around, she won’t make the same mistake. She’s going to fight to keep him in her life—not for herself.


But for their daughter. ​

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What a beautiful and heartwarming story. 





A second chance surprise baby romance with all the feels. My fist Devney Perry experience and already I can't wait to read more from this author. Denvey writes journeys and I love that. 

Tattered is the story of Thea and Logan who meet at a bar where she works and they have a one night stand. They have a night that had real connection and unforgettable night in more ways than one. Logan is a workaholic, hes rich and has a lot of responsibility and even though Logan returned weeks as soon as he could he left it too late and he never found found Thea. Thea had moved on and all he was left with was memories. 

Thea had become pregnant from her one night stand and didn't even know Logan's last name. Thea had a sad childhood living in care homes, she never felt loved or felt like she belonged and when she was older she had been take in by an amazing woman named Hazel who treated her as her own along with Jackson another boy from the home. Thea had Jackson and Hazel who all became a family and the three of them ran a bar and raised Charlie when she came along. Thea finally felt loved and like she belonged somewhere until Logan unexpectedly and accidentally came back in to her life when he walked into her bar after a business meeting, the man who had given her an amazing daughter became the victim of miraculous and wonderful fate. 

Logan didn't even know he had a daughter, Logan was shocked and also relieved to finally find Thea again, after 6 years of wondering, this became a journey of getting to know each other and from their new beginning blossomed a heartwarming love story. 

Heartwarming, charming, hot in all the right places and leads to a hea. 

I listened to Tattered in audio which was brilliantly narrated and I will either listen or read more, at this point I just want more books from this author. 

​From USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a contemporary romance duet filled with all the feels of a epic love story.


What do you do when you meet your soulmate at seven-years-old? 

You give…
You live…
And you love… 
Together. 
Forever. 
To have and to hold. 

Until you hear the words, “I just don’t love you anymore.”

Putting an end to me. 

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To you. 

To us. 

Contemporary Romance Duet: Book 1
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M. Robinson does it time and time again.





I was captivated from beginning to end, I felt like I was right there on the journey with the characters. M Robinson has surprised me once again, Choosing US is a completely different kind of read from the Good o'l boys, El Diablo and some of her previous work but her writing as always is flawless. 

CHOOSING US is a duet , a journey of two children who found each other when they were placed in foster care right up to present day and of course a twist of a third character who is part of their present. 

The story goes from present to past, the whole plot was so intriguing, moving, it had me eagerly turning the pages. Right from the beginning I felt drawn to these characters. 
There is a beautiful love story throughout as the plot goes back in time, there is love, pain, heartache and unanswered questions woven throughout and just when you think your getting hot and going to get an answer that relates to the present, the question that's also a big part of this story simmers again, the answer quickly diverted away, so cleverly written and I cannot express how much I need book 2 right now. 

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Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist Stevie J. Cole brings you a story of the ultimate tortured-soul rock star and his one true love. 

Spencer Hailstorm.
Leather pants? Check.
Tormented soul? Check.
Rock star extraordinaire? Check.

He’s the guy most women would pay to have break their hearts.

Except me. I already know how hard it is to get over him.

Spencer made me believe in the notion of a soulmate at the age of seventeen. By twenty-three, he made me realize you could only truly hate someone you once loved.



Some people change your world. Some people let the world change them.

Unfortunately, Spencer turned mine upside down. Twice.
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​A sensational, heartwarming and heartbreaking journey. A bitter sweet Rock-star romance. 




Firstly that cover, I can stare at that all day, its absolutely beautiful and fits Spencer so well, from the moment this cover caught my eye, I knew this was going to be a gem of a read, and I wasn't wrong. 

Over you is an emotional journey, the story of two teenagers who fell in love and were thrust into the limelight and fame as Spenser made it big with his band. 

Two teenagers who had come from nothing and now had everything but with the fame came temptation especially for Spenser who went down a dark path of addiction and Georgia who loved him with all her heart had to make a decision before she became even more broken after seeing Spenser spiral down and down time and time again. 

"Georgia Anne was a salvation for my heart and an enemy to my addiction" 

When Georgia leaves hoping Spenser would wake up, get clean and prove his love for her was more than precious than the drugs that had taken hold of him, it didn't exactly go to plan. Addiction is a strong pull that even the heart cant sometimes fight. 

"We were a broken record on repeat, and the song was driving me insane".

This is a story about those battles, about love sometimes not being strong enough once the addiction takes hold,  for it to take just that one person to be strong enough for both, their strength when they are weak, and a story about second chances that creates a whirlwind and chaos of emotions but behind the chaos is also a beautiful love story.

"At one time, Spencer scribbled love notes to me on these gum wrappers, and now he wrote empty promises".

"I’d promised her I’d clean up. She had promised she’d never leave. Drugs and love had made liars of us both".

I absolutely adore books that take you on a journey, that make you feel like your right there with the characters, even in their moments of anguish, my heart broke and then my heart sang for Georgia and Spenser, this truly is an emotional journey and brilliantly written by Stevie J. Cole.  

"At seventeen, I moved in with Spencer. By eighteen, we were married. By twenty-two, I was lost. Without purpose. And at twenty-six, I understood that fairy tales may not exist but love stories do".

I want more, I want more from this band, more from the other characters, to see more of Georgia and Spenser and I'm crossing my fingers and toes that this will happen.
Told in first person dual pov, leads to a hea and has definitely no cheating for you cheating phoebes. 
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​A city girl reins in the cowboy of her hottest dreams in Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Landish’s wild romance.

As the eldest brother, the responsibility for the family ranch now rests on Mark Bennett’s broad shoulders. He wouldn’t have it any other way—he loves being in charge. Working hard on the land helps him stay focused and keeps him from noticing what’s missing in his life—what he’ll never allow himself to have for fear that one small taste will break his careful control.

But a sweet blue-eyed blonde has just arrived in town, and the attraction between them is undeniably hot. So Mark tightens the reins around his heart—how can he tell her what he really wants?



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Events planner Katelyn Johnson’s new gig is the wedding of a rodeo superstar. Right now, it’s tough not to focus on the rider’s tempting older brother. So far, getting beneath Mark’s gorgeously gruff exterior has been a pleasure.

What she needs to do is go a little deeper. But the closer they get, the more Mark pulls away. Katelyn’s not afraid of a challenge, though. Whatever deep desires he’s hiding, she wants in on his secrets.

All she has to do is get past his legendary reserve. With all her body, heart, and soul, there’s nothing she can’t handle.

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Kinky cowboy. 






I enjoyed RIDING HARD, the characters were likable and although the plot was without angst or drama it held my interest for most of it.

Katelyn is starting a new job as a wedding planner, a fresh start, new job, new town and hopefully new life. Katelyn has no hidden pasts or something she is running from, she's simply a woman who wants to make her own choices and be in-control of her own life after being in a bland relationship for years. 

Katelyn first meets Mark when he visits the resort to pay for his brothers wedding and both of them are instantly attracted to each other. 

Mark has the whole hot cowboy, silent grunting alpha male thing going on, whereas Katelyn tends to jabber on when she's nervous. 

A friends to lovers romance develops but Mark is afraid to commit and thinks his needs make him not worthy of someone sweet like Kaitelyn and he thinks once she discovers his darker side he will be rejected, so there's a lot of push and pull, Kaitelyn being the one doing all the pulling and chasing. I prefer it being the other way round, a bossy alpha going after what he wants but in this instance, Kaitelyn doing the chasing fit with the plot. 

Basically, Mark likes kink and doesn't really understand his needs, a past relationship experience left him feeling like a freak for wanting more than vanilla and he has avoided relationships since. Fate obviously brought him Katelyn and the two are a perfect match and work through it together as their new relationship blossoms and it's so hot! 

RIDING HARD is a story of finding "THE ONE" a story of fate, new beginnings and true love. 

An enjoyable read. Told in first person dual pov and leads to a sudden but heartwarming hea 
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