tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46388924982746567862024-03-18T12:00:32.728+11:00Naomi's Reading PalaceThis is a blog full of book reviews, giveaways and so much more. Naomi Hophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049789815791387123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638892498274656786.post-90507954484540383322024-03-18T12:00:00.001+11:002024-03-18T12:00:00.279+11:00Audiobook Review ~ The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61375528-the-chemistry-of-love" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Chemistry of Love" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656642393l/61375528._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61375528-the-chemistry-of-love">The Chemistry of Love</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6471623.Sariah_Wilson">Sariah Wilson</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5836941634">3.5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This was an easy read to get into, but wasn’t the kind of book that blew me away. Anna was a cosmetic chemist, she was a bit of a dork and had a crush on her boss Craig. She was very stuck in her head about making decisions, but ended up making a huge decision to act on her crush. She made me cringe as she turned up to a function in a costume, and ended up a crying mess when she met Marco, Craig’s brother<br /><br />I liked Anna and Marco together, they had a lot in common, which they figured out over time. Both were hesitant to act on those feelings and even though they were working on a plan, their feelings were getting stronger. They were both a bit dorky together and I cringed at the dad jokes, but Anna and Marco were sweet. Marco had family issues that hurt him in the past. Together, these two were cute.<br /><br />Em Eldridge did a great job of narrating this story, I quite enjoyed the way she delivered the characters. I'm continuing to enjoy Sariah Wilson's stories.<br /></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbrR2xqIL5DaSaf7sG7FaUvioRJu4mCrPMbvWm9vSYkhEHsByf0CEATYNHWSkzStvzVuTOi4ic2zaTluHZGcCwVh1ni_-6EljVqzwsjN_V-sshStCCexm9v_sooKTdQvNK5J71_kSEim7/s1600/3.5-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbrR2xqIL5DaSaf7sG7FaUvioRJu4mCrPMbvWm9vSYkhEHsByf0CEATYNHWSkzStvzVuTOi4ic2zaTluHZGcCwVh1ni_-6EljVqzwsjN_V-sshStCCexm9v_sooKTdQvNK5J71_kSEim7/s1600/3.5-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: The Chemistry of Love</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Sariah Wilson</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: February 1, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>True love requires a little research and development in a funny, heart-racing romance by <i>Sariah Wilson,</i> the bestselling author of <i>The Paid Bridesmaid.
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How can Anna Ellis, a geeky, brilliant, and hopelessly smitten cosmetic chemist possibly win over Craig Kimball, the man of her dreams—who also happens to be her boss? The answer is Craig’s empathetic (and handsome) CEO half brother, Marco. The makeup mogul knows Craig for the ridiculously competitive rival he is. Whatever Marco has, Craig wants. That can be Anna, if she’s game to play.
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All Anna and Marco have to do is pretend they’re falling in love and let the rumors begin. If the experiment in attraction works, a jealous Craig will swoop in and give Anna her happily ever after—if it weren’t for one hitch in the plan. There’s more to Marco than meets the eye. With every fake date, Anna’s feelings are starting to become dizzyingly real.
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Blame it on chemistry. It’s unpredictable, exciting, and occasionally combustible. If Anna and Marco are <i>really </i>falling in love, who are they to argue with science?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5689293383">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This is the second book in the series that I have read and I was super excited to see Declan and Everly’s story unfold. The premise had me excited, and I was keen to see these two get together. Declan was older than Everly, but was drawn to her early, although Everly thought that he disliked her. I liked watching their connection grow, and it was amusing to see them grow closer. I also really love Declans siblings!<br /><br />As much as I wanted to love this story, it fell flat for me. I found the forced marriage aspect hard to believe, and felt that these adults were a bit childish. The back and forth was frustrating, Everly’s sister Anastasia was a pain that put a weird spanner in the works. More often than not I was frustrated with the read and skipped bits. I think a little too much drama was injected in the read, it needed to be a bit more simple.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">My father's business partner will do anything for the empire they built together...Even marry me.
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Declan Hardy, All-American heartthrob and retired NFL billionaire, is my complete opposite.<br />
He's commanding where I'm cooperative.<br />
Spontaneous while I am deliberate.<br />
Loud when I stay quiet.<br />
The only thing we have in common is that both our names are on my father's will.
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He'll inherit the fitness and hospitality empire and I'll keep the one thing I hold dear.<br />
As long as I marry him—with conditions.
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One year of a fake marriage.<br />
One year of living together.<br />
One year of pretending I belong in his luxury lifestyle.
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But stipulations are never that simple.<br /><br />
Especially when I can't tell if his kisses are fake or if I'm pretending when I kiss him back.<br />
And as more conditions arise, it's clear there's a fine line between commitment and betrayal... and neither of us knows where that line falls.<br /><br />
Between Commitment and Betrayal is a billionaire, forced proximity, fake marriage of convenience and a father’s business partner novel. It is a complete standalone by Shain Rose.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5776889817">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I really enjoyed Mile High, watching Zander win over Stevie. He was one of the biggest names in hockey and never one who was tied down. But once he met Stevie, his focus shifted. Stevie was determined to keep Zander at arms length, but the more she saw of the real Zander you could see that she was slowly falling for him. They had more in common and over time slowly opened up to one another.<br /><br />Zander’s manager was a real jerk and I hoped that he would see what an ass he was early. The end of the season was coming and he wanted a new contract but was under a lot of pressure to keep up the bad boy persona. Stevie could see through it all and encouraged him when she could. I liked Zanders team mates and how close they all her. I enjoyed Stevie working at the dog shelter and how they brought them together. This was quite an easy read to get swept away in.
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Chicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.
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What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job.
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But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it's more than that.
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STEVIE
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I've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.
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Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it.
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Everything but him.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5945934547">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I really enjoyed listening to Sawyer and Fallon's story. I was entertained by how Sawyer landed on Fallon's doortep. They didn't really think a lot of one another to begin with, but Sawyer slowly came to appreciate what Fallon was trying to do. I liked the way that Fallons Grandfather pushed Sawyer into doing things, despite his dementia. It was amusing to see the way Sully influenced everyone too - she was a big personality!<br /><br />This was a cute story and I enjoyed the way that Samantha Brentmoor and Alastair Haynesbridge narrated it. It's been a qwhile since I have jumped into one of Meghan Quinn's books, and I really enjoyed this one.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Runaway Groomsman</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Meghan Quinn</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: October 11, 2022</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>From <i>USA Today </i>and <i>Amazon</i> Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a heartfelt romantic comedy about new beginnings and finding the romanticized happily ever after in the most unlikely of places.
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Hollywood screenwriter Sawyer Walsh knows a good love story when he sees it. But when it comes to real life romance, he’s a mess. That’s how he finds himself standing at the altar…as his ex-girlfriend ties the knot with his very famous best friend. The pressure, the resentment, the media coverage—it’s all too much—and before he knows exactly what he’s doing, he’s making a run for it, leaving a shocked congregation and flashing cameras in his wake.
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Needing to lie low amid the media fallout, Sawyer lands in the charming town of Canoodle, California, where he crosses paths with Fallon Long, who runs the Canoodle Cove Cabins, a family-owned business and Sawyer’s new short-term residence.
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Overwhelmed with renovations and her long list of responsibilities, Fallon is struggling to make ends meet while attempting to bring the cabins back to their original glory. So when Sawyer arrives, she is grateful for the income, but immediately writes him off as just another vapid Hollywood hack, until he begins to prove her wrong at every turn.
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As Fallon comes closer to saving the family business, an undeniable bond forms between her and the handsome screenwriter. But the pressures of her family obligations and Sawyer’s notoriety might prove to be too much for anyone to handle. Could Canoodle be the setting for a new romance—or is true love just a Hollywood cliché?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5761690807">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
When Jewel E Ann puts out a read, there is a fair chance I’m going to read it. This one was originally a short story that I hadn’t read as yet, so I just had to pick it up. I found it to be quite enjoyable, I was drawn into the fun banter, the push and pull between the characters, and the intense attraction that these two had for one another.<br /><br />It was told in two parts, the first part was quite amusing watching Anna and Eric interacting and seeing the chemistry between them. I loved how they came together at a book club meeting, and how one little book caused so much conflict between them.<br /><br />In the second part I liked how much these characters had grown, and there still was a connection between them. Eric is such a caring guy and you cou led see that with his dad, and again with Anna. It was soo good to see them together and sort through those feelings and finding out what they wanted. This was such a sweet, feel good read that I devoured quickly!
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Do books have souls?
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Anna Black has the perfect novel choice for her book club. She also has a sexy new neighbor who jumps at the opportunity to join fellow bookworms in discussing her pick for their summer read.
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It’s lust at first sight and the marriage of two literary souls.
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The charismatic owner of a new T-shirt store in Des Moines’s East Village, Eric Steinmann, has a confident air and an irresistible “mating dance.” He’s almost perfect … until he says the wrong word.
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Will Anna and Eric write their own story? Or will their chemistry die when fiction turns into reality?
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**Right Guy, Wrong Word was originally written as a short story, The Last Person. It’s been revised with significant changes to the original content and extended into a full-length novel.</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5737749174">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Coach really was a feel good read. After years apart the feelings between Millie and Ford would come back and they would rekindle their relationship. I enjoyed watching Millie build a relationship with Fords daughter Joey and how quickly these three gelled. I liked seeing how passionate Millie and Ford were about their jobs and the kids they worked with. They deserved happiness, even though they decided to keep it a secret.<br /><br />There was a little bit of drama that threatened their jobs, as they both worked in the same area. Most of the staff were good, and were a close group, so I had hope that things would work out. The passion between them was strong, and they couldn’t deny that they belonged together. I really enjoyed the epilogue, seeing how tight knit they all had become. Coach was a nice easy read to get lost in.
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I’ve spent the better part of a decade forgetting Ford Ellis. If he had just stayed away from Montana, I might have erased the memory of his striking blue eyes and rugged smile forever. Avoiding him was easy when the only place I saw his face was on ESPN—and a remote control could fix that problem.
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Except my boss just hired Ford as the new head coach for the Treasure State Wildcats. Not only will I be stuck watching him on the sidelines this season, but avoiding him will be impossible now that we’re working together.
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Maybe I haven’t forgotten Ford. Maybe I still dream about what we might have been. Maybe he hasn’t forgotten me either.
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Except those maybes won’t change the fact that we were never meant to be. Maybe he was mine once. But as of today, the only thing I’ll be calling Ford Ellis is Coach.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6212045748">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I’ve read several Abbi Glines books, and this one popped up on KU, so I decided I’d dive into this world. It began sweet, but a jump nine years into the future shows that Sailor and Creed are no longer together or had had contact for the past six years. I could see that there was still a connection between them despite how much had changed. As the story unfolded, things changed as Sailor moved into her grandmothers’ house and her boyfriend put her to the back of his mind as he studied hard for medical school.<br /><br />Honestly, I know how important studies are for people, but if you also commit to a relationship, that person is just as important as your studies and your future. I actually felt sorry for Sailor as she became lonely as Griff would go days without contacting her, so I understood why she let Creed back into her life so easily. Creed and Sailor had suffered a lot in their pasts, and that connection brought them back together.<br /><br />I did like this read, but the cheating aspect did annoy me a little and I would’ve liked them to work through the deeper issues better so that they were more committed to the relationship and each other. Insecurities led them to bake harsh decisions that almost derailed them. Overall, not a bad read, but not one of my favourite Glines reads.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: About Tomorrow</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Abbi Glines</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: NA Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: December 14, 2020</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
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I close my eyes as I hear him speak. I take one very long and deep breath hoping to calm the immediate butterflies that take flight in my stomach and hope to slow down the racing of my heart. The voice was slightly deeper but the timbre was one that was achingly familiar.
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My actions did little to help, but then who was I kidding? A deep breath wasn't going to fix the effect he had on me and my body's inevitable reaction. Even the memories that would forever haunt me couldn't keep my emotions from triggering at the nearness of him once again.
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I used to pray that I'd find the strength to move on from him, from the pain that the end carried, from the emptiness in my chest, but ultimately move on from—the loss of Creed Sullivan and the death of his sister, Cora.
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The Sullivans had been the best part of my summers in New England.
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Deep down, I knew my ache for all that I had lost was the reason I returned...
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But I hadn't expected to see him again—especially not like this.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5729848901">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This was just the kind of read that I needed! It was a brilliant world to get immersed in, I laughed and swooned, as I watched Emery and Callum come together. Emery had it hard from the beginning, and things kept piling up to bring her down. When Callum came into her life, she couldn’t believe what he was offering, and pushed him away at every turn. But he was persistent and passionate and would not let her go.<br /><br />It was fun being in this world, Emery’s turmoil had me laughing as she tried to figure out what was going on. The slightly serious twist had me intrigued, but it fell into the storyline seamlessly. I thoroughly enjoyed Callum’s possessive side, and how he fell for Emery, just wanting someone to love him. I was intrigued by his family too and I enjoyed meeting all of Emery’s friends. Liars Like Us was quite enjoyable, and I am looking forward to more from this world.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">A young woman on the verge of bankruptcy.<br />
A mysterious billionaire with an offer that will change her life.<br />
An obsession so powerful, it could destroy them both.<br />
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Sex<br />
Lies<br />
Secrets<br />
Passion
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What Callum McCord wants, he takes.<br />
No matter what he has to do to get it.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5945934046">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Sloane and Roman's story was a good one to listen to. It was amusing to see Sloane fake her way through numerous occasions with Roman, but I could see these two had chemistry and things in common. I felt that Slaones twin was selfish and pushed her into situations that she didn't want to be in. I had an inkling with Roman, and wasn't sure which was going to be the outcome, but I was glad it went the way it did.<br /><br />I knew it all would blow up on Slaone eventually, and it did really affect them both. I wanted to slap Margoux, for being the jerk she was. I loved Roman's family, even Roman's aunt. She truly was trying to get him back out there and Sloane certainly lit a fire in him.<br /><br />The narration was great and I really enjoyed both Tristan James and Stella Bloom, how they portrayed all characters and fluently told Renshaws story.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: You or Someone Like You</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Winter Renshaw</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: July 18, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>From <i>Wall Street Journal </i>and #1 <i>Amazon</i> bestselling author Winter Renshaw comes a fast-paced, emotional romance about what happens when the wrong twin falls for the right man.
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Being an identical twin has its perks, but when my sister asked me to sub in for a date with Roman Bellisario, I wasn’t exactly thrilled. Sure, he’s sinfully handsome and successful, but he also got me fired from my dream job three years ago.
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This time, my sister’s promotion is riding on this date, so I have to say yes. And as it turns out, we’re strangely perfect for each other. I sell art. He collects it. We’re both obsessed with the same obscure, mysterious artist that most people don’t even know exists.
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Roman is guarded, though, and I can understand why. He’s a widowed single dad. But as one date leads to another, he starts to let me in, and I can’t help but fall for him.
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The problem is Roman still thinks I’m my sister. Is our twin swap going to be the best thing that ever happened to me and Roman—or the lie that tears us apart?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5729437392">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This is not the type of read I generally pick up, but I thought it would be a good audible read. I certainly wasn’t disappointed and was quickly swept away with the storyline. It was interesting getting both Livvy and Anna’s stories, and how you can quickly jump to conclusions until you get the full picture.<br /><br />I felt sorry for Anna, and how lost she was, not being able to trust her husband, and being so alone. Livvys story was interesting, as we watched her double guess her thoughts as she was told certain things and she didn’t know who to trust. She was close to her family, however there was tension between her husband and sister. They both loved her fiercely, but there was a wedge growing bigger between her and her sister. She continued to give into Dominic as she put his feelings first, instead of her own. I didn’t like "Dominic" or "Steven" and the way that they treated Livvy and Anna.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>From the bestselling author of <i>If Only I Could Tell You</i> comes the story of two women feeling trapped and powerless. Can they find their way back to life?
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When Anna Bradshaw wakes up in a hospital bed in London, she remembers nothing, not even her loving husband, Stephen. The doctors say her amnesia is to be expected, but Anna feels cut adrift from her entire life.
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In Bristol, Livvy Nicholson is newly married to Dominic and eager to get back to work after six months’ maternity leave. But when Dominic’s estranged mother appears, making a series of unnerving claims, Livvy is sucked into a version of herself she doesn’t recognise.
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A hundred miles apart, both women feel trapped and disorientated, and their stories are about to collide. Can they uncover the secret that connects them and reconstruct their fractured lives?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6242790688">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Oh my heart!! It broke on so many different levels during this read. I simply adored both Ivy and Cameron. Ivy being raised by her father didn’t get to experience the emotional roller coaster that bigger families do, but I loved how patient Cameron was with her as she came to terms with feelings that she never experienced before. Cameron was such a kind-hearted guy, willing to do anything to keep those he loved happy. He was a peace maker, and with Ivy he didn’t push her out of her comfort zone. He knew she was different to any woman that he met before and waited for her to make up her own mind about what she wanted.<br /><br />I enjoyed the growth in both these characters, how each encounter bought them closer together. Ivy kept to herself most of the time but each time a Wilder family member intruded into her space; you could see that they were getting through the cracks in her perfectly built walls. The Wilder family were amazing, and I enjoyed getting to know each of them further.<br /><br />Cameron’s father Tim and stepmother Shiela are fantastic role models to all their children. You could feel the love that they had for them and the partners that their children chose. I honestly sobbed through the last part of the book as I had come to love all these characters and was so sad that they had to experience such loss. My heart cracked, but I could still feel the love that Ivy and Cameron had for one another. I am looking forward to more stories from this world; I cannot wait to see more of Ian, Parker and Poppy and how they get their happily ever afters!<br /></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRuBDT7PzVr_473AqrAxNeJap-C6E8bQp0WGfs_4umYUm6My0eaw2eUlaZN6ddBgmCMSTdERGrGqiNaYacW2h2m4rFnBoMwoX4BvgjxjgH26kCBqhZyNiFwWQDBdWiyOG0gHtiqF81TY/s1600/5-star-review.png" /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Head Over Heels</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Karla Sorensen</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Wilder Family #2</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: January 24, 2024</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">There’s only one course of action when your dad wants you to marry a clammy-handed wimp to make one of his board members happy—you get yourself stuck in an elevator with a hot stranger and have the steamiest make-out session of your life.
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Years of etiquette lessons went out the window thanks to Cameron Wilder, who managed to unleash my hidden bad girl with naught but his talented mouth and deliciously rough hands.
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Afterwards, he went back to his small-town life, and I marched home to inform my dad there would be no business-centric nuptials. As punishment, he shipped me off to Sisters, Oregon and demanded I turn a healthy profit on a not-so-healthy property.
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You see where I’m going with this—the buttoned-up city girl stuck in a small town hires a local builder to help her … and he’s the hot stranger from the elevator. Turns out, I have a weakness for the broad-shouldered nice guy who’s not so nice behind closed doors. Keeping things professional gets harder the longer I’m in town, until the only lesson I have left to learn is how to keep both our hearts from getting broken.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5715537893">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I’d been contemplating reading this book for a while now and decided to take the plunge. It truly turned out to be a fantastic read. I loved getting to know both Jenna and her Grandmother Evelyn. Jenna’s story was in the present as they travelled to Evelyn’s hometown. For Jenna it was for a change, where she got to know her grandmother better, and we ventured back into the past to meet the young Evelyn.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the alternating perspectives, Evelyn was trouble both in the past and the present. I often laughed out loud at some of the things she got up to! It was sweet seeing young love blossom for both Jenna and Evelyn, and the changes over time as well. Evelyn constantly pushed Jenna out of her comfort zone and she started to live her life again. Making new friends and meeting extended family was good for her.<br /><br />The narration by Holly Linneman was perfect. She had a nice voice to listen to and the characters were well distinguished. It was easy to get swept away with her story telling. I thoroughly enjoyed this read by Sarah Goodman Confino, and for my first read by this author was quietly impressed. I’ll be reading more of her books in the future for sure.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the Love of Friends.
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Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce. With time on her hands and her life in flux, she agrees to accompany her eccentric grandmother Evelyn on a road trip to the seaside Massachusetts town where much of their family history was shaped.
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When they hit the road, Evelyn spins the tale of the star-crossed teenage romance that captured her heart more than seventy years ago and changed the course of her life. She insists the return to her hometown isn’t about that at all—no matter how much she talks about Tony, her unforgettable and forbidden first love.
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Upon arrival, Jenna meets Tony’s attentive great-nephew Joe. The new friendship and fresh ocean air give her the confidence and distance she needs to begin putting the pain of a broken marriage behind her.
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As the secrets and truths of Evelyn’s past unfold, Jenna discovers a new side of her grandmother, and of herself, that she never knew existed—and learns that the possibilities for healing can come at the most unexpected times in a woman’s life.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5704046345">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Poppy and Cole’s story was heartbreaking but sweet. This type of read is one that will sit with you for a long time. Poppy’s intentions with the birthday list was to get closure and it was good to see her tackle everything. She grew so much as a person and allowed herself to open up more and slowly let Cole in. I liked how patient Cole was with poppy, letting her go at her own pace and helped her with the list.<br /><br />Cole, being a detective, was able to work on the case that brought them together. I liked how passionate he was and how he would do anything for poppy at the drop of a hat. I liked the support system that they both had. Both their families supported them with everything that they did. I enjoyed watching them grow together. It really was a sweet read, and I intend to read more from this author.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer a wife. She is no longer the envy of her single friends. Now, people look at her with pity as they whisper a single word behind her back.
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Widow.
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Years after her husband’s tragic death, years of pain and sorrow and wishing for the life she’ll never get back, Poppy decides to finish Jamie’s birthday list. She’ll do the things he wanted to most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can complete his list, she can start to live again.
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Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who delivered the news of her husband’s death and shattered her heart be the one to help her put it back together again?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5945891498">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This was a great book to listen to. I loved getting both Becky and Laura's perspective (present and past). My heart ached for what Laura had been through and what she lost. Although raising Becky was hard for her they built a complicated relationship and the trip was a good place for them to open up to one another. It was sweet to see Becky grow and find herself, and when their worlds collided it was beautiful!</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: You Then, Me Now</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Nick Alexander</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Romance, Contemporary</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: May 1, 2019</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
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Becky’s father is not just absent: he’s a mystery, a gaping hole in her past. He died before she was born and for her mother, Laura, the subject is strictly off-limits. But when Laura books an unexpected trip to Greece, Becky decides to join her, determined to get closer to her mother—and to the truth.
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As they make their way to the beautiful island of Santorini, it becomes clear that this holiday is not as impulsive as Becky thought. Laura’s hiding something from her daughter—and she’s been hiding it for as long as Becky can remember. Laura has been here before, and that last visit holds the answers to Becky’s past.
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But Laura’s memories of that first trip are tinged with pain and heartbreak, secrets she’s kept buried for twenty-five years. Now, with the truth emerging into the sunlight at last, can mother and daughter lay the ghosts of their past to rest and find the happiness they’ve both been looking for?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6061737387">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This was a sweet read, where two single parents were tying to find happiness once again. They had lost their partners and were trying to find their way. Addi thought it was time to find love once again, where Grady was trying to build a new life for his son and himself. I liked how these two got along so well and it was effortless for them to build a connection. I knew their agreement would bring them close.<br /><br />I liked how well their children got along, they too became quick friends. Both Addi and Grady had support from family and friends, and the little town was so nosey. It was sweet to see their connection grow, from harmless hand holding, to kissing, to steamy moments. They were definitely falling for one another without meaning to. Again I enjoyed being in this world and enjoyed Corinne Michaels world building and character development.<br /></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Broken Dreams</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Corinne Michaels</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Whitlock Family #2</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: December 1, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>What could possibly go wrong fake dating the gorgeous single dad in a small town?
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The answer, you fall for him.
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It started out perfect. Grady Whitlock needed a plus one for his business meetings, and I needed a date for a wedding.
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We had a plan. It was a good one.
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Until it wasn’t.
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I was not supposed to have feelings for him. I was not going to let my heart race when his soulful blue eyes stared into mine. No way should I have noticed his smile or the dimple on his right cheek or his strong arms when he held me close. I especially wasn’t going to melt when I saw him play with my daughter.
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Most of all I was not going to sleep with him.
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Nope. None of that was supposed to happen, but it does.
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Now I find myself dreaming of him every night. Wishing we were really a couple because the way he kisses me doesn’t feel as if it’s pretend.
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But we’ve both watched our dreams shatter, and I can’t handle another broken heart.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5674382169">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I enjoyed the slow build between Matteo and Leila. They had been friends for a long time and missed their chance when they were younger. I enjoyed getting glimpses from the past to see where the paths turned between them. There was always an attraction, but they couldn’t get the timing right. Leila was really focused on becoming a parent and it was amusing to see Matteo step in to help with this issue!<br /><br />It took time for them both to own their feelings and it was sad for them to be apart for so long, but neither of them would own up to how they felt or what they wanted. I enjoyed getting to know Matteos family and seeing how close they were despite him being away for so long. My heart ached for poor Leila having to deal with Rory. It was nice to see how different and responsible Matteo was, and that Leila fell hard for him.
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June 1, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Leila:<br />
What I meant to do: Quietly divorce my lout of a husband and then have a child all on my own.<br />
What happens instead: My crush comes back to town when I’m at my most vulnerable. After too many cocktails, I ask him to be my baby’s father.<br />
In my defense, it’s been a rough couple of months. Seeing Matteo Rossi again after fourteen years has done a number on my emotions. And my libido.<br />
In the morning, I’m hoping he’s forgotten the whole thing. But no such luck. In fact, Matteo has a few clarifying questions. And a few naughty ideas, too…<br /><br />
Matteo:<br />
What I meant to do: visit Vermont for my brother’s wedding. Make amends to my family, and mourn the loss of a friend.<br />
What happens instead: a hot affair with the one who got away. But it can’t last. My life is two thousand miles away, and Leila deserves everything. She’s as good as gold.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6197234065">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Jewel E. Ann is one of my favourite authors, but I have so many more books of hers to read. This is the first book in this series that I’ve read, and it sure sent my heart on a roller coaster of emotions. First up we understand the tragic circumstances that bought Frankie to pack up her brothers’ house and belongings and why she begins a revenge plot to bring down the world of the Sanford family. When she crosses paths with the stranger living in the garage of the house next door, there is a connection between them that grows each time they interact.<br /><br />Jackson Knight (Jude Day) we find out has his own agenda, and their paths were bound to cross due to Frankie’s agenda. I could see that he was becoming protective of the outspoken woman next door. They definitely had chemistry and it was only a matter of time before they acted on their impulses. I loved that they both loved the piano, which Jack having his Black Beauty in the garage, how they both became attached to it. There were some difficult moments that they experienced, and Jack wanted to work through it with Frankie, but she didn’t want to. This made it hard for them and things were always going to hit the fan. I just loved how patient Jack was and my heart ached for them both and what they had to face.<br /><br />I can guarantee you that I will have to go back and read more stories from this world. I need to know how it all started and to see all the characters before. This book, although it touched on some difficult moments, was crafted perfectly and I was captivated until that final page.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRuBDT7PzVr_473AqrAxNeJap-C6E8bQp0WGfs_4umYUm6My0eaw2eUlaZN6ddBgmCMSTdERGrGqiNaYacW2h2m4rFnBoMwoX4BvgjxjgH26kCBqhZyNiFwWQDBdWiyOG0gHtiqF81TY/s1600/5-star-review.png" /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Because of Her</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Jewel E. Ann</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Jack & Jill #6</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Romantic Suspense</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: November 2, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>“If sin weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t be so tempting.”
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I was an accomplished music professor.<br />
Happily single.<br />
Perfectly content.
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Now, I’m unemployed.<br />
Pining for a dark, brooding guy named Jack who lives in a garage with a piano.<br />
And I’m plotting to seduce a married man because his daughter is responsible for my nephew committing suicide.
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I don’t know why teenage girls are so mean.<br />
I don’t know why rich men cheat on their wives.<br />
And I don’t know why Jack has serial killer vibes, even though he leaves me speechless every time he speaks.
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All I know for sure is that I feel safe in a stranger’s arms and understood by someone I don’t understand.
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“You should be a little scared of everyone because humans are unpredictable.”
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How far will I go for revenge? More than that …<br />
How far will he go to save me?
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*This book contains material involving sexual assault and suicide. Reader discretion is advised.</b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5632171165">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This wasn’t an easy ride for Lennon and Macon. Lennon had lost someone in her past and it was something that she struggled with. She put on a happy façade, but Macon could see she wasn’t her true self. Macon also had his own demons to deal with, and would turn to drugs to cope. I could see that he loved fiercely and would take the blame for all his bad deeds even though he did it to protect those he cared about.<br /><br />The longer this story went, their feelings continued to grow. Some awkward twists thrown in that made things harder for them. I shed a tear towards the end and my heart broke on how quickly they were torn apart. It wasn’t easy for them all, I liked the way Lennon finally stood up for herself. They had some serious problems to get past and the lows that they got to was heartbreaking. The epilogue has me hooked and I am diving right into the next read!</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRuBDT7PzVr_473AqrAxNeJap-C6E8bQp0WGfs_4umYUm6My0eaw2eUlaZN6ddBgmCMSTdERGrGqiNaYacW2h2m4rFnBoMwoX4BvgjxjgH26kCBqhZyNiFwWQDBdWiyOG0gHtiqF81TY/s1600/5-star-review.png" /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: The Love of My Next Life</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Brit Benson</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Next Life Duet #1</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: September 8, 2022</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>I calmed his demons.<br />
He created mine.</b><br /><br />
Macon Davis.<br />
My best friend’s brother.<br />
My tormentor.<br />
My least favorite person.<br />
Pothead. Delinquent.<br />
A careless, directionless loser.
<br /><br />
That’s what I used to believe,<br />
but I didn’t really know him.<br />
And when I finally saw him,<br />
it was the best and worst thing to ever happen to me.
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We burned hot and fast.<br />
Passion. Anger. Love. Pain.<br />
We were reckless. Naive.<br />
We were doomed from the start.
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When I finally saw Macon Davis for who he was,<br />
we both went down in the flames.
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The Love of My Next Life is part one of a duet.<br />
It is just as much a love story as it is a tale of ruin.<br />
While the duet will end in an HEA, book one does not.</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5639400990">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This was an emotional but beautiful end to the duet. It was interesting to see them both four years into the future. They had both struggled, but had found ways to cope. I liked that everything was revealed slowly, as we got to know what had happened to both Lennon and Macon during their time apart. My heart broke for Lennon when she first returned, and to see her struggle with her family. <br /><br />I liked the change in Macon. He had grown a lot over the years, but he was still trying to find his way. I could tell he was still hung up on Lennon, and as both their stories unravelled my heart broke for the time that they lost and what they had to endure. Their feelings and the passion was still strong between them. Claire was still a manipulative girl, but I liked that Lennon was more outspoken and stood up for herself. This was my favourite book in the duet.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">She thinks our story is over.<br />
It’s just beginning.
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Lennon Washington has been the star of every dream, every nightmare, since the day I lost her.
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Since the moment I let my demons win, and she slipped through my fingers.
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Her memory has haunted me.<br />
Changed me.<br />
Broken me and remade me.<br />
And I’d all but given up on us.
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Now tragedy has brought her back into my life.<br />
My secrets are at her disposal,<br />
Hers are unraveling quickly,<br />
And every emotion we’ve tried to deny is returning with a vengeance.
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But we’re not kids anymore.<br />
We have changed drastically.<br />
And with each new ache, I start to wonder,
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Is there a place for us in this life,<br />
Or will we have to try again in the next one?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5992143426">4.5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised by this read considering that I haven't read any books in this series. It was such a sweet and captivating read. I liked both main characters - Eva and Levi -and how close they were as friends. They both knew each other so well, and would do anything for one another. For Levi, marrying Eva was a no brainer to help her get custody of her neice. What he didn't expect was to fall in love with both girls. <br /><br />Eva was such a kind person. She was a successful business owner, but stepped up when she was needed. She was liked by everyone, and her new extended family were very protective of her. I loved how Levi did everything to make the wedding memorable, even though it was supposed to be fake.<br /><br />It was nice to see the big change in Levi and how they were falling deeply for one another. Their home life fell into place easily and it was only a matter of time before they realised it themselves.<br /><br />For my first read by this author, she certainly did well on pulling me into this world and loving all the characters that I met. I am certain that I will read more of her work in the future.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrtI1Auz8gpY5EcJfX-0T-1vg8XliZ2Cwg8oLiUZPL7O09Y39hLvnv3b-sjxz6buaso5HMmxln7mqteFBkBPh6G18fMoUJrofBI2eMIHgwtItZBvxK9TO66rU73wrwb9lnbFGaRqZlnV3/s1600/4.5-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img borsder="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrtI1Auz8gpY5EcJfX-0T-1vg8XliZ2Cwg8oLiUZPL7O09Y39hLvnv3b-sjxz6buaso5HMmxln7mqteFBkBPh6G18fMoUJrofBI2eMIHgwtItZBvxK9TO66rU73wrwb9lnbFGaRqZlnV3/s1600/4.5-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Mine to Honor</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Natasha Madison</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Southern Wedding #7</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: November 3, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>From <i>Wall Street Journal </i>& <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a small town, best friends to lovers, fake marriage, and forced proximity romance.
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When your best friend asks you for the biggest favor of her life.
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EVA<br />
Things were finally looking up for me.<br />
I was my own boss; I owned my own house—<br />
and I recently was contacted by an older sister I didn’t know I had.<br />
Everything was perfect…until tragedy struck.<br />
All the things that had come into my life were suddenly gone—except for one thing: my niece.
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LEVI<br />
I was a confirmed bachelor.<br />
I was married to my work and committed to nothing more.<br />
No woman was going to change that.<br />
Eva is my best friend and needed a life-changing favor:<br />
Marry her so she could gain custody of her niece.<br />
A marriage of convenience that would only last a year, tops.<br />
But there were stipulations we hadn’t planned on.<br />
Things got blurry—lines got crossed.<br />
I would honor my commitment…I just hope I can walk away.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5663783792">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This really was a slow build read, where we got to know both Violet and Miller from when they initially met at a young age. They were close right from the start, both having to deal with hard situations. They formed a strong bond after one terrible situation in particular. However, Violet was desperate to keep Miller in the friend zone. <br /><br />I loved Miller, and how sweet he was. He was a good guy and put those he loved first. His back story was sad and then have to deal with his health was hard too. Violet had her goals set in life, and soon realised if she wanted to achieve them she had to work for it on her own. These two struggled with their feelings and getting the timing right. They were perfect for one another even when education, distance and fame kept them apart. I felt a few important parts were glossed over, but overall it was a good read.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><i>At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...
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Miller Stratton is a survivor. After a harrowing childhood of poverty, he will do anything it takes to find security for himself and his mom. He’s putting all his hopes and dreams in the fragile frame of his guitar and the beauty he creates with its strings and his soulful voice.
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Until Violet.
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No one expects to meet the love of their life at age thirteen. But the spunky rich girl steals Miller’s heart and refuses to give it back.
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Violet McNamara’s life hasn’t been as simple as it looks. Her picture-perfect family is not so perfect after all. Her best friend Miller is her one constant and she is determined not to ruin their friendship with romantic complications.
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But the heart wants what it wants. As Miller’s star begins to rise to stratospheric heights, what will it take for Violet to realize that she’s the girl in all of his love songs?
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Lost Boys is a new series of interconnected, coming-of-age standalones from USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott.</b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6055457184">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I loved this book! It had everything that I need in a read: a forbidden element, strong connections and great banter! <br /><br />Reese was such a young and naive character - she had strong opinions due to going to a Christian college and living with her strict grandparents. She had lost so much but was trying to find her feet in the world. When her mother left her early in the read, she spent a lot of time with Fisher and their connection grew. You could see the little shifts in Fisher everytime he spent time around Reece, his feelings were changing. He kind of made Reese feel comfortable as her feelings for him were conflicted and she didn't know how to handle it. Soon lines were being crossed and they were exploring Reese’s boundaries.<br /><br />They were really perfect for one another, but the age gap came between them. They kept things a secret, however I could see Fisher opening up to Reese like he hadn’t done before. Reese still had so much growing to do and the push and pull between them made it hard. I didn’t want this story to end. I was so glad there was a second book for this couple because I could not get enough!<br /></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRuBDT7PzVr_473AqrAxNeJap-C6E8bQp0WGfs_4umYUm6My0eaw2eUlaZN6ddBgmCMSTdERGrGqiNaYacW2h2m4rFnBoMwoX4BvgjxjgH26kCBqhZyNiFwWQDBdWiyOG0gHtiqF81TY/s1600/5-star-review.png" /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: The Naked Fisherman</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Jewel E. Ann</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Fisherman #1</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: September 27, 2021</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
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I'm eighteen and a young woman with endless possibilities on my way to reunite with my mom in Colorado after five years apart—she had a little weed incident in Nebraska.
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At the airport, she springs the news on me ... she's leaving for a month of job training. And me? I'm left on my own in the basement she's renting from the fisherman, aka her landlord who lives upstairs.
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He's ten years older than me. Never wears a shirt. And makes it hard to remember all the things I learned at Christian Academy.
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Did I mention he’s also my new boss?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6055461352">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I continued this read immediately after the first book, The Naked Fisherman! I was so excited to get the conclusion to Reese and Fishers story. It was mostly set five years into the future, with a few twists that had Reese and Fisher getting to know one another all over again. It was hard as there was a bit of a love triangle, but I could see that these two still had a strong connection. <br /><br />I liked seeing the more mature Reese and how focused she was. She had found something that she was passionate about with one piece missing - Fisher. The story line took a turn and Fisher struggled with the people in his lives. He was determined to make his own decisions despite pressure from those who have been close to him in recent years. He just knew that he was drawn to Reese.<br /><br />It was sweet seeing them fall in love again and how Reese only gave enough information to spark Fishers memories. She didn’t put pressure on him but it wasn’t smooth sailing either. I was glad that Reese's mother - Rory - finally found out and that she was team Reese. The chemistry was off the charts and as memories surfaced I really hoped it was going to be their time. This was a fantastic duo! I couldn’t get enough and when not reading the books, I was constantly thinking about it.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRuBDT7PzVr_473AqrAxNeJap-C6E8bQp0WGfs_4umYUm6My0eaw2eUlaZN6ddBgmCMSTdERGrGqiNaYacW2h2m4rFnBoMwoX4BvgjxjgH26kCBqhZyNiFwWQDBdWiyOG0gHtiqF81TY/s1600/5-star-review.png" /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: The Lost Fisherman</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Jewel E. Ann</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Fisherman #2</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: October 14, 2021</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">It’s been five years since I’ve seen him. An unexpected event takes me back to the place where it all began.
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But I’m no longer the naive young woman he once knew. And he’s no longer the man who took nearly everything from me.
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Can this be our time? Or is it too late? Did I find myself only to lose him?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5644018642">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
The Worst Wedding Date was a cute, light hearted read with a touch of craziness. It was easy to get immersed into this world. Theo was a sweet guy who only had the best intentions. But it seemed like luck was never on his side. He was doing everything in his power to ensure his sister got the perfect wedding, but something always went wrong. Laney was a great friend to Emma and tried everything to keep the wedding week to go smoothly<br /><br />There were a lot of moments that were a bit unbelievable, but it was amusing anyway. Theo and Laney were funny together as they both got to know one another better. They were both strong willed and didn’t like to back down from a challenge. They were perfect together, had good hearts and this trip allowed them to grow. Laney became more sure about herself and what she wanted, and Theo was honest about his career.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">He’s a tattooed shirtless bad boy. My best friend’s brother. And the jerk on the other side of my bed.
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I didn’t know bridesmaid was code for babysitter for the bride’s brother , but if that’s what my best friend needs of me for her dream wedding to go off without a hitch, that’s what I’ll do.
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Even if Theo Monroe has been a pain in my rear since third grade.
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Even if he should be responsible enough to not wreak havoc at his sister’s destination wedding.
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Even if it means we have to share a hotel room in Hawaii, which might be the final duty that breaks me.
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Not only does Theo know exactly how to push my buttons, but he never wears clothes, he’s hiding a litter of kittens in his room, and he keeps showing up with fresh-baked cookies that seemingly come from nowhere.
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Also?
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I have no idea what’s up with the tension between him and the groom.
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Or why he’s so proud of the world’s strangest wedding gift.
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Or why I suddenly want to know what makes him tick. The story behind his tattoos. How he can afford to rent a convertible in Hawaii. And if maybe all of that utter frustration and irritation I’ve felt for him for years is suppressed attraction that a good girl like me isn’t supposed to feel for the biggest bad boy of Snaggletooth Creek.
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But I do know one thing.
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When I find out his biggest secret and the answer to all of my questions, it will change everything .
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The Worst Wedding Date is a frolicking good time of a destination wedding enemies-to-lovers romcom, complete with a good girl bridesmaid, her best friend’s troublemaking but secretly big-hearted brother, and more than one hitch on the way to happily ever after. It stands alone, has no cheating, and comes complete with ooey gooey goodness.</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5547583473">1 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
After 45 chapters, I’ve decided this book is not for me. I can’t connect to the characters at all. I have nothing against those who want to start a family, but Dallas is such a spoiled rich girl and her only dream is to have a baby? In today’s society, I can’t see it. The way she was spending her husband’s money (who she was forced to marry due to scandal) like she had no disregard for it at all.<br /><br />And Romeo, he was very self centred, used Dallas for his own revenge, and treated Dallas poorly. And this is the first time I have ever heard of someone’s virginity been taken with a tongue… that doesn’t seem realistic to me. The way he shut Dallas down, not wanting her, but obsessed by her. I just didn’t get them. I honestly don’t know how this book has such high ratings and so many people have read it.
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</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><b>My fairy tale turned into a cautionary one.<br />
Inked in tar and sealed in tears.<br />
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From <i>Wall Street Journal </i>bestsellers <i>L.J. Shen </i>and <i>Parker S. Huntington</i> comes an explosive marriage of inconvenience... between a tarnished Romeo and a reluctant Juliet.
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It was supposed to be a harmless kiss at a lavish debutante ball.<br />
A clandestine moment with a handsome stranger.
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But unlike his namesake, my Romeo isn’t driven by love.<br />
He’s fueled by revenge.
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To him, I’m a chess piece. Leverage.<br />
His rival’s betrothed.
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To me, he is a man deserving of poison.<br />
A dark prince I refuse to marry.
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He thinks I’ll accept my fate.<br />
Well, I plan to rewrite it.
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And in my story, Juliet doesn’t die.<br />
But Romeo? He perishes.
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Authors’ Notes: My Dark Romeo is a standalone reluctant arranged marriage romance between a cruel billionaire heir and a feisty heiress unafraid to fight back. It is set in the decadent Dark Prince Road world.</b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6120274408">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I was really excited to get into this read. I was captivated right from the start and enjoyed getting to know Maddy and how she came about being shipped to Florida. She was out of her element as she had lost the only family that she knew and was thrust into a whole new world, outside of her comfort zone.<br /><br />I liked Maddy during most of the read, as she was strong and trying to find her own way. She didn’t get pushed. After a while she began to lose her way, and at times became a yes girl, giving in too easily. Instead of demanding answers she tried to be independent and that landed her in trouble. She ran instead of talking, and seemed to be a different person to the girl I first met.<br /><br />I enjoyed meeting a lot of the secondary characters. Maddy built friendships with Saxon and Trev, but it was Balise who was a mystery to her. He was mean to her for a lot of the read but as the story unfolded I was able to see there was more to his story and that he protected people fiercely. <br /><br />I was hooked by this read right up to the end and had to buy the second book immediately to see how it all unfolded.</span><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Smokeshow</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Abbi Glines</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Smoke #1</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: April 16, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><i>Set in a world where southern wealth and power comes from one source. The Family is ruled by one boss and it's time for the newer generation to step into place.
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It’s a fragile thing- the whispers of truth that you hope are lies.
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Hughes Farm was the largest racing horse establishment in the south. The family that owned it were known to be wealthy, powerful, arrogant, and terrifying. My first encounter with them didn’t prepare me for all that was to come. I don’t think anything truly could have.
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Growing up with only my father and brother hadn’t been easy but we’d had each other. Losing them was the hardest thing I’d ever faced. It had made the times we went without food, electricity, or even shelter seem insignificant in comparison.
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It is when a woman, claiming to have been my mother’s best friend, arrives to take me home with her that questions begin to surface. My father had rarely spoken of my mother. She’d died when I was a toddler. Having no other option, I trust this stranger and am thrown into a world of mansions, racing horses, extravagance, and him .
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It’s true that there is a thin line between love and hate. But there is an even thinner line between truth and lies.</b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6139886248">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This was a great sequel to the first book. I still felt Maddy was a different girl from the one we first met. She was struggling in this new world and had withdrawn into herself. She as finding it hard to come to terms with everything that she new, but wasn’t willing to get the answers she needed. She was quick to allow her body to cave before she got the answers she needed and I wished she was a bit stronger and held her ground.<br /><br />When she had the full picture I liked how much stronger she became. She was back to the girl we met and wasn’t as timid as what she had been. I would’ve liked her to be stronger through it all. I really did like how Blaise was so protective of her and was willing to take out any one for her. He was obsessed by her and she became his focus. but I could really see he loved her fiercly.<br /><br />I did feel that this storyline was similar to the first book, but I really did enjoy the ending. I have enjoyed meeting a lot of the characters and amd really intrigued by this world. I am really looking forward to more reads from this world.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Fireball</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Abbi Glines</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Smoke #2</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: May 14, 2023</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">The truth behind the lie isn’t always a relief.
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Loving a man known for his wealth, arrogance, and power had been a mistake. My head had known he was dangerous but my heart hadn’t cared. When the lies began to unravel and the truth slapped me in the face, running was the only thing I knew to do. I didn’t belong in this world.
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His world.
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But you don’t run from The Family. Not when they claim you as their own. Trusting anyone is a mistake. Friendship is only as deep as the Boss allows it to be. You are never hidden. They will always find you.
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Every move I made, he controlled. The people helping me were all under his command. The only weapon I had was his obsession with me. Learning to use it against him could destroy me but I had no other choice.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6028154023">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I really enjoy reading books by Lucy Score, and this was another book that I easily got swept away in. The world she created felt so real, the characters were relatable and she touched on a topic that many people, unfortunately, can relate to.<br /><br />Bristol was a beautiful character, she was well liked by the community and her family. She did everything in her power to keep those she loved happy. She was that kind hearted person that you can't help but adore. There was definitely more to Beau and the more I got to know of him I knew he was a good person. <br /><br />I felt that I knew the way the story was going and even as it turned out like I predicted, I still enjoyed how it al unfolded. I liked how Beau was able to help Bristol feel things again, and how easily he fit in with her family. He could’ve handled things better but I got why he did it that way.<br /><br />This book really does pull you in emotionally, and there were times that I shed a tear. It really impacted everyone, but it was beautiful to see Bristol and Beau brought together due to things outside of their control and find happiness together.</span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg9hr6WmXYxbsbaWsCy8SSOM6MBSKhNgvLGdDUD5dw_ebVtZutNqNwkOvv4uvQdjoRu5-rrib5-eZMqCkWqYWvpqfTjvzv97Os1r5Io_7Q6ZceumuoO1vGlh5UPDaZ1nZ98HzyuTItSpn/s1600/4-Review-Stars.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Title: Heart of Hope</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Author: Lucy Score</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Series: Hope Falls Universe</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Genre: Contemporary RomanceJuly 23, 2018</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;">Published: July 23, 2018</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div></div><div id="blurb" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;">Single mom Bristol is busy learning hockey, feeding an entire town breakfast every morning, and trying to forget just how much she misses her sister. Everyone else seems to be moving forward. Her older sister Savannah is planning a Christmas wedding. Bristol's ex-husband is remarried and a dad again. But she's stuck in a funk and even the holidays aren't helping.
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At least not until a sexy stranger arrives in town and turns into a worthy distraction.
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Beau offers to teach Bristol everything he knows about hockey--which is a lot considering he went pro--but that's on the down low. Everything is. He's got reasons for coming to Hope Falls, for spending time with Bristol and her family. Big, secret reasons. But between giving her skating lessons and falling ass over face for the woman, he's got to stay focused on the goal.
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And it's starting to look like protecting someone he loves means hurting Bristol.
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WARNING: This book will punch you in the feels. It's a small-town Christmas happily ever after with hands-on skating lessons (wink wink), a hockey hottie trying to do the right thing no matter what his "stick" tells him, a precocious 8-year-old scheming for her mom's happiness, a big beautiful family fumbling their way through grief, and the best dang Christmas Eve grand gesture ever.</b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
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