Written with Regret by Aly Martinez ~ Review & Teaser (@AlyMartinezAuth)

I was so excited to start another book by Aly Martinez, as it had been a long time since I read her work. This was a fantastic beginning to this duet, and I couldn't hold back on picking up the sequel immediatley!
Written with Regret (The Regret Duet, #1)
Title: Written with Regret
Author: Aly Martinez
Series: The Regret Duet #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: May 23rd 2019

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Every little girl dreams of the fairytale. The one where the white knight rushes in to save her from the clutches of evil. They fall in love, have babies, and live happily ever after.

By that definition, my life should have been a fairytale too.

When I was eight years old, Caven Hunt saved me from the worst kind of evil to walk the Earth. It didn’t matter that I was a kid. I fell in love with him all the same.

But that was where my fairytale ended.

Years later, a one-night stand during the darkest time imaginable gave us a little girl. It was nothing compared to the pitch black that consumed me when I was forced to leave her with Caven for good.

At the end of every fairytale, the happily-ever-after is the one thing that remains consistent. It wasn’t going to be mine, but there hadn’t been a night that passed where I hadn’t prayed that it would be hers.

I owed Caven my life.
However, I owed that innocent child more.
And that included ripping the heart from my chest and facing her father again.

It's been a while since I've read a book by Aly Martinez, and after reading the blurb and sampling the first few chapters, I knew it was going to something that I would get swept away in. Boy did I ever! As soon as I finished this book, you bet I had to continue on immediately!!

My heart broke for the little girl in the prologue, having to suffer through something so horrific was mind-blowing. To have a boy come to her rescue while they both were so terrified eased her a little. Throughout the story I saw the sacrifices that they both made on that day, and how scared they both were. Jumping to the present, life had changed for them both, Caven was a Father and Hadley made her way back into his life. They both carried guilt and secrets and an attraction that they could not deny!

Caven changed a lot in a small amount of time; he took responsibility quickly, was fiercely protective of his little girl and it was adorable watching them interact. Hadley had pure intentions of coming back into their lives, but there was always something there that nagged at me. She fell quickly for Caven's girl, but she held some secrets close to her chest. It was good to watch them all get closer and for Caven to let Hadley into his heart.

What I wasn't expecting was the twist! I really thought I had the story figured out, but the storyline took a little turn that threw me. I think that Aly Martinez has done an incredible job of building this story and creating characters that have left me wanting more. She has dealt with sensitive subjects and woven the story together perfectly! As you can guess, I picked up the next book immediately!

I liked that Caven was quite forward with Hadley, putting all his feelings out there! 

Silently, he stared at me, his gaze heavy and his jaw hard. His Adam’s apple bobbed before he licked his lips. “You should not have kissed me that night in the bathroom.”
I wrung my hands in front of me. “I know. I know. I know. And I—”
In a low gruff voice, he rumbled, “But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t have kissed you.”
My shock or relief didn’t have time to register before he took a long step forward, his arm hooking around my hips. Dragging me against his chest, he crashed his mouth down on mine, hard and punishing, filled with all the desperation of a starving man.

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“Trust is hard for me. I took a leap of faith to let you have visitation against everyone’s advice because that was something I could control. I was prepared to hate you until the end of time. I know we didn’t spend a lot of time together the night we met at the bar. But I didn’t realize this is who you were.” I kissed her forehead. “Fuck me, I was not ready for you. And I mean that as a compliment. You’re sweet. And kind. And generous. When I showed up at your house that day and you dumped that man’s recyclables on your floor because he wouldn’t leave until you took them…” I laughed at the memory. “And the paint. I still have that shirt, ya know? I can’t bring myself to trash it because it makes me smile every damn time I see it.”
Her voice was filled with emotion as she replied, “If you’re going to keep it, I rescind my offer to PayPal you for it. Though, if you ever decide to leak my identity as R.K. Banks, it would probably be worth a fortune.”

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Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, charcuterie boards, and her mildly neurotic golden retriever. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.
Aly Martinez



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Johnny by J.A. Huss ~ Review & Teaser (@jahuss)

The first two books in the Bossy Brothers series blew me away! I was so excited to get into the third book to see more to the broody elder brother in the family. This read was good, but didn't blow me away like the first two.
Bossy Brothers: Johnny
Title: Johnny
Author: J.A. Huss
Series: Bossy Brothers #3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: September 25th 2019

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She wasn’t supposed to be the princess I wasn’t looking for. When my father ‘died’ five years ago I took over the ‘family business’. But when I say business, I really mean secret society. Or cult. Or militia. Hell, let’s keep it simple and call it the mob.

It’s just not that mob.

It’s much darker, much dirtier, and much more dangerous than any old everyday mob.

And I was perfectly fine with my role in life for a long time. But now my brothers are involved and I need to get them out.

Enter Megan Machette.

When I found her helpless, nearly-naked, and chained to a wall on an island prison I had no intention of being her Prince Charming. But then I found out she had a dirty, dark, dangerous secret that could solve all my family problems.

I was just going to use her. Play her. Tell her everything she wanted to hear.

I never planned on baring my secrets to her in a midnight confession and I certainly never expected her to see past the dark filth inside my soul and find the man underneath.

But she did.

She wasn’t supposed to be the princess I wasn’t looking for.

But she is.

And now I will do anything—even use her evil secret to take down thousands of people—to save my brothers and get what I want.

Her.

Bossy Brothers: Johnny features a prince saving his princess from a life of hell, one or ten romantic gestures from a tattooed bad boy, swimming with glowing dolphins in the Bahamas, and secrets so deep everyone almost drowns. Bossy Brothers: Johnny is book three in the series and can be read alone but should be read in order.

I was super excited jumping into Johnny, as I wanted to get to know the oldest Boston Brother. I needed to see what secrets he was hiding and how he was going to help his family. I was keen to see him build a bond with someone, especially as he was so closed off and had a fair few quirks of his own.

Johnny and Megan certainly had a rough start but I liked watching him be so kind and gentle. He still had plans and was determined to get what he needed. It was interesting getting into Johnny's head and seeing how he ticked, but to see him as the bad guy he portrayed himself as was interesting too.

Megan may have been rescued, but she was strong and had her own secrets too. I liked that they were both cautious, and slowly accepted one another on this crazy ride. There were many sweet moments, but the secrets they kept never allowed them to fully trust each other.

Honestly, this has been my least favourite book of the series so far. I enjoyed the action, the plotting and planning, but some of the storyline threw me. So much information and mind twists that I found it hard to follow. I did like that we had a little crossover from a previous series though. Although it appears that this story was kind of wrapped up, I will continue with this series to see where things go from there.

I liked the sweeter side to Johnny, and he actually showed a hint of vulnerability as well.

“Can I kiss you?”
We lock eyes when these words come out. I’m not that sheltered. I’m not some innocent prude. But… “I’m sorry. Did you just ask to kiss me?”
“Mmm-hmm,” he hums, blue eyes glistening with night water. “I told you I was a gentleman.”

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“Didn’t have dessert yet, did we?”
“What are you doing?”
“Coming on to you. I’m not really being subtle.”
“But why?”
He closes that small distance again and his hand comes up to rest on the side of my face. “Because you’re pretty. Because you’re smart. Because this is probably the last night we’ll ever spend together.”

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But I want her, and I like her, and I need her, and I want her to want me, and like me, and need me back.

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J.A. HussJA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller’s list 21 times in the past four years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings. 

Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively, her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017, and her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award and Voice Arts Award in 2018. In May 2018 MGM Television optioned five of her books (Slack, Guns, Come, Come Back, and Coming For You –collectively called THE COMPANY) for a TV Series. She and Johnathan are partners in that TV series project —in fact, they started out writing the teleplay for The Company and soon after found themselves writing novels together too.

Johnathan McClain is her first (and only) writing partner and even though they are worlds apart in just about every way imaginable, it works.

She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.







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Joey by J.A. Huss ~ Review & Teaser (@jahuss)

Aftrer reading the first book in the Bossy Brothers series, you bet your ass that I jumped into the second one immediately, and boy was this a scorching read! 
Joey (Bossy Brothers #2)
Title: Joey
Author: J.A. Huss
Series: Bossy Brothers #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: July 29th 2019

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Six years before my phone rang and changed my life forever, I made a mistake.

I met a girl, we had some fun, and then we had a baby. And I fell pretty damn hard for my daughter. I was going to be there. I was going to give her everything I never had. I was going to have a family.

And then her mother disappeared and took my baby with her.

And now she’s done it again. Because that call that changed my life was from my five-year-old daughter asking me if I knew where her Mommy was.

Then came the lawyers. And the demands from her super-rich, super-powerful messed-up family. And the little fact that my ex didn’t just “disappear” she was “presumed dead”.

I don’t live a traditional lifestyle and I’m not in a traditional relationship.

But I can pretend if I have to.

And that was the plan when my two “best friends” and I decided to hire “professional liar” Brooke Alder to be my fake fiancée.

It’s totally gonna work. As long as MY super-rich, super-powerful, messed-up family doesn’t get in the way.

Bossy Brothers: Joey is book two in the Bossy Brothers series and features a delicious, burning hot, MMFM, surprise-baby, fake fiancée story with a twist that proves committed couples don’t just come in two’s, mistakes can be a good thing, and for some people—non-traditional love is exactly the kind they should fight for.

This has been the hottest book that I have read in a while! After finishing Jesse I was keen to meet his middle brother and I was hooked immediately.

Joey had been running from his life for a while and returned home with his two best friends after a mysterious phone call. He was on the hunt for a fake fiancé when Brooke stumbled into his world. Joey tried to keep her at a distance but it soon became apparent that his friends approved and would do whatever they could to persuade him.

I liked watching all the relationships grow as they formed connections and memories. They were always playing towards Joey's goal. But they were all looking for happiness and their own family connections.

Huss created a range of interesting characters that formed quite the bond. The story was quite hot, and all characters were strong alpha types. They all had quirks and interesting pasts but together they really clicked. By the end of the story, I was keen to see where things would go next, into Johnny's book.

I just loved how fiesty Brooke was and she would put the guys in their places! 

“... I’ll just go back out to the reception desk and get on with the business of becoming an independent sales rep for Bright Berry Beach.” Huck snickers at my goal.
So I turn to him, point my finger at him. “You know what? Laugh all you want. But that’s why I came here. And I was excited about it. I could be happy being some normal, middle-class girl who wears pink skirt suits and sells lipstick by organizing online parties. It sounds like a fucking dream job after what I’ve been doing for the past fifteen years.”

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“I really know how to pick them, don’t I?”
“What?”
“You,” I say. “You’re one of the strong ones, Brooke.”
“You didn’t pick me,” she says. “Huck did.” And it’s not snide or anything. Just a fact.
But I hold her hand up and turn it so she can see the ring flashing in the sunlight.
And I say, “I did pick you.”

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J.A. HussJA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller’s list 21 times in the past four years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings. 

Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively, her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017, and her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award and Voice Arts Award in 2018. In May 2018 MGM Television optioned five of her books (Slack, Guns, Come, Come Back, and Coming For You –collectively called THE COMPANY) for a TV Series. She and Johnathan are partners in that TV series project —in fact, they started out writing the teleplay for The Company and soon after found themselves writing novels together too.

Johnathan McClain is her first (and only) writing partner and even though they are worlds apart in just about every way imaginable, it works.

She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.







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Jesse by J.A. Huss ~ Review & Teaser (@jahuss)

It’s been a while since I’ve read JA Huss, so I decided it was about time that I got back on board! Jesse is that start of a new series, where the storyline’s tie together through different characters. It was an exciting beginning, and I can’t wait for more!
Jesse (Bossy Brothers, #1)
Title: Jesse
Author: J.A. Huss
Series: Bossy Brothers #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 22nd 2019

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Thirteen years before Emma Dumas bought me in a bachelor auction to teach me a lesson she stole my heart down on Key West. I fell so hard for this girl I made all the promises. Only with Emma, I really meant them.

And then I disappeared.

But it wasn’t my fault. Let’s just call my reason “Family Business”. I’d tell you what that business is, but then I’d have to kill you. Just kidding. I can’t tell you what my family business is because it’s so secret, even I don’t know.

My point is… I didn’t ghost. It was a weird twist of circumstances. And OK, yes. I did hook up with pretty much every girl on the island that week. But after I met Emma, I was ruined. She was the only one I wanted.

It’s been thirteen years. I’m a changed man.

I STILL want her. I have ALWAYS wanted her.

But it’s kind of hard to tell her that with a gag in my mouth and a hood over my head.

Bossy Brothers: Jesse features a bachelor auction gone wrong, four smart ladies who botch a crazy revenge kidnapping, a power dream date with fast cars, private jets, and expensive yachts, and a happily ever after that proves… sometimes the best man for the job is a woman.

JA Huss is an author that I love as she writes stories that are entertaining but she manages to throw in a twisted storyline that will hook you. That is what she has done with the first book in this series, Jesse, giving us a taste of the fun then throwing in some twists that you want to know more of!

This was a second chance romance, but for Emma it was a revenge plan. I could see that Emma was changing her mind as she got to know the older Jesse, but a little push from her friends and she took the plunge. She regretted it and tried to mend that mistake, and couldn’t trust the boy that she once fell for.

Jesse didn’t recognise Emma to begin with, but once he did he was ready to play the game. After spending so much time together and revealing so much about himself, I could see him change and fall for Emma. I liked seeing them interact and they both opened up throughout the read. When the twists were revealed, I wondered if they could get over that hurdle and keep the bond that they had formed.

I loved this read and watching how amusing Jesse and Emma were together. I could feel the intensity building through the read and was keen to see where the story was headed. Huss has created another incredible world and a cast of characters I want to know more of. I’m used to the twists that Huss throws into her reads, so I know this was the beginning of a mind bending series!


I just loved Jesse, he could be so sweet and passionate!

But he pauses, tilts his head up to mine until our eyes meet.
And then he kisses me.
And I kiss him back.
And we taste like butterscotch-cherry and vanilla-chocolate.
His tongue is cool as he tangles it with mine. And his lips are soft.
And he pulls back too fast, but slowly too. Easing back into his seat. Staring at me.

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“Maybe you forgot about me all these years, and maybe you didn’t. Doesn’t matter. Because now that I’m back you’ll never get me out of your head again. And if we don’t finish what we started last night you’ll spend the rest of your days wondering what if.”

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“We’re that couple,” he whispers. “We’re that couple who sticks together because we know who’s side we’re on.”
“Ours,” I say.
“Ours,” he agrees. “I would go anywhere with you. I would do anything you ask. You know why?”
“Why?” I whisper, looking up in his blue-blue eyes.
“Because you’re the best boss ever.”

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J.A. HussJA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller’s list 21 times in the past four years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings. 

Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively, her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017, and her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award and Voice Arts Award in 2018. In May 2018 MGM Television optioned five of her books (Slack, Guns, Come, Come Back, and Coming For You –collectively called THE COMPANY) for a TV Series. She and Johnathan are partners in that TV series project —in fact, they started out writing the teleplay for The Company and soon after found themselves writing novels together too.

Johnathan McClain is her first (and only) writing partner and even though they are worlds apart in just about every way imaginable, it works.

She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.







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