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27 Monday Aug 2018
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27 Monday Aug 2018
December 20, 2016
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Title : Eight-Second Ride
Author : Anne Jolin
Series : Willow Bay Stables #2
Release date : July 2016
Blurb : Owen Daniels lives his life eight seconds at a time. The thrill of anticipation that comes with sitting on twelve hundred pounds of untamed power is unparalleled. The adrenaline rush that floods his system when the chute opens is one of life’s most unique and natural highs. Ride eight seconds bareback on a bucking bronco—that’s his life.When Owen’s stock horse, Remington’s Lady, is injured midway through the rodeo circuit, he trailers her back home to Willow Bay, Alberta, to remain in the care of the local vet, Ray Brookes.Months later, with a truck bed full of buckles, Owen comes home to collect his Lady from the man he trusted to help her recover. Only Ray happens to be short for Rayne, and Rayne happens to be a woman.And this woman wants nothing to do with a cowboy fresh off the circuit. As far as she’s concerned, he can take his buckles, boots, and spurs right back on out of her life.Will Rayne keep them from holding on to their eight-second ride? Or will love buck out of the chute in time for a perfect score?
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27 Monday Aug 2018
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A Standalone Contemporary Romance Novel
By: NY Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author, Penelope Ward
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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism .
With over one-point-five million books sold, she is a twenty-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels.
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27 Monday Aug 2018
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“Irish is flat out fun to read, keeping me laughing along with swooning from start to finish!” ~ The Red Hatter Book Blog
“Holy. Freaking. Amazing… The writing style of this book was amazing. I could not believe how sucked into the book I got.” ~Seraphim Book Reviews
“HOLY HOTNESS BATMAN! This book was one of my top 5 books all year!” ~ Goodreads Review (Kelsee)
27 Monday Aug 2018
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Cheeky King |
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Royals Undercover #2 |
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Nana Malone |
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April 30th 2018 |
What good is a King without his Queen?
Sebastian… I never wanted the crown, but now it’s mine. Penny… The moment he became king, I knew we were over. Now I’ve returned home some kind of conquering hero. What good is being cocky if you can’t get what you want? |
26 Sunday Aug 2018
March 14, 2017
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Title : What Lies Beneath
Author : Ditter Kellen
Series : Enigma #1
Release date : February 23rd 2016
Rating : 4 Stars
Blurb : Doctor Abbigail Sutherland is used to being alone. Between twelve hour shifts at the hospital and looking after her eccentric father, she has very little time for much else. Until an unexpected call one night, sends her racing to the lab where she discovers a secret that could change the world forever. Hauke awakens after an underwater explosion, strapped to a bed and on his way to a site known as Area 51. His only hope for survival lies in Abbie Sutherland, the beautiful doctor that saved his life. Amidst a deadly virus, seemingly impossible to stop, and a corrupt Government placing a price on their heads, Hauke and Abbie run for their lives, uncovering conspiracies, deceptions, and a love that won’t be denied…
Review : “What Lies Beneath” is a real fitting title for the first book of the Enigma Series by Ditter Kellen that I just read. This book may be read as a standalone, but I recommend to follow the reading order as the backstory demands a certain flow.
Because I see a lot of potential beneath the surface here. The story itself is so simple yet brilliant at the same time. The author combines many well known and well used ideas of paranormal and phantasy (and even a tiny bit dystopian) plots and combined it into an engaging story that has potential for a 5 star read.
Yes I know you are sensing the BUT …
and here it comes… BUT the book feels like a raw diamond good at some points of the story yet rough and unpolished at others. I am jumping in my thoughts between 3 and 4 stars – but will give it 4 because I see the potential and I hope that the follow up stories will jump over that hurdle and become more smooth.
A few more pages in the beginning to give us a little more time to develop a relationship with Hauke would have been good because the reader is directly thrown into a situation that presents itself as an almost (almost because of the tiny backstory) Insta-love.
Also the story jumps along the line were not helpful to the story there were to many and they came randomly in moments when there should have been a build up in tension not a jump in the plotline.
But again I see real potential because one of my most favorite paranormal romances started its first book with a similar annoyance. I feel the need to read the next book to report back on the development.
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26 Sunday Aug 2018
June 18, 2017
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Title : Wrong
Author : Caitlin Daire
Series : Hollywood Bad Boys
Release date : January 16th 2017
Blurb : How many wrongs does it take to make Mr. Right?
NORA
Jacob Archer is your typical bigshot Hollywood playboy—cocky, rich, and handsome. He’s also a total scumbag. After tricking me into the worst date of my life for his own nefarious purposes, he won’t leave me alone, and to add to that, I’m stuck working on a film set with him. Try as I might, I can’t seem to escape the prick. But did I mention he’s hot as hell? I know it’s wrong to want him. I know I should stay away. But every time he’s near me, my heart races. He makes me feel safe like no man ever has, and the way he looks at me makes me melt. Maybe I was wrong about him after all….could he actually be my Mr. Right?
JACOB
Nora Valencia is the crazy, evil ex-girlfriend of someone I know. When my best buddy suggests that I take her on a mind-numbingly terrible date to make her regret ruining our mutual friend’s life, I jump at the chance. After all, she deserves it, right? Wrong. Nora is actually gorgeous, smart, funny, and innocent of everything she was accused of. Unfortunately, she also hates me and thinks I’m Satan incarnate after that awful first date. Luckily, I have another chance to win her over while she works on my latest movie, and I won’t give up. I’m going to show her everything she got wrong about me… **Wrong is a steamy full-length contemporary romance novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.**
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26 Sunday Aug 2018
December 21, 2016
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Title : Under Rose-Tainted Skies
Author : Louise Gornall
Series : n/a
Release date : 03 Jan 2017
Blurb : Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can’t step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did. Norah can’t leave the house, but can she let someone in? As their friendship grows deeper, Norah realizes Luke deserves a normal girl. One who can lie on the front lawn and look up at the stars. One who isn’t so screwed up. Readers themselves will fall in love with Norah in this poignant, humorous, and deeply engaging portrait of a teen struggling to find the strength to face her demons.
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26 Sunday Aug 2018
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Cheeky Royal |
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Royals Undercover #1 |
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Nana Malone |
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April 2nd 2018 |
All they want is everything they can’t have.
Penny… Yes, yes, I’ve heard the rumors. When the King called on me to retrieve the wayward prince, I was ready to walk away. Then I caught my boyfriend cheating—and suddenly leaving never felt like a better idea. Sebastian… I never wanted the throne. When I left behind my gilded cage of a palace, it all sounded so simple: find my long-lost brother & make him the prince so I don’t have to rule the kingdom like my father expects. Then I meet my new neighbor, and quickly realize I’ve found the queen of my heart—and bed. Just one problem, I can’t let her find out who I really am. |
25 Saturday Aug 2018
March 15, 2017
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Title : Embattled Ever After
Author : J.M. Madden
Series : Lost and Found #5
Release date : October 11th 2016
Rating : 4 Stars
Blurb : Duncan Wilde has avoided long-term relationships very well since his fiancée left him wounded in the hospital years ago. That one harsh lesson—that he needed to guard his heart—has lasted him for years. Besides. He’s a beat up old Marine well past his time for love. The fiery young doctor from Kansas seems to think otherwise though. She worked on one of his men months ago and they had a bit of a connection. Too bad she’s so damn young.Alex Hartfield grew up as a military brat, but she sees something in Duncan that makes her think of permanence and starting a family. She wants someone to come home to every night and love, and he’s the first man that makes her guarded heart race with hope and excitement. Now to convince him that opening up to love doesn’t mean taking on responsibility for the other person’s life.
Review : I am not sure where my thoughts are after reading Embattled Ever After (Lost and Found #5) by J.M. Madden. I loved that series from the beginning on and I was looking forward to Duncan’s story as much as anybody else I guess. But somehow now when it came something went wrong a little and it was something I would have never expected. It was Duncan’s age. I never gave it much thought as Duncan was always present but never the focus of the other stories – so I am not sure how my mind got settled on a mid 50s – hell maybe even beginning 60 kind of guy ( no problems with that – non at all). BUT when he now moved into the focus, he was (for me kind of suddenly) morphed into something like a mid 40s guy. And that fact threw me of course because I had to question all my thoughts on him from the previous books. All those lines about the “beat up old Marine well past his time for love” – I am sorry but I am not able to agree with that #shaking my head. Also while I basically loved the book it gave me more a feeling of closure to the series than it being a real book only for Duncan’s story. But anyway I am really looking forward to the spinoff story that is on the horizon I think that will be a good one…
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