Heart Grow Fonder by Cristy Rey

12 Friday Jun 2020

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Title : Heart Grow Fonder

Author : Cristy Rey

Series : N/A

Rating : 4 Stars

Blurb : Wrong place. Wrong time. Right people.Jessie Bravo knows whatâs wrong with her life; she just doesnât know what to do about it. Eleven years ago, she saved Tyler Cantrell from getting his ass kicked by gay-bashing high school jocks. Since, theyâve been the closest of friends. Years later, Jessie circled the drain of chronic depression, spiraling out of control, and it was Tylerâs turn to save her. Who knew her best friend would become a Hollywood A-lister? Though Jessie credits Tyler for keeping her together, living in the shadow of her best friendâs celebrity isnât all itâs cut out to be. Itâs up to Jessie to figure out what she has to do to be happy: get better or get lost.Stardom is on the horizon for British television actor Boyd Kerrington. Heâs starring opposite Tyler Cantrell in an American feature film sure to blow his career out the water. For all the years heâs focused on his career, however, heâs settled in his personal life. That is, until he meets Tylerâs best friend, Jessie. Jessie is refreshingly cool, passionate, and compellingâ¦but sheâs also complicated. Worse yet, sheâs not interested in remaining in the celebrity stratosphere, even for her lifelong friend.

Review : Reading “Heart Grow Fonder” by Cristy Rey was intense as it deals not only with a critical topic (depression), but als includes the celebrity star-part that often doesn’t actually work out! But after finishing I have to say: I was surprised! It was awesome to see how authentical Jessie was described which made it easy to actually builp up a connection with her. Also I liked the way the author developed the story and how the topics were presented together which made it easo to actually feel the need to finish this book! The only thing I have to critizise is the fact that in my opinion it started to slow while the ending felt a little bit rushed. But even then, this book deserves 4 Stars.

> > > I have received this book as an ARC from the publisher. < < < > > > In exchange, I promised an honest review. < < <

REVIEW : All For 1 by C.M. Stunich

12 Friday Jun 2020

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	All For 1
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	C.M. Stunich
	February 19th 2018

All For 1

I don’t have a name, just a number.

A single slash across a keyboard.

That’s the number of people I know that are worth dying for.

The total number of women I’ve ever loved.

The number of weeks I have left to save her.

ALL FOR 1 (aka ALL FOR ONE) is a romantic suspense story. This book includes cursing, graphic sex scenes, and tough subjects.

I picked up this book in preparation for a book convention where this author is supposed to attend – And I felt the plot was something that I would really enjoy. And while the writing style of this book takes some getting used to after a few chapters I was OK with that. It was actually the unexpected END that left me unsatisfied. The cliffhanger that makes this book obviously part of a series left me wanting more – but not even Amazon seems to know about this being a series. So I am left with an incomplete experience and I am known for having issues with series like that.

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Date With A Rockstar by Sarah Gagnon

11 Thursday Jun 2020

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Title : Date With A Rockstar

Author : Sarah Gagnon

Series : N/A

Rating : 3 Stars

Blurb : Only one girl will win the cash prize…and a chance at love with Jeremy Bane.Monet isn’t just another lust-struck teenager trying to win the heart of Rock God Jeremy Bane–she needs the prize money from his new reality show to cure her illness.Monet has Fluxem, a contagious disease thatâs spread through saliva. It’s completely curable if you have enough money, which she and her single mother donât.

Now that she’s on the show, Monet has to work harder to keep her Fluxem hidden. She only has to keep the secret long enough to woo Jeremy Bane so he picks her as the winner. She doesnât even care about the love part; the prize alone will change her life.But the real Jeremy Bane is nothing like she imagined.

Monet finds herself fighting against feelings that make her want to give in to her attraction and Jeremyâs attempts for a kiss. The further she goes in the competition, the more impossible it becomes to resist him–and when the producers turn the tables and start digging up dirt on the contestants, Monet fears her secret will be revealed before she’s ready and ruin everything.The only way to win Jeremy’s heart is to tell him the truth, but confessing her disease could cost her the competition, the prize money, and him.

Review : With “Date with a Rockstar” by Sarah Gagnon, you get a story including different topics glued together with a pretty good writing style. You are confronted with dystopian and futuristic aspects while at the same time also having to deal with a touching and realistic story. I was suprised how well it worked out at the end, especially because normally I am not really a fan of these reality shows. Moreover, I loved the fact that most of the times it wasn’t over the top which can easily happen when you mix up all those elements mentioned aboth. But even if all these aspects aboth scream for a five star-read, there are some things which made me decide otherwise. At some points it just felt like the author lost her strings which is why from time to time, the story line felt a little bit underdeveloped. Combined with some situations during which the story confused me as a reader, I sadly have to rate this book with 3 instead of 5 stars.

> > > I have received this book as an ARC from the publisher. < < < > > > In exchange, I promised an honest review. < < <

REVIEW : Million Dollar Devil by Katy Evans

11 Thursday Jun 2020

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	Million Dollar Devil
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	Katy Evans
	May 28th 2019

Big-city sophistication meets carnal hunger in this devilish contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Evans.

Heir apparent to her father’s company, Lizzy Banks needs a man. The perfect man. But when the rich “fundbabies” she usually rubs shoulders with prove impossible to hire, she takes a chance on a raw beast of a man salvaged from the wreckage of a bar brawl.

James Rowan earns a modest income as a YouTube daredevil, but he can’t refuse Lizzy’s million dollar deal. As she polishes his rough edges, creating a sophisticated gentleman fit for the highest circles of society, not only does she bring out the perfect man—it’s like she’s making the man of her dreams. How can she resist?

Though Lizzy loves seeing James in his clothes—and out of them—he isn’t the kind of man you bring home to Daddy. Her father’s disapproval and the pressure of the campaign have her eyeing the straight and narrow, but Lizzy’s finding it awfully hard to resist the devil on her shoulder…

I was so happy to be able to review “Million Dollar Devil” – as I loved previous books by Katy Evans. And I know you can feel the BUT come – so here it is …

BUT I am not sure what happened to the feelings … this author was always about deep feelings for me – I can still remember crying over “REAL”. Sure an author is allowed to change his style but or genre. Just a little more than a week ago I was having a discussion with an author that felt her readers weren’t taking her change in style well and I told her – that she could not please everyone.

Changing from a HEA Author to a NON-HEA one is one thing. It might be shocking but …yeah simply BUT … – the same goes for a change in the genre …. but the depth of a story. … the feelings within – they are essential – they are like the core of how a reader feels about an author – So I still hold on to that thought but I am not sure this type of change is a good one.

I might be the odd one out there I don’t know but I really need to feel the story and connect to the characters and from the first page on I felt like I stepped into something cold. In the beginning, I thought it was just a way to build up the story but my waiting continued and at some point I realized that there would be no change and that this was the tone and setting of the story and I felt sad – so very sad because the plot had this potential as any other book from her. It made me wonder what happened to make her change style so much.

At least that’s the way I felt about it when I finished. I will always check on her releases when they come up but I am pretty sure I will in some way be more reluctant to pick up the next book. ( I hope I am wrong when the time comes but these are my thoughts at this moment)

I really loved REAL so much that I kind of want to pick up that book now again just to remind myself how much feeling there was and that what I felt while reading it wasn’t a kind of mirage. But as I said this might be totally on me and if you read the blurb and feel you might like it I would never stop you from reading it. It is a solid written plot that is just not for me ….unfortunately

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Hide Me by Lexi Scott

10 Wednesday Jun 2020

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Title : Hide Me

Author : Lexi Scott

Series : The Silver Strand Series, #1

Rating : 3 Stars

Blurb : Sometimes it’s easier to run…Ripped apart by guilt and grief, nineteen-year-old Whit Conrad grabs her stuff, runs from her super-conservative family in Pennsylvania, and hauls ass for sunny California. All she wants is escape. But what she gets is a craptastic apartment, a job at a tattoo parlour, and a life thatâs not her own. Then she meets a sexy, inked surfer who has the potential to capsize everything…Deo Beckett is adrift. Underemployed and spending his time partying too hard, he knows he should be doing something more with his life. Being something more. All it takes is a pin-up hottie with a smart mouthâand a bruised soulâto force Deo to start looking below the surface. To wonder if there’s more to life than being a beach bum. Now he’s falling for Whit…hard.But Whit has secrets, and she’ll go to any lengths to keep Deo from discovering her past…

Review : With “Hide Me” by Lexi Scott, you get a nice and emotional book which includes a really great story.

After reading the blurb I expected exactly the same I finally got! It’s not like the story is totally surprising and I never have read this kind of story. So I can’t say I am disappointed. In combination with a really good writing style, it was easy to feel with the characters which are very interesting. All in all I liked this book and for sure will also take at least a look the up-coming books of the series.

> > > I have received this book as an ARC from the publisher. < < < > > > In exchange, I promised an honest review. < < <

REVIEW : If by Randi Cooley Wilson

10 Wednesday Jun 2020

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	If
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	Randi Cooley Wilson
	December 12th 2018

If you knew love would hurt you, would you fall? If you knew love would leave you, would you let it go? If you knew love could never be, would you try? From bestselling author Randi Cooley Wilson comes a love story about heartbreak, second chances, and letting go. The ifs that linger between the pages of this novel will break your heart and stay with you long after the final chapter.

Emerson Shaw thought she’d left her old life behind her, but when she returns home for her best friend’s wedding, she has no idea her past is waiting to reclaim her.

Lincoln Daniels never wanted to find love. But when he met straight-laced Emerson, he fell. Hard. The only thing they seemed to have in common was an undeniable mutual attraction, but from the moment he laid eyes on her, there was something about her that called to him. Until he lost her.

Just when Emerson is finally ready to let go and stop existing in a past full of pain and regret, Lincoln returns, turning her life upside down. What begins as a tentative friendship quickly escalates, and the two soon realize that all the ifs lingering between them no longer matter.

What happens when two broken people meet, fall in love, and realize they can never be? What happens when all the what ifs no longer make sense? If you knew your heart would break, would you still fall? This book is intended for mature audiences.

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REVIEW UPON RELEASE Fatal Pursuit by Elisabeth Naughton

09 Tuesday Jun 2020

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Title : Fatal Pursiut

Author : Elizabeth Naughton

Series : Aegis #3

Blurb : Five years ago, Aegis Security op manager Marley Addisonâs lover died in a South American raid gone horribly wrongâ¦or so she thought. When she receives a phone call telling her that he is still very much alive and in danger, she vows to bring him home safely, even if Aegis CEO and former Navy SEAL Jake Ryder has kept her out of the field for the last few years. Then Jake shows up in Colombia to help her, leaving Marley annoyedâ¦and more than a little distracted by her alarmingly handsome boss.As things between Marley and Jake heat up in the wilderness, they discover their rescue mission is filled with treachery. Now the domineering Jake has to rely on Marley for survival. But can she depend on him when their mission takes a shocking and deadly turn?Fatal Pursuit is the pulse-pounding third book in Elisabeth Naughtonâs scorching Aegis series.

REVIEW : Before We Fell (Love in the Heartland #4) by Stacey Lynn

09 Tuesday Jun 2020

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	Before We Fell
	Love in the Heartland #4
	Stacey Lynn
	April 9th 2019

Before Well Fell is book four in the Love In the Heartland Series, but is a complete standalone with all new characters.

This is not just a romance. It’s not only a love story.
It’s a beautiful, twisting, epic journey of love, redemption, and healing and I can not WAIT for you to learn more!

Before We Fell

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The horror that rocked my small town last winter also brought Noah Wilkes into my life. The first almost broke all of us, but the second changed everything.

He stomped into my classroom all angry scowls and rudeness, the big-shot lawyer who was always too good for this small town. But the moment his smile softened toward his niece, it was me that melted.

The heartbreak that brought him back also brought me closer to him, to the man he hides from the world behind his swagger and aggression. The man I couldn’t help but fall for.

But life has a way of throwing a curveball when you least expect it, and this one could cost me everything–even him.
Turned out, our fates were written in the sky before we ever met—
Before we fell.

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REVIEW UPON RELEASE Starry Knight by Nina Mason

08 Monday Jun 2020

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Title : Starry Knight

Author : Nina Mason

Series : The Knights of Avalon #1

Blurb : Can these star-crossed lovers bridge two worlds? British aristocrat Vanessa Bentley has beauty, fame, and fortune, but she gets no respect for her decision to become a paranormal investigator. Determined to prove the naysayers wrong, Vanessa ventures to the misty moors of Caithness, Scotland. T

here stands the immense Castle Barrogill, where a vampire is rumored to be stalking the dungeonsâa vampire Vanessa is determined to find.

She’ll just have to get past the resident shape-shifterâ¦Callum Lyon is the gorgeous reclusive astrologer and faery knight who guards the castle. For free-spirited Vanessa, seducing him proves to be easy. After all, he was once a breeding drone to a Queen. But astrologically, their differences are harder to overcome. Will Vanessa’s missionâand Callum’s secretsâbe more than their burgeoning love can take? Or will fleshâand bloodâwin over the ghosts that haunt them both? â¦.

REVIEW : Long Road Home (Love in the Heartland #3) by Stacey Lynn

08 Monday Jun 2020

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Long Road Home (Love in the Heartland, #3)

	Long Road Home
	Love in the Heartland #3
	Stacey Lynn
	November 5th 2018

I left home ten years ago, promising myself I’d never return to the place where I had never been accepted. I was despised and ridiculed for circumstances completely beyond my control.

But when my grandmother passes away, I’m forced to return to Kansas. I will have to face everyone who hated me. But they’re not who I’m most afraid of.

My biggest fear? Facing him.
Jordan Marx.
The boy I once loved more than life itself. The boy who defended me from them. The boy I’d disappeared on, leaving him nothing more than a horrible nasty lie and hastily scribbled note.

When Jordan finds out the secret I have carried for so long, I’m in for the battle of my life.
Or so I thought.

I might have wandered for years on a path riddled with thorns but with Jordan by my side, taking the long road home means more than reuniting with the only man I’ve ever loved. It might just mean finding myself, and the family I never thought I could ever have along the way.

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