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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="color: #4c4b4c;">Author:</u><span style="color: #4c4b4c;"> </span><b style="color: #4c4b4c;">Roni Loren</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText7097265540894207089" style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">How hard would you fight for the one you love?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"><br />Taryn Landry was there that awful night fourteen years ago when Long Acre changed from the name of a town to the title of a national tragedy. Everyone knows she lost her younger sister. No one knows it was her fault. Since then, psychology professor Taryn has dedicated her life's work to preventing something like that from ever happening again. Falling in love was never part of the plan...<br /><br />Shaw Miller has spent more than a decade dealing with the fallout of his brother's horrific actions. After losing everything―his chance at Olympic gold, his family, almost his sanity―he's changed his name, his look, and he's finally starting a new life. As long as he keeps a low profile and his identity secret, everything will be okay, right?<br /><br />When the world and everyone you know defines you by one catastrophic tragedy...<br />How do you find your happy ending?</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow! Huge, massive kudos to Roni Loren for taking this series and spinning it on its head with this hero. Wow...talk about changing point of view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The premise of this series is that the characters are a group of survivors who survived a mass shooting at their senior prom. The stories are them ten years later and how that trauma in their lives has affected them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this book, we meet Taryn, who has devoted her entire life to making sure that this doesn't happen in another school after her sister was killed that night. She's a psychologist who has spent her life studying school shooters and pinpointing the things and warning signs that could have prevented their actions. Her goal is to make sure kids have the support they need before they become murderers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shaw has lived a very different life from Taryn. His brother was the killer and he was condemned for the same, the press saying that it was just a matter of time before it was revealed that he was just as unhinged as his brother. This guy had been an Olympic level gymnast and lost everything...his brother, his family, his privacy, his ability to live. The media flambeed him and he's given up ever having a normal life again...to the point that he believes that he is just one action away from being as dangerous as his brother. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My heart shattered for what Shaw has gone through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that's an amazing thing about what Roni Loren has done with this book. Unfortunately, school shootings are an every day thing on the news now...and no one considers what that does to the family of the shooter. Devastating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And beyond that is the overall theme of what Taryn is doing and the little bits that come out in the end about love and connection and how we all need that...these kids who are at risk most of all. It's a sobering thought that something so tragic could be prevented by a single action of empathy and love. Definitely food for thought. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Needless to say...it was an INCREDIBLE book to end out an incredible series. I loved it!!!</span><br />
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Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648877069682515109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791447370323760896.post-34893693955094475622018-12-25T05:00:00.000-06:002018-12-25T05:00:06.687-06:00A Charm Like You by Sharla Lovelace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Even in a quirky small town like Charmed, Texas, there’s always room for love to take you by surprise . . . </b><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"> </span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Gabi Graham might have hit the proverbial rock in rock-bottom. Hitting the single scene after ten years is hard enough. Finding out that her cheating ex-husband and his new barely-legal fiancée are expecting—that’s enough to drive Gabi over the edge and into a neighboring town’s divorce support group. It’s not really her thing to listen to anonymous strangers bash their exes, but at least there are cookies. And a sexy fellow newcomer who ignites her long-dormant libido. Spending a few lustful, post-meeting moments in Hot Guy’s truck can’t hurt. Unless, of course, Hot Guy turns out to be Thatcher Roman—her best friend’s brother and Gabi’s silent business partner.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thatcher had no idea that the wildflower farm owner he’s been doing business with over email is the nameless woman who’s barreled into his life and his fantasies. He and Gabi have a new venture to run, a sister and best friend in the middle, and enough sparks between them to light up the entire town of Charmed. Given her past, it’s no wonder smart, gorgeous Gabi has trust issues. But maybe what they’ve found is more than just coincidence and chemistry. It might even be the beginning of one sweet, amazing second chance . . .</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aww, this has been a great series and I really enjoyed this final installment to the series and how it ended for everyone. So sweet...and yes, a little bittersweet, too. I've loved the presence of Mr. Bailey throughout the series and his presence in this book was AWESOME!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, this book. All of Sharla Lovelace's stories are told from the heroine's point of view. As a result, this really feels like it is Gabi's story. Gabi's the one with the big character arc and Gabi's the one who really has to work through this relationship mentally. Gabi is six months out from her divorce from her husband of ten years. He cheated on her, so she has some issues trusting herself because she never even guessed they were having issues. Her attitude now is that guys are good for sex, but no more than that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter Thatcher, who Gabi doesn't know as Thatcher. He's the Hot Guy that she met at her divorce support group in the town 30 minutes from Charmed. While she's in a partnership with Thatcher, she's never actually met the enigmatic brother of her best friend. So, she has no idea that this incredibly sexy guy who she has crazy insane chemistry with is the very last person she should be messing around with. (You see where this is going, right?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gabi has so many hangups, she can sometimes be a hard character to embrace. But there were several moments when this book brought me to tears. Overall, it was a good read. The entire series has been great. I definitely recommend it and ANY of Sharla Lovelace's books. She's an amazing writer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Meet the women from Wild Rose Ranch—and the men who want them—in <em>New York Times</em> Bestselling Author Jennifer Ryan’s breathtaking series of romance and scandal . . .</strong><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Noah Cordero is a modern-day cowboy who loves three things: ranching, his younger sister, and his step-father. John Cordero groomed Noah to take over the Montana spread where he learned to ride and work the land. But when John unexpectedly dies, he leaves </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">half</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"> the ranch to a woman Noah doesn’t even know.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Roxy shares Noah’s last name, but not his blood. Estranged from her father, haunted by regrets, and eager to escape her notorious mother’s past, she is forced to fulfill her father’s last wishes. Inheriting means sharing a home with infuriating, challenging, and oh-so-tempting Noah. But John didn’t just make her owner of his ranch and guardian to her sister, his hidden sideline is her worst nightmare—she’s the new owner of the notorious Nevada brothel called Wild Rose Ranch where she grew up.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">As their strictly business relationship starts to turn to true love, Roxy begins to wonder, what will happen when Noah discovers her dirty little secret?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book was wonderful. Despite the somewhat cheesy/80's style cover and the fact that the story line entails a "brothel", this book is so much more than it looks/sounds. Really, it was a great contemporary book with incredible deep characters and complex story lines. In fact, I am so excited for more to come in this series. But first, let me tell you why you need to read this first book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roxy has worked hard to make her way in this world. She has a career and has managed to make sure her mother stays safe along with becoming one of the best barrel racers and horse trainers in the country. Roxy was always the caretaker in the relationship with her mother. She also has her own handmade family in the form of her sisters...three other girls who also grew up at the Ranch via their mothers. (Note...I'm pretty sure the rest of the series will be those sisters stories). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roxy always knew who her father was...one of her mother's johns. She was also very aware of the fact that he didn't claim her as his own because he was ashamed of her, even though he was always somewhat present in her life. As a result, she's also aware of her family...her faux siblings/John's kids, even though they aren't related by blood. But they have no idea about her. Until their father dies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved Roxy. There's no denying that she's had a cruel, unfair life. It was hard to read the passages about how her life was growing up and still is and the hurt she experienced because her father chose not to ever claim her. Rejection at its worst, although she always understood why...it didn't change the emotional pain from it. But this is one amazingly strong heroine. Dang. Roxy was fire on the page. I loved watching her stand up for Annabelle. I loved watching her interact with Annabelle. Roxy is well aware that life doesn't always work out the way it should and she's amazingly honest with Annabelle about that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, her honesty and straight-forwardness throughout most of the story was just incredible. In those same circumstances, I would have been running very far away, but she doesn't let anyone cow her and I loved that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, I loved pretty much everything about this book (except maybe the cover). It was an amazing read and I can't wait for book #2 in this series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jay never wanted to be a father. In fact, he's avoided it his entire life, worried he'd repeat the patterns of his own messed-up childhood. He's madly in love with Elise and, until now, he thought they were on the same page about not having children. But her surprise pregnancy changes everything. Elise is suddenly committed to parenthood, and Jay knows he can't lose her. Facing his deepest fears will be difficult, but with a little holiday magic, Jay might be able to prove to Elise that - as a family - they're destined to live merrily ever after.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow...now that is how you write an amazingly emotional novella. I think I liked this little novella even more than I've liked the books in this series (and I've loved them). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText13497448223539047849" style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"><b>By the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author who “hilariously depicts modern dating” (<i>Us Weekly</i>), <i>My Favorite Half-Night Stand </i>is a laugh-out-loud romp through online dating and its many, many fails.</b><br /><br />Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she’s a female-serial-killer expert who’s quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, just like her four best guy friends and fellow professors, is perma-single.<br /><br />So when a routine university function turns into a black tie gala, Mille and her circle make a pact that they’ll join an online dating service to find plus-ones for the event. There’s only one hitch: after making the pact, Millie and one of the guys, Reid Campbell, secretly spend the sexiest half-night of their lives together, but mutually decide the friendship would be better off strictly platonic.<br /><br />But online dating isn’t for the faint of heart. While the guys are inundated with quality matches and potential dates, Millie’s first profile attempt garners nothing but dick pics and creepers. Enter “Catherine”—Millie’s fictional profile persona, in whose make-believe shoes she can be more vulnerable than she’s ever been in person. Soon “Catherine” and Reid strike up a digital pen-pal-ship...but Millie can’t resist temptation in real life, either. Soon, Millie will have to face her worst fear—intimacy—or risk losing her best friend, forever.<br /><br />Perfect for fans of <i>Roxanne</i> and <i>She’s the Man</i>, Christina Lauren’s latest romantic comedy is full of mistaken identities, hijinks, and a classic love story with a modern twist. Funny and fresh, you’ll want to swipe right on <i>My Favorite Half-Night Stand</i>.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really and truly loved this book. I've been a fan of most of Christina Lauren's releases, but something about this book just hit perfection for me. I honestly think it's because this group of five friends (four guys and Millie) is simply perfection. As I read, I kept laughing out loud and explaining to hubby about what was happening in the book...simply because I was enjoying the story so much, I wanted to share it with someone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This story is about a group of five friends who just all happen to be university professors together...and they are awesome. It's four guys and Millie, the ex-girlfriend of one of the guys who used to also hang out with these guys. But when she and the guy broke up, she managed to be the one who kept his friends. She's kind of epic that way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But out of all the guys in this little group, Millie has always been closest with Reid...and one drunken night, she gets even closer. But they aren't romantically involved. They're just best friends who just happened to have incredible sex. Millie blows it off. If there's anything that Millie is good at, it's being able to not take things too seriously. Millie doesn't get into deep emotions with anything...she's certainly not going to start with Reid. (And there's some great back-story for her to explain exactly why she's this way.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved the book. I loved the set-up. I loved the group dynamic. And the characters were some of the best-written ones I've ever read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I highly, highly, highly recommend this book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started this book and was only supposed to read for an hour or so. Well, about four hours later, the book was done and I was desperately behind on what I needed to get done for the day. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday...hehe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked the source of the conflict. My heart hurt for Carly and the inability of the town and Austin to take her seriously. I'm not quite sure I believe the resolution though...I'm not really positive that anything truly changed long-term, but part of that may be because I'm not really sure the reader got to know Austin enough. He had small scenes throughout the book in his point of view, but they took up a much smaller percentage than Carly's. But I did believe that the emotions between the two were real and hopefully, that love is enough for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book was much more a journey of Carly growing up and maturing than a romance. This is about her claiming her life as her own and figuring out who she is as a person...and that is most definitely not a smooth road to discovery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first started writing this review, I had this book classified as contemporary romance, but decided that was wrong because this book isn't about the romantic story (although there is one in the book). This book is about the evolution of Charlotte.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlotte is a twin...an identical twin. And although the two are obviously interchangeable as far as how they look (since we know that Charlotte steps into the beauty pageant for her sister), she's always seen her sister as the pretty one. Ginny has done beauty pageants her entire life and has spent a lifetime making herself look a certain way. Charlotte has not. Charlotte is an elementary school librarian. Her life is books, not pampering her skin. But because of that and a horrible fiance (who she dumped) her self-esteem is not where it should be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Put the easy way. Ginny is the pretty one. Charlotte is the smart one. She lives her life that way until she has to step into Ginny's shoes and sees what it's like to be the pretty one. Suddenly, her world view is changing and that's definitely changing her internal identity, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked this book. It was fun and easy to read. At times, it was emotional just because Charlotte is facing some hard truths about herself and her relationship with her twin sister. It definitely had a <i>Miss Congeniality</i> vibe to it and that wasn't a bad thing. It was like the movie, but with a bit deeper emotional depth to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The entire book takes place over several days of the pageant competition, so the romance is quick...but I also liked that aspect of the story. I liked the little interactions between Charlotte and Gray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Quick-witted hustler Ghost is no stranger to living dangerously; survival has always been the name of the game.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">He’s just always gone it alone.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Now he’s got the wrong people breathing down his neck, and the only way out demands placing his trust in the unlikeliest of heroes: Duncan Rook, a gruff cop whose ethics are as solid as his body.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Cozying up to a criminal is hardly what Duncan’s reputation on the force needs—especially when that criminal is temptation personified. Ghost is Duncan’s polar opposite, and the last person he expected to fall for.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">So then why does every imaginable scenario for taking down their common enemy end with Ghost in his arms?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This series has been so good, but I'll admit, I had no idea how Sidney Bell would handle Ghost because he's always been such a messed up character. </span><br />
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<b>In the age of apps and social media, how many dates does it take to find “the one”? The author of <i>Knocked Up </i>and <i>Fake Wife </i>swipes right on love with a captivating friends-to-lovers tale.</b>Caitlin Pappas is a lifelong commitment-phobe. The closest thing she’s had to a relationship in the last few years was a friends-with-benefits thing that fizzled out because the guy wanted more. So when she and her best friend design a new app that promises to find “the one” in 28 Dates, Caitlin is the perfect guinea pig. Little does she know that she may have already met her match . . .<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt Argento knows what it feels like to be alone. After a childhood of abandonment, he never imagined someone might love him—much less someone like Rhys Nyland, who has the voice of an angel, the looks of a god, and the worship of his fans.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt and Rhys come from different worlds, but when they meet, their chemistry is incendiary. Their romance is unexpected, intense, and forever—at least, that’s what their vows promise. Suddenly, Matt finds himself living a life he never thought possible: safe and secure in the arms of a man who feels like home. But when Rhys leaves to go on tour for his new album, Matt finds himself haunted by the ghosts of his past.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Rhys returns, he finds Matt twisted by doubt. But Rhys loves Matt fiercely, and he’ll go to hell and back to triumph over Matt’s fears. After secrets are revealed and desires are confessed, Rhys and Matt must learn to trust each other if they’re going to make it. That means they have to fall in love all over again—and this time, it really will be forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, this book was powerful. This is a love story about two men who fell in love quickly, much to the astonishment of Matt, who never understood what Rhys saw in him. Matt grew up in the foster system and has learned the hard way that no one ever chooses him. He's been abandoned over and over again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But when Rhys fell in love with Matt, it bowled Matt over. Rhys ADORES Matt with everything in him, but he doesn't understand the ghosts that linger in Matt's psyche. And although the two are happily married, all those ghosts come out to play when Rhys goes on tour and Matt suddenly finds himself alone again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously, this book is so, so good. It felt so real and genuine. Problems like Matt's are such a deep reality for so many people who didn't have ideal childhoods. It's hard for those who didn't experience that kind of life instability to understand how detrimental it can be for all aspects of life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are so many levels of this story to love. First of all is Matt...I just want to hug and shelter him. Second, is the realities that even once there is an "I do", there can still be major roadblocks to overcome. Then there was the beauty of Matt's job and how he's using his life experiences to help other foster kids overcome. I loved every single little thing about his job. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, I pretty much loved the whole book. The characters were rich and diverse and seemed to leap off the page with the angst and friendships and love. From the moment I started reading the book, I couldn't stand to put it down. I was invested in these guys...completely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a true LOVE story and as such, it's a gorgeous piece. I love the way Roan Parrish writes. Her style has a romantic, flowing quality to it that makes the reader feel like you're reading poetry (without any actual poetry on the page). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I HIGHLY recommend this book. It was simply phenomenal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">BUD/S: six months of the most intense training there is. It’s survival of the toughest, and Matt Knytych is determined to come out the other side a navy SEAL. </span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Distraction is life or death. And just the sight of former marine Shane Hovland is enough to shake Matt’s concentration.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Shane came to BUD/S training ready to prove himself—again. Semper Fi is forever, but he needs a new start. Not this dangerous heat with a man he barely knows.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Everything they’ve ever wanted is riding on a thin, punishing line. And they’ll have to fight for more than just each other if they want to make it through intact.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">After all, the only easy day was yesterday.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a slow burn romance and while it's considered to be a romance novel, the military side of the story line really is the bigger story. This book is about two guys working their ways to earning their SEAL tridents who just happen to be falling in love with one another at the same time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning: this book is really heavy on the military training, which I found interesting, but I think that a lot of readers could find it really slow moving and dry reading. But this book is about their SEAL training more than the romance. It's just that the romance and the strength that the two get from their friendship and budding relationship that gives them the strength to get through the really tough training. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, I really enjoyed the book. I found it entertaining and engaging (Note...I come from a military spouse (and now military mom) background, so I'm used to LOTS of military talk in my house.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really liked both characters although both guys have their issues and hangups. I really got where I kind of liked Matt's whole prickly side. I wish more of Shane's issue would have been a bit more obvious earlier because I think that really could have ramped up some of the conflict in the story. But overall, it was a good and entertaining read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Falling in love can come with the most unexpected risks in this First Wives novel from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Catherine Bybee.</b><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Avery Grant doesn’t date. Her first marriage was a mutually beneficial contract that gave her the financial freedom she needed to step away from her controlling parents. Wealthy and single, the last thing she’s looking for is love sneaking in to mess up her life plans. And after a brutal attack, she’s determined to never be vulnerable again, even if the new man in her life helps her feel safe.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Mesmerized from the moment he sets his eyes on Avery, Liam is driven to learn everything about this tough, sexy, challenging woman. Breaking down her defenses won’t be easy, but Liam refuses to be pushed away. All he needs is a tiny crack in Avery’s armor to wiggle his way into her heart.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">But when a terrifying lie about her attacker’s fate comes to light, Avery’s past returns to haunt her. Now she’s willing to put herself in danger to get the answers she needs. That means jeopardizing the best thing that’s ever happened to her: Liam.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aww, I liked this book. Wow, I knew some of Avery's story from the previous book, but I did not expect her story to be so riveting and heart-breaking and inspiring and simply amazing to read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, a year ago, Avery was attacked and left brutally beaten. Even before that life-changing event, Avery wasn't the cute and cuddly type. She doesn't really connect with people. That fact has gotten worse since her attack. Now she has more than a bit of PTSD and is doing everything she can to make sure she never gets hurt again...on any level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Liam is the perfect match for her. He's not at all put off by her prickly nature or the fact that she throws up roadblocks for him at every turn. In fact, he's pretty much the perfect guy...even if he is a bit stalkery at the beginning of their relationship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were a ton of elements to this story that I loved...the Krav Maga and Brenda...OMG, I loved Brenda so much, and I adored that she got a little bit of her own story in this one, too. But the whole First Wives group are awesome. I love this tight-knit little group and the fact that Liam has no idea what he's walking into when he joins them for the weekend, because Avery hasn't revealed ANYthing to him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, this was a great book! I've only gotten to read two of these books and I've loved both of them. It's a great series and Catherine Bybee remains an amazing and engaging story teller. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Elle and Sawyer just look so happy. Which is, of course, exactly how they end up.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">But it's not an easy trip. </span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">It was just supposed to be once. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">It was just supposed to be sex. </span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">But now they're next-door neighbors. And before they can put up their fences—or defenses—their eight-year-old sons have forged an unstoppable friendship. </span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">They're still reeling—Elle, from a Facebook message she was never supposed to see, Sawyer, from the kind of death it's hard to live through. A relationship seems like a terrible idea. So they make a deal. One more blazing hot night, at Elle's ex-husband's wedding. </span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">You know, because the "just once" thing has worked out so well for them ... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I totally enjoyed this book, but looking at this cover...it's so not right for this story. The cover makes it look light and airy and young, but the book has so much more depth to it than the cover reflects. So, what I'm saying is...ignore the cover and honestly the blurb leaves a bit to be desired, too...read the reviews and you'll see...this book and story is one you're going to want. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle and Sawyer have both had a hard time of it in the love department. Elle's husband cheated on her with his high school and first love (and they're now getting married). Sawyer's wife who he loved dearly died two years ago. They're both now single parents to 8 yo boys, who become immediate best friends when Sawyer moves into the rental next door. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT prior to him moving in, they had a random, one-night stand. That was Elle's first time ever doing that...ever. And although that's all Sawyer does now, that evening left a mark on him. But like 8 yo boys do, their sons immediately bonded long before Elle and Sawyer realized just who was living next door. And what follows is a friendship that slowly develops. Their boys are inseparable and they are both struggling through the realities of single parenthood. They come to rely on one another quite a bit and the boys are always at one or the other house, so they see each other constantly, too. I loved that build up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this isn't smooth sailing. Both these characters have a ton of baggage. And it's not just them...their friends and family aren't exactly eager for either of them to delve into the real world of relationships and hurt again. There are also two little boys to consider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, I need to note there is a scene with the two boys at school getting in trouble that absolutely melted my heart. OMG...so many, many feels. LOVED that the author included that!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's just a great read and I definitely recommend it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Art professor Anita Delgado spends eleven months of the year working. July is her month to cut loose, paint, and pick a guy to make the summer memorable. But this year she isn’t in a tropical location with an exotic man like she'd planned. She’s stuck in small-town USA dealing with a lake house she doesn’t want, inherited from a grandmother she never knew. A summer fling might be the only thing to get her through the next few weeks.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Salvage specialist Noah Colburn is running for mayor. If he doesn’t, an absolute idiot is going to ruin his beloved town. So he’s stepping up. It’s what he does—with his teenage daughters, with the family business, and now with Lakeside. But when the newest resident of the town asks him to renovate her grandmother’s house—and have a four-week fling —he’s tempted. Tempted to step out of the mold and take just one thing for himself. But the gossip mill in the town is notorious. </span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Anita’s learning it’s hard to have a fling when the town follows your every move, and it’s even harder when the July guy makes it clear one month is never going to be enough…</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow, this was my first time reading this author and I really enjoyed this book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anita has done a thing for almost 20 years. She's a professor so every year she takes a month-long vacation in July. In that month, she enjoys life to the fullest, including hooking up with a single guy...all the sex, no strings, no emotions, pure fun. It's her month to indulge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Frankie and Tommy once dreamed of traveling the world together. But when seventeen-year-old Frank kissed Tom, their plans ended with a punch to the jaw and Frank leaving town without looking back. Thirty years later, Frank’s successful career as a journalist is interrupted by his uncle’s death and the question of his inheritance—the family resort where his childhood dreams were built. When he returns to the Pocono Mountains, however, he finds a dilapidated lodge and Tommy, the boy he never forgot.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">Tom’s been keeping the resort together with spit and glue while caring for Frank’s uncle, Robert—a man he considered father, mentor, and friend—and his aged mother, who he refuses to leave behind. Now Robert is gone, taking Tom’s job with him. And Frank is on the doorstep, wanting to know why Tom is still there and why the old lodge is falling apart.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">But before they can rebuild the resort, they’ll have to rebuild their friendship. Only then can they renew the forever they planned all those years ago.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Okay, so this book...it takes place between two men in the Pocono region of Pennsylvania. In high school, they were best friends...inseparable. But then something happened when they kissed (the details about what exactly that was are a bit murky throughout most of the book to keep the reader guessing) at the age of 18, and then they haven't seen one another in the last 30 years. They had plans for the future...together ...and that single moment blew it all to pieces...their friendship and anything else that might have been brewing under the surface. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These guys are the same age as me, so when they're talking about vacation spots like this one, I can perfectly picture it. In fact, I had to go online and see if the place we went every year was still around (note...it is, but wow, it's expensive now). Also, I remember when I got married, the Poconos were THE place to go for honeymoons...those clear stem glass hot tubs...OH MY...LOL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall, the book was a great read. It was fun to go back in time and see a second chance couple work through it all together. I loved the location of the story and the idea of rehabbing one of those old resorts. It was just a fun, entertaining read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is everything that is good in a holiday story. I loved it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nick is a forty-six year old career military MP on his way into retirement. He's spent almost his entire career alone. He's a bit of a stiff, curmudgeon, used to doing things a certain way. Stepping into a Santa suit is not a natural fit. He's very uncomfortable with the idea, especially after he meets Teddy, the outgoing "elf" who's heading up the Santa fundraising campaign. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teddy is everything that Nick isn't. He's outgoing, enthusiastic, eternally optimistic, and young. So, so young. There is NO WAY Nick is giving into the temptation that is Teddy, no matter how much the idea appeals. But then he gets snowed in and ends up staying with Teddy where things are just a little too easy and it just happens. But it's a onetime thing, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting to watch the relationship between these two unlikely characters was incredible. Teddy is everything that Nick needs in his life. He needs some fun in his life so much. He's lived twenty-eight years of restricted fun...he deserves some now...and Teddy is the perfect match for that. I loved watching Nick bloom around Teddy. It was a beautiful romance and I truly fell in love with watching them fall in love. It was a great holiday story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText7108257790620211131" style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"><b>In this fairy tale with a sexy twist, she’s a penniless San Francisco seamstress. He’s the king of Italian couture. Who’s got designs on whom?</b><br /><br />Boutique owner Kimber DiSanto has seen better days. She’s been dumped at the altar by Prince Charmless, her business went up in flames (literally), and now she’s stuck in Florence, Italy, with an ice-queen stepmother, to try to save her late father’s failing dress shop. Only one thing could make it worse: another man in her life. The arrogant Italian fashion tycoon offering to buy her father’s shop is as rich as he is sexy, and their attraction is off the charts. But Kimber’s not about to get burned again.<br /><br />Women don’t say no to Matteo Moretti—and certainly not with Kimber’s stinging precision. With all the heat and fury sparking between them, Matteo can’t resist baiting the gorgeous American. His plan? Win her over one scorching kiss at a time.<br /><br />Kimber tells herself it’s all just a game. That her broken heart isn’t in danger, and that Matteo’s touch does <i>not</i> make her Lady Land dance with joy. But sometimes it takes the fieriest of enemies to turn a fantasy into a real-life romance.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a great and fun twist on Cinderella. This book was so fun and it was made even better when I'd catch a glimpse of the original fairy tale and how the author twisted it into this modern retelling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: the absolute best twist on the original story were the stepsisters. That little gem had me giggling throughout reading the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was so much that made this book a good one...the fashion design story line was my favorite. Haute couture made in Italy...yes, please! But I also really enjoyed the characters and all the little twists and turns the author took from the original. Matteo was to-die-for sexy, but I loved Jenner's little insights throughout, too, especially about who Matteo is. I LOVED the wicked stepmother story and how that evolved over the course of the book. And of course, I really enjoyed Kimber, although it really does seem like she ticked off Karma at some point before this book starts, because she really has an awful string of events happen to her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The romance was gorgeous and so, so hot. I loved the chemistry between these two. The author wrote them beautifully. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, it was just a really fun, entertaining book. I'd definitely recommend it, because I loved reading it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ooh, I loved this book so, so much. I love the idea of Sasha's psychic power and how he could communicate with the homes. So interesting and creative. But I also really just enjoyed the entire setup on this one. The irony of Sasha's intuition for homes and the fact that he's homeless killed me...as well as just how the negative energy affected the homes when they've been neglected. It was such a cool story line. The whole setup of Nick's career flipping houses and how that brings the two guys together worked really well, too. In fact, pretty much the entire book worked for me. I loved reading it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText12212601512961380601" style="color: #181818;"><i>All is fair in love and auto maintenance.</i><br /><br />Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Usually.<br /><br />Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone’s favorite Winston Brother. But since his twin decided to leave town, and his other brother hired a stunning human-porcupine hybrid as a replacement mechanic for their auto shop, Beau Winston’s charmed life has gone to hell in a handbasket.<br /><br />Shelly Sullivan is not nice and is never accommodating. Ever.<br />She mumbles to herself, but won’t respond when asked a question. She glares at everyone, especially babies. She won’t shake hands with or touch another person, but has no problems cuddling with a dog. And her damn parrot speaks only in curse words. Beau wants her gone. He wants her out of his auto shop, out of Tennessee, and out of his life.<br /><br />The only problem is, learning why this porcupine wears her coat of spikes opens a Pandora’s box of complexity—exquisite, tempting, heartbreaking complexity—and Beau Winston soon discovers being nice and accommodating might mean losing what matters most.</span><span style="color: #181818;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall: 4.25</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow, Shelly is an unlikely heroine, but I loved that about her. Shelly has serious OCD...to the point that it affects all her interactions within the world, but she's working so hard to overcome them and to be a part of a functioning society when she doesn't have to (she's an artist who can support herself by staying home and doing her art...she chooses to do the difficult thing and go to a job everyday). I loved that about her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And note: Angela Dawe didn't get to narrate a whole lot of the book because most of it is done in Beau's POV, but when she was inside Shelly's head, she did an amazing job inflecting Shelly's OCD ramblings. I loved how she narrated for Shelly...it really helped to make her a sympathetic character. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beau is the other twin and he's dealing with a lot. He does not like Shelly (mainly because he doesn't understand her). He's a really outgoing and personable guy. Having an introvert who can't handle touch is completely foreign to him. He simply doesn't 'get' Shelly and the two clash because of that. But that's not all Beau is dealing with. His twin brother is getting ready to move away and Beau is definitely feeling the loss already. On top of a whole lot of other family drama.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is such a hard book for me to rate. Overall, I really enjoyed the book as a whole. Flat out...that's the most important takeaway from this review. I did really like the book and the two men within the story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I liked the history between the two guys and the depth that added to the story as a whole. I loved watching their friendship develop when they were teens and all the ups and downs that took. My heart broke for Ryan and all the just pure trauma he had to go through and the fact that it ultimately ruined them "then". I don't think the story would have been near as strong without all that backstory there to lay the groundwork of what Ryan and Quinn had between them before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But there were moments in the story and details though that left me scratching my head. Scenes that didn't quite make sense, actions too that didn't seem to quite fit. There is a lot of drama going on in this story and with these characters...and sometimes...it was a bit too much for my personal taste with what was happening. Note...</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I really think I'm going to be in the minority when it comes to this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do like where both the guys are as adults. No, things didn't work out between them when they were teens and their lives may not have gone where they hoped, but they both have really successful, happy lives overall. I liked that aspect of the story a lot. Life goes on, even when their hearts may not have ever healed. Those emotions for the two of them never went away completely. Second chance at love...definitely one of my favorite tropes. True love never dies...happy sigh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, a bit of a mixed review...and I hate that, but this is just one reader's opinion. Definitely read others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText8528298677292068493" style="color: #181818;"><b>In the <i>New York Times </i>tradition of Lori Wilde and Carolyn Brown comes the first book in a new western romance series from Forever debut author Carly Bloom about a no-strings cowboy fling with a fairy tale twist.</b><br /><br /><b>Who's afraid of the big, bad cowboy? </b><br /><br />After one too many heartbreaks, Travis Blake hung up his cowboy hat and put Big Verde, Texas, behind him. But when he gets the call that his young nephew needs him, he knows he has to return home. His plan is to sell the family ranch and hightail it back to Austin, but there's a small problem: the one person who stands in his way is the one person he can't resist.<br /><br />Maggie is pretty sure she hates Travis Blake. He's irritating, he's destroying her business, and . . . and he's just so frickin' attractive. But when they're forced to work together, Maggie discovers that the Most Annoying Man in the World is more than he seems. He's sweet with his nephew, he helps out in the community, and he makes her heart flutter. Maggie doesn't want to risk everything on a man who wants to leave, but what if she can convince this wayward cowboy to stay?</span><span style="color: #181818;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ooh, this book was good. I never know when I go into reading a book from a new to me author about how big of a gamble I'm taking, but this one was a HUGE, happy surprise, because I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of reading this book. It was entertaining and engrossing and I absolutely fell in love with both Travis and Maggie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maggie is a landscape architect. Travis has just come home to the small town where he grew up with his niece in tow. He just got out of the military and is simply trying to find his footing. The first step in that is getting his lawn business up and running. Unfortunately, that puts him in direct competition with his neighbor, Maggie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a lot happening in this story. The original masquerade ball where Travis was the Big Bad Wolf and Maggie was Little Red Riding Hood. For most of the book, she has no idea that wolf was Travis. It made for a great build-up. But there's also the conflict between them over their businesses and joint job and the cows from Travis' ranch that keep wandering onto Maggie's land. There was a ton of action and plenty of buzzing HOT chemistry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, it was purely a fun and entertaining read. I'm so excited to read more from this author. Bring on Claire's story!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, I really LOVED this book. Before the book starts, Tanner and Mel had a one-night stand. The book starts when the repercussions of that night make themselves known...that's right, a positive line on a tiny, little stick. The thing is Tanner is a confirmed bachelor and Mel is coming off a horrific divorce. She has NO DESIRE for anything lasting...like a baby, but surprises happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tanner is such a good guy (despite his reputation) and as his backstory comes out, it's heartbreaking. But he proves over and over that he's simply one of the good guys. He's there for Mel in every single way. He's supportive and realizes that she's been through a lot, so is willing to give her the space that she needs. He just hopes in the end that she chooses him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really liked it. I liked the relationships between the six friends (and am seriously intrigued by Cash and Jade...they're going to have a great story). I like the premise of the airport. I need to go back and read book #1 to fully understand how all that came to be, but the glimpses I saw of that story in this of that book definitely intrigued me. (But don't worry, even though this is book #2, you can easily read it and not miss the first. I never had a moment of confusion.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I truly think my favorite thing about the book were the tiny tidbits at the beginning of each chapter from Mel's inspirational blog. I love that she turned her life around by focusing on positivity and inspiring others. THAT'S inspirational. I loved it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: this book would have been a 5-star read for me, but in the end there was a moment that the heroine had a serious too-stupid-to-live moment. I get the need for a climatic, black moment, but I think it could have been done in a better way so that Mel didn't look like an inane imbecile when she made a single, really rotten decision that made zero sense with her history. She's so strong and smart throughout the entire book...I just wanted her to stay that way. But overall, the rest of the book did make up for that bad moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a brutal assault leaves Steffi with puzzling memory lapses, she returns to her coastal Connecticut hometown to rebuild her life the best way she knows how: with her hands. But starting a remodeling business with one longtime friend puts her in the middle of a rift with another. Worse, being hired by her ex-boyfriend’s mother forces her to confront old regrets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Public defender Ryan Quinn wasn’t shocked when his wife left him, but he was floored when she abandoned their daughter. With his finances up in the air, the newly single dad returns to his childhood home in Sanctuary Sound. The last person he expects, or wants, to see working on his family house is Steffi Lockwood—his first love who shattered his heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ryan has had to face up to the fact that he couldn't be everything he needed to be for his wife, but the person to blame for that is Steffi, his first love who broke his heart and shattered his trust. He will never be able to trust her again. Right now, he can't even think about forgiving her so that they can even be in the same room and not fight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flat out, Steffi got scared when they were younger, but then she was devastated when not only did Ryan let her go, but almost immediately fell in love with someone else. Steffi knows she did him wrong, but she just wants to move past that and maybe become something close to friends. She never expects anything more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really liked the setup of this story, although I have to admit, I was really confused at first trying to understand how Steffi's injury might tie into her friend, Claire's. Because they made a big deal over the fact that Steffi has suffered from several concussions, I had it in my head that maybe she'd been part of the attack that happened to her friend Claire in high school and that was what she was repressing. It was really confusing...at first and it would have made much more sense to make that a bit clearer. Eventually, what happened to Steffi eventually came out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall the book was just really good. I love second chance at love stories and there was a lot of buried emotion still left over between Steffi and Ryan. That makes for such a great, emotional read. It left me a very satisfied reader. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText13948680762230792876" style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"><b>The author of <i>The Wedding Date </i>serves up a novel about what happens when a public proposal doesn't turn into a happy ending, thanks to a woman who knows exactly how to make one on her own...</b><br /><br /><b>When someone asks you to spend your life with him, it shouldn't come as a surprise--or happen in front of 45,000 people.</b><br /><br />When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn't the hard part--they've only been dating for five months, and he can't even spell her name correctly. The hard part is having to face a stadium full of disappointed fans...<br /><br />At the game with his sister, Carlos Ibarra comes to Nik's rescue and rushes her away from a camera crew. He's even there for her when the video goes viral and Nik's social media blows up--in a bad way. Nik knows that in the wilds of LA, a handsome doctor like Carlos can't be looking for anything serious, so she embarks on an epic rebound with him, filled with food, fun, and fantastic sex. But when their glorified hookups start breaking the rules, one of them has to be smart enough to put on the brakes...</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't read <b>The Wedding</b> and although I could see hints of that book's story in this one (this is a followup, although they are not sold as a series), I didn't feel like I was missing out at all. I feel like this one stands up on its own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, this was a pretty enjoyable read. It's a steady flowing story with a really cute setup with Nik's horrific proposal during a Dodger's game on national TV. She never saw it coming. In her mind, she and her boyfriend just had a fun, easy relationship...nothing deeper. Certainly not marriage potential. But it's a very public break up and scene and Carlos is sitting a couple of rows behind her to witness it all. So, he also sees it when things are about to get out of control and swoops in to save her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They develop an instant friendship that had a whole lot of underlying chemistry. But Nik just had a very public, very nasty breakup, and Carlos is dealing with all kinds of issues with his family. Neither one is anywhere close to ready for a relationship. But what's the harm with exploring chemistry with no strings if they both agree to it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like I said, this was a cute story and I enjoyed reading it. I LOVED all the representation in the story. The characters run the spectrum and that made for a great read. It was entertaining and fun. I liked it and would definitely read this author again.</span><br />
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Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648877069682515109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791447370323760896.post-1209609418875979022018-10-29T05:00:00.000-05:002018-10-29T05:00:05.720-05:00The Art of Hero Worship by Mia Kerick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Genre:</u> Contemporary Romance (m/m)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Release Date</u>: October 2018</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">College junior Liam Norcross is a hero. He willingly, even eagerly, risks his life to save a stranger as a murderous, deranged shooter moves methodically through the darkened theater on the Batcheldor College campus, randomly killing innocent men, women, and children.</span><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;">The stranger he saves is college freshman Jason Tripp. Jase loses everything in the shooting: his girlfriend, who dies on the floor beside him, and his grip on emotional security. He struggles to regain a sense of safety in the world, finally leaving college to seek refuge in his hometown.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An inexplicable bond forms between the two men in the chaos and horror of the theater, and Liam fights to bring Jase back to the world he ran away from. When Jase returns to school, they’re drawn together as soulmates, and soon Liam and Jase fall into a turbulent romantic relationship. However, the rocky path to love cannot be smoothed until Jase rescues his hero in return by delving into his shady past and solving the mystery of Liam’s compulsion to be everybody’s savior.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Question...Can an extremely traumatic situation create a situation where someone can develop feelings for someone who they otherwise wouldn't even notice? I think...YES. And that's why this book worked for me on so many levels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liam and Jase went through the most horrific event a person can imagine...a mass shooting where they were lucky to make it out alive and then were hunted down by the killer. They were both heavily traumatized and turned to one another for consolation. No one else in their lives understood and that brought them to an intimacy that they otherwise probably wouldn't have ever experienced, especially since before this event, they both identified as straight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yes, this is a gay for you, but for me, it was an extremely believable gfy just because of the events that led them to this place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I liked it and definitely recommend it. </span><br />
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