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Book Review: Playing by Her Rules (Sydney Smoke Rugby, #1) by Amy Andrews

I’ve read a couple of book by Amy Andrews, but so far Playing by Her Rules is my favorite. It shows one of my favorite tropes in the romance genre: second chance romance. Matilda Kent is a style columnist at Standard, but that’s not where she wants to remain. When she accidentally lets it slip that she was involved with the Rugby God; Tanner Stone, she gets tasked with writing a six part feature…

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ARC Review: Sweet Little Lies (Heartbreaker Bay #1) by Jill Shalvis

It’s been a while since I’ve read a Jill Shalvis book. Sweet Little Lies was a good book to start reading her again. I do love a book with strong characters and zero unnecessary drama, and Sweet Little Lieswas exactly that. Sweet Little Lies is a gem of a book. Beautifully written, with strong lead as well as side characters. Pru is one of the strongest and best heroines I’ve read recently. As a…

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#Adult #Contemporary Romance #Finn O&039;Riley #friends to lovers #Heartbreaker Bay series #Jill Shalvis #Pru Harris #Sweet Little Lies

The Millionaire Makeover (Bachelor Auction #2) by Naima Simone

When you think of a fairy tale retelling, you imagine a fantasy with probably monsters and fairies and all sorts of paranormal shenanigans. Well, at least I did. That was before I read Naima Simone’s Bachelor Auction series. Thanks to her I know that fairy tale re-tellings can worm their way into contemporary romances too. By the wayThe Millionaire Makeover, if you haven’t guessed yet, is a…

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#Bachelor Auction series #Contemporary #friends to lovers #Naima Simone #The Millionaire Makeover

Beauty and the Bachelor (Bachelor Auction #1) by Naima Simone

Lucas Oliver is all set to avenge his father. And he will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. Even if it involves blackmailing the innocent daughter of his sworn enemy into marrying him. All her life Sydney Blake was controlled by her family. She was nothing more than a disappointment to her fickle, indifferent mother and her driven, controlling and absent father. She was a mere pawn in…

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#Bachelor Auction series #Contemporary Romance #Naima Simone #re-telling #The Beauty and the Bachelor

3 Breaths by L.K. Collins

Pssst.. The review is kinda spoilery. Proceed at your own risk. 3 Breaths definitely had a lot of feels, but unfortunately the feels weren’t enough for me. The book starts with Zoe and Krane celebrating their engagement with friends. but on their way home, Zoe has a seizure attack and passes away. Fast forward 5 months, Krane is still reeling from the loss of his beloved. He has let himself go;…

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#3 Breaths #angsty #fighter romance #friends to lovers #Ivy #Krane Hensley #L.K. Collins

Betting On The Wrong Brother (What Happens in Vegas #12) by Cathryn Fox

I love the whole falling for the brother’s best friend trope. And Betting on the Wrong Brother is kinda like that with a twist. When Andi Palmer imagined running into her childhood crush, Nolan Wheeler, the man who crushed her heart and humiliated her, she did not think she would be half-naked in the hotel elevator. And she definitely didn’t think that he wouldn’t recognize her or that he’d give…

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#Betting on the Wrong Brother #Cathryn Fox #What Happens in Vegas series

Stealing the Groom (Stealing the Heart #1) by Sonya Weiss

Stealing the Groom was a very fun and entertaining read, not to mention a feel good novel. It was well written, it was humorous. The only problem I had, was with a bit in the end. Amelia Snyder and Chad Walker have been best friends since they were kids. Their grandparents were best friends long before they were born, so they were practically born into this friendship. And Amelia takes her…

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Book Review: Running Wilde (Wilde Security #4) by Tonya Burrows

Let me tell you, when you start a Tonya Burrows series, don’t ever think that the first book is the best or the second or the third is the best. Because this woman writes nothing but the best. Each book in the series is better than the previous one. And that holds true for Running Wilde too. Vaughn may just be my favorite Wilde brother, but I have a feeling Tonya is going to change that with the…

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Book Review: Love on a Summer Night (Pine Harbour#4) by Zoe York

Oh boy… This was by far. The. Best. Book in the series. #TheZanderEffect was in full swing in this book. Zander Minelli has found his way back home to Pine Harbor after dedicating 20 years of his life to the army. In six months he’ll be out and needs to figure out what his future will be. What better place to do that than home sweet home. While on this two-week leave from the army, he meets the…

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#baby #bad boy #biker dude #Dani #Eric Davidson #Faith Davidson #jake #Olivia Minelli #Rafe Minelli #single mom #tattooed guy #wedding #widow #Zander Minelli

Book Review: Witness to Passion (Guarding Her Body #1) by Naima Simone

Fallon Wayland hates birthdays. After all nothing good has happened to her on any of her birthdays. On her tenth birthday her dad stood her up because he was on a business trip, on her fifteenth birthday, her mom took her puppy to the pound and on her eighteenth birthday she kissed her childhood crush and got rejected. If you think all this was bad till you hear what happened on her twenty-fifth…

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#best friend&039;s brother #childhood crush #Contemporary Romance #Fallon Wayland #friends to lovers #romantic suspense #Shane Roarke

Book Review: Wilde at Heart (Wilde Security #3) by Tonya Burrows

I was so happy to receive an early copy of this book, ’cause since the day I finished Wilde for Her, I was looking forward to Reece and Shelby’s story. And Tonya Burrows didn’t disappoint.Wilde at Heart was by far my favorite book in the series. Though Cam and Jude were the most fun Wilde brothers and they are, except, Reece is better. He is adorable, sweet and sexy as hell. Reece and Shelby…

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#Cam #Contemporary Romance #Eva #geeky hero #Greer #Jude #Libby #Reece Wilde #romantic suspense #Shelby #Vaughn #Vegas #wild heroine

ARC Review: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

First off, thanks a lot to Alexis Nixon and Ace Publishing for allowing me to read this book. Now this is what I felt like when I got a mail telling me ‘Why yes, you can obviously have an early copy of Magic Shifts. You didn’t even have to ask.’ (okay she did not say that, but you get the idea) and yes i did this too… There are going to be some spoilers of Magic Shifts in this review. They will…

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#Ascanio #Bahir #Barabas #boy wonder #Christopher #Curran Lennart #Dali #Derek #Eduardo #George #Ghastek #ilona andrews #Jim #Julie #Kate Daniels #kickass #Mahon #Nick #paranormal #Roland #Rowena #urban fantasy

Book Review: Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

I’ve been looking forward to Charlie and T-Rex’s story since I read Rock Addiction. We already got a hint as to how Charlie and Gabriel’s relationship would be in that book. And boy, oh boy did I love it? Heck yeah. Rock Hard is my favorite book in the series. Rock Hard tells the story of a sweet, shy and invisible mouse, Charlotte Baird and a hot, strong, T-Rex of a man, Gabriel Bishop.…

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#4 stars #abuse #Charlie Mouse #Charlotte #Contemporary Romance #Gabriel Bishop #Molly #Ms. Baird #Nalini Singh #Romance #T-Rex

Book Review: Midnight's Kiss (Elder Races #8) by Thea Harrison

Book Review: Midnight’s Kiss (Elder Races #8) by Thea Harrison

In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two souls who have long buried their passions are about to be consumed… Ever since their scorching affair ended years ago, Julian, the Nightkind King, and Melisande, daughter of the Light Fae Queen, have tried to put the past behind them—and distance between them. But when a war breaks out between Julian and Justine, a powerful Vampyre of the Nightkind…

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#3 stars #dragons&039;#Elder Race Series #fae #fairies #Julian #Melly #Shapeshifters #Thea Harrison #vampires

Book Review: Half the World (Shattered Sea #2) : by Joe Abercrombie

This review contains major spoilers from the first book in the series. Those who are yet to read it, should skip this review. The first book ended with Yarvi becoming the minister and thus the right hand to the King of Gettland. He chose to leave the ambition of becoming a King in favour of breathing. Plus, he knew he could do so much better from a position where he was operating from behind…

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#3.5 #Brand #Half The World #Joe Abercrombie #really good.#Shattered Sea Series #The Golden Queen #Thorn #YA #Yarvi

Waiting on Wednesday #32: Eighth Grave After Dark

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Eighth Grave After Dark

(Charley Davidson # 8)

by Darynda Jones

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Date of Release: May 19th 2015

Synopsis (Goodreads):

With twelve hellhounds after her, pregnant Charley Davidson takes refuge at the only place she thinks…

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#Amber #Artemis #Charley Davidson #Cookie #Quinn #Reyes #Uncle Bob

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