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Book - The Italian Job

Author - Kathryn Freeman

Genre - Romance

Rating - ⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐

Anna had a bad week when she loses her job, house and boyfriend. While staying with her dad, she decides to take a job in Italy for a year. Jake & Anna have been neighbors since their teenage years, but they have never gotten along. So guess the shock Jake had when she asked him to tag along with her to Lake Como.

Personally, Jake took time to grew in me because of his opinions based on his previous events. I almost DNFed (40%) because of Jake but I'm glad i read the whole book because by the end it's quite evident the maturity of Jake's charachter. The ending is predictable but it was the right one.

Overall, it's a Cute read. I'm Recommending this to anyone who loves these tropes - enemies to lovers, fake dating & good girl/bad boy.

Thank you Publisher and Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my review.

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Book - Crush in the Cascades: The Race for Riches Or Romance Author - Lisa S. Gayle Genre - Romance Rating - ⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When Cooper joined the reality show all he wanted was to win the million dollars  but little did he know that it came with a sweet price named Amity? Will he be able to handle the push and pull he felt for her ? Caught between money and romance, what will he leave the show with ?

Easton Cooper's desperate need for cash brought him to an adventure reality show. Love isn't for Easton especially the TV Reality show relationships, He despised them. But the amazing strike to the show was he had to team up with Amity Rose - tan, beautiful and from California who wore heels & fancy dress to an action- adventure reality show. Cooper will not let her bring him down.

Crush in the Cascades is a stand alone contemporary romance featuring an adventurous, funny, lighthearted, medium-paced & enemies to lovers.

It's title and cover was one of the things that caught my attention which was why i gave it a shot. A very enjoyable read, though I had a propensity to not finish the book. It doesn't have a diverse cast of characters. Also it had multiple repetitives that could have been avoided.

Recommending this book to anyone who likes watching reality tv and reality show relationships.

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28 books later, 2015 is almost saying good bye now. Hey, that's me saying I've read 28 books this year! (NCLEX not included 😂) 💟 Photo cred: @behberlee #28books #bookworm

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